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Mountain Views-News Saturday, January 16, 2021
Martin
Luther King
Jr. Holiday
Closures
Cheeseburger Week Goin’
Take-out, not Goin’ to Texas
Multiple Pasadena eateries
celebrate 1924’s invention of the
cheeseburger in Pasadena with
delicious offerings, specials and
more. Sample as many as you
can and vote for your favorite
in the Cheeseburger Challenge
Pasadena celebrates the
invention of the cheeseburger in
the city in 1924, 40 restaurants,
burger joints and more take
part in the citywide celebration.
For now, Cheeseburger Week
is a take-out event. (Should
Governor Newsom relax
outdoor dining restrictions,
that could change.)
During Cheeseburger Week
from January 24th to January
29th, Pasadena honors Lionel
Sternberger’s genius in being
the first to put cheese on a
hamburger and serve it at the
Rite Spot in Pasadena in 1924.
Forty of Pasadena’s favorite
restaurants, lounges and burger
joints offer their signature
burgers, some special creations
and great deals during Pasadena
Cheeseburger Week.
In 1924, as legend has it,
teenaged Lionel Sternberger
(pictured) burned one side of
a hamburger patty at The Rite
Spot, his father’s roadside stand
along Colorado Boulevard
(then Colorado Street) in west
Pasadena. Rather than throw
away the spoiled burger, he
masked his mistake with a piece
of cheese and served it to a very
appreciative customer. Word
soon spread and customers
flocked to The Rite Spot for
The Aristocratic Burger, A
Hamburger with Cheese.
Sternberger’s achievement is
the first verified instance of
someone serving a hamburger
with cheese to a customer.
Over the years, Sternberger
perfected his Aristocratic
Burger, much to the delight
of customers at The Rite
Spot. Sternberger’s culinary
achievement has been
documented by Hamburger
America, the Los Angeles
Times and even Time magazine
in its obituary of Sternberger.
To celebrate Sternberger’s
culinary masterpiece, Pasadena
restaurants are offering
specials, unique creations and
the tried and true. Patrons can
experience a terrific take-out
burger experience, from top-of-
the-line fine dining experiences
to burger stands and lounges.
Those wanting a variety of
experiences can organize a
cheeseburger crawl or follow
one of the pre-planned themed
crawls.
Several participants in the
2021 Cheeseburger Week
celebration and Cheeseburger
Challenge are offering special
meals and deals.
Clearman’s Galley (The
Boat) has their Charbroiled
Cheeseburger Combo on spcial
for $14.95.
Dog Haus (both locations) has
99¢ Cheeseburger Sliders and
any of Dog Haus’ 7 amazing
Haus Burgers for just $6.99
during Cheeseburger Week!.
The Raymond offers their
Classic Burger with Fries for
$18 and the Impossible (veggie)
Burger with Fries for $20.
The Stand has their French
Onion Soup Burger for $12
Kathleen’s has their sublime
Avocado Bacon Cheeseburger,
with their house made thousand
island dressing. Served with
onion rings or fries.
Mi Piace in Old Pasadena has
created the Black Label Burger:
exclusive Prime Rib Eye and
Brisket mix with aged Vermont
cheddar, raw Vidalia onion,
organic tomato- Boston lettuce-
fresh made 1000 island- toasted
sesame brioche bun for $20;
Many other participants are
offering special creations and
deals.
For a full list of participants
and more specials visit:
pasadenarestaurantweek.com
and click on the Restaurants
and Menus tab. Voting in the
2021 Cheeseburger Challenge
opens January 24, and ends
January 30.
Pasadena residents and
businesses are reminded
that city hall and many
city services will be closed
Monday, in observance of
Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
The city council will not
meet on Monday. The
next city council meeting
is scheduled for Monday,
Jan. 25.
Pasadena residents and
businesses with power
emergencies should call
Pasadena Water and Power
(PWP) at (626) 744-
4673. For water-related
emergencies, call (626)
744-4138. PWP’s Customer
Service Call Center will be
closed, but customers can
access their accounts and
make payments by phone
at (626) 744-4005 or online
at www.PWPweb.com.
The Municipal Services
Payment Center, the
Citizen Service Center,
and the Parking Office
will be closed. The Citizen
Service Center will resume
regular hours on Tuesday,
along with the Parking
Office for scheduled
appointments only;
however, the Municipal
Services Payment Center
will remain closed for two
weeks.
All parking meters will
be free, and parking time
limits will not be enforced;
however, violations for
overnight parking, red
curb parking, “No Parking”
zones, and blocking fire
hydrants will be enforced.
All regular enforcement
resumes Tuesday.
The Permit Center
remains closed to the
public. Drop-off services
for new plan submittals,
resubmittals, revisions and
new permit applications
will be unavailable on
Monday and will resume
on Tuesday.
Trash, recycling and yard
waste collection will not
occur on Monday. Instead,
there will be a one-day
delay for residents.
Pasadena Transit and
Dial-A-Ride buses will
operate on regular weekday
schedules on Monday, Jan.
18.
Pasadena Public Library’s
Live Chat and curbside
pickup services will be
unavailable Monday
and will resume on
Tuesday. All parks will
be open; however, no site
reservations are being
accepted for the holiday.
Pasadena Fire and Police
Departments will continue
to provide patrol, jail,
fire, paramedic and all
other emergency services.
Residents are advised to
always call 9-1-1 for life-
threatening emergencies.
For all other non-
emergencies, call (626)
744-4241. As always, “If
You See Something, Say
Something.”
As a reminder, LA County
remains under the state’s
Regional Stay-at-Home
Order.
For more information
visit: cityofpasadena.net.
Man with Knife Killed by Altadena Sheriffs
A shirtless man was shoot to
death Sunday by an Altadena
Sheriff deputies after he
allegedly stabbed a woman and
then later lunged at officers with
a knife. The deputy-involved
shooting in the 2400 block
Figueroa Dr. occurred when
deputies were flagged down by
citizens at approximately 4:05
p.m. and reported the stabbing.
According to Altadena
deputies they located a male
suspect holding a knife nearby.
“When the deputies attempted
to detain the suspect at
gunpoint, he raised the knife
and charged at the deputies
and a deputy-involved shooting
occurred,” they said. The photo
above is taken from video of the
shooting.
The suspect was pronounced
dead at the scene. The female
victim was transported to a
local hospital with stab wounds
to her upper back, they said.
The investigation is ongoing
and there is no additional
information at this time.
In a statement Altadena
deputies outlined the process
whenever a deputy-involved
shooting occurs involving
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s
deputies, and a person is
struck by gunfire, multiple
independent investigations
immediately begin at the
scene. These include separate
investigations by the Sheriff’s
Homicide Bureau and Internal
Affairs Bureau. The Los Angeles
County Sheriff’s Department
immediately notifies the Office
of the Inspector General who
sends a representative to the
incident scene and provides
independent oversight
throughout the investigative
process. Once concluded, a
preliminary review is conducted
by the Critical Incident Review
Panel to determine whether
any immediate actions are
warranted. Every aspect of
the shooting is reviewed by
the Sheriff’s Executive Force
Review Committee.
The Los Angeles County District
Attorney’s Office, Justice System
Integrity Division, conducts
a legal analysis to determine
whether any criminal charges
will be filed and if the shooting
was legally justified.
Anyone with information
about this incident is
encouraged to contact the
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s
Department’s Homicide Bureau
at (323) 890-5500.
In related news:
Los Angeles County Sheriff
Alex Villanueva said Thursday
that a deputy within his
department is suspected, while
off duty last week, of being
involved with Capitol rioters in
Washington, DC Jan. 6.
“I am very concerned one of
my deputies may have been
involved in wrongdoing at the
U.S. Capitol. Upon learning, I
contacted the Federal Bureau of
Investigation and briefed them.
Additionally, we have initiated
an administrative inquiry
into the matter. Anyone with
additional information, please
contact LASD.”
Villanueva did not identify the
deputy but said they identified
themselves as being there.
Application
for CPOC
Now Online
The city is now accepting
applications for the initial
nominations for appointment
to the Community Police
Oversight Commission, with
appointments to occur in the
coming weeks. The application
for those interested in serving
as a commission member is
now available online.
In October 2020, the city
council established the
CPOC by ordinance. The
purpose of the commission
is to enhance, develop, and
strengthen community-police
relations, and review and make
recommendations regarding
the ongoing operations of the
Pasadena Police Department
to the chief of police, city
manager, and/or city council.
The CPOC will be composed
of 11 members, with each city
council member nominating
one (for a total of eight), and
three members nominated
from community-based
organizations. No later than 90
days after appointment to the
commission, commissioners
must participate in a ride-
along with the Pasadena Police
Department, and receive 30
hours of training in relevant
subject matter areas. Further
information about the
qualifications and duties of
commissioners can be found
in the Pasadena Municipal
Code, Chapter 2.60.
In the near future, the city
council will consider and
adopt by resolution a policy
for appointment of members
to the Community Police
Oversight Commission.
Those who are interested in
serving are encouraged to
apply immediately to be part
of the pool of applicants to
be considered for the initial
appointments to the 11
available vacant positions.
For questions, additional
information, or to be sent an
application by mail, please
contact the mayor’s office at
(626)744-4333.
Explore JPL With Virtual Tour
Altadena Seeking Applicants
for Community Committee
The Altadena Library
Board of Trustees is now
accepting applications for
the newly created seat(s) on
the Community Facilities
District Committee, which
was formed to oversee the
assessment and funding of
future capital improvement
projects of the Altadena
Library District, following
the recent approval of
Measure Z in the November
2020 election. Attached
is a press release with
background information
and application instructions
for interested candidates.
We think your readers
in Altadena would be
interested in hearing
about this opportunity
for engagement in local
democracy, so we hope you
will share this opportunity
with your audience! Any
questions about the CFD
Committee can be directed
Library Director Nikki
Winslow at nwinslow@
altadenalibrary.org or (626)
798-0833 ext. 103.
From visiting mission control
to seeing where space robots are
built, the interactive tour lets
online users explore the historic
space facility from anywhere in
the world.
Have you ever wondered were
the rovers we send to Mars are
built, or where spacecraft that
explore the cosmos return their
data to Earth? In a typical year,
over 30,000 people visit NASA’s
Jet Propulsion Laboratory in-
person; now, for the first time
ever, you can see the Southern
California facility from
anywhere in the world on a
virtual tour.
The interactive tour takes
visitors to several locations at
the 177-acre laboratory, which
together provide an overview of
JPL’s rich history and its many
space missions, past and present.
Each location is embedded with
dozens of points of interest –
including videos, fun facts, and
images. For example, you can
drop by the control room for
the Deep Space Network, where
JPL staff communicate with
every NASA spacecraft flying
beyond the orbit of the Moon.
Click on one of the embedded
links to see in real-time which
spacecraft are returning data to
each of the three Deep Space
Network facilities based around
the world.
“Seeing JPL from the inside
is an amazing experience, and
we hope this virtual tour creates
the same sense of wonder,” said
Veronica McGregor, manager
of JPL’s Digital News and Media
Office. “We plan to expand the
tour with more locations later
this year so people can return
over and over.”
The virtual lab tour is a
collaboration of the JPL Digital
News and Media Office and the
Public Services Office, which
handles in-person tours and
other visitor activities. The
tour staff’s expertise, honed
from ushering thousands of
visitors through the lab each
year, was invaluable in creating
the dozens of points of interest
included in each virtual tour
stop. In-person tours at JPL have
been suspended since March
2020 due to the pandemic.
For more information and to
explore the virtual tour visit: jpl.
nasa.gov/virtual-tour.
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