Monrovia Library Staffer Dies | Brewery Delayed | More Liquor | Class Cancelled | Liu Welfare Bill

~ Staff members at the Monrovia Library are mourning the loss of colleague, Jeff Lambert, who assisted at the reference desk. http://goo.gl/x6nNG

~ An application to put a microbrewery at 130 East Walnut Ave. has been withdrawn by the applicant, but the Monrovia Planning Staff is working with the brewmaster to find a suitable location in town. http://goo.gl/7L2bS

~ Mimi's, Oto Oto Japanese restaurant, and the upcoming Smashburger restaurant (at the old Acapulco site) have all asked for city permission to sell more types of alcohol. http://goo.gl/7L2bS

~ The Union 76 service station at Myrtle and Pomona is going to get a face lift, with an expanded convenience store and a repair facility. http://goo.gl/7L2bS

~ The Saturday class at the Library on how to make money with your computer has been cancelled.

~ Monrovia's State Senator, Carol Liu, has introduced a bill that would exclude second graders from the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program ( http://goo.gl/8W7cq ). Liu has also introduced a bill ( http://goo.gl/Q411T ) loosening the welfare-to-work provisions of CalWORKs for additional classes of pregnant women.