Brother of slain ‘Tortuguita’ offers insight on ‘Cop City’ tragedy

This story has been corrected. Blackhall Studios was involved in the land swap and not Shadowbox Studios.  “I saw an article about someone having been killed and I wanted to get a hold of Manny as soon as I found out. I haven’t received a text or a call back and now my mom is calling. When my mom called I missed the call and she seemed really upset about the attacks and said ‘Call me as soon as you can.’ My optimism faded away,” …

Community colleges won’t face the brunt of California budget cuts

PCC and other California Community Colleges are facing possible spending cuts due to the budget deficit in California. “Right now we are in pretty good shape but there are storm clouds in the horizon,” said board of trustees member Jim Osterling. “the state has given us a heads up and plenty of lead time to be able to do our best we can and adjust for that.” The run of budget surpluses California has been enjoying in recent years has come to end. Recent analysis …

Campus cadet corps enrollment down, but trend is reversing

In recent years, police recruitment numbers have diminished significantly at Pasadena City College as college enrollment numbers have decreased and national efforts to defund and disarm the police become increasingly popular.  “I will try to go out there, you know, I’ve gone to things like the Veterans Resource Center,” PCC police officer Tyler Robbins said. “If I have an opportunity to go to different groups and speak, then I try to recruit at those, or at least just get the information out there.” Police officers …