Mountain Views News          Saturday, May 31, 2014

SECTION BSATURDAY, MAY 31, 2014 
AROUND SAN GABRIEL VALLEY & THE STATE 
SECTION BSATURDAY, MAY 31, 2014 
AROUND SAN GABRIEL VALLEY & THE STATE 
LOS ANGELES SHERIFF’S YOUTH 


CALTRANS CALLS FOR PUBLICFOUNDATION LAUNCHES ESSAY 

COMMENT ON PROPOSED 
CONTEST IN HONOR OF DR. MAYA REGULATIONS GOVERNING STATE 
ROUTE 710 PROPERTY SALES

ANGELOU 

LOS ANGELES—As a crucial step toward moving the California 
Department of Transportation (Caltrans) out of the residential 
landlord business and refocusing its efforts on delivering a world-
class transportation system, Caltrans is requesting the public’s 
input as it adopts regulations to sell surplus properties along the 
State Route 710 corridor. 

“We are committed to getting out of the residential landlord 
business so we can focus on our mission to provide a safe, 
sustainable and efficient transportation system in California,” 
said Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty. “These proposed 
regulations outline how surplus properties along the SR-710 
corridor in Pasadena, South Pasadena and El Sereno will be sold 
pursuant to state law.” 

Today’s announcement marks the beginning of a 45-day public 
comment period, which ends on July 14, 2014. Anyone who 
wants to comment on the proposed regulations during this period 
may submit written comments by email to Affordable_Sales_
Program@dot.ca.gov, by fax at 916-654-6378 or by mail to: 

The Sheriff’s Youth Foundation (SYF) in its partnership with the 

Brent L. Green 

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department launched today an 

Chief, Division of Right of Way and Land Surveys

essay contest to honor the great life and teachings of Dr. Maya 

ATTN: Affordable Sales Program

Angelou. 

California Department of Transportation1120 N Street, MS 37

 The contest, which is open to youth ages 7 to 17 years who reside 

Sacramento, CA 95814

in the County of Los Angeles welcomes children to learn more 

Caltrans will also host public hearings on July 15 at California 

about Angelou’s life and the challenges that she overcame, as 

State University, Los Angeles and July 17 at the Pasadena 

well as how she championed for civil rights and truth. “We are 

Convention Center; the public may also comment on the 

very pleased to kick off this initiative and more importantly to 

proposed regulations at both locations. After the end of the public 

provide our youth the opportunity to learn firsthand about the 

comment period, Caltrans will submit final regulations to the 

great works and wisdom that will forever be part of our lives and 

Office of Administrative Law for approval later this fall. 

our community through Dr. Angelou,” said Dr. Kathleen Van 
Antwerp, Program Director of the Sheriff’s Youth Foundation. 

Caltrans set up a hotline for English and Spanish speakers 
“We truly hope that her legacy will inspire the children of our 

(213-897-8184) and a web site (www.dot.ca.gov/dist07/ 
great county to overcome whatever challenge in life they might 

business/710sales) to help answer questions about the proposed 
face and see the vast opportunity that our community offers to 

sale process and how it will impact tenants after the regulations 
them,” she added. 

are approved and adopted this fall. 
For more information on the proposed regulations, visit the 


 The essay contest supports many of the various youth programs 

California Regulatory Notice Register (www.oal.ca.gov/res/docs/ 

offered through the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department and the 

pdf/notice/22z-2014.pdf) or Caltrans’ web site (www.dot.ca.gov/ 

Sheriff’s Youth Foundation. “I’m very proud of the great work 

regulations.htm).

being done every day through our youth programs,” said Sheriff 
John L. Scott. “As a community, we have an important social 

responsibility to our children to guide them on a better path 
towards a successful future. Dr. Angelou’s life is an inspiration to 
all and her great legacy will live in our hearts always.” 

 Youth are invited to submit their essays (maximum 700 words) 
through June 27, 2014. An evaluation committee comprised of 
SYF staff and volunteers will select the three finalists. The essay 
review will be based on the impact that the author has personally 
gained through reading of the life, words, or wisdom of Dr. Maya 
Angelou. 

 The three finalists will each receive an iPad Mini tablet and 
their work will be highlighted in the Sheriff’s Youth Foundation 
website.

 For more information please visit: www.SheriffsYouthFoundation.
org/essay 

Ms. Angelou passed away this week at age 86 


Mountain Views News 80 W Sierra Madre Blvd. No. 327 Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024 

PHOTO OF THE WEEK 
(ABOVE) 

Driving through Sierra Madre last 
weekend, the following sign caught 
my attention. Story is that the young 
man who wrote the sign accidently 
broke his parents television doing 
something most kids are told not to 
do - don’t swing things in the house.

 To make certain he took 
responsibility for his actions, he held 
a garage sale of some of his favorite 
things to pay for it. MVNews 


HOLDEN’S TRUANCY LEGISLATION 
CLEARS ASSEMBLY (AB 1672) 

Sacramento – Assemblymember Chris Holden’s bill to help 
school districts and counties collect and evaluate information on 
California’s truancy crisis has been approved in the Assembly. 

Holden’s AB 1672 is part of a package of truancy bills sponsored 
by the Attorney General’s office to address the reasons behind 
chronic absences in elementary school. 

“With this slate of bills we are not putting more students in the 
juvenile justice system, but inviting the community to intervene 
before they end up in the penal system, which is why I am happy 
to join this effort,” explained Assemblymember Holden. “I am 
authoring Assembly Bill 1672 to increase accountability for 
School Attendance Review Boards, or SARBs, in order to make 
them more effective. “ 

AB 1672 requires local SARBs to report information on student 
enrollment, absence and truancy rates, referrals to the district 
attorney and whether or not the student is doing better. Current 
SARB reports provide minimal information about intervention 
outcomes, so it is difficult to get the full picture. This bill ensures 
schools, districts, and counties can evaluate the success of their 
truancy intervention efforts. 

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