Mountain Views News          Saturday, September 6, 2014

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Mountain View News Saturday, September 6, 2014 


ARTS Buses 
now Accept 
Tap Cards

Mayor Bogaard Will 
Not Seek Re-Election

Pasadena 
Archers, 
Open Space 
Group at 
Odds

 
After serving almost 16 years, 
Pasadena Mayor Bill Bogaard 
announced Tuesday his 
decision not to seek re-election 
as the CityÕs first directly elected 
mayorÑ he first took office as 
mayor in 1999. 

 According to a press statement, 
Bogaard sent a two-page letter 
to many of his long-time friends 
and supporters saying it was Òa 
reluctant decisionÓ not to seek 
re-election for a fifth term . 

 ÒThere is never a good time 
for a decision like this and 
so, after lots of thinking and 
often conferring with many of 
you, I have reached a reluctant 
decision not to run for re-
election,Ó Bogaard wrote. ÒI 
donÕt want to look back and find 
I stayed too long and I want to 
go on to other activities which 
will include much more time 
spent with Claire [his wife] 
and the other members of our 
family.Ó

 Mayor Bogaard shared 
that the ongoing economic 
challenges means this is not 
the perfect time for him to 
step away, but he encouraged 
City officials to continue 
maintaining a strong fiscal 
condition and Òpursue a strong 
local economyÓ plus youth 
development programs; strong 
public education; affordable 
housing and homeless services; 
renewable energy sources, water 
conservation; and planning and 
zoning guidelines Òthat protect 
and strengthen the character of 
our city.Ó

 City Manager Michael Beck 
highly praised Bogaard for 
his leadership as the CityÕs top 
elected official, providing a 
positive and inclusive influence 
for the City during challenging 
economic times and tough 
budget choices; high-profile 
projects including the Rose 
Bowl Pavilion renovation, the 
Convention Center and Gold 
Line expansion projects and the 
long-term revitalization of Old 
Pasadena and the Playhouse 
District.

 ÒYou cannot overstate the 
profound impact that Mayor 
Bogaard has had in virtually 
every major accomplishment 
in Pasadena over the past 15 
years. Pasadena would not be 
recognized as a national role 
model city without Mayor 
BogaardÕs leadership,Ó Beck said. 
ÒMayor Bogaard embodies the 
best qualities that people want 
in an elected official.Ó

 Bogaard began his first four-
year term as PasadenaÕs first 
directly elected mayor in 1999. 
He i s currently completing 
his fourth four-year term. He 
serves as chair of Pasadena 
Bioscience Collaborative, a 
technology enterprise incubator 
and workforce development 
program, and the CityÕs 
Emergency Services Council. 
He is a member of the Gold 
Line Foothill Construction 
Authority and serves on 
the boards for the Pasadena 
Educational Foundation 
and the Pasadena YMCA. In 
1997, the City of Pasadena 
granted him its highest civic 
recognition, the Arthur Noble 
Award.


By Dean Lee 

 Two groups, the Pasadena 
Roving Archers and Stewards 
of Public Land, have taken to 
the internet to express opposite 
views on the future of the Lower 
Arroyo Archery Range, the city 
council is set to take up the issue 
at a meeting September 15.

 The Stewards of Public Land 
circulated a petition last week to 
stop an agreement between the 
city and archers to permanently 
prohibit Òwalking, jogging, 
dog-walking, birding and other 
forms of enjoyment of nature 
on the West side of the Lower 
Arroyo.Ó The Pasadena Roving 
Archers say this is simply not 
true.

 ÒThe archery range is not 
Ôdevoted to an exclusive private 
use.Õ The group stated. ÒIt is 
available for public use for 
archery. The archery range 
is a designated-use area for a 
specific purpose, just like other 
City facilities such as Brookside 
Golf Course, the casting pond, 
tennis courts, basketball courts.Ó

 The Stewards of Public Land 
petition has been signed by 
community leaders Claire 
Bogaard, Tom Seifert, Dianne 
Philibosian, Ann Scheid, and 
Tim Brick.

 According to documents from 
the cityÕs Recreation and Parks 
commission, the new license 
and operating agreement would 
include mandatory safety 
archery training classes, restrict 
vehicular assess to the west side 
of the flood control, provide $1 
million liability insurance and 
actively market the programs 
to the Pasadena community, 
providing information about 
archery to the public.

 The archers have also started 
a petition in support of the plan 
at change.org under Pasadena 
Roving Archers. 

 The city council meets at 6:30 
p.m. in the Council Chamber, 
Pasadena City Hall 100 North 
Garfield Avenue, Room S249. 

The Pasadena Department of 
Transportation unveiled new 
TAP validators Tuesday that 
allows commuters to now use 
the Metro cards to be on all 
ARTS ÑArea Rapid Transit 
SystemÑ and Dial-A-Ride 
buses.

The new program started Sept. 
2.

Riders who use TAP cards 
loaded with a Stored Value or 
EZ transit pass and riders who 
use Access Rider ID TAP cards 
can simply tap their cards at 
the validators upon boarding 
PasadenaÕs ARTS buses.

For Dial-a-Ride buses, 
members can use TAP cards 
loaded with a Stored Value.

The fareboxes will still be 
available, but many passengers 
feel TAP is a faster, more 
efficient way to pay. Using 
the validators will reduce 
passenger boarding time 
because riders donÕt have to 
pull out dollars or coins to feed 
the fareboxes.

ARTS riders transferring to 
other transit operators will still 
need to use cash to purchase 
an interagency transfer from 
ARTS bus drivers. ARTS 
riders transferring between 
ARTS buses should continue 
requesting free paper 
transfers from ARTS bus 
drivers, according to City 
transportation officials.

Pasadena ARTS and Dial-
A-Ride will join 12 other 
transit providers in Los 
Angeles County that use TAP, 
including all of the other 
transit providers operating in 
Pasadena. The other transit 
providers servicing Pasadena 
that also use TAP are Metro 
(buses and Gold Line), Foothill 
Transit and LADOT.

Commuters can purchase TAP 
cards online at taptogo.net, by 
phone at (866) TAPTOGO, 
(866) 827-8646, or in person at 
TAP sales locations, including 
any of the six Metro Rail 
stations in Pasadena.

Photo courtesy of stewardsofpublicland.org

Pasadena Mayor Bill Bogaard

Free Drought Tolerant 
Landscaping Event 

College 
Appoints 
Interim 
President

 
The PACCD Board of 
Trustees announced Thursday 
the appointment of Dr. 
Robert Miller as Interim 
Superintendent-President of 
Pasadena City College. Miller 
took office immediately. 

 Miller replaces Dr. Mark 
Rocha, who recently retired 
Aug 31.

 ÒWe welcome the expertise 
and experience that Dr. Miller 
brings to the position. His 
results-oriented approach and 
ability to think strategically 
will play a pivotal role in 
the future of PCC,Ó said Dr. 
Anthony Fellow, President of 
the PACCD Board of Trustees. 
Upon being appointed, 
Dr. Miller stated, Òit was a 
distinct honor and privilege 
to be asked to serve this great 
college in this transitional role. 
There are many challenges and 
opportunities ahead, but with 
the help of students, faculty, 
staff, managers, the Board 
of Trustees and community 
members; the future of the 
college is indeed bright. We 
will rise to even greater heights 
as we serve our students and 
the communities within our 
District and surrounding 
areas.Ó 

 Miller has been associated 
with PCC since 1973 having 
graduated from the college in 
1975. He worked fulltime for 
the college from 1976 through 
1986 leaving as the Assistant 
Dean, Learning Resources 
to pursue other career 
opportunities. In 2005, Miller 
returned to PCC to serve as 
the Associate Dean, Academic 
Support. 

 Pasadena Water & Power 
Department (PWP) customers 
can receive expert advice on 
cutting their irrigation bills with 
California-friendly plants, plus 
get bargain-priced rain barrels 
during a free Drought Tolerant 
Landscape & Rain Barrel Event 
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sunday, 
Sept. 14, at Descanso Gardens, 
1418 Descanso Dr. in La 
Ca–ada Flintridge.

 Space is limited but PWP 
customers can reserve their 
seats now by calling the 
Pasadena Citizen Service 
Center at (626) 744-7311 or 
visiting www.CityofPasadena.
net/CSC.

 To receive a free rain barrel 
at the workshop, participants 
must purchase one in advance 
at www.RainBarrelsIntl.com 
by Wednesday, Sept. 10. Click 
the ÒEventsÓ tab and choose 
ÒDescanso Gardens. The $85 
barrels come in a choice of black 
or terra cotta, with a brass spigot 
that attaches to any garden 
hose. Pasadena residents can 
then apply for a $100 rain barrel 
rebate through Metropolitan 
Water DistrictÕs website, 
www.SoCalWaterSmart.com. 
Attendees are not required to 
purchase a rain barrel.

 During the four-hour event, 
a landscape expert will show 
participants how to maximize 
their water-bill savings by 
choosing drought-tolerant 
plants and groundcover. 
Participants will also learn tips 
for putting their rain barrels 
to work, capturing rooftop 
runoff and providing backyard 
plants with chemical-free and 
nutrient-rich water.

 This is event is co-hosted by 
PWP, City of Burbank, City 
of Glendale, City of South 
Pasadena, Crescenta Valley 
Water District and Foothill 
Municipal Water District.

 Landscape irrigation accounts 
for up to 50 percent of 
PasadenaÕs water use. To help 
residents conserve, PWP offers 
a long list of rebates on water-
saving landscape fixtures, as 
well as a $2-per-square foot 
turf removal rebate to entice 
property owners to replace 
thirsty lawns with drought-
tolerant, native landscaping. 
Find a full list of available 
rebates, as well as conservation 
tips, a water-saving landscape 
guide, before-and-after photos 
and how-to videos at www.
PWPweb.com/SaveWater.

Antonovich Recognizes 
104-Year-Old Pasadena 
Resident


Pet of the 
Week


Grandson Robert Ell, Raisa Ell, and Supervisor Antonovich

 At the LA County Board 
of Supervisors meeting 
Tuesday, Supervisor Michael 
D. Antonovich recognized 
Pasadena resident Raisa Ell, 
on her 104th birthday.

 Born on July 25, 1910 in the 
Ukraine during the Russian 
Revolution, her family fled 
to China when she was 12 
years old. In 1937, Raisa left 
China for the United States 
and made her home in Los 
Angeles County.

 Recently, Raisa and 
her grandson Robert Ell 
helped to establish the 
Centenarians Project at 
the Pasadena Museum of 
History to document the 
lives of centenarians living 
in Pasadena.

Jet Propulsion Laboratory 
September Event Calendar

Police 
Department 
to Host ÔPPD 
En EspanolÕ

 September 11-12: Free 
Lecture Ð Studying Soil 
Moisture From SpaceÐ 
NASA's Soil Moisture 
Active Passive Mission

NASAÕs Soil Moisture Active 
Passive, or SMAP, is a remote 
sensing mission designed 
to measure and map EarthÕs 
soil moisture distribution 
and freeze/thaw state with 
unprecedented accuracy, 
resolution and coverage. 
Using a single satellite 
launched into a near-polar, 
low-altitude orbit, SMAPÕs 
state-of-the-art radar and 
radiometer sensors are able 
to peer beneath clouds, 
vegetation and other surface 
features to create global maps 
of these measurements every 
2-3 days over a period of three 
years. Data from SMAP will 
be used in an extraordinary 
variety of important 
scientific applications and 
research, addressing weather 
forecasting and climate 
modeling, drought, flood 
and landslide predictions, 
agricultural productivity, 
and seasonal climate-related 
human health issues.

Free lectures on September 
11 at JPL, The von K‡rm‡n 
Auditorium at JPL 4800 Oak 
Grove Drive; September 12 
at Pasadena City College, 
The Vosloh Forum at 
Pasadena City College 1570 
East Colorado Blvd.; both at 
7 p.m.

September 21: NASAÕs 
Maven Spacecraft Arrives 
At Mars

NASAÕs Mars Atmosphere 
and Volatile Evolution 
(MAVEN) spacecraft, on 
approach to Mars, will 
fire six orbital insertion 
thrusters on Sunday, Sept. 
21, slowing down so that 
Mars will gravitationally 
catch the spacecraft into 
orbit. The orbital mission 
will investigate how Mars 
lost its atmosphere and 
abundant liquid water. By 
analyzing the planetÕs upper 
atmosphere and measuring 
current rates of atmospheric 
loss, MAVEN scientists hope 
to understand how Mars 
transitioned from a warm, 
wet planet to the dry desert 
world we see today. MAVEN 
is managed by NASAÕs 
Goddard Space Flight Center, 
Greenbelt, Maryland, and is 
part of the broader NASA 
Mars Exploration Program 
managed by JPL.

 Emma is a one-year-old 
black tabby. She loves to talk 
and enjoys being the center 
of attention. SheÕs very 
active and enjoys playing 
with bottle caps. 

 EmmaÕs adoption fee is 
$70, which includes her 
spay 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. 

 Call the Pasadena 
Humane Society & SPCA at 
626.792.7151 to ask about 
A361421, or visit at 361 S. 
Raymond Ave. in Pasadena. 
Adoption hours are 11-4 
Sunday, 9-5 Tuesday Ð
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. 

Learn How to Produce 
Your Own TV Show

 The Pasadena Police 
Department will kick off an 
all Spanish Speaking series 
of workshops known as 
ÒPPD en Espanol.Ó PPD En 
Espanol was created to foster 
positive relationships with our 
Spanish speaking community. 
Participants will learn about 
Police operations and will 
obtain insight as to what 
services/resources the Police 
Department has to offer. 

 The workshops are held at 
the police department every 
Wednesday night. The first 
workshop in the series starts 
tonight at 6PM and will 
continue for six consecutive 
Wednesdays. Graduation will 
be held on October 8, 2014. 

 The Pasadena Police 
Department is very proud 
to announce that this is the 
third workshop held since its 
inception in 2013 and we have 
50 participants in the current 
class! 

 For further information 
please feel free to contact the 
Community Services Section 
at (626) 744-4551.

 New Citizen Journalism 
training starts Wednesday 
nights, learn how to report 
news using social media 
skills.

 With the opening of the new 
Pasadena Media studios at 150 
S. Los Robles Ave, they are 
offering free television-training 
programs for producers. Plan 
to attend an orientation to 
discover the right classes for 
you. ProducersÕ Training 
teaches how to produce shows 
for The Arroyo Channel. Studio 
Production/Equipment training 
is also offered to volunteer 
crewmembers. In addition, 
on-going training will soon be 
available in citizen journalism 
and digital film groups. Call the 
office (626) 794-8585 or go to 
PASADENAMEDIA.ORG and 
explore what Pasadena Media 
has to offer.


Class offerings days and nights weekly

Station Schedule 

Studio Camera & Floor Manager

Monday Sept. 8 at 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Orientation & Producers Training

Tuesday Sept. 8 at 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Producers Training

Wednesday Sept. 10 at 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Orientation & Tour

Wednesday Sept. 10 at 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Citizen Journalism Training

Wednesday Sept. 10 at 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.