Fire Danger Remains High after a Small Brush Fire in Monrovia Monday
Fire Danger Remains High after a Small Brush Fire in Monrovia Monday By Terry Miller A major Fire Department response put dozens of firefighters, three helicopters and 40 pieces of equipment at the foot of Canyon Park in Monrovia Monday, with assistance from Los Angeles County, Arcadia, Pasadena, Glendale, Monterey Park and the US Forest [...]
Voila! There’s a New Culinary Kid in Town – New School offers some culinary competition for California School of Culinary Arts
Voila! There’s a New Culinary Kid in Town – New School offers culinary competition for California School of Culinary Arts Ecole de Cuisine Pasadena (ECP) launches its full culinary program in October There’s a new culinary kid in town. The Chefs Center of California has partnered with local chef instructors to form a new culinary [...]
Pasadena Police Officer Victor Cass Recipient of NAMI Award For work With Area Homeless and Mentally Ill
Pasadena Police Officer Victor Cass was recently named the recipient of NAMI California’s 2010 Criminal Justice Professional Award. Officer Cass will receive the honor at NAMI California’s Annual Conference on Saturday, August 28, at the San Francisco Airport Marriott Hotel. Cass is only the second recipient of this award, instituted in 2009, and the first [...]
Chris Vicino, Deputy Chief of Police in Pasadena to Move to Riverside PD
Chief of Police Phillip Sanchez joined Riverside Chief Sergio Diaz today in announcing that Pasadena Police Deputy Chief Christopher O. Vicino, 48, has accepted a position as the Assistant Chief of Police for the Riverside Police Department. Vicino, a 25-year veteran of law enforcement, will soon resign his position in Pasadena to begin his new [...]
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
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 approved a federal teacher jobs measure of which $1.2 billion is estimated for California. The legislation, signed by the President after its passage in the House, is aimed at preventing [...]
Friends of Foster Children Celebrates Christmas in July
By Candyce Columbus Friends of Foster Children (FOFC) Sugar Plum (SP) has a remarkable track record. Since the program began 34 years ago they have collected over 160,000 holiday gifts for children in the San Gabriel Valley foster care system and the facilities that support them. The all-volunteer organization has 80 active members 29 [...]
Arcadia PD Crime Analyst Mike Daleo 19-42-2010
Arcadia Police Officer and Crime Analyst Mike Daleo 1942 – 2010 Reserve Arcadia Police Officer and Crime Analyst Mike Daleo passed away last Saturday after a very short battle with cancer. Mike was 67 years old and has been with the Arcadia Police Department as a Reserve officer since 1976. After retiring from a long [...]
Big Belly solar-powered trash compactors installed in Pasadena’s most traveled pedestrian areas
With 40 new Big Belly solar-powered trash compactors installed in Pasadena’s most traveled pedestrian areas, everyone can dispose of their incidental waste conveniently while helping the city save energy. By crushing discarded materials into a solid mass, each receptacle is able to hold about 200 gallons of trash – five times as much waste as [...]
Art and Craft Sales to benefit Assistance League community outreach programs
Craft Fair Gift Shop will be holding its annual storewide 20%-off sale July 28th-31st. A nonprofit, volunteer-run consignment shop, Craft Fair Gift Shop features a wide range of merchandise created by over 150 local artists and crafters who are 50 years and over. Handcrafted items that will be on sale include baby clothes and gifts, [...]
Huntington Memorial Hospital Receives “Afghans for Angels,” Helping Parents who Suffer the Loss of a Newborn or Infant
The death of a child whether by miscarriage, still birth or infant death is a devastating event in a parent’s life. Afghans for Angels, California Chapter, is an organization made of volunteers who make and distribute baby afghans to parents who have suffered the loss of their baby. The organization has been active throughout the [...]
