The battle began last week as five candidates running to represent Assembly District 41 debated for the first time taking on issues including, the Gold Line, taxes and education.

About 70 people attended the 90 minute debate April 26 which started right off questioning the economy and what could be done to ease the high vacancy rate in Pasadena.

Attorney and CPA, Ed Colton said he wanted to get back the money lost from dissolving local redevelopment agencies.

“When the redevelopment funds stopped that really cut off the legs from cities,” he said. “If that could be started again, with new sources of funds up in Sacramento, that would be one of the first things I’d want to do.”

Colton considers himself an outsider to the current political system.

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The best-kept secret in Pasadena, the identity of the 2013 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Grand Marshal, will be revealed on Wed., April 25. The Grand Marshal will preside over the 124th Rose Parade presented by Honda, themed “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” and the 99th Rose Bowl Game presented by VIZIO on January 1, 2013.

Former Grand Marshals of the Tournament of Roses include J.R. Martinez, Paula Deen, Cloris Leachman, George Lucas, Emeril Lagasse, Sandra Day O’Connor, Mickey Mouse, Bill Cosby, ‘Mister Rogers,’ Captain Chesley Sullenberger, Art Linkletter, Regis Philbin, Tom Brokaw, Carol Burnett, Jimmy Stewart, Walt Disney, Bob Hope, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Gregory Peck, Hank Aaron, Shirley Temple, Angela Lansbury, Erma Bombeck and Kermit the…

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