Rare Super-Moon to Rise March 20, Friday P.10 Thursday, March 19, 2015 - March 25, 2015
LOCAL NEWS
San Gabriel City Council Selects Jason Pu as Mayor P. 17
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Volume 19, No. 12
Community News, Arts & Opinions Since 1996
7th Annual Norooz at LACMA, Los Angeles Sunday, March 22
Water Wisely for a Beautiful Garden and Landscape P. 16
SPORTS
Temple City Runs Away With 6-1 Victory Over Pasadena P.19
Maranatha Crashes Out of CIF State Championships After Falling to Crespi High School P. 21
ENTERTAINMENT The Pasadena Playhouse’s Executive Director Set to Depart End of April P. 11 Mi Historia Mi Manera Visits Altadena P. 10
BUSINESS
CA Leading Nation to Stop Growing Energy Waste Say Top Consumer Experts P. 28
California housing market bounces back in February after slow start to year P. 22
EDUCATION
Suspension of State’s Accountability Measurement System Approved P. 31
PUSD Parent Leaders Honored at Pasadena Education Network Event P. 29
Nowruz, or Norooz is celebrated in many cities but the most elaborate is at LACMA this Sunday.
-Photos by Terry Miller
Five Acres Strives to Help More Los Angeles Foster Kids Five Acres completed their “Boy 5A” fostering campaign with the adoption (purchase of) a four-foot sculpture. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Foundation has bought the artistic piece in the form of a donation to Five Acres Permanency Campaign in the amount of $10,000. Likened to the “Cow on Parade” in Chicago and the “Community of Angels Project” in Los Angeles, the Boy 5A Project was designed to educate the public on the crisis that is the current foster care system. Five Acres’ mission with the Boy 5A Project was to help bring heightened awareness and create a sense of urgency for the more than 20,000 children currently living in the Los Angeles foster care system.
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Norooz, the Iranian New Year which is the beginning of the spring in harmony with the rebirth of nature, will occur from 3:45 -11 p.m. on Friday, March 20th, 2015 (PST). According to Dr. Nazee Rofagha, who has led the last eight years of celebrations in Pasadena, “The mission of Norooz in Pasadena is to familiarize nonIranian communities of Pasadena and the greater San Gabriel Valley with the rich, peaceful and ancient culture of Iran.” While she is not involved in an event this year, we recommend one of the best celebrations which will be at LACMA Sunday. Farhang Foundation, in collaboration with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), hosts its seventh annual Norooz festival at the museum. Celebrate the arrival of spring with a full day of activities taking place throughout LACMA’s campus, including live performances, music, storytelling for SEE PG. 12
Azusa Council Incumbents Begin New Terms in Office by joe taglieri
Boy 5A Sculptor Matthew “Scout” Segotta – Photo by Berkshire Hathaway realtor and foundation member Matt McIntyre
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Three City Council members who recently won re-election took their oaths of office Monday before a standing-room-only crowd that filled the Azusa Auditorium. Mayor Joe Rocha, who has held the office since 2007, ran unopposed and garnered more than 1,700 votes. Rocha was first elected to the council in 1997. “As a teacher I never had to shy away from anyone, I never had to hide when I saw a former teacher or parents coming because I am fair,” Rocha said. “As your mayor, I have not had to hide from any of you. You might SEE PG. 17
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