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Mountain Views-News Saturday, May 14, 2011
MAN
CHARGED IN
SHOOTING
DUMPING
BODY ON 210
Artnight Pasadena Offers
Twelve Cultural Venues
A 27-year-old Tujunga
man accused of fatally
shooting a family member,
then dumping the body on
a Foothill freeway off-ramp,
was charged with murder
today, the District Attorney’s
Office announced.
Deputy District Attorney
Lee Mitchell of the Pasadena
Branch Office said Aram
Sarukhanyan is expected
to be arraigned – following
his release from the hospital
– in Department D of
Pasadena Superior Court.
The defendant remains
hospitalized for a self-
inflicted gunshot wound,
according to authorities.
Sarukhanyan is charged
with one count each of
murder and brandishing
a firearm at a person in
a motor vehicle. The
complaint includes an
allegation that the defendant
personally and intentionally
discharged a handgun.
Sarukhanyan is accused of
fatally shooting his cousin,
Adrine Arzumanyan, 33,
then pointing a handgun
at a civilian who tried to
stop him immediately after
he dumped the victim’s
body near the La Crescenta
Avenue off-ramp on the
westbound Foothill freeway.
If convicted as charged,
Sarukhanyan faces a
maximum prison term of
more than 50 years to life.
This case is being
investigated by the
Homicide Bureau of the Los
Angeles County Sheriff’s
Department.
ArtNight Pasadena on Friday,
May 20, is a great opportunity
to bring the whole family out on
the town in search of inspiration
and entertainment—all free!
From 6 to 10 p.m. cultural
venues will open their doors
and the city of Pasadena will
provide free shuttle service at
each location.
Walking is also an option as
many of the venues are clustered
downtown. To join a bicycling
group visit www.cicle.org. For
easy treats and modest prices,
trendy food trucks will appear
at a handful of venues.
ArtNight is an ongoing
partnership among many
cultural institutions and the
Cultural Affairs Division of
the city of Pasadena . For
more information call 744-
7887. For accessibility and
alternative formats call 744-
7249. Para español visite www.
artnightpasadena.org
Push Carts Regulations Looked At
By Dean Lee
With a growing number of
push cart venders popping up
around the city, the Economic
Development and Technology
Committee discussed
Wednesday a number of ways to
better regulate them including
the idea of prohibiting carts
from sidewalks around parks,
limiting their numbers, and
keeping them from schools.
Most of the venders are coming
into the city from Los Angeles
said William Kimura, the city’s
Environmental Health Division
Manager. He said the city
licenses four types of venders,
push carts, produce trucks,
catering trucks and ice cream
trucks.
“Our department does do
weekly checks in the afternoon,
usually Thursday or Friday,” he
said. “We are checking for illegal
venders as best we can.”
On Friday afternoon this
newspaper easily found two
illegal push carts venders in
front of the Rose Bowl stadium.
Neither vender would give their
name. One vender (pictured
above) was cutting fresh fruit
something Kimura said was
illegal. Neither of them had
proper licensing displayed,
which includes a brightly
colored sticker issued by the
city. A vender said he had been
selling fruit at the Rose Bowl 11
years.
Kimura said they were looking
at possibly centralizing the
vending in parks to specific
locations. He said this could
eliminate vending on sidewalks.
He added this could also lift
the current four hour vending
restriction something the
venders were asking for.
The venders were also asking
to increase the residential
five minute vending rule to
60 minutes he said. They also
asked the city to allow vending
in front of schools sometime
school officials oppose. They
asked to keep push cart vending
500 feet from any school. City
manager Michael Beck said the
city could extend the current
code banning ice cream trucks
in front of schools to include
push carts.
Beck also suggested they limit
the overall number of venders
in parks.
“You could determine the
number based on the size of the
park,” Beck said. “Some parks
you might want to have more
than others.”
Council member Victor Gordo
asked that they get a report back
looking at the vending issues.
City to Hold 125th Birthday
It begins with cake! A
beautiful one, and enough for
all.
To honor its 125th
anniversary as a city, Pasadena
will begin celebrating in June,
kicking off with a birthday
party extravaganza hosted by
Pasadena Museum of History
on June 11, and followed by
concerts, fireworks and more
in the summer and fall.
With the theme, “Destination
Pasadena: Celebrating
125 Years of Service and
Hospitality,” the celebrations
are a chance to discover the
city’s talents and treasures
while learning more about
the people, places and events
that play a major role in
Pasadena’s reputation as a
world-class city, including the
Rose Bowl Stadium, Caltech,
Norton Simon Museum,
Pasadena Playhouse, and the
Tournament of Roses.
Pasadena, now a city with
140,000 residents, was a
rural hamlet when residents
decided it was time to guide
their town’s destiny by
incorporating on June 12,
1886. The year saw rapid
changes in the United States
: Sears & Roebuck, Avon, and
Coca-Cola were established,
a dishwasher was patented,
the bicycle was the popular
mode of transportation, Karl
Benz and Gottlieb Daimler
each filed for patents on
their motorcars powered
by internal-combustion
engines, and the railroad was
newly arrived in Southern
California . This new mode of
transcontinental travel helped
inspire Pasadena to become
a vacation destination for
people wanting to escape the
harsh Eastern winters. Now
there are more than 125 great
ways to entertain residents
and visitors!
Human
Services
Director
Named
Council to
Hold Special
Meeting
Marathon Hits the Streets
Thousands of runners,
walkers, wheelchairs, bikes
and strollers will hit the
streets during the third
annual Pasadena Marathon
Sunday, May 15, starting at
5:45 a.m. The fun community
event includes full and
half marathons, a 5K/10K,
wheelchair stroll and kids’
run, all benefiting Pasadena
Forward.
Beginning at 5 a.m.,
Pasadena police will close
roads along the entire route,
allowing motorists to cross
at designated traffic control
points. Each street will be
reopened on a rolling basis
as soon as the last participant
passes through and all course
materials have been removed.
Watch for “no parking” signs
along the route starting at
1 a.m. on race day. The city
will waive overnight parking
restrictions and permit
requirements that morning
so you can park on adjacent
streets and cheer for the
competitors!
City Manager Michael Beck
announced Monday the
appointment of Mercy Santoro
as director of the Human
Services and Recreation
Department. Santoro will start
June 1.
“Mercy Santoro has all the
qualifications and capabilities
needed for Pasadena’s next
director of human services
and recreation,” said Beck. “I
am confident she will continue
the traditions of leadership,
management and community
partnerships that have been the
hallmarks of the department.”
The department develops
neighborhood leadership
and linkages and promotes
positive use of recreation and
leisure time city staff said.
Social services, recreation
and education activities are
delivered at several community
centers and parks in Pasadena
as well as 14 Pasadena Unified
School District sites.
Over the past two years
Santoro has directed the
Human Services Department
in Claremont, including social
services, human relations,
recreation classes, adult
and youth sports programs,
and parks and facilities
management.
“I am honored by the
opportunity to join the
Pasadena team and look
forward to meeting and
working with the community
and staff in addressing the
quality of life needs of our
great city,” said Santoro. “I plan
to be present in community
life so I can connect with
partners to ensure our goals for
community well-being remain
a top priority.”
Santoro served as deputy
director of the Claremont
Human Services Department
from 2006 to 2009, was a
superintendent and supervisor
in the department from 2000
to 2006 and was recreation
supervisor and coordinator
for the Rialto Recreation
and Community Services
Department from 1995 to 2000.
She taught developmental
psychology at the University
of La Verne as adjunct faculty
from 2005 to 2007.
She holds a Master’s Degree
in child development from the
University of La Verne and a
Bachelor’s Degree in English
literature from Cal State-San
Bernardino.
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 is April 26 from
6 p.m. to 8p.m. This week
at the Donald R. Wright
Auditorium (see below). For
more info call 626.794.8585
or visit pasadenan.com.
A joint special meeting of the
Finance/Audit Committees
and City Council Monday at
3 p.m. in Council Chambers.
will include, Authorization
to Enter Into a Contract
With Brown Armstrong
Accountancy Corporation for
Audit Services, the Purchase
of One $119,859 Compressed
Natural Gas (CNG) 25-Foot
Arts Bus and City Manager’s
Recommended Fiscal Year
2012 Operating Budget.
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Pasadena Commuters Being
Recruited for Bike to Work Day
Pet of the
Week
City of Pasadena ’s annual
Bike to Work Day Thursday,
May 19, is an opportunity to
recruit commuters to “Think
Globally and Bike Locally.”
The city is making the
invitation nearly irresistible
by offering plenty of pit stops
and refreshments, prizes and
helpful advice from local
bicycle and store vendors,
Pasadena Public Health
Department and Pasadena
ARTS Buses.
At the Pasadena City Hall pit
stop, on the Euclid Avenue
side, bicyclists will gather
between 6:30 and 8:30 a.m.
Other pit stops include
the Allen Metro Gold Line
Station, Western Asset Plaza
, Pasadena Towers and One
West Bank.
Bicycling to work is
particularly convenient for
those who live nearby. For
those with longer commutes,
now bikes can be taken on
the Gold Line at any time of
day, or can be placed on bike
racks on all buses.
“The goal of Bike to Work
Day is to have participants
consider bicycling more
often,” said Fred Dock,
Transportation Director.
For more information
call (626) 744-RIDE
(7433) or email omolina@
cityofpasadena.net
Photojournalist to Speak
as Part of Speakers Series
Photojournalist and editor
of the Pasadena Independent
newspaper, Terry Miller, will
speak at the 2011 Citizen
Journalism Speakers Series, a
free community lecture event.
The event features local and
national journalists, telling their
personal stories and adventures
in the life of journalism and
media. The event will be held
on Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at
6:00pm.
Terry Miller likes to focus in on
his news stories to get close and
personal, framing his subjects
in a sensitive and thought
provoking manner, developing
an intimacy for the reader. While
media competition is fierce
and challenging in this digital
world, being fair, objective and
accurate in local news coverage
remains his number one goal. It
is said in journalism, “Tell the
story, don’t become the story.”
The proverbial “cardinal rule”
of journalism changed in 1991.
When a train derailment shut
down California’s highway US
101 for five days that is when
Terry became the story.
Terry known for having “Ink in
the Blood” was born in England.
In 1965, at the age of eleven, due
to his father’s work as a Foreign
News Correspondent for the
London Daily Telegraph, he
immigrated to the United States
on the famous Queen Mary.
As a professional photographer
he has had the opportunity to
photograph some of Hollywood’s
finest actors, musicians and
comedians in their homes and
at public engagements. Whether
photographing a riot or a ribbon
cutting, train derailment or just
a simple mug shot, he puts his
heart and soul into the story.
The event will be held at the
Donald R. Wright Auditorium
285 E. Walnut St., Pasadena, CA
91101 (located in the Pasadena
Central Library) All Events
Door Open at 6:00pm
Each program includes a
presentation by the speakers
and an engaging 15-minute
question and answer session
with citizen journalists and
community members in the
audience.
Jackson, a handsome, two
year old, brown and white
tabby is looking for a loving
home. He is confident,
friendly and seeks attention.
Jackson gets along with
other cats and would be
a great companion for
someone who likes to take
it easy. Come visit with him
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 A284825
or come to the Pasadena
Humane Society & SPCA,
361 S. Raymond Ave ,
Pasadena CA , 91105 .
Our adoption hours are
11-4 Sunday, 9-5 Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday, and
Friday, and 9-4 Saturday.
Directions and photos of
all pets updated hourly
may be found at www.
pasadenahumane.org
PCC To get Sustainability Awards
Pasadena City College
will walk away with two
awards for being “green” at
the 2011 Higher Education
Sustainability Conference,
which will be held in July at
California State University,
Long Beach.
Celebrating its 10th year
anniversary, the conference
is the only one of its kind in
the state that brings together
the University of California,
California State University,
and the California
Community Colleges, as
well as private colleges
and universities, both as
organizers and attendees.
PCC received a nod for
its “Innovative Waste
Reduction,” along with the
University of California,
Davis and California
State University, Chico.
The college was also
recognized for “Campus-
Community Partnerships”
for its Institution Pass
Program. Other awardees
in that category included
California State University,
Monterey Bay for its
Chinatown Renewal Project
and University California,
Riverside for its Cultivate “R”
Space.
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