Mountain Views News          Saturday, March 14, 2015

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Mountain Views-News Saturday, March 14, 2015 


Couple Gives Caltech 
Historic $50 Million Pledge

Police to 
Conduct 
DUI Patrol St. 
Patrick’s Day

 
In one of the largest acts 
of philanthropy in Caltech’s 
history, alumnus Ron and 
Maxine Linde have pledged at 
least $50 million to the Institute 
officials announced last week.

According to a press statement, 
their donation creates an 
endowment without a specific 
permanent designation. In 
this way, the Lindes’ newest 
contribution, like many of 
the couple’s previous gifts 
to Caltech, is earmarked to 
advance promising initiatives 
in their early stages. Once 
those initiatives are well 
established and positioned 
to garner additional external 
support, the endowed funds 
can be redirected to “the next 
important project Caltech 
should be undertaking,” as Ron 
Linde describes it.

“The Lindes’ exceptional 
generosity will have a far-
reaching and enduring impact 
on Caltech,” said President 
Thomas Rosenbaum, holder 
of Caltech’s Sonja and William 
Davidow Presidential Chair 
and professor of physics. “They 
understand deeply the Institute’s 
fundamental values and appetite 
for bold research endeavors. 
The Lindes’ remarkable gift is 
an evocative endorsement of 
our community of scholars and 
the contributions they make to 
science, technology, and society, 
geared to the future.”

The couple’s connection to 
Caltech reaches back more than 
50 years, to Ron Linde’s time as 
a graduate student who earned 
the Institute’s first doctorate 
in materials science. Maxine 
Linde, a mathematician, worked 
as a scientific programmer 
at the Caltech-managed Jet 
Propulsion Laboratory during 
the early days of the U.S. space 
program.

“Our giving is not just a matter 
of loyalty,” Ron Linde says. “We 
measure the success of our 
philanthropic investments by 
the impact achieved per dollar 
spent. Caltech’s long track 
record speaks for itself. A dollar 
invested in Caltech can provide 
unparalleled returns.”

Maxine Linde added, “As 
informed investors, we see 
Caltech as the best opportunity 
we will ever encounter to have 
a significant, lasting, personal 
impact on the world.”

Partners in life and in business, 
Ron and Maxine Linde are 
chairman and president, 
respectively, of The Ronald 
and Maxine Linde Foundation. 
Ron previously was founder, 
chairman, and CEO of 
Envirodyne Industries Inc., a 
company where Maxine served 
as general counsel and chief 
administrative officer.

 The Pasadena Police 
Department will be 
conducting a roving DUI 
patrol this Tuesday, St. 
Patrick’s Day, looking to 
stop and arrest drivers who 
are impaired by alcohol 
or drugs. This DUI patrol 
is, in addition to regularly 
scheduled patrol officers, 
all looking for the tell-tale 
signs of an impaired driver 
behind the wheel. 

 The Pasadena Police 
Department offered this 
advice to partygoers: “Get 
ahead of the decision this 
year. If you know you’re 
going to celebrate St. 
Patrick’s Day with alcohol, 
then figure out a plan ahead 
of time for how you’ll get 
home. Don’t wait until 
you’re too buzzed to decide, 
and don’t let your friends 
drive drunk.” Buzzed 
Driving Is Drunk Driving, 
so if you have anything to 
drink, count on a sober 
friend, taxi, or public 
transportation to drive you 
home safely. Not drinking? 
Maybe this St. Patrick’s 
Day, you’ll be the saint who 
drives your friends sober. 
DDVIP: The California 
Office of Traffic Safety 
DDVIP app is now available 
for free download on iOS 
and Android devices. 
Launched last year the 
new DDVIP app offers 
enhanced features, allowing 
users to “Map a Spot” with 
their current location to 
find DDVIP partnering 
establishments in their 
area or a “List of Spots” to 
search all participating bars 
and restaurants throughout 
California. Also through 
the app, for those who want 
to imbibe but also make it a 
point to plan ahead, users 
can easily order a sober ride 
from Uber, Lyft or Curb – 
all from one screen. 


Jacque Robinson

Volunteers count ballets during Tuesday's election as City Clerk 
Mark Jomsky announces early results. Photos D.Lee/MVNews

By Dean Lee

 None of the candidates vying for 
Pasadena mayor, or candidates 
running for the vacated district 
1 city council seat, got enough 
votes Tuesday night to outright 
win, sending the mayoral race 
into a run-off April 21 between 
Vice Mayor Jacque Robinson 
and District 7 Councilmember 
Terry Tornek. 

 Tornek received 4,814 votes 
giving him 37.1 percent. 
Robinson took in fewer votes 
with 3,931 or 30.3 percent. 
Candidates needed 50 percent 
plus one vote to win without 
facing a run-off. 

 “Sometimes you have to run 
when the opportunity is there, 
so being Vice Mayor, name 
recognition, I’m quite proud of 
the record I have made over the 
last eight years, so I decided to 
make a run for it,” Robinson said 
about giving up her council seat 
to run for mayor. “Eight years is 
a very respectful amount of time 
to serve on the city council, so 
whatever voters decide in the 
upcoming weeks, I’m okay with 
it.”

 Tornek said during his 
campaign, the main concern 
Pasadena residents have is the 
city’s budget.

 “I think, all across the city, the 
top issues that seem to surface, 
are issues having to do with 
the city’s finical strength and 
programing its able to provide, 
services it’s able to provide,” He 
said. “There is a lot of interest 
in making sure that the public 
schools are first rate and that we 
continue to make progress with 
regard to the PUSD.” 

 Tyron Hampton came close 
to winning the district 1 city 
council seat with 46.1 percent, 
taking in 879 votes. He will face 
former Fire Chief Calvin Wells 
who took in 459 votes giving 
him 24.1 percent. Hampton is 
currently a Pasadena school 
board member. 

 “There is a grave concern 
about fiscal responsibility 
and stability going forward, 
particularly given the recent 
embezzlement issue that has 
come to light,” Wells said adding 
that public safety is also on 
the minds of everyone. Wells 
served 35 years in the Pasadena 
Fire Department, three as the 
department’s chief.

 Hampton said he was honored 
that the community has shown 
him a high level of support, 
“It looks like our community 
has been waiting for some 
energetic representation that’s 
going to bring positive change 
to Northwest Pasadena, and 
it looks like I happen to be that 
guy.” 

 Councilmembers Steve 
Madison, Margaret McAustin 
and Gene Masuda all ran 
unopposed and were reelected. 

Terry Tornek

CANDIDATES 
TO FACE APRIL 
RUNOFF

Altadena 
Crime 
Blotter

Guest Composer to 
Begin PCC Residency

Sunday, March 1st

12:30 AM – Freddy Flores 
was arrested for assault 
with a deadly weapon and 
reckless discharge of a 
firearm at the Ale House, 
2329 N. Fair Oaks Av.

 12:00 PM – Victim 
reported a vandalism 
and domestic violence 
incident in the 2500 block 
of El Sol Av.

 7:58 PM – Victim reported 
a vandalism in the 2100 
block of E. Altadena Dr.

 10:00 PM – Victim 
reported a vehicle 
vandalism in the 2300 
block of Glenrose Av.

 Monday, March 2nd

6:45 AM – Victim reported 
a residential burglary in 
the 2200 block of Sinaloa 
Av. Loss: Bulova watch, 
Movado watch, Tossat 
watch, iPod, currency.

 Wednesday, March 4th

9:10 AM – Victim 
reported a commercial 
burglary in the 1700 block 
of Grand Oaks Av. Loss: 
black Soft Ride road bike, 
red KHS mountain bike.

 Thursday, March 5th

6:03 PM – Victim 
reported a battery in the 
area of Calaveras St. and 
Fair Oaks Av.

 Friday, March 6th

1:40 PM – Victim reported 
a residential burglary in 
the 1500 block of Crest 
Dr. Loss: white box.

 Saturday, March 7th

1:41 AM – Victim reported 
a vehicle burglary at 24 Hr. 
Fitness, 2180 Lincoln Av. 
Loss: black Motorola cell, 
hard drives, tablet pen, 
black/silver backpack,

Free Health Care Summit 
on Childhood Trauma

 
Pasadena City College 
welcomes award-winning 
composer and conductor Frank 
Ticheli as its 2015 Artist in 
Residence. 

 Ticheli’s residency runs from 
March 18 to 19 with a series 
of on-campus workshops and 
rehearsals. The conductor’s 
stay culminates with a concert 
featuring PCC students on 
March 20 at 8 p.m. in Sexson 
Auditorium.

 Ticheli is well-known for 
his works for concert band, 
many of which have become 
standards in the repertoire. In 
addition to composing, he has 
appeared as guest conductor 
of his music at Carnegie Hall, 
at many American universities 
and music festivals, and in cities 
throughout the world, including 
Schladming (Austria), Beijing 
and Shanghai, London and 
Manchester, Singapore, Rome, 
Sydney, and numerous cities in 
Japan.

 “Frank Ticheli is one of 
the preeminent wind band 
composers of our times,” said 
Kyle Luck, PCC band director. 
“I know most of our current 
band members have performed 
various Ticheli works while 
in their high-school band 
programs. We are all extremely 
thrilled to have the composer 
himself here to conduct and 
instruct us on his magnificent 
music. He’s really a ‘rock star’ in 
the wind band community.”

 Ticheli has been the recipient 
of numerous awards, including 
the 2012 Arts and Letters 
Award from the American 
Academy of Arts and Letters – 
his third distinction from the 
organization. His Symphony 
No. 2 was named winner of the 
2006 NBA/William D. Revelli 
Memorial Band Composition 
Contest.

 The full schedule for Ticheli’s 
residency is as follows:

 Wednesday, March 18, 2 to 3 
p.m. – Open rehearsal with the 
Chamber Singers in Westerbeck 
Recital Hall

 Wednesday, March 18, 3:45 
to 4:30 p.m. – Reception with 
faculty and students in Center 
for the Arts, Room 134

 Thursday, March 19, 8 to 10:10 
a.m. – Open rehearsal with 
the Concert Band in Sexson 
Auditorium

 Thursday, March 19, 12 to 12:55 
p.m. – “Music 10” Concert in 
Westerbeck Recital Hall

 Thursday, March 19, 2 to 3:30 
p.m. – Composition Masterclass 
in Westerbeck Recital Hall

 Friday, March 20, 8 to 9:30 
p.m. – Concert with Band and 
Choirs in Sexson Auditorium

 All events are free and 
open to the public. For more 
information, please call 
(626) 585-7500 or visit www.
pasadena.edu/pccartsevents.

 Health care and mental health 
professionals are invited to 
attend a free summit on the 
impact of adverse childhood 
experiences, trauma and toxic 
stress on lifelong health from 
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, 
March 26, 2015, at Huntington 
Hospital’s Braun Auditorium, 
100 W. California Blvd. 

 Licensed health care 
providers attending the 
event will receive 6.5 hours 
of continuing education 
units at no cost. Continental 
breakfast and lunch will be 
provided. The registration 
deadline for the summit is 
March 23, 2015. Visit www.
pasadenacalltoactiononaces.
eventbrite.com to register.

 Childhood abuse, neglect and 
exposure to other traumatic 
stressors increase the risk for 
chronic health problems in 
adults including alcoholism and 
alcohol abuse, cardiovascular 
disease, depression and 
violence, according to the 
Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.

 Pasadena Health Officer Dr. 
Ying-Ying Goh will kick off the 
event with opening remarks. 

 “It is critical for our community 
to understand that children 
exposed to traumatic stressors 
may experience poor quality 
of life and social problems in 
adulthood,” said Goh. “This 
summit will bring together 
health care professionals from 
all backgrounds to improve 
efforts toward prevention.”

 Presenters for the summit 
include:

 Flojaune Griffin, Ph.D., 
M.P.H., Preconception Health 
Coordinator, California 
Department of Public Health

 Matthew Pantell, M.D., M.S., 
Pediatric Resident, University 
of California, San Francisco

 Ariane Marie-Mitchell, 
M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., Pediatric 
Researcher, Loma Linda 
University

 Brenda Ingram, Ed.D., 
L.C.S.W., Director of Clinical 
Services, Peace Over Violence

 The free event is sponsored 
by the Pasadena Public Health 
Department, First 5 LA, Black 
Infant Health and Huntington 
Hospital.

Pasadena is only one of three 
cities in California with a 
municipal health department. 
For more than 120 years, 
Pasadena’s Public Health 
Department has worked to 
promote and protect the health 
of the greater Pasadena area. 
Visit the department online 
at www.cityofpasadena.net/
publichealth.

Pet of the 
Week

Frank Ticheli

 
Caju is a very sweet and 
social 13-year-old gray and 
white senior cat. He enjoys 
playing and receiving 
attention, and is easy to 
hold. Caju is a confident, 
calm, and affectionate 
senior who would love to 
find a forever home. Caju 
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.

Anthropologist to Deliver 
Caltech’s Graduation Address

 


 Cultural anthropologist 
Genevieve Bell, an expert on 
the intersection of culture and 
technology, will be the speaker 
at Caltech’s 121st annual 
commencement ceremony. 
The ceremony will take place at 
10 a.m. on Friday, June 12, 2015, 
on Beckman Mall, on Caltech’s 
campus. The ceremony will also 
be live-streamed online.

 Bell is a vice president at 
Intel Corporation and an Intel 
Fellow, a position that reflects 
the highest level of technical 
achievement within the 
company.

 “My job at Intel is to bring 
the stories of everyone outside 
of Intel, inside the company 
to help inform Intel and the 
industry on how time, space, 
and experiences influence 
how, why, and where we use 
technology,” says Bell. “It is 
easy to be seduced by the pace 
at which technology moves, but 
we need to always remember 
that people are at the center of 
technological development. It 
has massive potential to change 
our future but is only as good as 
what it will do for people.”

 A native Australian, Bell is the 
daughter of an anthropologist 
mother and engineer father. 
She says it might then be 
fate that she has become a 
cultural anthropologist in the 
technology industry.

Chair Yoga 
for Seniors 

 Improve strength and 
flexibility, Wednesday, in 
this gentle and meditative 
class taught by Kathy 
Eastwood, a registered 
nurse and certified yoga 
instructor. The class is 
limited to the first 25 people 
who register at the Welcome 
Desk or call 626-795-
4331. Chair yoga is offered 
the third Wednesday at 1 
p.m. every month at the 
Pasadena Senior Center, 85 
E. Holly St. Chair Yoga is 
presented by Huntington 
Hospital.

Class offerings days and nights weekly

Station Schedule 

Producer Training

Monday March 16, at 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Producers’ Quarterly Meeting

Thursday March 17, at 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Open Mic - Thursday Night Live

Thursday March 17, at 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Producer’s Training

Monday March 23, at 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Pasadena Media Social Hour

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