Mountain Views News, Pasadena Edition [Sierra Madre] Saturday, February 11, 2017

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SOUTH PASADENA - SAN MARINO

Mountain Views-News Saturday, February 11, 2017 

Portantino Introduces 
Legislation to Help Keep 
710 Properties Affordable

Marching Bands Selected 
To Join 2018 Rose Parade

Concert at the Library, Tribute 
to Gene Clark of The Byrds

 


 Pasadena Tournament of 
Roses President Lance Tibbet 
announced this week 20 of 
the 22 marching bands that 
will participate in the 129th 
Rose Parade, themed “Making 
a Difference.” The bands 
will travel to Pasadena from 
across the United States and 
around the world, including 
Australia, Canada, Japan and 
Panama. The two bands not 
yet announced will be from the 
universities competing in the 
104th Rose Bowl Game, which 
will serve as a College Football 
Playoff Semifinal. They will be 
added to the lineup when those 
schools are determined.

 The 20 bands announced 
today are (listed alphabetically 
by name):

Air Academy High School 
- Air Academy High School 
Marching Band

(USAF Academy, CO)

 Albertville High School – 
Albertville High School “Aggie” 
Band

(Albertville, AL)

 Australia’s Marching Koalas 

(Dangar, New South Wales, 
Australia)

 Banda De Música Herberto 
López - Colegio José Daniel 
Crespo

(Chitré, Herrera, Republic of 
Panamá)

 City of Burlington – Burlington 
Teen Tour Band

(Burlington, Ontario, Canada)

 Homestead High School 
– Homestead High School 
Mighty Mustang Marching 
Band

(Cupertino, CA)

 Kyoto Tachibana High School 
- Kyoto Tachibana High School 
Green Band

(Kyoto, Japan)

 Los Angeles Unified School 
District – All District High 
School Honor Band

(Los Angeles, CA)

 Lindbergh High School – 
Lindbergh “Spirit of St. Louis” 
Marching Band

(St. Louis, MO)

 Londonderry High School 
– Londonderry High School 
Marching Band & Color Guard

(Londonderry, NH)

 Louisburg High School 
– Louisburg High School 
Marching Wildcat Band

(Louisburg, KS)

 Pasadena City College 
Tournament of Roses Honor 
Band & Herald Trumpets

(Pasadena, CA)

 Pennsbury High School - 
Pennsbury High School “Long 
Orange Line” Marching Band

(Fairless Hills, PA)

 Ronald Reagan High School 
– Ronald Reagan High School 
Band

(San Antonio, TX)

 Santiago High School - The 
BOSS (Bands of Santiago 
Sharks)

(Corona, CA)

 The Salvation Army 
Tournament of Roses Band

(Los Angeles, CA)

 “The Commandant’s Own” The 
United States Marine Drum & 
Bugle Corps

(Washington, DC)

 United States Marine Corps 
West Coast Composite Band –

MCAS Miramar, MCRD San 
Diego and Camp Pendleton, 
CA

 University of Massachusetts 
- University of Massachusetts 
Minuteman Marching Band

(Amherst, MA)

 Westlake High School 
– Westlake High School 
Marching Thunder

(Saratoga Springs, UT)

 Bands are selected by the 
Tournament of Roses based on 
a variety of criteria including 
musicianship, marching 
ability and entertainment 
or special interest value. In 
order to be considered, band 
representatives submitted 
detailed applications, which 
included photos, video footage 
and letters of recommendation. 
Bands are required to raise all 
necessary funds for travel and 
accommodations. In addition 
to marching in the five-and-a-
half-mile Rose Parade on New 
Year’s Day, bands also perform 
in one of three Bandfest events 
scheduled for December 29 
and 30, 2017 at Pasadena City 
College.

 Band applications for the 2019 
Rose Parade will be available 
on the Tournament of Roses 
website in spring 2017. 

 
Senator Anthony J. Portantino 
introduced SB 275 Thursday 
that gives the Los Angeles 
County Assessor’s Office the 
ability to assess single-family 
homes within the 710 corridor 
appropriately. Keeping 
properties affordable in the 710 
corridor has been the goal and 
intent of the state legislature 
since passing the Roberti Bill 
in 1979. 

 The Roberti Bill planned and 
outlined the process for the 
disposition of the 710 properties 
acquired by Caltrans. The Bill 
directed the Department of 
Transportation to sell surplus 
residential properties along 
SR 710 in a manner that 
would preserve, upgrade, and 
expand the supply of housing 
available in the region. It also 
put an emphasis on making 
those homes and properties 
affordable. The affordable 
housing crisis continues to 
be one of California’s biggest 
issues and the disposition of 
the Caltrans homes has finally 
arrived. Legislation is now 
needed to help the Los Angeles 
County Assessor meet the spirit 
and intent of Roberti.

 “This legislation will allow 
many of the residents who 
live in the SR 710 corridor 
to purchase property with 
an assessed valuation that 
would not price them out 
of that purchase,” stated 
Portantino. “As the 710 surface 
freeway and tunnel’s days are 
numbered it is imperative that 
we enact practical legislation 
to help facilitate the proper 
disposition of the Caltrans 
homes and properties. I am 
very grateful to the Los Angeles 
County Assessor’s office for 
working collaboratively on this 
important fix for the residents 
in my district,” concluded 
Portantino. 

 It was always intended that 
many of the 710 homes and 
properties would go to existing 
tenants and be affordable 
at the time of purchase. As 
the affordable housing crisis 
continues to be one of Los 
Angeles’ biggest issues, this 
bill has taken on even more 
importance.

 “Assisting people who will 
purchase 710 corridor homes 
by valuing the properties 
for affordability is the right 
thing to do,” said Jeffrey 
Prang, Los Angeles County 
Assessor. “I support Senator 
Portantino’s efforts to resolve 
the long-standing concern 
about residential properties 
in the path of the former 710 
Freeway.” 

 Assessor Prang emphasized that 
the clear direction provided in 
Senator Portantino’s legislation 
to assist the residents of the 
area by making the homes as 
affordable as possible.

 

 A “Tribute to Gene Clark 
of the Byrds”, a very special 
fundraising concert ,will be 
presented on the ‘Carnegie 
Stage’ of the beautiful, historic 
South Pasadena Public Library 
Community Room as part of the 
South Pasadena Arts Crawl at 
Saturday, February 25, 2017—8 
p.m. Live Performances will be 
presented by Kai Clark (Son of 
Gene Clark) & His Band, Carla 
Olson—(Former Duo Partner 
of Gene Clark and Former 
Leader of the Textones), John 
York—Former Member of 
The Byrds, The Sir Douglas 
Quintet, and The Mamas & The 
Papas Touring Band, and Peter 
Lewis—Formerly of Moby 
Grape. The concert will also 
contain a few surprises that are 
being planned!

 Tickets are $25 each for 
the very special event 
and can be obtained at 
geneclarktributeconcertla.
eventbrite.com.

 The Library Community 
Room is located at 1115 El 
Centro Street. The concert 
will be “Festival style” with no 
reserved seats. Doors will open 
at 7:30 p.m. and seats will be 
first come, first seated.

Crowell Public Library Presents 
Series; Talks by Local Authors

Maple Lam, My Little Sister 
and Me

Thursday, February 23: 7 pm

 It’s a big job when a big 
brother gets to take his little 
sister home from school for 
the very first time. In debut 
author-illustrator Maple Lam’s 
charming children’s story, 
she celebrates the incredible 
relationship between a little boy 
and his younger sister. Maple 
Lam grew up in San Marino 
and attended both Huntington 
Middle School and San Marino 
High School.

Edan Epstein, Afternoon of the 
Faun

Wednesday, March 15: 7 pm

 In this South Pasadena author’s 
sixth novel, a man struggles 
with grief following the death 
of his charismatic father. His 
despair sends him on a quest 
to become completely invisible. 
His journey perversely parallels 
his father’s childhood struggle 
for survival in the forests of 
Europe at the end of World War 
II. Afternoon of the Faun is a 
lyrical tale of descent, survival, 
and redemption.

Crowell Public Library is 
located 1890 Huntington Dr. 
For more information call the 
Library at (626) 300-0777. 


Residential 
Water Audit 
Program Now 
Accepting 
Applications

South Pasadena Winter 
Arts Crawl to be Held

 
The Winter Arts Crawl is scheduled for Saturday, February 
25 from 5 to 9 pm. This very popular “Neighborhood-
Night-On-The-Town” features something for everyone. 
Shops and boutiques will be open late with special exhibits, 
trunk shows, open houses and sales. Stop in at the local 
restaurants and cafes for a snack or dinner, or grab a bite 
from one of the food trucks. There will be an interactive art 
activity so that the entire family can get creative.

 For merchant and artist participation, please contact Hope 
Perello, Director of SPACE, at hopeperello@sbcglobal.
net. The quarterly Arts Crawls are organized by the South 
Pasadena Chamber of Commerce, and produced by SPACE, 
to highlight the City’s unique business district and provide a 
showcase for artists and musicians.

For more information call (626) 441-2339.

 The City of South Pasadena 
now offers free Residential 
Water Audits. This program is 
currently open to single family 
residential properties. Multi-
family properties with 3 or 
fewer units may apply, and will 
be considered on a case-by-case 
basis.

There are several ways to apply:

- Fill out the application form 
and email to h2orebates@
southpasadenaca.gov

- Call (626)403-7311 to apply 
over the phone

- Visit us at the City Manager’s 
Office, 2nd floor of City Hall, 
1414 Mission Street, to fill out 
an application

Once the application has been 
received, qualifying residents 
can expect a call from a 
representative of WaterWise 
Consulting within one week 
to schedule the audit. If an 
applicant doesn’t qualify, they 
will be notified within two 
business days. 

You will need the following 
information to apply:

- Name of Applicant

- Name on Water Account (if 
different from that of applicant)

- Service Address

- Best phone number to reach 
applicant at

- Number of people living at 
the property

 Multi-family properties 
greater than 3 units, and 
commercial properties are not 
eligible at this time.

Huntington Gets Unique 
Edition of John Muir Writings

 The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical 
Gardens announced Wednesday that it has acquired a 
unique 10-volume edition of The Life and Writings of 
John Muir (1916–1924) that incorporates 260 original 
photographs—most by Herbert W. Gleason (1855–1937), 
a nature photographer who inspired the work of Ansel 
Adams. The items were purchased at The Huntington’s 
20th annual Library Collectors’ Council meeting held last 
month.

 The Council also purchased A Monograph on the Genus 
Camellia (1819), an outsize volume containing sumptuous 
hand-colored aquatint plates after watercolors by Clara 
Maria Pope (d. 1838), one of a small number of women in 
England who pursued an artistic career in the late 18th and 
early 19th centuries.

 Additional purchases included manuscripts by a close 
member of Galileo’s circle and by a U.S. Revolutionary 
War officer, as well as a genealogical roll of arms from the 
Elizabethan era.

 “During the past two decades, the Library Collectors’ 
Council has helped us acquire more than 100 significant 
items—including rare books, individual manuscripts, 
archival collections, and photographs—and spent nearly 
$3.9 million doing so,” said David Zeidberg, Avery Director 
of the Library at The Huntington. 

 The Library Collectors’ Council is a group of 43 families who 
assist in the development of the collections by supporting 
the purchase of important works that the Library would not 
otherwise be able to afford.


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