Mountain Views News          Saturday, March 19, 2016

Mountain Views-News Saturday, March 19, 2016 

Seismologist Lucy Jones during 2014 press conference 


Pasadena Heritage: How to 
Apply for Landmark Districts 


Officers 
to Learn 
Tactical 
K-9 Care

 Pasadena policeto introduce newest 
member of the canine 
team. 

 The Pasadena Police 
Department and Police and 
Working K-9 Foundation, will 
host a Tactical Canine Casualty 
Care Course Tuesday at the 
Rose Bowl to train offi cers in 
the skills to assess a canine 
for injuries and emergency 
veterinary care.

 The Pasadena Police 
Department will also present 
the newest member of the 
canine team officer Lynda 
Mercado and canine partner 
“Kyra,” a 2.5 year old DutchShepherd from Holland. Kyra 
is trained in patrol operations, 
suspect detection searches 
and is set to be certifi ed in 
explosives detection by May.

 Kyra became the city’s fourthK-9 unit through a donationfrom the Pasadena Police 
Foundation.

 Tuesday’s instruction will betaught by Dr. Janice Baker and 
her Veterinary Tactical Group 
out of North Carolina. Baker 
has 16 years of experience as 
a military veterinarian with 
over 10 years with Special 
Operations Forces and combatdeployments supporting 
working dogs. 

 The course is scenario-based 
exercises with an emphasis 
on treating gunshot and stabwounds.

 Twenty five K-9 handles fromeight law enforcement agencies 
will participate including 
the Los Angeles County 
Sheriffs, Los Angeles Police 
Department, the California 
Highway Patrol, U.S. Coast 
Guard, and other local city 
police departments including 
Pasadena and South Pasadena. 

Pet of the 
Week 
Mufasa (A392983) is a10-year-old, male, black 
domestic mediumhair. He 
is the definition of mellow! 
Mufasa is a friendly seniorwho likes spending time withyou…or not. To Mufasa, it’sall good. He can be social,
but also doesn’t mind 
hanging out by himself. Ifyou are looking for a relaxed 
yet aff ectionate senior, 
Mufasa is your cat! Mufasaqualifies for our Seniors forSeniors program, which 
waives the adoption fee foradopters ages 60 and up. Th e 
mandatory microchip fee of$20 still applies. Mufasa hasbeen neutered and is readyto go to his forever hometoday! 
The regular cat adoptionfee is $70 which includes 
the spay or neuter surgery,
microchip, vaccinations, 
and a free follow-up healthcheck at a participating vet. 
New adopters will receivecomplimentary health and 
wellness exam from VCA 
Animal Hospitals, as wellas a goody bag fi lled with 
information on how to care 
for your pet. 
Call the Pasadena 
Humane Society & SPCAat 626.792.7151 or visit at 
361 S. Raymond Ave. in 
Pasadena. Adoption hoursare 11-4 Sunday, 9-5 Tuesday–Friday, 9-4 Saturday. Petsmay not be available for 
adoption and cannot be 
held for potential adoptersfrom phone calls or email.
Directions and photos of allpets can be found at www.
pasadenahumane.org.
Seismologist 
Lucy Jones 
Set to Retire

By Dean Lee

 After 33 years as a 

U.S. Geological Surveyseismologist, known to many 
as “the earthquake lady,” 
Lucy Jones announced she 
is retiring this month fromthe USGS and will focus on 
developing disaster policies 
for other cities. 
Jones is known by many 
for television interviews 
following local seismic events 
and major earthquakes 
around the world. Most 
from the Media Center at 
the Caltech Seismological 
Laboratory in Pasadena.

 Jones made the 
announcement Friday 
morning on Twitter.

 “I am retiring from federal 
service @USGS but will 
keep my appointment at @
Caltech. I’ll be freer to focus 
on SoCal,” she wrote.

 Jones announced she will 
focus on raising money to 
develop a center around 
science-based policies to 
climate change and other 
natural disasters such as 
tsunamis.

 In 2014 Jones was hired 
by Los Angeles Mayor 

Egg Bowl, Festival Returns


Eric Garcetti to provide 
recommendations for a 
rating system for buildings 
as they relate to earthquakesafety. The plan focused onolder building as well as the 
city’s infrastructure such as 
developing an alternate water 
system for fi ghting fi res and 
developing a solar-powered 
citywide Wi-Fi backup 
Internet.

 Jones said that retirement 
would allow her to partner 
with other cities and use her 
experience with Los Angeles 
and apply that to other areas 
of Southern California. As 
well as earthquakes, Jones 
said, climate change is a main 
concern for disaster.

 Jones also made headlines 
last year after she took to 
Twitter and live tweeted, 

 
Celebrate the start of springby leaping through Pasadena’s 
largest Egg Bowl and FestivalSaturday, March 26, at the 
historic Rose Bowl Stadium. 

 More than 6,000 people are 
expected to attend the second 
annual event featuring over 
60,000 colorful eggs, food, arts 
and crafts, live entertainment 
and plenty of other adrenaline-
pumping activities.

 The fun will begin with a 
special VIP Bunny Brunch at 
the Terry Donahue Pavilion, 
Stadium Club Lounge from 
9-11 a.m. Enjoy pancakes, eggs, 
sausages and more for $20 per 
person ages 9 and older and 
$12 for ages 8 and younger.
Admission is free for kids 4 and 
younger who are accompanied 
by an adult with a paid ticket. 
Bring your camera to capture 
memorable moments with the 
bunny. Brunch attendees will 
gain VIP access to the fi rst egg 
hunt of the day starting at 11 

a.m. 
The public is encouraged topurchase advance tickets online 
at cityofpasadena. Last year’s 

Crime Blotter for Altadena


Sunday, March 6th

No signifi cant incidents.

Monday, March 7th

7:00 AM – A petty theft from anunlocked vehicle occurred in 
the 1200 block of Morada Place. 
Loss: currency. 
10:00 AM – A grand theft froman unlocked vehicle occurred in 
the 1800 block of Meadowbrook 
Road. Stolen: black projector,
black nylon projector case. 
Tuesday, March 8th

6:30 AM – A vehicle burglaryoccurred in the 2300 block of 
N. Altadena Drive. Suspect(s) 
entered the vehicle via unknown 
means. Stolen: black Dell 
laptop, black leather bag, notary 
stamp, black nylon computer 
bag, miscellaneous keys. 
7:45 AM – An assault with a 
deadly weapon (plastic sign) 
occurred at Five Acres, 760 W. 
Mountain View Street. Suspect 
was taken into custody.
10:10 AM – An attempt burglaryoccurred in the 900 block 
of Beverly Way. Suspect #1 
described as a male, Hispanic, 
30 to 40 years old, 5’7 – 5’8. 
190 – 200 lbs. and suspect #2 
described as a male, Hispanic, 
25 to 30 years old, 5’6, 5’7, 160 
– 170 lbs. Suspect attempted topry the rear door and fl ed the 
area. No entry made. 
Wednesday, March 9th

8:30 PM – A burglary occurred 
in the 200 block of Crosby 
Street. Suspect(s) entered the 
storage shed by cutting the 
padlock. Stolen: gray and red 
event sold out. 

 After the VIP Bunny Brunch, 
jump into the spring festival 
featuring live musical 
performances, bunny ear 
contests, face painting, for-sale 
food and more from 11 a.m. to 
3 p.m.

 Children 12 and younger will 
search for the lucky golden 
egg, redeemable for a coveted 
gift basket full of goodies. 
Remember to bring your best 
egg hunting basket or purchase 
a $3 bucket. All egg hunts are 
the same this year, so kids canhunt in their age groups duringthe 11 a.m., 12:15 p.m. or 1:30 

p.m. egg bowl! 
No registration is required for 
the Egg Bowl and Festival, and 
admission is free. 

 Free rides to and from the Egg 
Bowl and Festival will also be 
offered from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. 
on Pasadena Transit Route 51 
Saturday buses. Route 51 buses 
will operate every 22 minutes, 
and 11 minutes between 10:30 

a.m. and 2:30 p.m. 
For more info about the springEgg Bowl and Festival, visit 
cityofpasadena.net/eggbowl. 

Honda lawnmower. 

Thursday, March 10th

7:40 AM – A robbery occurred 
at Super King, 2260 Lincoln 
Avenue. Suspect described as a 
male, Black, 45 to 50 years, 6’2, 
220 lbs. Suspect walked out ofthe business without paying for 
the items. When confronted 
by security, a struggle ensued. 
Stolen items were recovered 
and the suspect fled the area. 
5:00 PM – A vehicle burglaryoccurred in the 1900 block 
of Skyview Drive. Suspect(s) 
entered the vehicle via unknown 
means. No items stolen. 
9:30 PM – A grand theft froman unlocked vehicle occurred in 
the 1400 block of Crest Drive. 
Stolen: gift cards, baseball 
collector cards in binders, green 
gift bag.
11:30 PM – A vehicle burglaryoccurred in the 1800 block 
of Meadowbrook Road. 
Suspect(s) entered the vehicle 
via unknown means. Stolen: 
black nylon duffl e bag, medical 
books, medical equipment, 
cologne, currency. 
Friday, March 11th

5:30 PM – A grand theft incident 
occurred at Paulies Service 
Station, 2018 N. Lake Avenue. 
Stolen: pressures washer, trailer. 
Saturday, March 12th

1:30 PM – A vehicle burglaryoccurred in the area of 
PinecrestDrive and Bowring 
Drive. Suspect(s) entered the 
vehicle by shattering the rearwindow. Stolen: gray Dakine 
backpack, silver MacBook Air. 
during the premiere, what 

was right and wrong about 

the science of the Dwayne 

Johnson film “San Andreas.” 
The thing she said was very

good in the movie was the 

advice to “drop, hold, cover”

during an earthquake. 
Her last day with the USGS 

will be March 30. Jones said 

she will continue to work at 

Caltech in Pasadena for the 

foreseeable future. 

Jason-3 
Begins 
Mapping 
Oceans


 Jason-3, a new U.S.-European 
oceanography satellite mission 
with NASA participation, has 
produced its fi rst complete 
science map of global sea 
surface height, capturing the 
current signal of the 2015-16 
El Niño. 

 The map was generated 
from the first 10 days of datacollected once Jason-3 reached 
its operational orbit of 830 
miles (1,336 kilometers) last 
month. It shows the state of 
the ongoing El Niño event 
that began early last year. Aft er 
peaking in January, the high 
sea levels in the eastern Pacifi c 
are now beginning to shrink.

 Information from Jason-3 will 
also be used to monitor climate 
change and track phenomena 
like El Niño. It will also enable 
more accurate weather, ocean 
and climate forecasts, including 
helping global weather and 
environmental agencies moreaccurately forecast the strengthof tropical cyclones.

 “Jason-3 has big shoes to fi ll,” 
said Josh Willis, NASA project 
scientist for Jason-3 at NASA’s 
Jet Propulsion Laboratoryin Pasadena, California. “By 
measuring the changing levels 
of the ocean, Jason-2 and its 
predecessors have built one ofthe clearest records we have of 
our changing climate.”

 Launched Jan. 17 from 
California’s Vandenberg Air 
Force Base, Jason-3 is operated 
by the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration 
(NOAA) in partnership withNASA, the French Space 
Agency Centre National 
d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES) and 
the European Organisation 
for the Exploitation of 
Meteorological Satellites 
(EUMETSAT). 

 For more information visit: 
nesdis.noaa.gov/jason-3 

University 
Night at PCC 

 University Night at Pasadena 
City College, this Wednesday 
night will exposes students tovarious academic programsand to the institutions off ering 
them. These events provide 
students the opportunity 
to meet with admission 
and outreach staff and 
departmental representatives. 
The event will be held in the 
college Quad from 5 p.m. to7 p.m. —or in the Creveling 
Lounge in case of rain. 

walking 
program at 
Pasadena 
City College 

 Students, faculty and staff can 
now Walk PCC, a 30-minute 
leader-led walking program 
that allows participants to 
increase their level of physical 
activity while learning about 
healthy lifestyle tips. Walk 
PCC will meet outside of the 
D-Building every Tuesday at

12:15 pm. This event is free 
to all PCC students. Staff and 
faculty are also encouraged 
to participate. There will be 
prizes for participation.
NoHo to Pasadena Express 
Bus 501 Starts Operations 

 The Los Angeles County 
Metropolitan TransportationAuthority (Metro) launched the 
“NoHo to Pasadena Express”
bus service earlier this month. 
The service will provide L.A. 
area commuters with a better 
way to access rail lines and 
other key destinations in boththe San Fernando and San 
Gabriel valleys authorities said.

 Also referred to as Line 501, 
the NoHo to Pasadena Express 
is different than other bus 
lines serving these valleys. 
It will operate seven days a 
week with high frequency – 
every 15 minutes during peak 
hours and every 30 minutes 
during off-peak periods so 
riders can reliably depend 
on getting to and from their 
destinations. Other bus services 
in this corridor only run duringweekday peak periods and do 
not operate on weekends.

 “The new express line provides 
commuters in both Valleys 
a convenient way to travel 
between the Metro Red/OrangeLines in North Hollywoodand the Metro Gold Line in 
Pasadena with stops at the 
Burbank Media District and 
North Downtown Glendale,” 
said Supervisor Michael D. 
Antonovich, a Metro Board 

Member. “Combined with a bus 
transfer at North Hollywood 
to Bob Hope Airport, this 
pilot project is the next step 
in our regional approach to a 
providing all county residents 
with a multi-modal system ofbuses, light rail, commuter rail 
and airports.”

 Line 501 will make six 
station stops: NoHo Station, 
Hollywood Way and Olive 
Avenue in Burbank, Buena Vista 
Street and Alameda Avenue 
in Burbank, Goode Avenue 
and Brand (westbound) and 
Sanchez and Brand (eastbound 
in Glendale) and the Gold Line’sMemorial Park and Del Mar 
Stations in Pasadena. Service 
will operate Monday through 
Friday from 5:30 a.m. until 9 

p.m. Weekend service will run 
from 6:30 am until 9 p.m. 
The line will be evaluated as a 
six-month pilot project that is 
expected to cost $1.2 million 
to operate. After six months, 
Metro will review ridershipand determine if the service 
requires any changes. Th e line 
is expected to carry at least 
1,750 riders daily. The base fareis $2.50. Transit riders can use 
their TAP cards to get two-hour 
free transfers to other Metro 
lines. 

 
Pasadena Heritage is 
offering an information 
seminar covering two topics: 
how to designate a landmark 
district and how to apply for 
the Mills Act property tax 
incentive. 

 In Pasadena, neighborhoods 
that are designated historic 
at the local (city) level are 
called Landmark Districts. 
These are areas in which 
historic buildings and their 
settings are protected bymunicipal zoning laws. In 
most cases, designation 
makes owners eligible for 
grants or tax incentives for 
rehabilitation projects, suchas the Mills Act.

 But how do you know if your 
property or neighborhoodis eligible? How do you 
apply for either program? 
In advance of the May 
2nd deadline for Mills Act 
applications, these questions 

Free March Events at 
Pasadena Senior Center

 There is something for everyone 
in March 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 to March 31, 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 anemail address, bring it and your 
password. Sign up with Edisonat the Welcome Desk. 

Smart Phones, Tablets and 
Computers – Any Questions? 

– Tuesdays and Thursdays, 
to March 31, from 10 to 11 
a.m. Get the answers you need 
about technology devices, 
whether you own them already 
or are considering a purchase.
Learning how to text, check 
voicemail, set an alarm, navigatethe Internet and download apps 
is easier than you may think!
Tax Time – Wednesdays and 
Fridays to April 15, from 9 
to 10:45 a.m. Representatives 
from the AARP Foundation’s 
Tax-Aide program will assist 
low- to middle-income seniors 
ages 50 and older in preparing 
their federal income tax returns. 
Appointments are required: 
626-795-4331. 

LA Opera: Special Topic – 

and more will be addressed. 
Participants will get a reviewof the application process, 
up-to-date program details, 
and a first-hand look at the 
pro’s and con’s. Speakers 
from the City Planning 
Department, County 
Assessor’s Offi ce, and local 
citizens who participate in 
the programs will outline 
what to expect and what 
you should know before 
applying, with additional 
time included for questions 
and answers. 

 The event will be 10:00 a.m. 
to 12:00 p.m. at La Casita Del 
Arroyo: 131-199 S ArroyoBlvd. The event is free but 
all attendees must RSVP in 
advance and a $10 donation 
is requested.

 Limited parking is available 
at the venue. Th e event is 
sponsored by Th e Arroyo 
Group. 

Monday, March 21, at 1 p.m. An 
LA Opera community educatorwill discuss the behind-thescenes 
world of opera from the 
delightful to the disastrous.

 Diabetes Empowerment 
Education Program – 
Thursdays, March 24 to April 
28, from 1 to 3 p.m. Whether 
you are diabetic or pre-diabetic, 
this six-week program will 
encourage you to make lifestyle 
changes while learning moreabout your diabetes and how itaffects your health. Presented 
by Health Services Advisory 
Group. Reservations are 
required: 626-685-6730.

 Senior Beauty Tips – Thursday, 
March 24, at 10 a.m. Learn how 
to look your best at any age.
Demonstrations related to hair, 
makeup and skin care will beincluded. Presented by Citrus 
College Cosmetology Program.

Throw It Away? No Way! 

– Saturday, March 26, from 
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Come to the 
Repair Café where tinkers, 
tailors and blade sharpenerswill be on hand to repair yourappliances, electronics, clothing, 
toys, tools, knives, jewelry and 
other items for free. Th ere will 
also be a seed and seedling 
swap, gardening advisor, music, 
special Really Free Market sale 
and more. All are welcome! 
For more information or to 
volunteer as a repairer, email 
contact@repair-cafe-pasadena.
org. This is a Zero Waste event 
hosted by Transition Pasadena 
(www.transitionpasadena.org). 
For more information visit 
www.pasadenaseniorcenter.orgor call 626-795-4331.

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