By Mona Raskin

Monterey Park’s recent city election has resulted in a fairly new city council with newcomers, Hans Liang and Peter Chan! They will replace the council seats of Betty Tom Chu and David Lau. We wish Hans and Peter well and sincerely hope they will be able to bring along much needed improved-city policies that will not only sustain our normal city duties once again, but will be able to enhance our financial situation, as well!

We look forward to a city that can return once again to its fulltime (9 to 5) hours from Monday to Friday schedule. We also hope that facilities such as the Langley Senior Citizen Center will be able to continue assisting their senior residents!  Trips and excursions could also be improved, as well!

At this time, we will take a moment to pay condolences to the family of Susanna (Cecilia Cheung) passed away on February 27th! Services took place on March 9th at the Universal Chung Wah Funeral Directors at N. Garfield Ave. in Alhambra!  She leaves behind her family, twin sons, Gary and Jonathan and their father, Michael, her mother, brothers, nephew Andrew, etc.

Her mother and brothers and sister remain in China at this time! She will be sorely missed by her friends and neighbors from Monterey Park!