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Warren High Band Director to Resign Over Sexual Comments Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021 Vol. 19 No. 44 FEATURES CRIME REPORT BLACK HISTORY MONTH OBITUARIES Downey couple Police step up Leaders that Local residents writes kids book DUI patrols inspire us mourned SEE PAGE 3 SEE PAGE 4 SEE PAGE 7 SEE PAGE 9 Virus Rent control? Downey city council infections set to consider issue on the Friday 70˚ DOWNEY – A proposal to enact a city-wide rent control ordinance is scheduled to be discussed by the Downey City decline Council on Tuesday. Saturday 76˚ Proposed by Councilmember Catherine Alvarez, the ordinance would impose stricter rent control policies than ■ Officials, however, those already mandated by California. warned that progress could Under current law, landlords cannot raise rent more than Sunday 71˚ be derailed with public 5%, plus inflation, per year. gatherings on Super Bowl Residents can provide their opinions on the proposed Sunday. ordinance -- either for or against -- by emailing [email protected]. ON THIS DAY Comments will be accepted until 4:30 pm Tuesday. FEBRUARY 4 By Eric Pierce Editor 1789: Electors unanimously chose George Washington to be the first president of DOWNEY – Covid-19 the United States. infection rates are dropping in LA County but health officials Cerritos College lobbies to become 1846: are cautioning against public The first Mormon pioneers made their gatherings on Super Bowl exodus from Nauvoo, Illinois, westward Sunday. towards Salt Lake Valley. On Wednesday, LA County vaccination site confirmed 256 new deaths and 1861: 5,189 new cases of Covid-19. could serve approximately Since 2017, the college has vaccine. Delegates from six southern states To date, Public Health ■ The college says it is 480,000 residents across 12 been an active partner with met in Montgomery, Ala., to form the identified 1,129,503 positive capable of serving as a mass “As an institution of higher cities. the L.A. Regional Food Bank to Confederate States of America. cases of Covid-19 across all areas vaccination facility; county education, we play an important distribute food to students and of L.A. County and a total of The Southeast Los Angeles role in vaccine education and supervisors need to give the community bimonthly. The 17,308 deaths. region carries more than 25 access. The southeast region is 1902: approval. percent of the population living College has served more than disproportionately impacted by The County continues to Charles A. Lindbergh, the American below the poverty line, and 21,000 families, distributing 332 the pandemic, but we are here make progress in reducing the aviator who became the first man to vaccine access and education tons of food over four years. to serve as a vested community fly the Atlantic solo nonstop from the number of daily new cases and NORWALK – While Covid-19 are critical factors to ensuring Under current public partner to aid the region, and United States to Europe, was born. slowing transmission. cases continue to reach record high numbers in Los Angeles the health and wellness of the health orders, Cerritos College help fill in the gap for the However, the number of County, Cerritos College, in communities the college serves. petitioned the Los Angeles underserved communities,” new cases remains substantially 1913: collaboration with seven cities The effort is supported by the Department of Public Health said Dr. Jose Fierro, president higher than the number of cases Civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks was born the college serves in its district, cities of Artesia, Bellflower, Bell and County Supervisors to serve and superintendent of Cerritos we saw in September, which were Rosa Louise McCauley in Tuskegee, Ala. is seeking to be designated as Gardens, Cerritos, Lakewood, as a vaccination site to increase College. less than 1,000 new cases a day. an official Los Angeles County Norwalk, and South Gate. access to residents in the region. “We hope the county With the Super Bowl 1974: vaccination site. Cerritos College continues to While the College waits for supervisors will designate our scheduled for this Sunday, health Pending the approval of serve as a vital lifeline for many approval, thousands of residents campus to serve as a Covid-19 Newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst was officials warned of past tragic kidnapped in Berkeley, Calif., by the county supervisors, the college families in the region. scramble to locate the life-saving vaccination site.” consequences of gatherings. Symbionese Liberation Army. In the weeks following every holiday, and many major 1977: sporting events, the county The album “Rumours” by Fleetwood experienced increases in cases, Mac was released. and then hospitalizations and deaths. 1998: Public Health recommended Warren High band director A 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck the residents enjoy the Super Bowl Afghanistan-Tajikistan border, killing and cheer for their team from an estimated 4,000 people and leaving their home with those they live 15,000 people homeless. with. Residents should connect virtually with their friends and 2004: not gather with people from to resign over sexual outside their household to watch The Massachusetts high court declared the Super Bowl. that gays were entitled to marry. Of the 256 new deaths reported Wednesday, 69 people 2004: who passed away were over the The social networking website comments Facebook was launched. age of 80, 92 people who died were between the ages of 65 ■ Warren High School’s the school year. In the meantime, substitute continuing to teach and 79, 51 people who died were the DUSD hired an independent the band until someone is hired. 2020: between the ages of 50 and 64, David Niemeyer will outside firm – Liberati & Once a new director is Casinos in Macau shut down as 24 people who died were between resign after investigators Associates – to investigate the Covid-19 spreads across China. the ages of 30 and 49. selected, the District and Warren confirmed students’ specific allegations against its will work to bring back additional Thirteen deaths were complaints that he made director. coaches, who will be hired reported by the City of Long “inappropriate and This investigation included through the District application Birthdays Beach and seven deaths were more than 30 interviews with process and selected by site Former vice president Dan Quayle (74), reported by Pasadena. suggestive comments of a sexual nature.” current and former students, administration. rock singer Alice Cooper (73), football Testing results are available booster volunteers and parents, The conclusion of the hall of famer Lawrence Taylor (62), for nearly 5,543,000 individuals and Warren administration and investigation comes as some country music singer Clint Black (59), with 19% of people testing By Alex Dominguez staff. relief to Sarah Gonzalez, who actor and comedian Rob Corddry (50), positive. There are 5,165 Staff Writer Having now concluded, DUSD issued the formal complaint boxer Oscar de la Hoya (48), pop singer (46), singer people with Covid-19 currently released a statement earlier this against her former band director. Natalie Imbruglia Gavin DeGraw (44), comedian Hannibal hospitalized and 27% of these week as well as emailing band Gonzalez was a part of the band Buress (38). people are in the ICU. DOWNEY – Warren High parents. program from 2012 to 2016, and School Band Director David Fifty-two people are currently The statement said, in subsequently worked for the David Niemeyer Niemeyer will resign from hospitalized at PIH Downey with part, that, “Upon reviewing WHS Band Booster Club from Deaths his position at the end of the Covid-19. all the facts gathered and after June 2016 to November 2016. On this day in 1983, singer and school year after an internal Along with the majority of considering the totality of the Gonzalez expressed drummer Karen Carpenter collapsed investigation revealed that he that she received from the the state, Los Angeles County circumstances, the investigators satisfaction with Niemeyer’s at her parents’ home in Downey. She had “behaved unprofessionally” District on Twitter, which is in the most restrictive purple concluded conduct existed that departure but said she wishes was transported to Downey Community towards students. said, “…Liberati & Associates tier in the state’s Blueprint for a violated District policies and Hospital where she was pronounced that the district had been harder sustained the allegation Safer Economy. Over the summer, the Downey expectations for professional on Niemeyer. dead. The cause of death was heart Unified School District was given that Mr. Niemeyer behaved failure. She was 32. In order to move into the conduct.” “I’m personally happy that a rude awakening when several unprofessionally with students red tier and have additional “While it was concluded he’s resigning, but I wish they current and former students with whom he interacted with opportunities for re-openings, that the conduct did not reach would have just fired him,” said Book Recommendation took to social media to disclose at WHS by making inappropriate L.A. County’s daily case rate must the lawful definition of sexual Gonzalez. “I feel like it just looks their personal experiences with and suggestive comments of a “The Address Book: What Street be at or below 7 new cases per harassment or a hostile work better that way.” Addresses Reveal about Identity, Race, bullying, discrimination, racism, sexual nature.” 100,00 people and the county’s environment, Downey Unified Wealth, and Power” by Deirdre Mask and sexual harassment while The District was legally Still, Gonzalez says that test positivity rate must be at or recognizes the inappropriateness attending Downey schools. required to contact Gonzalez she has been able to find some In this wide-ranging and remarkable below 8%. of this unprofessional conduct and make her aware of the book, Deirdre Mask looks at the fate of Within the movement were closure.
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