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TWO OF FOUR CANDIDATES FOR PASADENA CHIEF OF POLICE REVEALED
Commander Cheryl Moody and Interim Chief John Perez on Shortlist Terry MILLER tmiller@beaconmedianews.com
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asadena Independent has confirmed that Interim Chief John Perez is on the final-four short-list of candidates for the permanent position of Pasadena Police Chief. In addition, this newspaper has
learned that Commander Moody of Pasadena PD is also on that shortlist. The comprehensive process to select Pasadena's next chief of police has been ongoing and inclusive and the city manager hopes to have it completed early in 2019. Initially, we knew of only two SEE CANDIDATES PAGE 10
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PUSD HQ for Sale Staff WRITER editorial@beaconmedianews.com
The Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) has issued a request for qualifications (RFQ) from parties and/or individuals interested in acquiring PUSD’s headquarters through a SEE FOR SALE PAGE 10
PASADENA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HONORS GERALD FREENY
City of Pasadena Sued Over Political and Religious Discrimination
Annual President’s Breakfast celebrates 2019 Tournament of Roses and First African-American President
Claremont Institute's Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence files lawsuit against Western Justice Center as well Staff WRITER editorial@beaconmedianews.com
The Claremont Institute’s Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence filed a
complaint in federal district court on Nov. 28 on behalf of the Pasadena Republican Club challenging political and religious discrimination by the SEE SUED PAGE 11
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The Pasadena Chamber of Commerce will honor 2019 Tournament of Roses Association President
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Favorite ‘A Christmas Story’ Returns to Sierra Madre Playhouse
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Gerald Freeny at the annual President’s Breakfast at the Hilton Pasadena on Thursday, Dec. 6. Breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m. followed by a festive SEE FREENY PAGE 11
Gerald Freeny. - Photo by Terry Miller / Beacon Media News
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Final EIR for the 710 Freeway Corridor Reveal Next Steps On Nov. 28, State Senator Anthony J. Portantino and California Secretary of Transportation Brian Annis held a press conference to present the final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the 710 Freeway Corridor to the public. Spanning 60 years, the completion of the 710 Freeway from Valley Boulevard in Alhambra to the 210 Freeway in Pasadena has been one of the most complex transportation projects in California history. It is hoped that the final EIR release will end the six decade conflict. The signed and adopted EIR formally adopts a local street improvement alternative to the multibillion dollar 8-lane tunnel proposed 15 years ago to replace the originally proposed surface freeway route. The initial freeway proposal triggered debate on this issue going back to the Eisenhower administration. Caltrans has long sought to complete the 710 Freeway, first above
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ground, and then via a tunnel. For 60 years, South Pasadena and Alhambra were on opposite sides of the freeway dispute. Today, mayors from both cities were on hand to welcome the singing of the EIR and have been working collaboratively to solve local transportation needs in both cities. Over the past 20 years, coalitions of cities lined up supporting both sides of the dispute but ultimately the opposition and substantial costs to complete the tunnel with limited environmental benefit sunk the tunnel.
In 2017, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority voted to pursue a local alternative to the tunnel. Senator Portantino also unveiled his plan to introduce legislation to formally remove the tunnel from the streets and highways code and to help facilitate the sale of Caltrans owned properties currently in the hands of non-profits. Read More at, PasadenaIndependent.com under News
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Communal Motivation: Arcadia Doctor’s Passion is Her Fuel for Motivation Table of Contents News & Community. . 2-4, 10-11 Crime Blotters . . . . 5 Break Time. . . 6 Calendar of Events . . . 7 Arts & Entertainment . . . 9 Featured Page Healthcare Enrollment 411 12 Education . . . 13 Business . . . 14 Lifestyle . . . 15 Opinion . . . 16 Classifieds . . . 18 Sports . . . 18-19 - STAFF BOX CEO Jesse Dillon COO Andrea Olivas Operations Manager Amelia Lucero News Editor / Photographer Terry Miller Production Designer Jose Virrueta Copy Editor Fabiola Diaz Weekly Contributors Greg Aragon Susan Motander May S. Ruiz Emily G. Peters Galen Patterson Aaron Valdez Sales Fred Bankston José Luis Correa Legal Advertising Annette Reyes Jessica Knight Accounting Vera Shamon Editorial editorial@beaconmedianews.com Production production@beaconmedianews. com Social Media Social@beaconmedianews.com Advertising advertising@beaconmedianews. com Distribution distribution@beaconmedianews. com Accounting accounting@beaconmedianews.com Marketing marketing@beaconmedianews.com General Inquiries info@beaconmedianews.com
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Part 2: Helping and serving others is a source of happiness Hansol hwang, Editorial Intern editorial@beaconmedianews.com
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n my opinion, the best example of an entity that is constantly motivated is the sun. It’s a great ball of fire that burns every single second of its life until it eventually has to burn out one day. This 4.5 billion year old star has been burning with passion ever since. On the other hand, the passion, drive and motivation experienced by humans can die out fairly quickly. This made me wonder, “How does one stay passionate, motivated, and burn just as long as the sun?” That is why in this installment of Communal Motivation I decided to speak with Dr. Jonie Chung, a chiropractic doctor who resides in Arcadia and has been in the practice for 15 years in the cities of Diamond Bar and
Monrovia. Chung’s love for her family and her dedication and passion in serving others through her work is what keeps the fire alive and burning inside of her. Her work in helping others is what makes her happy. “I just feel happy because ... a person can come in with a lot of pain and tears in their eyes and leave the same day 60 to 80 percent better with one treatment. I like how I can see results right away,” Chung said. “It’s ... to make someone's pain go away, so it is very rewarding to at least go through the steps so I can see them coming in not even standing up and leaving like 30 minutes later walking out the door more straight and with less pain.” Additionally, the expressions of joy the patients are left with on their faces also leave a lasting impression on Chung. She works long hours
from 8 a.m. - 7 p.m., and sometimes even closing later than that, but she still enjoys waking up in the morning and going to work. In addition to looking forward to work, she also has another reason as to why she looks forward to waking up in the morning. She jokingly said, “As a parent you are kind of forced to [wake up].” Regardless, Chung does feel exhaustion despite how rewarding and fulfilling her career is. “Sometimes it is like exercise all day long. Sometimes it can be non-stop; especially Saturday it could be four hours straight of seeing patients without sitting down once, but it goes fast because I like it.” In times of exhaustion and reaching her limit, she has her ways of recuperating. One of the ways she recharges is by “taking a nap” - a simple, yet universal method that can be accessible by most people. Chung’s practice, Better
In this last installment of Communal Motivation, passion can be a fuel for motivation. - Courtesy photo
Health Chiropractic, is located at 1130 S. Diamond Bar Blvd., Diamond Bar, CA 91765 and 120 W. Olive Ave. Monrovia, CA 91016.
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Pasadena Tournament of Roses Debuts Sip & Savor
The Justice Bus helping clients with VA benefits, student loans, and creditor harassment at a workshop in October 2017. – Facebook, @OneJustice
Free Naturalization and General Immigration Legal Clinic in Monrovia For low-income Californians through the Justice Bus Project OneJustice’s Justice Bus Project will partner with Immigration Resource Center of San Gabriel Valley (IRCSGV) to provide a free legal clinic for individuals in need of naturalization and general immigration assistance. The clinic will be held on Dec. 8 from
11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at 303 W. Colorado Blvd. in Monrovia. Space for this clinic is limited. To make an appointment, call (323) 739-8093. Individuals attending the clinic will receive advice from licensed attorneys regarding naturalization
and general immigration and, when possible, application assistance. During the clinic, individuals with appointments will meet one-on-one with volunteer attorneys for naturalization applications, immigration screening, basic advice, assistance, and/or referrals.
A new end-of-year celebration debuts with the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Sip & Savor. On the event menu is an impressive array of offerings for all ages from many of Southern California’s favorite eateries and culinary brands, along with wines and craft brews from throughout the Golden State, plus an exciting line-up of entertainment and up-close viewing of Rose Parade float decorating. The event takes over the Rosemont Pavilion/ Jackie Robinson Memorial Field near the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena from Dec. 28-30 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Various ticket prices and packages are available, ranging from general admission of $15 to a deluxe VIP package of $150, and can be purchased in-person at the event or here. As part of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Sip & Savor experience, guests can visit the Rosemont Pavilion,
a workshop of color, imagination, and ingenuity. Inside guests will see hundreds of skilled volunteers painstakingly hand-applying millions of florals to incredibly designed Rose Parade floats. With wide-eyed wonder, guests can personally witness the parade floats slowly taking shape. “Our entire team is immensely proud to partner with the Tournament of Roses to take the Rose Parade experience to a whole new level,” states Craig Bugajski, CEO of Artistic Entertainment Services (AES). “As the producers of Sip & Savor, it’s a terrific opportunity for us to take an iconic event like the Rose Parade and build upon the success of this historic brand with this new and exciting event.”
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Donate Blood and Receive an Amazon Gift Card Come to give by Dec. 19 and receive a $5 Amazon.com gift card in thanks
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Local Police Agencies Target Street Takeover/Sideshow Events Task force includes Arcadia, Monrovia, and Sierra Madre police departments among others Due to recent street takeover and sideshow events happening in San Gabriel Valley cities, local police agencies have joined to form the West San Gabriel Valley Traffic Task Force. The WSGV Traffic Task Force consists of members from the Arcadia, El Monte, Alhambra, Sierra Madre, San Marino, and the Monrovia
police departments. Officers assigned to the task force will work proactively to combat street takeovers and associated events in and around the West San Gabriel Valley. There will be zerotolerance for any unlawful activity. Over the coming days, the task force will be deploying resources to monitor
events associated with the anniversary of the death of Paul Walker. Task force officers encourage anyone attending memorial events to participate in a lawful manner. Any unlawful activity will result in zerotolerance enforcement. This includes enforcement in public parking lots such as shopping or business lots.
The American Red Cross has an urgent need for blood and platelet donors to give now to ensure blood is available for medical treatments and emergencies during the holiday season. Blood and platelet donations often decline during the holidays. Regular donors are busy with holiday activities, and travel and severe winter weather may cause blood drive cancellations. Yet donations remain critical for patients like 4-year-old Wyatt Monacelli who is in the midst of intense chemotherapy treatments for leukemia. He has received a number of transfusions since his diagnosis in June and will likely need more. “We are fortunate to have had so many donors give the gift of life to our child so far throughout the course of his treatment, and even more so, we are lucky to have had a supply of blood available for him when he needed it,” said Julianna Monacelli, Wyatt’s mother. Donors are urged to give now to ensure that families like Wyatt’s don’t have to worry about the availability of blood this winter. In thanks for helping meet the urgent need around the holidays, all those who come to donate blood or platelets now through Dec. 19 will receive a $5 Amazon.com gift card via email. (Restrictions apply; see amazon.com/ gc-legal. More information and details are available at RedCrossBlood.org/Together.) Make an appointment to donate blood or platelets by downloading the free American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or calling 1-(800)733-2767. Another way to help keep
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the blood supply strong is to host a Red Cross blood drive this winter. To learn more about hosting a blood drive and to sign up, visit RedCrossBlood.org/HostADrive. Upcoming blood donation opportunities Arcadia - Dec. 3: 2 - 7 p.m., The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, 1881 S. 1st Ave. - Dec. 17: 1 - 7 p.m., The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration Monrovia - Dec. 6: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Monrovia High School, 845 W. Colorado Blvd. Pasadena - Nov. 27: 12:15 p.m. 7:30 p.m., Pasadena Blood Donation Center, 133 N.
Altadena Dr., Suite 103 - Nov. 28: 12:15 p.m. 7:15 p.m., Pasadena Blood Donation Center - Nov. 29: 10:45 a.m. 5:45 p.m., Pasadena Blood Donation Center - Nov. 30: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., Maranatha High School, 169 S. Saint John Ave. - Nov. 30: 8:15 a.m. 3:15 p.m., Pasadena Blood Donation Center - Dec. 1: 7:45 a.m. - 3 p.m., Pasadena Blood Donation Center Read More at, ArcadiaWeekly.com, PasadenaIndependent.com under Community
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ARCADIA Nov. 18 At approximately 9:13 p.m., an officer responded to a residence in the 100 block of West Pamela Road regarding a domestic disturbance report. The officer discovered a verbal altercation between a husband and wife escalated resulting in the husband grabbing the wife by her arm and pushing her causing her to bruise her arms and leg. The 28-year-old male from Arcadia was arrested. Nov. 19 Just after 5:45 a.m., officers responded to the Santa Anita Mall, 400 S. Baldwin Ave., regarding the activation of an Arcadia PD GPS tracking device attached to a bicycles. The officer located two suspects in possession of the stolen bicycle and the suspects’ bolt cutter. A 31-yearold male from Pasadena and a 32-year-old female from Hawthorne were arrested. Nov. 20 Around 2:45 p.m., an officer responded to KGS Electronics, 418 E. Live Oak Ave., regarding a fraud report. An investigation revealed unknown suspect(s) hacked into the owner’s email and instructed customers to pay their outstanding invoices by using a fraudulent wire transfer method. One customer paid their invoice through the fraudulent wire transfer system for the amount of $52,000. The legitimate payment went to an unknown
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account in Mexico. The investigation has been deferred to the FBI for further investigation. Nov. 21 Shortly after 1:02 p.m., an officer responded to the area of Old Ranch Road and Huntington Drive regarding a sexual battery report. The victim stated she was walking her dog in the area when an unknown suspect groped her buttocks. The suspect then fled on foot. He is described as a Hispanic male, 18 to 20-years-old, 6-foot-1, with a thin build, a bald head, no facial hair, and seen wearing a white T-shirt and grey basketball shorts. Nov. 22 Around 5:12 p.m., an officer responded to an injury traffic collision involving a vehicle that had crashed into a pole near 2700 Caroline Way. The officer located the vehicle in the 300 block of Las Tunas Drive and, upon contacting the driver, detected a strong odor of alcohol emitting from his breath. Through a series of tests, the officer determined the suspect was driving with a blood alcohol content of .224 percent. The 54-year-old male from El Monte was arrested. Nov. 23 Just before 9:15 p.m., an officer responded to a residence in the 00 block of Christina Street regarding a burglary report. An investigation revealed unknown suspects cut a window screen,
entered through an open window, ransacked the home, and fled with passports, cash, social security cards, electronics, and a spare key to her vehicle. No suspects were seen and no witnesses were located. Nov. 24 Shortly after 9:43 a.m., an officer responded to Lao Xi’er Noodle House, 600 E. Live Oak Ave., regarding a commercial burglary report. Surveillance footage revealed an unknown suspect threw a rock through the front glass door and fled with the cash register, $100 cash, and a can of soda. The suspect is described as a male, approximately 30 to 40-years-old, with brown hair and a large build. The investigation is ongoing. At approximately 3:17 p.m., an officer responded to the Santa Anita Mall, 400 S. Baldwin Ave., regarding a theft report. The loss prevention employee witnessed the 28-year-old male from Palmdale steal $560 worth of merchandise from Abercrombie and Fitch. The suspect was arrested and transported to the Arcadia City Jail for booking.
MONROVIA Nov. 18 At 1:20 a.m., a caller reported a male subject spray painting graffiti on a wall in the 1600 block of South Myrtle at the Monrovia Train
Station. When officers arrived, the subject had fled the area. While the officers were searching for the suspect, one of the officers saw him spray painting another wall three blocks south of the Train Station. When the officer attempted to stop him, the suspect ran, but he was eventually apprehended. He had vandalized a total of 14 businesses and properties. Nov. 19 At 9:28 a.m., two residents in the 300 block of Fowler and the 700 block of West Foothill reported someone had taken the catalytic converters off their vehicles sometime during the night. At 3:56 p.m., a resident in the 200 block of East Lime reported her son was in her garage even though he was told to stay away from the property and has been arrested for trespassing in the past. Nov. 20 At 8:14 a.m., an employee of a business in the 900 block of South Primrose arrived to work and discovered someone had stolen catalytic converters from six of the company vehicles. All six vehicles were parked in front of the business in an unsecure parking lot. At 9:51 a.m., a resident in the 200 block of East Los Angeles walked outside his home and discovered someone had stolen the tailgate off his pickup truck sometime during the night. This investigation is continuing.
At 10:26 p.m., an employee of a store in the 1600 block of South Mountain reported a customer had presented a fraudulent driver’s license while attempting to purchase an item using store credit. The employee refused to complete the transaction and called the police. The customer ran out of the store. An area search was conducted, but the suspect was not located. Nov. 21 At 4:07 p.m., a caller reported a road-rage incident that had just occurred in the 100 block of South Myrtle. The suspect drove alongside the caller and threw a large rock through her open window, striking her leg. The suspect fled the area and could not be located by officers. At 7:06 p.m., a resident in the 600 block of Royal Oaks reported a motorist had just collided into three parked vehicles and then fled the area. Officers responded and located the motorist still in the area. The driver was found to be under the influence of drugs. After field sobriety tests were conducted, she was arrested for DUI. Nov. 23 At 2:59 a.m., an officer observed a traffic violation in the 800 block of West Foothill and stopped the vehicle. A computer check revealed the female driver was listed as armed and dangerous with a no-bail warrant out of Sacramento. The warrant was
confirmed and the female was arrested without incident.
SIERRA MADRE Nov. 19 A woman called at about 3:33 a.m., to report that a man was trying to get into her parked vehicle. Officers arrived at the 300 block of North Baldwin Avenue and contacted the subject who was found to be intoxicated. The man was arrested and transported to the Pasadena PD Jail for booking. Nov. 20 A male riding a bicycle in the 100 block of South Sunnyside Avenue was stopped at about 1:39 a.m. for a vehicle code violation. Upon further investigation, it was discovered that the bicyclist was in possession of narcotic paraphernalia, and three identification cards belonging to other people, he also had two outstanding warrants. The subject was arrested and transported to the Pasadena PD jail. Nov. 25 Officers responded to a call for service at about 2:40 a.m. regarding a vehicle speeding around the area of Auburn Avenue and Sierra Madre Boulevard. Officers located a vehicle in that area. After contacting the driver of the vehicle, officers administered field sobriety tests. It was determined that the driver was driving under the influence of alcohol. The subject was arrested.
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FRIday - NOVEMBER 30 Tree Lighting Ceremony in the Playhouse District, at 7 p.m. (39 S. El Molino Ave., Pasadena, CA 91101). There will be provide complimentary hot chocolate and coffee, live music, a performance by the Bob Baker Marionette Theater, and more. Admission is free. For more information, visit PasadenaPlayhouse.org. - PASADENA
Open Mic Night dec 5 @ 7 - 10 p.m.
Shawn Jones Band at Arcadia Blues Club, from 7 – 11:30 p.m. (16 E. Huntington Drive, Arcadia, CA 91006). Tickets are $10 if purchased in advance online or $15 at the door. For more information, visit ArcadiaBluesClub.com. – ARCADIA
Musicians Open Mic Night at Myrtle Tree Garden Café & Market, Dec. 5 from 7 – 10 p.m. (405 S. Myrtle Ave., Monrovia, CA 91016). Enjoy an evening of music, both vocal and instrumental, from new and established artists or perform yourself. For more information, visit MyrtleTreeCafe.com. - MONROVIA
Battle of the Badges at Monrovia High School Basketball Gym, from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. (845 W. Colorado Blvd., Monrovia, CA 91016). Watch Monrovia PD and Monrovia Fire & Rescue battle it out on the court while you enter for a chance to win a 65-inch TV. Tickets are $5 and will benefit the American Cancer Society. For more information, visit CityOfMonrovia.org. – MONROVIA Jack Skellington Paint Night at Pacific Plate Brewing Co., from 7 – 8 p.m. (1999 S. Myrtle Ave., Monrovia, CA 91016). Unleash your inner Tim Burton while you sip and paint with friends. Admission is $20 and includes acrylic paint and an 11-by-14-inch canvas. For more information, visit @PacificPlateBrewing on Facebook. – MONROVIA Social Dance Party at Dance Street Studio, from 8:30 – 10 p.m. (780 S. Arroyo Parkway, Pasadena, CA 91105). Everyone is welcome to enjoy a night of dancing tango, waltz, salsa, swing, foxtrot and more as the DJ mixes traditional and popular songs that cater to all ages. This event is free by registering through Eventbrite. For more information, visit DanceStreetCA. com or call (626) 791-7746. – PASADENA
SATURday - DECEMBER 1 Winter Nights at Westfield Santa Anita, from 6 – 8 p.m. (400 S. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia, CA 91007). Take advantage of the synthetic ice rink, music, hot cocoa station, and artificial snow on The Promenade. Admission is free. For more information, visit Westfield.com/ santaanita. - ARCADIA Holiday Karaoke Kick Off at One Colorado, from 6 – 9 p.m. (41 Hugus Alley, Pasadena, CA 91103). Take the mic and sing in the season accompanied by a live band. Then make decorations for trees being donated to Union Station Homeless Services Family Center. Admission is free. Visit OldPasadena.org. – PASADENA Vince Neil of Mötley Crüe at The Rose, at 6 p.m. (245 E. Green St., Pasadena, CA 91101). The legendary front man of Mötley Crüe performs all the band’s hits on his “The Legacy Continues Tour.” Tickets range from $58 to $88. For more information, visit WhereMusicMeetsTheSoul.com. - PASADENA Chub Stogy Xmas Bash at Nano Café, from 9 p.m. to midnight (322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre, CA 91024). Gather your friends and spend the night dancing and drinking. Admission is free but food and
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Sunday - DECEMBER 2 “A Christmas Story” at the Sierra Madre Playhouse, Dec. 2 at 2:30 p.m. ((87 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre, CA 91024). Experience the heartwarming story of Ralphie and his Midwestern family at Christmastime. Tickets range from $25 to $45. For more information, visit SierraMadrePlayhouse.com. - SIERRA MADRE Winterfest at Santa Anita Park, from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. (285 W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia, CA 91007). Ride on a horse-drawn carriage, go ice skating, eat and drink seasonal favorites, and listen to live music. GA is $5 but there are packages available for purchase online. For more information, visit SantaAnita.com. – ARCADIA “A Christmas Carol” at A Noise Within, at 2 p.m. (3352 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91107). Revisit Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim and Scrooge in this musically merry production. Tickets range from $25 to $66. For more information, visit ANoiseWitin.org. - PASADENA
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Community Menorah Lighting at Arcadia Transit Plaza, from 5:30 – 7 p.m. (445 W. Duarte Road, Arcadia, CA 91007). All are welcome, hosted by Chabad of Arcadia and Temple City. There will be festive music, and Chanukah crafts. Admission is free. For more information, visit JewsihArcadia.com. – ARCADIA
Moonlight Forest at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Gardes, from 5:30 – 10 p.m. (301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia, CA 91007). For more information, visit Arboretum.org. - ARCADIA
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TUEsday - DECEMBER 4 Tuesday Musicale at Pasadena Central Library, at 12:30 p.m. (285 E. Walnut St., Pasadena, CA 91101). On the program will be a string quartet by Schubert; a violin solo, variations on “A Carnival of Venice” played by Roberta Wilcox; Piano Sonata by Schubert, played and narrated by Louise Earhart. This concert is free. For more information, call at (626) 537-1735. – PASADENA Songwriter Serenade at Matt Denny’s Ale House, from 7 – 9:30 p.m. (145 E. Huntington Drive, Arcadia, CA 91007). Wade Biery, Eric Chase, Chauncey Bowers, and Rags & Bones will all perform. Admission is free. For more information, visit JCHyke.com. – ARCADIA
Wing Hop Fung Annual Holiday Party at The W Bar at Wing Hop Fung, from 6 – 8:30 p.m. (400 S. Baldwin Ave. #2185, Arcadia, CA 91007). Spend an evening among friends tasting over 50 wines and champagnes. Tickets are $48. For more information, visit Eventbrite.com. – ARCADIA Tree Lighting and Holiday Parade at Library Park, from 6 – 9:30 p.m. (321 S. Myrtle Ave., Monrovia, CA 91016). The tree will be lit at 6 p.m. followed by the parade at 7 p.m. This event is free. For more information, visit CityOfMonrovia.org. - MONROVIA
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Travel Back in Time in Pasadena Five historic homes, demonstration garden, food trucks and entertainment highlight 12th Garfield Heights Tour The Los Angeles Times called it “Time travel within reach.” Now you can discover the history and beauty of one of Pasadena’s most notable historic neighborhoods at the Garfield Heights Landmark District Tour next Sunday, Dec. 2, from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Five homes in the Garfield Heights Landmark District will be featured including the home of an early business baron; a peek at the gardens of the Italianate Victorian Gilmore House. This year’s tour, Garfield Heights’ 12th event, also includes a sweetly restored Victorian cottage radiating its original charm, a charming Victorian house featured in the Los Angeles Times in 2000, a restored Arts-and-Crafts home with a sparkling kitchen makeover and a Craftsman cottage with
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a delightful back garden. There will also be a demonstration garden tended by a Master Gardener, with alternating garden and tree demonstrations occurring on the hour and halfhour.
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Celebrate With Carols and Choirs in Arcadia
“Joy in This Place” will be the holiday music theme for a Carol-Sing/Cookie-Feast hosted by the Women’s Association of the Arcadia Presbyterian Church. Everyone is invited to taste some wonderful homemade Christmas cookies and sing favorite carols on Sat., Dec. 4, at 3 p.m. Several magnificent choirs will be featured. Tabitha Henken will direct
the combined choirs of Westminster Gardens, Royal Oaks Manor, and New Hope Presbyterian Church. The 77-voice Arroyo High School Choir will be directed by Jennifer Stanley. Pianist John Brunn will accompany both groups. Ms. Henken will open the festivities with carols played on the church’s beautiful three-manual organ. A cantata, “Joy in
This Place,” is the centerpiece of the choral offerings by the combined choirs. The program will conclude with everyone joining to sing Handel’s glorious “Hallelujah Chorus.” This is a marvelous opportunity to usher in the holiday season. The Presbyterian Church is located at 121 Alice St. in Arcadia. For more information, call (626) 445-7470.
Make Your Way Downtown With Monrovia Historic Preservation Group On Saturday, Dec. 1, the Monrovia Historic Preservation Group (MOHPG) will conduct another walking tour of Downtown Monrovia. The cost of the tour is $5 per person with proceeds directly benefiting
MOHPG. The tour covers past and present information about the town and some of the many aspects which make Monrovia such a unique place in which to live. The tour starts at 10
a.m. at the southeast corner of Myrtle and Palm avenues and lasts about two hours. Vintage photographs are used to show what the town looked like over 100 years ago. To date over 100 people have taken the tour.
CSArts-SGV and mediaV Premiere ‘The Merry Lives of Windsor High’ May s. ruiz MayChu@att.net
(Left to Right) Jackson Kendall, Bradley Bundlie, Andrea Stradling, Andre Mora, and Richard Van Slyke. – Courtesy photo / John Dlugolecki
Favorite ‘A Christmas Story’ Returns to Sierra Madre Playhouse Fran SYVERSON syverscribe@earthlink.net
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or decades families have welcomed “A Christmas Story” as their must-see nostalgic movie to greet the holidays. Now for the second year in a row they can enjoy it live at the Sierra Madre Playhouse. Back by popular demand is Ralphie, longing as he always does for a Red Ryder BB gun for his Christmas present. And back are the adults— parents, teacher, even Santa Claus—who all dismiss his wishes firmly with the same pronouncement: “You’ll shoot your eye out!” But oh, what Ralphie would do if he had a Red Ryder BB gun. He’d rescue his friends from the wild beasts in Africa. He’d free them from the
threats of the town bully. And later, he’d be a hero by writing a perfect theme to please Miss Shields, his formidable teacher, played by Danon Dastugue. Three adults are reprising their roles from last year. Richard Van Slyke plays the “Old Man,” an erratic father who is enamored of his giant prizewinning lamp shaped like a woman’s leg. Andrea Stradling is the calm, doting mother who smooths out everyone’s problems except Ralphie’s, to whom she insists “You’ll shoot your eye out!” And Jackson Kendall returns as the adult Ralphie who narrates the memories of his childhood. Many of the child actors’ roles are double-cast. Young Ralphie can be played by Andre Mora or Sawyer Valin. Bradley Bundlie and Kevin Ying alternate playing Randy. Other young actors include Marshall
Gluck, Myles Hutchinson, Jude Gomez, Lucas Lim, Kennedy Farr, Charlotte Li, Zoe Cox, Jade Riley, Jax Malcolm, and Griffin Sanford. “A Christmas Story” will be offered through December, Friday and Saturday nights at 8; and Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2:30 p.m. Additional earlier show times will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 21 and 22. Admission is $45 general; $40 seniors (65+); and $25 youth (to age 21). For reservations, visit the sierramadreplayhouse.org or call (626) 355-4318. The Sierra Madre Playhouse is at 87 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre. Read More at, SierraMadreWeekly under Arts & Entertainment
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his weekend, California School of the Arts-San Gabriel Valley (CSArts-SGV) and mediaV, a Santa Monicabased production company, will jointly premiere ‘The Merry Lives of Windsor High.’ It will be held on Friday and Saturday, November 30 and December 1, at the Duarte Performing Arts Center. MediaV founders and philanthropists Russell Meyer and Marcy Shaffer have pledged a gift of $50,000 to CSArts-SGV over the next two years to support the creation of two world premieres, with the intention to continue collaborating over the next several years. Using the works of William Shakespeare as source material, the Incubator Project will create modern and relevant musicals that would subsequently be offered for public license and performance. “We are thrilled to be given the opportunity to create and contribute original works to the catalog of musicals available today,” pronounces CSArts-SGV Chair of Theatre Jay Wallace. “We hope the material will gain momentum and be performed by high school, college, and community programs across the country.”
Jay Wallace (left) and Jer Adrianne Lelliott (right), flank students Melissa Bautista and Mateo Alfonso. - Photo by May S. Ruiz / Beacon Media News
Jer Adrianne Lelliott is directing the cast of 26 students, including Melissa Bautista, an 11th grader from Pasadena and Mateo Alfonso, a Monrovia 9th grader. Lelliott says “I directed it just like I would professional theatre. These young people are as professional as some of the adults I work with. The good thing about teaching and then directing them is that we have a shared vocabulary, so when I say ‘You have to raise the stakes here,’ they know what that means.” “I would say that this is a broader philosophy of how we approach all our productions here. There should be a collaborative effort, we should show respect, we have a mutual language. We certainly value having a polished professional product and the shows we have mounted, thus far, have demonstrated that. However, process is probably the most vital component to everything that we do. Our philosophical goal throughout the conser-
vatory and theatre acting is our growth, whether as artists or as individuals.” Wallace adds, “This is also linked to a course that we’ll offer in the spring which will be led by the person who will direct next year’s incubator project. Students will develop the actual product and promote it. “MediaV deserves a lot of credit for that vision and for coming to us to partner with them. It’s a real sign of reinvesting in youth and theatre arts, specifically to musical theatre, and allowing these students to develop through that process. It’s extremely unique and, quite honestly, a blessing. And to do this in the second year of our school is just insane.” As the chair of the theatre department, Wallace is aware that the onus to make a success of the project falls squarely on him, “My philosophy is ‘This is my challenge and my opportunity. Embrace it.’”
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CA-RTF-4, the California OES Regional Task Force, has been demobilized from the Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Camp Fire incident. The team performed search
and recovery of 1,144 structures in seven days. The team returned to Pasadena Monday morning. The 29-member team was first deployed on Nov. 17 to
assist with large area search efforts. The team included members from Pasadena, Monrovia, Arcadia, Glendale, SEE TASK FORCE 4 PAGE 11
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property exchange. With the release of the RFQ, PUSD begins a two-phase process that will result in the selection of an interested party with whom it can exchange its current headquarters for revenueproducing properties. The two-stage approach helps to both streamline the process and to gather information about interested parties. “The introduction of the RFQ is a milestone for Pasadena Unified and represents the next step in making the most of our assets to benefit students and learning,” said Super-
intendent Brian McDonald. The property consists of approximately 4.5 acres of real property and includes office buildings currently used to house administrative staff and Rose City High School. The administrative offices and Rose City High School would move to other district-owned sites. Responses to the RFQ must be submitted by Dec. 21, 2018, at 2 p.m. The RFQ and more information can be found at pusdrfp.com. After reviewing responses to the RFQ, PUSD will issue a Request for Proposals that establishes specific requirements for the district property to qualified parties. The antic-
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ipated exchange of property must comply with state law (Education Code 17536, et seq.) and be approved by the Board of Education.
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candidates locally who applied for the position. One is John Perez, who is Interim Police Chief of Pasadena and the other a retired former Lieutenant with Pasadena Police Department, Phlunte’ Riddle. According to Pasadena City Manager Steve Mermell, early in the process the search firm recruiter retained by the city, Teri Black, met with numerous internal and external stakeholders to develop an accurate and thorough understanding of the ideal candidate
Commander C. Moody. - Courtesy Photo / City of Pasadena
profile for Pasadena. Three community-wide meetings solicited feedback as did an online community survey. This feedback helped inform the development of the job posting and assisted
the recruiter in identifying potential candidates who would be good fits for the city. A thorough, nationwide recruitment was conducted that included advertising, traditional and electronic marketing including a direct mail campaign, extensive personal outreach, and the use of social media venues. By the application closing date of Oct. 28, the city received two dozen applications. Read More at, PasadenaIndependent.com under News
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Monterey Park, and Alhambra. Upon arriving safely at base camp in Oroville on that same day the team got to work. On Nov. 18 they searched
over 400 structures near Paradise. Then on Nov. 20 the team was assigned to perform primary and secondary searches and recovery in Concow.
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Western Justice Center and the City of Pasadena. In 2017, the Pasadena Republican Club contracted with the Western Justice Center for the rental of the Maxwell House in Pasadena to hold an event at which Dr. John Eastman was to be the speaker. Less than two hours before the event was scheduled to start, however, the executive director of the Western Justice Center (retired LA Superior Court Judge Judith Chirlin) sent an email to the president of the Pasadena Republican Club cancelling the event. Although the Pasadena Republican Club had been allowed to rent the property for speaker events in the past, retired Judge Chirlin explained that Dr. Eastman was unacceptable as a speaker because of his leadership position in a faith-based
The Western Justice Center. - Courtesy photo / Facebook, @westernjusticecenter
organization that promoted “traditional marriage.” The institute alleges that Judge Chirlin’s disagreement with Dr. Eastman’s political and religious views is the sole reason Western Justice Center banned the Pasadena Republican Club from holding its event. The Maxwell House and neighboring historic properties are owned by the City of Pasadena and leased to the Western Justice Center “for public purposes” of the city. The city borrowed money that
it granted to Western Justice Center for purposes of repairing and refurbishing these historic properties. In return, the Center paid rent to the city that repaid those loans. Now that the loans have been repaid, the Center pays only one dollar a month to occupy and manage this city-owned historic property. Read More at, PasadenaIndependent.com
celebratory program. Chamber members and friends will hear Freeny discuss “The Melody of Life”, the theme for the 2018 Tournament. Honored special guests include the Royal Court, as well as past Tournament presidents, local community and civic leaders. Freeny is the first AfricanAmerican to serve as President of the Tournament of Roses. He is also a cancer
survivor and organ transplant recipient. Additionally, Freeny has been a volunteer member of the Tournament of Roses Association since 1988. Tickets to the President’s Breakfast are $75 each. Corporate tables of ten are $750. Guests must RSVP in advance. Queen and Court Sponsors (so far) are Athens Services, Hollywood Burbank Airport, the Pasadena Star-News, the Pasadena Tournament of Roses and Wells Fargo.
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What You Need To Know About Medicare Enrollment Part 1 of 3 alex CORDERO corderoalex82@yahoo.com
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edicare enrollment for 2019 is upon us and soon it will be behind us. It is important that you get all your ducks in a row by Dec. 7, if you are planning on receiving, and/or updating any Medicare benefits or prescription coverage for 2019. There are a couple of more important dates you need to know when it comes to submitting your decisions for Medicare. Don’t let the enrollment process scare you.
It is designed to make enrollment as easy as possible to help you decide the best health plan for you. One of the most important dates to take into consideration is the Medicare open enrollment dates, which run through Dec. 7. These are crucial dates because you are able to choose and submit the Medicare plans you have chosen if this is your first time signing up. It is also very important because if you miss your deadline for enrollment you may be penalized for signing up for Medicare at a later date. Late penalty fees may go as high as 20 percent,
and you may end up paying late penalty fees for as long as you have Medicare coverage. You do not need to enroll every year if you are already signed up to a Medicare plan. However, this is also the time to review your current health and prescription plans, and submit any changes to better fit your needs for 2019. Remember, Dec. 7 is the last day to sign up and to change any Medicare plan or prescription plan you want to receive for 2019. Jan. 1, 2019 will be when your Medicare plan coverage begins. The choices or updates you made during
The deadline to sign-up for Medicare is fast approaching. - Courtesy photo
open enrollment will become effective by this date. If you kept your previous plans everything will remain the same for 2019 including costs. If you made new decisions that may affect your existing coverage, prescription plan and/or costs, then all the new changes also become effective on Jan. 1, 2019. If you are considering choosing the Medicare Advantage plan, Jan. 1 through March 31 are important weeks to remember
because during this time period you can make one change. You can update your plan to a different Medicare plan, if you had a change of heart and miss the Medicare plan you had before and wish to switch back you can do that as well. Any changes that you decide to make will become effective on the first of the month after your new plan receives your request. The enrollment process is the easy part and now that you have remembered all the
important enrollment dates, it should be a cinch. Save time and money by signing up for Medicare by Dec. 7. Once you have all your decisions set in place, your Medicare benefits are just a click away. The challenging part of Medicare is knowing how to pick the best benefit plan for your health needs. For more information please visit medicare. gov/Publications/ Follow up next week for part 2 of Health Insurance 411.
Your Medicare Costs in 2019 Greg DILL
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s we head into the holiday season, I wanted to let you know how much your Medicare will cost in 2019. Most people with Medicare will pay the standard monthly premium for Medicare Part B, which will be $135.50 next year, an increase of $1.50 over 2018. Part B covers physician services, outpatient hospital services, some home health services, durable medical equipment, and certain other medical and health services not covered by Medicare Part
A.
Your Part B premium is based on your income. People whose tax returns show income equal to or higher than $85,000 pay higher premiums. These income-adjusted premiums apply to about 5 percent of all Medicare beneficiaries. The premiums for higherincome beneficiaries for 2019 can be found [at]: cms.gov/ newsroom/fact-sheets/2019medicare-parts-b-premiumsand-deductibles. The annual deductible for Part B is $185 in 2019, an increase of $2 from 2018. Medicare Part A covers inpatient hospital, skilled nursing, and some home
health services. The vast majority of Medicare beneficiaries don’t have to pay Part A premiums since they or their spouses paid Medicare payroll taxes for at least 40 quarters (10 years). The Part A inpatient hospital deductible that beneficiaries pay when admitted to the hospital will be $1,364 in 2019, a $24 increase over 2018. You can access the calculator at medicare.gov/oopc/. Read More at, ArcadiaWeekly.com, MonroviaWeekly.com PasadenaIndpendent.com under Education
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Education
Monrovia’s Mt. Sierra College Hosts Free Greeting Card Photoshop Workshop Open to the public Mt. Sierra College will host their second annual Photoshop Workshop event, which will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 5 at 800 Royal Oaks Drive, Suite 101 (entrance located behind the water fountain). This event is an opportunity for community members to learn how to create holiday cards using a smart phone or touch-tablet (WaCom, Huion, Ugee, Turcom, XP-Pen, or any other digital drawing tablet
highly recommended). Steve Bolz, a Mt. Sierra College alumnus who is a current professor and professional photographer, will lead the complimentary workshop. No prior experience with Photoshop is necessary to attend this event. This event will begin promptly at 5:30 p.m. in the Theatre located at the Mt. Sierra College campus. Guests are encouraged to take a toy or book to donate to children’s
charity. For more information or to RSVP please visit the Mt Sierra College website, mtsierra.edu before Dec. 3 to reserve a spot. For more information contact Daniel Banyai by email at dbanyai@mtsierra.edu.
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You don’t need previous experience with Photoshop to attend this workshop. - Courtesy photo
Pasadena Students Shine as Blair Recognized With Grammy Grant
Pictured above is Team C. - Courtesy photo / Facebook, @ArcadiaUnified
Arcadia HS Students Propel to First Place in NASA Challenge Team C from Arcadia High's Engineering Design and Development class took first place at the Orange Regional of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Invention Challenge. This year's competition required teams to take a PVC pipe, 24 inches in length and 2 inches in diameter, from lying horizontally on two blocks of wood to standing upright on its end on a platform in less than 60 seconds. The device must function with no human input other than
an initiating action, such as pulling a pin or pushing a button. The winner is the team who is the quickest at completing the task. Team C completed the task in 3.1 seconds, while the second place team took more than 6 seconds. Apaches Anthony Chen, Legolas Chen, Michael Ching, Preston Futaba, Anthony Ge, Jiacheng Hu, Taesung Hwang, Robin Lee, Yuxi Liu and Jefferson Qiu are the first place winners. Trophies were divided into two categories: JPL
employee/family/contractor and school team entries. And trophies were given for first, second and third place for each category in both regional and JPL contests. Additionally, certificates are given for lightest, heaviest, most unusual, most artistic and most creative designs.
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Blair’s instrumental music program was recently recognized at the Grammy Museum in L.A. Blair students presented an original piece of music composed by Sarah Addison, and the Blair musicians also performed together with students from the three other Los Angeles area high schools who also received Grammy Signature Schools grants. The Grammy Museum Signature Schools grants in Los Angeles are made possible through the generous support of The Chuck Lorre Family Foundation. Created in 1998, the Grammy Museum Signature Schools program is a Grammy In The Schools initiative that recognizes U.S. public schools that make an outstanding commitment to music education during an academic school year. With the help of the Grammy Museum Signature Schools grant, Blair’s instrumental music instructor Mr. Birnbryer-Lao is creating a Music Technology Lab at Blair. The ensemble that performed at the Grammy Museum showcased skills and tools already being used
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by Blair students. Sarah Addison wrote the lyrics, music and arrangement for her ballad, titled “Stay.” She performed on violin, with Gwyneth Cole on vocals, Richard Derrick and Kylan Dennis on MIDI keyboards connected to a laptop for string and piano accompaniment, and Adrian Padron on drum synthesizer. For the joint schools performance,
Blair’s versatile musicians included Sarah Addison on violin, Kylan Dennis on saxophone, and Adrian Padron with a trumpet solo, joined by Sebastian Hernandez on trumpet. Read More at, PasadenaIndependent.com, under Education
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Everything Must Go: The Reinvention of Meat District Co.
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Young blood changes the game for hungry carnivores emily g. peters emilygpeters@gmail.com
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ituated in Old Town Pasadena, Meat District Co.’s roots go further down (under, that is). Founded by an Australian businessman, for the last few years the restaurant spotlighted a menu of dry-aged, grass-fed ribs, burgers and steaks. Between the ambiance, location and socially-aware ingredients it seemed Meat District Co. had the makings of a winner—but it struggled. “The previous owner was struggling with basic management principles—I saw so much that would drive me wild,” recalled Agasi Gukasyan, who until this spring had been bartending at the restaurant. His love of hospitality drove him to take a big leap. “I could see he was trying to get out of it—so I asked him to sell it to me and my mom, Anoush Ketsoyan.” It was a daring move for Gukasyan, who at age 24 had never ventured into entrepreneurship. But he
Meat District Co. has reinvented its menu, staff and commitment to quality under the new ownership. - Courtesy photo
wasted no time in working to turn Meat District Co. around. “I had to clean house and start all over: new menu, new concepts, new staff, new vendors. My goal was
to get people to forget any negative experiences they may have had here before,” Gukasyan explained. With new executive chef Patrick Dickinson by his side to reimagine the menu,
Gukasyan made authenticity—and a strong sense of ethics—his guiding lights. “When you say that you serve the best food, you should be able to deliver on that,”
he said. “The first day I took over I said that we must sell what we advertise.” So what does Meat District Co. advertise? A more hands-on dining experience, for one. There’s a dry-aging room in the middle of the floor where the restaurant’s charcuterie, cheeses and choicest cuts are displayed. You can even point to the steak you want before it goes on the fire, prepared in an open kitchen where you can see the action. But perhaps more than anything, elevated ingredients were central to Gukasyan’s reinvention of the restaurant, with the young owner even bringing in world-renowned cheesemaker Rodolphe Le Meunier to source Meat District Co.’s butter and dairy products. For Gukasyan, the end result is a menu worth revisiting. “Our beef cuts are handpicked and grass-fed—a little gamier and melt-inyour-mouth tender. One recommendation would be our hanger steak. It’s the cut that butchers would keep behind for themselves and
a steal at $24, with a flavor that beats out ‘fancier’ cuts on quality and taste. And you haven’t had butter until you’ve tasted our Normandy butter,” he said. Now that the grand re-opening has come and gone, Gukasyan, Dickinson and team can settle into their new identity in Old Town. It’s a new path for the young restaurateur, but he’s eager to show Pasadena a new side to Meat District Co. “We’re not taking shortcuts. I’m on the floor every day as a new owner. Patrick and Robert, my chefs, are kickin’ butt in the kitchen,” said Gukasyan. “If I could say anything to Pasadena, it would be to come give us a second chance. We’re here and happy to serve you.” Meat District Co.is located at 69 N. Raymond Ave. in Old Town Pasadena. For more information, contact the Meat District Co. team at meatdistrictco.com | (626) 765-9902 | info@ meatdistrictco.com and follow along on Facebook @meatdistrictcoPRG and Instagram @meatdistrictco.
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Three commercial parcels, lots are included with is sale. Perfect for business owner/operator, investor or builder/ developer. High street traffic visibility, mixed use and retail store with paved parking lot in rear. Walk to Metro Link Station, Historic Downtown and easy access to freeways 10, 60, 57 and 71. Main building with 3 offices, 2 bathrooms, large kitchen/cooking area and enclosed rear patio. (H440)
$389,000
Beautiful 4 bedroom, 2 bath home in Redlands. Kitchen with granite counters and tile flooring, recessed lighting, stainless steel appliances. Wood laminate flooring, bay window, corner nook. Large bedroom closets. Dual pane windows and air condition. Backyard spacious and private. Perfect for entertaining. Two car garage. (S11)
$959,000
Spacious Heron Bay home is located on a cul-de-sac featuring open styled kitchen with eating area and granite countertops. Built in oak cabinets and butler’s pantry. Formal dining room, vaulted ceilings, double entry to master suite and walk-in closets, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths with marble countertops. Loft great for office/bedroom or media. Hardwood and tile floor throughout. Tandem garage. (L2353)
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here are many great sights and sounds that come to mind when thinking about my recent escape to the Hilton San Diego Resort and Spa. There are ocean breezes flowing through palm trees, a crystal blue pool sparkling in the sun; sprawling Tahitianinspired grounds surrounded by a sandy beach, and ducks – yes ducks. For some reason I keep thinking of these little webfooted creatures. Maybe it’s the soothing sounds their feathers made against the water when they swam past our room. The sound was similar to a trickling fountain and went very well with a glass of wine and the sunset on San Diego’s Mission Bay. My getaway to the Hilton began when a friend and I checked into a comfortable suite at the 357-room resort. The room overlooked Mission Bay and a sandy beach, as well as an ocean-front bike and walk path, and the resort’s sports dock, where kayaks, stand-up paddle boards, small boats, bikes and surreys
The Hilton San Diego Resort and Spa is a tropical resort on Mission Bay. - Photo by Greg Aragon / Beacon Media News
are rented. The Southern Californian-styled room featured bright and festive hues and came with a large flat screen TV, comfy king bed, lounge chair, office area with internet, and a big balcony. From the balcony we could scan the beautiful bay, watch kayaks and boats drift past, ducks paddle by and the sun
set into the water. When not in the room, we explored the rest of the fourdiamond property. Celebrating 50 years on Missions Bay the resort is a recreational paradise on 18 acres. The resort is about 1 mile from Sea World, just 6 miles from the San Diego International Airport and 15 minutes from the Gaslamp District and La
Jolla. One of our favorite hotel spots was the pool area, where we swam in the warm water and relaxed in a big cabana with soft recliners. While lounging here we enjoyed lunch from Fresco's Grille and Bar, the outdoor pool café which offers a full menu of grilled favorites, snacks and refreshing cocktails.
After sitting by the pool I liked working out at the fitness center or hitting tennis balls on one of the resort’s championship courts. Next to the tennis courts and gym is the hotel’s renowned full service Spa Brezza. Signature indulgences at the spa include the Tranquility Massage, a gentle, relaxing massage that improves
circulation and vitality; the Sacred Stone Massage, an innovative full body rub using warmed basalt stones that helps in achieving a greater sense of relaxation; and the Noble Massage, a personalized experience, where you orchestrate the massage exactly how you want it. Your therapist combines Pedisage, Swedish and Deep Tissue techniques focusing on the specific areas of tension in your body as you direct. The San Diego Hilton Resort and Spa also features a gift store, coffee shop, a 9,600 square-foot garden pavilion that can accommodate groups up to 1,100, and a 9,600 square-foot ballroom, divisible into six separate meeting rooms. The resort is located off the 5 Freeway, at 1775 E. Mission Bay Drive, San Diego, 92109. For more information, current specials and reservations, call (619) 276-4010 or visit sandiegohilton.com. Read More at, ArcadiaWeekly.com, MonroviaWeekly.com, PasadenaIndependent.com under Lifestyle
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When you’re a job seeker, you may not realize how common illegal questions are because you’re interviewing for only one or two jobs at a time. But, surprisingly, they’re popping up in job interviews quite a bit. – Courtesy photo
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The Interview Feedback Loop Angela COPELAND, angela@copelandcoaching.com
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’ve been talking to a number of job seekers lately about illegal interview questions. They keep coming up, and I keep asking myself why that is. When you’re a job seeker, you may not realize how common illegal questions are because you’re interviewing for only one or two jobs at a time. But, surprisingly, they’re popping up in job interviews quite a bit. Common illegal questions include: What is your marital status? How many children do you have? Are you planning to have more children? How old are you? Honestly, it’s hard to understand why these questions are coming up. I have wondered how hiring managers don’t seem to know what not to ask. And,
I’ve wondered why they’re even asking at all. In some cases, the hiring manager may be simply trying to make small talk. They may be trying to get to know you. But, it’s really hard to say. In some cases, the hiring manager is clearly asking the question for unethical reasons. But, in other cases, someone may have been trying to make casual conversation and may have unknowingly stumbled into murky waters. So, why does it keep happening? My best guess is this. Hiring managers are rarely trained on what not to ask. Human resources often assume that in today’s day in age, we all know what not to ask. Then, when the hiring manager does ask these questions, the candidate doesn’t react negatively. The reason is this: if you want the job,
you don’t get upset by a potentially off-putting question. That’s a fast way to eliminate yourself from the candidate pool. So, the hiring manager gets no feedback in the moment. After the hiring process, if you’re not selected, you have little to no interaction with the company. You are at times lucky to get an automated rejection email for your time.
Isn’t it incredible that for two centuries after Christ lived, no one knew or cared when he was born? And yet that makes sense, because in biblical times only death days were noted – no one celebrated birthdays. In fact, the Church declared that it was a sin to contemplate observing the Savior’s birth “as though He were King Pharaoh.” It wasn’t until 313 A.D., after Emperor Constantine decreed Christianity as the state religion, that Christmas was officially celebrated on Dec. 25. Up until then, Christians never caroused, ate or drank to excess … or rushed to the mall to buy a bunch of stuff with their credit cards. They only went to church and prayed. So, if we want to blame someone for the stress we endure during the Christmas holidays, we need look no further than Emperor Constantine. He started it
all.
- David Q Monrovia
Reader Thanks News Editor Dear Editor, I just wanted to send a brief note of deep appreciation for your coverage of our CIF Championship football game. The cover story with the great photo on Thursday was incredible. I think it really helped us pack the stadium with around 5,000 people. Something that we haven’t been able to do in years. It was great to see the community come together in this way and rally around a common cause. We had everyone from current students, future students, staff, community, and alumni dating all the way back to the 1960s. Thank you for making a special night even better with your great stories. Despite the tough loss at the wire, it was a very memorable night for our community. Our football
team, superintendent, principal, board members, and I greatly appreciate it. They all pass on their appreciation as well. Thanks as always, Terry. - Ryan F. ARCADIA
Reader Shares Thoughts on Measures I and J Dear Editor, I can’t wait to see the final contribution and expense reports for Measures I and J. It should be enlightening as to [who] the real supporters of the Measures were, who needed the sales tax revenue to save those who have mismanaged city funds over the years. Maybe a news reporter will follow up the results and see where the information takes us. It might be a good idea because city tax payers have now become vulnerable the next time around. - Richard L. PASADENA
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U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES DISASTER DECLARATION FOR LOS ANGELES COUNTY The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has issued a disaster declaration for Los Angeles County that will make low-interest federal disaster loans available to businesses and residents impacted by the Woolsey Fire announced SBA Administrator Linda McMahon. This SBA disaster declaration covers Los Angeles, Butte and Ventura counties as a result of the wildfires that began in California this month. Businesses of all sizes and private nonprofit organizations may borrow up to $2
million to repair or replace damaged or destroyed real estate, machinery and equipment, inventory and other business assets. SBA can also lend additional funds to businesses and homeowners to help with the cost of improvements to protect, prevent or minimize the same type of disaster damage from occurring in the future. For small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private nonprofit organizations of any size, SBA offers Economic
Injury Disaster Loans to help meet working capital needs caused by the disaster. Disaster loans up to $200,000 are available to homeowners to repair or replace damaged or destroyed real estate. Homeowners and renters are eligible for up to $40,000 to repair or replace damaged or destroyed personal property. Interest rates can be as low as 3.74 percent for businesses, 2.75 percent for private nonprofit organizations and 2 percent for homeowners and renters with terms up to 30 years.
Loan amounts and terms are set by SBA and are based on each applicant’s financial condition. To be considered f, survivors must first register with FEMA at www.disasterassistance.gov. For additional information and details about the financial support provided by SBA, contact the SBA Customer Service Center at (800) 659-2955. Also, Los Angeles County residents and businesses are encouraged to report their Woolsey Fire damage to 211 LA County at www.211la.org.
Life Sentence for Man Who Sexually Assaulted Three Women In Pomona A 25-year-old man was sentenced to 35 years to life in state prison for sexually assaulting three homeless women in Pomona last year, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced. On Sept. 12, a jury found Charlie Nathan Paxton of
Chino Hills guilty of two counts of forcible rape and one count each of assault with intent to commit rape, assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury, second-degree robbery and kidnapping to commit rape with allegations of kidnapping and aggravated
kidnapping during a sexual assault. Deputy District Attorney Brendan Gibson said Paxton also was ordered to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life. According to evidence presented at the trial, Paxton targeted transient women
in Pomona. The attacks occurred between September and November 2017, the prosecutor said. The defendant was captured after the victim of a robbery and attempted sexual assault on Nov. 9, 2017, helped police identify him, the prosecutor added.
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Starting a new business? Go to filedba.com Public Notices ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PETITION OF Flavia Gabriela Jonarta FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 18BBCP00045 Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles 300 East Olive, Burbank, Ca 91502, North Central District TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner Flavia Gabriela Jonarta filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name a. Flavia Gabriela Jonarta to Proposed name Gabriela Yonarta 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reason for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: 12/21/2018 Time: 8:30AM Dept: NCB-B Room: The address of the court is same as noted above. 3. a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the day set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Arcadia Weekly DATED: November 7, 2018 Darrel Mavis JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT Pub. November 15, 22, 29, December 6, 2018 ARCADIA WEEKLY ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PETITION OF Hazel Chan FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 18GDCP00050 Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles 600 East Broadway, Glendale, CA 91206, East District TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner Hazel Chan filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name a. Hazel Chan to Proposed name Lingfei Chen 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reason for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: 1/30/2019 Time: 8:30AM Dept: D Room: The address of the court is same as noted above. 3. a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the day set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Arcadia Weekly DATED: NOV 15, 2018 Darrell Mavis JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT Pub. November 22, 2018, November 29, 2018, December 06, 2018, December 13, 2018 ARCADIA WEEKLY NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF GOODS TO SATISFY LIEN AUCTION LOCATION: 730 CYPRESS AVE., MONROVIA, CA In accordance with the provisions of the California Commercial Code, Sections 7201-7210, notice is hereby given that on Friday, December 14, 2018 at 10:00 am of said date, at 730 Cypress Ave., City of Monrovia, County of Los Angeles, State of CA, the undersigned will sell at public auction for cash, in lawful money of the United States, the articles hereinafter described, belonging to, or deposited with, the undersigned by the persons hereinafter named at: Pink Transfer Moving and Storage. Said goods are being held on the accounts of: George LeFave, Claudia Fisher, Market Grill and Julio Ramirez, Jr. All other goods are described as household goods, furniture, antiques, appliances, tools, misc goods, office furniture, and articles of art, equipment, rugs, sealed cartons and the unknown. The auction will be made for the purpose of satisfying the lien of the undersigned on said personal property to the extent of the sum owed, together with the cost of the sale. For information contact Pink Transfer Moving and Storage. Terms: Cash only with a 15% buyer's premium. Payment and removal of items purchased, day of sale. Auction conducted by American Auctioneers, Dan Dotson & Associates (800) 838-SOLD, (909) 790-0433 or www. americanauctioneers.com Bond #FS86320-14. Pink Transfer Moving and Storage 11/29, 12/6/18 CNS-3197865# ARCADIA WEEKLY
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T.S. No. 18-52986 APN: 5770-025-005 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 9/9/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PRO-
CEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: DONALD D. MCINTIRE AND JUDITH MCINTIRE, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS Duly Appointed Trustee: Zieve, Brodnax & Steele, LLP Deed of Trust recorded 9/15/2005, as Instrument No. 05 2228633, of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, Date of Sale:12/20/2018 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: Vineyard Ballroom, Doubletree Hotel Los Angeles-Norwalk, 13111 Sycamore Drive, Norwalk, CA 90650 Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $1,829,063.67 Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale the opening bid may be less than the total debt owed. Street Address or other common designation of real property: 344 WEST FOOTHILL BOULEVARD ARCADIA, California 91006 Described as follows: As more fully described on said Deed of Trust A.P.N #.: 5770-025-005 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (800) 280-2832 or visit this Internet Web site www.auction.com, using the file number assigned to this case 18-52986. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Dated: 11/8/2018 Zieve, Brodnax & Steele, LLP, as Trustee 30 Corporate Park, Suite 450 Irvine, CA 92606 For Non-Automated Sale Information, call: (714) 848-7920 For Sale Information: (800) 280-2832 www.auction.com _________________________________ Andrew Buckelew, Trustee Sale Assistant THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE EPP 27192 Pub Dates 11/15, 11/22, 11/29/2018 ARCADIA WEEKLY
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Championship game on Friday at Arcadia High School. – Courtesy photo / Facebook, @ArcadiaUnified
And with just one swing of a foot, Arcadia’s magical playoff run is over. On a night that saw two heavyweights exchange blow for blow, it was Kaiser’s late go-ahead field goal that earned it the 38-35 win over the Apaches in the CIF-SS Division 8 Championship game on Friday. It had been 40 years since Arcadia reached the promise land. The last time the Apaches made it this far was in 1978 when they lost 21-17 to Compton in the Costal Division final. Unfortunately for Arcadia, history would repeat itself as the Apaches suffered a heartbreaking defeat at the hands of the Kaiser Cats. The two juggernauts were on a collision course all postseason long as Kaiser was riding a 12-game win streak while Arcadia was on a 10-game win streak. One thing for sure was that Friday’s championship bout lived up to expectations. Arcadia set the tone first, going up 7-0 after Demarco Moorer capped off a solid drive with a 9-yard touch-
down. Kaiser answered back twice as hard when quarterback Trey Tribble and top rusher in the state Christian Hunter scored consecutive touchdowns that were sparked by an Arcadia fumble. This gave the Cats a 14-7 lead late in the first quarter. Hunter proved to be the Apaches’ bane the entire night, running for an incredible 323 yards with three touchdowns. The Pacific League champs quickly regrouped after falling behind as Dylan Guerra (19 of 24, 244 yards, two TDs) did what he does best and connected with Rolandiss Whitener on a 45-yard pass. This set up Moorer where he found the end zone once more to even the game at 14. In the second quarter, Arcadia and Kaiser traded touchdowns but the Apaches would regain a 28-21 lead to take into the half. This was thanks to yet another stellar play from Guerra, who scoped out Ahmad Lipscomb for a 32-yard touchdown. This seesaw battle
continued in the second half as Hunter was at it again, dialing in another touchdown to tie the game at 28 in the third. However, the Apaches got out in front one last time when Guerra tossed it to wide receiver Frankie Contreras for the touchdown. With a 35-28 lead in the third, the Apaches were a mere quarter away from their first-ever championship. But despite having a slight control of the game, Arcadia’s struggles to take the ball would rear their ugly head. After Moorer intercepted a pass from Tribble, the Apaches fumbled the ball inches away from Kaiser’s end zone. The mishap lit a fire in the Cats as none other than Hunter tied the game at 35 with a monumental 44-yard touchdown run. Guerra would then follow that up with an uncharacteristic interception, which ultimately set Kaiser up for the play of the night. With three seconds left on the clock, Cats sophomore kicker Michael Mosqueda hit a 26-yard field goal to seal the 38-35 championship win for Kaiser.
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our Pasadena-based schools, including Pasadena, Muir, La Salle and hosts Maranatha, hit the hardwood on Tuesday to tip off the 17th Annual Rose City Roundball Classic. The Southern California renowned tournament is a six-day expedition in which 16 teams duke it out for the title in a double-elimination bracket. Half of the first-round matches took place on Monday while the other half took place on Tuesday. All Pasadena teams played their opening game on Tuesday as La Salle took on Alemany, Muir took on Oaks Christian, Pasadena took on Culver City and Maranatha took on St. Genevieve. La Salle vs. Alemany The Lancers were given the chance to set the tone as they opened the day with a tough match-up against the Warriors. However, they struggled and played from
Monrovia’s Gabriela Fajardo (right) recorded two goals and two assists in the Wildcats’ 8-0 win over Duarte on Tuesday at Duarte High School. – Photo by Aaron Valdez / Beacon Media News La Salle dropped its opening game of the Rose City Roundball Classic on Tuesday. – Photo by Aaron Valdez / Beacon Media News
behind for a majority of the contest. Alemany’s defense proved too robust, preventing La Salle from getting anything going. The Lancers kept the deficit within single digits until early in the third when the Warriors eventually ran away with the lead and a 74-58 win. Muir vs. Oaks Christian The Mustangs got off to sluggish start in the first quarter against the Lions but quickly rebounded in the second to take a 26-24 lead at the half. To Muir’s dismay, Oaks Christian turned the tides
for good, regaining the lead in a methodical and effective fashion. Muir kept it interesting all the way through but wound up falling 63-56. Ethan Fleming finished with 21 points for the Mustangs. Pasadena vs. Culver City With the Pasadena schools going 0-2 halfway through the day, the Bulldogs decided it was time to get in the win column. Read More at, PasadenaIndependent.com under Sports
Monrovia Bags Eight Goals in Dominant Win Over Duarte As high as some falcons have been known to fly, it’s the Wildcats that are flying even higher as the Monrovia girls’ soccer team improves to 3-0 with its latest 8-0 dismantling of Duarte on Tuesday. While it is still early in the season, Monrovia is already looking much more polished than they did last year where they went winless in league play. Head Coach Carlos Cuellar said he is putting a lot of emphasis on ball posses-
sion and ball movement to break down opposing defenses, which worked like a charm against the Falcons. “We have a very united group, we all get along,” Cuellar said. “Everybody is committed, everybody is there, and they all have a goal in mind, which is to make it to CIF again.” Despite the Wildcats’ flurry of goals – in which six different players scored – it was their defense that put
the offense in good positions while completely thwarting any threat Duarte threw their way. Gabriela Fajardo and Jessie Alvarado terrorized the Duarte backline all night, each knocking in a brace while recording a combined three assists. The Wildcats will face their biggest challenge yet when they square off with a strong Arcadia side on Thursday.
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