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VOLUME 11 NO. 39SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 VOLUME 11 NO. 39SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 City toRegulateShort-Term Rentals PASADENA EDITION The city council is set Monday night to discuss a code amendment to add regulations for short-term rentals, including a limit to the number allowed around popular areas such as the Rose Bowl. According to the council’s staff report, “The proposed regulations [if passed by the council] establish a process for allowing certain types of short-term rental activity while responding to potential negative impacts to residential neighborhoods. Specifically, the proposed regulations would; establish a regulatory framework to allow home-sharing in one’s own primary residence (defined as the home where one resides at least 9 months of the year); Establish various tools and administrative fines to enforce unpermitted ‘STRs; Prohibit any person from advertising home-sharing that is not registered with the city and require hosts to register with the City and remit Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT). As of Sept. 2, approximately 736 properties in the city were being advertised, as short term rentals. The report also states that the area around the Rose Bowl is anticipated to draw short-term rental activity due to the sporting events, concerts and music festivals, etc. Therefore, setting a cap on the number of short-term rental units within a defined area around the Rose Bowl [5 percent] as a method of curbing overconcentration. Of the 2,526 dwelling units in the proposed Rose Bowl District a 5 percent cap would allow 126 rentals in the area. The council meets at 6:30 p.m. Council Chamber, Pasadena City Hall 100 North Garfield Avenue, room S249. Flintridge Sacred Heart Finalists for Academy; Hannah Franco, Mayfield Senior School. the 2018 Second row, from left: Jillian Carmenate, Pasadena HighSchool; Julianne Lauenstein, Royal Court La Cañada High School; Jennifer Wang, Arcadia After nearly 1000 hopefuls High School; Ella Ancheta, participated in the interview Polytechnic School; Isabella process for the 2018 Marez, La Salle High School; Tournament of Roses Royal Trinity Moore, Maranatha High Court, the 37 finalists picked School; Sydney Pickering, Arcadia High School; Jayasri took a group photo Monday on Krishnakumar, Flintridge the front steps of Tournament Preparatory School; Siena House. Giljum, Westridge School. The Tournament of Roses’ Third row, from left: Sarah Queen and Court Committee Johnson, Polytechnic School; made selections based on a Mia Valencia, Flintridge Sacred number of criteria including Heart Academy; Jacqueline poise, speaking ability, Gevorgian, La Cañada High academic achievement, youth School; Carly Horne, La Cañada High School; Emma leadership, and community and Marcussen, Mayfield Senior school involvement. School; Katharine Winschel, Seven of the finalists will be Mayfield Senior School; Mary named to the 2018 Royal Court Harmon, La Salle High School; on Monday morning at 9 a.m. Elyse Reed, Pasadena City The 37 Royal Court Finalists College. pictured are:Top row, from left: Lauren First row, from left: Ashley Dundee, Laurel Springs; Zobria Mayo, La Salle High School; Brown, Blair High School; Katherine Beggs, Westridge Alina Giapis, PolytechnicSchool; Alexandra Artura, School; Grace Carey, Flintridge Sacred Heart Polytechnic School; Lauren Academy; Christine Echevarria, Buehner, Arcadia High School; Pasadena High School; Heidi Savannah Bradley, Pasadena Silk, Maranatha High School; High School; GeorgiaBethany Easton, Mayfield Cervenka, La Cañada High Senior School; Elizabeth School; Elizabeth Shepherd, Chang, San Marino High Polytechnic School; Lauren School; Amalia Christodoulelis, Pasadena Celebrates National Annual LGBTQ Coming out Day SAN MARINO/SO. PAS Pg. 4 SIERRA MADRE Pg. 5 ARCADIA Pg. 6 MONROVIA THE ARTS B2 CALENDAR Pg. MORE PASADENA NEWS Pg. 3 THE GOOD LIFE Pg. 9 AROUND SAN GABRIEL VALLEY B1 EDUCATION/YOUTH Pg. 7 BEST FRIENDS Pg. 11 SECTION B: BUSINESS NEWS B3 OPINION B4 LEGAL NOTICES B5 FOOD & DRINK Pg. 8 WORLD AROUND US Pg. The public is invited to participate in Pasadena’s second annual Coming Out Day Celebration, 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 11, at City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Ave. The event is sponsored by Pasadena’s Public Health and Library Departments. Ceremonies. This free event celebrates a safe coming- Information and resources will be available at the event out environment as lesbian, gay, bisexual, along with educational transgender, queer activities. Activities include (LGBTQ) or as an ally. music, games, a photo booth, food trucks and raffles. Free Oct. 11, 2017 marks the 29th anniversary HIV testing will be available. of National Coming Coming out matters and is Out Day which began one of the most important 29 years ago with the tools to combat LGBTQ discrimination. When National March on Washington for Lesbian people know someone who and Gay Rights. Today, is LGBTQ, they are far more National Coming Out likely to support equality for Day is an important all under the law. Coming reminder of dignity, out stories can be powerful tolerance and respect experiences for to hear and for all.every person who speaks A series of featured up changes more hearts speakers will share and minds and creates new their coming out advocates for equality. stories and experiences. This event is part of Valentina (pictured Pasadena’s on-going efforts top) from RuPaul’s to celebrate and foster being Drag Race Season 9 an inclusive community, will be the evening’s regardless of race, creed, keynote speaker and color, religion, national Trans Chorus of LA will origin, marital status, socio- make a special guest economic status, sex, age, appearance. Tia Wanna sexual orientation, gender (Te Jay McGrath) will identity, genetic information serve as the Mistress of or disability. Goedde, Polytechnic School; Madeline Tupy, Mayfield Senior School; Samantha James, John Marshall Fundamental High School. Photo courtesy of theTournament of Roses PoliceChief’s Breakfast to Recognize Officer of the Year The Pasadena Police Foundation will hold their Annual Chief ’s Breakfast Fund Raiser October 5 at 7:30 a.m. at the First Church of the Nazarene of Pasadena, 3700 E. Sierra Madre Blvd., The breakfast helps the Police Foundation’s achieve its mission to Promote and fund programs that further the goals of the Police Department and to provide a safe city in partnership with the community. The event is also an opportunity for community members to meet with Pasadena Police Chief Phillip Sanchez, and other department members, and learn about current issues facing law enforcement and the Pasadena Police Department accomplishments. The Pasadena Police Foundation will also recognize the Myron Yanish, Officer of the Year —given to an officer that has honorably served the Pasadena community through youth engagement and exceptional public safety outreach. This year’s awardee is Officer Darin Craddolph, a 30 year Police Department veteran dedicated to public service and upholding the department’s positive impact within the community. The Foundation will also award a $1,000 College Scholarship and the Bernard K. Melekian Outstanding Youth Award to a youth person who has been a major influence with his or her peer group to be law-abiding, who performed important community service, who overcome adversity, and someone who positively turned his or her life around while being an active volunteer and has aspirations of a career in law enforcement. This award is going to John Muir High School student Jennifer Mendez. The Chief ’s Breakfast will include a live auction for a police helicopter ride-along for two; Pasadena Police Department ride-along in a patrol car; lunch with a K-9 and the Officer, and a catered Jailhouse Dinner and Tour with the Police Chief and his wife, Mrs. Sanchez. There will also be a cash drawing. Breakfast tickets are $65 each and available at pasadenapolicefoundation. org. Get Your Doo Dah Kicks on Route 66 The Occasional Pasadena Doo Dah Parade will celebrate 40 years of irreverent frolicking on the streets of Pasadena as the 2017 Parade takes place on November 19th, stepping off at 11a.m. in East Pasadena along Colorado Boulevard —the original Route 66. Dozens of inventive, if zany, art cars and floats will accompany a legion of revelers past the mom-n-pop shops along East Pasadena’s shady tree-lined streets with a memorable cast of local eccentrics, disruptors, pundits, mutant art cars, lone wolves, steam punks, makers and merrymakers. Entries are open to everyone. This year’s lineups includes the Nut Camp, Bildge Rat, Code Blue DeFibs, The Addams Family, Flying Baby Homerun Border Crossing, Nordic Men, Radioactive Chickenheads, Toaster Car, Motorized Furniture, The Army of Toy Soldiers, Tortilla Target, The Billionaires, Free Thought Society, Unich Band, Car-Pool DeVille, Bearded Ladies, Yiddish Dracula, Drunk in the Garage Band, Partying Parrotheads, Murrugun the Mystic, Crimebo the Clown, Man as Giraffe, Heuristicus, The Butler, Recumbent Revolution, Circuit Benders, Zucchini Patrol, and Doo Dah’s 2017 Royals, among Laundry-to-LandscapeGreywater Workshop At the Pasadena Water and Power grey-water training workshop, next week, learn about the benefits of irrigating with grey-water versus potable water and other types of grey-water systems that utilize water from bathroom showers, bath and sinks and more. All participants will receive a grey-water voucher ($160 value), toward the purchase of grey-water system parts. PWP has partnered with Landscape Warehouse in Pasadena to redeem the grey-water vouchers and provide assistance for the parts needed to install a laundry-to-landscape grey-water system. HOAs with detached condo units are also now eligible to participate in the L2L program, and receive onsite technical consults and incentives. Saturday October, 7, 2017 09:00 amSalvation Army960 E. Walnut Street Pasadena Registration is required. For more information and register go to 5.cityofpasadena.net/water-and-power/event/ greywaterworkshop. many others. Secret Santa, Doo Dah’s take on the North Pole icon, will close the conga line and ring in the holiday season. And… not a rose will be harmed in the making of this parade! Free street parking is available —Parade route is also just west of the Sierra Madre Villa Gold Line Station (at Colorado Blvd. and Sierra Madre Villa). City busses go directly to the area and Uber or Lyft. Come early! Bring a lawn chair! Visit the local eateries, popular food trucks along the parade route, and buy a new Doo Dah t-shirt. Stick around for the after parties all within close walking distance. Official Doo Dah After- Party: American Legion, 179 N. Vinedo St. (2 blocks from Parade at Vinedo & Walnut) immediately following the event. Bands, dancing, cheap food and drinks!! $5 cover (supports a Legion charity). Unofficial Doo Dah After- Parties: PooBah Records, one of Pasadena’s favorite independent music stores, will feature live in-store performance and DJ. PooBah is located at 2636 E. Colorado Blvd., right on the parade route. The famous Colorado Bar, located right next door at 2640 E. Colorado Blvd. will feature live bands, along with salty chips and drinks. Mountain Views News 80 W Sierra Madre Blvd. No. 327 Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024 Office: 626.355.2737 Fax: 626.609.3285 Email: editor@mtnviewsnews.com Website: www.mtnviewsnews.com | |||||||||||||||||||||
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