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Super Bowl, political corruption and the digital scanners
PASADENA — The Saturday “It’s Politics” column in the Star-News hit a home run in a piece about political corruption. John Tran pleaded guilty to accepting bribes in exchange for building permits. Check out the column here. Officials at the Pasadena … Continue reading
Biden in Pasadena, Johnny Otis dies, football predictions
PASADENA — It isn’t clear if Joe Biden went off script – no surprise there – but he dashed in and out of Pasadena on Friday, stopping by the home of Presidential ally and close associate John Kennedy. John’s sister, … Continue reading
Occupy the Rose Parade kicked off at All Saints
Occupy the Rose Parade kicked off at All Saints Church in Pasadena on Sunday with an economic and social justice forum. Here’s more: http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/ci_19658341?source=rss_viewed And here is a piece on Occupy the Rose Parade leader Peter Thottam: http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/ci_19656317?source=rss_viewed
Occupy preps for big day, Cops more worried about lone wolf
The Rose Parade is only three days away and Occupy and the Pasadena Police Department are making final preparations for the day. Occupy the Rose Parade spent Thursday teaching demonstrators how to hoist and carry a large banner of the … Continue reading
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What could be the real big game on Jan. 2
PASADENA – It could be the biggest showdown on Jan. 2, bigger than Oregon-Wisconsin. The Tea Party, locally known as TEAPAC or the Pasadena Tea Party Patriots, refuse to be outdone by Occupy during the annual Rose Parade. The conservative … Continue reading
Fall blogger blues
PASADENA – Boot camps, football coaches and Thanksgiving have all conspired to keep me out of the blogosphere for some time. I promise I will return. But in the mean time, here’s some of the stuff I have been up … Continue reading
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Star-News examines city’s failure to fix El Centro headquarters
Community leaders want the city to fix the historic home of El Centro De Accion Social. The crumbling building has been home to the Latino advocacy group for more than four decades. Link here: http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/ci_19335183
Youth conference this Saturday at PCC
PASADENA — The inaugural Adelante Young Men’s Youth Conference kicks off Saturday at Pasadena City College. The event sponsored by AYM, the Pasadena Youth Center Vons, Banamex USA and State Farm aims to put young men in the Pasadena in … Continue reading
Economic populism hits Pasadena
PASADENA – After a much needed blogger vacation, Notes from Northwest is back. From the department of economic populism movements comes this piece of breaking news. The 99 percent will air their grievances on the corner of Lake Avenue and … Continue reading
Star-News editor Frank Girardot chimes on King of Pop murder case
PASADENA – I recently dumped cable television at my house and decided to stream straight from the Internet. The decision has only partially shielded me from the media’s saturated coverage of the Michael Jackson murder case. It’s on constatly in … Continue reading