Marijuana Convictions + County Gas Prices + Rio Hondo College

Happy Monday, everyone. This is Andy Nguyen with your latest edition of the Monrovia Digest. We rounded up some of the top headlines from around the area, including: The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office dismissing past marijuana convictions, gas prices reaching a new high this year and Pasadena considering a controversial piece of policing tech.

First, today's weather:

Clear throughout the day. High: 74 Low: 52.

Here are the top stories in Monrovia today:

1. L.A. County D.A. to dismiss 60,000 past marijuana convictions (Los Angeles Times)
2. Rio Hondo College Will Begin Promoting Calfresh to Students (El Paisano)
3. LA County gas price reaches new 2021 high (Spectrum News 1)
4. Gun violence in Pasadena has city considering controversial policing tech (The San Gabriel Valley Tribune)
5. Is Alhambra Becoming a Developer’s Shangri-La? (coloradoboulevard.net)
6. Help sought as Lincoln Heights employees clash with folks experiencing homelessness (CSULA University Times)

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Today in Monrovia:

• Boys Water Polo (VR) vs. Blair (Events) (3:30 PM)
• Girls Tennis ( JV) vs. San Marino (Events) (3:30 PM)
• Girls Volleyball (VR) vs. San Marino (Events) (3:30 PM)
• Girls Tennis (VR) vs. San Marino (Events) (3:30 PM)

Monrovia Patch Notebook

• City of Monrovia - Government: "Join the Monrovia team! We're accepting applications for the following positions: Police Officer (Recruit/Entry-Level) Part-Time Police Communications Operator For more information, visit cityofmonrovia.org/jobs" (Facebook)
• Mayflower PTA: "Preorder (discount) ends TODAY! More details on Parent Square." (Facebook)

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