CITY (Continued from Page 1)

funded cities to purchase electric refuse trucks, install charging 
stations at city yards, and even pilot electric police vehicles. 

• The California Energy Commission (CEC) also funds 
charging infrastructure through programs like CALeVIP (California 
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Project), which has provided 
rebates for public charging stations in various regions. 
In addition to state and federal programs, Sierra Madre can 
leverage initiatives offered by our community choice energy 
provider, Clean Power Alliance (CPA). CPA (which supplies 
electricity to Sierra Madre) has launched an Energized Communities 
program to help member cities decarbonize their 
fleets and facilities. 

Mayor Robert Parkhurst and the City Council addressed a few 
concerns, including the fact that the city is over a year behind 
in filing the necessary report to CARB and not having a plan 
in place to complete a Municipal Fleet Electrification Plan. 
Questions arose on whether staffing issues contributed to the 
report never being filed by the April 1, 2024, deadline. 

Lozick said the “silver lining” in all this is that Sierra Madre is 
not alone in dealing with these issues, and many other cities 
are in the same boat as they scramble to get into compliance 
and face the threat of fines. He suggested that an alignment can 
be made with other cities in the San Gabriel Valley to work together 
to meet these requirements and capitalize on available 
resources for funding and discounts. 

The City Council decided to continue this item until the next 
regular meeting to allow time to better understand what is required 
to complete the CARB report and meet that compliance 
first, then tackle the EV fleet and infrastructure needs 
further down the line. 

The next meeting is scheduled for May 27. I hope everyone is 
amped up after the holiday. 

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If you get a call from an unknown caller trying to get you to 
chat, give minimal information or just Hang Up. Scammers 
can regenerate your voice from a 30 second sample.

Avoid overly friendly/charming matches on dating sites 
especially if they are accompanied with a "hard luck" story 
that may turn into a request for financial aid.

Check your credit card statements for reoccurring or one-
time charges that are unexplainable.

Stay current on scamming techniques by following fraud/
scam prevention sites. AARP, FBI, Los Angeles County are 
some good sites to start with.

Identity Theft Protection software and programs exist and 
may be worthwhile. They are outside of the scope of this article, 
but may be worthy of your research and consideration.

Share what you know with three friends this week and ask 
them to do the same. Let's teach each other how to avoid 
getting scammed. Shared knowledge is our best protection.

I speak for free and hold group discussions on how to fight 
scams. Please contact me at kstrubinski@yahoo.com if you 
would like me to speak with your group. Also please contact 
me if I have missed a scam technique here. I would like to 
add it to my (sadly) ever growing list.

Be safe,

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Mountain View News Saturday, May 17, 2025


Weather Wise

May is certainly being an interesting month. The weather 
was totally uncooperative for the Art Fair but brave Sierra 
Madreans went anyway! Good for us! I happened to tune 
into the Kentucky Derby on May 4th to see if Sierra Madre’s 
own Triple Crown winning jockey, Victor Espinoza, might 
be riding. He wasn’t. As you’ll recall, he won the Triple Crown 
in 2015 riding American Pharoah. I had the opportunity to 
interview Victor for the Mountain Views News after he won 
the Triple Crown and what started out to be a “yes” or “no” 
kind of interview turned into a magical time and Victor 
came alive when he started talking about his attachment to 
City of Hope. He donated 10% of his winnings to City of 
Hope and I’m sure he’s still doing that. Anyway, the track 
at Churchill Downs for the Derby was awash and mud was 
so thick that you could hardly see winning jockey, Junior 
Alvarado’s, face after he won on Sovereignty. 

May is full of events! Birthdays, school ending for 
granddaughters Jessie and Emily, anniversaries and 
preparing for graduations in June. 

I thought I’d take a look at all the other stuff we could be 
celebrating this month and the list is endless!

We missed National Chocolate Parfait Day, Cinco de Mayo, 
Save the Rhino Day and National No Pants Day. We did 
celebrate Mother’s Day and I still have flowers and cards up 
on my kitchen island from my wonderful family. 

Looking forward…

 May 17 – Learn to swim day, National Pack Rat Day, 
National Walnut Day, Plant a Lemon Tree Day. World Fiddle 
Day and World Whiskey Day, just to name a few.

 May 18 – National Cheese Souffle Day, National Visit 
Your Relatives Day, National No Dirty Dishes Day, World 
Baking Day, and Emergency Medical Services Day.

 May 19 – Malcolm X Day, National Devil’s Food Cake 
Day, Plant Something Day and National Family Doctor Day.

 May 20 – Eliza Doolittle Day, International Red 
Sneaker Day, National Be a Millionaire Day (let’s all get 
in on that one!), National High Heel Day, National Pick 
Strawberries Day, National Rescue Dog Day, World Bee Day 
and National Quiche Lorraine Day.

 May 21 – Eat More Fruits and Vegetables Day, 
International Tea Day, National Memo Day, National 
Talk Like Yoda Day, National Waitstaff Day and World 
Meditation Day. I could 
go on like this for the rest 
of the month but all these 
celebrations will leave us 
exhausted and begging for 
National Nap and Peace 
and Quiet Day.

In honor of Plant a Lemon 
Tree Day, the picture this 
week is one painted by 
my Dad some years ago of 
lemons during the Jurassic 
period. Also, in honor of 
Plant a Lemon Tree Day, 
here is a

recipe I tried this week 
that is terrific:

Whole Lemon Blender Bread

Preheat oven to 350, spray a 9 x 5 loaf pan with baking spray. 
I used the 9 x 5 and also a small pan as I didn’t want lemon 
batter all over my oven.

 1 very large (or 2 or 3 smaller) lemons

 1 cup granulated sugar

 ½ cup canola or vegetable oil

 1/3 cup sour cream (I used a small vanilla yogurt as I 
didn’t have sour cream)

 2 large eggs

 1 tsp. lemon extract

 2 cups all-purpose flour

 2-1/2 tsp. baking powder

 ½ tsp. kosher salt

Gather all ingredients, trim and discard lemon ends, cut into 
wedges and remove seeds. Place first 6 ingredients in your 
blender, puree them, then add the rest of the ingredients. 
Process until a smooth, thick batter is formed. Scrape down 
sides frequently. Pour into prepared pan and bake 50-55 
minutes till that good old toothpick comes out clean. Let 
it cool in the pan for about 20 minutes then spread a little 
butter on a slice and enjoy!

Look forward to May 26th – Memorial Day, National 
Blueberry Cheesecake Day, National Paper Airplane Day, 
National Sorry Day and World Dracula Day. The fun never 
ends!!

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6-Day Forecast Sierra Madre, Ca.

 Sun Sunny Hi 70s Lows 50s 

 Mon: Sunny Hi 70s Lows 50s 

 Tues: Sunny Hi 80s Lows 50s 

 Wed: Sunny Hi 80s Lows 50s

 Thur: Sunny Hi 80s Lows 50s 

 Fri: Sunny Hi 80s Lows 50s

Forecasts courtesy of the National Weather Service

SIERRA MADRE CITY MEETINGS

SIERRA MADRE CITY 

COUNCIL MEETING

May 27, 2025 5:30 pm

THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD 
IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS!

As part of the City of Sierra Madre’s 

COVID-19 transparency efforts and The 
Brown Act provides the public with an opportunity 
to make public comments at any 
public meeting. Public comment may also be 
made by e-mail to PublicComment@CityofSierraMadre.
com by 3:00 p.m. on the day of 
the meeting. 

Emails will be acknowledged at the Council 
meeting and filed into public record. The 
public may also comment in person at the 
meeting.

The meetings will be streamed live on Foothills 
Media website at foothillsmedia.org/sierramadre 
and broadcast on Government 

Access Channel 3 (Spectrum)..

1630 AM EMERGENCY RADIO & 

Free on-air publicity for local events

 Sierra Madre’s EMERGENCY radio station is now accepting scripts for 
Public Service Announcements (PSAs) about community events. PSAs 
will be broadcast on the air at no charge. The station operates 24/7 and can 
be heard at 1630 on the AM dial.

 Any local non-profit or non-commercial organization can have their 
event information broadcast to the public on Sierra Madre Community 
Information Radio. The station covers the city of Sierra Madre, plus 
surrounding areas of Pasadena, Arcadia, and Monrovia. 

Your event must:

• Benefit a non-commercial or non-profit entity
• Be open to the public
• Be of general interest to local citizens


Just 
write a Public Service Announcement that describes your event and 
e-mail it to radio@cityofsierramadre.com. 


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