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Mountain View News Saturday, January 17, 2026

NEWS BRIEFS

JEWISH COMMUNITY AND THE CITY OF PASADENA TO HOLD EVERY PERSON 
HAS A NAME, A 25-HOUR HOLOCAUST COMMEMORATION AND VIGIL

Monrovia, CA – January 14, 2026 – On Saturday, January 24, at 7 p.m. through Sunday, January 25, at 8 p.m., the Jewish Federation of the 
Greater San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys, with support from the City of Pasadena, will be holding Every Person Has a Name, a 25-hour 
Holocaust commemoration and vigil on the steps of Pasadena City Hall.

“With the ongoing rise of antisemitic and hate incidents, we have seen as of late, including the recent vandalism that targeted Pasadena Jewish 
Temple & Center, an event like this is crucial to serving both as a reminder of what can happen when hate goes unchecked and also to 
remember the people who were murdered because of the same hatred… the hatred for the other,’” explains Jason Moss, Jewish Federation’s 
Executive Director. “By bringing the community together, we remember that each person killed was someone who lived and whose life was 
cut short. They are not just part of the six million lives lost but had their own story and their own individual experience. While our readers 
and those who listen may not know the people they are reading the names for, they are remembered by saying their names aloud. With 
every passing day, survivors are dying, and with their eyewitness testimony about what they witnessed and experienced. My concern is that 
their memories will be dying as well.”

This annual event has been held in commemoration of UN International Holocaust Remembrance Day (January 27). The event will begin 
with a commemoration ceremony featuring local elected officials and dignitaries. Immediately following the ceremony, we will start our 
24-hour vigil of reading the names of those murdered during the Holocaust. Also featured is an exhibition, made available by Yad Vashem,
Israel’s National Holocaust

Museum, entitled Stars Without a Heaven: Children in the Holocaust. The exhibition tells some of the unique stories of Jewish children 
during the Holocaust, providing a moving and exhilarating glimpse at their lives through a selection of drawings, poems, letters, and more. 
In addition, the Jewish Federation is once again partnering with Pasadena’s Armory for the Arts, which is coordinating an art project on 
Sunday morning while names are being read.

By participating in events like this, we help ensure that the lessons learned as a result of the Holocaust are not forgotten, no matter how 
many years pass, and serve as a reminder as memories are passed on to the next generation. We hope people will take this opportunity to 
help our community safeguard the memory of the Holocaust, promote tolerance, and protect the society in which we live.

The event is open to the public. A limited number of 30-minute name-reading blocks (both in-person and virtual) are still available by visiting 
the Jewish Federation’s website (www.jewishsgpv.org) or by calling 626.445.0810.

Those who do not feel like reading can attend the commemoration ceremony, sit and listen as the names are read, walk through the exhibition, 
and help spread the word about the event. Being present and showing support is part of the power of this event.

For more information about this event, please contact the Jewish Federation at 626.445.0810 or email federation@jewishsgpv.org.

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The Jewish Federation of the Greater San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys’ mission is to strengthen and enhance our community by promoting 
and advocating for Jewish values and Jewish life in the greater San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys. We do this by serving as the local Jewish 
voice on issues that affect the greater Jewish community and through the programs and services that support the needs of the Jewish community 
in our region, and acts as the Jewish voice on issues that affect the greater Jewish community.

MONROVIA

SURPLUS IT EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE

The City has surplus IT equipment and is 
making it available to local organizations and 
non-profits. 

The City purchased a large commercial building 
in Old Town (324 S. Myrtle Ave.), which will be 
used as a temporary facility for the Community 
Center Renovation Project, scheduled to begin 
later this year. 

The City is making plans to relocate offices to 
the temporary location and as part of the City’s 
purchase, the building came fully equipped 
with a large inventory of IT equipment that was 
never used by the City and has been declared as 
“surplus IT property.” The property includes –

• 62 desktop PCs

• 1 HP Server

• 15 desktop laser printers

• 73 monitors with power supply. These
range from 19”-25” wide

Go to the website: Surplus Equipment Inventory.
pdf https://www.monroviaca.
gov/home/showdocument?id=39377
&t=639041476891673854

 The City is offering this surplus property to local 
non-profits and service providers on a first-
come, first-served basis. Please review the list 
and, if there is any equipment you would like, 
please email pio@monroviaca.gov as soon as 
possible. The City will arrange a time in late 
January for interested parties to stop by and 
view the surplus property. 

SUPERVISOR BARGER ISSUES 
STATEMENT ON SOIL AND LEAD 
TESTING EFFORTS FOLLOWING 
EATON FIRE

In response to reporting published today by the 
Los Angeles Times regarding internal State deliberations 
on wildfire soil testing in the Eaton 
Fire Burn zone, Los Angeles County Supervisor 
Kathryn Barger issued the following statement:

“The notion that the State could simply reimburse 
Los Angeles County for conducting soil 
testing and remediation in the Eaton fire area 
was never a feasible option. 

While that approach may have been discussed 
internally, it fails to reflect the serious fiscal 
constraints our County is facing. Los Angeles 
County is managing ongoing wildfire recovery 
efforts, the loss of federal funding for core services, 
and extraordinary financial obligations 
stemming from AB 218–the Gonzalez bill—including 
billions of dollars in litigation and settlement 
costs. 

At the same time, property tax losses have reduced 
County revenues. Under these conditions, 
asking our County to front the cost of soil 
testing with the promise of later reimbursement 
would have placed an unacceptable burden on 
taxpayers and threatened essential public services.


I am determined to not let Eaton Fire survivors 
navigate these concerns on their own. I am actively 
working with nonprofit partners, local researchers, 
and universities to deploy a pilot soil 
testing program that can help fill immediate 
gaps while longer-term solutions are pursued. 

Also, Los Angeles County has made lead testing 
resources available to wildfire survivors, including 
household lead testing and blood lead 
testing through our public health system, to ensure 
families have access to timely information 
and care. 

These efforts reflect my continued commitment 
to public health, transparency, and supporting 
communities as they recover.”

MAJOR ROADWORK SET FOR SOUTH PASADENA 

The City of South Pasadena is notifying residents of the Los Angeles County Sanitation District’s upcoming sewer line rehabilitation 
project taking place near the Arroyo Vista Elementary School area. The project duration is estimated to be six to eight 
weeks, beginning January 19, and ending March 27. 

These improvements are crucial to extending the life of critical infrastructure, preventing pollution and sewage overflows, and 
reducing the need for emergency repairs. The project, which will rehabilitate approximately 3600 feet of sewer line, will be performed 
by Spiniello Infrastructure West in collaboration with the Los Angeles County Sanitation District. 

Work will involve installing temporary above-ground pipes as a bypass system to safely reroute sewer flow while repairs are 
completed. The bypass will run along the shoulder of Arroyo Drive, turn onto Mission Street through the center of the roadway, 
continue above ground through the center of the road along Pasadena Avenue, and then transition onto the shoulder of Hawthorne 
Street, ending at the intersection of Orange Grove Avenue.

What to expect during installation and operation of the bypass system: 

 •Temporary changes to traffic flow and parking near the school and surrounding streets • No parking will be permitted
on the train-track side of Hawthorne Avenue. 

 •Right turns only for residents on Pasadena Avenue and Mission Street during the project.

 •The intersection of El Centro Street & Pasadena Avenue will have construction, but access will remain for vehicles

 entering and exiting El Centro Street, and crosswalks will remain safely accessible. 

 •The intersection of Orange Grove Avenue & Hawthorne Street will be closed for approximately two weeks during working 
hours (7:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.). 

Spiniello Infrastructure West will make every effort to minimize disruptions and ensure the project is completed as efficiently as 
possible. For questions or concerns, the public is encouraged to contact the following: Project Contact – Spiniello: • Jeff Trujillo 
(Superintendent): (973) 651-1809 • Ghalib Abdulla (Project Engineer): (909) 910-1517

Los Angeles County Sanitation District 
Contact: • Rommel Garcia, 
Construction Management Supervising 
Engineer: 

(310)701-4924 • Anthony
Munoz, Construction Management
Engineer : (562) 672-1310

### News Release Uploaded by Bill 
Glazier, who has covered South Pasadena 
news for 30 years.


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