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Pasadena Gearing Up for HugeJazz Festival August 28 - 29Featuring Industry Icons

Stanley Clarke is one of many top musicians on tap for the festival

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nounced the line-up of jazz and blues musicians to per-form during the star-studded festival August 28 and 29, 2010. 200+ artists, 23 top acts will entertain thousands of fans gathered at the spec-tacular outdoor venue the Los Angeles Arboretum in the greater Pasadena area of California. www.pasadena-jazzfest.com The weekend event, complete with an in-ternational food court, four watering holes, a vendors vil-

lage and kids quarters, boasts two stages and such prolific talent as multi-award win-ner Stanley Clarke, multiple GRAMMY® winners Rita Coolidge and Take 6 and GRAMMY® nominated art-ists Doc Powell and Hubert Laws.

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PUSD Razes Sierra Madre’s Upper CampusIn Preparation for New Middle School

Strong Local Reaction to Federal Judge's Decision to Overturn Prop 8

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Measure TT Funds are being utilized to demolish the Sierra Madre School Upper Campus on Canon in Sierra Madre. Students who normally attended the Upper Cam,pus will be directed to the main campus on Highland until contruction of the new school is completed, which at this time is not been determined. See More Details on 3 - Photo by Terry Miller

All Saints Church ap-plauded last week’s ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Walker as a “giant step for-ward for justice.”

“The love life of every human being is sacred,” said All Saints rector Ed Bacon. “It is a gift from God.

This is true not only for heterosexual couples but for those who have found that the love of their

life is a person of the same gender.”“When a state for-bids a couple who has found such love from marrying it is an abusive form of injustice and discrimination to a class of human beings – and All Saints Church rejoices today that Judge Walker has ruled against that injustice.”

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State Schools Chief Jack O’Connell Praises President, U.S. House for Quick Action on Teacher Jobs Measure; $1.2 billion estimated for California Educators

There is, we are happy to say, finally some good education news to report.

The House bill, H.R. 1586, approved last week in the U.S. Senate, autho-rizes $10 billion in educa-tion funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell today praised President Barack Obama, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and U.S. House of Representative members who today ap-proved a federal teacher jobs measure of which $1.2 billion is estimated for California. The legisla-tion, signed by the Presi-dent after its passage in the House, is aimed at prevent-

ing the loss of an estimated 161,000 teacher jobs across the nation as children be-gin returning to their class-rooms.

“In California, 16,500 teaching positions could be saved or created by approval of this urgently needed package accord-ing to the U.S. Department of Education,” O’Connell said. “Without House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s strong leadership and swift action or the persistence of President Barack Obama, U.S. Secretary of Educa-tion Arne Duncan, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), this education relief package would not have been possi-ble. It provides an urgently needed Marshall Plan air lift for our schools.”

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BY TERRY MILLER

The Arcadia City Council has hired a coy-ote trapping firm after numerous complaints from residents in many different areas of Arca-dia.

Linda Garcia, Ar-cadia’s special projects manager said she’s had over 25 complaints just last week. Not all were Coyote attacks but many were and some were just

sightings and general fearlessness of these ani-mals.

The council asked the city manager on Tuesday night to for $30,000 with the Chino-based Animal Pest Man-agement to trap coyotes within the city limits.

The city used the same company a few

Coyote Attacks Prompt City Council Action in Arcadia

The Los Angeles Coun-ty Planning Commission will hold a formal hearing at Pa-mela Park on the proposed local medical marijuana clin-ic. The hearing will be held on Monday, September 13 at 6:30 p.m. in the commu-nity room at Pamela Park.

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property owner and devel-oper, and his partner, Bob Doolittle, have applied to the County for a conditional use permit to use on the build-ings on their property as a le-gal dispensary for medically prescribed cannabis.

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Blondes Have More Fun

A Scientific Study re-veals that Blonde’s have more fun than dark haired women!! It has long been reckoned that they have more fun, but now they are thought to be more confi-dent and amorous also.

Scientists claim that their research shows that bleaching and tinting hair does wonders for a wom-an’s self-image. These women felt more attrac-tive, and they were more likely to ask someone out on a date. Older women claimed that covering up grey hair and hiding the signs of ageing boosted their confidence. That many middle-aged women tended to bleach their hair blonde or color their hair in an effort to reinvent them selves and to become more attractive!

My lovely natural bru-nette wife says ... Blondes are to DYE for? Her rather surprising comment brings to mind an incident that occurred not long ago! It seem that her favorite beautician talked her into purchasing a wig to take along on our cruise to help keep her hair looking great throughout the misty and foggy evening activities aboard ship.

Well, one evening just prior to leaving on our cruise we decided to go out for dinner and I noticed that my wife was carry-ing along a large package, but I paid little attention to it. While we were waiting to be seated, she excused herself to wash her hands. As I was sitting in the wait-ing area for her return, a blonde lady sat down next to me with a blonde look-a-like Marilyn Mon-roe hairdo and she looked like Lady Ga Ga with Fos-ter Grant shades on. As I scooted over to make more room ... she spoke to me in a very low sexy voice ... “Do you like my hair”? I almost fell off the bench in surprise; it was my wife in a blonde wig, acting like a Hollywood model trying to pick me up!

As she and I walked down the isle toward our booth, we passed a couple that I recognized and was floored by the husband-

comment, as he whispered to me ... “Hey Wally, are you trying to change your luck or are you headed to a costume party”? Fortunate-ly, my Blonde Bombshell did not hear the comments as she sauntered on toward our booth.

Quickly, the lady diner that was with my joking friend began making a cell phone call and was hold-ing her I-phone toward us, probably in hopes of show-ing some of her friends that Pat’s husband was out on the town with a sexy blonde. Well, happily I can report that our cruise wasn’t cancelled over “Blondie’s” trial wig show-ing ... but for sure ... she did cancel modeling her new blonde wig on our cruise.

Since we are talking Blonde stories, it seems ap-propriate to share several of my favorite Blonde jokes!

A blonde and a red-head went to the bar after work for a drink, and sat on stools watching the six O’clock news. A man was shown threatening to jump from the Brooklyn Bridge, and the blonde bet the red-head $50 that he wouldn’t jump. Sure enough though, he jumped, so the blonde gave the redhead $50. But the redhead said, “I can’t take this, you’re my friend.” Then the redhead said, “Listen, I have to tell you that I saw this on the 5 O’clock news, so I can’t take your money.”

The blonde replied, “Well, so did I, but I didn’t think he would jump again!”

The Pizza store cook asked the blonde if she would like her pizza cut into six pieces or twelve. “Six please” she replied, “I could never eat twelve!”

A gorgeous young redhead goes into the doc-tor’s office and said that her body hurt wherever she touched it.” Impossible!” the doctor said, “Show me. “ The redhead took her finger, pushed on her left shoulder, and screamed, and then she pushed on her elbow and screamed even more. She pushed her knee and screamed. Every part of her body that she touched made her scream. The doctor looked at her and said, “You’re not really a redhead, are

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Boys & Girls Clubs of America Los Angeles County Alliance, which supports the 27 Boys & Girls Clubs located in Los Angeles County, has received a $100,000 grant from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation. Checks were presented to the various clubs, includ-ing the Boys & Girls Clubs of Pasadena at a luncheon held at Dodger Stadium.

Bank of America has been a partner of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America – Los Angeles County Al-liance for the past three years, providing $225,000 in grants and other re-sources and support. Bank of America also provided the Clubs with 500 tickets to an upcoming Dodger game, and in September Bank of America/Mer-rill Lynch employees will volunteer their time to

present “Your Financial Future” workshops for Club members.“We are very appreciative of Bank of America’s financial and volunteer investment for our Club. Bank of Ameri-ca is helping us in our mis-sion which is to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring respon-sible adults,” said John C. Matthiessen, Chief Volun-teer Officer at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Pasadena.

Garrett Gin, Senior Vice President, Corpo-rate Social Responsibility for Bank of America said, “The Boys & Girls Clubs in Los Angeles County play a critical role in the lives of more than 120,000 underserved youth. Bank of America knows that the Boys & Girls Clubs will fully maximize our grant

dollars and volunteer re-sources to leverage the most for these kids, who go on to graduate high school at greater levels than the national average. We are proud of our small role in the greater ongoing impact these Clubs make on lives and communities. “

The Boys & Girls Club of Pasadena was founded in 1937 as a response to the local need for safe, healthy, productive activi-ties for youth during non-school hours. Today the local Club serves more than 6,000 members of the Club, at their sites located in the Pasadena and Al-tadena communities.

The Boys & Girls Club of Pasadena main office is located at 3230 East Del Mar Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91107. Telephone: (626) 449-9100 or on the web at: www.bgcpasadena.

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Connecticut couple Sheri Inferrera and Rob Wilber celebrated their love with a wedding where it all began, on a computer at eHarmony.comSuddenly awake with the realization that some-thing has jarred the bed. A pressure against my leg, then again at my side. My eyes open wide to the dark-ness as I feel warm breath on my neck. A painful blow lands in the center of my stomach. A weight on my chest, and my shoul-ders are pinned to the bed. A nibble of my left ear.

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tongue slides over my chin. My cats are giving me a wake-up call for breakfast. We have played this scene before, every time I dared to sleep longer than their stomachs.

I mumble sweet nothings to them and scratch their necks and rub their chins. It works. Mewston sprawls across my chest and Meowry curls into my side. Purrfec-tion purrs softly, Snuggles more like a roar. They un-intentionally lull me back to sleep. Only for a while. Then I feel the gentle kneading of Fluffy. They all begin to talk, then they begin to prance. So much for sleeping.

The six of us head for the kitchen, three with sideways bounces, two with rug scattering darts, and one with a foot drag-ging shuffle. I get tripped, they get stepped on. None

of us minds. It is obvious from all the mewing, mrr-owing and leg climbing that they have not eaten for weeks!

First a little canned food, then a little dry food, then wash it all down with a generous drink of non-fat milk. A little milk for me, too, and we move into the living room to peek be-hind the drapes and check the outer world. The light at the corner is red, so the cars are lined. The bass from a 4-wheeler’s stereo fills the air and vibrates our windows. The cats are energized. I return to bed.

Later, there are more pounces onto the foot of the bed, walks up the entire length of my body and tuna breath an-nouncements that it is time for them to take over the bed and for me to get mov-ing.

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For many lonely hearts at eHarmony, love is better the second time around. Many of eHarmony’s cli-ents have decided they’ve been looking for love in all the wrong places and then decided to try the world-wide phenomenon clev-erly titled eHarmony. The modern day personals col-umn albeit via computer, eHarmony, boasts 200 plus a day marriages as a result of their computer dating services.

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via the online dating ser-vice had done this before, but in a more conventional way.

Sheri Inferrera and Rob Wilber celebrated their love with a wedding where it all began – the eHarmony corporate of-fices in Pasadena.

The eHarmony HQ lunchroom was trans-formed into a beautiful setting to which any bride would have been proud bring her Mom and Dad. The beautifully printed ceremonial schedule, which was complete with a selection of fine wines and Champagnes, topped off the story e-book romance.

About 80 guests which included friends and fam-ily of the bride and groom

as well as a large contin-gent of eHarmony em-ployees waited patiently for the blushing bride to stroll down the aisle at the allotted 4pm in her formal wedding gown - to the alter where two HP laptop com-puters were strategically placed with white rose petals carefully arranged around the very machines that brought them together in the first place.

As the Bride ap-proached the alter as well as dueling laptops, the groom grinned from ear to ear as his new bride gar-nered the spotlight.

It wasn’t long before the “officiant” minister, Dr. J. Zink of the church of “eHarmony” as he quipped, started the ser-vice with the traditional words…

This was the first-ever wedding ceremony and re-ception to take place at the company’s headquarters.

After the time-hon-ored vows were uttered, a new twist was added. The bride and groom each typed “I do” on their re-spective laptops and the deal was signed, sealed and emailed!

Sheri and Rob made it legal the knot in the company of their closest family and friends. CEO Greg Waldorf toasted the new bride and groom and eHarmony Senior Director of Content Grant Langs-ton, played the guitar and sang for the ceremony and reception.

The wedding kicks off eHarmony’s 10th anniver-sary celebration in August.

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motes healthy marriage for all people. Here at All Saints Church we are all about turning the human race into the human family. And we rejoice with the gay and les-bian members of that family who today heard from Judge Walker the message we send every day from All Saints Church: that they are equal in every way and entitled not only to equal blessing by the church but to equal protec-tion of the Constitution.”

On Sunday, August 8th All Saints Church will hosted an informational forum in-cluding legal experts and faith leaders speaking in re-sponse to last week’s ruling.

In recent years local church groups including Throop, All Saints and The Neighborhood Church have steadfastly opposed Proposi-tion 8 and many marches and protests helped voice those opinions in no uncer-tain terms.

The following excerpts are from the federal dis-trict court opinion issued in Perry v. Schwarzenegger last Wednesday, which declared the California constitutional amendment affirming mar-

riage as the union of one man and one woman un-constitutional under the U.S. Constitution:

“Religious beliefs that gay and lesbian relationships are sinful or inferior to het-erosexual relationships harm gays and lesbians.”

“Rather, the exclusion exists as an artifact of a time when the genders were seen as having distinct roles in so-ciety and in marriage. That time has passed.”

“The gender of a child’s parent is not a factor in a child’s adjustment.”

“Indeed, the evidence shows beyond any doubt that parents’ genders are ir-relevant to children’s devel-opmental outcomes.”

“Proposition 8 thus en-shrines in the California Con-stitution a gender restriction that the evidence shows to be nothing more than an artifact of a foregone notion that men and women fulfill different roles in civic life.”

“Rather, the evidence shows that Proposition 8 harms the state’s interest in equality, because it mandates that men and women be treated differently based only

on antiquated and discred-ited notions of gender.”

California Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez (D-Los Angeles), the state’s first openly gay legislative leader, issued the following statement regarding last week’s federal court ruling that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional:

“Judge Walker’s thoughtful, eloquent decision in Perry v. Schwarzenegger is a powerful validation of our nation’s tradition of full equality in the eyes of the law. This is a decision which reaffirms the principles and ideals enshrined in our Con-stitution, and only serves to underscore the fact that rec-ognition of full equality for LGBT Americans is simply at matter of time.

I also want to express my congratulations to the legal team of David Boies and Ted Olson, as well as Therese Stewart and Dennis Herrera representing the City and County of San Francisco for their brilliant, inspiring and historic arguments in this case. They have won a major victory on behalf of our Con-stitution and LGBT Ameri-cans everywhere.”

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A quarantine is in place in the Pasadena/San Marino area of Los Ange-les County, where invasive Oriental fruit flies have been detected.

The quarantine mea-sures 89 square miles and is bordered on the west by Figueroa St; on the south by Interstate 10; on the east by The Big Santa Ani-ta Wash; and on the north by an imaginary line in the foothills. Additional infor-mation about this quaran-tine, including a map, is available at: http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/phpps/PE/Inte-riorExclusion/off_quaran-tine.html

The movement of host fruits and plants grown in the quarantine areas is re-stricted. Residents living within the boundaries are asked not to move host plants and materials from their property.

“All of us must work together to carry out an effective program,” said CDFA Secretary A.G.

Kawamura. “We urge home gardeners to com-ply with these measures by consuming homegrown produce at home and not moving it from their prop-erty. This will protect their fellow gardeners and help ensure that the infestation will not spread to nearby areas where it could affect California’s food supply.”

While fruit flies and other pests threaten Cali-fornia’s crops, the vast ma-jority of them are detected in urban and suburban areas. The most common pathway for these pests to enter the state is by “hitchhiking” in fruits and vegetables brought back illegally by travelers as they return from infested regions around the world. The Oriental fruit fly is widespread throughout much of the mainland of Southern Asia and neigh-boring islands including Sri Lanka and Taiwan. It is also found in Hawaii.

Treatment of the Ori-

ental fruit fly primarily re-lies upon a process known as “male attractant,” in which workers squirt a small patch of fly attractant mixed with a very small dose of pesticide approxi-mately 8-10 feet off the ground to light poles, street trees and similar surfaces. Male flies are attracted to the mixture and die after consuming it.

The treatment is non-intrusive and has repeat-edly proven successful over many years. Treat-ments will be repeated at two-week intervals for two life cycles beyond the last fly find, with a minimum of four applications.

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years ago when similar problems existed. The pro-gram was eliminated after it was a financial burden on the city.

Trapped coyotes will be euthanized.

In recent years, wild land fires have greatly di-minished the natural food sources for Coyotes and

Bears particularly and they then to get more bold and wander into residential ar-eas.Arcadia City Council is expected to approve the funding at the next meet-ing.

Coyote attacks have also been reported in Pasa-dena and other areas.

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I left Pasadena at 10 am. By noon I was crossing the Santa Barbara Channel on a boat bound for an un-inhabited island. Who says you to travel far to get far away?

Located 70 miles from Pasadena, Ventura offers miles of beautiful beaches, small town charm, and lots of exciting activities within walking distance of down-town.

My getaway began at the harbor, where a friend and I boarded an Island Packers’ tour boat to the Santa Cruz Island, located 20 miles off the coast. Last-ing an hour, the voyage was highlighted by perfect summer weather, playful dolphins and a funny, in-formative captain.

Upon arriving at Scor-pion Bay, we entered a lost world. As I stepped off the boat I saw a school of bright orange Garibaldi swim past a reef of purple sea anemones, snorkelers exploring a kelp forest, kayakers paddling into a giant sea cave, and tiny

island foxes searching for food.

I then joined a guided island hike. Led by Bill Faulkner, a volunteer with the National Parks, the free hike traversed grassy hills, rugged trails and deep canyons. Along the way we encountered Native American artifacts, volca-nic rocks, early 19th cen-tury cattle ranches, huge Eucalyptus groves, and many memorable views from atop the island.

Back on the mainland, we checked into a beauti-ful room at the ocean-front Crown Plaza Ventura. Lo-cated beside the historic Ventura Pier, the hotel features 258 guest rooms, a full-service restaurant and trendy bar, room service, water-front pool, exercise room, business center, free Internet and more.

Our 9th floor room overlooked the pool and boasted views of the beach and the channel islands. The suite also came with a mini-fridge, microwave, comfortable king bed, of-fice area and large bal-cony.

After relaxing at the Crown Plaza, we walked a few blocks to downtown Ventura, where we discov-ered the Anacapa Brewery Company, a Ventura gem, which not only brews its own beer, but also serves gourmet American/Califor-

nian food - all at a reason-able price.

“I grew up on a bud-get and I know the value of a dollar, so I keep my menu fairly priced,” says owner Danny Saldana, who started out as a waiter 10 years ago and went on to buy the place in 2007.

Our dinner began with specially brewed Pale Ale and an Ahi Tuna ap-petizers, with avocado and cilantro, seseme seeds and a with a spicy, creamy dip-ping sauce.

For a main course I had tender Filet Medal-lions, with spicy home-made chipotle mushroom sauce and served with sautéed vegetables and buttermilk garlic mashed potatoes. I accompanied this with a glass of Foghorn Porter dark ale.

My friend devoured seafood pasta with Atlantic salmon, halibut, Atlantic cod, and shrimp tossed with grilled vegetables and sun-dried tomatoes in a light citrus cream sauce over basil fettuccini.

For info on visiting the Channel Islands, call Island Packers at (805) 642-1393 or visit www.islandpackers.com; for Crown Plaza Ventura Hotel, call (800) 842-0800 or visit www.cpventura.com; for Anacapa Brewing Company, call (805) 643-BEER or visit www.anacapabrewing.com.

A Summer Getaway to Ventura

Members of the Pasade-na Showcase House for the Arts join Harmony Project at its annual Summer Festi-val Concert

250 Los Angeles Uni-fied School District middle and high school students from award-winning Har-mony Project shared their talents with family members, supporters and members of the community at their annu-al Summer Festival Concert recently at the Forest Lawn Hall of Liberty. Harmony Project provides music in-struction and instruments and promotes sustainable communities by investing in over 800 children annually.

“We are thrilled to be part of such a memorable day,” said Dr. Lynn Mehl, chairman of the Gifts and Grants Committee of the Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts (PSHA), which supports Harmony Project along with the International House of Music, LA’s Best, and the Los Angeles Unified School District’s Beyond the Bell project.

To date, PSHA has donated over $17 million to musical arts programs throughout Southern Cali-fornia.

“I was well aware of the importance and scope of Harmony Project’s mis-sion,” Mehl continues. “But there is nothing like seeing five – count them, five!—or-chestras performing in one day to underscore the amaz-ing work this organization is doing.”

Ensembles and orches-tras included the Harmony

Project Orchestra, the Hol-lywood Youth Orchestra, Beyond the Bell Contem-porary Strings, Contempo-rary Winds, and the Con-temporary Flute Ensemble. Students performed under the batons of Fulbright Scholar Laura Geier and Sukari Glenn, introducing the audience to music of jazz greats Duke Ellington, Her-bie Hancock, Sonny Rol-lins, Klaus Badelt, and Sam Rivers as well as an untitled original blues composition by the students. Act Two was a multi-media

treat with popular ac-tion and Disney characters on screen while the orches-tras performed excerpts from Disney soundtracks.

But it was the students’ commitment to preparing for the performance that most impressed Henry Shin, Conductor of Harmony Project’s Hollywood Youth Orchestra. He congratu-lated students for attend-ing five-hour rehearsals on Saturdays for the past three months – arriving by city bus or quickly formed par-ent car brigades.

Willie Murrillo, Con-ductor of the Harmony Project Orchestra, agreed. “Continue to work hard, be honest, be humble and be thankful,” he urged the stu-dents. Harmony Project’s programs are currently in and/or adjacent to four of Mayor Villaraigosa’s 12 Gang Reduction and Youth Development (GRYD) Zones. In the future, Har-mony Project hopes to have a presence in all 12 GRYD

Zones.“Many of our kids are

the first high school gradu-ate in their family,” added Harmony Project’s founder Margaret Martin. Harmony Project has an 81% retention rate with 100% of their kids completing high school, while the retention rate for LAUSD is 57%. Students se-lected for Harmony Project programs must be enrolled in school and maintain a 2.0 grade point average. In addi-tion, both students and par-ents must fulfill a “contract” with Harmony Project.

When asked about the impact of major budget cuts to the LAUSD Music and Arts programs, Martin did not miss a beat. “We have got to have the ‘ummph’ to find the funds,” she stated emphatically. “We can’t let these kids down!”

For PSHA’s Lynn Mehl, Harmony Project is a mosaic of varied but equally important pieces – including students, parents, music, practice and choices. “We’re grateful to be a part of this mosaic and to see it in its full force,” Mehl told the audience.

But perhaps Gretchen Lightfoot, Development Di-rector for Harmony Project, summed up the feelings of those in the audience most succinctly. “We see our kids as assets to be devel-oped rather than problems to solve,” said Lightfoot.

Harmony Project pro-motes positive youth devel-opment through on-going


acclaimed gospel project and 10 top-charting contemporary jazz solo projects. “I have called Pasadena home for more than 15 years and we needed something like the redwhite+bluezz Pasadena Jazz Fest to bring back to the heart of this great city.”

The diverse line-up that offers something for every-one also features talent rang-ing from Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Booker T., Rachelle Ferrell, Everlast and Ameri-can staple Kevin Eubanks to the legendary Spyra Gyro. Acclaimed newer artists James Tormé and Lindsey Harper will also be perform-ing as will José Espinosa and the Umbalaye Band. Local favorites include the Delgado Brothers and Valarie King among many others.

“I am truly looking for-ward to the redwhite+bluezz Pasadena Jazz Fest,” said Kevin Eubanks who has won over audiences with a laid

back style and an affability that seems to belie the con-centration and focus that have made him both a household name for TV viewers on The Tonight Show and a consum-mate guitarist. “It is awesome that there is another choice for people to be exposed to great Jazz music.”

The redwhite+bluezz Pasadena Jazz Fest also holds sentimental value to many of the artists including the self-proclaimed Home Boys of the San Gabriel Valley and one of LA’s best kept secrets, the Delgado Brothers who have been performing fiery Latin Blues for more than 30 years. “We are honored to be part of such an esteemed event,” said the brothers. “To perform with such talented artists at the Arboretum is also special to us as it was one of our mother’s favorite places. While raising 11 children in Los Angeles, it was one of the few places she found peace.”

“It’s an honor and long overdue,” echoed Valarie King, one of the most sought after flutists in the United States who has performed live with such prestigious artists as Hubert Laws, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Ella Fitzgerald, Stevie Wonder, Whitney Houston, Luther Vandross, Tony Ben-nett, John Denver, Michael Crawford, Robert Goulet and Ray Charles. “I have lived in Pasadena since the 1960’s and have waited a long time for an event of this magnitude to take place here.”

Co-Producers of the redwhite+bluezz Pasadena Jazz Fest are Andre C. Vener and Robert and Denise Zeils-tra of Pasadena Entertainment and Byron and Christine Mill-er. Byron Miller, also an ac-complished jazz musician, will perform during the festival with the redwhite+bluezz All Stars with a tribute to Michael Jackson.

“We are thrilled to bring the redwhite+bluezz Pasade-na Jazz Fest to the Arboretum and the thousands of music fans in the greater Pasadena area,” said Vener, who also owns the acclaimed Pasadena Restaurant, Wine Bar and Jazz Club redwhite+bluezz as well as the city’s newest hot spots point 08 and Dog Haus. “I have been producing events at this outdoor venue for 15 years and know that the com-bination of the spectacular setting with performances by some of the world’s greatest artists will undoubtedly create a memorable experience un-like any other.”

“It’s all music,” con-tinued Miller, also a local resident, when asked about the differences between per-forming and producing such a large scale event. “The redwhite+bluezz Pasadena Jazz Fest is the best of both worlds. It’s in my blood.”

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cern about cuts made to the federal nutrition pro-grams in order to provide funding for the teacher jobs bill. “We are thrilled that teachers will be able to be where they belong—in the classroom. Yet, I urge Congress to find a way to protect our students’ education without short-changing food nutrition programs or family food stamp assistance. Students who have adequate nutri-tion are more likely to suc-ceed in school. To ensure student success, we must keep our commitment to the classroom and the fam-ily dinner table.”

The House bill, H.R. 1586, approved last week in the U.S. Senate, autho-rizes $10 billion in educa-tion funding under the

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Once enacted, the funds will be available in the 2010-11 school year to retain, re-call, or rehire former em-ployees and to hire new employees to provide ear-ly childhood, elementary, or secondary educational services.

Funds may not be used for general admin-istrative expenses. Under the legislation, states may not use the funds directly or indirectly to:

•Establish, restore, or supplement a rainy day fund;

•Supplant state funds to establish, restore, or sup-plement a rainy day fund;

•Reduce or retire state debt; or

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to reduce or retire state debt.

The U.S. Department of Education has 45 days after enactment to award the funds, and governors have 30 days from enact-ment to submit their state’s application.

“We will work closely with the Governor and his Secretary of Education Bonnie Reiss to submit a timely, well-written ap-plication so California’s funding is approved and reaches school districts as quickly as possible. With these funds we hope to reduce the need for steep increases in class size this school year and keep more teachers; it is what parents want and children need,” O’Connell said.

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On Friday, August 6, 2010 Pasadena Police Detectives arrested Eli Wright 26, of Pasadena for the attempted murder of Tremaine Woodard. Mr. Woodard was shot on August 2, 2010 in the 200 block of Del Monte Street.

“This case was solved through tenacious inves-tigative efforts by detec-tives, who were following leads and gathering infor-mation from a number of resources”, said Detective Lieutenant Tracey Ibarra.

“Detectives learned that suspect Wright had gone to the area to assault a different person who was standing near Woodward at the time. Wright missed his intended target and mistakenly shot Wood-ward.”

“Recognizing the im-portance of keeping our community informed and safe, personnel from de-partment reached out to local residents through one-on-one dialog to pro-vide accurate informa-

tion,” says Chief of Police Phillip Sanchez. “Events like this can generate fear in neighborhoods and we attempted to mitigate that by making sure that we spoke to as many people as possible that evening to alleviate their concerns.”

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office filed attempted mur-der charges with gang alle-gations, bail $2,000,000.00. He was arraigned yester-day.

Pasadena Police Arrest 26 Year Old in Attemped Homicide of Tremaine Woodard

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The Yard House honors and pass-es history to us.

The yard long glass that soars from the ta-bles as a mountain of beer was first designed for English stagecoach drivers to create a glass that was easy to pass to them. No, you don’t have to look up to your drink and order that much beer, but it is just one of the reasons that the restaurant has be-come so popular. Lo-cated in on the second floor of the Paseo Mall in Pasadena, they offer enough beer for any ap-petite, 130 beers on tap. Enough for a summer of fun.

The beer certainly gets the spotlight here, as well it should, as no other restau-rant in the San Gabriel Val-ley comes close to the selec-tion that the Yard House has to offer. My only complaint is that when they are busy, they can’t give this sea-soned beer drinker a cold glass. Oh, the things that I must bear for this job. On a Friday or Saturday night the restaurant is surging with a stampede of people that gives this place a slight

club feeling. They are way too busy to chill a glass on these nights and I bet a dol-lar to donuts that they would say that the beer comes out a perfect 40 degrees and is acceptable for any beer drinker. But I like mine re-ally cold. Okay, I am a big baby.Keeping it positive, all the bartenders have a keen knowledge on the beer, just offer them a few slim hints and they will select a great beer for you, or try the flight of beers and zero in on the one you want.

The restaurant is spa-cious and seating wraps around the bar with open patio seating as well. It is one of the larger restaurants in Pasadena and there is a TV in the view of every dining area for the sports fanatics. With the comfortable layout, the endless sports menu and beer selections, you can bet that this combination attracts many business professionals. The food is above average and considering the extent of the menu the Yard House surpasses any other beer first establishment. The gastro pub label certainly applies here. On my most recent visit I had the Blue Crab Sandwich. Excellent and that selection is not offered

at many restaurants. My friend Maxx chowed down on a Margarita Pizza with its mixture of cheese and toma-toes. Most of the time I try to make it for happy hour (M-F 3to 6 PM) for my dining at The Yard House. All the tap beers are discounted, plus my favorite Sashimi Tower is half price. Let me not forget the music, it’s classic Rock and the owner/found-er Steele Plant told me that he has selected every song on the list.

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you”? She replied, “ well actually you’re right, I’m a blonde.” At this point the doctor said. “I thought so ... your finger is broken.”

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FINALLY, ... A girl was visiting her blonde friend, who had acquired two new dogs, and she asked her what their names were. The blonde respond-ed by saying that one was named Rolex and one was

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BY BILL PETERS

The California Philhar-monic Orchestra’s next-to-last concert for the 2010 summer series was held last week-end presenting a pro-gram more focused on musi-cal dates than any particular mode or style. These con-certs are presented at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Gardens and Walt Disney Concert Hall. For this review, I attended Disney Hall.

Conductor Victor Vener has always preferred programs that intertwine intergenerational music—remember the opener that combined the “1812” over-ture with “Rhapsody in Blue”, for instance. For this concert, Vener really drew a long bead on the semi-old and the really-old, music for the ages, you might say.

The semi-old was rep-resented by baritone Kevin Earley and Sinatra interpret-er Michael B. Levin in their group of songs from (mostly) the 1960s that the two sang in separate sets, then togeth-er closing the performance with the 1950’s “Luck be a Lady” from “Guys and Dolls”.

The really-old came in the form of a violin, a 1742

Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesú, loaned by Dr. Wil-liam Sloan from his collec-tion of antique string instru-ments, for the Disney Hall performance of Camille Saint Saens’ 1843 zinger, Introduction and Rondo Capriccio for Violin and Orchestra by octogenarian Daniel Shindarov.

To warm up the crowd with something familiar, Vener opened with selec-tions from “The Sound of Music” (1959), then brought on the handsome young baritone Earley for a rous-ing version of “New York New York” (1977). That was followed by Levin’s pitch-challenged “Come Fly with Me”, “Summer Wind” (1966), and “The Coffee Song-They’ve got a lot of coffee in Brazil” (1946) that seemed more like open-mike night with Karaoke backing than Sinatra.

Vener segued to Niko-lai Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Scheherazade” (1863) with his own tale of 1001 Nights and ultimately launched into three sections of the spectac-ularly colorful piece with an elegant and graceful version. Orchestra personnel were excellent in each of the solo portions.

Daniel Shindarov, at 86,

is still pretty nimble-fingered demonstrating that a com-bination of good genes and training with top artists (he studied with David Oistrach, among others) can allow an adoring public to enjoy his virtuosic artistry. His per-formance of the Saint-Saen work and the California Philharmonic’s backing stands as one of the bright moments in the orchestra’s 15-year history. The Sloan instrument, and the Saint-Saen key of A-minor, and the acoustics of Disney Hall added to the splendor.

Earley then followed with Herman Hupfeld’s “As Time Goes By” (1931) and Paul Anka’s “My Way” (1967). Earley showed a vo-cal similarity to John Raitt especially with his on-note ability (although an off-key glitch marred “As Time Goes By”.)

The concert concluded with Sir Edward Elgar’s “Enigma Variations” (1899).

The California Philhar-monic Orchestra’s final Fes-tival on the Green and Dis-ney Hall concert is Saturday, Aug. 21 and Sunday, Aug. 22. Broadway tunes plus the conclusion to Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 are on the program. For information, please call (626) 300-8200.

Daniel Shindarov (above) gave a glowing account or Saint-Saen’s Introduction and Rondo Capriccio for Violin and Orchestra at the California Philharmonic Orchestra’s concert in Arcadia and Los Angeles. Age played a factor in the program: Shindarov, 86, played on a 1742 violin, performing the 147 year old music.

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Taste of Arcadia

Hurry, your last chance to save a bundle on Taste of Arcadia Tickets is this Friday August 20,

The price will go up after that, Buy your tickets now for only $35 for the pre-mier event in Arcadia every year. The annual event takes place at the Arboretum. Tickets: call (626) 447-2159

If you’ve ever been to a Tasting event in the past, you know this is an incred-ible value. Your ticket price of $35 includes everything! Sample the finest cuisine & beverages from over 30 of the premier restaurants, wineries and breweries in the San Gabriel Valley, live music by the ever popular band Cold Duck - even the parking is FREE!

Timeless 1900 Music

Arcadia Senior Services is having Timeless Melodies Foundation for Education musical historian, Larry Maurer present, “Music of the 1900’s”. The lecture will take place on Tuesday, September 7th at 1:30pm Arcadia Community Cen-ter, 365 Campus Drive and is free. Join us as we remi-nisce about famous songs; In the Good Old Summertime, Bicycle Built for Two and many more. Learn about song writers; George M. Cohan, Al Jolson and John Phillip Souza. Step back to the days when American in-novation took off sparking an era of prosperity in both technology and popular mu-sic.

Traditions and CustomsThere is limited space

available and if you are in-terested in attending please contact the Arcadia Se-nior Services Department 626.574.5130 before August 31st.

Summer Concert Series

August 19, 2010—Hot August Night—(Tribute to Neil Diamond)

Join us this summer at Arcadia’s annual Summer Concerts in the Park series presented by Target. The seven-week entertainment series showcases a wide vari-ety of musical performances.

Bring a blanket or lawn chair for seating on the grass and enjoy a picnic dinner during the show. Kids of all ages will be entertained in our FREE kids’ fun zone area with many games and crafts each week.

Become a part of the Arcadia tradition, gather your family and friends and enjoy the sights and sounds of this year’s concert series. Whether you attend one or all seven, we are sure you will have a great time! As always, admission and park-ing are free. (Additional parking held at Santa Anita Race Track, Gate 5.) Con-certs take place on Thursday evenings from 6:30-8pm on beautiful City Hall West Lawn located at 240 West Huntington Drive.

As lead singer, Dean Colley, is mesmerizing as he captures Neil Diamond’s look and unique vocal style. With the signature sequined shirt and Las Vegas style band, you will be dazzled with sights and sounds of an actual Neil Diamond con-cert. Be sure to join us for the last concert of the series on this…”Hot August Night!”

For additional informa-tion, contact the Recreation and Community Services Department at 626.574.5113.

Body Mind Spirit Expo: Pasadena

September 18-19, 2010. Sat 10AM - 6PM & Sun 11AM - 5PM

Body Mind Spirit Expo strides into its 22nd year with the theme “See the Magic.” Located at the Pasadena Masonic Tem-ple, the expo offers holistic exhibitors and free lectur-ers from across the nation. Get your aura photo taken, receive a relaxing massage, purchase quality nutrition-al supplements, have your future revealed, connect with lost loved ones, or un-cover hidden significance in your soul. From ancient healing traditions to new age technology in the ho-listic field, we guarantee to educate and entertain your body, mind and spirit. For only $12 ($2 off admissions coupon available online), you have admittance to the expo all weekend long. Bring a friend and discover that the world holds magic around every corner and in every minute!

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USYVL Fall Reg-istration Open…

Registration for the USYVL’s Fall Season is currently in open. Don’t miss out on our exciting Fall 2010 season. Quick register before August 15 to save!

Once again the USY-VL is bringing another fun-filled season of volleyball to your community. All kids and parents are in-vited to come out and en-joy recreational volleyball practices and games while building self-esteem and confidence. This is a great opportunity for parents to spend quality time with their kids while helping to teach them the value of teamwork mixed with fun!

The 8 week league in Duarte at Encanto Park will run beginning in Sep-tember. The USYVL is an instructional volleyball league that operates in a coed format for boys and girls ages 7-15. The or-ganization’s mission is to provide every child with a chance to learn and play volleyball in a fun, safe, supervised, low-pressure environment. “Every Child Plays” and learns the game, while emphasizing on sportsmanship, coop-eration, and teamwork.

So come out and have fun with us! We offer multi-ple child discounts. For in-formation on registration, volunteer positions, and a location near you, please log on to www.USYVL.org or contact us at 1-888-988-7985.

“City Beat” Top-ics Pasadena City College,

Public Employee Salaries

Topics on the latest edition of “City Beat” on KPAS and the Internet in-clude an update on Pasa-dena City College and a discussion about public employee salaries in light of the Bell scandal.

Moderator Ann Erd-man is joined by PCC Board of Trustees Presi-

dent Bill Thomson, Pasa-dena Star-News reporter Brian Charles and Pasa-dena Independent editor Terry Miller.

“City Beat” replays Mondays at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m., Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m., Wednesdays at 8:30 a.m., Thursdays at 7 p.m., Fridays at 8:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 5:30 p.m.

KPAS is on channel 3 on the Charter Commu-nications cable system in Pasadena. Streaming vid-eo of all KPAS program-ming can be accessed in real time by going to www.cityofpasadena.net/publi-caffairs and clicking on the KPAS icon.

For more information call (626) 794-8585.

Ball Four Turns Forty

The Baseball Reli-quary presents “Ball Four Turns Forty,” an exhibi-tion celebrating one of the great books in American literature, Jim Bouton’s Ball Four, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of

its publication. The exhibi-tion, which opens on Mon-day, August 9 and runs through October 1, 2010, will be held in the lobby display cases of the Bur-bank Central Library, 110 N. Glenoaks Blvd., Bur-bank, California.

American Legion Auxiliary Of-ficers visit San Gabriel Unit 442

American Legion Auxiliary District 18 offi-cers will make their official visit to San Gabriel Unit 442 at the monthly meet-ing Saturday, September 11th, at noon, 7003 En-cinita Ave., San Gabriel. President Zelda Weiss of Alhambra will preside.

District officers expect-ed to attend include Presi-dent DeNyse Laugeson of El Monte, lst Vice Presi-dent Kathy Pipkin of La Puente and 2nd Vice Presi-dent Rhodona Enright of Temple City.

Girl Staters that at-tended the 67th session of Girls State at McKenna Hall in Claremont will be special guests and will re-port on their experiences. Expected to attend are Alexandra Tu (Gabrielino High), Melody Wang (San Marino High), Jacqueline Lara of San Marino (La Salle High), Tracy Chau (Rosemead High), and Leslie Tjing (Temple City High). Parents and coun-selors from each school are also invited, as well as Odette Cuccaro and Nor-ma DuVall of Monrovia, and Margaret Quinones of La Puente, Past Depart-ment Presidents of the Auxiliary. Also joining the group will be District 18 Girls State Chairman Sha-ron Cooper of Covina and Department of California Girls State President’s Al-ternate, Judie Tabacchi of La Verne.

Ladies interested in the Auxiliary and the many programs benefiting our veterans, our communities and our youth are urged to call 626-287-0139 for information on becoming a member of the world’s largest women’s patriotic

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Disco Inferno Heats up Groovy Pasadena Convention Center

Pasadena Entertain-ment and the Pasadena Convention Center pre-sented Boogie Knights last Friday Aug 6 to a sellout,

highly enthusiastic 70’s ret-ro crowd. The party on the plaza will continue through the summer. For details see summersoundzz.com and

tickets are also available at ticketmaster. Coming Au-gust 20, the spazmatics.

Bring your hair!

Photos by Jennifer Elrod

It can’t be anything but fun. That is the assessment being given the Pasadena Pops Orchestra concerts at the area adjacent to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena that draws thousands to hear the musi-cians of the Pasadena Sym-phony led by Pops conduc-tor Rachael Worby present their summer series.

Worby brings ‘em in because of the live-ly programming that deliberately eschews classical music and con-tinues to insist on light fare for the four-concert series. The next con-cert is Saturday, Aug. 14, with a concert start time of 7:30 p.m. but with gates opening at 5:30 p.m. for picnickers.

“All That Jazz” brings the audience and the orchestra together to celebrate American jazz as written by Duke Ellington, Henry Man-cini, John Kander, Harold Arlen and a couple of lesser known musical elites, Ron Abel and Richard Lane. So-loists for the affair are vocal-ist Valarie Pettiford and pia-nist Alfredo Rodriguez.

Pettiford is a long-time friend of Worby’s and they have collaborated often for the Pops concerts. Pettiford, in addition to singing jazz standards like “Don’t Get

Around Much Anymore” and “Come Rain or Come Shine” (repeats with this or-chestra if memory serves me well) will be heard in newly orchestrated jazz tunes by Pettiford’s musical director and orchestrator, Ron Abel, “Le Jazz Hot” and “All that Jazz”. According to Wor-by, Pettiford, in addition to

her film and TV successes, “used to be a Fosses dancer and a Fosse singer,” she told KGIL interviewer P.J. Och-lan.

Rodriguez is a 24 year-old recent transplant from Cuba. Last year he re-quested and received politi-cal asylum from the United States after expressing his

desire to share his keyboard talent with the world. Ro-driguez brings from Cuba distinctly classical training, but has turned to jazz. Al-though he is imbued with the Creole-Cuban music traditions, his reputation has been built on the shoulders of Monk, Evans, Tatum and other American jazz greats.

Almost shock-ingly, following some jazz riffs, Rodriguez will perform George Ger-shwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue”. Ms. Worby told Ochlan in the radio in-terview that in this, his inaugural performance of the piece, he will play a “refreshing and as untainted a reading of the piece as I have ever heard.”

Rodriguez’ dis-coverer and mentor, Quincy Jones, respond-ed, Worby reported, “Gershwin? Gershwin?

Go figure.” Still, it is a jazzy idea.

The Pasadena Pops Or-chestra performs “All that Jazz” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 14 on the erected band shell at the lawn adjacent to the Rose Bowl. Ticket prices range from $25 for lawn seating, to $90 for table seating.

For information, please call (626) 793-7172.

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Cuban Jazz pianist Alfredo Rodriguez will perform jazz and the centerpiece of the Pasadena Pops program, “Rhapsody in Blue”, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 14 at Lot H, the lawn adjacent to the Rose Bowl. Information: (626) 793-7172.

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Century 21 Golden Realty announced the ex-pansion of their firm as they recently relocated to their brand new, 17,000 sq.ft. building located at 482 N. Rosemead Blvd. in Pasade-na’s Hastings Ranch neigh-borhood.

“This has been a dream come true” said brokers/owners, Hovig and Aida Dimejian of century 21 Gold-en Realty. “Through contin-ued success and hard work over our 23 years in business we’re fortunate to be able to build our own state-of-the-art office building. This expan-sion will enable us to serve our real estate clients in ways others can’t and will allow

our sales professionals to better serve the needs of our clients”.

The brand new office features private and semi-private offices for their sales professionals, a unique out-door, shaded work area, media rooms, a seminar and training room they will do-nate to the community and local organizations for their use, a licensing school to en-able people to obtain their real estate license and other real estate related amenities.

According to Andrew Cooper, general manager of the firm, “While other companies are consolidating or closing altogether Cen-tury 21 Golden is expand-

ing which is very unique in this market. Over the years we strategically positioned our company to withstand the market while not cutting valuable services to our sales professionals or our valued clients.”

Century 21 Golden Re-alty is now scheduling inter-views for a limited number of Realtor openings for their private and semi-private of-fices. Interested Realtors should call general manager, Andrew Cooper at (626) 797-7622.

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C21 Increases Presence in Pasadena

The National Associa-tion of REALTORS (NAR), recently announced the top 100 companies in the nation, listing Dilbeck Real Estate as number 74 in Sales Volume for 2009. The list appeared in an article in REALTOR Magazine, July – August 2010 issue.

Dilbeck Real Estate, an exclusive affiliate of Chris-tie’s Great Estates, is the only family-owned real estate com-pany in its market place (the San Gabriel, San Fernando, Conejo and Santa Clarita Val-leys) to be listed in the TOP 100.

The article went on to say that business is slowly improving across the nation, with over 51 of the companies on the list seeing an increase in transaction sides in 2009, up from only 16 companies in 2008.

Dilbeck Real Estate boasts 14 offices and over 750 sales partners. The firm, un-der the direction of President, Mark Dilbeck has continued to grow and seize many new opportunities for growth dur-ing a difficult market.

“We are universally considered one of Southern

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from the President’s Com-mittee on the Arts and the Humanities. In addition, 15 Harmony Project students were recently awarded 2010 Banchik Scholarships. Each student will be the first in his/her family to attend college.

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PUSD Razes Sierra Madre Upper Campus

Continued from page 1The Measure TT fund-

ing slated for improving PUSD’s campuses which are up to 75 years old in some instances will being used, in part, to raze the ag-ing campus which at one time housed Maranatha High School.

On November 4th 2008 the voters in Pasade-na passed the $350 million Measure TT bond initiative to repair and upgrade Pasa-dena Unified School Dis-trict’s aging infrastructure.

However only recently has the process begun to

level the buildings and play-ing field, so to speak.

The two year project which, of course, hasn’t be-gun the actual construction phase yet is projected to begin in January 2011. The process will take 15 months to complete.

According to PUSD this school was not “mod-ernized” under measure Y funds.

Plans include a new gymnasium ; a better overall design that will allow for bet-ter use of space and efficient parking as well as a rede-

signed loop for dropping off and picking up students.

The plans also include a major electrical system overhaul. The site will be ADA compliant.

Re-grading and im-proved appearance with consideration for better drainage is also a priority in the project.

While construction con-tinues, students who would normally attend the Upper Campus at 160 N. Canon will be using the Sierra Madre Elementary School campus on Highland.

Attorney General Ed-mund G. Brown Jr. sub-poenaed personal financial records of present and former officials involved in the City of Bell salary scandal today and ordered them to appear for depo-sitions to be taken under oath within two weeks.

Brown also an-nounced that his office has set up a toll-free telephone hotline for citizens to re-port allegations of possible illegal election conduct by Bell officials.

“My office has re-ceived several reports from residents of Bell indicating that city officials encour-aged them to fill out ab-sentee ballots and then col-lected the ballots,” Brown said. “We have seen simi-lar reports in the Los An-geles Times. If these alle-gations are true, this could be a serious violation of state law.”

California law requires that absentee ballots must be mailed or brought to a polling place by the voter unless the voter is disabled or ill.

In the case of Bell, it appears as though improp-er procedures may have been followed by public officials in the very elec-tion that allowed the city to give out these outrageous salaries. If so, there may be grounds to seek additional civil or even criminal pen-alties.

“When city employ-ees of a tiny suburb of

L.A. make as much as or nearly double the salary of the President of the United States, things are out of control,” Brown said.

Present or former resi-dents of Bell who had ab-sentee ballots picked up by city officials should call the attorney general’s toll-free hotline, (866) 625-4400. Brown and his staff would also like to hear any infor-mation regarding conflicts of interest or self-dealing by Bell officials.

“It’s possible that some people who were victimized by Bell officials may no longer live in Bell, and the only way we have to find these people is for them to call us,” Brown ex-plained.

Earlier today, Brown subpoenaed the testimony of past and present Bell officials and city council members. A team of state lawyers will depose these officials under oath on Au-gust 19 and 20. Before then, the officials are required to produce records related to pay and pension benefits, federal and state income tax returns, gifts received by or given to city officials, bank accounts and outside business interests. As part of his expanded investiga-tion, Brown also issued a supplemental subpoena, demanding the release of records involving the city’s former law firm.

Brown’s investigation is aimed at determining whether criminal or civil

action should be taken against Bell officials and others. He launched the investigation on July 22 fol-lowing newspaper reports that Bell City Manager Robert Rizzo was paid $787,637 a year, Police Chief Randy Adams was paid $457,000, and Assis-tant City Manager Angela Spaccia was paid $376,288. The three have since re-signed.

Four of five Bell city council members received nearly $100,000 a year each, but after vocal citi-zen protests, they reduced their annual stipends to $8,000.

On July 26, Brown is-sued subpoenas to the City of Bell for hundreds of em-ployment, salary and con-tract records. Hundreds of pages of documents have been turned over, and Brown said he expects ad-ditional documents to be produced today and even more to be handed over in response to the new sub-poenas.

Bell is one of a clus-ter of working class cities in southeast Los Angeles County with a high pro-portion of low-income resi-dents. Its population was 36,624 in 2000.

In conjunction with the Bell investigation, Brown is also reviewing whether excessive salaries and pension benefits are being paid by local juris-dictions around the state.

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Mary Foster Dic-mas, a long time resident of

Arcadia, California, died peacefully, after a lengthy illness, on Tuesday, Au-gust 3, 2010 at the nurs-ing home where she had been a resident for many years. She was born in Asheville, North Carolina in 1922.

She was preceded in death by: her husband, John L. “Jack” Dicmas, who died in 1990; her brother Ray W. Foster; and her sister, Helen Fos-ter Pierce. She is survived by her children: Carol Ann Lowman, of Arroyo Grande, CA; Elizabeth Jane Bove, of Silverado Canyon, CA; and John R. Dicmas of Lake Geneva, WI. Also sur-viving are seven grandchil-dren and four great-grand-children.

For many years, she was active in the Arcadia Con-gregational Church, UCC, playing a significant role as coordinator of wedding re-ceptions for the congrega-tion. She also contributed much of her time, in years gone by, as a member of the

Alpha Chi Omega soror-ity of which she belonged since her college years. She graduated from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville in 1943, just before marrying Jack and then moved to California where her children were all born.

With a B.S. degree in nutrition, she took on the full time job of home maker. Her energy and care that was given to her family became her great-est legacy. She truly was a social “Southern Belle” of the most gracious and fun-loving kind.

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Santa Anita has been working assiduously on preparing the track, espe-cially near the finish line in recent weeks to ensure the safety of the horses and jockeys. One of the big concerns over the past year

or so has been the ProR-ide synthetic track which caused so many lost race days last year as well as al-legedly causing injuries to some horses.

The synthetic track was state mandated for all California race tracks but now seems to be a losing proposition for profession-al tracks.

There have been a number of additional

concerns raised by horse oweners, trainers and jock-eys about the safety of the track in recent weeks.

It has been suggested that the track will go back to original non-synthetic material in time for Santa Anita meeting.

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Marijuana HearingContinued from page 1

Point08 pushes the limit with a classy new con-cept in Pasadena. Opened on 08-08, point08 focuses on high end spirits and the culinary art of mixol-ogy in an upscale, modern lounge setting and show-cases popular live music acts.

The newest venture from the successful own-ers of redwhite+bluezz, the award-winning restau-rant, wine destination and jazz club, also located in the heart of Old Pasade-na, point08 will be open Wednesday through Sun-day evenings from 6:00pm to 1:00am. The one-of-a-kind club will feature a plethora of top-shelf, sci-entific blends crafted by renowned mixologists led by Tom Howard and Ben Browning – experts in the techniques of molecular gastronomy who are pas-sionate about boutique spirits and balanced cock-tails made with farmers fresh seasonal ingredients.

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work at redwhite+bluezz. The menu will consist of a mouthwatering selec-tion of 8 specialty items ranging from Sweet Chili

Glazed Lobster Corndogs to Crispy Mediterranean Style Pizza to Cowgirl Creamery Cheese, all created to enhance the taste and experience of point08’s signature cock-tails.

Leaving no sense un-attended to, point08 will be as appealing to the ears as it is to the eyes as top live music acts that cross all genres perform and noted DJ’s create a relaxed yet exciting atmosphere.

Among its many dis-tinctions, point08 boasts three rooms that offer perfect views of the per-formances and a spacious outdoor patio. The club will also introduce weekly specials such as fun and educational Meet The Mixologists Mixers, Char-ity nights and Service Industry Nights among many others.

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dia Duarte Council meet-ing held at the park in June, more than 100 people turned out to oppose the clinic. Shortly after the meeting, Doolittle said of the crowd, “They want to lynch us. It was nasty.”

San Blas agreed saying, “They wanted to put a rope around my neck.”

Many of those in op-position to the clinic cited neighborhood safety as a major concern. Earlier this year there was a rash of shootings at already estab-lished dispensaries in Los Angeles.

Others said they were worried that people would be smoking or ingesting the marijuana at the clinic and then driving through their neighborhoods.

Recently San Blas said the plans for his dispensary including double locking doors with bullet proof glass between the clerks and the clients. “Anyone coming in armed with the intention of robbing us, can be locked inside and we will be able to

contact the cops to come get them,” he said.

Regarding concerns about people under the influ-ence driving locally, San Blas said, “We will have security guards escorting everyone to and from their cars. No one will be allowed to smoke or ingest the marijuana here.” He added, “It is like a liquor store; no one can drink in the parking lot at a liquor store.”

Despite these reassur-ances, many in the area are still opposed to the granting of the conditional use permit.

The proposed facility would be located at 4332 E. Live Oak in the unincorpo-rated area south of Monro-via and east of the southern most portion of Arcadia. The dispensary would be only one small building on the property. There is a car wash on the property and the partners plan to bring back the gas and diesel pumps as well as a propane refilling station.

In addition to the Sept 13 hearing locally, there is one in Los Angeles Septem-ber 9 that San Blas says he’ll attend.


Monrovia PDDuring the last seven

day period, the Police De-partment handled 546 ser-vice events, resulting in 104 investigations. Following are the last week’s high-lighted issues and events:

Suspicious Circum-stances / Burglary

On July 30 at 4:38 a.m., police received a call from the front desk of a hotel in the 900 block of South Fifth Avenue reporting a subject breaking into one of the second story rooms. Officers arrived and spoke with the victim. She stated she had been asleep and awoke to a noise coming from the window. When she went to investigate, she saw a male subject attempt-ing to climb onto the sec-ond story railing. She was half asleep, didn’t think much of it and went back to bed. She then heard the window open and saw the suspect’s foot enter the room. She ran to the win-dow, yelled at the suspect and was able to get the window closed. She had the front desk call police. Officers conducted an area check but were unable to locate the suspect. The male suspect is approxi-mately 20 years old, 5’ 8”, 170 pounds, brown hair, wearing a white t-shirt, jeans, and dark colored knit cap. There was an-other male suspect wearing a bright color soccer jersey who may have helped the suspect climb onto the rail-ing. Investigation continu-ing.

$100 Graffiti Bounty Rewarded

On August 2, an em-ployee of a recreation cen-ter in the 500 block of South Mountain received a $100 cash reward from Monro-via Police Department’s Graffiti Bounty Program. The employee witnessed and reported vandalism in progress at the center on July 13. The employee was rewarded the $100 bounty for reporting the vandalism which led to the arrest of a juvenile suspect.

Attempt Burglary - Suspect Arrested

On August 2 at 1:50 a.m., an officer responded to the report of a male sus-pect attempting to gain en-try into a room at a hotel in the 900 block of West Hun-tington. The victim was

inside the room when he heard noises at the door. The victim looked through the peephole and saw the suspect on the other side of the door, attempting to gain entry with a pry tool. The victim made his pres-ence known by banging on the inside of the door. The suspect fled from the hotel and was immediately ap-prehended by responding officers. The suspect also had an outstanding no-bail warrant for his arrest. He was arrested and taken into custody.

Irwindale Police De-partment Outside Assist / Grand Theft Auto - Suspect Arrest-ed

On August 3 at 3:19 p.m., an officer responded to Central and Myrtle to assist Irwindale Police De-partment with containment of a suspect. Irwindale police officers pursued a grand theft auto suspect from Azusa onto the 210 Freeway. The vehicle crashed on the freeway just before Myrtle and contin-ued off the freeway onto Central. The two suspects exited the vehicle and ran. The suspect that was driv-ing the stolen vehicle was apprehended by Irwindale officers. Containment was set up in the area were the second suspect was seen, but he was not located. The driver of the vehicle was arrested for grand theft auto and had several out-standing warrants for his arrest.

Riverside Sheriff Outside Assist / Do-mestic Violence / Attempted Murder - Suspect Arrested

On August 4 at 2:36 a.m., dispatch received a request for assistance from the Riverside Sheriff’s De-partment. Earlier in the evening, they handled a domestic violence incident where a man assaulted his girlfriend with a knife, beat her, and strangled her to the point of her losing con-sciousness. They learned the suspect was possibly at a residence in the 400 block of East Lemon in Monrovia. Monrovia of-ficers responded to the location and detained the suspect. The suspect was transported to the Monro-via Police Station, where Riverside deputies inter-viewed the suspect and subsequently arrested him

for attempted murder.

Arcadia PDFor the period of Sun-

day, August 1, through Sat-urday, August 7, the Police Department responded to 1,109 calls for service of which 131 required formal investigations. The follow-ing is a summary report of the major incidents han-dled by the Department during this period.

Sunday, August 1:Shortly after 1:00 p.m.,

units responded to the 00 block of Alta in reference to a vandalism incident that occurred on July 31 in the 2300 block of South Second between 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Unknown suspect(s) shot a small hole in a car window with a BB gun.

A grand theft was re-ported at the Sunglass Hut located at Westfield Mall around 2:00 p.m. An em-ployee reviewed a surveil-lance video after noticing three empty sunglass slots in a display. She observed two Hispanics, a man and a woman, enter the store around 1:07 p.m. A short time later, the male subject was seen shoving three pairs of Prada sunglasses into the front of his shorts. The total loss was about $900.

Monday, August 2:Around 1:45 p.m., sev-

eral victims came to the station to report a terrorist threat and assault incident. A known 26-year-old male African-American suspect sent numerous threaten-ing text messages to the victims for the past several days. Today, the suspect showed up at Ralphs, 1101 West Huntington, and choked one male victim and threw glass bottles at another victim.

A victim came to the station to file a fraud report around 12:45 p.m. The victim placed her outgoing mail, which contained eight checks, in her mailbox on July 8. She later discovered that her payments were not received and her account was overdrawn. Copies of her checks revealed that the amount and payee in-formation were altered by the suspect(s).

Tuesday, August 3:A strong-arm robbery

occurred by the Par 3 golf course, 620 East Live Oak, around 3:55 p.m. A male

victim was walking on the bike path behind the golf course when two male Hispanic suspects, 15-18 years of age, approached from behind. One suspect wrapped his arms around the victim, demanded property, and threatened to “shank” the victim. A suspect took the victim’s earphones and shirt, and they fled on BMX style bikes. Officers conducted an area search, but the sus-pects were not found.

Loss prevention per-sonnel from Macy’s ad-vised that they had de-tained a woman for theft around 7:10 p.m. She concealed merchandise in a shopping bag and left the store without making payment. A private per-son’s arrest was made, and a 43-year-old Cauca-sian was taken into custody for petty theft. A search of her property incident to ar-rest, revealed a baggie of a white crystalline substance resembling methamphet-amine.

Wednesday, August 4:Around 3:35 p.m.,

units responded to Santa Anita and Duarte in refer-ence to a motorist bran-dishing a firearm at another motorist. The victim ad-vised that he had changed lanes in front of the suspect vehicle, and the male Cau-casian driver became upset and pointed a handgun at the victim. An area search was conducted, but the sus-pect was not located.

A victim came to the station around 9:08 p.m. to file an identity theft report. The victim checked her credit card statement and discovered 12 unauthor-ized transactions totaling over $17,350. She con-tacted the credit card com-pany and learned that on July 15, an unknown caller, using her personal identify-ing information, requested a duplicate credit card.

Thursday, August 5:Between 7:00 p.m. on

August 4 and 7:00 a.m. on August 5, a commercial burglary occurred in the 2100 block of South Sixth. Unknown suspect(s) en-tered a home that is under construction and stole fans, sinks, faucets, garbage dis-posal, camera, and other miscellaneous property.

While conducting an extra patrol, officers saw a male subject running from the Palm Gentlemen’s

Club, 11606 East Clark. A witness advised officers that a vehicle burglary had just occurred in the park-ing lot. Subsequently, a 31-year-old male Hispanic suspect was located and ar-rested for auto burglary by the Cocoon nightclub.

Friday, August 6:

An elderly male vic-tim came to the station around 11:30 a.m. to re-port a residential burglary that occurred between 9:45 a.m. and noon on August 2. A male Hispanic, 50-55 years of age, approached the victim and claimed to be a DWP employee. He wanted to check the pollu-tion level of the water, so he tested the water from different faucets at the resi-dence. After the tests, he left to get some paperwork from his car; however, he never returned. A short time later, the resident dis-covered that his bedroom was ransacked and cash and blank money orders were missing.

Around 12:15 p.m., a victim came to the station to file an identity theft re-port. The victim received a Nordstrom credit card in the mail when she did not apply for one. She con-tacted the credit card com-pany and discovered that an unknown suspect had activated the card by using her personal identifying in-formation, and the suspect had already charged over $5,600 to the account.

Saturday, August 7:A traffic stop was ini-

tiated in the 00 block of South First around 7:07 a.m. for an equipment vio-lation. The driver initially gave officers a false name and date of birth, but he later recanted. A record check of his true identity revealed that he had a sus-pended driver’s license, so the 34-year-old male Afri-can-American was arrested at the scene.

Between 10:30 p.m. on August 6 and 9:45 a.m. on August 7, an auto burglary occurred in the 900 block of West Huntington. Un-known suspect(s) smashed a car window and stole a stereo and GPS unit.

Sierra Madre PDDuring the week of

Sunday, August 1st, to Saturday August 7th, the Sierra Madre Police De-partment responded to ap-

proximately 358 calls for service.

Monday, August 2nd:11:24 AM – Resi-

dential Burglary, 400 block North Lima Street. Suspect(s) forced open a hallway window and en-tered the home. Suspect(s) took a pearl necklace, pearl ring, pearl earrings, gold jade ring, three pocket knives and two gold neck-laces. The crime occurred between 1:00 pm, Friday, 07/30/10 and 10:30 am, Monday, 08/02/10. The total loss was estimated at $1,930.00.

10:24 PM – Resi-dential Burglary, 100 block Esperanza Avenue. Suspect(s) entered an un-locked apartment laundry room. Suspect(s) took a black metal drop-box con-taining unknown amount of resident(s) rent pay-ment checks. The crime occurred between Satur-day, 07/31/10 and 6:50 pm, Monday, 08/02/10. The total loss at this time was estimated at $100.00.

Friday, August 6th:4:38 AM – Auto Bur-

glary, 100 block Esper-anza Avenue. Suspect(s) smashed the window of a car parked on the street. Suspect(s) took an I-POD Nano, Garmin Nuvi GPS and a Whistler Radar detector. The crime oc-curred between 5:30 pm, Thursday, 08/05/10 and 4:30 am, Friday, 08/06/10. The total loss was estimat-ed at $560.00.

11:46 AM – Com-mercial Burglary, 00 block South Baldwin Avenue. A caller reported a male suspect entered the Post Office and tried to make a purchase with a fraudulent bank check. Police arrived and arrested the suspect for commercial burglary. Of-ficers booked the suspect at the police station and transported the suspect to the Pasadena Police De-partment jail for remand, pending his court appear-ance. This case is pending further investigation.

1:02 PM – Tamper-ing/Injuring Vehicle, 600 Block Mariposa Avenue. A resident reported her vehicle’s window was smashed, while parked in her driveway. No loss was reported. The crime occurred between 7:45 am to 1:02 pm on Friday, 08/06/10.

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CITY OF ARCADIA NOTICES

CITY OF ARCADIANOTICE INVITING BIDSAUGUST 2010

The City of Arcadia (Owner) will receive sealed bids for the Street Re-habilitation of Duarte Road between El Monte Avenue and Santa Anita Av-enue and 300 feet at West City Limit Project. The Project, which involves removal and replacement of curb and gutter, driveway apron and sidewalk; cold milling of existing AC pavement (2-inch deep); placement of 2-inch thick asphalt rubber hot mix (ARHM); removal of AC pavement, aggregate base and subgrade; placement of AC base course; adjustment of sewer, storm drain frames and covers to grade, and water and gas valve cov-ers to grade; installation of pavement markings, legends and striping; and all appurtenant work as shown on the plans must be completed within 21 calendar days, as provided in the Bid and Contract Documents. Bidders are strongly encouraged to review the Bid Documents (including the more detailed Notice Inviting Bids included therein) for more complete information regarding the Project and submission of bids.

Bids must be submitted to the Owner on the Owner’s Contract Bid Forms. Prospective Bidders may obtain Bid Documents only from the DEVELOP-MENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT/ ENGINEERING DIVISION at the following address: 240 W Huntington Drive, Arcadia, CA. 91066-6021, (626) 574-5484. Please contact the DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT/ENGINEERING DIVI-SION for more information, including availability of Bid Documents and mailing costs. One or more Pre-Bid Conference and Site Walks will be held on the date(s), at the time(s) and

under the conditions indicated in the Bid Documents. Bidder MUST attend.

All Bids must be addressed, sealed in an envelope and received by the office of the CITY CLERK no later than 11:00 a.m. on August 31, 2010. All Bids will be publicly opened, ex-amined and read aloud at the CITY CLERK’S OFFICE at that time. Bids shall be valid for 60 days after the bid opening date. Bids must be accom-panied by cash, a certified or cashier’s check, or a Bid Bond in favor of the Owner in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the submitted Total Bid Price. Prior to award of the Contract, the successful bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the Total Bid Price, on the forms provided and in the manner described in the Bid Documents. Contractor shall comply with PCC § 4108 with respect to subcontractor bond requirements.

Pursuant to B&P Code § 7028.15 and PCC § 3300, Contractors shall possess the following California Con-tractor’s license(s) in order to perform the Work: A. Subcontractors must possess the appro-priate licenses for each specialty subcontracted.

Bidders are advised that this Contract is a public work for purposes of the California Labor Code, which requires payment of prevailing wages. Owner has obtained from the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations the general prevailing rates, and will place them on file at the Owner’s office and make them available to any interested party upon request.

Pursuant to PCC § 22300, the suc-cessful Contractor may substitute securities equivalent to monies with-held by the Owner.

Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, to waive any informality or irregularity in any Bid received, and to be the sole judge of the merits of the respective Bids received.

CITY OF ARCADIAPublish August 12 and 19, 2010

OTHER PUBLIC NOTICES

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. 08-0055259 Title Order No. 08-8-204838 APN No. 8501-005-19 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 05/13/2005. 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 PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.” Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., successor in interest by merger to RECONTRUST COMPANY, A NEVADA CORPORATION, as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by MELQUIADES QUINTERO JR, AN UNMARRIED MAN, dated 05/13/2005 and recorded 05/23/05, as Instrument No. 05 1199800, in Book , Page ), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, will sell on 08/26/2010 at 1:00PM, At the front entrance to the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd., Pomona, Los Angeles, CA at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any of the real property described above is purported to be: 789 OAKGLADE DR, MONROVIA, CA, 910161717. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrect-ness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $991,422.36. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than

the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an “AS IS” condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebted-ness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. If required by the provisions of section 2923.5 of the California Civil Code, the declaration from the mortgagee, beneficiary or authorized agent is attached to the Notice of Trustee’s Sale duly recorded with the appropriate County Recorder’s Office. DATED: 08/29/2008 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., successor in interest by merger to RECONTRUST COMPANY, A NEVADA CORPORATION 1757 TAPO CANYON ROAD, SVW-88 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone/Sale Information: (800) 281 8219 By: Trustee’s Sale Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., successor in interest by merger to RECONTRUST COMPANY, A NEVADA CORPORATION is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. FEI # 1006.34455 7/29, 8/05, 8/12/2010

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. 09-0064277 Title Order No. 09-8-189408 APN No. 5379-036-047 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 06/05/2006. 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 PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.” Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by SAU T NGUYEN, A SINGLE WOMAN, dated 06/05/2006 and recorded 06/09/06, as Instrument No. 06 1272349, in Book , Page ), of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Los Angeles County, State of California, will sell on 09/10/2010 at 1:00PM, At the front entrance to the Pomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West Mission Blvd., Pomona, Los Angeles, CA at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any of the real property described above is purported to be: 1200 WEST HUNTINGTON DRIVE 1, ARCADIA, CA, 91007. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $348,333.45. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial

Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an “AS IS” condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. If required by the provisions of section 2923.5 of the California Civil Code, the declaration from the mortgagee, beneficiary or authorized agent is attached to the Notice of Trustee’s Sale duly recorded with the appropriate County Recorder’s Office. DATED: 08/16/2009 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone/Sale Information: (800) 281 8219 By: Trustee’s Sale Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. FEI # 1006.64387 8/12, 8/19, 8/26/2010

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Title Order No.: 280521574 Trustee Sale No.: 52594 Loan No.: 399015852 APN: 8515-017-160 You are in Default under a Deed of Trust dated 07/20/2007. 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 proceedings against you, you should contact a lawyer. On 09/01/2010 at 10:00AM, FCI Lender Services, Inc. as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 7/27/07 as Instrument #20071775956 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County, California, executed by: Deborah R. Harris, an unmarried woman, as Trustor Solution Fund Inc., as Beneficiary WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). At the West side of the Los Angeles County Courthouse, Southeast District, 12720 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, CA, all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County, California describing the land therein: LOT 62 OF PARCEL MAP NO. 15525, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 163 PAGES 11 TO 14 INCLUSIVE FO MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 904 South Canyon Blvd, Unit B, Monrovia CA 91016. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said 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 said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to-wit: $245,675.79 (Estimated) Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a

written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. Regarding the property that is the subject of this notice of sale, the “mortgage loan servicer” as defined in California Civil Code § 2923.53(k)(3), declares that it has obtained from the Commissioner a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to California Civil Code section 2923.53 and that the exemption is current and valid on the date this notice of sale is recorded. The timeframe for giving a Notice of Sale specified in Subdivision (a) of Section 2923.52 does not apply to this Notice of Sale pursuant to California Civil Code Sections 2923.52 or 2923.55. Date: 8/3/10 FCI Lender Services, Inc., as Trustee 8180 East Kaiser Blvd., Anaheim Hills, CA 92808 Phone: 714-282-2424 For Trustee Sale Information log on to: www.rsvpforeclosures.com or call: 925-603-7342. Vivian Prieto, Vice President FCI Lender Services, Inc. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. (RSVP# 200557)(08/12/10, 08/19/10, 08/26/10)

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALEMAR INVESTMENTS LP VS TRACY DU CASE NO: GC032569 R Under a writ of Execution issued on 12/17/09. Out of the L. A. SUPERIOR COURT, PASADENA, of the NORTHEAST DISTRICT, County of Los Angeles, State of California, on a judgment entered on 08/13/04. In favor of MAR INVESTMENTS, L.P. DBA MAR CENTER and against DU, TRACY Q. AKA DU, TRACY QIAN; LE, WEI WAI showing a net balance of $1,845,445.31 actually due on said judgment. (Amount subject to revision) I have levied upon all the right, title and interest of said judgment debtor(s) in the property in the County of Los Angeles, State of California, described as follows:LOT 3 IN TRACT NO. 6548, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 82, PAGE 45 OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY, LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. Commonly known as: 523 W. LE ROY AVENUE, ARCADIA CA 91007 Public notice is hereby given that I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash in lawful money of the United States all the right, title and interest of the deb-tor(s) in the above described property or so much as will be sufficient to satisfy said writ or warrant with interest and all costs on 09/01/10, 10:00 AM at the following location.STANLEY MOSK COURTHOUSE111 N. HILL STREET, ROOM 125BLOS ANGELES, CA90012(X) This sale is subject to a mini-mum bid in the amount of $0.00. (Subject to revision) Prospective bidders should refer to sections 701.510 to 701.680, inclusive, of the Code of Civil Procedure for provisions governing the terms, conditions and effect of the sale and the liability of defaulting bidders.Creditor’s AttorneySTEVEN W. HASHIMOTOWONG & MAK, LLP790 E. COLORADO BLVD, STE 790PASADENA CA 91101Dated: 07/30/10Branch: Los AngelesLEROY D. BACA, SheriffBy: MISTY DOUGLAS, DeputyOperator Id: E455555 Para obtener esta informacion-traduccion en Espanol llame a este numero: (213) 974-6613 NOTE: IT IS A MISDEMEANOR TO TAKE DOWN OR DEFACE A POSTED NOTICE BEFORE THE DATE OF SALE. ( Penal Code section 616)

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san GabrieL $399,000This beautiful 2bdr 1.5 bth is turn-key. Very Well maintained by the current owners for over ten years! Gorgeous hardwood floors (except den) run throughout the house contributing to the warmth. Comfortable living room, den and dining room just off a bright well lit kitchen with tiled counter tops and floor. Front yard with circular driveway W/open courtyard and the back yard has a covered patio. (H8934)


Fish canYon $421,800 Hard to find 4 bedroom, located in Duarte with fireplace in living room, 1.5 baths, kitchen/family room combo, inside laundry area, new windows, Laminet flooring in dining area, sliding glass doors in master bedroom opening to private patio & bonus room, two car attached garage. (F3109)

centUrY 21 ViLLaGe reaLtY (626) 355-1451

4 bedroom $420,000This well maintained 4 bed/3 ba features new double-pane win-dows, new doors and tile floors on first floor. Decorative staircase railing & Security door. Beautiful landscaped yard and private backyard. Good location in quiet neighborhood. (MAS)

centUrY 21 earLL, Ltd. 626-301-1888

three Units $1,049,000 Located in a great Temple City area. Live in one and rent the others. Front house has 2 bedrooms and one full bath, living room with fireplace, formal dining room, spacious kitchen, laundry room, hard-wood floors, patio. Other two units are identical with 2 bedrooms, one bath, bright & airy open floor plan. (R5828)


beaUtiFUL town home $558,000 This 3bdrm 2bth Unit is in excellent condition and move-in ready. Remodeled in 03 & 05 and close to Holly Elementary & Arcadia High. Beautiful floors, tile in bath, bright living room with FP and direct access double car garage. (D509)


Great VaLUe!!! $580,000This 4 bed/ 3 ba beauty is located in a gated community. One bedroom downstairs. Kitchen w/island and eating area, family room with fireplace, master bedroom with his and hers closets, large laundry room, 3 car garage and much more! (RIV)


end Unit townhoUse $345,000Immaculate Unit features 2 bed and 1.5 ba. New carpet, laminate flooring and paint. Kitchen w/ ss appliances. Mstr suite w/large balcony. Wet bar, plantation shutters and private patio area. Laundry is in the double attached garage. This unit is attached only at the garage. HOA includes pool and separate spa areas. Turn-key unit, ready to move in. (FOO)

centUrY 21 earLL, Ltd. (626) 301-1888

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8934 Huntington Dr., San Gabriel

spacioUs home $699,000 Beautiful 3bdrm 3bth home w/2158 living space, family room, CA & Heat, high ceilings, open floor plan, gourmet kitchen, granite counter tops, hardwood flooring, move- in ready and Temple City Schools. (B6033)


nice eL monte home $329,000This 3 bedroom home is located in a quiet residential area. Newly painted inside, hardwood floors under existing carpet. SECURITY SYSTEM, CENTRAL AIR, plus window units in some rooms. Very private patio and automatic sprinkler system. (MUL)

centUrY 21 earLL, Ltd. (626) 301-1888

mid-centUrY cLassic $1,288,000 Situated on a very large corner lot this Altadena home with it’s lush entry, 5 bedrooms, 3 baths, master retreat, formal living and dining rooms, 2 fireplaces, guest quarters, remodeled kitchen, family room, hardwood floors, large swimming pool & spa with automatic pool cover. (G2440)


mediterranean ViLLa $1,490,000Recently remodeled 4bdrm 3bth w/3994 of living space, mani-cured grounds, spacious patio/balcony, Koi ponds, custom two car garage, entry way, grand living room, detailed FP, formal dining, gourmet kitchen, cherry cabinetry, travertine tiled floors, custom granite counter tops, 3 master suites and so much more! (H140)centUrY 21 LUdecke inc (626) 445-0123

north GLendora $1,200,000This exceptional home situated in the Glendora foothills, has great curb appeal! The central entry features high cathedral ceilings. Living room, family room with adjoining dining area, kitchen with granite counters. Beautiful rich colors throughout. Guest bedroom downstairs. (ROS)


soUth pasadena schooLs!!! $348,000 This one level condo features 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom (with new tile) and a galley style kitchen w/newer appliances. Located in the very desirable Mission District of s. Pasadena and close to the Gold Line. (ORA)


weLL maintained $535,000Located in Pasadena this 2 bedroom,1.75 bath, kitchen, breakfast bar, dining room with fireplace and wet bar. Relaxing patio, laundry room/office, two car garage with plenty of storage cabinets, 2 car detached garage, fruit trees in side yard. (M1765)


Views, Views, Views $1,848,000This gorgeous Art Deco, custom built home with lots of privacy and seclusion features panoramic city lights views. Lots of glass, living room, dining room and family room all over look the breathtaking views. 4 fireplaces, multiple balconies, Mstr suite, bonus room, beautiful gourmet kitchen with granite counters, wine cellar, 2 laundry areas, 3 car garage. (LOT)


GLendora $3,695,000Private gated estate sits on over 5 acres. With 6 bdrms & 9 bthrs, great room, formal dining room, his/hers offices, library, gym or maids quarters, chef’s kitchen, 5 fire places, outdoor pavilion, pool, spa, 5 car grage, Go to www.morganranchroad.com for details. (M448)


adorabLe home $728,000Quiet neighborhood located in the heart of Sierra Madre this 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath with master suite opening to the gorgeous backyard, living room with fireplace, hardwood floors, wood shutters, finished basement, laundry area, detached double garage. (M448)


probate saLe $499,000This cute home is located on a 5885 sq.ft. corner lot in Temple City and features 3 bedrooms, dining area, fireplace and Temple City schools. Oversized double car garage. Nicely landscaped yard. (C9649)


LoVeLY condo $89,000Wonderfully landscaped with ponds, streams & trees. Located close to Chaffey College in Alta Loma this 1 bedroom, ground floor unit with large patio, dining room, kitchen, ample closet space, complex has 3 pools, club house, tennis courts and laundry room. (L10655)


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2440 Glen Canyon, Altadena