Mountain Views News, Combined Edition Saturday, July 16, 2022

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SUPERVISOR BARGER ANNOUNCES LA COUNTY CONTRACT 
WITH PASADENA HUMANE FOR ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL 
SERVICES IN TARGETED REGIONS 

Supervisor Kathryn Barger announced the unanimous approval by the Board of Supervisors for 
the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control to enter into a contract with 
Pasadena Humane to provide regional animal care services to the residents of Altadena, and unincorporated 
La Crescenta, East Pasadena, and San Pasqual. 

“I am delighted that the County will be working with Pasadena Humane to provide these critical 
animal care and control services for the communities of Altadena and unincorporated La 
Crescenta, East Pasadena, and San Pasqual,” said Supervisor Kathryn Barger. “The proximity of 
Pasadena Humane to these areas will help pet owners reclaim lost pets more quickly, and facilitate 
drop offs for residents who find lost pets. In addition, this partnership should help improve public 
safety responses as officers will be readily available to respond to calls regarding aggressive dogs, 
animal abuse or neglect, law enforcement assistance and other animal emergencies.” 

Under the contract approved by the Board of Supervisors today, residents in these targeted regions 
will continue to receive regionally uniform and localized animal care and control services 
24 hours a day, 7 days a week from Pasadena Humane. The LA County Department of Animal 
Care and Control’s closest animal care center is currently located in Baldwin Park - 18 miles 
from Altadena, 26 miles from unincorporated La Crescenta, and 14 miles from East Pasadena/San 
Pasqual. This distance is a burden for County residents who need essential animal and pet services 
such as retrieving lost pets, dealing with aggressive animals and animal emergencies. Currently, 
Pasadena Humane provides similar services to the adjacent cities of Arcadia, Bradbury, Glendale, 
La Canada Flintridge, Monrovia, Pasadena, San Marino, Sierra Madre, and South Pasadena. Its 
shelter is located at 361 South Raymond Avenue, Pasadena, California 91105. 

LA COUNTY HEALTH UPDATE 

LA County Enters High COVID-19 Community Level and Urges 
Residents to Take Precautions to Limit Spread of the Highly Transmissible 
BA.5 Variant 

Yesterday, Los Angeles County entered the High Covid Community Level on the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 Community Levels framework 
after hospital admissions exceeded 10 new hospital admissions per 100,000 people. 
The county’s admission rate, at 10.5 hospital admissions per 100,000 people, is an 
88% increase when compared to one month ago. 

If LA County remains in the High COVID-19 Community Level for two consecutive 
weeks, universal indoor masking will be implemented on July 29 to help slow the rate 
of transmission and protect those most vulnerable. 

It is important to note that indoor masking is already a required safety measure in 
many places, including at all healthcare settings, public transit and transit hubs, longterm 
care settings, shelters and cooling centers, and correctional facilities. Indoor 
masking also continues to be required at worksites with outbreaks, and is required for 
all individuals during the 10 days after a COVID diagnosis or exposure when they are 
around others. 

Businesses and employers are allowed to require masks at work, and many have done 
just that, either by maintaining an indoor masking requirement throughout the pandemic 
or reinstating one as cases began increasing. 

The Chef Knows By Peter Dills 
My dear ol’ departed father told me time and time again “Don’t argue 
sex, politics or religion, you’ll never win”. Well, Summer is here 
and we will be spending time BBQ’n with friends and family…. My 
politics are simple: I don’t share my views at social events, and I’m 
not going to change my 85-year-old uncle who swears by Fox News 
so bottom line keep your lip tight if you must ask questions learn 
and don’t react. 

Here are a few more of my “get along this Summer” tips… 

• Ask for help, but don’t expect it. Families are never fair. Work 
is never equally divided. That’s just the way it is. I am always prepared 
to do everything, but very happy not to. Wasting time being 
mad because one person tends to just sit around ruins the whole 
experience for everyone.
• Don’t try to be right about everything. Getting the family 
together can be a toxic experience when someone insists on being 
the winner in an argument or thinks he or she is right about every-
thing….of course, I am right about everything, but that doesn’t mean I have to rub it in their 
faces. 
• Try not to criticize. Nothing is more hurtful or hard to watch than someone criticizing 
someone else in front of others. Whether it’s your kids or your spouse or your sister, get togethers 
are a time to suspend critical thinking and just surrender to the getting together spirit. If 
you need to discipline a child, please take the child to a quiet corner or another room and speak 
respectfully.
• Enjoy yourself. If you are doing all the work, make sure you sit down and take breaks 
and talk to people…so what if the BBQ is a little late? I like to spend a little one-on-one time 
with each person present—to take the conversation at least a tiny step further than just “How 
are you?”
• Remember, we are all going to turn into our mothers/fathers one day. The very things 
that drive us crazy about our parents and relatives are probably hard wired into us, too. It’s just 
harder for us to see it in ourselves, since we are looking at the world from inside of ourselves. 
You probably have your own game plan, so if you have family survival tips of your own, feel 
free to share with me, and tune in this Sunday Night at 5 PM for my Foodie Talk Show AM 830 
KLAA - the Angels Radio StationOne last thing: please bring something to the BBQ. Even if the host says they have things covered, 
there never is enough ice or plates. Pro Tip: don’t bring an entrée unless asked - I learned 
the hard way on that one 

Happy Summer! 

BARGER ISSUES STATEMENT REGARDING PROPOSED 
CHARTER AMENDMENT SEEKING APPROVAL TO REMOVE 
ELECTED SHERIFF 

Supervisor Kathryn Barger issued the following statement today regarding her lone opposing 
vote on a proposed Charter Amendment that would shift authority from the voters to the 
Board of Supervisors to remove the elected Sheriff:
“This proposed Charter Amendment sets a dangerous precedent and creates a slippery slope 
for the Board of Supervisors to override the will of the voters. The Sheriff of Los Angeles County, 
as in all other counties across California, is a constitutionally elected officer, democratically 
elected every four years. Considering that the current Sheriff is less than four months away 
from their election, the timing of this action seems highly political.
“If the goal of this Board is ‘Promoting Accountability and Community Safety Through Checks 
and Balances,’ then this action should include all County elected officials – the Assessor, the 
District Attorney and the Supervisors themselves. A Charter Amendment focused on only one 
office undermines the credibility of the Board and its underlying intentions.
“I remain concerned that this action, as approved by the Board today, dilutes the voice of Los 
Angeles County voters and deepens voter apathy.” 

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If the county implements universal indoor masking, residents and workers need to 
wear masks in all indoor public spaces, including shared office spaces, manufacturing 
facilities, retail stores, and at indoor events. Indoor areas of restaurants and bars, children’s 
programs, and educational settings, would need to institute universal masking 
as well. 

Masking and testing are both powerful tools that can interrupt transmission thereby 
reducing risk. Masking lowers risk in two ways: It provides what some call “source 
control” meaning controlling the amount of virus entering the environment right at 
the source. When people who are infected wear a mask, they exhale far less virus into 
the air than infected people who do not mask. Masks also provide protection to the 
individual wearing a mask, by filtering virus from the air they are breathing. When 
everyone in a room is masked, safety is enhanced, as there is less virus circulating, and 
less likelihood that any virus circulating will penetrate the physical barrier of a well-
fitting, high filtration mask. 

Masks that offer beneficial protection provide both good filtration AND a good fit or 
seal around the edges. Well-fitting respirator-type masks such as N95s, KN95s, and 
KN94s offer the most protection because they are made with thicker materials that do 
the best job filtering out the virus. Note that individuals should not double mask with 
a respirator. 

Testing to know your status is strongly recommended if exposed, if symptomatic, and 
right before gathering with others, especially if indoors and when gathering with anyone 
at higher risk of severe illness should they get infected. If attendees at a gathering 
have all tested negative prior to getting together, it is much less likely that anyone will 
be exhaling virus particles into the air. As a reminder, individuals can be contagious 
for COVID and not have symptoms – that can happen very early in their infection, 
before symptoms start, or it can happen if an individual has an asymptomatic case of 
COVID. 

“I send my deepest sympathies and wishes of peace and comfort to the many families 
who have lost a loved one from COVID-19,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, 
Director of Public Health. “I recognize that when we return to universal indoor masking 
to help reduce high spread, for many this will feel like a step backwards. For others, 
indoor masking will feel unnecessary because of the availability of powerful vaccines 
and therapeutics. The reality is that because we are living with a mutating SARSCoV-
2 virus, there remains uncertainty around the trajectory of the pandemic. The 
best way to manage the uncertainty and to reduce morbidity and mortality is to remain 
open to using both the sophisticated tools we now have, such as tests, vaccines, 
and therapeutics, and the non-pharmaceutical strategies, such as masking, ventilation, 
and distancing to layer on protections to respond to the conditions at hand. One 
thing I feel certain about is that, given the rich toolkit at hand, we should not settle for 
the existing high rates of morbidity and mortality that disproportionately affect those 
most vulnerable; we do need to continue to take care of each other. With the high 
rates of transmission fueling the increased risks, sensible safety precautions that can 
slow down the spread of the virus are warranted and that includes universal indoor 
masking.” 

Public Health has reported a total of 3,207,071 positive cases of COVID-19 across all 
areas of L.A. County. Today’s positivity rate is 17.0%. 

There are 1,223 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized. Testing results are 
available for more than 12,255,903 individuals, with 23% of people testing positive. 

A wide range of data and dashboards on COVID-19 from the Los Angeles County 
Department of Public Health are available on the Public Health website at http://www. 
publichealth.lacounty.gov 


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