Arcadia Police Blotter – 8/14
For the period of Sunday, August 3, through Saturday, August 9, the Police Department responded to 938 calls for service of which 127 required formal investigations. The following is a summary report of the major incidents handled by the Department during this period. Sunday, August 3: Officers were in the 900 block of South Mayflower [...]
It’s Time to Relook at Downtown Sierra Madre
To: Mayor and City Council of Sierra Madre I don’t think that anyone who voted on the zoning initiative wanted an abandoned and fenced off former skilled nursing center as a permanent blight on Sierra Madre Boulevard. It turns out that some of our ordinances have glitches so that long established businesses in the downtown [...]
ANTONOVICH RESPONDS TO MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA’S LETTER ON MTA’S ½ CENT SALES TAX
The following is an open letter to Los Angeles City Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa from Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich in response to his letter requesting reconsideration of the Board of Supervisors vote to reject the MTA’s ½ cent proposal: Dear Mayor Villaraigosa: Thank you for your letter to the Los Angeles County Board [...]
Caruso EIR – Letter
I see by the papers that the EIR for the Caruso center was not satisfactory. I doubt this was a surprise to anyone. I, for one, do not believe the Caruso plan is in the best interests of Arcadia. Of course the tax revenue would be great, but there comes a time when money is [...]
Phoenix Mars Team Opens Window On Scientific Process
Phoenix Mars mission scientists spoke today on research in progress concerning an ongoing investigation of perchlorate salts detected in soil analyzed by the wet chemistry laboratory aboard NASA’s Phoenix Lander. “Finding perchlorates is neither good nor bad for life, but it does make us reassess how we think about life on Mars,” said Michael Hecht [...]
Caltech Scientists Awarded $20 Million to “Power the Planet”
In the dreams of Harry Gray, Beckman Professor of Chemistry at the California Institute of Technology, the future energy needs of the world are met with solar-fuel power plants. Now, a $20 million award from the Chemical Bonding Center (CBC), a National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry program, will help bring this dream one [...]
Is Giving a Bonus to a Real Estate Agent a Bad Idea?
As a Realtor, during tough times, receiving a bonus when selling a property seems exciting, and that could lead to showing one property over another. A bonus to a real estate agent could also be a bad thing, and it is something that both a buyer and seller must understand. During tough times all real [...]
Wilderness Preserve Plan Moving Toward Public Comment Phase
A Wilderness Preserve Management Plan is moving toward its public comment phase and final consideration, and could be available for public viewing as early as August 25. Environmental documents that accompany the draft plan are now being finalized. Publication of the plan and the accompanying environmental data is tentatively scheduled for Monday, August 25. If [...]
Roy’s Restaurant Raises $22,350 for Pasadena Foster Care Charity
Hosting a private preview of its grand opening on August 7, Roy’s Restaurant in Pasadena raised $22,350 to benefit Hillsides, a local foster care children’s charity. Donating 100% of the evening’s proceeds to the foster care charity, Roy’s opened its doors to over 300 guests. From L to R: Bill Noce, Hillsides Board Member Susan [...]
2008 Women in Business Awards
Local Female Business Leader to be Recognized by Senator Jack Scott Senator Jack Scott, Assemblymember Paul Krekorian and Assemblymember Anthony Portantino will honor 20 businesswomen from across Southern California at the 9th Annual Women in Business Awards set for September 19, 2008 at the Castaway Restaurant in Burbank. Carla Christofferson and Kathy Goodman, the co-owners [...]