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Mountain View News Saturday, December 14, 2024
Holiday Fire
Prevention
Safety Tips
Kiesza and Aloe Blacc to
be Rose Parade Opening
Abolitionist’s Gravesite Becomes Landmark
Pasadena Fire Chief Chad
Augustin reminds residents
to keep fire safety top of
mind when decking the halls
this holiday season. Festive
celebrations, bright lights,
and pine-scented greens are
staples of the holiday season,
but they also present a greater
risk for fire. One in every four
home Christmas tree fires are
caused by electrical problems,
and two out of every five
decoration fires happen
because decor is placed too
close to a heat source. Follow
these tips to ensure a joyous
and fire-safe holiday season:
- Choose decorations that
are flame resistant or flame
retardant.
- Replace string lights that are
worn, broke, or have loose
bulb connections.
- Use clips, not nails, to hang
lights so the cords do not get
damaged.
- Choose a tree with fresh,
green needles that do not fall
off when touched.
- Ensure the tree is placed at
least three feet away from any
heat source like fireplaces,
radiators, candles, heat vents,
or lights.
- Add water to the tree stand
daily.
- Never use lit candles to
decorate a tree and use
lights that have the label of a
recognized testing laboratory.
- Turn off all lights and decor
before leaving your home or
going to bed.
When the holiday season
comes to an end, properly
dispose of your Christmas
tree to reduce fire risks.
Dried-out trees are a fire
danger and should never be
left inside your home, garage,
or propped against your
house. Christmas Tree and
Holiday recycling is available
for residents through the City
of Pasadena Department of
Public Works.
By following these safety tips
and being mindful of fire
hazards, you can keep your
home safe and enjoy a festive,
worry-free holiday season.
Drop Off Dates & Locations:
Residents can drop off their
trees for recycling from 7
a.m. to 2 p.m., Dec. 26, 2024,
through Jan. 3, 2025, at the
following locations:
Eaton Blanche Park
3100 E. Del Mar Blvd.
Bring your tree to the parking
lot on Millicent Way.
Robinson Park
1081 N. Fair Oaks Ave.
Bring your tree to the parking
lot on Morton Street.
Please REMOVE all stands,
ornaments and lights
Curbside Pickup Dates (Your
Trash Pickup Day)
From January 6 through
January 17, City of Pasadena
Refuse customers can set their
Christmas trees out on the
street next to their containers
for pickup on their regularly
scheduled collection days. If
disposing of your Christmas
tree outside of those dates,
you must place the tree inside
your organics (yard waste)
container for collection.
Please cut the tree down to fit
into the container and ensure
that the lid will close.
Please REMOVE all stands,
ornaments, and lights.
If you are not a City of
Pasadena Refuse customer,
contact your waste hauler for
more information regarding
curbside pickup of Christmas
trees.
Call the City Service Center
at 626-744-7311 if you
have any questions or visit:
cityofpasadena.net/public-
works.
Aloe Blacc
Kiesza
Excitement is set to takes
center stage as Pasadena
Tournament of Roses officials
announced Wednesday the
performers for the 2025 Rose
Parade Opening Spectacular
presented by Honda. The
Opening Spectacular
will burst to life with an
electrifying co-headlined
performance by Kiesza and
Aloe Blacc.
The Honda float will
dazzle audiences with a
synchronized light show
featuring vibrant electric
tubes, jaw-dropping
pyrotechnics, extreme stunts
and dynamic choreography
that amps up the energy.
Their inspirational float
– “Electrified Dreams” –
highlights the company’s
commitment to sustainability
and its challenging global
goal of zero emissions for
all mobility products and
business operations by 2050.
Kiesza kicks things off,
commanding the stage with
her signature powerhouse
vocals and captivating dance
moves. She’ll breathe new
life into her iconic smash
hit, “Hideaway”—the track
that dominated global charts
a decade ago. Backed by
20 dancers in shimmering
reflective costumes, Kiesza’s
performance will sizzle with
precision and style. But she’s
not stopping there—fans
will get a taste of her recent
Billboard #1 hit, “I Go
Dance,” all while extreme
acrobats on jumping stilts
defy gravity to her beat!
Then it’s Aloe Blacc’s turn to
ignite the stage. His soulful
voice will soar through the
air as he belts out the timeless
anthem “Wake Me Up”—his
global mega-hit with the
late Avicii. Enveloped in a
stunning visual display of
glowing light tubes, Aloe
teams up with trampoline
wall performers, whose
gravity-defying flips and
twists will leave the audience
breathless.
“Electrified Dreams” also
marks the Rose Parade’s shift
to a more electrified vehicle
fleet, led by the new Honda
Prologue, the brand’s first
all-electric SUV, the first all-
electric Acura model, the
ZDX Type S performance
SUV and the Honda
Motocompacto, a compact
“last mile” e-scooter.
The Los Angeles County
Board of Supervisors
unanimously voted Tuesday
to designate renowned
abolitionist Owen Brown’s
gravesite in Altadena as a Los
Angeles County Historical
Landmark.
A commemorative rustic
slab of stone and additional
smaller stones placed to
mark the presumed outline
of Brown’s body currently
identify his final resting place
in Altadena on a hilltop at
the northern end of El Prieto
Road.
The landmark designation
concludes a nearly year-long
process that included a public
hearing and administrative
work by the Los Angeles
County Department of
Regional Planning.
“Honoring Owen Brown’s
gravesite as a Los Angeles
County historical landmark
is a powerful reminder of
our shared commitment to
justice and equality,” said
Supervisor Kathryn Barger.
“His fight against slavery and
unwavering commitment to
treating all human beings
with dignity and respect
reflects his courage and
vision. I am proud that we
will add his gravesite to
our County’s registry of
landmarks today. This will
help preserve his memory so
that future generations can
pay homage to his life’s work.”
In February, Barger
introduced a motion to
formally nominate the Owen
Brown Gravesite as a historic
County landmark. The
nomination was catalyzed
by the grassroots efforts of
local organizations including
Altadena Heritage and the
Altadena Town Council.
Brown was born on
November 4, 1824 in
Hudson, Ohio. He was one of
20 children from his father’s
(abolitionist John Brown)
first family.
In the early 1880s Brown
moved with his brother Jason
to Pasadena, a community
recently established by
Union supporters. They
homesteaded the land
around the gravesite and
entertained a steady stream
of visitors. When Brown
caught pneumonia and died
in January 1889, 2,000 people
attended his funeral, many
of whom marched from
downtown Pasadena to Little
Round Top to witness the
burial.
At the time of his death,
Brown was the last survivor
of John Brown’s historic
raid on Harpers Ferry. He
died in Altadena on January
8, 1889. When his funeral
was held two days later, a
local newspaper at the time
reported, “It was a historic
day in Pasadena.”
Snuggle a
Senior Care
Package
Program
Rollaway Vehicle Hits
South Pasadena Home
A vehicle caused minor
damage to a home in South
Pasadena Tuesday after it
rolled backwards down a
street and an embankment
with the driver inside.
According to police at
approximately 12:30 p.m.,
the South Pasadena Police
Department responded to a
report of a vehicle crashing
into a home in the 200
block of Camino Del Sol.
Upon arrival, officers and
firefighters assisted the driver,
sole passenger of the vehicle,
and the occupants of the
home. They also assessed the
home for structural damage.
The vehicle rolled backward
down the street, onto the
curb, through hedges,
down an embankment, and
through a tree before coming
to rest against the house.
The impact destroyed the
landscaping but caused only
minor damage to the home’s
stucco exterior. Fortunately,
no injuries were reported,
and the occupants of the
home were unaware of the
incident until contacted by
firefighters.
Traffic was temporarily
diverted while a local tow
truck company recovered
the vehicle from the
embankment. The roadway
was fully reopened by 3:00
p.m.
Anyone with additional
information about this
incident is urged to call
the South Pasadena Police
Department at (626) 403-
7270. If you would like to
provide an anonymous tip,
you can call Crime Stoppers
at (800) 222-TIPS (8477).
The City of South
Pasadena Senior Center
is set to begin accepting
donations of new blankets
as well as notes or letters to
be distributed to residents
55 years and older. The
Snuggle a Senior Care
Package Program aims to
bring warmth and comfort
to homebound older adults
during the winter months.
Join us in spreading joy
and love to our older
adult community—your
generosity can make a
world of a difference!
Blankets can be dropped
off now through January
3 at the South Pasadena
Senior Center, located at
1102 Oxley Street, between
the hours of 8:00 a.m. and
5:00 p.m. Care packages
will be distributed during
the week of January 13.
For more information,
to confirm a blanket drop
off, or know a senior in
need please call the South
Pasadena Senior Center
at (626) 403-7360 or
email at seniorcenter@
southpasadenaca.gov.
City Council Approves
New Solar Power Contract
As part of its ongoing transition
to carbon-free electricity, the
Pasadena City Council approved
Monday plans for 50 megawatts
(“MW”) of solar power from
Grace Orchard Solar III, LLC,
a subsidiary of NextEra Energy
Resources, LLC, one of the
largest wind and solar energy
generators and a world leader in
battery energy storage.
The Grace Orchard Solar
III project is a 170 MW solar
photovoltaic generating facility,
located near Blythe, California.
The 20-year contract, scheduled
to begin delivering energy by
2028, was negotiated by the
City of Pasadena, Water and
Power Department, along
with the cities of Anaheim and
Colton, and procured through
the Southern California Public
Power Authority (“SCPPA”), a
joint powers authority helping
its participating members
(including PWP) reduce their
overall costs.
The Grace Orchard Solar III
project marks another measure
of progress toward achieving the
goals set by the Pasadena City
Council through Resolution
9977, which aims to source
100% of Pasadena’s electricity
from carbon-free sources by the
end of 2030. Earlier this year,
the City of Pasadena approved
contracts for over 120 MW and
a utility-scale battery storage
system. The Grace Orchard
Solar III project also provides
replacement energy for existing
energy facility contracts that are
terminating in 2027.
“The Grace Orchard Solar
III project is another exciting
addition to our growing energy
portfolio,” said PWP Interim
General Manager David Reyes.
“Together with the Pasadena
City Council and the local
community, we will be leaders in
the clean energy transition.”
For more information visit:
cityofpasadena.net.
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