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Mountain Views-News Saturday, August 22, 2015
Huntington Deals with
Superbug Outbreak
Pasadena
News Briefs
Altercation with Homeless
Man Leads to Murder
A 39-year-old transient
was arrested Sunday for
homicide in connection with
an altercation in a South Fair
Oaks Avenue parking lot that
left another man dead.
According to police they
received a call of a man lying
unconscious on the ground
in a parking lot in 500 block
of South Fair Oaks Avenue
about 9:35 p.m. The man later
died as paramedics tried to
resuscitate him.
Police later located Manuel
Castillo in the 400 block of
South Arroyo Parkway in
connection to the dead of the
unidentified 64-year-old man.
Castillo was being held on $1
million bail.
Anyone with information
is asked to contact Detective
Bundy at (626) 744-4511.
Two Pasadena Residents
Robbed Using ATMs
In separate instances, two
people, in as many days, were
robbed while withdrawing
cash from an ATM machines
in Pasadena.
The first instance, a woman
was robbed Sunday night
after a man hit the withdrawal
button as the victim finished
using an ATM machine
shortly before 10:30 p.m. in
the 800 block of East Colorado
Boulevard. As the woman tried
to reach of the money the man
grabbed about $200 and ran.
In another robbery Tuesday
night on Washington
Boulevard a masked gunman
robbed a Pasadena man as he
used the ATM. The man gave
the robber $340 in cash, his
wallet and keys according to
police.
Anyone with information is
asked to call police at (626)
744-4241.
Police Respond to Multiple
Shots Fired, No Victim
Found
Police responded early
Saturday morning to multiple
calls of gunfire in Northwest
Pasadena, and although,
no suspects or victims were
found, police recovered more
than 20 bullet casings in the
street.
According to police, they
started receiving 911 calls,
about gunfire near Penn
Street and Marengo Avenue
around 12:45 a.m. Police at
the scene found numerous
large-caliber bullet casings
littering the street. Anyone
with information is asked to
call police (626) 744-4241.
Huntington Hospital
officials alerted health
authorities and patients
Wednesday saying that a
small number of patients
may have come in contact
with deadly bacteria found
on medical scopes — the
same type of scopes tied to
superbug infections across
the United States.
Hospital officials did not
disclose the number of
possible people affected but
said in a statement that they
were closely monitoring
potentially affected patients
and had quarantine
suspected equipment.
They also said the bacteria,
Pseudomonas, had not been
traced to a scope.”
Officials said that
emergence of drug-resistant
microorganisms is a problem
facing every hospital
especially those using the
duodenoscopes. Deadly
antibiotic-resistant bacteria
can become trapped inside
the scopes.
According to reports,
the Food and Drug
Administration posted
online Monday warning
letters to Olympus saying
the company knew about
problems associated with
the scopes. The FDA said
Olympus waited three
years before alerting
federal regulators about 16
infections in 2012 related
to their devices. The FDA
said companies are required
to report such injuries and
deaths within 30 days.
The FDA gave Olympus,
and two other scope
manufacturers, Pentax
Medical and Fujifilm, 15
days to respond to violations
found after inspecting their
facilities. The letter was dated
Aug. 12.
“This issue is receiving the
highest level of attention
at Olympus,” the company
wrote in a letter to healthcare
professionals, patients and
family members. “We are
committed to understanding
the potential root causes
and are partnering with
authorities and other
stakeholders to address
the causes to continually
enhance safeguards.”
In February, the Olympus
duodenoscopes were linked
to the deaths of three
patients at UCLA’s Ronald
Reagan Medical Center. In
March, four other patients at
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
became ill associated with a
superbug and scopes.
Authorities said the
antibiotic-resistant superbug
found at UCLA and Cedar
Sinai is not the same as
bacteria found at Huntington
Hospital.
The Paseo Welcomes New Development
Pasadena Mayor Terry
Tornek, District 6
Councilman Steve Madison
and representatives
from DDR Corp took
part Wednesday in a
groundbreaking ceremony
to mark the beginning of
redevelopment at Paseo
Colorado to include, new
retailers, a hotel and a new
dinner theater concept called
The Rose. The first phase of
the project is to be completed
in 2017.
According to DDR Corp.
Spokesperson, Brandon
Glenn, the redevelopment of
Paseo Colorado will include
two major components. The
first involves the demolition
of a 150,000-square-foot
vacant space, previously
occupied by Macy’s. The
Macy’s building will be
replaced with two new
buildings.
“The $70 plus million
investment, in Paseo
Colorado, combined with
the addition of several new
retailers, condos and the
hotel, demonstrates the
substantial appeal of the
Pasadena market,” he said.
“Pasadena, in general, and
Paseo Colorado, specifically,
are very attractive to a wide
variety of successful and
growing national retailers due
to their strong demographics
and unmatched location.”
Glenn said one of the
structures will be a six-story,
179-room Hyatt Place hotel
on the south end of the site
along East Green Street. The
other will be a seven-story,
mixed-use building on the
north end of the site, along
East Colorado Boulevard,
and will include a mix of
restaurant and retail space
and 71 for-sale residential
units.
The second phase of the
project will be a broad
shopping center upgrade
that includes new storefront
facades, walkways, lighting,
flooring and landscaping
throughout the property.
The existing pedestrian
walkway in the interior of
Paseo Colorado will also
be extended to the east
to connect to Los Robles
Avenue.
New retailers to the shopping
center include Victoria’s
Secret, Chico’s, Soma, White
House/Black Market, West
Elm and the dinner theater
concept The Rose.
“The new tenants will
complement the strong
lineup of existing retailers
and restaurants, which
includes ArcLight Cinemas,
Tokyo Wako, Equinox, DSW,
Coach, Yard House and
Tommy Bahama,” Glenn
said.
$70 million investment in
Paseo Colorado combines
new retailers, condos and a
six-story, 179-room Hyatt
Place hotel.
CITY TO HOLD
E-WASTE
RECYCLING
EVENT
Residents and businesses can
safely dispose of electronic
waste and have personal and
business documents shredded
at the City’s popular e-waste
event from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
Saturday, Aug. 29, in Parking
Lot I outside the Rose Bowl
Stadium near Brookside Park,
360 N. Arroyo Blvd. The event
is sponsored by the City’s
Department of Public Works.
Shredding trucks and e-waste
collection sites will be arranged
at different stations in Parking
Lot I. Look for signs directing
you to the event. Motorists
and bicyclists are advised to
use caution while traveling
through the area.
E-waste items include
computers, keyboards,
printers, monitors, laptops,
docking stations, scanners,
shredders, fax machines,
computer mice, telephones,
televisions, flat screens, VCRs,
DVD players, PDAs, cassette
players, tape drives, stereos
and household batteries.
Many of these products have
parts that can be recycled.
Public Works is also helping
residents and businesses
prevent identity theft by
providing free paper shredding
during the event. The public
can bring a maximum of five
legal-size boxes for shredding.
Sensitive documents such as
receipts, checks, pre-approved
credit applications, credit
card statements, outdated tax
returns, pre-printed envelopes,
return address labels and
business cards are items that
can be shredded.
For more information about
the free e-waste collection and
document shredding event,
visit www.cityofpasadena.net/
PublicWorks or call (626) 744-
7311.
Huntington Memorial Hospital
Supervisors Call for El Niño
Preparedness Report
A motion by Mayor Michael
D. Antonovich and Supervisor
Hilda Solis directing county
departments to report on
the county’s plan to prepare,
respond and recover from the
predicted El Niño weather
event was unanimously
approved Tuesday. The report
will include the status of
capacity at the County’s flood-
control facilities and a plan
for maximizing storm water
capture and retention.
“With a forecasted El Niño
season approaching, we will be
directing county departments
to take every precaution
necessary to protect life and
property,” Antonovich said.
“According to experts, satellite
measures show that this El Nino
is expected to be more powerful
than previous ones, and we need
to be ready,” said Supervisor
Solis. “With a 85-90 percent
chance of El Niño hitting this
winter or next Spring, we need
to evaluate the health of our
first responders and have a plan
in place to deal with damages
that El Niño will incur to our
region.”
The National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration’s
(NOAA) Climate Prediction
Center, there is greater than a
90% chance that El Niño will
hit this winter and around an
85% chance it will last into
early spring. The NOAA also
predicted that this El Nino
could rival the intensity of the
record 1997 event that wreaked
weather-related havoc across
the globe, causing 17 deaths and
more than half a billion dollars
in damage in California.
Rendering of 71 residential units along Colorado Blvd.
Pet of the
Week
Altadena Station Crime Blotter
Sunday, August 9th
4:45 AM – A residential
burglary occurred in the 3000
block of Lincoln Avenue.
Suspect(s) entered the residence
by shattering the window.
Property Stolen: black bag.
5:15 PM – Huzafah Collins,
24 years old of Victorville,
was arrested in the area of
Washington Boulevard and Los
Robles Avenue for violating a
domestic violence restraining
order.
Monday, August 10th
2:04 AM – Tyree Phillips, 19
years old of Pasadena, and
Francis Zuniga, 18 years old
of Altadena, were arrested
at Charles White Park for
violation of park hours.
9:00 AM – A residential
vandalism occurred in the 900
block of Kent Street. Suspect(s)
shattered the front door glass
pane with an unknown object.
Tuesday, August 11th
6:45 AM – A mail theft incident
occurred in the 2700 block
of New York Drive. Property
Stolen: mail from outgoing box.
5:25 PM – Jose Cuellar, 35 years
old of Pasadena, was arrested
in the area of Lake Avenue and
Elizabeth Street for possession
of a controlled substance.
3:30 PM – Fariborz Hosseini,
33 years old of Altadena, was
arrested in the 1500 block of
Coolidge Avenue for domestic
battery.
Wednesday, August 12th
6:40 PM – A residential
burglary occurred in the 1800
block of Country Lane. After
an extensive investigation,
Suspect Javier Sanchez, 23 years
old of San Diego, was arrested
for the burglary.
Thursday, August 13th
8:00 PM – Lydia Crayton, 25
years old of Pasadena, was
arrested in the 300 block of
E. Calaveras Street for vehicle
vandalism and domestic
violence.
7:29 PM – David Heifetz,
56 years, of Cathedral City,
was arrested in the area of
Carson Street and Altadena
Drive for possession of
methamphetamine for sales
and possession of drug
paraphernalia.
7:44 PM – A robbery occurred
in the area of Washington
Boulevard and Harding
Avenue. The victim exited a
restaurant and was approached
by a male who asked for money.
The victim refused to give him
money and walked away. The
suspect blocked her path and
demanded money. Fearing
for her safety, the victim gave
the suspect money. Suspect
described as a male, White,
30 years, 5’10”, blonde hair,
wearing a gray shirt, black
pants, and white shoes. On-
going investigation.
Friday, August 14th
1:45 PM – A residential burglary
occurred in the 2100 block of N.
Hill Avenue. Suspect(s) entered
the residence by shattering
the window. Property Stolen:
silver Samsung Galaxy tablets,
black Samsung cell phone,
Swiss watch, ladies watch, credit
cards.
3:05 PM – James Taylor, 28 years
old of Covina, was arrested at
Loma Alta Park, 3330 Lincoln
Avenue for possession of a
stolen firearm.
11:29 PM – Robert Bell, 53 years
old of Pasadena, was arrested in
the 700 block of Ventura Street
for spousal assault.
Saturday, August 15th
8:21 PM – Rodney Lee, 50 years
old of Altadena, was arrested in
the area of Fair Oaks Avenue
and Ventura Street for drinking
in public.
Altadena
Concert,
Whiskey
Hayride
Hector (A383242) is a
2-year-old male, gray and
white Pit Bull Terrier. He
is a calm, sweet boy who
likes a good back scratch!
This clever and affectionate
fellow already knows his
“sit”, walks well on a leash,
and loves spending time
with people.
The regular dog adoption
fee is $125 which includes
the spay or neuter surgery,
microchip, vaccinations,
and a free follow-up health
check at a participating vet.
New adopters will receive
complimentary health and
wellness exam from VCA
Animal Hospitals, as well
as a goody bag filled with
information on how to care
for your pet.
Call the Pasadena
Humane Society & SPCA
at 626.792.7151 or visit at
361 S. Raymond Ave. in
Pasadena. Adoption hours
are 11-4 Sunday, 9-5 Tuesday
–Friday, 9-4 Saturday. Pets
may not be available for
adoption and cannot be
held for potential adopters
from phone calls or email.
Directions and photos of all
pets can be found at www.
pasadenahumane.org.
Free Upcoming Events at
Pasadena Senior Center
Sheriff’s Support Group of
Altadena presents Concerts
in the Park. Whiskey Hayride
will be performing free tonight
at 7:00p.m. at Farnsworth
Park, located at 586 Mount
Curve Ave., Altadena 91001.
Whiskey Hayride is a country
and classic rock band known
for instrumental skills and
vocal harmonies. The careers
of its members intertwine
over years and decades, and
although Whiskey Hayride
was formed only recently in
2013, the band has already
played a number of high-
profile events and venues,
including the world premiere
of the Trace Adkins movie,
“The Virginian.”
As a group, Whiskey
Hayride’s players offer a long
list of collective credits, having
performed with or opened
for many well-known artists.
Various Whiskey players
have also been involved in a
litany of local and road bands
including Daze of Blue, Riders
of the Purple Sage, Sedona,
Red Simpson, The Showmen,
Big Jay McNeely, Blades of
Grass, Live Oak, Spectrum,
Bonita Shortline, Northern
Lights, and Squeeze Play.
There is something for
everyone in July at the Pasadena
Senior Center, 85 E. Holly St.
All events listed are free.
Smart Phones, Tablets and
Computers - Any Questions?
- Tuesdays and Thursdays at
10 a.m. through Aug. 27. Get
the answers you need about
technology devices, whether
you own your own already or are
considering a purchase. Learn
how to text, check voicemail, set
an alarm, navigate the Internet,
download apps and more.
Pinochle - Tuesdays and
Thursdays at noon through
Aug. 27, Everyone is invited to
play one of the most popular
card games in North America.
Join other players at all levels
and make new friends. For
more information call 626-584-
0413.by
Concerts in Memorial Park
- Tuesdays, from 6 to 7 p.m.
through Aug. 27, The band shell
at Memorial Park, adjacent to
the Pasadena Senior Center, will
be hopping with entertainment
this month! Aug. 4: Billy and
the Hillbillies. Aug. 11: Inca, the
Peruvian Ensemble. Aug. 18:
Lisa Haley and the Zydekats.
Aug. 25: Alan Chapman’s Movie
Music Magic. Bring a picnic or
purchase dinner at the BBQ
snack bar. Everyone of all ages
is welcome.
Transportation Programs:
Dial-A-Ride and Access
Services -- Thursday, Aug.
27, at 10 a.m. Getting around
town without driving is easier
if you know your options.
Representatives from the
City of Pasadena Dial-A-Ride
program, which also includes
Pasadena ARTS buses, plus
Los Angeles County Access
Services will explain how to use
these programs and will answer
questions.
For more information visit
www.pasadenaseniorcenter.org
or call 626-795-4331.
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