Oh, and by the way, for those questioning our journalistic ethics and abilities because we “post only one side of the story” on the CCN Blog, aside from blogs operating completely differently than actual news programs, we’ve tried numerous times to contact Dorn Platz, and never gotten a response.  If we received information from some others or “the other side” we’d post that too.  Not that the comment we saw the other day on another blog actually deserves a response, but just in case any of our viewers gave it any credence…Hey, but at least the blogger reads the CCN Blog!

Anyway, here’s the info from Aria:

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General Information Related To Farm Fresh Problems

Par Aria,Owner

By now almost everybody in Altadena community and surrounding cities are aware of the problems related to Altadena Lincoln Crossing project (ALC). Your community should not have allowed this type of developer with deep pocket and deeper connection with powerful politicians to use their premeditated notion, empty promises, and misrepresentation in order to entice innocent business owners to come and invest millions of dollars of  hard earned money in your neighborhood project. We came to ALC with good faith and assuming that it is going to be a fair business investment and dealing with decent developers. But the truth is they are not decent and they are untouchables. There is no way that anybody can protect themselves against this type of individuals and their practices. How come in one project there are so many lawsuits against the developer? 100% of everybody involved in the construction of ALC, such as contractors, engineers, small & large, were short changed. Among all the contractors and tenants, as far as we know, 6 of them have been awarded successfully in getting some kind of judgment / moneys from the developer.

1)      The concrete contractor :   $300,000

2)      Summit builder :                 $600,000

3)      Swinerton builder :             $1.5 Million

4)      Contractor Allen :               undisclosed amount yet

5)      Panda Express :                 Free Rent against their judgment of award

6)      Mat Pharmacy :                 $50,000

7)      At least 4 architecture and engineering companies : on the process

8)      Western Air :                     Went out of business

Whereas there is possibility of more than 10 lawsuits to come, whereas not to mention yet East West Bank (click here for more).

Bill to Name San Gabriel Post Office for Chi Mui Signed Into Law

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Adam Schiff’s legislation (H.R. 5477) to pay tribute to former Mayor of the City of San Gabriel , Chi Mui, by naming the San Gabriel Post Office after him was signed into law by the President.  Mayor Mui spent a lifetime bettering his community as a volunteer and public servant.  Mayor Mui passed away on April 27, 2006 after a courageous battle with cancer.   The bill was cosponsored by nearly every member of the California House Delegation.  Click here for the full press release.

Here’s a picture:

Pasadena, CA – Researchers at the California Institute of Technology have turned science fiction into reality with their development of a super-compact high-resolution microscope, small enough to fit on a finger tip. This “microscopic microscope” operates without lenses but has the magnifying power of a top-quality optical microscope, can be used in the field to analyze blood samples for malaria or check water supplies for giardia and other pathogens, and can be mass-produced for around $10.

Click here for the rest of the press release:

Anyway, love him or not Steve Lamb adds an interesting perspective to happenings in Altadena and Pasadena, so he sent me a lot of background info on the Farm Fresh and Lincoln Crossing Development in general.  Click here to read the full e-mail: