Mountain Views News, Combined Edition Saturday, November 11, 2023

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Mountain View News November 11, 2023 

Pasadena

Small 
Business 
Saturday


2024 Showcase House 

of Design Announced

 
Small Business 
Saturday will be held 
November 25. to 
promote shopping and 
dining locally.

 Pasadena Showcase House 
for the Arts revealed Thursday 
the 2024 Pasadena Showcase 
House of Design, one of 
the nation’s oldest, largest, 
and most successful home 
and garden tours. The 59th 
Pasadena Showcase House of 
Design, Potter Daniels Manor 
was built in 1902 as a graceful, 
shingle-style structure, but was 
magnificently transformed 
in 1922 to an English Tudor 
Revival Style estate, creating this 
resplendent, classic storybook 
home and earning it the city 
landmark designation. 

 Public tours of the Showcase 
House will take place April 21 – 
May 19, 2024.

 “We are so delighted to be 
back in Pasadena and to be 
able to present such a grand 
and notable city landmark as 
our 59th Pasadena Showcase 
House of Design,” said Suzanne 
Hart, President of Pasadena 
Showcase House for the Arts. 
The 2024 Benefit Chair, Dotty 
Ewing, was equally enthused 
about this year’s home. “It’s the 
quintessential Tudor style home 
and it conveys such grandeur 
and romance that harken you 
back to the days of old England,” 
she said. “Our guests will 
certainly be awed by this home.”

 Designed by the Postle 
Company of Los Angeles, 
builders of the Pasadena 
Playhouse, the majestic home is 
situated behind high iron gates 
on over an acre of property. Its 
elegant façade and traditional 
appearance create a romantic, 
old-world feel, transporting 
its visitors to another era of 
elegance and enchantment. 

 Following just four short 
months of renovation, over 
25,000 guests will tour through 
the 30 interior and landscape 
design spaces highlighting 
cutting-edge trends in high-
style living. Guests can expect 
the famous Shops at Showcase, 
offering a variety of boutique 
and craft merchants, as well 
as several on-site restaurants 
offering hot meals, grab & go 
snacks, as well as beer, wine, 
and cocktails. Entertainment 
and programming are 
planned throughout the event 
showcasing local musicians, 
docent-led garden tours, special 
brunches, and more.

 The Pasadena Showcase 
House of Design is the 
primary fundraising benefit 
for Pasadena Showcase House 
for the Arts, an all-volunteer 
nonprofit organization. During 
the 2022/23 program year, 
the organization contributed 
$900,000 to 75 nonprofit 
organizations supporting music 
and arts programs, and since 
1948, has contributed more 
than $25 million.

 Golden Tickets (valid any 
day or time) are now on sale 
and can be purchased at 
pasadenashowcase.org/tickets.

 For more information visit: 
pasadenashowcase.org.

City Acquires Vacated Kaiser Property

 The City of Pasadena 
and Visit Pasadena have 
announced this year’s 
holiday season campaign, 
“Authentically Yours, 
Pasadena,” to celebrate 
small and independent 
local businesses. The 
campaign kicks off on Small 
Business Saturday, Nov. 
25, with welcome stations 
at 25 small businesses 
across the city to inspire 
visitors and community 
members to shop small 
and dine local. Welcome 
stations will be stocked 
with canvas shopping totes, 
gifted on a first-come, 
first-served basis. The goal 
of “Authentically Yours, 
Pasadena” is to encourage 
residents and visitors 
to promote economic 
growth, job creation, and 
community cohesion 
while maintaining unique 
and diverse local markets 
by choosing to support 
locally-owned businesses.

 “The Authentically 
Yours, Pasadena campaign 
amplifies the people, places 
and great finds that give 
Pasadena its vibrancy and 
personal flavor,” said David 
Klug, City of Pasadena’s 
Economic Development 
Director. “Shop small and 
dine local to discover the 
special connections and 
one-of-a-kind treasures 
found only when you 
#ShopPasadena.”

 “Pasadena is lucky to have 
so many wonderful locally-
owned shops and eateries 
that make this city a 
beloved gathering place for 
celebrations, special events, 
and seasonal festivities,” 
said Kristin McGrath, 
Executive Director of Visit 
Pasadena. “During this 
joyful season, we encourage 
visitors and our Pasadena 
community to support 
local talented makers and 
curators. Come experience 
Pasadena’s authentic, local 
flavor while shopping for 
gifts and dining out.”

 This year, the City is offering 
free bus shuttle rides on the 
Pasadena Transit on Friday, 
November 24, and Saturday, 
November 25, to promote 
shopping and dining 
locally this holiday season. 
For more information 
including bus schedules, 
maps, and real-time bus 
arrival information, please 
visit PasadenaTransit.net.

 For more information 
about the “Authentically 
Yours, Pasadena” holiday 
shopping campaign, visit 
VisitPasadena/ShopLocal.

 
The City of Pasadena took formal 
ownership Tuesday of property, 
vacated by Kaiser Permanente 
more than 10 years ago, located 
at the southeast corner of Lake 
Avenue and Villa Street – the 
deal was done in partnership 
with LA County.

 Pasadena Mayor Victor Gordo 
reiterated his vision for the 
future of the 2.5 acre property 
to provide affordable housing 
and health care services within a 
community-focused mixed-use 
Transit Oriented Development. 
“This project, in partnership 
with Los Angeles County, is an 
opportunity to bring much-
needed health care and mental 
health care services to our 
residents at one location. It also 
is an opportunity to develop 
quality affordable housing and 
improve the overall economic 
vitality of this part of our city.” 
Gordo said. “Now that the 
city has taken ownership of 
the property, the hard work 
of developing the site begins. 
Knowing that LA County is 
in true partnership with us to 
address critical community 
needs and improve the quality 
of life for our residents makes 
all the difference. This type of 
partnership is precisely how 
government at all levels should 
work.” 

 Supervisor Kathryn Barger said 
she was thrilled that they have 
reached the finish line and closed 
the deal. “Forging partnerships 
sounds like an easy task, but 
it takes a lot of work to get the 
details right so that all parties are 
satisfied. Ultimately, our North 
Star was improving the quality of 
life of north Pasadena residents 
by anchoring a variety of health, 
housing, and support programs 
in a property with much 
potential. I’m a proud partner 
in this revitalization effort and 
look forward to breaking ground 
soon.” 

 Michelle Gaskill-Hames, 
president of Kaiser Foundation 
Health Plan and Hospitals of 
Southern California and Hawaii 
said “today, we celebrate the final 
real estate transfer of the 2.5-acre 
site from Kaiser Permanente 
to the City of Pasadena. This 
collaborative effort enables the 
City of Pasadena and the County 
of Los Angeles to revitalize this 
property, with a strong emphasis 
on improving mental health 
accessibility and affordable 
housing. We look forward to 
witnessing the positive impact 
of this partnership, which will 
undeniably transform our 
community for the better.” 

 City Manager Miguel Márquez 
expressed his gratitude and 
support for the ongoing city 
and county collaboration. He 
indicated that a Request for 
Proposals for the development 
of the site should be released in 
about 90 days. 

 For more information visit: 
cityofpasadena.net.

 The City of Pasadena 
and the County of Los 
Angeles move one step 
closer to providing 
needed health services 
and affordable housing 
to the community 

Candidate 
Filing Period 
Opens for 
Pasadena

 Pasadena city officials gave 
notice this week for Pasadena’s 
Primary Municipal Election 
to be held on March 5, 
2024. Nomination papers 
for candidates seeking local 
city offices will be available 
during the period of Monday, 
Nov. 13 through Friday, Dec. 
8 both days included, in the 
Office of the City Clerk, 100 
North Garfield Avenue, Room 
S228. Candidates may receive 
and circulate nomination 
petitions to gather signatures 
of registered voters in order 
to place their names on the 
March 5th ballot for the Office 
of Mayor (elected citywide) 
for a full four-year term or for 
Members of the City Council 
for Districts 1, 2, 4, and 6, each 
for a full four-year term. In 
addition, the office for Member 
of the City Council District 3 
will be held as a Special Election 
to fill the remaining two years 
of the four-year term for that 
seat on the City Council. 

 The City Clerk’s Office will 
be issuing nomination papers 
during that period to qualified 
candidates.

 Two identical Candidate 
Workshops will be conducted 
by the City Clerk on Monday, 
Nov. 13 in the morning at 8 
a.m., and Wednesday, Nov. 15 
in the afternoon at 4:30 p.m. The 
Monday morning workshop 
will be held in the Council 
Chamber, Room S249 at 8 a.m., 
with an evening workshop to 
be held on Wednesday in the 
City Hall Basement Grand 
Conference Room, Room S038 
starting at 4:30 p.m.

 Election information is 
available: CityOfPasadena.net/
City-Clerk/Elections-2024 or 
by calling the City Clerk’s Office 
at (626) 744-4124 

California Transit Association 
Fall Conference and Expo

Professor gets Award From 
American Physical Society

 The California Transit 
Association (CTA) is set to 
hold thier 58th Annual Fall 
Conference & Expo at the 
Pasadena Convention Center 
on November 15-17.. The City 
of Pasadena, along with Foothill 
Transit and Access Services, 
have the honor of co-hosting 
the Association’s marquee 
annual event. 

 Joaquin Siques, Acting Director 
of Transportation, stated this 
is a return to a popular venue 
for CTA, as it also held the Fall 
Conference at the Pasadena 
Convention Center in 2009 and 
2015. 

 Highlights of the event include 
powerful keynote speakers, 
CNN show host and President 
of Magic Labs Media, Van 
Jones, and author of Recoding 
America, Jennifer Pahlka. In 
addition to special keynote 
speakers and the expo, there 
will be numerous conference 
sessions on the most interesting 
and pressing transit issues and 
challenges facing the public 
transportation industry and 
transit agencies today.

 The California Transit 
Association mission is to 
support the needs of California’s 
public transit systems through 
advocacy and education. The 
association has a diversified 
membership consisting of over 
220 organizations, including 
public transit operators, local 
governments, industry suppliers 
and manufacturers, and 
consultants. 

 For more information visit: 
caltransit.org.

 
Zhen-Gang Wang, Caltech’s 
Dick and Barbara Dickinson 
Professor of Chemical 
Engineering and executive 
officer for chemical engineering, 
has been selected to receive the 
2024 Polymer Physics Prize 
by the American Physical 
Society (APS). According to the 
society, the prize “recognizes 
outstanding accomplishment 
and excellence of contributions 
in polymer physics research.” 
The APS Polymer Physics 
Prize is considered the most 
prestigious international prize 
in polymer physics research.

 Wang’s work seeks to explain 
the behaviors and properties of 
long-chain molecules based on 
their atomic constitutions and 
interactions using the method 
of statistical mechanics by a 
combination of theoretical and 
computational techniques.

 “I feel incredibly honored 
and humbled to receive 
this prize,” Wang says. “It is 
heartwarming to have the 
support and appreciation from 
the community.”

 Wang joined the Caltech faculty 
after earning his bachelor’s 
degree in chemistry from Peking 
(Beijing) University and his PhD 
in chemistry from the University 
of Chicago.

 Wang is a fellow of the 
American Physical Society 
and has received many other 
awards and honors, including 
the Camille Dreyfus Teacher–
Scholar Award (1995), the Alfred 
P. Sloan Award (1996), the 
Braskem Award for Excellence 
in Materials Engineering and 
Science from the American 
Institute of Chemical Engineers 
(AIChE) (2018), and the AIChE 
Alpha Chi Sigma Award (2023). 
In 2008, Caltech awarded Wang 
with its highest teaching honor, 
the Richard P. Feynman Prize 
for Excellence in Teaching.

 “Zhen-Gang is a world-class 
scholar and teacher,” says Dennis 
Dougherty, the George Grant 
Hoag Professor of Chemistry 
and Norman Davidson 
Leadership Chair of the Division 
of Chemistry and Chemical 
Engineering. “This award from 
the APS recognizes that his work 
is making important and lasting 
contributions to his field.”

 For more information visit: 
caltech.edu.

Written by

Emily Velasco

Zhen-Gang Wang 


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