Mountain Views News, Combined Edition Saturday, October 1, 2022

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San Marino UpcomingEvents & Programming 

Book Character Pumpkin Decorating Contest (All ages)

Saturday, Today through Sunday, October 23

 Our spookiest literary pumpkin creations are back! Kids, teens, 
and adults are invited to submit a decorated pumpkin inspired by 
a book character to win a gift card to Vroman’s. Winners will be 
announced on Monday, October 31. Please visit CityofSanMarino.
org/Pumpkin for more details and official rules.
Brain Aerobics & Lip ReadingMonday, October 3 and Tuesday, October 4 from 9:30 – 11:30 
AM, Barth Community Room

 This popular class led by Francine Katz (MA, SLP, & CCC) 
concentrates on lip reading and memory. She provides seniors a 
fun way to fight the common problems of diminished hearing and 
memory as people age. Registration is not required, but plan to 
attend regularly.
Family StorytimeTuesday, October 4 at 10:30 AM, Children’s Area

 Storytime features activities for children ages 5 and under 
that will promote early literacy and lifelong learning through 
songs, movement, fingerplays, and books. Storytime is also an 
opportunity for caregivers to learn ways they can incorporate 
learning activities into everyday routines. Registration is not 
required. Please watch our social media for cancellations.
Halloween Trunk or Treat & Movie NightFriday, October 28 from 6 – 10 PM, Lacy ParkCost: Pre-sale: R: $5 / NR: $10Gate Price: R / NR: $15

 Join your friends, neighbors, and family for a spooktacular time!

 There will be trunk or treating, food trucks, music, games, crafts, 
costume contests, and more! Then, when the ghouls go to sleep, 
a special screening of Hotel Transylvania will be shown on the 
lawn. Pre-order your wristbands between October 3 - 27 online. 
Pre-sale wristbands must be picked up at the Stoneman Building 
(1560 Pasqualito Drive) by October 28 at 11 AM. Wristbands will 
also be sold at Lacy Park on the day of the event. Wristband sales 
are non-refundable. 
October Town Hall Cancelled

 Unfortunately, due to scheduling conflicts, the October Town 
Hall is canceled. Visit: cityofsanmarino.org for recordings of 
previous town halls and learn more about current City projects 
and priorities, recent changes to City processes or ordinances, 
and other useful information. 
Puppy Love Dog PAW-ty a Resounding Success!
The Community Services Department hosted its second annual 
Puppy Love Dog PAW-ty at Lacy Park on September 17. There 
were approximately 650 two-legged friends in attendance with 
170 four-legged pals accompanying them. There was great music, 
free giveaways, obstacle courses, swimming pools, plenty of 
doggy treats, and contests. Thanks to all who came out for a fun 
morning!
San Marino Center Ground Breaking Ceremony

 On Thursday, the Ground Breaking Ceremony for the San 
Marino Center took place to kick-off the center’s renovations. 
Mayor Jakubowski, Vice Mayor Talt, Council Member Ken Ude, 
City staff, and San Marino Task Force Members were present for 
this ceremonial groundbreaking.
Fire Department 

 Last week, the Fire Department received multiple visits by 
members of the San Marino community. On Tuesday, September 
20, a local mommy and toddler group visited the station to meet 
the firefighters. While on Friday, September 23, the San Marino 
Fire Department conducted a station tour for the Valentine School 
Daisy Troop. Firefighters helped the troops earn a community 
service badge by teaching the group why following rules can help 
save lives and keep people safe.

The San Marino Fire Department continued to focus 
training efforts on the department’s probationary firefighters. 
Probationary firefighters are evaluated on firefighter and EMS 
skills at 4-months, 8-months, and 12-months. After the 12-month 
evaluation, probationary firefighters are assigned a special project 
to be completed by the end of their 16-month probation.
Parks & Public Works Recent Happenings

 This past week, Parks and Public Works staff repainted several 
different speed limit legends and other striping on City streets, 
which will help improve driver and pedestrian safety. City staff 
as completed tasks such as removing fallen tree branches and 
other debris from the public right-of-way, replacing streetlight 
bulbs and street signs, repairing pavement, and completing 
minor repairs at different City facilities. Residents who wish to 
report non-emergency issues in the public right-of-way or City 
streets may do so via the San Marino Service Request Center: 
cityofsanmarino.org/report. 
City Meetings 
Design Review CommitteeWednesday, October 5 at 6 PM; Teleconference and Barth Room 
at Crowell Public LibraryRecreation Commission MeetingMonday, October 10 at 6 PM; Teleconference and Barth Room at 
Crowell Public Library

 For more information visit: cityofsanmarino.org. 

NASA, USGS Map Minerals toUnderstand Climate Change 


These new observations 
can be used to identifythe presence of a wide 
variety of mineralsas well as mineral 
weathering or alteration.

 NASA and the U.S. 
Geological Survey (USGS) 
announced Friday a plan 
to map portions of the 
southwest United States 
for critical minerals using 
advanced airborne imaging.

 Hyperspectral data from 
hundreds of wavelengths 
of reflected light can 
provide new information 
about Earth’s surface and 
atmosphere to help scientists 
understand Earth’s geology 
and biology, as well as the 
effects of climate change.

 The research project, 
called the Geological 
Earth Mapping 
Experiment (GEMx),
will use NASA’s Airborne 
Visible/Infrared Imaging 
Spectrometer (AVIRIS) 
and Hyperspectral Thermal 
Emission Spectrometer 
(HyTES) instruments 
flown on NASA’s ER-2 and 
Gulfstream V aircraft to 
collect the measurements 
over the country’s arid and 
semi-arid regions, including 
parts of California, Nevada, 
Arizona, and New Mexico.

 “This exciting new project is 
just one example of the Biden-
Harris Administration’s 
commitment to a clean 
energy future,” said NASA 
Administrator Bill Nelson. 
“NASA has a long history 
of Earth observation that 
shows us how the planet 
is responding to climate 
change. This project builds 
on our 60-year legacy, 
and can show us where to 
look for the resources that 
support our transition to 
a clean energy economy. 
With our partners at 
USGS, NASA has led the 
way in developing these 
Earth observation systems 
to gather information to 
measure and monitor the 
environment and climate 
change.”

 These new observations 
record the spectroscopic 
fingerprints of surface 
minerals across hundreds 
of wavelength bands. In 
other words, these are 


Law investments and 
will enable NASA and 
the USGS to leverage our 
unique capabilities toward 
a common goal,” said USGS 
Director David Applegate. 
“The data we’re collecting 
will be foundational for 
not only critical minerals 
research but also for a wide 
range of other scientific 
applications, from natural 
hazards mitigation to 
ecosystem restoration.” 

In 1979, NASA started 
developing spectral 
imaging systems at the Jet 
Propulsion Laboratory. The 
first system, the Airborne 
Imaging Spectrometer, 
led to the development of 
AVIRIS. NASA and USGS 
have a long history of 
collaborating on collecting 
and analyzing spectroscopic 
data, including the 17-year 
Earth Observing-1 mission, 
which carried the first 
Earth orbiting instrument 
spanning the AVIRIS 
spectral range, Hyperion. 
This type of spectroscopic 
imaging has a long history 
of use in mineral research. 
These data are also useful 
for understanding a variety 
of other Earth science, 
ecological, and biological 
issues including geological 
acid mine drainage, debris 
flows, agriculture, wildfires, 
and biodiversity.

 For more information 
about NASA’s Earth science 
programs, visit: nasa.gov/
earth. 

Newsom signs Holden’s, AB2723 Animals: microchipsand AB 676 Franchises 

 This week, Governor 
Newsom signed 
Assemblymember Chris 
Holden’s bill, AB 2723 
Animals: microchips and 
AB 676 Franchises. 

AB 2723 would expand 
upon, and clarify pet 
microchip ownership with 
the intent to alleviate legal 
confusion and ambiguity 
for pet owners, especially 
owners undergoing This has been the subject 
improper pet reclamation, of ongoing lawsuits against 
pet theft, or pet loss. McDonalds by African 
Specifically, AB 2723 would American franchisees. This 
prioritize the contacting of bill would create a more fair 
owners in instances of pet process where both parties 
recovery by encouraging have a say to determine 
that the pet owner be listed the amount franchisee’s 
as the microchip primary owe when an agreement is 
contact, instead of pet being terminated. It also 
adoption organizations. prevents franchisors from 

 
“We need pet ownership transferring all liability 
to be clear for a number of burden onto franchisees in 
reasons, the bond over time exchange for financial help 

makes them members of our during a state of emergency. 
family and we need them to “As a former franchisee, 
be protected and safe,” said it was incumbent on me 
Assemblymember Chris to bring forth solutions 
Holden. that work for franchisees 

 The next bill that was and their employees. AB 
signed is AB 676, which 676 helps to rectify the 
helps prohibit franchisors unbalanced relationship 
from influencing where a between franchisee and 
franchisee can purchase franchisors,” said Holden. 
a franchise based on a For more information visit: 

protected class, such as race. asmdc.org. 

Get to Know South Pasadena 
Bees with a Local Naturalist 

is a volunteer docent at Eaton 

 South Pasadena Beautiful Canyon Natural Area and a past 
and the Friends of the South docent naturalist at California 
Pasadena Public Library Botanic Garden, Claremont. 
invite the community to come South Pasadena Beautiful is a 
socialize with us and learn 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated 
about nature’s best socializers: to planting a sustainable future 
bees! The free event, presented in our community through 
in partnership with the South such projects as the low-water 
Pasadena Public Library, landscape project at the South 
will take place Wednesday, Pasadena Post Office. This 
October 19, at 6:30 p.m. (doors event is SPB’s annual meeting. 
open at 6:00 p.m.) at the For more information about 
Library Community Room, South Pasadena Beautiful, visit: 
1115 El Centro Street. The southpasbeautiful.org. 
program features fascinating The Friends of the South 
presentations by local Pasadena Public Library, 
beekeeper Michael Pusateri Inc., is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit 
and native bee expert Hartmut corporation established in 
Wisch. 1950. Its mission is to raise 

 Pusateri is a longtime South money and public awareness in 
Pasadena resident, television the community to support the 
engineer, and person with many services and programs of the 
hobbies. He took up beekeeping Library. For more information 
in 2018 and has been keeping about The Friends of the South 
bees in his backyard, learning Pasadena Public Library, visit: 
a lot of lessons and getting a friendsofsopaslibrary.org. 
few stings and a little honey The South Pasadena Public 
along the way. Pusateri will Library is located at 1100 Oxley 
be speaking about the basics Street in South Pasadena. 
of bees, their lifecycle, and his Visit the Library website at: 
experience as a local beekeeper. southpasadenaca.gov/library

 Wisch is a retired naturalist-for information about services 
guide. After leading European and programs. The Library is 
visitors through natural areas open Monday, Friday, Saturday 
of the U.S. and Canadian West 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Tuesday, 
for 35 years, he discovered a Wednesday, Thursday 10:00 
love for macro photography. a.m.–8:00 p.m. and Sunday 
His principal interests are 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. 
insects, mostly our native Upon request made no later 
bees. He has taken several than four (4) business days 
bee-identification classes before the event, the City 
with the late Robbin Thorp, will provide a reasonable 
is a member of the Lorquin accommodation for a qualified 
Entomological Society, Pacific person with a disability to 
Coast Entomological Society, have equal access to the event. 
and a contributing editor at Please call (626) 403-7312 or 
Bugguide.net (hosted by Iowa fill out the City’s request form 
State University Entomology). available here and email the 
He has contributed photos to form to Human Resources at 
numerous books and journals, HR@southpasadenaca.gov. 
has given talks on native bees, 

Halloween Spooky-ThemedEvents at the Senior Center 

Ghoulish fun awaits at Oct. 27, at 2 p.m. she and some 
the Pasadena Senior Center, other Poe fans will lead a free 
members and nonmembers Zoom presentation about the 
50 and older, who attend any enigmatic author whose words 
or all of three events with and mental images continue to 
spooky themes in advance of haunt us more than 170 years 
Halloween. after his death. 

 There was a long period of To register or for more 
time when horror movies had information about either or 
nothing to do with blood, both of these two events, visit: 
guts and characters getting pasadenaseniorcenter.org and 
butchered onscreen. Galen click on Activities & Events, 
Wilkes will present a free then Special Events or call 626multimedia 
presentation about 795-4331. 
the history of horror movies The free film “Hocus Pocus 
Thursday, Oct. 20, at 2 p.m. 2” (2022, PG) starring Bette 
onsite at the center. The event Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker 
will feature clips from some of and Kathy Najimy will be 
the best classic, historic horror shown Friday, Oct. 28, at 1 p.m. 
films going as far back as 1896 onsite at the center. Three high 
until the 1950s, many of which school girls light a mysterious 
continue to influence and candle that brings the diabolical 
inspire present-day filmmakers. Sanderson sisters back to life 
Wilkes is an expert in silent in modern-day Salem more 
films and film history. than 300 years after they were 

 While American writer Edgar hanged for witchcraft. Then 
Allan Poe wrote prolifically in a the girls must figure out how to 
wide range of genres, he is best stop the child-hungry witches 
known for his many suspenseful from wreaking havoc on the 
tales of gothic horror, including world. This is a sequel to the 
“The Fall of the House of original 1993 film that also 
Usher” and “The Tell-Tale starred Midler, Parker and 
Heart.” Annie Laskey, director Najimy. 
of events at the Pasadena To register or for more 
Senior Center, is a long-time information, visit: 
Poe enthusiast. On Thursday, pasadenaseniorcenter.org 

measurements not only of 
visible light our eyes can 
see but also of wavelengths 
of light beyond the visible 
into the infrared. The data 
can be used to identify the 
presence of a wide variety of 
minerals including primary 
rock-forming minerals as 
well as mineral weathering 
or alteration.

 This project will 
complement data from 
NASA’s newest instrument 
on the International Space 
Station, the Earth Surface 
Mineral Dust Source 
Investigation (EMIT). EMIT 
is focused on mapping 
the mineral dust source 
composition of Earth’s arid 
regions to better understand 
how mineral dust affects 
heating and cooling of the 
planet. The instrument 
also makes spectroscopic 
measurements of the 
hundreds of wavelengths 
of light reflected from 
materials on Earth. The 
mission provided its first 
view of Earth on July 27 and 
is expected to become fully 
operational next month.

 The $16 million GEMx 
research project will last 
five years and is funded by 
the USGS Earth Mapping 
Resources Initiative, 
through investments from 
the Bipartisan Infrastructure 
Law. The initiative will 
capitalize on both the 
technology developed by 
NASA for spectroscopic 
imaging as well as the 
expertise in analyzing the 
datasets and extracting 
critical mineral information 
from them. Beyond 
providing additional detail 
over the mineral maps 
made by EMIT, GEMx will 
provide NASA with critical 
high-resolution data at 
regional scales to support 
development of the Surface 
Biology and Geology 
mission, part of NASA’s new 
Earth System Observatory. 
The Surface Biology and 
Geology mission will answer 
questions about the fluxes 
of carbon, water, nutrients, 
and energy within and 
between ecosystems and the 
atmosphere, the ocean, and 
Earth.

 “This exciting scientific 
effort is made possible 
through the President Biden’s 
Bipartisan Infrastructure 

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