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Wednesday, October 7, 2015

College Trustee Board Candidates Gather at PCC Election Forum Tuesday

College Trustee Board Candidates Gather at PCC Election Forum Tuesday

By EDDIE RIVERA, Community Editor

Following a tumultuous few years in which a troubled “porn professor” resigned after being threatened with firing, a Superintendent President was asked to resign at a cost of $403,000 to the district, and Pasadena City College was placed on probation by a regional accreditation review board, six candidates who have emerged to run for two vacant trustee board seats in the upcoming November 3 election.

Pasadena City College was placed on probation by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges in July for failing to comply with its own ethics, planning and communication policies. It has until October of 2017 to rectify its problems, or the college faces losing its academic accreditation entirely.

The six candidates appeared at Pasadena City College Tuesday evening for a candidates’ forum, hosted by the PCC Faculty Association.

Three of the six candidates — social scientist Martin Enriques, businessman and adjunct professor Tom Selinske, university professor James Osterling — are vying for the seat of resigned 30-year veteran Jeanette Mann in Area Two,

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Tuesday, October 6, 2015

LA Sheriff Search and Rescue Teams Prepare for Potential Swift Water Rescues During Possible Rainy El Niño Season

LA Sheriff Search and Rescue Teams Prepare for Potential Swift Water Rescues During Possible Rainy El Niño Season

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s 8 search-and-rescue (SAR) teams are training and planning for the anticipated El Niño storms predicted for L.A. County. Last weekend 36 SAR specialists trained for swift-water rescue response. The focus was land-based operations which primarily deal with how to rescue a victim safely out of a fast flowing river or channel without having to enter the water. Upcoming future training will certify these SAR team members as Swift-water Rescue Technicians. Many current SAR team members already possess this certification, which deals with how to rescue a person trapped in a river or channel by entering the water and making contact with them. Swift-water rescue responses are the highest level of risk to the public safety agencies who respond. One-third of all swift-water deaths are rescuers who attempt to save someone from a river or channel.

 

The 8 SAR teams consist of team members who live in the immediate area and they will be pre-identifying likely areas prone to flooding.

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Monday, October 5, 2015

AltadenaElection.org to Live-Stream Candidate Forum

AltadenaElection.org to Live-Stream Candidate Forum

AltadenaElection.org will be live-streaming the forum for Pasadena Area Community College District Trustee Area 2, held at the Altadena Library on Wednesday, October 7, 7:00-8:30 pm.

The forum features area 2 candidates Martin Enriques, James A.Osterling and Tom Selinske, and is hosted by Neighbors Building a Better Altadena (NBBA) and The League of Woman Voters Pasadena Area.

Pasadena Area Community College District Area 2, encompasses Altadena east of Lake Avenue, most of east Pasadena and all of Sierra Madre. Area 2 is one of three districts with seats up for election on November 3, 2015.

AltadenaElection.org is providing a live-stream of the event to enable voters who are unable to attend, but want to be able to make informed choices on Election Day. The live-stream will be through Altadena Election’s USTREAM channel, and can be viewed at www.AltadenaElection.org.

AltadenaElection.org is an independent source for Altadena Town Council election information. AltadenaElection.org is not affiliated with the Altadena Town Council.

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Sunday, October 4, 2015

Altadena’s First Best Fest Was a Hit

Altadena’s First Best Fest Was a Hit

Video and Story by MONICA TERADA | Click headline to see video

“Are you ready?” said Gerry O’Rourke, as he prepped his T-Shirt Canon for blast off.

“Three, two, one…”

Rourke’s canon shot out several t-shirts this Saturday morning at the Altadena Best Fest and was the hit attraction amongst kids.

“It’s so cool. I really want one in my bedroom,” said Scott Jameson, dripping in sweat from having run around trying to catch one of the shirts.

The festival took place on Mariposa St., where a section was blocked off from traffic, and several stands, food trucks, and even vintage trailers and campers came out for the “beautiful day,” as pointed out Johnny Agnew from Funky Junk Farms.

Agnew was one of the vintage trailers and campers exhibitors. According to him, it was a “great crowd” and he was “glad to be a part of it.”

The trailers ranged from big to small,

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Friday, October 2, 2015

The Best of the Best: Best Fest Takes to the Streets

The Best of the Best: Best Fest Takes to the Streets

You don’t have to be a millionaire to experience the best Altadena has to offer. This year’s Best Fest offers a sampling of the town’s very top art, food, music and retailers. The festival expanded from the grounds of the Altadena library and has now taken to the streets.

“It was only artists initially. It was just an art fair and it was only artists. And then we had a food booth. And then we added a few community things. So we just ran out of space,” said Dale Lacasella, a festival organizer. “Last year we had 45 booths and it was just too crowded. So we decided to take it to the street.”

This year Best Fest has over 90 vendors, live music and activities for all ages.

Best Fest grew out of an annual art show on Mariposa Street and now includes everything from vintage cars to pet adoptions and live music. The art show, formerly called Art on Millionaire’s Row,

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Friday, October 2, 2015

Big Draw LA offers Art Opportunities in Altadena and Pasadena

Big Draw LA offers Art Opportunities in Altadena and Pasadena

The Big Draw LA, a regional celebration of the art of drawing that has been attracting tens of thousands of Angelenos since 2010, will be held in Pasadena and Altadena this weekend.

On Saturday, October 3, the first of three Big Draw LA events in the area will occur as part of Altadena Best Fest from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Mariposa St. between El Molino and Marengo avenues. Entire familes may take part in group drawing or painting projects, created on a long scroll that can be folded up into a book-box The activitiy will be sponsored by the Urban Crop Circle.

BestFest is an annual festival that benefits the Altadena Library Foundation.

The next Big Draw event will be held on October 17th, from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., at Pasadena’s Memorial Park on Holly Street and Raymond Avenue. San Gabriel Valley Pride is sponsoring the event as part of the SGVP Festival that will also feature a classic car show,

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Thursday, October 1, 2015

Daring Rescue of Dog Nets PETA Award for First Responders

Daring Rescue of Dog Nets PETA Award for First Responders

Dog Who Fell 600 Feet Prompts PETA Call for Warning Signs at Cliffside

PETA’s Compassionate Action Award and Compassionate Police Department Award are on their way, respectively, to the Altadena Mountain Rescue Team and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department–Altadena Station after they rushed to the aid of a dog named Angel, who plummeted 600 feet down a cliff while on an unleashed run with his guardian. After two hours of searching, first responders found the frightened dog, who was stranded, and were able to whisk him to safety with the help of a specially made harness. Angel sustained only a minor scratch on his nose and was reunited with his guardian.

“Thanks to the persistence of these courageous first responders, this dog is safe and recovering at home,” says PETA Senior Director Colleen O’Brien. “PETA hopes their determination will inspire others to come to the aid of animals in need.”

PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to abuse in any way”—reminds all dog guardians to keep their animal companions near them on walks with a leash and a comfortable,

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Thursday, October 1, 2015

County Fire Adds Two Additional Superscoopers in Anticipation of Santa Ana Wind Fire Threat

County Fire Adds Two Additional Superscoopers in Anticipation of Santa Ana Wind Fire Threat

Photo credit Maarten Visser

Mayor Michael D. Antonovich announced that two additional CL-415 SuperScoopers will arrive for service in Los Angeles County on October 9 augmenting the two SuperScoopers currently leased from the government of Quebec.

The Los Angeles County Fire Department has leased the fire-fighting aircraft to prepare for widespread highly flammable conditions caused by a four-year drought, coupled with mandatory water restrictions which have stressed native and ornamental vegetation — conditions similar to those which led to the rapid spread of multiple catastrophic wildfires in Northern California.

In the event that early and significant El Nino rainfall arrives, the fire department is prepared to return of all four SuperScoopers as early as November.

SuperScoopers are a fixed-wing aircraft that can carry up to 1,620 gallons of water and take only 12 seconds to scoop water from a lake and inject it with fire-resistant foam – a combination up to three times more effective than water alone.

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Thursday, October 1, 2015

Two PCC Board Candidate Forums Scheduled for Altadena Voters

Two PCC Board Candidate Forums Scheduled for Altadena Voters

Two candidate forums that will help Altadena’s residents decide who to vote for during the upcoming Pasadena City College Board of Trustees election are scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, October 6th and 7th.

Area 2 encompasses East Altadena, East Pasadena and Sierra Madre.

The first Candidate Forum will feature both Area 2 and Area 4 candidates at the Westerbeck Recital Hall in the Center for the Arts on the PCC campus. It is co-sponsored by the PCC Faculty Association and the Pasadena Area League of Women Voters. The forum is from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Julie Kiotas, Faculty Association president, said PCC has faced unprecedented challenges, including recent sanctions by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges and “tumultuous relations between faculty, staff, administrators and the Board.”

“The November election offers the college a chance to begin the renewal process so that PCC can regain its equilibrium, begin to bring together as a team the faculty,

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Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Traffic Advisory as Sheriff’s Alert Public of Saturday Street Closure

Traffic Advisory as Sheriff’s Alert Public of Saturday Street Closure

The Altadena Station of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. said today that on Saturday October 3, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m., east Mariposa Street in Altadena will be closed between El Molino Street and Marengo Avenue.

“Join us for the Altadena Best Fest street festival, featuring the 6th Annual Art on Millionaire’s Row,” the announcement said.

Officials said there will be delicious food, an art festival, vintage car show and live entertainment.

For more information please visit www.altadenabestfest.com.

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