Mountain View News Saturday, October 3, 2026 

Living withCoyotesCommunityDiscussion 


The Pasadena Public Health 
Department (PPHD) will hostLiving with Coyotes: ReducingConflicts with Our Wildlife 
Neighbors on Saturday,
October 24, from 9 to 11:30

a.m. at the Memorial Park 
Pavilion. The free communityevent will feature a panel ofwildlife experts, a resourcefair, and an opportunity forresidents to ask questions 
about coyotes and learn 
practical ways to reduce 
human-coyote conflicts. 
Over the past five years,
the City of Pasadena hasreceived growing communityconcerns about coyotes inneighborhoods throughoutthe city. In July 2023, thePasadena City Council 
directed staff to take several 
actions to better understand 
Pasadena’s local coyote 
population, examine how 
current coyote research 
applies to the community,
and provide residents withinformation and tools to helpdeter coyotes from enteringtheir properties. One of thoseactions called for the City to 
convene a panel of coyote 
experts to strengthen the 
community’s understanding 
of effective approaches to 
reducing human-coyote 
conflicts. The communityevent builds on that effort bybringing wildlife experts andcommunity members togetherfor an educational discussion.

 The panel will include statewildlife officials, researchers,
and coyote experts who will 
discuss urban coyote behavior,
applicable state laws, reducingattractants, and strategies forpreventing conflicts. Featuredpanelists include Alex Heeren,
Ph.D., California Departmentof Fish and Wildlife; RebeccaDmytryk, CEO of HumaneWildlife Control; Dana 
Stangel, founder of TerangaRanch; and Ted Stankowich,
Ph.D., professor at CaliforniaState University, Long Beach.

 The resource fair will feature 
representatives from local and 
state agencies, educational 
institutions, and nonprofit 
organizations. Community 
members will be able to 
learn more about coyotes,
ask questions, and access 
resources related to wildlife 
and conflict prevention.

 The event is free, but attendeesare asked to complete anRSVP form. The RSVP form 
allows participants to submitquestions in advance, whichevent staff will use to helpguide the panel discussion.
Registration is not requiredand attendees will have an 
opportunity to ask questionsand raise additional topicsduring a question-and-answersegment of the event.

 The program is intendedto advance the communityconversation around reducinghuman-coyote conflicts, 
provide residents with 
practical tools for managing 
coyote interactions, and 
explore potential adjustmentsto current strategies.

 For more information about 
the event and to RSVP, visitthe Living with Coyotes:
Reducing Conflicts with OurWildlife Neighbors CalendarListing website. 

Tournament Announces 2027 Rose Court 


The Pasadena Tournament 
of Roses announced Mondaythe seven members of the 2027 
Rose Court. The anticipatedreveal was attended by nearly200 people on the south lawn ofTournament House, includingfriends and family of the 27finalists. Volunteer Members of 
the Tournament of Roses’ Queen& Court Committee made their 
selections based on several 
criteria including academic 
achievement, community andschool involvement, public 
speaking ability and youth 
leadership.

 The Tournament of Roses 
has a long-standing tradition 
of celebrating educational 
excellence and continues the 
legacy by providing each RoseCourt member with a $7,500academic scholarship 

The Rose Queen and RoseCourt represent cherished 
traditions within the history ofthe Pasadena Tournament of 
Roses. This legacy continues 
with the Announcement and 
Coronation of the 108th Rose 
Queen and the presentationof the 2027 Rose Court, to beheld on Tuesday, October 28, onthe front lawn of Tournament 
House.

 The 2027 Rose Court will 
ride on a float down Colorado 
Blvd. in the 138th Rose Parade® 
presented by Honda and attendthe College Football PlayoffQuarterfinal at the Rose BowlGame®, both on Friday, January1, 2027.

The seven members of the 
2027 Rose Court are pictured:
(#355) Lucy Joyce Wendling,
San Marino High School 

Pasadena Chalk Festival 
Inspires at Brookside Park 

Artist Arlou Somo photo by D.Lee/MVNews 


In the shade of Brookside Park,
families and artists flocked to the 
Pasadena Chalk Festival murals 
surrounding the Kidspace 
Children’s Museum. Largecrowds gathered there for thefirst time to witness a celebration 
of art unbound from the gallery.
People came to stroll through thepark, picnic, and enjoy the vividcolors covering the pavement.

Artists voted amongst their 
peers for the esteemed awards inthe Best in Festival 1st, 2nd, and 
3rd places, Best Technique, BestUse of Color, Best 3-D Effect,
Best Rendition of a Masterpiece,
On the Way to MOCA, MostHumorous, Most Inspirational,
Best at Silent Auction, Best inAnimation, and Best New Artist.
Here is the list of winners and 
their corresponding works.

-Best at Silent Auction - Leo 
Aguirre - @Leonides_80
-Most Inspirational - JacquiSomo 
-Most Humorous - Alexandra 
Cleveland - dnalevelc621 
-Best in Animation - Karla 
Navarro - @KDaze 
-Best Rendition of a 
Masterpiece - Lauren Ridenour drawn2artstudios.
com/pasadena
-Best Use of Color - Patricia 
Llovera - @pjl.design

-Best 3-D Effect - Julio Jiménez 
-@Jjsplant
-Best Technique - Yuji Baba - @
ybillustration
-Best New Artist - Jacob Ritchie 
-On The Way To Moca -Austin 
Robertson - @austrobertson 
-Best in Festival #3 -ShujiNishimura - @kuniyoshi1972
-Best in Festival #2 - KaylaGarcia - @Kayla_doodles_
-Best in Festival #1 - Arlou Somo 
-@Chalkblender, Arlousomoart.
com (pictured top).
At the Awards Ceremony, artistschampioned and defended theirfield. One referred to the “Artistic 
Intelligence” of chalk artists;
others shared how the practicehas helped them process hardtimes. Two veteran artists of the 
festival, Randall Williams andStacy Nalapraya, even sharedtheir love before the crowd in an 
engagement, fifteen years afterinitially meeting at this verysame festival.

 Murals can still be seen at 
Brookside Park for as long as theelements permit, so stop by andsee all the other murals before 
they’re gone.

 For more information visit: 
pasadenachalkfestival.org 

(#212) Tessa Rose Choi, La

Cañada High School; (#152)

Irene Lim Maddox, Eagle Rock

High School; (#349) Elizabeth 

Tabaro Kengaju Rweyemamu,

Polytechnic School; (#362)

Daniela Guzman, Arcadia 

High School. (#235) Maria 

Teresa Monserrat McDonald,

Thurgood Marshall Secondary

School (#392) Evita Cielo Bridge,

Mayfield Senior School.
For more information visit: 

tournamentofroses.com. 

Fall Masters 
Series at 
Pasadena 
Senior Center

 The history and legacyof 100 year old culturalicons — including two LosAngeles landmarks — thatare still important parts oflocal and national culture 
will be the focus of the 
three week-long ‘LookingBack, Looking Forward’ fallMaster’s Series, beginning 
on Tuesday, October 6 
and running consecutiveTuesdays through October20 at 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. onsiteat the Pasadena Senior 
Center.

 Music historian Galen 
Wilkes and special guest 
presenters will explore 
the history of ragtimemusic — including newcompositions of his own —
in the October 6 session, 
while Cal State Fullerton 
Professor Andi Stein will 
take attendees on a tour 
through of the legends ofRoute 66 in its centennial 
year on October 13. Thelast in the series will offer 
a special look at the rich 
history of the Los AngelesPublic Library and its 
iconic 1925 Central Librarybuilding, with the library’sphoto curator Christina 
Rice on October 20.

 To attend all three 
lectures, tuition is just $45for members and $50 for 
non-members. Individual 
lecture tickets may be 
purchased for only $18 formembers and $20 for nonmembers. 
The lectures are 
in-person and will not berecorded. Reservations are 
suggestions and tickets willbe available at the door.

 To learn more visit: 
pasadenaseniorcenter.orgor call 626-795-4331. 

Pasadena set to Celebrate 
National Coming Out Day 


Join the city of PasadenaSaturday, October 10, from 
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at MemorialPark’s Band Shell, 85 E. HollySt., to commemorate the city’sefforts to celebrate and foster an 
inclusive community and markPasadena’s 10th annual National 
Coming Out Day.

This free event is for all ages andsupports those who have comeout as lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender, queer, intersex,
asexual and those who identifywith a sexual orientation or 
gender identity that is not 
specifically named within theLGBTQIA+ acronym.

 The event will feature music, 
resource tables, giveaways(while supplies last), a car 
display, and crafts. Participatingcommunity organizations andpartners include SGV LGBTQCenter, Planned Parenthood 
Pasadena and San Gabriel 
Valley, PFLAG Pasadena, GreatAutos Car Club, and more.

 Nearly one in two Americansknows someone who is gay orlesbian, and one in 10 knowssomeone who is transgender.
Coming out holds power andstill matters whether as lesbian,
gay, bisexual, transgender, queer,
intersex, or asexual. Sharing 
our stories raises awareness 
and shifts perspectives. Whenpeople know someone who is 
LGBTQIA+, they are far more 

likely to support equality underthe law.

 This year’s keynote speaker isJuju Lelliott. Lelliott is deeply 
committed to advancinghealth equity and LGBTQ+
representation. As the newlynamed executive director of 
Newcomers Access Center 
(NAC), she leads organizationalefforts to provide food, clothing,
housing, employment, and 
education to refugee and 
immigrant families in the 
Claremont region. Lelliott 
did her doctoral work at USC 
Rossier, where her research 
focused on perinatal care 
for trans, genderqueer, and 
nonbinary parents. Juju lives inBungalow Heaven, Pasadena’sfirst landmark district. Jujuis a commissioner for the LA 
County LGBTQ+ Commissionand was appointed by the Boardof Supervisors in March 2025.

 The City of Pasadena is proudto be an inclusive city, acceptingof everyone regardless of race,
color, religion, national origin,
marital status, socioeconomic 
status, sex, age, sexual 
orientation, gender identity, 
genetic information, or 
disability.

 This event is presented bythe Pasadena Public Health 
Department, Pasadena PublicLibrary, and Pasadena Parks,
Recreation and CommunityServices Departments. 

South Pasadena Public 
Library Genealogy Fair 

The South Pasadena Public 
Library will host a GenealogyFair today from 10:00 a.m.
to 3:00 p.m. in the LibraryCommunity Room. The freecommunity event will bringtogether genealogical resources,
local cultural organizations,
and community groups to helpresidents explore their familyhistories and learn more about 
genealogy.

 Designed for communitymembers at all levels of 
experience, the GenealogyFair will offer opportunitiesto connect with organizationsand resources focused on 
family history and cultural 
heritage. Attendees can visitexhibitors throughout the dayand participate in presentationscovering a range of genealogy-
related topics.

 The day’s programming 
will begin with “Genealogy101,” a presentation by Sara 

Cockran, also known as The 
Skeleton Whisperer, from 

10:30 to 11:30 a.m. At noon,
Eugene Moy, President of the 
Historical Society of SouthernCalifornia, will present on 
Chinese genealogy in SouthernCalifornia, exploring resourcesand approaches for researchingChinese family history in theregion. 
The fair will conclude with a 
short documentary screeningof My Mother’s Voice, sharing 
the story of fourteen-yearold 
Flora Munushian escapefrom the Armenian genocide,
followed by a Q&A with authorand documentarian Dr. KayMouradian, from 2:00 to 3:00 
p.m.

 Library Community Roomis located located at 1115 El 
Centro Street.

 For more information, contactthe South Pasadena Public 
Library at 626-403-7359. 


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