Mountain Views News, Pasadena Edition [Sierra Madre] Saturday, August 25, 2018

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Mountain View News Saturday, August 25, 2018

 
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PASADENA CITY MEETINGS

Regular City Council Meeting

6-Day Forecast Pasadena Ca.

 

NEXT CITY COUNCIL MONDAY AUGUST 27

Public Meeting 6:30 P.M. 

Council Chamber, Pasadena City Hall

100 North Garfield Avenue, Room S249 

FINANCE COMMITTEE (Chair Mayor Terry Tornek, Victor Gordo, John J. Kennedy, Margaret 
McAustin)

Meets August 27, Meets the second and fourth Monday of each month at 4:00 p.m., 100 N. 
Garfield Avenue, Room S249 (City Hall Council Chamber, 2nd floor)

MUNICIPAL SERVICES COMMITTEE (Chair Margaret McAustin, Tyron Hampton, Terry 
Tornek, Andy Wilson)

Meets August 28 at 4:00 p.m., Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S249 (Council 
Chamber, 2nd Floor)'

LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE (Chair Terry Tornek, Steve Madison, Gene Masuda)

Meets August 28 at 6:00 p.m., Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S245/S246 
(Council Conference Room, 2nd Floor)

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE (Chair Victor Gordo, 
Tyron Hampton, Steve Madison, Andy Wilson)

Meets September 18 (Special meeting to commence at 4:30 p.m.) Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. 
Garfield Avenue, Room S245/S246 (Council Conference Room, 2nd Floor)

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE (Chair John J. Kennedy, Tyron Hampton, Steve Madison, 
Gene Masuda) 

Meets September 19 at 6 p.m. Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S249 (Council 
Chamber, 2nd Floor)

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Forecasts courtesy of the National Weather Service

Comedy Native Gardens 
to Open at Playhouse

 

 Pasadena Playhouse, the 
State Theater of California, is 
presenting Native Gardens, a 
new comedy by Karen Zacarías 
and directed by Seinfeld’s Jason 
Alexander. The production 
runs September 5 through the 
30 at Pasadena Playhouse;.

 The cast of Native Gardens 
features acclaimed actors 
of both screen and stage: 
Christian Barillas (Ronaldo 
on Modern Family), 
Academy Award Nominee 
Bruce Davison (Willard, 
Longtime Companion, 
and A Song at Twilight at 
Pasadena Playhouse), Frances 
Fisher (Titanic, Unforgiven, 
Resurrection), and Jessica 
Meraz (TNT’s Major Crimes). 
The cast of Native Gardens is 
rounded out by Julian Armaya, 
Joshua Duron and Bradley Roa 
II.

 In this new comedy, 
horticultures clash, turning 
well-intentioned neighbors into 
feuding enemies. It’s the War 
of the Hoses where cultures 
collide and mudslinging ensues 
– literally. Good fences don’t 
always make good neighbors, 
but they do make for a lot of 
laughs in this new play.

 Native Gardens tells the story 
of Pablo (Barillas), a rising 
attorney, and Tania (Meraz), his 
very pregnant wife who is also a 
doctoral candidate. They have 
just purchased a home next to 
Frank (Davison) and Virginia 
(Fisher), a well-established 
D.C. couple with a prize-
worthy English garden. They 
could not feel more welcomed 
until an impending barbeque 
for Pablo’s colleagues and a 
delicate disagreement over a 
long-standing fence line soon 
spirals into an all-out comedic 
border dispute. 

 Director Jason Alexander 
said, “In a deceptively simple, 
deeply appealing play the 
author has captured the essence 
of a global conversation we are 
now having. The subject is ‘who 
belongs to what community 
and who controls those 
communities.’ It sounds like 
that would have to be a heavy 
weighted evening, but in Karen 
Zacarías’ deft hands, she has 
transformed it into a serio-
comic delight. It is impossible to 
watch without getting involved 
and wondering what you would 
do in the same situation. Great 
characters, great fun and I look 
forward to sharing it with our 
theater community.”

 “It is very exciting for me to 
introduce the work of Karen 
Zacarías to Los Angeles. She 
tackles topical issues with great 
verve, wit and relevance,” said 
Danny Feldman, Pasadena 
Playhouse Producing Artistic 
Director. Tickets start at $25 
for Native Gardens and are 
available at pasadenaplayhouse.
org, by phone at 626-356-7529, 
and at the box office at 39 South 
El Molino Avenue.

SOUTH PASADENA CITY MEETINGS

Regular City Council Meeting

Next meeting September 19

Meetings are held on the first and third Wednesday of the month, at 7:30 
p.m., in the Amedee O. “Dick” Richards, Jr., Council Chambers, located 
at 1424 Mission Street. 

Animal Commission

Monday at 6:30 p.m.

Police Emergency Operations Center

1422 Mission Street

Staff Liaison: Mike Neff, Captain, Police Department

Phone: (626) 407-7292

Planning Commission 

Monday at 6:30 p.m.

Amedee O. "Dick" Richards, Jr. Council Chamber

1424 Mission Street

Staff Liaison: Anthony David Watkins, Planning and Building Director

Phone (626) 403-7223


ALTADENA TOWN COUNCIL MEETINGS

Regular Council Meeting

The Altadena Town Council meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. 
in the Altadena Community Center located at 730 E. Altadena, Dr. (directly west of 
Altadena Sheriff’s Station). Altadena Town Council meetings are recorded and televised 
during the month on Charter cable channel.


SAN MARINO COUNCIL MEETINGS

City Council Regular Meeting

Wednesday, August 29 at 6 p.m. Crowell Public Library Barth Room

1890 Huntington Drive

The City Council Meeting will now be recorded by video and posted to 
youtube. Visit: ci.san-marino.ca.us for more.


Pasadena Police Chief 
Recruitment Process

 Pasadena City Manager Steve Mermell has announced the 
recruitment process for the next Chief of Police. 

 The public is encouraged to attend meetings to provide input 
about the most important qualities that potential candidates 
should have. The executive search firm of Teri Black & Company, 
LLC. will facilitate the executive search and public meetings.

 “Public input is crucial to selecting the best individual to lead 
the Department. I encourage all community stakeholders to 
attend the upcoming forum(s) and share their thoughts on the 
characteristics and professional background they feel are most 
important when selecting a new Chief,” states Mermell.

 Community forums will take place on the following dates:

Thursday, September 6 – 6:30 p.m.

Victory Park Recreation Center

2575 Paloma Street (Community Room 3)

Saturday, September 8 – 9:30 a.m.

Villa-Parke Community Center Auditorium

363 East Villa Street

Saturday, September 8 – 11:30 a.m.

Jackie Robinson Community Center Auditorium

1020 North Fair Oaks Avenue

 Anyone who would like to offer input but cannot attend 
the meetings can do so online at www.cityofpasadena.net/
PoliceChiefRecruitment 

 Applications for the position will be accepted in September with 
an anticipated timeframe for screenings and interviews taking 
place in October and November. The rigorous interview process 
will include a community panel in addition to law enforcement 
professionals and municipal agency administrators.

 Based in Los Angeles, Teri Black & Company, LLC offers premier 
comprehensive executive search services to cities, counties and 
special districts throughout the Western United States. Ms. 
Black has nearly 20 years of experience in public sector executive 
recruitment and network-building, including exceptional depth 
in local law enforcement. Having provided services to Pasadena 
previously, Ms. Black has a very good understanding of our 
community and organizational culture. 


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