State Officials Impress School Board Members
State officials from the Division of Safety and Dam met with Sacramento officials and local leaders including City Council members Gene Dryden and Don Cotton to discuss the San Marino High School reservoir renovation. AB 1485 signed by Gov. Pete Wilson aims to ensure project safety with state geological and structural analyses before proceeding.
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State Division of Safety
Sacramento
Gene Dryden
Don Cotton
San Marino High School
Pete Wilson
Scott Jenkins
Robert Gayl
San Marino
Gayl
San Gabriel County
Jenkins
Water Agency
Stoneman School
Jack Rose
Michele McClowry
Firm Begins Study of S.M. Business Districts
The Arroyo Group starts a four month study of San Marino shopping areas to aid competitiveness. Mayor Vince Filutze and Chamber president Nancy Billings welcome the project, budget set at 70000, with public input via a town forum. TAG will analyze parking, land use, retail market and demographics alongside city staff and a steering committee.
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Nancy Billings
Chamber
Crickets
Huntington Drive
Arroyo Group
TAG
San Marino
Vince Filutze
Billings
City Council
Planning Commission
Chamber Gets New Look With Breakfast
The first San Marino Chamber of Commerce meeting of 1998 featured a Networking Breakfast at 8 a.m. in the Colonial Kitchen. President Nancy Billings led a capacity crowd and announced monthly breakfasts to connect local businesspeople before the workday.
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San Marino
Gute Resigns From S M School Board
Wendy Gute, longtime PTA volunteer and softball coach, resigns as vice president of the S M school board. She cites an unable to fulfill duties amid issues and relationships, saying it is time for district and herself to move forward. Board members express surprise after a closed session following a student expulsion hearing.
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Tribune
Wendy Gute
PTA
Gute
the Tribune
Chinese Club Donates 13000 to San Marino Schools Foundation
The San Marino Chinese Club donated 13000 at its Mid Autumn Festival, the largest annual gift to the San Marino Schools Foundation. President K C You, outgoing president Joseph Change, and Vice President Cordelia Wong presented the check. .
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San Marino Chinese Club
San Marino Schools Foundation
K. C. You
Joseph Change
Cordelia Wong
Westridge to Host Seven Annual Summer Opportunities Fair
Westridge School hosts its seven annual Summer Opportunities Fair on Saturday February 7. The campus will transform into a family friendly event with booths from over 80 summer camps sports camps travel programs and community groups. Free admission features food from Los Tacos and Crocodile Cafe, plus demonstrations and activities for all ages. For information call the school.
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Westridge School
Westidge
Los Tacos
Crocodile Cafe
Westridge
Lungren Credits New Laws For Crime Decline
California Attorney General Dan Lungren told a packed dinner audience at the San Marino City Club that the state's tough new anti-crime laws are responsible for a dramatic drop in violent crime. He cited ideas and consequences, challenging critics who dispute the connection.
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California
Dan Lungren
San Marino
Lungren credits three strikes and policing for crime drop
In an editorial discussion Lungren cites the three strikes law Megan s Law and community based policing as driving a record four year decline in California crime. He notes 120000 more felons in prison since 1982 and praises San Marino Police Chief Frank Wills for outstanding policing implementation.
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Megan
California
Lungren
Los Angeles Times
San Marino
Frank Wills
You Named 1998 President of Chinese Club in San Marino
Dr. K C You, president of the Institute of Computer Technology and San Marino resident, took over as president of the Chinese Club of San Marino on January 1 1998. He aims for deeper community involvement and services for members. The club, founded in 1980, acts as a liaison to foster cultural understanding between Chinese and non Chinese community members.
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K.C. You
Institute of Computer Technology and
San Marino
Chinese Club of
You
Dr. You
Former Taiwanese Minister Predicts China Taiwan Talks
Former Taiwan justice minister Ying-Jeou Ma said China would resume talks with Taiwan by summertime. Speaking in El Monte to over 1,000 Chinese-Americans, Ma linked a Clinton China visit to a possible breakthrough and urged official cross strait contacts to advance three communications. He recalled Taiwan’s 10th anniversary of opening to the mainland and noted growing cultural and economic ties despite political tensions.
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China
Taiwan
Ying-Jeou Ma
el Monte
San Marino Club
K. C. You
Los Angeles
Chicago
Bill Clinton
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S.M. School Board
Chinese Club
S.M. Schools Foundation
Schools Foundation
Diane Feldon
Feldon
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