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PASADENA EDITION SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2017 VOLUME 11 NO. 37 Free Path to Citizenship Workshop South Pasadena Picks DeWolfe as City Manager South Pasadena officials announced Thursday that former Pasadena city employee Stephanie DeWolfe has been selected as the new City Manager. DeWolfe’s appointment and employment agreement are scheduled for a vote Wednesday night at the regular South Pasadena city council meeting. DeWolfe will start November 6. According to a statement, after interviewing several candidates provided through the recruitment firm of Peckham & McKenney, the City Council unanimously selected DeWolfe has nearly 30 years of experience in city services, particularly in planning, community development and services, and city administration. She has worked in both the Pasadena and West Hollywood City Manager’s Offices in Assistant and Deputy City Manager functions, with outstanding qualifications and references from all past employers. DeWolfe has been on a City Manager “track” in her professional career for the past five years, and most recently has been serving the City of West Hollywood as its Deputy City Manager since 2016, where she helped to oversee a staff of 225 employees and a budget of $134 million dollars. “I am excited to be part of team South Pasadena. I have always loved South Pasadena and I am looking forward to spending even more time in this wonderful community,” DeWolfe said. West Hollywood Mayor John Heilman spoke highly of Stephanie, describing her as “first rate,” very intelligent and capable with a positive reputation in the community, stating “We hate to lose her.” Similarly, West Hollywood City Manager Paul Arevalo describes Stephanie as “a big picture person, a great communicator, who knows how build consensus in the community,” and with her more than 15 years’ experience in Pasadena, she also “has the regional perspective that will serve South Pasadena well.” South Pasadena Mayor Michael Cacciotti, on behalf of the entire City Council stated, “I am very excited about hiring Ms. DeWolfe. She brings to our city the optimum combination of experience and leadership qualities. South Pasadena is very fortunate that she has agreed to serve our community.” The city council meets at 7:30 p.m., in the Amedee O. “Dick” Richards, Jr., Council Chambers, located at 1424 Mission Street. On Citizenship Day, Sunday, the Pasadena library will host a free Path to Citizenship Workshop from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Central Library’s Studio on 4th, 285 E. Walnut St. This workshop will feature presentations on available citizenship application services and resources by the Pasadena Public Library, Catholic Charities of Los Angeles, Inc., Salvadoran American Leadership and Educational Fund (SALEF) and El Rescate. Following the information sessions the presenters will be available to assist residents with their citizenship applications. Pasadena is joining Mayors, Members of Congress and organizations across the country in encouraging our communities to “Naturalize NOW!” This national campaign is being led by organizations and supportive elected officials to move 1,000,000 eligible residents to apply for citizenship by the end of Fiscal Year 2017. Efforts to date have brought us halfway to this goal, but we still have more residents to reach. You qualify for Citizenship if You: Are at least 18 years old; Are a permanent resident (you have a green card); Have resided continuously in the U.S. for more than 5 years (or if you are married to a U.S. citizen for more than 3 years); Have been physically present in the U.S. for more than 2.5 years (or if married to a U.S. citizen for more than 1.5 years); You can show you have good moral character; You can speak, read, and write basic English (or qualify for the waiver) and You can pass a test on U.S. government and history (or qualify for a waiver). The library has additionally introduced an online resource at cityofpasadena.libguides. com/Citizenship. DeWolfe Thousands to Wiggle Waggle Next Weekend Grab your walking shoes and a leash for the 19th Annual Wiggle Waggle Walk and Family Festival at Brookside Park at the Rose Bowl next Sunday, September 24. Officials said thousands of people are expected to take part in the walk around the Rose Bowl to raise funds for thousands of animals this year. Attendees do not need a dog to join the fun, just a desire to help animals. Participants can choose to walk a 1 or 3-mile loop around the Rose Bowl or enjoy vendor booths at Brookside Park. Emmy- winning journalist Lu Parker will emcee and actress Carolyn Hennesy will be on hand to get the party started. Check-in opens at 8:00 a.m. at Brookside Park. The Walk begins at 9:00 a.m. and festivities, including vendor booths, K-9 demonstrations, food trucks, music and canine contests, will continue until noon. Registration is $25, which includes a Wiggle Waggle Walk t-shirt, bib number and bandana for your dog. Register as an individual or join a team at wigglewagglewalk.org. (Photo: 2015 Wiggle Waggle Walk, photo by D. Lee MVNews) Police to Focus on Bikes and Pedestrians Safety Monday Golf with a Pasadena Officer and Support PAL Pasadena Police Department will step up Bike and Pedestrian Safety Enforcement Operations on Monday, with focused enforcement on collision causing factors involving motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists. The department has mapped out locations over the past 3 years where pedestrian and bike collisions have occurred along with the violations that led to those crashes. Extra officers will be on duty patrolling areas where bike and pedestrian traffic and crashes occur in an effort to lower deaths and injuries. Officers will be looking for violations made by drivers, bike riders and pedestrians alike that can lead to life changing injuries. Special attention will be directed toward drivers speeding, making illegal turns, failing to stop for signs and signals, failing to yield to pedestrians in cross walks or any other dangerous violation. Additionally, enforcement will be taken for observed violations when pedestrians cross the street illegally or fail to yield to drivers who have the right of way. Bike riders will be stopped and citations issued when they fail to follow the same traffic laws that apply to motorists. All riders are reminded to always wear a helmet – those under 18 years of age must wear helmets by law. Pedestrians should cross the street only in marked crosswalks or at corners. Pasadena Police Department has investigated 427 fatal and injury collisions involving pedestrians and bicyclists during the past three (3) years. NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft Ends Exploration of Saturn A thrilling epoch in the exploration of our solar system came to a close Friday, as NASA’s Cassini spacecraft made a fateful plunge into the atmosphere of Saturn, ending its 13-year tour of the ringed planet. “This is the final chapter of an amazing mission, but it’s also a new beginning,” said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington. “Cassini’s discovery of ocean worlds at Titan and Enceladus changed everything, shaking our views to the core about surprising places to search for potential life beyond Earth.” Telemetry received during the plunge indicates that, as expected, Cassini entered Saturn’s atmosphere with its thrusters firing to maintain stability, as it sent back a unique final set of science observations. Loss of contact with the Cassini spacecraft occurred at 4:55 a.m. PDT (7:55 a.m. EDT), with the signal received by NASA’s Deep Space Network antenna complex in Canberra, Australia. “It’s a bittersweet, but fond, farewell to a mission that leaves behind an incredible wealth of discoveries that have changed our view of Saturn and our solar system, and will continue to shape future missions and research,” said Michael Watkins, director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, which manages the Cassini mission for the agency. JPL also designed, developed and assembled the spacecraft. Cassini’s plunge brings to a close a series of 22 weekly “Grand Finale” dives between Saturn and its rings, a feat never before (cont. page 3.) The Pasadena Police Activities League (PAL) will hold its PAL Golf Classic on Friday, September 22nd at Brookside Golf Club. The format is a shotgun start at 8:00 a.m. with breakfast and registration beginning at 7a.m. The PAL Golf Classic will include breakfast, 18 holes of golf, several on course activities (including a slider bar by Del Frisco’s Grille), great raffle prizes, and an awards luncheon. Thorson Buick GMC will be sponsoring the hole- in-one prize of a 2018 GMC Terrain. There are prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places foursome. Individual golfers are $150. The goal of this charitable tournament is to raise funds for PAL so that it can continue to reach the youth of our community by providing programs and services that make a positive impact on their lives. This year is the 20th anniversary of PAL, a national organization that came to Pasadena in 1997. It partners the youth of our community with the men and women of the Pasadena Police Department in a fun, safe, and nurturing environment while providing academic and cultural activities. PAL offers homework assistance, leadership programs, various sporting activities, and a wide variety of enrichment activities, such as robotics, culinary skills, and arts classes, that give students an opportunity to build character and form a positive relationship with our community’s law enforcement. Currently, the PAL program serves between 120–150 children in grades 4-12 each week, with over 3500 students provided with services. The current need for the PAL program is to attain a facility of their own where they can host evening and weekend activities for Pasadena youth, and expand the program to include the approximately 200 kids on the waiting list. To support Pasadena PAL, spons orship opportunities are available. A $250.00 sponsorship tee sign can be purchased in advance. For more information please visit Pasadena PAL website www. pasadenapal.com/events or call (626) 791-1225. CALENDAR Pg. 2 MORE PASADENA NEWS Pg. 3 SAN MARINO/SO. 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