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For commuters of the San Gabriel Valley, this free-way project could very well be the bridge of progress that many have longed for.

Spanning 584 feet over the Foothill (210) Freeway, the Arcadia Gold Line bridge is the most visible part of the 11.5-mile eastward extension project that leads through Arcadia, Monrovia, Duarte, Irwindale and Azusa.

Local media were treat-ed to a tour and photo oppor-tunity of this newly finished Gold Line bridge Wednes-day morning from Newcastle Park in Arcadia.

The $18.6-million bridge, completed on time and on budget, is only one element of the $1.2 billion extension project through the valley, according to Habib Balian, CEO of the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority.

And with full funding by Los Angeles County Mea-sure R, Balian was quick to report that the civil project has been generous to the lo-cal economy. “Ninety-two percent of everything that is

The State Allocation Board (SAB) today dis-bursed $383.8 million for new school construction and modernization projects across 110 school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools state-wide, announced State Su-perintendent of Public In-struction Tom Torlakson.

“Our schools play a key role in California’s future,” said Torlakson. “These new funds provide vital assistance to local dis-tricts in the construction and rebuilding of schools, creating jobs in the com-munity, and providing better opportunities to stu-dents for a successful fu-

The Los Angeles Coun-ty Sheriff’s Department In-ternal Criminal Investigation Bureau Thursday arrested Deputy Jermaine Jackson, a 5-year veteran, on four felony assault charges under

On December 6, 2012 the League of California Cities, Los Angeles Division City Selection Committee held its regular meeting to, among other things, confirm the nomination of Ara Najar-ian to the seat on the Metro-politan Transportation Au-thority Board of Directors.

Such confirmations have historically been pro forma ratifications. The Naja-rian nomination came from the North County Cities Sector at meeting held this past October. North County Cities represent one-million

residents.The MTA Board in-

cludes one representative from the San Gabriel Val-ley Cities, West Side Cities, Gateway Cities, and North County Cities.

The Los Angeles Coun-ty Metropolitan Transpor-tation Authority is unique among the nation’s trans-portation agencies. It serves as transportation planner and coordinator, designer, builder, and operator for one of the country’s larg-

On loan from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena opened last Fri-day a display of Vincent van Gogh’s 1889 “Self-Portrait.”

Exhibited on the West Coast for the first time, “Self-Portrait” is a beauti-ful oil on canvas, approxi-mately 23 x 17 inches in size, of bright blues, gold-en yellows, and emerald highlights depicting the art-ist with his famous severed ear away from the viewer and mesmerizing piercing eyes.

Painted just one year before his death, this is

one of only three works in which van Gogh depicted himself as an artist (next to brushes and paint), out of his 36 known self-portraits.

It was also the first one to give him critical notoriety.

At the Norton, “Self-

As this year’s Rose Pa-rade approaches, the Pasade-na Fire Department is issuing safety tips for the thousands of overnight campers who line the route on New Year’s Eve.The parade route will be a safer place if everyone follows the rules and regula-tions intended for the safety of all parade-goers.

What You Can Do:

Overnight camping is permitted only on the night of Dec. 31.

A permanent position on the sidewalk may be maintained along the parade route beginning at noon on Dec. 31. The “Blue Line” is the honor line. All persons and property such as blan-kets, chairs, etc., must remain on the curb until 11 p.m. on

Dec. 31. At that time spec-tators may move out to the honor line.

Small, professionally manufactured barbeques elevated at least one foot off the ground are allowed on the parade route. 25’ from building or other combus-tibles. A fire extinguisher and water must be readily available.

Minors under the age of 18 may be on the parade route from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. only if they are under the su-pervision of adults.

Dress for cold weather. Children and seniors may need extra layers of clothing to avoid hypothermia.

Stay hydrated and con-

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The annual Rose Parade brings a lot of extra concerns to local law enforcement with so many visitors. The city is offering advice on how to deal with the crowds and stay safe. -Photo by Terry Miller

Pasadena Fire and Police Departments Issue Tips for Staying Safe Along Rose Parade Route

Norton Simon Museum Presents Vincent van Gogh’s “Self-Portrait”

Van Gogh’s display at the Norton Museum. -Photo by Dena Burroughs

Najarian Will Seeka New Nomination

Deputy Used Feet to Assault Inmate

MTA Board Meetingon North Cities Seat

State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Announces Funding for School Construction and Modernization Projects

Completion of Gold Line Bridge Celebrated

Sheriff ’s Arrest Deputy for Felony Assault

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Twin lunar-orbiting NASA spacecraft that have allowed scientists to learn more about the internal structure and composition of the moon are being pre-pared for their controlled descent and impact on a mountain near the moon’s north pole at about 2:28 p.m. PST (5:28 p.m. EST) Monday, Dec. 17.

Ebb and Flow, the Gravity Recovery and In-terior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission probes, are being sent purposely into the lu-nar surface because their low orbit and low fuel levels preclude further scientific operations. The duo’s suc-cessful prime and extended science missions generated the highest-resolution grav-ity field map of any celestial body. The map will provide a better understanding of how Earth and other rocky planets in the solar system formed and evolved.

“It is going to be diffi-cult to say goodbye,” said GRAIL principal investiga-tor Maria Zuber of the Mas-sachusetts Institute of Tech-nology in Cambridge. “Our little robotic twins have been exemplary members of the GRAIL family, and plan-etary science has advanced in a major way because of their contributions.”

The mountain where the two spacecraft will make contact is located near a crater named Goldschmidt. Both spacecraft have been flying in formation around the moon since Jan. 1, 2012. They were named by el-ementary school students in Bozeman, Mont., who won a contest. The first probe to reach the moon, Ebb, also will be the first to go down, at 2:28:40 p.m. PST. Flow will follow Ebb about 20 seconds later.

Both spacecraft will hit the surface at 3,760 mph (1.7 kilometers per second). No imagery of the impact is expected because the re-gion will be in shadow at the time.

Ebb and Flow will con-duct one final experiment before their mission ends. They will fire their main en-gines until their propellant tanks are empty to deter-mine precisely the amount of fuel remaining in their tanks. This will help NASA engineers validate fuel con-sumption computer models to improve predictions of

fuel needs for future mis-sions.

“Our lunar twins may be in the twilight of their operational lives, but one thing is for sure, they are going down swinging,” said GRAIL project manager David Lehman of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. “Even dur-ing the last half of their last orbit, we are going to do an engineering experiment that could help future missions operate more efficiently.”

Because the exact amount of fuel remaining aboard each spacecraft is unknown, mission naviga-tors and engineers designed the depletion burn to al-low the probes to descend gradually for several hours and skim the surface of the moon until the elevated ter-rain of the target mountain gets in their way.

The burn that will change the spacecrafts’ or-bit and ensure the impact is scheduled to take place Fri-day morning, Dec. 14.

“Such a unique end-of-mission scenario requires extensive and detailed mis-sion planning and naviga-tion,” said Lehman. “We’ve had our share of challenges during this mission and al-ways come through in flying colors, but nobody I know around here has ever flown into a moon mountain be-fore. It’ll be a first for us, that’s for sure.”

During their prime mis-sion, from March through May, Ebb and Flow col-lected data while orbiting at an average altitude of 34 miles (55 kilometers). Their altitude was lowered to 14 miles (23 kilometers) for their extended mission, which began Aug. 30 and sometimes placed them within a few miles of the moon’s tallest surface fea-tures.

JPL manages the GRAIL mission for NA-SA’s Science Mission Di-rectorate in Washington. The mission is part of the Discovery Program man-aged at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Denver built the spacecraft. JPL is a division of the Cali-fornia Institute of Technol-ogy in Pasadena.

For more information about GRAIL, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/grail.

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Moon Impact

the color of authority and two misdemeanor counts of falsifying police reports while working at Twin Tow-ers Correctional Facility. Jackson was taken into cus-tody by ICIB investigators at about 4:30 p.m. Thursday without incident.

The arrest comes one year after major allegations were brought against the

deptarment’s and in par-ticulary, Sheriff Lee Baca’s handling of Los Angeles prisom system

The arrest came after several months of ICIB’s in-vestigation that revealed the 35-year-old Jackson of Co-rona had allegedly assaulted two inmates on two separate occasions using a deadly weapon – namely his feet

– and falsifying two police reports, which are misde-meanors. Jackson, who had been assigned to Twin Tow-ers for five years, is currently being booked into the Los Angeles County jail system on $100,000 bail. The inves-tigation is ongoing.

Jackson was immediate-ly relieved of duty without pay.

Last week, federal au-thorities at a Los Angeles In-ternational Airport express cargo consignment facility interdicted more than a hun-dred shipments containing suspected counterfeit goods in stepped up enforcement actions as part of Operation Holiday Hoax, an interna-tional effort targeting the importation and distribution of counterfeit and pirated products.

The enforcement surge, conducted by officers and import specialists from U.S. Customs and Border Protec-tion (CBP) and agents from U.S. Immigration and Cus-toms Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Inves-tigations (HSI), resulted in the interdiction of a wide variety of suspected counter-feit merchandise, including headphones, sports jerseys and cell phone accessories. Once it is determined that the items are counterfeit, CBP will seize the merchan-dise.

CBP and HSI represen-tatives say many of the in-tercepted items were likely destined for unscrupulous vendors for intended re-sale. HSI will be conducting follow-up investigations to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to pros-ecute those cases. However,

authorities note that at least some of the parcels were be-ing shipped directly to con-sumers, many whom may not have realized they were buying counterfeits.

“We’re endeavoring to protect not only the compa-nies that make copyrighted products, but also unwitting buyers who get fleeced by these fakes,” said Claude Ar-nold, special agent in charge for HSI Los Angeles. “Con-sumers order merchandise on line believing they’re getting the genuine article, only to receive a shoddy and sometimes dangerous counterfeit version.”

CBP officials say coun-terfeit goods are increasing-ly coming into the United States in smaller parcels ver-sus larger shipments through the express cargo facilities. The trend, which authorities attribute in part to increased sales traffic over the Internet, has resulted in a heightened emphasis on screenings at major air cargo facilities, including this week’s opera-tion in Los Angeles.

“Operation Holiday Hoax is a prime example of the cooperation and partnership between agen-cies within the Department of Homeland Security to achieve the mutual goal of protecting consumers, le-

gitimate manufacturers and distributors from the health and economic hazards of counterfeit merchandise flooding the markets dur-ing the holiday season,” said Todd C. Owen, CBP direc-tor of field operations in Los Angeles.

Nationally and interna-tionally, Operation Holiday Hoax began Nov. 26 and is scheduled to run until Dec. 26. During that time, federal and local law enforcement officers will seize products such as electronics, clothing, DVDs and toys. As in years past, most of these items are ordered online as part of the holiday shopping season.

This is the third year that the HSI-led National Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Coordination Center in Virginia has conducted Operation Holiday Hoax. Last year’s operation led to the seizure of more than 327,000 counterfeit and pi-rated items nationwide with an estimated value based upon the manufacturer’s suggested retail price, of nearly $77 million. In 2009 the operation netted more than $26 million worth of seized goods.

To report IP theft or to learn more about the IPR Center, visit www.IPRCent-er.gov.

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West Covina School District andSan Gabriel Valley Legislative Coalition of Chambers Vote to

Oppose Storm Water TaxThe “sneak attack to

raise additional taxes on property owners” has suf-fered another setback with the San Gabriel Valley Legislative Coalition of Chambers and the West Covina Unified School District voting to oppose the Flood Control Dis-trict’s effort to impose ad-ditional storm water fees, according to a press re-lease sent by Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich’s office Thursday..

“Despite the fact that the flood control district is making deals with schools with promises of funding in exchange for support, the new tax effort is los-ing the support of school districts and businesses,” he said. “At a time when families are struggling, schools are hurting, and businesses are fleeing the state, they are asking prop-erty owners, schools and businesses to fork over more money.”

The “Official No-tice to Property Owners of Public Hearing” was mailed last week. County property owners may pro-test this new fee by return-ing the enclosed protest form. “While the mailing looks like junk mail, it is an important document that allows one to protest the proposed parcel tax,” Antonovich added.

Residents have until January 15 to file their ob-jection by returning their protest form or protesting at the public hearing on

January 15, 2013 at 9:30 a.m. in the Hearing Room of the Board of Supervi-sors at the Hall of Admin-istration. If a majority of the property owners do not object, the Board of Supervisors can approve a mail-in-ballot to be sent to all property owners in March. Passage requires only a simple majority. If the mailer has been mis-placed, a new mailer may be requested by calling (800) 218-0018 or emailing [email protected].

Times are Tough for British Tesco Corporation

The Fresh and Easy store in Arcadia was one of the first in California. -Photo by Terry Miller

Tesco said it is con-sidering selling its Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Mar-ket stores and will proba-bly leave the United States , the British newspaper The Guardian reported r on Wednesday.

Tesco chief executive Philip Clarke has called in investment bankers to advise on what to do with the Fresh & Easy chain, which has 200 stores. How-ever, he admitted Tesco was most likely to “exit” the business, which it had once hoped to build into a huge chain that could take on Walmart according, to The Guardian in London

Tesco has had a bad 2012. In January Clarke had to unveil the grocer’s first profits warning in 20 years. He is now battling to restore the grocer’s once formidable reputation, pouring £1bn into the core UK business to improve service, update the stores and regain the supermar-ket’s reputation for being unbeatable on price.

The decision to quit the US gave the compa-ny’s shares a boost, how-ever, and they closed up 3.3% at 336.7p as investors cheered the fact that there was now an end in sight to

the losses the Fresh & Easy venture has racked up.

Fresh abd Easy USA CEOMason, a former mar-keting man who had been with Tesco for 30 years has left, effective immediately.

The 55-year-old also has a £9m pension pot and could start drawing his £477,000-a-year pen-sion straight away. He also separately owns £6.6m of shares, having sold 2m shares over the past 18 months.

Clarke thanked Ma-son for his work but said he had to make the “tough calls at the right time”.

He added: “Having as-sessed its long-term poten-tial, we’ve concluded that Fresh & Easy is not going to achieve the scale and profitability it needs in a reasonable timescale.”

Fresh & Easy’s chief executive, Tim Mason, is also leaving after three de-cades at Tesco, the com-pany said.

The Fresh & Easy chain launched in 2007 with much fanfare and high ambitions of creating a network of hundreds of smaller-format stores on the West Coast.

But the supermarkets never proved profitable.

In October, Tesco an-nounced plans to cut back on investing in the chain af-ter closing 12 stores earlier in the year. There are still nearly 200 locations open in California, Arizona and Nevada.

Despite those efforts to slash costs, “it is now clear that Fresh & Easy will not deliver acceptable share-holder returns on an ap-propriate time frame in its current form,” Tesco said.

Philip Clarke, chief ex-ecutive of Tesco, said “all options are under consid-eration.”

“Whilst the business has many positives, its jour-ney to scale and acceptable returns will take too long relative to other opportuni-ties,” he said in a statement.

In a conference call on Wednesday, Clarke said it was “likely” that Tesco’s “presence in America will come to an end.”

This decision comes at a sensitive time for Tesco, which has been trying to turn around a decline in profit at home in Britain and fighting off criticisms that it has put too much money into rapid -- and so far unprofitable -- expan-sion in some areas over-seas.

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Glendale Water & PowerCustomers Receive Fraud Calls

The Glendale Water & Power (GWP) Depart-ment learned that some customers received a call from a male impersonat-ing a GWP employee. The individual asked custom-ers to pay their utility bill over the phone by provid-ing personal credit card information or their power would be turned off. Un-fortunately these fraudu-lent calls are becoming more prevalent. Because

of their professional and customer service oriented tactics, customers are lured into paying a non-existent utility bill via credit card.

As a reminder, GWP representatives will never ask for payment over the phone, nor will a represen-tative visit your home and ask for payment. Custom-ers can pay their utility bills securely online or through our automated phone sys-tem. If customers receive a

call from GWP imperson-ators asking for payment over the phone, custom-ers should contact GWP immediately at (818) 548 3300.

Working in conjunc-tion with the Glendale Po-lice Department, Glendale Water & Power posted fraud alert messages on its Twitter, Facebook, and website alerting custom-ers about these fraudulent calls.


As part of its compre-hensive Suicide Prevention Initiative, the California Men-tal Health Services Authority (CalMHSA) has launched a mass media campaign intend-ed to prepare Californians to prevent suicide by encourag-ing them to know the warn-ing signs for suicide, find the words to offer help to some-one they are concerned about and reach out to resources.

In 2010, 3,823 Califor-nians took their own lives, and 16,425 people were hos-pitalized for self-inflicted inju-ries.

“These facts are a grim reminder of the need for pre-vention and early interven-tion programs in California,” said Stephanie Welch, Senior Program Manager for CalM-HSA. “The Know the Signs campaign serves as a way for us to educate our communi-ties how to play a role in the prevention and early interven-tion process by reaching out to loved ones who may be at risk for suicide.”

It’s often difficult for individuals who might be at risk for suicide to reach out for help. Therefore, the cam-paign speaks directly to indi-viduals who are most likely to see the signs of suicide and respond appropriately, such as family and friends.

“While the signs for sui-cide can be subtle, they are there,” said Anara Guard, sui-cide prevention advisor to the campaign. “The campaign goals are to educate people on what those signs are, to recognize them when they are present, and how to intervene early before the situation be-comes critical.”

The mass media cam-paign includes TV, radio, out-door billboards, online, mo-bile and print advertisements and is running across the state through January. Most cam-paign materials are available in both English and Spanish. Campaign materials are also available for download on www.YourVoiceCounts.org, the campaign’s online forum that encourages dialogue and participation for suicide pre-vention.

“By leveraging the power of existing Counties suicide prevention and mental health programs, we are aiming to lend a level of sustainability and community awareness that we cannot achieve alone, said Welch. “Each County plays a role in extending the reach of our campaign by implementing it in their own backyard.”

The campaign is funded by counties through the voter approved Mental Health Ser-

vices Act (MHSA) (Prop. 63) and administered by CalM-HSA, an organization of county governments working to improve mental health out-comes for individuals, families and communities.

This suicide prevention social marketing campaign is one of several contracts awarded to realize the goals and objectives of the Suicide Prevention Initiative. Other statewide initiatives funded by the MHSA include Stigma and Discrimination Reduc-tion and Student Mental Health.

The 3 year campaign is funded from September 2011 through June 2014, and aims to achieve the following goals:

Prepare more Califor-nians to prevent suicide by in-creasing knowledge of warn-ing signs, how to offer help and local resources.

Provide individuals who are going through tough times with resources, hope and reas-surance that help is available.

Work with the news media to increase reporting about suicide in ways that are consistent with national rec-ommendations.

National Suicide Pre-vention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) to speak with an experienced crisis counsel-or 24 hours/day, 7 days/week.

California Mental Health Services Authority Launches Campaign

to Prevent Suicidein this project is local,” said Balian. “It was not only big contractors, but small busi-ness.”

According to Balian, ma-terials such as steel-reinforced concrete and rebar were pro-vided by enterprises as local as Irwindale and South Los Angeles.

Artist Andrew Leicester, who is the Metro Gold Line bridge winning designer for the project, came up with the concept of the bridge baskets, intertwining the idea of trans-portation with Native Ameri-can basket making.

“The basket is this kind of archetypal vessel,” said Leicester, explaining that it was one of the earliest tools of trade and travel. “Today it would be similar to a semi-truck.”

The bridge baskets are made of 60 stacked segments and weigh 800 pounds each. They also came with the hefty cost of $500,000 to cre-ate and install.

More than 200 commu-nity members and project stakeholders have been in-vited to attend a Gold Line Bridge Completion Cere-

mony on Saturday, Dec. 15. Attendance has been limited due to the restrictions of space and access to the bridge site.

Metro Gold Line recent-ly issued a construction no-tice for the Foothill Extension through Dec. 15, when final bridge work is expected to be completed.

For Gold Line Bridge construction information, call the 24-hour toll-free project hotline at (855) 446-1160 or visit the Metro Gold Line website at www.foothillexten-sion.org.


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I love Palm Springs be-cause it is not only an excit-ing, desert resort commu-nity; but it also gives a peek into the hip, Hollywood glam days of the 1960’s, where boxy, modern ar-chitecture mixed with big name celebrities.

I began a recent get-away to the desert oasis at the 406-roon Riviera Palm Springs, located in the heart of Old Town. Here, at the base of the San Ja-cinto Mountains, I walked through a glitzy lobby, sparkling with chandeliers and mirrored walls, and checked into a beautiful suite that reminded me of an old Hollywood movie.

My room, like all Ri-vera rooms, was decked in what I call “retro chic.” Highlights include a king bed with giant, white leath-er headboard; luxurious marble bathroom, with two sinks, walk-in shower and old-fashioned tub in the middle of the floor; large flat screen TV; office desk

with wireless Internet; and a secluded balcony, over-looking the mountains and lush pool area.

Once acquainted with my accommodations, I ex-plored the property. Nes-tled on 24 acres at the base of the San Jacinto Moun-tains, the resort originally opened in 1959 and quick-ly became a Hollywood retreat, where celebrities such as Rat Packers Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr., along with countless other stars, came to relax and play in the desert sun.

And like many old stars, the resort has had some work done to keep things shiny. In 2006, the property became part of the Noble House family and underwent a stunning $70 million facelift, includ-ing a new modern spa, two sparkling swimming pools, signature fine dining and entertainment.

The new owners also added acres of lushly-land-scaped gardens, intimate courtyards, fire pits, and an array of meeting and event space. But even though the resort features a myriad of fine modern amenities, it manages to keep that dis-

tinct late 1950’s charm and allure that brought Holly-wood’s biggest names out. In fact, everywhere you look the hotel is peppered with old photographs, saucy lounge areas, glitzy walls and hip decor.

After touring the grounds I decided to try out the hotel’s renowned Spa Terre and sample their signature Balinese mas-sage. I began my rejuve-nating journey by relaxing in the Buddha Lounge, an indoor tropical paradise, with palm trees, waterfalls, cabanas and Jacuzzis. I then met my masseuse, who led me to a calming room, where I experienced a soothing and aromatic Balinese rubdown.

After the massage I relaxed in the steam room and then drove to the Palm Springs Air museum (www.palmspringsairmuseum.com), where I encountered one of the nation’s largest collections of real World War II flying aircraft, along with a massive library of 8,500 volumes related to aviation and American mil-itary history.

Highlights of my visit included a Grumman F4F

Wildcat, which was used aboard carriers for both the US Navy and the Brit-ish Royal Navy during the start of WWII. Near the Wildcat I also discovered the F-14 Tomcat, a super-sonic, twin-engine fighter that became a standard aboard US Navy carriers until it was retired in 2006.

From the air museum I zoomed to Indian Can-yons (www.indian-canyons.com), where centuries ago, ancestors of the Agua Cali-ente Indians settled in the

Palm Springs area and developed complex com-munities in desert canyons. With an abundant water supply, the plants, ani-mals, and Cahuilla Indians thrived. They grew crops of melons, squash, beans, and corn. Today, remains of Cahuilla society like rock art, house pits, foun-dations, irrigation ditches, dams, reservoirs, trails, and food preparation areas still exist in the canyons.

Back at the Riviera, I had a fabulous dinner at

Circa 59, the hotel’s sig-nature restaurant. Here, with Frank Sinatra playing in the background and the pool shimmering a few feet away, I enjoyed a delicious steak dinner and a dry mar-tini on the patio. I conclud-ed the night at the Hotel’s Sidebar.

For more information on visiting Palm Springs, call 800.347.7748 or visit wwwvisitpalmsprings.com. For more info on staying at Riviera Palm Springs, visit: www.psriviera.com.

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The City of Glendale’s Community Services & Parks Department announced to-day that Phase II of the Glen-dale Narrows Riverwalk proj-ect has been awarded a grant of $975,000 by the California Natural Resources Agency. Glendale was one of only 33 proposed projects selected statewide as part of Proposi-tion 84’s California River Parkways program.

“We are extremely ex-cited to have been awarded funds in this highly com-petitive grant program,” said Director of Community Ser-vices & Parks, Jess Duran. “This award is a reflection of the positive response from the State for the good work we have done on Phase I of Riverwalk, and indicates their belief in us to continue this work on Phase II.”

Phase II of Riverwalk, which is scheduled to begin design and construction next year, will extend the Phase I recreational trail east and south along the Los Angeles River to the Verdugo Wash. It will include an additional

park, a river overlook, and a gated entry area. When Phase II of the project is com-pleted, the City of Glendale will be the only city on the entire 52 miles of the Los Angeles River to devote its entire river frontage to recre-ation.

The Grand Opening for Phase I of the project will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at the corner of Paula and Garden Streets in Glen-dale. Phase I includes two small parks, an equestrian facility, a public art project, and half a mile of recreation-al trail. The public is invited to attend this ribbon-cutting ceremony and visit the Riv-erwalk parks and trail for the first time.

The completion of Phase II of Riverwalk will set the stage for Phase III which envisions a non-motorized bridge from Riverwalk across the river into Griffith Park, providing Glendale residents access to one of the largest urban parks in the country, and Los Angeles residents a

gateway to all that Glendale has to offer.

In 2006, California vot-ers passed Proposition 84, the Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Bond Act, which authorized the Legislature to appropriate funds to benefit river parkway projects. These projects will create recreation opportunities for families, re-store fish and wildlife habitat, provide flood management, and enhance California’s river parkways.

More information about the Glendale Narrows River-walk can be found here.

Glendale, known as the “Jewel City,” is one of the largest cities in Los Angeles County. With a population over 190,000, Glendale is a thriving cosmopolitan city that is rich in history, cultural-ly diverse, and offers limitless opportunities. It is the home to a vibrant business commu-nity, with major companies in healthcare, entertainment, manufacturing, retail and banking.

California Natural Resources Agency Announces $975,000 Grant for Glendale Narrows Riverwalk


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sume nourishing meals to avoid dehydration.

Report any suspicious activities and packages to emergency authorities along the parade route.

In case of emergency, call (626) 744-4241 from cell phones or 9-1-1 from landline phones. Know cross streets from where you are calling.

What You Can’t Do:Open containers of al-

cohol are illegal on public streets, sidewalks and all oth-er public areas.

Tents, sofas and boxes of any type that can be used as stools or seats are prohib-ited are not permitted along the route.

Unoccupied chairs are not allowed.

Bonfires are strictly pro-hibited and considered “ille-gal burns.”

Fireworks are prohib-ited except as part of sched-uled official events.

No items may be sold along the parade route with-out a permit.

No public areas (side-walks, curbs, gutters, streets) may be cordoned or roped off.

No ladders or scaffold-ing may be used as elevation for viewing the activities.

It is illegal to buy, sell or give away horns on the pa-rade route.

Pets are not recom-mended along the parade route because they are easily frightened with sudden, loud noises.

Selling space along the parade route, other than

grandstand seating, is illegal.Throwing any projectile

into the parade, including seemingly harmless items such as tortillas, marshmal-lows, flowers, etc., is prohib-ited.

Vehicles obstructing emergency lanes will be towed.



Staying Safe for the Rose Parade

School Construction and Modernization

-Photo by Terry Miller

ture.” Commissioned by

Torlakson’s administra-tion in 2011, the Schools of the Future Initiative under-scores the importance of modernizing school facili-ties via the use of new tech-nologies, energy efficient upgrades and the establish-ment of science and career

technology education to guide the establishment of a 21st century learning en-vironment for students.

The SAB meets monthly to allocate state matching funds for the construction of new class-rooms and the moderniza-tion of existing schools and to consider policies and

regulations regarding SAB programs. The funds allo-cated by the SAB are from voter-approved general ob-ligation bonds that cannot be used for school opera-tional expenses.

The State Allocation Board’s online agenda provides a complete list of the allocations.

Assemblymember Roger Hernández Introduces Legislation to Integrate

Deferred Action-Eligible YouthAs s emb l ymembe r

Roger Hernández (D-San Gabriel Valley) has intro-duced Assembly Bill 35, a legislative measure that would integrate youth into our economy who are deemed by the federal government to be eligible for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which was launched this summer by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

While measures have been taken to integrate young productive immi-grants into our national and state economy, more can be done to facilitate this economic integration. Per federal executive or-der, youth are allowed a temporary stay in the Unit-ed States, with the stay subject to renewal, and a worker’s permit. Under California law, a driver li-cense will soon be issued to youth eligible for this federal program in order to allow them mobility as

they go to and from work and school.

With the ability to stay and work in the United States, and be a motorist in California, Assembly Bill 35 expands the inte-gration of this cohort by allowing them the ability to obtain a State identifica-tion card, unemployment benefits, state adminis-tered medical services, and other benefits autho-rized individuals in the United States have access to.

In addition, Assem-bly Bill 35 provides con-sumer protections to these youth as they apply to the DACA program. Specifi-cally, AB 35 makes it ille-gal for any person who is not an attorney, immigra-tion consultant or notary public to charge a client for assistance in apply-ing to the program and prohibits those who are allowed to charge a fee for service from engaging in unethical price goug-

ing behavior as they assist these youth in their appli-cations to the program.

“I am proud to intro-duce this legislation on be-half of all immigrant youth in my district and the state. I am focused on restoring California’s strong econ-omy and competitiveness throughout the world. As such, we just cannot afford to turn our backs on our young immigrant students, especially those who have proven success in their ac-ademic and employment achievements. California embodies the greatest di-versity in the world; we recognize we will need the collective skills and talents of these young immigrants to aid our state in reaching our true potential. As the new Chair of the Assem-bly Committee on Labor and Employment, I am ready to carry my part in making sure their integra-tion into our workforce, economy and society be-comes a reality.”

Assemblyman Mike Gatto Receives Legislator of the Year Award from the Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas

Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) will be presented with the Leg-islator of the Year Award tonight from the Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas (CRNG), a not-for-profit group that represents re-newable natural-gas produc-ers throughout the country. Renewable natural gas is an alternative, renewable en-ergy, derived from the natu-ral decomposition of waste from landfills and organic sources and is used to gen-erate green electricity and clean transportation fuel.

“Mike Gatto is exactly the kind of legislator Califor-nia needs right now,” said Harrison Clay, President of Clean Energy Renewable Fuels and founding board member of CRNG. “He is a practical-problem solver who thinks about the long term. He is diligent, thor-ough and determined to do the right thing for California and its residents.”

The award is being given to recognize Gatto’s

work on renewable natural gas this year, including two bills he authored: AB 1900 and AB 2196. The bills helped to break down bar-riers to using this renewable fuel in California and helped clarify the fuel’s treatment under the state’s Renew-able Portfolio Standards, which require all utilities in California to buy renew-able energy. The legisla-tion was widely hailed for helping to create an entirely new clean-energy industry in California, and bringing jobs and infrastructure im-provements in the process. The new biogas industry will also help reduce Cali-fornia’s reliance on foreign energy sources.

Todd Campbell, for-mer Mayor of Burbank, lauded Gatto’s achieve-ments: “Assemblyman Gat-to’s acumen to find solu-tions that drive job growth, promote environmental protections, cut waste, and to protect the average rate-payer was once again dem-

onstrated. The passage of AB 1900 was vital to re-moving barriers to in-state biomethane production, a clean and cost-effective re-newable resource for state power generation and trans-portation. Assemblyman Gatto’s efforts will save California businesses and consumers tens of millions of dollars and help us meet climate-change goals 30 years ahead of schedule.”

The award will be pre-sented tonight at CRNG’s annual Fuel, Power and Policy Conference in San Diego.

Mike Gatto is the Chairman of the Appro-priations Committee of the California State Assembly. He represents the cities of Burbank, Glendale, La Canada-Flintridge, La Cres-centa, Montrose, the Los Angeles neighborhoods of Los Feliz, Silver Lake, At-water Village, and portions of the Hollywood Hills and East Hollywood. www.asm.ca.gov/gatto.

Award Recognizes Gatto's Fostering of Industry,Job Creation, and Supporting a Clean, Renewable,

Domestic Energy Source


Portrait” is set between two other van Gogh’s – “The Mulberry Tree” of 1889, and “Portrait of the Art-ist’s Mother” of 1888. The area in the Museum’s 19th century gallery now dedi-cated to van Gogh also displays an etching on pa-per entitled “Portrait of Dr. Gachet” from 1890, and a letter in his handwriting.

Van Gogh painted un-ceasingly during the last 10 years of his short 37-year-old life, creating about

850 pieces. He said that he wanted to do portraits that would look like appa-ritions to the people seeing them a century later. To-day, about a century and a quarter later, in the eyes of his “Self-Portrait” you can almost see his ghost.

“Self-Portrait” will be at the Norton Museum (411 West Colorado Blvd in Pasadena) until March 4, 2013. For information call (626) 844-6900 or visit nortonsimon.org. -Photo by Dena Burroughs


MTA Board Meeting

by FrAn SyvErSon

From Scrooge to Tiny Tim,Here Comes “A Christmas Carol”

Charles Dickens would most likely be en-chanted if he could be transported to see his “A Christmas Carol” now at A Noise Within in Pasadena. The old traditional tale is offered with fresh un-tra-ditional éclat. So, although Dickens can’t be here, happily—we can!

We all know by heart this classic story of re-demption. Miserly Ebene-zer Scrooge is visited by Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future who take him to view his life as it was, is and will be. But how it is presented at A Noise Within is what makes this version a must-see.

Stark barren trees are silhouetted in the opening scene. Slate gray coloring predominates as several actors glide onto the stage, moving as if in a quietly rhythmic ballet. In a set-ting by Jeanine A. Ringer, props are minimal, and seamlessly moved on- and off-stage by actors.

Crotchety Scrooge stomps up to his second-floor office where, shortly, his work is interrupted by a visit from his nephew. A warm, upbeat Fred (Rafael Goldstein) invites his uncle to Christmas dinner, and is promptly rebuffed with one of Scrooge’s many “Bah! Humbug!” utter-ances. No Christmas cheer from him!

Grudgingly, Scrooge allows his clerk, Bob Cratchit (portrayed meek-ly by Stephen Rockwell) a day off to spend with his wife and children. Scrooge, once home and ready for bed, is startled—no, terrified!—when Jacob Marley, his long-dead busi-ness partner, arrives amidst

the clanking of chains. Mitchell Edmonds is a fearsome ghost wandering the afterlife, here to warn Scrooge about the com-passionless life he is lead-ing. Three spirits will visit him, Scrooge is told. Thus begins an eerie night, with Geoff Elliott as Scrooge deftly conveying fear, poi-gnancy, exuberance, sad-ness…all prompted by the many glimpses of his life provided by those spirits.

And they do. Debo-rah Strang flounces in as Christmas Past, garbed in a fluffy white gown.

With her, Scrooge revisits his lonely childhood and youth. A tall and imposing Christmas Present is Alan Blumenfeld, camouflaged in a robe creatively cov-ered with colorful fruits. They peek in on Fred’s dinner party, so rudely declined by Scrooge. And Christmas Future emerges as a tree, totally obscuring Kevin Rico Angulo, as vi-sions unfold of grim events to come.

As narrator, Robert-son Dean opens the show and segues nicely between scenes. Ego Plum com-posed music especially for the performances at A Noise Within.

Geoff Elliott, in addi-tion to playing Scrooge, co-directs with his wife Ju-lia Rodriguez-Elliott. Most

of the 20 cast members play multiple roles. They include Jill Hill, Alison Elliott, Diana Gonzalez-Morett, Brendan Haley, Georgia Miller, Jack El-liott, Marie Sullivan, Abi-gail Marks, Megan Farber, James Ferrero and Jenni-fer Propper. Everyone’s darling, Tiny Tim, (“God bless us, every one!”) is played by Damaso J. Ro-driguez.

The repertory cast has performed “A Christmas Carol” twice before in other local venues. Several on the current roster were among them, but not nec-essarily in the same roles. As they said during the post-show conversation we attended, they are espe-cially thrilled to be playing it in what is now their own home theater. (Other post-show conversations will be held on Fridays, Dec. 14 and 21, after the 8 p.m. shows. They are worth lin-gering another half-hour or so.)

“A Christmas Carol” will continue at A Noise Within through Dec. 23. Curtain times are 8 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays, 2 & 8 p.m. on Saturdays, and 2 & 7 p.m. on Sundays. An ASL interpreted per-formance will be Fri., Dec. 21 at 8 p.m. Tickets range from $40-$52. Contact the box office in person, via phone at 626-356-3100, or online at www.anoisewith-in.org for updated pricing and seating availability.

A Noise Within is located at 3352 E. Foot-hill Blvd., Pasadena. Free parking is available in the Metro station which can be accessed off Halstead or from the Sierra Madre Villa off ramp of the 210 Foothill Freeway.

est, most populous coun-ties. More than 9.6 million people – nearly one-third of California’s residents – live, work, and play within its 1,433-square-mile service area. Ara Najarian has consis-tently worked with commu-nities to ensure an efficient and effective transportation system for the greater Los Angeles area.

Najarian has been active in seeking an alternative to the construction of a 5 mile, 10 billion dollar tunnel ex-tending the 710 Freeway that impacts North County Cities.

Stung by his effective organizing and vocal opposi-tion to the tunnel, many San Gabriel Valley Cities did not vote to confirm Najarian’s selection from his regional cities of Glendale, Burbank,

La Canada, San Fernando, Malibu, Calabasas, Agoura Hills, Hidden Hills, Santa Clarita, Lancaster, and Palm-dale. Although Najarian re-ceived a majority of numeri-cal city votes, he fell short of the majority for the popula-tion weighted vote.

Ironically, Najarian has been a leading supporter of the San Gabriel Valley’s most important transporta-tion project, the Gold Line light rail. It was during his term as MTA Chairman that the Gold Line was unani-mously included in the MTA Long Range Transportation Plan and significant funding obtained for its construction.

Through the established process, Ara Najarian will work with the North County / San Fernando Valley Sec-

tor to convene a meeting, receive another nomination to the seat and be successful in a vote to confirm his selec-tion.

Although Ara Najarian continues his efforts to iden-tify an alternative to the con-struction of a 5 mile, 10 bil-lion dollar tunnel extending the 710 Freeway that impacts North County Cities, we be-lieve that these efforts also bring to light the importance of strong representation on the Metropolitan Transpor-tation Authority Board of Directors. Ara Najarian has consistently proven that he works to improve an efficient and effective transporta-tion system not only for the North County Cities but for the communities throughout Los Angeles County.

Vocal Opposition to a 710 Tunnel Cited

Najarian’s MTA Board Confirmation Blocked by Duarte City Council Member

Nominated unani-mously for another term by Los Angeles County’s North Valley/San Fernando Valley Sector cities repre-senting over one million constituents, Metropolitan Transportation Agency Board member Ara Na-jarian’s confirmation was blocked by Duarte City Council member John Fasana and Alhambra May-or Barbara Messina, elected officials representing the San Gabriel Valley region.

They urged City Selec-tion Committee members to vote against confirming Najarian because of his vocal opposition to a 710 tunnel, ignoring both his significant transportation achievements for the San Gabriel Valley region, and the unanimous support of the North County/San Fer-nando Valley Sector cities. Najarian has 65 days to seek a re-nomination and confirmation.

Glendale City Council Member and current MTA Board Member Najarian has been a strong supporter

of strong transportation projects in Los Angeles County. During his tenure on the MTA Board of Di-rectors, in which he also served as Chair, he was instrumental in bringing projects like the Gold Line to the region. Najarian has also been a steadfast critic of the so-called 710 North Gap Closure, asking tough questions about purpose and need, cost estimates and truck traffic, while mak-ing it clear that he and his constituents have received no credible answers.

Citing Fasana’s and Messina’s action, former State Assembly represen-tative Anthony Portantino said, “When proponents have to resort to removing folks asking legitimate ques-tions, you have to question their motives.”

Najarian’s current term is up in January 2013. In October, he was unani-mously re-nominated to the Board by his constituent cit-ies in the North County/San Fernando Valley Sector. On Thursday, December

6, the Los Angeles County City Selection Committee met to conduct business. Although Najarian received a numerical majority of votes, according to the population-weighted vote formula, he fell short of the number needed for confir-mation. Najarian intends to seek a second nomination and a second vote to retain his seat

Najarian has been the lone MTA Board member insisting on accountability in the SR-710 Study pro-cess. The move by officials outside his representative sector calls into question the power of one sector to override the will and vote of another. The No 710 Action Committee strong-ly condemns Fasana and Messina for attempting to circumvent the rights and silence the voices of con-stituent sector cities who unanimously chose Najari-an to represent them on the Metro Board of Directors. The Committee also calls for further investigation of this matter.

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