- Chair Gino Sund announced that the county has filed suit against Sahag Mesrob Armenian Christian School, asking it to vacate its unpermitted Palm St. campus. The county has filed for a restraining order, and there will be a court hearing in Pasadena on Monday at 8:30. If the restraining order is granted, the school must vacate immediately. If not, the lawsuit goes forward, and it could take a year or more to resolve.
- The council approved two proclamations: one honoring Sara Carnahan for her years of service (Carnahan is the Altadena Chamber of Commerce’s Citizen of the Year); and declaring February “Scholars Month” in honor of the Bright Futures Scholars.
- Sheriff Capt. Roosevelt Blow said there had been three shootings so far this year, all gang-related: Jan 2 , a male and female were shot near the tennis courts at the 700 block of Loma Alta drive. Joseph Nichols Earl, 23, was taken into custody Jan. 16 in Pasadena on that shooting. Also Jan. 2, a 20-year-old male was shot in the leg on Tola Ave. Investigators found out about this shooting when they were at the hospital interviewing victims of the previous shooting and the victim was brought in. Blow said that investigators were at a “stalemate” in the latter shooting, as no one — including the victim and neighbors — is cooperating.
On Jan. 10, at about 6:45 PM, deputies received a call about shots fired at the 2200 block of El Sereno. A motorcycle and another vehicle were found to be damaged by gunshots. Two suspects denied involvement, but deputies did gunshot residue test on them and evidence was sent to the crime lab. One of the suspects was taken into custody on out-of-state felony robbery warrant.Blow also said that an annual report of Altadena station activities would be available soon.
- In response to concerns about the recent round of door-ro-door solicitors in town, Blow said to contact the Altadena station if they seem suspicious. If dissatisfied with the response, ask to talk to Lt. Shiela Sanchez.
- Barbara Pearson of the Altadena Library said that Shirlee Smith was appointed to a vacant library board seat. The board will also look at final plans for the library renovation at their meeting, Monday at 5 PM at the main library community room. Plans are available at the library website.
- Councilmember Ruth Neilan Edwards said that an election committee was recently formed (consisting of three members of the council, three from the community, and an appointee from the councll chairman). The committee will review all election rules and make recommendations to the board before the 2009 elections.
Gino Sund said…
The court hearing is scheduled for Tuesday January 27th at 8:30 a.m. in the North East District (Pasadena) of Superior Court, Department P.
Gino Sund
Thursday, January 22, 2009 at 10:07 AM