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Electoral Reform: Should It Be Easier to Pass Local Taxes?
Two proposed amendments to the state Constitutional would lower the voter threshold for funding measures.

Dan Abendschein is the Senior Field Editor for the San Gabriel Valley Patch sites. He has been working as a reporter since first publishing freelance journalism work at several weekly papers on Maui in 2004, and has worked as a full-time journalist in Southern California since 2007.
Originally from New Jersey, Dan Abendschein has lived in Southern California since 2005. Dan spent five years of his childhood in Stockton, CA., and seems to keep moving back to the Golden State.
He completed his undergraduate work at Pomona College in 2002, majoring in Linguistics/Cognitive Science.
After that, Dan spent several years working odd jobs and traveling, living in Washington state and on the island of Maui, while visiting Southeast Asia, New Zealand, Australia, and Central America.
He returned to Southern California in 2005, to attend the University of Southern California's journalism program at Annenberg, received a master's degree in 2007. He then went to work for the San Gabriel Valley Tribue, and later moved to the Pasadena Star News.
Two proposed amendments to the state Constitutional would lower the voter threshold for funding measures.

The burglary happened in the 200 block of Orange Grove last Tuesday, according the the Sierra Madre Police Department's crime blotter.
Two proposed amendments to the state Constitutional would lower the voter threshold for funding measures.
Two proposed amendments to the state Constitutional would lower the voter threshold for funding measures.
Burglaries, assaults and a motor vehicle theft are among the incidents reported.
Authorities say Alonzo Bernard Johnson walked into a 79-year-old South Pasadena woman's apartment, pointed a knife at her and threatened to kill her before beating her with his hands and fists.
A city worker had his truck broken into while on a job at Bailey Canyon.
Patch offers mosquito prevention tips, and the map below shows the number of West Nile cases last summer.
The study suggests that having more rain and less snow could make flood control much more difficult and could lead to new challenges for local water resources.
The study suggests that having more rain and less snow could make flood control much more difficult and could lead to new challenges for local water resources.
The study suggests that having more rain and less snow could make flood control much more difficult and could lead to new challenges for local water resources.
Through a partnership with Zillow, Patch brings you the local homes for sale and open homes each week. Check out the list below or visit the link to Zillow for even more options.
Through a partnership with Zillow, Patch brings you the local homes for sale and open homes each week. Check out the list below or visit the link to Zillow for even more options.
Water levels in local aquifers have dropped by more than 30 feet from April 2012 to April 2013, according to the city.
In honor of Father's Day, Patch took to the streets to challenge Sierra Madre residents to describe what their father taught them, in one word.