SPECIAL COVERAGE: THE MEADOWS AT BAILEY CANYON -PROS & CONS......SECTION B 

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2022 VOLUME 16 NO. 8VOLUME 16 NO. 8 
real estate 
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Judy Webb-Martin 626.688.2273 
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Our team consistently sold our 
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with multiple offers on all. 
In the 4th quarter alone, prices 
went up by 25% partially due to 
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help you. 
HERE IS SOME GOOD 
NEWS ABOUT 2021 
2020 2021 
Total # Sold: 111 138 
Average Sold Price: $1,166,319 $1,392,451 
Average Sq. Ft. 2,027 2,026 
Avg. Price Per Sq. Ft. $624 $726 
2020 2021 
Total # Sold: 16 21 
Average Sold Price: $730,275 $746,329 
Average Sq. Ft. 1,538 1,466 
Avg. Price Per Sq. Ft. $481 $521 
Single-Family Homes 
Condo/Townhomes 
Was last year really better 
than the year before? 
SIERRA MADRE REAL ESTATE TRENDS 
InSIDE THIS WEEK 
SECTION B 
THE MEADOWS AT 
BAILEY CANYON 
PROS & CONS 
Pages B1-B3 
NOTICE OF INTENT 
TO CIRCULATE 
PETITION.............B1 
OPINION.,............B4 
CONVERSATIONS 
..............................B5 
LEGAL NOTICES 
..............................B6 
WHAT'S NEW IN 
SIERRA MADRE 
-----------------------B7 
SECTION A 
Sierra Madre News 
Pages 1,3,4 
Pasadena/AltadenaPage 5 
So. Pas./San Marino 
Page 6 
Arcadia/Monrovia/
Duarte News 
Page 7 
Around San Gabriel 
Valley 
Peter Dills 
Page 8 
Education & Youth 
Page 9 
Guess The Breed 
Contest 
Page 10 
The Good Life 
Page 11 
SIERRA MADRE $899,000 
2 beds 1 baths 1,224 sfSIERRA MADRE $1,100,000 
3 beds 2 baths 1,282 sfSIERRA MADRE $3,200 / Mo 
2 beds 2.5 baths 1,610 sfCITY COUNCIL RETURNS TO IN PERSON 
MEETINGS 
The Sierra Madre City Council will resume in person meetings beginning 
on Tuesday, February 22, 2022 at 5:30 pm. Residents will also have the op-
tion of also participating virtually on Zoom. 
The Brown Act provides the public with an opportunity to make public 
comments at any public meeting. Public comment may also be made by 
e-mail to PublicComment@CityofSierraMadre.com by 3:00PM on the day 
of the meeting. Emails will be acknowledged at the Council meeting, filed 
into public record and scanned onto the City website for public review. 
Any member of the public may also join the meeting as an attendee to 
provide their comments. To provide public comment as an attendee, 
please join the meeting at the start of our scheduled meeting time. At-
tendees will be muted upon entry into the meeting and will remain muted 
until any Public 
Comment period is opened. Attendees will be able to watch and listen 
to our meeting live to all topics being discussed by the Council. Once 
the Public Comment period is opened, you will utilize the “Raise Hand” 
feature in the Zoom Client, or dial *9 from a landline or phone. You will 
then be placed in the queue for public comment and allowed to speak in 
the order that you entered the queue. 
To participate in public comment call: 669-900-9128Webinar ID: 886 9228 1449 Passcode: 91024 
To join from your computer: https://bit.ly/CSMCC2022 
Passcode: 91024 
To join using Zoom: www.zoom.com/joinMeeting ID: 886 9228 1449 Passcode: 91024 
The meeting will also be streamed live on the City’s website at www.cityof-
sierramadre.com, on Foothills Media website at http://www.foothillsme-
dia.org/sierramadre and broadcast on Government Access Channel 3 
(Spectrum) 
SIERRA MADRE NEWS BRIEFS 
SIERRA MADRE HONORS DINNER 
RESCHEDULED TO APRIL 27, 2022 
The Sierra Madre Chamber of 
Commerce and the City of Si-
erra Madre are pleased to an-
nounce the rescheduling of the 
Citizen of the Year and others 
who have made major contri-
butions to the community dur-
ing 2021. The original date for 
the event was in January and 
was postponed do to the rise in 
Covid-19 cases. A virtual event 
was scheduled in it's place,
however, the preference of both 
recipients and the community 
at large was to wait and have an 
in-person, outdoor event. 
As the incidence of new cases 
have continued to decline (See 
related story on page 8), a new 
date of April 27, 2022 has been 
selected. 
Honorees of the event include,
Bob Spears as the 2021 Citizen 
of the Year, Paul Mansour phar-
macist and owner of Best BuyPharmacy as the Business of the 
Year. Other honorees include: 
The George Maurer Lifetime 
Achievement Award f to Ward 
and Louise Calloway known 
most notably for their work 
with the Sierra Madre Play-
house and Pioneer Cemetary, 
The Spirit of Sierra Madre 
Award will be presented to ex-
traordinary volunteers Sharon 
Pesvner and Heidi Hartman;
The Mayor's Special Award to 
Pat and De Alcorn ; City of Sier-
ra Madre Employee of the Year 
to Roberta Maltiafano of Public 
Works and the Exemplary Ser-
vice Award to Christian Del-
gado, of the Information and 
Technology (IT) Department. 
Awardees were selected from 
nominations received from 
members of the community. 
The awards will be presented 
at the Honors Dinner on April 
27, 2022. New Reservations 
are required and must be made 
by April 20, 2022. The event 
is free. Please call 626-999-
3614 or email HonorsDinner@ 
cityofsierramadre.com to re-
serve your seat. 
On February 1st,
Chief Rodrick 
Armalin added 
Samil Siddiqi to 
the SMPD team as 
the new Commu-
nity Service Officer. 
Siddiqi was born 
and reared in the 
area and is, " proud 
to finally give back 
to my community." 
Siddiqi is excited 
about the opportu-
nity to work with 
residents and busi-
ness owners in Si-
erra Madre. He 
believes his task to 
be simple, ".......to 
provide the public 
with a partnershipin law enforcement 
and to address our 
communities concerns." 
His goals include expanding the Neighborhood Watch Program,
implementing the much anticipated Citizens Academy, and as-
sist in strengthening the Police Department’s partnership with 
community members. He shares, "Many of you may have heard 
Chief Armalin express his desire to get feedback and input from 
community members on the service we provide, and any crime 
or quality of life concerns they may have. At his request, to ac-
complish this we will soon be conducting community surveys to 
better hear your voices. Working together in partnership, we at 
the Police department and you our wonderful community mem-
bers, can continue to make Sierra Madre one of the safest cities in 
the state! Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions 
regarding the mentioned programs. I look forward to connecting 
with the Sierra Madre Community!" 
SIERRA MADRE WELCOMES SAMIL 
SIDDIQI, NEW SMPD COMMUNITY 
SERVICE OFFICER