Mountain Views News          Saturday, March 9, 2013

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Mountain Views-News Saturday, March 9, 2013 


Residents Angered 
Over Home Demolitions

Police 
Identify 
Shooting 
Victim

 
Police on Monday released 
the name of a Monrovia 
man shot to death last week 
in 600 block of North Mar 
Vista Avenue. No arrests 
have been made. Police are 
also asking the public’s help 
in finding the shooter. 

 Police Lt. Tracey Ibarra 
said officers found Tyrone 
English, 35, with gunshot 
wounds after receiving calls, 
at approximately 8:42 p.m., 
of shots fired in the area. 

Ibarra said English died at 
the scene.

 The Los Angeles County 
Coroner’s Office responded. 
An autopsy was scheduled 
last Tuesday. 

 Ibarra said an investigation 
is ongoing. According to 
reports, the shooter was 
described as a light skinned 
black man who walked up 
to English and opened fire. 
The suspect then ran north 
toward Orange Grove 
Boulevard. 

 Officials said the shooting 
may have been gang related. 

 Anyone with information 
is asked to contact 
the Pasadena Police 
Department at (626) 744-
4241, or you may report 
information anonymously 
through Crime Stoppers at 
(800) 222-TIPS (8477). 

 In an email circulating 
through Altadena in the past 
week, concerned residents are 
asking that a series of homes 
owned by MonteCedro luxury 
senior housing project slated 
for demolition, be instead, 
moved or relocated as originally 
planned by the company.

 Former Altadena 
Councilwoman Camille Dudley 
said the idea of relocating 12 
homes and two duplexes on 
the proposed senior housing 
project property was discussed, 
although nothing had come of 
it.

 “To my knowledge, there 
has been no effort made to 
advertise these homes for 
relocation or to reach out to 
house movers, developers or the 
general public,” Dudley said. 
“Relocating these homes saves 
the developers of the project 
money in that they will not 
have to pay for the demolition, 
relocation saves useful housing 
stock and it keeps more trash 
out of the landfills.”

 Dudley added that the 
company had made a good faith 
effort when asked to consider 
making the homes available for 
relocation saying they felt this 
was a good idea. 

 Dudley said Episcopal Homes 
needs to make more effort in 
making all the homes possible 
available for relocation.” Why 
destroy good homes that can 
possibly be used to add to the 
affordable housing stock or 
provide a nice home for a family 
that would like to have a quality 
made older home?”

 MonteCedro planned senior 
housing project at 2212 N. 
El Molino Avenue was once 
the William A. Scripps Home 
for Aged People. The new 
project would include 186 units 
ranging in price from $330,000 
to $1 million. 

 Dudley said the Glorietta 
Cottage on the property is to be 
kept and relocated within the 
new project.

Caltech Halts Planned Daycare Center

By Dean Lee

 Caltech officials put the brakes 
on a planned new daycare 
facility to be built on California 
Boulevard and Arden Road after 
residents cried foul saying they 
just learned about the center two 
weeks ago. Caltech president 
Jean-Lou Chameau told ABC 7 
News that he personally would 
meet with neighbors before 
moving forward.

 At press time Friday there was 
no word about that meeting,

 According to the university, the 
plan was to break ground March 
1, on the $5-million 13,000-
foot complex, which includes 
the center and a play yard. At 
a meeting Feb. 25 Caltech’s 
Vice President for Business 
and Finance, Dean Currie, said 
construction would be put off 
two weeks amid concerns.

 A number of residents at that 
meeting expressed concern 
that moving the center from its 
current structure, on Chester 
Avenue and Del Mar Boulevard, 
would send traffic down Arden 
Road —a now quite street. They 
also said the new center looked 
cheap, many calling it an “awful 
design.”

 Residents along the road have 
also taken to lawn signs reading 
“Save Our Neighborhood from 
Caltech.”

 The center would hold up to 
128 children in three buildings 
as opposed to the current aging 
center that holds 99 children 
according to Currie. The center 
would serve employees of 
Caltech and JPL.

 Officials said they 
would post a traffic study 
on the centers website, 
childrenscenteratcaltech.com. 
The last entry made on the site 
concerning the new daycare 
facility was Dec. 12, which only 
shows an outdated construction 
timeline and three photos of the 
planned facility including the 
one pictured above. 

 Neighbors also said the 
have retained an attorney, if 
necessary, to stop the project 
moving forward though any 
lawsuit.

 Former Pasadena Mayor Bill 
Thomson, also an Arden Road 
resident, told reporters that the 
school and neighbors have to 
work collectively, “and that has 
not happened here,” he said.

Holden to 
Welcome 
Mars Rover 
to the 
Capitol

Meeting On Muir Proposed 
Sports Field Improvements


Holden Invites 
Public to New 
District Office

 Assemblymember Chris 
Holden will welcome the Mars 
Rover “Curiosity” to the State 
Capitol on Monday while 
honoring the members of the 
team that brought the Rover to 
the Red Planet.

 As part of Aerospace 
Week at the State Capitol, 
Assemblymember Holden 
will recognize the five team 
members on the Assembly 
floor Monday at noon for their 
role in the flawless entry and 
landing of Curiosity on the red 
planet.

 “I am very pleased to present 
these important members 
of the JPL team who safely 
delivered Curiosity to the 
surface of Mars. It is a 
technical feat beyond any 
previous efforts to explore the 
solar system and I am happy 
to recognize their important 
contributions to advancing 
the search for conditions 
that might support life on 
Mars,” said Assemblymember 
Holden.

 The five space engineers being 
honored are Adam Steltzner, 
manager of entry, descent and 
landing; Danny Lam, who 
led the flight software team; 
Jennifer Maxwell who worked 
on missions operations; 
Justin Maki who led the team 
that built the navigation and 
hazard avoidance cameras and 
Kelly Clarke who supported 
the building, testing, launch 
and cruise to Mars.

 Caltech, which operates JPL 
and its mission to Mars, is in 
Assemblymember Holden’s 
41st District. Space enthusiasts 
can get up close and personal 
with Curiosity on the West 
Steps of the Capitol.

 Assemblymember Chris 
Holden (D-Pasadena) is having 
an Open House and the public 
is invited. Assemblymember 
Holden wants to share the new 
district office with residents of 
the 41st A.D. and hear from 
them about issues that concern 
the district and the state.

 A brief program will 
announce and honor the 41st 
Assembly “2013 Woman of 
the Year” and provide a brief 
update from the Capitol.

 Light refreshments will be 
served and the event is FREE 
and open to the public.

 Saturday, March 16 2pm – 
5pm at 41st Assembly District 
Office, 600 N. Rosemead Blvd., 
suite 117.

Photos Courtesy of Camille Dudley

 The public is invited to join 
District 1 Councilmember 
Jacque Robinson and officials 
from the Pasadena Unified 
School District and Pasadena’s 
Department of Public Works 
for an important meeting on 
the proposed multi-use sports 
field improvement project for 
Muir High School. 

 The meeting begins at 6:30 
p.m., Wednesday, March 
13, in the Muir High School 
Auditorium, 1905 Lincoln Ave. 
Staff will provide a presentation, 
followed by questions and input 
from the public. Parking is 
available at the school.

 The City is proposing a multi-
use sports field improvement 
project for the Muir High School 
campus as part of the Fiscal 
2014 Capital Improvement 
Program. This project would 
improve the existing south field 
to include a full-size soccer field, 
reconfigured softball field, turf 
renovation, irrigation system 
upgrades, sports field lighting 
and various on-site furnishings. 
The fields would be available for 
public use during non-school 
hours.

 The majority of the project’s 
funding would come from a 
$1 million State grant awarded 
to the City in 2005. That 
money was initially intended 
for athletic field improvements 
in the Hahamonga Watershed 
Park. During the planning 
process for that project, 
however, both the 2009 Station 
Fire and extensive community 
input prompted the City to 
seek alternative locations for an 
improved athletic field.

 The City must apply for the 
transfer of these funds to the 
Muir High School project and 
strong community support is a 
critical first step in the process.

 For questions or additional 
information regarding the 
meeting, contact Loren Pluth 
with Public Works at (626) 744-
7329 or by email to lpluth@
cityofpasadena.net. 

 For more information about 
the City of Pasadena, go online 
to www.cityofpasadena.net.

Museum Announces New 
Contemporary Exhibition 
Takashi Tomo-oka

 Pacific Asia Museum presents 
the new exhibition Takashi 
Tomo-oka in the Focus Gallery 
from April 19 through July 
28, 2013. This exhibition is 
the first in a year-long series 
of contemporary Asian art 
exhibitions in this gallery.

 Takashi Tomo-oka features six 
scroll-mounted photographic 
works that combine the 
classical and contemporary. 
As a young artist, Tomo-oka 
became interested in nihonga 
(neo-traditional Japanese 
painting) but was drawn to 
photography, adopting the 
digital camera as his medium 
rather than a brush. Tomo-
oka eliminates all extraneous 
visual information other than 
the subject itself--vegetal forms 
such as maples and dahlias. 
The resulting images display 
a sensibility similar to that 
of the Rimpa school’s nature 
studies in the 18th century, but 
replacing their gold leaf with 
stark white backgrounds. Each 
work is the result of careful 
study of the plant forms, 
including structure and color 
as well as their ephemerality. 
These spare compositions are 
digitally printed on handmade 
washi paper and mounted 
in scroll format, further 
blurring the divide between 
his painterly sensibilities and 
digital methods.

 “Tomo-oka’s works 
demonstrate the dynamic of 
technology energizing art 
traditions and carrying them 
forward in new and innovative 
ways,” said Curator Bridget 
Bray.

 Takashi Tomo-oka will be 
on view concurrently with the 
exhibitions The Garden in Asia 
and Focus on the Subject: The 
Art of the Harari Collection, 
allowing the visitor to 
reference the traditional nature 
paintings and Japanese art that 
have influenced Tomo-oka 
throughout his career. Related 
programs for Takashi Tomo-
oka will include an installment 
of Fusion Fridays and Art and 
Coffee, as well as a curator’s 
tour.

Pet of the 
Week

 
Tyler is a three-year-old, 
white and beige domestic 
shorthair cat. He’s quite the 
charmer and is very vocal. 
He enjoys being petted 
too. Tyler does have an 
eye condition so a medical 
waiver is required upon 
adoption. A loving attentive 
family would be great for 
him. 

 Tyler’s adoption fee is $70, 
which includes his neuter 
surgery, a microchip, the first 
set of vaccinations, as well 
as a free follow-up health 
check at a participating vet. 
New adopters will receive 
complimentary health and 
wellness exam from VCA 
Animal Hospitals, as well 
as a goody bag filled with 
information on how to 
care for your pet. Ask an 
adoptions counselor for 
more information during 
your visit 

 Call the Pasadena 
Humane Society & SPCA at 
626.792.7151 to ask about 
A322086, or visit at 361 S. 
Raymond Ave. in Pasadena. 
Adoption hours are 11-4 
Sunday, 9-5 Tuesday –
Friday, 9-4 Saturday. Pets 
may not be available for 
adoption and cannot be 
held for potential adopters 
from phone calls or email. 
Directions and photos of all 
pets can be found at www.
pasadenahumane.org.

Pasadena Confidential Tour

 Dip into the confidential 
files of old Pasadena and 
meet assassins and oddballs, 
kidnappers and slashers, 
Satanists and all manner of 
maniac in a delightful little 
tour Saturday, March 16, 2013 
- 12:00pm - 4:00pm. Check in 
is at 11:30am for a 12pm sharp 
departure from the intersection 
of Fair Oaks and Arlington 
Street. Tickets can be ordered 
online at esotouric.com until 
the morning of the tour. For last 
minute bookings, please feel 
free to call 213-915-8687.

Learn How to Produce 
Your Own TV Show

Library To Hold One City, One Story Day

 Pasadena Media offers 
a free television-training 
program for volunteers. 
Various Areas of training 
are available to Pasadena 
residents. Plan to attend 
an orientation to discover 
the right classes for you. 
Producers’ Training teaches 
citizens how to produce their 
own show for The Arroyo 
Channel. Studio Production/
Equipment training is 
also offered for volunteer 
crewmembers. In addition, 
on-going training and 
memberships are available in 
our citizen journalism and 
digital film groups. Call the 
office (626) 794-8585 or go 
to PASADENAMEDIA.ORG 
explore all that Pasadena 
Media has to offer.

 
Enjoy a free day of fun activities 
for the whole family as Pasadena 
Central Library celebrates 
One City, One Story Day on 
Saturday, March 23 from 10 
a.m. to 5 p.m. with a variety of 
themed programs surrounding 
this year’s One City, One Story 
selection, “The Age of Miracles.” 
You’ll discover ways to adapt 
and live in a more eco-friendly 
fashion just as the characters in 
the novel “The Age of Miracles.” 

 • Let’s Go Gardening at 10 a.m. 
for children, ages 3 to 7, and 
their parents. Enjoy fun stories 
about plants and gardening then 
make their own portable garden 
to take home. 

 • Learn why gardening is good 
for your health from Urban 
Farming Advocate, Matthew 
“Mud” Baron, who will talk 
about gardening and Muir 
Ranch, a 1.5 acre garden on the 
campus of Pasadena’s John Muir 
High School at 10:30 a.m. 

 • Learn about the Oh family’s 
experiences living on Mars time 
at 11:30 a.m. When the NASA’s 
Curiosity Rover landed on Mars, 
the operations team switched to 
“Mars time” operations. The Oh 
family joined them. Bryn and 
David Oh will describe how 
their family took a trip around 
the clock on Mars time, jumping 
two time zones every three days, 
while the rover explored Mars. 

 • Make a recyclable craft with 
Reiyukai America from 12:30 to 
2:30 p.m. 

 • Design and make a unique 
article of clothing or accessory 
from recycled materials! Then 
model your own personal design 
at the Eco-Friendly Fashion 
Show: Fashion Sense Straight 
from the Recycling Bin at 1:30 
p.m. Prizes will be awarded for 
the most creative fashions.

 • Make your own comet 
and learn about these ancient 
visitors to our skies from 2:30 to 
3:30 p.m. NASA’s Spitzer Science 
Center Comet Exploration will 
take you back to the birth of 
the Solar System, by making 
a comet - one of the building 
blocks of our planet. 

 • Enjoy a traditional Aztec 
dance performance to Mother 
Earth by Danza Azteca 
Yankuititl from 3 to 3:45 p.m.

 • “The Age of Miracles” ended 
with a time capsule. We’re 
creating our own One City, 
One Story time capsule to be 
unveiled at the 2023 One City, 
One Story event. Teens, ages 13 
to 18, are encouraged to be a 
part of history and bring what 
they would like to contribute to 
it from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. 

 • Learn how to be prepared 
for Changing Times: What to 
expect and how to survive a 
major earthquake at 4 p.m. from 
Lisa Derderian, Emergency 
Management Coordinator and 
Public Information Officer, 
Pasadena Fire Department. 

 Central Library is located at 
285 E. Walnut St. Parking is 
available in the library parking 
lot located to the north of the 
building as well as the University 
of Phoenix parking lot, 299 N. 
Euclid Ave. (enter off of Garfield 
Ave.).

Class Offerings 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Nightly

Orientation: 1st & 3rd Monday

Producers’ Training 2nd & 4th Monday

Camera 1st & 3rd Tuesday

Character Generator 2nd & 4th Tuesday

Lighting 1st & 3rd Wednesday

Audio 2nd & 4th Wednesday

Video Tape Operator 1st & 3rd Thursday

Technical Director 2nd & 4th Thursday

Stage Manager 1st & 3rd Friday

Teleprompter 2nd & 4th Friday

Citizen Journalism Every Tuesday

Digital Film Group Every Thursday