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Mountain Views News Saturday, July 12, 2025

Senior Center 
to Host 
‘Rebuilding 
our 
Community’

Local Band Feature in New Video Game

Over 50 Restaurants Get 
LA Fire Recovery Grants

 
Forum for Eaton 
Fire-Impacted 
Homeowners July 22

 Residents of Altadena and 
Pasadena who were impacted 
by the Eaton fire are invited 
to attend a special ‘Rebuilding 
our Community’ forum and 
lecture exploring various 
lower-cost housing options on 
Tuesday, July 22 from 1 p.m. to 
3 p.m. onsite at the Pasadena 
Senior Center.

 Presented by the Assistance 
League of Pasadena, this forum 
is geared to homeowners who 
are considering rebuilding 
after the Eaton fire, and are 
interested in learning more 
about options that are efficient 
and affordable. The lecture, 
open to all at no cost, will 
feature three organizations 
who offer a variety of lower-
cost options, including:

- The Foothill Catalog 
Foundation, a nonprofit 
offering 30+ design concepts. 
The organization is dedicated 
to helping fire survivors 
rebuild and save money while 
doing so, and even more when 
rebuilding together.

- CityLAB-UCLA is a multi-
disciplinary research center 
within UCLA’s Architecture 
and Urban Design 
Department. They will discuss 
modular housing options and 
how using modular housing, 
or a combination of traditional 
construction and modular 
building, can save both time 
and funds. 

- Habitat for Humanity 
representatives will be present 
to discuss affordability and 
sustainability options.

- Sunset Mesa Collective will 
discuss their concept of using 
a single point of contact to 
reduce and control costs.

 To register for the ‘Rebuilding 
our Community’ forum, visit 
pasadenaseniorcenter.org and 
click on Workshops under the 
Lectures & Classes.

 This forum is just one of 
many initiatives of the Center’s 
Eaton Fire Community 
Support resources that was 
provided to the community 
within days of the devastating 
Eaton Fire. Additional 
resources to community 
members impacted by the 
fire can be found under 
the Resources menu on 
pasadenaseniorcenter.org.

 

 City of Pasadena officials 
announced Thursday that 51 
Pasadena restaurants have 
each been awarded a $10,000 
LA Fire Recovery Grant from 
the California Restaurant 
Foundation (CRF) through 
its Restaurants Care program. 
These grants, over half-a-million 
dollars in direct aid to Pasadena 
small businesses, are part of 
a broader $2.4 million relief 
effort to support independent 
restaurants across Los Angeles 
County affected by this year’s 
wildfires.

 “The California Restaurant 
Foundation has been an 
incredible advocate for the 
restaurant industry,” said David 
Klug, Economic Development 
Director. “Our role is to stay 
closely connected to the needs 
of our business community and 
to share resources like this as 
soon as they’re available. We’re 
deeply grateful to CRF and 
partners for stepping up in such 
a meaningful way for Pasadena 
restaurants.”

 “Independent restaurants are 
more than just places to eat. They 
reflect the culture, creativity, and 
resilience of a community,” said 
Alycia Harshfield, President 
of the California Restaurant 
Foundation. “The impact of 
the LA fires reached deep into 
Pasadena, and these grants are 
helping 51 restaurant owners 
navigate the hardships caused 
by the disaster while continuing 
to serve the neighborhoods that 
rely on them. We’re especially 
grateful to the City of Pasadena 
for helping spread the word and 
ensuring local restaurants knew 
this support was available.”

 According to officials this grant 
initiative builds on the City’s 
broader commitment to the local 
restaurant industry. Pasadena 
has led efforts such as April’s 
Pasadena Restaurant Resilience 
Pop-Up at the longstanding 
Café Santorini in Old Pasadena, 
during which restaurateurs 
gathered for networking and 
free one-on-one advising. The 
City also completed the pilot 
round of the Dine Out Pasadena 
program, investing nearly $700k 
in new and refurbished dining 
patios for 14 restaurants. The 
pilot round culminated in the 
Dine Out Pasadena Streetfest 
in late June, which drew nearly 
3,000 guests to Old Pasadena 
to eat, drink, and experience 
Pasadena’s unique culinary 
offerings.

 To view the full list of LA 
Fire Recovery Grant recipients 
or to learn more about 
CRF’s statewide relief efforts, 
visit RestaurantsCare.org/
Resilience-La-Fire.

The Adolescents live at 'THPS Fest' photo by D.Lee/MVNews

By Dean Lee

 The iconic 80s Punk band the 
Adolescents, with lead singer, 
local Sierra Madre resident, 
Tony Brandenburg, are again, 
part of the sound track for the 
new video game Tony Hawk’s 
Pro Skater 3+4 that released 
worldwide yesterday. 

 The game, in which you play 
as a skateboarder doing tricks, 
is a combined remake of the 
two originals Tony Hawk’s Pro 
Skater 3 and Pro Skater 4. The 
Adolescents and Brandenburg 
were also part of the sound track 
for Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 
released in 2001.

 Brandenburg, a recently 
retired fourth grade teacher in 
Pico Rivera, said “I have had a 
couple of parents that knew me 
[as the singer in Punk bands]. 
My students would know me 
from playing the Tony Hawk 
game themselves, ‘oh, you’re 
the band in Tony Hawk.’ Funny, 
some of them would think the 
words [in the game’s track, 
Amoeba] were ‘Tony Hawk.’ [not 
Amoebaaaaaaaa]. 

 The song Amoeba, off their 
1981 debut album, is about self-
awareness Brandenburg said. 

 In the game, players take 
the role of one of 31 famous 
skateboarders like, Bob 
Burnquist, Chad Muska, Kareem 
Campbell, Rodney Mullen, Steve 
Caballero and Tony Hawk.

 “I felt like when I got into the 
games Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 
2, 3, and 4, my fan base grew a 
lot,” Caballero said. “When I 
meet new people, even parents 
of kids, they would know who 
I was because their kids played 
video games.”

 Caballero said Tony Hawk’s Pro 
Skater brought skateboarding 
to a much broader audience. 
Brandenburg said the same 
thing about the game and Punk 
music. 

 The Adolescents played live May 
8 at “THPS Fest” a celebration 
of the iconic video game series 
at The El Rey Theatre in Los 
Angeles. Other performances 
included, Danny Brown, Lupe 
Fiasco and Urethane, featuring 
Caballero. 

 It was announced at THPS 
Fest that well known, former 
2020 Olympic Skateboarder, 
Andy Anderson would also be 
an unlockable character in the 
game. Anderson announcement 
followed controversial 
Skateboarder Bam Margera also 
being unlockable in the game. 

 “They need to get your likeness 
so they put you in a sphere full of 
cameras and they flash you from 
every direction,” Anderson said. 
“I have literally known [about 
being in the game] for awhile but 
a couldn’t say anything until 10 
minutes ago.” 

 Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 can 
be played on PlayStation, Xbox, 
Nintendo Switch and PC.

 

 

LEGO Design 
Contest at 
the Library

 Submissions are 
due by this Friday

Disability Pride Month Events

 LEGO enthusiasts are 
encouraged to submit designs 
to this year’s Pasadena Public 
Library Design Your LEGO 
Contest. Open to all ages, the 
contest focuses on creativity 
and originality while 
sharpening necessary life 
skills like planning, problem 
solving, and public speaking. 
Entries are due Friday.

 To participate in the contest, 
use your own LEGO or other 
compatible plastic bricks 
and elements, and design an 
original creation centered 
around any theme or topic 
of your choosing. Once 
completed, contest entry 
submissions, including a 
completed entry form and a 
photo of your LEGO creation, 
can be dropped off at any 
Pasadena Public Library 
branch or submitted online 
through the designated form.

 Submissions are sorted into 
four categories: children 
(ages 6-12), teens (ages 13-
17), adults (ages 18+), and 
families (adults and their 
children). Finalists from 
each category will be notified 
and invited to the LEGO 
Showcase Day on Saturday, 
August 2, at the Jefferson 
Branch LIbrary. During the 
showcase, finalist will present 
their entry and give a brief 
commentary on the design. 
Two rounds of winners will 
be selected: one from a panel 
of judges and one People’s 
Choice winner – the favorite 
design chosen by a public 
vote hosted on the Pasadena 
Public Library website. All 
winners will be announced at 
the Showcase.

 For more information 
about the Design Your 
LEGO Contest and the 
LEGO Showcase day, visit 
CityOfPasadena.Libwizard.
com/f/Lego2025

 

 July is Disability Pride Month. 
The month commemorates 
the July 1990 passage of the 
Americans with Disabilities Act 
(“ADA”). This Disability Pride 
Month, the Pasadena Public 
Library honors the history, 
achievements and unique 
contributions of individuals 
with disabilities while 
acknowledging the challenges 
and experiences disabled people 
face in society.

 This month, Tim McDonald, 
Director of Libraries and 
Information Services, and the 
department will host several 
adaptive art programs, inviting 
everyone to actively create a 
more inclusive society through 
education and community 
engagement.

Programs:

All Abilities Community 
“Schmoozendoodle”

Join library staff for some “guided 
doodling” with Adaptive Art 
teacher Karen. Starting from 
basic shapes, watch your doodle 
turn into something wonderful 
and unique in a social and 
supportive atmosphere. Display 
your creation in an ongoing 
exhibit in the Villa Parke 
Library. All materials provided; 
all abilities welcome! Register 
online to attend. 

Tuesdays, July, 22. 6:30 – 7:30 
p.m. Villa Parke Community 
Center, Second Floor, 363 E. 
Villa Street

Saturday, July 26. 11:00 a.m. – 
Noon. Villa Parke Community 
Center, Second Floor, 363 E. 
Villa Street

All Abilities Art

 Enjoy a fun and relaxed 
morning at the library with art 
activities! Adults and teens of 
all abilities are welcome, along 
with caregivers/coaches.

Tuesdays, July 15 & Aug. 19. 
11:00 a.m. La Pintoresca Branch 
Library, 1355 N. Raymond 
Avenue

The Pasadena Public Library 
regularly offers inclusive 
programming including our 
iBook Club, All Abilities 
Club, and sensory storytimes. 
To learn more about these 
programs visit, CityOfPasadena.
net/Library.

City Sues to Stop Federal 
Immigration Arrest Practices


Concerts 

in the Park

 The City of Pasadena, along 
with eight other public 
agencies, including the City 
of Los Angeles, the County of 
Los Angeles, the City of Culver 
City, the City of Montebello, 
the City of Monterey Park, 
the City of Pico Rivera, the 
City of Santa Monica, and 
the City of West Hollywood, 
filed a motion to intervene in 
the Vasquez Perdomo et al. 
v. Noem et al. lawsuit, which 
seeks to stop the federal 
government from engaging 
in aggressive and dangerous 
immigration enforcement 
practices in Pasadena and the 
Los Angeles area.

 In recent weeks, Pasadena has 
experienced an unprecedented 
increase in aggressive federal 
immigration enforcement 
activity, which has spread 
fear, confusion, and distress 
among Pasadena residents, 
including those who have 
lived in the City for decades 
and even among US citizens. 
The federal government’s 
unannounced actions have 
hindered local businesses, 
as customers and business 
owners—including U.S. 
citizens—choose to stay home 
out of fear of being arbitrarily 
detained or even arrested. 
Similarly, the Pasadena 
Police Department has been 
forced to divert limited 
local resources to determine 
whether individuals exiting 
unmarked vehicles are armed, 
masked, unidentified federal 
law enforcement agents or 
armed, masked, unidentified 
vigilantes. Pasadena 
joined with others today 
in litigation calling for the 
federal government to stop 
employing these aggressive 
and dangerous tactics which 
we believe are improper and 
unconstitutional.

 Pasadena officials said they 
remain fully committed to the 
dignity, well-being, and safety 
of all its residents.

 The City of South Pasadena 
announced the return of 
its summer event series at 
Garfield Park, featuring a full 
season of free, family-friendly 
entertainment.

 Each concert brings a different 
sound and style, perfect for 
dancing, picnicking, or simply 
soaking in the summer vibes. 
The current schedule of 
performances includes Latin 
Soul Band on Sunday, June 
29, ACME Time Machine on 
Sunday, July 27, Soul3Sixty on 
Sunday, August 3, and the series 
concludes with a showing of 
Live from Earth – Pat Benatar 
& Beyond on Sunday, August 
17. All concerts run from 5:00 
p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

 Food vendors include: The 
Standard Burger and Tikiz 
Shaved Ice on Sunday, July 27, 
Andreas Catering and Rio Soft 
Serve on Sunday, August 3, and 
Lilus Boba and The Taco Cartel 
on Sunday, August 17. 

 Garfield is Park located at 
1000 Park Ave.


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