Mountain Views News, Combined Edition Saturday, May 13, 2023

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Mountain View News Saturday, May 13, 2023 

City of Sierra Madre

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

From: The City of Sierra Madre

Subject: General Plan Amendment (GPA 23-01) for the Safety Element of the General Plan to include language 

 specific to the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) to direct the reader to the online location of the LHMP. 

Applicant: City of Sierra Madre

Project Location: Properties in the City of Sierra Madre, County of Los Angeles, State of California

 SCH Number: 2021040369

The City of Sierra Madre gives notice, pursuant to State of California law, that the City Council will conduct a public hearing for 
the General Plan Amendment regarding an update to the Safety Element of the General Plan to ensure compliance status with 
Assembly Bill No. 2140 (AB 2140). Passed in 2006, AB 2140 allows California counties and cities to adopt their current, FEMA-
approved local hazard mitigation plans (LHMPs) into the Safety Element of their General Plans. Counties and cities that are AB 
2140 compliant are eligible to be considered for part or all its local-share costs on eligible Public Assistance funding to be provided 
by the state through the California Disaster Assistance Act (CDAA). In order to meet AB2140 compliance, the Safety Element of 
the General Plan must be updated to include language specific to the LHMP to direct the reader to the online location of the LHMP. 

DATE AND TIME OF HEARING PLACE OF HEARING

City of Sierra Madre City of Sierra Madre

City Council meeting City Council Chambers

Tuesday, May 23, 2023 232 W. Sierra Madre Blvd.

(Hearing begins at 5:30 p.m.) Sierra Madre, CA 91024

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 and filed into public record. 

All interested persons may attend this meeting and the City Council will hear them with respect thereto.

For more information please contact the City Clerk’s Office via email at CityClerk@cityofsierramadre.com or by telephone at 
(626)355-7135 for more information.

ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (SEIR) and 2021-2029 Housing Element, 
which includes updates to the Safety Element of the General Plan, are available for review at City Hall front counter, City 
Library, and on the City’s website (under the Planning and Community Preservation Department) at http://www.cityofsierramadre.
com/housingelement. 

APPEAL: If in the future anyone wishes to challenge the decision of the City Council in court, one may be limited to raising the 
issues that were raised or presented in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at, or before, the scheduled public 
hearing. For further information on this subject, please contact the Planning and Community Preservation Department at (626) 
355-7138.

WALKING SIERRA MADRE - The Social Side

by Deanne Davis


“They carry us beneath their hearts,

That’s how every new life starts.

The beating of our mother’s heart,

The first sound that we hear.

Love and peace surround us...

And God....is very near.

Your mother, my mother,

And Mary....the mother of….God.” *

*Lyrics from “Your Mother, My Mother” – Star of Wonder – A 
Christmas Musical

Book & Lyrics by Deanne Davis, Music by David Wheatley.

Tomorrow is Mother’s Day, a joyful time to get together 
with family and celebrate all the mothers we know. Several 
of the mothers in my family are on a Princess cruise ship 
looking at glaciers, experiencing sunsets beyond belief, not 
seeing whales just yet, and killing it at ping pong. I’m also 
seeing glasses of champagne. My granddaughter, Ashley, is 
about to become a mother for the third time as the baby boy she is carrying may arrive before 
this newspaper comes out.

I’m doing a whole bunch of Blue Mountain cards to all the moms in our family and I have 
kept some of my Mother’s Day cards from previous years. The words on these are so encouraging, 
so loving, so worth repeating…

“To my mother. We all need someone to believe in us…in who we are and in all we can 
become. Someone to cheer, encourage, comfort and guide us…to give us the confidence we 
need to believe in ourselves and in our potential to reach our dreams. Thank you for being 
my someone. May you know how much your love and support mean to me and always will.”

“Family is love and laughter, strength and smiles, hope and happiness. Every Mother’s Day is 
a gift – a chance to go back through the memories of the heart and say thank you; for a home 
that was warm and welcoming and filled with life and laughter – where every day seemed 
to hold some small adventure and something new to learn. For a family that loves being 
together – cares for each other and helps one another through all the big and little ups and 
downs of life, for a connection that gives meaning, purpose and joy to every day.”

I will miss being with all the mothers in my family, who are numerous, probably just like 
your family. But, dear friends and neighbors, our hearts are always connected. We are never 
truly apart as the ties of love are very strong. God made us that way. And, speaking of God, I 
think the best essay ever about mothers was written by Erma Bombeck around 1974. I share 
this with you each year as I think it’s just the perfect thing to say on Mother’s Day.

“When the Good Lord was creating mothers, He was into His sixth day of “overtime” when 
one of His angels appeared and said, “You’re doing a lot of fiddling around on this one.”

 And God said, “Have you read the specs on this order?” She has to be completely washable, 
but not plastic. Have 180 moveable parts…all replaceable. Run on black coffee and leftovers. 
Have a lap that disappears when she stands up. A kiss that can cure anything from a broken 
leg to a disappointed love affair. And six pairs of hands.” 

The angel shook her head slowly and said, “Six pairs of hands…. no way.” “It’s not the hands 
that are causing me problems,” God remarked, “it’s the three pairs of eyes that mothers have 
to have.” “That’s on the standard model?” asked the angel. God nodded. “One pair that sees 
through closed doors when she asks, ‘What are you kids doing in there?’ when she already 
knows. Another here in the back of her head that sees what she shouldn’t but what she has to 
know, and, of course, the ones here in front that can look at a child when he goofs up and say, 
‘I understand and I love you’ without so much as uttering a word.”

“God,” said the angel touching his sleeve gently, “Get some rest and look at it again tomorrow….” 
“I can’t,” said God, “I’m so close to creating something so close to myself. Already I 
have one who heals herself when she is sick…can feed a family of six on one pound of hamburger…
and can get a nine-year-old to stand under a shower.”

The angel circled the model of a mother very slowly. “It’s too soft,” she sighed.

“But tough!” said God excitedly. “You can’t imagine what this mother can do or endure.”

“Can it think?”

“Not only can it think, but it can reason and compromise,” said the Creator.

Finally, the angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek.

“There’s a leak,” she pronounced. “I told You that You were trying to put too much into this

model.”

“It’s not a leak,” said the Lord, “It’s a tear.”

“What’s it for?”

“It’s for joy, sadness, disappointment, pain, loneliness, and pride.”

“You are a genius,” said the angel.

Somberly, God said, “I didn’t put it there.””

Erma Bombeck, When God Created Mothers

I’m wishing each of you a Happy Mother’s Day. Make phone calls, send a beautiful bouquet, 
send texts, and say I love you! Say it a lot! May God bless all the mothers we know.

“A mother is a person who, seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly 
announces she never did care for pie.” Tenneva Jordan

My book page: Amazon.com: Deanne Davis

Where you’ll find the Emma Gainsworth Kindle novelettes, 

Along with other goodies like “A Treasure Map, A Drunken Owl

And 47 Rattlers in A Bag” True Tales of Early California

City of Sierra Madre

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

To: Property Owners within a 300-foot radius

From: The City of Sierra Madre

Subject: TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP 22-01

Applicant: Cynthia Li 

Project Location: 182 W. Highland Avenue, in the City of Sierra Madre, County of Los Angeles, State of California

The City of Sierra Madre gives notice, pursuant to State of California law, that the City Council will conduct a public hearing to 
consider a request for a tentative parcel map for the property at 182 West Highland Avenue. The applicant is proposing to subdivide 
the existing 11,904-square-foot parcel into three-unit (3) condominium.

DATE AND TIME OF HEARING PLACE OF HEARING

City of Sierra Madre City of Sierra Madre

City Council meeting City Council Chambers

Tuesday, May 23, 2023 232 W. Sierra Madre Blvd.

(Hearing begins at 5:30 p.m.) Sierra Madre, CA 91024

All interested persons may attend this meeting and the City Council will hear them with respect thereto.

ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The project qualifies for Class 15 Categorical Exemption (Minor Land Division), 
pursuant to Section 15315 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

APPEAL: If in the future anyone wishes to challenge the decision of the City Council in court, one may be limited to raising the 
issues that were raised or presented in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at, or before, the scheduled public 
hearing. For further information on this subject, please contact the Planning and Community Preservation Department at 626-
355-7138. (GOV. CODE SEC. 65009)

NOTICE INVITING SEALED BIDS

SIERRA MADRE BOULEVARD

WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT AND STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT

SPECIFICATION NO. ST82304

IN THE CITY OF SIERRA MADRE, CALIFORNIA

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Sierra Madre, as CITY, invites sealed bids for the above-
stated project and will receive such bids in the office of the City Clerk, 232 W. Sierra Madre Boulevard, Sierra 
Madre, California, 91024, up to the hour of 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, the 6th day of June 2023, at which time the bids will 
be publicly read aloud in the Sierra Madre City Hall Council Chambers. 

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

The project consists of water main replacement and street improvements for a stretch of 1,300 LF of street, in the 
City of Sierra Madre. The work is shown on the Plans, which are provided separately.

ACCESS TO CONTRACT DOCUMENTS:

Copies of the plans, specifications, and contract documents are available for download in the Public Works section 
of the City’s website: www.cityofsierramadre.com. Bidders downloading plans from the website must sign up and 
follow the instructions, having done so bidders will be placed on the plan holders’ list and receive addendums. The 
City may be contacted at (626) 355-6615, or by email at ccimino@cityofsierramadre.com.

https://www.cityofsierramadre.com/business/requests_for_proposals/construction_projects

Bidders downloading plans from either the City’s website will be added to the plan holders’ list and receive addendums. 
Notwithstanding, it is the Bidder’s responsibility to check for updates, and verify if any and all addendums 
have been posted. The City may be contacted at (626) 355-6615, or by email at ccimino@cityofsierramadre.com.


SIERRA MADRE POLICE BLOTTER

The following represents a 
summary report of some of the 
major incidents handled by the Sierra Madre 
Police Department during this period. This 
list is not intended to be considered exclusive 
or all-inclusive.

Monday, May 1 - Residential Burglary

At approximately 10 pm, officers responded 
to the 500 block of Santa Anita Court regarding 
a residential burglary. Upon arrival, officers 
determined that from 8:50 pm to 9:50 
pm, an unknown suspect(s) cut the power to 
the residence and used a blunt object to force 
entry into the residence. Once inside, the 
suspect(s) ransacked multiple rooms stealing 
property. After the theft, the suspect(s) fled 
the area in a vehicle. The Detective Bureau is 
following up on this incident.

Tuesday, May 2 Arrest for Trespass 

At approximately 11 am, officers responded 
to the 700 block of Woodland Dr regarding 
a trespass. Upon arrival, an officer met with 
the City Code Enforcement Officer, who saw 
a subject inside a red-tagged residence. Officers 
eventually contacted a subject, a transient. 
Officers later arrested the subject and 
later released a citation for trespassing.

Thursday, May 4 Grand Theft

A resident completed an online report regarding 
the theft of packages in the 200 block 
of W. Montecito Ave. The resident stated 
their package deliveries were stolen from 
their porch between 2:30 pm to 9:30 pm. 
The Detective Bureau is following up on this 
incident

Friday, May 5 

Arrest for Assault with a Deadly Weapon 

At approximately 2 pm, officers responded 
to the 100 block of N. Grove St. regarding a 
fight. Upon arrival, officers determined that 
there was a fight between family members. 
One subject was arrested and booked at 
the Pasadena City Jail for assault with a 
deadly weapon. 

Saturday, May 6 

Exhibiting a Deadly Weapon 

At approximately 11:50 pm, officers responded 
to the 00 block W. Sierra Madre 
Blvd, the Buccaneer Lounge, for reports 
of a subject brandishing a knife in a deadly 
manner. Upon arrival, an officer determined 
that a male subject brandished a 
knife and threatened several patrons of 
the business. The subject fled the area before 
officers arrived and was not located. 
The Detective Bureau is following up on 
this incident


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