SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2019 

VOLUME 13 NO. 45

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FORMER CITY COUNCIL 
CANDIDATE BARRY GOLD 
PASSES AWAY

 Tragic Accident Occurred Days Before His 
75th Birthday

 Well-known Sierra Madre resident and community activist 
Barry Gold, died Monday, November 4, 2019, as the result 
on injuries sustained when he was hit by a Van. He passed 
away at USC Keck Medical Center where he was taken 
immediately following the incident. 

Barry, as he was known throughout Sierra Madre, was born 
in Chicago, but his family moved to Los Angeles when he was 
just three years old. He attended Hamilton High School in 
Los Angeles and graduated from Cal State Northridge with a 
degree in Business Administration. He managed the family 
businesses and properties until the time of his death. He was 
the founder of the Downtown Property Owners Association 
in Los Angeles, organizing efforts to assist businesses as they 
faced challenges with the rise of ‘big box stores’. 

In 2016 Barry threw his hat in the ring in Sierra Madre 
Politics as a write-in candidate for City Council. Although 
his bid was unsuccessful, he was so passionate about his 
concerns that many of the platforms he supported, such as 
protecting Sierra Madre from development, were embraced. 

Preserve Sierra Madre organizer, Matthew Bryant recently 
shared the following, “Barry was there from the very beginning 
when the Save the Monastery Coalition was formed to stop a 
large housing development on those sacred grounds. After that 
project was stopped by a huge effort on the part of our supporters 
led by Barry Gold and then the water meter moratorium, Barry 
helped form the Preserve Sierra Madre coalition to respond to 
threats from over-development throughout the entire city. No 
one fought harder than Barry Gold to preserve our “village of 
the foothills”. 

 While Barry was a warrior in his efforts to protect Sierra 
Madre, he fought the battle as a gentleman. Barry did not 
yell or stomp his feet. Instead he used his great wisdom and 
communication skills to get his points across. Whether it was 
stopping the Monastery project, improving the General Plan 
or standing in the way of the proverbial bulldozer at various 
developments around town, Barry was in the arena and giving 
his all which benefited all the residents of Sierra Madre.” 

Barry Gold is survived by his wife, Judy, sons, Darrin (Azusa), 
Kenn (New York), Andrew Thayer (Sierra Madre) and 
daughter Lisa Thayer also of Sierra Madre. He is also survived 
by his sister, Shirley Newman of Calabasas; Stepmother 
Nan Gold; Grandchildren, Kyle, Dina, Chelsea, Justin and 
Amanda; and a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives. 

Services were held on Friday, November 8th, 2019 at Mount 
Sinai Hollywood Hills. 

Donations in Barry’s memory can be made to: 
glaucomafoundation.com or sent to LAC-USC Medical 
Center Foundation, 1200 N. State Street, Los Angeles, Ca. 
90033.

MEASURE S PASSES

Tuesday's Special Election in Sierra Madre made LA County history. Residents of 
the city who voted, resoundingly passed Measure S, a 'protective' sales tax increase 
that will keep the funds from the increase in Sierra Madre, rather than have a much 
smaller amount trickle down to the city when the county raises the sales tax to the 
state limit next year. Measure S will raise the local tax rate 3/4 of a percent and 
will effectively lock out future sales tax increases by other agencies. It is anticipated 
that the city will receive approximately $225,000 in additional revenue each year. Other cities have also passed similar measures including Arcadia, and most recently 
Monrovia. However, not all votes in the election on Tuesday supported similar 
measures for their towns. In Claremont, the measure was defeated by a very narrow 
margin. Election results at press time (preliminary with 100% of the precincts reporting are: 

 Measure S YES: 80.71%

 Measure S NO: 19.29% Although turnout was lower than expected, history was made in Sierra Madre on 
Tuesday, however. Sierra Madre had the largest margin of victory of any other city 
with a similar measure on their ballot! Moreover, voters in Sierra Madre had the 
unique opportunity to vote using the new electronic system that will be introduced 
county wide for the March 3, 2020 primary. MVNews


The public is invited to attend our 
annual Veteran’s Day Ceremony 
on Sunday, November 10, 2019, 
with special guest speaker Philip 
B. Haney, founding Member of 
the Department of Homeland 
Security (DHS) and former 
Federal Intelligence and Counter 
Terrorism Officer, at Sierra Madre 
Memorial Park, Hart Park House, 
222 W. Sierra Madre Blvd, Sierra 
Madre, start time 1:00 PM.

Major sponsor of the event with 
VFW Post 3208 is the Knights 
of Columbus ‘SK Matthew P 
McDonagh (4th Patriotic Degree) 
Assembly 3784’, Pasadena, CA. 

Room is limited, so come early. 
Refreshments following the 
program will be provided.


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