Reader Rewards! Easiest Way to Win CASH AND PRIZES VALUED AT $500 Survey link:
SURVEYMONKEY.COM/R/22VLF7D Entries extended to January 31
BMI-Survey Front TopStrip Ad.indd 1
1/17/2017 11:21:54 AM
STAY CONNECTED! sierramadreweekly.com
Thursday, January 26, 2017 - February 1, 2017
Your Voice, Your Community
Since 1996
Pasadena to Address ‘Violence Reduction Effort’ Tonight
COMPLIMENTARY COPY VOLUME 21, NO. 4
Meeting to address rise in crime and VRE taskforce BY TERRY MILLER
A
special public safety meeting is slated for Jan. 26 in Council Chambers at 6 p.m. Thursday. In the wake of recent violence in Pasadena, a special public safety meeting - in lieu of the regular January meeting - will address community concerns and discuss ways in which the city plans to curtail gang violence. The meeting is held by council members John Kennedy, Tyron Hampton, Gene Masuda and Steve Madison who serve as the foundation of the Public Safety Committee. Pasadena Chief of Police Phillip Sanchez mentioned the department’s
latest efforts to reduce violence in the city in his weekly e-newsletter Touching Base: “You may recall following the shootings in late December 2016 and early January 2017, the police department implemented the Violence Reduction Effort Taskforce (VRE) to mitigate the shootings, identify and arrest the suspect(s) responsible for the incidents. VRE follows our organizational philosophy of “prevention, intervention and enforcement” (PIE), which ensures the department is delivering the best possible police services. From Jan. 15 – 21, the SEE PAGE 6
Pasadena Teen Arrested With Firearm Near Santa Anita Mall BY TERRY MILLER
San Marino High School was on lockdown as police searched for a possibly armed 15-year-old student who was reported missing Tuesday by his parents,
LASD officials reported. Aldric Partovi, 15, was last seen about 9 a.m. at his home in the 600 block of SEE PAGE 6
Chief Sanchez will address the recent rash of violence in Pasadena.
– Photo by Terry Miller / Beacon Media News
Pasadena City Council Recap: An Efficient Hour of Work Council Commits Efforts to Trees, Public Art, Anti-Mansionization BY GUS HERRERA Although this past Monday’s meeting was one of their shortest in recent history, lasting little over an hour, the Pasadena City Council got right
down to business and accomplished quite a bit. The evening’s actions addressed a wide Newly-approved ordinance will now require public art installations
for a variety of city projects. Councilman Tyron Hampton praised city’s - Photo by Terry Miller/Beacon Media News
SEE PAGE 6 tree maintenance.
THE LARGEST Saturday, Feb. 4 ONE OF CAMP FAIRS ON + 100 CAMPS FOR BOYS +GIRLS K-12 THE WEST COAST! WESTRIDGE SCHOOL • Free Admission • Learn more at Westridge.org/SOF