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man was charged today with arson for setting fires in Yorba Linda and Anaheim.

Gabriel Michael Castillo,

By K.P. sanDer

Ontario – Despite being proclaimed as one of the best alternative metropolitan air-ports in the nation, as stated

By K.P. sanDer

Diamond Bar – How does the environment affect the learner? There are studies upon studies available that show the effects of light, temperature, noise and visual settings. Comfortable surroundings and beautiful en-vironments can stimulate learn-ing. The world’s most amazing

staff rePorts

Walnut/Diamond Bar - With the economy struggling over the last few years, many small businesses have struggled to stay afloat. According to local businesses, secret to business longevity seems to be in follow-ing three key business aspects:

Re-Examine your Opera-

staff rePorts

Diamond Bar - Darshana Doshi MACP /MFTI, (IMS#72434) is a psychotherapist with a vision to combine her knowledge of psycho-therapy and holistic living to assist her clients in achieving a

By sarah armijo

San Gabriel Valley –Vision Arts believes that the most valuable and priceless art are the ones that are original, one-of-a-kind, and created from the heart.

Mathew Sanchez, creator of Vision Arts, express-

high school campuses seem to have the common thread of providing stunning, motivational learning spaces toward higher learning.

BestEducationDegrees.com, dedicated to helping you find the best school possible to further your education, has included Diamond Ranch High School among the world’s most

amazing campuses. Serving students from Diamond Bar and Phillips Ranch, Diamond Ranch High School is operated by the Pomona Unified School District. The California Department of Education named it a California Distinguished School in 2003 and 2007 and the school has won many other awards, includ-ing named as one of America’s

Best High Schools. It is said to be one of the most academi-cally challenging schools in the United States.

Diamond Ranch was de-signed by architect Thom Mayne, in an expressionist modern design working with

tional Services: Is there a less expensive and/or better way to provide your services? Are there cheaper options on the market, like using a different calling plan, Skype, a different provider or even switching to a different pay-roll provider or bringing some outside services in-house. “Businesses have to be willing to change with the times and

fix what’s broken. Knowing your customers and their needs goes hand in hand with this because you are able to focus on what is actually working instead of wasting time on what’s not,” said Barbara, owner of Sophie’s Wags to Whiskers in Walnut.

Customer Service is Key: Just because the economy wasn’t doing well, the level of

customer service should not decrease. Instead, small busi-nesses should work even harder on making sure that their services are done to the absolute best of their ability. When consumer money is tight, the decision of where to spend it is ultimate-

staff rePorts

LA County - Over 2,500 LA County workers represented by SEIU Local 721 walked out off the job on Tues., Oct. 1.

LA County workers walked

out due to their current contract expiring at midnight on Sept. 30 and the County had been unresponsive, according to the SEIU Local 721. The demon-stration, rally and march started at California Plaza in Downtown

LA and finished at the County Hall of Administration.

County workers are demand-ing that the County return to the table and bargain in good faith for the benefit of LA County’s residents.

Among the workers’ contract proposals are:

• Raise the Living Wage for low-wage workers that work

Darshana Doshi’s office is located at 582 N. Diamond Bar Blvd. in Diamond Bar. You can reach her at (909) 860-8110.

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19, Anaheim, is charged with five felony counts each of arson of forest, three felony counts of arson of another’s property, and one felony count of receiving stolen property. If convicted on all counts, Castillo faces a maxi-mum sentence of 13 years and eight months in state prison. The People will request the defendant be held on $100,000 bail at his arraignment at the Central Jail, Santa Ana.

Between May 29, 2013, and May 31, 2013, Castillo is ac-cused of starting three vehicle arsons in Anaheim. No injuries were reported during these fires.

At approximately 12:20 p.m. on Aug. 19, 2013, Castillo is ac-cused of starting a brush fire near Weir Canyon Road in Anaheim. Three hours later, Castillo is ac-cused of starting three separate additional brush fires in Yorba Linda. At approximately 3:30 p.m., the defendant is accused of starting another fire west of

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For five years, Sanchez has been painting his thoughts, feel-ings and emotions on canvas. He decided to start Vision Arts to share his love of painting with others.

Mathew Sanchez recently won Pomona’s Visual Artist of the Year at RAW Artists’ RAWards last year. At the show, his artistic work was highlighted and he was awarded with the prestigious honor.

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volved in the RAWards, including visual art, fashion, photography, make-up, hair and music. Each nominee had their work set up for an audience in-person vote and to be evaluated by a panel of qualified judges. the winners were picked for each category based off both the in-person vote and the judges’ evaluations.

After winning in the Visual Arts category, Sanchez said, “I’m very thankful to have been voted Pomo-na’s Visual Artist of the Year. From this accomplishment, I’m inspired to continue my dream to becoming a well-known and respected artist throughout the world.”

Vision Arts provides a variety of different art created by Sanchez

himself. “Whether it’s a special request or simply just a piece of art my client is interested in buying, my art drifts to many different items and types of art,” says Sanchez.

Sanchez specializes in custom clocks, hand-painted vinyl figures, abstract paintings, scenery paint-ings, graphic design, and black and white portraits. The portraits he paints aren’t just pictures of people, they are black and white painted portraits with a few high-lighting colors that convey an artistic spin.

Sanchez has also done spray-painted art, pen and pencil sketch-es, pop art, hand-painted skate-boards and custom animation characters. Sanchez said he can

paint on almost anything, if given the opportunity.

Painting is not only Sanchez’s hobby, but it’s his passion. “I love seeing my art put a smile on a customer’s face. I take every paint-ing or project to its fullest potential. So when my customers are happy, it’s a very rewarding feeling,” says Sanchez.

What separates Sanchez from other artists is his diversity of art and his ability to take special requests. “Most artists don’t take requests, but I’m open to any project and am willing to work with my customers to achieve their satisfaction.”

Something really interesting about Sanchez is that he has never taken one art class in his

life. All of his artwork is self-taught through observations and experi-mentation. “God blessed me with this gift and all I want to do is to show the world my thoughts and feelings as I splatter them on a fresh white canvas.”

To introduce his vision of art, Vi-sion Arts is selling black and white clocks for $40 (originally $60). Pick your favorite celebrity, character, or picture and have a one-of-a-kind custom clock painted for only $40.

Visit Sanchez’s website at www.matsanchez.com, his Instagram: @visionarts, or his ad on page 11 to see more samples of his work. For more information or for a cus-tom work, you can email Sanchez at [email protected].

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Thousands of L.A. County workers walk off

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for private companies who con-tract with the County.

• Strengthen a green ride-share program to encourage carpooling and public transit use while reducing freeway congestion.

• Close loopholes that allow large corporations to avoid pay-ing property taxes that support services for ordinary citizens.

• Reduce caseloads for so-cial workers so they can better focus on LA County’s children.

• Fair wage increases for County workers who haven’t gotten an increase in nearly five years.

According to ABC News, L.A. County Chief executive officer William Fujioka says the current proposal on the table is a stag-gered 6 percent wage increase, but union representatives deny any such proposal has been

offered. Fujioka also said that considering L.A. County is coming out of one of the worst recessions in the area, 6 percent increase is a very responsible salary increase. The focus is now on coming to some sort of agreement and getting everyone back to work. Workers returned to work on Wednesday.

The SEIU Local 721 rep-resents more than 55,000 LA County employees, including

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Assemblyman Curt Hagman’s (R-Chino Hills) AB 791, which improves certain aspects of the repossession industry and its relationship with the public, was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown.

“AB 791 provides additional protections for both consum-ers and licensed re-possessors regarding how re-possessors

legally recover property,” said As-semblyman Hagman. “This new law will allow for smoother trans-actions between re-possessors, agencies, and the public, while also increasing accountability within the profession.”

Assembly Bill 791 updates provisions of the Collateral Re-covery Act to provide clarity to current codes while addressing issues pertaining to the activities of licensed repossession agen-cies. The three major concerns

AB 791 addresses are confi-dentiality of licensee informa-tion, appropriate authorizations for licensed repossessors, and proper identification. this bill will help prevent misunderstand-ings, protect personal privacy, and ensure repossessors act only within the oversight of their profession.

For more information on As-semblyman Curt Hagman, please visit www.assembly.ca.gov/hag-man.

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$1 Drinks ................................................. 869-863220/20 Vision Optometry ........................... 468-96224G Verizon Wireless ................................ 595-910950% Cleaners .......................................... 444-1111All State Insurance .................................. 468-1495Art Nails ................................................... 594-5080Bin Bin Konjac ......................................... 594-2832Burger King .............................................. 468-3672Clearwater Bagels ................................... 598-4332Dollar Tree ............................................... 468-4850East West Bank ....................................... 869-7232Electric Beach Tanning ............................ 839-1992Elixxir Cycles ........................................... 595-6116GNC Vitamins .......................................... 869-7272Hub Café ................................................. 595-4545International School of Montessori .......... 594-8172Krazy noodle thai BBQ ........................... 595-3034Max Loan Center ..................................... 702-8889Newen’s Beauty Salon............................. 598-8394Pho Express ............................................ 468-2220Re/Max Good Life Realty ........................ 598-5151Royal Florist ............................................. 718-0688Sake Sushi .............................................. 594-5221School Connection .................................. 594-1873Skyline Dental / Harvey Chen, DDS ........ 595-1800Smoke Town......................................818/288-4158Stater Bros. .............................................. 598-6534The UPS Store ........................................ 444-1303US Taekwondo ......................................... 595-9222Vapor Junkies .......................................... 595-0255Wags to Whiskers .................................... 594-4092Yummy House ......................................... 468-4991

Newen’s Beauty SalonEyebrow Threading Men’s Hair Cut

$$ $8 15.00

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20747 E. Amar Road #2Walnut, CA 91789. (909) 598-8394

(Next to Clear Water Bagel)

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http://www.montessoriwalnut.com

Spacious classrooms provide a clean and stimulating environment.

20781 Amar Road, Unit 1 Walnut, CA 91789

Walnut Village Shopping Ctr.909.594.8172

Montessori Preschool • Kindergarten • Childcare • Infant Care

6:30 am ~ 6:30 pm

*Security cameras located throughout schools for saftey.

Our academic curriculum is recognized as the best in Walnut by current and past parents.

Registration Fee Waived

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Authentic Vietnamese Cuisine20747- 8D Amar Rd

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(909)468-2220

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