Old Town Monrovia in LA Magazine
Old Town Monrovia got a nice write-up in LA Magazine. http://goo.gl/6x843 - Brad Haugaard
Donnelly Says Got Word of Encouragement from Gov. Brown in Gun Incident
Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, who represents part of Monrovia, reported he got surprise word of encouragement from Governor Jerry Brown in the gun-at-the-airport incident. http://goo.gl/C7Hes - Brad Haugaard
AeroVironment Teams with BMW | Computer Club | First Novel
~ BMW partners with AeroVironment to provide charging station for the car company's new electric car. http://goo.gl/nSJYf
~ New computer club at Monrovia Library. http://goo.gl/WvXuA
~ Monrovian writes kinda-okay self-published Christian novel about a sorta evil cult that tries to take over the world. Opinion: It may not win any awards, but I (Brad) had fun writing it and those constrained by blood or friendship have charitably said mostly nice things about it. http://goo.gl/UXLsR
- Brad Haugaard
Monrovia's Assemblyman Introduces Another Bill to Ban Public Display of Firearms
Assemblymember Anthony Portantino, who represents part of Monrovia, has introduced another bill to prevent the open display of firearms. According to Portantino's press release, he has ...
introduced AB 1527, a measure that will prohibit individuals from openly displaying unloaded rifles and shotguns in public. Portantino introduced the legislation at the urging of law enforcement as a follow up to last year’s successful AB 144, which banned openly carrying an unloaded handgun in public places.
In reaction to the enactment of AB 144, Open Carry Organizations across the State began hosting open carry events brandishing rifles and shotguns in place of the now illegal handguns. In at least once instance, they showed up at a police fundraiser wielding unloaded rifles.
“Last year, the state made it clear that this type of behavior had no place on Main Street, California,” said Assemblymember Portantino. “Unfortunately, the Open Carry community has decided to once again force our hand by escalating their unnecessary activities and entering our communities with AR-15s and other long guns. I had hoped cooler heads would have prevailed and this law wouldn’t be necessary, obviously that hasn’t been the case and I must once again take action to ensure the safety of our communities.”
AB 1527 builds on the newly enacted law authored by Portantino last year and provides a similar list of exemptions to enable safe transportation, lawful hunting, and use by law enforcement officials.
"The Brady Campaign supports AB 1527,” said Dr. Dallas Stout, President of the California Brady Campaign Chapters. "These public displays of shot guns, rifles, and live ammunition intimidate and scare people. This is not the kind of society Californians want to live in, and we support ending this dangerous practice."
AB 1527 currently awaits referral from the Assembly Rules committee and will likely be set for hearing in the Assembly Public Safety committee sometime in late March or early April.
- Brad Haugaard
Attempted Murder, Arrest, Reported in Monrovia
In a press release, the City of Monrovia reports:
On Sunday, January 22, 2012, at approximately 5:50 pm, Monrovia Police Officers responded to the 1200 block of Encino Avenue regarding a male adult victim with one stab wound to his chest. The victim was treated at the scene and taken to a local hospital where he was admitted in critical condition. The victim’s medical status was later upgraded to stable condition.A subsequent investigation revealed the suspect violated a restraining order and entered into the home of his estranged wife. The suspect was holding a hunting style knife and confronted his wife and the victim, who is his wife’s male companion. The suspect stabbed the victim one time in the chest and fled from the location.Monrovia Police Officers located the suspect at a nearby hotel in Monrovia and surrounded his room. The suspect was unaware of the police presence and exited his hotel room where he was taken into custody without further incident. The suspect was arrested and charged for Attempt Murder and violating a protective court order.
- Brad Haugaard
Investment Firm Moving into Dogwoods - Plans to Invest $100 Million
The former Dogwood's produce market has been purchased by, and will be occupied by, an investment company called Juvo Capital ( http://goo.gl/xgRQb ), which plans to invest up to $100 million in start-up companies over the next several years.
The general partners of the firm, Talmadge O'Neil and Harry Tsao ( http://goo.gl/mN51w ), are not new to Monrovia, having founded one of the largest firms in Monrovia that few people have ever heard of, Mezimedia.com, which was sold several years ago for about $300 million and is now part of ValueClick.
Full disclosure: I worked with both Talmadge and Harry (nice guys, both) at GoTo.com in Pasadena.
- Brad Haugaard
Koncept Headquarters in Monrovia | UCLA McCarthy
~ Koncept, a high-end LED lamp company, has located its headquarters on Huntington Drive in Monrovia. http://goo.gl/dTikY ~ Picture of Monrovia football player, Ellis McCarthy, in a UCLA jersey. http://goo.gl/5sBlc - Brad Haugaard
Boy Dies | Huff School Bill Passes Senate
~ Boy dies in Monrovia after discovered not breathing. http://goo.gl/Vnlyn
~ Senator Bob Huff's school-renaming bill passes senate. Huff represents Monrovia. http://goo.gl/H5zuv
- Brad Haugaard
Silver Green Monrovia | Video Bridge Report
~ Monrovia has been awarded "Silver" status as a "California Green Community." http://goo.gl/PVu8T
~ A video report on the Gold Line bridge progress. http://goo.gl/E4dcw
- Brad Haugaard
Lunch at Shanghai Dumpling House
- Brad Haugaard
Gold Line Construction Update
The Gold Line reports that the Santa Anita freeway bridge is on schedule, and that ...
during the coming months, crews will install the temporary support structure called falsework over the eastbound lanes of the I-210 Freeway. For safety purposes during falsework installation, multiple partial and full closures of the eastbound lanes of the I-210 Freeway will be required. Full eastbound closures will all occur late at night, and the freeway will be reopened by 5:00 a.m. the following mornings.
Also over the next several months, crews will be conducting surveying, geotechnical work and utility locating activities along the planned line. Major construction is scheduled to begin near the end of the year.
- Brad Haugaard
Monrovia-Arcadia-Duarte Town Council Meeting
There will be a meeting of the Monrovia-Arcadia-Duarte (MAD) Town Council Tuesday, Feb. 21 at the Annunciation Church Parish Hall at 7 p.m. The council represents all residents who live in unincorporated areas of Monrovia, Arcadia and Duarte. - Brad Haugaard
Monrovia High Wildcat Toilet Plunger
A Willy The Wildcat plunger.
On Facebook, Lauri Knowlton Fleming reports finding a "treasure" from her days at Monrovia High, a 1975 Willy The Wildcat plunger ( http://goo.gl/o7T1V ). "I stuck that on many a football helmet," she said. Hmmm ... I'd love to know how toilet plungers became associated with the Wildcats and the significance of attaching them to helmets. (Thanks to Lauri for permission to use a picture of her treasure.)
- Brad Haugaard
Monrovia's World Vision Responds to Africa Food Crisis | FTSI
~ Monrovia's World Vision scales up its response to a growing food crisis in West Africa. http://goo.gl/jIZjh
~ Monrovia's FTSI is debuting six new professional services for credit unions and community banks. http://goo.gl/aj7TF
- Brad Haugaard
Gold Line Bridge Progress | Williams on Town Council | A Few OpeningsFor State of City Speech | Fire Department Communications | Job Opening
A photo of what is and what is planned to be.
~ Construction on the Gold Line bridge advances as abutment forms are now being erected around the eastern abutment. These final abutment activities complete the substructure work and set the stage for construction of the superstructure. (Gold Line press release)
~ Terrance Williams, a candidate for the Monrovia School Board, has been selected to the Monrovia Arcadia Duarte (MAD) Town Council. http://goo.gl/WVL67
~ There are just a few openings left for Mayor Mary Ann Lutz's annual State of the City address (7 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 24, at the Krikorian Premiere Theatre in Old Town). Call 303-6600 if you want to attend. Also, KGEM TV will carry the speech, and it will be on the city's website later. http://goo.gl/B2Wx6
~ The Fire Department has begun upgrading its communication equipment. The project should be completed by the end of next week. http://goo.gl/B2Wx6
~ Foothill Unity Center has a job opening for an executive assistant. http://goo.gl/daV7Y
- Brad Haugaard
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