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Letters .................................................... 7 Consider This ........................................... 8 

news ........................................................................9 

The Way It Was 

A look back at where we’ve been and what lies 

ahead in 2018. 

—Kevin Uhrich 

Arts ........................................................................25 

Into the Night ........................................ 27 

Calendar ................................................ 45 

Tough Love 

Actor Danny Trejo joins animal heroes on Lucy Pet 

Foundation float. 

— André Coleman 

life ......................................................................... 13 

Restaurant Review ...................................13 

Advice ....................................................19 

Home Sales ............................................ 20 

The Other side .........................................21 

Bulletin .................................................. 22 

Welcome to Pasadena ...........................................29 

Film ....................................................... 50 

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‘I COULD HAVE DIED’: Christopher Ballew says he feared for his life during November police incident 

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•LETTERS • 

NOT FAIR 

After reading the change in 

Arcadia article, while there are 

some points about certain groups 

it is not an entirely full picture. 

There is also a population of 

taxpaying and hard-working 

second-generation families, such 

as my wife and me. Her family 

fled Vietnam in the late ’70s. And 

my family came from Taiwan. 

We are both college graduates 

and decided to buy our home 

in Arcadia. We make mortgage 

payments and try to be active 

and involved in our children’s 

education. My wife and I can 

speak the native languages of our families, but that isn’t always the 

case with others in Arcadia. 

So it is not fair to cluster and generalize Chinese. We may all 

identify ourselves as Chinese, but there are many that can’t even 

speak it, and they may be third or fourth-generation. 

The section that was especially unfair was this excerpt. There 

are certain populations that can be described as such, but to make a 

general statement that they are all “Chinese” is not correct. 

This has fed a perception that many Chinese come to Arcadia not 

to be a part of America, but to take advantage of it. “They are coming 

here not to become truly American citizens — they are coming here 

for financial, education and business reasons, but their heart lies in 

China,” 

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LIFE 

BY LYNNE CURRY 

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~ JOHNNY TSENG 

ARCADIA 

DOUBLE STANDARDS 

Recent news items of sexual 

abuse/ harassment do not surprise 

me. 

Whether it’s a famous person 

such as Bill Cosby, or actor Stephen 

Collins, or a US president, 

a senator, news anchor or musician 

— or non-famous people 

such as one’s office co-worker, 

parent, doctor or pastor — perpetrators 

are found in all fields 

and are often the pillars of their 

communities, or admired in their 

businesses. 

And Donald Trump still 

hasn’t been held accountable for 

what women reported about his 

behaviors. 

Apparently a double standard 

is still acceptable. 

~ OLIVE HILL 

VIA EMAIL 

FINANCIAL KILLINGS 

This [sale of the LA Weekly] 

is a tragedy for the newsprint 

community. Semanal Media are 

the new owners, but who are the 

sellers? As they say, follow the 

money. Someone unprincipled 

must have made a financial killing 

on this sale. 

My dad was a lifelong newspaperman 

when there was honor 

among thieves. I know he’s turning 

over in his grave. 

~ NANCY DREW 

VIA EMAIL 

MISERABLE LIVES 

The Trump administration 

ruled on Friday that animals 

raised for food under the “USDA 

Organic” label need not be 

treated any less cruelly than 

those in conventional farming. 

The decision reverses years of 

U.S. Department of Agriculture 

policy, which held that the 

“organic” label should impose 

minimal ethical, health, and 

environmental standards. For the 

animals, this included adequate 

space, light, and access to the 

outdoors. 

Under the Trump administration, 

this will no longer be the 

case. “Organic” farm operations 

will be allowed to cram laying 

hens five to a small wire cage 

that tears out their feathers and 

to grind or suffocate millions of 

male chicks at birth because they 

don’t lay eggs. Mother pigs will 

spend their miserable lives in 

tight metal crates, as their babies 

are torn from them and mutilated 

with no anesthesia. And dairy 

cows will continue to cry for 

their babies torn from them at 

birth, so we can drink their milk. 

Caring consumers opting for 

“organic” animal products, to 

reduce their role in subsidizing 

these abuses, will now have no 

choice but to switch to plantbased 

foods, including the widely 

available nut- and grain-based 

meats, milks, cheeses, and ice 

creams. 

~ PHIL GARGALIS 

PASADENA 

HAD ENOUGH … AFTER 60 

YEARS 

The theme of the Rose 

Parade should be Festival of 

Greed. Every year, all the hotels, 

parking facilities and restaurants 

within a 20-mile radius of 

Pasadena (with no regard for 

seniors or the disabled) increase 

their prices from 100 to 400 

percent, and neither the city of 

Pasadena nor its tourism board 

or chamber of commerce will do 

nothing about it, except encourage 

it. 

Do yourself a favor and stay 

home and watch it on TV. I 

have been following this “orgy 

of greed” for over 60 years, but 

won’t go near it anymore. 

~ ASTON BANNISTER 

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•CONSIDER THIS• 

BY ELLEN SNORTLAND 

OUT WITH THE OLD … 

AND IN WITH GETTING THE OLD OUT 

As we approach another New Year, this is a time to reflect upon 2017 as we set some 

sights on 2018. 

2017? Ugh. Poisonous. Putrid. Filled with psychic puking almost every 

morning at the astonishing cruelty and reckless disregard that Drumpf and his minions 

demonstrate toward fellow human beings. 

Meanwhile, the cascade of allegations, confessions, and resignations of serial sexual 

predators? It’s mind-boggling and, while I have a ton of schadenfreude and relief (as in 

“geez, it’s about time!”) I’m also furious and having to hold myself back from screaming, 

“What the hell do you think I’ve been talking about all these years?!” Do you think that 

many of us “libbers” were prodding and probing and shouting and protesting about this 

crap for our fun and amusement? I’m amazed that I’m still alive from the frustration I’ve 

had to bear. And I’m not the only one. 

One of the things about social revolutions is that you don’t see what the turning points 

will be. The journey to personal and social liberation is often fraught with hairpin turns, 

collisions, cliffs and washed out bridges, no matter how many road signs you’ve put up. 

I am hopeful that 2018 will usher in a time of impeachment and consequences for He 

Who Shall Not Be Named — not the JK Rowling one, but the one currently dominating the 

psyche of our country. 

I also am hopeful that our schools and workplaces will have a renewal and 

renaissance of gender equity. I wish I had the correct attribution for the following piece. 

I grabbed it off Facebook where it was uncredited. It’s one of the best dialogues I’ve 

seen regarding unwanted attention. Show it to your boorish friends or relatives who are 

confused about issues concerning overstepping bounds: 

Work or school setting: 

Him: This “sexual harassment” BS is fricking ridiculous. What, now I can’t even tell a 

woman she is pretty without getting crap for it? 

Me: Well, we’ve worked together for 2 years, and you’ve never told me I’m pretty. 

Him: That’s different because you’re a dude, like me. 

Me: Gotta tell ya, that’s a little disappointing because I think you’re pretty. 

Him: Cut that crap, bro. You’re creeping me out. 

Me: Soooo, me telling you that you’re pretty when you neither asked for nor welcomed 

comments about your appearance is making you feel uncomfortable. Interesting. 

I’m also reflecting on how I may need to make amends with some people for unwanted 

touch. While I teach kids how to deflect unwanted hugs and squeezes, I have delivered a 

few of my own touches. I have swept in for a hug without asking “May I?” first and given 

some unrequested shoulder rubs, sometimes remembering to say, “Is this OK?” only after 

I’d started. My husband has taken my cues too with making sure he asks before he is 

physically affectionate with others. 

Here’s an example where I stepped over some boundaries, and the recipient of my 

unwanted touch let me know immediately: 

“Thanks for coming tonight,” he said. 

“We’ve known each other for decades now,” I said. “Thank you for your love and 

support, especially in such a huge city.” I reached over and cupped his face with my right 

hand. 

He jumped back as if I’d just hit with him with a bolt of electricity. His hand went up to 

where I’d touched him. 

“What was that? What did you do that for?” 

I sputtered, “I had an overwhelming burst of affection for you. I’m sorry.” That was 

that. We don’t feel funny around each other. It was done. Faces are for very intimate 

contact. He also wasn’t afraid of me nor was I of him. He has a lot of pull in the 

entertainment industry, but we’ve never had any sexual charge between us. 

What I long for — and yes, pray for — in 2018 is a man who will dig as deep as possible 

into his heart, soul and spirit and speak up for the gender hubris that has run rampant 

throughout the world. Someone to facilitate forgiving each other at a cultural level. Could 

it be Louis C.K.? Could it be Al Franken? Who has the rigor and honesty to help us heal? 

We shall see. 

No, I’m not all peppermint, puppies and Pollyanna. Yet I do believe that we can come 

out of this turmoil stronger and better. OK, maybe I’m a little bit of a Pollyanna, who by 

the way was a very courageous girl! 

Happy New Year! ■ 

Ellen Snortland is the author and fi lmmaker of Beauty Bites Beast. www.beautybitesbeast.com 


• NEWS • 

PASADENA | ALHAMBRA | ALTADENA | ARCADIA | EAGLE ROCK | GLENDALE | LA CAÑADA | MONTROSE | SAN MARINO | SIERRA MADRE | SOUTH PASADENA 

TOUGH LOVE 

ACTOR DANNY TREJO JOINS 

ANIMAL HEROES ON LUCY 

PET FOUNDATION FLOAT 

HORSING AROUND 

AGAIN 

EQUESTFEST RETURNS AFTER 

ONE-YEAR ABSENCE 

THEY CANCELED 

CHRISTMAS 

CELEBRATIONS RETURN TO IRAQI 

TOWN AFTER FALL OF ISIS 

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THE WAY IT WAS 

A LOOK AT WHERE WE’VE BEEN AND WHAT LIES AHEAD IN 2018 

BY KEVIN UHRICH 

It’s around this time each year that we stop and take stock of the 

events that affected us personally, professionally, politically, financially 

and spiritually over the past 12 months. 

For some folks, retrospectives are a waste of time. For others, they 

are invaluable tools for gauging events in the weeks and months ahead. 

Still others see them as a novel way of measuring progress on one issue 

or another. 

In any case, looking back provides all of us with a service, one which 

allows us to see where we have been so we can at least guess where we 

are headed. 

Literally ripped from the headlines, following are some of the bigger 

stories that made print last year in the Pasadena Weekly. 

JANUARY 

After the Rose Parade and Rose Bowl Game, Pasadenans take 

time out to celebrate Cheeseburger Week in the birthplaceof the 

cheeseburger. On a more serious note, academics gear up for a blacklist 

they believe will be developed against them and their works by members 

of the new Trump administration. January was a bloody month, with 

two people shot to death, three people wounded and 10 people arrested 

in connection with a spate of gang-related shootings. John Lee 

Hancock, director of “The Founder,” sat down with PW Arts 

Editor Carl Kozlowski to talk about his Ray Kroc biopic, and 

local demonstrators were gearing up to protest at Donald Trump’s 

inauguration, which they and millions of others did. 

FEBRUARY 

President Trump signs separate executive orders attacking 

sanctuary cities and temporarily banning refugees and travelers 

from seven Muslim countries. Here at home, six novices throw their 

respective hats into the political ring to run for open seats on the City 

Council, and Pasadena City College receives word that it is now fully 

accredited. At the end of the month, PW Deputy Editor André Coleman 

learns that Pasadena Police Lt. Vasken Gourdikian is placed on paid 

administrative leave pending an internal investigation after agents with 

the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) raid his 

home. 

MARCH 

Voters re-elect incumbents to City Council seats and vote for one 

newcomer for the school board as locals take to the streets to protest 

against Trump’s immigration policies. Democratic Congressman 

Adam Schiff assumes a leading role in probing the president’s Russian 

connections, the century-old PCC Courier publishes its last print 

edition, Rose Bowl officials announce Tom Petty is among the stars to 

perform at the first-ever Arroyo Seco Weekend, and activists learn that a 

Sanctuary City designation could cost the city millions in federal funds 

that the Trump administration threatens to withhold. 

APRIL 

Urbanist David Wolfe unveils plans to harness the city’s architectural 

past to help create a better future, local groups rally for yet another anti- 

Trump march, this one over the climate, Cheech Marin visits Pasadena 

to push his new book at The Rose, 20 votes is all that puts incumbent 

Councilman Andy Wilson on top of political newcomer Phil Hosp in the 

race for the council’s District 7 seat, and the Huntington Library opens 

a new exhibit on the works of the late sci-fi author Octavia Butler, a 

Pasadena native. 

WEEKLY WEATHER 

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MAY 

ATF agents report finding a total of 57 weapons in the home of Lt. 

Gourdikian, Democratic state Sen. Anthony Portantino introduces 

legislation to name part of the 134 Freeway after President Barack 

Obama, Ozomatli headlines at South Pasadena’s Eclectic Music Festival, 

the Amgen Tour of California returns to Pasadena, disgraced former 

Sheriff Lee Baca is sentenced to three years in prison for his role in 

the county jail scandal, and the city settles out of court with a lady 

who claims her civil rights were violated by her brother — a veteran 

Pasadena police officer. 

JUNE 

The Pasadena Weekly learns Lt. Gourdikian has been selling “off 

roster” weapons online, Trump’s budget plans do not include funds 

for an earthquake early warning system, Pasadena celebrates its 131st 

anniversary with a tribute to trains and transportation, protesters try in 

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WEB EXCLUSIVE 

‘I COULD HAVE DIED’ 

CHRISTOPHER BALLEW 

SAYS HE FEARED FOR HIS 

LIFE DURING NOVEMBER 

POLICE INCIDENT 

A man who had his leg 

broken by police during a 

traffic stop told the Pasadena 

Weekly that he has 

been frequently pulled 

over by officers since he 

started driving about five 

years ago. 

“It seems like every few 

weeks I get stopped,” 

said Christopher Ballew, 

21. “Sometimes its minor 

stuff and sometimes it 

seems like harassment.” 

Pasadena civil rights attorney John Burton 

has filed a claim for damages on behalf of 

Ballew against the city of Pasadena. The claim 

alleges that in the course of one such traffic 

encounter on Nov. 9 Pasadena police “battered, 

defamed, falsely arrested, falsely imprisoned” 

his client, as well as “intentionally inflicted 

emotional distress” on the Altadena resident 

A claim for damages is usually the first step 

in filing a lawsuit against a public entity. 

In the November incident, police patrolling 

near the city border with Altadena apparently 

noticed Ballew driving south on Fair Oaks Avenue 

in a Mercedes-Benz with tinted windows 

and no front license plate. Ballew pulled into 

a nearby gas station, got out of his car and 

started walking toward the Mobil station’s 

snack shop. 

It was while on his way toward the shop 

that Ballew was confronted by officers who had 

pulled in behind his car. The officers started 

talking to Ballew. He stopped briefly and was 

then directed back toward the car. Within 

seconds, one officer was in front of him, and a 

scuffle turned into a takedown. 

“When he was holding me down at the back 

of my neck, I was wondering if I was going to 

die,” Ballew said of one of the officers, Zachary 

Lujan. “I kept thinking about the worst thing 

they could do next and they kept doing it. I 

could have died. He [Lujan] pulled out the gun, 

but he didn’t pull the trigger.” 

During the two-minute and six-second 

confrontation, recorded on a camera phone by 

both an unidentified person and later posted to 

Facebook, YouTube and Instagram, as well as 

body-camera footage taken by the officers that 

has recently been released by the city, the former 

John Muir basketball standout requested 

the presence of a commanding officer six times. 

(Visit pasadenaweekly.com for an expanded 

version of this story.) 

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Christopher 

Ballew 

— André Coleman 

THU 

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BRIEFS 

TOUGH LOVE 

ACTOR DANNY TREJO 

JOINS ANIMAL HEROES 

ON LUCY PET 

FOUNDATION FLOAT 

BY ANDRÉ COLEMAN 

Actor and Pasadena restaurant 

owner Danny Trejo is set to ride on a 

float in Monday’s Rose Parade Presented 

by Honda. 

Danny Trejo and his dog Chopper 

Joining Trejo on the Lucy Pet Foundation 

float, called Paws for Life, will be his two dogs, both rescue animals. The 

float intends to focus on animals that have saved human lives. Other riders include 

four soldiers in uniform who have overcome the effects of post-traumatic 

stress syndrome with the help of their pets. 

“This is the biggest honor I have ever had,” Trejo told the LA Weekly. “It’s 

such a unique experience. I have the girls from my music label practicing 

Christmas carols in the backyard for this. We are all so excited.” 

A native of Echo Park who now makes his home in Mission Hills, the 

73-year-old Trejo was in and out of jail during his youth, and in the 1980s 

became a youth drug counselor. He was also a pretty good boxer, and after being 

noticed on a movie set and doing consulting work on that shoot, his acting 

career took off. He currently appears in five or more movies per year, in various 

genres. 

According to Forbes Magazine, Trejo has made more than 70 films, which 

have taken in $2.7 billion worldwide. 

Along with being an actor, Trejo is also a successful restaurateur. 

Besides opening his second Trejo’s Cantina, located in the space once occupied 

by redwhite+bluezz, next to the Pasadena Playhouse on South El Molino 

Avenue, Trejo and his partners also own other restaurants in Los Angeles. 

He and his pets will also be joined on the float by: Sirius, a military canine 

who served in Afghanistan; Tara, a cat that became a nationwide sensation 

after a video surfaced of the feline saving a boy from a vicious dog attack; Jax, 

a Belgian Malinois that sniffed out five pounds of methamphetamine during a 

traffic stop while working with an Oxnard police officer; and Rocket, a border 

collie who works with firefighters all over the country to sniff for victims who 

are trapped during natural disasters. 

“It’s hard to be in a bad mood when you got a little puppy jumping all over 

you and wanting to lick you and wanting to tell you ‘I love you I love you I love 

you!’” Trejo told the animal advocate site Dogster.com. n 

HORSING AROUND AGAIN 

EQUESTFEST RETURNS AFTER 

ONE-YEAR ABSENCE 


After being canceled last year due to a severe outbreak 

of equine herpes, Equestfest is back this year as 

part of Tournament of Roses activities. 

The event kicks off at 10 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 29, at 

the Burbank Equestrian Center, 480 W. Riverside Drive. 

The event will feature talented riders performing drills, 

dances and demonstrations of trick riding and roping. 

Attendees can also stroll through the stables and talk 

to riders and learn about the horses and the many different 

breeds. 

The event also includes a vendor court, displays, great music, food and 

drinks. 

“We are excited that it is back,” said Craig Washington, who chairs the Tournament 

of Roses Equestrian Committee. “We had a one-year hiatus, but we are 

back stronger than ever.” 

The event was canceled last year after the Los Angeles County Department of 

Food and Agriculture quarantined the Burbank Equestrian Center after veterinarians 

diagnosed the Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1) in 13 horses. The infection 

causes respiratory and neurological disease. 

The quarantine forced tournament officials, who were unable to find another 

venue, to cancel for the first time in 17 years. 

An official with the Burbank Equestrian Center said the quarantine was lifted 

in January days after the parade. 

However, the quarantine did not stop any of the equestrian units from participating 

in the parade. This year, the equestrian units will once again be riding 

down Colorado Boulevard during the parade. 

The parade will feature units from the US Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard, 

the California Highway Patrol, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, and 

the Los Angeles and Long Beach police departments. 

“This year’s theme is making a difference,” Washington said. “So we have 

a number of law enforcement units that have done that. And we have miniature 

therapy horses that have impacted people. We looked for horses that have 

impacted people’s lives.” n 

THE WAY IT WAS 

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 

vain to keep hardcore Republican and Trump supporter 

Ted Nugent from taking the stage at The Rose, cops 

arrest eight men in connection with January’s deadly 

shooting spree, the La Loma Bridge, the smaller sister 

of the Colorado Street Bridge, is renamed in honor of 

recently deceased former state Attorney General John 

Van de Kamp, and the Weekly learns that the cop under 

investigation by the ATF was investigated once before on a 

gun-related complaint. At the end of the month, Aramazd 

Andrsessian is arrested for murdering his 5-year-old son 

Aramazd “Pique” Andressian Jr., a crime to which he later 

confesses, a new minimum wage standard goes into effect, 

and Gary Tyler moves to Pasadena after his release from an 

Alabama prison after being wrongly convicted of murder 

and spending more than four decades behind bars. 

JULY 

Terry Cannon captures the magic of America’s game 

with his Baseball Reliquary, the People’s Hall of Fame, 

Mayor Terry Tornek supports the goals of a group of 

mayors formed to battle climate change but won’t join 

it, former PUSD volunteer and accused murderer John 

Lawrence Whitaker marks his 12th year in Orange County 

Jail awaiting trial, Politicon and its playbill of big-name 

political operatives comes to the Civic Auditorium, and new 

fencing fails its first test in stopping people from jumping 

off the Colorado Street Bridge. 

AUGUST 

Glendale’s Wellness Works nonprofit program offers 

hope to war veterans suffering with PTSD, the dean of the 

USC School of Medicine, a Pasadena resident who allegedly 

lived a drug-filled double life, faces dismissal, a retired 

judge in Hawaii rebuffs protesters and gives the greenlight 

to Caltech and its partners to build Thirty Meter Telescope 

on Mauna Kea, the Pasadena Museum of California Art 

exhibits poster art promoting US films as Cuban art, Ninth 

Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski shares his lighter side with 

Norman Lear at an eclectic film screening series the federal 

judge occasionally hosts, local folks condemn President 

Trump for his reluctance to denounce Nazis and the KKK 

after a rally in Virginia turns violent, and thousands of 

people in Pasadena join millions around the country in 

witnessing the historic solar eclipse. 

SEPTEMBER 

A Superior Court judge sides with a former Rose Queen 

who was victimized by a charming con man-turnedrapist, 

labor leader Dolores Huerta speaks with PW’s 

Bliss Bowen about a recent documentary on her life, the 

Cassini spacecraft ends its historic mission to Saturn in a 

blaze of glory by recording while burning up in the planet’s 

atmosphere, local DREAMERs, protest against Vice 

President Mike Pence at a fundraiser in Beverly Hills, and 

Jane Kaczmarek stars in a version of “Our Town” for the 

deaf at the Pasadena Playhouse, 

OCTOBER 

The annual Eagle Rock Music Festival celebrates 

its 18th year, longtime journalist, author and ghost 

author Digby Diehl is fondly remembered by many, 

including friend Harlan Ellison, who calls Diehl “A Gentle 

Gentleman,” increased security becomes the new normal 

after a mass shooting in Las Vegas leaves 58 people dead 

THE COUNT 

As of Monday, 1,069 days after the war in Afghanistan ended … 

2,224 

American military 

service members 

(20 more 

than last week) 

were reported 

killed in Afghanistan 

since 

the war began in 

2001, according to 

The Associated Press. 

1 

Iraqi city celebrated 

Christmas for the 

first time since 

ISIS took over. 

Qaraqosh has the 

largest Christian 

population in the 

country, according 

to The New York Times 

and hundreds wounded, PW writer Shirley Hawkins learns 

Dominic Cangleosi helps make the Moonlight Rollerway 

Skating Rink a magical place, Deputy Editor André 

Coleman finds police body cameras do not help decrease 

use-of-force incidents, rent control movements in Glendale 

and Pasadena slowly start to organize, Tom Petty dies of 

cardiac arrest at age 66, a local activist files a state Public 

Records Act request to find out how many times police 

secretly photographed and stored his license plate number, 

and Armand Anderson Bell, aka Amani Phoenix, is chosen 

Queen of the 40th Occasional Doo Dah Parade. 

NOVEMBER 

Former Vice President Joe Biden visits town to say he 

hasn’t ruled out a run for the presidency, an audit shows a 

lack of funds and staff led to problems putting people into 

affordable units the previous year, Alhambra residents 

start taking steps to protect the city’s trees from developers 

and the city, One Arroyo Day seeks out public opinion on 

what should be done with the Arroyo Seco, Los Angeles 

magazine editor and Pasadena resident Chris Nichols takes 

a tour with PW Arts Editor Carl Kozlowski, the Pasadena 

Tenants Union takes the first steps toward a rent control 

ballot measure, and local residents and others call on 

the city to purchase property where Jackie Robinson’s 

childhood home stood. 

DECEMBER 

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton 

visits Pasadena to hawk her new book, “What Happened,” 

at Vroman’s Bookstore, Congressman Schiff says evidence 

of collusion in the Russian probe is mounting, UCLA fires 

football coach Jim Mora and replaces him with Chip Kelly, 

a video of a man being beaten by police following a traffic 

stop enflames local residents and civil rights leaders alike, 

the LA Weekly’s new Orange County ownership group 

fires all but one staff writer then makes him the editor 

in chief, and federal appellate court Judge Kozinski, an 

appointment of President Reagan in 1985, comes under fire 

from six women who claim he sexually harassed them by 

saying inappropriate things and showing at least one of 

the women porn on his computer at work. Kozinski resigns 

after several more women come forward accusing him 

of harassment. And police release body-camera footage 

of a violent encounter between two officers and motorist 

Christopher Ballew of Altadena. 

Hopefully all of the above will help take at least 

some of the guesswork out of figuring out what might 

happen next. 

Will President Trump survive congressional and special 

counsel investigations into Russia? How many more mass 

shootings will we face? More important to Pasadena, will a 

new voting system make the city more or less democratic? 

Will the next phase of minimum wage increases drive 

restaurants out of business? Will more papers go the way 

of the PCC Courier and just stop printing? Will voters force 

rent control on greedy landlords? Will John Whitaker ever 

stand trial for murder? Will the city come up with plan for 

the Arroyo Seco that everyone can agree on? 

For answers to these and many other pressing 

questions, pick up your Pasadena Weekly every Thursday 

at a news rack near you. 

Happy Holidays, everyone! n 

6 in 10 

people say the fight 

against ISIS is improving, 

according to CNN. 

The poll marks a rare 

public opinion positive for 

President Donald Trump. 

78 

percent of Republicans 

like the direction the US 

is taking against ISIS, 

up from 28 percent 

when Barack Obama was 

in office. Democrat support is 

below 50 percent. 

— Compiled by 

André Coleman 




• LIFE • 

WORK IN PROGRESS 

SET FEWER ACHIEVABLE 

RESOLUTIONS THIS NEW YEAR 

“HOPE SMILES FROM THE THRESHOLD OF THE YEAR TO COME, WHISPERING, 'IT WILL BE HAPPIER.'"- ALFRED LORD TENNYSON 

WE’LL ALWAYS HAVE 

PASADENA 

ONE MAN’S LOVE AFFAIR WITH 

PARIS OF THE PACIFIC 

BULLETIN BOARD 

NEWS AND NOTES FROM 

OUR COMMUNITY 

P. 19 

P. 21 

P. 22 

RESTAURANT 

REVIEW 

Combination Plater: Aloo Gohbi (caulifl ower), Saag 

(spinach), Veg Pulav (veg Rice) and Chutney 

Namaste Spiceland 

270 N. Hill Ave., Pasadena 

(626) 345-5514 

No Alcohol/ Major Cards 

Accepted 

dining 

&nitelife 

Pasadena Weekly’s Dining Directory is a paid advertisement 

and is provided as a service to our readers. 

To advertise in the Dining Directory, call (626) 584-1500. 

Average price per entree 

$ UP TO $10 

$$ $11–15 

directory 

$$$ $16-25 

$$$$ $25+ 

North 

Meets 

South 

NAMASTE SPICELAND IS THE 

KIND OF PLACE YOU GO BACK TO 

AGAIN AND AGAIN FOR A HEARTY, 

INEXPENSIVE MEAL 

BY LISA DUPUY | PHOTOS BY DANNY LIAO 

up!” shouts a voice as an arm bearing a plate of warm, 

round bread straight off the tava skillet bursts through a kitchen 

“Chapati 

window to a waiting employee. The restaurant is buzzing with 

activity but an eager diner hears him anyway and snatches up his prize. On 

this Saturday night, a “Live Jalebi Night,” the month-old casual eatery and 

grocery store is as busy as a Mumbai marketplace with dozens of smiling 

faces. There’s no particular order to the customer service, but everyone is so 

friendly and helpful it doesn’t matter. 

After perusing the five or so aisles of clean, well-stocked and well-lit 

shelves of Indian food staples, I sidle up to the prepared food display case 

to make my choices. Each curry, soup, stew and rice looks delicious so I 

get a small container of everything. They gladly pack up my large to-go bag 

throwing in a few extras to sample. “What are these?” I ask, pointing to a 

stack of bright orange spirals of glistening dough. As he throws a couple in, 

he says, “They’re jalebi. It’s fresh jalebi night. They’re making them outside. 

Much better right out of the oil.” That explains the line of parents, children 

and people of all ages out in the parking lot. 

Sweet jalebi is popular in countries of South Asia and the Indian 

subcontinent. It is made by deep-frying batter made from madia flour (a 

softer, less gluteny white flour) in circular or pretzel-like shapes which are 

then soaked in sugar syrup, typically saffron-colored and often flavored with 

orange or rose water. Watching them making the jalebi in a large vat of hot 

oil is like watching them make funnel cakes at the country fair. But the syrup 

dip adds that vibrant color and flavor. It’s similar to a donut with its crispy 

outside and like a jelly candy with its juicy finish. They weren’t bad reheated 

at home but for the real thing, call Namaste Spiceland to see when they’re 

cooking them live again. 


ALEXANDER’S STEAKHOUSE 

111 North Los Robles Ave. Pasadena, 

(626) 486-1111 alexanderssteakhouse.com $$$$ 

Alexander’s Steakhouse welcomes you to experience 

American steakhouse cuisine with an innovative and 

elegant global inspiration. Our menu features Certifi ed 

Angus Beef from the Mid-West, corn-fed and dry-aged 

for 28 days for unparalleled fl avor. We serve the fi nest 

and most luxurious ingredients available including 

authentic Japanese wagyu beef. 

BONNIE B’S SMOKIN BBQ 

1280 N. Lake Ave., Pasadena, 

(626) 794-0132 bonniebssmokin.com $$ 

From Tulsa Oklahoma to Southern Cal. with a touch of 

New Orleans soul comes Bonnie B’s Bar B Que Heaven. 

Our 45-year-old traditional recipes are made with love. 

Try our new sweet pea’s double Fried burger made 

with our own sauces, soul bowl and homemade peach 

cobbler. Voted best BBQ & Soul food in Pasadena for 

our ribs, collard greens and Slim's Mac & Cheese. We 

are thankful and appreciate Pasadena. 

CABRERA’S MEXICAN CUISINE 

655 N. Lake Ave., Pasadena 

(626) 795-0230 Cabreras.com $$ 

Cabrera’s Family Restaurant fi rst opened their doors in 

1985 in Arcadia. Cabrera’s Mexican Cuisine operates 

and owns 3 localities with a professional enterprise 

that specializes in Mexican-American food and other 

dishes that are served with a very Mexican style. 

THE COUNTER BURGER 

140 S. Shoppers Ln, Pasadena 

(626) 440-1008 thecounterburger.com $$ 

We want to challenge the way people think about 

burgers. We’re about creative construction. Life is 

about experiences. So we’ve searched for ingredients, 

chosen meats, created sauces, baked buns, melted 

cheeses and crafted shakes that shout fl avor. Create 

something special! 



dining & nitelife 

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Average price per entree 

$ UP TO $10 

$$ $11–15 


$$$ $16-25 

$$$$ $25+ 

CAMERON’S SEAFOOD 

1978 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena 

(626) 793-3474 Camerons4fi sh.com $$ 

Since 1984, Cameron’s Seafood has been 

serving its freshest seafood, and has become 

a landmark in Pasadena. Cameron’s 

brings the ocean home with their fresh 

catch being cooked over mesquite wood 

grills that burn all day long.Enjoy the very 

best Seafood, Steaks, Salad & Pasta! 

Voted Best Seafood in Pasadena Weekly 

for 27 years! Now you can order on-line: 

camerons4fi sh.com. 

CASA CÓRDOBA 

2331 Honolulu Ave. 

Montrose, CA 91020 

Casacordoba.com $$$ 

Casa Cordoba delivers a truly immersive 

Spanish dining experience! Their creative 

and inspiring dishes are prepared with 

the freshest authentic ingredients to 

make their menu an exciting and unique 

culinary event! Dine inside in their lovely 

dining room or al fresco in their beautiful 

courtyard patio. 

EL PORTAL 

625 E. Green St., Pasadena 

(626)795-8553 Elportalrestaurant.com $$ 

Pasadena Weekly readers have been 

rewarding El Portal with the title of Best 

Mexican Food in the city for years. This 

charming little hacienda with brick walls, 

festive colors, fi ne art and a California 

elegant courtyard brings the authentic 

cuisine of Mexico and the Yucatan region 

to your table. 

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KABUKI JAPANESE RESTAURANTS 

88 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, 

(626) 568-9310 

3539 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena, 

(626) 351-8963 kabukirestaurants.com $$ 

When you walk into a Kabuki you won’t be 

overwhelmed with Asian decor and music. 

What you will encounter is a casual atmosphere 

with today’s hottest music playing, 

people smiling and our friendly staff welcoming 

you through the doors. Look for the Red 

Mask. Come eat, drink and have fun! 

MARGARITA’S 

155 S. Rosemead Blvd., Pasadena 

(626) 449-4193 margaritaspasadena.com $$ 

NEW DELHI PALACE 


(626) 405-0666 

newdelhipalacepasadena.com $$ 

SAUSALITO MEXICAN RESTAURANT 

720 N Lake Ave, Ste 5, 

Pasadena, CA 91104 

(626) 296-2634 sausalitopasadena.com $ 

We at Sausalito offer the fi nest Mexican 

cuisine prepared fresh each day using original 

recipes from the state of Sonora, Mexico. Our 

food is authentic Mexican. House made beans 

and rice, salsas and chips. Delicious Tortas. 

Two Size Tacos, Burritos, and Tostadas. 

Whole Fried Fish. Menudo, Cocido and 

Chicken Chipotle soup. Aquas Frescas. Not 

on the menu? We take special orders. Open 7 

days a week, 9AM to 10PM. Come join us! 

TOPS WALNUT 

1792 E. Walnut St., Pasadena 

(626) 584-0244 topsburger.com $ 

At TOPS on Walnut & Allen, we maintain the 

original taste from 60 years ago. My father 

wanted to create food as close to homemade 

as possible. Our primary goal and focus is 

on taste, quality, freshness, cleanliness in our 

service and experienced staff. Most of our 

staff have been with us for more than twenty 

years. We invite you to come to TOPS on the 

corner of Walnut & Allen and taste the difference! 

Meet our staff and experience what 

quality service should be. The same quality 

service that has made us #1. 

WE OLIVE 

32 E Colorado Blvd 

Pasadena, CA 91105 626-787-1000 

weolive.com/Pasadena $$ 

We Olive Pasadena features an array of olive 

oils, vinaigrettes, dips, and other one of a 

kind fl avors and offers complimentary Olive 

Oil tastings. 

We now serve lunch & dinner! Enjoy the 

summer evenings on our We Olive Patio! 

Happy Hour M – F 3:30 – 7pm! Enjoy cheese 

and charcuterie and California small patch 

wine. Shopping for a gift? Check out our 

wide selection of customized gourmet gifts. 

Located in Old Pasadena right next to free 90 

minute parking. 

ZELO GOURMET PIZZAS 

328 E. Foothill Blvd.Arcadia 

626-358-8298 myzelopizza.info $$ 

It’s the cornmeal crust that makes this pizzeria 

stand out from the rest. This locally owned 

establishment’s signature dish is the fresh, 

corn, balsamic-marinated, oven-roasted red 

onion pie. Zelo Pizzeria has expanded the 

dining room to better serve you, so come in 

and give Zelo Pizzeria a try.. 

VERTICAL WINE BISTRO 

70 N. Raymond Avenue 

Pasadena, CA 91103 

(626) 795-3999 verticalwinebistro.com $$ 

Set above the streets of Old Town Pasadena, 

Vertical Wine Bistro offers a warm, inviting 

dining experience with an elegant and 

comfortable atmosphere. Our Chefs use only 

the freshest ingredients when designing our 

menu. We offer a wide selection of beer, wine 

and hand crafted cocktails. Tuesday - Sunday: 

5:00pm til Close - Happy Hour (Tues-Fri): 

5:00pm - 7:00pm – Closed Monday 


•RESTAURANT REVIEW• 

NORTH MEETS SOUTH 

Back at the display case they offer a wide range 

of vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options. In fact, 

meat touches no part of this establishment. The 

food, however, is very hearty and satisfying. Take, 

for instance, the saag paneer, everyone’s favorite 

leafy green delicacy with fresh, unripened cheese 

cubes. The flavor is more subtle than I’ve had but it 

tasted very fresh and the paneer had a wonderful 

squeakiness to it. The chickpea channa was rich and 

satisfying. The lentil-rich dal was thinner than I’m 

used to, but tasty nonetheless, and the lentil soup 

had a serious heat that surprised and delighted me. 

The mixed vegetables are uniformly dark green 

with snap beans and other tasty bits. And the 

vegetable pulao, like Chinese fried rice, is full of 

colorful veggies. The plain basmati is a must-get as 

well, though, to soak up all the other curries. Our 

very favorite was called the Punjab Kali, a light 

colored curry the ingredients of which I cannot 

seem to unearth. You’ll just have to trust me and the 

members of my family. 

Be sure to throw in a few samosas, those potatofilled 

packets of fried goodness that only get better with 

the accompanying red or green chutney. I got enough 

food to feed four of us with leftovers for a mere $40. 

You don’t have to get food to-go at Namaste. There 

are a dozen or so small tables in the cheerful dining 

area. Many people, including solo diners, go for the 

combinations ek and do (one and two, I believe) for 

$6.49 and $7.49 respectively. Both combos include 

basmati rice, chapati, raita (yogurt dipping sauce), 

two vegetarian choices from the buffet, pickle and 

onion. The dollar difference gets you samosas or 

pakora, sweet little fritters — worth the extra buck if 

only for a snack later on. If your wallet is really thin, 

go for the rice plate with two vegetables for little 

more than $5. They tell me the chais (spiced teas) are 

very good and only $1 ($2 for a large). 

Besides the combinations, there is a menu of 

various chaat. Chaat is a savory snack, often served 

in roadside stalls in India, Pakistan, Nepal and 

Bangladesh. They’re all based on fried dough with 

various other ingredients and at Namaste range in 

price from $2.99 to $5.49. Chaat comes from a word 

meaning to devour with relish or to eat noisily, so 

Samosa 

have at it. 

There’s the chaat called chani churi, for instance, 

hollow round breads filled with spiced water, 

tamarind paste, potato onion and chickpeas — a 

blast of flavor. Dahi vada are fried flour balls in 

yogurt. While katoori chaat are deep-fried mini pie 

shells filled with chickpeas, potato, chili and other 

spices, sprouts, chutneys, tomato, onion and more. 

For the non-Indians among us, there are all kinds 

of new things to learn about and try at Namaste. Sev 

puri, bhalla papdi, Chinese bhel, for instance. And 

what could a drink like rooh afza or a Badam shake 

be? They’re inexpensive so it’s worth experimenting. 

Namaste serves specialties from both Northern 

and Southern India. My friend from Nagpur in 

Central India explained the difference. “You’ll find 

lots of breads and curries in the North,” says Anu. 

“Much of what you find in restaurants here — naan, 

roti, curries such as palak paneer and aloo ghobi, 

samosas and grilled meats are northern. There’s 

liberal use of chickpeas. Generally speaking,” she 

goes on, “South Indian cooking is based around 

rice, lentils and stews. Tamarind and coconut may 

be involved.” So the display case of dal (lentil stew), 

chana (chickpea stew), paneer, spicy lentil soup, rice 

pulao, chaat and samosas covers the country top to 

bottom. Just an interesting side note, the etymology 

of curry is from a Tamil word, kari, meaning sauce. 

Later the spice blend often used to make these 

sauces came to be known as curry powder but not all 

curries are made from curry powder. 

Namaste Spiceland may not be as fancy as some 

of the new vegetarian restaurants popping up around 

town, but it’s the kind of place you go back to again 

and again for a reasonably priced, hearty meal. Being 

close to the intersection of Hill Avenue and Colorado 

Boulevard, I’m thinking students at Pasadena City 

College and Caltech or vegan parade-goers and preparade 

campers might find this a great, inexpensive 

option. Some items have a spicy kick while others are 

mild, bordering on boring. In general, however, the 

food is not greasy, the quantity is substantial, and the 

products are fresh. I suggest coming in some evening 

you’re up for an adventure and ask the friendly, 

energetic employees to recommend something. ■






•ADVICE• 

BY PATTI CARMALT-VENER 

WORK IN 

PROGRESS 

SET FEWER ACHIEVABLE RESOLUTIONS THIS NEW YEAR 

Dear Patti, 

My teenage daughter, Layla, is very intelligent but a bit of a cynic for someone so 

young. When I asked her what her New Year’s resolution was going to be for 2018, she disdainfully 

pointed out that everybody we know—including our whole family—always 

fails at staying committed to their yearly resolutions. She, therefore, doesn’t see the point 

in creating goals that are already doomed. 

I realize she’s probably half kidding but, seriously, I don’t want Layla to give up on 

growing and improving before she even tries. How do I support and inspire my daughter 

to pick a New Year’s resolution, stick with it and successfully reach her goal? 

— Evelyn 

Dear Evelyn, 

Layla is correct. Many Americans embrace the tradition of promising themselves major 

changes at the beginning of a new year and yet are unable to sustain the momentum needed 

throughout the year. A recent research study about New Year’s resolutions showed that only 12 

percent of participants actually achieved their goals. While time, difficulty and distractions factor 

heavily in the abandonment of these promises we make to ourselves, some of the problem 

can also be traced to not having a clear vision to begin with. 

The most common promises people make to themselves every Jan. 1 include: 

• Lose weight 

• Quit addictive habits 

• Change careers 

• Re-awaken dormant talents 

• Stick to a budget 

• Improve personal relationships 

• Achieve a long-held dream 

• Exercise more 

• Travel to new places 

Once Layla looks these over, have her write down her own list of resolutions. Encourage her 

to focus on her desire to make her life better, a chance for renewal and a dream of a new self that 

resonates deep inside of her. Then, prioritize what’s most important and make a definite decision 

on what she wants to change about her life and truly change it. Guide Layla through a thoughtful 

self-analysis to determine what’s most important to her and narrow the list down to five. These 

five objectives should be the ones that make her feel the most hopeful, excited, renewed and positive. 

These goals should be the ones that are important to her, not what others expect of her. 

Next, have her create a resolution calendar marked with clear small achievements as part 

of reaching her yearly goals, keeping her on track and giving her the confidence to continue. 

She should keep this calendar along with her written list of resolutions in a highly visible place 

to serve as a reminder of the new strategies she’s incorporating into her life. On her calendar 

should be scheduled a time each week dedicated to monitoring the results and making adjustments. 

Remind her to keep to a steady course and celebrate when she reaches each milestone 

of success. 

Personally remember to celebrate her successes with recognition, compliments and support. 

Encourage your daughter to keep developing a strong-willed inner voice that supports and 

matches her dreams. Monitor her thinking and make sure it matches with the intention of her 

resolutions. Respect her and back her up to never stop dreaming. Support her to achieve her 

resolution one day at a time for one year. In order to be successful, she will need focus, personal 

accountability and persistence. One’s life is a work in progress. Visualize and talk with her 

about how amazing it will be to have her goals completed. Change of any kind is challenging, 

but if she persists with small steps and appreciates each accomplishment she makes, the results 

will be well worth the effort and rewarding along the way. 

If you find that she slacks off, make sure she doesn’t become self-critical. Assist her to just 

get back to following through on her goals. Resolutions are set in one day but implemented with 

small steps that happen throughout the whole year. By working on her goals all year long, your 

daughter can be one of the few able to say that she really did keep her New Year’s resolution. 

In the words of Confucius, “It doesn’t matter how slowly you go, so long as you do not stop.” 

Happy New Year! ■ 

Patti Carmalt-Vener, a faculty member with the Southern California Society for Intensive Short Term Psychotherapy, has 

been a psychotherapist in private practice for 23 years and has offices in Pasadena, Santa Monica and Canoga Park. 

Contact her at (626) 584-8582 or email pcarmalt@aol.com. Visit her website, patticarmalt-vener.com. 


HOME SALES 

RECENT HOME CLOSINGS IN THE PASADENA WEEKLY FOOTPRINT 

source: CalREsource 

ADDRESS CLOSE DATE PRICE BDRMS. SQ. FT. YR. BUILT PREV. PRICE PREV. SOLD 

ALHAMBRA 

1221 South Garfi eld Avenue 12/19/17 $1,200,000 6 3340 1942 

1225 South Garfi eld Avenue 12/19/17 $1,200,000 6 3340 1942 

312 North Primrose Avenue 12/15/17 $945,000 3 2016 1923 

515 South Westboro Avenue 12/13/17 $810,000 3 1732 1924 $510,000 07/22/2005 

1118 South 5th Street 12/14/17 $750,000 3 1763 1938 $369,000 03/26/2003 

831 South Stoneman Avenue #F 12/14/17 $674,000 3 1925 1991 $460,000 01/11/2013 

1729 Edgewood Drive 12/20/17 $657,500 3 1378 1929 $168,000 09/30/1997 

2425 Charnwood Avenue 12/13/17 $648,000 3 1402 1954 $233,000 07/02/1993 

215 East Commonwealth Avenue #C 12/19/17 $518,000 3 1367 1989 $214,000 01/31/2002 

89 East Commonwealth Avenue #2B 12/14/17 $430,000 1 990 2006 $376,500 12/30/2015 

ALTADENA 

1176 Mt. Lowe Drive 12/12/17 $935,000 3 1843 1925 $160,000 10/12/1984 

493 Colman Street 12/15/17 $752,000 2 1940 1925 $620,000 05/05/2017 

282 West Loma Alta Drive 12/19/17 $675,000 2 832 1953 $530,000 05/12/2006 

97 West Mendocino Street 12/20/17 $595,000 4 1429 1925 $200,000 02/11/2002 

3295 Crestford Drive 12/20/17 $550,000 3 1478 1953 

ARCADIA 

964 Fallen Leaf Road 12/18/17 $11,880,000 0 0 $4,250,000 10/31/2014 

566 South 2nd Avenue 12/13/17 $1,325,000 3 2510 2015 

1701 El Vista Circle 12/19/17 $1,135,000 3 1955 1951 

2120 South 8th Avenue 12/12/17 $978,000 3 1435 1950 $840,000 05/12/2014 

325 East Duarte Road #B 12/18/17 $822,000 3 2128 1990 $544,000 06/30/2004 

EAGLE ROCK 

4844 Avoca Street 12/19/17 $883,000 3 1858 1950 $455,000 06/21/2006 

1596 Waldran Avenue 12/19/17 $816,000 4 1224 1926 

4850 Avoca Street 12/14/17 $655,000 2 962 1949 $138,000 04/22/1998 

GLENDALE 

1733 Royal Boulevard 12/14/17 $1,400,000 3 2544 1950 $791,000 08/26/2010 

619 Bohlig Road 12/15/17 $1,225,000 4 4010 1991 $1,140,000 06/28/2011 

1342 East Palmer Avenue 12/14/17 $1,035,000 3 2435 1993 $327,345 04/23/1999 

3161 Buckingham Road 12/19/17 $1,008,000 2 1554 1955 

1315 North Howard Street 12/14/17 $1,000,000 2 1058 1952 $562,000 06/17/2009 

2609 Hermosita Drive 12/19/17 $900,000 4 2257 1924 

904 Larkstone Way 12/19/17 $800,000 2 1195 1949 $215,000 10/20/1998 

1542 Columbia Drive 12/18/17 $725,000 2 1043 1926 $245,000 04/27/2000 

515 Glenwood Road #102 12/19/17 $655,000 3 1616 1991 $508,000 09/27/2013 

1211 Dorothy Drive #203 12/18/17 $650,000 2 1733 1981 $439,000 03/31/2004 

530 West Stocker Street #103 12/15/17 $620,000 2 1400 2004 $332,000 05/25/2005 

2417 Mayfi eld Avenue 12/14/17 $619,500 3 1006 1952 $510,000 08/28/2015 

526 Hazel Street 12/12/17 $600,000 2 845 1920 $285,000 10/03/2003 

ADDRESS CLOSE DATE PRICE BDRMS. SQ. FT. YR. BUILT PREV. PRICE PREV. SOLD 

GLENDALE 

2905 Montrose Avenue #609 12/20/17 $570,000 2 1526 1988 $220,000 07/24/2001 

3220 Altura Avenue #310 12/11/17 $445,000 2 1160 1977 $435,000 11/29/2016 

409 Burchett Street #310 12/19/17 $399,000 2 912 1974 $285,000 06/12/2013 

1523 East Windsor Road #106B 12/14/17 $359,000 2 827 1978 $305,000 07/29/2004 

515 North Jackson Street #307 12/14/17 $341,000 1 680 1975 

LA CAÑADA 

1022 White Deer Drive 12/20/17 $1,815,000 4 2306 1966 $600,000 05/28/1999 

2263 San Gorgonio Road 12/13/17 $1,859,000 3 3388 1956 $1,600,000 02/23/2007 

5249 Escalante Drive 12/14/17 $1,200,000 4 2848 1949 $485,000 12/27/1989 

4625 Ocean View Boulevard 12/14/17 $775,000 2 695 1946 $580,000 05/09/2014 

P A S A D E N A 

320 Patrician Way 12/12/17 $3,700,000 4 5850 1956 $300,000 08/20/2007 

1715 Knollwood Drive 12/15/17 $2,300,000 2 2670 1959 $1,530,000 04/21/2017 

295 Palmetto Drive 12/15/17 $2,106,000 6 3313 1919 $2,150,000 10/02/2007 

1118 Glen Oaks Boulevard 12/15/17 $1,670,000 2 1828 1954 $1,050,000 06/09/2017 

2953 East California Boulevard 12/12/17 $1,535,000 3 2148 1949 $1,009,000 01/19/2007 

1380 East Villa Street 12/15/17 $1,460,000 6 4220 1925 $915,000 11/18/2013 

554 Prescott Street 12/14/17 $1,400,000 4 2960 1914 

1677 Oakdale Street 12/12/17 $1,375,000 4 2143 1922 $620,000 12/31/2012 

480 South Los Robles Avenue #3 12/20/17 $1,005,000 3 1850 2009 $785,000 11/15/2011 

1695 North Catalina Avenue 12/18/17 $952,000 2 1552 1929 $680,000 03/31/2017 

2279 Loma Vista Street 12/12/17 $950,000 3 1647 1930 $470,000 11/19/2002 

473 North Euclid Avenue 12/15/17 $820,000 3 2212 1901 

191 East Tremont Street 12/13/17 $655,000 5 1938 1925 

266 North Mar Vista Avenue #4 12/14/17 $581,000 3 1226 1984 $162,500 09/30/1999 

1729 East Maple Street 12/15/17 $571,000 2 1018 1979 

380 South Euclid Avenue #110 12/19/17 $569,000 2 1413 1970 $109,000 12/22/1986 

SAN MARINO 

2395 Adair Street 12/11/17 $2,380,000 5 2774 1940 $671,000 01/25/2001 

1875 Kenilworth Avenue 12/20/17 $1,833,500 4 2957 1940 

440 Pilgrim Place 12/13/17 $1,700,000 3 2333 1957 

2990 Somerset Place 12/12/17 $1,570,000 4 2028 1950 $1,350,000 08/30/2013 

1935 Montrobles Place 12/19/17 $1,350,000 3 1549 1926 $358,000 09/25/1992 

SIERRA MADRE 

219 Rancho Road 12/19/17 $1,800,000 4 3190 1934 $560,000 07/28/1994 

170 Adams Street 12/12/17 $925,000 2 2260 1922 $350,000 06/15/1998 

186 West Highland Avenue #B 12/11/17 $605,500 0 0 

186 West Highland Avenue #C 12/11/17 $605,500 0 0 

768 Woodland Drive 12/19/17 $220,000 2 760 1916 $190,000 08/22/2011 



•THE OTHER SIDE• 

INMAN MOORE 

WE’LL ALWAYS 

HAVE PASADENA 

ONE MAN’S LOVE AFFAIR WITH PARIS OF THE PACIFIC 

I have been having a love affair that has been going on since 1963. I am not talking about my 

love affair with God, my wife of 70 years, the children, and our extended family. I am talking 

about my love affair with California, the San Gabriel Valley and, especially, Pasadena. 

For one thing, we have what may be the best climate in the world. Every morning I stand at 

my window and look at those majestic mountains, backed up by blue skies, and say to myself, 

“Thank you, Lord!” You don’t have to live in California long before you realize how great it is. I am 

told that every year, after the Rose Parade, 100,000 people troop to California. 

In addition to mountains, we have wonderful beaches, great farm land and terrific cities. 

California also has some of the most scenic national forests and parks in America. For another 

thing, California has a wonderful mixture of people. They come in all sizes, shapes, colors and 

nationalities. To use the vernacular, “Ain’t it grand?” 

Pasadena no longer has a racial majority. I belong to an organization that has a monthly 

meeting at 8:30 a.m. Saturdays. Normally I am not an early riser. So, for this meeting, I race out 

of the house and run by the local McDonald’s, one that has a children’s play area. On Saturday 

mornings it is filled with young families of many ethnicities enjoying weekend breakfast. It is a 

great experience. In addition to English you can hear several different languages, among them 

Spanish, Armenian and Korean. 

Pasadena is also a higher education hub. I live one block away from Caltech, one of the most 

prestigious schools of higher learning in America. I often walk through the campus. In addition 

to the obvious signs that it is a great place of learning, it also has on campus a small pond containing 

the most turtles I have ever seen. 

Another delight at Caltech is a small area called the Garden of Associates. Within the garden 

is a great bronze statue of Tenjin, a famous 9th-century Japanese scholar, sitting atop a water 

buffalo and reading from a book. I often sit by Tenjin and carry on imaginary conversations with 

him. The conversations I have with him about Donald Trump could fill a book. Tenjin is quite 

amazed that a great democracy like the United States would elect a man like Donald Trump as 

president. I share in his amazement. 

In addition to Caltech there is Pasadena City College, a junior college with over 30.000 

students. Pasadena is also host to the Art Center College of Design, ranked third in the nation 

in its field. Then there is the famous Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which is owned by NASA and 

managed by Caltech. Just west of Pasadena is Occidental College, one of the great small colleges 

in America. 

Closely allied with Pasadena is Altadena, an unincorporated area to the north with a population 

of more than 43,000. You hardly notice as you drive north that you’ve entered Altadena. 

Another thing about Pasadena is its city government. They don’t always do everything I would 

like to see occur, but they do a lot of things I do like, and they are well above most city governments 

in America. Starting with a good city council, a good mayor, a good city manager, a good 

police chief, and a good fire chief, life is generally good in Pasadena. 

Racially, we’ve made great progress. To illustrate, until recent years most African Americans 

lived mostly in the Northwest area of the city. Latinos are also predominant in the Northwest. 

Today there is much more diversity in our living spaces. For example my wife and I have lived in 

the same apartment building since 1980. It is located close to PCC and Caltech. When we moved 

into our apartment 37 years ago there was not a single black tenant. Today there are a number 

of black tenants and all is well. All other racial groups are also much more diversified. Today we 

have more Latinos living in Pasadena than ever before. 

So, as you can see, I love Pasadena. While not perfect, it is one of the greatest little cities in 

America, as well as a very pleasant place to live. ■ 



Bulletin Board 

By Carl Kozlowski 

CHEESETASTIC CELEBRATION 

Cheeseburger Week celebrates Pasadena’s key role in being cheesy 

Forty of Pasadena’s favorite restaurants, lounges and 

burger joints will serve up their signature burgers, special 

creations and great deals during Pasadena Cheeseburger 

Week from Jan. 7-12. The week celebrates the creation of the 

first cheeseburger ever by Lionel Sternberger in 1915, when he 

placed a piece of cheese atop a hamburger for the first time in 

recorded culinary history at his father’s roadside stand, the 

Rite Spot, at 1500 W. Colorado Blvd. in Pasadena. 

The invention of the cheeseburger has been documented 

by several major media outlets, including Los Angeles 

Times, CNN and Time magazine. Some of the local eateries, 

including El Portal, will offer a specially created burger for 

Cheeseburger Week. 

Others, including Pie ‘n Burger, The Counter, Dog Haus and Dog Haus Biergarten, will offer 

special deals. Patrons will be able to vote for their favorites in the Cheeseburger Challenge by 

answering who makes their favorite lunch counter burger, turkey burger or veggie burger. 

Another category will cover who serves the best beverage with a burger. Visitors can plan to 

come to Pasadena for a Cheeseburger Crawl across several participating locations. 

Check out all the participants and see what everyone has on the menu for Cheeseburger Week 

at pasadenarestaurantweek.com/restaurants. 

Voting in the 2018 Cheeseburger Challenge opens Jan. 7 and ends Jan 15. 

EARLY CHRISTMAS PRESENT 

Dec. 20 donation pays off the Sierra Madre Playhouse mortgage 

The Sierra Madre Playhouse received an early Christmas 

present when a board member paid off its remaining $36,000 

mortgage with an anonymous donation on Dec. 20. SMP 

Artistic Director Christian Lebano announced the major gift 

prior to the theater’s production of “A Christmas Story” last 

Friday night. 

“We now own the theater building outright, and you can’t 

name another theater in LA our size that owns their own 

building,” says Lebano in a later interview. “It’s been the 

issue with so many other theaters, that they lost their lease. 

We have huge hopes for our upcoming capital improvements 

campaign, as any improvements go into the long-term 

valuation of our building.” 

Lebano, who joined the theater in 2011 as an actor in a production of the Thornton Wilder 

play “Our Town” before working his way up through the ranks as a director and board member, 

notes several areas the playhouse hopes to improve in the new year. Among them are bathroom 

upgrades and repairs on the building’s air conditioning and roof. 

“It was a real thrill to get the news,” says Lebano. “His trust in our ambition and goals 

inspired him.” 

TURN BACK TIME 

ReNewology offers anti-aging workshop on Jan. 20 

Those seeking to kick off the New Year by turning 

back time can take part in the “Why Turning Back Your 

Aging Clock Is Possible” workshop from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

Saturday, Jan. 20, at the Women’s City Club of Pasadena, 

160 N. Oakland Ave. The $45 price includes a luncheon, and 

features special celebrity guest Darcel of TV’s “Solid Gold” 

as she offers her best toning tips. 

Organized by the Pasadena-based lifestyle medicine 

clinic ReNewology, the workshop will include the following 

presentations: “Set a Goal for Age Reversal Now” by 

Dr. Beauty Swe and Dr. Kevin Jones; “What Long-Lived 

Communities Taught Us” by Dr. Mauro Zappaterra; “Walking 

Method for Weight Loss Rejuvenation” by Dr. Kuo and Dr. Popejoy. The program also includes 

“Youthing — Beyond Aging for All Generations” by Executive Director Sachii Hirashiki and a 

panel of participants who share personal stories about finding happiness and improving energy, 

blood sugar, cholesterol, pain management and weight. 

Call (626) 389-2711 for details or to register. n 




• ARTS • 

SIMPLE THINGS 

MAKE IT ALL OK 

CONOR OBERST & THE MYSTIC VALLEY BAND 

HEADLINE NYE SHOW AT THE LODGE ROOM 

FILM | THEATER | BOOKS | MUSIC | COMMUNITY | LISTINGS 

THREE DECADES 

OF 2 TONE 

DAVE WAKELING LEADS THE ENGLISH BEAT 

THROUGH FRANTIC FUN SUNDAY AT THE ROSE 

STOP THE PRESSES 

‘THE POST’ SHINES A SOMETIMES LABORI- 

OUS LIGHT ON THE EPIC BATTLE TO PRINT 

THE PENTAGON PAPERS 

P.27 

P.45 

Leeza Gibbons and Mark Steines 

P.50 

GET YOUR OWN... 

BY JOHN SOLLENBERGER 

PHOTOS: Courtesy of KTLA 

SECOND TIME AROUND 

LEEZA GIBBONS AND MARK STEINES LOOK FORWARD TO THEIR 

SECOND YEAR ANNOUNCING THE ROSE PARADE 

Imagine having to spend your first day on a new job with 47 

million people across America watching you. Add in tens of millions 

more viewing you from countries worldwide, and it would 

be easy to feel a lot of pressure. 

Mark Steines and Leeza Gibbons faced just that dilemma with 

aplomb on New Year’s Day, when the “Entertainment Tonight” 

BY CARL KOZLOWSKI 

veterans took over the duties of announcing the Rose Parade 

from veteran cohosts Bob Eubanks and Stephanie Edwards after 

they spent more than 30 years at the helm of the KTLA Channel 

5-based broadcast. 

With that high-stakes debut behind them, the dynamic duo 

is eagerly awaiting their chance to shine on Monday, when they 


WRITING WISH 

Teens who are interested in writing and who want 

to meet others 

who share the 

passion are invited 

to an informal 

session to perform 

writing exercises, 

discuss writing 

and share ideas 

from 6 to 7:30 p.m. 

today, Dec. 28, 

at the Pasadena 

Public Library’s Central Branch, 285 E. Walnut 

St., Pasadena. Call (626) 744-4066 or visit 

cityofpasadena.net/library. 

YOUNG DIVA 

Talented songstress Liela Avila and her band 

perform Top 40, 

Motown, folk and 

R&B covers at 

10 p.m. Saturday 

at Kings Row 

Gastropub, 20 E. 

Colorado Blvd., 

Pasadena. No 

cover. Call (626) 

793-3010 or visit 

kingsrowpub.com. 

SPIRITUAL NEW YEAR’S EVE 

All Saints Church 

New Year’s Eve 

service features 

Canterbury Choir 

soloists performing 

music of 

Nordquist and the 

Rev. Mike Kinman 

preaches, starting 

at 7:30 p.m. 

Sunday at 132 N. 

Euclid Ave., Pasadena. Childcare is available. Call 

(626) 796-1172 or visit allsaints-pas.org. 

SEASONAL CELEBRATION 

Test your brain 

and have fun with 

Action Trivia at 8 

p.m. Tuesday at 

T. Boyle’s Tavern, 

37 N. Catalina 

Ave., Pasadena. 

Free. Call (626) 

578-0957 or visit 

tboylestavern.com. 



Leeza Gibbons and Mark Steines 

SECOND TIME AROUND 



again guide viewers through two hours of spectacular 

floats and marching bands. 

“Now we get it and can anticipate what the vibe 

is going to be,” says Gibbons. “It’s really a matter 

of ‘prepare, prepare, prepare’ and then stand by for 

spontaneity, because if you prepare, you can protect 

the overall product.” 

“It goes a lot faster than you realize because you 

have to be on point the entire time,” adds Steines. 

“There’s constant changes, so much to see, so much 

to do, and nobody wants you talking over all who 

worked so hard to be there. It takes a vast understanding 

of the entire show from front to end to 

really have comprehension of it all.” 

One big factor in their success was their ability 

to build off their long-standing chemistry from “Entertainment 

Tonight.” Following Eubanks and Edwards 

after more than three decades of ribbing each 

other, they had an instant sense of humor together. 

“You can’t contrive it,” explains Gibbons. “We 

respect each other and have fun. We’re just like 

siblings supporting each other.” 

“I think we worked out of fear last year, and our 

whole thing was ‘Let’s just get through this alive,’” 

says Steines. “We are supposed to have a long-standing 

relationship with the parade, but our chemistry 

will develop. We both come from the same backgrounds 

in some of these areas. I think we’ll find our 

own style, but it’s once a year so we can’t invent it 

organically.” 

One potentially surprising aspect of the job is the 

amount of prep work that is required for the hosts. 

They not only have to gather and learn research 

about every one of the nearly 50 parade floats and 

their participants, but they also attend the ceremony 

announcing the Rose Queen and the Royal Court in 

addition to spending several days visiting the places 

where the floats are created and stored in order to 

gain an in-depth familiarity with them. 

“We are able to go to all the barns where they 

built the floats, so this year we know how to zone in 

on details and extract stories from the behind-thescenes 

experience,” says Gibbons. “We spend lots of 

days with the staff at the Tournament House, with its 

president, float designers, white suiters and volunteers. 

We do try to get indoctrinated to it all because 

it’s a big source of national pride.” 

“I wanted to have a deeper understanding of 

how the floats are made and constructed, when the 

flowers are brought in, all the different things used 

to make and decorate these floats,” says Steines. “It 

only grounds us. Some families have done this for 

decades, this is their tradition, and I came in wearing 

the hat as host. I have a big responsibility to absorb 

the entire parade start to finish and still pass info 

along to the audience within a small amount of time.” 

The pair follow not only in the tradition of 

Eubanks and Edwards, but also prior announcers 

including Dick Enberg, the veteran NBC sports 

announcer who won an Emmy for his work on the 

parade in 1974 and died on Dec. 21. KTLA has broadcast 

the parade since 1948. 

They are also excited to be working with this 

year’s grand marshal, actor Gary Sinise. Steines in 

particular expressed admiration for his work with 

veterans. 

“Gary Sinise could not be a better selection as 

grand marshal once you look at what he does with 

his free time, if he has any,” says Steines. “On Jan. 1, 

we’re all here celebrating what this great nation is 

about. There are troops on bases around the world 

tuning in to share with the nation on this day. He 

talked about how they changed one of the speed 

bumps outside his house to call it the Gump Bump. 

“I love that Gary Sinise took a platform that he 

had and was known for and continued to make a difference,” 

Steines continues. “I wouldn’t be surprised 

if he gets a standing ovation from the crowd.” 

PHOTOS: Courtesy of marksteines.com/


•INTO THE NIGHT• 

BY BLISS BOWEN 

Conor Oberst 

•NITELIFE• 

Thursday May XX through Wednesday May XX 

PLEASE NOTE: Deadline for Calendar submissions 

is noon. Wednesday of the week before the issue 

publishes. 

PASADENA, SOUTH 

PASADENA & ALTADENA 

The Blue Guitar 

Arroyo Seco Golf Course 

1055 Lohman Lane, South Pasadena 

blueguitar.club 

Thursday— 

The Boulevard Bar 

3199 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena 

(626) 356-9304 

blvdbar.com 

Fridays—Drag performances hosted by Tia Wanna 

every Friday 

Cabrera’s Mexican Cuisine 


(626) 795-0230 

cabreras.com 

Thursdays—Live jazz 

Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays—Karaoke 

Coffee Gallery Backstage 

2029 N. Lake Ave., Altadena 

(626) 798-6236 

coffeegallery.com 

Thursday—Ellen and Steve Stapenhorst 

Edwin Mills by Equator 

22 Mills Place, Pasadena 

(626) 564-8656 

edwinmills.com 

Friday—Lynn Cardona 

El Portal Restaurant 


(626) 795-8553 

elportalrestaurant.com 

Fridays—Mariachi México 

Saturdays—Alanniz 

Sundays—Mariachi Bella 

Ice House 

24 N. Mentor Ave., Pasadena 

(626) 577-1894 

icehousecomedy.com 

Thursday—Stand-Up All-Stars 

Friday—Cristela Alonzo; Stand-Up All-Stars 

Saturday—Stand-Up All-Stars 

Sunday—East Coast New Year’s Eve show w/Amir 

K, Eric Schwartz and others 

Wednesday—Smokin’ Comedy Wednesday 

Kings Row Gastropub 


(626) 793-3010 

kingsrowpub.com 

Thursday—Carl Osterlof and Rich Sheldon 

Friday—Paradium 

Saturday—Liela Avila Band 

Sunday—Reggae Sunday w/My Reggae Band 

Wednesday—Midweek Mayhem w/David Macias 

Simple Things 

Make It All OK 

CONOR OBERST & THE MYSTIC VALLEY BAND HEADLINE NYE SHOW 

AT THE LODGE ROOM 

Der Wolfskopf 

72 N. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena 

(626) 219-6054 

derwolfskopf.com 

Fridays—“Night Court” features Deejay Kind Cromang 

spinning vinyl soul, funk, disco and boogie 

MEOWMEOWZ! Retro ‘80s Thrift Shop 


(626) 798-6969 

facebook.com/meowmeowz 

Fridays and Saturdays—Live music every Friday 

and Saturday; all ages welcome 

–CONTINUED ON PAGE 28 

“This world is made of blinking lights 

It’s changing all the time 

But depending who you’re talking to 

It’s likely to be fine 

I watched you go from bad to worse 

The blues is here to stay 

Sometimes it’s the simple things that make it all OK” 

—“Till St. Dymphna Kicks Us Out” 

PHOTO BY: Tony Bonacci 

In a year of relentless chaos, 

where emotion has too often 

trumped logic and facts have 

been measured on a sliding scale 

of clouded fantasy, the nature 

of celebration has radically 

changed. Cathartic release is 

essential, and so is processing 

heavy emotion — something at 

which Omaha folk bard Conor 

Oberst excels. He headlines a 

New Year’s Eve show at the Lodge 

Room Sunday night. 

Not unlike classic offerings 

from iconic rock songwriters like 

Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen, 

Oberst’s album “Salutations” has 

been a companionable antidote 

to much of this year’s tumult. The 

hard-learned wisdom of tracks like 

“Till St. Dymphna Kicks Us Out,” 

“Rain Follows the Plough,” “Next 

of Kin” and John Lennon-inspired 

“You All Loved Him Once” reminds 

that there’s comfort in knowing 

you’re not alone — and sometimes 

that simple fact expressed with 

a sturdy melody is just enough to 

help you stumble through the dark 

hours until the next sunrise. Building 

on the 10 tracks comprising 

last year’s “Ruminations,” which 

were essentially vocal-and-piano 

demos Oberst made for his band, 

“Salutations” expands his original 

stark arrangements with drummer/co-producer 

Jim Keltner and 

the Felice Brothers, shuffling the 

original song sequence and adding 

seven more poetic compositions. 

Not unlike Americana standard 

bearers Gillian Welch and 

David Rawlings, Oberst has built 

a career over time that’s more 

about making relatable music 

than scaling charts or making 

the scene in industry centers. It 

may not make headlines, but it’s 

sustainable, and that affords him 

freedom to take unexpected left 

turns. Rooted since 2015 in his 

hometown of Omaha, Nebraska, 

after calling Manhattan home for 

over a decade, he’s toured with 

local songstress Phoebe Bridgers, 

M. Ward, and the Felice Brothers, 

whose instrumental shadings 

enrich the musicality of “Salutations.” 

Sunday he’ll be joined by 

his raucous Mystic Valley Band, 

which suggests he’ll reach deeper 

into his catalogue for older, more 

rocking songs that embrace life 

and inspire hope. n 

Conor Oberst & the Mystic Valley Band 

and MiWi La Lupa ring in the new year at 

the Lodge Room, 104 N. Avenue 56, Highland 

Park, on Sunday, Dec. 31; $56. Doors 

open 8 p.m. and $1 from each ticket sold 

goes to Planned Parenthood. Info: eventbrite.com/e/conor-oberst-and-the-mysticvalley-band-new-years-eve-lodge-roomhighland-park-tickets-39413629226, 

lodgeroomhlp.com 

Red Hot Blues 

THE SHAWN JONES BAND SERVES UP HOT SOUNDS AT 

ARCADIA BLUES CLUB 

Singer-songwriter Shawn Jones and his world-class band lay down a heavy dose 

of blistering blues rock Saturday at Arcadia Blues Club. 

Jones brings the hand of experience to the stage, having spent some 25 

years on the road. The Southern California native grew up listening to his father 

singing and playing guitar, leading him to pursue his dreams of hitting the 

professional stage. 

The dream has come true, as Jones has been racking up more than 200 dates 

a year throughout the US, Ireland, the UK and the European Union. His soulful 

voice and virtuoso guitar work has led him to share the bill with awesome acts 

including Robert Cray, Buddy Guy, Bonnie Raitt, B.B. King, Waylon Jennings, 

Willie Nelson, Joe Bonamassa and countless others. 

Along the way, Jones has recorded five studio albums and one live disc. His 

latest effort is this year’s “Pain Passed Down.” 

Visit shawnjonesmusic.com.— John Sollenberger 

Doors open at 7 p.m. and music starts at 8 p.m. Saturday at Arcadia Blues Club, 16 

E. Huntington Drive, Arcadia. Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door. Call (626) 

447-9349 or visit arcadiabluesclub.com. 



•NITELIFE• 

–CONTINUED FROM PAGE 27 

Old Towne Pub 

66 N. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena 

(626) 577-6583 

theoldtownepub.com 

Live music most nignts of the week 

Pasadena Ballroom Dance Association 

73 N. Hill Ave., Pasadena 

(626) 799-5689 

pasadenaballroomdance.com 

Saturday—The Saturday Swing Dance features 

a New Year’s Eve party w/Pete Jacob’s Swing 

Orchestra 

Plate 38 


(626) 793-7100 

plate38.com 

Fridays & Saturdays—Live music on select Fridays 

& Saturdays 

The Rose 

Paseo Colorado 


(888) 645-5006 

roseconcerts.com 

Thursday—Todd Rundgren 

Friday—Selena: The Tribute starring Karla Perez 

Saturday—The English Beat 

Sunday— Soulful Sunday Brunch; The Dramatics 

featuring Willie Ford 

T. Boyle’s Tavern 

37 N. Catalina Ave., Pasadena 

(626) 578-0957 

tboylestavern.com 

Sunday—Action Trivia 

Tuesday—Action Trivia 

SAN GABRIEL VALLEY 

Arcadia Blues Club 

16 E. Huntington Drive, Arcadia 

(626) 447-9349 

arcadiabluesclub.com 

Friday—Ricky Z 

Saturday—Shawn Jones Band 

The Buccaneer 

70 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre 

(626) 355-9045 

myspace.com/piratedive 

Wednesday—Wednesday Night Platter Party: 

Bring your fave vinyl to be spun on turntable 

First Cabin 


(626) 446-2575 

Thursdays-Saturdays—Pat O’Brien & the 

Priests of Love exalt the blues and classic rock 

The Granada 

17 S. First St., Alhambra 

(626) 227-2572 

thegranadala.com 

Thursday—Deejay Vince; Deejay Kenny 

Friday—Live music w/Lily La Negra Y Su 

Orquesta; Deejay Martin; Deejay Kenny; Deejay 

Miro 

Saturday—Live music w/La Seleccion; Deejay 

Magico; Deejay Miro; Deejay Marco 

Sunday—New Year’s Eve party w/live music by 

The Granada All Star Orchestra; Deejay Jojo; 

Deejay Picoso; Deejay Marco; Deejay Miro 

Tuesday—Deejay Good Times 

Matt Denny’s Ale House 


(626) 462-0250 

mattdennys.com 

Tuesday—J.C. Hyke Songwriter Serenade is 

dark this week 

Villa Catrina 

Feliz Año Nuevo 

THE DELGADO BROTHERS USHER IN THE 

NEW YEAR AT BIG MAMA’S 

251 N. Santa Anita Ave., Arcadia 

(626) 294-1973 

villacatrina.com 

Thursdays—Comedy open mic every first and 

third Thursday of the month 

Wednesdays—Karaoke w/Deejay Zary 

WEST OF PASADENA 

Colombo’s Restaurant 

1833 Colorado Blvd., Eagle Rock 

(323) 254-9138 

colombosrestaurant.com 

Thursday—Trifecta 

Friday—Steve Thompson 

Saturday—Ernie Draffen; Dave Victorino 

Monday—Eric Ekstrand Trio 

Days Inn Lounge 

450 Pioneer Drive, Glendale 

(323) 259-5900 

tommydodson.com 

Fridays—Tommy Dodson and friends present 

Cabaret Fridays 

The Oak and Vine 

117 E. Harvard St., Glendale 

(818) 507-7011 

theoakandvine.com 

Live music most nights of the week 

Winchester Room 

6522 San Fernando Road, Glendale 

(818) 241-5475 

thewinchesterroom.com 

Friday—Karaoke 

Saturday—Karaoke n 

In a rare Sunday night show, Big Mama’s Rib Shack ushers in the New Year with a performance by the Delgado Brothers. 

This hugely popular local band of actual brothers has served up a full plate of Latin blues for more than 30 years. The East 

LA natives produce a sound propelled by a fiercely independent attitude that’s unified by a sense of family. 

Known as LA’s best-kept secret, they’ve fired up crowds at packed houses around the area, with topical, anthem-flavored 

songs that speak to the joys, sorrows, losses and triumphs of life, culled from their own experiences. 

The Delgado Brothers produce a high-energy sound that really grooves, boasting an everyman appeal that slices across 

cultural, socio-economic and age differences. 

Visit delgadobrothers.com. — John Sollenberger 

Music starts at 6 p.m. Sunday at Big Mama’s Rib Shack, 1453 N. Lake Ave., Pasadena. Tickets are $20 and up. Visit pasadenablues.com. 






PRE- AND POST- 

PARADE FUN 

BANDFEST, EQUESTFEST AND FLOAT DECORATING 

AND VIEWING ARE JUST SOME OF THE THINGS TO SEE AND 

DO PRIOR TO AND AFTER THE ANNUAL ROSE PARADE 

AND ROSE BOWL FOOTBALL GAME 


Rose Parade Float Decoration Viewing in Pasadena and Irwindale 

Dec. 28 through 31 — See the Rose Parade floats being decorated from 11 a.m. to 5 

p.m. Dec. 28, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 29, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 30 and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 31 

at Rosemont Pavilion. Hours for Rose Float Plaza South in Irwindale are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Dec. 28, 29 and 30. Tickets are $15 general admission, available at the door or through 

Sharp Seating, free for children 5 and younger. 

Rosemont Pavilion is located at 700 Seco St., Pasadena. Rose Float Plaza South is 

located at 5400 Irwindale Ave., Irwindale. Call or visit Sharp Seating at (626) 795-4171 or 

sharpseating.com. Visit tournamentofroses.com/events for information. 






PRE- AND POST-PARADE FUN 


Bandfest Previews Rose Parade Marching Bands 

Dec. 29 and 30 — Get an early look at the marching bands scheduled to perform 

in the parade during Bandfest at Robinson Stadium, Pasadena City College. Bandfest I 

starts at 1:30 p.m. Dec. 29. Bandfest II starts at 9:30 a.m. Dec. 30 and Bandfest III starts at 

2 p.m. Dec. 30. Tickets to each session are $15, free for children 5 and younger, available 

through Sharp Seating. 

Pasadena City College is located at 1570 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena. Call Sharp Seating 

at (626) 795-4171 or visit sharpseating.com. Visit tournamentofroses.com/events for 

information. 

Equestfest Showcases Rose Parade Equestrians 

Dec. 29 — Guests can get an up-close look at the horses scheduled to appear in the 

Rose Parade at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in Burbank. Horses and riders perform 

drills and dances and demonstrate trick riding and roping. Visitors can also check out the 

stables, talk to riders and learn about the equipment used and about the various breeds 

in the event. A vendor court, various displays, music, food and drinks are included. Gates 

open at 10 a.m. The vendor court and various activities run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 

the equestrian show runs from noon to 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 general admission, free for 

children 5 and younger, and VIP reserved seat tickets are $40. 

The Los Angeles Equestrian Center is located at 480 W. Riverside Drive, Burbank. 

Tickets are available through Sharp seating. Call (626) 795-4171 or visit sharpseating.com 

for tickets and visit tournamentofroses.com/events for information. 

The Rose Parade Takes Over Pasadena 

Jan. 1 — The 129th Rose Parade takes over the streets of Pasadena starting at 8 a.m. 

at the corner of Orange Grove Boulevard and Green Street, continuing to Colorado Boulevard 

to Sierra Madre Boulevard, ending at Villa Street. This year’s theme is “Making a 

Difference,” a way to honor and celebrate all the people in the community. Grand Marshal 

is actor and veteran advocate Gary Sinise. The Rose Queen is La Salle High School senior 

Isabella Marez. 

Jan. 1 and 2 — Following the parade, view the floats up-close during the annual 

Showcase of Floats, from 1 to 5 p.m. Jan. 1 and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 2 at the corner of Sierra 

Madre and Washington Boulevards. Tickets are $15 per person, free for children age 

5 and younger. Free shuttles are available from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Jan. 1 and 2 at Pasadena 

City College, 1570 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, and from 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Jan. 2 at 

Rose Bowl Stadium Lot 3, 1001 Rose Bowl Drive, Pasadena. Tickets are available through 

Sharp Seating. 

Visit tournamentofroses.com for parade information and sharpseating.com for 

tickets. n 


‘OUR PARADISE’ 

ROSE PARADE REMAINS PASADENA’S BEST PUBLIC RELATIONS EVENT 

With a tumultuous year behind us, it seems like more and more people are uniting 

and gearing up to try to make 2018 better. To kick off the year on New Year’s Day, 

a message of hope and kindness will be witnessed by millions of people around 

the world at the 129th Rose Parade Presented by Honda through its theme, “Making a 

Difference.” 

“The 2018 theme, ‘Making A Difference,’ is a way to honor and celebrate all of the 

people in our communities who quietly and without desire for reward or recognition, act 

in selfless, generous and kind ways to aid or benefit others,” said Tournament of Roses 

Association President Lance Tibbet during his announcement of the theme at Tournament 

House in Pasadena. 

The Rose Parade originally began as a way for Pasadena’s Valley Hunt Club to promote 

the West Coast idyllic temperature to their East Coast counterparts. In 1890, the Pasadena 

members invited them to a mid-winter holiday in the sun, filled with games like chariot 

races and polo, according to the Tournament of Roses website. 

It was during this time when the infamous quote, “In New York, people are buried 

in snow. Here our flowers are blooming and our oranges are about to bear. Let’s hold a 

festival to tell the world about our paradise,” was uttered by Professor Charles F. Holder 

at a club meeting. 

Actor and humanitarian Gary Sinise is set to be the 2018 Tournament of Roses grand 

marshal. While Sinise is most famously known for his role as Lt. Dan Taylor in the film 

“Forrest Gump,” it is his humanitarian work that earned him the honor of being grand 

marshal. 

“Gary’s humanitarian work with our defenders, veterans, first responders and their 

families over the years embodies our theme to the fullest.” Tibbet said in a statement. 

The 2018 festival also marks the 100th Rose Queen, with the title given to Altadena 

resident Isabella Marie Marez. The La Salle High School senior and junior ambassador for 

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, along with the Royal Court, will serve as ambassadors 

at events leading up to the Rose Parade. The Court includes Alexandra Marie Artura, Savannah 

Rose Bradley, Lauren Elizabeth Buehner, Georgia Jane Cervenka, Julianne Elise 

Lauenstein and Sydney Grace Pickering. 


BY CELENE VARGAS 

“It is an adrenaline rush of happiness, excitement but mostly honor. I am so honored 

to be up there with all the other 99 queens,” Marez said in an interview with SoCal Muse. 

The annual parade will feature 39 floats all covered in fresh flowers and other natural 

materials, like leaves and seeds, as per parade regulations. The floats will be judged by 

Counselor to México City’s National Chamber of Commerce and professional florist María 

Eugenia Carrion, Disney Parks Live Entertainment Principal Art Director Bradley Kaye 

and Jim Suttonto, display designer for Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, 

which is considered to be one of the world’s great gardens. 

Along with the floats, there will be 20 equestrian groups. To this day, the parade never 

happens on a Sunday, a tradition that dates back to the festival’s origins with the Valley 

Hunt Club so as to not disturb horses hitched outside churches during Sunday service 

near Colorado Boulevard. To further honor the parade’s history, the club still enters a 

flower-decorated carriage, which were the original “floats.” 

This year’s bands include four international groups: Australia’s Marching Koalas from 

Dangar, New South Wales, Australia; Banda De Música Herberto López - Colegio José 

Daniel Crespo from Chitré, Herrera, Republic of Panamá; Burlington Teen Tour Band 

from Burlington, Ontario, Canada; and Kyoto Tachibana High School Green Band from 

Kyoto, Japan. 

The Tournament of Roses will also feature performances by Broadway star Todrick 

Hall and Andy Grammer. 

The 129th Rose Parade Presented by Honda begins at 8 a. m. on Jan. 1, 2018, on Green 

Street and Orange Grove Boulevard in Pasadena and continues down Colorado Boulevard 

for a total of five and a half miles. 

This year the route will be closing early due to traffic and public safety measures. 

Closures will take effect beginning at 10 p.m. Sunday until 2 p.m. New Year’s Day along 

Colorado Boulevard, from Orange Grove Boulevard to Sierra Madre Boulevard and northbound 

on Sierra Madre to Paloma Street, according to the tournament website. 

“We all have the ability, power and responsibility to help one another. I encourage 

us all to practice kindness and make a difference,” Tibbet said during the Rose Queen 

coronation. ■

LIVING THE THEME 

OSCAR-NOMINATED ACTOR GARY SINISE PERSONIFIES TOURNAMENT OF ROSES THEME ‘MAKING A DIFFERENCE’ 

ary Sinise has had plenty of colorful experiences in his extensive career, from 

co-founding Chicago’s legendary Steppenwolf Theater and leading its Broadway 

G production of “The Grapes of Wrath” to his Oscar-nominated turn as the iconic Lt. 

Dan in “Forrest Gump.” 

He also enjoyed a nine-year run on the CBS hit “CSI: NY” and has traveled the globe 

performing classic rock for American troops as part of USO tours with the Lt. Dan Band. 

But on New Year’s Day, he’ll be seen by millions worldwide in what might be his biggest 

adventure yet: serving as grand marshal in the 129th Rose Parade. 

The selection of Sinise fit the theme of this year’s Parade, “Making a Difference,” 

since the Chicago native has a long-standing reputation for service with veterans. 

Speaking at Tournament House on Oct. 29, Tournament of Roses President Lance Tibbet 

praised that track record. 

“The 2018 theme, ‘Making A Difference,’ is a way to honor and celebrate all of the 

people in our communities who quietly and without desire for reward or recognition act 

in selfless, generous and kind ways to aid or benefit others,” said Tibbet. “Gary Sinise is 

absolutely one of those people. Gary’s humanitarian work with our defenders, veterans, 

first responders and their families over the years embodies our theme to the fullest. 

As members of a community, a country and a planet, we all have the ability, power and 

responsibility to help one another, and, as Gary likes to say, we can always do a little 

more.” 

Sinise’s commitment started in the early 1980s when he began supporting local Vietnam 

veterans’ groups in the Chicago area and co-founded the Vets Night program at the 

Steppenwolf Theatre. This program continues to this day and invites veterans to a free 

dinner and performance for each one of the plays produced at the theater. 

Yet it was his portrayal of Lt. Dan Taylor that formed an enduring connection with 

servicemen and women throughout the military community. Shortly after the film 

opened, Sinise was introduced to the Disabled American Veterans organization as they 

invited him to their national convention to present him with their National Commanders 

Award for playing the double amputee. 

His greatest effort in regards to veterans and first responders came with the creation 

of the Gary Sinise Foundation in 2011. The foundation’s R.I.S.E. (Restoring Independence 

Supporting Empowerment) program constructs specially adapted smart homes 

for severely wounded veterans nationwide. 

Other programs include Relief & Resiliency Outreach, Invincible Spirit Festivals, 

the Lt. Dan Band, Arts & Entertainment Outreach, Serving Heroes and First Responders 

Outreach. Its latest program, Soaring Valor, is sending World War II veterans to the 


National World War II Museum and documenting their firsthand accounts of the war. 

As a result, he has earned numerous distinguished awards, including the Spirit of 

Hope Award, which was created based on the contributions of entertainer Bob Hope to 

members of the military and is annually awarded to individuals or organizations whose 

work benefits the quality of life of service members and their families. 

Despite all those charitable efforts, the tournament received criticism in some quarters 

for the selection. Critics from the California Democratic Party and immigrant-rights 

groups objected to his conservative political views, which inspired him to found the 

Hollywood-networking group Friends of Abe (FOA). 

FOA played host to a speech by President Donald Trump shortly after he announced 

his candidacy in 2015. However, Sinise later penned an open letter to Trump, strongly 

criticizing the then-candidate’s derisive comments about Sen. John McCain’s time as a 

Vietnam War POW. 

As grand marshal, Sinise joins a remarkable and varied list of prominent figures from 

across the cultural spectrum. Last year, former US Olympians Greg Louganis, Janet 

Evans and Allyson Felix shared the honor, while acclaimed documentary filmmaker Ken 

Burns preceded them. 

Up to the early 1930s, grand marshals were usually chosen from people active in the 

tournament. Either that or they were members of the military or well-known residents. 

The change came in 1933 with legendary actress Mary Pickford chosen to lead the 

parade since then, many celebrities have followed in Pickford’s footsteps, some of them 

multiple times. 

Shirley Temple Black, for instance, is the only person to be grand marshal in three 

parades (1939, 1989 and 1999) and three people served in two parades: Bob Hope (1947 

and 1969); Earl Warren, who was California attorney general and governor before becoming 

Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court (1943 and 1955); and Richard Nixon, who 

was in the 1953 parade when he was a US senator and in the 1960 parade when he was 

vice president. 

They may have been celebrities, but not all of the grand marshals were human. 

Kermit the Frog and Mickey Mouse rode in the 1996 and 2005 parades, respectively, and 

in 1940 puppet Charlie McCarthy shared grand marshal honors with his boss, Edgar 

Bergen. 

News of being named this year’s grand marshal no doubt came as a pleasant surprise 

for Sinise. Reached for comment by the Tournament of Roses, he replied with a line from 

“Forrest Gump.” 

“Life is like a box of chocolates,” he noted. “You never know what you’re gonna get.” n 


I 


ROYAL 

AMBASSADORS 

ISABELLA MAREZ OF ALTADENA BECOMES THE 100TH ROSE QUEEN 

n a ceremony in mid-October at the Pasadena Playhouse, Altadena’s Isabella Marez 

became the 100th young woman to experience the exhilaration of being named Rose 

Queen. 

The youngster, a senior at Pasadena’s La Salle High School, was rendered speechless 

as Tournament of Roses President Lance Tibbet bestowed upon her a diamond- and 

pearl-encrusted crown designed by Mikimoto as family, friends, former queens and 

members of the Royal Court cheered and applauded. 

“Queen Isabella’s life changed the moment I announced her name. She has now become 

part of the tradition and legacy of the 99 Rose Queens before her,” said Tibbet after 

the coronation. 

“Not only will Queen Isabella and the Royal Court be wonderful ambassadors, these 

young women will be making a positive impact by contributing kindness to others within 

our community. They have committed to make a difference by supporting Elizabeth 

House, a nonprofit that provides shelter, hope and support to homeless, pregnant women 

and their children. We all have the ability, power and responsibility to help one another. I 

encourage us all to practice kindness and make a difference,” Tibbet said. 

The theme of this year’s Tournament of Roses is “Making a Difference.” 

In October, Marez was among seven young ladies chosen for the Royal Court, which 

includes: Savannah Bradley from Pasadena High School; Lauren Buehner of Arcadia 

High School; Sydney Pickering, also from Arcadia High School; Georgia Cervenka and 

Julianne Lauenstein, both of La Cañada High School; and Alexandra Artura, a student at 

Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy. 

The gala affair at the Pasadena Playhouse on Oct. 18 was hosted by Ellen K of KOST 

103.5 FM. To further mark the special occasion, 19 former Rose Queens were led to the 

stage to signify past winners stretching back to 1940. 

The first Rose Queen, Hallie Woods, was crowned in 1905, and things couldn’t have 

been more different than they are now. Early incarnations of the tradition had women 

making their own floats, and while the modern Rose Court includes only six women as 

princesses, the 1906 court, led by Queen Elsie Armitage, had 24 princesses — the most in 

tournament history. 

Like many Rose Queens who preceded her, Marez keeps a rigorous schedule that 

would exhaust most career-driven professionals. She takes deserved pride in her commitment 

to the National Arts Society and the Hispanic National Honors Society, yet still 

finds time to juggle duties as a junior ambassador for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. 

She also enjoys membership in several school clubs, including the Unbreakable Club, the 

BY SHEILA MENDES ES COLEMAN 

Support our Troops Club and the Key Club. In addition to her role as a youth-minister, 

Marez also makes time for sports on the varsity softball and golf teams. 

In college, Marez plans to study social justice and human anatomy. 

In September, the seven young women were among more than 1,000 contestants, all 

of whom underwent an arduous and time-consuming process, but one that consistently 

produces contestants well-prepared for life. 

Judges use time-tested standards that include points for youth-achievement, speaking 

ability, school and community involvement, poise and other critical factors. 

In addition to the 17-21 age requirement, Rose Queen hopefuls must be childless, have 

at least a 2.0 grade point average, be a senior in high school or enrolled as a full-time student 

in the Pasadena Area Community College District, and be willing and available for 

the multitude of interviews and public appearances. After the initial elimination rounds, 

seven young women are selected as finalists and enjoy a fun-filled day in Newport Beach 

with a select committee of pageant officials. There they are able to take their time interacting 

with the young women, watching carefully for signs of natural poise and leadership 

in each applicant. 

The Queen and her Royal Court will have the honor of riding on a specially-designed 

float in the Rose Parade, as well as making various appearances where they’ll serve as 

“ambassadors” of the Tournament of Roses and the city of Pasadena, according to pageant 

guidelines. The whirlwind experience will culminate with their appearance at the 

129th Rose Parade on New Year’s Day. 

To commemorate the auspicious occasion, the Pasadena Museum of History (pasadenahistory.org) 

is hosting a unique exhibition to honor the inauguration of the 100th Rose Queen. 

“The 2018 Royal Court consists of seven extraordinary young women who are now 

ambassadors for the Tournament of Roses,” Dave Link, chair of the Tournament’s Queen 

and Court Committee, said in a prepared statement. 

“By attending events throughout Southern California, the members of the Royal Court 

will make a difference though contributing acts of kindness by helping others,” Link said. 

The Museum of History exhibit, “Royals of Pasadena: Rose Queen and Royal Court,” 

offers a fascinating look at the evolution of the pageant, including fashions, selection 

rules and information on the stunning jewelry the pageant is so famous for. 

The exhibit runs until Feb. 11. The Pasadena Museum of History is located at 470 W. 

Walnut St., Pasadena. Call (626) 577-1660 or visit pasadenahistory.org for more information. 

For more information on the Tournament of Roses, visit tournamentofroses.com. ■



ALL IN THE FAMILY 

PRESIDENT LANCE TIBBET FOLLOWS IN HIS DAD’S FOOTSTEPS AS A VOLUNTEER WITH THE TOURNAMENT OF ROSES 

F 

or Lance Tibbet, president of the Tournament of Roses Association, the annual Rose 

Parade and Rose Bowl football game have always been a family affair. 

He recalls crisp mornings begun with hot chocolate and donuts. 

“My first memory was when we used to camp out. My parents and I camped at a vacant lot 

close to the Orange Grove and Colorado start. We’d spend the night and have hot chocolate 

and donuts. Then we’d go to the grandstands,” he said. 

They would attend the game, then, “Afterward, we’d go to my grandmother’s house. It 

was a whole daylong event that was a lot of fun, a lot of family,” he recalled in a recent phone 

interview. 

While hot chocolate and donuts ranked high among his favorite things, Tibbet also 

recalled that animation was still in its infancy when he was a youngster. “Floats had just 

begun to incorporate animation and I always looked for some sort of movement,” he said. 

Now, as an adult, Tibbet said he loves “the way we impact people’s lives in a positive way.” 

The tournament, he said, “brings people together; we used to call them Kodak moments.” The 

tournament is “an event that people look forward to. It’s a tradition across the states; it’s a 

bucket list item,” he said. 

Tibbet’s father, Bert, had served as a Tournament of Roses volunteer for 24 years. 

“Once my dad became a volunteer, he would come home with the stories of what went 

on behind the scenes. It was a really fascinating operational machine and that got me really 

inspired and excited,” Tibbet explained. 

Tibbet himself began volunteering when he was 21, “which was the earliest you could join. 

I was a college student and it was my very first experience.” 

At that time, Tibbet was on the post-parade committee. 

“I absolutely loved that,” he remembered. “People who attend thank you like you put it on 

personally for them. I quickly learned what an impact the Rose Parade has.” 

A lot of years have passed since then. Some of his best memories include the 2008 queen’s 

court when he watched the court get up on the float. 

“Watching them grow into the role and be such fabulous ambassadors to the tournament is 

one of my favorite memories,” he said. 

When he was chairman of the post-parade, he remembers how actress Angie Dickinson 

BY JANA J. MONJI 

used to come with her late daughter Nikki. “It was the one thing they both did each year.” 

But the post-parade, the exhibition of the floats after the parade, is a place where Tibbet 

really can put his vocational background to work. As a partner and vice president of operations 

at Magic Growers Inc., a wholesale Pasadena nursery specializing in growing “California 

Appropriate” flowering Mediterranean and perennial plants for the retail nursery and landscape 

trades, his knowledge of flora came in handy. Here he could actually answer questions 

about the flowers used to decorate the floats. 

Tibbet and his wife, Amelia, have continued the family tradition with their two sons. 

“When our boys were younger and old enough they began at Phoenix, decorating the 

floats. Both rose to positions of crew chiefs on the decoration for one of the floats. Joel became 

a member of the tournament. Seth went on to work for Phoenix. He worked on building 

floats professionally.” 

The tournament isn’t the only place where Tibbet has been “Making a Difference.” He’s 

involved in the Pasadena Optimist Club, the San Gabriel Valley Chapter of NOBLE, the USS 

Pasadena (SSN 752) Foundation and has served as president and board member of the Nursery 

Growers Association of California (NGA). He has also been active in scouting in Pasadena 

at both the Cub and Boy Scout levels. 

“Making a Difference” is the theme of the 2018 parade and Tibbet is thrilled to have 

Emmy and Golden Globe award-winner Gary Sinise as the grand marshal, citing Sinise as 

a founding member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, and how that theater provided 

benefits such as the Veterans’ Night Preview series. The Gary Sinise Foundation, which 

helps vets and first responders, recently raised its match goal of $125,000 on Giving Tuesday. 

“When my wife and I talked to Gary, he mentioned that ‘It’s a Wonderful Life” was one of 

his favorite movies.” 

Sinise will be riding in the very car that Jimmy Stewart as George Bailey used for the 

movie, Tibbet revealed, adding that the special car has been used for the last decade as a 

photo op to raise money for veterans. 

The car will likely be up for sale soon, but not before it rolls down Colorado Boulevard in 

the 2018 Rose Parade Presented by Honda. n 


HISTORY IN THE MAKING 

GEORGIA AND OKLAHOMA SQUARE OFF FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE ROSE BOWL 


The last time the Georgia Bulldogs played in the Rose Bowl Game in 1943, gas was 

15 cents, Pasadena’s Jackie Robinson had not yet broken the color barrier in Major 

League Baseball and the historic bowl game was returning to Pasadena after being 

moved to North Carolina a year earlier due to fears of a West Coast strike by Japan after 

the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. 

Although he was not yet an international figure at that time, Robinson was still a wellknown 

athlete who had left the football team after the 1940 season. UCLA lost to Georgia, 9-0. 

On Monday, 64 years later, Georgia will return to the Rose Bowl Game at 5 p.m. on Jan. 

1 to face the Oklahoma Sooners in the first matchup between the two teams. 

This year, the game steps away from its usual Pac 12/ Big Ten matchup and instead 

serves as the semifinal playoff game of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS). 

This is the first time neither the Pac 12 nor Big Ten champion will play in the game 

since the 2001 season. 

The Rose Bowl Games has been part of the College Football Playoff system since 2015 

and hosts one of its semi-final games every three years. During non-playoff years, the 

Rose Bowl reverts to the traditional Pac-12/Big Ten matchup. 

The Sooners last appeared in the Rose Bowl in 2003, when they defeated Washington 

State 34-14. In the 2018 Rose Bowl Game, the Sooners will be led by Heisman Trophy winner 

Baker Mayfield. 

During the regular season, Mayfield threw for 4,340 yards, completing 71 percent of 

his passes while throwing 41 touchdown passes and just five interceptions. 

Mayfield led the Sooners to the Grandaddy of Them All by throwing 18 touchdowns 

in November alone and leading Oklahoma to double-digit wins in its last six games. The 

Sooners exceeded expectations in week two of the season by defeating Ohio State, which 

this year won the Big Ten championship. In October, that victory looked like a fluke win 

after the Sooners lost to Iowa. 

Despite his great season, Mayfield will have to contend with a tough and powerful 

Bulldog defense. 

Georgia linebacker Roquan Smith has led the way on defense with 113 tackles, including 

10.5 tackles that resulted in a loss of yardage for opponents. 

The powerful defense has been stingy with points, allowing just three opponents to 

score more than 14 points this season. 

On offense, the Bulldogs have a strong running attack led by Nick Chubb who rushed 

for 1,175 yards and 13 touchdowns this season. 

Sony Michel ran for 948 yards and scored 13 touchdowns. Freshman quarterback Jake 

Fromm has had an excellent year, passing for 2,173 yards while completing 63 percent of 

his passes with 21 TDs and five interceptions. 

Fromm stepped up after starting quarterback Jacob Eason went down with a knee 

injury in the first game of the season and led the team to a win over Notre Dame. 

Georgia was later humbled by Auburn, but came back for revenge, beating Auburn 

28-7 for the SEC title. 

The win marked Georgia’s first SEC title in 12 years and the first time anyone besides 

Alabama beat Auburn since 2011. 

In that game, the defense held the outstanding Auburn offense to just 257 yards. The 

Bulldogs ran for 238 yards on 41 carries and committed no turnovers, leading some to 

believe that Georgia could win it all. 

The Bulldogs’ ride to Pasadena began two years ago when the school hired then-Alabama 

assistant coach Kirby Smart to run the football program. ■ 



•CALENDAR• 

Three Decades of 2 Tone 

DAVE WAKELING LEADS THE ENGLISH BEAT THROUGH FRANTIC FUN SUNDAY AT THE ROSE 

BY AYARA STEIN 

In 1978, Dave Wakeling and the English Beat 

helped introduce the world to the 2 Tone label 

sound of second wave ska bands. The movement 

— which also included Madness of “Our 

House” fame and The Specials — was a nod to 

the fact that musicians of various ethnic groups 

in working-class Birmingham, England felt more 

unified playing together, rather than being racially 

segregated as in previous generations. 

The clarion call of the era’s music was “Love 

and Unity,” blasting out with their unmistakable 

brass delivery and syncopated rhythms. But 

behind it all was a prominent backbeat played by 

electric guitar on beats two and four of a 4/4 bar 

of music, combined with paradoxical lyrics that 

broadcast modern views on issues like racism, 

economic hardships and the ever-present threat of 

nuclear war. 

With hits like “Mirror in a Bathroom,” “Twist & 

Crawl,” “Whine & Grind/Stand Down Margaret,” 

“Can’t Get Used to Losing You,” “Best Friend,” 

“Doors of Your Heart,” “Too Nice To Talk To,” 

“Save It For Later,” “Get-a-Job,” “Sole Salvation,” 

“Sorry,” and “I Confess,” the Beat quickly gained 

popularity on both sides of the Atlantic. Eight 

songs made the British charts and four made 

charts in the US. 

These groups cannibalized members from 

other popular groups of the era in a sort of musical 

chairs that resulted in some of the finest pop 

music that will be on the everlasting playlist. The 

legacy of 2 Tone would be explored and revered by 

a new generation during the American ska revival 

of the late 1990s, and another is about to begin 

with a Dec. 30 show at The Rose in Pasadena as 

they build fan anticipation for their next CD on 

SlimStyle Records in March. 

Pasadena Weekly recently chatted with Wakeling. 

Pasadena Weekly: You’ve lived in California 

for about 30 years. Are you a Brit forever, or do you 

consider yourself an American now? 

Dave Wakeling: I like it in California, I do 

feel more Californian and agree with the slightly 

more progressive social leanings they have there. 

We’ve made an enormous amount of progress 

that individuals each have their own right to 

follow their own happiness. In general, I like the 

California multicultural nature of it. You learn a 

lot in the Hispanic and Asian culture. I didn’t see 

much of that when I was in England. It helps to 

put yourself into perspective. The more you know 

about other cultures, the less likely you are to 

think you’re great. I’m not too keen on the idea of 

a super race. 

Some cultures do a great job of being bullies 

for a few hundred years, and then they’re done for 

a while before someone else steps up. 

Things are changing. A lot of stuff is that 

we’ve been tied to our grandfather’s rules, seeing 

things through that prism. It’s an interesting time, 

the pendulum tends to swing a bit wildly. We’ll 

probably find that a lot of this sexual harassment 

is as much to do with power as it is to do with sex. 

It’s power for TV, celebrities or politicians taking 

on their underlings who are trying to make it in 

the same business. Sadly, that’s the way it’s been 

done. Not the way it should be done, but how it 

was done. 

It’s a fascinating time and that’s why I enjoyed 

writing songs for this new record. There’s a lot of 

questions about the battle of the sexes, issues of 

authoritarianism, issues of people with different 

skin colors. We’ll see in due time reconciliation or 

if it’s too late, then global warming will do us all 

in. There’s always a chance until you stop trying. 

How’s the response after all these years? 

Concerts are selling out in advance, two 

nights at a time. Despite all the troubles in the 

world and the conundrums we face, one of the 

best ways to deal is to have a dance and glory in 

the spirit of life itself. Then the planet’s worth saving 

and the traffic jam around you is less of a load 

the next morning. Sometimes the song just takes 

over, and we’re all pulsing at the same time. It’s 

over in a few seconds, but seems to have lasted 

for hours. Everyone lets go for a few seconds, 

but that’s enough to help you out when everyone 

seems against you. n 

The English Beat performs at 9 p.m. Saturday at The Rose, 

245 E. Green St., Pasadena. Tickets are $24 to $38. Call 

(888) 645-5006 or visitwheremusicmeetsthesoul.com. 




Thursday Dec. 28 through 

Wednesday Jan. 03 

PLEASE NOTE: Deadline for Calendar 

submissions is noon Wednesday of the 

week before the issue publishes. Send to 

johns@pasadenaweekly.com 

THURSDAY 

The Blue Guitar 


1055 Lohman Lane, 

South Pasadena 

blueguitar.club 

The club at Arroyo Seco Golf Course features 

the Greg Porée Group at 7:30 p.m. 

Tickets are $10 general admission, $15 

for table seating, available on the website. 

Pasadena Public Library, 

Central Branch 

285 E. Walnut St., 


(626) 744-4066 

cityofpasadena.net/library 

Teens who are interested in writing and 

who want to meet others who share the 

passion are invited to an informal session 

to perform writing exercises, discuss 

writing, share ideas and their work from 

6 to 7:30 p.m. 

Rose Parade Float Decoration Viewing 

Rosemont Pavilion 

700 Seco St., 


Rose Float Plaza South 

5400 Irwindale Ave., Irwindale 

(626) 795-4171 

sharpseating.com 

See the Rose Parade floats being 

decorated from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. today, 

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Saturday and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday at 

Rosemont Pavilion. Hours for Rose Float 

Plaza South in Irwindale are 11 a.m. to 5 

p.m. today, Friday and Saturday. Tickets 

are $15 general admission, available at 

the door or through Sharp Seating, free 

for children 5 and younger. Visit tournamentofroses.com 

for other parade-related 

information. 

FRIDAY 

Rose Parade Equestfest 

Los Angeles Equestrian Center 

480 W. Riverside Drive, 

Burbank 

(626) 795-4171 


Guests can get an up-close look at the 

horses scheduled to appear in the Rose 

Parade. Horses and riders perform drills 

and dances and demonstrate trick riding 

and roping. Visitors can also check out 

the stables, talk to riders and learn about 

the equipment used and about the various 

breeds in the event. A vendor court, 

various displays, music, food and drink 

are included. Gates open at 10 a.m., the 

vendor court and various activities run 

from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and the equestrian 

show runs from noon to 2 p.m. Tickets 

are $15 general admission, free for 

children 5 and younger, and VIP reserved 

seat tickets are $40. Call or visit the website 

for tickets. Visit tournamentofroses. 

com for parade-related information. 

Tournament of Roses Bandfest 

Pasadena City College 


(626) 795-4171 


Get an early look at the marching bands 

scheduled to perform in the Rose Parade 

during Bandfest at Robinson Stadium, 

Pasadena City College. Bandfest I starts 

at 1:30 p.m. Friday. Bandfest II starts 

at 9:30 a.m. Saturday and Bandfest III 

starts at 2 p.m. Saturday. Tickets to each 

session are $15, free for children 5 and 

younger, available through Sharp Seating. 

Visit tournamentofroses.com for other 

Rose Parade information. 

SATURDAY 

The Huntington Library, Art Collections 

and Botanical Gardens 

1151 Oxford Road, 

San Marino 

(626) 405-2100 

huntington.org 

Family Day at the Huntington features 

“Word Play,” inviting children and adults 

to try their hands at printing on a mobile 

printing press from the International 

Printing Museum and other activities 

from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is 

included in regular Huntington admission. 

The Huntington’s annual Viewing Stones 

Show features outstanding examples of 

Asian suiseki and other viewing stones on 

view from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. before closing 

Saturday. Admission is included in 

the cost of regular admission of $25 for 

adults weekdays, $29 on weekends, $21 

for seniors weekdays, $24 on weekends, 

$13 for youth ages 4 to 11 weekdays 

and weekends, free for children younger 

than 4. 


La Pintoresca Branch 

1355 N. Raymond Ave., 

Pasadena(626) 744-7268 


Computer Pals invites kids to learn how 

to use Word and the Internet for homework 

projects from 10 to 11:30 a.m. 

SUNDAY 

All Saints Church 

132 N. Euclid Ave., Pasadena 

(626) 796-1172 

allsaints-pas.org 

Services of Healing and Eucharist and 

blessings of prayer shawls start at 9 and 

11:15 a.m. The New Year’s Eve service 

features Canterbury Choir soloists performing 

music of Nordquist and the Rev. 

Mike Kinman preaches, starting at 7:30 

p.m. Childcare is available. 

Grand Park New Year’s Eve 

First Street and Grand Avenue, 

Downtown Los Angeles 

grandparkla.org 

Grand Park and the Music Center’s New 

Year’s Eve celebration features a dance 

party, free interactive motion-graphic 

activations and a unique New Year’s 

countdown, from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Free. 

Grand Park is located between Grand 

Avenue and Spring Street and First and 

Temple streets, Los Angeles. 

Lake Avenue Church 


(626) 844-4721 

lakeave.org 

New Year’s Eve Night of Worship runs 

from 5 to 6:15 p.m. Childcare is not available 

for this service. 

Soulful Sunday Brunch 

The Rose 


(888) 645-5006 


Enjoy a live Motown-style band, gospel 

choir and mouthwatering brunch from 

$29 to $58. The $18.50 general admission 

does not include brunch. Brunch 

starts at 10 a.m. and music starts at 11 

a.m. 

MONDAY 

129th Rose Parade 

Corner of Green Street and Orange Grove 

Boulevard, Pasadena 

tournamentofroses.com 

The 129th Rose Parade takes over the 

streets of Pasadena starting at 8 a.m. at 

the corner of Orange Grove Boulevard 

and Green Street, continuing to Colorado 

Boulevard to Sierra Madre Boulevard, 

and ending at Villa Street. This year’s 

theme is “Making a Difference,” a way to 

honor and celebrate all the people in the 

community. Grand Marshal is actor and 

veteran advocate Gary Sinise. The Rose 

Queen is La Salle High School senior 

Isabella Marez. 

Post-Parade Float Viewing 

Corner of Sierra Madre and Washington 

boulevards, Pasadena 


Following the parade, view the floats up 

close during the annual Showcase of 

Floats from 1 to 5 p.m. Monday and 9 

a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday at the corner of 

Sierra Madre and Washington boulevards. 

Tickets are $15 per person, free 

for children ages 5 and younger. Free 

shuttles are available from 12:30 to 2:30 

p.m. Monday and Tuesday at Pasadena 

City College, 1570 E. Colorado Blvd., 

Pasadena, and from 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 

p.m. Tuesday at Rose Bowl Stadium Lot 

3, 1001 Rose Bowl Drive, Pasadena. Tickets 

are available through Sharp Seating. 

TUESDAY 

Post-Parade Float Viewing 

Corner of Sierra Madre and Washington 

boulevards, Pasadena 


Following the parade, view the floats 

up close during the annual Showcase 

of Floats from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the 

corner of Sierra Madre and Washington 

boulevards. Tickets are $15 per person, 

free for children ages 5 and younger. 

Free shuttles are available from 12:30 to 

2:30 p.m. at Pasadena City College, 1570 

E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, and from 

6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Rose Bowl 

Stadium Lot 3, 1001 Rose Bowl Drive, 

Pasadena. Tickets are available through 

Sharp Seating. 

WEDNESDAY 

Newcomers and Friends of the 

San Gabriel Valley Meeting 

Santa Anita Church 

226 W. Colorado Blvd., Arcadia 

sgvnewcomers.com 

Women who are new to the area and 

looking for new friends and activities 

are invited to the organization’s meetand-greet 

coffee at 10 a.m. Free. For 

information, visit the website or email 

sgvnewcomers@gmail.com 


Central Branch 

285 E. Walnut St., 


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ONGOING 

Norton Simon Museum, 411 W. Colorado 

Blvd., Pasadena, presents an installation of 

Rembrandt’s “Self Portrait at the Age of 34,” 

on view through March 5. The 1640 painting 

is on loan from the National Gallery, London. It 

is on view in the US for the first time, part of a 

loan exchange between Norton Simon and the 

National Gallery. 

PHOTO: The National Gallery, London 






–CONTINUED FROM PAGE 46 

(626) 744-4066 


Free films screen at 1 p.m. Wednesdays. Wednesday’s 

film is “Rise” (2011). Issues Today invites 

kids 12 to 18 to discuss local youth issues, have 

a good time and make a difference, from 4 to 6 

p.m. To sign up, call Jane Gov at (626) 744-4246 

or email jgov@cityofpasadena.net. The Young 

Adult Book Club invites teens age 14 and older 

to discuss “Discover the Secrets of the Universe” 

by Benjamin Alire Saenz at 6 p.m. To sign up, 

call Jane Gov at (626) 744-4246 or email jgov@ 

cityofpasadena.net. 


San Rafael Branch 

1240 Nithsdale Road, 


(626) 744-7270 


Artist Lorrie Shriner teaches drawing, watercolor 

and collage techniques during Art à la Carte at 2 

p.m. Wednesdays. Guests should bring their own 

watercolor and art supplies. 

The Rose 

245 E. Green St., 


(888) 645-5006 


Make your own music with karaoke in the Lobby 

Lounge at The R Newcomers and Friends of the 

San Gabriel Valley Meeting 

Santa Anita Church 

226 W. Colorado Blvd., Arcadia 

sgvnewcomers.com 

Women who are new to the area and looking for 

new friends and activities are invited to the organization’s 

meet-and-greet coffee at 10 a.m. Free. For 

information, visit the website or email sgvnewcomers@gmail.com 

Pasadena Public Library, Central Branch 

285 E. Walnut St., Pasadena 

(626) 744-4066 


Free films screen at 1 p.m. Wednesdays. Wednesday’s 

film is “Rise” (2011). Issues Today invites 

kids 12 to 18 to discuss local youth issues, have 

a good time and make a difference, from 4 to 6 

p.m. To sign up, call Jane Gov at (626) 744-4246 

or email jgov@cityofpasadena.net. The Young 

Adult Book Club invites teens age 14 and older 

to discuss “Discover the Secrets of the Universe” 

by Benjamin Alire Saenz at 6 p.m. To sign up, 

call Jane Gov at (626) 744-4246 or email jgov@ 

cityofpasadena.net. 

Pasadena Public Library, San Rafael Branch 

1240 Nithsdale Road, Pasadena 

(626) 744-7270 


Artist Lorrie Shriner teaches drawing, watercolor 

and collage techniques during Art à la Carte at 2 

p.m. Wednesdays. Guests should bring their own 

watercolor and art supplies. 

The Rose 


(888) 645-5006 


Make your own music with karaoke in the Lobby 

Lounge at The Rose Wednesday through Saturday 

night. 

Vroman’s Bookstore 


(626) 449-5320 

vromansbookstore.com 

Robert Crais discusses and signs “The Wanted” 

at 7 p.m. 

Wine & Song Music Series 


1055 Lohman Lane, 

South Pasadena 

wineandsong.com 

Brad Colerick’s weekly singer-songwriter series 

features David Serby & the Latest Scam and 

Jill Freeman at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 general 

admission, $15 for table seating, available on the 

website. n 



•FILM• 


Stop the Presses 

‘THE POST’ SHINES A SOMETIMES LABORIOUS LIGHT ON THE EPIC 

BATTLE TO PRINT THE PENTAGON PAPERS 

This is the time of year when films are released that seem to 

be made solely so filmmakers can have a shot at nabbing an 

Oscar on worldwide television. While this might result in 

movies that are filled with “Meaning,” it doesn’t necessarily mean 

they’re entertaining. 

“The Post” is perhaps this year’s prime example of that kind 

of film. Teaming multiple-Oscar-winners Meryl Streep and Tom 

Hanks for the first time, with legendary director Steven Spielberg 

at the helm, it tells the story of how the federal government tried to 

stop the New York Times and Washington Post from printing the 

Pentagon Papers. 

The papers — a major report stolen by military analyst Daniel 

Ellsberg from the mega-defense contractor Rand Corp. — revealed 

decades of lies by various presidents about US foreign policy and 

the Vietnam War. Their ultimate revelation to the public played a 

key role in bringing down the US war machine there. 

The intensive legal battles led all the way to the Supreme Court, 

setting a huge modern precedent for press freedoms while also 

paralleling many of the battles occurring presently between the 

media and the Trump administration. “The Post” also shines a 

light on the personal struggles of Post owner Katharine Graham, 

who became the first female Fortune 500 CEO when she assumed 

control of the company after her husband’s suicide and debated 

taking the Post public at the same time as her legal struggles. 

The film opens with a 1965 firefight in the Vietnam jungle that 

goes poorly for the American forces. When Secretary of Defense 

Robert McNamara ignores the poor reports he is receiving from 

Ellsberg and claims that the war effort is going great, Ellsberg 

reaches his breaking point and absconds with the papers. 

Much of “The Post” covers the battle between the New York 

Times and the Washington Post — which until then had been the 

Times’ scrappy upstart competition — to get the scoop right and 

get it first. The action mostly takes place six years later in 1971, beginning 

with Post editor Ben Bradlee (Hanks) wondering why the 

Times’ top investigative reporter, Neil Sheehan, has been unseen 

in that paper for several months. 

Bradlee assumes that Sheehan has been working on a topsecret 

story, and turns out to be right when the Times starts 

publishing Sheehan’s stories about the Pentagon Papers. As 

Bradlee convinces Ellsberg to give the reports to the Post as well, 

President Nixon orders his attorney general to stop the Times from 

publishing any more of the top-secret documents and the Justice 

Department takes the Times to court. 

This race adds some inherently fun tension to the film, and 

Hanks clearly enjoys playing the tough-as-nails, constantly smoking 

Post editor Ben Bradlee. Streep has some fine moments as Graham, 

but mostly drains the tension from the film with her quietly emotional 

prattling. The film has a couple of other weak aspects as well. 

First off, any film depicting a major historical moment has a 

built-in disadvantage in that the outcome is already known or 

could be easily found by the audience. This eliminates much of 

the element of suspense in a film like this, which relies on evoking 

“down to the wire” tension. 

Secondly, Graham’s personal struggles are far less intriguing 

than the scenes depicting Ellsberg’s daring actions and the 

fast-paced montages covering the court battles and rush to print 

the stories. While John Williams delivers a superb score in the 

larger dramatic moments, he devolves into crafting sappy melodies 

during the quieter moments in which Graham drones on endlessly 

about her difficult position. 

One might also question why the film focuses on the Washington 

Post when the New York Times first broke the story. But that’s 

a minor quibble in a film that remains valuable as a reminder that 

a free press is important and the struggle to maintain those freedoms 

is never-ending. n 

"THE POST" B 

CAPSULE REVIEWS 


STAR WARS: 

THE LAST JEDI 

Stars: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Daisy Ridley, 

Adam Driver 

Length: 152 minutes 

Directed by: Rian Johnson 

Rating: PG13 

The latest epic in the series is a terrific gamechanger 

and a vast improvement over "The 

Force Awakens." Mark Hamill is fantastic as a 

haunted Luke Skywalker striving to make one 

last stand against the evil Empire, while Adam 

Driver is much better as villain Kylo Ren than he 

was in "Awakens." Rousing action and plenty of 

heart make this a vibrant entry and well worth 

seeing. Grade: A 

DOWNSIZING 

Stars: Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, Hong 

Chau 


Directed by: Alexander Payne 

Rating: R 

Director Alexander Payne ("Election," "The 

Descendants") is a master of American slice of 

life satire, and his latest presents Damon as an 

average American who opts to be shrunk to a 

tiny degree in order to improve his financial life. 

A smart, occasionally touching commentary 

on American consumerism, it features Chinese 

actress Chou in a breakout performance that 

should win Best Supporting Actress. Grade: B 

THE LAST SHOWMAN 

Stars: Hugh Jackman, MIchelle Williams, Zac 

Efron 


Directed by: Michael Gracey 

Rating: PG 

Hugh Jackman uses his considerable 

charisma as he sings, dances and gives a 

terrific performance as legendary showman 

P.T. Barnum. The composers of "La La Land" 

deliver an impressive score blending hip hop 

and classical to create vibrant songs that drive 

a richly entertaining story. Efron and Williams 

are outstanding as well in the year's best 

musical. Grade: A 

FATHER FIGURES 

Stars: Owen Wilson, Ed Helms, Glenn Close, 

Christopher Walken 


Directed by: Lawrence Sher 

Rating: R 

Wilson and Helms were two of the funniest 

guys in movies until a couple years ago, but 

their teaming here as twin brothers who go in 

search of the father they never knew just doesn't 

work. Their disparate looks alone are ridiculous 

casting, and the movie relies on repetitive, 

tired jokes about how their mother (Close) 

was a tramp in the 1970s. Countless other 

opportunites for laughs devolve into punchless 

sap. Grade: F 

THE DISASTER ARTIST 

Stars: James Franco, Dave Franco, Seth Rogen 


Directed by: James Franco 

Rating: R 

James Franco does amazing work both in front 

of and behind the camera in this humorous 

history of the making of one of the worst films 

of all time, 2003's "The Room." Casting his 

brother Dave as the best friend of eccentric 

filmmaker Tommy Wiseau - whom James 

himself plays- is a brilliant move, drawing out 

a surprising amount of heart from what could 

have been simple mockery and making this a 

"Rocky" for indie filmmakers. Grade: A 




FLICK FINDER 

SHOWTIMES 

Friday Dec. 29 to Thursday Jan. 4 

Note: Times are p.m., and daily, unless 

otherwise indicated. All times are 

subject to change without notice. 

PASADENA 

ACADEMY 6 

1003 E Colorado Bl, 

(626) 229-9400. 

A Bad Moms Christmas Fri.-Thurs., 2:25, 7:35, 10 

p.m. 

Blade Runner 2049 Fri.-Thurs., 1, 4:30, 8 p.m. 

Daddy’s Home 2 Fri.-Thurs., 12:10, 2:50, 5:20, 7:50, 

10:15 p.m. 

Geostorm Fri.-Thurs., 1:10, 7:10 p.m. 

Jigsaw Fri.-Thurs., 12:15, 5:10, 10:20 p.m. 

Kingsman: The Golden Circle Fri.-Thurs., 4, 9:50 

p.m. 

Loving Vincent Fri.-Thurs., 2:40, 7:40 p.m. 

Murder on the Orient Express Fri.-Thurs., 1:20, 4:10, 


7, 10:10 p.m. 

Roman J. Israel, Esq. Fri.-Thurs., 11:40 a.m., 4:50 

p.m. 

IPIC THEATERS AT 

ONE COLORADO PASADENA 

42 Miller Alley, (626) 639-2260. 

Father Figures Fri. 1:10, 4, 7, 9:50 p.m.; Sat. 1:15, 4, 

7, 9:50 p.m.; Sun. 12:45, 4, 7, 9:50 p.m.; Mon. 1, 4, 

7, 10 p.m.; Tues.-Wed., 1, 4, 7, 9:50 p.m. 

The Greatest Showman Fri.-Sun., 11:30 a.m., 2:15, 

5, 7:45, 10:35 p.m.; Mon. 2:15, 5, 7:50, 10:45 p.m.; 

Tues.-Wed., 11:30 a.m., 2:15, 5, 7:45, 10:35 p.m.; 

Thurs. 11:15 a.m., 2, 4:50, 7:45, 10:30 p.m. 

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Fri. 10:30 a.m., 

1:25, 4:30, 7:30, 10:20 p.m.; Sat. 10:30 a.m., 1:30, 

4:30, 7:30, 1=0:20 p.m.; Sun. 10:30 a.m., 1:25, 4:30, 

7:30, 10:20 p.m.; Mon. 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30 p.m.; 

Tues. 10:25 a.m., 1:25, 4:30, 7:30, 10:20 p.m.; Wed. 

10:30 a.m., 1:25, 4:30, 7:30, 10:20 p.m. 

Pitch Perfect 3 Fri. 11 a.m., 1:35, 4:10, 6:45, 9:15, 

11:45 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 11:10 a.m., 1:40, 4:10, 6:45, 

9:15, 11:45 p.m.; Mon. 1:15, 4:15, 6:45, 9:15, 11:45 

p.m.; Tues.-Wed., 11 a.m., 1:35, 4, 6:45, 9:15, 11:45 

p.m.; Thurs. 11 a.m., 1:30, 4, 6:45, 9:15, 11:45 p.m. 

Star Wars: The Last Jedi Fri. 11:15 a.m., 11:45 a.m., 

2:55, 3:30, 6:30, 7:15, 10, 10:45 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 11 

Enjoy the show. 

For more reviews, check 

out pasadenaweekly.com 

a.m., 11:45 a.m., 2:45, 3:30, 6:30, 7:15, 10:10, 10:45 

p.m.; Mon. 11:35 a.m., 12 noon, 3:05, 3:40, 6:35, 

7:15, 10:15, 10:45 p.m.; Tues.-Wed., 11:15 a.m., 

11:45 a.m., 2:55, 3:30, 6:30, 7:15, 10, 10:45 p.m.; 

Thurs. 11:45 a.m., 3:30, 7:15, 10:45 p.m. 

LAEMMLE’S PLAYHOUSE 7 

673 E Colorado Bl, 

(626) 844-6500. 

Call Me by Your Name Fri. 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 

p.m.; Sat. 10:10 a.m., 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 p.m.; 

Sun. 10:10 a.m., 1:10, 4:10 p.m.; Mon. 4:10, 7:10, 

10:10 p.m.; Tues.-Thurs., 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10 

p.m. 

Darkest Hour Fri. 1:20, 4:10, 7:10, 10 p.m.; Sat. 

10:30 a.m., 1:20, 4:10, 7:10, 10 p.m.; Sun. 10:30 

a.m., 1:20, 4:10 p.m.; Mon. 4:10, 7:10, 10 p.m.; 

Tues.-Thurs., 1:20, 4:10, 7:10, 10 p.m. 

The Disaster Artist Fri. 1:50, 7:30, 9:55 p.m.; Sat. 

10:20 a.m., 1:50, 7:30, 9:55 p.m.; Sun. 10:20 a.m., 

1:50 p.m.; Mon. 7:30, 9:55 p.m.; Tues.-Thurs., 1:50, 

7:30, 9:55 p.m. 

Downsizing Fri.-Sat., 12:45, 3:50, 7, 10:10 p.m.; 

Sun. 12:45, 3:50 p.m.; Mon. 3:50, 7, 10:10 p.m.; 

Tues.-Thurs., 12:45, 3:50, 7, 10:10 p.m. 

Lady Bird Fri. 1, 3:20, 5:40, 8, 10:15 p.m.; Sat. 10:40 

a.m., 1, 3:20, 5:40, 8, 10:15 p.m.; Sun. 10:40 a.m., 

1, 3:20 p.m.; Mon. 3:20, 5:40, 8, 10:15 p.m.; Tues.- 

Thurs., 1, 3:20, 5:40, 8, 10:15 p.m. 

The Shape of Water Fri. 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:15 p.m.; 

Sat. 10:30 a.m., 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:15 p.m.; Sun. 

10:30 a.m., 1:20, 4:20 p.m.; Mon. 4:20, 7:20, 10:15 

p.m.; Tues.-Thurs., 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:15 p.m. 

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Fri. 1:10, 

4, 7, 9:45 p.m.; Sat. 10:25 a.m., 1:10, 4, 7, 9:45 p.m.; 

Sun. 10:25 a.m., 1:10, 4 p.m.; Mon. 4, 7, 9:45 p.m.; 

Tues.-Thurs., 1:10, 4, 7, 9:45 p.m. 

Wonder Wheel Fri. 4:30 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 11:10 a.m., 

4:30 p.m.; Mon.-Thurs., 4:30 p.m. 

ARCLIGHT PASADENA 14 

280 E Colorado Bl, (626) 568-8888. 

All the Money in the World Fri.-Sat., 11:20 a.m., 

1:50, 4:50, 7:45, 10:30, 11:45 p.m.; Sun. 11:20 a.m., 

1:50, 4:50, 7:40 p.m.; Mon. 1:50, 5:10, 7:45, 10:30, 

11:45 p.m.; Tues.-Wed., 11:20 a.m., 1:50, 4:50, 7:45, 

10:30 p.m. 

Coco Fri.-Sat., 11:30 a.m., 1:05, 4:55, 7:30 p.m.; 

Sun. 11:30 a.m., 12:50, 4:55, 7:50 p.m.; Mon. 12:50, 

4:55, 7:30 p.m.; Tues.-Wed., 11:30 a.m., 1:05, 4:55, 

7:30 p.m. 

Downsizing Fri.-Sat., 11:25 a.m., 2:05, 5:55, 8:10, 

11:20 p.m.; Sun. 11:25 a.m., 2:05, 5:40, 7:25 p.m.; 

Mon. 2:05, 3:05, 5:55, 8:10, 11:20 p.m.; Tues.-Wed., 

11:25 a.m., 2:05, 5:55, 8:10, 11:20 p.m. 

Father Figures Fri.-Sat., 11:05 a.m., 2:35, 5:20, 8:50 

p.m.; Sun. 11:05 a.m., 2:35, 5, 8:30 p.m.; Mon. 2:25, 

5:45, 8:50 p.m.; Tues.-Wed., 11:05 a.m., 2:35, 5:20, 

8:50 p.m. 

Ferdinand Fri.-Sat., 10:30 a.m., 1:45, 4:20, 7:10, 

9:40 p.m.; Sun. 10:30 a.m., 1:45, 4:20, 7:20 p.m.; 

Mon. 2:25, 4:45, 7:10, 9:40 p.m.; Tues.-Wed., 11:50 

a.m., 1:45, 4:20, 7:10, 9:40 p.m. 

The Greatest Showman Fri.-Sat., 11:55 a.m., 2:55, 

4:45, 7:20, 9:30 p.m.; Sun. 11:55 a.m., 2:55, 4:45, 

7:45 p.m.; Mon. 1:15, 3:30, 5, 7:20, 9:30 p.m.; Tues.- 

Wed., 11:55 a.m., 2:55, 4:45, 7:20, 9:30 p.m. 

I, Tonya Fri.-Sat., 11:35 a.m., 2:50, 5:50, 8:05, 10:40, 

11:40 p.m.; Sun. 11:35 a.m., 2:50, 5:10, 8:15 p.m.; 

Mon. 12:45, 3:15, 5:50, 8:05, 10:40, 11:40 p.m.; 

Tues.-Wed., 11:35 a.m., 2:50, 5:50, 8:05, 10:40 p.m. 

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Fri.-Sat., 11:15 

a.m., 2:15, 3:25, 4:45, 7:15, 10:10 p.m.; Sun. 11:15 

a.m., 2:15, 3:10, 4:35, 7:30 p.m.; Mon. 12:30, 2:35, 

4:40, 7:15, 10:10 p.m.; Tues.-Wed., 11:15 a.m., 2:15, 

3:25, 4:45, 7:15, 10:10 p.m. 

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle 3D Fri.-Sun., 12:15 

p.m.; Tues.-Wed., 12:15 p.m. 

Molly’s Game Fri. 11:10 a.m., 2:30, 5:30, 8:30, 

11:30, 12 midnight; Sat. 11:10 a.m., 2:30, 5:30, 8:30, 

11:30 p.m.; Sun. 11:10 a.m., 2:30, 5:25, 7:45, 12 

midnight; Mon. 12:35, 2:30, 5:30, 8:30, 11:30 p.m.; 

Tues.-Wed., 11:10 a.m., 2:30, 5:30, 8:30, 11:30 p.m. 

Pitch Perfect 3 Fri. 11:50 a.m., 2:40, 5:45, 7:25, 9:45 

p.m.; Sat. 11:50 a.m., 2:40, 5:45, 7:50, 9:45 p.m.; 

Sun. 11:50 a.m., 2:40, 5:20, 7:15 p.m.; Mon. 12:35, 

3:40, 5:45, 7:50, 9:45 p.m.; Tues.-Wed., 11 a.m., 

2:40, 5:45, 7:50, 9:45 p.m. 

The Shape of Water Fri.-Sat., 11:45 a.m., 2:10, 5:05, 

8:15, 10:55, 11:55 p.m.; Sun. 11:45 a.m., 2:10, 5:05, 

8:20 p.m.; Mon. 2:15, 5:05, 8:15, 10:55, 11:55 p.m.; 

Tues.-Wed., 11:45 a.m., 2:10, 5:05, 8:15, 10:55 p.m. 

Star Wars: The Last Jedi Fri. 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 

1, 2, 2:45, 4, 5, 7, 8, 8:45, 9:30, 10, 11, 11:45, 12 

midnight; Sat. 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 

10, 10:30, 11 p.m.; Sun. 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 1, 2, 3, 4, 

5, 7, 8, 12 midnight; Mon. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 

10:30, 11 p.m.; Tues.-Wed., 11 a.m., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 

8, 9, 10, 10:30, 11 p.m. 

Star Wars: The Last Jedi 3D Fri. 5:45 p.m.; Sat.- 

Wed., 6 p.m. 

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Americana Way, Glendale 

(818) 551-0218. 


1:40, 4:15, 7:30, 10:15, 11:45 p.m.; Sun. 10:35 a.m., 

1:40, 4:15, 7:30, 10:15 p.m.; Mon.-Wed., 11 a.m., 

1:40, 4:15, 7:30, 10:10 p.m. 

Call Me by Your Name Fri.-Sun., 11:45 a.m., 2:40, 

5, 7:35, 10:30 p.m.; Mon.-Wed., 11:50 a.m., 2:15, 5, 

7:35, 10:30 p.m. 

Coco Fri.-Sun., 9:35 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 2, 4:35, 7:05, 

9:35 p.m.; Mon.-Wed., 11:30 a.m., 2, 4:35, 7:05, 

9:35 p.m. 

Darkest Hour Fri.-Sun., 11:50 a.m., 2:35, 5:10, 7:50, 

10:35 p.m.; Mon.-Wed., 11:50 a.m., 2:35, 5:05, 7:50, 

10:35 p.m. 

The Disaster Artist Fri.-Sun., 9:30 a.m., 12:05 p.m.; 

Mon.-Wed., 10:05 a.m., 12:10 p.m. 

Downsizing Fri.-Sun., 11:15 a.m., 2:10, 4:45, 7:40, 

10:45 p.m.; Mon.-Wed., 11:15 a.m., 2, 4:45, 7:40, 

10:40 p.m. 

Father Figures Fri.-Sun., 11:30 a.m., 2:10, 5:35, 8:10 

p.m.; Mon.-Wed., 11:45 a.m., 2:50, 5:30, 8:05 p.m. 

Ferdinand Fri.-Sun., 9:30 a.m., 11:15 a.m., 2:30, 5, 

7:10, 9:40 p.m.; Mon.-Wed., 11 a.m., 2:30, 5, 7:10, 

9:40 p.m. 


2:45, 5:20, 7:20, 9:50 p.m.; Mon.-Wed., 11:50 a.m., 

2:20, 5:20, 7:20, 9:50 p.m. 

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Fri. 9:30 a.m., 

10:45 a.m., 12:15, 1:30, 2:15, 3, 4:15, 5:45, 6:15, 7, 

8:30, 9, 9:45, 10:30, 11:15, 12:30 a.m.; Sat.-Sun., 

9:30 a.m., 10:45 a.m., 12:15, 1:30, 2:15, 3, 4:15, 

5:45, 6:15, 7, 8:30, 9, 9:45, 10:30, 11:15 p.m.; Mon.- 

Wed., 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 12:45, 1:45, 2:15, 3:30, 4:30, 

5:45, 6:15, 7:15, 8:25, 9, 10, 10:30, 11 p.m. 

Lady Bird Fri.-Sun., 9:30 a.m., 5:10 p.m.; Mon.- 

Wed., 10 a.m., 3:35 p.m. 

Molly’s Game Fri. 10:10 a.m., 1:15, 4:20, 7:25, 

10:30, 12 midnight; Sat.-Wed., 10:10 a.m., 1:15, 

4:20, 7:25, 10:30 p.m. 

Pitch Perfect 3 Fri. 9:45 a.m., 12 noon, 1:45, 4, 7:55, 

10:35, 12:20 a.m.; Sat.-Sun., 9:45 a.m., 12 noon, 

1:45, 4, 7:55, 10:35 p.m.; Mon.-Wed., 11:10 a.m., 

1:25, 5:15, 7:55, 10:35 p.m. 

The Shape of Water Fri. 10:50 a.m., 1:30, 4:35, 7:45, 

10:30, 12:15 a.m.; Sat.-Wed., 10:50 a.m., 1:30, 4:35, 

7:45, 10:30 p.m. 

Star Wars: The Last Jedi Fri. 10:20 a.m., 11:10 a.m., 

12:45, 1:35, 2:25, 3:15, 4, 4:50, 5:40, 6:30, 7:15, 

8, 8:55, 9:45, 10:30, 11:20, 12:10 a.m.; Sat. 10:20 

a.m., 11:10 a.m., 12:45, 1:35, 2:25, 3:15, 4, 4:50, 

5:40, 6:30, 7:15, 8, 8:55, 9:45, 10:30, 11:20 p.m.; 

Sun. 10:20 a.m., 11:10 a.m., 12:45, 1:35, 2:25, 3:15, 

4, 4:50, 5:40, 6:30, 7:15, 8, 8:55, 9:45, 10:30, 11:15 

p.m.; Mon.-Wed., 10:50 a.m., 11:40 a.m., 1:15, 2:05, 

2:55, 3:45, 4:30, 5:20, 6:10, 7, 7:45, 8:30, 9:25, 

10:15, 11 p.m. 

Star Wars: The Last Jedi 3D Fri.-Sun., 9:30 a.m., 12 

noon; Mon.-Wed., 10 a.m., 12:30 p.m. 

LA CAÑADA 

UA LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE 

1919 Verdugo Bl, (818) 952-1940. 

Coco Fri.-Sun., 10 a.m., 12:20, 2:40, 5, 7:30, 10:15 

p.m.; Mon.-Wed., 11:50 a.m., 2:25, 5, 7:30, 10:15 

p.m. 

Downsizing Fri.-Sun., 10 a.m., 1:05, 4:10, 7:15, 

10:15 p.m.; Mon.-Wed., 10:45 a.m., 1:45, 4:45, 7:15, 

10:15 p.m. 

Ferdinand Fri.-Sun., 10:10 a.m., 12:35, 3, 5:25, 7:50, 

10:20 p.m.; Mon.-Wed., 11:20 a.m., 2, 4:40, 7:45, 

10:20 p.m. 


4, 6:45, 9:55 p.m.; Mon.-Wed., 10:45 a.m., 1:20, 4, 

6:45, 9:55 p.m. 

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Fri.-Sun., 10:40 

a.m., 1:45, 4:40, 7:40, 10:35 p.m.; Mon.-Wed., 10:50 

a.m., 1:45, 4:40, 7:40, 10:35 p.m. 

Pitch Perfect 3 Fri.-Sun., 10:20 a.m., 12:45, 3:10, 

5:40, 8, 10:30 p.m.; Mon.-Wed., 10:40 a.m., 1, 3:20, 

5:40, 8, 10:30 p.m. 

Star Wars: The Last Jedi Fri.-Wed., 11:40 a.m., 3:20, 

7, 9:30, 10 p.m. 

Star Wars: The Last Jedi 3D Fri.-Wed., 11 a.m., 

2:50, 6:30 p.m. 

ARCADIA 

AMC SANTA ANITA 16 

Westfield Shoppingtown Mall,400 

Baldwin Ave, (888) 262-4386. 


12:45, 4, 7:15, 10:30 p.m.; Sun. 9:45 a.m., 12:45, 4, 

7:15, 10:20 p.m.; Mon.-Wed., 9:45 a.m., 12:45, 4, 

7:15, 10:30 p.m. 

Coco Fri.-Sat., 8:45 a.m., 11:45 a.m., 2:30, 5:15, 8, 

10:45 p.m.; Sun. 8:45 a.m., 11:45 a.m., 2:30, 5:15, 

7:50, 10:25 p.m.; Mon.-Wed., 11:45 a.m., 2:30, 5:15, 

7:50, 10:25 p.m. 

Darkest Hour Fri.-Sun., 9:45 a.m., 12:40, 3:45, 6:45, 

9:45 p.m.; Mon.-Wed., 9:50 a.m., 12:40, 3:45, 6:45, 

9:45 p.m. 

Downsizing Fri.-Wed., 10:15 a.m., 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 

10:15 p.m. 

Father Figures Fri.-Sun., 1:45, 4:40, 7:35 p.m.; 

Mon.-Wed., 11 a.m., 1:45, 4:40, 7:35 p.m. 

Ferdinand Fri.-Wed., 10 a.m., 12:50, 3:30, 6:15, 

9 p.m. 

The Greatest Showman Fri.-Sat., 9 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 

2, 4:45, 7:30, 10:30 p.m.; Sun. 9 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 

2, 4:45, 7:30, 10:05 p.m.; Mon.-Wed., 11:30 a.m., 2, 

4:45, 7:30, 10:20 p.m. 

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Fri.-Sat., 9:45 a.m., 

11 a.m., 1:45, 3:45, 4:45, 6:45, 7:45, 9:45, 10:45 

p.m.; Sun. 9:45 a.m., 11 a.m., 1:45, 3:45, 4:45, 6:45, 

7:45, 9:45, 10:30 p.m.; Mon.-Wed., 9:45 a.m., 11 

a.m., 1:45, 3:45, 4:45, 6:45, 7:45, 9:45, 10:45 p.m. 

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle 3D Fri.-Wed., 

12:45 p.m. 

Justice League Fri.-Wed., 10:15 p.m. 

Molly’s Game Fri.-Sun., 9 a.m., 12:15, 3:30, 6:45, 

10 p.m.; Mon.-Wed., 9:15 a.m., 12:30, 3:45, 6:45, 

10 p.m. 

Pitch Perfect 3 Fri.-Sun., 9:15 a.m., 11:45 a.m., 2:15, 

5, 7:45, 10:10 p.m.; Mon.-Wed., 9:20 a.m., 11:45 

a.m., 2:15, 5, 7:45, 10:10 p.m. 

The Shape of Water Fri.-Sat., 10:30 a.m., 1:30, 4:30, 

7:30, 10:30 p.m.; Sun. 10:30 a.m., 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 

10:25 p.m.; Mon.-Wed., 10:30 a.m., 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 

10:30 p.m. 

Star Wars: The Last Jedi Fri.-Sun., 8:30 a.m., 10 

a.m., 10:45 a.m., 12 noon, 1:30, 2:15, 3:30, 5, 5:45, 

7, 8:30, 9:15, 10:30 p.m.; Mon. 10 a.m., 10:45 a.m., 

12 noon, 1:30, 2:15, 3:30, 5, 5:45, 7, 8:30, 9:15, 

10:30 p.m.; Tues.-Wed., 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m., 12 noon, 

1, 2:30, 3:30, 4:30, 6, 7, 8, 9:30, 10:30 p.m.; Thurs. 

9:30 a.m., 12 noon, 1, 3:30, 4:30, 7, 8, 10:30 p.m. 

Star Wars: The Last Jedi — An IMAX 3D Experience 

Fri.-Sat., 9:15 a.m., 12:45, 4:15, 7:45, 11:15 

p.m.; Sun.-Mon., 9:15 a.m., 12:45, 4:15, 7:45 p.m.; 

Tues.-Thurs., 10:15 a.m., 1:45, 5:15, 8:45 p.m. 

Star Wars: The Last Jedi 3D Thurs. only, 11 a.m., 

2:30, 6, 9:30 p.m. 

ALHAMBRA 

EDWARDS ALHAMBRA RENAISSANCE 

STADIUM 14 & IMAX 

1 E. Main Street, 

(626) 300-0107. 

All the Money in the World Fri.-Tues., 10:35 a.m., 

1:30, 4:30, 7:25, 10:20 p.m. 

Darkest Hour Fri.-Tues., 10:55 a.m., 1:50, 4:45, 7:45, 

10:45 p.m. 

Downsizing Fri.-Tues., 12:30, 3:50, 7:10, 10:20 p.m. 

Ferdinand Fri.-Tues., 10:45 a.m., 1:40, 4:20, 7, 9:45 

p.m. 

The Greatest Showman Fri.-Tues., 11:05 a.m., 1:45, 

4:30, 7:10, 10 p.m. 

I, Tonya Thurs. only, 7, 10 p.m. 

Insidious: The Last Key Thurs. only, 7, 9:45 p.m. 

Justice League Fri.-Tues., 11:10 a.m., 1:20, 4:20, 

7:05, 9:55 p.m. 

The Liquidator Fri.-Tues., 10:40 a.m., 2:10, 4:55, 

7:40, 10:25 p.m. 

Molly’s Game Thurs. only, 7:05, 10:25 p.m. 

Pitch Perfect 3 Fri.-Tues., 10:35 a.m., 12:55, 3:20, 

5:45, 8:10, 10:30 p.m. 

The Star Fri.-Tues., 10:30 a.m., 1:15, 3:20 p.m. 

Star Wars: The Last Jedi Fri.-Tues., 10:30 a.m., 11 

a.m., 12 noon, 2:30, 3:30, 6, 7, 9:30, 10, 10:25 p.m. 

Star Wars: The Last Jedi — An IMAX 3D Experience 

Fri.-Tues., 4, 7:30, 10:45 p.m. 

Star Wars: The Last Jedi — The IMAX 2D Experience 

Fri.-Tues., 12:30 p.m. 

Star Wars: The Last Jedi 3D Fri.-Tues., 11:30 a.m., 

3, 6:30 p.m. 

Thor: Ragnarok Fri.-Tues., 4:40, 7:35, 10:35 p.m. 

Wonder Fri.-Tues., 11:05 a.m., 2, 5:30, 8, 10:30 

p.m. ■



SAFETY 

FIRST 

DESPITE FEW ARRESTS IN YEARS PAST, 

LAW ENFORCEMENT PRESENCE REMAINS HIGH AT 

2018 ROSE PARADE AND ROSE BOWL GAME 


O 

ver the past several years, security at the Rose Parade and the Rose Bowl Football 

Game has been increased due to the rise of global terrorism. 

This year is no exception. 

The increased security will also focus on elevated areas along the parade route in 

response to the shooting in Las Vegas during a music festival which left 58 people dead 

and hundreds injured. 

Security will be provided by local, state and federal authorities, including the California 

Highway Patrol, the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, the Los Angeles Police Department, 

the Department of Homeland Security and the US Secret Service. 

No-fly zones over the parade and the Rose Bowl have been imposed by the Federal 

Aviation Administration (FAA). Drones are also prohibited at the parade and the game. 

An unknown number of undercover law enforcement agents will also be on the parade 

route and at the game. 

Besides the regular police presence, there will be a dozen so-called rapid response 

teams at ground-level and air surveillance that can monitor the entire parade route. 

No known threats have been made against either the parade or the game, authorities 

have said. 

Ironically, as security increases to an all-time high, arrests made between noon on 

Dec. 31 and 6 p.m. New Years Day in Pasadena are at an all-time low. At the last parade, 

police arrested seven people for public intoxication and trespassing. 

Also in the interest of security, police will close the streets on the parade route two 

hours earlier. Starting at 10 p.m., Colorado Boulevard will be shut down from the beginning 

of the parade route at Colorado and Orange Grove boulevards to Sierra Madre 

Boulevard in East Pasadena. 

Temperatures are expected to drop into the mid-40s on New Year’s Eve and reach 70 

degrees on New Year’s Day. 

Parade goers can set up chairs starting at noon on New Year’s Eve. Unoccupied chairs 

are not allowed and will be removed. 

Along the parade route, tents, sofas and boxes of any type that can be used as stools 

or seats are prohibited. 

Open containers of alcohol are illegal on public streets, sidewalks and all other public 

areas and violators may be cited or arrested. Police will also crack down on use of silly 

string, as well as marshmallow and tortilla throwing along the route. Umbrellas are also 

banned. 

At the 2016 Tournament of Roses events, security was increased after the terror attack 

in San Bernardino, when an ISIS sympathizer opened fire during a Christmas Party. 

Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, and his wife Tashfeen Malik, 29, killed 14 people and wounded 

22 others attending a San Bernardino County Department of Public Health holiday 

party. At the time, federal authorities ranked the Rose Parade and Rose Bowl Football 

Game a “Level 1” Special Event Assessment Rating (SEAR), giving city officials full support 

from the federal government. 

For the 2017 parade, officials put up barricades after the attack in Paris where three 

suicide bombers struck outside the Stade de France in Saint-Denis during a soccer 

match. That attack was followed by several mass shootings at cafés and restaurants and 

a suicide bombing that left 130 people dead. 

Over the past several years, activists and social groups have attempted to disrupt the 

Rose Parade to make statements on issues ranging from marriage equality and human 

rights abuses in China to the treatment of African Americans at the hands of the police. 

Over the past decade, the parade route has also been used to promote a number of 

causes. Last year, a skywriter wrote “America is Great, Trump is Disgusting” in the brilliant 

blue sky over the parade route. The man did not break the law because the ban on 

airspace only extends a quarter-mile above the route. 

In 2015, seven members of the group Black Lives Matters (BLM) were detained for allegedly 

trying to disrupt the parade. BLM members waved signs decrying recent shooting 

deaths of black men by police. Members of the group attempted to enter the parade route 

with a large banner that read, “This is our year. This is not a moment. This is a movement.” 

■ 


Business Directory 

BUY/SELL/TRADE 

3rd Generation - Buy*Sell *Trade 

Vintage Jewelry & Collectibles Free 

Verbal Appraisals. Two locations. 

1325 Huntington Dr., South Pasadena 

and 56 S. De Lacey, Old Pasadena. 

(626) 844-0471 (323) 254-2505 

www.thirdgenerationco.com 

CONCRETE/MASONRY 

VALENZUELA’S CONCRETE 

WORK- 

Driveways, Patios & Walkways. 

Misc jobs small jobs welcome. 

Call 626-695-6792 License # 717942C-8 

GRAPHIC DESIGN 

Custom paintings & murals for you 

home. Original designs & paintings 

made especially for you! 

818.568.9080 

ESTATE JEWELRY 

JEWELRY (VINTAGE) 

Miscellaneous Items 

#1 -14K Diamond Ring 

$99.99 

#10-String of Pearls $24.99 

#20-Older Pearl Broche 

$9.99 

Legals 

PUBLIC NOTICES 

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 

FOR CHANGE OF NAME 

Case No. ES021031 

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFOR- 

NIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGE- 

LES. Petition of REBECCA TSE 

TSAUR, for Change of Name. TO 

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) 

Petitioner: Rebecca Tse Tsaur 

fi led a petition with this court 

for a decree changing names as 

follows: a.) Rebecca Tse Tsaur 

to Rebecca Tse Tsao 2.) THE 

COURT ORDERS that all persons 

interested in this matter appear 

before this court at the hearing 

indicated below to show cause, if 

any, why the petition for change 

of name should not be granted. 

Any person objecting to the 

name changes described above 

must fi le a written objection that 

includes the reasons for the objection 

at least two court days 

before the matter is scheduled to 

be heard and must appear at the 

hearing to show cause why the 

petition should not be granted. 

If no written objection is timely 

fi led, the court may grant the petition 

without a hearing. NOTICE 

OF HEARING: Date: 01/24/2018. 

Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: E Room: 

260. The address of the court is 

Glendale Courthouse, 600 East 

Broadway Glendale, CA 91206. A 

copy of this Order to Show Cause 

shall be published at least once 

each week for four successive 

weeks prior to the date set for 

hearing on the petition in the following 

newspaper of general circulation, 

printed in this county: 

Pasadena Weekly. Original fi led: 

November 28, 2017. Darrell Mavis, 

Judge of the Superior Court. 

PUBLISH: Pasadena Weekly 

12/7/17, 12/14/17, 12/21/17, 

12/28/17 

#15-Vintage Cuckoo Clock 

Black Forest $199.99 

1-Vintage German Travel 

Clock $49.99 

#8-Vintage German 

Miniature (ceramic) $9.99 

#2-Vintage Hummel Figurine 

$69.99 

#16-Vintage Seiko Watch 

(hers) $9.99 

#4 -Silver Bracelet 

$12.99 

#13-Vintage Turquoise Ring 

(his) $9.99 

#11-Vintage Gold/F Swank 

Cuffl inks $4.99 

#3 -Silver Earrings 

$6.99 

#5 -Silver Spoon 

$3.99 

#12-Vintage Broche 

(beautiful) $4.99 

ASK FOR TOMAS 

#323-254-2505 

12-4PM TUES-SAT 

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 

FOR CHANGE OF NAME 

Case No. ES021035 

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFOR- 

NIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. 

Petition of FANGQIN LIU CARL- 

SON, for Change of Name. TO 

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) 

Petitioner: Fangqin Liu Carlson 

fi led a petition with this court for 

a decree changing names as follows: 

a.) Fangqin Liu Carlson to 

Jeana Liu Carlson 2.) THE COURT 

ORDERS that all persons interested 

in this matter appear before 

this court at the hearing indicated 

below to show cause, if any, why 

the petition for change of name 

should not be granted. Any person 

objecting to the name changes 

described above must fi le a 

written objection that includes the 

reasons for the objection at least 

two court days before the matter 

is scheduled to be heard and must 

appear at the hearing to show 

cause why the petition should not 

be granted. If no written objection 

is timely fi led, the court may 

grant the petition without a hearing. 

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 

01/25/2018. Time: 8:30 AM. 

Dept.: NCG-E. The address of the 

court is Glendale Courthouse, 

600 East Broadway Glendale, CA 

91206. A copy of this Order to 

Show Cause shall be published at 

least once each week for four successive 

weeks prior to the date set 

for hearing on the petition in the 

following newspaper of general 

circulation, printed in this county: 

Pasadena Weekly. Original fi led: 

December 7, 2017. Darrell Mavis, 

Judge of the Superior Court. 

PUBLISH: Pasadena Weekly 

12/14/17, 12/21/17, 12/28/17, 

01/04/18 

NOTICE OF INTENT TO 

ADMINISTER THE ASSETS 

OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES 

MICHAEL GARRETT 

To all heirs, benefi ciaries, creditors, 

contingent creditors, and 

persons who may otherwise be 

interested in the Will or estate, 

or both, of James Michael Garrett 

(the ``decedent``), who died 

testate in the City of Pasadena, 

County of Los Angeles on June 

3, 2017: 

No proceeding is now being or 

has been conducted in California 

for administration of the decedent’s 

estate. The decedent’s 

Will has been lodged for safe 

keeping in the Superior Court 

of Los Angeles - Central District 

located at 111 N. Hill Street, Los 

Angeles, CA 90029. You may 

examine the Will kept on fi le by 

the Court. 

If you are a creditor or a contingent 

creditor of the decedent, 

please mail any claims within 

the later of (1) four months 

from the date of death; or (2) 

sixty (60) days from the fi nal 

run date of this notice. Claims 

may be mailed to counsel at: 

Estate of James Michael Garrett, 

c/o AFRCT LLP - Attn: Erica B. 

Deutsch (# 281527), 301 N. Lake 

Avenue, Suite 1100, Pasadena, 

CA 91101. 

Tel: 626-535-1900. 

CN943509 40642.002 Dec 

21,28, 2017, Jan 4, 2018 

CITY OF PASADENA 

NOTICE INVITING BIDS 

FOR FURNISH LABOR 

AND MATERIALS FOR 

COMMUNITY HEALTH 

CENTER ELEVATOR MOD- 

ERNIZATION 

Three (3) copies of sealed bids 

will be received prior to 3:00 P.M 

(PST) February 1, 2018 by the 

City Clerk, 100 North Garfi eld 

Avenue, Rm S228, Pasadena, CA 

91109, and will be opened at that 

time and place. 

The bids shall be clearly titled: 

FURNISH LABOR AND MATERI- 

ALS FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH 

CENTER ELEVATOR MODERN- 

IZATION 

Copies of the Specifi cations may 

be obtained by mail or in person 

from the Purchasing Division, 

100 North Garfi eld Avenue, Rm 

348, Pasadena, CA 91109, telephone 

No. (626) 744-6755. Refer 

to the specifi cations for complete 

details and bidding requirements. 

The Specifi cation and 

this Notice shall be considered a 

part of any contract made pursuant 

thereunder. 

A mandatory pre-bid conference 

will be held at which time each 

bidder will have the opportunity 

to clarify and ask questions regarding 

the Specifi cations. The 

pre-bid conference will be held at 

8:00 a.m. January 16, 2018 in the 

Community Health Center 1845 

N. Fair Oaks Avenue Pasadena, 

CA 91103. 

Bid security in the amount of fi ve 

percent (5%) of the total bid price 

in the form of cash, a certifi ed or 

cashier’s check, money order, or 

surety bond must accompany the 

proposal. The Contractor must 

have a C-11 license to bid on this 

specifi cation. 

Refer to the Specifi cations for 

complete details and bid requirements. 

STEVE MERMELL 

CITY MANAGER 

D AT E D : D e c e m b e r 2 8 , 2 0 17 

PUBLISH: December 28, 2017 

Pasadena Weekly 

City of Pasadena 

Notice of Intent to Adopt a 

Negative Declaration 

Pasadena Climate Action Plan 

ZONING: Various 

GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION: 

Various 

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The 

Pasadena Climate Action Plan 

(CAP) is a long-range qualifi ed 

greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction 

plan that provides a strategy 

to reduce GHG emissions 

from community-wide activities 

and municipal operations in 

Pasadena to support the State’s 

efforts under EO S-3-05, AB 

32, and SB 32. The CAP builds 

on the goals and policies of the 

General Plan and complements 

the State’s objectives to address 

climate change. Specifi cally, the 

CAP identifi es climate action 

measures and implementation 

actions to reduce GHG emissions 

to achieve the following reduction 

goals: 27 percent below 

2009 levels by 2020 (equivalent 

to 14 percent below 1990 levels, 

exceeding AB 32 target), 49 percent 

below 2009 levels by 2030 

(equivalent to 40 percent below 

1990 levels, consistent with 

SB 32), 59 percent below 2009 

levels by 2035 (equivalent to 52 

percent below 1990 levels), and 

83 percent below 2009 levels by 

2050 (equivalent to 80 percent 

below 1990 levels, consistent 

with EO S-3-05). 

PROJECT LOCATION: The proposed 

project applies citywide 

and would encompass all areas 

within the city limits. 

ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINA- 

TION: An initial environmental 

study was prepared and concluded 

that the proposed project 

could not have a signifi cant 

effect on the environment and 

therefore, a Negative Declaration 

has been prepared. 

PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD: 

Comments on the Initial Study 

and Negative Declaration may 

be received in writing between 

Thursday, December 28, 2017 

and Saturday, February 10, 2018 

and orally at public hearings 

or meetings considering these 

documents. Written documents 

should be sent to the address 

provided below. Any interested 

party or their representative may 

appear at the meeting and comment 

on the project. If you wish 

to challenge this matter in court 

you may be limited to raising only 

those issues you or someone 

else raised at the public hearing 

described in this notice, or written 

correspondence delivered 

to the hearing body, at or prior 

to the public hearing. The Initial 

Study, and proposed Negative 

Declaration may be viewed on 

the City’s environmental notices 

webpage at ww5.cityofpasadena. 

net/planning/category/environmental-notices/. 

The documents 

are also available during regular 

business hours at the City of 

Pasadena, Planning Department, 

175 N. Garfi eld Avenue, 

Pasadena 91101, at the Offi ce 

of the City Clerk, 100 N. Garfi eld 

Avenue, Room S228, Pasadena 

CA 91101, and at the Pasadena 

Central Library, 285 E. Walnut 

Avenue, Pasadena CA 91101. 

Contact Person: Anita Cerna 

Phone: (626) 744-6767 

E-mail: acerna@cityofpasadena. 

net 

Mailing Address: Planning & 

Community Development Department 

Planning Division, 

Community Planning Section 

175 North Garfi eld Avenue, Pasadena, 

CA 91101 

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS: In 

accordance with Section 15072 

of the State CEQA Guidelines, the 

Draft Initial Study also found that 

the project site may have sites 

that are listed on the hazardous 

materials or waste databases 

pursuant to Section 65962.5 of 

the Government Code. However, 

the proposed project would not 

entitle or fund any specifi c projects 

and individual development 

projects that could occur under 

the Pasadena Climate Action 

Plan would be reviewed on a 

case by case basis with regards 

to Government Code Section 

65962.5. 

ADA: In compliance with the 

American with Disabilities Act 

(ADA) of 1990, listening assistive 

devices are available with a 

24-hour advance notice. Please 

call (626) 744-4009 or (626) 

744-4371 (TDD) to request use 

of a listening device. Language 

translation services are available 

for this meeting by calling (626) 

744-4009 at least 48 hours in 

advance. 

Publish: December 28, 2017 


CITY OF PASADENA 

NOTICE INVITING BIDS 

FOR FURNISH LABOR 

AND MATERIALS FOR IN- 

SPECTING, MAINTAINING 

AND REPAIRING MECHA- 

NIZED ROLL-UP DOORS 

AND ROLLING GATES 

Three (3) copies of sealed bids 

will be received prior to 3:00 P.M 

(PST) January 23, 2018 by the 

City Clerk, 100 North Garfi eld 

Avenue, Rm S228, Pasadena, CA 

91109, and will be opened at that 

time and place. 

The bids shall be clearly titled: 

INSPECTING, MAINTAINING 

AND REPAIRING MECHANIZED 

ROLL-UP DOORS AND ROLLING 

GATES 

Copies of the Specifi cations may 

be obtained by mail or in person 

from the Purchasing Division, 

100 North Garfi eld Avenue, Rm 

348, Pasadena, CA 91109, telephone 

No. (626) 744-6755. Refer 

to the specifi cations for complete 

details and bidding requirements. 

The Specifi cation and 

this Notice shall be considered a 

part of any contract made pursuant 

thereunder. 

A mandatory pre-bid conference 

will be held at which time each 

bidder will have the opportunity 

to clarify and ask questions regarding 

the Specifi cations. The 

pre-bid conference will be held 

at 10:30 am January 10, 2018 in 

the conference room of the Public 

Works Building Systems and 

Fleet Management offi ce located 

at 345 W. Mountain St. Pasadena, 

CA 91103. Bid security in 

the amount of fi ve percent (5%) 

of the total bid price in the form 

of cash, a certifi ed or cashier’s 

check, money order, or surety 

bond must accompany the proposal. 

The Contractor must have 

a C-61 Limited Specialty license 

with a D-28 attachment to bid on 

this specifi cation. Refer to the 

Specifi cations for complete details 

and bid requirements. 

STEVE MERMEL 

CITY MANAGER 

DATED: December 28, 2017 

PUBLISH: December 28, 2017 


BULK SALES NOTICES 

NOTICE 

Notice of Public Sale of Personal 

Property. To satisfy the owner’s 

lien pursuant to California Self- 

Storage Facility Act (B&P Code 

21700 ET SEQ), the Undersigned 

will sell personal property stored 

by the persons or businesses 

listed below including, but not 

limited to, items described below 

stored at SoCal Self Storage- 

Colorado Boulevard 2581 East 

Colorado Boulevard; Pasadena, 

CA 91107 (626) 229-9999. The 

sale will be held by public auction 

(online) at www.storagetreasures.com 

on January 11th, 

2018. Auction Ending Time is 

11:30 AM PST. Bids submitted 

within the last 5 minutes of the 

Auction Ending Time may extend 

the bidding process in 5-minute 

increments. THE FOLLOWING 

IS A DESCRIPTION OF THE 

PROPERTY TO BE SOLD: Storage 

Unit #/Name; #4006-Dennis 

Galvan-box, tool bag, back 

pack, cooler; #3145-Thaddeus 

J. Culpepper-bikes, luggage, 

bags, binders, crates, golf bag, 

mattress; #4058-Lisa K. Alisofa, 

boxes, plastic containers, 

luggage, bags, cabinet, clothes; 

#4126-Jasmine McCormickfender 

amp, bed, boxes, desk, 

offi ce chair, guitars, cabinet, 

plastic drawers 

CN944881 01-11-18 Dec 28, 

2017, Jan 4, 2018 

NOTICE OF SALE 

ABANDONED PERSONAL 

PROPERTY 

Notice is hereby given that the 

undersigned intends to sell the 

personal property described 

below to enforce a lien imposed 

on said property pursuant to 

the California Self Storage Act. 

Items will be sold at www.storagetreasures.com 

by competitive 

bidding ending on 1/9/2018 

at 12:00 PM. Property has been 

stored and is located at A-1 Self 

Storage, 2300 Poplar Blvd. Alhambra, 

CA. 91801. Sale subject 

to cancellation up to the time of 

sale, company reserves the right 

to refuse any online bids. 

Property to be sold as follows: 

misc. household goods, computers, 

electronics, tools, personal 

items, furniture, clothing, offi ce 

furniture & equipment, sporting 

goods, etc.; belonging to the following: 

Travis Sanabria 

Jorge Mijangos 

Auction by StorageTreasures. 

com 800-213-4183 

Pasadena Weekly 12/28/17, 

1/4/18 

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF 

BULK SALE AND OF INTENTION 

TO TRANSFER ALCOHOLIC 

BEVERAGE LICENSE(S) 

(UCC Sec. 6101 et seq. and B & P 

24073 et seq.) 

Escrow No. 1005266-KK 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN 

that a bulk sale is about to be 

made. The name(s), business 

address(es) to the Seller(s) are: 

B.A.D.SUSHI PASADENA LLC 

29-31 E. HOLLY STREET, PASA- 

DENA, CA 91103 

Doing Business as: B.A.D SUSHI 

All other business names(s) and 

address(es) used by the Seller(s) 

within three years, as stated by 

the Seller(s), is/are: 

The location in California of the 

Chief Executive Offi cer of the 

Seller(s) is: 

The name(s) and address of the 

Buyer(s) is/are: MAMA M ASIAN 

KITCHEN, CORPORATION, A 

CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, 

1041 ALLEN AVE, APT #1, 

GLENDALE, CA 91201 

The assets to be sold are described 

in general as: FURNI- 

TURE, FIXTURE, EQUIPMENT, 

TRADENAME, GOODWILL, 

LEASEHOLD INTEREST & IM- 

PROVEMENT, COVENANT NOT 

TO COMPETE AND ABC LI- 

CENSE and are located at: 29-31 

E. HOLLY STREET, PASADENA, 

CA 91103 

The bulk sale is intended to be 

consummated at the offi ce of: 

GLOBAL ESCROW SERVICES 

INC, 19267 COLIMA RD, STE L, 

ROWLAND HEIGHTS, CA 91748 

and the anticipated sale date is 

JANUARY 26, 2018 

The bulk sale is subject to California 

Uniform Commercial Code 

Section 6106.2. 

Pursuant to such intention, application 

is being made to the 

Department of Alcoholic Beverage 

Control for issuance and 

transfer of the following alcoholic 

beverage license(s): 41- 

542279 

The purchase price or consideration 

in connection with the 

sale of the business and transfer 

of the license, is the sum of 

$59,800.00 (if no consideration, 

so state); including inventory 

estimated at $0.00; which consist 

of the following: DESCRIP- 

TION, AMOUNT: CASH DEPOSIT 

INTO ESCROW $59,800.00 

ALLOCATION-SUB TOTAL 

$59,800.00 ALLOCATION TO- 

TAL $59,800.00 

It has been agreed between the 

Seller(s)/Licensee(s) and the 

intended Buyer(s)/Applicant(s), 

as required by Sec. 24073 of the 

Business and Professions code, 

that the consideration for transfer 

of the business and license is 

to be paid only after the transfer 

has been approved by the Department 

of Alcoholic Beverage 

Control. 

Seller(s)/Licensee(s): 

B.A.D.SUSHI PASADENA LLC 

Buyer(s)/Applicant(s):MAMA M 

ASIAN KITCHEN, CORPORATION 

LA1941005 PASADENA WEEKLY 

12/28/17 

PROBATE NOTICES 

NOTICE OF PETITION TO 

ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: 

ROBERT J. SECOR AKA 

R. J. SECOR AKA 

ROBERT JOHN SECOR 

CASE NO. 17STPB10912 





interested in the WILL or estate, 

or both of ROBERT J. SECOR AKA 

R. J. SECOR AKA ROBERT JOHN 

SECOR. 

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has 

been fi led by JOAN LOUISE COL- 

GROVE in the Superior Court of 

California, County of LOS AN- 

GELES. 

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE 

requests that JOAN LOUISE COL- 

GROVE be appointed as personal 

representative to administer the 

estate of the decedent. 

THE PETITION requests authority 

to administer the estate under the 

Independent Administration of 

Estates Act . (This authority will 

allow the personal representative 

to take many actions without 

obtaining court approval. Before 

taking certain very important 

actions, however, the personal 

representative will be required to 

give notice to interested persons 

unless they have waived notice 

or consented to the proposed 

action.) The independent administration 

authority will be granted 

unless an interested person fi les 

an objection to the petition and 

shows good cause why the court 

should not grant the authority. 

A HEARING on the petition will 

be held in this court as follows: 

01/05/18 at 8:30AM in Dept. 57 

located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS 

ANGELES, CA 90012 

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting 

of the petition, you should appear 

at the hearing and state your objections 

or fi le written objections 

with the court before the hearing. 

Your appearance may be in person 

or by your attorney. 

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a 

contingent creditor of the decedent, 

you must fi le your claim 

with the court and mail a copy to 

the personal representative appointed 

by the court within the 

later of either (1) four months 

from the date of fi rst issuance 

of letters to a general personal 

representative, as defi ned in section 

58(b) of the California Probate 

Code, or (2) 60 days from 

the date of mailing or personal 

delivery to you of a notice under 

section 9052 of the California 

Probate Code. 

Other California statutes and 

legal authority may affect your 

rights as a creditor. You may 

want to consult with an attorney 

knowledgeable in California law. 

YOU MAY EXAMINE the fi le kept 

by the court. If you are a person 

interested in the estate, you may 

fi le with the court a Request for 

Special Notice (form DE-154) of 

the fi ling of an inventory and appraisal 

of estate assets or of any 

petition or account as provided 

in Probate Code section 1250. A 

Request for Special Notice form 

is available from the court clerk. 

Attorney for Petitioner 

PHILIP C. PUTNAM 

MARTHA EAGER 

MONTELEONE & MCCRORY, 

LLP 

725 SOUTH FIGUEROA ST. 

#3200 

LOS ANGELES CA 90017-5446 

12/14, 12/21, 12/28/17 

CNS-3078995# 

PASADENA WEEKLY 


ADMINISTER ESTATE OF 

EDWARD ALAN SMITH 

Case No. 17STPB10745 




interested in the will or estate, or 

both, of EDWARD ALAN SMITH 


been fi led by Mark Randall Franklin 

in the Superior Court of California, 

County of LOS ANGELES. 

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests 

that Mark Randall Franklin 

be appointed as personal representative 

to administer the estate 

of the decedent. 

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s 

will and codicils, if any, 

be admitted to probate. The will 

and any codicils are available for 

examination in the fi le kept by the 

court. 




Estates Act. (This authority will 
















A HEARING on the petition will be 

held on January 3, 2018 at 8:30 

AM in Dept. No. 67 located at 

111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 

90012. 























Probate Code. 

















Petitioner: Mark Randall Franklin 

MARK RANDALL FRANKLIN 

2101 TONDOLEA LN 

LA CANADA CA 91011 

CN944305 SMITH Dec 14,21,28, 

2017 



LAURA ELLEN 

ARMSTRONG 





interested in the will or estate, 

or both, of LAURA ELLEN ARM- 

STRONG 


been fi led by Michael O. Armstrong 

in the Superior Court of 

California, County of LOS AN- 

GELES. 


that Michael O. Armstrong 























A HEARING on the petition will be 

held on January 8, 2018 at 8:30 

AM in Dept. No. 99 located at 


90012. 























Probate Code. 

















Attorney for petitioner: 

LYNARD C HINOJOSA ESQ 

SBN 041397 

BRENDA DEPEW ESQ 

SBN 259510 

HINOJOSA & FORER LLP 

2215 COLBY AVE 

LOS ANGELES CA 90064-1504 

CN943883 ARMSTRONG Dec 

14,21,28, 2017 



PURY PINO aka PURI PINO 





interested in the will or estate, 

or both, of PURY PINO aka PURI 

PINO 


been fi led by Rosa Martinez in 

the Superior Court of California, 



requests that Rosa Martinez be 

appointed as personal representative 

to administer the estate of 

the decedent. 






court. 





















be held on January 11, 2018 at 

8:30 AM in Dept. No. 79 located 

at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 

90012. 























Probate Code. 


















W TODD STEVENSON ESQ 

SBN 203816 

STEVENSON LAW OFFICE 

14156 MAGNOLIA BLVD 

STE 200 

SHERMAN OAKS CA 91423 

CN942947 PINO Dec 21,28, 




ELIZABETH PARRA aka 

ELIZABETH LOREN PARRA 






both, of ELIZABETH PARRA aka 

ELIZABETH LOREN PARRA 


been fi led by Pedro Jesus Salgado 

in the Superior Court of California, 



that Pedro Jesus Salgado 









court. 






















8:30 AM in Dept. No. 9 located at 


90012. 























Probate Code. 


















REBECCA J THYNE ESQ 

SBN 127108 

LAGERLOF SENECAL 

GOSNEY & KRUSE LLP 

301 N LAKE AVE 

10TH FLR 

PASADENA CA 91101-4108 

CN943907 PARRA Dec 21,28, 




NORMA J. GILMAN 






or both of NORMA J. GILMAN. 


been fi led by CHARLES R. UBER 

JR. in the Superior Court of California, 



requests that CHARLES R. UBER 

JR. be appointed as personal 




WILL and codicils, if 

any, be admitted to probate. The 

WILL and any codicils are available 

for examination in the fi le 

kept by the court. 






















01/19/18 at 8:30AM in Dept. 67 

























Probate Code. 


















KARL I. SWAIDAN, ESQ. 

HAHN & HAHN LLP 

301 E COLORADO BLVD., 9TH 

FLR 

PASADENA CA 91101 

12/28/17, 1/4, 1/11/18 

CNS-3083292# 


NOTICE OF PETITION 

TO ADMINISTER ESTATE 

OF FLORIA H. MORRIS 

aka FLORIA HAWTHORNE 

MORRIS 






both, of FLORIA H. MORRIS aka 

FLORIA HAWTHORNE MORRIS 


been fi led by Susan V. Morris in 

the Superior Court of California, 



requests that Susan V. Morris be 

appointed as personal representative 

to administer the estate of 

the decedent. 






court. 






















8:30 AM in Dept. No. 29 located 

at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 

90012. 























Probate Code. 


















CANDIS IPSWITCH ESQ 

SBN 71315 

TYSON & IPSWITCH 

301 E COLORADO BLVD 

STE 526 


CN944748 MORRIS Dec 28, 

2017, Jan 4,11, 2018 



NORMA J. GILMAN 






or both of NORMA J. GILMAN. 


been fi led by CHARLES R. UBER 

JR. in the Superior Court of California, 



requests that CHARLES R. UBER 

JR. be appointed as personal 




WILL and codicils, if 

any, be admitted to probate. The 

WILL and any codicils are available 

for examination in the fi le 

kept by the court. 






















01/19/18 at 8:30AM in Dept. 67 








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KARL I. SWAIDAN, ESQ. 

HAHN & HAHN LLP 

301 E COLORADO BLVD., 

9TH FLR 


12/28/17, 1/4, 1/11/18 

CNS-3083292# 


TRUSTEE SALES 

TSG No.: 8710200 TS No.: 

CA1700280937 FHA/VA/PMI 

No.: 301269 APN: 5833-029- 

012 Property Address: 306 

PARKMAN STREET ALTADENA 

, CA 91001 NOTICE OF TRUST- 

EE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT 

UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, 

DATED 04/01/2011. 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. On 

01/18/2018 at 10:00 A.M., First 

American Title Insurance Company, 

as duly appointed Trustee 

under and pursuant to Deed of 

Trust recorded 04/07/2011, as 

Instrument No. 20110510061, 

in book , page , , of Offi cial Records 

in the offi ce of the County 

Recorder of LOS ANGELES 

County, State of California. Executed 

by: MAMIE J. GRANT, A 

SINGLE WOMAN, WILL SELL AT 

PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST 

BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S 

CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or 

other form of payment authorized 

by 2924h(b), (Payable at time of 

sale in lawful money of the United 

States) Behind the fountain located 

in Civic Center Plaza, 400 

Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA 

91766 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 described as: 

AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN 

THE ABOVE MENTIONED DEED 

OF TRUST APN# 5833-029-012 

The street address and other 

common designation, if any, of 

the real property described above 

is purported to be: 306 PARK- 

MAN STREET, ALTADENA , CA 

91001 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, 

under the terms of said 

Deed of Trust, fees, charges and 

expenses of the Trustee and of 

the trusts created by said Deed 

of Trust. The total amount of the 

unpaid balance of the obligation 

secured by the property to be 

sold and reasonable estimated 

costs, expenses and advances 

at the time of the initial publication 

of the Notice of Sale is 

$624,155.08. The benefi ciary 

under said Deed of Trust has deposited 

all documents evidencing 

the obligations secured by the 

Deed of Trust and has declared 

all sums secured thereby immediately 

due and payable, and has 

caused a written Notice of Default 

and Election to Sell to be executed. 

The undersigned caused 

said Notice of Default and Election 

to Sell to be recorded in the 

County where the real property is 

located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL 

BIDDERS: If you are considering 

bidding on this property lien, 

you should understand that there 

are risks involved in bidding at a 

trustee auction. You will be bidding 

on a lien, not on the property 

itself. Placing the highest bid at 

a trustee auction does not automatically 

entitle you to free and 

clear ownership of the property. 

You should also be aware that the 

lien being auctioned off may be a 

junior lien. If you are the highest 

bidder at the auction, you are or 

may be responsible for paying 

off all liens senior to the lien being 

auctioned off, before you can 

receive clear title to the property. 

You are encouraged to investigate 

the existence, priority, and 

size of outstanding liens that may 

exist on this property by contacting 

the county recorder’s offi ce 

or a title insurance company, 

either of which may charge you 

a fee for this information. If you 

consult either of these resources, 

you should be aware that the 

same lender may hold more than 

one mortgage or deed of trust on 

the property. NOTICE TO PROP- 

ERTY OWNER: The sale date 

shown on this notice of sale may 

be postponed one or more times 

by the mortgagee, benefi ciary, 

trustee, or a court, pursuant to 

Section 2924g of the California 

Civil Code. The law requires that 

information about trustee sale 

postponements be made available 

to you and to the public, as 

a courtesy to those not present 

at the sale. If you wish to learn 

whether your sale date has been 

postponed, and if applicable, 

the rescheduled time and date 

for the sale of this property, you 

may call (916)939-0772 or visit 

this Internet Web http://search. 

nationwideposting.com/propertySearchTerms.aspx, 

using 

the fi le number assigned to this 

case CA1700280937 Information 

about postponements that 

are very short in duration or 

that occur close in time to the 

scheduled sale may not immediately 

be refl ected in the telephone 

information or on the Internet 

Web site. The best way to verify 

postponement information is to 

attend the scheduled sale. If the 

sale is set aside for any reason, 

the Purchaser at the sale shall be 

entitled only to a return of the deposit 

paid. The Purchaser shall 

have no further recourse against 

the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or 

the Mortgagee’s attorney. Date: 

First American Title Insurance 

Company 4795 Regent Blvd, Mail 

Code 1011-F Irving, TX 75063 

First American Title Insurance 

Company MAY BE ACTING AS 

A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPT- 

ING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY 

INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY 

BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE 

FOR TRUSTEES SALE INFORMA- 

TION PLEASE CALL (916)939- 

0772 NPP0321580 To: PASA- 

DENA WEEKLY 12/14/2017, 

12/21/2017, 12/28/2017 

T.S. No. 17-17173 Loan No. 

Church Order No. 05933881 

APN: 5716-004-009 SPACE 

ABOVE THIS LINE FOR RE- 

CORDER’S USE [PURSUANT TO 

CIVIL CODE ß 2923.3(a), THE 

SUMMARY OF INFORMATION 

REFERRED TO BELOW IS NOT 

ATTACHED TO THE RECORDED 

COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT BUT 

ONLY TO THE COPIES PROVID- 

ED TO THE TRUSTOR.] NOTICE 

OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE 

IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED 

OF TRUST DATED 11/22/2016. 

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO 

PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, 

IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC 

SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLA- 

NATION OF THE NATURE OF THE 

PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU 

SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. 

On :1/11/2018 at 10:30 AM 

(or as postponed from time to 

time), Best Alliance Foreclosure 

and Lien Services Corp. as the 

duly appointed trustee under 

and pursuant to deed of trust 

recorded 12/2/2016, as Instrument 

No. 20161523418, of Offi 

cial Records in the offi ce of the 

Recorder of Los Angeles County, 

California, executed by Tony D. 

Ishizaki An unmarried man as 

Trustor, Strategic Emerging Economics, 

Inc., Benefi ciary, WILL 

SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION SALE 

TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR 

CASH, (payable at the time of 

sale in lawful money of the United 

States, by cash, a cashier’s check 

drawn on a state or national bank, 

check drawn by a state or federal 

credit union, or a check drawn 

by a state or federal savings 

and loan association, or savings 

association, or savings bank 

specifi ed in Section 5102 of the 

Financial Code and authorized to 

do business in this state) 

At: AT THE FRONT STEPS OF 

BUILDING LOCATED AT 17305 

GILMORE STREET, VAN NUYS, 

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: AS MORE FULLY DE- 

SCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF 

TRUST 

The property heretofore described 

is being sold ìas isî. The 

street address and other common 

designation, in any, of the real 

property described above is purported 

to be: 1111 Church Street 

Pasadena, California 91105 

The undersigned Trustee disclaims 

any liability for any incorrectness 

of the street address 

and/or other common designation, 

if any, shown herein. Said 

sale will be made, but without 

covenant or warranty, expressed 

or implied, regarding the physical 

condition of the property, title, 

possession, or encumbrances, 

to pay the remaining principal 

sum of the note(s) secured by 

the Deed of Trust and personal 

property, if any,, with interest and 

late charges thereon, as provided 

in the 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: amount of unpaid 

balance and other charges: 

$1,258,537.65 (Estimated) Accrued 

interest and additional advances, 

if any, will increase this 

fi gure prior to sale. If the Trustee 

is unable to convey title for any 

reason, the successful bidder’s 

sole and exclusive remedy shall 

be the return of monies paid to 

the Trustee and the successful 

bidder shall have no further recourse. 

NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BID- 

DERS: If you are considering 






















the county recorder’s offi ce or 

a title insurance company, either 

of which may charge you a fee for 

this information. If you consult 

either of these resources, you 

should be aware that the same 

lender may hold more than one 

mortgage or deed of trust on the 

property. 

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: 

The sale date shown on this notice 

of sale may be postponed one 

or more times by the mortgagee, 

benefi ciary, trustee, or a court, 

pursuant to Section 2924g of the 

California Civil Code. The law 

requires that information about 

trustee sale postponements be 

made available to you and to the 

public, as a courtesy to those not 

present at the sale. If you wish to 

learn whether your sale date has 

been postponed, and, if applicable, 

the rescheduled time and 

date for the sale of this property, 

you may call (714) 848-9272 or 

visit this Internet Web site www. 

elitepostandpub.com using the 

T.S. number assigned to this 

case. Information about postponements 

that are very short 

in duration or that occur close in 

time to the scheduled sale may 

not immediately be refl ected in 

the telephone information or on 

the Internet Web site. The best 

way to verify postponement information 

is to attend the scheduled 

sale. 

The benefi ciary 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 Notice of Default and 

Election to Sell was recorded in 

the county where the real property 

is located and more than three 

months have elapsed since such 

recordation. 

Date: 12/13/2017 

Best Alliance Foreclosure and Lien 

Services Corp., as Trustee 

16133 Ventura Blvd., Suite 700 

Encino, California 91436 

For Payoff/Reinstatement: 

(888) 785-9721 

Sales Line: (714) 848-9272 or 

www.elitepostandpub.com 

EPP 23967 12/21, 12/28, 

1/4/2018. 


NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS 

No. CA-17-774748-NJ Order No.: 

730-1706090-70 NOTE: THERE 

IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFOR- 

MATION IN THIS DOCUMENT 

ATTACHED TO THE COPY PRO- 

VIDED TO THE MORTGAGOR 

OR TRUSTOR (Pursuant to Cal. 

Civ. Code 2923.3) YOU ARE IN 

DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF 

TRUST DATED 4/27/2007. UN- 

LESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO 

PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, 

IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC 

SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLA- 

NATION OF THE NATURE OF THE 

PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, 

YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAW- 

YER. A public auction sale to the 

highest bidder for cash, cashier’s 

check drawn on a state or national 

bank, check drawn by state 

or federal credit union, or a check 

drawn by a state or federal savings 

and loan association, or savings 

association, or savings bank 

specifi ed in Section 5102 to the 

Financial Code and authorized to 

do business in this state, will be 

held by duly appointed trustee. 

The sale will be made, but without 

covenant or warranty, expressed 

or implied, regarding title, possession, 

or encumbrances, to 

pay the accrued principal sum of 

the note(s) secured by the Deed 

of Trust, with interest and late 

charges thereon, as provided in 

the note(s), advances, under the 

terms of the Deed of Trust, interest 

thereon, fees, charges and 

expenses of the trustee for the 

total amount (at the time of the 

initial publication of the Notice 

of Sale) reasonably estimated to 

be set forth below. The amount 

may be greater on the day of sale. 

BENEFICIARY MAY BID LESS 

THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT 

DUE. Trustor (s): Rosie Brown, 

a widow Recorded: 5/3/2007 as 

Instrument No. 20071071349 of 

Offi cial Records in the offi ce of 

the Recorder of LOS ANGELES 

County, California; Date of Sale: 

1/23/2018 at 10:00 AM Place of 

Sale: Behind the fountain located 

in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic 

Center Plaza, Pomona CA 91766 

Amount of accrued balance and 

other charges: $267,261.57 The 

purported property address is: 

2750 NORTH GLEN AVENUE, 

ALTADENA, CA 91001 Assessor’s 

Parcel No.: 5829-041-021 

NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BID- 

DERS: If you are considering 






















the county recorder’s offi ce or 

a title insurance company, either 

of which may charge you a fee for 

this information. If you consult 

either of these resources, you 

should be aware that the same 

lender may hold more than one 

mortgage or deed of trust on the 

property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY 

OWNER: The sale date shown 

on this Notice of Sale may be 

postponed one or more times 

by the mortgagee, benefi ciary, 

trustee, or a court, pursuant to 

Section 2924g of the California 

Civil Code. The law requires that 

information about trustee sale 

postponements be made available 

to you and to the public, as 

a courtesy to those not present 

at the sale. If you wish to learn 

whether your sale date has been 

postponed, and, if applicable, 

the rescheduled time and date 

for the sale of this property, you 

may call 916-939-0772 for information 

regarding the trustee’s 

sale or visit this Internet Web site 

http://www.qualityloan.com, using 

the fi le number assigned to 

this foreclosure by the trustee: 

CA-17-774748-NJ. Information 

about postponements that are 

very short in duration or that occur 

close in time to the scheduled 

sale may not immediately be refl 

ected in the telephone information 

or on the Internet Web site. 

The best way to verify postponement 

information is to attend the 

scheduled sale. The undersigned 

trustee disclaims any liability 

for any incorrectness of the 

property address or other common 

designation, if any, shown 

herein. If no street address or 

other common designation is 

shown, directions to the location 

of the property may be obtained 

by sending a written request to 

the benefi ciary within 10 days 

of the date of fi rst publication of 

this Notice of Sale. If the trustee 

is unable to convey title for any 

reason, the successful bidder’s 

sole and exclusive remedy shall 

be the return of monies paid to 

the trustee, and the successful 

bidder shall have no further 

recourse. If the sale is set aside 

for any reason, the Purchaser at 

the sale shall be entitled only to 

a return of the deposit paid. The 

Purchaser shall have no further 

recourse against the mortgagor, 

the mortgagee, or the mortgagee’s 

attorney. If you have previously 

been discharged through 

bankruptcy, you may have been 

released of personal liability for 

this loan in which case this letter 

is intended to exercise the 

note holders right’s against the 

real property only. As required by 

law, you are hereby notifi ed that 

a negative credit report refl ecting 

on your credit record may be submitted 

to a credit report agency if 

you fail to fulfi ll the terms of your 

credit obligations. Date: Quality 

Loan Service Corporation 411 

Ivy Street San Diego, CA 92101 

619-645-7711 For NON SALE 

information only Sale Line: 916- 

939-0772 Or Login to: http:// 

www.qualityloan.com Reinstatement 

Line: (866) 645-7711 

Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service 

Corp. TS No.: CA-17-774748-NJ 

IDSPub #0134666 12/21/2017 

12/28/2017 1/4/2018 

FICT. BUSINESS NAME 

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS 

NAME STATEMENT FILE 

NO. 2017324229 

Type of Filing: Original. The following 

person(s) is (are) doing 

business as: MY GYM CHILD- 

RENS FITNESS CENTER RH, MY 

GYM ROWLAND HEIGHTS. 2982 

E. Colorado Blvd. 109B, 17424 

Colima Road Rowland Heights, 

CA 91748, 105 Newington Irvine, 

CA 92618. COUNTY: Los Angeles. 

REGISTERED OWNER(S) 

Children’s Enrichment Zone, 105 

Newington Irvine, CA 92618. 

State of Incorporation or LLC: 

California. THIS BUSINESS IS 

CONDUCTED BY a Corporation. 

The registrant commenced to 

transact business under the fi c- 

titious business name or names 

listed above on: N/A. I declare 

that all information in this statement 

is true and correct. /s/ Liang 

Chen. TITLE: President, Corp or 

LLC Name: Children’s Enrichment 

Zone. This statement was 

fi led with the LA County Clerk 

on: November 14, 2017. NOTICE 

in accordance with subdivision 

(a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious 

Name statement generally expires 

at the end of fi ve years from 

the date on which it was fi led in 

the offi ce of the county clerk, except, 

as provided in subdivision 


(b) of Section 17920, where it expires 

40 days after any change in 

the facts set forth in the statement 

pursuant to Section 17913 other 

than a change in the residence 

address of a registered owner. 

a new Fictitious Business Name 

statement must be fi led before the 

expiration. The fi ling of this statement 

does not of itself authorize 

the use in this state of a fi ctitious 

business name in violation of the 

rights of another under federal, 

state, or common law (see Section 

14411 et seq., Business and 

Professions code). Publish: Pasadena 

Weekly. Dates: 12/7/17, 

12/14/17, 12/21/17, 12/28/17 




Type of Filing: Amended (New). 

The following person(s) is (are) 

doing business as: ARMENIAN 

HIKERS ASSOCIATION, AHA- 

ARMENIA. 508 Glenwood Road 

Suite 305 Glendale, CA 91202. 

COUNTY: Los Angeles. Articles 

of Incorporation or Organization 

Number: 4049602. REGISTERED 

OWNER(S) AHA Armenia Inc., 

508 Glenwood Road Suite 305 

Glendale, CA 91202. State of 

Incorporation or LLC: California. 

THIS BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED 

BY a Corporation. The registrant 

commenced to transact business 

under the fi ctitious business 

name or names listed above on: 

07/2017. I declare that all information 

in this statement is true 

and correct. /s/ Robert Assarian. 

TITLE: President, Corp or LLC 

Name: AHA Armenia Inc. This 

statement was fi led with the LA 

County Clerk on: November 30, 

2017. NOTICE in accordance 

with subdivision (a) of Section 

17920, a Fictitious Name statement 

generally expires at the 

end of fi ve years from the date 

on which it was fi led in the offi 

ce of the county clerk, except, 

as provided in subdivision (b) of 

Section 17920, where it expires 

40 days after any change in the 

facts set forth in the statement 















12/14/17, 12/21/17, 12/28/17 




Type of Filing: Original. The 

following person(s) is (are) doing 

business as: D & D TECH 

COMPLETE AUTO REPAIR; 901 

E. Garvey Ave. Monterey Park, 



Thanh Kien Tran, 3132 Isabel 

Ave. Rosemead, CA 91770. THIS 

BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY 

an Individual. The registrant 


under the Fictitious Business 

Name or names listed above on: 

N/A. I declare that all information 

in this statement is true and correct. 

/s/: Thanh Kien Tran. TITLE: 

Owner. This statement was fi led 

with the LA County Clerk on: November 

21, 2017. NOTICE in accordance 

with subdivision (a) of 

Section 17920, a Fictitious Name 

Statement generally expires at 

the end of fi ve years from the 

date on which it was fi led in the 

offi ce of the county clerk, except, 












the use in this state of a Fictitious 

Business Name in violation of the 



14411 et seq., business and 

professions code). Publish: Pasadena 


12/14/17, 12/21/17, 12/28/17 






business as: H & D FISH TRAD- 

ING LP; 518 N. Rural Dr. Monterey 

Park, CA 91754. COUNTY: 

Los Angeles. REGISTERED 

OWNER(S) Hong Van Le, 4525 

Elrovia Ave. El Monte, CA 91732, 

Dan Ky Truong, 518 N. Rural Dr. 

Monterey Park, CA 91754. THIS 


a Limited Partnership. The registrant 

commenced to transact 

business under the Fictitious 

Business Name or names listed 

above on: N/A. I declare that all 

information in this statement is 

true and correct. /s/: Hong Van 

Le. TITLE: General Partner. This 





17920, a Fictitious Name Statement 























12/14/17, 12/21/17, 12/28/17 





following person(s) is (are) 

doing business as: ENVIRO- 

LOGICAL SOLUTIONS; 701 S. 

Marengo Ave. Pasadena, CA 

91106. COUNTY: Los Angeles. 

REGISTERED OWNER(S) Daniel 

Niswander, 701 S. Marengo 

Ave. Pasadena, CA 91106. THIS 






11/29/2017. I declare that all 

information in this statement is 

true and correct. /s/: Daniel R. 

Niswander. TITLE: President/ 




























12/14/17, 12/21/17, 12/28/17 






business as: WHIMSY TREE; 

333 N. Catalina St. Burbank, CA 


REGISTERED OWNER(S) Anna 

M. Cherubini, 333 N. Catalina St. 

Burbank, CA 91505. THIS BUSI- 

NESS IS CONDUCTED BY an 

Individual. The registrant commenced 

to transact business under 

the Fictitious Business Name 

or names listed above on: N/A. 

I declare that all information in 

this statement is true and correct. 

/s/: Anna M. Cherubini. TITLE: 




























12/14/17, 12/21/17, 12/28/17 






business as: GENERAL ENGINE 

COMPONENTS; 529 E. Cedar 

Ave., Apt. 103 Burbank, CA 


REGISTERED OWNER(S) Ani 

Minasyan, 529 E. Cedar Ave., 

Apt. 103 Burbank, CA 91501. 


BY an Individual. The registrant 






/s/: Ani Minasyan. TITLE: 




























12/14/17, 12/21/17, 12/28/17 






business as: FAMOUS ANGEL 

RECORDS; 792 Fremont Villas 

Los Angeles, CA 90042. COUN- 

TY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED 

OWNER(S) Carlyle Hansen Jr. 

and Porter Hansen, 792 Fremont 

Villas Los Angeles, CA 90042. 


BY a Married Couple. The registrant 




above on: N/A. I declare that all 

information in this statement 

is true and correct. /s/: Carlyle 

Hansen Jr. TITLE: Partner. This 




























12/14/17, 12/21/17, 12/28/17 






business as: BARBARA GENES’ 

SOUL FOOD; 440 E. Bradenhall 

Drive Carson, CA 90746. COUN- 


OWNER(S) Eric Maurice Campbell, 

440 E. Bradenhall Drive Carson, 

CA 90746. THIS BUSINESS 

IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. 


transact business under the Fictitious 

Business Name or names 

listed above on: 11/2017. I declare 

that all information in this 

statement is true and correct. /s/: 

Eric Maurice Campbell. TITLE: 




























12/14/17, 12/21/17, 12/28/17 






business as: NVOH; 631 E. 

Providencia Ave., #F Burbank, 



Omar Hundal, 631 E. Providencia 

Ave., #F Burbank, CA 91501. 


BY an Individual. The registrant 






and correct. /s/: Omar Hundal. TI- 

TLE: Owner. This statement was 


on: December 4, 2017. NOTICE 



Name Statement generally expires 





(b) of Section 17920, where it expires 

40 days after any change in 

the facts set forth in the statement 















12/14/17, 12/21/17, 12/28/17 






business as: THERMO EXPRESS 

CARDS; 11411 Victory Blvd., 

North Hollywood, CA 91606, 410 

Milford St., #201 Glendale, CA 


REGISTERED OWNER(S) Editha 

C. Rumohr, 410 Milford St., #201 

Glendale, CA 91203. THIS BUSI- 





or names listed above on: N/A. I 

declare that all information in this 


Editha C. Rumohr. TITLE: Owner. 

This statement was fi led with the 

LA County Clerk on: December 


























12/21/17, 12/28/17, 1/04/18 






doing business as: FACIAL 

SUITE; 2698 E. Garvey Ave. West 

Covina, CA 91791, 157 S. Shipman 

Ave. La Puente, CA 91744. 

COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGIS- 

TERED OWNER(S) Veronica De 

Leon, 157 S. Shipman Ave. La 

Puente, CA 91744. THIS BUSI- 








Veronica De Leon. TITLE: Owner. 


LA County Clerk on: November 


























12/21/17, 12/28/17, 1/04/18 






business as: EMMA MESROBIAN 

DANCE; 529 West Milford St. 

Glendale, CA 91203. COUNTY: 

Los Angeles. REGISTERED 

OWNER(S) Emma Mesrobian, 

529 West Milford St. Glendale, 

CA 91203. THIS BUSINESS IS 

CONDUCTED BY an Individual. 







Emma Mesrobian. TITLE: Owner. 




























12/21/17, 12/28/17, 1/04/18 






business as: COMMERCE LO- 

GISTIC CENTER. 6270 S. Boyle 

Ave. Vernon, CA 90058. COUN- 


OWNER(S) Performance Finishing 

Center, LLC, 6270 S. Boyle 

Ave. Vernon, CA 90058. State of 



BY a Limited Liability Company. 






statement is true and correct. 

/s/ Janneth D. Robledo. TITLE: 

President, Corp or LLC Name: 

Performance Finishing Center, 

LLC. This statement was fi led 





statement generally expires at the 






















12/21/17, 12/28/17, 01/04/18 






business as: AVERA. 2797 E. 

Foothill Blvd., Ste. 100 Pasadena, 


Articles of Incorporation or 

Organization Number: 3960548. 

REGISTERED OWNER(S) Bohen 

International Inc., 2797 E. Foothill 

Blvd., Ste. 100 Pasadena, CA 

91107. State of Incorporation or 

LLC: California. THIS BUSINESS 

IS CONDUCTED BY a Corporation. 

The registrant commenced 

to transact business under the 

fi ctitious business name or 

names listed above on: 09/2017. I 


statement is true and correct. /s/ 

Zhe Wang. TITLE: CEO, Corp or 

LLC Name: Bohen International 

Inc. This statement was fi led 



























12/21/17, 12/28/17, 01/04/18 




Type of Filing: Amended (New) 


doing business as: ROOTS & 

CULTURE, CREATIVE CULTURE, 

ZAWADI CULTURAL CENTER, 

ZAWADI CULTURAL COLLEC- 

TIVE; 19941 Lorne Street Winnetka, 



Shania Accius and Keith Paschall, 

19941 Lorne Street Winnetka, 

CA 91306. THIS BUSINESS 

IS CONDUCTED BY a General 

Partnership. The registrant commenced 






Shania Accius. TITLE: Partner. 
























state, or common law (see Sec- 


tion 14411 et seq., business and 



12/28/17, 01/04/18, 01/11/18 






business as: DESDEV; 175 1/2 

Park Avenue South Pasadena, 



Julian Hovey Fletcher and Tracy 

Anne Thomas, 175 1/2 Park Avenue 

South Pasadena, CA 91030. 


BY a Married Couple. The registrant 




above on: 01/2011. I declare that 

all information in this statement 

is true and correct. /s/: Julian 

Hovey Fletcher. TITLE: Owner. 






generally expires at the end 

of fi ve years from the date on 

which it was fi led in the offi ce of 

the county clerk, except, as provided 

in subdivision (b) of Section 

17920, where it expires 40 

days after any change in the facts 

set forth in the statement pursuant 

to Section 17913 other than a 

change in the residence address 

of a registered owner. a new Fictitious 

Business Name statement 

must be fi led before the expiration. 

The fi ling of this statement 

does not of itself authorize the 

use in this state of a Fictitious 







12/28/17, 01/04/18, 01/11/18 






business as: BONA PUBLICA. 

715 1/2 Park Avenue South 

Pasadena, CA 91030. COUNTY: 

Los Angeles. Articles of Incorporation 

or Organization Number: 

4083625. REGISTERED 

OWNER(S) Bona Publica, 715 

1/2Park Avenue South Pasadena, 

CA 91030. State of Incorporation 

or LLC: California. THIS 


a Corporation. The registrant 






and correct. /s/ Julian Hovey 

Fletcher. TITLE: CEO, Corp or 

LLC Name: Bona Publica. This 


County Clerk on: December 14, 





end of fi ve years from the date on 














use in this state of a fi ctitious 







12/28/17, 01/04/18, 01/11/18 






business as: CAITCON PRODUC- 

TIONS, CAITCON CONSULT- 

ING, CAITCON CULINARY. 295 

Avenue 64 Pasadena, CA 91105. 

COUNTY: Los Angeles. Articles 

of Incorporation or Organization 

Number: 4082113. REGISTERED 

OWNER(S) Caitcon, Inc., 295 

Avenue 64 Pasadena, CA 91105. 









statement is true and correct. /s/ 

Trina Macleod. TITLE: CEO, Corp 

or LLC Name: Caitcon, Inc. This 




























12/28/17, 01/04/18, 01/11/18 






doing business as: SCHAFFERS 

GENUINE, SCHAFFER’S GENU- 

INE FOODS, 5269 West Pico 

Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90019. 


TERED OWNER(S) Oloroso, LLC, 

5269 West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, 

CA 90019. State of Incorporation 

or LLC:Delaware. THIS 


a Limited Liability Company. The 

registrant commenced to transact 

business under the fi ctitious 

business name or names listed 

above on: 08/2008. I declare that 

all information in this statement 

is true and correct. /s/ Charles 

Stuart Schaffer. TITLE: Manager, 

Corp or LLC Name: Oloroso, LLC. 




























12/28/17, 01/04/18, 01/11/18 






doing business as: SCHAFFER, 

5269 West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, 



Oloroso, LLC, 5269 West Pico 

Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90019. 


Delaware. THIS BUSINESS IS 

CONDUCTED BY a Limited Liability 

Company. The registrant 




08/2008. I declare that all information 


and correct. /s/ Charles Stuart 

Schaffer. TITLE: Manager, Corp 

or LLC Name: Oloroso, LLC. This 




























12/28/17, 01/04/18, 01/11/18 






business as: BEER AND CLAW, 

BEERCLAW, BEER & CLAW, 61 

S. Fair Oaks Ave. Pasadena, CA 


REGISTERED OWNER(S) NCC 

International LLC, 2238 Oldridge 

Drive Hacienda Heights, CA 

91745. State of Incorporation or 

LLC: California. THIS BUSINESS 

IS CONDUCTED BY a Limited Liability 






in this statement is true and 

correct. /s/ Edward Liu. TITLE: 

Managing Member, Corp or LLC 

Name: NCC International LLC. 




























12/28/17, 01/04/18, 01/11/18 






business as: CLOUTAL. 449 E. 

Montecito Ave. Sierra Madre, CA 


REGISTERED OWNER(S) LK Studio, 

Inc., 449 E. Montecito Ave. 

Sierra Madre, CA 91024. State of 



BY a Corporation. The registrant 






/s/ Luke Kwo. TITLE: President, 

Corp or LLC Name: LK Studio, 

Inc. This statement was fi led 

with the LA County Clerk on: December 


























12/28/17, 01/04/18, 01/11/18 






business as: SWEETLY MEMO- 

RABLE WEDDINGS & EVENTS; 

128 St. Francis St. San Gabriel, 



Lynette H. Zheng, 128 St. Francis 

St. San Gabriel, CA 91776. THIS 








correct. /s/: Lynette H. Zheng. TI- 



on: December 7, 2017. NOTICE 



Name Statement generally 

expires at the end of fi ve years 

from the date on which it was 

fi led in the offi ce of the county 

clerk, except, as provided in 

subdivision (b) of Section 17920, 

where it expires 40 days after any 

change in the facts set forth in 

the statement pursuant to Section 

17913 other than a change 

in the residence address of a registered 

owner. a new Fictitious 

Business Name statement must 

be fi led before the expiration. 

The fi ling of this statement does 

not of itself authorize the use in 

this state of a Fictitious Business 

Name in violation of the rights of 

another under federal, state, or 

common law (see Section 14411 

et seq., business and professions 

code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. 

Dates: 12/21/17, 12/28/17, 

01/04/18, 01/11/18 






business as: M‹V, 171 S. Los 

Robles Avenue Pasadena, CA 


REGISTERED OWNER(S) Get Fit 

By MJ, LLC, 171 S. Los Robles 

Avenue Pasadena, CA 91101. 



CONDUCTED BY a Limited Liability 







correct. /s/ Marjorie Jane C. 

Velasco. TITLE: President, Corp 

or LLC Name: Get Fit By MJ, LLC. 




























12/28/17, 01/04/18, 01/11/18 






business as: MOMMA SURF 

CLUB; 1260 Blake Ave. Los Angeles, 



Elizabeth Gist, 1260 Blake Ave. 

Los Angeles, CA 90031. THIS 








/s/: Elizabeth Gist. TITLE: 


with the LA County Clerk on: December 
















statement must be fi led before 

the expiration. The fi ling of this 

statement does not of itself authorize 

the use in this state of 

a Fictitious Business Name in 

violation of the rights of another 

under federal, state, or common 

law (see Section 14411 et seq., 

business and professions code). 

Publish: Pasadena Weekly. 

Dates: 12/21/17, 12/28/17, 

01/04/18, 01/11/18 






business as: FOX’S RESTAU- 

RANT. 2352 N. Lake Ave. Altadena, 

CA 91001, 837 N. Ave 63 

Los Angeles, CA 90042. COUN- 


OWNER(S) Soul Pig Inc., 837 N. 

Ave 63 Los Angeles, CA 90042. 









is true and correct. /s/ Paul 

Rosenbluh. TITLE: President, 

Corp or LLC Name: Soul Pig Inc. 




























1/4/18, 1/11/17, 1/18/17 






business as: THE MELODY 

TRICE SHOW; 605 W. Huntington 

Dr., #651 Monrovia, CA 91016. 


TERED OWNER(S) Melody Trice, 

605 W. Huntington Dr., #651 

Monrovia, CA 91016. THIS BUSI- 








Melody Trice. TITLE: Owner. This 






generally expires at the end 

of fi ve years from the date on 





















1/4/18, 1/11/18, 1/18/18 






business as: LUCAS MEDIA 

CONSULTING; 120 De Anza 

Street Apt. 203 San Gabriel, CA 


REGISTERED OWNER(S) Dan 

Zhang, 120 De Anza Street Apt. 

203 San Gabriel, CA 91776. THIS 








and correct. /s/: Dan Zhang. TI- 


fi led with the LA County Clerk on: 

December 4, 2017. NOTICE – in 

accordance with subdivision (a) 

of Section 17920, a Fictitious 

Name Statement generally expires 





(b) of Section 17920, where it 

expires 40 days after any change 

in the facts set forth in the statement 

pursuant to Section 17913 

other than a change in the residence 

address of a registered 

owner. a new Fictitious Business 

Name statement must be fi led before 

the expiration. The fi ling of 

this statement does not of itself 

authorize the use in this state of 

a Fictitious Business Name in 

violation of the rights of another 

under federal, state, or common 

law (see Section 14411 et 

seq., business and professions 

code). Publish: Pasadena Weekly. 

Dates: 12/7/17, 12/14/17, 

12/21/17, 12/28/17 






business as: PUCHIKA SALVA- 

DOREAN COFFEE; 5130 Borland 

Road Los Angeles, CA 90032. 


TERED OWNER(S) Luis Ernesto 

Zeledon and Ana Lucia Zeledon, 

5130 Borland Road Los Angeles, 


CONDUCTED BY a Married Couple. 






is true and correct. /s/: Luis 

Ernesto Zeledon. TITLE: Owner. 


LA County Clerk on: November 

21, 2017. NOTICE – in accordance 

























12/14/17, 12/21/17, 12/28/17 






business as: TESLADENA; 

1630 Homet Road Pasadena, CA 


REGISTERED OWNER(S) Ken 

Lin, 1630 Homet Road Pasadena, 


CONDUCTED BY an Individual. 






is true and correct. /s/: 

Ken Lin. TITLE: Owner. This 



2017. NOTICE – in accordance 

























1/4/18, 1/11/18, 1/18/18 



8THURSDAY 12.28.17 

CHOICE EVENTS 

FOR THE WEEK OF 

12.28–01.04 


Todd Rundgren performs at The Rose, 245 E. Green St., Pasadena. Doors open at 6 p.m. and 

Rundgren performs at 9 p.m. Tickets are $38 to $68, with a limited number of VIP meet-and-greet 

tickets available for $199. Call (888) 645-5006 or visit roseconcerts.com. 

FRIDAY 12.29.17 

The Rose Parade’s Equestfest offers an up-close look at the horses scheduled to appear in the parade, as horses 

and riders perform drills and dances. Visits to the stables, talks with riders, a vendor court and music are included. It runs 

from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center, 480 W. Riverside Drive, Burbank. Regular admission 

is $15, free for children 5 and younger, and VIP tickets are $40. Visit tournamentofroses.com for information. Call (626) 

795-4131 or visit sharpseating.com for tickets. 

SATURDAY 12.30.17 

SUNDAY 12.31.17 

MONDAY 01.01.17 

TUESDAY 01.02.17 

WEDNESDAY 01.03.17 

Saturday is the last chance to catch the Huntington’s annual Viewing Stones Show, featuring 

examples of Asian suiseki and other viewing stones on view from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 1151 Oxford 

Road, San Marino. Admission is included in the cost of regular admission of $29 for adults, $24 

for seniors, $13 for youth ages 4 to 11, free for children younger than 4. Call (626) 405-2100 or visit 

huntington.org. 

Grand Park and the Music Center’s New Year’s Eve celebration features a dance party, 

free interactive motion-graphic activations and a unique New Year’s countdown from 8 p.m. 

to 1 a.m. Free. Grand Park is between Grand Avenue and Spring Street and First and Temple 

streets, Los Angeles. Visit grandparkla.org. 

The 129th Rose Parade takes over the streets of Pasadena starting at 8 a.m. at the corner of 

Orange Grove Boulevard and Green Street, continuing to Colorado Boulevard to Sierra Madre Boulevard, 

and ending at Villa Street. This year’s theme is “Making a Difference,” honoring and celebrating 

all people in the community. Grand Marshal is actor and veteran advocate Gary Sinise. The Rose 

Queen is La Salle High School senior Isabella Marez. Visit tournamentofroses.com. 

The last chance to view the Rose Parade floats up-close following the parade runs from 9 a.m. to 

5 p.m. at the corner of Sierra Madre and Washington boulevards, Pasadena. Tickets are $15 general 

admission, free for children 5 and younger. Tickets are available through Sharp Seating at sharpseating. 

com or by calling (626) 795-4171. Visit tournamentofroses.com for information. 

THURSDAY 01.04.17 

Brad Colerick’s weekly singer-songwriter series features David Serby & the Latest Scam and 

Jill Freeman at 7 p.m. at Arroyo Seco Golf Course, 1055 Lohman Lane, South Pasadena. 

Tickets are $10 general admission, $15 for table seating, available at wineandsong.com. 

View Descanso Gardens’ Enchanted Forest of Light show before it closes Jan. 7, in a 

one-mile walk through the Gardens lit up in stunning light displays, from 5:30 to 10 p.m. at 1418 

Descanso Drive, La Cañada Flintridge. Tickets are $30 general admission, free for children 

younger than 2. Visit descansogardens.org/programs-events/enchanted/tickets for tickets. 

PHOTO: Courtesy of Tournament of Roses

Welcome To Pasadena 2017

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