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SIERRA 
MADRE CITY 
COUNCIL 
MEETING 

JUNE 23, 2026 5:30 pm 

The Brown Act provides the public 
with an opportunity to make public 
comments at any public meeting. As 
an alternative, public comment maybe submitted by e-mail to publiccomment@
sierramadreca.gov by 3:00PM 
on the day of the meeting. Emails will 
be acknowledged at the City Council 
meeting and filed into public record. 

A copy of the posted agenda and a live 
video stream of the meeting can be 
found on the City’s website at sierramadreca.
gov on Foothills Media website 
at foothillsmedia.org sierramadre, 
and broadcast on Government Access 
Channel 3 (Spectrum). 


1630 AM EMERGENCY RADIO & 
Free on-air publicity for local events 

Sierra Madre’s EMERGENCY radio station is now accepting scripts for 
Public Service Announcements (PSAs) about community events. PSAs will 
be broadcast on the air at no charge. The station operates 24/7 and can be 
heard at 1630 on the AM dial.

 Any local non-profit or non-commercial organization can have their 
event information broadcast to the public on Sierra Madre CommunityInformation Radio. The station covers the city of Sierra Madre, plus 
surrounding areas of Pasadena, Arcadia, and Monrovia. 
Your event must: 

• 
Benefit a non-commercial or non-profit entity
• 
Be open to the public 
• 
Be of general interest to local citizens 
Just write a Public Service Announcement that describes your event and 
e-mail it to radio@cityofsierramadre.com. 


LOS ANGELES (CNS) -A Texas woman was sentenced todayin Los Angeles to 21 months behind bars for fraudulently 
obtaining more than $28,000 in federal disaster relief moneyby falsely claiming she was a Pasadena resident living in a 
property damaged by the Eaton Fire, and for falsely obtaining 
more than $54,000 in jobless benefits during the COVID-19 
pandemic.

 Joyce Turner, 57, of Rosharon, Texas, was also ordered to 
pay restitution of $82,555. Turner pleaded guilty in federal 
court last year to one count of fraud in connection with major 
disaster or emergency benefits and one count of mail fraud. 

According to her plea agreement, Turner submitted a 
fraudulent disaster benefits application to the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, falsely claiming she lived in 
Pasadena in a rental property that had been damaged by the 
Eaton Fire. In fact, Turner did not live in California and did 
not qualify for the benefits.

 FEMA, relying on Turner's false and fraudulent claim, sent 
her $28,195 in wildfire disaster relief money, papers filed in 
Los Angeles federal court show. Turner further admitted 
in her plea agreement that in August 2020 she submitted a 
claim for California unemployment insurance falsely claiming 
she had been working in California, lost work because of the 
COVID-19 pandemic and was entitled to unemployment 
insurance benefits, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

 Following this false and fraudulent claim, California's 
Employment Development Department provided Turner with 
$54,360 in jobless benefits to which she was not entitled --
providing these benefits through a debit card mailed to Turner 
at an address in Los Angeles. 


“The biggest lesson I learned from my dad is to support children, 
even if they’re doing something that is unorthodox.” Tony Hawk 

“I have always had the feeling that I could do anything and my dad 
told me I could. I was in college before I found out he might be 
wrong.” Ann Richards 

“A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed, and 
yet one of the most valuable assets in our society.” Billy Graham 

Tomorrow is Father’s Day. Yes, you still have time to get your dad 
a card and, hopefully, you’re planning to spend a little time…or 
a lot of time with him, if you are so fortunate as to still have your 
dad with you. My family is so blessed as we had the best example 
of how to be a father: my dear John, now residing in heaven. He 
was such a great dad, needing only to give an errant child “the 
look” to have them shape up. There was one instance when two 
of our children, who shall remain nameless at this time, were 
behaving badly in church and John had to leave the choir loft where 
he had been singing some lofty hymn, and come down to speak to 
them. That never happened again. 

When you’re thinking of something special to give your dad, 
you might consider what John asked for when the children were 
adults. He asked for no gifts. In fact, he pleaded for no gifts! 
What he wanted, instead was time spent with him. As a result,
he attended air shows with Leah, worked together with son, John, 
remodeling a house to be sold, again, hopefully, at a profit. It sold but I don’t recall much profit. He loved to meet anyone for coffee,
lunch or anything at all. These special ‘just us’ times with one or another of our children were golden for him. Today’s picture is one of 
my favorites, John having an animated conversation with granddaughter, Jessie, who was still a little girl. She graduated high school last 
month. He truly was a shining example of the qualities expressed in 1 Corinthians 13 and presented here as song lyrics, “Love is the 
More Excellent Way.” 

WALKING SIERRA MADRE: 
The Social Side by Deanne Davis 
“Love is patient, love is kind, love is humble all of the time,
Not easily angered, enduring the test, so never forget,
Love is the more excellent way.
Love does not envy, does not boast, it is not proud,
It is not rude or selfish, keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil, it rejoices with the truth,
Always protects, trusts, hopes and perseveres.
Love never fails.” 

No, I’m not remembering him through rose-colored glasses. He really was a great and loving father. Much to my joy, the men in myfamily who are fathers: Big Dave, John, Michael, David, Chris, (Crissy’s husband) Trevor, Chad, Chris (Nicole’s husband) are all the 
same kind of fathers. Lovers of God and family. I am so blessed! 

One last Father to mention before I close this week, the One we lean on the most: 

“Our Father, Who art in heaven,
Hallowed be Thy Name.
They kingdom come, Thy will be done,
On earth as it is in heaven. 
Give us this day our daily bread,
And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil,
For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,
Forever. Amen.” 

Have a wonderful Father’s Day, stay well, find something good to read in our new library, walk and count your steps. Rejoice! You are 
alive! Speaking of good things to read…look right below here at the goodies you could be reading written by me!

My book page: Amazon.com: Deanne DavisWhere you’ll find “Sunrises and Sunflowers Speak Hope”
And “A Tablespoon of Love, A Tablespoon of Laughter”
Take a look at both of these books, stuffed with hope and some really good recipes.
And there are Kindle treasures galore you can send straight to your Kindle,
Including the best adventure story ever about my Father and Grandfather:
“A Treasure Map, A Drunken Owl And 47 Rattlers in a Bag”