Mountain Views News          Saturday, March 28, 2015

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Mountain View News Saturday, March 28, 2015 


Amgen Tour of California 
to Finish in Pasadena

Pasadena 
Police 

News Briefs

 

 Pasadena will serve as the 
finish line in May for the tenth 
anniversary Amgen Tour 
of California, professional 
cycling race, completing the 
eight-day route covering 
724.1 miles from Sacramento 
to Southern California. 

 Over a hundred cyclists will 
enter Pasadena on Colorado 
Blvd May 17 after a 60 miles 
ride from downtown L.A as 
part of stage 8. The riders 
will drop into Arroyo Seco 
near the Rose Bowl, and 
do one complete 3.1-mile 
circuit around the stadium 
before reaching the finish 
line on West Drive. 

 The start line of stage 8 will 
span Chick Hearn Court 
and connect Staples Center 
(home of the Stanley Cup 
Champion LA Kings, Los 
Angeles Lakers and Clippers) 
and L.A. Live (home of the 
annual Grammy, Emmy and 
Espy Awards). The circuit 
will highlight the Biltmore 
Hotel, Pershing Square, City 
Hall, Cathedral of Our Lady 
of the Angels and the Los 
Angeles Music Center before 
heading to Pasadena.

 The Amgen Tour of 
California is a Tour de 
France-style cycling road 
race created and presented 
by AEG that challenges the 
world’s top professional 
cycling teams to compete 
along a demanding course 
that traverses hundreds of 
miles of California’s iconic 
highways, byways and 
coastlines each spring. The 
teams chosen to participate 
have included Olympic 
medalists, Tour de France 
contenders and World 
Champions.

 Wanted Burglary 
Suspect Caught

 A Pasadena police officer 
received information on March 
20, about a wanted burglary 
suspect (Williams) who was 
believed to be in Pasadena. The 
officer recognized Williams 
from a prior contact a week 
earlier. The officer drove to the 
area of Waverly and Pasadena 
Avenue and saw Williams. He 
was detained without incident. 
Williams was subsequently 
arrested and booked at the 
Pasadena jail. Two other 
officer responded to assist.

 Police Respond to Shots 
Fired, No Suspects Found

 Pasadena Police officers 
responded to a call On March 
21, at about 1:27 a.m., of shots 
fired in the area of Belmont 
Street and Idaho Avenue. At 
the same time, the Los Angeles 
County Sheriff’s Department, 
Altadena Station, received 
a similar call in the area of 
Montana Street and Glen Rose 
Avenue. Officers located four 
shell casings in the county 
jurisdiction which appeared 
to be from a rifle. Officers and 
deputies also located a parked 
car with the rear window 
shot out. LASD handled the 
investigation since the incident 
occurred in their jurisdiction.

 Suspect Kicks Out Police 
Car Rear Window

 Pasadena Police Officers 
responded to the 2700 block of 
East Colorado Blvd on March 
21, at about 6:56 p.m. regarding 
alleged narcotics sales. On 
arrival Officers observed the 
two subjects (male and female) 
involved in the activity. 
During his investigation 
the officer determined the 
subjects were not involved in 
narcotics sales, however, the 
male suspect (Donald Rogers) 
had a no bail warrant for his 
arrest. After placing him in 
the rear of the marked police 
vehicle, Rogers began kicking 
the rear passenger window. As 
the officer walked towards the 
car, Rogers successfully kicked 
out the rear window and glass 
shards struck the officer in 
the eyes / face. Rogers was 
booked at the Pasadena jail. 
The officer was transported 
to a local hospital for medical 
assessment.

LOCAL FRESH & EASY STORE TO CLOSE

 A large red sign outside the 
South Lake Avenue Fresh & Easy 
store greets customers with a 
notice that announces the store’s 
closing, possible Friday —the 
Pasadena location is one of 30 
stores in Southern California to 
shutter the company announced 
Monday.

 Numerous Fresh & Easy 
employees have confirmed April 
3 as the closing date.

 Fresh & Easy CEO Jim Keyes 
said, in a video, that the stores 
set to close did not succeed 
because of limitations, such as 
the size of the parking lots or 
not performing to expectations. 
He said they identified about 50 
locations in California, Nevada 
and Arizona.

 “Trim the tree, prune it, and be 
able to give it a healthier base to 
continue growing,” Keyes said in 
a YouTube video posted March 
20, that has since been taken 
down. 

 The company released a 
statement soon after saying, 
“Fresh & Easy has spent much 
of the past year and a half since 
transitioning to new ownership 
transforming into a new 
business focused on delivering 
a new vision of modern 
convenience… This move allows 
the company to redeploy capital 
into development and growth, 
including a 3,000 to 5,000 
square foot store to provide a 
higher level of convenience and 
greater density. Fresh & Easy 
is also working with ADMI, 
the innovative firm behind the 
design of the Apple Store, to 
design the Fresh & Easy store 
of the future - a concept that 
the company believes represents 
the future of convenience retail 
and puts Fresh & Easy into a 
category of one: the only fresh 
food convenience store.”

 The sign outside the Pasadena 
store states that selected items 
are being deeply discounted. 
The sign also directs customers 
to the nearest store, “Your 
nearest Fresh & Easy will now 
be: Main and Raymond 2121 W 
Main St. Alhambra.” 

 In 2013, Fresh & Easy was 
bought up by Yucaipa Co after 
the company, UK grocer Tesco, 
declared bankruptcy.


Curiosity 
Finds 
Mars was 
Habitable 
for Life

 A team using the Sample 
Analysis at Mars (SAM) 
instrument suite aboard 
NASA’s Curiosity rover has 
made the first detection of 
nitrogen on the surface of 
Mars the agency announced 
Tuesday —the discovery adds 
to the evidence that ancient 
Mars was habitable for life.

 The nitrogen was detected in 
the form of nitric oxide, and 
could be released from the 
breakdown of nitrates during 
heating. Nitrates are a class 
of molecules that contain 
nitrogen in a form that can 
be used by living organisms 
Nitrogen is essential for all 
known forms of life.

 There is no evidence to 
suggest that the fixed nitrogen 
molecules found by the team 
were created by life. The surface 
of Mars is inhospitable for 
known forms of life. Instead, 
the team thinks the nitrates 
are ancient, and likely came 
from non-biological processes 
like meteorite impacts and 
lightning in Mars’ distant past.

 Features resembling dry 
riverbeds and the discovery 
of minerals that form only in 
the presence of liquid water 
suggest that Mars was more 
hospitable in the remote past. 
The Curiosity team has found 
evidence that other ingredients 
needed for life, such as liquid 
water and organic matter, 
were present on Mars at the 
Curiosity site in Gale Crater 
billions of years ago.

 “Finding a biochemically 
accessible form of nitrogen is 
more support for the ancient 
Martian environment at Gale 
Crater being habitable,” said 
Jennifer Stern of NASA’s 
Goddard Space Flight Center 
in Greenbelt, Maryland. Stern 
is lead author of a paper on 
this research published online 
in the Proceedings of the 
National Academy of Science 
March 23.

 For more information about 
Curiosity, visit: http://www.
nasa.gov/msl

Hop Into the city’s Largest 
Spring Egg Bowl, Festival

 Celebrate spring by hopping 
your way through Pasadena’s 
largest Egg Bowl and Festival 
Saturday, April 4, 2015, at the 
Rose Bowl Stadium, 1001 Rose 
Bowl Dr. This is the first year 
the Egg Bowl and Festival will 
be held at the historic stadium, 
and more than 2,000 people are 
expected to attend.

 The excitement will begin with 
a special VIP “Brunch With the 
Bunny” at the Terry Donahue 
Pavilion, Stadium Club Lounge 
from 9-11 a.m. Take photos 
with the bunny, and enjoy 
pancakes, eggs, sausages and 
more for $10 per person ages 
6 and older. The public can 
purchase advance tickets from 9 
a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through 
Friday at the community centers 
listed below. Tickets will also be 
sold at the event if available, 
but the public is encouraged to 
purchase advance tickets.

 Jackie Robinson Community 
Center, 1020 N. Fair Oaks Ave., 
(626) 744-7300

Robinson Park Recreation 
Center, 1081 N. Fair Oaks Ave., 
(626) 744-7330

Victory Park Recreation Center, 
2575 Paloma St., (626) 744-
7500

Villa-Parke Community Center, 
363 E. Villa St., (626) 744-6530

 Following “Brunch With the 
Bunny,” jump into the spring 
festival featuring live musical 
performances, bunny ear 
contests, arts and crafts, face 
painting, trackless train rides, 
scavenger hunts, for-sale food 
and more from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

 Remember to bring your best 
egg hunting basket or purchase 
a $3 bucket for Pasadena’s 
largest egg hunt. Children can 
hip-hop their way through 
more than 40,000 eggs on the 
Rose Bowl’s massive field in 
search of the lucky GOLDEN 
EGG, redeemable for a coveted 
gift basket full of goodies. Two 
separate hunts will begin at 
11:30 a.m. for kids ages 4 and 
younger and for children ages 
5-6. The second set of egg hunts 
will start at 1 p.m. for kids ages 
7-9 and for children ages 10-12. 

 No registration is required, 
and admission is free. There is 
a nominal fee for festival rides 
and food.

 Free rides to and from the 
Egg Bowl and Festival will be 
offered on Pasadena Area Rapid 
Transit System (ARTS) Route 
51 Saturday buses from 7 a.m. to 
4 p.m. The Rose Bowl Stadium 
is a 5-minute walk from the 
nearest ARTS bus stop.

 While at the Egg Bowl and 
Festival, the public can take a 
tour of the stadium at a special 
rate of $5 offered only during 
the Egg Bowl and Festival on 
April 4.

 For more information about the 
spring Egg Bowl and Festival, 
visit www.cityofpasadena.net/
eggbowl.

Pasadena Police Looking 
to Stop Distracted Driving


Pet of the 
Week

 In an effort to make roads 
safer, the Pasadena Police 
Department is deploying extra 
traffic enforcement officers on 
Friday and Monday, April 6, to 
stop distracted driving. 

 According to police drivers 
using an electronic device 
while driving is a serious safety 
problem. Most drivers know 
that texting while driving is a 
dangerous behavior, but many 
still use their cell phones and 
other mobile devices when 
they are behind the wheel, 
putting themselves and others 
at risk. Many drivers see 
distracted driving as risky 
when other drivers do it, but 
do not recognize how their own 
driving deteriorates. 

 In 2012, 3,328 people were 
killed and 421,000 were 
injured nationwide in crashes 
involving a distracted driver. 
That same year, eleven percent 
of fatal crashes were reported as 
distraction-affected crashes. 

 At any given daylight moment 
across America, there are 
about 660,000 drivers using 
cell phones or manipulating 
electronic devices while driving. 
Pasadena Police Department 
is focusing on ways to change 
the behavior of drivers through 
enforcement, public awareness 
and education – the same 
activities that have curbed 
drunk driving and increased 
seat belt use. 

 You can: 

• turn off electronic devices and 
put them out of reach before 
starting to drive 

• speak up when you are a 
passenger and your driver 
uses an electronic device while 
driving. Offer to make the call 
for the driver, so his or her full 
attention stays on the driving 
task 

Parents can: 

• be good role models for 
young drivers and set a good 
example. Talk with your teens 
about responsible driving 

• If you know your teen is on 
the road – don’t call or text 
them until you know they have 
reached their destination 

Employers can: 

• Adopt, publicize, and enforce 
company policies that prohibit 
employees from texting or 
talking on hand-held cell 
phones while in a company 
vehicle or, in a personal vehicle 
while using a company issued 
cell phone.

 
Romeo is a one-year-
old male brown tabby 
shorthaired cat. Romeo 
truly lives up to his name 
because he is a real lovebug! 
Very sweet and affectionate, 
Romeo is content to sit 
in your lap and snuggle. 
Romeo is already neutered, 
so he would be able to go 
home with you today. 

 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.

Free Senior 
Center 
Health Class

Tech Events at Senior Center

 Stay Connected with 
Social Media – Tuesdays 
and Thursdays, April 7 to 
30, from 9 to 11 a.m. Learn 
how to keep in touch with 
family and friends via email, 
Skype, Facebook and other 
forms of social media during 
a 30-minute, one-on-one 
meeting with an instructor. 
You’ll choose which 
applications you want to 
learn. Bring a laptop or use 
one of the onsite computers. 
If you have an email address, 
bring it and your password. 
Sign up with Edison at the 
Welcome Desk.

 Smart Phones, Tablets 
and Computers – Any 
Questions? – Tuesdays 
and Thursdays, April 7 
to 30, from 10 to 11 a.m. 
Get the answers you need 
about technology devices, 
whether you own them 
already or are considering 
a purchase. Learn how to 
text, check voicemail, set an 
alarm, navigate the Internet, 
download apps and more.

 You do not have to be a 
member to attend. Some 
events require advance 
reservations as noted. at the 
Pasadena Senior Center, 
85 E. Holly St. All events 
listed are free. For more 
information visit www.
pasadenaseniorcenter.org or 
call 626-795-4331.

Know Your Numbers 
– Thursday, April 2, at 
10 a.m. Have you been 
diagnosed with diabetes, 
high cholesterol or 
hypertension? What is 
BMI? Are your numbers 
too high or too low? Learn 
the significance of these 
numbers and manage them. 
Presented by Regal Medical 
Group. You do not have to 
be a member to attend.

 There is something 
for everyone at the 
Pasadena Senior Center, 
85 E. Holly St., for more 
information visit www.
pasadenaseniorcenter.org 
or call 626-795-4331.

Class offerings days and nights weekly

Station Schedule 

Producer Training

Wednesday April 1, at 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Intro to Field Production

Thursday April 2, at 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Orientation & Tour

Monday April 6, at 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Basic Editing - Session 1

Tuesday April 7, at 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Orientation & Tour

Wednesday April 8, at 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.