Mountain Views News          Saturday, January 9, 2016

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Mountain Views-News Saturday, January 9, 2016 


Martin Luther King Jr. Day 
2016 Closures, Reminders

Playhouse 
Artistic 
Director to 
Step Down

 
Pasadena residents and 
businesses are reminded 
that City Hall and many City 
services will be closed Monday, 
Jan. 18, in observance of Martin 
Luther King Jr. Day. 

 The Pasadena Fire and 
Police departments will 
continue to provide patrol, 
jail, fire, paramedic and other 
emergency services during the 
holiday. For life-threatening 
emergencies, remember to 
always call 9-1-1. “If You See 
Something, Say Something” 
by calling the Pasadena Police 
Department at (626) 744-4241 
for non-emergencies. 

 Pasadena residents and 
businesses with power 
emergencies should call the 
Pasadena Water and Power 
(PWP) Department at (626) 
744-4673 and for water-related 
emergencies call (626) 744-
4138. PWP’s regular Customer 
Service Call Center will be 
closed for the holiday, but 
customers can access their 
accounts and pay their bills 
online at www.PWPweb.com 
or by phone at (626) 744-4005. 
The City’s Municipal Services 
Payment Center at City Hall 
will be closed.

 The City Council will not 
meet on Monday, Jan. 18. The 
Council’s regularly scheduled 
meetings for January include 
Jan. 11 and Jan. 25. The 
Pasadena Citizen Service 
Center, (626) 744-7311, www.
cityofpasadena.net/CSC, will 
be closed Jan. 18 for the holiday 
but will be open from 8 a.m. to 
2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23.

 
Refuse and recycling collection 
will be delayed by one day 
during the week of Jan. 18-23. 
The bulky item pickup program 
is on hiatus and will resume 
Monday, Feb. 1.

 On Monday, Jan. 18, Pasadena 
Transit and Dial-A-Ride buses 
will operate on their regular 
weekday schedules. All on-
street parking meters will be 
free Jan. 18, and time limits 
will not be enforced. Parking 
meter enforcement will resume 
Tuesday, Jan. 19. City-owned 
parking lots and garages will 
be open Jan. 18, and regular 
parking rates will be enforced. 
Violations for red curb parking, 
overnight parking and blocking 
fire hydrants will continue to be 
issued both days.

 All Pasadena Public Library 
sites will be closed Monday, 
Jan. 18, with regular schedules 
resuming Tuesday, Jan. 19.

 All community centers operated 
by the City’s Human Services 
and Recreation Department 
will be closed. Parks will be 
open but no site reservations 
are accepted for the holidays.

 The Pasadena Playhouse 
announced Thursday that 
Artistic Director Sheldon Epps 
will leave the organization next 
year at the end of this season. 
Epps will continue his long 
affiliation with The Playhouse 
when he assumes the role of 
Artistic Director Emeritus 
officials said.

 “I have had the privilege to 
helm this remarkable theatre 
for twenty years,” said Mr. 
Epps. “We have given voice to 
exciting playwrights and we 
have brought the classics to the 
stage using vibrant and exciting 
concepts that made them feel 
new. Our collaborations with 
other Los Angeles theatres 
have provided opportunities 
for innovative small companies 
to reach a wider audience on 
a larger stage. As the theatre 
approaches its centennial year 
and begins a search for new 
executive leadership, it seems 
an apt moment to announce 
my intentions for the future. 
I am honored to be part of 
creating a legacy that will carry 
The Playhouse into its next 100 
years.”

 According to a statement, 
under his leadership, The 
Playhouse has earned 
distinction for productions 
of artistic excellence, critical 
and box office success, and 
highly praised for its theatrical 
diversity. He is responsible 
for building the audience 
base and creating outreach 
and educational programs 
that are an integral part of 
the community Epps led 
a dedicated team of board 
members and staff through 
a restructuring that put the 
theatre back on solid footing 
financially while continuing 
to produce with a high level of 
artistry. 

 Epps joined The Playhouse in 
1997.

Community Meeting Centers on Violence 

 By Dean Lee

 Northwest Pasadena saw 
another shooting Thursday 
afternoon, less than 24 hours 
after Police Chief Philip 
Sanchez called on the public’s 
help, during a meeting over gun 
violence, in which he said, in 
four out of the last six shooting, 
both the victims and witnesses 
were uncooperative. All seven 
shootings occurred in the last 
three weeks. 

 “See something, say something, 
do something, it works,” Sanchez 
said. “It works for burglars, it 
works for predators, it works for 
terrorists. That’s how you can 
help me.” 

 The meeting at Villa Park, 
which was standing room 
only, was hosted jointly by 
Councilmembers Victor Gordo, 
Tyron Hampton and John 
Kennedy.

 Gordo said the city needed a 
fully staffed police department 
saying the city has 239 officers 
but needs at least 260. Kennedy 
said over 50 percent of the city’s 
budget goes to pubic safety. 

 Sanchez chronicled all the 
incidents, starting in early 
December, through Wednesday 
night’s meeting. 

 “The first shooting occurred 
back on December 18 around 
10:45 p.m. in the 600 block 
of Mentor Ave.,” he said. “My 
understanding of the incident, 
there was a young man attending 
a party… officers responded to a 
call of ‘shoots fired’ and found 
the individual suffering from 
several gunshot wounds.”

 Sanchez said the victim died at 
the scene. 

 “People were coming and going 
although no one participated, 
provided information,” he said 

 Sanchez said the next night, 
Dec. 19, another shooting 
occurred, “there was a group 
that came together of about 
40 people to mourn and 
celebrate the life of the young 
man that had been killed [the 
night before] on Mentor Ave. 
The group got involved in an 
argument… one member of the 
group fired at the other… there 
was a young lady hit by gunfire.” 

 Sanchez said the group 
encircled the victim refusing to 
let Pasadena Police to assist her. 
He said she survived. Again, no 
one was willing to give police 
information he said.

 Sanchez said there was another 
drive by shooting on Dec. 22 
and another shooting on Dec. 
27 on Washington Blvd. Before 
he spoke, the last shooting 
occurred on Dec. 29 in which 
two men were shot at in a fast-
food drive-thru he said. 

 According to police, on 
Thursday a man in his 20s 
showed up, around 3 p.m., to a 
local Pasadena hospital with a 
gunshot wound to his abdomen. 
The shooting may have occurred 
in the area of Raymond Ave. 
and Montana Street according 
to reports. Officers search the 
area. The victim was in critical 
but stable condition. No other 
information was given.

 Sanchez said that since the 
shootings began, they have 
served around six search 
warrants on known gangs, 
seizing more than 14 firearms.

Earthquakes 
Remind 
Everyone to 
Be Prepared

 The recent earthquakes in 
Southern California this month 
serve as important reminders 
for everybody to be prepared 
now for local disasters. It is not 
a matter of “if” but “when” a 
major earthquake or disaster 
will impact our area.

 Pasadena’s Public Safety 
officials urge everybody to 
be prepared now—or start 
preparing today—with 
emergency supplies, including 
“Go Kits” for homes, cars 
and your workplace; pre-
determined evacuation plans 
for family and pets; emergency 
supplies, and many other steps 
that will help you, your loved 
ones and animal companions 
survive in the days or weeks 
following a major disaster or 
emergency event. 

Emergency Notices by the City 
of Pasadena

 During widespread 
emergencies, the City will use 
a variety of ways to send out 
emergency public information, 
including: 

City website and social media 
platforms, Direct calls or text 
messages, Government cable 
TV station on Channel 3 by 
Charter cable TV and Channel 
99 for AT&T U-verse and 
traditional messages sent to 
the local news media. The 
American Red Cross also 
offers important information at 
PrepareSoCal.org.

Proposals for Homeless 
Funding to be Looked at

 Supervisor Michael Antonovich 
said Tuesday that any proposal 
to alter or redirect the use of 
MHSA (Mental Health Services 
Act) funds should enhance 
the County’s existing efforts to 
address the homeless problem. 

 “Funding must follow 
treatment needs,” Antonovich 
said. “Greater flexibility 
means supporting effective 
local programs including 
hospitalization and family 
participation in recovery as 
well as extending supportive 
housing services to those leaving 
restrictive environments, such as 
jails and hospitals, and ensuring 
their successful reentry into the 
community.” 

 Since the enactment of 
Proposition 63 (the Mental 
Health Services Act), which 
provides additional money to 
support mental health services, 
Los Angeles County has 
maximized available funds to 
expand critical mental health 
services. 

 “Any directives by the state 
could undermine this expansion 
effort and delay progress 
being made in their own 
unique communities. Local 
governments must carefully 
review any proposals put forth 
by the Senate’s President Pro 
Tem -- particularly those that 
may impact the use of local 
funding,” he said.

 MHSA funds currently support 
the county’s top priorities 
which include homelessness 
programs, jail diversion, child 
welfare, psychiatric urgent care 
centers, outreach, engagement, 
treatment, housing and ongoing 
mental health services through 
Laura’s Law. In February, the Los 
Angeles County Department 
of Mental Health will present 
an $84 million proposal to the 
Board for further expansion of 
these critical services.


Pet of the 
Week


Free Lecture: 
Deep Space 
Atomic Clock

 
JPL scientists will discuss 
precise radio navigation -- 
using radio frequencies to 
determine position -- is vital to 
the success of a range of deep-
space exploration missions as 
part of a free lecture series, this 
week, at JPL and Pasadena City 
College. 

 The Deep Space Atomic Clock 
project, led by JPL, will fly 
and validate a miniaturized, 
ultra-precise atomic clock 
that is orders of magnitude 
more stable than today’s best 
navigation clocks. This new 
capability could forever change 
the way we conduct deep-space 
navigation. Similar to the way 
GPS uses signals to enable 
terrestrial navigation services, 
the Deep Space Atomic Clock 
will provide the same capability 
in deep-space.

 Speakers include Dr. Todd Ely, 
DSAC Principal Investigator, 
JPL and Allen H. Farrington, 
DSAC Project Manager, JPL

 Thursday, 7p.m. at The von 
Kármán Auditorium at JPL 
4800 Oak Grove Drive. 

 Friday, 7pm at the The Vosloh 
Forum at Pasadena City College 
1570 East Colorado Blvd.

 Jade (A362812) is a 
beautiful 11-year-old black 
smoke kitty. Don't be fooled 
by her age; she still loves to 
play! Her favorite toys are 
ones with feathers. Although 
she has had experience 
with other cats, Jade really 
prefers to be your one and 
only. Jade is an extremely 
social cat who will greet 
you when you come home 
and tell you about her day. 
Jade does get overly excited 
with pets so we recommend 
an experience cat owner. 
Because of her age, Jade 
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. Come meet 
this beautiful girl today! 
Jade is available for adoption 
at Pet Food Express, 320 S 
Lake Ave, Pasadena.

 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.

Free January Events at 
Pasadena Senior Center

 

 There is something for 
everyone in January 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, Jan. 12 to Jan. 
28, 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. Sign 
up with Edison at the Welcome 
Desk.

 Smart Phones, Tablets and 
Computers – Any Questions? 
– Tuesdays and Thursdays, Jan. 
12 to Jan. 28, 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.

 Friday Movie Matinees – 
Fridays, Jan. 15 and 29, at 1 p.m. 
Jan. 15: Sunset Boulevard (1950, 
NR) starring Gloria Swanson 
and William Holden. A young 
screenwriter writes a script for a 
former silent-film star who has 
faded into Hollywood obscurity. 
Jan. 29: The Kid (1921, NR) 
starring Charlie Chaplin and 
Jackie Coogan. In Chaplain’s 
first feature-length comic 
masterpiece, a poor, good-
hearted loner finds a kidnapped 
baby and “adopts” him as his 
own.

 Memory Loss Education 
Series – Tuesday, Jan. 12 to Feb. 
2, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Jan. 
12: Memory Loss and Aging; 
Jan. 19: The Basics of Memory 
Loss, Dementia and Alzheimer’s 
Disease; Jan. 26: 10 Warning 
Signs – Early Detection Matters; 
Feb. 2: Hypertension, Diabetes 
and Alzheimer’s Disease. 
Presented by Alzheimer’s 
Association. Registration is 
required by calling 626-685-
6730.

 A Matter of Balance – Tuesdays 
and Thursdays, Jan. 12 to Feb. 
4, from 1 to 3 p.m. Are you 
concerned about falling? Ease 
your fear by attending this class 
that combines discussion, video 
and exercise so you’ll improve 
your balance and activity levels. 
Registration is required by 
calling 626-685-6732.

 Eat Smart for a Healthy 
Heart – Thursday, Jan. 14, at 
noon. Improve your quality of 
life through healthier nutrition. 
Learn how to change what you 
eat by making smarter choices. 
Presented by Dr. Joshua Jacobi, 
Health Living Medical. A boxed 
lunch will be served to the first 
50 people who make confirmed 
reservations by calling 6260795-
4331.

 Health Fair – Friday, Jan. 15, 
from 9 to 11 a.m. A medical 
safety identification plan, 
sponsored by New York Life, 
is part of the popular monthly 
health fair. Bring your list 
of medications, doctors and 
emergency contacts and they 
will be placed on a personal 
identification card at no cost. 
Other health fair services 
include glucose, blood pressure 
and hearing screenings as well 
as counseling and health and 
community resources. For more 
information call 626-685-6732.

Cheeseburger 
Week Returns

Cheeseburger Week 
is coming, During 
Cheeseburger Week from 
today through friday, 
Pasadena honors Lionel 
Sternberger’s genius in 
being the first to put cheese 
to hamburger and serve it at 
the Rite Spot in Pasadena in 
1924.

 Forty of Pasadena’s favorite 
restaurants, lounges and 
burger joints will offer 
their signature burgers, 
some special creations and 
deals during Pasadena 
Cheeseburger Week. Green 
Street Restaurant, El Portal, 
La Grande Orange, Lucky 
Baldwin’s, Cameron’s 
Seafood and a/k/a Bistro 
are among those offering 
delicious burgers for 
Cheeseburger Week.

Plan to come to Pasadena 
for a Cheeseburger Crawl, 
take the Cheeseburger 
Challenge and celebrate 
Lionel Sternberger’s 
culinary legacy in the city 
where the cheeseburger 
was first served. For more 
information visit www.
pasadenarestaurantweek.
com. Check back often to 
see the latest entries and 
delicious offerings for 
Cheeseburger Week 2016.

Voting in the 2016 
Cheeseburger Challenge 
opens January 10, 2016, and 
ends January 17.

Crime Blotter for Altadena

 Sunday, December 27th

11:37 AM – Alfonso Tugman, 
54 years old of Altadena was 
arrested in the 700 block of 
Neldome Street for assault with 
a deadly weapon. 

3:30 PM – Gaylon Hawthorne, 
24 years old of Altadena was 
arrested in the 600 block of 
E. Palm Street for residential 
burglary. Suspect Hawthorne 
entered the residence via the 
unsecured front door. Property 
Stolen: blue jacket.

 Monday, December 28th

12:50 PM – A vehicle was 
reported stolen from the 2800 
block of Olive Avenue. Vehicle: 
gold 2003 Chevrolet. Vehicle 
recovered by Oxnard Police 
Department. 

3:00 PM – A residential burglary 
occurred in the 2700 block 
of Callecita Drive. Suspect(s) 
entered the residence by 
shattering the window. Possible 
suspect described as male, 
Black, in a newer model gray 
or blue Jaguar sedan. Property 
Stolen: unknown. On-going 
investigation.

 Tuesday, December 29th

10:30 AM – A petty theft 
occurred at the Altadena 
Library, 600 E. Mariposa Street. 
Possible suspect male, Hispanic 
in a black Honda Accord. 
Property Stolen: iPhone 4. 

5:19 PM – An assault with 
a deadly weapon (family 
disturbance) occurred in the 
2200 block of Casitas Avenue. 
Suspect identified.

 Wednesday, December 30th

7:30 AM – Gilbert Roberts, 
37 years old of Altadena was 
arrested in the 400 block of 
Punahou Street for domestic 
violence.

 Thursday, December 31st

9:21 PM – A vehicle was 
reported stolen from the area 
of Maiden Lane and Mariposa 
Street. Vehicle: blue 2008 Toyota 
Sequoia. Vehicle recovered by 
LASD Altadena. 

11:23 PM – Alberto Ordonez, 
30 years old of Altadena was 
arrested in the area of Glenrose 
Avenue and Woodbury Road 
for receiving stolen property. 
Item recovered: black Electra 
Straight 8 boys bicycle.

 Friday, January 1st

5:00 PM – A residential burglary 
occurred in the 1300 block of 
Skywood Circle. Suspect(s) 
entered the residence by prying 
the kitchen door. Property 
Stolen: unknown. On-going 
investigation.

Saturday, January 2nd

2:32 AM – A shooting at an 
inhabited dwelling occurred in 
the 600 block of W. Altadena 
Drive. No injuries.

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