SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 2023 

VOLUME 17 NO. 15VOLUME 17 NO. 15

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CITY COUNCIL 
MAKES HISTORY!

Sets A New Record for the Longest 
Council Meeting - Ever.

On Tuesday, April 11th, the Sierra Madre City 
Council opened its regular meeting at 5:30 pm. It 
adjourned at almost 2:00 am Wednesday Morning, 
almost 8 hours later.

At the outset, the agenda appeared to be business 
as usual. Public Comment for things not on the 
agenda had a few 'spicy moments' as attempts were 
made to enforce the city's posted 'No Electioneering' 
policy. The Special Election was not on the 
Agenda so the next items included a Proclamation 
in Recognition of Armenian Genocide Remembrance 
Day; a Proclamation for National Donate 
Life Month encouraging organ donations and a 
Proclamation for National Library Week.

The consent calendar only contained one item 
which passed unanimously.

And then, the next almost 7 hours was spent on just 
1 of the 3 remaining agenda items, a public hearing 
on the Conditional Use Permit for Alverno High 
School, a hearing that was continued from a previous 
meeting. In fact at one point, Mayor Garcia 
tabled discussion on the matter to hear the other 
two remaining agenda items of importance to the 
community: Consideration of a Resoluton urging 
the California Department of Fish and Wildlife 
to create policies to protect the communities they 
serve by providing sustainable solutions in dealing 
with the increasingly invasive Black Bear population 
and a report from Captain Henry Amos on 
Firearm Regulation, Education and Safety. 

However, despite the length of the meeting, the 
Council, the attorneys for Alverno and the residents, 
and the audience, remained civil and managed 
to end the evening with a resolution. 

Says Mayor Garcia, " I'm glad that the applicant 
(Alverno and the appellant, (the neighbors) found 
some common ground before we made our ultimate 
decision. Both sides did make compromises and 
the council was able to decide on the issues where 
they couldn't quite reach an agreement. One 
thing was clear, the council was not going to leave 
the Chambers until we were able to strengthen the 
administrative record and passed a resolution!"

MVNews

SIERRA MADRE'S BELOVED 4 
SEASONS TEA ROOM TO CLOSE 
ON APRIL 30th

Rosa Jaime, proprietor and supporter of all things 
Sierra Madre, sent the following message to patrons


MEASURE M FORUM

WANT TO HEAR MORE 
FROM BOTH SIDES? 

The Sierra Madre Kiwanis 
Club is sponsoring the YES 
AND NO OF MEASURE M on 
Saturday, April 22, 2023 at 6 
pm. 

The event will be held in the 
Social Hall of Christ Church 
in Sierra Madre - 170 W Sierra 
Madre Blvd. 

InSIDE THIS WEEK

SIERRA MADRE NEWS ..................Pgs 1,5,6

CONVERSATIONS/LETTERS ..........Page 4,5

CALENDAR.....................................Page 7

PASADENA NEWS..........................Page 8

ALTADENA/SAN MARINO.............Page 9

ARCADIA/MONROVIA................Page 10

SHOP LOCAL.................................Page 11

AROUND SAN GABRIEL VALLEY..Page 12

PETER DILLS....................................Page 12

EDUCATION & YOUTH...................Page 13

BEST FRIENDS.................................Page 13

THE GOOD LIFE..............................Page 14

OPINION........................................Page 15

LEGAL NOTICES.............................Page 16

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