Mountain Views News, Combined Edition Saturday, August 28, 2021

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THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH ITS STARK 
PRICE HIKES ON AUG. 29 FOLLOWING A FEDERAL COURT OPTING 
NOT TO BLOCK THE INCREASE FROM GOING INTO EFFECT WHILE A 
LAWSUIT PLAYS OUT. 

USPS will raise rates for regular, First-Class mail by 6.8% and for package services by 8.8%. A standard 
stamp will go from $0.55 to $0.58. 

Listed below are the highlights of the proposed August 2021 USPS rate in-crease: The rate ... 

MAIL PIECE WEIGHT JAN 2021 AUG 2021 INCREASE 
LETTERS -1 OZ. $0.55 $0.58 $0.03 
LETTERS - ADDITIONAL OUNCES $0.20 $0.20 NO CHANGE 
METERED MAIL LETTERS (STAMPS.C ... 
METERED MAIL LETTERS (STAMPS.C ... 
$0.51 
$0.20 
$0.53 
$0.20 
$0.02 
NO CHANGE 

DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, ALL COUNTY BUILDINGS 
REMAIN CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. 

All Assessor services remain available to the public via our email contact form or by phone at (213) 974-3211. 
These safer options continue to provide the highest level of Assessor services during this public health challenge. 
Questions about tax payments or bills are directed to the Treasurer and Tax Collector at ttc.lacounty.
gov . Thank you for your cooperation and patience. 

L.A. COUNTY TO UPDATE HEALTH 
OFFICER ORDER TO BOLSTER 
CONTACT TRACING EFFORTS 
During recent visits, STAT educators found that schools with significant safety enhancements 
have broad support within the school community for promoting/implementing 
masking guidance. They also have symptom pre-screening tools that allow for early detection 
of sick students, consistent COVID-19 screening testing programs, and signage 
campus-wide to remind staff and students about safety, mask-ing, distancing, and sanitation. 
Meanwhile, areas for improvement at many schools included preventing crowded 
situations, creating safety compliance teams, identifying space to use as isolation rooms, 
and implementing mealtime-specific prevention strategies. Additionally, teams noted the 
potential for im-proved communication with parents and faculty about testing and vaccination 
opportunities and case identification and contact tracing requirements. Many 
schools would also benefit from more signage, updated reopening protocols and sharing 
those with the entire school community, and increased disin-fection in shared spaces. 

Public Health teams plan to add additional support to schools to assist with contact tracing 
and appro-priate quarantining of students and staff. As a reminder, fully vaccinated 
students and staff at K-12 schools are not required to quarantine as long as they remain 
asymptomatic during the 14-day quarantine period. Public Health will be sending County 
staff to schools that identify large numbers of exposed students to help manage quarantining 
of students and staff, recognizing how stressful and disruptive quarantining is to a 
stable learning environment and to parents/caregivers. 

TABLE FOR TWO by Peter Dillsthechefknows@yahoo.com
COMMENTARY 

This was written with the hopes of sorting out in my own vocabulary what difference between Old 
School Dining/Old School Restaurant and just thinking old school when you go out to eat. 

To me, an old school restaurant would be red leather booths, white 
linens, dark bar area, a maître D, and possibly a martini, and, let’s 
not forget, a restaurant where you actually get service. Hold onto 
thought about service - maybe to you it might be a road house diner 
where you can chicken and waffles, your server’s name is Flo, and if 
you ask them for an IPA beer they might just throw you out, ever so 
politely of course. 

Old School restaurants may include Dan Tana’s, Red Tractions, Taylors 
Steak House in DTLA and La Canada, Derby and many other 
restaurants that have long since gone. Think Rat Pack, Sinatra music, 
and a waiter who would light up your smoke (if that was permissible 
in our era). 

Now, Chapter 2 leads us to Old School thinking -open the door for 
your date, wear a sports coat to dinner, make a reservation, order 
your dessert in advance, and maybe bring your own bottle of wine to 
celebrate an occasion, and perhaps a movie to end the night. 


Where I’m a bit mixed up is old school thinking vs. old school restaurant. 
I read a post by a local restaurateur who I respect and admire greatly (the man works hard at 
his craft), and his post asked the following question: “I went to a restaurant, had a drink at the bar and 
didn’t like the drink. As an owner I know how tough times presently are, so what do I do?” (gulp) I 
thought am I going to give my two cents? I did and here is what I said, “Yes, send the drink back and 
get it the way you like. That drink re-order is an investment on the restaurant that you will be happy 
and come back” the response I got back said that was old School thinking – “times are different”. 

My conversation ended there but continues here. Why is me wanting a drink my way old school vs. 
new school, after school, or pre-school? If you have been out lately you have probably experienced a 
few very short-handed restaurants. Even Islands had a sign in the window “saying we appreciate your 
patience”. Bravo! I love that, it’s fair warning. But if my steak isn’t right please make it right. Speaking 
of old school, I’ll take the side of the restaurant - if you don’t like something give them a chance 
to make it right. Don’t jump on Yelp and blast the experience; go old school and write a note to the 
owner - they’ll appreciate that. I always say one sip or one bite is on them, but if you eat half the steak, 
too late, it’s yours. 

Hats off to Heather, the bartender at Nikki C’s in Pasadena! She is what every professional server 
should aspire to be - she greets her customer as they sit down at the bar, acknowledges that they are 
there, and lets them know she’ll be right there. Simple, no? Now that’s Old School!!! Hope you like 
this article I love you all! 

Tune in for great commentary this Sunday at 5 PM AM 830 your Angels station 


Participating in contact tracing is critical for ensuring that close contacts get notified that 
they may have been exposed and need to quarantine to prevent infecting other people if 
they become infected. This week, Los Angeles County will update the County Health Officer 
Order to require everyone who receives an isolation order to call Public Health within 
24 hours of receiving the order to participate in a case in-vestigation and contact tracing 
interview, unless they have already been interviewed by Public Health. 

It is important to note that identifying close contacts of a confirmed case is always required 
in all set-tings, including workplaces, social gatherings, and places of worship, to try to 
identify and inform those who may be at risk of infection and of spreading COVID-19. 
Isolation and quarantine are very effective at reducing transmission if implemented in a 
timely manner. 

In K-12 school settings countywide over the week of August 16 through 22, 3,186 new cases 
were report-ed, many from LAUSD, where everyone is tested weekly, with the second highest 
number coming from other K-12 schools in L.A. County. The overwhelming majority 
of school sites with cases reported only one case. However, 15 LAUSD and 48 other school 
sites reported 2 cases, and 84 LAUSD and 39 other school sites reported 3 or more cases. 

It is worth noting that of the 14 school outbreaks that opened in August, half were associated 
with school sports. Because youth sports programs are high-risk environments 
for COVID-19 transmission, Public Health has issued requirements and best practices for 
youth sports leagues. L.A. County’s current youth sports guidance attempts to align with 
CDC while not precluding those not vaccinated from engaging in high-risk sports or extracurricular 
activities and instead adding in layers of protection. 

LOCAL STATISTICS 08/20/2021 vs. 08/27/2021 

TOTAL LA COUNTY CASES AS OF 08/20/2021 
Cases: 1,362,848 
Deaths: 25,002 

CITY POPULATION CASES DEATHS 

Altadena 43,260 3,675 79 
Arcadia 57,754 3,030 141 
Bradbury 1,069 39 0 
Duarte 22,016 2,492 98 
Monrovia 38,800 3,493 79 
Pasadena 141,371 12,435 354 
Sierra Madre 10,989 541 13 

TOTAL LA COUNTY CASES AS OF 08/287/2021 
Cases: 1,397,236 
Deaths: 25,211 

CITY POPULATION CASES DEATHS 

Altadena 43,260 3,827 78 
Arcadia 57,754 3,162 142 
Bradbury 1,069 40 0 
Duarte 22,016 2,607 98 
Monrovia 38,800 3,659 79 
Pasadena 141,371 12,646 354 
Sierra Madre 10,989 570 13 


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