Mountain Views News, Pasadena Edition [Sierra Madre] Saturday, January 19, 2019

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Mountain View News Saturday, January 19, 2019

 
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PASADENA CITY MEETINGS

Regular City Council Meeting

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NEXT CITY COUNCIL MONDAY JANUARY 28

Public Meeting 6:30 P.M. 

Council Chamber, Pasadena City Hall

100 North Garfield Avenue, Room S249 

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)

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

Meets February 19, at 5:30 p.m. (Special meeting) Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Avenue, 
Room S245/S246 (Council Conference Room, 2nd Floor)

Winter Masters Series

 

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

 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 February 6

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. 

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

The Library Board of Trustees

Thursday February 14 at 7 p.m.

South Pasadena Public Library, Ray Bradbury Conference Room

1100 Oxley Street

Staff Liaison: Steve Fjeldsted, Director of Library, Arts, and Culture

Phone: (626) 403-7330


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.

Holden Asks for Nominations 
for Women of Distinction

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.

 
For 30 years, in recognition of 
Women’s History Month, the 
State Legislature has honored 
the achievements of women 
throughout California during 
the annual Woman of the Year 
celebration. Chris Holden said 
he invites you to nominate 
a woman who you believe 
should be honored for her 
positive contributions in our 
community. 

 “Last year, I had the honor to 
name Dr. Marina Khubesrian 
as the 41st Assembly District 
Woman of the Year. At our 
Annual Spring District Office 
Open House, we collectively 
recognized a woman of 
distinction from each city in 
our district.” 

 He also said to send your 
nominations by January 30 
for the district’s 2019 Woman 
of the Year and Women of 
Distinction. 

 The district’s Woman of the 
Year will be invited to the State 
Capitol to be introduced on the 
Assembly Floor and be given a 
special resolution honoring her 
contributions to the community 
and the state. The Women of 
Distinction, and Woman of the 
Year, will be recognized at our 
Annual Spring Open House 
(date to be announced). 

Categories include but not 
limited to: 

Arts 

Business 

Community Service 

Education 

Health Services 

Military 

Science and Technology

Sports

Under 30 

Nomination forms are available 
a41.asmdc.org. 

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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