Mountain Views News          Saturday, February 14, 2015

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Mountain View News Saturday, February 14, 2015


Pasadena 
News Briefs

City Manager Appoints 
New Health Officer 

Officers arrest 
another armed 
suspect, recover 

stolen handgun

 

 Pasadena City Manager 
Michael Beck announced 
Monday the appointment of Dr. 
Ying-Ying Goh as the city’s new 
health officer. 

 The city is currently still 
conducting a nationwide 
search for a new department 
director who will be responsible 
for the overall planning, 
administration and operation of 
the Public Health Department.

 Prior to her new role, Goh 
served as Pasadena’s Interim 
Health Officer from May 2014 
to Jan. 2015. Since 2011, she has 
been the Pasadena Public Health 
Department’s Medical Director 
for Programs and Research, 
securing new grant funding and 
managing programs related to 
diabetes care management and 
childhood obesity prevention.

 The City separated the 
health officer duties from the 
department’s (administrative) 
director position, adopting 
an organizational structure 
similar to the model used by the 
department prior to 2007. 

 Goh, as the City’s Health Officer, 
provides medical supervision 
and consultative direction 
for City health services and 
programs. The Health Officer 
also has authority to declare 
public health emergencies and 
quarantines. 

 “Dr. Goh continues to 
demonstrate superior 
healthcare and leadership 
skills,” City Manager Beck 
said. “Her extensive training 
as a researcher and clinician is 
critical to advancing our work 
in public health in 2015 and 
beyond.”

 “It is an honor to serve the 
residents and businesses of 
Pasadena as Health Officer,” 
Goh said. “I look forward to 
working with our exceptionally 
dedicated City staff and officials 
in promoting the quality of 
health in our community.” 

 Goh’s professional experience 
includes clinical pediatric 
practice in several Southern 
California and East Coast 
communities; management 
of a California Endowment 
Task Force of community 
stakeholders to improve 
healthcare access and quality 
in Los Angeles County; design 
and implementation of a 
program for Pasadena seniors 
with chronic conditions, and 
conducting and disseminating 
research to improve nutrition 
and physical activity for youth.

 Pasadena is only one of three 
cities in California with a 
municipal health department. 

 
According to police patrol 
officers were driving in the 
area of 500 W. Washington 
Boulevard, at 10:28 a.m., 
when they saw the suspect 
walking on the city sidewalk 
while smoking marijuana 
from a glass pipe. When the 
officers attempted to detail 
the male suspect, he ran but 
was ultimately apprehended 
after a physical struggle 
with officers. Officer then 
discovered the suspect 
possessed a loaded .22 
caliber “Derringer” type 
handgun. Investigation 
revealed that the handgun 
was reported stolen in 
Sierra Madre; The suspect 
admitted to knowing it 
was stolen and that he 
purchased it “off the streets”. 
The juvenile male suspect 
was arrested for possession 
of a stolen firearm and 
transported to a Juvenile 
Detention Facility. Because 
of the professional and 
proactive efforts of 
Pasadena Police Officers, 
no was injuries and another 
dangerous firearm was 
seized.

Dr. Ying-Ying Goh

Historic Pasadena Ballroom Reopens 

By Dean Lee

 The historic Pasadena Civic 
Auditorium Exhibit Hall “C” 
was officially brought back to 
life as a ballroom with a ribbon-
cutting ceremony Sunday after 
the building served as home to 
the Pasadena Ice Skating Center 
since 1976. 

 “We’re excited to bring back one 
of Pasadena’s original exhibition 
halls, with all of its luster, glory 
and celebrated architecture,” 
said chief executive officer of 
the Pasadena Center Operating 
Company Michael Ross. “The 
restored building now has 
modern amenities, which 
will give the city increased 
capacity for bigger and better 
trade shows, consumer shows, 
conventions, banquets and 
other events.”

 MUSE/IQUE’s Uncorked Series, 
a tribute to Abraham Lincoln, 
was the first major event to fill 
Pasadena’s renovated historic 
exhibition hall, Ross said. “We 
are thrilled that an event of this 
stature and importance will re-
open the hall. This is the ideal 
location for what we know will 
be an exciting and exceptional 
experience for the audience and 
the performers alike.”

Mayor Bill Bogaard (pictured 
above) along the Pasadena 
Center Operating Company 
board members cut the ribbon 
to mark the occasion.

 Bogaard said the city has 
been waiting decades to see 
the space made available and 
that will again serve as a place 
where good times can be held in 
Pasadena. 

 Constructed in 1931 as part 
of the original Pasadena Civic 
Auditorium, the exhibit hall 
was used for conventions, 
dances and various exhibits. It 
was repurposed as home to the 
Pasadena Ice Skating Center 
rink until 2011, when the 
Pasadena Ice Skating Center 
moved to a new, stand-alone 
facility to the east of the Civic 
Auditorium. The hall sat idle 
until undergoing the $900,000 
renovation over the past six 
months.

Presidents 
Day 

Closures 
Reminders

Police Helicopter 
quickly respond to 
vehicle theft, three 
arrested

 Pasadena residents and 
businesses are reminded 
that City Hall and many City 
services will be closed Monday 
for Lincoln and Washington’s 
Birthdays (observed). Specific 
closures, some reminders and 
exceptions are noted below.

 The Pasadena Fire and Police 
departments will continue 
to be staffed during the 
holidays for all patrol, jail, 
fire, paramedic and other 
emergency services. For any 
life-threatening emergencies, 
please remember to call 9-1-
1. Remember, “If You See 
Something, Say Something” 
by calling police to help keep 
us all safe.

 The Pasadena City Council 
will not meet Monday, Feb. 16.

 The City’s Citizen Service 
Center, (626) 744-7311, will 
remain open both days, 8 a.m. 
to 5 p.m., for calls from the 
public.

 The Pasadena Public Health 
Department’s Travel and 
Immunization Clinic will be 
closed through February 18. Go 
online to www.cityofpasadena.
net/PublicHealth for more 
information.

PWP’s regular Customer Call 
Center will be closed for the 
holidays, but customers can 
access their accounts and pay 
bills online at www.PWPweb.
com or by calling (626) 744-
4005 or (626) 744-4673 for 
emergencies. 

Trash, recycling and yard waste 
pickups will be on the regular 
schedule, with no bulky item 
pickups. 

The City’s Area Rapid Transit 
System (ARTS) buses and 
Dial-A-Ride programs will 
be in full operation with no 
changes to regular service. 
On Feb. 17, all parking meters 
will be free and parking time 
limits will not be enforced. 
Parking meter enforcement 
will resume Feb. 18.

All Pasadena Public Libraries 
will be closed Monday. 

Rose Parade Marching 
Bands Announced 

National 
Academy of 
Engineering 
Adds Two 
JPL Members

 
Twenty Bands Set to 
March Iconic Parade 
Route

 Pasadena Tournament of Roses 
President Mike Matthiessen 
announced Thursday 18 of the 
20 marching bands that will 
participate in the 127th Rose 
Parade, themed “Find Your 
Adventure.” The bands hail 
from across the United States as 
well as from Guatemala, Japan 
and Mexico. The two bands not 
yet announced will be from the 
universities competing in the 
102nd Rose Bowl Game.

The 18 bands announced today:

Albany State University – 
Marching Rams, Albany, Ga.

Allen High School – The Allen 
Eagle Escadrille, Allen, Texas

Centro Escolar José Maria 
Morelos y Pavón – Aguilas 
Doradas Marching Band, 
Puebla, Mexico

Franklin Regional High School 
– Panther Band, Murrysville, 
Pa.

Instituto Pedro Molina – Latin 
Band Pedro Molina, Guatemala

Jenks High School – Trojan 
Pride, Jenks, Okla.

Los Angeles Unified School 
District, All District High 
School Honor Band, Los 
Angeles

Mira Mesa High School – 
Sapphire Sound, San Diego, 
Calif.

Pasadena City College 
Tournament of Roses Honor 
Band & Herald Trumpets,

Pasadena, Calif.

Plymouth-Canton Educational 
Park – Plymouth-Canton 
Educational Park, Canton, 
Mich.

Punahou School – Punahou 
Marching Band, Honolulu, 
Hawaii

Saratoga High School 
– Saratoga High School 
Marching Band and Color 
Guard,

Saratoga, Calif.

The Salvation Army 
Tournament of Roses Band, 
Los Angeles

Toho High School – Toho High 
School Dragon Band, Japan

United States Marine Corps 
West Coast Composite Band, 
San Diego, Calif.

Virginia Military Institute 
– VMI Regimental Band, 
Lexington, Va.

William Mason High School – 
Mason High School Marching 
Comets, Mason, Ohio

Wyoming All-State Marching 
Band, Cheyenne, Wyo.

 Bands are selected by the 
Tournament of Roses based on 
a variety of criteria including 
musicianship, marching 
ability and entertainment or 
special interest value. Bands 
are required to raise all 
necessary funds for travel and 
accommodations. In addition 
to marching in the five and- 
a-half mile Rose Parade on New 
Year’s Day, bands also perform 
in one of three Bandfest events 
scheduled for Dec. 29 and 30, 
2015, at Pasadena City College.

 According to police, officers 
responded to the 1900 block 
of Queensbury Road around 
noon Thursday, regarding a 
citizen’s report of a possible car 
theft in progress. Patrol officers 
and the Police Helicopter 
responded quickly and located 
the suspects attempting to flee 
the area after abandoning the 
victim’s vehicle. A containment 
was quickly established in 
the neighborhood and two 
male juvenile suspects and 
one female juvenile suspect 
(all Pasadena residents) were 
arrested for grand theft. 
Officers will remain on scene 
for approximately 30 minutes 
longer for the follow-up 
investigation.

 
Two researchers at NASA’s 
Jet Propulsion Laboratory have 
been elected to the National 
Academy of Engineering, the 
highest professional distinction 
for engineers officials 
announced Wednesday. 

 Graeme Stephens, the director 
for the Center for Climate 
Sciences at JPL, and Dan Goebel, 
a senior research scientist at 
JPL who develops technologies 
for deep space missions, join 
65 other U.S. members and 12 
foreign members as the newest 
additions to the organization.

 The academy, which now has 
2,263 U.S. members and 221 
foreign members, honors those 
who have made outstanding 
contributions to “engineering 
research, practice, or education, 
including, where appropriate, 
significant contributions to the 
engineering literature,” and to 
the “pioneering of new and 
developing fields of technology, 
making major advancements in 
traditional fields of engineering, 
or developing/implementing 
innovative approaches to 
engineering education.”

 Stephens is being honored 
for his elucidation of Earth’s 
cloud system and radiation 
balance. His research activities 
focus on atmospheric radiation, 
including the application of 
remote sensing to understand 
the role of hydrological 
processes in climate change. 
He has authored more than 240 
peer-reviewed publications and 
a reference textbook on remote 
sensing of the atmosphere. 
He is an adjunct professor at 
the University of Reading in 
England, and a professor at 
Colorado State University, 
Fort Collins. He also serves 
as the principal investigator 
of NASA’s CloudSat mission 
and was involved in the 
early development of NASA’s 
Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 
mission, launched last year.

 Goebel is being honored 
for his contributions to low-
temperature plasma sources 
for thin-film manufacturing, 
plasma materials interactions 
and electric propulsion. 
Goebel is responsible for 
the development of high-
efficiency electric thrusters, 
advanced long-life propulsion 
components and thruster-
life model validation for deep 
space missions. He is a fellow 
of the American Institute of 
Aeronautics and Astronautics, 
the Institute of Electrical and 
Electronics Engineers and the 
American Physical Society; an 
adjunct professor at UCLA; and 
the author of more than 120 
technical papers and one book 
on electric propulsion.

Graeme Stephens Image: JPL

Dan Goebel Image credit: JPL

Pet of the 
Week


Polly is an eight-year-old 
female polydactyl patch 
tabby cat. She is very sweet, 
quiet, and observant. Polly 
is easy to hold, enjoys 
attention, and doesn’t 
mind other cats. Because 
of her age, Polly also 
qualifies for the Seniors 
for Seniors program which 
waives the adoption fee for 
adopters age 60 and up. The 
mandatory microchip fee of 
$20 still applies.

 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.

 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 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.

Learn How to Produce 
Your Own TV Show

 
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. 
Producers’ Training teaches 
how to produce shows for 
The Arroyo Channel. Studio 
Production/ Equipment 
training is also offered to 
volunteer crew members. 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.

Public Invited 
to 33rd Black 
History Parade

Health Officials Confirm Four 
Measles Cases In Local Area

 Celebrate black history, 
culture and achievements at 
Pasadena’s 33rd annual Black 
History Parade and Festival 
from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 
21. The festive celebration 
includes one of the biggest and 
longest-running Black History 
parades in California. Bring 
family and friends to enjoy 
upbeat parade performances 
and plenty of free post-parade 
fun and entertainment. This 
year’s theme is “Our Heritage: 
The Bridge to the Future.”

 The parade begins at 10 a.m. 
at Charles White Park, Fair 
Oaks Avenue and Ventura 
Street in Altadena; then heads 
south on Fair Oaks Avenue 
before ending at Pasadena’s 
Robinson Park, 1081 N. Fair 
Oaks Ave., where the festival 
takes place from 12-4:30 p.m. 
on the north side of the park 
on Hammond Street.

 The Pasadena Public Health 
Department (PPHD) said 
Tuesday they are closely 
monitoring the recent outbreak 
of measles cases to identify local 
cases and individuals who may 
have come into contact with 
persons with measles. As of 
now there are four confirmed 
cases of measles within PPHD’s 
jurisdiction.

“Measles is a highly contagious 
viral disease that spreads 
easily from person to person 
through the air,” said Dr. Ying-
Ying Goh, Health Officer for 
Pasadena. “We are working 
with healthcare providers, 
public and private schools and 
local and state health officials 
to prevent the further spread of 
measles in Pasadena.”

 Pasadena Information officer 
William Boyer said all the cases 
could, in some way, related back 
to the Disneyland outbreak that 
started in December.

A safe and effective method 
to prevent measles is to get 
vaccinated, Dr. Goh urged. 

 MMR vaccines are covered 
by most health insurance 
plans or can be obtained at 
the Department’s Travel and 
Immunization Clinic, 1845 N. 
Fair Oaks Ave. The clinic will be 
closed February 11-18, 2015. Go 
online to www.cityofpasadena.
net/PublicHealth for more 
information.

 Common symptoms of measles 
include runny nose, cough, red 
eyes, fever, and rash that usually 
starts on the face and spreads 
down the body. Someone with 
measles is contagious about 
four days before a rash develops 
and four days after the rash 
appears. Measles can also cause 
complications like pneumonia, 
brain swelling, and, in some 
cases, even death.

Class offerings days and nights weekly

Station Schedule 

Closed - Presidents’ Day

Monday February 16, All Day

Citizen Journalism Training

Wednesday February 18, at 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Open Mic - Thursday Night Live!

Thursday February 19, at 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Pasadena Media’s Member Meet-Up

Tuesday February 24, at 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Citizen Journalism Training

Wednesday February 25, at 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.