Friday, June 17, 2016

Altadena Town Council Issues Agenda for June 21, 2016

Diane Marcussen, Chair, Altadena Town Council has issued the agenda for the Council’s June 21, 2016 meeting to be conducted at the Altadena Community Center, 730 East Altadena Drive, starting at 7:00 p.m.

A pdf version is available by clicking here.

1. CALL TO ORDER

1.1. Pledge of Allegiance ___________________________ Councilmember
1.2. Roll Call _____________________________________ Recording Secretary, Damon Hobdy
1.3. Approve June 21, 2016 meeting Agenda

2. OFFICERS’ REPORTS

2.1. Chairman ____________________________________ Diane Marcussen
2.2. Vice Chairman ________________________________ Okorie Ezieme
2.3. Recording Secretary ___________________________ Damon Hobdy
2.3.1. Approve May 17, 2016 Meeting Minutes
2.4. Treasurer ____________________________________ Patricia Sutherlen
2.5. Corresponding Secretary _______________________ Billy Malone

3. PUBLIC SAFETY REPORTS

3.1. California Highway Patrol _______________________ Officer Mike Ulloa
3.2. Altadena Sheriff’s Station ______________________ Lt. Clay
3.3. Cert ________________________________________
3.4. County Fire __________________________________ Stephanie English

4. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

4.1.

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Altadena’s Crime Blotter for the Week of Saturday, June 11th

Sunday, June 5th

9:00 AM – A vehicle burglary occurred in the 2100 block of N. Lincoln Avenue. Suspect(s) entered the vehicle by shattering the window. Stolen: black iPhone 6.
5:25 PM – A vehicle was reported stolen from the 2200 block of Washington Boulevard. Vehicle was recovered by West Covina Police Department on 6/7/2016.

Monday, June 6th

12:30 PM – A vehicle burglary occurred in the 1700 block of N. Altadena Drive. Suspect(s) entered the vehicle by shattering the window. Stolen: women’s clothing and a rubber pool raft.
3:00 PM – A vehicle vandalism occurred in the 2400 block of Lincoln Avenue. Damage: shattered window.

Tuesday, June 7th

10:30 AM – A residential burglary occurred in the 10 block of E. Manor Street. Suspect(s) entered the residence via the unsecured window. Stolen: black X-Box game console.
4:00 PM – A grand theft from a residence occurred in the 2000 block of Midwick Drive.

Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Altadena Library Water Conservation Demonstration Garden

The Altadena Library District celebrates the Grand Opening of its new Water Conservation Demonstration Garden on Saturday, July 9 at 10:00 a.m. at the Altadena Library. Supervisor Mike Antonovich will be in attendance as well as the Altadena Library District Staff and Board and community members.

The garden includes such features as a Swale [a trench that follows the contour of the landscape to capture water and alleviate runoff], a Hugelkultur [a passive water collection technique with stacked logs covered in soil], and an Infiltration Pond [to collect water and allow for water percolation].

Visitors can learn about these techniques, along with many others, including drought tolerant plant selection, that can be used in home landscaping projects.

Major Funding for this project has been provided by a Los Angeles County Parks & Recreation District Proposition A Grant, District 5, Michael D. Antonovich, Supervisor.

Additional Funding and Support has been provided by:
• The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California through its member agency,

Friday, June 10, 2016

Altadena’s Crime Blotter for the Week of Saturday, June 4th

Sunday, May 29th

12:00 AM – A vehicle vandalism occurred in the 500 block of Mountain View Street. Damage: shattered side view mirror.
11:00 AM – A commercial burglary occurred in the 2300 block of E. Washington Boulevard. Suspect(s) entered the location by shattering the window. Stolen: unknown.

Monday, May 30th

5:00 PM – A vehicle burglary occurred in the 2100 block of N. Lincoln Avenue. Suspect(s) entered the vehicle by shattering the window. Stolen: currency.
6:00 PM – A petty theft from an unlocked vehicle occurred in the 1800 block of N. Roosevelt Avenue. Stolen: brown & gold Coach wallet, black leather wallet, credit cards and currency.
9:00 PM – Steven Pike, 24 years old of Pasadena was arrested in the 2100 block of N. El Sereno Avenue for assault with a deadly weapon and vehicle vandalism.

Tuesday, May 31st

7:33 PM – Lacelle Waller, 43 years old of Altadena was arrested in the area of Lake Avenue and Howard Street for resisting a peace officer,

Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Search and Rescue Missions in Nearby Wilderness Areas Soar

Rescues in the canyons and mountains north of Altadena have risen dramatically so far this year and will mark a 50 percent increase over last year if stranded and injured hikers and animals continue to require emergency responses at the current rate.

“We’ve been getting at least one to two calls per week in 2016 alone,” said Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff Daniel Paige, Coordinator for the volunteer Altadena Mountain Rescue Team.

Emergency calls have resulted in 58 rescue missions for the team since January, Paige said. This number compares to 88 for all of 2015.

“It’s too early to tell if it’s a substantially high number of calls being only halfway through the year, but we are definitely busy,” said Paige.

The team has responded to two deaths so far this year. Last month, 57-year-old San Diego doctor died while piloting a single engine airplane which crashed and burned at the 4,000 foot elevation on the rugged cliffside of Brown Mountain.

Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Summer Reading Program at Altadena Library for the Whole Family

Read–For the Win this summer with the Altadena Library starting June 14 and continuing for the next six weeks. The library will host a range of interesting free activities for Children, Teens, and Adults that encourage and support a love of reading. Participants also can win prizes for reaching their reading goals.

“We’ve a wonderful program planned for you – join us to discover all that our Library has to offer,” said Cassandra Stearns, Senior Librarian. “Our Summer Reading programs are for Teens and Adults, too!” Readers check-in, weekly, with their reading log for fun prizes such as free books and other items.

In addition to reading and giveaways, we are hosting weekly themed events, based on age, such as movies, games and presentations. For children, we will kick-off Summer Reading with a Wildlife Learning Center presentation with animals. For Teens, there will be an Anime-Drawing workshop, a Game Day and a Hike Meetup – to name a few. Two of the Adult presentations will be an Indie Authors Panel and NASA’s Juno Mission to Jupiter presented by JPL’s Theo Clarke.

Saturday, June 4, 2016

The 4th Annual Altadena Car Show to be Held at Farnsworth Park

Tim Smith’s, “American Freedom Fighter” a jet engine powered race car will be at the 4th annual Altadena Car Show.

The car show will start at 9:00 a.m. at Farnsworth Park in Altadena, 568 Mt. Curve Avenue. Featuring Law and Disorder playing live music, popcorn, face painting, snow cones, and vendor booths. There’s also grilling hot food served with ice cold drinks, fun for the whole family.

The Altadena car show is raising money to benefit the Sheriff’s Youth Explorer Program. “We hope you can come out next Saturday June 11th to support this fantastic cause.” Please call (626) 296-2105 for more information.

Thursday, June 2, 2016

Stratford School Hosts Commissioning Event for New Altadena Allen Campus

Stratford School, a Silicon Valley based, award-winning independent private school, recently recognized as a leader in Early Childhood STEM education by the White House, recently announced the opening of their new preschool through sixth grade Altadena Allen campus.

On Wednesday, June 8, at 10:00 a.m., Stratford will hold a commissioning ceremony to officially mark and celebrate the commencement of renovations at the new Altadena Allen campus. Local dignitaries, school officials, honored guests, founding families and their children, will be invited to place a hand on a tile creating a commemorative piece that symbolizes the little and big imprints of all in attendance, to be displayed when the campus opens in August.

Led by Judy Burbank, head of school, the first matriculating classes will consist of students in preschool through second grade.

Stratford provides an exceptional STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) education, where children are inspired to be creative problem-solvers, innovators, and leaders.

Immediately following the reception,

Thursday, June 2, 2016

Altadena’s Crime Blotter for the Week of Saturday, May 28th

Sunday, May 22nd

1:53 AM – A juvenile, 16 years old from San Bernardino was arrested in the 2200 block of El Sereno Avenue for being in possession of a firearm and criminal threats.

Monday, May 23rd

1:52 AM – Jeremy Sepulveda, 35 years old of Los Angeles was arrested in the area of Montana Street and Garfield Avenue for possession of marijuana.

6:45 PM – A residential vandalism occurred in the 700 block of E. Mariposa Street. The suspect shattered the front window. Suspect has been identified as the victim’s son.

Tuesday, May 24th

10:00 AM – A residential burglary occurred in the 1100 block of E. Palm Street. Suspect(s) entered the location via the patio door. Stolen: Craftsman drill, reciprocating saw, circular saw, and a PlayStation 3.

6:00 PM – A residential burglary occurred in the 800 block of E. Sacramento Street. Suspect(s) entered the location via the unlocked front door.

Wednesday, June 1, 2016

LASD Homicide Det’s Seek Info in Altadena Shooting Death, Present $20K Reward from Board of Supervisors

On Thursday, October 30, 2014, Victim Christopher Walker was shot to death near the intersection of Fair Oaks Avenue and Calaveras Street, Altadena, while patronizing a local restaurant. About 4:30 p.m., as Christopher sat on the outdoor patio, a light-colored sedan drove up. A passenger got out of the car and fired a gun multiple times at the young man, striking him.

Christopher was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Christopher was just 29 years old at the time of his death. He grew up in Altadena and was working in Los Angeles. He moved to Arizona just after high school for work, but recently moved back to be closer to family and friends. Christopher was the eldest of three children. He left behind his mother, father and two sisters.

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is offering a $20,000 reward in exchange for information leading to the apprehension and conviction of the suspect(s) responsible for the murder of Christopher Walker.