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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Mountain View News Saturday, October 31, 2015

 
Weather Wise

6-Day Forecast 

Sierra Madre, Ca.

 Sun: Sunny Hi 80s Lows 60s

 Mon: 20% Shwrs Hi 70s Lows 50s 

 Tues: Sunny Hi 70s Lows 50s

 Wed: Ptly Cldy Hi 70s Lows 50s

 Thur: Sunny Hi 70s Lows 60s

 Fri: Sunny Hi 70s Lows 60s

Forecasts courtesy of the National Weather Service

CITY OF SIERRA MADRE 

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings listed below are held at City 
Hall 232 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. Sierra Madre, Ca. 

626-355-7135

NEXT REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING:

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

6:30 pm


SIERRA MADRE POLICE BLOTTER

1630 AM EMERGENCY RADIO & 

Free on-air publicity for local events

 Sierra Madre’s EMERGENCY radio station is now accepting scripts 
for Public Service Announcements (PSAs) about community events. 
PSAs will be broadcast on the air at no charge. The station operates 
24/7 and can be heard at 1630 on the AM dial.

 Any local non-profit or non-commercial organization can have 
their event information broadcast to the public on Sierra Madre 
Community Information Radio. The station covers the city of Sierra 
Madre, plus surrounding areas of Pasadena, Arcadia, and Monrovia. 

Your event must:

• Benefit a non-commercial or non-profit entity
• Be open to the public
• Be of general interest to local citizens


Just 
write a Public Service Announcement that describes your event 
and e-mail it to radio@cityofsierramadre.com. 

During the week of Sunday, October 18th, to Sunday, October 25th, the 
Sierra Madre Police Department responded to approximately 281 calls for 
service. 

Sunday, October 18th At 1:09 am, Sierra Madre Police responded to the 
00 block of South Baldwin Avenue of the Post Office Lobby regarding 
a suspicious package. Officers arrived and located the package on the 
counter inside the lobby and visually inspected the package which was 
wrapped with brown paper without a return address and was addressed 
to the House of Lords in England. Los Angeles County Arson and 
Explosives Detail responded to investigate the box. Without a return 
address the owner of the package could not be located. Los Angeles 
County determined the package to be safe. 

Monday, October 19th At 10:23 pm, Sierra Madre Police responded to the 
500 block of Santa Anita Ct regarding an audible burglary alarm. Upon 
arrival Officers discovered the rear sliding glass door of the residence was 
smashed with glass on the ground. Officers cleared the residence of having 
any suspects inside. Officers were approached by a neighbor and were 
informed that at around 10:20 pm, the neighbor heard an alarm go off and 
his dog started barking. His wife went outside to see where the alarm was 
coming from and discovered it was coming from his neighbor’s home who 
was currently away. The neighbor was able to contact the homeowner and 
helped Officers conduct a walk-through of the home via live stream video. 
The homeowner informed Officers that he noticed his safe containing 
collectible coins was missing, as well as a firearm. The victim’s home was 
ransacked and property loss would be evaluated when the homeowner 
returned. This case has been forwarded to the Detective Bureau. 

Sunday, October 25th At 9:52 am, Sierra Madre Police responded to the 
station lobby regarding a suspicious circumstance that occurred at the 00 
block of South Baldwin Avenue. Upon arrival, the reporting party turned 
in a suspicious device she found. The woman stated earlier that day at 
around 9:30 am, she went to mail a package at a local drop off box when 
she noticed a string hanging from the opening of the drop off box. The 
woman pulled on the string and a device with adhesive on it was attached 
to the other end. She believed it was a device that is used to retrieve 
packages and brought it into the station to dispose of it. Officers inspected 
the device and confirmed it had an extremely strong sticky substance on 
one side to allow it to attach to packages, and at a later time the suspect 
would return to the drop box and “fish” out the package. The woman 
stated she did not see who had placed the device in the box, nor did she see 
anyone in the area. This case has been forwarded to the Detective Bureau.

SIERRA MADRE CITY MEETINGS

Regular City Council Meeting

November 10, 2015 - 6:30 pm

The final agenda and staff reports will 
available online no later than Friday 
night. Enter the date “10/13/2015” for 
the complete agenda packet.

Can’t make it to the meeting, but still want to share your 
thoughts? You can mail or drop off a written statement 
to City Hall or email city@cityofsierramadre.com before 
5:30 the night of the meeting and your statement will be 
delivered to all the Council Members.

Upcoming Public Meetings and Events

Thursday, November 5, 2015, 3:00PM

Senior Commission Meeting

 

Thursday, November 5, 2015, 7:00PM

Planning Commission Meeting

 

Monday, November 9, 2015, 6:30PM

Library Proposal Committee

Tuesday, November 10, 2015 6:30pm

Regular City Council Meeting

 

Tuesday, November 17, 2015, 6:30PM

Library Proposal CommitteeCity Hall Hours - 

Monday - Thursday 7:30am - 5:30pm

Planning & Community Preservation and Public Works 
Service Hours Monday - Thursday 7:30am - 2:00pm 
Sierra Madre City Hall 232 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. Sierra 
Madre, CA 91024 (626) 355-7135 

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FAMILY FUN! OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
SUNDAYNOVEMBER 82-5 PMPhoto courtesy of David Nickoloff
GET YOUR HANDS DIRTY 

AT THE COMMUNITY PLANTING DAY!

Sierra Madre, CA. - After months of landscape 
demolition, grading and irrigation work, the 
Community Planting Day is finally here! The Sierra 
Madre Garden Club and City of Sierra Madre 
are seeking eager volunteers to help replenish 
the landscape outside City Hall with beautiful 
drought-resistant plants. The event is part of a 
joint community project aimed at saving water and 
demonstrating the beauty and economic benefits of 
native plant gardens!

 Rain or shine, members of the community 
will be gathering in downtown Sierra Madre on 
November 7th to plant 200-300 plants on the 
grounds surrounding City Hall and the Police 
and Fire Station. The project was made possible 
through generous grants and donations from the 
community. As the City was unable to contribute 
financial resources to the landscape project, the 
City of Sierra Madre owes a special debt of gratitude 
to those organizations and individuals who stepped 
in to bring this project to life. Including, but not 
limited to:

The Sierra Madre Garden Club

The Sierra Madre Community Foundation

FormLA Landscaping

LA County Board Supervisor Michael D. 
Antonovich, Fifth District 

San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District

The Sierra Madre Senior Community 
Commission 

The Neiby Family

Glenn & Amy Putnam

Richard Wilson

 The Community Planting Day will take place 
outside City Hall on November 7, 2015 from 9:00AM 
– 12:00PM. Volunteers for the event are advised 
to bring adequate gardening gear including: hats, 
gloves, sunblock, as well as digging and trenching 
shovels. The San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water 
District will provide water and Girl Scout Troop 
2991 will be on hand with refreshments. 

 For more information, visit the City’s website at: 
www.cityofsierramadre.com.