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SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 2018 VOLUME 12 NO. 04 PASADENA EDITION NASA Next Mars Lander Spreads its Solar Wings Pasadena Police investigated an armed robbery on January 17, in the 100 block of West California Boulevard. At about 5:28 p.m., officers talked with a clerk who said he saw the suspect walk into the business. The suspect immediately attempted to disguise his face with a fake beard while quickly walking Local Area News Briefs Man Steals Items form Rose Bowl Pasadena Police officers responded to a commercial burglary on January 17, in the 1000 block of Rose Bowl Drive. Officers learned that at about 3:28 p.m., security agents saw a male enter the fenced concourse area of the Rose Bowl. The agents confronted the subject; however, they disengaged their approach when he (the suspect) became aggressive. The suspect left the Rose Bowl with a bag of stolen items. On arrival, PPD officers talked with the security agents. Other officers checked the immediate area and located the suspect, who was arrested without incident. The suspect was taken to the Pasadena jail and booked for burglary. Man with Fake Beard Robs Business Council to Discuss Possible Tax Measure The city council is set Monday night to discuss putting a 0.75 percent sales tax increase before the voters on the November ballot as Pasadena Mayor Terry Tornek outlined during his State of the City Speech earlier this month. “It is expected that as part of next year’s budget, every department—including Police, Fire, Human Services and Recreation, will have to reduce services,” Tornek said January 16. “Even more worrisome is that given current projections, the city will be forced to make even more drastic cuts over the next few years which will directly impact the services our community relies on.” He continued “In addition to operating budget cuts, we won’t have funds to address our many capital needs. Pasadena’s infrastructure is aging and needs significant re-investment. Repairs that are delayed often cost far more to repair when they fail. We currently spend $32 million on non-utility capital improvements, but it’s not enough. We spend over $1million a year to fix damaged sidewalks, but there is $20 million worth of work to do. We simply aren’t paving enough miles of streets, replacing enough failing street lights, or rebuilding enough sewers to keep up. While we have managed to rebuild one fire station and seismically retrofit another, we don’t have the money to make necessary upgrades to the remaining six.” Tornek said the tax would generate $21 million annually. City staff said if the council votes in favor, the three-quarter percent District Transactions N SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 2018 Local Area Council News Briefs to Discuss Man Steals Items form Rose Bowl Possible Tax Pasadena Police officers Measure responded to a commercial burglary on January 17, in The city council is set Monday the 1000 block of Rose Bowl night to discuss putting a 0.75 Drive. Officers learned that percent sales tax increase before at about 3:28 p.m., security the voters on the November agents saw a male enter the ballot as Pasadena Mayor Terry fenced concourse area of Tornek outlined during his State the Rose Bowl. The agents of the City Speech earlier this confronted the subject; month. however, they disengaged “It is expected that as part their approach when he (the of next year’s budget, every suspect) became aggressive. department—including Police, The suspect left the Rose Bowl Fire, Human Services and with a bag of stolen items. On Recreation, will have to reduce arrival, PPD officers talked services,” Tornek said January with the security agents. it’s not enough. We spend 16. “Even more worrisome is Other officers checked the over $1million a year to fix that given current projections, immediate area and located damaged sidewalks, but the city will be forced to make the suspect, who was arrested there is $20 million worth of even more drastic cuts over without incident. The suspect work to do. We simply aren’t the next few years which will was taken to the Pasadena jail paving enough miles of streets, directly impact the services our and booked for burglary. replacing enough failing street community relies on.” lights, or rebuilding enough Man with Fake Beard He continued “In addition sewers to keep up. While we to operating budget cuts, we Robs Business have managed to rebuild one won’t have funds to address our Pasadena Police fire station and seismically many capital needs. Pasadena’s retrofit another, we don’t have investigated an armed infrastructure is aging and the money to make necessary robbery on January 17, needs significant re-investment. upgrades to the remaining six.” in the 100 block of West Repairs that are delayed often Tornek said the tax would cost far more to repair when California Boulevard. At generate $21 million annually. they fail. We currently spend about 5:28 p.m., officers City staff said if the council $32 million on non-utility talked with a clerk who votes in favor, the three-quarter capital improvements, but said he saw the suspect percent District Transactions walk into the business. The suspect immediately NASA Next Mars Lander attempted to disguise his face with a fake beard Spreads its Solar Wings while quickly walking VOLUME 12 NO. 04 Arson Suspect Arrested forPasadena, Arcadia Fires Tornek during the State of the City toward the clerk. The suspect displayed a gun and ordered the clerk to lie on the floor. Fearing for his safety, the clerk complied with the suspect’s orders. The suspect then took cash from the drawer and fled the location. Despite a comprehensive search, PPD officers were not able to locate the suspect. He was described as Hispanic, 5 foot 10 inches and 230250 pounds, fake beard, light blue shirt, and jeans. Anyone with information should call Pasadena police at (626) 744-4241. SAN MARINO/SO. PAS Pg. 4 SIERRA MADRE Pg. 5 ARCADIA Pg. 6 MONROVIA THE ARTS B2 CALENDAR Pg. 2 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. 10 Denver, where InSight was built and has been undergoing testing ahead of its launch. The mission is led by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena. “This is the last time we will see the spacecraft in landed configuration before it arrives at the Red Planet,” said Scott Daniels, Lockheed Martin InSight Assembly, Test and Launch Operations (ATLO) Manager. “There are still many steps we have to take before launch, but this is a critical milestone before shipping to Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.” The InSight launch window opens in May. The fan-like solar panels are specially designed for Mars’ weak sunlight, caused by the planet’s distance from the Sun and its dusty, thin atmosphere. The panels will power InSight for at least one Martian year (two Earth years) for the first mission dedicated to studying Mars’ deep interior. InSight’s full name is Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport. “Think of InSight as Mars’ first health checkup in more than 4.5 billion years,” said Bruce Banerdt of JPL, the mission’s principal investigator. “We’ll study its pulse by ‘listening’ for marsquakes with a seismometer. We’ll take its temperature with a heat probe. And we’ll check its reflexes with a radio experiment.” In addition to the solar panel test, engineers added a final touch: a microchip inscribed with more than 1.6 million names submitted by the public. It joins a chip containing almost 827,000 names that was glued to the top of InSight back in 2015, adding up to a total of about 2.4 million names going to Mars. “It’s a fun way for the public to feel personally invested in the mission,” Banerdt said. “We’re happy to have them along for the ride.” The chips were inscribed at JPL’s Microdevices Laboratory, which has added names and images to a number of spacecraft, including the Mars Spirit, Opportunity and Curiosity rovers. Each character on the InSight microchips is just 400 nanometers wide. Compare that to a human hair, 100,000 nanometers wide, or a red blood cell, 8,000 nanometers wide. For more information on InSight, visit: mars.nasa.gov/ insight. and Use Tax would be utilized to support on-going city services, including but not limited to police, fire, public works, recreation, and after school programs. In addition, it is envisioned that a portion of the funds would support capital investments in city facilities and infrastructure such as fire stations, community centers, and libraries as well as repair damaged and broken city sidewalks. The council meets Monday at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber, Pasadena City Hall 100 North Garfield Ave. Over 50 Cats Rescued from Home The Pasadena Humane Society rescued 54 cats from a home after a concerned neighbor called into the organization’s tip line. Officers had made repeated attempts to gain access to the house and were finally granted access on Tuesday. The owner surrendered the cats to the Pasadena Humane Society on her own volition. The cats have been taken back to the Pasadena Humane Society where they will undergo thorough medical and behavioral evaluations before being made available for adoption. “I can’t imagine the horrors these 54 cats have seen,” said Julie Bank, President & CEO of the Pasadena Humane Society & SPCA. “Thankfully the cats are now back at the shelter, where they are being cared for by staff. We anticipate many of them will need further medical treatment based on their living conditions.” The Pasadena Humane Society has set up an online donation page for community members looking to help. In- kind donations such as cat food, towels, and cat litter are also needed. Donations towards their care can be made at pasadenahumane. org/miracle. Officials also said the cats could be up for adoption in the near future. For more information visit: pasadenahumane.org or call 626.792.7151. A man, wanted in connection with a string of fires in the Pasadena area, was arrested Sunday after an ongoing investigation by members of the Verdugo Fire Investigation Task Force serving the San Gabriel Valley region. After a “wanted” flyer was distributed to local law enforcement agencies, Nigel Letren was arrested in the City of San Marino at 3 a.m. by the San Marino Police Department. According to officials, on the evening of January 13, the cities of Pasadena and Arcadia experienced a spree of outdoor fires along the Foothill Boulevard Corridor, between Sierra Madre Villa Avenue and the Los Angeles Arboretum. Firefighters from both cities responded and quickly extinguished the fires. Investigation into the causes of the fires determined that they were intentionally set. Letren was arraigned in the Pasadena Branch of Los Angeles County Superior Court Wednesday on five counts of arson related to the January 13 fires, and one count of arson related to the December 9, wildland fire in the city of Monrovia. Letren is being held on $425,000 South Pasadena police arrested a known felon for child endangerment after finding a cache of illegal weapons, including loaded semi-automatic assault rifle within feet of where the children slept. Paul Cruz (pictured) was arrested at the scene. According to police, on Tuesday, officers investigated an allegation of child abuse at a residence in the 1100 block of Huntington Drive. While meeting with Cruz, the father and three small children, officers discovered a fully loaded semiautomatic assault type rifle in a child’s bedroom. Cruz was found to be a convicted felon, which made him a prohibited possessor of and firearms. The weapons were also not registered to Cruz. A social worker with the Los Angeles County Department of Child and Family Services was on-scene with officers and took immediate custody of three toddlers and, later, an 11 year old boy who was not home at the time of the incident. Letren bail and is scheduled to return to court on February 15. The Verdugo Fire Investigation Task Force is a regional group of investigators from the cities of Burbank, Glendale, Pasadena, South Pasadena, Sierra Madre, Arcadia, Monrovia, San Marino, San Gabriel, Alhambra, Monterey Park and Montebello. “This arrest is a great example of exceptional cooperation between multiple agencies with proven results from our regional Verdugo Fire Investigation Task Force,” Pasadena Fire Chief Bertral Washington said. “The Regional Fire Chiefs and I are thankful for their relentless work on behalf of the communities we protect and serve.” NASA’s next mission to Mars passed a key test Tuesday, extending the solar arrays that will power the InSight spacecraft once it lands on the Red Planet this November. The test took place at Lockheed Martin Space just outside of Man Arrested with Large Cache of Illegal Weapons After a search warrant was obtained, officers discovered an additional eight firearms, some of which were illegal in the state of California, multiple high capacity magazines and large quantities of ammunition. All of the items seized were unsecured and easily accessible to the children living in the home police said. Cruz was charged with felony child endangerment and a felon in possession of a weapon and criminal storage of a firearm. The child abuse allegation is now being investigated by the County Department of Child and Family Services, authorities said. Anyone with information can call police at 626-403-7297. 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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