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Reporters Jennifer McLain and Tania Chatila take pleasure in reporting on local politics. McLain covers Rosemead, South El Monte and Irwindale, and Chatila covers Baldwin Park, La Puente and La Verne.

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October 16, 2007

Got a criminal background? Not on my commission...

Interesting story by Montebello City Hall reporter Sandra Molina on Tuesday on who will be getting background checks and why the city is considering implementing such a resolution: http://www.sgvtribune.com/news/ci_7187503

October 15, 2007

Harassment claims

Rosemead gadfly Jim Flournoy on sexual harassment complaints:
"Most people end up with them sooner or later," Flournoy said at a Rosemead City Council meeting last Tuesday.

October 10, 2007

You got a what?

Just for fun, I reviewed a form that lists the economic interests of Monterey Park council members. The documents, called California Form 700s, didn't show anything out of the ordinary - until I spotted an item listed under "Income - Gifts" on Councilman Benjamin "Frank" Venti's form:

Name of Source: Futo Industries Group
Address: 1 Kiaofhan Rd., Fupiag Shaanxi, P.R. China
Date: 01/10/06
Value: $275
Description: An Eagle

An eagle?!
So during a phone interview today with Venti, I brought it up.
"What kind of Eagle did you get?" I asked him.
It turns out it was a table with an Eagle statue on it. Maybe he should have put that under the description instead.

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