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YMCA Challenges City Council and Monrovians to Have a 'Soda Free Summer'
Members of the City Council promise not to drink soda this summer and Monrovia residents are urged to do the same.

Former Editor Monrovia Patch
Hometown: Pomona, CA
Birthday: July 21
Bio: A southern California native, I grew up in the Inland Valley and moved to the San Gabriel Valley after graduating from Pomona College in 2003.
I began my writing career by contributing satirical pieces to various online publications before enrolling at the USC Annenberg School for Journalism in 2005. In 2006, I spent a summer working as a reporter at the Cape Times in Cape Town, South Africa. I graduated from the USC Annenberg School in 2007 with an M.A. in journalism and worked for the Los Angeles Times and NFL Network before signing on as a staff writer at the Pasadena Star-News in 2008. I left the Star-News in 2010 to become the editor of Monrovia Patch.
Members of the City Council promise not to drink soda this summer and Monrovia residents are urged to do the same.

A woman says she was touched inappropriately by a man while swimming in a pool at the local gym.
Ben E. King and Jay and the Americans will also perform at the annual event.
Police say the suspect broke his ankle and was transported to a local hospital early Tuesday morning.
The Colorado Boulevard Bridge is substantially completed and the street is re-opened to traffic.
Work continues at the city's station and numerous at-grade crossings.
The free training is offered from 9 a.m. to noon.
Two entrances are scheduled to be officially opened to the public this summer.
A man and a woman suffer serious injuries in a crash on Baldwin Avenue over the weekend.
A free CPR training class will be offered at Methodist Hospital on Sidewalk CPR Day.
A man was arrested on suspicion of battery for allegedly throwing a can of corn at his grandmother. He is also accused of throwing a brick through her window.
The "Midnight Bandit" has allegedly robbed dozens of gas stations and convenience stores over the last year.
The "Midnight Bandit" has allegedly robbed dozens of gas stations and convenience stores over the last year.
The city has selected a contractor to build the Museum Education Center and the council will vote on a proposed contract with the firm on Tuesday.
A local baton twirler is headed to nationals.
Several local Baptist churches are planning a gospel concert at Library Park next month.
Gas prices have been in a freefall for the last two weeks. Find the cheapest place to get gas in Arcadia.
To see April unemployment rates across the state click on towns on the map below. The light green are the lowest, the dark red, the highest.
Gas prices are falling around Los Angeles County.