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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2017 
VOLUME 11 NO. 47 
SIERRA MADRE EDITION 
SENATOR PORTANTINO TAKES BUSINESS WALK IN 
SIERRA MADRE 

Continues Tradition of Strolling Vibrant Local Downtowns in the 25th SD 

Sierra Madre, CA – On Saturday, State Senator 
Anthony J. Portantino had the privilege, along 
with the Sierra Madre Chamber of Commerce, 
of hosting a Business Walk in Sierra Madre. 
The Senator met with local business owners, 
community leaders and constituents to hear 
concerns and learn how he can best support small 
businesses in his district. 
“It is very important to me to hear directly frombusiness owners and to continue to learn from 
community leaders on the local level. There is 
nothing better than being in a store on ‘Main Street’in the 25th Senate District,” commented Senator 
Portantino. 
Senator Portantino met with over a dozen local 
business owners during the walk. He was joined bySteve Sciurba and Carol Canterbury of the Sierra 
Madre Chamber of Commerce, Sierra Madre 
Mayor, Rachelle Arizmendi, councilmembers JohnCappocia and John Harabedian, Sierra MadrePlanning Commission Member, John Hutt andSierra Madre Senior Commission Member, Joann 
Williams. 

Community leaders as well as businesses ownerswere able to ask questions and share their localstories along the way, hearing directly from SenatorPortantino on issues pertaining to small businesses.
The senator visited several of the new businesses 
in town as well as many of the businesses that havebeen serving the community for over fifty years.
Earlier this year the senator hosted a businesswalk in Altadena and La Verne and is committed 
to continuing his support for local family-ownedbusinesses. 

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ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A WAY TO SERVE YOUR 
COMMUNITY? The City of Sierra Madre currently has 2 Commission vacancies; 

- Senior Community Commission and - Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Commission 
Applications - The City of Sierra Madre encourages residents to apply for positions on City commissions 
that have vacancies. This is a great opportunity for Sierra Madre residents to get involved in thecommunity. 

If you are interested in filling any one of these vacancies you can download an application from the

city's website: cityofsierramadre.com

 Please return completed application's to City Hall. Applications will be accepted until all positions 
are filled. 


IT'S NOT TOO LATE: NO 
SHAVE NOVEMBER 

is a month long fundraising event in which participants 
pay to forgo shaving to raise funds forcancer research and awareness. All proceedswill be donated to the American Cancer Society,
Prevent Cancer Foundation, and St. Jude’s Children’s 
Hospital. NO SHAVE NOVEMBER, and itsfunded programs are putting your donation dollars 
to work, investing in groundbreaking cancerresearch.

 In 2016 and 2017, the Sierra Madre Police Department 
and the SMPOA, with the generous donations 
from the Sierra Madre community, raisedseveral thousand dollars through the Pink PatchProject for the City of Hope. This November, jointhe Sierra Madre Police and Fire Departments asthey put down their razors and let their whiskersgrow for cancer awareness!

 We are asking for your help in reaching and surpassing 
our fundraising goal. Please go to https://
no-shave.org/team/SierraMadrePublicSafety andmake a donation. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. 
Please help us reach our goal! 

SIERRA MADRE 
POLICE 
SERGEANT 
RUBEN ENRIQUEZTO RETIRE 

Please join the City of Sierra
Madre at the Farewell Celebration 
Honoring Retiring
Sergeant Ruben Enriquez 


WHEN: 
Thursday, November 30th


5:00 - 7:00PM 
Hart Park House 
Sgt. Enriquez has served theresidents of Sierra Madre for 
23 years and will be missedby the community. 

Let's come out in force 
and wish him well as he 
moves on ta a well-deserved 
retirement. 


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