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Mountain Views-News Saturday, September 5, 2015
Mayor
to Hold
Informal
Talks
Desiderio Army Reserve
Center to be Demolished
Pasadena Councilmember
Steve Madison, city officials
and the San Gabriel Valley
Habitat for Humanity will hold
a demolition kickoff event
Thursday at Desiderio Army
Reserve Center marking the
beginning of the long awaited
Desiderio Project.
The event highlights the
pending demolition and
transformation of the former
5.17-acre U.S. Army Reserve
Center into single-family
bungalow homes by the San
Gabriel Valley Habitat for
Humanity and a 3.87-acre city
park.
Neighborhood Park features
include an open turf area
“Meadow” with trees, security
lighting, walkways that loop
around and through the park,
site furnishings, play equipment
and restrooms. A new 1.29-
acre bungalow courtyard will
include nine single family
homes. The total project cost is
estimated at $3 million.
The city council approved the
neighborhood park/affordable
housing concept in 2007.
Desiderio Army Reserve
Center is at 655 Westminster
Dr. Light refreshments will be
served. Demolition is expected
to be completed in December
city staff said.
The Wiggle Waggle Walk is Back
Topics will include the
Albertson’s blighted
shopping center and new
landscaping for the Sierra
Madre median.
Thousands of animal lovers will
join their four-legged friends for
the 17th Annual Wiggle Waggle
Walk community dog walk,
fundraiser and Pet Expo later
this month
Pasadena Humane Society
officals said the event, held at
Brookside Park Sept. 27 is their
largest annual fundraiser. This
year they have a goal to raise
$400,000 to help provide shelter,
food and veterinary care for
nearly 12,000 animals cared
for every year at the Pasadena
Humane Society, including
dogs, cats, rabbits, birds, reptiles,
wildlife and more.
“The walk is our biggest
fundraiser of the year and so
much fun for everyone,” said
Carol Kirby, Chairman of the
PHS Board of Directors. “It’s
inspirational to see thousands of
people and over a thousand dogs
all gathered together to help the
animals in our community.”
Organizers said participants
who raise or give $1,000 or more
will receive VIP status this year
which includes VIP registration,
access to the VIP tent, food,
drinks, free giveaways they said.
Check in starts at 8 a.m., and
the fun begins with the Walk
at 9 a.m. Participants and their
canine companions can walk
a one-mile or three-mile route
around the historic Rose Bowl
and then recharge at the Pet Expo
featuring pet-related booths,
food trucks, K-9 demonstrations
and more until 1 p.m.
Registration is free. Visit
wigglewagglewalk.org to create
your team, join an existing team
or join as an individual. Build
your personal fundraising page
and tell your story as to why you
joined the Walk. Invite family,
friends and co-workers to join
in on the fun too. Can’t make it
to the Wiggle Waggle Walk? You
can raise funds at home. You
can also find fundraising tips, a
complete list of prizes, full event
schedule and more. For more
information, contact events@
pasadenahumane.org.
Newly elected Pasadena
Mayor Terry Tornek will,
next week, hold the first in
a series of informal, local
neighborhood conversations
spread throughout the city.
The first event will be in East
Pasadena from, 7 p.m. to 8:30
p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 15, at the
Don Benito Fundamental
School Auditorium, 3700
Denair Street.
Some of the topics to
be discussed include the
Albertson’s Shopping Center,
Hamilton Park, the Sierra
Madre median and the
drought, Tornek said he is open
to wherever the conversation
may go.
“I want our citizens to have
a better connection with city
government and their local
elected officials. I want them
to know we’re listening and
that their voices are being
heard,” Tornek said.
Residents can send questions
in advance to the city’s Twitter
account, @PasadenaGov, www.
twitter.com/PasadenaGov. Use
the hashtag #Talkin2Terry.
Questions need to be
submitted by 5 p.m., Thursday.
All answers will be Tweeted
during the event.
City Manager Michael Beck
will join the Mayor.
For more information,
residents can contact Rhonda
Stone, at (626) 744-7147 or by
email rstone@cityofpasadena.
net.
Committee
to Look at
Minimum
$15 Wage
Desiderio Army Reserve Center
Museum to Showcase
Ceramics from East Asia
Pasadena and a few other
cities are starting to investigate
the issue of minimum wages
now that, the City of Los
Angeles and the County of Los
Angeles took steps to initiate
a new minimum wage, which
will reach $15 an hour by July
2020.
The Council’s Economic
Development and Technology
sub-committee will be
evaluating how this might
impact Pasadena.
At the time, the minimum
wage issue was discussed at a
July Council meeting, the city
council assigned the issue to
Economic Development and
Technology Committee with
the intent that a method of
outreach would be pursued in
order to hear from different
stakeholders.
Staff will invite business
representative in the
restaurant, home-healthcare,
childcare, retail and other
impacted sectors to future
meetings they said. Future
meeting dates have not been
set but will be posted they said.
Linda Vista Associates
Host Library Open House
Pictured (left) Ah Xian,
China-Bust 35 (right) Ai Weiwei
Colored Vases
The Linda Vista Associates
are hosting an Open House on
Saturday, September 12 at 10:30
a.m. at the Linda Vista Branch
Library, 1281 Bryant Street,
Pasadena.
The public and in particular
the Linda Vista community
is invited to attend and learn
more about the Associates, who
are reinvigorating their library
support group which has a
long history of fundraising and
planning fun events to benefit
the Linda Vista community.
The Linda Vista Associates
have supported the Linda Vista
Branch for over twenty years.
Each year funds are raised
and donated for a variety of
purposes. In the last few years,
the Associates have purchased
reading chairs, carpets, shelving
for audio-visual materials, and
a wide variety of books. The
Associates also provide special
subscription material such as
Value Line and Architectural
Digest.
If you would like to support
the Linda Vista Associates,
please inquire at the Linda
Vista Branch at 1281 Bryant
Street. For more information,
contact Robin Reidy. For more
information about the open
house, contact Robin Reidy or
Deborah Takahashi at (626)
744-7278.
USC Pacific Asia Museum
announced Wednesday
Reshaping Tradition:
Contemporary Ceramics
from East Asia, the first
major international survey of
contemporary Asian ceramics
organized by the museum.
The exhibition presents works
by internationally recognized
artists Ai Weiwei (China), Ik-
joong Kang (Korea), Liu Jianhua
(China), Ah Xian (China),
Yeesookyung (Korea), Harumi
Nakashima (Japan) and Bui
Cong Khanh (Vietnam) to
consider some of the most
extraordinary developments
that are reshaping ceramic
practice today. The exhibition
also presents select examples
of pre-modern ceramics from
the Museum’s permanent
collection that reveal the impact
of traditional ceramics on
contemporary Asian artists.
“USC Pacific Asia Museum
has a long history of presenting
artists living in Asia and the
Pacific Islands to Southern
California audiences,” Museum
Director Christina Yu Yu, said.
“Reshaping Tradition continues
this mission by showcasing the
continuity and creativity of
the art and culture from those
regions.”
Curated by Yeonsoo Chee,
USC PAM Assistant Curator,
Reshaping Tradition includes
approximately thirty objects
(twenty-one contemporary
works and ten pre-modern
works) all made of ceramic
with the exception of two
2-D works. The exhibit runs
September 11 through January
31. The museum is located
46 North Los Robles Avenue.
For more information visit
pacificasiamuseum.usc.edu.
Pet of the
Week
Taste of
Pasadena
at the
Rose Bowl
Altadena Crime Blotter
Sunday, August 23rd
6:00 PM – Daniel Sandoval,
31 years old of Altadena, was
arrested for battery on family
members in the 2100 block
of Glenrose Avenue. He was
additionally charged with
battery on a paramedic and
resisting arrest.
An identity theft report was
documented from the 3100
block of Ewing Avenue.
Monday, August 24th
Between 12:00 AM and 9:00
AM- A vandalism occurred in
the 100 block of West Ventura
Street. Unknown suspect(s)
scratched two separate vehicles
parked in a driveway.
1:30 PM- A petty theft occurred
in the 2000 block of Mar Vista
Avenue. Unknown suspect(s)
stole clothing and a pair of
shoes from a parcel left on the
porch by UPS.
6:30 PM – Jaime Flores, 50 years
old of Altadena, was arrested
for carrying a concealed dagger,
public intoxication, and giving
false information to a peace
officer in the area of Woodbury
Road and Raymond Avenue.
Tuesday, August 25th
9:00 AM – Porfirio Guerrero,
23 years old of Altadena, was
arrested in the 2700 block of
Fair Oaks Avenue for domestic
violence.
Between August 19th and
August 25th – A residential
burglary occurred in the 800
block of East Calaveras Street.
Unknown suspect(s) broke
through the rear slider doors
and ransacked the house.
Stolen was a silver MacBook
Pro laptop and a black 19”
computer monitor.
4:31 PM – Marc Jones, 31 years
old of Pasadena, was arrested
near Montana Street and El
Sereno Avenue for possession
of marijuana for sale.
Between 11:59 AM and 7:20 PM
– A gray 2006 Chrysler 300 was
stolen from the 1600 block of
Dominion Avenue. The vehicle
was recovered the following day
several blocks from where it
was stolen.
Wednesday, August 26th
Between 6:00 AM and 4:00 PM
– A white Ford F250 truck was
stolen from the 800 block of
West Altadena Drive. Vehicle
still outstanding.
Thursday, August 27th
3:43 AM – Zuri Ordonez, 20
years old of Altadena, was
arrested near the 200 block of
Altadena Drive for being drunk
in public.
11:07 AM – A petty theft of
recyclables occurred in the 2000
block of Raymond Avenue.
9:30 PM – Rodrigo Zaula-Soto,
23 years old of Altadena, was
arrested for domestic violence
in the 200 block of West
Mountain View Street.
Friday, August 28th
7:55 AM – A petty theft occurred
in the 2500 block of Washington
Boulevard. Unknown
suspect(s) stole the victim’s
purse containing $200.00,
a driver’s license, cosmetic
items, and miscellaneous cards
after the victim left the purse
unattended.
2:00 PM – Patrick Gorse, 60
years old of Altadena, was
arrested for making criminal
threats in the 100 block of
Marathon Road.
6:00 PM – Stephen Ross, 60
years old of Altadena, was
arrested for drinking in public
near Fair Oaks Avenue and
Mendocino Street.
8:33 PM – Donald McCall,
53 years old of Altadena,
was arrested near Fair Oaks
Avenue and Calaveras Street for
being under the influence of a
controlled substance.
Saturday, August 29th
Between 12:00 AM and 8:50 AM
– A vehicle burglary occurred
in the 2600 block of Fair Oaks
Avenue. Unknown suspect(s)
broke into the victim’s locked
truck and stole two DeWalt
drills and other miscellaneous
tools.
Free Upcoming Events at
Pasadena Senior Center
Taste of Pasadena returns to
the Rose Bowl in Pasadena
on Thursday, September 24th
from 6pm to 9pm. Participants
can enjoy food tastings from
many of Pasadena’s favorite
restaurants and caterers.
Celestino Ristorante, Lucky
Baldwin’s Pubs, Hope Café &
Catering, El Cholo Café, Del
Frisco’s Grille, Papa Nacca’s
Jerky, Stonefire Grill, Du-par’s,
No long lines. No waiting. Just
lots of fun and food tastings
at the Rose Bowl. Dance
Syndicate provides music.
The City of Pasadena and the
Rose Bowl Stadium sponsor
the Taste of Pasadena which
is presented by the Pasadena
Chamber of Commerce and
our restaurant members.
Only 500 tickets will be sold to
the Taste of Pasadena. Tickets
are $30 (in advance).
Get your tickets at: http://
www.pasadena-chamber.org.
New for 2015 are:
Alondro Hot Wings
Del Frisco’s Grill
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Pasadena
Madeline Garden Bistro
Magnolia House
White Horse Lounge
A Celebration of the Cocktail
and the Taste of Pasadena
provide a terrific opportunity
for patrons to visit new places,
remember old favorites and
see the breadth of excellent
offerings found in the
Pasadena area.
Sponsors of SIP-tember: a
celebration of the cocktail
include Presenting Sponsor
the Pasadena Chamber of
Commerce. Gold Sponsor
of SIP-tember and the Taste
of Pasadena is The City of
Pasadena.
The Rose Bowl Stadium
generously hosts the Taste of
Pasadena on September 24th.
There is something for
everyone in September at the
Pasadena Senior Center, 85 E.
Holly St. All events listed are
free.
You do not have to be a member
to attend. Some events require
advance reservations as noted.
Stay Connected with
Social Media – Tuesdays and
Thursdays, through Sept.
29, 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,
through Sept. 29, from 10 to
11 a.m. Get the answers you
need about technology devices,
whether you own them already
or are considering a purchase.
Pinochle – Tuesdays and
Thursdays, through Sept. 29
at noon. Everyone is invited to
play one of the most popular
card games in North America.
Whether you have never played
before or have experience with
pinochle, join other players at
all levels.
Healthier Living –
Thursdays, through Oct 8,
from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Learn how
to live an overall healthy life and
feel better about yourself during
this six-week class designed
by Stanford University and
Kaiser Permanente. Explore
common health concerns,
such as fatigue, frustration,
anxiety and depression.
Reservations are required: 626-
685-6730. Presented by Kaiser
Permanente.
Cardmaking Workshop –
Monday, Sept. 7, from noon
to 2 p.m. Surprise a special
someone with a personalized,
handmade greeting card.
Whether it’s a happy birthday,
thank you, thinking of you or
other sentiment, you’ll create
a decorative card in your own
unique style and have fun
discovering your creativity
while workshop leaders help
you bring your ideas to life.
All materials will be provided.
This event will be dedicated
to the memory of Adelaide
Massengale, the cardmaking
workshop leader who passed
away recently. Her friend Joyce
Henderson will lead the class.
Savvy Caregivers – Wednesdays,
Sept. 9 to Oct. 14, at noon.
Caregivers will learn basic
knowledge and skills needed
to care for family members
who have been diagnosed with
Alzheimer’s disease and other
dementias. Registration is
required: 626-685-6730.
What’s New in Dentistry
– Thursday, Sept. 10, at
noon. Dentistry has changed
dramatically over the years.
New technology has changed
how teeth are lost, fixed and
replaced. Boxed lunches will be
provided to the first 50 people
who have made confirmed
reservations by calling 626-795-
4331.
Friday Movie Matinees –
Fridays at 1 p.m. Sept. 11: Anna
Karenina (2012, R) starring
Keira Knightley and Jude Law.
Sept 18: The Music Man (1962,
NR) starring Robert Preston
and Shirley Jones.
Lady (A380806) is a six-
year-old, spayed female,
brown Pit Bull Terrier mix.
She is easy to leash and
loves going for walks. She is
affectionate and playful with
quite a lot of energy for her
age! Because of her age, Lady
qualifies for our 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 dog adoption
fee is $125 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.
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