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Field Elementary
Principal Named
Pasadena Unified
School District (PUSD)
Superintendent Brian
McDonald, Ed.D.,
announced Friday that
Charlene Tucker (pictured)
has been named Principal
of Field Elementary
School, pending Board
of Education approval.
Tucker has served as
interim principal of Field
Elementary since Fall
2020.
An instructional leader
who focuses on students’
social-emotional growth in
a thriving child-centered
community, Tucker brings
more than 20 years of
experience as an educator
and administrator.
“Ms. Tucker’s
accomplishments
as an educator and
administrator, along
with her commitment to
excellence and community
will benefit Field
Elementary School greatly,”
said Superintendent
McDonald. “I am pleased
to appoint Ms. Tucker
as Principal of Field
Elementary.”
Prior to joining Field
Elementary, Tucker served
as Assistant Principal
at Sierra Madre Middle
School and Willard
Elementary. Before that,
she was Interim Principal
of Wilson Middle School
in the 2019-2020 school
year and served as the
school’s Assistant Principal
since 2008. Tucker joined
PUSD in 2003 as a special
day class teacher at Wilson
Middle School. She began
her career as an educator
in the San Bernardino
Unified School District in
1999.
“During my time at Field
Elementary as Interim
Principal, it has been an
honor to collaborate with
all stakeholders during
these unprecedented times
to ensure the continued
success of all students in
our community,” says Ms.
Tucker. “I am eager to
continue on this journey
of success in the years
to come as we develop a
community that positively
impacts all students and
families here at Field
Elementary.”
Tucker is in the first
year of the Doctor of
Education program at the
University of La Verne
College of LaFetra. She
has a Master of Science
in Special Education and
credentials in education
specialist instruction and
administrative services
from National University.
She has a Bachelor of Arts
degree from the University
of Redlands.
Tucker was selected after
an inclusive process with
significant input provided
by Field Elementary School
stakeholders, students,
employees, and parents.
Well known local civil rights
lawyer Caree Harper will be
joined Monday by family
members of George Floyd
during a rally in front of
Pasadena city hall for Anthony
McClain who was killed by
Pasadena police in August.
The event, held by Black Lives
Matter L.A. will also feature
civil rights attorney Benjamin
Crump, currently representing
the family of George Floyd.
Harper said there will be other
guests.
Harper said it is about time
to bring national attention to
excessive force by Pasadena
police including the Death of
Leroy Barnes Jr., the Death of
Reginald Thomas Jr., the Death
of Kendrec McDade and others
including McClain.
In March attorneys Harper and
Crump released new video of
McClain’s death they said shows
Library Marks Pride Monthwith Author Chloe O. Davis
To commemorate Pride
Month this June, the South
Pasadena Public Library
has invited Chloe O. Davis,
author of The Queens’
English: The LGBTQIA+
Dictionary of Lingo and
Colloquial Phrases, to
present a virtual talk titled
“The Power of Language:
Unpacking the Diversity
and Intersectionality in
LGBTQIA+ Culture” on
Wednesday, June 23rd at
6:00 p.m.. The event, which is
appropriate for high school
students through adults, will
be held via Crowdcast at:
crowdcast.io/e/chloedavis.
Davis notes she will
“discuss how language
shapes culture, highlight the
many diverse communities
and intersectional
identities that make our
LGBTQIA+ community,
guide conversations on the
importance of empowering
queer identity, help bring
visibility and understanding
to queerness, gayness,
Blackness, and transness,
and speak on the value of
LGBTQIA+ visibility and
resources.”
Davis is a proud Black
bisexual woman and debut
author who works in the
entertainment industry in
New York. A graduate of
Hampton University and
Temple University, she
has centered her creative
platform on amplifying
the narratives of Black
culture and heightening the
awareness of the LGBTQIA+
doubt on a weapon police found
at the scene. Investigators had
said it had McClain’s DNA on it.
“How is it that officer
Dumaguindin has the super
senses and saw a handgun on
the other side of the street and
the other people surrounding
them didn’t see this handgun,”
Harper told reporters at a press
conference.
The video also showed McClain
on the sidewalk bleeding
after being shot. Harper said
McClain can be heard saying
““I can’t breathe.” One of the
officers kneels on his back as
he is handcuffed Harper said.
McClain had been shot through
his right lung.
“I can’t Breathe,” has become a
phrase used by the Black Lives
Matter movement as a call
for racial equality and the last
words also uttered by George
Floyd.
community. Davis’s work
as a dancer, actor, and
creative has allowed her
to travel to all fifty states
and internationally where
she spent fifteen years
researching, writing and
creating The Queens’
English. She celebrates
the etymological diversity
of over eight hundred
terms used to describe the
collective gay and queer
experience and believes
The Queens’ English is a
starting point for important
conversations around
inclusivity, sexuality, gender
expression and identity. The
Queens’ English is currently
available for checkout at
the South Pasadena Public
Library.
This program is presented
by the South Pasadena
Public Library with generous
support from the Friends of
the South Pasadena Public
Library.
The car McClain had originally
been stopped for having no
front license plate.
Harper also settled a $1.5
million wrongful death case
involving 19-year-old Kendrec
McDade, killed by Pasadena
police in 2012. McDade was
unarmed at the time and had no
criminal history. MVNews
OversightHearingon RotatingOutages
The California State
Assembly Committee on
Utilities and Energy, chaired
by Assemblymember
Chris Holden, will hold an
oversight hearing, “Summer
Readiness:
Ensuring Reliability since
the August 2020 Outages”
on Tuesday, May 18, 2021
at 1:30 p.m. The Committee
will be hearing presentations
and questioning the
California Independent
System Operator (CAISO),
California Public Utilities
Commission (CPUC),
and the California Energy
Commission (CEC).
“The rotating outages last
August served as a warning
that electric reliability must
not be taken for granted.
What was intolerable was
the power was turned off
when many Californians
were most vulnerable – in
the midst of a west wide
heat storm that saw record
high temperatures, a global
pandemic which limited
people’s ability to seek
shelter in public indoor
spaces, and with fires raging
throughout the state,” said
Assemblymember Chris
Holden. “This committee
is asking the State’s energy
principals to detail how the
mistakes that occurred last
August have been remedied
for this upcoming summer,
and just how prepared are
we to meet ever-changing
grid conditions for the
foreseeable future.”
Presenters include Marybel
Batjer, President of CPUC;
David Hochschild, Chair of
CEC; and Elliott Mainzer,
President and CEO of
CAISO.
For more visit: autl.
assembly.ca.gov/content/
oversight-hearings.
Mountain Views-News Saturday, May 15, 2021
CLA Honors Altadena’s Katie
Clark with President’s Award
The Altadena Library District
announced Wednesday that
President of the Altadena
Library District’s Board of
Trustees, Dr. Katie Clark is
being honored this year with
the prestigious President’s
Award from the California
Library Association (CLA),
which “recognizes outstanding
contributions, leadership, and
achievement in support of
California libraries by a Trustee,
Friend, Elected Official, or
other layperson who has given
his or her time and talents to
further the advancements of
California libraries.”
Clark , is a central leader in the
community of Altadena whose
vision and tireless commitment
to libraries have created a
legacy of long-term, positive
impact that will provide critical
library services for Altadena for
decades to come.
Clark was first elected to
the Board in 2018, where she
immediately championed
transparency in Board
governance, equity in the
election process for the Board,
and a visionary strategic
planning process to guide the
Altadena Libraries into a new
era of library service.
Most notable of Clark’s
achievements as a Trustee
are her efforts to establish
a sustainable future for the
District, both financially and
physically. In the spring of
South Pasadena LibraryComic Book Club for Adults
Join the South Pasadena Public Library Comic Book Club for
Adults!
June 3rd Meeting: Gender QueerTime: 7:00 - 8:00 PM
Title: Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe
Maia Kobabe’s (e/em/eir) intensely cathartic autobiography
charts eir journey of self-identity, which includes the mortification
and confusion of adolescent crushes, grappling with how to come
out to family and society, bonding with friends over erotic gay
fanfiction, and facing the trauma and fundamental violation of pap
smears. Started as a way to explain to eir family what it means to
be nonbinary and asexual, Gender Queer is more than a personal
story: it is a useful and touching guide on gender identity—what
it means and how to think about it—for advocates, friends, and
humans everywhere.
Meetings are held online on the 1st Thursday of every month at
7:00 p.m.
Registration is required. Comic Book Club for Adults is intended
for adult participants, and titles discussed may contain mature
images and subjects.
Each month a new graphic novel/comic book will be selected
and discussed via Zoom. View upcoming titles (subject to change)
and more on the Comic Book Club webpage at: southpasadenaca.
gov/.
2020, Clark drove the effort
to develop a ballot measure
that would replace the existing
parcel tax when it sunsets and
provide funding for building
projects and library services
in perpetuity. Throughout
the summer of 2020, amidst
a global pandemic, Clark and
her team of volunteers reached
out tirelessly to the community
about Measure Z, and in
November 2020, it passed with
73% of the community vote.
“Our District’s renewed
commitment to community
engagement, listening, and
innovation in library service
can be directly linked to the
strong foundation Trustee
Clark has built through her
work on the Board of Trustees,”
says Altadena Library District
Director Nikki Winslow. “She
is the true embodiment of a
dedicated public servant.”
Throughout her tenure as a
Trustee, Dr. Clark has played
an essential role in many
critical projects and goes above
and beyond what is expected
of an elected official, leading
the transformation of the
Board of Trustees into one
that is proactively growing and
working to improve District
buildings and services in the
best interest of the community
of Altadena. The Altadena
Libraries congratulate Dr. Clark
for her award and thank her for
her years of dedicated service.
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