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SINS OF THE PAST 

STORIES OF THE PRESENT 

“Well, but is it true that 

they have been passing a law 

forbidding people to give meat and 

drink to those poor colored folks 

that come along? I heard they 

were talking of some such law, 

but I didn’t think any Christian 

legislature would pass it!” 

“Why, Mary, you are getting to 

be a politician, all at once.” 

“No, nonsense! I wouldn’t 

give a fig for all your politics, 

generally, but I think this 

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is something downright cruel and unchristian. I hope, my dear, no 

such law has been passed.” 

“There has been a law passed forbidding people to help off 

the slaves that come over from Kentucky, my dear; so much of 

that thing has been done by these reckless Abolitionists, that 

our brethren in Kentucky are very strongly excited, and it seems 

necessary, and no more than Christian and kind, that something 

should be done by our state to quiet the excitement.” 

What you just read was taken from page 91 of my copy 

of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” written 167 

years ago. This conversation between a senator and his wife 

could easily play out almost verbatim in Washington, DC today 

when applied to illegal immigration problems we now face. 

We are enforcing laws and detaining people who are not 

runaway slaves but runaway refugees escaping war, crime, 

violence, drought, famine, climate change and much, much more. 

What this seems to tell me is that as social change surges 

forward all around us, America never seems to learn from its own 

mistakes. We do the same things over and over again. 

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INCHING TOWARD 

DEMOCRACY 

Many serious thinkers these 

days ask whether Trump’s 

America is still a democracy. 

But perhaps we need inquire 

whether we ever were. 

Certainly we were never 

intended to be. The propertied 

white men who wrote the 

Constitution carefully 

safeguarded their privileged 

world from that possibility. 

They believed “the wealthy 

and well-born” were best 

able to govern. Majoritarian 

“passions,” they thought, would 

lead to disorder. 

Voting rights, for example, 

were left to the several 

states; and in most, only free 

men with property had that 

privilege. Females of any 

condition, slaves and the 

indentured and most white 

males were excluded. All but 

about 6 percent of Americans 

were barred from the most 

basic participation in selfgovernment. 

To further subdue the 

alleged passions of the many, 

members of the powerful upper 

house, the Senate, were chosen 

by state legislatures rather 

than directly by citizens until 

1915 when the 17th Amendment 

ushered in our current process. 

Similarly, presidential 

results were filtered through 

the Electoral College whereby 

state electors cast their 

allotted votes for the winning 

candidate en bloc, rather than 

proportionately. Under this 

formula, in the last election, the 

candidate with 3 million fewer 

votes won the presidency. 

In reality, the Constitution’s 

framers were no different than 

any group intent on preserving 

its own class’ advantage. They 

also had the task of knitting 

together 13 “sovereign” states, 

each with its own elite to be 

satisfied if the document was 

to be ratified. The intent was to 

maintain the status quo, circa 

1787. 

But, as we all know, 

America’s political structure 

evolved. Through generations 

of fierce struggle and often 

bloodshed, voting rights 

enlarged to encompass all 

adult citizens. Ordinary people 

gained more control over their 

lives and a more equitable 

share of wealth. 

Far more worthy 

of veneration than the 

Constitution’s authors are the 

many generations of agitators 

and activists whose struggles 

moved our nation closer to 

achieving genuine “consent of 

the governed.” 

Today we face a return to 

the founders’ intent — rule by 

the rich and well-born. In part, 

the High Court has enabled 

the regression with partisan 

decisions — such as quashing 

campaign finance limits or 

refusing relief from voter 

suppression acts. The latest 

candidate to join the court 

looks likely to further entrench 

plutocracy. 

Can America be made safe 

for democracy? 

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•POWERPOINT• 

BY JOHN GRULA 

AWASH IN TRASH 

THE PASADENA AUDUBON SOCIETY WORKS TO KEEP WILDLIFE 

HABITATS SAFE IN A WORLD STEEPED IN PLASTIC REFUSE 

In “Albatross,” filmmaker Chris Jordan amply illustrates the huge negative 

impacts that plastic waste is having on large colonies of Laysan albatross on 

the remote Pacific island of Midway. 

As big as this story is, it is but a microcosm of the enormous harm that 

plastics are inflicting on all forms of marine life in the Pacific and the world’s 

other oceans. 

About 8 million metric tons of discarded plastic ends up in the oceans every 

year, according to a recent report in the Los Angeles Times. There it adds to 

plastic waste items already floating in what have grown into literal islands of 

garbage. 

This, of course, is not counting the mess that plastics have created on the 

planet’s terrestrial environment. On land, according to the Times, we have 

produced billions of tons of plastic junk that shouldn’t be landfilled, but is. In 

fact, 91 percent of plastic trash is not recycled, according to a report in the July 

2017 issue of National Geographic Magazine. “Mass production of plastics, which 

began just six decades ago, has accelerated so rapidly that it has created 8.3 

billion metric tons — most of it in disposable products that end up as trash,” 

writes Laura Parker, reporting on a study published last year in the peerreviewed 

journal Science Advances. 

“Plastic takes more than 400 years to degrade, so most of it still exists in 

some form,” as Parker reports. And, she writes, “Only 12 percent has been 

incinerated. … The prediction that by mid-century the oceans will contain more 

plastic waste than fish, ton for ton, has become one of the most-quoted statistics 

and a rallying cry to do something about it.” 

Making matters worse, plastic floating on the surface is hit by sunlight, 

causing it to disintegrate into tiny particles that birds and other marine 

creatures often mistake for food. As the situation stands today, scientists believe 

contamination of the entire marine food chain is possible. 

Unbeknownst to many, lovers of the albatross and other threatened bird 

species led the struggle for environmental protections in this country. 

In fact, this year marks the centennial of the landmark Migratory Bird Treaty 

Act (MBTA) of 1918. One of the nation’s first major pieces of environmental law, 

the MBTA was enacted to protect migratory birds. The statute makes it illegal to 

pursue, hunt, capture, kill, or sell such birds without a waiver. Over 800 species 

are currently on the list. The legislation confers additional environmental 

benefits, such as protection of wetlands and forests. This law predated the 

Endangered Species Act by 56 years, with the MBTA setting a significant 

precedent for this important piece of modern-day legislation. 

The 113-year-old National Audubon Society deserves most of the credit for 

passage of the MBTA. Over the years, the Audubon Society has worked with the 

oil and utility industries to implement simple and cheap measures to protect 

birds from hazards like oil waste pits and power lines, according to the spring 

edition of Audubon magazine. The organization continues to be a leader on a 

wide range of environmental issues, such as plastic waste pollution. 

In Pasadena, we are fortunate to have a local group, the Pasadena Audubon 

Society, based at the Eaton Canyon Nature Center, where “Albatross” screened 

recently. In addition to organizing field trips and educating hundreds, it is a 

leader with respect to many local environmental issues. 

For example, the society’s Pasadena chapter, led by President Laura Grant, 

has taken the lead on monitoring and slowing the overzealous Hahamongna 

Watershed Park “Big Dig” project, which aims to remove over 2 million 

cubic yards of sediment from behind Devil’s Gate Dam. As a result of the 

local chapter’s efforts, LA County must analyze the cumulative effect on 

environmental quality and of habitat harm that could be caused by this project. 

The Pasadena chapter is also involved in other environmental projects such 

as cleaning up local parks and nature centers. 

In our evolving relationship with nature, what lies ahead seems clear. We 

can continue on this path and suffer the consequences, or we can take the 

action necessary to prevent our planet from being completely overrun by plastic 

garbage. ■ 

John Grula, PhD, is affi liated with the Southern California Federation of Scientists. 


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

ANOTHER BITE? 

FAMILY PETITIONS FEDERAL APPEALS 

COURT TO RECONSIDER RULING OVER 

ADAM AND EVE PAINTINGS 

P. 8 

TAX CONTAGION 

PASADENA CHAMBER SURVEY 

SEEKS OPINIONS ON TAX INCREASE, 

GLENDALE AND BURBANK ALSO 

PLACE TAX HIKES ON NOVEMBER 

BALLOT 

P. 8 

STILL THERE 

AFTER FOUR YEARS, MORE THAN 

30,000 TERRORISTS STILL IN IRAQ 

AND SYRIA 

P. 8 

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‘OF GREAT CONCERN’ 

LA COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY JABS MOST CITY POLICE AGENCIES FOR INTIMIDATING 

COMPLAINT PROCEDURES AND LACK OF CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT 

BY ANDRÉ COLEMAN 

In its 2018 report, the Los Angeles County Civil Grand Jury (CGJ) 

expressed dismay over the lack of civilian oversight boards in 

local police departments. 

“The absence of civilian oversight in 44 of the 46 law 

enforcement agencies in Los Angeles County is a problem and 

should be an issue of great concern,” states the report, which was 

released June 30. 

Currently, only the Long Beach and Los Angeles police 

departments, along with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s 

Department, have civilian oversight. 

Each year, the grand jury decides which topics to investigate. 

They invite experts and government officials to speak and visit 

local government agencies. The grand jury has investigative 

powers over operations, accounts and records of local government, 

including county, cities and school districts. 

The report also takes several departments to task, among them 

Pasadena, for forcing people to sign complaint forms against police 

officers under the penalty of perjury if they make false statements. 

“Some individuals may be reluctant to file a complaint for fear 

of reprisal from the officer or officers they are complaining against 

or the police department itself,” the report states. “Ideally, the 

complaint form and process should not in any way intimidate or 

discourage persons from making complaints.” 

The grand jury examined police departments in Pasadena, Bell 

Gardens, Burbank, Culver City, El Monte, Glendale, Inglewood, 

Pomona, San Fernando, South Gate, Torrance and West Covina. 

Of the 12 departments reviewed by the grand jury, only 

Pasadena and Glendale have complaint forms that contain perjury 

warnings. 

Forms in Torrance and South Gate include warnings that false 

statements could lead to prosecution and the complaint form in 

West Covina warns that officers and civilians could be required to 

take a polygraph during the investigation of a complaint against a 

police officer. 

CHIEF CONCERNS 

CITY TO HOLD PUBLIC 

HEARINGS ON POLICE CHIEF 

RECRUITMENT 

Pasadena City Manager 

Steve Mermell on 

Friday announced several 

public meetings as 

part of the recruitment 

process for the city’s 

next police chief. 

The public will have 

a chance to tell officials 

with the executive 

search firm Teri Black Steve Mermell 

& Co. LLC, which qualities 

they want in the next police chief. 

Interim Police Chief John Perez told the 

Pasadena Weekly several weeks ago that 

he would be applying for the job. Perez 

replaced former Chief Phillip Sanchez after 

Sanchez left the department in April. 

“Public input is crucial to selecting the 

best individual to lead the department,” 

said Mermell in a prepared statement. “I 

encourage all community stakeholders to 

attend the upcoming forums and share 

their thoughts on the characteristics and 

professional background they feel are most 

important when selecting a new chief.” 

Community forums will take at 6:30 

p.m. on Sept. 6, in the City Council Chambers 

at City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Ave. Two 

additional meetings will take place on Sept. 

8. The first will be held at 9:30 a.m. in the 

Villa-Parke Community Center auditorium, 

363 E. Villa St. The second meeting on that 

day will be held at 11:30 a.m. in the Jackie 

Robinson Community Center, 1020 N. Fair 

Oaks Ave. 

Applications for the position will be 

accepted in September. Screenings and 

interviews are expected to take place in 

October and November. The interview 

process will include a community panel in 

addition to law enforcement professionals 

and municipal agency administrators. 

Activists have called for a transparent 

process in which the names of finalists are 

released before a final decision is made. 

Teri Black & Company, LLC offers executive 

search services to throughout the 

Western United States. Black has nearly 20 

years of experience in public sector executive 

recruitment and network-building, 

including exceptional depth in local law 

enforcement. 

Anyone who would like to offer input 

but cannot attend the meetings can do so 

online at Online comments can be left at 

cityofpasadena.net/PoliceChiefRecruitment. 

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BRIEFS 

ANOTHER BITE? 

FAMILY PETITIONS FEDERAL APPEALS 

COURT TO RECONSIDER RULING OVER 

ADAM AND EVE PAINTINGS 


The legal battle over paintings seized by the Nazis and later 

purchased by the founder of the Norton Simon Museum may 

not be over. 

On Monday, Marei Von Saher, heir of art collector 

Marei Von Saher 

Jacques Goudstikker, filed a a petition to have a federal appeals 

court reconsider its ruling allowing the museum to keep the nearly 500-year-old 

paintings of Adam and Eve by German Renaissance painter Lucas Cranach the Elder 

once owned by Goudstikker. 

Saher filed her petition on the grounds that critical facts were not considered 

when the court ruled against her last month and affirmed the museum’s ownership of 

the classic paintings. 

“I brought this case more than 10 years ago to recover artworks that were indisputably 

looted by the Nazis during World War II from my family,” said Von Saher in a 

statement. “I am very disappointed that the court decided against me this time, and 

ask that it reconsider its decision. I am hopeful that justice — long overdue — will 

finally be achieved in this case.” 

Goudstikker was forced to sell his 1,200- piece collection to Nazis in 1940 before 

fleeing to the Netherlands. In 1971, Norton Simon purchased Adam and Eve, two of 

the paintings from that collection. 

Von Saher, Goudstikkers’ daughter-in-law, began seeking the return of the family 

collection in 1998. In 2006, the Dutch courts awarded her restitution of 202 paintings, 

but not those two. 

In 2007, federal proceedings in the US began, but the family has been hampered 

by a major stumbling block: Family members did not act in time to get the artwork 

back. 

Last month’s ruling agreed with the previous decisions that the US had no authority 

to overturn the Netherlands’ decision to allow the sale sell Adam and Eve to Simon. 

“In light of the US government policy strongly urging the restitution of Nazi-looted 

artworks to the victims’ families, it is particularly disturbing that the court would 

permit these paintings to remain in the museum,” Von Saher’s lawyer Lawrence Kaye 

said in a statement. “As Congress expressly stated in the recently enacted HEAR 

(Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery) Act. which permits claimants a greater opportunity 

to bring restitution claims without fear of having them dismissed as untimely, 

the law should ensure that the US policy on restitution is furthered, not hindered, as it 

was with this decision.” n 

TAX CONTAGION 

PASADENA CHAMBER SURVEY SEEKS 

OPINIONS ON TAX INCREASE, AS 

GLENDALE AND BURBANK PLACE TAX 

HIKES ON NOVEMBER BALLOT 


The Pasadena Chamber of Commerce is surveying local 

community members to gauge support for a three-quarter 

percent tax sales increase that will appear on the November Paul Little 

ballot. 

Earlier this month, the Glendale City Council voted to put a proposed threequarter 

percent sales tax increase on the Nov. 6 ballot, which would increase the 

city’s sales tax from 9.5 percent to 10.25 percent, the same as Pasadena’s. 

If approved, it could potentially generate $30 million annually. 

Council members in that city said they felt the sales tax increase was necessary 

before Los Angeles County or the state implements similar tax hikes, which local 

officials fear would lead to money leaving Glendale. 

Burbank, which currently has no sales tax, has also put a sales tax of 0.75 

percent on the November ballot. 

The Pasadena chamber’s three-question survey asks respondents if they 

support the tax increase and if they support using a third of $21 million it is 

expected to generate annually to help fund public schools. The final question allows 

respondents to leave a comment on the issue. 

The measure concerns the Chamber of Commerce, which has not yet taken a 

position on the issue. 

“Those who sell high-end and expensive items may be priced out of a very 

competitive market, especially for automobiles, computers and appliances,” wrote 

chamber CEO and President Paul Little. “If you tax these items to a point where 

our sellers are not competitive, you may also reduce tax revenues to the city. If it 

appears that I can save a few hundred dollars or more by purchasing a car 20 miles 

away, why wouldn’t I do that?” 

Little said survey results will be available next week. 

According to the wording of the measure, the money would be used to maintain 

essential services such as fire, police and paramedic. It would also be used to 

improve neighborhood and school safety, repair streets and sidewalks, address 

homelessness, and maintain after-school programs and senior services. Voters will 

also be asked if a third of those funds should be used to fund public education. n 

‘OF GREAT CONCERN’ 

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 

The grand jury recommended all 12 cities comply 

with a requirement to provide written notification 

to the complaining party of the disposition of the 

complaint within 30 days. Pasadena does comply 

with the requirement 78 percent of the time. 

The CGJ also called on all 12 departments to 

develop websites that would allow complaints to be 

taken online. 

City officials were scheduled to respond to the 

report this week via a formal letter. As of press time, 

Mayor Terry Tornek had not signed off on the letter. 

The matter was also scheduled to be discussed 

at Wednesday’s meeting of the City Council’s Public 

Safety Committee. 

“As a progressive city, appropriate civilian 

oversight of the Pasadena Police Department must 

be viewed in that context, without a federal judge 

ordering it,” said Councilman and committee Chair 

John Kennedy. “What is needed is leadership, and 

best-in-class policies, not more studies.” 

Kennedy has been the council’s leading proponent 

of civilian oversight of police. 

“The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department enjoys 

civilian oversight because the Board of Supervisors 

passed legislation requiring reasonable oversight,” 

Kennedy said. 

Activists have been calling for civilian oversight 

of the Pasadena department since the 1991 beating 

of Altadena motorist Rodney King in Lake View 

Terrace. 

After that effort failed, then-Police Chief Jerry 

Oliver started a citizens’ police academy, a 12-week 

class designed to provide participants with an 

inside look at police operations while promoting the 

principles of community policing. 

The call for civilian oversight of police went out 

again following the death of local barber Michael 

Bryant. In 1993.Bryant led police from San Marino, 

Pasadena and Los Angeles on a high-speed pursuit 

that ended in Highland Park. Bryant got out of his 

car, climbed a hillside and jumped into a swimming 

pool to avoid arrest. While he was in the water, police 

officers used their Tasers to shock him. 

Police reports later stated Bryant was struck 

several times by police batons, according to a Los 

Angeles Times article. Pasadena police claimed local 

officers did not strike Bryant, but helped him to the 

police car. 

Bryant was hogtied and placed on his stomach in 

the car’s backseat and died a short time later. Bryant 

was overweight, out of shape and high on cocaine at 

the time of the incident. Bryant’s family was awarded 

a $1.5 million settlement from the city of Los Angeles. 

After his death, more than 100 people demanded 

an independent investigation. 

In 2005, Bernard Melekian, when he was chief of 

police in Pasadena, opposed calls for more civilian 

oversight in the aftermath of the officer-involved 

deaths of Maurice Clark and LaMont Robinson. 

The call for more accountability came up again 

in 2009 after officers shot and killed Leroy Barnes 

after Barnes exited the backseat of a vehicle with a 

THE COUNT 

As of Monday,2,066 days after the war in Afghanistan ended … 

2,224 

American military 

service members 

(0 more 

than last week) 

were reported 

killed in Afghanistan 

since 

the war began in 

2001, according to 

The Associated Press. 

12 

airstrikes were 

conducted against 

ISIS in Syria and 

Iraq by coalition 

members Aug. 

6-12. A weapons 

cache and 6 

ISIS vehicles were 

destroyed. 

weapon during a traffic stop. 

Three years later, the calls resurfaced after 

Officers Matthew Griffin and Jeffrey Newlen shot and 

killed unarmed teenager Kendrec McDade after 911 

caller Oscar Carrillo Gonzales told police that he had 

been robbed at gunpoint by McDade and a juvenile at 

a taco stand in Northwest Pasadena. 

After McDade was fatally shot officers discovered 

he was unarmed. 

According to a 2016 poll “Community Perceptions 

of Policing in Pasadena,” African Americans by far 

had the most negative perceptions of local police. 

Seventy-percent of those polled said they believed 

police engaged in racial profiling. Sixty percent of 

black respondents said they believed police stopped 

people for no good reason. Fifty-three percent found 

verbal and physical abuse to be a problem, and 37 

percent said they found offensive language to be an 

issue during encounters with local officers. 

Interim Police Chief John Perez told the Pasadena 

Weekly that the grand jury report “details the best 

practices on how the Pasadena Police Department 

can do better in serving the Pasadena community.” 

“We take the grand jury recommendations 

seriously and move to enhance our complaint process 

for sheer equity of all the stakeholders,” Perez said. 

“Certain recommendations have been or will be put 

into place while others need further examination on 

how to better satisfy the recommendations moving 

forward.” 

This past year at least two people filed claims that 

later appeared to be false based on camera footage 

provide by the police. 

On July 17, the city released footage of a 2016 

police stop involving Sharell Thompson, 43, and her 

daughter Sharaya Brown, 22. 

After the stop the women claimed that Thompson 

was forced to show her breasts and Brown was 

fondled and molested during a “nightmare of a traffic 

stop.” 

But dashboard camera footage released in July did 

not appear to substantiate the claims of misconduct. 

In July 2017, Kelvin Jankins said he was 

“threatened, assaulted, battered” and subjected 

to excessive force, which left him physically and 

mentally injured. Body worn camera footage 

contradicted Jankins claim. 

“The CGJ’s goals were to increase the availability 

and acceptance of citizen complaints; insure that 

timely and appropriate investigations occurred; 

assess that compliance with the citizen complaint 

process was being followed and to insure that logging 

and tracking measures were in place to identify 

problem officers early. This can potentially prevent 

more serious problems in the future. 

“It was the CGJ’s desire to improve transparency 

and oversight, and thus police conduct.” 

This year there have been six complaints against 

officers for excessive force. That number is down 

from 19 last year. n 

31,600 

ISIS members may still 

be Iraq and Syria, 

according to the 

US Defense 

Department. The 

revelation comes 

after 4 years of 

bombing the terrorist 

group. 

2 

people were killed and 6 

wounded when a bomb 

went off at a crowded 

market in Baghdad on 

Tuesday. According 

to Reuters, no one 

has taken responsibility 

for the attack. 

— Compiled by 

André Coleman 


WAYS TO SUPPORT OUR BUZZIEST POLLINATORS AND PROTECT 

THREATENED NATIVE BEE HABITAT 

BY BLISS BOWEN | PHOTOS BY COURTNAY ROBBINS 

hive: “a box or other shelter foracolony of domesticated bees” 

apiary: “a place where bees are kept for their honey, generally consisting of a number of 

hives” 

—per Webster’s trusty dictionary 

In recent years, as urban farming has become more prevalent throughout Pasadena 

and the San Gabriel Valley, backyard beekeeping has become more commonly accepted. 

Awareness was heightened by the Los Angeles City Council’s October 2015 decision to 

overturn an 1879 ban and legalize urban beekeeping, while ongoing global news coverage 

of colony collapse disorder (CCD) and bees’ vulnerability to neonicotinoids continues 

to focus attention on the plight of Earth’s busiest pollinators. An estimated one 

out of every three mouthfuls of food is pollinated at some point by bees, so maintaining 

healthy colonies and habitat is essential to Earth’s ecosystem. 

Motivations for keeping bees are varied, as are the bees themselves. California is 

home to approximately 1,600 species of native bees; 400 or more varieties reside in Los 

Angeles County, although that’s only an estimate. Only the European honeybee — not a 

native species — has colonies and makes and accumulates enough honey that humans 

care about. “All bees feed on pollen and nectar; that’s their food source for their young,” 

notes Brian V. Brown, curator of the entomology section at the Natural History Museum 

of Los Angeles County. “But honeybees are colonial so they have many workers in a 

single nest and make vast amounts of honey for the whole colony. Native bees don’t do 

that.” 

Calls to City Hall inquiring approximately how many beehives are kept within Pasadena 

city limits and whether they are inspected were not returned. Surrounding towns, 

which have different zoning rules, are also home to backyard beekeepers. 

A WORLD OF BACKYARD FARMS 

Levi Brewster, who teaches gardening and ecology at New Horizon School in Pasadena, 

has been keeping honeybees for a year and a half on his family’s half-acre property 

in Altadena where they grow fruit trees, annual and native gardens, and 10 chickens. Before 

moving there four years ago, they kept chickens in Echo Park. Brewster, who says 

he’s always gardened “in some way,” grew up working for farmers in Indiana at a time 

when bees and chickens were already “fairly industrialized” but “cows, pigs, and sheep 

still had pasture land.” Interestingly, when he visits Indiana now, “most of those animals 

are in CAFOs [Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations] and barns and you don’t see 

them anymore. But you’re starting to see backyard chickens and bees. It’s funny how 

these cycles happen.” 

His own beekeeping happened through a friend who captures unwanted hives — bee 

boxes that have been neglected or found in walls or trees. “It seemed like an obvious 

thing to do because we have space and it’s fairly low maintenance,” he says. “Also, learning 

about the health benefits of local honey that are really specific. Some of my family 

has pollen allergies and they started experimenting with very local honey.” 

They maintain two colonies — two boxes in one, three in the other — plus a “wild 

colony that we don’t do anything with” that lives in an avocado tree. “That one’s more 

mysterious, the way those colonies come and go,” he says. “We’ve often wondered if 

the bees that we brought in have actually replaced the bees in that wild hive.” Brewster 

speaks thoughtfully about the lessons his children are learning, and patiently takes time 

to explain the set-up process and recommend instructional videos. 

There have been learning curves. He went through a “whole weird process of 

understanding the ways of bees” when he moved his hives about 30 feet so their flight 

path wouldn’t intersect with the human path to the chicken coop and garden. “We had 

some problems with the bees being too aggressive and our kids getting stung,” he says. 

“There’s this funny traditional rule of thumb where you’re supposed to move the boxes 

either less than three feet or more than three miles because otherwise they get lost 

and they want to go back to the same place.” After researching the matter, he tried a 

workaround: closing up hive holes as the bees slept and moving them in the night, then 

leaving them for three days. Midway through the first day, the bees got past the hole 

blocks, and Brewster found “a big ol’ swarm” in his pathway worse than the problem he’d 

been trying to solve, but ultimately the bees relocated successfully. 

“They’re funny creatures,” he says, chuckling. “They’re honeybees. My understanding 

is that these particular bees are actually native to Europe originally, but they’ve 

been naturalized. There are wild colonies of these bees now all over North America. 

Essentially these bees have had lots of interaction with local bees, so they’re fairly well 

naturalized at this point.” 

BEES KNEES 

Most of us think of bees abstractly, sometimes sentimentalizing or demonizing 

them, but their reality is complex. (Do even minimal research into bees and beekeeping 

and you’ll likely be amazed at how fast you get sucked into a time-consuming world of 

frames, pollen trapping, and “bearding,” or the bee version of sweating — clinging to the 

outside of their hive because they need more air.) It’s not like they have personalities as 

distinctly individual as a dog’s, but within their colonies they do function as family units, 

with individual bees performing varied jobs at different stages in their lives and engaging 

in behaviors that can be surprising to clueless humans. 

For instance, bees “hold hands” in chains as they build their combs; backyard beekeepers 

generally set out wooden frames, taking care that they’re level, and bees create 

a line from the top and build their wax combs downward from there. Once their home is 

established and foragers are flying in and out during the day (they can’t fly in the dark; 

they crawl), bees often wiggle their hind ends at the entrance in a kind of dance to point 

their brethren toward food. They sting when intruders get too close to their home; they 

swarm when they don’t have a home or are preparing to move to a new one. 

In centuries past, Egyptian, Greek and Mayan cultures celebrated bees and their central 

role in sustaining food systems. Eagle Rock resident Marvin Jordana seeks to honor 

that lineage and its spiritual component in weekly classes that have made him a popular 

Airbnb “experience” (airbnb.com/experiences/20316). Jordana says he never expected 

to keep bees and that it took about two years for him to get the hang of it. 

“They chose me to keep them,” he says. “It’s not like I went looking for it. 

“In ancient Egypt and Minoa, in Greece, they erected temples in honor of this animal. 



HOW TO LOVE A BEE 


They thought that bees brought human souls back to the earth. These are ancient 

mysteries that have been going on for thousands of years. I started delving into it a little 

bit more; I practice meditation and I chant, so something resonated with me … like a 

soul connection with this animal. I didn’t even know that there were all sorts of rituals 

and temples and priestesses called the Melissae in Greece that would do ceremonies to 

honor the bee. I found that fascinating. Why wouldn’t we honor a creature that feeds our 

population?” 

Jordana, who grew up on his grandfather’s farm in the Philippines, conducts breathing 

exercises with jittery guests and other visitors (including the Zooey Deschanelhosted 

web series “Your Food’s Roots,” which recently shot a still-unaired episode in 

his backyard). He doesn’t want anyone to be stung, nor does he want to “stress out” his 

bees, about which he’s quite protective. 

“You have to move slow around them,” he says. “You can’t be afraid. This goes back 

again to the spiritual practice. You have to be very present. All these are tenets of meditation 

and mindfulness. You’re kind of forced to do it [laughs] when you’re around bees.” 

Jordana maintains 10 hives within a five- to eight-mile radius at his home, a community 

garden and friends’ backyards. He trades honey for pomegranates and figs, and 

habitat. 

“I’ve never done it for sale — I’m not pimping out my girls like that,” he says with a 

laugh. “If I do take some honey, I take very little — just enough for me, my friends and 

family. It’s cool because there’s a sense of community in it. I trade to be able to put my 

beehives in people’s backyard for honey. There’s something very ancient about it; it’s a 

commodity that’s shared that’s not monetary.” 

The beekeepers who spoke (on and off the record) for this article are mindful of 

not taking too much honey. As Brewster points out, the more you take, the harder and 

longer bees need to work. That’s particularly problematic if they’re dealing with other 

environmental stressors. But the conscientious bartering that occurs around urban 

farming fosters deeper ties of community as well as greater awareness of food’s production 

and provenance. 

HONEY IN THE HIVE 

In May the nonprofit Bee Informed Partnership (beeinformed.org), which conducts 

annual surveys of US honeybee colony loss, released its preliminary analysis of that 

loss between April 2017 and April 2018. With 69 percent of backyard, sideline and commercial 

beekeepers declaring that they “lost more of their colonies than deemed to 

be acceptable,” Bee Informed estimated that US beekeepers lost 40.1 percent of their 

managed honeybee colonies — more than the previous year (33 percent). Such continuing 

high percentages of lost colonies are, according to beekeepers as well as a June 2014 

Obama administration Fact Sheet, unsustainable. 

That same Fact Sheet called insect pollination “integral to food security in the 

United States,” and credited pollinators with contributing upwards of $24 billion to the 

US economy; honeybees accounted for more than $15 billion of that, and the contributions 

of “native wild pollinators, such as bumble bees and alfalfa leafcutter bees” 

reached more than $9 billion. 

The chief threats confronting domestic and wild bees are climate change, habitat 

loss, and pesticides — particularly the neuro-active class of chemicals known as neonicotinoids, 

which make bees vulnerable to their primary predator, the parasitic varroa 

mite. Yet earlier this summer, the Trump administration reversed a two-year-old ban on 

neonicotinoid usage on wildlife refuges instituted during Barack Obama’s presidency. 

Against that backdrop, commercial beekeepers find their bees more in demand 

than ever as they rotate “hives for hire” from berry farms to cantaloupe fields. There 

are strong anecdotal signs that bees are being stressed and consequently weakened 

by such moves. According to July’s National Honey Report from the US Department 

of Agriculture, bees were being fed protein patties and sugar syrup as nectar sources 

remained scarce in June (“another disappointing month” due to winter drought). The 

overall honey crop was improving, but keepers voiced hope that pesticide exposure will 

be minimal so their bees can survive winter. 

Meanwhile, two percent of wild bee species are responsible for pollinating approximately 

80 percent of the world’s bee-pollinated crops, per a 2015 study published in the 

Nature Communications journal. The value of wild pollinators transcends economics; 

they are crucial to biodiversity. And according to both Brian Brown and horticulturalist 

Carol Bornstein, director of the Nature Gardens at the Natural History Museum in Los 

Angeles, native bees are in more trouble than honeybees, due to habitat loss and indiscriminate 

pesticide usage. (A survey is being conducted now, at the height of the bee 

season, of all the native bee species the Nature Garden is attracting via its native plants. 

Sampling is still taking place but Brown anticipates results within a couple of weeks.) 

While logic (if not scientific data) dictates that backyard beekeeping boosts bee 

population numbers, those are honeybees, which are great for pollinating fruit trees 

and other edible plants. 

“I think it’s important to mention that native bees are excellent pollinators as well, in 

some cases far more efficient than European honeybees,” Bornstein says. “And I think 

it’s preferable to plant native plants because those are some of their food sources from 

an evolutionary standpoint; that helps local populations of bees whose historically used 

plants have definitely shrunk in population size and numbers. You don’t need to create 

a hive, you just need to plant the plants — in the sunflower family, the mint family, the 

carrot family, native buckwheats.” 

TO HIVE OR NOT TO HIVE 

Brewster credits a friend with helping his family start their hives. Jordana says he 

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IN THE GREATER PASADENA AREA 

“YOU DON'T NEED A SILVER FORK TO EAT GOOD FOOD."- PAUL PRUDHOMME 

BULLETIN BOARD 

NEWS AND NOTES FROM 

OUR COMMUNITY 

DON’T GIVE UP 

IT TAKES TIME TO FIND THE RIGHT 

COUPLE’S THERAPIST 

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RESTAURANT 

REVIEW 

P. 16 

Nori Sushi Wraps 

133 W. California Blvd., 

Pasadena, 

(626) 365-1260 

711 Fair Oaks Ave., Ste. K, 

South Pasadena 

(626) 529-2841 

Major Cards/No Alcohol 

Salmon Roll 

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Hidden Gems 

Ding’s Garden 

1535 E. Colorado Blvd., 

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(626) 639-3319, 

733 W. Naomi Ave., 

Arcadia 

(626) 445-1200, 

Major Cards/No Alcohol 

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 Certified Angus Beef from the Mid-West, 

corn-fed and dry-aged for 28 days for unparalleled flavor. We 

serve the finest 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-yearold 

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 first 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. 

NORI SUSHI WRAPS AND DING’S GARDEN OFFER DELICIOUS 

TREATS IN CASUAL SETTINGS 

BY MICHAEL SPRAGUE | PHOTOS BY DANNY LIAO 

I'm all for the occasional 45-minute wait, or month ahead 

reservations for the newest dining hot-spot; there’s an appeal 

to being a part of big, shared food moments. When it comes to 

this column, I try to avoid those big name places, drawing crowds 

and garnering thousands of Yelp reviews, because popularity 

doesn’t always equate to quality. Instead, I try to dive deep and find 

the unsung heroes of Pasadena and its surrounding cities. That 

scouring led me to two of the area’s hidden gems Ding’s Garden on 

East Colorado Boulevard and Nori Sushi Wraps on West California 

Boulevard and Fair Oaks Avenue in South Pasadena. The former, 

offering traditional Chinese cuisine, sits across the street from 

Pasadena City College, the latter a fast-casual sushi spot that 

bucks tradition. 

Ding’s Garden features a quaint interior filled with small, 

wooden, two-top tables, and TV screens displaying the menu 

highlights. The slideshow of menu items really helps out as you 

pour over the menu with so many options, making Cheesecake 

Factory’s 20 pages seem like a mere primer. 

Duck is not a common find in Pasadena or its neighboring cities, 

so when I saw the glazed red Shanghai-style braised duck flash 

across the screens I knew I had to try it. Offered on the appetizer 

menu, you have the option of a half duck ($11.95) or a whole 

($21.95). Since, my dining partner wasn’t feeling duck, I went with 

the half serving and was left with quite a bit to take home. Served 

in a sweet sauce, the meat was tender and the sauce paired well 

with the more fatty areas of skin. Just a heads up: the duck is 

served whole, beautifully presented I might add, but eat cautiously 

as many bones (large and small) remain throughout. 

In my pre-dining Yelp research a few diners called negative 

attention to the chicken pan-fried noodles ($8.95), calling them 

greasy and simple. I respectfully but strongly disagree. In fact, 

my girlfriend and I have reminisced about that monstrous plate 

of tender noodles and shredded chicken ever since. In fairness 

to the Yelp crowd, were they greasy? Yes, somewhat. But what 

guilty pleasure food isn’t? The pan-fried noodles may not be the 

healthiest menu option, but that's not why you ordered them, so 


CAMERON’S SEAFOOD 

1978 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena 

(626) 793-3474 Camerons4fish.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: 

camerons4fish.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. 


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NAMASTE SPICELAND PASADENA 

Namaste Spiceland Pasadena offers a wide 

variety of Indian Vegetarian and Vegan dishes 

daily. Our curry menu changes daily. We also 

offer a great selection of Indian, Sri Lankan, 

British and International groceries. We also 

do catering. 

270 N. Hill Ave., Pasadena 

(626) 345-5514 

Namastespicelandpasadena.com $ 


•RESTAURANT REVIEW• 

Spicy Tuna Fries 


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, fine 

art and a California elegant courtyard brings 

the authentic cuisine of Mexico and the 

Yucatan region to your table. 

TOM'S FAMOUS FAMILY 

RESTAURANT 

1130 E. Walnut St. Pasadena 

626-577-7717 tomsfamous.com $ 

Please come and enjoy homemade 

breakfast lunch and dinner all made from 

scratch and FRESH. Nothing is ever served 

or made from a can. We pride ourselves as 

being the cleanest store with the best quality 

food and BEST service in town. Thank 

you PASADENA!!!!! 

HIKARI SUSHI 

2064 Verdugo Blvd. Montrose 

818-957-1800 Hikarisushiglendale.com $$ 

Hikari Sushi in Montrose is open for business 

to serve you fresh sushi, with a variety of 

rolls. We are the first All You Can Eat Sushi 

Restaurant in the City of Glendale. Please join 

us! We are looking forward to serving you! 

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 $$ 

At Margaritas Mexican Restaurant, our family 

has been sharing our authentic Mexican 

dishes with the wonderful people of Pasadena 

since 1977. Guests enter our warm, inviting 

space and leave as family -- with plenty of 

burritos, tortas, tostadas, fajitas, and more 

to be had in between! Our dishes incorporate 

and pay homage to the rich fl avors of bustling 

mercados, corner taquerias, and seaside palapas. 

So visit us, eat to your heart's content 

at our mouthwatering lunch buffet, sip on a 

refreshing margarita, and feel at home. 

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 

HIDDEN GEMS 


go ahead and enjoy that massive plate of some of the 

most flavorful noodles in Pasadena. 

I had two wildly different experiences with Ding’s 

dumpling and wonton options. On the positive side 

of things were the shrimp and pork spicy wontons 

($8.25). I have craved them daily, and would easily 

call them one of my top tasted dishes this year. 

Served hot in a soup bowl covered in a chili oil sauce 

and peanut crumble, the layers of flavor on these 

dumplings is astounding. Lingering in the flavor recall 

section of my brain is the tender wrap of the wonton 

coated in spicy sauce and crunchy peanut flakes, the 

snap and texture of the shrimp and the tender sweet 

bits of pork. For under $10, the shrimp and pork 

wontons are haute quality and flavor for the price of a 

combo at a fast food joint. 

On the less stellar end of the menu were the 

steamed mushroom and spinach buns, which were 

presented as a vegetarian option. Simple enough, a 

spinach slaw inside of a soft steamed bun, I found 

lacking in flavor as well as texture. 

While Ding’s (disappointingly) doesn’t serve 

alcohol they do offer a variety of milk teas and 

smoothies. Trust me you’ll definitely need something 

more than water if you try any of their spicy menu 

options. If you enjoy an herbal taste try the rose milk 

tea ($3.50), for a traditional sweeter milk-tea go for 

the brown sugar milk tea ($3.50). 

From the traditional to the contemporary, take 

on Asian cuisine on display at Nori Sushi Wraps. 

Tucked away in a grocery store shopping center 

is one of the most unique and fun takes on sushi. 

Nori takes ingredients typically found in poke or 

traditional sushi and wraps them in a blanket of rice 

and seaweed paper. While the sushi-rito concept may 

have been floating around foodie Instagram and food 

trucks for a while, Nori takes the idea from novelty to 

fully formed concept. 

As a connoisseur of sushi and someone who lacks 

self-control, I typically go to all-you-can-eat sushi 

spots. One or two rolls a la carte never satiates my 

sushi craving. Fortunately Nori’s monstrous wraps 

and generous rice to fish ratio left me pretty stuffed 

after just one. 

Up first on my list to try was the salmon wrap 

($11), with mango salsa, crab meat, masago, avocado, 

and kale lettuce slaw, and since I’m all aboard the 

hot-Cheetos-on-everything trend I paid the small 

upcharge to have my wrap coated in a layer of the 

spicy, crunchy bits. The salmon was fresh and 

plentiful; the flavors, especially the mango salsa, 

all work cohesively to compliment the salmon. I’m a 

convert. In fact, I would definitely choose a Nori wrap 

over a poke bowl. The crispy wonton chips served as 

a side with all wraps provide a nice counter texture 

and a savory crunch. 

As an unabashedly messy eater, I was concerned 

the wrap wouldn’t hold together and I’d be left with a 

tray of fish and rice. The artists behind the counter, 

however, pack those guys tight then wrap them in 

sandwich paper, so as long as you don’t turn down 

too much paper at a time you’ll preserve the burrito 

style. 

Although I was pretty stuffed from my wrap, 

there was one more menu item so unique I knew I 

had couldn’t leave without a taste. The spicy tuna 

fries ($8) shoestring fries covered in spicy tuna 

with a cilantro and onion garnish finished off with a 

spicy mayo and eel sauce. Nori doesn’t skimp on the 

portions. In terms of taste, the saltiness of the fries 

pairs well with the subtle heat of the spicy tuna and 

the textures of the fries and fish play off each other 

nicely. These definitely take the gourmet fry game to 

the next level. 

There are a variety of other wraps, including some 

vegetarian options. The Veggie ($10) has tempura 

Portobello mushroom, cucumbers, avocado, and 

more tasty veggies. If you’re a more diehard sushi fan, 

try the sashimi ($12) which contains tuna, salmon, 

albacore and yellowtail. If you have little ones or 

picky eaters there’s something for everybody. They 

can enjoy one of the more basic menu items like the 

chicken ($11) or beef ($10) teriyaki bowls. 

For the value, style and sushi-quality fresh fish in a 

fast casual setting, Nori is the place to be. 

If you can’t make it to their Pasadena location, 

Nori also has a second home in South Pasadena at 711 

Fair Oaks Ave., Ste. K, (626) 529-2841 


HOME SALES 

RECENT HOME CLOSINGS IN THE PASADENA WEEKLY FOOTPRINT 

source: CalREsource 

ADDRESS PRICE BDRMS.SQ. FT.YR. BUILTPREV. PRICE PREV. SOLD 

ALHAMBRA 

700 North Hidalgo Avenue 072418 $1,612,500 4 2993 2012 $613,000 02/23/2011 

412 East Pine Street 072618 $1,460,000 3 2713 1941 $955,000 08/22/2012 

109 North Valencia Street 072618 $937,500 5 2057 1948 

319 South 4th Street 072518 $730,000 3 1680 1911 

503 South Electric Avenue 072418 $670,000 2 1174 1923 

2512 San Clemente Avenue 073118 $642,500 2 1156 1924 $174,000 04/27/1995 

311 South Almansor Street #4 072418 $356,500 1 759 1979 $275,000 06/10/2014 

ALTADENA 

3535 Canyon Ridge Drive 073118 $1,690,000 5 4683 1924 $240,000 12/21/1982 

3051 Via Maderas Street 073118 $895,000 3 1858 1970 

3245 Thurin Avenue 073118 $825,000 3 1475 1947 $327,500 07/18/2003 

58 Mountain View Street 072718 $665,000 2 1054 1947 $250,000 02/21/2012 

783 Mountain View Street 072418 $655,000 4 1575 1915 

2698 McNally Avenue 072718 $617,000 3 1751 1923 $235,000 05/07/2001 

ARCADIA 

419 East Duarte Road #B 073018 $700,000 3 1690 1979 $116,500 08/30/1979 

2652 Doolittle Avenue 072518 $600,000 2 872 1950 $565,000 11/16/2017 

EAGLE ROCK 

1039 Glen Arbor Avenue 072718 $915,000 2 1084 1948 $520,000 11/03/2010 

4864 La Roda Avenue 072318 $772,000 2 912 1956 $519,500 06/30/2014 

GLENDALE 

1651 Ridgeview Drive 072618 $2,000,000 3 3026 1957 

3161 Country Club Drive 072318 $1,749,000 2 2735 1950 $805,000 06/24/2008 

1029 Alcalde Drive 072618 $1,500,000 4 2604 1947 $1,090,000 08/11/2015 

3170 Linda Vista Road 072518 $1,277,500 4 2250 1947 $595,000 07/17/2002 

2001 Glenwood Road 072718 $1,175,000 4 1959 1923 $747,000 12/22/2006 

677 Corwin Avenue 072718 $1,114,000 3 1704 1956 $611,000 08/19/2008 

1519 Thompson Avenue 072718 $1,076,000 3 1920 1936 $975,000 04/21/2017 

1218 North Everett Street 072618 $1,050,000 2 1940 1925 $700,000 08/31/2004 

1410 Norton Avenue 073018 $1,035,000 3 1845 1938 

1440 Dorothy Drive 072418 $975,000 3 1616 1927 

532 North Isabel Street 073118 $775,000 2 1336 1915 

2575 Mayfi eld Avenue 072618 $690,000 3 1019 1945 $195,000 01/12/1998 

230 South Jackson Street #103 072718 $685,000 2 1300 2010 $435,000 02/07/2014 

1325 Valley View Road #103 072518 $680,000 2 1698 1974 $510,000 05/01/2018 

3617 3rd Avenue 072718 $650,000 3 1095 1957 $400,000 01/29/2004 

540 North Jackson Street #206 073118 $600,000 2 1530 1978 

1333 North Central Avenue #C 072618 $540,000 2 1214 1954 $525,000 02/22/2017 

221 East Lexington Drive #107 073118 $540,000 2 1335 1974 

1339 North Columbus Avenue #224 073118 $475,000 2 985 1974 

2143 Montrose Avenue #210 072418 $419,000 1 968 1979 $119,000 03/31/1993 

ADDRESS PRICE BDRMS.SQ. FT.YR. BUILTPREV. PRICE PREV. SOLD 

LA CAÑADA 

4242 Oakwood Avenue 072318 $5,350,000 5 8695 1995 $611,000 07/15/1994 

1219 Journeys End Drive 072318 $3,920,000 4 5024 1927 $875,000 08/06/1986 

4400 Woodleigh Lane 072418 $2,850,000 4 3286 1923 

1931 Tondolea Lane 072718 $2,300,000 4 3745 1928 $1,695,000 05/15/2012 

929 Chehalem Road 072518 $2,165,000 4 3903 1994 $750,000 05/19/1994 

3987 Chevy Chase Drive 072718 $2,130,000 3 2727 1950 $1,480,000 05/03/2012 

5137 Oakwood Avenue 072418 $1,786,000 3 2103 1941 

4962 Revlon Drive 072418 $1,770,000 3 2316 1947 $412,500 09/29/2000 

PA S A D E N A 

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1078 La Presa Drive 072518 $2,100,000 4 4299 2011 $1,900,000 03/30/2012 

1915 North Arroyo Boulevard 072518 $1,915,000 3 2232 1941 $375,000 05/29/1998 

982 Linda Vista Avenue 072718 $1,780,000 3 2352 1955 $1,303,500 07/08/2008 

211 South Orange Grove Blvd.#11 072418 $1,500,000 2 2311 1975 $1,000,000 08/05/2015 

141 North Bonnie Avenue 072418 $1,250,000 4 4566 1927 $265,000 08/12/1994 

1266 North Mentor Avenue 072718 $1,150,000 3 1772 1915 $735,000 04/24/2007 

2355 Brigden Road 073118 $1,082,000 3 1884 1941 $867,500 07/28/2015 

1752 North Raymond Avenue 072418 $975,000 6 3295 1905 $110,000 06/10/1988 

2257 Cooley Place 072318 $941,000 3 1573 1926 $849,000 06/22/2006 

92 South Vinedo Avenue 073118 $853,000 4 1705 1946 $588,000 08/12/2014 

865 Chevron Court 073018 $775,000 2 1273 1952 $500,000 07/12/2017 

1315 Fay Place 072418 $739,000 2 1052 1926 $559,000 08/18/2015 

515 South Madison Avenue #7 072518 $730,000 3 1373 1987 $550,000 03/14/2013 

810 Selkirk Street 072318 $730,000 3 1780 1951 $585,000 04/17/2015 

530 Wickliffe Drive 072618 $725,000 2 1243 1926 $606,000 11/22/2016 

408 South Orange Grove Boulevard 072618 $725,000 2 1710 1955 $640,000 04/18/2014 

1135 Tierra Alta Drive 072518 $720,000 2 1138 1928 

1888 East Villa Street 072518 $718,000 2 1131 1924 $356,000 02/16/2012 

330 West California Blvd.#112 072618 $509,000 1 966 1974 $420,000 02/29/2016 

408 North Catalina Avenue #8 072318 $435,000 2 863 1982 $305,000 12/10/2014 

449 North Catalina Avenue #109 072718 $430,000 2 1020 1991 $212,000 10/01/2002 

125 North Allen Avenue #121 072618 $405,000 1 837 1973 $335,000 10/21/2016 

1610 Casitas Avenue 072318 $375,000 2 1625 1938 

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SAN MARINO 

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SIERRA MADRE 

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239 Wilson Street 072718 $838,000 2 1157 1948 $490,000 03/07/2011 

SOUTH PASADENA 

1237 Kolle Avenue 072518 $2,084,000 5 2578 1960 

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HOW TO LOVE A BEE 


“lured feral hives” to his yard. (Per Brown, feral honeybee hives exist across LA County in 

places like abandoned chimneys or hollow trees — and by “feral,” he means “escaped from 

human care.”) 

Many wannabe beekeepers first contact the nonprofit HoneyLove. Founded in Los 

Angeles in 2011 to advocate for urban beekeeping, HoneyLove offers starter kits, swarm 

box plans, workshops, mentoring, community, and abundant information. In celebration 

of National Honey Bee Day, founded in 2009 and celebrated the third Saturday of August, 

HoneyLove is hosting an event Saturday morning in Venice; go to honeylove.org for details. 

If you can’t or don’t want to host a hive but still want to help bees, numerous alternatives 

exist. If you spot a swarm of bees in your yard, don’t call an exterminator; call a beekeeper 

to relocate them to a more appropriate space. When buying plants, make sure they 

have not been treated with pesticides. Keep your garden pesticide free — what Bornstein 

calls “beekeeping or habitat gardening 101.” 

Also, bees get thirsty. During July’s oppressive heatwave, popular online memes advised 

leaving spoonfuls of sugared water outside to refresh tired bees. However, Altadena 

resident Leigh Adams, horticultural interpreter at the Arboretum’s Crescent Farm in 

Arcadia, warns that sugar can attract ants and standing water is a danger with West Nile 

virus and “our new (un)friend the tiger mosquito” now resident in the neighborhood. She 

recommends putting out “plant trays filled with sand and water, not enough that there is 

standing water. Butterflies and bees like that. Mostly, just keep growing native plants that 

are good bloomers and have a weeping boulder or a water source for them.” 

Bornstein and Brown also emphasize the value of native gardens. As Bornstein points 

out, “the majority of flowering plants need a pollinator.” If you create a pesticide-free environment 

that organically supports bees — especially native bees — they will come. For 

instance, organic mulch is healthy for gardens because it conserves moisture and controls 

weeds — but certain native bees burrow in soil and nest underground, so to support a wider 

range of species Bornstein recommends keeping open, mulch-free patches of ground: 

“Some of our native bees and other insects need open ground in order to fulfill their life 

cycle. Some of them make their nests in wood. Not running out and pruning every little 

dead piece of material on your plant as soon as a flower dies or a branch is broken will 

contribute to the habitat value of the plants in your garden. It’s a two-way street: the bees 

need the plants to get their pollen and nectar, and the plants need bees and other pollinating 

insects in order to reproduce.” 

While Brown believes honeybees are “vital for high-intensity agriculture,” he thinks 

it’s best to promote native species in urban areas. He suggests putting out bee blocks — 

blocks of wood drilled with holes that solitary native bees use as nesting sites — as well 

as “plants that are attractive to native bees that are not necessarily as attractive to the 

honeybees. 

“Native bees are the ones that evolved with our ecosystems here and they’re the ones 

that make up the vast majority of the species,” he continues. “They’re the ones that are 

endangered by the development of natural ecosystems, by human paving and building and 

so on. Those are the bees that are really threatened.” ■ 

VISIT: 

Natural History Museum of LA County — nhm.org 

LA County Arboretum & Botanic Garden — arboretum.org 

HoneyLove — honeylove.org 

LA County Beekeepers — losangelescountybeekeepers.com 

California State Beekeepers — californiastatebeekeepers.com 

Bee Informed Partnership — beeinformed.org 

Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation — xerces.org 

READ: 

The Practical Beekeeper: Beekeeping Naturally by Michael Bush 

Mason Bee Revolution by Dave Hunter 

Save the Bees With Natural Backyard Hives by Rob and Chelsea McFarland 

WATCH: 

More Than Honey (2012) — morethanhoneyfilm.com 

Vanishing of the Bees (2009) — vanishingbees.com 

Queen of the Sun: What Are the Bees Telling Us? (2010) — queenofthesun.com 



•INNERVISIONS• 

BY ALICIA DHANIFU 

THE 

UNCONSIDERED 

COHORT 

NUMBER OF HOMELESS SINGLE FATHERS 

WITH CHILDREN APPEARS TO BE GROWING 

Single fathers with children 18 and younger live on city streets, poor and homeless. They stay in 

places not meant for habitation; vacant buildings, broken down cars, any dry, warm corner they 

can find. As an educational program consultant with the SRO Corp. of America (located on skid 

row) some time back, I found that homeless single fathers with children are a considered a unique 

“family unit.” 

The recent county homeless number is 53,195, only 3 percent less than last year. Apparently, these 

fathers are initially counted among general homeless numbers until their data is isolated, but even then 

their actual numbers can be undetermined and not always readily available, I found. 

Megan Katerjian, executive director of Pasadena-based Door of Hope, adds, “Family homelessness 

decreased by just 1 percent in Door of Hope communities (which includes homeless fathers with 

children in Pasadena), increased by 3 percent in the San Gabriel Valley and 5 percent in the San 

Fernando Valley.” Door of Hope, 

which was started in 1985, 

equips families and children 

experiencing homelessness 

with tools to rebuild their lives. 

Unlike most homeless service 

organizations where families 

are separated, Door of Hope’s 

program keeps the family unit 

together as they work toward 

their end goal of achieving 

permanent housing. 

Lack of shelter systems for 

these father and child “family 

units” has prevented admittance 

to the majority of temporary 

shelters and permanent housing. 

Door of Hope has been an 

exception. 

Consider Gary Baney and his 

two small children, for example. 

Baney was the first father to 

graduate from their homeless 

single fathers with children 

program. With their assistance 

and that of the Veterans 

Administration, Baney acquired 

subsidized affordable housing. 

He became a single father when 

Megan Katerjian 

his wife left him. He became a homeless father living on Pasadena streets when he lost his job at a 

McDonald’s. “Nobody wanted to give to a father and his kids — you couldn’t find a place for us,” Baney 

said. 

His luck changed when a woman saw him and his children on the street and mercifully gave him 

$400 cash to get a motel, according to an article in the Pasadena Star-News. 

Since then, 2015, “Coordinated entry” has replaced some conventional shelter rules for single fathers 

with children in Los Angeles County, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 

(SAMHSA) reported. 

LA Family Housing’s Sidney M. Imas Transitional Living Center (TLC) provides temporary housing 

to men and their children: “There is no dormitory-style living at TLC. Each unit is like a studio, many 

with kitchens, and the family staying in it is given a key that allows members to come and go as they 

please,” stated Kris Freed, associate vice president of programs at LA Family Housing. 

Union Station Homeless Services has housing and supportive services that accept these fathers, but 

none are presently housed. Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD), like other school districts, helps 

these fathers once they have been identified. Union Station reported more shelters and permanent 

housing are going to be available for these fathers soon. 

The Great Recession of 2008 has been triggering socio-economic shifts, due to foreclosures, low 

wages, unemployment and addictions, destabilizing the middle and poorer classes. The homeless, 

including families, single mothers and single fathers with children have not been recovering fast 

enough. Additionally, mothers going to jail or abandoning their children has enlarged the problem. n 



Bulletin Board 

By Carl Kozlowski 

‘HISTORICAL MILESTONE’ 

Holden honors Freeny as fi rst black president of Tournament of Roses 

Democratic state Assembly member Chris Holden of Pasadena recently 

lauded Gerald Freeny for his role as the first African-American president in 

the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association’s 123-year history. 

Freeny will provide leadership for the 130th Rose Parade, set for New 

Year’s Day. 

“Gerald Freeny’s confirmation as president of the 

Pasadena Tournament of Roses is a significant milestone 

in black history,” Holden said. “Freeny is an example of the 

black excellence that occurs every day and exemplifies the 

progress the Tournament of Roses has made to further 

diversity and inclusiveness within their ranks.” 

Freeny rose through the ranks of hundreds of “white suit 

volunteers” to become president of the association. He previously served 

as chair of parade operations, and has been a volunteer member of the 

Tournament of Roses Association since 1988. 

Freeny announced “the Melody of Life” as this year’s theme for the 

Tournament of Roses to encourage creativity and music as a way to bring 

people together. 

FIGHT NIGHT 

‘Centennial Square Boxing Show’ features hours of local matchups Aug. 24 

The Pasadena Human Services and Recreation Department will host 

its third annual “Centennial Square Boxing Show,” featuring a full-scale 

boxing ring in front of City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Ave., from 7 to 10:30 

p.m. Aug. 24. Weigh-ins begin at 4:30 p.m. The “Main 

Card” portion of the evening will feature matchups in the 

“Master’s Division” with boxers age 50 and older, while 

a variety of other exhibitions will be highlighted with 

competitors, both male and female, ages 8 and older. 

Every month, about 1,800 people of all ages take 

advantage of the Villa-Parke Community Center’s programs, 

but one of the most popular activities at the center is 

the boxing program. During the past two decades, hundreds of hopeful 

future Olympians and professionals have undergone training with boxing 

specialist Fausto De La Torre. Currently, more than 300 youth and adults 

are registered to use the boxing program’s gym. Boxing promotes physical 

and mental discipline, strength and well-being and is often a good fit for 

youth who are typically not drawn to more traditional sports. 

Garfield Avenue will be closed to traffic in front of City Hall to allow 

for the boxing ring in Centennial Square. The event is free and open to the 

public. 

UP ON THE ROOF 

South Lake Business Association kicks off rooftop movie series 

Saturday with ‘Jurassic Park’ 

The South Lake Business Association will kick off its sixth 

annual Rooftop Cinema Night Saturday, Aug. 18, atop the 

parking structure at 55 S. Lake Ave with a screening of 

“Jurassic Park.” 

Attendees at Saturday’s event are encouraged to arrive by 6 p.m. to 

enjoy the resident deejay and fun pre-show activities. 

Prior to the screening, eventgoers are invited to participate in photo 

booth fun. The event also includes giveaways from area businesses, and 

Eagle Rock Brewery will be onsite selling craft beer and wine. 

Attendees are encouraged to bring a reclining beach chairs for a 

comfortable seating experience. To take advantage of VIP seating, 

eventgoers must present a printed receipt of a same day purchase from a 

South Lake Avenues retailer. The promotion is offered on a first come, first 

serve basis. 

On Aug. 25, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” will screen on top of 

the parking structure at 251 S. Lake Ave. Attendees of that event are 

encouraged to participate in a “Star Wars”-themed costume contest. 

For more information and to RSVP, visit southlakeavenue.org or call 

(626) 792-1259. ■ 





•ADVICE• 

BY PATTI CARMALT-VENER 

DON’T GIVE UP 

IT TAKES TIME TO FIND THE RIGHT COUPLE’S THERAPIST 

Dear Patti, 

I’ve been seeing a therapist by myself for six months and have found it emotionally 

insightful and very helpful. I knew my therapist worked with couples as well. 

While my husband, Chris, and I definitely have a solid marriage, there are a few 

issues that neither of us has been willing to change our rigid stances on or even 

understand each other’s point of view. Nor have we been able to arrive at any kind 

of reasonable compromises. 

Recently Chris and I went to my therapist together for a counseling session. Not 

only did he like her a lot but he also liked her therapeutic skill and the way she 

worked with us. Unfortunately, he also felt she was immediately on my side and 

decided that he didn’t want to go back to her. I didn’t view the session that way, but 

I agreed to stop because I understood that the therapy wasn’t going to work if Chris 

didn’t feel safe. 

We saw a second therapist and Chris thought she was too intellectual and, 

ironically, not as skilled as my therapist. Again, he does not want to go back. I see 

his point of view, but I thought the second therapist was OK, and I would have been 

willing to keep going. How can I know if Chris’s resistance is legitimate or if he is 

just stalling, unwilling to listen to a third party and doesn’t really want to attend 

joint therapy sessions with me? 

— Bernadette 

Dear Bernadette, 

In order for your couple sessions to be most effective, both of you need to trust, 

respect and like your counselor. You must also allow him or her to fulfill the role of 

being an unbiased conduit between the two of you, helping you to better understand 

one another. Both of you need to be willing to entrust this person with deep personal 

feelings about yourselves and how you feel about each other. 

Since it appears it’s more difficult for Chris to find the right therapist, maybe he 

would like to take on the task himself of finding the right one. I’d suggest he interview 

three to five therapists, a pursuit that can be done by phone. Along with standard questions 

such as, “How many years have you been in practice?” and “What are your fees?” 

he might also want to ask questions that are more open-ended such as, “How do you 

typically work with couples and what are your therapeutic goals?” This might facilitate 

more talking and helping Chris to make his decision. 

Sometimes people will spend countless hours shopping for just the right pair of 

shoes or seeking the perfect job or house but will often accept the first therapist that 

comes along. A therapeutic relationship is a special one in which you’ll be working 

together closely to explore and resolve your relationship issues. Because successful 

outcomes are predicated on trust and rapport, it’s OK that Chris be discerning and not 

rushed in this selection process. 

It’s perfectly OK if your husband wants to try another therapist, but if he has already 

agreed to go with you, it’s neither fair nor reasonable at this point to give up on counseling 

completely. If Chris ends up feeling uncomfortable with the therapist he selects, I’d 

recommend he discuss his reservations and concerns about this in therapy. If the problem 

is with your husband and he’s transferring negative or critical thoughts and feelings 

onto the therapist, this pattern will eventually be revealed through the therapeutic 

process. This process is normal. Just don’t give up or allow Chris to give up, either.. n 

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

Psychotherapy, is a psychotherapist in private practice with offices in Pasadena, Santa Monica and Canoga 

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



• ARTS • 

OTHER MOTHERS’ 

BROTHERS 

‘ECLECTIC PROGRESSIVE INSTRU- 

MENTAL’ OTHER MOTHER BROTHER 

BAND JAMS AT BRAND LIBRARY & ART 

CENTER FRIDAY NIGHT 

P.25 

BY CARL KOZLOWSKI 

Graham Russell was an Australian singer trying to break into the 

music biz in 1975 when he was hired as part of the 34-member 

chorus of a Sydney-based production of “Jesus Christ Superstar.” 

Knowing no one else in the chorus, he was afraid he’d get lost 

in the cracks until he noticed the amazing tenor voice of Russell 

Hitchcock, the man placed beside him in each show. 

The two struck up a conversation in which they discovered they 

were born just three days apart, had no brothers, and that each 

saw the Beatles at the same concert when they were 14 years old. 

They quickly decided to establish themselves as a performing duo 

called Air Supply, setting up shows all over the city after performances 

and drawing near-immediate attention for their stunning 

FILM | THEATER | BOOKS | MUSIC | COMMUNITY | LISTINGS 

‘CRAZY’ SUCCESS 

KEN JEONG IS RIDING A WAVE OF 

GOOD FORTUNE AS HE COSTARS IN 

‘CRAZY RICH ASIANS’ AND PREPARES 

FOR HIS NETFLIX SPECIAL AT THE ICE 

HOUSE 

‘A MAGIC CONNECTION’ 

AFTER 44 YEARS, AIR SUPPLY’S GRAHAM RUSSELL AND RUSSELL HITCHCOCK 

ARE STILL SINGING ‘SILLY LOVE SONGS’ 

P.28 

Russell Hitchcock and Graham Russell 

love songs. 

They’ve been performing together ever since, including a show 

this Friday night at The Rose nightclub in Pasadena. Speaking 

from a tour stop in Westbury, New York, Russell claims that the 

two friends have never fought once in their four decades together 

and says that they still feel a magic connection with the band and 

the audience at every show. 

“Russell and I years ago said we’d stop when people stop coming 

to see us, which hasn’t happened,” says Russell, who notes they 

perform 120 shows annually. “We have such a good time on stage, 

and the audience can feel it. We don’t just stand there like statues. 

We’re interactive, go into the audience and are very personable. It’s 


A TASTE OF 

RECOGNITION 

‘CRAZY RICH ASIANS’ CREATES 

A CINEMATIC SENSATION WHILE 

CHALLENGING FILM AND TV CASTING 

PRACTICES 

P.31 

GET YOUR OWN... 

BY JOHN SOLLENBERGER 

HISTORY MYSTERY 

Andrew Lawler 

discusses and 

signs “The Secret 

Token: Myth, 

Obsession and 

the Search for 

the Lost Colony 

of Roanoke,” the 

story of the 1587 

British colony of 

Roanoke Island, 

North Carolina, which mysteriously disappeared 

with barely a trace. It starts at 7 p.m. tonight, 

Thursday, Aug. 16 at Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. 

Colorado Blvd., Pasadena. Call (626) 449-5320 or 

visit vromansbookstore.com 

SOUL MAN 

or visit onecolorado.com. 

SCARY FLICK 

One Colorado’s 

free summer 

music series 

features blues, 

soul and roots 

music by Reverend 

Tall Tree at 7 

p.m. Saturday at 

41 Hugus Alley, 

Pasadena. Call 

(626) 564-1066 

The South Lake 

Avenue Business 

District free 

Rooftop Cinema 

Series features 

“Jurassic Park” 

(1993), starting 

with a deejay 

spinning tunes at 

6 p.m. Saturday 

and family activities 

followed by the film on the roof of the parking 

structure at 55 S. Lake Ave., Pasadena. Call 

(626) 792-1259 or visit southlakeavenue.org. 

ROM COM 

A free, staged 

reading of the 

romantic comedy 

“Kalamazoo” by 

Michelle Kholos 

Brooks and Kelly 

Younger, about 

two quirky but 

endearing baby 

boomers venturing 

into the world of 

modern dating, 

starts at 7 p.m. Monday at Sierra Madre Playhouse, 

87 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre. No reservations 

are required. Call (626) 355-4318 or visit 

sierramadreplayhouse.org. 



‘A MAGIC CONNECTION’ 


a two-way street and that’s a big part of our show and 

why people keep coming back.” 

Russell started writing songs when he was 11, and 

even at his start “the songs were always romantic, 

which is just a reflection of who I am.” He had been 

an obsessed Beatles fan since he was a young child, 

and to this day believes they were the greatest songwriters 

of all time. 

“Russell [Hitchcock] loved the songs, and we 

didn’t pick that genre by design because it just happened, 

fortunately for us,” says Russell. “Nobody else 

was doing that, so we were the pioneers of big love 

songs. In the early years people talked down on us, 

but it was like McCartney being mocked and then 

writing ‘Silly Love Songs’ and even that went to No. 

1. My number one bucket list is to meet him before 

either one of us passes away.” 

The dynamic duo quickly became stars in their 

homeland, as their debut single shot to the top of 

the Australian charts and led to their touring as Rod 

Stewart’s opening act across the US and beyond. Yet 

they received no American airplay until their single 

“Lost In Love” from their second album hit the Top 10 

in Australia and caught the ear of legendary American 

record executive Clive Davis. 

With his powerful support behind them, Air Supply 

managed to score three Top 10 hits off their first 

US release, with “Lost in Love” and “All Out of Love,” 

both attaining particularly massive success. Soon 

they matched the Beatles’ record of nine consecutive 

top-five singles, with “Lost in Love” winning the Song 

of the Year Grammy and selling 10 million copies as 

the band sold 20 million albums. 

While Air Supply hasn’t released a new studio album 

since 2010, Russell notes that he still writes new 

songs daily for other artists and movie soundtracks. 

He sets a standard of performing at least three new 

songs in every tour, and the band will release a live 

concert CD recorded with the Prague Symphony 

Orchestra this fall. 

“Lyrics and music both come at the same time for 

me,” says Russell. “When I get in that space and know 

it’s coming, I like to be quiet and near an instrument 

like a piano or guitar. I usually hear the title and part 

of the chorus, so I have a good handle on where it’s 

going, then fill out the blanks. Songwriting for me 

is very simple and easy, because I’ve been doing it 

a long time. I love it so much with a passion and the 

things that people love to do come easy.” 

Russell is also in the process of writing his third 

stage musical, having already created two using 

the songs of Air Supply, including one that makes 

its worldwide debut in Manila this fall. The latest is 

called “A Wall Apart,” featuring original songs detailing 

the story of couples struggling to keep their love 

alive while divided by the Berlin Wall from its beginnings 

in 1961 to its collapse in 1989. 

“We’ve never had even the slightest disagreement 

in 44 years because we’re great friends, respect each 

other, live thousands of miles apart and don’t see 

each other outside tours so we don’t have time to get 

on each other’s nerves,” says Russell. “We don’t want 

each other’s jobs, so it works beautifully. We started 

Air Supply at 25, so we weren’t kids and egomaniacs, 

we had great lives and this was just another avenue. 

We’re stable, not people who like to party over the 

time. But this show is everything you think it’s not. 

It’s big and it’s loud and we don’t mess around.” n 

Air Supply performs at 9 p.m. Friday at The Rose, 645 E. Green 

St., Pasadena. Tickets are $68 to $98. Call (888) 645-5006 or 

visit wheremusicmeetsthesoul.com. 





•INTO THE NIGHT• 


Other Mothers’ 

Brothers 

‘ECLECTIC PROGRESSIVE INSTRUMENTAL’ OTHER MOTHER BROTHER BAND 

JAMS AT BRAND LIBRARY & ART CENTER FRIDAY NIGHT 

•NITELIFE• 

Thursday Aug. 16 through Wednesday Aug. 22 

PLEASE NOTE: Deadline for Calendar submissions 

is noon. Wednesday of the week before the 

issue publishes. 

PASADENA, SOUTH 

PASADENA & ALTADENA 

1881 Bar 

1881 E. Washington Blvd., Pasadena 

(626) 314-2077 

facebook.com/1881bar 

Fridays—Live jazz 

Saturdays—Gypsie jazz 

Wednesdays—Reggae 

The Blue Guitar 

Arroyo Seco Golf Course 

1055 Lohman Lane, South Pasadena 

blueguitar.club 

Thursday—Greg Porée Group 

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 

655 N. Lake Ave., Pasadena 

(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—The Roadhouse Series: Tribute to 

Elvis Presley 

Friday—The Alley Cats 

Saturday—The Licata Brothers 

Sunday—Matinee show w/Coco Dolenz w/Alex 

Jules and Peter Andrews; evening show w/The 

Jangle Brothers 

Tuesday—Jeremy Clyde & Kate Taylor 

Wednesday—Jeremy Clyde & Kate Taylor 

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 

Edwin Mills by Equator 

22 Mills Place, Pasadena 

(626) 564-8656 

edwinmills.com 

Friday—Jack’s Cats Trio 

Saturday—Liela Avila 

Tuesday—Jesse Bradley Trio 

Wednesday—Sean Harrison Trio 

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 w/Tyler Boeh 

Friday—Hollywood Comes to Pasadena; The Chill 

w/Josh Adam Meyers; Deathsquad 

Saturday—Cool Beans Comedy; Fritz Coleman 

Speaks to a Generation Children’s Foundation of 

America benefit; Jeff Hodge & Friends; Bobby Col- 

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Ten years: That’s a milestone 

worth noting in pretty much 

any relationship. A band 

that hangs together that long 

through all the typical frustrations 

and temptations, especially 

an independent band that plays 

instrumentals, has earned the 

right to measure that decade 

in multiples — not dog years, 

exactly, but hey, what is the musician’s 

equivalent? 

Ten years: That’s a milestone 

worth noting in pretty much any 

relationship. A band that hangs 

together that long through all the 

typical frustrations and temptations, 

especially an independent 

band that plays instrumentals, 

has earned the right to measure 

that decade in multiples — not 

dog years, exactly, but hey, what 

is the musician’s equivalent? 

The self-described “eclectic 

progressive instrumental” Other 

Mother Brother Band, or OMBB 

for short, came together in 2008 

when a previous band that bassist 

Brian Levine and guitarist Jesse 

Selwyn had played in dissolved. 

Teaming up with keyboardist 

Colin Gerowitz, Levine’s 

brother-in-law — hence the band 

name — they brought onboard 

mandolinist and beatboxer 

Jonathan Schwartz (and, more 

recently, drummer/percussionist 

Keith Erickson). After finding 

their groove with a Wednesday 

night residency at Canter’s Deli’s 

claustrophobic Kibbitz Room just 

south of Hollywood, they started 

working a circuit of clubs, farmers 

markets, private parties and 

mountain lodges up and down 

California and parts of the West. 

Selwyn (brother of comedic 

actor and freestyling Zachariah 

& the Lobos Riders frontman 

Zach Selwyn) is a solid, quietly 

commanding player, grounding 

Schwartz’s mandolin flash and 

Gerowitz’s melodic keyboard 

runs. Levine maintains a steady 

rhythmic pulse and intermittently 

lets loose with funky, attentiongrabbing 

bass solos. After hearing 

their quasi-flamenco-flavored take 

on David Grisman’s “Chili Dawg,” 

it’s no surprise that Grisman ranks 

high on their list of favorites, 

along with Bela Fleck and Chris 

Thile. If you were camping out at 

a bluegrass festival, you would 

want these pickers pitching their 

tent next to yours — although, 

with electric guitar, keyboard and 

drums, they’re anything but oldschool 

bluegrass. 

Their 2016 album “From 

the Ground Up,” comprised of 

original instrumentals such as the 

Yosemite-inspired “Olmsted Point” 

and traditional fiddle tunes “Billy 

in the Lowground” and “Whiskey 

Before Breakfast,” is an altogether 

more polite set than their 2011 

debut “OMBB.” Onstage, they’re 

free to mix and match material 

from both. The percussive 

drive of older tunes like “Shower 

Hour” and the Latin-tinged “A 

Minor Altercation” complements 

the jazzier dynamics of the new 

“Made Ya Look,” “Hetty’s Booth” 

and more rocking “Rain Dance,” 

as well as covers such as “Chili 

Dawg” and “Deviation,” a chestnut 

from Fleck’s New Grass Revival 

tenure. Those with an ear out for 

instrumentals, and serious players 

leapfrogging the borders of bluegrass, 

jazz and rock, should savor 

the lively exchanges between 

these musical brothers. n 

Plaza Performance Series presents Other 

Mother Brother Band at Brand Library 

& Art Center, 1601 W. Mountain St., 

Glendale, 7-8:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17; 

free admission. Seating is first come, first 

served. Info: (818) 548-2051. ombbmusic.com, 

glendaleca.gov/government/ 

departments/library-arts-culture/brandlibrary-art-center 

Hometown Bluesman 

SAN PEDRO SLIM WAILS SATURDAY AT ABC 

San Pedro Slim, a veteran of more than 25 years on the Southern California blues 

scene, and his band take the stage Saturday night at the Arcadia Blues Club. 

Born David Kiefer, Slim hails from the town that bears his adopted name. The 

harmonica player and singer-songwriter played his first gig in 1991 at a seedy bar there, 

the kind of place where so many blues players have gotten their starts, and which have 

historically been breeding grounds for the blues life. In fact, his early blues education 

came from watching the likes of William Clark, Johnny Dyer, James Harmon, Smokey 

Wilson and Rod Piazza play at local bars. 

His first CD, “Another Night on the Town,” debuted in 1997, on Dutch label Tramp 

Records. The album featured a star cast of players, including, among others, ace blues 

guitarist Henry Carvajal, who is scheduled to perform with him Saturday night. Since 

that time, he has released several CDs, including his latest, “In Times Like These” and 

keeps busy playing festivals and clubs throughout Southern California. 

Visit sanpedroslim.net. — John Sollenberger 

Music starts at 7 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• 

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TRAX BY BLISS 

THE WAR AND TREATY, Healing Tide 

(Strong World): HHHH 

Uplifting stories, compelling melodies and bold 

harmonies between husband and wife Michael and 

Tanya Trotter power this rootsy, viscerally satisfying 

set of gospel-grained soul, produced by Buddy 

Miller. A cappella stomper “Love Like There’s No 

Tomorrow” and the Martin Luther King-inspired title 

track set a tone of fervent conviction, while lusty 

groover “Are You Ready to Love Me?,” the snappy 

“Jeep Cherokee Laredo” and stirringly sung (by 

Michael) plea “If It’s In Your Heart” explore adult 

needs and fears, and the moments of found joy and 

connection that pull us through. thewarandtreaty. 

com 

BRAD COLERICK, Nine Ten Thirty 

(self-released): HHH 

Opening with the unmistakable calls of local wild 

parrots, the Nebraska-raised South Pasadenan 

celebrates his “Norman Rockwell town” with 11 

winningly melodic country-folk songs set in the 

“Nine Ten Thirty” zipcode. Sympathetic character 

sketches like the steel-gilded title track (“The 

parrots are so happy here”) and “Watercolor” 

are interspersed with celebratory numbers like 

the uplifting, mandolin-inflected “Almost Home,” 

capped with a jaunty tour down “Route 66” that 

sets the mood of homegrown possibility and 

gratitude. Album celebration at Bradfest II at Arroyo 

Seco Golf Course in South Pasadena Aug. 25. 

bradcolerick.com 

lins; Yasssssss Comedy Night w/Narcizo Gonzalez 

Sunday—Six Weeks to Stand Up Graduation 

Show; Dave McNary’s All-Star Variety Show; 

Cool Beans Comedy w/Tony Baker and Taylor 

Tomlinson; The Good, The Bad and The Funny w/ 

Fernando Flores 

Tuesday—Ken Jeong 

Wednesday—Ice House Open Mic; Ken Jeong 

Kings Row Gastropub 


(626) 793-3010 

kingsrowpub.com 

Thursday—Thirsty Thursday w/Mike Moody 

Friday—Just Gentlemen 

Saturday—Babylon Rockers 

Sunday—Reggae Sunday w/My Reggae Band; 

Shake Up Sundays w/Liela Avila 

Wednesday—Midweek Mayhem w/David Macias 

MEOWMEOWZ! Retro ‘80s Thrift Shop 


(626) 798-6969 

facebook.com/meowmeowz 

Fridays and Saturdays—Live music every Friday 

and Saturday; all ages welcome 

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 

Stompy Jones 

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—Jonny Lang 

Friday—Air Supply 

Saturday—Jefferson Starship 

Sunday—Geoff Tate’s 30th Anniversary of Operation: 

Mindcrime 

Sunday—Soulful Sunday Brunch 

T. Boyle’s Tavern 

37 N. Catalina Ave., Pasadena 

(626) 578-0957 

tboylestavern.com 

Sunday—Geeks Who Drink Trivia 

Tuesday—Geeks Who Drink Trivia 

SAN GABRIEL VALLEY 

Arcadia Blues Club 

16 E. Huntington Drive, Arcadia 

(626) 447-9349 

arcadiabluesclub.com 

Saturday—San Pedro Slim Band w/Henry Carvajal 

The Buccaneer 

70 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre 

(626) 355-9045 

https://www.facebook.com/Buccaneer-847437898642883/ 

Wednesday—Wednesday Night Platter Party: 

Bring your fave vinyl to be spun on turntable 

First Cabin 


(626) 446-2575 

Fridays-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 Aragon 

Friday—Live music w/La Verdad; Deejay Picoso; 

Deejay Vince; Deejay Miro 

Saturday—Live music w/Daniel Castillo & La 

Salsa Buena; Deejay /Tico; Deejay Smooth; 

Deejay Miro 

Sunday—Ballroom Dinner Dance w/Two’s Company; 

Deejay Steve 

Tuesday—Deejay Good Times 

J.C. Hyke Songwriter Serenade 

Matt Denny’s Ale House 


jchyke.com 

Tuesday—Jordan Sollitto; Brainard & Corman; 

Dave Bernal; John Stowers 

Villa Catrina 

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; Blue Soul 

Saturday—Ernie Draffen; Electric Folklore 

Sunday—V Tones 

Monday—Eric Ekstrand Trio 

Tuesday—Tom Armbruster 

Wednesday—Jimmy Spencer, Karen Hernandez 

and Friends 

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 

THE LOVE LANGUAGE, Baby Grand (Merge): 

HHHH 

“I don’t ever want to steal another breath from 

your mouth/ It’s hard enough just breathing when 

the seasons never run out.” Heartbreak may have 

been emotionally devastating but insofar as those 

“Southern Doldrums” inspired Raleigh, North 

Carolina songwriter Stewart McLamb’s relocation 

to LA, they were creatively priceless. The hooky 

“New Amsterdam” and metallic “Rain/Delay” 

interlude feel less organic, but McLamb’s fourth 

album as the Love Language otherwise soars 

with arcing choruses, stacked harmonies, and 

handsomely arranged pop gems like “Frames,” 

with its cascading synth riffs; “Let Your Hair 

Down,” as gorgeous as it is melancholy; and 

the sweetly hopeful, pedal steel-buffed “Glassy.” 

thelovelanguage.com 

TRUDY LYNN, Blues Keep Knockin’ 

(Connor Ray): HHH 

A chugging drumbeat, a cheery blast of harmonica 

and rockabilly guitar, then the veteran Houston 

R&B stylist rips through Johnny Copeland’s 

“Blues Ain’t Nothin’” and other blues and R&B 

chestnuts popularized by heroes like Big Bill 

Broonzy, Aretha Franklin and Etta James. No 

revelations add to the gospel of blues by which 

Lynn’s weathered alto’s obviously lived, but her 

band’s tight and her phrasing’s tough; she teases 

out the bawdy “One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show” 

and Jimmy Witherspoon’s “When I Been Drinkin’” 

as saxophonist Dan Carpenter and trumpeter Jim 

Brady respectively punctuate her lines like sly 

jokers. trudylynn.com 

Starship Sighting 

JEFFERSON STARSHIP DOCKS AT THE ROSE 

Buckle up for an interstellar musical experience when Jefferson Starship docks at The Rose Saturday night. 

The band formed in the early 1970s, built by guitarist and singer-songwriter Paul Kantner out of Jefferson Airplane, which 

Kantner also founded. Since then, Starship has released an armada of albums, characterized by a hurricane-force sound (such as 

“Modern Times” and “Girl with the Hungry Eyes”), along with gentler, more introspective works (think, “Miracles”). 

While members have changed over the years, and Kantner has gone on to the great concert in the sky, the sound remains the 

same. Former lead vocalist Grace Slick has since retired from the stage, but her replacement, Cathy Richardson, received the Slick 

seal of approval for authentically carrying on her vocal legacy. 

Co-founder, composer, singer, producer and multi-instrumentalist David Freiberg remains at the Starship helm, along with various 

newer members. 

Visit jeffersonstarship.com. — John Sollenberger 

Doors open at 6 p.m. Saturday and music stars at 7 p.m. at The Rose, 245 E. Green St., Pasadena, with opening acts Eileen Carey 

and Joe the Boss. Tickets are $28 to $48. Call (888) 645-5006 or visit roseconcerts.com. 



•CALENDAR• 

Ken Jeong 

‘Crazy’ 

Success 

KEN JEONG IS RIDING A WAVE OF GOOD FORTUNE AS 

HE CO-STARS IN ‘CRAZY RICH ASIANS’ AND PREPARES 

FOR HIS NETFLIX SPECIAL AT THE ICE HOUSE 


Ken Jeong has been living a double life — as 

both a physician and a standup comedian — for 

more than 20 years. After focusing on his booming 

acting career for the past nine years since 

“The Hangover” catapulted him to stardom with 

his role as the eccentric gangster Mr. Chow, he is 

bringing both halves together with a vengeance 

next month when he tapes his first-ever comedy 

special for Netflix at the Ice House in Pasadena. 

But he’s also blowing up on the big screen 

this weekend with his role in the potentially 

groundbreaking comedy film “Crazy Rich 

Asians,” which is the biggest studio release ever 

to feature an Asian-American cast and director. 

Despite that crazy schedule, comedy fans 

can see him live this week as he plays a full slate 

of shows at the Ice House in preparation for the 

special. 

Titled “Ken Jeong: First Date,” the special 

has multiple layers of meaning for Jeong, who 

continues to maintain his medical license even 

though he spends his days solely focusing on 

America’s funny bones. In fact, the Ice House has 

played a key role in his off-camera life as well, 

since it was the location of his first date in 2002 

with his wife of 14 years. 

“I jump-started my career doing standup 

comedy, but once ‘The Hangover’ happened, it 

changed my professional life forever because I 

really wanted to focus on my acting career and 

establish myself as an actor,” says Jeong, who 

created and starred in the ABC sitcom “Dr. Ken” 

from 2015-17. “It was incredibly important to 

me. But when I was doing ‘Ride Along 2’ with 

Kevin Hart, he said you can do both standup 

and acting, and that really stuck with me the last 

couple years. 

“The Ice House is the most important club to 

me because when I was starting in LA, it was my 

favorite club and it was where I took my wife on 

our first date to see me perform on a Tuesday,” 

the Detroit native continues. “It kicked off our 

relationship in that she was the first doctor who 

saw me as a comedian first and doctor second, 

which is my essence. It’s emotional and very 

personal to me, because I also talk about how my 

wife was fighting breast cancer at the same time 

I was offered the part of Mr. Chow. In many ways 

this special is a love letter to my wife at the club 

that I love.” 

Jeong is also proud of “Crazy Rich Asians,” in 

which he gets to play his most multi-dimensional 

character yet as a nouveau riche billionaire 

with eccentrically gaudy tastes who also has a 

heart of gold. Recounting that he and his wife 

were instant fans of its source novel upon its 

release in 2013, he describes the movie as “like 

‘Dynasty’ or ‘Dallas’ on steroids with a Singapore 

backdrop. It’s an epic romantic tale told against 

a backdrop nobody’s ever seen before in an 

American mainstream film.” 

“It’s been quite emotional, just as an 

Asian-American to be a part of something so 

monumental,” says Jeong. “It’s emotional 

anyway, even if I wasn’t in the movie. I won’t lie 

to you. I don’t think I’ve ever felt this passionate 

about a project that in all honesty I’d feel 

exactly the same if I wasn’t in the movie. If I 

was a doctor in North Carolina, I’d be excited 

about it coming out because it resonates with 

my upbringing.” n 

Ken Jeong performs at 8 p.m. Wednesday and 8 p.m. Saturday, 

Aug. 25 at the Ice House 24 N. Mentor Ave., Pasadena. 

Tickets are $20. Call (626) 577-1894 or visit icehousecomedy.com. 



•CALENDAR• 

Thursday Aug. 16 through Wednesday Aug. 22 

PLEASE NOTE: Deadline for Calendar 

submissions is noon Wednesday of the week 

before the issue publishes. Send to johns@ 

pasadenaweekly.com 

THURSDAY 

A Noise Within 

3352 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena 

(626) 356-3121 

anoisewithin.org 

The company presents the musical “Man of La 

Mancha” by playwright Dale Wasserman, based 

on “Don Quixote” by Cervantes, a story-withina-story 

about a man who is imprisoned during 

the Spanish Inquisition, and acts out stories 

for the other inmates. Julia Rodriguez-Elliott 

directs. It opens at 7:30 p.m. and continues 

through Sept. 9. Tickets are $25 and up. Visit 

the website for the full schedule. 

The Blue Guitar 



blueguitar.club 

The club at Arroyo Seco Golf Course presents 

jazz by the Greg Porée Group at 7:30 p.m. 

Tickets are $10 general admission, $15 for 

table seating, available on the website. 

The Huntington Library, Art Collections and 

Botanical Gardens 

1151 Oxford Road, San Marino 

(626) 405-2100 

huntington.org 

A discussion and book signing features Daniel 

Lewis, Dibner Senior Curator of the History of 

Science, at the Huntington discussing his book, 

“Belonging on an Island: Birds, Extinction and 

Evolution in Hawai’i,” at 7:30 p.m. Free; no 

reservations required. 

One Colorado 

41 Hugus Alley, Pasadena 

(626) 564-1066 

onecolorado.com 

One Colorado’s free summer music series features 

sultry vocals by Shana Halligan at 7 p.m. 

(626) 795-4331 

pasadenaseniorcenter.org 

Free film matinees screen at 1 p.m. on select 

Fridays. Friday’s film is “The Pursuit of Happyness” 

(2006). 

Sierra Madre Playhouse 


(626) 355-4318 

sierramadreplayhouse.org 

The Playhouse presents “CarneyMagic,” featuring 

John Carney, renowned for his sleight-ofhand 

performances worldwide, in a unique 

blend of magic and comedy, starting at 8 p.m. 

Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. 

Tickets are $30 general admission, $27 for 

seniors and $20 for youth 21 and younger. 

SATURDAY 

Brand Library and Art Center 

1601 W. Mountain St., Glendale 

(818) 548-2051 

brandlibrary.org 

The Center presents poetry readings and a Q&A 

with poets Allison Benis White and Vandana 

Khanna, moderated by Colette LaBouff from 4 

to 6 p.m. Free. 

Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic 

Garden 

301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia 

(626) 821-4623 

arboretum.org 

Certified Herbalist Irena Cora Stathis conducts 

a class on herbal medicines, their folkloric and 

traditional uses, from 10 a.m. to noon. Cost is 

$35, or $25 for members. 

Norton Simon Museum 

411 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena 

(626) 449-6840 

nortonsimon.org 

A guided tour visits works collected by founder 

Norton Simon from 1 to 2 p.m. The Teen Arts 

Academy, led by artist Mary Peterson, invites 

students to express their thoughts about various 

abstract works in the museum’s collections 

as they create their own eight-page zines, from 

1:30 to 3:30 p.m., included in regular museum 

admission of $15 for adults, $12 for seniors, 

free for members, students and those 18 and 

younger. 

One Colorado 


(626) 564-1066 


One Colorado’s free summer music series features 

blues, soul and roots music by Reverend 

Tall Tree at 7 p.m. 

Pasadena Heritage Madison Heights Tour 

Various locations, Pasadena 

(626) 441-6333 

pasadenaheritage.org 

Pasadena Heritage hosts a walking tour of 

the historic Madison Heights neighborhood, 

home to numerous historically and architecturally 

significant homes by famed Pasadena 

architects, from 9 to 11:15 a.m. Cost is $18, or 

$15 for members. Meeting location is provided 

with purchase. 

Pasadena POPS 


Garden 


(626) 793-7172 

pasadenasymphony-pops.org 

Pasadena POPS presents “Bernstein’s New 

York,” a concert celebrating the composer’s 

100th birthday with songs including “West Side 

Story,” “On the Town,” “Candide” and others, 

with first-hand stories from conductor Michael 

Feinstein about Bernstein and a look inside 

his friendships with Frank Sinatra and others. 

Guest vocalists include Julian Ovenden, Ali 

McGregor and Finn Sagal. Gates open at 5:30 

p.m. for picnicking and the concert starts at 

7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 and up. 

Rooftop Cinema Series 

55 S. Lake Ave., Pasadena 

(626) 792-1259 

southlakeavenue.org 

The South Lake Avenue Business District free 

film series features “Jurassic Park” (1993), 

starting with a deejay spinning tunes at 6 p.m. 

and family activities followed by the film. 

Rotary Club of Altadena Summer Concert 

Series 

Farnsworth Park 

568 E. Mount Curve Ave., Altadena 

(626) 798-6335 

altadenarotary.com 

The Rotary Club of Altadena’s Farnsworth Park 

summer concert series continues with country 

and Americana by Greg and the Gallows at 7 

p.m. Saturday. Free. 

Vroman’s Bookstore 


(626) 449-5320 

vromansbookstore.com 

Elisa Parhad discusses and signs “Los Angeles 

Is…” at 10:30 a.m. 

SUNDAY 

The Huntington Library, Art Collections and 

Botanical Gardens 

1151 Oxford Road, San Marino 

(626) 405-2100 

huntington.org 

“Love, Hatred, Passion and Vengeance,” an 

afternoon of Chinese Kun opera arias and 

traditional Chinese chamber music performed 

by the Chinese Kwun Opera Society and Spring 

Thunder Music Association, starts at 2 p.m. 

Admission is $10. Register on the website. 

Norton Simon Museum 

411 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena 

(626) 449-6840 

nortonsimon.org 

An Art Adventures Tour invites guests to study 

Ellsworth Kelly’s abstract prints and paintings, 

noting the visual effects created when colors 

appear side-by-side, then create their own 

abstract art using colored stickers from 1:30 to 

2:30 p.m., included in regular museum admission 

of $15 for adults, $12 for seniors, free for 

members, students and those 18 and younger. 

Playhouse District Summer Jazz Concert 

Series 

Vroman’s Courtyard 


(626) 744-0340 

playhousedistrict.org 

The Playhouse District Summer Jazz Concert 

Series features the Donavan/Muradian Quintet 

from 5 to 7 p.m. Free. 

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 

Cancer Support Community 

76 E. Del Mar Blvd., Ste. 215, Pasadena 

(626) 796-1083 

cscpasadena.org 

Dr. Shani Fox discusses how cancer patients 

can master their fear of the disease, from 6:30 

to 8 p.m. Free, but call for reservations. 

Distant Lands 

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Pasadena Senior Center 

85 E. Holly St., Pasadena 

(626) 795-4331 


A presentation on wellness care for seniors 

using chiropractic, acupuncture and nutrition 

starts at 10 a.m. 

San Gabriel Valley Orchid Hobbyists 


Garden 


sgvoh.org 

The club presents a program on members’ 

growing spaces and includes a Q&A session 

about how and where they grow their plants, 

starting at 7 p.m. Refreshments are included, 

and admission is free and open to the public. 



(626) 449-5320 


Andrew Lawler discusses and signs “The Secret 

Token: Myth, Obsession and the Search for the 

Lost Colony of Roanoke” at 7 p.m. 

FRIDAY 

Pasadena Ballroom Dance Association Dance 

Paseo Colorado 


(626) 799-5689 

pasadenaballroomdance.com 

The Association’s free Friday night dance series 

presents Salsa Night with Orquesta Charangoa, 

starting with a free swing dance lesson at 7 

p.m. followed by live music from 7:30 to 9:30 

p.m. 




ONGOING 

Antaeus Theatre Company, at the Kiki and 

David Gindler Performing Arts Center, 110 E. 

Broadway, Glendale, presents “Three Days in the 

Country,” Patrick Marber’s passionate and comedic 

update of the Turgenev classic, “A Month in 

the Country.” In this version, a handsome tutor 

brings reckless, romantic desire to an eccentric 

household, and over a three-day period all learn 

lessons in love. The production opened July 12 

and continues at 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 

2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays 

through Aug. 26. Tickets are $30 to $34. Call 

(818) 506-1983 or visit antaeus.org. 

McGinty’s Gallery at the End of the World, 

869 E. Mariposa St., Altadena. “Anatomy of 

a Group Show,” by a large group of artists, 

opened Aug. 3 and continues through Sept. 

29. Call (626) 794-8779 or visit facebook. 

com/mcgintysgallery/. 

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20 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena 

(626) 449-3220 

distantlands.com 

Explorer Pierre Odier discusses Gujarat, India at 

7:30 p.m. Free, but call to RSVP. 



(626) 795-4331 


An LA Opera Talk features a community 

educator in a multimedia presentation about 

the creation of an opera, offering a look at all 

aspects of a production, beyond music and 

singing, starting at 1 p.m. The Center’s free 

summer concert series features Lisa Haley and 

the Zydekats at 6 p.m. 

Sierra Madre Playhouse 


(626) 355-4318 

sierramadreplayhouse.org 

A free, staged reading of the romantic comedy 

“Kalamazoo” by Michelle Kholos Brooks and 

Kelly Younger starts at 7 p.m. This is the story 

of Peg and Irv, two quirky but endearing baby 

boomers venturing into the world of modern 

dating. No reservations are required. 

TUESDAY 

One Colorado 


(626) 564-1066 


One Colorado hosts Trivia Tuesdays every 

Tuesday, including pop-up bars and prizes, 

starting with deejay music at 6 p.m. followed 

by pop culture trivia at 7:30 p.m. Admission 

is free. 



(626) 795-4331 


The Masters Series Summer Term, “Orchestras 

and Operas,” is led by Alan Chapman, producer 

and host at KUSC Classical Radio and faculty 

member at the Colburn Conservatory of Music. 

Classes run from 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through 

Aug. 28. Tuesday’s class is “The Top 100” Cost 

is $15 per class. 



(626) 449-5320 


John Larison discusses and signs “Whiskey 

When We’re Dry” at 7 p.m. 

WEDNESDAY 

The Rose 


(888) 645-5006 


Make your own music with karaoke in the 

Lobby Lounge at The Rose Wednesday through 

Saturday night. 

Wine & Song Music Series 



wineandsong.com 

Brad Colerick’s weekly singer-songwriter 

series features the Sweet Potatoes and Buddy 

Mondlock at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 general 

admission, $15 for table seating, available on 

the website. n 

Saturday Night Songbook 

MICHAEL FEINSTEIN AND THE PASADENA POPS PAY 

TRIBUTE TO LEONARD BERNSTEIN THIS WEEKEND 


Throughout his three-decade career as America’s pre-eminent performer and preservationist of the Great American Songbook, Michael Feinstein 

has maintained a great passion for the works of famed composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein. Yet this Saturday will mark the first time he has 

devoted an entire show of the Pasadena POPS to a tribute to his work. 

“Bernstein’s New York” is the latest in the Sierra Summer POPS series, and will not only feature Feinstein conducting and vocalizing on some of the 

songs, but will also spotlight special guest soloists Julian Ovenden and Finn Sagal. Encompassing first-hand stories from “Candide” to “On the Town” 

and “West Side Story,” and an intimate look inside Bernstein’s friendships with other major artists, the evening is an experience only Feinstein can 

deliver. 

“I’ve participated in Bernstein concerts but never conducted one before,” says Feinstein. “The program is one that I put together thinking about all of 

the different musical sounds that influenced Lenny in his formative years — by American pop music and particular entertainers. 

“He was one of the few crossover musicians of the classical world who was also comfortable in Broadway and popular music,” adds Feinstein. “He 

would include different types of popular music and did TV programs on jazz and blues and recognized the importance of all kinds of music, so this 

show will reflect his eclectic tastes.” 

The selections for Saturday’s show include the overtures from “West Side Story” and “Candide,” “New York New York” from “On the Town,” and a 

lullaby Bernstein wrote for “Peter Pan” called “Dream with Me.” Feinstein will also feature orchestral pieces by Morton Gould, an early combination of 

jazz and symphonic music called “Street Scene” by Alfred Newman and several Frank Sinatra standards. 

In addition, “Downton Abbey” star Ovenden will perform “Lucky to Be Me” from “On the Town” and some “West Side Story” selections, while Sagal 

will sing “Time After Time,” a song that Feinstein says “stopped the show” recently in the prestigious Jazz at Lincoln Center series. 

“Finn applied to our Great American Songbook Foundation Academy,” says Feinstein. “The Great Songbook Foundation is an organization I started 

a few years ago and every year we have a high school songbook academy. Last year he won the competition and was the songbook ambassador. I’ve 

watched him grow by leaps and bounds.” 

The Pasadena POPS performs “Bernstein’s New York” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanical Gardens, 301 N. 

Baldwin Ave., Arcadia. Tickets are $10 to $115. Call (626) 793-7172 or visit Pasadenasymphony-pops.com. 



•FILM• 

BY JANA J. MONJI 

Henry Golding and Constance Wu in Crazy Rich Asians 

CAPSULE REVIEWS 


A Taste of Recognition 

‘CRAZY RICH ASIANS’ CREATES A CINEMATIC SENSATION WHILE CHALLENGING 

FILM AND TV CASTING PRACTICES 

Rich Asians” is more than a movie. It’s a book of 

the same name, and it’s also a social movement, one 

“Crazy 

you might want to hop on despite personal tastes in 

romantic comedies. The book, written by Kevin Kwan, and the 

film, co-written for the screen by Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim, 

begin with a prologue on a bone-drenching day in England. A 

sopping wet group of women with young kids enter an exclusive 

hotel. Assessing them by race, the manager pretends the women 

do not have a reservation. Eleanor Young (Michelle Yeoh) calls her 

husband who resolves the issue — by buying the hotel. 

The audience at the premiere at the TCL Chinese Theatre cheered, 

although Eleanor, we’ll soon learn, is the main “villain” of the story. 

What’s really prompting cheers from the audience is something else 

— recognition. 

But if you’re thinking this is a flick with social justice fomenting 

from an angry place, relax. From there “Crazy Rich Asians” becomes 

a fish-out-of-water rom-com, one that will stir shopaholic and foodie 

fantasies more than social consciences. 

Rachel Chu (Constance Wu) is an ABC (American Born Chinese) 

of the mainland Chinese sort who speaks Mandarin (not Cantonese) 

and is a professor of economics at NYU. For almost two years Rachel 

has been exclusively dating history professor and Asian hunk with an 

English accent Nicholas Young (Henry Golding) from Singapore. 

Nicholas’ best friend, Colin Khoo (Chris Pang), is getting married 

to Araminta (Sonoya Mizuno) and Nicholas asks Rachel to spend a 

few weeks of their summer break in Singapore to meet his family and, 

at the same time, reconnect with her college best friend, Goh Peik Lin 

(Awkwafina). 

Before Rachel even sets foot on the airplane, Nick’s mother 

Eleanor and her snippy social set know about Rachel after another 

Singaporean eavesdrops on the couple, snaps a photo of them and begins 

the gossip chain. At 278.6 square miles, Singapore is smaller than 

San Diego, and the Young family isn’t just part of the country’s upper 

class, but members of the elite “crazy rich.” Nicholas doesn’t properly 

prepare Rachel for rubbing elbows with the snobs of Singapore. 

Luckily, her friend Peik Lin acts as a fairy godmother of sorts while 

selfie-snapping during her time with the ultra-rich. 

The script has dulled the claws of vicious girls who have grown up 

but not out of their cruel ways, as found in the book. The class system 

remains, but the catty details of how the Chinese rate the different 

Chinese ethnic and nationality groups, as well as other Asians, has 

been diluted. East Asians don’t see themselves as one race, and even 

the Chinese divide themselves up into different races and ethnicities. 

The prologue in England takes place at a time of heightened focus 

on the Hong Kong Chinese — should the UK take in more immigrants 

or would the British feel too “swamped,” as former British Prime 

Minister Margaret Thatcher once infamously put it. Singapore, unlike 

Hong Kong, was never threatened with reversion. Instead, Great Britain 

gave it independence and that made it a more secure place for the 

wealthy Chinese to invest. The aftereffects of colonialism loom in the 

distant background of the movie, but just remember that the fusion 

of Western and Eastern styles has been going on for centuries. Don’t 

confuse modernization and Westernization, or at least consider how 

Asian cultures have contributed to modern Western culture in such 

areas as art, fashion and fine cuisine. 

“Crazy Rich Asians” has exploded onto the cinematic scene not 

only for its celebration of materialism and opulence, but also because 

it challenges a film and TV casting system that for too long has denied 

Asians and Asian Americans lead roles in shows like “Hawaii Five-0” 

and “Magnum P.I.” and whitewashed them out of true stories like “21.” 

Like San Francisco-born Bruce Lee’s 1960s Kato character in “The 

Green Hornet” series, Asian Americans are still sidekicks and exotic 

background, even though they’ve been in America for centuries. 

Director Jon M. Chu shows some Asian male hunkiness rather 

than pandering to white male yellow fever in a few brief but tasteful 

scenes, preferring instead to create a visual orgy of spectacular 

wealth and fabulous fashion. But sadly, this, even in 2018, is a social 

statement. 

If you like predictably happy rom-coms filled with unaffordable 

fashions worn by attractive people surrounded by zany friends 

(Awkwafina with Ken Jeong as her father and Koh Chieng Mun as her 

mother are hilarious), this is for you. 

From the reaction at the opening to the takedown of the racist hotel 

manager, the vibe I got was Asians still face racism in the US and 

the scene was welcome fantasy revenge. While I wish Wu’s Rachel had 

more fire, “Crazy Rich Asians” is frivolous fun that challenges non- 

Asians — white, black, Latino and Native American — to empathize 

with Asians and Asian-American characters. n 

BLACKKKLANSMAN 

Stars: John David Washington, Adam Driver 

Length: 135 minutes 

Directed by: Spike Lee 

Rating: R 

Spike Lee's huge comeback marks what might 

be his best and most commercial film ever: an 

audaciously funny and exciting true-life story 

about an African-American cop in Colorado 

Springs who teams with a Jewish policeman to 

infiltrate and destroy a dangerous Ku Klux Klan 

chapter. One of the year's best. Grade: A 

THE MEG 

Stars: Jason Statham, Bingbing Li, Rainn Wilson 


Directed by: Jon Turteltaub 

Rating: PG13 

This utterly ridiculous yet undeniably funny 

and exciting thriller follows a team of scientists 

who try to track down and destroy a 90-footlong 

prehistoric shark before it can massacre 

thousands of beachgoers. This is a fun senduphomage 

to "Jaws" and is one of the funnest 

surprises of summer. Grade: A 

EIGHTH GRADE 

Stars: Elsie Fisher, Josh Hamilton 


Directed by: Bo Burnham 

Rating: R 

This intensely intimate dramedy sees life from 

the eyes and mind of an awkward girl enduring 

the travails of her last week in eighth grade. Elsie 

Fisher pulls off a performance for the ages and 

deserves an Oscar nomination as a girl fending 

off creepy boys, learning to be more loving to 

her single dad, and standing up for herself. 

Writer-director Bo Burnham has accomplished a 

masterpiece in his debut effort. Grade: A 

BLINDSPOTTING 

Stars: Daveed Diggs, Rafael Casal 


Directed by: Carlos Lopez Estrada 

Rating: R 

A fresh take on what black and white 

friendships among the young and economically 

disenfranchised in the hardscrabble streets 

of Oakland, this film took nine years to make 

and was worth the wait. Diggs and Casal also 

co-wrote the tale of a young African-American 

man trying to get through his last three days of 

parole while dealing with his hotheaded best 

friend, who's white but acts like a stereotypical 

black gangster. Add in the tension of dealing with 

seeing a cop shoot a fellow black man unfairly, 

and this often funny slice of life boils over into an 

incredible and unpredictable ending. Grade: A 

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: 

FALLOUT 

Stars: Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Michelle 

Monaghan 


Directed by: Christopher McQuarrie 

Rating: PG-13 

Tom Cruise raises the bar on action movies by 

miles, in a film that's packed with non-stop 

action and in which he HALO skydives, flies a 

helicopter on a chase through mountain passes, 

speeds a motorcycle through the streets of Paris 

and much more while trying to keep plutonium 

out of the hands of a ruthless band of terrorists. 

Defying a world in which every action movie 

is rooted in CGI, this film's old-school dazzling 

showmanship must be seen on as big a screen 

as possible. Grade: A 



FLICK FINDER 

SHOWTIMES 

Friday Aug. 17 to Thursday Aug. 23 

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. 

Avengers: Infinity War Fri.-Thurs., 12:20, 3:40, 7, 

10:15 p.m. 

Deadpool 2 Fri.-Thurs., 9:50 p.m. 

The First Purge Fri.-Thurs., 10 p.m. 

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Fri.-Thurs., 

12:10, 3:10, 7:20, 10:15 p.m. 

Ocean’s 8 Fri.-Thurs., 1, 4:15, 7:30, 10:10 p.m. 

Sicario: Day of the Soldado Fri.-Thurs., 12:45, 4, 

7:10 p.m. 

Solo: A Star Wars Story Fri.-Thurs., 12:30, 3:30, 

6:50 p.m. 

Tag Fri.-Thurs., 2:30, 7:40, 10:05 p.m. 

Uncle Drew Fri.-Thurs., 12 noon, 5 p.m. 

IPIC THEATERS AT 

ONE COLORADO PASADENA 

42 Miller Alley, (626) 639-2260. 

Christopher Robin Fri.-Wed., 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 

9:15 p.m. 

Crazy Rich Asians Fri.-Thurs., 1:15, 4:15, 7:30, 

10:45 p.m. 

The Meg Fri.-Wed., 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10 p.m. 

Mile 22 Fri.-Wed., 1:45, 4:30, 7, 9:45 p.m. 

Mission: Impossible — Fallout Fri.-Wed., 12 

noon, 3:20, 6:45, 10:15 p.m. 

Slender Man Fri.-Wed., 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45, 

10:30 p.m. 

LAEMMLE’S PLAYHOUSE 7 

673 E Colorado Bl, 

(626) 844-6500. 

BlacKkKlansman Fri. 1, 4, 7:10, 10:15 p.m.; 

Sat.-Sun., 10:30 a.m., 1, 4, 7:10, 10:15 p.m.; 

Mon.-Thurs., 1, 4, 7:10, 10:15 p.m. 

Dr. Brinks & Dr. Brinks Fri.-Thurs., 1:50, 7:40 p.m. 

Eighth Grade Fri.-Mon., 1, 3:15, 5:30, 7:50, 10:10 

p.m.; Tues. 3:15, 5:30, 7:50, 10:10 p.m.; Wed. 

1, 3:15, 5:30, 7:50, 10:10 p.m.; Thurs. 1, 3:15, 

5:30 p.m. 

Far From the Tree Sat.-Sun., 10:40 a.m. 

Good Manners Fri. 4:20, 9:55 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 

10:30 a.m., 4:20, 9:55 p.m.; Mon.-Thurs., 4:20, 

9:55 p.m. 

Luis and the Aliens Sat. only, 10:30 a.m. 

The Makioka Sisters Wed. only, 7 p.m. 

Michelin Stars: Tales From the Kitchen Mon. 

7:30 p.m.; Tues. 1 p.m. 

The Miseducation of Cameron Post Fri. 1, 3:20, 

5:40, 8, 10:15 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 10:40 a.m., 1, 3:20, 

5:40, 8, 10:15 p.m.; Mon.-Thurs., 1, 3:20, 5:40, 

8, 10:15 p.m. 

The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl Tues. only, 7 

p.m. 

Puzzle Fri.-Mon., 1:20, 4:10, 7, 9:40 p.m.; Tues. 

1:20, 4:10, 9:40 p.m.; Wed. 1:20, 4:10 p.m.; 

Thurs. 1:20, 4:10, 7, 9:40 p.m. 

RBG Sat.-Sun., 10:40 a.m. 

RiffTrax Live: Krull Thurs. only, 8 p.m. 

Sorry to Bother You Fri. 4:40, 10 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 

11 a.m., 4:40, 10 p.m.; Mon.-Thurs., 4:40, 10 p.m. 

Three Identical Strangers Fri.-Thurs., 1:40, 4:30, 

7:20, 9:50 p.m. 

Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Fri.-Sun., 1:30, 7:30 

p.m.; Mon. 1:30 p.m.; Tues.-Thurs., 1:30, 7:30 

p.m. 

ARCLIGHT PASADENA 14 

280 E Colorado Bl, (626) 568-8888. 

Alpha Fri. 10:15 a.m., 1:15, 3:30, 5:50, 8, 10, 

12:05 a.m.; Sat. 10:15 a.m., 1:15, 3:30, 5:35, 7:45, 

10, 12:05 a.m.; Sun. 10:15 a.m., 1:15, 3:30, 5:35, 

7:45, 10 p.m.; Mon.-Wed., 11:15 a.m., 1:15, 3:30, 

5:35, 7:45, 10 p.m. 

Ant-Man and the Wasp Fri.-Sun., 10:55 a.m., 

1:25, 3:35 p.m.; Mon. 11:20 a.m., 1:40, 3:40 p.m.; 

Tues.-Wed., 11:20 a.m., 1:40, 3:35 p.m. 

BlacKkKlansman Fri.-Sat., 11:50 a.m., 2:35, 4:30, 

5:30, 6:45, 8:15, 9:40, 11:30 p.m.; Sun.-Wed., 

11:50 a.m., 2:35, 4:30, 5:30, 6:45, 8:15, 9:40, 

11:05 p.m. 

Christopher Robin Fri.-Sun., 11 a.m., 1, 4, 7:05, 

9:25 p.m.; Mon.-Wed., 11:25 a.m., 1:25, 4, 7:05, 

9:25 p.m. 

Crazy Rich Asians Fri. 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:45, 

1:45, 2:15, 3, 3:45, 5, 6:15, 7, 7:45, 8:45, 9:30, 

10:30, 11:15, 12 midnight; Sat. 10 a.m., 11:30 

a.m., 12:45, 1:45, 2:15, 3, 3:45, 5:15, 6:15, 7, 8, 

8:45, 9:30, 10:45, 11:15, 12 midnight; Sun. 10 

a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:45, 1:45, 2:15, 3, 3:45, 5:15, 

6:15, 7, 8, 8:45, 9:30, 10:45, 11:15 p.m.; Mon. 

11:30 a.m., 12:45, 1:45, 2:15, 3:45, 5:15, 6:15, 

7, 8, 8:45, 9:30, 10:45, 11:15 p.m.; Tues.-Wed., 

11:30 a.m., 1:45, 2:15, 5:15, 7, 8, 9:30, 10:45 p.m. 

Dog Days Fri.-Sun., 10:20 a.m., 12:35 p.m.; Mon.- 

Wed., 12:35, 3:15 p.m. 

Eighth Grade Fri.-Sun., 12:30, 6:05 p.m.; Mon. 

12:30, 6:10 p.m.; Tues.-Wed., 12:30, 6:05 p.m. 

The Happytime Murders Thurs. only, 7, 9:15, 

11:30 p.m. 

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again Fri.-Sun., 10:30 

a.m., 1:20, 4:10, 7:35, 10:35 p.m.; Mon.-Wed., 11 

a.m., 1:20, 4:10, 7:35, 10:35 p.m. 

The Meg Fri.-Wed., 11:05 a.m., 2:45, 5:05, 8:30, 

10:20 p.m. 

Mile 22 Fri.-Sat., 10:05 a.m., 12 noon, 2, 4:45, 

6:20, 7:30, 9, 10:15, 11:45 p.m.; Sun. 10:05 

a.m., 12 noon, 2, 4:45, 6:20, 7:30, 9, 10:15 p.m.; 

Mon.-Wed., 11:45 a.m., 2, 4:45, 6:20, 7:30, 9, 

10:15 p.m. 

Mission: Impossible — Fallout Fri.-Wed., 11:40 

a.m., 1:30, 3:50, 5:45, 7:15, 9:45, 11 p.m. 

Slender Man Fri.-Wed., 11:10 a.m., 2:40, 5:40, 

8:25, 11:10 p.m. 

The Spy Who Dumped Me Fri.-Wed., 11:55 a.m., 

2:55, 5:10, 8:05, 10:40 p.m. 

GLENDALE 

PACIFIC GLENDALE 18 

The Americana at Brand,322 

Americana Way, Glendale 

(818) 551-0218. 

Alpha Fri.-Sat., 11:50 a.m., 12:20, 2:40, 5, 7:20, 

9:40, 11 p.m.; Sun.-Wed., 11:50 a.m., 12:20, 2:40, 

5, 7:20, 9:40 p.m. 

Ant-Man and the Wasp Fri.-Wed., 12 noon, 3:30, 

6:05 p.m. 

Enjoy the show. 

For more reviews, check out 

pasadenaweekly.com 

BlacKkKlansman Fri.-Sat., 11:40 a.m., 2:25, 5:05, 

8:35, 10:40, 11:40 p.m.; Sun.-Wed., 11:40 a.m., 

2:25, 5:05, 8:35, 10:10 p.m. 

Christopher Robin Fri.-Wed., 11 a.m., 2:15, 4:45, 

7, 9:30 p.m. 

Crazy Rich Asians Fri.-Sat., 10:30 a.m., 11:15 

a.m., 11:45 a.m., 12:15, 2, 2:30, 3, 4, 4:45, 5:15, 

5:45, 6:45, 7:30, 8, 8:30, 9, 9:30, 10:15, 10:45, 

11:15, 12 midnight; Sun.-Wed., 10:30 a.m., 11:15 

a.m., 11:45 a.m., 12:15, 2, 2:30, 3, 4, 4:45, 5:15, 

5:45, 6:45, 7:30, 8, 8:30, 9, 9:30, 10:15, 10:45 

p.m. 

Dog Days Fri.-Wed., 11:50 a.m., 1:30 p.m. 

Eighth Grade Fri.-Wed., 1:15, 4:45 p.m. 

The Happytime Murders Thurs. only, 7, 9:20, 

11:40 p.m. 

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation Fri.- 

Wed., 10:30 a.m., 2:45, 4:40, 7:15 p.m. 

Incredibles 2 Fri.-Wed., 12:05, 3, 6:15 p.m. 

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again Fri.-Wed., 11:35 

a.m., 2, 4:50, 7:35 p.m. 

The Meg Fri.-Sat., 12:15, 2:50, 5:30, 7:10, 8:10, 

9:35, 10:45, 12 midnight; Sun.-Wed., 12:15, 2:50, 

5:30, 7:10, 8:10, 9:35, 10:45 p.m. 

Mile 22 Fri.-Sat., 11:15 a.m., 12:50, 1:30, 2:35, 

3:45, 4:50, 6, 7:05, 8:15, 9:20, 10:30, 11:35 p.m.; 

Sun.-Wed., 11:15 a.m., 12:50, 1:30, 2:35, 3:45, 

4:50, 6, 7:05, 8:15, 9:20, 10:30 p.m. 

Mission: Impossible — Fallout Fri.-Sat., 10:35 

a.m., 1:50, 3:05, 5:05, 7:25, 8:20, 9:45, 11:30 

p.m.; Sun.-Wed., 10:35 a.m., 1:50, 3:05, 5:05, 

7:25, 8:20, 9:45 p.m. 

Slender Man Fri.-Sat., 11:45 a.m., 2:30, 5:25, 

8:45, 10:45, 11:45 p.m.; Sun.-Wed., 11:45 a.m., 

2:30, 5:25, 8:45, 10:45 p.m. 

The Spy Who Dumped Me Fri.-Sat., 11:40 a.m., 

2:10, 5:50, 8:05, 10:10 p.m.; Sun.-Wed., 11:40 

a.m., 2:10, 5:50, 8:05, 10:30 p.m. 

UA LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE 

1919 Verdugo Bl, (818) 952-1940. 

Alpha Fri.-Wed., 12 noon, 2:30, 7:30, 10:10 p.m. 

Alpha 3D Fri.-Wed., 5 p.m. 

BlacKkKlansman Fri.-Wed., 12:15, 3:30, 6:45, 

10:30 p.m. 

Christopher Robin Fri.-Wed., 11:50 a.m., 2:40, 

5:15, 7:40, 10:15 p.m. 

Crazy Rich Asians Fri.-Wed., 10:50 a.m., 1:50, 

4:50, 7:45, 10:40 p.m. 

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again Fri.-Wed., 1:45, 

7 p.m. 

The Meg Fri.-Wed., 11:10 a.m., 2:20, 5:10, 8 p.m. 

The Meg 3D Fri.-Wed., 10:45 p.m. 

Mile 22 Fri.-Wed., 11:30 a.m., 2:10, 4:40, 7:15, 

9:45 p.m. 

Mission: Impossible — Fallout Fri.-Wed., 11:40 

a.m., 3:10, 6:30, 10 p.m. 

The Spy Who Dumped Me Fri.-Wed., 11:10 a.m., 

4:20, 9:30 p.m. 

ARCADIA 

AMC SANTA ANITA 16 

Westfield Shoppingtown Mall,400 

Baldwin Ave, (888) 262-4386. 

2001: A Space Odyssey — The IMAX 2D Experience 

Thurs. only, 7 p.m. 

A-X-L Thurs. only, 4, 6:40, 9:15 p.m. 

Alpha Fri.-Wed., 11 a.m., 4:30, 10 p.m. 

Alpha 3D Fri.-Wed., 1:40 p.m. 

Alpha: An IMAX 3D Experience Fri.-Wed., 12 

noon, 4, 8 p.m. 

Ant-Man and the Wasp Fri.-Wed., 10:35 a.m., 

1:20, 4:10, 7:05 p.m. 

BlacKkKlansman Fri.-Wed., 11:45 a.m., 3, 6:10, 

9:40 p.m. 

Christopher Robin Fri.-Wed., 11:10 a.m., 2, 4:40, 

7:20, 10:10 p.m. 

Crazy Rich Asians Fri.-Sun., 10:30 a.m., 12 noon, 

1:30, 3, 4:30, 6, 7:30, 9, 10:30 p.m.; Mon.-Wed., 

10:30 a.m., 12 noon, 1:30, 3, 4:30, 7:30, 9, 10:30 

p.m. 

Dog Days Fri.-Wed., 10:35 a.m. 

Elvis: ‘68 Comeback Special Mon. only, 7:30 p.m. 

The Equalizer 2 Fri.-Wed., 7:10 p.m. 

Europe Raiders Fri.-Wed., 10:35 a.m., 1:15, 4:15, 

7, 9:45 p.m. 

The Happytime Murders Thurs. only, 7, 9:30 p.m. 


Wed., 10:45 a.m., 1:25, 4:05 p.m. 

Incredibles 2 Fri. 10:50 a.m., 1:50 p.m.; Sat. 1:50 

p.m.; Sun.-Wed., 10:50 a.m., 1:50 p.m. 

An Interview With God Mon.-Wed., 7 p.m. 

The Island Fri.-Wed., 10:05 p.m. 


7:40, 9, 10:40 p.m. 

Mile 22 Fri. 10:40 a.m., 11:40 a.m., 1:20, 2:30, 

4:10, 5:10, 6:50, 7:50, 9:30, 10:30 p.m.; Sat. 10:40 

a.m., 11:20 a.m., 1:20, 2:30, 4:10, 5:10, 6:50, 

7:50, 9:30, 10:30 p.m.; Sun.-Wed., 10:40 a.m., 

11:40 a.m., 1:20, 2:30, 4:10, 5:10, 6:50, 7:50, 

9:30, 10:30 p.m. 

Mission: Impossible — Fallout Fri.-Sun., 12:30, 

4, 6:30, 7:25, 9:50, 10:40 p.m.; Mon. 12:30, 4, 

6:30, 9:50, 10:40 p.m.; Tues.-Wed., 12:30, 3:45, 

6:30, 9:50, 10:40 p.m. 

The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl Tues.-Wed., 7 

p.m. 

Pandas: An IMAX 3D Experience Fri.-Wed., 10:30 

a.m., 2:30, 6:30, 10:40 p.m. 


Slender Man Fri.-Sun., 11:20 a.m., 2:05, 4:35, 

7:15, 10 p.m.; Mon.-Wed., 11:20 a.m., 2:05, 4:35, 

6, 10 p.m. 

The Spy Who Dumped Me Fri.-Wed., 1:30, 4:20, 

7:15, 10:20 p.m. 

ALHAMBRA 

EDWARDS ALHAMBRA 

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Legals 

PUBLIC NOTICES 

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 

FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case 

No. BS174168 

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFOR- 

NIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. 

Petition of OKORIE CHUKWU- 

DIMMA OKOROCHA, for Change of 

Name. TO ALL INTERESTED PER- 

SONS: 1.) Petitioner: Okorie Chukwudimma 

Okorocha fi led a petition 

with this court for a decree changing 

names as follows: a.) Okorie 

Chukwudimma Okorocha to Okorie 

Quinn Okorocha 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: 09/04/2018. 

Time: 10:30 AM. Dept.: 44 Room: 

418. The address of the court is 111 

Hill St. Los Angeles, CA 90012. 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: July 11, 2018. Judge Edward 

B. Moreton Jr., Judge of the Superior 

Court. PUBLISH: Pasadena 

Weekly 7/26/18, 8/2/18, 8/9/18, 

8/16/18 



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#9-Vintage Cuckoo Clock 

Black Forest - $199.99 

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Clock - $49.99 

#11-Vintage Broche 

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12-4PM TUES-SAT 



Petition of VALERIE ANTHONY 

GROW, for Change of Name. TO 

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) 

Petitioner: Valerie Anthony Grow 

fi led a petition with this court for a 

decree changing names as follows: 

a.) Valerie Anthony Grow to Valeria 

Vladimirovna Bleis 2.) THE COURT 


















Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: D. The address 

of the court is 600 E. 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 


fi led: June 15, 2018. Darrell Mavis, 

Judge of the Superior Court. PUB- 

LISH: Pasadena Weekly 7/26/18, 

8/2/18, 8/9/18, 8/16/18 



No. LS030256 



Petition of JASON GRAY MERRITT, 

for Change of Name. TO ALL INTER- 

ESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: 

Jason Gray Merritt fi led a petition 


names as follows: a.) Jason Gray 

Merritt to Jason Merritt Hunter 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: 08/29/2018. Time: 8:30 AM. 

Dept.: O Room: 620. The address 

of the court is 6230 Sylmar Avenue 

Van Nuys, CA 91401. A copy of 

this Order to Show Cause shall be 







fi led: July 18, 2018. Virginia Keeny, 



8/2/18, 8/9/18, 8/16/18 



No. BS174418 



Petition of MICHAEL MUNOZ, for 

Change of Name. TO ALL INTER- 


Michael Munoz fi led a petition 


names as follows: a.) Michael 

Munoz to Michael Millan 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: 09/18/2018. Time: 10:30 AM. 

Dept.: 44 Room: 418. The address 

of the court is 111 N. Hill Street Los 

Angeles, CA 90012. 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: 

July 23, 2018. Judge Edward B. 

Moreton, Jr., Judge of the Superior 

Court. PUBLISH: Pasadena Weekly 

8/2/18, 8/9/18, 8/16/18, 8/23/18 

NOTICE TO CREDITORS 

OF EDITH M. GROZIAK 

#18STP07298 

SUPERIOR COURT OF 

CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF 

LOS ANGELES 

Notice is hereby given to the creditors 

and contingent creditors of the 

above-named decedent, that all persons 

having claims against the decedent 

are required to fi le them with 

the Superior Court, at 111 North Hill 

Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012, and 

delivered pursuant to Section 1215 

of the California Probate Code a 

copy to Edward Grensky, as trustee 

of the trust dated February 3, 2009 

wherein the decedent was the settlor, 

at c/o Law Offi ce of Megan 

Amelung, LLC, 1991 Garden Ave, 

Eugene, OR 97403, within the later 

of four months after August 9, 2018 

(the date of the fi rst publication 

of notice to creditors) or, if notice 

is mailed or personally delivered 

to you, 60 days after the date this 

notice is mailed or personally delivered 

to you, or you must petition to 

fi le a late claim as provided in Section 

19103 of the Probate Code. A 

claim form may be obtained from the 

court clerk. For your protection, you 

are encouraged to fi le your claim by 

certifi ed mail, with return receipt 

requested. 

Edward Grensky, Trustee 

c/o Law Offi ce of Megan Amelung, 

LLC 

1991 Garden Ave, Eugene, OR 

97403 

Dated: August 7, 2018 

Published: 8/9/18, 8/16/18, 

8/23/18, 8/30/18 

Pasadena Weekly 



No. ES022581 



Petition of VICTORIA E. TULPINSKI, 

for Change of Name. TO ALL INTER- 


Victoria E. Tulpinski fi led a petition 


names as follows: a.) Victoria Elizabeth 

Tulpinski to Victoria Elizabeth 

Klein 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 





Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: B The address 

of the court is 300 East Olive 

Avenue Burbank, CA 91502. A copy 

of this Order to Show Cause shall be 







fi led: August 7, 2018. Darrel Mavis, 



8/16/18, 8/23/18, 8 /30/18 



No. ES022566 



Petition of USUMAN MUHAMMAD 

IBN UQDAH, for Change of Name. 

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 

1.) Petitioner: Usuman Muhammad 

Ibn Uqdah fi led a petition with this 

court for a decree changing names 

as follows: a.) Usuman Muhammad 

Ibn Uqdah to Noah Matthew Heller 

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 





Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: NCB-A The 

address of the court is 300 East 

Olive Avenue Burbank, CA 91502. 

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 





8/16/18, 8/23/18, 8 /30/18 

NOTICE INVITING BIDS 

FOR MENEELY ALLEY 

DRAINAGE 

IMPROVEMENTS PHASE 1 

In the City of Pasadena, 

California 

Sealed bids will be received until 

2:00 p.m., September 11, 2018, 

by the City Clerk of Pasadena, 100 

N. Garfi eld Ave. 2nd Floor Room 

228, Pasadena, for MENEELY AL- 

LEY DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS 

PHASE 1, in the City of Pasadena, 

California. 

Plans and Specifi cations are available 

on the City website at: https:// 

www.planetbids.com/portal/portal. 

cfm?CompanyID=14770. 

The Pasadena Supplements and 

Modifi cations to the Standard 

Specifi cations for Public Works 

Construction (ìGreenbookî) is available, 

if needed, online at: http:// 

cityofpasadena.net/PublicWorks/ 

Engineering_Division/ 

From time to time, the City fi nds it 

necessary to issue addendum(a) to 

bid specifi cations after those bid 

specifi cations have been released. 

Only those parties that have registered 

with the City as a plan holder 

on a particular project will receive 

the addendum(a) for that project. 

The City is not responsible for 

notifi cations to those parties who 

do not directly register as a plan 

holder on the Cityís database. It 

is the responsibility of all perspective 

bidders to register on the Cityís 

database to ensure receipt of any 

addendum(a) prior to bid submittals. 

Additionally, information on 

any addendum(a) issued for any bid 

specifi cations for any project will 

be available on the City website at: 

https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=14770 

The City reserves the right to reject 

as nonresponsive any bid that fails 

to include the information required 

by any addendum(a) posted on the 

City website. 

A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for 

August 29, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. in 

the Public Works Grand Conference 

Room, Pasadena City Hall, 100 100 

N. Garfi eld Ave, Floor S038 Pasadena, 

California. This meeting is 

to answer any questions regarding 

the project plans and specifi cations. 

ATTENDANCE IS NOT MANDATORY 

Each Bidder must hold an active 

Class A License at the time of bid 

submission, except as to joint 

venture Bidders, who shall be licensed 

as provided in Business and 

Professions Code ßß 7029.1 and 

7028.15(c). 

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 

1770 to 1782 of the California 

Labor Code, the California Department 

of Industrial Relations has 

ascertained the general prevailing 

rate of wages in the county in which 

work is to be done. A copy of the 

general prevailing rate of wages is 

on fi le with the City Engineer and is 

available for inspection and reference 

during regular business hours. 

A contractor or subcontractor shall 

not be qualifi ed to bid on, be listed 

in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements 

of Section 4104 of the 

Public Contract Code, or engage in 

the performance of this public works 

project unless currently registered 

and qualifi ed to perform public work 

pursuant to Labor Code Section 

1725.5. It is not a violation of Labor 

Code Section 1771.1 for an unregistered 

contractor to submit a bid that 

is authorized by Section 7029.1 of 

the Business and Professions Code 

or by Section 10164 or 20103.5 of 

the Public Contract Code, provided 

the contractor is registered to perform 

public work pursuant to Section 

1725.5 at the time the contract 

is awarded. 

This Project is subject to compliance 

monitoring and enforcement 

by the Department of Industrial 

Relations. 

The Contractor must post job site 

notices prescribed by regulation 

(See e.g. 8 Cal. Code Reg. Section 

16451(d). 

Contractors and Subcontractors 

must furnish electronic certifi ed 

payroll records directly to the California 

Labor Commissioner (aka 

Division of Labor Standards Enforcement). 

All bids must be accompanied by 

bid security in the amount of 10 

percent (10%) of the bid price, in 

the form of cash, cashier’s check, 

money order, or surety bond. 

Bids are to be signed and submitted 

in DUPLICATE. Bidder must submit 

bids with one ORIGINAL and one 

COPY, marked as such. 

Refer to the Specifi cations for complete 

details and bid requirements. 

Specifi cations and this notice shall 

be considered a part of any contract 

made pursuant thereto. 

STEVE MERMELL 

City Manager 

Dated: August 9, 2018 

(Authorized by City Attorney) 

Publish: August 16, 2018 


NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 

Notice is hereby given that a public 

hearing regarding an ORDINANCE 

OF THE CITY OF PASADENA 

GRANTING SOUTHERN CALIFOR- 

NIA GAS COMPANY A FRANCHISE 

TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN, USE, 

REPAIR, AND/OR REPLACE GAS 

PIPES, AND APPURTENANCES 

THERETO, ALONG, UPON, AND 

ACROSS ALL, LANES, ALLEYS, 

COURTS, OR OTHER PUBLIC 

PLACES IN THE CITY OF PASA- 

DENA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIS- 

TRIBUTING GAS FOR ANY AND ALL 

OTHER PURPOSES (ìGas Distribution 

Franchiseî), will be held by the 

Pasadena City Council at the time 

and place listed below: 

DATE: August 27, 2018 

TIME: 7:00 P.M. 

PLACE: City Hall, Council Chambers 

100 N. Garfi eld Avenue, 

Room S-249 Pasadena, 

CA 91101 

All interested parties will have an 

opportunity to give written and oral 

comment at the time and place indicated 

above. In order to receive additional 

information about the Gas 

Distribution Franchise, interested 

persons may contact Yannie Wu, 

Principal Engineer, Hale Building- 

Window 6, 175 North Garfi eld Avenue, 

Rm. 218, Pasadena, CA 91109, 

by calling (626) 744-3762 during 

regular business hours, or by email 

at ywu@cityofpasadena.net. 

This Ordinance, if adopted, will 

grant Southern California Gas Company 

a Gas Distribution Franchise 

Agreement for a term of 20 years 

from and after August 19, 2017. The 

proposed Ordinance and Franchise 

Agreement will be available for public 

inspection beginning on August 

16, 2018, at the City Clerkís website, 

or at the Hale Building at 175 North 

Garfi eld Avenue, during regular 

business hours. 

Published on 8/16/18 




No. ES022562 



Petition of HILDA STEPHAN, for 

Change of Name. TO ALL INTER- 


Hilda Stephan fi led a petition with 

this court for a decree changing 

names as follows: a.) Hilda Stephan 

to Hilda Basmajian 2.) THE COURT 

















OF HEARING: Date: 9/14/18. Time: 

8:30 AM. Dept.: NCB-A. The address 

of the court is 300 East Olive 

Avenue Burbank, CA 91502. A copy 

of this Order to Show Cause shall be 










8/23/18, 8/30/18, 9/6/18 

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR 

CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 

LS030284 



Petition of MELODY NICHOLE 

DUARTE, for Change of Name. TO 

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) 

Petitioner: Melody Nichole Duarte 

fi led a petition with this court for a 

decree changing names as follows: 

a.) Melody Nichole Duarte to Melody 

Nichole Urieli 2.) THE COURT 













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. NO- 

TICE OF HEARING: Date: 9/12/18. 

Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: NWB. The 

address of the court is 6230 Sylmar 

Avenue, Room 107 Van Nuys, CA 

08.16.18 PASADENA WEEKLY 33

91401. 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: August 1, 

2018. Huey P. Cotton, Judge of 

the Superior Court. PUBLISH: 

Pasadena Weekly 8/16/18, 8/23/18, 

8/30/18, 9/6/18 

SUMMONS 

SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) 

ON FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT 

Case Number (N˙mero del Caso): 

BC677250. 

NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL 

DEMANDADO): JUDITH K. HEINE- 

MAN and DOES 1 TO 10 

YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAIN- 

TIFF (LO EST¡ DEMANDANDO EL 

DEMANDANTE): CORDOVA MAN- 

ORS OWNERS ASSOCIATION, a 

California non-profi t mutual benefi t 

corporation. You have 30 CALEN- 

DAR DAYS after this summons and 

legal papers are served on you to fi le 

a written response at this court and 

have a copy served on the plaintiff. 

A letter or phone call will not protect 

you. Your written response must be 

in proper legal form if you want the 

court to hear your case. There may 

be a court form that you can use for 

your response. You can fi nd these 

court forms and more information 

at the California Courts Online Self- 

Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ 

selfhelp), your county law library, 

or the courthouse nearest you. If 

you cannot pay the fi ling fee, ask 

the court clerk for a fee waiver form. 

If you do not fi le your response on 

time, you may lose the case by default, 

and your wages, money, and 

property may be taken without further 

warning from the court. There 

are other legal requirements. You 

may want to call an attorney right 

away. If you do not know an attorney, 

you may want to call an attorney 

referral service. If you cannot afford 

an attorney, you may be eligible for 

free legal services from a nonprofi t 

legal services program. You can 

locate these nonprofi t groups at the 

California Legal Services Web site 

(www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the 

California Courts Online Self-Help 

Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), 

or by contacting your local 

court or county bar association. 

Tiene 30 DÕAS DE CALENDARIO 

despuÈs de que le entreguen esta 

citaciÛn y papeles legales para 

presentar una respuesta por escrito 

en esta corte y hacer que se 

entregue una copia al demandante. 

Una carta o una llamada telefÛnica 

no lo protegen. Su respuesta por 

escrito tiene que estar en formato 

legal correcto si desea que procesen 

su caso en la corte. Es posible 

que haya un formulario que usted 

pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede 

encontrar estos formularios 

de la corte y m·s informaciÛn en el 

Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de 

California (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ 

selfhelp/espanol/), en la biblioteca 

de leyes de su condado o en la corte 

que le quede m·s cerca. Si no puede 

pagar la cuota de presentaciÛn, 

pida al secretario de la corte que le 

dÈ un formulario de exenciÛn de 

pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su 

respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el 

caso por incumplimiento y la corte 

le podr· quitar su sueldo, dinero 

y bienes sin m·s advertencia. Hay 

otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable 

que llame a un abogado 

inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un 

abogado, puede llamar a un servicio 

de remisiÛn a abogados. Si no puede 

pagar a un abogado, es posible 

que cumpla con los requisitos para 

obtener servicios legales gratuitos 

de un programa de servicios legales 

sin fi nes de lucro. Puede encontrar 

estos grupos sin fi nes de lucro en el 

sitio web de California Legal Services, 

(www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en 

el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de 

California, (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ 

selfhelp/espanol/) o poniÈndose en 

contacto con la corte o el colegio de 

abogados locales. 

The name and address of the court 

is (El nombre y direcciÛn de la corte 

es): 

Superior Court of the State of 

California, county of Los Angeles, 

Central Division, Stanley Mosk 

Courthouse, 111 N. Hill Street, Los 

Angeles, CA 90012-3117. 

The name, address, and telephone 

number of plaintiff’s attorney, or 

plaintiff without an attorney, is (El 

nombre, la direcciÛn y el n˙mero 

de telÈfono del abogado del demandante, 

o del demandante que no 

tiene abogado, es): 

Alisa E. Sandoval, ESQ State Bar 

No. 206426, RICHARDSON HAR- 

MAN OBER PC, 234 E. Colorado 

Blvd., 8th Flr; Tel: 626.449.557, 

Fax: 626.449.5572 

DATE (Fecha): Oct, 02, 2017; John 

A. Clark, Clerk (Secretario), by Moses 

Soto, Deputy (Adjunto) 

PUBLISH: Pasadena Weekly 8/9/18, 

8/16/18, 8/23/18, 8/30/18 

PROBATE NOTICES 

NOTICE OF PETITION TO 

ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: 

SUSAN H. HARPOLE 

CASE NO. 18STPB06915 

To all heirs, benefi ciaries, creditors, 

contingent creditors, and persons 

who may otherwise be interested in 

the WILL or estate, or both of SU- 

SAN H. HARPOLE. 

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has 

been fi led by CAROL A. KOYER in 

the Superior Court of California, 

County of LOS ANGELES. 

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests 

that CAROL A. KOYER 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. 

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: 

08/24/18 at 8:30AM in Dept. 4 located 

at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS AN- 

GELES, 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 

RITA M. DIAZ, ESQ. - SBN 205538 

HAHN & HAHN LLP 

301 E COLORADO BLVD., 9TH 

FLOOR, PASADENA CA 91101 

8/2, 8/9, 8/16/18 

CNS-3158284# 

PASADENA WEEKLY 

NOTICE OF AMENDED 

PETITION TO ADMINISTER 

ESTATE OF MELISSA MAY 

Case No. 18STPB01589 



who may otherwise be interested 

in the will or estate, or both, of ME- 

LISSA MAY 

AN AMENDED PETITION FOR PRO- 

BATE has been fi led by Dawniese 

Williams in the Superior Court of 

California, County of LOS ANGE- 

LES. 

THE AMENDED PETITION FOR 

PROBATE requests that Dawniese 

Williams be appointed as personal 

representative to administer the estate 

of the decedent. 

THE AMENDED 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. 

THE AMENDED 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, 


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 amended petition 

will be held on July 30, 2018 at 8:30 

AM in Dept. No. 4 located at 111 N. 

Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. 





































court clerk. 

Attorney for petitioner: 

SYBIL Y BURRELL ESQ 

SBN 183383 

LAW OFFICES OF 

SYBIL YVONNE BURRELL 

250 EAST 1ST STREET STE 901 

LOS ANGELES CA 90012 

CN950720 MAY 


ADMINISTER ESTATE OF 

STEPHEN JON TODD 

Case No. 18STPB07188 



who may otherwise be interested in 

the will or estate, or both, of STE- 

PHEN JON TODD 


been fi led by Tina Susan Todd in the 

Superior Court of California, County 

of LOS ANGELES. 


that Tina Susan Todd be 



decedent. 




Estates Act. (This authority will allow 

the personal representative to 

take many actions without obtaining 













A HEARING on the petition will be 

held on Sept. 10, 2018 at 8:30 AM 

in Dept. No. 67 located at 111 N. Hill 

St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. 





































court clerk. 

Attorney for petitioner: 

CHARLES L. LARSON ESQ 

SBN 232046 

LARSON LAW GROUP 

1283 N TUSTIN AVE 

ANAHEIM CA 92807 

CN952093 TODD Aug 16,23,30, 

2018 


ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: 

JULIUS ULYSSES FINK, JR. 

CASE NO. 18STPB07460 



who may otherwise be interested 

in the WILL or estate, or both of JU- 

LIUS ULYSSES FINK, JR.. 


been fi led by B. ANNE KENKNIGHT 

in the Superior Court of California, 

County of LOS ANGELES. 


that B. ANNE KENKNIGHT be 



decedent. 




Estates Act . (This authority will 

allow the personal representative 

to take many actions without obtaining 













A HEARING on the petition will 

be held in this court as follows: 

09/11/18 at 8:30AM in Dept. 29 

located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS AN- 

GELES, CA 90012 





































court clerk. 

Attorney for Petitioner 

SCOTT A. HANCOCK - SBN 115747 

SNYDER & HANCOCK 

1112 FAIR OAKS AVENUE 

SOUTH PASADENA CA 91030 

8/16, 8/23, 8/30/18 

CNS-3163494# 

PASADENA WEEKLY 

TRUSTEE SALES 

TSG No.: 02-14058833-05T TS 

No.: CA1600276209 FHA/VA/PMI 

No.: APN: 5728-016-015 Property 

Address: 1505 NAVARRO AVENUE 

PASADENA, CA 91103 NOTICE OF 

TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DE- 

FAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, 

DATED 04/23/2007. UNLESS YOU 

TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR 

PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT 

A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN 

EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE 

OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST 

YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A 

LAWYER. On 09/04/2018 at 10:00 

A.M., First American Title Insurance 

Company, as duly appointed Trustee 

under and pursuant to Deed of Trust 

recorded 05/01/2017, as Instrument 

No. 20071042542, in book , page , 

, of Offi cial Records in the offi ce of 

the County Recorder of LOS ANGE- 

LES County, State of California. Executed 

by: ERCILIA ORTIZ, A MAR- 

RIED WOMAN AS HER SOLE AND 

SEPARATE PROPERTY, 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# 5728-016-015 

The street address and other common 

designation, if any, of the real 

property described above is purported 

to be: 1505 NAVARRO AV- 

ENUE, PASADENA, CA 91103 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 $457,954.36. 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 recorderís 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 

or visit this Internet Web http:// 

search.nationwideposting.com/ 

propertySearchTerms.aspx, using 

the fi le number assigned to this case 

CA1600276209 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 Mortgageeís 

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 NPP0336813 To: PASADENA 

WEEKLY 08/02/2018, 08/09/2018, 

08/16/2018 

TSG No.: 8733194 TS No.: 

CA1800283325 FHA/VA/PMI No.: 

APN: 5827-015-027 Property Address: 

2374 GRANDEUR AVENUE 

ALTADENA , CA 91001 NOTICE OF 

TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DE- 

FAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, 

DATED 10/29/2014. UNLESS YOU 

TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR 

PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT 

A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN 

EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE 



LAWYER. On 09/06/2018 at 10:00 

A.M., First American Title Insurance 

Company, as duly appointed 

Trustee under and pursuant to Deed 

of Trust recorded 11/06/2014, as 

Instrument No. 20141180129, in 

book , page , , of Offi cial Records 

in the offi ce of the County Recorder 

of LOS ANGELES County, State of 

California. Executed by: LILA KING, 

A WIDOW, 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# 5827-015-027 The 


designation, if any, of the real property 

described above is purported 

to be: 2374 GRANDEUR AVENUE, 

ALTADENA , CA 91001 The undersigned 

Trustee disclaims any 



designation, if any, shown herein. 

Said sale will be made, but without 





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 



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 $383,807.01. 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 























county recorderís offi ce or a title 








OWNER: The sale date shown on this 

notice of sale may be postponed one 

or more times by the mortgagee, 


to Section 2924g of the Cali- 


fornia Civil Code. The law requires 



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 

CA1800283325 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 Mortgageeís 

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 NPP0336858 To: PASADENA 

WEEKLY 08/02/2018, 08/09/2018, 

08/16/2018 

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS 

No. CA-17-761889-RY Order No.: 

170039715-CA-VOI YOU ARE 

IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF 

TRUST DATED 10/5/2006. UN- 

LESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PRO- 

TECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY 

BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF 

YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF 

THE NATURE OF THE PROCEED- 

ING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD 

CONTACT A LAWYER. 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 





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 ELECT TO BID LESS THAN 

THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor 

(s): GLEN D. COOPER AND KAREN 

R. COOPER, HUSBAND AND WIFE 

AS JOINT TENANTS Recorded: 

10/16/2006 as Instrument No. 06 

2288334 of Offi cial Records in the 

offi ce of the Recorder of LOS AN- 

GELES County, California; Date of 

Sale: 9/25 /2018 at 10:00 AM Place 

of Sale: Behind the fountain located 

in Civic Center Plaza, located at 

400 Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA 

91766 Amount of unpaid balance 

and other charges: $549,883.45 

The purported property address is: 

343 BARTHE DRIVE, PASADENA, 

CA 91103 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 

5726-008-001 NOTICE TO POTEN- 

TIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering 





















county recorder’s offi ce or a title 








OWNER: The sale date shown on 

this notice of sale may be postponed 

one or more times by the mortgagee, 






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-17-761889-RY. 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 



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 sale is 

set aside for any reason, including if 

the Trustee is unable to convey title, 

the Purchaser at the sale shall be 

entitled only to a return of the monies 

paid to the Trustee. This shall be 

the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive 

remedy. The purchaser shall have 

no further recourse against the 

Trustor, the Trustee, the Benefi - 

ciary, the Benefi ciary’s Agent, or the 

Benefi ciary’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. 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-17-761889-RY IDSPub 

#0143232 8/9/2018 8/16/2018 

8/23/2018 

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE 

Recording requested by: TS No. 

CA-17-801262-NJ Order No.: 



TRUST DATED 4/23/2008. UNLESS 

YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT 

YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD 

AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED 

AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE 



LAWYER. 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): ERNEST T. MAYS 

AND WINNIFRED MAE MAYS, 

HUSBAND AND WIFE, AS JOINT 

TENANTS Recorded: 4/30/2008 as 

Instrument No. 20080757798 of 

Offi cial Records in the offi ce of the 

Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, 

California; Date of Sale: 9/25/2018 

at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: Behind 


Plaza, located at 400 Civic Center 

Plaza, Pomona CA 91766 Amount of 

accrued balance and other charges: 

$304,548.20 The purported property 

address is: 175 West Tremont 

Street, Pasadena, CA 91103-1557 

Assessor’s Parcel No. : 5836- 

004-018 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL 


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. 













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 

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-17-801262-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 










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 




Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 

5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. 

TS No.: CA-17-801262-NJ IDSPub 

#0142927 8/9/2018 8/16/2018 

8/23/2018 

T.S. No. 012287-CA APN: 5715- 

002-007 NOTICE OF TRUSTEEíS 

SALE IMPORTANT NOTICE TO 

PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE 


TRUST, DATED 6/29/2006. UN- 

LESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PRO- 

TECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY 

BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF 

YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF 

THE NATURE OF THE PROCEED- 

ING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD 

CONTACT A LAWYER On 9/5/2018 

at 11:00 AM, CLEAR RECON CORP., 

as duly appointed trustee under and 

pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 

7/14/2006, as Instrument No. 06 

1553996, , of Offi cial Records in 

the offi ce of the County Recorder of 

Los Angeles County, State of CALI- 

FORNIA executed by: ANA MARIA 

RODRIGUEZ, A SINGLE WOMAN 

WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION 

TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, 

CASHIERíS CHECK DRAWN ON 

A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A 

CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR 

FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A 

CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR 

FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN 

ASSOCIATION, SAVINGS AS- 

SOCIATION, OR SAVINGS BANK 

SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF 

THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AU- 

THORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN 

THIS STATE: By the fountain located 

at 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: MORE 

FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED 

OF TRUST The street address and 

other common designation, if any, 

of the real property described above 

is purported to be: 166 AVENUE 64 

PASADENA, CALIFORNIA 91105 

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 held, but 

without covenant or warranty, express 

or implied, regarding title, 

possession, condition, or encumbrances, 

including fees, charges 



Trust, to pay the remaining principal 

sums of the note(s) secured 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: $999,142.64 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. 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 undersigned 

caused said Notice of Default and 

Election to Sell to be recorded in 

the county where the real property 













































property, you may call (800) 758 

- 8052 or visit this Internet Web 

site WWW.HOMESEARCH.COM, 

using the fi le number assigned to 

this case 012287-CA. Information 








to attend the scheduled sale. FOR 

SALES INFORMATION: (800) 758 - 

8052 CLEAR RECON CORP. 4375 

Jutland Drive San Diego, California 

92117 

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS 

No. CA-17-777385-CL Order No.: 



TRUST DATED 7/28/2007. UNLESS 

YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT 

YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD 

AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED 

AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE 



LAWYER. 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 remaining 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 

ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE 

TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): 

CHARLES J EDGAR, A MARRIED 

MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE 

PROPERTY Recorded: 8/3/2007 as 

Instrument No. 20071837195 of 

Offi cial Records in the offi ce of the 

Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, 

California; Date of Sale: 9/6/2018 

at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: Behind 


Plaza, located at 400 Civic Center 

Plaza, Pomona CA 91766 Amount of 

unpaid balance and other charges: 

$359,981.24 The purported property 

address is: 1680 E ORANGE 

GROVE BLVD, PASADENA, CA 

91104-4730 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 

5749-011-012 NOTICE TO POTEN- 

TIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering 











































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-17-777385-CL. Information 








to attend the scheduled sale. The 











of this Notice of Sale. If the sale is 

set aside for any reason, including if 

the Trustee is unable to convey title, 

the Purchaser at the sale shall be 

entitled only to a return of the monies 

paid to the Trustee. This shall be 

the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive 

remedy. The purchaser shall have 

no further recourse against the 

Trustor, the Trustee, the Benefi - 

ciary, the Benefi ciary’s Agent, or the 

Benefi ciary’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. Date: Quality Loan Service 

Corporation 411 Ivy Street San Diego, 

CA 92101 619-645-7711 For 




Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 

5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. 

TS No.: CA-17-777385-CL IDSPub 

#0143935 8/16/2018 8/23/2018 

8/30/2018 

FICT. BUSINESS NAMES 

STATEMENT OF 

ABANDONMENT OF USE 

OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS 

NAME FILE NO: 2018170119 

FILE NO: 2013-148779 DATE 

FILED: 07/17/2013. Name of 

Business(es) PRECISE DELIVERY 

SERVICES, 757 W. Holt Ave. Pomona, 

CA 91768. REGISTERED 

OWNER(S): Raquel Batz, 757 W. 

Holt Ave. Pomona, CA 91768. Business 

was conducted by an Individual. 

I declare that all information 

in this statement is true and correct. 

(A registrant who declares as true 

information which he or she knows 

to be false is guilty of a crime.) 

REGISTRANTS NAMES/CORP/LLC 

(PRINT) Raquel Batz TITLE: Owner. 

If corporation, also print corporate 

title of offi cer. If LLC, also print tile 

of offi cer or manager. This statement 

was fi led with the County Clerk 

of LOS ANGELES County on the date 

indicated by the fi led stamp in the 

upper right corner: July 11, 2018. 

I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS 

COPY IS A CORRECT COPY OF THE 

ORIGINAL STATEMENT ON FILE IN 

MY OFFICE. DEAN C. LOGAN, LOS 

ANGELES COUNTY CLERK by: 

Sereivuthda Prak, Deputy Publish: 

Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 7/26/18, 

8/2/18, 8/9/18, 8/16/18 

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS 

NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 

2018175998 

Type of Filing: Original. The following 

person(s) is (are) doing 

business as: ACQUBIT. 22704 9th 

Street Santa Clarita, CA 91321. 

COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGIS- 

TERED OWNER(S) 3D-Sensir, 

Inc., 25762 Hawthorne Place Stevenson 

Ranch, CA 91381. 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: N/A. I 

declare that all information in this 

statement is true and correct. /s/ 

Rengarajan Sudharsanan. TITLE: 

President, Corp or LLC Name: 3D- 

Sensir, Inc. This statement was fi led 

with the LA County Clerk on: July 

17, 2018. 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: 


8/2/18, 8/9/18, 8/16/18 



2018177146 



business as: TEAMARU. 709 W. 

Las Tunas Dr. San Gabriel, CA 

91776, 172 N. Marguerita Ave. Alhambra, 

CA 91801. COUNTY: Los 

Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) 

Au Acqua Inc., 172 N. Marguerita 

Ave. Alhambra, CA 91801. State of 






or names listed above on: 07/2018. 

I declare that all information in this 


Sandy Zishan Liu. TITLE: Secretary, 

Corp or LLC Name: Au Acqua 

Inc. This statement was fi led with 

the LA County Clerk on: July 18, 

2018. 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 









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2018175133 

Type of Filing: Original The following 

person(s) is (are) doing business 

as: MIND OVER MATTER EN- 

RICHMENT; 3061 Fairesta Street La 

Crescenta, CA 91214. COUNTY: Los 


Kerry Ann Lambert, 3061 Fairesta 

Street La Crescenta, CA 91214. 


BY an Individual. The registrant 


under the Fictitious Business Name 



statement is true and correct. /s/: 

Kerry Ann Lambert. TITLE: Owner. 

This statement was fi led with the 

LA County Clerk on: July 17, 2018. 

NOTICE in accordance with subdivision 

(a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious 

Name Statement generally 















Fictitious Business Name in violation 



Section 14411 et seq., business 

and professions code). Publish: 


8/2/18, 8/9/18, 8/16/18 



2018176965 



as: NANCY RAMIREZ DBA 

HEALTH AND WELLNESS; 810 N. 

Catalina Ave. Pasadena, CA 91104. 


TERED OWNER(S) Nancy Ramirez, 

810 N. Catalina Ave. Pasadena, CA 

91104. THIS BUSINESS IS CON- 

DUCTED 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/: Nancy Ramirez Dba Health and 

Wellness. TITLE: Owner. This statement 

was fi led with the LA County 

Clerk on: July 18, 2018. 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 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: 7/26/18, 8/2/18, 

8/9/18, 8/16/18 



2018172692 



business as: PBSM CONSULT- 

ING GROUP, PBSM E.P. GROUP; 

270 Ohio St., Unit 7 Pasadena, CA 

91106, PO Box 1029 Pasadena, 

CA 91102. COUNTY: Los Angeles. 

REGISTERED OWNER(S) Alejandro 

Alvarez Jr., 270 Ohio St., Unit 7 

Pasadena, CA 91106. 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/: Alejandro Alvarez 

Jr. TITLE: President. This statement 

was fi led with the LA County Clerk 

on: July 13, 2018. NOTICE in accordance 


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 Fictitious Business Name 

in violation of the rights of another 

under federal, state, or common law 

(see Section 14411 et seq., business 



8/2/18, 8/9/18, 8/16/18 



2018163712 



as: L.AURA DESIGNS, L.AURA 

DESIGN; 2755 Chadwick Circle Los 

Angeles, CA 90032. COUNTY: Los 


Edmond Burzycki., 2755 Chadwick 

Circle Los Angeles, CA 90032. 


BY an Individual. The registrant 


under the Fictitious Business Name 




Edmond Burzycki. TITLE: Owner. 




(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, 



40 days after any change in 















8/2/18, 8/9/18, 8/16/18 



2018182531 



business as: GLOBAL PROPERTY 

SERVICES. 1661 Hanover Road 

Ste., 101A City of Industry, CA 

91748. COUNTY: Los Angeles. 

REGISTERED OWNER(S) Reymara, 

Inc., 1661 Hanover Road Ste., 101A 

City of Industry, CA 91748. State of 









George M. Maureira. TITLE: President, 

Corp or LLC Name: Reymara 


























8/2/18, 8/9/18, 8/16/18 



2018178753 



as: PRISCILLA AT COVEN 

STUDIOS; 799 E. Green St. Pasadena, 

CA 91101, 135 N. 5th St., Apt. D 

Alhambra, CA 91801. COUNTY: Los 


Priscilla C. Ochoa, 799 E. Green St. 

Pasadena, CA 91101. THIS BUSI- 



to transact business under the 

Fictitious Business Name or names 

listed above on: 06/2018. I declare 

that all information in this statement 

is true and correct. /s/: Priscilla C. 

Ochoa. TITLE: Owner. This statement 











change in the facts set forth in 

the statement pursuant to Section 













Weekly. Dates: 8/2/18, 8/9/18, 

8/16/18, 8/23/18 



2018178188 



business as: HUXIE CO; 712 Ocean 

View Ave. Monrovia, CA 91016. 


TERED OWNER(S) Jeannie Skousen, 

712 Ocean View Ave. Monrovia, 

CA 91016. THIS BUSINESS 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/: Jeannie Skousen. 

TITLE: Owner. This statement was 

fi led with the LA County Clerk on: 

July 19, 2018. NOTICE in accordance 



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 















8/9/18, 8/16/18, 8/23/18 



2018167123 



business as: THE MAGIC MAIDS; 

443 N. Ave. 54 Highland Park, CA 


REGISTERED OWNER(S) Carolina 

Lopez, 1726 S. Barranca Ave. Glendora, 






on: N/A. I declare that all information 


correct. /s/: Carolina Lopez. TITLE: 

Owner. This statement was fi led 

with the LA County Clerk on: July 9, 






in the offi ce of the county clerk, 


















8/9/18, 8/16/18, 8/23/18 



2018179002 



business as: FABLE FARM AND 

FEED, FABLE FARM AND FEED 

SUPPLY. 471 W. Loma Alta Drive 

Altadena, CA 91001. COUNTY: Los 


Cookie Wolf Inc., 471 W. Loma Alta 

Drive Altadena, CA 91001. State of 









Margaret White. TITLE: President, 

Corp or LLC Name: Cookie Wolf 



























8/9/18, 8/16/18, 8/23/18 



2018175762 



business as: MUNDO ACADEMY. 

4743 Noble Avenue Sherman Oaks, 


Articles of Incorporation or 

Organization Number: 4170525. 

REGISTERED OWNER(S) Mundo 

Academy, 4743 Noble Avenue 

Sherman Oaks, CA 91403. State 

of Incorporation or LLC: California. 








Marina Grijalva. TITLE: President, 









in the offi ce of the county clerk, except, 

as provided in subdivision (b) 

of Section 17920, where it expires 
















8/9/18, 8/16/18, 8/23/18 



2018181330 



business as: PRETTY IS CONTA- 

GIOUS. 1458 3 Ranch Road Duarte, 


REGISTERED OWNER(S) Next 

Lifetime, Inc.., 42 S. Pasadena, CA 

91105. State of Incorporation or 

LLC: California. THIS BUSINESS 

IS CONDUCTED BY a Corporation. 



fi ctitious business name or names 

listed above on: N/A. I declare that 

all information in this statement 

is true and correct. /s/ Christina 

F. Segura. TITLE: Vice President, 



























8/9/18, 8/16/18, 8/23/18 



2018180996 



business as: GMMG, LLC, THE 

SUCCESS REAL ESTATE SCHOOL. 

17870 Castleton St., #110 City of 

Industry, CA 91748, 14853 Maplewood 

Dr. Chino Hills, CA 91709. 


TERED OWNER(S) Global Marketing 

& Management Group, LLC, 

17870 Castleton St., #110 City of 

Industry, CA 91748. State of Incorporation 

or LLC: California. THIS 

BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY a 

Limited Liability Company. The 


business under the fi ctitious business 

name or names listed above 

on: 06/2018. I declare that all information 


correct. /s/ Jimmy Yuan. TITLE: 

President, Corp or LLC Name: 

Global Marketing & Management 

Group. This statement was fi led 




17920, a Fictitious Name statement 













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: 

8/2/18, 8/9/18, 8/16/18, 8/23/18 


NAME STATEMENT FILE 

NO. 2018184001 



business as: JR DEMOLITION; 

3425 Lanfranco St. Los Angeles, 


REGISTERED OWNER(S) Israel 

Raygoza Diaz Jr., 3425 Lanfranco 

St. Los Angeles, CA 90063. THIS 

BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY 

an Individual. The registrant commenced 

to transact business under 

the Fictitious Business Name 




Israel Raygoza Diaz Jr. TITLE: Owner. 




(a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious 

Name Statement generally 





















8/9/18, 8/16/18, 8/23/18 

STATEMENT OF 

ABANDONMENT OF USE 

OF FICTITIOUS BUSI- 

NESS NAME FILE NO: 

2018193814 

FILE NO: 2015-166772 DATE 

FILED: 06/24/2015. Name of 

Business(es) COSTURAS Y 

NOVEDADES EBENEZER, 708 N. 

Marengo Ave., Ste., 1 Pasadena, CA 

91103. REGISTERED OWNER(S): 

Ana Villalobos, 721 Garfi eld Ave., 

#14 Pasadena, CA 91104. Business 

was conducted by an Individual. I 


statement is true and correct. (A 

registrant who declares as true information 

which he or she knows 

to be false is guilty of a crime.) 

REGISTRANTS NAMES/CORP/ 

LLC (PRINT) Ana Villalobos TITLE: 

Owner. If corporation, also print 

corporate title of offi cer. If LLC, also 

print tile of offi cer or manager. This 

statement was fi led with the County 

Clerk of LOS ANGELES County on 

the date indicated by the fi led stamp 

in the upper right corner: August 

6, 2018. I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT 

THIS COPY IS A CORRECT COPY 

OF THE ORIGINAL STATEMENT 

ON FILE IN MY OFFICE. DEAN C. 

LOGAN, LOS ANGELES COUNTY 

CLERK by: Estrellieta Policarpio, 

Deputy Publish: Pasadena Weekly. 

Dates: 8/9/18, 8/16/18, 8/23/18, 

8/30/18 



NO. 2018187361 



business as: KREATIV WOOD 

LAB; 5726 Candor St. Lakewood, 


REGISTERED OWNER(S) Jimmy 

Luong, 5726 Candor St. Lakewood, 






on: 06/2018. I declare that all information 


correct. /s/: Jimmy Luong. TITLE: 

Owner. This statement was fi led 

















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: 8/9/18, 8/16/18, 8/23/18, 

8/30/18 



NO. 2018187357 



as: CE LI HAIR STUDIO; 8905 

E. Garvey Ave., Ste. A2 Rosemead, 

CA 91770, 4855 Willard Ave. Rosemead, 



Ngoc Hai Lam, 4855 Willard Ave. 

Rosemead, CA 91770. THIS BUSI- 




Fictitious Business Name or names 



is true and correct. /s/: Ngoc Hai 

Lam. TITLE: Owner. This statement 



with subdivision (a) of 








change in the facts set forth in the 

statement pursuant to Section 













Weekly. Dates: 8/9/18, 8/16/18, 

8/23/18, 8/30/18 



2018186278 



as: SPY INSPECTIONS LA. 

278 E. Colorado Blvd., Unit 1604 

Pasadena, CA 91101. COUNTY: Los 


Siftar Home Inspections Inc., 

278 E. Colorado Blvd., Unit 1604 

Pasadena, CA 91101. State of 









Paul Siftar. TITLE: Owner, Corp or 

LLC Name: Siftar Home Inspections 


























8/16/18, 8/23/18, 8/30/18 



2018182437 



business as: HONEDIN, LLC. 123 S. 

Marengo Ave., Ste. 200 Pasadena, 

CA 91101, 1200 Newport Center 

Dr., Ste. 200 Newport Beach, CA 


REGISTERED OWNER(S) The Living 

Plan LLC., 123 S. Marengo 

Ave., Ste. 200 Pasadena, CA 



IS CONDUCTED BY a Limited Liability 

Company. The registrant 






David R. Penniall. TITLE: Manager, 

Corp or LLC Name: The Living Plan 

LLC. This statement was fi led with 

























8/16/18, 8/23/18, 8/30/18 



2018199144 



business as: MUSIC FROM THE 

ATRUIM, SKY LIT ROOM PUB- 

LISHING, ADMIN JUNKIE, JUNKIE 

PUBLISHING, SONGS FROM THE 

ATRIUM. 995 East Green Street 

#509 Pasadena, CA 91106. COUN- 

TY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED 

OWNER(S) Atrium Music LLC., 995 

East Green Street #509 Pasadena, 

CA 91106. State of Incorporation or 


IS CONDUCTED BY a Limited Liability 

Company. The registrant 




I declare that all information in 

this statement is true and correct. 

/s/ Josh Young. TITLE: President, 

Corp or LLC Name: Atrium Music 

LLC. This statement was fi led with 

the LA County Clerk on: August 7, 
























8/16/18, 8/23/18, 8/30/18 



NO. 2018182688 



as: RACS; 13218 Shaw Ln. 

Sylmar, CA 91342. COUNTY: Los 


Wenelie Jugarap, 13218 Shaw Ln. 

Sylmar, CA 91342. THIS BUSINESS 

IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. 

The registrant commenced to 

transact business under the Fictitious 

Business Name or names 



is true and correct. /s/: Wenelie 

Jugarap. TITLE: Owner. This statement 

























Weekly. Dates: 8/9/18, 8/16/18, 

8/23/18, 8/30/18 



2018188412 



business as: VIXEN OPTOMETRIC 

CENTER. 360 E. Las Tunas Dr., Unit 

#203 San Gabriel, CA 91776, 1021 

S. Pine St. San Gabriel, CA 91776. 

COUNTY: Los Angeles. Articles 

of Incorporation or Organization 

Number: 4127311. REGISTERED 

OWNER(S) Judy Cao, OD, Inc., 

1021 S. Pine St. San Gabriel, CA 









is true and correct. /s/ Judy Cao. 

TITLE: CEO, Corp or LLC Name: 

Judy Cao, OD, Inc. This statement 



with subdivision (a) of 


statement generally expires at the 














the use in this state of a fi ctitious 

business name in violation of 



14411 et seq., Business and Professions 


Weekly. Dates: 8/9/18, 8/16/18, 

8/23/18, 8/30/18 



2018202225 



as: TIDY WHATNOTS. 4339 

Winchester Ave. Los Angeles, CA 

90032, PO Box 357 South Pasadena, 



On and On, LLC, 4339 Winchester 

Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90032. State 

of Incorporation or LLC: California. 


BY a Limited Liability Company. 


transact business under the fi ctitious 

business name or names 



is true and correct. /s/ Jadie 

On. TITLE: President, Corp or LLC 

Name: On and On, LLC. This statement 


Clerk on: August 9, 2018. NOTICE 

in accordance with subdivision (a) 

of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name 





















Weekly. Dates: 8/16/18, 8/23/18, 

8/30/18, 9/6/18 



2018201676 



business as: GTI ACCOUNTING 

GROUP, ACCUCANNA, ACCU- 

CANNA ACCOUNTING AND BUSI- 

NESS SOLUTIONS. 411 N. Central 

Avenue, Suite 350 Glendale, CA 


REGISTERED OWNER(S) Artyem 

Isaghulyan Accountancy Corp, 

3100 E. Chevy Chase Dr. Glendale, 

CA 91206. State of Incorporation or 







all information in this statement is 

true and correct. /s/ Artyem Isaghulyan. 

TITLE: President, Corp or 

LLC Name: Artyem Isaghulyan Accountancy 

Corp. This statement 


on: August 9, 2018. NOTICE in 























Weekly. Dates: 8/16/18, 8/23/18, 

8/30/18, 9/6/18 



NO. 2018183557 



as: A-ALBERTS; 352 West 

Howard St., Pasadena, CA 91103. 


TERED OWNER(S) Sofi a Romero 

and Jose Rafael Cazares Padilla, 

352 West Howard St., Pasadena, 


CONDUCTED BY a Married Couple. 






is true and correct. /s/: Sofi a 

Romero. TITLE: Wife. This statement 

























Weekly. Dates: 8/16/18, 8/23/18, 

8/30/18, 9/6/18 



NO. 2018190237 



as: THE CLOTHING PIN, THE 

FASHION PIN; 20687 Amar Rd., 

Suite 2 Walnut, CA 91789. COUN- 

TY: Los Angeles. REGISTERED 

OWNER(S) Alice Wai-Harn Chan 

Zaientz, 21640 E. Meadowlark Way 

Walnut, CA 91789. THIS BUSINESS 

IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. 






is true and correct. /s/: Alice Wai- 

Harn Chan Zaientz. TITLE: Owner. 

This statement was fi led with the LA 

County Clerk on: August 1, 2018, 
























8/23/18, 8/30/18, 9/6/18 


8A Noise Within, 3352 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena, presents the musical “Man of La Mancha” by 

playwright Dale Wasserman, based on “Don Quixote” by Cervantes, a story-within-a-story about a man who 

is imprisoned during the Spanish Inquisition and acts out stories for the other inmates. Julia Rodriguez-Elliott 

directs. It opens at 7:30 p.m. and continues through Sept. 9. Tickets are $25 and up. Call (626) 356-3121 or 

visit anoisewithin.org for the schedule. 

THURSDAY 08.16.18 

FRIDAY 08.17.18 

SATURDAY 08.18.18 

Pasadena POPS presents “Bernstein’s New York,” a concert celebrating the composer’s 100th birthday with songs including 

“West Side Story,” “On the Town,” “Candide” and others. Guest vocalists include Julian Ovenden, Ali McGregor and Finn 

Sagal. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. for picnicking and the concert starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Arboretum, 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia. 

Tickets are $25 and up. Call (626) 793-7172 or visit pasadenasymphony-pops.org. 

SUNDAY 08.19.18 

MONDAY 08.20.18 

The Sierra Madre Playhouse, 87 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre, presents “CarneyMagic,” 

featuring John Carney, renowned for his sleight-of-hand performances worldwide, in a unique blend of 

magic and comedy, starting at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $30 general 

admission, $27 for seniors and $20 for youth 21 and younger. Call (626) 355-4318 or visit sierramadreplayhouse.org. 

The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Road, San 

Marino, presents “Love, Hatred, Passion and Vengeance,” an afternoon of Chinese Kun 

opera arias and traditional Chinese chamber music performed by the Chinese Kwun Opera 

Society and Spring Thunder Music Association starts at 2 p.m. Admission is $10. Register 

at huntington.org. Call (626) 405-2100 for information. 

CHOICE EVENTS 

FOR THE WEEK OF 

08.16–08.23 

BY JOHN SOLLENBERGER 

Ali McGregor 

Explorer Pierre Odier discusses Gujarat, India at 7:30 p.m. at Distant Lands, 20 S. 

Raymond Ave., Pasadena (distantlands.com). Free, but call (626) 449-3220 to RSVP. 

TUESDAY 08.21.18 

One Colorado, 41 Hugus Alley, Pasadena hosts Trivia Tuesdays every Tuesday, including pop-up 

bars and prizes, starting with deejay music at 6 p.m. followed by pop culture trivia at 7:30 p.m. Admission 

is free. Call (626) 564-1066 or visit onecolorado.com. 

WEDNESDAY 08.22.18 

Catch the second of two nights of shows by Jeremy Clyde (of Chad & Jeremy) and Kate Taylor (sister of 

James Taylor) at 8 p.m. at Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N. Lake Ave., Altadena. Tickets are $25. Call 

(626) 798-6236 or visit coffeegallery.com. 

THURSDAY 08.23.18 

The Music on the Green Summer Concert Series at The Alhambra, 1000 S. Fremont Ave., 

Alhambra features country rock with Jonathan Horton from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Free. Call 

(626) 300-5000 or visit thealhambra.net.

08.16.18

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