Mountain Views News, Pasadena Edition [Sierra Madre] Saturday, October 27, 2018

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Mountain Views-News Saturday, Octorber 27, 2018 

Rep. Chu Statement 
on New Opioid Law

Input Needed for 
Transporation Survey

South Pasadena Curator’s 
Talk: Frankenstein Dissected

 
President Trump signed 
Wednesday into law H.R. 6, 
the Substance Use-Disorder 
Prevention that Promotes 
Opioid Recovery and Treatment 
for Patients and Communities 
Act. This bill is a package of 
bipartisan bills to address the 
opioid epidemic, including 
three provisions authored by 
Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27). The 
legislation sponsored by Rep. 
Chu -- H.R. 5722, H.R. 5790, 
and H.R. 4684 - focus on 
prevention through access to 
mental health care, providing 
access to treatment alternatives 
that help individuals avoid 
opioids, and ensuring the best 
possible recovery for those 
who are working to overcome 
addiction.

Rep. Chu released the following 
statement:

 “I’m proud that we could find 
a bipartisan way to address 
the opioid epidemic that is 
plaguing every community 
in our country. I’m especially 
proud that legislation I 
worked on with constituents, 
advocates, and people in 
recovery was included in this 
package. Together, my three 
bills target specific moments 
in the prevention, treatment, 
and recovery process that can 
mean the difference between 
life and death. But H.R. 6 is just 
the first step. It took years just 
to pass this package, and we 
still need greater resources and 
funding to help those suffering 
from addiction. I hope that we 
can continue to build on this 
bipartisan progress to help end 
this crisis and bring relief and 
help to families.” 

Provisions authored by Rep. 
Chu include:

 H.R. 5722 – Introduced by 
Reps. Chu and Jackie Walorski 
(R-IN), this bill would direct 
the Centers for Medicare and 
Medicaid Services (CMS) to 
study barriers to accessing 
non-drug alternatives to 
opioids to manage chronic and 
acute pain within the Medicare 
program, and provide a report 
to Congress on any existing 
barriers. Alternatives include 
acupuncture, physical therapy, 
occupational therapy, medical 
devices, and others. 

H.R. 5790 - Introduced by 
Reps. Chu and Kristi Noem 
(R-SD), this bill would direct 
the Center for Medicaid 
and Medicare Innovation 
(CMMI) to support ways for 
beneficiaries to familiarize 
themselves with coverage for 
psychologist services, and 
requests a study from the 
General Accountability Office 
on the viability of mental and 
behavioral health services in 
the Medicare Program.

 H.R. 4684 – Introduced 
by Rep. Chu, the Ensuring 
Access to Quality Sober Living 
Act would direct HHS to 
develop a set of best practices 
for sober living homes, or 
recovery residences, and 
provide technical assistance to 
states that wish to adopt these 
standards. It also directs HHS 
to disseminate information 
about best practices once they 
have been developed.

H.R. 6 passed the House by a 
vote of 393-8, and the Senate by 
a vote of 98-1.

 
The Arroyo Verdugo 
Communities Joint Powers 
Authority is seeking 
feedback on potential 
transportation projects to 
fund in South Pasadena 
and surrounding cities. 
The projects will be funded 
by Measure M, the voter-
approved sales tax increase. 
Your feedback will be used 
as the Authority develops 
the Measure M Five-Year 
Multiyear Subregional 
Programs (MSP) for 
transportation projects 
in the Arroyo Verdugo 
communities. Please take a 
moment to give your input: 
tinyurl.com/AVCJPASurvey 

 
Mary and Percy Shelley 
jam-packed their 
famous novel with not-
so-hidden references 
to literature, poetry, 
mythology, Enlightenment 
philosophers, alchemy and 
the occult, and even modern 
science. Was Frankenstein—
with its blasphemous view 
of creation—intended as 
part of one big Illuminati 
conspiracy? Valerie Weich 
breaks down this endlessly 
fascinating and multi-
layered classic. Fasten your 
seat belts; it’s going to be a 
bumpy night! Ages 13 and 
up.

 The event will be Tuesday, 
October 30, 2018 - 7:00 
p.m. in the South Pasadena 
Library Community Room.

 This program is one of many 
planned in conjunction with 
our exhibition Frankenstein 
Meets Little Women: A 
Monster Mash. 11 artists 
have created new work to 
celebrate the anniversaries 
of these two literary classics. 
The exhibition is open to the 
public through October 31st 
during scheduled programs 
and at the following times: 
Monday 4-6PM; Wednesday 
4-9PM; Thursday 4-9PM; 
Friday 4-9PM; Saturday 
1-5PM; Sunday 1-5PM.

South Pasadena Suicide 
Prevention Program

 In honor of International 
Survivors of Suicide Loss 
Day in November, the 
South Pasadena Public 
Library is hosting Suicide 
Is Everyone’s Business: A 
Mother’s Grief Memoir 
and Suicide Prevention 
Awareness program on 
Tuesday, November 13th 
at 7:00 p.m. in the Library 
Community Room located 
at 1115 El Centro Street. 
Former South Pasadena 
resident Susan Auerbach 
discusses her book about 
the aftermath of the suicide 
of her son, 21-year-old 
Noah Langholz. She bears 
witness to the devastation 
of traumatic grief for those 
left behind while offering 
insight and inspiration to 
help survivors heal and help 
others to understand their 
experience. She is joined 
by Sandri Kramer, a suicide 
prevention specialist, who 
shares information and tips 
on warning signs for suicide 
and how to help those who 
may be at risk. Books will be 
available for sale and signing 
after the event.

 Susan Auerbach is the 
author of I’ll Write Your 
Name on Every Beach: A 
Mother’s Quest for Comfort, 
Courage and Clarity 
After Suicide Loss (Jessica 
Kingsley Publishing, 2017) 
and the blog “Walking the 
Mourner’s Path After a 
Child’s Suicide.” A member 
of the advisory boards of 
the Los Angeles Suicide 
Prevention Network and 
Survivors After Suicide of 
Didi Hirsch Mental Health 
Services, she does public 
speaking about suicide 
with Teen Line and other 
organizations. She is also 
Professor Emeritus of 
Education at California State 
University, Northridge.

 Sandri Kramer, previously 
Crisis Line Director of the 
Suicide Prevention Center 
(SPC) at Didi Hirsch Mental 
Health Services, has 23+ 
years of experience in suicide 
prevention and crisis center 
work. Currently, as Suicide 
Prevention Project Manager 
for the organization, she 
is developing SPC’s online 
crisis services, broadening 
its role in emergency 
management with the 
national Disaster Distress 
Helpline, and strengthening 
the center’s partnerships with 
law enforcement agencies. 
She serves as a member of 
the Board of Directors for 
the National Association 
of Crisis Organization 
Directors (NASCOD) and 
as a member of the Board of 
the Emergency Network Los 
Angeles (ENLA).

 For more information 
about other upcoming free 
Library programs, visit 
the Library at 1100 Oxley 
Street in South Pasadena 
or call Adult Services at 
(626) 403-7350. Library 
hours are Sunday 1:00 p.m. 
– 5:00 p.m.; Monday and 
Friday 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 
p.m.; Tuesday, Wednesday, 
Thursday 11:00 a.m. – 9:00 
p.m.; Saturday 10:00 a.m. 
– 5:00 p.m. Find us on 
Facebook: www.facebook.
com/southpasadenalibrary.

San Marino 
Open 
Volunteer 
Positions

 
The City of San Marino is 
seeking a volunteer to fill an 
opening for the Alternate 
position of the

Public Safety Commission 
beginning immediately. 
The City of San Marino is 
also seeking a volunteer 
to fill an opening for the 
Alternate position of the 
Design Review Committee 
beginning immediately.

 Contact Administrative 
Analyst/Deputy City Clerk 
Nia Hernandez at (626) 300-
0705 or email

 nhernandez@
cityofsanmarino.org for 
further information or 
you may download the 
Commission

Application from the 
City’s website at www.
cityofsanmarino.org

Deadline for submitting 
applications is Friday, 
October 26, 2018 at 5:00 PM 
to:

San Marino City Hall

c/o Nia Hernandez, 
Administrative Analyst/
Deputy City Clerk

2200 Huntington Drive

San Marino, CA 91108

Family 
Storytime 
for all Ages

San Marino Free Self 

Serve Compost Giveaway

 A free compost giveaway 
self-serve event will be held 
on Saturday, October 27th 
from 9 a.m. until noon at 
Lacy Park in San Marino 
in the west end parking 
lot. Bring your own sturdy 
containers. There is a 
30-gallon limit during the 
first hour and no limit from 
10 a.m. until noon, or while 
supplies last Plastic bags are 
not allowed. Bring your ID 
card or Athens bill.

 For more information, 
contact Ed Chen at (626) 
703-9726 or chen@
athensservices.com. 
or Ron Serven, Code 
Enforcement Manager at 
(626) 300-0789 or rserven@
cityofsanmarino.org or 
Dana Hang, Administrative 
Analyst at (626) 300-0765.

 Children’s Librarians read 
age-appropriate stories and 
share fingerplays, songs, 
flannelboard stories, and 
book-related videos with 
children in a group setting. 
The next storytime will be 
Oct. 30 from 7:15 p.m. to 
7:45 p.m. In the Library 
Children’s Room 1100 Oxley 
Street, South Pasadena.


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