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 MountainViews-News Saturday, August 21, 2010 

WEST COVINA, CA 
(August 26, 2010) - Foothill 
Transit, the primary public 
transportation provider for 
the San Gabriel and Pomona 
Valleys in Los Angeles 
County, is launching the 
world’s first heavy duty, fast 
charging electric bus at their 
Pomona Facility on Friday, 
September 3rd.

The Foothill Transit Ecoliner 
is a lightweight vehicle with 
heavy duty responsibilities, 
driving 30-miles without 
charging, and will be 
recharged, hands free and 
in-route, in 10 minutes. This 
public transportation vehicle 
is the first of its kind in the 
nation.

“Recent rapid advancement 
in battery and vehicle 
technology has made this 
bleeding edge project 
possible,” said Roger 
Chandler, Chair of Foothill 
Transit’s Executive Board. 
“And the challenges that we 
face with our environment 
demand that we expand 
beyond what’s available 
into what’s possible. This 
is the time and place for 
possibility. Excited doesn’t 
begin to describe how we 
feel. This is history.”

The project is entirely funded 
through the American 
Recovery and Reinvestment 
Act of 2009 (ARRA) and 
will be deployed on Foothill 
Transit’s Line 291, which 
travels between La Verne 
and Pomona. The Ecoliners 
will be recharged in route at 
the Pomona Transit Center 
at a drive-in docking station.

During the project’s life, 
both Foothill Transit and 
Proterra LLC, the Ecoliner 
manufacturer, will be 
monitoring the Ecoliner’s 
ability to handle the 
demands of a regular, stop-
and-go transit route over the 
two-year trial period. 

“This project is taking the 
lead in changing the transit 
world,” said Dale Hill, 
Chairman of Proterra LLC. 
“Foothill Transit is leading 
that change for the nation, 
and we’re excited to be a part 
of that.”

More detailed information 
about the Foothill Transit 
Ecoliner can be found in an 
online press kit available at 
foothilltransit.org/library.

Foothill Transit is in its 22nd 
year of serving the San Gabriel 
and Pomona Valleys in Los 
Angeles County. Its 260-bus 
fleet covers approximately 
327 square miles each year, 
carrying nearly 15 million 
passengers with 33 fixed-
route bus lines.

To receive a complete travel 
itinerary of starts, stops, and 
transfers to your destination, 
call 1-800-RIDE-INFO or 
visit one of Foothill Transit’s 
five Transit Stores located 
in West Covina, Claremont, 
Pomona, Puente Hills Mall, 
and El Monte Station.

For the latest news, route 
maps, job openings, and 
past press releases, visit 
foothilltransit.org.

Proterra LLC is represented 
by Seema Kalra at Weber 
Shandwick. She can be 
reached at 650.619.8523 or 
at skalra@webershandwick.
com.

City of Sierra Madre

COURTESY NOTICE

To: City-wide

From: The City of Sierra Madre

Subject: Congestion Management Program (CMP) 

Applicant: City of Sierra Madre

The City of Sierra Madre gives notice, pursuant to State of California law, that the City Council will conduct 
a public hearing to review the City’s compliance with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation 
Authority’s Congestion Management Program (CMP) pursuant to California Government Code Section 65089. 

 

DATE AND TIME OF MEETING PLACE OF MEETING

City of Sierra Madre City of Sierra Madre

City Council Meeting City Council Chambers

Tuesday, September 14, 2010 232 W. Sierra Madre Blvd.

(meeting begins at 6:30 p.m.) Sierra Madre, CA 91024

All interested persons may attend this meeting and the City Council will hear them with respect thereto.

PROJECT LOCATION: City-wide

APPEAL: If in the future anyone wishes to challenge the decision of the City Council in court, one may be 
limited to raising the issues that were raised or presented in written correspondence delivered to the City 
Council at, or before, the scheduled public hearing. For further information on this subject, please contact the 
Development Services Department at (626) 355-7135.

By Order of the City Council

Danny Castro, Development Services Director

FOOTHILL TRANSIT TO LAUNCH WORLD’S FIRST 
HEAVY DUTY FAST CHARGE ELECTRIC BUS

38-seat Ecoliner charges in 10 minutes; zero-emissions

City of Sierra Madre

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

To: Citywide

From: The City of Sierra Madre

Subject: NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The City of Sierra Madre gives notice, pursuant to State of California Law, that the City Council will hold a 
Public Hearing on September 14, 2010, at 6:30 PM, or soon thereafter, to hear testimony on the User Fee 
Study.

The City is proposing new and updated fee changes to be effective after approval by the City Council. .

The draft copy of the User Fee and Charges Rate Study is available at City Hall and the Sierra Madre Library 
for the public to review.

If you have any questions about this matter please contact Deputy Administrative Services Director Veenita 
Munoz at 626.355.7135 Ext. 225. 

 

DATE AND TIME OF HEARING PLACE OF HEARING

City of Sierra Madre City of Sierra Madre

City Council meeting City Council Chambers

Tuesday, September 14, 2010 232 W. Sierra Madre Blvd.

(Hearing begins at 6:30 p.m.) Sierra Madre, CA 91024

All interested persons may attend this meeting and the City Council will hear them with respect thereto.

For further information on this subject, please contact the Administrative Services Department at (626) 355-
7135 Ext 225.

By Order of the City Council

Veenita Munoz,

Deputy Administrative Services Director

Pasadena

Chef Roy Yamaguchi at Roy’s in Pasadena 
to Benefit Hillsides

(Pasadena, CA)—Chef Roy Yamaguchi 
will make a special appearance at Roy’s 
Restaurant in Pasadena during a four-
course dinner on September 14 to benefit 
Hillsides. Donating partial proceeds 
from the evening to the children’s 
charity, Roy’s will take table reservations 
for seating between 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.

“Having partnerships with businesses 
like Roy’s Restaurant in the community 
is significant to our mission,” said Joseph 
Costa, Hillsides chief executive officer. 
“Community donations help us offer 
life-changing programs to vulnerable 
children and their families and continue 
creating safe places for them.”

The restaurant Founder/Chef Roy 
Yamaguchi will join Hillsides’ supporters 
for an island inspired benefit while 
experiencing Hawaiian Fusion® Cuisine. 
The evening’s festivities will include 
entertainment, a lei and Mai Tai welcome.

“We’ve always tried to partner with children’s 
charities in the community,” said Managing 
Partner Chris Kadohiro. “For us, it’s been a 
partnership with Hillsides and we continue 
to nurture this relationship as we celebrate 
our second anniversary in Pasadena.”

Guests wishing to make table reservations 
for September 14 can call the restaurant 
in Pasadena at 626-356-4066. Roy’s is also 
giving guests a $20 gift card to be used at their 
next visit to the restaurant. Roy’s Restaurant 
is located at 641 East Colorado Boulevard in 
Pasadena. Visit www.Roysrestaurant.com to 
learn more about Roy’s and its cuisine.

Founded nearly a hundred years ago, 
Hillsides is a Pasadena residential treatment 
center and community-based social service 
agency that serves vulnerable children and 
families living in Los Angeles County. To 
learn more about the foster care children’s 
charity, visit www.Hillsides.org.


Sierra Madre’s Woman’s Club

WISTARIA THRIFT SHOP

The Best Little Thrift Shop in the San Gabriel Valley

Will re-open September 2, 2010

•Location: 550 W. Sierra Madre Blvd.

(Shop located on Sunnyside St., parking available)

Sierra Madre, CA 91024

626 355-7739

•Time: 10 am to 3 pm

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Bring this ad with you and receive 10% off on your 
entire purchase.

Offer only good on September 2, 3, and 4, 2010

 

The shop is operated by the Sierra Madre Woman’s 
Club. All proceeds are donated to the many charities 
the club supports. 


ANTONOVICH OFFERS $20,000 REWARD FOR INFORMATION 
ON FATAL HIT-AND-RUN COLLISION IN ALHAMBRA 

 Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich will be introducing a motion before 
the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, August 31, offering a $20,000 reward for information 
leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the fatal hit-and-run 
collision involving Alhambra resident, Shih-Siang Ho, at the Sixth Street undercrossing at 
Ramona Road in Alhambra.

 On Tuesday, December 1, 2009, at approximately 1:21 p.m., Shih-Siang Ho a wheelchair-
bound pedestrian was the victim of a fatal traffic collision at the Sixth Street undercrossing 
at Ramona Road in Alhambra. 

 The Alhambra Police Department Traffic Section is investigating this hit-and-run collision 
and is seeking the public’s help in identifying the vehicle and/or driver. The striking vehicle 
is likely to have had minor to moderate collision damage on the front end, passenger side.

Supervisor Antonovich encourages witnesses of this crime or anyone with information to 
contact Officer Brandon Cardella of the Alhambra Police Department at (626) 570-5119.

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