Mountain Views News          Saturday, September 18, 2010

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 Mountain Views News Saturday, September 18, 2010 

Pasadena Police Recruits 
Get Younger and Younger

Police 
Corporal 
Honored 
with ‘Served 
Beyond the 
Call of Duty’

Whitman Makes Hushed Visit to Paseo

By Dean Lee

 Gubernatorial candidate 
Meg Whitman greeted 
a small group of woman 
last Sunday in the Paseo 
Colorado courtyard as part 
of ‘walk for a new California,’ 
organized by the female 
coalition MEGaWomen. 

 Wearing bright green 
T-shirts with logos of the 
state flower about 40 women, 
with Whitman leading the 
group, walked laps around 
the mall. 

 Whitman defended 
spending over $104 million 
on her campaign telling a 
local Fox 11 News crew, 
during Sunday’s walk, that 
the money was needed to 
run an open and transparent 
campaign. Whitman’s visit to 
Pasadena was unannounced 
to the public including 
volunteers at the Pasadena 
Republican Club. The former 
eBay CEO is known for 
tightly controlled campaign 
events.

 On Wednesday Whitman 
added another $15 million 
to her campaign bringing her 
total contribution to $119 
million, the most ever for a 
U.S. candidate. Whitman’s 
personal investment exceeds 
that of New York Mayor 
Michael Bloomberg, who 
provided $110 million of his 
own money last year to win. 

 Whitman has said she will 
spend whatever it takes. 

 Organizers said the goal of 
Sunday’s event was to spark 
conversations and to get her 
message out. 

 Spokeswoman, LaChristian 
Taylor, of the Pasadena 
Republican Club said they 
were aware of Whitman’s 
visit. She also said Whitman 
has also made other visits to 
Pasadena although has not yet 
made an appearance at their 
Republican headquarters. 
The campaign office opened 
Aug. 16 she said.

 “We would love for her to 
come here,” Taylor said. “But 
she has not come into this 
office.”

 Taylor said a number of 
women in Pasadena, who 
volunteer at the office, are part 
of MEGaWomen. She said the 
women’s coalition was one of 
many including, Latinos for 
Meg, African Americans for 
Meg, educators for Meg and 
business for Meg.

 Taylor said MEGaWomen 
stared during the Republican 
primary in June. The group’s 
Facebook profile is listed as 
a recruiting tool, “to tell 10 
friends to tell 10 friends” 
boasting they can “build the 
largest women’s coalition 
California has ever seen.” 

 The page also claims 
Nancy Reagan, who 
publicly endorsed 
Whitman Wednesday, as a 
MEGaWomen.

 Whitman’s campaign 
website lists Pasadena as an 
opportunity to volunteer 
phone banking something 
Taylor said they do daily for all 
local Republican candidates. 
For more information about 
volunteering she asked to call 
(626) 793-2018.


“Lessons learned will 
last a lifetime, more 
importantly, may even 
save a life.”

The Pasadena Police 
Department is currently 
soliciting kids and parents 
for the next “Kids Safety 
Academy”, beginning 
October 30th. The academy 
lasts for seven weeks and the 
families involved get hands 
on lessons and experiences 
from police, fire and public 
health officials about 
personal safety. 

 “This is but one of our 
programs dedicated to 
the young people of this 
community,” Police Chief 
Phillip Sanchez said. “We 
feel this is an opportunity 
for children and parents 
to learn about safety and 
their community and the 
added benefit is that this 
is something parents and 
kids can do together that is 
informative and fun. The 
experiences and lessons 
learned will last a lifetime 
and, more importantly, may 
even save a life.”

 The classes start at 9:00 
a.m., and end at 11:00 
a.m. The class takes place 
on seven consecutive 
Saturdays, culminating in 
a graduation ceremony at 
the historic Tournament of 
Roses House. At least one 
parent or guardian must 
attend each week’s class with 
their children. “This is an 
important component to the 
class,” Public Information 
Officer Janet Pope Givens 
said, “for two reasons: 
first, all of us should fully 
understand when and how to 
call for emergency services. 
Many of us are lucky enough 
to live a lifetime without ever 
having to call 9-1-1, but if 
the need arises it is good 
to know what to expect. 
Secondly, we want parents to 
know what we are teaching 
their children so they can 
reinforce that education at 
home.” 

 For more information 
call 626.744.7650.

 Pasadena Police Corporal 
Carolyn Gordon was 
honored Wednesday night 
at the annual Constitution 
Observance day hosted 
by Wisdom Lodge 202 
She was given the award 
during a dinner and awards 
presentation. 

 “Corporal Gordon was 
nominated for this award 
because she deserves to be 
recognized for her tenacious 
pursuit of criminals and 
her volunteerism in the 
community to improving 
the lives of youth people,” 
Police Chief Phillip 
Sanchez said. “She is a 
respected investigator who 
encompasses integrity 
and compassion. Her 
relationships in the 
community have led to 
numerous arrests because 
people believe in her.” 

 Corporal Gordian is a 14 
years veteran peace officer 
who has worked a variety 
of assignments including 
Uniformed Patrol, the 
Police Activities League 
(PAL,), Community 
Services, and Detectives. 
Since her assignment to 
the Criminal Investigations 
Division in 2008, Carolyn 
has investigated nearly 
200 robbery cases with a 
solvability and prosecution 
rate of 30 percent, much 
higher than the national 
average. In addition to 
obtaining convictions on 
suspects, she engages in 
intervention methods with 
juvenile suspects, their 
parents, and with school 
officials to reduce the risk of 
recidivism. 

 “Honoring Corporal 
Carolyn Gordon for 
“Served Beyond the Call 
of Duty” is a reflection 
of her professionalism 
and determination to 
excel personally and 
professionally as a public 
employee and mentor,” 
Sanchez added. 

 Also recognized was 
Firefighter/Paramedic 
Jason Hansen and Presiding 
Judge of Los Angeles 
Court, Northeast Division 
(Pasadena), Mary Thornton 
House.

Meg Whitman during MEGaWomen Mall Walk, Paseo Colorado 
Mall courtesy of Eric Draper/Meg Whitman for Governor 2010

Citizen Journalism Meet-up

 

 

 

 The Pasadena Community 
Network and this newspaper 
are holding a workshop on 
Citizen Journalism. 

 This group is the place where 
aspiring journalists can learn 
from trained professionals 
and support their local 
community by covering 
what’s really happening in 
their neighborhoods.

 We will put the news in your 
hands. Learn how to find 
the story, the tools needed 
to capture the story and the 
means to tell the story using 
the power of video, audio 
and print along with online 
social media The next 
meeting will be September 
21, from 6pm to 9pm at 
the Pasadena Community 
Network - Studio G, 2057 N. 
Los Robles Ave.

 For more info call 
626.794.8585 or visit 
pasadenan.ning.com.

 
Learn not just how 
to blog but how to 
report the news

Linda Wah to Fill PACCD Area 5 Vacancy

 After two days of public 
interviews, the Pasadena Area 
Community College District 
Board of Trustees voted late 
Friday to select Linda Wah to 
fill the vacancy created by the 
sudden resignation of Hilary 
Bradbury-Huang in July. Wah 
will take the oath of office at the 
next regular board meeting on 
October 6.

 “It is my goal to gain the 
confidence and the trust of this 
Board and my constituents in 
Area 5,” Wah said in a statement. 
“I will dedicate all my skills to 
contributing to this board and 
to this fine institution.”

 Wah and former PCC 
board trustee Warren Weber 
were recommended by 
an ad hoc Board Member 
Vacancy Committee and were 
unanimously approved as two 
of five finalists by the Board of 
Trustees earlier this month. The 
two received the most votes by 
the board Wednesday and were 
again at the special selection 
meeting Friday.

 At its regular meeting in July, 
the board voted unanimously to 
fill the Area 5 vacancy through 
appointment, rather than by 
special election.

 According to the Education 
Code of the State of California, 
the two options for filling a 
vacancy on the Board of Trustees 
are to hold a special election, 
for which the District bears 
the expense; or to establish a 
nomination/selection process in 
accordance with the Education 
Code. There will be a regular 
election for the Area 5 trustee in 
November 2011.

 Area 5 includes the cities of 
South Pasadena, San Marino, 
and a large portion of Temple 
City.


Car Show, Open House Benefit 
for South Pasadena Rose Float


Wah

Community Workshop to Look at City’s Growth

 

 Pasadena residents, businesses, 
property owners, non-profit 
representatives and other 
stakeholders are invited to 
attend one of two workshops 
and state their opinions about 
the future direction of land use 
(where buildings, parks and 
other uses should be located) 
and mobility (how to manage 
transportation needs that result 
from these land uses).

 There are two opportunities: 
Saturday, Sept. 25, at 9 a.m. and 
Thursday, Sept. 30, at 6:30 p.m. 
at the Pasadena Senior Center , 
85 E. Holly St . 

 Free child care and Spanish 
interpretation services will be 
provided. The Metro Gold Line 
Memorial Park Station is just 
steps from the Pasadena Senior 
Center . For drivers, validations 
will be provided for people 
who park in the structure at the 
southeast corner of Holly Street 
and Arroyo Parkway . 

 Each workshop will include a 
short presentation on some of 
the challenges facing Pasadena, 
followed by discussions in 
breakout groups about the 
existing guiding principles of the 
General Plan and suggestions on 
how and where any new growth 
in this community should occur.

 Input from the workshops will 
be used to draft alternatives that 
address concerns identified in 
summer and fall 2009 during 
the first phase of community 
engagement associated with 
the update of the Land Use and 
Mobility Elements of Pasadena’s 
General Plan.

 “These elements make up 
the roadmap that helps guide 
Pasadena ’s future,” said Mayor 
Bill Bogaard. “To ensure the 
plan reflects all areas of our 
community, I encourage people 
from all backgrounds, ages and 
interests to attend one of the 
workshops.” 

 The Outreach Summary 
Report, which includes all 
comments from the first 
phase, was approved in May 
by the Pasadena City Council 
and is available at www.
cityofpasadena.net/generalplan. 
More information about the 
upcoming workshops can also 
be found at this website.

Photo of the 2005 show courtesy of Henk Frezier

 South Pasadena police and 
fire will hold an open house 
and car show Sunday as part 
of the sixth annual Cruz’n for 
Roses Hot Rod and Classic 
Car Show, from 10 a.m. to 3 
p.m. 

 The event along Mission 
Street, from Fair Oaks Ave 
to the Gold Line Mission 
Station, is a fundraiser 
benefiting the South 
Pasadena Tournament of 
Roses and the 2011 self-built 
float, Backyard Adventures. 
The city is the oldest Self-
Built Float participant in the 
Rose Parade. 

 Organizers say they expect 
more than 400 classic cars 
on display, as well as, free 
giveaway items, police 
canines, helicopters, police 
and fire station tours, alarm 
and safety information, child 
fingerprinting, photo ID and 
more. Admission is free. 

 For more information, call 
626-403-7200.

Pet of the 
Week


Workshop to Make the Most of Compost Bins

 

 A community workshop for 
Pasadena residents on making 
the most of compost bins will 
be offered Saturday, Sept. 25, 
from 9 to 11 a.m. at Eaton 
Canyon Nature Center , 1750 N. 
Altadena Dr. in Pasadena.

 Sponsored by the Pasadena 
Public Works Department, 
the free workshop will teach 
residents how to help decrease 
landfill waste while generating 
rich soil for their gardens. 
Topics include bin assembly, 
placement, start-up and material 
collection.

 Residents also will be able 
to purchase high-quality 
backyard composting bins 
for $50. Reservations are not 
necessary for the workshop or 
bin purchases.

 Household compostable 
materials, including food scraps 
and yard trimmings, make 
up 23 percent of the nation’s 
waste stream according to the 
Environmental Protection 
Agency.

 “Composting slowly and 
naturally decomposes such 
items as banana peels and coffee 
grounds into dark, healthy soil,” 
said Gabriel Silva, the city’s 
recycling coordinator. “Using 
your compost can negate the 
need for chemical fertilizers, 
provide valuable nutrients for 
plant growth, and help combat 
pests and plant diseases.”

 For more information or to 
purchase a compost bin call 
(626) 744-7175.

A Day in the Life of the 
Pasadena Public Library

 Mia, a beautiful, six-
month-old, gray and white 
kitten is calm and sweet. She 
came to the shelter as a stray 
and is currently waiting for 
adoption. She can be a bit 
shy but will surely blossom 
in a loving home. Come 
meet her today!

 The regular cat adoption 
fee is $70 which includes 
the spay or neuter surgery, 
microchip, vaccinations, 
and a free follow-up health 
check at a participating vet.

 Please call 626-792-7151 
and ask about A274978 
or come to the Pasadena 
Humane Society & SPCA, 
361 S. Raymond Ave , 
Pasadena CA , 91105 . 
Our adoption hours are 
11-3 Sunday, 9-4 Tuesday, 
Wednesday, Thursday, and 
Friday, and 9-3 Saturday. 
Directions and photos of 
all pets updated hourly 
may be found at www.
pasadenahumane.org

 

 Pasadena Public Library 
will host Picture This, on 
Wednesday, October 6, 
joining libraries across the 
state in participating in 
“Snapshot: One Day in the 
Life of California Libraries,” 
highlighting the importance 
of academic, public, school, 
and special libraries and 
library systems to the state of 
California . Picture This! will 
capture a typical day in the 
life of the Pasadena Public 
Library through the use of 
photography, video, statistics, 
data, customer stories and 
comments showing the 
impact the library has on our 
community. 

 Join in photographing and/
or video taping the myriad of 
activities occurring October 
6 at all ten library sites both 
within the buildings as 
well as outside. Submit a 
favorite photo of yourself or 
someone you know using 
the library. Send them to 
pasadenapubliclibrary.net/
picture_this/. You can also 
submit personal comments 
and stories on your library 
experiences for inclusion in 
the project.

 Once this information is 
gathered, a presentation 
will be created on a day 
in life of the Pasadena 
Public Library, which will 
be available for viewing at 
pasadenapubliclibrary.net. 
Through Picture This! our 
Pasadena libraries will show, 
at a local, state, and national 
level, what a truly dynamic, 
creative, and valuable part of 
the community we are. We 
need your help to paint this 
picture! So smile, and get 
ready for your close up!

 For more information, 
contact Catherine Hany, 
chany@cityofpasadena.net 
or (626) 744-4207.

City Launches Local Emergency Alert System

 

 City officials are asking residents 
to signup on their website for 
updates on wildfire danger, red 
flag parking restrictions and 
more through PLEAS (Pasadena 
Local Emergency Alert System) 
a program that, in the event of 
an emergency, sends a message 
with the latest information and 
safety instructions. 

 PLEAS, uses both text and voice 
messages to keep residents and 
community members informed 
in case of emergencies that 
affect areas in which they live 
or work. With this information, 
residents and businesses can 
make arrangements to help 
ensure the safety of family 
members, employees, pets, and 
property in the event of fires, 
floods, earthquakes, or other 
types of disasters.

 Residents can register at https://
pasadenaca.onthealert.com/.

 Once registered; If you 
receive a call from (626) 405-
2358, please answer – this is 
PLEAS calling with important 
emergency information. Better 
yet, program PLEAS into your 
phone’s address book, so you 
can immediately recognize the 
number.

 If you get an email from 
PasadenaLocalAlert@
cityofpasadena.net, please read 
it. We recommend you add 
it to your email address book 
or other email whitelist so 
messages from PLEAS do not 
get confused with spam.

 PLEAS is intended only for the 
use of people who live, work or 
go to school within the City of 
Pasadena. People from other 
cities should contact their City 
and the county of Los Angeles.

 All contact information 
registered with PLEAS is 
maintained in a secure manner 
and never sold or used except to 
provide emergency information 
or other urgent information you 
request. For more information 
call (626) 744-4655.

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