Mountain Views News, Pasadena Edition [Sierra Madre] Saturday, January 12, 2019

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Mountain View News Saturday, January 12, 2019

 
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PASADENA CITY MEETINGS

Regular City Council Meeting

6-Day Forecast Pasadena Ca.

 

NEXT CITY COUNCIL MONDAY JANUARY 14

Public Meeting 6:30 P.M. 

Council Chamber, Pasadena City Hall

100 North Garfield Avenue, Room S249 

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)

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

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

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

Meets January 28 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)

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

Meets February 4 at 4:15 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

Motion Pictures to be Explored 
During Winter Masters Series

 

 The winter term of The 
Masters Series, with the theme 
Exploring Motion Pictures, is 
scheduled Tuesdays, Jan. 15 to 
March 5, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the 
Pasadena Senior Center, 85 E. 
Holly St.

 Jan. 15 – Motion Pictures Part 
I: An Industry is Born. UCLA 
film historian Jonathan Kuntz 
will present an illustrated 
history of American motion 
pictures with an emphasis on 
the Hollywood studio system, 
from the early days to the 
development of the American 
movie industry. 

Jan. 22 – Motion Pictures Part II: 
An Industry Matures. Jonathan 
Kuntz will cover the post-
World War II era that brought 
an end to the studio system and 
ushered in television, the 1970s 
rebirth of Hollywood, the 
growth of global entertainment 
conglomerates and the digital 
revolution. 

Jan. 29 – Movie Palaces. 
Edward Kelsey, president and 
founder of Historic Building 
Services Inc., will examine the 
history and future of the Los 
Angeles movie palaces that 
boasted beautiful and alluring 
architecture and design and 
showcased mesmerizing films 
and glamorous stars. 

 Feb. 5 – The Rise and Fall of 
Women in Hollywood. Film 
historian Cari Beauchamp 
will discuss the early years of 
Hollywood when women were 
highly paid stars with good 
roles, powerful writers and 
producers and how today’s film 
industry is still influenced by 
that era.

 Feb. 12 – Politics and 
Popular Culture in the 
Movies. Dana Marterella, an 
English instructor at Glendale 
Community College with 
a specialty in politics and 
popular culture, will explore 
the ways social trends and 
filmmakers’ viewpoints reflect 
politics and influence what is 
shown onscreen.

 Feb. 19 – On Location in 
Pasadena. Cinematographer 
Jared Cowan will lead 
participants through clips and 
photos of familiar Pasadena 
places many may not have 
recognized in famous films, 
from Gone with the Wind to La 
La Land.

 Feb. 26 – Saving Hollywood’s 
Lost Treasures. Film 
preservationist and historian 
Hugh Munro Neely will discuss 
films of the silent era that are 
thought to have been lost and 
his worldwide searches in 
archives and vaults for film 
prints that may bring the films 
back into the public arena. 

 March 5 – Topic and presenter 
will be announced. 

Individual talks are $15 each, or 
register for the full eight-week 
term for $105. Non-members 
can try the series by attending 
their first talk free of charge.

 To register, visit: 
pasadenaseniorcenter.org or 
call 626-795-4331. 

SOUTH PASADENA CITY MEETINGS

Regular City Council Meeting

Next meeting January 16

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. 

Cultural Heritage Commission

Thursday at 6:45 p.m. 

City Council Chamber

1424 Mission Street

Staff Liaison: JDarby Whipple, Senior Planner

Phone: (626) 403-7228

 

The Public Works Commission

Wednesday February 13 at 7 p.m.

Council Chamber

1424 Mission Street 

Staff Liaison: Leaonna DeWitt, Public Works Assistant

Phone: (626) 403-7240


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

Friday, January 25 at 8 a.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.

Metro Safety Begins with Me

 
Thursday, Jan. 31, at 10 
a.m. Representatives from 
Metro will help familiarize 
participants with local and 
regional transportation 
systems and connectivity 
within Los Angeles County. 
They will also explain the On 
the Move Riders Club that 
provides older adults with 
transit-oriented resources. 
After the presentation, learn 
first-hand how easy and 
enjoyable Metro travel can 
be. The event will be held at 
the Pasadena Senior Center, 
85 E. Holly St.

 You do not have to be a 
member to attend. 

 For more information visit: 
pasadenaseniorcenter.org or 
call 626-795-4331.


New Writing 
Club at the 
Pasadena 
Senior Center

 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. 

 The Pasadena Senior 
Center is an independent, 
donor-supported nonprofit 
organization that offers 
recreational, educational, 
wellness and social services 
to people ages 50 and older

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