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Mountain Views News Saturday June 29, 2024

Fourth of July 
Closures and 
Reminders


One Arroyo Trails Project 
Groundbreaking Ceremony

 Pasadena residents and 
businesses are reminded 
that City Hall and many city 
services and administrative 
offices will be closed 
Thursday in observance 
of the Independence Day 
holiday. Specific closures and 
exceptions are noted below.

 City trash collection will 
occur on Thursday. There will 
be no delay in trash, recycling 
and yard waste collection. 
Bulky item pick-ups will not 
be available.

 The City’s City Service Center 
(CSC) will be closed Thursday. 
During this time, CSC 
requests can be submitted via 
the web, CSC mobile app, and 
by calling (626) 744-7311. The 
CSC will return to normal 
business hours on Friday.

 The City’s Municipal Services 
Payment Center and Parking 
Office at City Hall will be 
closed. All parking meters 
not posted as a “No Parking” 
zone will be free on Thursday, 
and time limits will not be 
enforced. Violations for 
overnight parking, red curb 
parking, “No Parking” zones, 
and blocking fire hydrants 
will be enforced. Motorists 
are especially cautioned about 
parking restrictions in the 
Arroyo Seco area near Rose 
Bowl Stadium. All regular 
enforcement resumes Friday.

 Pasadena Transit and Dial-A-
Ride buses will not operate on 
Thursday.

 All Pasadena Public Libraries 
will be closed on Thursday. 
Community centers operated 
by the Parks, Recreation 
and Community Services 
Department will also be closed 
on July 4; however, all parks 
will be open for picnics, fun 
and play. No site reservations 
will be accepted for the 
holiday. The Pasadena High 
School Pool will be open from 
12 to 4 p.m. and the splash pad 
at La Pintoresca Park will be 
available from 9 a.m. to 7:30 
p.m. to help visitors stay cool 
and refreshed.

 The Permit Center will be 
closed on Thursday, although 
some services will still be 
available via the Permit 
Center Online website. Online 
services include: subtrade 
permits and plan submittals 
for new construction, tenant 
improvements, accessory 
dwelling units and additions. 
In-person operations will 
resume on Friday. To access 
our online services, please 
visit: CityOfPasadena.net/
PermitCenterOnline

 The City of Pasadena wishes 
everyone a safe Fourth of 
July holiday. Remember, 
all fireworks are illegal in 
Pasadena. Violators are subject 
to arrest, having their vehicles 
impounded, and serving up to 
one year in jail with fines up to 
$50,000.

 Pasadena residents and 
businesses experiencing 
power emergencies should 
call the Pasadena Water and 
Power Department (PWP) 
at (626) 744-4673. For water-
related emergencies, call (626) 
744-4138. PWP’s regular 
Customer Call Center will 
be closed for the holiday, but 
customers can access their 
accounts and pay bills online 
at PWPweb.com or by calling 
(626) 744-4005.

 Pasadena Police and Fire 
Departments will be staffed for 
all patrol, jail, fire, paramedic 
and other emergency services, 
but administrative offices 
will be closed. If you see 
something, say something; 
report illegal fireworks and 
suspicious activity to Pasadena 
Police at (626) 744-4241. For 
life-threatening emergencies, 
dial 9-1-1.

 


 The One Arroyo Foundation 
and the City of Pasadena 
officials announced this 
week that they are set to 
come together to kick off the 
One Arroyo Trail Critical 
Linkages Project aimed at 
revitalizing the Arroyo Seco’s 
trail system.

 The event will take place at 
10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 
13, at Brookside Park. 

 Vice Mayor Steve Madison 
and other community leaders 
are set to give an update on 
the trail improvements and 
the reopening of the historic 
Mayberry-Parker Bridge.

 “The Arroyo Seco is the 
crown jewel of west Pasadena, 
and we’re so excited to break 
ground on this project to 
improve miles of well-loved 
trails in this beautiful natural 
resource,” Madison said. “A 
project of this type is long 
overdue, so thank you to the 
One Arroyo Foundation for 
helping get shovels in the 
ground.”

 Madison also said 
this is more than just a 
groundbreaking – it’s a 
celebration of community 
spirit and a commitment 
to preserving our beloved 
Arroyo Seco. Let’s come 
together to support a project 
that enhances our health, 
well-being, and enjoyment 
of Pasadena’s unique urban 
forest. Bring your family, 
friends, and neighbors for 
a fun-filled morning. Let’s 
make this day memorable as 
we take the first steps towards 
a brighter, greener future.

 For more information visit: 
cityofpasadena.net/district6.

Roscoe’s Shutters Pasadena Location

 In an abrupt move and 
without explanation, Roscoe’s 
House of Chicken ‘N 
Waffles on Lake Ave. closed, 
permanently –Their last day 
was Sunday.

 A sign on the building at 830 
N Lake Ave. read, “Pasadena, 
Thank you for 30 wonderful 
years!” 

 The sign also said they are 
looking for an upgraded new 
location in the Pasadena area.

 Over the years residents have 
noted that the area around 
Roscoe’s has four other 
chicken restaurants, calling it. 
“chicken row.” 

 Next door to Roscoe’s is KFC 
and a Chick-fil-A that opened 
exactly a year a go on June 22.

 The popular waffle house has 
six other locations including, 
Hollywood, Anaheim, La 
Brea, Los Angeles, Long 
Beach and Inglewood. 

 Roscoe’s had filed for 
bankruptcy in 2015 after 
having to pay $3.2 million in 
a lawsuit. 

 For more information visit: 
roscoeschickenandwaffles.
com.

Photo Chicken ‘N Waffles on 
Lake Ave by D.Lee/MVNews

Glenarm 
Street Water 
Main Night 
Construction

 Pasadena Water and 
Power (PWP) officials 
announced this week 
that they are replacing 
approximately 1,400 feet of 
existing 12-inch cast iron 
water mainline and 8-inch 
cast iron water mainline 
along Glenarm Street from 
Arroyo Parkway to El 
Molino Avenue.

 According to officials, 
regular work hours are 
scheduled Monday through 
Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., 
with some night work at 
the intersection of Arroyo 
Parkway and Glenarm 
Street to ensure the safety 
of drivers and construction 
workers. Construction 
at night is tentatively 
scheduled from June 24 
to July 2 and from August 
12 to August 13, Monday 
through Friday from 9 
p.m. to 5 a.m. These date 
ranges are subject to slight 
changes depending on field 
construction progress. The 
project team will work 
diligently to minimize the 
impact of noise.

 Pasadena Water and Power 
(PWP) provides electricity 
to more than 65,000 
customers within Pasadena. 
PWP delivers water to 
nearly 38,000 households 
and businesses in Pasadena 
and adjacent communities 
in the San Gabriel Valley. 
As a community-owned 
utility, PWP is a not-for-
profit public service owned 
and operated by the City 
of Pasadena for the benefit 
of its customers and the 
community. Its priorities are 
reliability, responsiveness 
to customers, competitive 
rates, and environmental 
stewardship.

 For more information on 
the Glenarm Street Water 
Main Replacement Project, 
visit PWPweb.com/
GlenarmWaterMain.

NASA Selects Scientists 

to Join ESA’s Hera Mission

Library Celebrating 140 Years 
with Story Collection Project

 Three scientists from 
NASA’s Jet Propulsion 
Laboratory are among the 
dozen selected by the agency 
for the ESA planetary 
defense mission slated to 
launch later this year.

 

 

 

 NASA has selected 12 
participating scientists to join 
ESA’s (European Space Agency) 
Hera mission, which is scheduled 
to launch in October 2024. Hera 
will study the binary asteroid 
system Didymos, including the 
moonlet Dimorphos, which 
was impacted by NASA’s DART 
(Double Asteroid Redirection 
Test) spacecraft on Sept. 26, 2022. 
The objectives of DART and 
Hera collectively aim to validate 
the kinetic impact method as a 
technology to deflect an asteroid 
on a collision course with Earth, 
if one is ever discovered, and to 
learn more about the near-Earth 
asteroids that are the source of 
this natural hazard.

 Hera is scheduled to arrive 
at the Didymos/Dimorphos 
binary asteroid system at the 
end of 2026, where it will gather 
otherwise unobtainable data 
about the mass and makeup 
of both bodies and assess the 
changes caused by the DART 
spacecraft’s kinetic impact.

 The goal of NASA’s Hera 
Participating Scientist Program 
is to support scientists at U.S. 
institutions to participate on 
the Hera mission and address 
outstanding questions in 
planetary defense and near-
Earth asteroid science. The 
participating scientists will 
become Hera science team 
members during their five-year 
tenure with the mission.

The newly selected participating 
scientists are:

Bonnie Buratti — NASA’s 
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 
Southern California

Ingrid Daubar — Brown 
University, Providence, Rhode 
Island

Carolyn Ernst — Johns Hopkins 
Applied Physics Laboratory

Dawn Graninger — Johns 
Hopkins University Applied 
Physics Laboratory

Mark Haynes — NASA JPL

Masatoshi Hirabayashi — 
Georgia Institute of Technology, 
Atlanta

Tim Lister — Las Cumbres 
Observatory, Goleta, California

Ryan Park — NASA JPL

Andrew Rivkin — Johns 
Hopkins Applied Physics 
Laboratory

Daniel Scheeres — University of 
Colorado, Boulder

Timothy Titus — U.S. Geological 
Survey, Flagstaff, Arizona

Yun Zhang — University of 
Michigan, Ann Arbor

 DART was the first planetary 
defense test mission from 
NASA’s Planetary Defense 
Coordination Office, which 
oversees the agency’s ongoing 
efforts in planetary defense. 
International participation in 
DART and Hera, including the 
Hera Participating Scientist 
Program, has been enabled 
by an ongoing worldwide 
collaboration in the planetary 
defense research community 
known as the Asteroid Impact 
and Deflection Assessment.

 DART was designed, built, and 
operated by the Johns Hopkins 
Applied Physics Laboratory 
(APL) in Laurel, Maryland, 
for NASA’s Planetary Defense 
Coordination Office, which 
oversees the agency’s ongoing 
efforts in planetary defense.

 To learn more about NASA’s 
Planetary Defense Coordination 
Office, visit: nasa.gov/
planetarydefense

 
Pasadena Public Library 
(“PPL”) is celebrating 140 
years of service. To celebrate, 
staff are embarking on their 
own journey, collecting 
library stories to add to the 
library shelves for lifetimes 
to come. This 140th 
Anniversary celebration 
would not exist without the 
people who have shaped 
library services. The library’s 
story is your story.

 “We want to hear from 
you and include your story 
in our project – People 
of PPL.Library staff said. 
“We are looking to collect 
stories and fond memories 
of your moments spent 
at the Pasadena Public 
Library. Submit your story 
or a family member’s story 
(with their permission) to 
be added to our narrative 
project. Follow the link at: 
cityofpasadena.net/library to 
submit your story. Respond 
to the prompts, Tell us why 
you love the Pasadena Public 
Library, and What is your 
favorite memory at Pasadena 
Public Library? Be sure to 
submit a photo with your 
story. Photos can be of the 
person, a drawing, a letter, or 
anything that pertains to the 
story.”

 The project will culminate 
in October, with a book 
produced in November 
highlighting all the stories 
collected.

 As the city commemorates 
the rich history of the 
libraries spanning 140 years, 
staff are reminded of the key 
role Central Library holds. 
Central Library stands as the 
cornerstone of the Pasadena 
Public Library, offering 
vital support to its nine 
branch libraries. In May 
2021, the Central Library 
closed following a structural 
assessment that uncovered its 
susceptibility to earthquake 
activity due to unreinforced 
masonry. Learn more about 
the future of the Central 
Library, the necessary 
earthquake retrofit, and the 
significant contributions it 
is poised to make in the 21st 
century: cityofpasadena.net/
library.

 
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