Mountain Views News, Combined Edition Saturday, January 13, 2024

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Mountain View News Saturday, January 13, 


Martin Luther 
King Jr. Day 
Closures and 
Reminders

Restaurants to Celebrate the 
Centennial of Cheeseburgers

 
Pasadena residents and 
businesses are reminded 
that City Hall and many 
City services will be closed 
Monday in observance of 
Martin Luther King Jr. Day. 

 City Council will not 
meet on Martin Luther 
King Jr. Day. City Council 
is scheduled to meet the 
following Monday, Jan. 22.

 Pasadena residents and 
businesses with power 
emergencies should call 
Pasadena Water and 
Power (PWP) at (626) 744-
4673. For water-related 
emergencies, call (626) 
744-4138. PWP’s Customer 
Service Call Center will be 
closed, but customers can 
access their accounts and 
make payments by phone 
at (626) 744-4005 or online 
at PWPweb.com. 

 The Municipal Services 
Payment Center, Citizen 
Service Center, and Parking 
Office will be closed. The 
City of Pasadena WILL 
collect trash, recycling and 
yard waste on Monday. 
Collection will occur on 
customers’ regular pickup 
day the entire week. 

 All parking meters will 
be free, and parking time 
limits will not be enforced; 
however, violations for 
overnight parking, red 
curb parking, “No Parking” 
zones, and blocking fire 
hydrants will be enforced. 
All regular enforcement 
resumes Tuesday. 

 The Permit Center will 
also be closed; however, 
some services will be 
available via Permit Center 
Online, where subtrade 
permits can be obtained 
and plans for commercial 
tenant improvements (new 
submittals) and accessory 
dwelling units can be 
submitted. In-person 
operations will resume 
Tuesday. 

 Pasadena Transit and 
Dial-A-Ride buses will 
operate on regular weekday 
schedules on Monday. 

 Pasadena Public Library 
sites will be closed Sunday 
and Monday and will 
reopen Tuesday. 

 All parks will be open 
for picnics, fun and 
play; however, no site 
reservations are being 
accepted for the holiday. 
Community and recreation 
centers will also be closed 
to the public. 

 The Pasadena Public 
Health Department 
(PPHD) will be closed 
Monday and will resume 
operations on Tuesday. 
PPHD reminds you to 
take measures to protect 
yourself from respiratory 
viruses, including masking 
indoors, getting vaccinated, 
and staying home when 
sick. 

 Pasadena Fire and Police 
Departments will continue 
to provide patrol, jail, 
fire, paramedic, and all 
other emergency services. 
Residents are advised to 
always call 9-1-1 for life-
threatening emergencies. 
For all other non-
emergencies, call (626) 
744-4241.

 Pasadena restaurants are 
set to celebrate the 100 
anniversary invention of the 
cheeseburger in 1924 during 
Cheeseburger Week. Forty 
restaurants, burger joints and 
more take part in the citywide 
celebration Sunday, January 
21 to Saturday January 27.

 According to organizers, for 
the centennial celebration, 
the Pasadena Chamber 
of Commerce has added 
a Cheeseburger Passport. 
Participants can download 
the passport, go to passport 
participating restaurants and 
get a stamp upon purchase. 
Those accumulating stamps 
will win prizes depending 
on the number of stamps 
collected. Stamps can 
only be collected during 
Cheeseburger Week.

 Cheeseburger Challenge 
Participants can also 
vote for their favorites 
in several categories at: 
pasadenarestaurantweek.
com. In addition to Favorite 
Cheeseburger, participants 
can vote for their favorites 
in categories such as 
Favorite White Table Cloth 
Cheeseburger, Favorite 
Sliders, Favorite Lunch 
Counter Burger, Favorite 
Cocktail with a Burger and 
more.

 In 1924, as legend has it, 
teenaged Lionel Sternberger 
burned one side of a 
hamburger patty at The Rite 
Spot, his father’s roadside 
stand along Colorado 
Boulevard (then Colorado 
Street) in west Pasadena. 
Rather than throw away the 
spoiled burger, he masked 
his mistake with a piece of 
cheese and served it to a very 
appreciative customer. Word 
soon spread and customers 
flocked to The Rite Spot for 
The Aristocratic Burger, A 
Hamburger with Cheese. 
Sternberger’s achievement 
is the first verified instance 
of someone serving a 
hamburger with cheese to a 
customer.

 Over the years, Sternberger 
perfected his Aristocratic 
Burger, much to the delight 
of customers at The Rite 
Spot. Sternberger’s culinary 
achievement has been 
documented by Hamburger 
America, the Los Angeles 
Times and even Time 
magazine in its obituary of 
Sternberger.

 To celebrate Sternberger’s 
culinary masterpiece, 
Pasadena restaurants are 
offering specials, unique 
creations and the tried and 
true.

 Among the culinary 
creations being offered is 
the Royal Royce Burger at 
the Langham Huntington 
Hotel Pasadena. Made with a 
prime beef mix of 60 percent 
short rib and 40 percent 
brisket topped with a butter-
poached lobster tail, smoked 
chanterelle mushrooms, 
raclette fondue and black 
truffles in a charcoal brioche 
sprinkled with gold leaf. 
The Royal Royce burger is 
priced at $100 but can be 
had complimentary for those 
who book special rooms at 
the hotel during January. 

 For other special offerings, 
visit the website at: 

 pasadenarestaurantweek.
com.

County to Help City Fight Copper Wire Theft

 

 The Los Angeles County Board 
of Supervisors unanimously 
approved a motion Tuesday 
read-in by Supervisor Kathryn 
Barger that will now offer a 
$10,000 reward to help Pasadena 
city officials identify individuals 
stealing copper from street 
lights, city stock yards and other 
public sites. 

 According to the City of 
Pasadena a surge has occurred 
since November and there have 
been approximately 34 copper 
theft incidents. The losses have 
resulted in a total of 25,900 feet 
of stolen wire – the equivalent of 
4.9 miles of copper wire – and 
damage to 280 city lights. 

 “I am a strong supporter of local 
cities’ efforts to combat crime,” 
Barger said. “I introduced this 
motion to send a clear message 
to thieves who are vandalizing 
public property: you will be held 
accountable. I’m hopeful these 
reward funds will encourage 
anyone with information about 
the thefts and destruction of 
public property to step forward.”

 In December Pasadena Police 
officers responded to a citizen 
report of two male subjects 
tampering with a city-owned 
underground electrical box in 
the 1800 block of E. Corson St. 
Officers located the two males, 
as well as a female accomplice, 
next to an underground 
electrical box. The subjects had 
removed the box cover and cut 
wires inside the box. A search of 
their vehicle revealed additional 
copper wire, tools, and other 
evidence related to the crime. 
The two male suspects admitted 
they intended to steal the copper 
wire. 

 The City of Pasadena is also 
planning to offer reward funds 
in coordination with the County 
and will share that information 
next week.

 Anyone with information can 
contact the Pasadena Police 
Department at (626) 744-
4501. Anonymous tips can also 
be submitted by dialing the 
Los Angeles Regional Crime 
Stoppers Hotline at (800) 
222-TIPS (8477) or online at 
lacrimestoppers.org.

Pasadena 
Looks for New 
Director of 
Transportation

Ave. 64 Complete Streets 
Project Starts Construction

 
City Manager Miguel 
Márquez announced 
Monday the recruitment 
process for the next Pasadena 
Director of Transportation. 
Applications for the position 
are being accepted now with 
screening and interviews 
taking place in February.

 The public is encouraged 
to attend a virtual meeting 
to provide input about the 
most important qualities 
that potential candidates 
should have. The executive 
search firm of WBPC, Inc. 
will facilitate the executive 
search and the public 
meeting.

 “Community input 
is incredibly valuable 
in appointing the best 
individual to lead the 
Department, Márquez said. 
“I encourage all members 
of the community to attend 
the upcoming forum and 
share their thoughts on 
the characteristics and 
professional background 
they feel would be most 
important in the new 
director.”

 The community forum 
will take place on Zoom 
Wednesday, January 24 at 
5:30 p.m.

 Anyone who would like 
to offer input but cannot 
attend the meeting can do so 
online at: CityOfPasadena.
net/ Human-Resources/ 
DOTdirector for more 
information.

 

 The construction of the 
City’s Avenue 64 Complete 
Street project, located at the 
intersections of Avenue 64 and 
Burleigh Drive and Avenue 64 
and Cheviotdale Drive, will begin 
on Monday, with anticipated 
completion in Summer. This 
project will construct a traffic 
roundabout at the Burleigh 
Drive intersection and curb 
extensions at the Cheviotdale 
Drive intersection. These 
improvements are intended to 
mitigate speeding along the A 
venue 64 corridor. Additionally, 
the project will provide 
pedestrian safety features such 
as crosswalk curb extensions, 
to reduce pedestrian crossing 
times, landscape beautification, 
street lighting, and storm water 
capture elements.

 Tony Olmos, Director of Public 
Works, stated the department 
is managing the construction 
phase of the project and 
intends to minimize traffic and 
construction-related impacts 
to the public. Construction will 
be phased to ensure one travel 
lane always remains open in 
each direction along A venue 
64. The construction contractor, 
Axiom Group will set up the 
initial traffic control phase 
today, which will temporary 
close off access between 
Burleigh Drive and Avenue 
64. This temporary closure is 
expected to last approximately 
2 months, through early March 
2024 and has been coordinated 
with the City’s emergency 
services, the surrounding 
neighborhoods, and affected 
residents. Additional notices will 
be provided to the public and 
affected residents prior to each 
new construction phase and/or 
change in traff ic pattern. Also, 
changeable message boards have 
been placed in advance of the 
project to notify motorists of 
anticipated new traffic patterns. 

 The proposed project passed 
through the Neighborhood 
Traffic Management Program 
process in 2013. A community 
workgroup led by the 
Department of Transportation 
staff and a group of San Rafael 
area residents was formed for the 
purpose of providing qualitative 
feedback on the existing 
environment and input on 
proposed improvements. Staff 
from the departments of Public 
Works and Transportation held 
multiple public meetings with 
residents to review the developed 
conceptual and design plans, 
and to receive community input 
regarding the proposed traffic 
calming elements. The project 
received strong support from the 
residents who are hopeful that 
the proposed improvements will 
reduce speeds along the A venue 
64 corridor. For additional 
project information, project 
contacts, and construction 
updates, please visit: https://
www .cityofpasadena.net/
public-works

Caltech Entrepreneurs Forum

The Future of Gaming: 

Opportunities in Connected Ecosystems

Saturday, January 20 at 9 a.m.

In person: Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics

 With more than three billion active global players and 
advancements in cloud computing, player content creation, 
and the evolution of distribution channels, the gaming 
industry is at an inflection point. ? Our speakers will focus 
on three foundations shaping the next phase of gaming 
technology: game transactions; privacy and security; 
authorship; generative artificial intelligence and new IP 
models; and decentralization, distribution, and extended 
gameplay. After the panel there will be audience Q&A along 
with networking. For more visit: caltech.edu. 


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