Mountain Views News, Pasadena Edition [Sierra Madre] Saturday, December 15, 2018

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Mountain View News Saturday, December 15, 2018

 
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PASADENA CITY MEETINGS

Regular City Council Meeting

6-Day Forecast Pasadena Ca.

 

NEXT CITY COUNCIL MONDAY DECEMBER 17

Public Meeting 6:30 P.M. 

Council Chamber, Pasadena City Hall

100 North Garfield Avenue, Room S249 

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

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

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

Meets January 8 at 4:00 p.m., Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S249 (Council 
Chamber, 2nd Floor)'

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

Meets January 14 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)

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

Meets January 15, at 5:30 p.m. (Special meeting) Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Avenue, 
Room S245/S246 (Council Conference Room, 2nd Floor)

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

Meets January 22 at 6:00 p.m., Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S245/S246 
(Council Conference Room, 2nd Floor)

 Sun Ptly Cldy Hi 70s Lows 50s 

 Mon: Chance Rain Hi 60s Lows 50s

 Tues: Ptly Cldy Hi 60s Lows 50s

 Wed: Sunny Hi 70s Lows 50s

 Thur: Sunny Hi 70s Lows 50s

 Fri: Ptly Cldy Hi 70s Lows 50s

Forecasts courtesy of the National Weather Service

 
The 30th 
Annual 
Kwanzaa 
Celebration

 Join The Pasadena Library 
for Kwanzaa: A Celebration of 
Family, Community & Culture. 
Enjoy music, stories and tasty 
dishes prepared by members of 
the Pasadena Alumnae Chapter 
of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. 
Thursday, Dec. 27 • 11 a.m.-1 
p.m. • La Pintoresca Branch 
located 1355 N Raymond Ave, 
Pasadena.

South Pas Vacancies offer civic 
involvement opportunities

 

 South Pasadena is 
seeking qualified, diverse 
candidates to serve on City 
commissions ranging from 
animal welfare to public 
safety. To apply online visit: 
southpasadenaca.gov. 

 Commissions serve as 
advisory bodies to review 
City policy issues and provide 
policy recommendations to 
the City Council. 

 Multiple vacancies on 10 
City commissions have 
created opportunities for 
residents to become more 
actively involved in their 
local government. The 
commissions generally 
meet once a month in the 
evenings.

 The City is interested 
increasing the gender 
and ethnic diversity of its 
commission appointments, 
said incoming Mayor 
Marina Khubesrian. All 
South Pasadena residents 
who are registered to vote 
are eligible to serve on a 
commission.

 Applications are accepted 
online and in person. 

Current commission 
vacancies include:

Animal Commission

Cultural Heritage 
Commission

Design Review Board

Finance Commission

Library Board of Trustees

Natural Resources & 
Environmental Commission

Parks & Recreation 
Commission

Planning Commission

Public Safety Commission

Senior Citizen Commission

Public Arts Commission

South Pasadena city hall is 
located 1414 Mission Street.

SOUTH PASADENA CITY MEETINGS

Regular City Council Meeting

Next meeting December 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. 

Planning Commission

Monday at 6:30 p.m. 

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

1424 Mission Street

David Bergman, Interim Planning and Building Director

Phone (626) 403-7223

 Cultural Heritage Commission

Thursday at 6:45 p.m.

Council Chamber

1424 Mission Street 

 Staff Liaison: Darby Whipple, Senior Planner

Phone: (626) 403-7228


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.

 
Sierra Madre 
Woman’s Club 
550 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 2018: 111 Years 
Founded February 23, 1907 – “Living the Volunteer Life” in Friendship 
Member of General Federation of Women’s Clubs cfwc.org & gfwc.org 
SierraMadreWomansClub GFWCSierraMadreWomansClub.org 
!!! Volunteer Help Wanted !!! 
Sierra Madreans 
Want to Help Give Back to Our Youth? 
Wistaria Thrift Shop 
Donations Sort, Prep Crew & Retail Shop 
Donate Time to Help Us Raise Scholarship Funds 
Call Gayle - 355-6007 1 – 4 pm 
Network & Explore Membership with Us 
Join us for Member - Only Yoga w/ Paul Tuesdays, 10 am 
Rent the 1914 Historic Essick House 626-355-4379 
Wistaria Thrift Shop Open: M, Th, F 10a-3p 355-7739 
Clean, Gently Used Donations Accepted Weekdays to 2 pm 
SAN MARINO COUNCIL MEETINGS

City Council Regular Meeting

Wednesday, January 9 at 6 p.m. 

City Hall Council Chamber 2200 Huntington Drive San Marino. 

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

New Writing Club at the 
Pasadena Senior Center

Bricks LA: LEGO Convention

 Bricks LA is an 
annual family-friendly 
convention that will take 
place at the Pasadena 
Convention Center 
on January 5, 2019 to 
January 6, 2019. Come 
share your love of LEGO 
and discover hundreds 
of fan created models in 
over 19,000 square feet 
of display space. Shop 
the vendor area with new, 
used, and vintage LEGO 
sets, minifigures, jewelry, 
gifts, and unique brick 
accessories. Learn about 
the brick community and 
building techniques in 
panels and discussions. 
Be inspired to build your 
own creations in the play 
area.

Tickets

Adults | $5.00

Children under 5 | Free

 As a registered attendee, 
you will have exclusive 
access to private events. 
Several themed categories 
will be available for you 
to show your very own 
LEGO creation. Get in on 
giveaways and participate 
in building competitions. 
Meet and hang out with 
friends and other fellow 
LEGO enthusiasts at the 
after hours festivities, and 
receive a swag bag. Must 
be 18 years old.

 Early Bird VIB 
Registration | $55.00

Hours of Operation

January 5, 2019 at 9:00 
AM to 5:00 PM

January 6, 2019 at 9:00 
AM to 4:00 PM

 Parking at the convention 
center is $15 per day for up 
to 16 hours or $21 per day 
for in and out privileges. 
The subterranean parking 
structure is shared with 
the Sheraton Pasadena. 

 The Metro Gold Line 
runs from Downtown 
Los Angeles or Azusa 
to Pasadena. There are 
two train station within 
walking distance.

 


 A free writing club open 
to members of the Pasadena 
Senior Center, 85 E. Holly 
St., will meet at 10 a.m. 
every Tuesday. Prior writing 
experience is not required.

 The instructor, Dr. Sam 
Eisenstein, will lead 
participants through the 
process of writing in each of 
their preferred genres, from 
memoirs to fiction. Eisenstein 
taught creative writing from 
1961 to 2017 at Los Angeles City 
College, where he also served 
as the advisor on the English 
Department’s annual literary 
journal The Citadel. He is a 
Fulbright scholar who taught 
for one year in Japan. He has 
published novels, collections of 
stories, essays and poetry.

 For more information visit: 
pasadenaseniorcenter.org or 
call 626-795-4311.


32nd Annual Young 
Artist Competition


Deadline to Apply January 19

 The Pasadena Community 
Orchestra conducts an annual 
competition to identify, assist 
and feature talented young 
musicians in their career and 
education. The winner of the 
competition will appear as a 
Guest Soloist with the Pasadena 
Community Orchestra on May 
10, 2019 and receive a $500 
cash award. Musicians between 
the ages of 16 to 25 years old 
are eligible to submit their 
application.

 For more information visit: 
pcomusic.org.

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