SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2015

VOLUME 9 NO. 18


CONGRATULATIONS MAYOR CAPOCCIA


Above: The 2015-2016 Sierra Madre City Council. Left to right: Councilwoman 
Rachelle Arizmendi, Former Mayor John Harabedian, newly elected Mayor 
Capoccia, Mayor Pro Tem Goss and Councilwoman Denise Delmar.

Councilman John Capoccia Elected Mayor - 
Councilman Gene Goss elected Mayor Pro Tem

THE NATIONAL 
LETTER CARRIER 

FOOD DRIVE

Let’s stamp Out Hunger 
Together

SATURDAY, 

MAY 9, 2015

Volunteer support is needed to receive and pack the donated food 
items at post offices in Duarte, Monrovia, Altadena, Pasadena, 
San Marino and Sierra Madre. This is a great opportunity for 
youth and adult volunteers!

Please register online at www.foothillunitycenter.org 

Thank you for all your support and assistance.

Foothill Unity Center Inc. 

Volunteer Services Department

 
On Tuesday, the Sierra Madre City Council 
held its’ annual Reorganization Meeting 
and the city council elected members John 
Capoccia as Mayor and Gene Goss as Mayor 
Pro Tem. 

 Outgoing Mayor John Harabedian was 
honored for his work as Mayor by the LA 
County Board of Supervisors, the State 
Senate and Assembly and Sierra Madre’s 
Chamber of Commerce.

 Harabedian also received a certificate from 
the City listing the many accomplishments 
during his term. A partial listing of the 
council’s achievements under his leadership 
include the passing of the Building 
Moratorium, Water Moratorium and 
Demolition Moratorium and Ordinance. 

 The second reading of Ordinance 1364 - 
the ‘One Family

Residential Zone’ was on the evenings 
agenda however, after much discussion, 
a few amendments will be made. Those 
changes will require the Ordinance to come 
back to the council for first reading and will 
be among the first items Mayor Capoccia 
will preside over. 

 Capoccia and Goss also take over leadership 
of the council faced with other very serious 
challenges including managing the city’s 
budget with declining revenues from the 
Utility Users Tax decrease, the drought 
and water quality issues and the 30 million 
dollar claim against the city regarding the 
Stonegate (1 Carter) development.

 Regarding the budget, the city will hold 
another special council meeting on May 
5th. on the budget. There will also be a series 
of public presentations and community 
interactive meetings on the budget 
throughout May and June. 

 S.Henderson/MVNews

Rita Hadjimanoukian presents Former Mayor John Harabedian with a proclamation 
from the LA County Board of Supervisors All photos courtesy City of Sierra Madre

5TH ANNUAL KIWANIS 
BOOT SKOOTIN’ CHILI 
COOK-OFF SATURDAY, 
MAY 9TH, 2015

Become A Member For A Day!

 Join Kiwanis for a day and come out and enjoy its’ 5th 
Annual Boot Skootin’ Chili Cook-Off on Saturday, May 
9, 2015 at 6:00 p.m.

 The event is a combination membership drive and 
fundraiser held to support various children’s programs 
including the Imagine Arts Program for Sierra Madre 
Elementary School, The Sierra Madre Middle School 
Builders Club and the Arcadia High School Key Club. 
An opportunity drawing will also be held to raise funds 
for the Kiwanis International Project Eliminate which is 
a worldwide effort to eliminate the threat of maternal/
neo-natal tetanus.

 The evening will feature a wildly popular Chili Cook-
Off—a compettion between local restauranteurs and 
amateur chefs. Celebrity Food Critic Peter Dills will 
bestow the Critic’s Choice Award in both categories. In 
addition, The People’s Choice award will be granted to 
the crowd favorites, both professional and amateur.

 Henry Duenas will delight the audience as DJ and 
provide line dancing instructions for those who want to 
learn a few new steps! A silent auction will also be held.

 Don’t miss out on a night you will never forget! A One 
Day Membership Fee is available for $25 and entitles you 
to enter to the event, eat all the chili you can, and be a 
People’s Choice judge, plus much more! 

 The event will be held in the Sierra Madre Room at 
611 E. Sierra Madre Blvd. For tickets call 626-355-2336 
or 626-355-8333.

 Learn more about the event by going to: 
https://www.facebook.com/MountainViewsNews/
posts/884063011657911?notif_t=like 

 The Sierra Madre Kiwanis Club was established in 1927 
and is committed to helping to improve the quality of life 
for all, One Community, One Child at a time! Meetings 
are held on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Tuesdays of each month 
at noon. Breakfast meetings are held on the 4th Tuesday 
of each month at 7:00am. All meetings are held at The 
Lodge, 33 E. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre. 

SUPERVISOR 
ANTONOVICH 
VISITS SIERRA 
MADRE

 Recently, in keeping 
with what has become an 
annual event, a special 
meeting of the Sierra 
Madre City Council and 
LA County Supervisor Michael Antonovich 
was held. The full council was preent along 
with members of Supervisor Antonovich’s 
staff including Chief of Staff Kathryn 
Barger whose candidacy for the Board of 
Supervisors Antonovich recently endorsed. 
Sierra Madre staff in attendance included 
City Manager Elaine Aguilar, Assistant City 
Manager Elisa Cox, Public Works Director 
Bruce Inman, Public Safety Director/Police 
Chief Larry Giannone, Police Captain 
Carlos Islas, Fire Chief Steve Heydorff, 
Interim Planning and Community 
Preservation Director Leticia Cardoso, 
Library Services Director Carolyn Thomas, 
and Assistant to the City Manager Laura 
Aguilar.

 The meeting presented an opportunity for 
both the City and the Board of Supervisors 
via Antonovich to share progress reports on 
matters of common interest. 

 Topics discussed included: 

Sierra Madre’s City Hall Drought 
Tolerant Landscape Project; The city’s 
Water Conservation efforts; An update 
on Measure “B” funds by both Fire Chief 
Stephen Heydorff and Cathy Chidester, 
Director, EMS Agency, Los Angeles County 
Department of Health Services.

 The Low-Moderate Housing project at 186 E. 
Highland, the National Pollution Discharge 
Elimination System (NPDES), and the 
State Route 710 Project were also reviewed. 
There was also a Presentation on local 
crime statistics and an update on AB-109 by 
Reaver Bingham, Deputy Chief, County of 
Los Angeles Probation Department

and an update on the current jail status and 
the need for a new jail by Dave Fender, Chief 
of Custody Division, Los Angeles County 
Sheriff’s Department


Inside this week: 

CALENDAR Pg. 2

SIERRA MADRE NEWS 
Pg. 3

 PASADENA/ALTADENA

 Pg. 4

SAN GABRIEL VALLEY 

 Pg. 6

ARCADIA NEWS 

 Pg. 7

MONROVIA/DUARTE 
Pg. 8

BEST FRIENDS

 Pg. 9

EDUCATION & YOUTH

 Pg. 10

FOOD & DRINK

ARTS Pg. 11

HEALTHY LIVING

 Pg. 12

GOOD LIFE

 Pg. 13

THE WORLD AROUND 
US Pg. 14

OPINION Pg. 15

LEGAL NOTICES

 Pg. 15