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Mountain Views-News Saturday, April 13, 2019
Unlicensed
Lawyer
Found Guilty
New Pasadena Director
of Public Health Appointed
City Manager Steve Mermell
has appointed Dr. Ying-Ying
Goh to lead the Pasadena
Public Health Department
(PPHD). Mermell made the
announcement Tuesday.
Dr. Goh is a board-certified
pediatrician and has been
serving as the City’s Health
Officer since 2015. In this
new role, Dr. Goh will
continue to serve as the
City’s Health Officer.
Prior to her appointment
as PPHD’s Director of
Public Health, Dr. Goh
served as Medical Director
for Programs and Research
for the Department,
securing grant funding
and managing programs
related to diabetes care
management and childhood
obesity prevention. Her
professional experience
includes clinical pediatric
practice; management of a
California Endowment task
force to improve healthcare
access and quality in Los
Angeles County; design
and implementation of a
case management program
for seniors with chronic
conditions; and research
to improve nutrition and
physical activity for youth.
Dr. Goh earned a
bachelor’s degree from
Stanford University, a
medical degree from the
Stanford University School
of Medicine and a master’s
degree in Health Services
from the UCLA Fielding
School of Public Health,
and she completed pediatric
residency programs at
Boston Children’s Hospital
and Boston Medical Center.
“Dr. Goh brings valuable
insight in the areas of
public policy, research and
medicine. She has worked
on a wide range of special
projects to bring healthcare
access, community-based
programs and grant funding
to our city, improving the
quality of life for so many. Her
educational background and
years of experience provide
a beneficial perspective
and strengthen an already
outstanding group of
dedicated employees,” said
Mermell.
Michael Johnson has been
the City’s Director of Public
Health since 2015 and will
retire at the end of April,
at which time Dr. Goh will
transition into the role.
A Pasadena man who falsely
claimed to be a licensed
attorney was remanded into
custody last week after a
federal jury found him guilty
of fraud charges related to his
representation of “clients” in
federal and state courts.
Kenneth Paul Ferreyro was
also convicted of tax offenses
for seeking well over $100,000
in refunds on federal tax
returns that falsely claimed
substantial payroll taxes had
been withheld and remitted
to the Internal Revenue
Service.
Following a four-day trial in
United States District Court,
the jury deliberated for about
two hours before convicting
Ferreyro of four counts of
wire fraud and four counts of
making false claims on his tax
returns.
The evidence presented at
trial showed that, from at
least 2010 to 2017, Ferreyro
told people that he could
represent them in United
States Bankruptcy Court
and other courts and that he
could perform work related
to real estate refinancing and
tax liens. While Ferreyro did
graduate from a law school,
he never received a license to
practice law.
Ferreyro is scheduled to be
sentenced by United States
District Judge John F. Walter
on June 24. Ferreyro faces a
statutory maximum sentence
of 100 years in federal prison.
Residents Decry Space Bank Cleanup
By Dean Lee
The Pasadena city council
agreed Monday night to send
a letter to the California Dept.
of Toxic Substances Control
asking for more time after a
deadline passed that night
allowing the city to review site
testing and cleanup of a former
military site they approved to be
developed into apartments.
According to Councilmember
Gene Masuda they asked for
more time to study over 500
pages of the technical reports,
the removal action work plan
and California quality act
findings to address toxic waste
in the soil. The city was given
until April 8 and then extended
22 days Masuda said.
“Just as a reminder to the
council, our council has the
responsibility for the safety to
the residents and to make sure
that the residents concerns are
addressed, its not happening,”
he said.
Council member Victor
Gordo said the council did
not anticipate that the project
site might not be safe for those
living there.
“DTSC is telling us that they’re
limiting not just the comment
period but they’re limiting the
scope of the investigation,”
Gordo said. “They’re doing spot
testing as apposed to full testing
of the entire site, that too is
unacceptable.”
Gordo suggested they force the
state to do the right thing, full
testing and test for all harmful
chemicals, “Not just some of
them” he said.
The council said they were
asking for at least three more
months.
Most of the 20 or so residents
that spoke at the meeting agreed
with the councils decision and
proposed request.
According to a change.org
petition, in July, the Pasadena
City Council gave permission
for Trammell Crow Company,
a developer, to build 550
apartments for hundreds
of children and families (as
pictured above) on top of the
toxic waste.
“DTSC issued a finding that,
after only partial site testing and
a quick cleanup of 12 hot spots,
the development would have
no significant harmful health
impacts. Full cleanup would
cost the developer only $1-2
million more,” it reads.
Over 500 people have signed
the petition.
710 Legislation
Passes First
Committee
The Senate Transportation
Committee Tuesday passed
SB 7, the State Highway
Route 710 bill, authored by
Senator Anthony Portantino.
The bill would allow the
surplus of the non-profit
properties to be purchased
at their current use value. In
addition, SB 7 would prohibit
Caltrans from implementing
a tunnel surface freeway
or expressway for Route
710 between Route 10 and
Route 210 and it lays the
foundation for the state to
return surplus freeway stubs
back to local cities in the
freeway corridor.
The California Department
of Transportation (Caltrans)
currently owns 460
properties in the State
Route 710 (SR 710) corridor,
including 330 homes and
103 multi-family housing
units. Originally, the
properties purchased in
the corridor with the intent
to remove the structures
for the extension of the SR
710 freeway. The purpose
was to close a 4.5 mile
unconstructed gap between
the City of Alhambra
and the City of Pasadena.
Last year, Los Angeles
County Metropolitan
Transportation Authority
withdrew its support and
funding for a proposed
project, it was determined
that the freeway project will
never be built. With the
certification the final EIR
of the 710 corridor, there
is no longer a threat of the
freeway.
SB 7 will forever prohibit the
implementation of a freeway
tunnel or surface freeway in
the gap between Alhambra
and Pasadena. The six
community nonprofits who
provide a public good by
serving the most vulnerable
in our state need to be able
to continue their good work,
but will not be able to do so
if the price of the property is
out of their reach.
The City of South Pasadena,
the City of Pasadena, the
Cottage Co-Op, Pasadena
Ronald McDonald House,
LA County Supervisor
Kathryn Barger and the
Board of Supervisors all
formally support SB 7.
‘Picture Earth’
for a Day
Holdens Statement on
Wildfire Task Force Report
NASA invites the public
to celebrate Earth with a
#PictureEarth social media
event. Post a close-up photo
on social media of your
favorite natural features, such
as crashing waves, ancient
trees, blooming flowers or
stunning sunsets. Use the
hashtag #PictureEarth and
upload the photo on April
22. They advise to be sure to
include the location where
the photo was taken in the
text of your social media post.
On Earth Day, they will
share some of NASA’s most
stunning images of Earth
from space to inspire you.
NASA will check Instagram,
Twitter and our NASA Earth
Facebook event page to find
posted images and select
photos from around the
world to showcase later in
videos and composite images.
NASA satellite and airborne
instruments picture Earth
every day to increase our
knowledge of our home
and improve lives. These
images, shared with scientists
and the public worldwide,
may use visible light, like a
photographer’s camera, or
peer into infrared, microwave
and radio wavelengths that
are invisible to human eyes.
Scientists use data from all
of our instruments, and from
Earth-observing spacecraft
from other nations, to
build a picture of the planet
that grows more and more
complete over time. On April
26, our next addition to our
Earth-observing fleet, the
Orbiting Carbon Observatory
3, is set to launch to the
International Space Station.
The new knowledge made
possible by this fleet helps
create solutions to important
global issues such as changing
freshwater availability, food
security and human health.
For more information about
NASA’s #PictureEarth, visit:
nasa.gov/earth/picture-
earth-for-earth-day-2019
Governor Newsom released
Friday his Strike Force Report
Wildfires and Climate change:
California’s Energy Future.
Assemblymember Chris
Holden released the following
statement:
“The Governor has outlined
the significant issues and we
all recognize the magnitude
of the problem. What’s clear
is that we need all hands on
deck. That means coordinated
concrete action at all levels of
government to make sure we
have a safe, green, and reliable
electric grid and to prevent
catastrophic wildfires.
All stakeholders will have to
sideline their agendas and step
up as Californians to fix this
problem, and I’m ready to roll
up my sleeves and do the hard
work necessary. At the end of
the day, we need stability in our
utilities to keep the lights on.”
Playhouse Appoints New
Director of Development
Pasadena Playhouse, the
State Theater of California,
announced Wednesday that
Nancy Griffith Baxter will
serve as the organization’s
new Director of Development,
bringing with her more
than 30 years of experience
in fundraising and wealth
management with a deep
understanding of philanthropic
strategies.
“I am thrilled to welcome
Nancy to the leadership team
as we continue to take the
Playhouse in a new and exciting
direction. I know her wealth of
energy and experience will be
invaluable to us in garnering
support for from the Pasadena
community and beyond,” said
Producing Artistic Director
Danny Feldman.
Nancy Baxter adds, “It’s an
honor to work with a dynamic
leadership team at an institution
with the amazing history and
impact that Pasadena Playhouse
has had on both the local
and national entertainment
industry, including theater, film
and television. I look forward to
working with the community
to ensure the longevity of this
amazing theater for another 100
years.”
Baxter most recently served as
Director of Gift Planning at LA
Opera, where she expanded gift
planning messaging to highlight
the LA Opera family through
storytelling and worked with
the gift officers to establish
blended gifts. Year-over-year
future gift contributed revenue
increased nine-fold during her
tenure at the organization.
Prior to her time at LA Opera,
Nancy was recruited by her alma
mater Colorado College to serve
as Director of Gift Planning and
reimagine the gift-planning
program after a decade of
dormancy. Baxter grew the
Legacy Society significantly in
terms of participants as well
as commitments, raising new
future gifts in excess of $15
million during the 2015-2016
fiscal year.
Baxter also has served
as a Senior Vice President
and Senior Philanthropic
Investment Manager for Wells
Fargo from 1999 to 2012, where
she earned the Concord Elite
Award and was recognized as
one of the top selling Investment
Managers at Wells Fargo.
Beginning in 2005, she led and
managed the Bank’s National
Philanthropic Investment Team
that oversaw and influenced
$18 billion in charitable assets
under management. Baxter
built and coached wealth teams
around the US to attract and
expand philanthropic business
opportunities and clients to
optimize financial outcomes.
She recruited and managed
investment managers, worked
with philanthropic families,
trustees, boards of directors,
senior staff and donors to
match philanthropic intent
with their asset base. Baxter
also developed and executed
customized investment
strategies for endowments,
deferred gift programs, and
private foundations.
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