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12.27.18 | VOLUME 36| NUMBER 50 

opinion ....................................................................5 

Letters ........................................................7 Guest Opnion ...............................................8 

news ...................................................................... 13 

The Cycle of Life 

The role of journalism in a week-by-week 

accounting of the events that shaped our lives 

— Kevin Uhrich 

Welcome to Pasadena ........................................... 19 

life .........................................................................38 

Restaurant Review ......................................38 

Home .......................................................43 

Advice ......................................................45 

Bulletin .....................................................47 

Arts ........................................................................ 49 

Into the Night .............................................51 

Trax ..........................................................52 

Calendar....................................................53 

Film ..........................................................55 

classifieds .............................................................. 57 

8 days ....................................................................62 

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WEB EXCLUSIVE 

Obama Highway: Caltrans places signs renaming a portion of the 134 Freeway after the 44th president 

COVER IMAGE: Photo illustration and design by Stephanie Torres 

‘Firing on All Cylinders’ 

Trustees pick Endrijonas for PCC President/ 

Superintendent post 

— André Coleman 



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•LETTERS• 

41 > 45 

I did not agree with President 

George H. W. Bush’s politics, but I did 

agree with his humanity and caring 

for those less fortunate. As president, 

he brought civility and class to the 

office — a direct opposite to the 

current occupant of the White House. 

- ARNOLD LIPSCHULTZ 

VIA EMAIL 

SUPPORT THE EICD ACT 

I would like to give my children and grandchildren a livable, 

sustainable world. There have been devastating wildfires in 

California and floods from extreme rainfall in numerous places. 

We need to reduce emissions of heat-trapping gases that are 

making the situation worse. 

The Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act would place 

a steadily rising fee on carbon pollution and return all revenue 

to households equally. This bill is a market-based approach 

with bipartisan support and will drive down carbon pollution 

while putting money in people’s pockets. It’s good for business 

and will create jobs. 

I hope that members of Congress will support this important 

legislation. They need to address the threat of climate change 

by enacting the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act. 

- HELENE ZIMMERMAN 

VIA EMAIL 

THANKS FOR EVERYTHING 

Dear Pasadena residents, 

On Thanksgiving Day, a unique American holiday originated 

from colonists who practiced 

thanking others for harvest 

sharing and thanking God for 

blessing them. We would like 

to express our gratitude to the 

residents of this amazing city. 

We are a family from 

Russia. In 2017, for the safety 

of our lives, we were forced 

to flee to the US as refugees. 

By fate and human deeds we 

stayed in Pasadena and have 

lived here since our arrival. 

Our daughter was born here. 

Now she is 1 year old. 

In the time we have lived 

here we have been treated 

with sincere kindness. That’s 

so important for refugee 

immigrants. 

We give thanks to: 

• All those persons who 

maintain the historical 

and cultural atmosphere 

in Pasadena, including but 

not limited to the Rose 

Parade team for the bright 

and beautiful show, the 

Huntington Library, Art 

Collections and Botanical 

Gardens for interesting 

exhibitions and events, the 

Rose Bowl for well- organized 

events, and many other 

institutions. 

• Police officers who 

provide safety and security 

to the residents of the city. 

Accurate, clean looking, welltrained 

professionals protect 

peace and the rights of each 

individual. We appreciate it a 

lot. 

• Firefighters and 

emergency service staff for 

fast and well-qualified help. 

• Doctors, pediatricians 

and nurses who provide 

excellent medical care for 

pregnant women and infants. 

• Individuals who keep 

educational traditions — 

teachers, namely teachers of 

English as a second language 

and parent education classes. 

• Office workers who every 

day help us with documents, 

registration procedures, job 

searches, traffic support, and 

providing useful advice for 

just arrived immigrants. 

And we would like to show 

our particular gratitude to 

the family who hosted us 

upon arrival in the US. and 

so helped us adapt to a new 

life for the first year — not an 

easy time. 

Now we look into the 

future with hope and 

optimism. And every day we 

do our best to ensure our 

family development and 

proper parenthood. Despite 

the fact that now we have to 

live in an RV, we are looking 

for a new place, 

We believe that on 1st 

January 2019 the new stage 

will start in our life. We will 

have a home. Our daughter 

will go to school here. Maybe 

we will have more kids. And 

one day they, as US citizens, 

will say, “My parents arrived 

here in 2017. They were met 

with kind people here. And 

now it’s time for me to carry 

on this nice tradition to 

express gratitude and help 

others.” 

- THE D. FAMILY 

(NAME WITHHELD 

UPON REQUEST) 

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Serving Alhambra, Altadena, Arcadia, Eagle 

Rock, Glendale, La Cañada Flintridge, Montrose, 

Pasadena, San Marino, Sierra Madre and South 

Pasadena 

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•GUEST OPINION• 

BY WILLIAM PAPARIAN 

SEEING IS 

BELIEVING 

WHEN IT COMES TO POLICE MISCONDUCT IN PASADENA, 

WHO ARE YOU GOING TO BELIEVE? 

Do some civic-minded math and you’ll find that in Pasadena it is rare when two and 

two actually adds up to four. 

Take last year’s brutal police beating of motorist Christopher Ballew for 

example. A report by an outside expert hired by the Pasadena City Attorney determined 

that the two officers who beat the young man in a gas station parking lot at this time last 

year did so with “reasonable force.” 

Watch the video and you will be reminded of the joke about the abusive and cheating 

husband who is confronted by his wife after she finds lipstick on his collar. When she 

presses him as to how it got there, and asks if he’s having an affair, the husband denies it. 

Instead he asks, “Who are you going to believe? Me, or your lying eyes?” 

So now we have a report. 

The report to City Attorney Michele Beal Bagneris comes from Robert Fonzi, a former 

San Bernardino County undersheriff and use-of-force expert retained by the city. It will 

make up part of the city’s defense in federal court, where city officials including Mayor 

Terry Tornek, the two officers (identified as Zachary Lujan and Lerry Esparza) and former 

Chief Phillip Sanchez are defendants. 

The National Police Foundation (NPF), an organization whose board is chaired 

by former Pasadena Police Chief Bernard Melekian, was recently hired by the city to 

investigate the incident. 

Clearly the city has no incentive to discipline these officers if Bagneris is defending 

them in court. That would be counter-productive. 

During my 12 years of service as a Pasadena elected public official and in the years 

since, I was well known as a strong advocate for public safety. My history with the 

Pasadena Police Department goes back almost 40 years to the early 1980s. When Don 

McIntyre was city manager I served on the Crime Advisory Committee and I was on the 

Police Chief Selection Advisory Committee when Jim Robison was appointed police chief. 

I was on the bond committee that helped secure the funding for our new police 

headquarters building. During a time of budgetary restraints I pushed hard for full 

staffing of our Police Department and for salaries in the upper 25 percent of comparable 

jurisdictions. 

And over the objection of my constituents who were concerned about the noise from 

gunfire, I made sure that the Eaton Canyon shooting range was kept open so that our 

police officers could maintain the highest standards in lethal force training under the 

watchful eye of range master Jack Preston. We even secured federal funding to install a 

sound baffling system to mitigate the sound of gunfire. 

As a city councilman and mayor of Pasadena, I established the Public Safety 

Committee, was its first chairperson, and advocated for civilian oversight of the Police 

Department. 

There was a time when our Police Department was a model for other departments 

to follow. During Robison’s tenure new police officers were subjected to an intense 

psychological evaluation to ensure that only mature and well-balanced recruits earned 

the badge of a police officer for our city. Sadly, our Police Department is no longer a 

shining example for others. The recent scandals that have befallen our Police Department 

have taken a toll on its once stellar reputation. The former police chief’s adjutant will be 

sentenced next month in federal court for illicit trafficking in firearms, and the police chief 

himself was forced to resign when it was revealed by this newspaper that he was aware of 

the illegal gun sales and did nothing to stop it. 

The situation with the Ballew case is the best example of why civic involvement and 

oversight is so important. Otherwise, two and two will always be whatever the city 

wants you to believe it is. The bottom line is that the city has a conflict of interest when it 

represents the interests of Officers Esparza and Lujan and not the interests of those like 

Mr. Ballew. 

No reasonable person who has seen the video can walk away with the conclusion that 

Ballew’s beating was justified. But who are you going to believe? The city, or your lying 

eyes? ■ 

Attorney William Paparian is a former mayor of Pasadena 






• NEWS • 

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

‘FIRING ON ALL 

CYLINDERS’ 

TRUSTEES PICK ENDRIJONAS FOR PCC 

PRESIDENT/SUPERINTENDENT POST 

A NEW PHASE 

MERMELL NAMES NEW DIRECTOR 

OF HUMAN SERVICES AND 

RECREATION 

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P. 8 

WEB EXCLUSIVE 

THE CYCLE OF LIFE 

THE ROLE OF JOURNALISM IN A WEEK-BY-WEEK ACCOUNTING OF THE EVENTS THAT SHAPED OUR LIVES 

BY KEVIN UHRICH 

At around this time last year, journalists at the 

Los Angeles Times, under new ownership, 

were voting on whether to have a union represent 

them. “Once a bastion of anti-union thinking, 

the newsroom’s proliferation of ‘I Support the 

LA Times Guild’ signs represents a monumental 

shift,” writes former PW Deputy Editor Joe Piasecki, 

who’s now managing editor of our sister (or 

brother) paper The Argonaut, covering West LA. 

While that was happening, in the world of socalled 

alternative journalism, at the LA Weekly, 

itself once a bastion of liberal political thought 

and pro-union sentiment, managers were also 

acting out of type — decimating their own shop 

in order to rid the paper of its union. Nine of 13 

staffers were fired in a major shakeup, described 

as a “Game of Thrones” move from which the paper apparently 

still has not recovered. Purchased by a group of marijuana 

entrepreneurs from Orange County, the once venerable 

publication has become less than a shadow of its former 

self, featuring little more than entertainment briefs in thinly 

disguised efforts to promote pot use in those and other stories, 

including dining reviews. 

More importantly, however, for reporters, columnists, 

photographers and editors around the world 2018 was a very 

dangerous year. Five staffers with the Capital Gazette of 

Annapolis, Maryland were gunned down in their office last 

June by a crazed lone gunman. A few months later, another 

loon, supposedly also acting alone, allegedly sent pipe bombs 

through the mail to prominent Democratic leaders, including 

former President Barack Obama, and CNN. None of these 

devices detonated, thank God. But in October Washington Post 

columnist Jamal Khashoggi was brutally murdered, allegedly by 

Saudi Arabian agents over Khashoggi’s criticisms of the royal 

regime. Before and after all these events occurred, President 

Trump continued to publicly call products of the mainstream 

press “fake news” and routinely excoriated the media in general 

and CNN specifically as “enemies of the people.” 

Including the Gazette staff and Khashoggi, at least 53 

journalists were killed worldwide in 2018, of which at least 34 

were singled out for murder in reprisal for their reporting — 

nearly double the number from 2017, according 

to the Committee to Protect Journalists. 

The past year proved to be even more 

unsettling and mournful for friends of local 

journalism, with the untimely deaths of four 

top writers — PW founding member and 

best-selling author Greg Critser in January, 

Pulitzer Prize-winning LA Times food critic 

and Pasadena resident Jonathan Gold in July, 

author and former LA Weekly News Editor 

Charles Rappleye in September, and veteran LA 

newsman and author Lionel Rolfe in November. 

As we’ll see at the end of this past-to-present 

review of 2018, efforts to eliminate unions from 

regional newsrooms have been anything but 

successful, with journalists with the Times 

getting their wish, and movements for freelancer representation 

now taking hold in New York and Los Angeles. And, as we’ve 

seen at the end of most years, there remains a great deal of 

unfinished work to be done in the worlds of commerce, art, 

culture, criminal justice, social justice, spirituality, religiosity, 

politics and journalism. 

Greg Critser 

JANUARY 

All Saints Church loses beloved longtime Pastor Zelda 

Kennedy, who dies at age 70. Activists step up calls for 

police policy reform in the wake of the beating of Altadena’s 

Christopher Ballew, with more than 200 people attending a City 

Council meeting to express outrage. Hundreds of thousands 

of people participate in the Women’s March, PW founder and 

best-selling author Greg Critser dies at age 63, activists and 

officials alike call on cops to start collecting demographic data 

on stops, Patrisse Khan-Cullors explains why Black Lives Matter 

in a powerful memoir with Asha Bandele, “When They Call You 

a Terrorist,” and Pasadena Mayor Terry Tornek calls on the 

City Council to support a three-quarter cent sales tax increase, 

a third of those proceeds to go to the fiscally beleaguered 

Pasadena Unified School District. 

FEBRUARY 

Attorneys for 21-year-old Ballew file a lawsuit in federal 

OBAMA HIGHWAY 

CALTRANS PLACES SIGNS 

RENAMING A PORTION OF THE 

134 FREEWAY AFTER 44TH 

PRESIDENT 

Signs renaming a portion of the Ventura (134) 

Freeway the President Barack H. Obama 

Highway have been installed on a stretch of the 

road between the Glendale (2) Freeway and the 

Foothill (210) Freeway. 

The freeway includes the exits for Occidental 

College, where Obama attended classes 

from 1979 to 1981. At that time, the 44th 

president lived in an apartment on East Glenarm 

Street in Pasadena. 

State Sen. Anthony Portantino, who represents 

Eagle Rock, where Occidental College 

is located, introduced the bill renaming the 

highway. 

At a plaque dedication ceremony at Obama’s 

former apartment building on Dec. 17, 2016, 

several local residents suggested that Portantino 

name a portion of the freeway after Obama, 

given the president’s connection to the area. 

Assemblyman Jimmy Gomez, D-Eagle 

Rock, co-authored the resolution with Portantino. 

Obama and his wife Michelle visited Pasadena 

several times during his campaigns and 

presidency. The president returned to Highland 

Park in June 2015 to appear on Marc Maron’s 

“WTF” podcast on which he spoke fondly of his 

time living in the area. 

“This is an exciting day for Southern California 

and it showcases our deep respect and 

appreciation for President Obama. The president 

has often mentioned his fond memories 

of living in Pasadena and attending Occidental 

College, so it was very appropriate to name the 

portion of the freeway he traveled after him,” 

Portantino said in a prepared statement. 

The Pasadena Community Foundation 

(PCF) and Portantino hosted an event on Sept. 

23 to raise money to install the signs labeling 

the highway after Obama. It was not immediately 

known how much money was raised at 

the event. 

“Our community came together to make 

this happen,” Portantino said. “It is an honor 

to be in a position to have helped facilitate this 

wonderful symbol of our collective respect for 

the grace and dignity embodied by our 44th 

president.” 

Obama’s portion of the freeway is close to a 

portion of the Foothill Freeway honoring Jackie 

Robinson, who grew up in Pasadena and broke 

the color barrier in Major League Baseball when 

he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. 

WEEKLY WEATHER 

THU 

63° 

FRI 

59° 

SAT 

59° 

SUN 

65° 

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MON 

67° 

TUE 

60° 

WED 

58° 

— André Coleman 

THU 

62° 



BRIEFS 

‘FIRING ON ALL 

CYLINDERS’ 

TRUSTEES PICK ENDRIJONAS FOR PCC 

PRESIDENT/SUPERINTENDENT POST 

BY ANDRÉ COLEMAN 

After two nationwide searches, Erika Endrijonas has been 

named the 16th Superintendent/President of Pasadena City 

College. 

“I am thrilled to join PCC at a time of such impressive growth at the institution,” 

Endrijonas said in a prepared statement. “My entire career has been focused on finding 

new ways to ensure students succeed in their goals — no matter their background 

or their dreams. The team at PCC is firing on all cylinders and helping more and more 

students reach new heights. I can’t wait to get to work.” 

Endrijonas, who is currently president of Los Angeles Valley College, will assume 

the leadership of Pasadena City College in January 2019 if she can come to an agreement 

with the Board of Trustees on an employment contract. 

The board is expected to vote on her contract at its Jan. 16 meeting according to a 

statement by the college. 

Endrijonas succeeds Rajen Vurdien, who is retiring after leading the college since 

2015. 

The college was forced to conduct two nationwide searches to find a new president/superintendent. 

The first one ended after the finalists backed out forcing the 

board to start from scratch. 

In the second search, Endrijonas was named a finalist along with Kimberlee S. 

Messina, interim vice chancellor in the San Mateo County Community College District, 

and Mendicino College Superintendent/President J. Arturo Reyes. 

The finalists held open forums on campus to discuss their careers and plans for 

PCC. 

Prior to her service at LA Valley College, Endrijonas was executive vice president 

and accreditation liaison officer at Oxnard College and dean of educational programs 

at Santa Barbara City College. 

She has served on the California Community College boards of the Chief Instructional 

Officers and Chief Student Services Officers associations and the Association 

for Occupational Education. 

She is also a board member of the California Community College Athletic Association 

and co-chairs the board of the national association of LGBTQ Presidents in 

Higher Education. 

She holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Cal State Northridge, and a master’s 

degree and a doctorate in history from USC. 

“Dr. Endrijonas is exactly the leader that PCC needs at this moment,” said 

Anthony R. Fellow, PCC board president. “Her exceptional record as an administrator 

and her service throughout her community has distinguished her as a stellar executive 

who will guide the college into the next chapter of its history.” n 

A NEW PHASE 

MERMELL NAMES NEW DIRECTOR OF 

HUMAN SERVICES AND RECREATION 


Brenda Harvey-Williams has been appointed by Pasadena 

City Manager Steve Mermell to serve as director of the city’s 

Department of Human Services and Recreation (DHSR). 

Harvey-Williams will oversee the department’s 100 

employees and administer an $11 million annual budget. 

“Human services and recreation is a critical part of the daily life of our city and 

Brenda brings the enthusiasm, the experience and the leadership that we need right 

now,” Mermell said in a prepared statement. “I have known Brenda for more than two 

decades and I know how passionate she is about Pasadena and public service, and 

she has well-earned this opportunity.” 

DHSR also develops and manages programs in the city’s 24 parks. 

Harvey-Williams has worked for the city for 31 years and has served as the 

interim director of the Department of Human Services and Recreation and special 

assistant to the City Manager since December 2017. 

She joined the city as an intern in 1987 and has worked in the City Manager’s 

Office and the Public Works, and Finance departments. She has served as a 

finance and management services administrator, acting deputy finance director, 

administrative officer, principal consulting analyst and management analyst. She 

has significant experience with and knowledge of the city’s capital improvement and 

operating budgets, Mermell wrote. 

Harvey-Williams earned a master’s degree in public affairs from the University 

of Texas and a bachelor’s degree in economics from UCLA. She is a 21-year member 

of the American Public Works Association, an alumnus of Leadership Pasadena and 

a member of the Pasadena chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. Harvey-Williams 

lives in Pasadena with her husband Brian. They couple has two young-adult sons. 

“It is an honor and privilege to serve the public,” Harvey-Williams said in a 

statement. “I am humbled to lead this department into this new phase. Our mission 

is clear: deliver inclusive, innovative and progressive recreational and human service 

programs that contribute to making Pasadena a wonderful place to live, work and 

play. I am excited to get started.” n 

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LIFE AS IT HAPPENED 

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court against the city and the cops, Glendale 

rent control advocates submit a second ballot 

measure to city officials for approval only to have 

it rejected on technicalities, and cancer survivor 

Gerald Freeny becomes the first African-American 

president of the Tournament of Roses Association. 

Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Steve 

Coll (another PW founder) 

discusses “Directorate S: The 

CIA and America’s Secret Wars 

in Afghanistan and Pakistan” 

at Vroman’s Bookstore, county 

education officials express 

“concern” and “alarm” about 

the way the PUSD manages its 

Tim Rhambo finances, local school officials 

approve mass layoffs to avoid a 

county takeover, Lisa Derderian replaces William 

Boyer as the city’s public information officer, local 

students join a national school walkout to protest 

against gun violence in response to the shooting at 

a high school in Florida that left 17 dead, and a task 

force is formed to find a way to deter people from 

jumping off the Colorado Street Bridge. 

MARCH 

The Altadena Town Council demands that the 

two controversial police officers in the Ballew 

incident stay away from their unincorporated 

town. A second Pasadena officer is suspended 

in connection with widening ATF probe of cops 

selling guns online and, with his department mired 

in scandal, and Pasadena Police Chief Phillip 

Sanchez announces plans to resign in April. At 

the newly renovated USC Pacific Asia Museum, 

Director Christina Yu Yu accepts a new post at 

the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, a second 

rent control group forms, this time in Pasadena, 

homelessness remains an intractable problem, even 

with newly acquired millions in bond and sales tax 

revenues, and longtime community activist and 

friend Tim Rhambo dies of a heart attack at age 49. 

APRIL 

World traveler Sherry Simpson Dean finds South 

Korea’s Hallyu revolution helps an American family 

connect with its cultural heritage in the first of 

three stories Sherry pens from South Korea, local 

residents call for an independent investigation 

of the violent Ballew encounter with police, the 

task force on the Colorado 

Street Bridge recommends 

installation of vertical barriers 

to keep people from jumping, 

and activist and former 

School Board member Marge 

Wyatt, who led the fight for 

Marge Wyatt 

desegregation of public schools, 

dies at age 93. Pasadena 

Congressman Adam Schiff 

warns that GOP tax cuts will imperil Medicare and 

Social Security, The Lettermen celebrate 60 years 

of singing pop hits at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, 

and PW columnist Ellen Snortland’s documentary 

“Beauty Bites Beast” brings home the top prize at 

the Artemis Film Festival. 

MAY 

County education officials press local school 

officials to get serious 

about developing a financial 

stabilization plan — or else, 

Deputy Police Chief John Perez 

is picked to replace Sanchez on 

an interim basis, former Mayor 

and PCC Board member Bill 

Thomson is named president 

John Perez of the Pasadena Museum of 

History board of directors, 

Santa Anita Park reinvents itself to survive in 

a world filled with entertainment options, and 

the city hikes fines for tree ordinance violations. 

Finalists vying for the PCC president’s position 

back out, police report use-of-force incidents fall 

by half as crime drops, the Pasadena Tenants 

Union fails to collect enough signatures to qualify 

for the November ballot, and questions abound as 

voters are asked to change city and school election 

schedules, approve pot sales, a pot tax, and decide 

federal, state and county candidates in June 5 

primary. In the meantime, Pasadena moves to the 

center of an expanding Swing Dance Universe, 

PW Deputy Editor André Coleman joins past and 

present Southland Publishing journalists in being 

nominated for LA Press Club awards, and Fuller 

Seminary officials announce plans for the theology 

school to leave Pasadena. 

JUNE 

Concert promoter Gina Zamparelli, who fought 

to preserve the Raymond Theatre, dies of a brain 

tumor at age 59. Voters approve marijuana sales 

and tax, as well as City Council and school board 

election changes, Dina Stegon takes over as 

publisher of PW and Arroyo, and Aliencon links 

the worlds of space travel, UFOlogy and science 

fiction at the Pasadena Convention Center. Former 

Pasadena Councilman Bill Crowfoot is among 

four new judges named to the 

LA County Superior Court, 

Congressman and civil rights 

icon John Lewis is tapped 

as Caltech’s commencement 

speaker 60 years after Martin 

Luther King Jr. gave that same 

Gina Zamparelli 

speech, state and local activists 

take President Trump to task for 

separating families at the US- 

Mexico border, and the Pasadena UN Association 

chapter uses music to help children in some of 

the world’s poorest refugee camps. A state rent 

control initiative qualifies for the November ballot, 

author David Sedaris talks about his new book, 

“Calypso,” at Vroman’s, and the Pasadena Museum 

of California Art (PMCA) announces it will close its 

doors in October. 

JULY 

Local business leaders and city officials differ 

on possible impacts of a minimum wage increase to 

$13,245 an hour, thousands march against Trump’s 

zero-tolerance immigration policy, Pasadena’s 

Bruce Rigney recounts working in a nuclear 

missile bunker in his book “Two Years on the 

Watch,” Caltech is awarded a $15 billion contract 

extension to continue operating 

Jet Propulsion Laboratory for 

NASA, Pasadena approves a 

10-year soccer contract at the 

Rose Bowl as North America 

wins the bid for the 2026 World 

Cup, officials learn the local 

Jonathan Gold 

school district could be $12 

million in debt in two years, and 

the City Council places a threequarter 

cent sales tax hike on the November ballot, 

something the head of the Chamber of Commerce 

says could hurt business. Local police believe 

changes to body-worn camera policy could lead 

to more transparency, and Pulitzer Prize-winning 

food critic and Pasadena resident Jonathan Gold 

dies at the age of 57 after battling pancreatic 

cancer. 

AUGUST 

Recently retired JPL climatologist Bill Patzert 

says more people moving to California is the cause 

of deadlier wildfires, the Ninth Circuit Court of 

Appeals allows Norton Simon Museum to keep 

paintings of Adam and Eve that were plundered by 

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LIFE AS IT HAPPENED 


Colleen Dunn Bates 

Nazis, and Interim Police Chief Perez says he wants the chief’s job full 

time. Arlene and Robert Oltman talk about the closure of their dream, 

the Pasadena Museum of California Art, and officials note that the city’s 

senior homeless population just keeps growing. The city holds public 

hearings on police chief recruitment, Colleen Dunn Bates shows her 

love for Pasadena with the latest edition of “Hometown Pasadena,” and 

the council unanimously adopts Africa’s Dakar-Plateau as Pasadena’s 

sixth sister city. 

SEPTEMBER 

Attorneys accuse Altadena Library Board members of violating state open meeting law 

via email in trying to fire Library Director Mindy Kittay, the Old Pasadena Management 

District hires a homeless outreach specialist, another suicide attempt from the Colorado 

Street Bridge prompts City Manager Steve Mermell to increase fencing 

around the iconic structure, and Pasadena’s Miriam Pawel discusses 

her book on the Brown Family’s political legacy in California. Local 

filmmaker Pablo Miralles’ documentary on the segregation of Muir High 

receives community praise, the Altadena Library Board president admits 

to Brown Act violations, former Pasadena police Lt. Vasken Gourdikian 

learns he faces 2.5 to 15 years in prison when he is sentenced in February 

Charles Rappleye 

for illegally selling firearms over the Internet, disgraced former LA 

County Sheriff Lee Baca appeals his corruption conviction to the Ninth 

Circuit Court of Appeals, Pasadena native Sally Field finds her true voice 

in the memoir “In Pieces,” legendary blind trainer Canto Robledo is posthumously inducted 

into West Coast Boxing Hall of Fame, and former LA Weekly News Editor Charles Rappleye, a 

mentor and friend of this writer, dies after a valiant battle with cancer at age 62. 

OCTOBER 

Pasadena teacher and coach Victor Reyna, husband of Pasadena author and publisher 

Thelma Reyna, succumbs during routine surgical procedure. He was 74. Frances Arnold 

becomes first woman at Caltech to win Nobel Prize, the city Health 

Department warns that typhus is on the rise, and the local school district 

reveals plans to close three schools and eliminate sports at Blair High 

School. In the upcoming election, Proposition 10 would open the door for 

local governments to enact their own rent control laws, Pulitzer Prizewinning 

New York Times reporter C.J. Chivers tells the story of America’s 

longest wars through the eyes of “The Fighters: Americans in Combat in 

Afghanistan and Iraq,” the City Council votes to end the contentious trafficcalming 

Orange Grove Boulevard “road diet,” and the county’s “Big Dig” 

Victor Reyna 

sediment removal project at Devil’s Gate Dam draws the ire of residents 

and activists alike. 

NOVEMBER 

A report by Alternet’s Alex Henderson finds many states had devised devious ways to keep 

minorities from voting, Jennipha-Lauren Nielsen, aka Queen Classy and Sassy, is chosen as 

Queen of the 2018 Doo Dah Parade, and in commemorating the 100-year anniversary of the end 

of World War I PW looks back at Gen. John “Black Jack” Pershing, who mixed war and romance 

before, during and after “The War to End All Wars.” In election news, Propositions 6 and 10 both 

lose, but Measure I, the quarter-cent sales tax increase, and Measure J, an 

advisory measure asking whether a third of those funds should be used to 

help public schools, both pass. Danny Wooten, an evangelical minister and 

former Pasadena Public Works Department analyst who embezzled $6.4 

million from the city, is convicted on 53 criminal counts, and white power 

signs are found posted at South Pasadena High. Local firefighters are 

called on to help battle fight the lethal Woolsey fire, advocates say rewards 

outweigh risks in adopting foster children, and National Geographic 

Lionel Rolfe photographer Charlie Hamilton James talks at Caltech about the Amazon, 

Africa and tribes isolated from the world. An expert on use of force claims 

officers used reasonable force in the Ballew incident, and dear friend and 

veteran Los Angeles journalist and PW contributor Lionel Rolfe dies at the age of 76. 

DECEMBER 

The county and Glendale freeze rents while both craft ways to combat oppressive monthly 

payments, Pasadena officials decriminalize street vending to conform with state law, All Saints 

Church holds a memorial service to acknowledge lives of people who died while homeless, 

and Pasadena officials announce that they will soon be accepting permit 

applications for commercial cannabis businesses. The Amgen Tour 

announces it will again finish the statewide bike race in Pasadena, and 

an ad hoc group is formed to figure out how Measure I funds will be 

distributed to the Pasadena school district. 

As noted from the outset, a new union movement, one representing 

freelance writers, is taking off in New York and Los Angeles. For more on 

that story, pick up the Jan. 3 edition of the Pasadena Weekly at your local 

street rack or newsstand. 

Happy New Year, Everyone. 

Enjoy Mr. Freeny’s parade, the theme of which is “The Melody of Life” 

featuring Chaka Khan, serving as grand marshal. It should be a ball. 

As for the game, being a native Pennsylvania and a lifelong Penn State fan, all I can say is, Go 

Huskies! n 




LEADING 

THE WAY 

TOURNAMENT OF ROSES CEO DAVID EADS SAYS NEW 

ADDITIONS WILL MAKE THIS YEAR’S ROSE PARADE 

MORE EXCITING THAN EVER 

BY CARL KOZLOWSKI 

Taking on a new job can be daunting for anyone. But when David Eads was 

selected as the new CEO of the Tournament of Roses (TOR) in 2016, he 

was charged with expanding the Rose Parade’s already-massive audience 

to include more millennials and ensure the popularity of the event for decades 

to come. 

His first bold step in that direction came in partnering with the humor website 

Funny Or Die to create “The 2018 Rose Parade 

Hosted by Cord and Tish,” starring former “Sat- 

urday Night Live” stars Will Ferrell, Molly 

Shannon 

and Tim Meadows as humorously 

clueless commentators on the parade. 

The 

move proved hugely successful, 

sparking its return in the 2019 edition, 

and now Eads is taking things 

further with a few new additions to 

the parade. (Please see a related 

story on Cord and Tish on page 49) 

“We’re very excited to have 

key entertainment in the opening 

show of the parade, with 

our Grand Marshal Chaka Khan 

making history by being the first 

one ever to perform in the opening 

show,” says Eads, who also points 

out that Leeza Gibbons and Mark 

Steines will return for their second 

go-round as the primary parade commentators 

for KTLA Channel 5. “The 

David Eads 

opening will also feature Jordan Fisher, 

who is co-host of ‘Dancing with the Stars: Ju- 

niors’ and acted in Broadway’s ‘Hamilton,’ while 

the closing show will feature new talent Anne 

Marie from ‘The Voice.’ 

“We’ve also added a new addition at 

the end of the parade, with the theme 

of ‘Where Flowers and Football 

Meet,’ and will have surprise 

celebrity guests as we close out 

that segment,” Eads continues. 

“We have renowned floral designer 

Preston Bailey, who has 

designed our Royal Court float, 

which is particularly exciting 

because this year is the 101st 

anniversary of having a Rose 

Queen. And with the theme of 

the parade involving ‘The Melody 

of 

Life,’ it’s important for us to 

weave in a variety of musical acts 

throughout the parade to show the 

importance of music in all 

our 

lives.” 

Will Ferrell and 

Molly Shannon 




LEADING THE WAY 


Eads also advises parade attendees and home viewers to keep an eye out 

for this year’s float by key sponsor Honda, which is marking its 60th anniversary 

with the parade by creating “a really spectacular float with an amazing 

musical performance that will go the entire length of the parade route.” 

Eads is also leading the TofR’s efforts to provide entertainment for visiting 

fans throughout the week prior to the parade and Rose Bowl Game. A study 

commissioned by the city of Pasadena found that people who come for the 

Rose Parade stay an average of 5.3 nights, while football fans stay 3.5 nights. 

While mainstay events like Bandfest and Equestfest will continue their 

longstanding traditions, the Tournament is adding a new food and wine tasting 

event called Sip & Savor in addition to a downtown Los Angeles 

party called the Rose Bowl Bash. 

“In an effort to expand our footprint for the 

week of the parade and expand our audience in 

Southern California, Sip & Savor will be new 

this year,” explains Eads. “It takes place 

in conjunction with the pre-parade float 

decorations, inside the Rosemont Pavilion 

in the Arroyo Seco. 

“Guests can watch the float 

decorating and enjoy themselves with 

food, wine, craft beers and family 

entertainment,” says Eads. “People 

now spend an average of 45 minutes 

watching the floats get made, but 

we’re hoping this will double that 

time, which not only generates more 

revenue but also gives our sponsors 

extra chances for people to linger and 

notice their floats.” 

Meanwhile, the Rose Bowl Bash will 

take place at The Bloc, a public square 

located on 7th Street between Flower and 

Grand in Los Angeles. The two-day event will 

Chaka Khan 

allow Washington fans enjoying entertainment nment 

including their school band on Sunday, while Ohio 

State fans can do the same when their special day 

hits on Monday. 

Eads’ efforts have also included spearheading 

improved social media promotion 

of the parade and game, with a free app 

that launched last year to track all TofRrelated 

events and a live parade program, 

in both Spanish and English. 

“I knew coming into this position 

that the TofR has a global brand with 

the parade and game,” says Eads. 

“They’re terrific entities and my goal 

was to take something great and make it 

even greater. The Tournament is 

composed of 935 volunteers 

and we estimate they 

volunteer for 80,000 total 

hours to make the game 

and parade a reality, which 

is astonishing.” ■ 

Leeza Gibbons 

and Mark Steines 




MUSIC MAN 

TOURNAMENT OF ROSES PRESIDENT 

GERALD FREENY BRINGS HIS MUSIC-DRIVEN 

SENSE OF JOY TO THE ROSE PARADE 


New Year’s Day will see some impressive additions to the classic trappings of the Rose 

Parade, as singing legend Chaka Khan kicks things off with a command performance 

and organizers creating an extra infusion of music throughout the parade route. Those 

toe-tapping times of tunefulness can be attributed to Gerald Freeny, who selected this year’s 

parade theme “The Melody of Life” as a key part of his role as the first African-American president 

in the history of the 124-year-old Tournament of Roses Association. 

In fact, it’s the musical aspects of the job that have given Freeny the greatest pleasure 

throughout his year as president. He and his wife Trina have traversed the country, greeting 

the multitude of marching bands selected to perform before a worldwide audience 

on New Year’s Day. 

“The one thing that I would say is that my wife and I have really 

enjoyed is visiting the bands and seeing the excitement from the 

kids that want to come to Pasadena,” says Freeny. “They were so 

excited when we went to their towns. Some of these kids have 

never been out of their towns or their states. Some say they’ve 

never seen the ocean before and are looking forward to that. 

We take that for granted, but for people in other parts of the 

country, it’s truly special. 

“The presidents always visit the bands to help them 

fundraise, so all the players can make it to the parade,” Freeny 

continues. “We went to Costa Rica because we have a band 

coming from Costa Rica this year, and we fell in love with them. 

They were so hospitable and we had such a good time, and going 

into the South and Memphis was also amazing. Southern hospitality 

is out of sight and they just spoiled me.” 

Freeny also happily notes that he’s enjoyed all the other myriad responsibilities 

of his presidency. Presidents and their families pick each year’s 

grand marshal, as well as the parade’s theme and the bands that will march in it. Viewers 

wowed by the surprise announcement of a genuine singing legend as grand marshal can 

thank Freeny directly. 

“It was a thing where we found out we could get Chaka Khan and we related to her right 

away because my wife and I danced to her music back in college,” Freeny explains. “I told 

Chaka about that, and it was ironic that she could relate to us listening to her music and that 

we danced off of it.” 

Freeny’s ascension to the presidency was three decades in the making, as he joined the 

Tournament of Roses [TofR] in 1988 as a volunteer three years before protests against the 

TofR’s lack of diversity made headlines in 1991, 1992 and 1993. He was one of the first members 

of an at-large membership committee that was formed to increase minority participation 

as a response to the protests, and was elected in 2011 to begin the seven-year process of 

becoming president. 

The honor is just the latest addition to an impressive resume of community involvement 

by the 57-year-old lifelong resident of Pasadena and Altadena. Freeny has served on the Pasadena 

Police Foundation Board, Pasadena Police Citizens Academy, the University Club, Urban 

League Board of Governors and the Pasadena NAACP, among many others. 

He attended Pasadena Christian School and John Muir High School in Pasadena, and 

received a bachelor’s degree in business administration and finance from Cal State, Los 

Angeles. Freeny is a member of the Kappa Alpha Psi and Gamma Zeta Boulé of Sigma Pi Phi 

fraternities and First Historic Lutheran Church. 

Freeny has also overcome some major personal challenges along the way, having successfully 

battled cancer. 

“I think with cancer, and this is something my family from my mom, wife and daughter 

taught me, is you can’t quit, that you’ve got to get up and fight every day,” says Freeny. “Life is 

not guaranteed. You’ve got to enjoy every day, because it’s not guaranteed.” 

That upbeat sense of adventure will carry Freeny into New Year’s Day and beyond into 

a lifelong set of memories. As he contemplates what the legacy of his year at the top of the 

Tournament will be, he points out that he simply wants to spread joy and remind people that a 

song can always make life better. 

“We looked at music as a universal language in picking the theme, because we all have 

something we like,” says Freeny. “Music can calm and soothe us, or remind us of key parts of 

our life. You can have a bad day and it reminds you of something positive that can turn bad to 

good. 

“I think that the main thing that I’m looking for is that we have great weather, a great 

parade and great football game and that everyone has a good time,” he concludes. “One of my 

goals is to make people wonder how the Tournament will top this next year because they had 

such a good time. I want them to say, ‘What are they gonna do next year? I gotta come back 

and see.” ■ 



‘A FAMILY AFFAIR’ 

GRAND MARSHAL CHAKA KHAN BRINGS THE KIDS TO WATCH 

HISTORY IN THE MAKING AT THE 130TH ROSE PARADE 


Chaka Khan, a 10-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter who has 

released 22 albums and 10 No. 1 Billboard charted songs over a 45-year 

career, will make history on New Year’s Day as grand marshal of the 130th 

Rose Parade. 

First, she will be the first African-American female entertainer to serve as 

grand marshal in the parade, this year themed “The Melody of Life.” 

Second, Khan will be the first grand marshal in memory to open the parade 

with a performance, one in which she will be joined by her grandsons, Jett and 

Josh Khan-Corley, and her nephew, Tyler McCrary. 

“It wasn’t going to happen unless it was a family affair,” Khan said during 

a recent interview with the Pasadena Weekly at Tournament House on South 

Orange Grove Boulevard. Khan was chosen as grand marshal by Gerald Freeny, 

the organization’s first African-American president, who also selected this year’s 

theme. 

“I am bringing in my two grandsons who are musical geniuses, 8 and 5,” Khan 

added proudly. “They were born to perform. They are beautiful, like all children 

are.” 

Although she has had a remarkable solo career for more than 30 years, Khan 

is also well known for her work fronting for the band Rufus, beginning in 1973. 

Some of the songs that Khan and Rufus are perhaps most famous for include 

Grammy-winning “Tell Me Something Good,” the band’s breakthrough hit, reaching 

No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1974. It was on this song that Stevie 

Wonder collaborated with Khan and the band to help launch their careers. Other 

major hit songs with Rufus include, “You Got the Love,” “Once You Get Started,” 

“Sweet Thing,” “Hollywood,” “At Midnight (My Love Will Lift You Up),” and “Do 

You Love What You Feel?” 

Khan has perhaps become best known for such megahits as “I’m Every 

Woman,” “I’ll Be Good To You” and “I Feel For You,” which was written by and 

first performed by Prince. 

In 2008 Khan won Grammys for best R&B album for “Funk This” and for her 

collaboration with Mary J. Blige on “Disrespectful.” 

The Chicago native credits her grandmother with instilling in her a love of 

music, and Khan can sing in seven musical genres: R&B, pop, rock, gospel, country, 

world music and classical. 

Her musical influences include Charlie Parker, Max Roach, Dizzy Gillespie, 

Sarah Vaughn, Frank Sinatra and Doris Day. 

“The changes in the music business are obvious,” she told the Pasadena 

Weekly. “We have gone from analogue to full on digital. I’m still analogue in my 

spirit and head. I look for the warm sounds. I work with people who mix the two. 

Analogue and digital, in a good way. People tend to think this is a competitive 

business. It’s self-expression. There is no competition in self-expression.” 

What many may not know about is Khan’s charitable and entrepreneurial 

sides. 

In 1999, Khan established the Chaka Khan Foundation, which, according 

to the organization’s literature “inspires, educates and empowers children to 

achieve their full potential.” Through the Chaka Believes Program, the foundation 

gives children in Los Angeles who are at risk, either because of poverty or 

health issues such as autism, the ability to achieve their dreams and give back to 

the community. 

Khan’s business ventures include a line of hair and makeup products, a collection 

of purses and hand bags, and Chaka Khandoms, a brand of condoms. 

Her next CD, which is still untitled, will drop sometime in January. She is also 

in the development stages of a biography of herself, which she says is “closer to a 

documentary than a bio-pic.” 

The lineup for the Rose Parade performance also includes, “Dancing with the 

Stars” winner Jordan Fisher, the HTEDance & Spirit Group, the Kaiser Catamount 

Pride Band & Color Guard of Fontana, Boys of Temecula/Temecula Dance 

Company and Pasadena’s own Wilson Middle School Drum Corps. 

Tournament of Roses CEO David Eads said in a statement that the Tournament 

is thrilled to have such a great lineup in the opening performance. 

“The opening show isn’t a new addition, but it has evolved over the years, and 

this year, it’s even better,” Eads said. “Grand marshals have appeared in opening 

shows in the past, but this may be the first time a grand marshal has performed 

in an opening show.” 

Khan said she is likewise thrilled to be performing in the parade. 

“I’m being exposed to a new generation by being the grand marshal” she said. 

“I love Old Pasadena. I’ve visited often, and at one point I did once consider living 

here.” ■ 


THE QUEEN AND 

HER COURT 

‘I FEEL HONORED TO BE CHOSEN,’ SAYS 

101ST ROSE QUEEN LOUISE DESER SISKEL 

BY SHEILA MENDES COLEMAN 

At first, it didn’t sink in that Tournament of Roses President Gerald Freeny 

had just announced her name as the 101st Rose Queen during the yearly 

coronation held at the Pasadena Playhouse in late October. 

“I thought they announced someone else’s name,” Louise Deser Siskel explained 

on KTLA Channel 5 the morning after the ceremony. 

Given what she’s already accomplished in her young life, it would be understandable 

if Siskel had things on her mind other than who among candidates for 

Rose Queen would be chosen to wear the dazzling Mikimota crown of pearls and 

diamonds in leading the 130th Rose Parade on New Year’s Day. 

With plans to study cellular and molecular biology in college, Siskel is already 

doing breast cancer research under the supervision of Dr. Shehla Pervin of the 

Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science. She is also participating 

in a project with NASA on the effects of over-the-counter medication on 

astronauts. 

“I was clapping for one of my friends out there and didn’t realize 

that it was actually me,” the San Marino teen told the TV 

interviewers. “You can see my shock when I finally did realize 

that it was me.” 

Filling out this year’s Royal Court are six other young 

women, each with their own ambitions and plans for 

the future. What they all seem have 


in common is a desire to mentor others and 

represent their communities. 

“I was so excited when I heard my 

number, and heard my name, and I 

heard my school, because I knew as 

I was walking up those steps that 

I was going to get to represent my 

community, my school, and my 

family — and all the people who 

truly made me who I am today,” 

said Princess Micaela Sue McElrath, 

a senior at the Westridge 

School. 

“I was not all expecting to be 

called, so when I was — I was 

just so happy. It’s such an honor 

to be on the court. I’m really, really 

super excited,” said Princess Rucha 

S. Kadam, a senior at La Cañada 

High School. 

Other Royal Court members are Ashley 

Symone Hackett, a senior at John Muir 

High School in Pasadena; Sherry Xiaorui Ma, 

also a senior at San Marino High School; Lauren 

Michele Baydaline, also a senior at Westridge School; and 

Helen Susan Rossi, a senior at Flintridge Preparatory School. 

The crowning of a Rose Queen is a tradition that dates back to 1905, when 

Hallie Woods was crowned the first Rose Queen. There were a number of years 

in which a Rose Queen was not chosen. They were 1912, 1915-1922, 1924, 1927 

and 1929. 

In the modern era, a pool of about 1,000 applicants is made up of students 

from 24 schools in and around the Pasadena area. Young women between 17 and 

21 years of age with a minimum 2.0 grade point average are eligible, according 

to Tournament rules. Tournament guidelines state that Royal Court applicants 

are chosen based on many factors, including youth leadership, community and 

school involvement, public speaking ability, academic achievement, and overall 

poise and presence. The rigorous schedule of every Rose Queen and her Court 

includes over 100 media and community obligations, so self-assurance and grace 

are vital components to proper comportment. They learn composure and key 

principles to effective communication with a variety of people, under a variety 

of circumstances. These are important skills needed for the challenges of 

careers and adult life. 

“I’m looking forward to all the opportunities to mentor young children in the 

Pasadena area and to show them that they can pursue their passions, regardless 

of obstacles,” Siskel said. 

This year’s Tournament theme is “The Melody of Life” and Siskel feels that’s a 

phrase and a feeling that aptly reflect her personal views. 

“Music makes the world a more forgiving and more joyful place. Music is such 

a universal thread. It’s something that really touches everybody’s life and has 

such an impact on people,” she said. 

“It’s amazing to take part in the tradition of highly accomplished, really 

incredibly smart and poised young women that have come before me. I feel honored 

to be chosen as the 101st Rose Queen.” ■ 



RETURN TO 

TRADITION 

OHIO STATE AND WASHINGTON TO MEET IN CLASSIC 

BIG TEN VS. PAC 12 ROSE BOWL MATCHUP 


Home to many national championship games, the 

Rose Bowl this year resumes its tradition role as 

home to the Big Ten vs. Pac -12 championship 

game when the No. 5 Ohio State Buckeyes take on 

the No. 9 Washington Huskies on New Year’s Day. 

“No disrespect to the other bowl games, because 

they’re awesome, but the Rose Bowl is the one 

we’ve always looked forward to,” Buckeye Coach 

Urban Meyer, who will be coaching his last game 

for Ohio State on Jan. 1, told ESPN after it was announced 

the Buckeyes were headed to Pasadena. 

The New Year pairing became official when Ohio 

State was left out of the four-team College Football 

Playoff, which was announced on Dec. 2. The Huskies 

earned their trip to Pasadena with a 10-3 victory over Utah 

in the Pac-12 championship game. 

The classic matchup, which is sure to please college football purists, marks the 

first time a Big Ten team and a Pac-12 team has faced off in the Rose Bowl since 

the College Football Playoff system began in 2014. 

If Ohio State wins in the Grandaddy of Them All, it will serve as 

a major achievement on Meyer’s coaching bucket list. Despite 

his accomplishments, the 54-year old coach has never led a 

team to the Rose Bowl. 

But even if he loses, Meyer will be considered one of the 

greatest college coaches in the modern era. After revitalizing 

the football program at Bowling Green in 2001, 




RETURN TO TRADITION 


Meyer moved to Utah in 2003 and led the Utes to a 

perfect season in 2004. In 2005, he moved to Florida 

and established his legacy, with the Gators, winning 

two national championships, two SEC championships 

and three division titles under Meyer. 

Still, despite those accomplishments, Meyer said 

he always wanted to make a trip to Pasadena to play 

in the world’s most famous stadium on Jan. 1. 

“I’ve always wanted to be in the Rose Bowl,” 

Meyer said in a conference call Sunday. “I know our 

players are very excited about it, to play in the historic 

Rose Bowl. We’re all excited to go do it.” 

Ohio State (12-1) started the season amidst controversy as 

Meyer served a three-game suspension for or mishandling domestic assault allegations 

against former assistant coach Zach Smith. 

Even with the distraction, the Buckeyes under his leadership won their third 

Big Ten championship, but didn’t make it to the BCS College Football Playoff. 

“I know they’re always good,” Washington Coach Chris Petersen said of the 

Buckeyes. “I know the job Urban does and how he coaches. They’re always going to 

be a team that is very elite whether they’re in the four-team playoff or right there. 

That’s kind of how he does it.” 

Ohio State’s lone loss came against Purdue, which won by a score of 49-20 on 

Oct. 20. 

This year’s Rose Bowl Game pits the Buckeyes’ Top 10 offense against the Huskies’ 

Top 10 defense. Ohio State averaged 43.5 points a game this season, while the 

Huskies gave up only 116 rushing yards per game. 

The Buckeyes are led by Heisman Trophy finalist QB Dwayne Haskins, who 

threw for 4,580 passing yards and 47 touchdowns. 

At 10-3, the Huskies this year won their second Pac-12 title under Petersen. The 

team is led by four-year starter Jake Browning, who had just one 300-yard game, 

but also completed four games without an interception. 

The true star is the school’s all-time leading rusher Myles Gaskin. Gaskin is also 

the third-leading rusher in Pac-12 history with 5,131 yards. He’s also the first player 

in Pac-12 history to rush for more than 1,000 yards in four straight seasons. 

Washington has won at least 10 games in three consecutive seasons for the first 

time in program history. 

In a conference call, Petersen praised his team for getting to the Rose Bowl, and 

described the season as “rocky.” The Huskies rebounded after losing two league 

games in October and went undefeated in November to claim their second Pac-12 

title in three years. 

Both teams are making their 15th Rose Bowl appearance. The last time they 

were here Ohio State defeated the Oregon Ducks 26-17 in 2010. The Huskies defeated 

the Purdue Boilermakers, led by Drew Brees, by a score of 34–24 in their 

last appearance in 2001. 

“I can’t say enough about our guys,” Petersen said during the 

conference call. “They battled all year and ended up right where 

we hoped to be. It’s a really awesome team in a big-time game 

that has so much history with this school and this program, 

and we’re thrilled to be going back.” ■ 



MORE COPS, 

MORE COSTS, 

LESS CRIME 

CITY INCREASES SECURITY BUDGET FOR 

NEW YEAR’S FESTIVITIES 


Security will once again be at an all-time high at the Rose Parade and the 

Rose Bowl Football Game due to the rise in global terrorism. 

And the cost of that protection is also rising. 

In November, the Pasadena City Council voted to increase its security budget 

for the festivities from $1.1 million to $1.5 million. 

In a staff report, Interim Police Chief John Perez called the increase “necessary 

due to the potential for [LA County Sheriff’s Department] to increase the 

hourly rates for personnel. … The increase also includes additional hours for 

increased staffing at New Year’s activities based on threat assessments. The 

possibility of adding personnel to ensure a safe event may occur shortly before 

events begin, allowing minimal time for review and approval by City Council.” 

Last year, for the first time the parade route was closed to traffic the night 

before the parade which created a need for more personnel. 

Costs associated with law enforcement services patrolling the parade route 

have steadily increased over recent years. 

In 2017, the costs for services from the Sheriff’s Department for New Year’s 

activities totaled $1,031,931. 

For the 2018 events, the costs for Sheriff’s Department supplemental services 

jumped more than $60,000, to $1,093,805, according to the staff report. 

“Security to the infrastructure of the city of Pasadena and its holiday events 

remain paramount during daily operations. This season, Pasadena, along with 

its county, state and federal partners, will work in collaboration to provide 

safety to the egress of patrons visiting this fine city,” said Pasadena aden 

police Lt. 

Jason Clawson. 



MORE COPS, MORE COSTS, 

LESS CRIME 


Besides Pasadena police and sheriff’s 

deputies, security will also be provided by 

the state in the form of California Highway 

Patrol officers, and federal authorities, including 

the Department of Homeland Security and the 

US Secret Service. 

Undercover law enforcement officers will also patrol the 

parade route and the game. Local officials would not reveal how many agents 

would be operating undercover. 

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will also impose a no-fly zone 

over the parade and the Rose Bowl. Drones are also prohibited at the parade and 

the game. 

Besides the regular police presence, there will be a dozen so-called rapid 

response teams at ground-level and air surveillance that can monitor the entire 

parade route. 

“Safety measures should be on everyone’s mind, even down to the smallest 

detail such as removing valuables from plain sight in a vehicle, securing purses 

to your body, parking in lighted areas, and being ever so aware of your surroundings,” 

Clawson said. “During parade and game operations, robust security 

measures will be in place to ensure safety of our visitors and participants alike.” 

Over the past several years, law enforcement officials have been forced to be 

ready to respond to terrorist attacks locally and internationally when planning 

security for the parade. This year is no different. 

In early December, four people were killed as the result of a shooting spree 

in Strasbourg, France. Cherif Chekat, 29, the man believed responsible for the 

shootings, was shot dead after police confronted him. The Strasbourg shooting 

was the latest in a series of deadly attacks that have claimed more than 200 lives 

in France since 2015. 

In the 2018 parade, increased security focused on elevated areas along the 

parade route in response to the shooting in Las Vegas during a music festival 

which left 58 people dead and hundreds injured. 

For the 2017 parade, officials put up barricades after the three suicide bombers 

struck outside the Stade de France in Saint-Denis during a soccer match. 

That attack was followed by several mass shootings at cafés and restaurants and 

a suicide bombing that left more than 100 people dead. 

At the 2016 parade and football game, security was increased after the terror 

attack in San Bernardino, when an ISIS sympathizer opened fire during a Christmas 

Party, killing 14 people and wounding 22 others. 

No known threats have been made against either the parade or the game, 

authorities have said. 

“People will come to Pasadena and be safe, but we also want them to feel safe 

and enjoy all of the memories the city of Pasadena has to offer,” Clawson said. 

As security increases to an all-time high, arrests made between noon on Dec. 

31 and 6 p.m. New Year’s Day in Pasadena continue to decrease. 

Three people were arrested along the parade route of the 2018 parade on 

suspicion of public intoxication and one person was arrested for an 

outstanding warrant for unlicensed driving. 

Five people were arrested at the Rose Bowl game, three for 

attempting to get out onto the playing field from the stands 

and two for public intoxication. 

For the 2017 parade and game, police arrested seven 

people for public intoxication and trespassing. ■ 


FUN AND GAMES 

PRE- AND POST-PARADE EVENTS THE WHOLE FAMILY CAN ENJOY 

BY JOHN SOLLENBERGER 

ER 

Rose Parade Float Decoration Viewing 

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

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

p.m. Dec. 31 at Rosemont Pavilion. Tickets are $15 general admission, available at 

the door or through Sharp Seating, free for children 5 and younger. 

Rosemont Pavilion is located at 700 Seco St., Pasadena. Call or visit Sharp Seating 

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

information. 

Bandfest Offers an Early Glimpse of Rose Parade Marching Bands 

Dec. 29 and 30 — Pasadena City College Robinson Stadium is the place to catch 

an early look at the marching bands scheduled to perform in the parade during 

Bandfest. Bandfest I starts at 1:30 p.m. Dec. 29. Bandfest II is scheduled for 9:30 

a.m. Dec. 30 and Bandfest III starts at 2 p.m. Dec. 30. Tickets to each session are 

$15, free for children 5 and younger, available through Sharp Seating. 

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

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

for information. 

Equestfest Showcases Rose Parade Equestrians 

Dec. 29 — Guests can view the horses scheduled to appear in 

the Rose Parade up close, at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center 

in Burbank. Horses and riders perform drills and dances, demonstrate 

trick riding and roping. Visitors can also check out 

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

about the various breeds in the event. A vendor court, various 

displays, music, food and drink are included. Gates open at 10 a.m., the vendor 

court and activities run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and the equestrian show runs from 

noon to 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 general admission, free for children 5 and younger, 

and VIP reserved seat tickets are $40. 

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

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

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

Coming Up Roses in Pasadena 

Jan. 1 — The 130th Rose Parade returns to Pasadena, starting at 8 a.m. at the 

corner of Orange Grove and Colorado boulevards, continuing down Colorado Boulevard 

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

Melody of Life,” and Grand Marshal is singer, songwriter and philanthropist Chaka 

Khan. The Rose Queen is Sequoyah High School senior Louise Deser Siskel. 

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

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

of Sierra Madre and Washington Boulevards. Tickets are $15 per person, free for 

children age 5 and younger. Free shuttles are available from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Jan. 

1 and 2 at Pasadena City College, 1570 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, and 

from 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Jan. 2 at Rose Bowl Stadium Lot 3, 1001 

Rose Bowl Drive, Pasadena. Tickets are available through Sharp 

Seating. 

Visit tournamentofroses.com for parade information and 

sharpseating.com for tickets. ■ 


• LIFE • 

HOME SALES 

RECENT HOME SALES 

IN THE GREATER 

PASADENA AREA 

“LIFE IS NEVER COMPLETELY WITHOUT ITS CHALLENGES."- STAN LEE 

THINK ABOUT IT 

DON’T RUSH TO DIVORCE 

BEFORE ANSWERING THESE 

SIMPLE QUESTIONS 

BULLETIN BOARD 

NEWS AND NOTES FROM 

OUR COMMUNITY 

P. 43 

P. 45 

P. 47 

Breakfast Burrito 

RESTAURANT 

REVIEW 

Brick & Flour 

Artisanal 

Mexican Grill 

1015 N. Pacifi c Ave., 

Glendale 

(818) 484-8449 

brickandfl our.com 

Close to 

Home 

BRICK & FLOUR OFFERS 

TRADITIONAL MEXICAN 

DISHES WITH THEIR OWN 

CREATIVE TWIST 

BY EVELYN GARCIA 

Every part of my experience eating Mexican food 

growing up was as authentic as can be. Carne 

asada, tortas, tacos, even bean and cheese burritos 

before school were all made from scratch. Yet, 

somehow, much to the dismay of my family, I love Chipotle; 

and dare I say, even enjoy Taco Bell every now 

and then. I recognize they are inauthentic, but there is 

something about the cilantro lime rice at Chipotle that 

makes it appealing. It’s so wrong, yet so right. 

Such was the feeling of discovering Brick & Flour 

on Pacific Avenue in Glendale. I must say, Brick & 

Flour is more authentic than the aforementioned 

chains we know and adore. They already have their 

own large following via social media (almost 14,000 

on Instagram, to be more precise) where they boast 

picture-perfect dishes covered in cheeses, sauces 

and meats. At the restaurant, the interior only holds 

around 10 people, making it feel cramped for eating 

during the dinner rush. They do have an outdoor patio 

near their small parking lot behind the building, and 

a few tables to dine with larger groups. Still, it seems 

most people order their food to go, which makes sense 

for the dishes they serve. A couple of walls inside 

showcase artwork inspired by Los Angeles and liven 

up the small space with color. They call themselves 

artisanal Mexican food, with a unique neo-traditional 

experience, which I’d say is pretty spot on. Brick & 

Flour does offer traditional Mexican dishes, each with 

their own creative twist. 

While we ordered all of our food at once, our sides 

came out first, which worked out well since they made 

the perfect appetizers. We decided on the street corn 

($3.75) which is a classic corn on the cob with mayo, 

cayenne, cheese and scallions. It was spicy, delicious 

and reminiscent of the corn I had as a kid. Now I 

usually wait around for the LA County Fair to get my 

street-style corn fix, so it’s good to know I don’t have 

to anymore. We overheard the cashier talk about a 

few menu items, and how Brick & Flour is famous for 


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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 fl avor. 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. 

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. 

EL PORTAL 

695 E. Green St., Pasadena 

(626)795-8553 Elportalrestaurant.com $$ 

Pasadena Weekly readers have been rewarding El Portal 

with the title of Best Mexican Food in the city for years. 

This charming little hacienda with brick walls, festive 

colors, fi ne art and a California elegant courtyard brings 

the authentic cuisine of Mexico and the Yucatan region to 

your table. 




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•RESTAURANT REVIEW• 

Carne asada, carnitas and chicken tacos 

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. 

SHANDONG DUMPLINGS 

80 N. Fair Oaks Ave. Pasadena 

626-578-9777 

227 W. Valley Blvd, 168 A, San Gabriel 

626-308-3777 $ 

Shandong Dumplings is your Reader Recommended 

Winner for BEST DUMPLINGS in the 

2018 Reader’s Poll! We have been a cornerstone 

in the greater Pasadena community and are well 

known for our outstanding cuisine, excellent 

service and friendly staff. Recognized for our 

modern interpretation of classic dishes and 

insistence on using only the highest quality, 

freshest ingredients. Open for Lunch and Dinner 

daily and until 2am Wed-Sat. 

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!!!!! 

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. 

THE MIXX PASADENA 

443 E Colorado Blvd. Pasadena 

(626) 500-0021 themixxpasadena.com $$ 

The Mixx Pasadena is a modern bar/lounge/ 

restaurant with live entertainment 5 days a 

week. Our menu hits the spot whether you’re 

in the mood for a savory munchie, a full lunch/ 

dinner, or a decadent dessert. Come to The 

Mixx to unwind for happy hour or a lively 

hangout…we’re the perfect spot!! 

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 flavors 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. 

CLOSE TO HOME 


their carne asada fries, so we were glad we’d ordered 

them without even knowing. It was an easy choice 

to go with the beer-battered sidewinder carne asada 

fries ($6.95) made with melted cheese, house salsa, 

guacamole, chill aioli, cilantro avocado aioli and 

sour cream. While the menu lists they are made with 

French fries, they look more like what would happen 

if a mojo and a curly fry had a baby, and let me tell 

you, it tastes delicious. I’ve never had carne asada 

fries that look like theirs, so kudos to them for finding 

a way to update something so well known in a way 

that works. Unsure of their portions, we ordered the 

small size, and it made the perfect shareable appetizer 

leading up to our main meal. 

As soon as I noticed they serve crispy chicken, 

I knew I had to try their torta ($8.85). I’ve never 

seen crispy chicken as a meat option at a fast casual 

Mexican restaurant, or any Mexican restaurant for 

that matter. I was intrigued. All of their tortas come 

with a choice of meat or veggie mix and lettuce, 

tomato, onions, cilantro, guacamole and mayo. 

While the crispy chicken added great texture, it was 

otherwise just a sandwich. I wished they’d use a 

different type of bread, or toast the bread, or even 

use a chipotle mayo for more flavor. The shrimp taco 

($3.60), on the other hand, was packed with flavor. It 

was easily the standout, served in a flour tortilla (the 

best), topped with cabbage, onions and their cilantro 

avocado aioli. We ordered one to try and it was gone 

in under three minutes. Needless to say, we wished 

we had ordered more. But, alas, we had more food 

coming our way. 

Along with their fries, Brick & Flour is also known 

for their House Special items — a crowd favorite from 

what we could overhear people ordering, and based 

on many reviews on Yelp. Anything on the menu, 

from the tacos to the tortas, can be ordered this way, 

consisting of sirloin beef, onions, scallions, house 

salsa and chipotle aioli. Naturally, we went with the 

House Special Burrito ($9.35), which was amazing, 

but, oh, so spicy. My friend could not finish his, and 

for the price, I’m not sure it was worth taking the heat. 

Otherwise, it was delicious and served with rice and 

beans inside. 

One of my favorite meals for lunch or a quick 

dinner on a regular basis is different variations of 

homemade burrito bowls, so I’m curious to see how 

Brick & Flour does in that department. Their burrito 

bowls ($7.50-$9.50) all come with the same meat or 

veggie options, rice, beans, lettuce, house salsa and 

guacamole. They look huge and mouthwatering on 

their Instagram feed. Pastor tacos are also necessary 

to try, as well as carnitas and their veggie option, 

which is rice, beans, guacamole, house salsa, salsa 

verde and cilantro. While some restaurants create a 

blend of veggies or soy for vegetarian diners, Brick & 

Flour keeps it simple, working with what they have, 

and who can blame them? Rice and beans are filling 

and work well with all of their menu items. While 

they only have one breakfast option, it appears to 

stand strong on its own. The breakfast burrito ($6.50) 

is with tater tots instead of traditional potatoes or 

hash browns, eggs, cheddar cheese, house salsa, 

and chipotle aioli, and I’m all for it. Bacon or sausage 

can be added for an upcharge of $1.50. Again, unsure 

about the price, but I’ll let the food do the talking 

before being overly cautious about that. 

There is also only one item listed under dessert, 

which we did get to try: the churro donut ($3) 

made to order. The sugary, fluffy dessert is served 

with caramel drizzled over the top and is served in 

twos, making it ideal to enjoy without all the guilt. 

It tasted like my favorite childhood dessert had 

grown up. It was my personal favorite item of the 

night. 

Is Brick & Flour “authentic Mexican” through and 

through? No, but it doesn’t try to be. They know what 

they do well and offer customers unique combinations 

of ingredients and flavors that they already know and 

love. In a world where we crave fusion cuisine and 

Instagrammable dishes, Brick & Flour stands out 

among other restaurants trying to do the same thing. 

The best part is, you can get that experience and take 

it home with you. 



HOME SALES 

RECENT HOME CLOSINGS IN THE PASADENA WEEKLY FOOTPRINT 

source: CalREsource 

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

ALHAMBRA 

200 North Valencia Street 12/6/18 $770,000 2 1258 1912 $580,000 5/30/14 

209 South Hidalgo Avenue 12/6/18 $700,000 3 1572 1911 $140,000 4/29/02 

2416 Wetherhead Drive 12/7/18 $602,500 3 1743 1948 

817 North Monterey Street #4 12/7/18 $540,000 2 1358 1975 $385,000 8/14/12 

ALTADENA 

3851 Luna Court 12/4/18 $1,480,000 5 3886 1999 $1,064,000 7/30/08 

3503 Giddings Ranch Road 12/4/18 $1,444,000 5 3348 1997 $1,330,000 3/20/17 

503 Royce Street 12/7/18 $875,000 4 1926 1926 $375,000 6/27/13 

1244 East Mendocino Street 12/4/18 $872,500 3 1362 1957 $412,500 4/25/02 

3232 Grandeur Avenue 12/4/18 $690,000 3 1180 1924 

2377 El Sereno Avenue 12/7/18 $635,000 3 1022 1981 $195,000 3/6/01 

602 Athens Street 12/6/18 $535,000 2 849 1922 $187,000 6/4/99 

ARCADIA 

1145 Rancho Road 12/6/18 $4,080,000 5 5784 1937 $3,900,000 2/8/13 

2217 Canyon Road 12/6/18 $1,285,000 3 2018 1959 $670,000 6/17/03 

1400 Greenfi eld Avenue 12/7/18 $1,265,000 5 2736 1960 

2310 Louise Avenue 12/6/18 $1,050,000 2 1271 1953 $890,000 8/31/17 

GLENDALE 

1421 Wabasso Way 12/7/18 $903,000 3 1537 1958 

2636 Montrose Avenue 12/7/18 $712,000 2 1588 1946 $244,000 3/31/00 

640 West Lexington Drive 12/6/18 $655,000 2 1036 1921 $160,000 3/1/00 

1935 Alpha Road #229 12/7/18 $335,000 1 689 1969 $322,000 11/20/06 

450 West Lexington Drive #4 12/7/18 $330,000 2 1001 1989 $155,000 7/1/91 

LA CANADA 

1930 Lombardy Drive 12/4/18 $2,095,000 5 2848 1950 

2143 Sunnybank Drive 12/3/18 $1,995,000 3 3170 1954 

4956 Alta Canyada Road 12/6/18 $1,833,000 4 2617 1961 

5112 Alta Canyada Road 12/4/18 $1,528,000 3 3105 1953 $1,528,000 10/2/17 

4832 Del Monte Road 12/3/18 $1,472,000 5 2341 1950 $1,140,000 8/24/11 

5135 Crown Avenue 12/6/18 $1,350,000 3 1990 1951 $1,055,000 8/30/05 

5132 Crown Avenue 12/3/18 $1,020,000 3 1510 1951 $490,000 12/9/02 

4435 Alta Canyada Road 12/4/18 $920,000 3 1654 1949 $575,000 10/8/03 

2106 Tondolea Lane 12/3/18 $805,000 2 1532 1959 $1,060,000 5/18/18 

PASADENA 

519 South Orange Grove Blvd. #100 12/6/18 $1,600,000 2 3094 1988 $1,000,000 6/16/00 

331 South Grand Oaks Avenue 12/4/18 $1,575,000 4 2832 1924 

700 East Union Street #301 12/7/18 $1,170,000 2 1740 2006 $1,050,000 7/12/10 

3715 Denair Street 12/4/18 $1,056,000 5 2280 1952 

332 Allendale Road #1 12/4/18 $935,000 3 1879 1999 $507,000 3/7/02 

2346 Garfi as Drive 12/6/18 $905,000 3 2230 1937 $825,000 2/26/07 

270 Linda Rosa Avenue 12/4/18 $880,000 5 2276 1921 

803 Brooks Avenue 12/6/18 $730,000 4 2191 1923 $440,000 3/21/12 

295 East Howard Street 12/4/18 $660,000 2 956 1927 $164,000 7/30/99 

1138 East Union Street #1 12/6/18 $615,000 2 1090 2007 $525,000 11/17/16 

960 San Pasqual Street #209 12/6/18 $599,000 2 1260 1964 $179,500 3/1/89 

230 South Madison Avenue #303 12/3/18 $590,000 2 1055 1981 $420,000 11/10/08 

965 East Del Mar Blvd. #6 12/3/18 $569,000 2 786 1986 $525,000 6/21/17 

125 South Sierra Madre Blvd. #310 12/6/18 $435,000 1 882 1972 $352,500 10/27/15 

SAN MARINO 

719 Winston Avenue 12/7/18 $3,980,000 4 3988 1941 $3,700,000 11/7/13 

SIERRA MADRE 

95 Lowell Avenue 12/6/18 $712,000 2 1160 1941 

SOUTH PASADENA 

1313 Spruce Street 12/6/18 $1,259,000 3 1920 1909 $335,000 7/1/92 

1927 Fremont Avenue #A 12/7/18 $997,000 4 1590 2007 $705,000 10/9/08 




•ADVICE• 

BY PATTI CARMALT-VENER 

THINK ABOUT IT 

DON’T RUSH TO DIVORCE BEFORE ANSWERING THESE SIMPLE QUESTIONS 

Dear Patti, 

I want to leave my wife. It’s not because I’m in love with another woman or because of 

anything she’s done wrong. It’s just that, after four years of marriage, I’m finally facing the 

painful truth. She’s a great person, but she’s just not right for me to be married and committed 

to for the rest of my life. 

I know it’s sad, especially for her, but i t will be even sadder for me if I live a lie and stay. 

We’ve never had children, thank goodness. I haven’t wanted them, but I’m now realizing it 

may just be because I’m married to the wrong person. 

I don’t have intimacy problems. I’m not afraid of closeness. I just know now that I married 

the wrong person. I don’t want to stick with a mediocre marriage, settling for low-level 

dissatisfaction. 

— Ethan 

Dear Ethan, 

Sometimes unresolved conflict can fool a person into thinking love is lost when it’s actually 

only buried beneath simmering resentment. The love could still be there but can’t be accessed. 

Before making a final decision, take care not to simply believe you only have two options: staying 

married and unhappy, or getting a divorce to be happy again. Perhaps your marriage can be 

saved if you’re both ready to do the work it takes. Instead of repeating your mistakes, a marriage 

can sometimes be repaired and an unnecessary divorce avoided. 

If you’re absolutely sure you don’t want to fight to save your marriage, no one should try to 

talk you into it. What concerns me, though, is what motivated you to write to me if you’re already 

positive that divorce is the right choice? Are you asking me for information on how to tell 

your wife or is there still a small part of you that wants to make sure you’re 100 percent certain 

before you actually leave? 

I’m also concerned that your letter lacks so many specifics. Could this be a form of avoidance? 

For example, you don’t mention why you married her in the first place, if you ever loved 

her, or what experiences you’ve had in the last four years that have changed your mind. I’m not 

saying you’re necessarily wrong, just that you’ve communicated very little information for me to 

work with. I can’t help but wonder why. 

Here are a few questions to ask yourself: Do you have regular daily communication with your 

wife? Is your sex life regular and satisfying? Was it ever? Do you threaten to leave the marriage 

when you argue? Have you tried to go to couple’s counseling without finding help? Commitment 

is the promise you make to be there for each other, to work together, to “make it work” no 

matter what life throws at you. Before marriage, did you ever make a conscious, clear decision 

to be committed to your future spouse? A low commitment level is a warning sign that perhaps 

your marriage never really began. Do you need to establish a full and enriching life of your own 

outside of your marriage or do you solely depend on the marriage to create your happiness? 

While many psychotherapists get criticized for being too pro-divorce (which I actually 

agree is often true), there may also be something to say about tolerating bad behavior and bad 

relationships for too long. Staying in a seriously unhappy marriage can have long-term effects 

on mental and emotional health. Research shows that people in bad marriages often have low 

self-esteem, struggle with anxiety and depression and have a higher rate of illness than those 

who don’t. 

If after much reflective thought you’re positive that you want to separate and eventually divorce, 

it’s important to end the marriage respectfully and with integrity. While your feelings may 

have changed and you’ve broken the emotional bond between you and processed your emotions, 

your wife may not have. Be patient with her, allow her to express her feelings and begin to heal. 

If you truly wish to close a chapter in your life, are at peace with the fact there’s nothing 

more you can do or give to your relationship, and believe this is a sincere decision based on 

self- awareness (and not just an emotionally reactive decision), I hope you get all the support you 

need to create the life you truly want. 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 website, patticarmalt-vener.com. 




Bulletin Board 

By Carl Kozlowski 

HAPPY KWANZAA 

City to hold celebration at La Pintoresca Library 

The city will hold its 30th annual Kwanzaa 

celebration from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, 

Dec. 27 at La Pintoresca Library, 1355 N. 

Raymond Ave., Pasadena. 

The event, Kwanzaa: A Celebration of Family, 

Community and Culture, will be led by Thanayi 

Karenga, the daughter of Dr. Maulana Karenga, 

who founded Kwanzaa in 1966. 

This year’s event will include music and 

stories followed by refreshments provided by 

the Pasadena Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma 

Theta Sorority. There will be a special guest appearance by the 2019 Tournament 

of Roses Royal Court. 

Maulana Karenga founded the holiday as an African-American celebration, in 

the spirit of Juneteenth — which commemorates Union soldiers freeing slaves in 

Texas six months after Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, according 

to the Kwanzaa website. 

According to Karenga, the name Kwanzaa derives from the Swahili phrase 

“matunda ya kwanza,” meaning “first fruits of the harvest.” 

The Pan-African holiday celebrates family, community and culture. It honors 

African heritage in African-American culture and is observed from Dec. 26 to Jan. 

1, culminating in a feast and gift-giving. 

Kwanzaa has seven core principles, each one celebrated over one week. Those 

principles are: unity, self-determination, responsibility, cooperative economics, 

purpose, creativity and faith. 

In the 1990s, the holiday increased in popularity. However, with that popularity 

came increased commercialization, with the first greeting card being sold in 1992, 

raising some concern about damaging the holiday’s values. Rather, it led to more 

awareness of the holiday. 

In 1997, the first Kwanzaa stamp, designed by Synthia Saint James, was issued 

by the United States Post Office. That same year President Bill Clinton gave the 

first presidential declaration marking the holiday. 

For more information, contact Melvin Racelis at (626) 744-7268 or email 

mracelis@cityofpasadena.net. 

PUBLIC SERVANTS 

Star-News Public Editor Larry Wilson to deliver 

keynote address at Jewish Federation meeting 

honoring Volunteer of the Year 

Pasadena Star-News Public Editor Larry 

Wilson will be the keynote speaker at the Jewish 

Federation’s 24th annual meeting at 10 a.m. Jan. 

13 at the Temple Beth Israel of Pomona. 

At the meeting, the organization will be 

awarding its 2018 Volunteer of the Year award to 

Holocaust survivor and Pasadena resident Ruth 

Slater for her many years of volunteering and 

for the support she has given to the community, 

specifically as a member of the Jewish Book Festival Committee. 

Wilson, a lifelong Pasadena resident, is the public editor for the Pasadena Star- 

News, the San Gabriel Valley Tribune and the Whittier Daily News. 

He was named the local paper’s editorial page editor in 1987 and later became 

its editor. Currently, he writes a column and editorials for the three papers. 

“We wanted somebody who had the pulse of the community, and being in the 

media for so long he has seen things that I thought could add to our meeting,” 

said federation spokesman Jason Moss. “We try and find speakers that are topical 

and relevant. We look forward to hearing his insights from his professional 

experience.” 

The Jewish Federation of the Greater San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys’ 

mission is to build community by strengthening and enhancing Jewish life. The 

federation does this by providing programs and services that support the needs 

of the Jewish community in our region, and acts as the Jewish voice on issues 

that affect the greater Jewish community. 

Reservations for are $30 and include brunch. The RSVP deadline is 

Wednesday, Jan. 9. 

For more information, call the Jewish Federation at (626) 445-0810 or email 

federation@jewishsgpv.org. n 



• ARTS • 

FORGET THE FLASH 

SONGWRITING SUBSTANCE FROM 

RICK SHEA AND AUSTINITE TERRY 

KLEIN AT COFFEE GALLERY BACK- 

STAGE SATURDAY 

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FUNNY AND LIVE! 

With 130 years of stunning floats and magical marching bands 

in its storied history, the Rose Parade has built up plenty of 

hallowed traditions. Among them was the colorful commentary 

of the hosting duo Bob Eubanks and Stephanie Edwards, who 

were the main human faces of the parade from 1982 to 2016 in the 

parade’s main televised coverage on KTLA Channel 5. . 

But last year saw some major changes, as Eubanks and Edwards 

retired from their duties and passed their microphones to the new 

hosting duo of veteran TV personalities Leeza Gibbons and Mark 

Steines. 

But while that dynamic duo was taking over the serious side 

of commentary about the parade, new Tournament of Roses CEO 

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SENSES 

SIP & SAVOR ADDS A NEW LEVEL OF 

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PARADE FESTIVITIES FRIDAY 

THROUGH SUNDAY 

‘SNL’ STARS WILL FERRELL, MOLLY SHANNON AND TIM MEADOWS RETEAM FOR 

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Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon 

David Eads was shaking things up by hiring former “Saturday Night 

Live” stars Will Ferrell, Molly Shannon and Tim Meadows to provide 

an outrageously comic perspective on this year’s parade via the 

mega-website Amazon Prime. 

Ferrell and Shannon portrayed the fictional hosting duo of Cord 

Hosenbeck and Tish Cattigan, who purportedly had provided coverage 

of the parade for 25 years on lesser LA stations. Meadows played 

himself as their exasperated field reporter, and the resulting live 

stream proved so popular and buzzworthy that the trio of comedic 

superstars are returning for more laughs this year by streaming 

their coverage on Funny Or Die (funnyordie.com) and Twitch 

(twitch.com) from 8 to 11 a.m. Tuesday. 


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CULTURAL 

CELEBRATION 

Commemorate 

Kwanzaa, 

presented by 

Thanayi Karenga, 

daughter of 

the founder of 

the holiday, 

from 11 a.m. to 

1 p.m. today, 

Thursday, Dec. 

27, at Pasadena 

Public Library’s La Pintoresca Branch, 1355 

N. Raymond Ave., Pasadena, featuring music, 

stories and refreshments by the Pasadena 

Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, 

and a guest appearance by the 2019 Tournament 

of Roses Royal Court. Call (626) 744-7268 or 

visit pasadenapubliclibrary.net. 

HIT FLICK 

pasadenaseniorcenter.org. 

R&B AND ROCK 

kingsrowpub.com. 

BRUSH WITH 

BRILLIANCE 

Free films screen 

at 1 p.m. on select 

Fridays at the 

Pasadena Senior 

Center, 85 E. 

Holly St., Pasadena. 

Friday’s 

film is “Crazy 

Rich Asians” 

(2018). Call (626) 

795-4331 or visit 

Jessica Ash 

performs Top 40, 

R&B and rock 

covers at 8:30 

p.m. Sunday 

at Kings Row 

Gastropub, 20 E. 

Colorado Blvd., 

Pasadena. No 

cover. Call (626) 

793-3010 or visit 

Free films 

screen at 1 p.m. 

Wednesdays 

at Pasadena 

Public Library’s 

Central Branch, 

285 E. Walnut 

St., Pasadena. 

Wednesday’s 

film is “Hawking” 

(2014). Call (626) 

744-4066 or visit pasadenapubliclibrary.net 



FUNNY AND LIVE! 



The move to Funny Or Die (FOD) makes 

sense, as last year’s Amazon Prime coverage 

was written and produced by the site (which 

was co-founded by Ferrell himself). Eads is 

thrilled that the admittedly unusual experiment 

to draw younger viewers has paid off 

handsomely. 

“We’d been in discussions with ‘Funny Or 

Die’ about doing a broadcast with them as 

the streaming partner, because the younger 

demographic views programming a different 

way than a Baby Boomer does,” Eads 

explains. “To be able to watch and be entertained 

in a different way was very important. 

“It was very unusual for the Tournament to 

venture away from just a traditional broadcast 

partner,” adds Eads. “When my volunteers 

came to me and said they’d watched the parade 

on FOD later and loved it, or City Council 

members came up and said their grandkids 

loved it and found it so entertaining, I realized 

that we’d achieved our goal: expand our audience 

and engage more people.” 

On air, Cord notes that he is a “health and 

wellness expert” while Tish is a “relationship 

expert and former Miss Arizona.” The two 

unleashed a nonstop string of humorously 

bizarre non sequiturs throughout the parade, 

with Meadows offering a funny counterpoint 

by trying to just get through the experience 

with some shred of dignity left. 

Cord, Tish and Meadows exchanged some 

comments on the actual parade itself. Meadows 

told Tish “it stretches five miles down 

Colorado Boulevard, and then nobody knows 

what happens after that,” a “fact” that rendered 

Tish deeply confused and concerned. 

Yet they also engaged in wildly off-track 

discussions of other topics, including Cord’s 

out-of-body experiences and whether anyone 

can sing the emotional Farmer’s Insurance 

commercial jingle without breaking into 

tears. 

Eads makes it clear that the Tournament’s 

agreement with FOD enables the 

Tournament of Roses to review the comedic 

script used in the Cord, Tish and Meadows 

coverage. While the trio occasionally ad lib 

throughout their parade comments, Eads 

notes that the fact that all three became 

stars on live broadcast television ensures 

that they know how to keep their comments 

within the boundaries of good taste. 

“Most people were happy with it,” says 

Eads. “What happened with the FOD stream 

at first was that people didn’t understand 

what was going on. They thought Cord and 

Tish were talking too much, demanded 

showing more marching bands, and wondered 

why Cord and Tish were talking about 

their dogs. 

“The young people were making fun of 

the people who didn’t get it,” Eads continues. 

“There was a whole viral conversation going 

on which got the Tournament and parade 

more publicity. The reactions kept going on 

for weeks. Many people didn’t even realize 

it was Will and Molly spoofing the roles of 

hosts, they were just asking, ‘Who’s this Cord 

guy? He’s horrible.’ But we have six or seven 

broadcast partners, so people have many 

ways to watch.”n 

“The 2019 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish” will 

air on Funny or Die and Twitch (twitch.com) and their 

respective social media platforms from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

Tuesday After the initial airing, it will be available for 

viewing on demand. 

PHOTO:


•INTO THE NIGHT• 

BY BLISS BOWEN 

Rick Shea 

•NITELIFE• 

Thursday Dec. 27 through Wednesday Jan. 02 

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 

(323) 769-3500 

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 

Saturday—Rick Shea & Terry Klein 

Sunday—Fortunate Son Creedence Clearwater 

Revival Tribute 

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—Olivia and the Suites 

Wednesday—David Sierra 

The Mixx 


(626) 500-0021 

themixxpasadena.com 

Thursday—Jacques Lesure 

Friday—Catfish & the Hollywood Hound Dogs 

Monday—Paris Escovedo 

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/Bill Dwyer, Matt 

Monroe and Kelsey Cook 

Friday—Brendan Schaub; Deathsquad 

–CONTINUED ON PAGE 52 

Forget the Flash 

PHOTO: Will Seyffert 

SONGWRITING SUBSTANCE FROM RICK SHEA AND AUSTINITE 

TERRY KLEIN AT COFFEE GALLERY BACKSTAGE SATURDAY 

Despite some of America’s 

best-known and most influential 

singer-songwriters 

arising from LA’s fertile music 

community, we do not really have 

the reputation for nurturing deep, 

standard-setting songwriters 

that both Austin and Nashville 

enjoy. Yet exemplary local artists 

such as Claire Holley, Ted 

Russell Kamp, Jason Mandell, 

Sam Morrow, Chris Pierce, David 

Serby, Rick Shea, Brian Whelan 

and Jaime Wyatt — to name just 

a few — continue to hone their 

storytelling craft here, deepening 

their performance skills in other 

projects between their own underthe-radar 

shows and out-of-state 

tours. 

Shea, a longtime favorite son 

of Covina, started out playing 

honky-tonk bars and truck stops 

around San Bernardino, and has 

been a steady, respected presence 

in the LA roots/country 

scene since the 1980s. His rep as 

a strong, tasteful guitarist was 

burnished in the early 2000s as 

a member of Dave Alvin’s lively 

Guilty Men band, and respect 

for his songwriting finesse has 

broadened over the course of 10 

fine solo albums. His latest, last 

year’s “The Town Where I Live,” 

beautifully conveys the hardships, 

joys and humor of family and 

working-class life. 

One of his greatest attributes 

as an artist is his humility; who 

needs to be flashy when you can 

you just amble onstage and show 

it’s done? Pushing ego aside also 

serves the subjects of his songs, 

whether he’s depicting East LA 

mariachi musicians, a former 

songwriting partner, or legendary 

ghosts. 

This Saturday, he will return 

to the Coffee Gallery Backstage in 

Altadena to share those melodic 

songs during a promising evening 

with Austin friend Terry Klein, 

whom Shea describes as “a stunningly 

beautiful songwriter.” Both 

men subtly evoke natural environments 

that speak to the dynamics 

of constancy and change. 

Blending wry humor with sharpeyed 

observations about human 

nature, Klein numbers like “Dull 

Women Keep Immaculate Homes,” 

“Oklahoma” and “Watchman” 

suggest he closely studied Texan 

forebears like Guy Clark, Rodney 

Crowell (who has tipped his 

professional hat to Klein’s work) 

and Robert Earl Keen. Hopefully 

at Saturday’s show he will pull 

out “Sagamore Bridge” from his 

forthcoming album “Tex,” which 

manages to compress a novel’s 

worth of class divides, generation 

gaps, addiction and heedless 

overdevelopment into one smartly 

phrased ballad. 

Think of it as a heartening 

pre-pre-New Year’s Eve gathering 

with friends, trading stories and 

a joke or three while wondering 

what fresh challenges the new 

year will bring. Reservations 

recommended. n 

Rick Shea and Terry Klein perform at the 

Coffee Gallery Backstage, 2029 N. Lake 

Ave., Altadena, at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 

29; $20. Reservations/info: (626) 798- 

6236. rickshea.com, terrykleinmusic.com, 

coffeegallery.com 

Rockin’ 

New Year’s Eve 

ARCADIA BLUES CLUB HOSTS NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY 

WITH AMERICANA HEAVY HITTERS 

Arcadia Blues Club is the place to be Monday night, with the club hosting a New 

Year’s Eve party with an Americana theme featuring perennial favorites James 

Intveld, Rosie Flores and The Hot Rod Trio. 

Intveld and his Americana sound have long graced stages around the US and in 

Europe. The LA native performs in this area frequently, and was a founding member of 

the cow punk movement of the 1980s. 

Visit jamesintveld.com. 

Flores, a San Antonio native, boasts an eclectic sound. Like Intveld, she helped 

launch the cow punk sound, and the pair played some of the same clubs on their way 

up. She has been known as a bit of a musical chameleon, and has shifted easily from 

various Americana styles. Flores has represented both the Bakersfield and Nashville 

schools of country music, and has also made her mark as a blues performer. 

\Visit rosieflores.com. 

Orange County-based Hot Rod Trio serves up a rockabilly sound that’s been 

pleasing audiences for more than 20 years. The band has played venues ranging from 

clubs and honky tonks to car shows and beyond, performing alongside stars including 

Glen Campbell, The Surfaris, The Ventures, the Brian Setzer Orchestra and Big Bad 

Voodoo Daddy, among others. 

Visit thehotrodtrio.com. — John Sollenberger 

Music starts at 8 p.m. Monday at Arcadia Blues Club, 16 E. Huntington Drive, Arcadia. Tickets 

are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Call (626) 447-9349 or visit arcadiabluesclub.com. 



•NITELIFE• 

–CONTINUED FROM PAGE 51 

TRAX BY BLISS 

CEDRIC BURNSIDE, Benton County Relic 

(Single Lock): HHH½ 

Recently nominated for a Best Traditional Blues 

Album Grammy alongside blues and rock heroes 

(Buddy Guy, Ben Harper), Burnside, who first 

earned notice playing drums behind grandfather 

R.L. Burnside, ably carries forward the family 

tradition of flouting convention while honoring 

Mississippi hill country forebears. Leaner than 

2015’s “Descendants of Hill Country,” his fifth 

album’s defined by the gritty tones of his electric 

guitar; drummer/sometime slide guitarist Brian 

J. keeps rhythms taut and tough while Burnside 

channels deep blues with conviction. Highlights: the 

haunting “Hard to Stay Cool,” “Death Bell Blues,” 

“Ain’t Gonna Take No Mess.” cedricburnside.net 

MONTEAGLE, Midnight Noon (Fire Talk 

Records): HHHH 

Justin Giles Wilcox’s thoughtful keeper of a 

solo project’s more rustic than his dreamy folk 

collaborations with Jeffrey Silverstein in Nassau 

but likewise builds atmosphere, in this case via 

instrumental simplicity and field sounds. The 

recording’s sonic warmth and the Brooklyn-based 

songwriter’s mellow, regular-Joe vocals draw 

listeners into intelligent lyrics threaded with imagery 

from his Tennessee upbringing. Highlights: “East 

LA,” “Master,” the War On Drugs-evoking “Motel,” 

“Hollow Ground” (“Fallen leaves look like people 

I’ve known/ And mothers bend like willows over a 

Southern child”). monteaglemusic.com 

Saturday—Brendan Schaub; Comedy Juice; Silly 

Saturday Comedy Train w/Nancy Bellany and 

Friends 

Sunday—Ralph Figueroa and Friends; Dave 

McNary’s All-Star Variety Show 

Monday—East Coast New Year’s Eve Show 

w/”The Lovemaster” Craig Shoemaker, Eric 

Schwartz and KT Tatara; West Coast New Year’s 

Eve Show w/”The Lovemaster” Craig Shoemaker, 

Eric Schwartz and KT Tatara; 

Wednesday—Ice House Open Mic; Smokin’ 

Comedy Wednesday w/Andy Gold and Matty 

Goldberg 

Kings Row Gastropub 


(626) 793-3010 

kingsrowpub.com 

Thursday—Thirsty Thursday w/Mix 

Friday—My Likkle Reggae Band 

Saturday—Vibe Band 

Sunday—Reggae Sunday w/My Reggae Band; 

Shakeup Sundays w/Jessica Ash 

Monday—Prussia 

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—Saturday Swing Dance features Doug 

Rogeirs & The Lucky 7 

Plate 38 


(626) 793-7100 

plate38.com 

Fridays & Saturdays—Live music on select 

Fridays & Saturdays 

The Rose 

Paseo Colorado 


(888) 645-5006 

wheremusicmeetsthesoul.com 

Thursday—Loose Ends featuring Jane Eugene 

Friday—DSB Journey Tribute 

Saturday—Ambrosia 

Sunday— Soulful Sunday Brunch; Gin Blossoms 

Monday—Brenton Wood’s Sweet Ole School 

Review 

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 

Friday—The Healers 

Saturday—Shawn Jones Band 

Monday—Rosie Flores, James Intveld and Hot 

Rod Trio 

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 

Friday—Live music w/Son Mayor; Deejay 

Moreno; Deejay Marco; Deejay Miro 

Saturday—Live music w/La Verdad; Super 

Deejay Robby; Deejay Miro; Deejay Zonik 

Monday—Live music w/The Granada All Star 

Orchestra; Deejay Picoso; Deejay Pachanga; 

Deejay Marco; Deejay Miro 

J.C. Hyke Songwriter Serenade 

Matt Denny’s Ale House 


(626) 462-0250 

mattdennys.com, jchyke.com 

Tuesday—Closed 

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 Bird Harmony 

Saturday—Ernie Draffen; Dave Victorino 

Sunday—Sunny Na & Cheryl Conley 

Monday—Eric Ekstrand Trio 

Tuesday—Tom Armbruster 

Wednesday—Jimmy Spencer & Karen Hernandez 

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 

EVER MORE NEST, The Place That You Call 

Home (Parish Road): HHH 

Louisiana artist Kelcy Mae’s compelling new project 

magnifies her trademark poeticism with a broader 

instrumental palette courtesy of a band attuned 

to her sense of the transcendent and of place. 

Producer Neilson Hubbard dials in scenic waves 

of pedal steel, gentle percussion and mandolin 

flourishes that nicely frame Mae’s distinctive warble 

as she scans her surroundings for human stories 

and cosmic inspiration. Highlights: the otherworldly 

“Unraveling,” “Gimme That,” “Major Tom” (“I 

search the stars for a sign/ I’m asking questions all 

the time/ But this world, it’s a circle/ No, it ain’t no 

line”). evermorenest.com 

BRYAN FERRY AND HIS ORCHESTRA, 

Bitter-Sweet (BMG): HHH½ 

Fans of the Roxy Music leader’s splendid 2012 solo 

album “The Jazz Age” (whose “Reason or Rhyme” 

is reprised here) should appreciate this handsomely 

arranged set. Divided between Ferry contributions 

to the Netflix drama “Babylon Berlin” and stylish 

redos of material from his prolific solo catalogue, 

the album showcases Ferry’s enduring love of 

1920s-’30s jazz alongside his tasteful changeability. 

Not as effervescent as “The Jazz Age,” but a 

sprightly “Sign of the Times” and “Dance Away” 

sparkle with flapper-esque charm, while tango soul 

infuses the mournful “Zamba” and “Boys and Girls.” 

bryanferry.com 

Sweet Sounds 

AMBROSIA ROCKS PLEASANT MEMORIES AT THE ROSE 

Set to play Saturday at The Rose, Ambrosia launched in 1970 in LA’s South Bay of LA. While rooted in blues and R&B, four 

musicians — Joseph Puerta, Christopher North, David Pack and Burleigh Drummond — created a sound that also explored 

progressive, classical and world music elements. 

The group soon attracted collaborators as diverse as Leonard Bernstein, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. and Alan Parsons. Original 

members Drummond, North and Puerta are now joined by Doug Jackson, Mary Harris and Ken Stacey. 

Ambrosia has received five Grammy nominations and produced five hit singles. The band is known for such classics as 

“Holdin’ On To Yesterday,” “How Much I Feel,” “Biggest Part of Me” and “You’re the Only Woman.” 

Visit ambrosialive.net. — John Sollenberger 

Doors open at 6 p.m. and music starts at 7 p.m. Saturday at The Rose, 245 E. Green St., Pasadena. Tickets are $24 to $38. Call 

(888) 645-5006 or visit wheremusicmeetsthesoul.com. 



•CALENDAR• 

Feast for the Senses 

SIP & SAVOR ADDS A NEW LEVEL OF SENSORY FUN TO THE 

PRE-ROSE PARADE FESTIVITIES FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY 


The Rose Parade has provided a colorful 

and wonderfully aromatic reminder 

to stop and smell the roses. Now, 

organizers at the Tournament of Roses 

(TofR) want to give parade week attendees 

a chance to engage their taste 

buds as well, with the creation of a new 

food, wine and beer-tasting event called 

Sip & Savor. 

Taking place Friday through Sunday 

next to the Rosemont Pavilion, where 

the final touches on all the parade 

floats’ flowers occur, the culinary 

extravaganza offers those who come 

to see those decorations have an even 

greater time. Nearly a dozen local 

eateries — ranging from delicious pizzas 

and pastas from Prince of Venice 

and gourmet cotton candy with a Latin 

twist from Twisted to Lucille’s Smokehouse 

Bar-B-Que and the “Mexican 

coastal kitchen” Pez Cantina — will 

offer tasty eats. 

Meanwhile, 17 top vintners will be 

providing their best wines, while craft 

beers will be on hand from Highpoint, 

Angel City Brewery and Alosta. The 

Paso Robles-based Firestone-Walker 

Brewing Co. will take things to another 

level by hosting a Sports Bar, complete 

with six large-screen TV monitors so 

no one has to miss a minute of biggame 

action. 

But the fun doesn’t stop there, as 

the Grammy Award-winning Mariachi 

Divas headline a multi-band lineup all 

three nights on bills that include 1980s 

cover bands, ska, classic rock and a 

Beatles tribute act. The goal is to lure 

more party-minded people into the 

Pavilion, while also providing them 

with plenty of fun to keep them there a 

while — thus providing much greater 

exposure for the sponsors behind the 

illustrious floats. 

“We’re very enthusiastic about this 

new way of extending the fun, excitement, 

and anticipation of the Rose Parade 

for locals and out-of-town guests 

alike,” says David Eads, executive 

director and CEO of the Pasadena Tournament 

of Roses. “Guests will get the 

best of both worlds as they get an up 

close and intimate look at our beautiful 

Rose Parade floats and then enjoy the 

great food, family fun and entertainment 

of our new event offering.” 

General admission to the event for 

all ages 5 and up is $15, and includes 

admission to both the culinary event 

and to Tournament of Roses float 

decorating place, but does not include 

tasting tickets. Individual tasting 

tickets are $3 each and each sample 

will require from one to three tickets 

apiece. 

The Sip & Savor Starter Package 

offers eight tasting tickets for $20, 

while the Silver Package includes 15 

tickets for $35 and the Gold Package 

includes 22 tickets for $50. 

VIP admission is available for $150 

to adults 21 and over only and includes 

admission to both Sip & Savor and the 

float decorating area but also unlimited 

food and beverage tastings within the 

event. There will also be a special VIP 

Tent for premium attendees, as well as 

private restrooms. 

“Our entire team is immensely 

proud to partner with the Tournament 

of Roses to take the Rose Parade 

experience to a whole new level,” adds 

Craig Bugajski, CEO of Artistic Entertainment 

Services, which produces 

Sip & Savor. “As the producers of SIP 

& Savor, it’s a terrific opportunity for 

us to take an iconic event like the Rose 

Parade and build upon the success of 

this historic brand with this new and 

exciting event.” n 

Sip & Savor takes place from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. 

Fri.-Sun. at the Jackie Robinson Memorial 

Field, located at Rosemont Pavilion, 700 Seco 

St., Pasadena. Visit sipandsavorpasadena.com 

Thursday Dec. 27 through Wednesday Jan. 02 

PLEASE NOTE: Deadline for Calendar 

submissions is noon Wednesday of the 

week before the issue publishes. Send to 

johns@pasadenaweekly.com 

THURSDAY 

The Blue Guitar 




The club at Arroyo Seco Golf Course 

presents 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 

The Botany Bay Series presents “Plant 

Science for Citizen Scientists,” as Jim 

Folsom, Telleen/Jorgensen Director of the 

Botanical Gardens introduces guests to 

the wonders of the plant world through 

discussion and hands-on lab time, from 

4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Free. No reservations 

required. 

Pasadena Public Library, Central Branch 


(626) 744-4066 

pasadenapubliclibrary.net 

Winter Wonderland for teens features 

a fun night of holiday-themed movies, 

including “Polar Express” and “The Rise 

of the Guardians,” plus crafts and games. 

Guests can make snow globes, wreaths, 

ugly sweaters and a gingerbread city. It 

runs from 5 to 8 p.m. 

Pasadena Public Library, La Pintoresca 

Branch 

1355 N. Raymond Ave., Pasadena 

(626) 744-7268 


Commemorate Kwanzaa, a celebration of 

family, community and culture, presented 

by Thanayi Karenga, daughter of the 

founder of the holiday, from 11 a.m. 

to 1 p.m., featuring music and stories, 

refreshments by the Pasadena Alumnae 

Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, 

and a guest appearance by the 2019 

Tournament of Roses Royal Court. 

FRIDAY 

Pasadena Tournament of Roses Sip & 

Savor 

Rosemont Pavilion’s Jackie Robinson 

Memorial Field 

700 Seco St., Pasadena 

sipandsavor.com 

The event features food from various 

Southern California eateries, wines and 

craft brews, live music from various acts 

and entertainment for the family. It runs 

from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday through 

Sunday. Various ticket packages are available, 

from $15 to $150. 

Pasadena Senior Center 

85 E. Holly St., Pasadena 

(626) 795-4331 

pasadenaseniorcenter.org 

Free films screen at 1 p.m. on select Fridays. 

Friday’s film is “Crazy Rich Asians” 

(2018). 

Rose Parade Float Decoration Viewing 

Rosemont Pavilion 

700 Seco St., Pasadena 

(626) 795-4171 

sharpseating.com 

See the Rose Parade floats being decorated 

from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 9 

a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Sunday and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday. 

Tickets are $15 general admission, 

available at the door or through Sharp 

Seating, free for children 5 and younger. 

Also visit tournamentofroses.com/events 


SATURDAY 

Equestfest 

Los Angeles Equestrian Center 

480 W. Riverside Drive, Burbank 

(626) 795-4171 


Guests can view the horses scheduled 

to appear in the Rose Parade up close, 

as horses and riders perform drills and 

dances and riders demonstrate trick 

maneuvers and roping. Visitors can also 

check out the stables, talk to riders, learn 

about the equipment used and about the 

various breeds in the event. A vendor 

court, various displays, music, food and 

drink are included. Gates open at 10 a.m., 

the vendor court and activities run from 

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and the equestrian 

show runs from noon to 2 p.m. Tickets 

are $15 general admission, free for 

children 5 and younger, and VIP reserved 

seat tickets are $40. Visit Sharp Seating 

for tickets and tournamentofroses.com/ 

events for information. 

Pasadena TV and Film Tour 

Various locations, Pasadena 

visitpasadena.com/events/pasadena-tvand-film-driving-tour 

Join My Valley Pass and tour guide Jared 

Cowan for a tour of iconic, local film locations 

of such film and screen hits as “Legally 

Blonde,” “Back to the Future,” “Mad 

Men,” “Batman, “La La Land” and others. 

It runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Attendees 

board the tour bus at Pasadena’s Memorial 

Park, corner of Raymond Avenue and 

Holly Street. Tickets are $49.95, available 

on the website. 

Rose Parade Bandfest 

Pasadena City College Robinson Stadium 


(626) 795-4171 


Catch an early look at the marching 

bands scheduled to perform in the 

parade during the Rose Parade. Bandfest 

I starts at 1:30 p.m. Saturday. Bandfest 

II is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Sunday 

and Bandfest III starts at 2 p.m. Sunday. 

Tickets to each session are $15, free for 

children 5 and younger, available through 

Sharp Seating. Visit tournamentofroses. 

com/events for more information. 

SUNDAY 

All Saints Church 

132 N. Euclid Ave., Pasadena 

(626) 796-1172 

allsaints-pas.org 

Mike Kinman preaches a New Year’s Eve 

Eucharist at 7:30 p.m. Canterbury Choir 

soloists perform music of Nordquist. 

Child care is provided. 

Pasadena Architectural Legacy Tour 

Various locations, Pasadena 

pasadenaheritage.org 

Pasadena Heritage hosts two tours. One 

is the Civic Center District and Fountains 

walking tour. The other is the Hillcrest 

Neighborhood walking tour. Each tour 

offers two different start times, a choice 

of 10 a.m. or 1 p.m. For the Civic Center 

District tour, meet at the Postcard Fountain 

at Paseo Colorado, 300 E. Colorado 

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•CALENDAR• 

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Blvd., Pasadena. For the Hillcrest Neighborhood 

tour, meet at the sidewalk in 

front of 1233 Wentworth Ave., Pasadena. 

Tickets are $20, or $15 for members. 

Soulful Sunday Brunch 

The Rose 


(888) 645-5006 

roseconcerts.com 

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 

All Saints Church 

132 N. Euclid Ave., Pasadena 

(626) 796-1172 

allsaints-pas.org 

Mike Kinman preaches a New Year’s Eve 

Eucharist at 7:30 p.m. Canterbury Choir 

soloists perform music of Nordquist. 

Child care is provided. 

boulevards, continuing down Colorado 

Boulevard to Sierra Madre Boulevard, 

ending at Villa Street. This year’s theme is 

“The Melody of Life,” and Grand Marshal 

is singer, songwriter and philanthropist 

Chaka Khan. The Rose Queen is 

Sequoyah High School senior Louise 

Deser Siskel. 

Post-Parade Float Viewing 

Corner of Sierra Madre and Washington 

boulevards, Pasadena 


Following the parade, view the floats 

up-close during the annual Showcase of 

Floats, from 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday and 9 

a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday. Tickets are 

$15 per person, free for children age 5 

and younger. Free shuttles are available 

from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday and 

Wednesday at Pasadena City College, 

1570 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, and 

from 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Jan. 2 at 

Rose Bowl Stadium Lot 3, 1001 Rose 

Bowl Drive, Pasadena. Tickets are available 

through Sharp Seating. Visit tournamentofroses.com 


ONGOING 

Noor New Year’s Eve Party 

300 E. Colorado Blvd., Ste. 200, Pasadena 

noorevents.com/nye2019 

Legendary deejay Richard Blade hosts 

the party, featuring an open bar, premium 

hors d’oeuvres, party favors, dessert 

and hot beverage stations and a giant, 

multimedia screen, from 9 p.m. to 1:30 

a.m. Tickets are $125, available on the 

website. 

Prohibition NYE Party 

Union Station 

800 N. Alameda St., Los Angeles 

prohibitionnye.com 

LA’s historic Union Station transportation 

hub is the scene of a Prohibition-themed 

New Year’s Eve celebration. “Prohibition 

NYE” offers a Roaring Twenties atmosphere, 

featuring LA’s Classixx in a deejay 

set, with the duo’s disco-inspired play list 

offering progressive, yet nostalgic tunes. 

In addition, a roster of top musical acts 

perform on three stages throughout the 

venue, including a jazz ensemble and a 

burlesque troupe. The party runs from 9 

p.m. Monday to 2 a.m. Tuesday. General 

admission tickets are $185 each. 

TUESDAY 

130th Annual Tournament of Roses 

Parade 

Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena 

tournamentofroses.com 

The parade starts at 8 a.m. at the 

corner of Orange Grove and Colorado 


Rose Parade Champagne Brunch 

Noor 

300 E. Colorado Blvd., Ste. 200, Pasadena 

noorevents.com 

The event runs from 7 to 10 a.m., and offers 

brunch, Champagne and great views 

of the parade. Tickets are $175. 

WEDNESDAY 

Pasadena Public Library, Central Branch 


(626) 744-4066 


Free films screen at 1 p.m. Wednesdays. 

Wednesday’s film is “Hawking” (2014). 

The Rose 


(888) 645-5006 

roseconcerts.com 

Make your own music with karaoke in the 

Lobby Lounge at The Rose Wednesday 

through Saturday night. 

Wine & Song Americana Singer/Songwriter 

Music Series 




Brad Colerick’s weekly singer-songwriter 

series presents Mayberry and Joe 

Iadanza, with guest host Bliss Bowen at 7 

p.m. Tickets are $10 general admission, 

$15 for table seating, available on the 

website. n 

Lythgoe Family Panto “” at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, 300 E. Green St., Pasadena, presents its new, world premiere production 

of “The Wonderful Winter of Oz,” which opened Dec. 15 and closes Sunday. The show is a holiday version of the classic 

“Wizard of Oz” fairy tale. On Christmas Eve, Dorothy (played by singer, actress and dancer Mackenzie Ziegler) is swept away by a 

Kansas blizzard and lands in a world of munchkins and witches. Kermit the Frog stars as The Wizard of Oz. The production features 

music by Wham! and Journey. Performances continue at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Friday, 1 and 6 p.m. Saturday, 

and noon and 4 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $40 and up. Visit thepasadenacivic.com. 

Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, 

La Cañada Flintridge, presents its familyfriendly 

light show experience, Enchanted 

Forest of Light, featuring a gentle one-mile 

hike through Descanso’s most beloved areas, 

with a variety of large-scale displays by 

professional lighting artists, many of which 

are interactive. Celestial Shadows spins 

polyhedral installations exploring geometry 

through light, shadow and perception. 

Lightwave Lake is installed at Descanso 

Lake, and the popular Aqueous features a 

flowing and glowing interactive landscape 

of meandering pathways. It opened Nov. 18 

and continues from 5:30 to 10 p.m. daily 

(except Dec. 24 and 25) through Jan. 6. 

Tickets are $28 to $30 for general admission 

for adults, seniors and children 2 to 

18, free for children younger than 2, and 

$23 to $25 for members, depending on the 

date and time selected. Call (818) 949-4200 

or visit descansogardens.org. 

Forest Lawn Museum, 1712 S. Glendale 

Ave., Glendale, presents the exhibition 

“Women of Vision: National Geographic 

Photographers on Assignment,” featuring 

works by 11 inspiring female photojournalists, 

underscoring the momentous work 

they have done in bringing narratives from 

all over the world to the pages of National 

Geographic. It opened Dec. 11 and remains 

on view through April 7. Call (323) 340- 

4545 or visit forestlawn.com. 

Los Angeles County Arboretum and 

Botanic Garden, 301 N. Baldwin Ave., 

Arcadia, presents the Moonlight Forest, 

featuring magnificent lantern art depicting 

exotic animals, shimmering flowers, whimsical 

pandas, dragons and other themes 

created by artists from China’s Sichuan 

province, celebrating the ancient tradition 

of lantern-making. It opened Oct. 26 and 

continues from 5:30 to 10 p.m. nightly, 

except Mondays and Tuesdays, through 

Jan. 6. Admission is $28 for adults, $25 for 

seniors and $23 for children ages 3 to 17. 

Call (626) 566-3708 or visit arboretum.org. 

Norton Simon Museum, 411 W. Colorado 

Blvd., Pasadena, presents the exhibition 

“Once Upon a Tapestry: Woven Tales of 

Helen and Dido.” It features exquisite 

tapestries and rare cartoons illustrating 

two iconic love stories found in the classical 

epic poems from the “Iliad” and the 

“Aenid.” It went on view Dec. 7, continuing 

through May 27. The museum presents 

an installation of Titian’s “Lady in White,” 

c. 1561, on loan from the Gemäldegalerie 

Alte Meister in Dresden. The identity of the 

subject of the painting has eluded scholars 

for centuries, and has been a highlight of 

Dresden’s art collection for more than 250 

years. It opened Dec. 19 and remains on 

view through March 25. Call (626) 449- 

6840 or visit nortonsimon.org. 

Pasadena Museum of History, 470 

W. Walnut St., Pasadena, presents the 

exhibition “Something Revealed: California 

Women Artists Emerge, 1860-1960,” 

featuring more than 200 items — paintings, 

works on paper, ceramics, metalcraft, 

textiles and sculpture — created by women 

artists. Exhibition galleries are open from 

noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday through 

Sunday. Admission is $9 general and $8 

for students and seniors. Members and 

children under 12 are admitted free. Free. 

PMH also offers free admission to local 

residents on Community Wednesdays. 

The exhibition, which opened Sept. 29, 

continues through March 31. Call (626) 

577-1660 or visit pasadenahistory.org for 

more information. 

Pasadena Playhouse, 39 S. El Molino Ave., 

Pasadena, presents “Bob Baker’s Nutcracker,” 

the beloved fairy tale performed by the 

Bob Baker Marionettes, which opened Nov. 

24 and closes Monday. Tickets are $20, 

free for children younger than 2. Call (626) 

356-7529 or visit pasadenaplayhouse.org. 

Sierra Madre Playhouse, 87 W. Sierra 

Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre, presents a 

stage adaptation of “A Christmas Story,” 

based on the screenplay by Jean Shepherd, 

the hilarious story of Shepherd’s fictional 

family, the Parkers, whose patriarch wins 

a very special prize in a contest, and other 

misadventures during a Christmas season 

in the mid-20th century. It opened Nov. 23 

and continues with 2:30 p.m. matinees on 

select Saturdays, 8 p.m. Saturday, 2:30 

p.m., closing at 2:30 p.m. Sunday.Tickets 

are $45 general admission, $40 for seniors, 

$25 for youth up to age 21. Call (626) 355- 

4318 or visit sierramadreplayhouse.org. 

S[p]ace Gallery, 39 E. Walnut St., Pasadena, 

presents the exhibition, “The Universe 

is in Us,” curated by Mark Todd and 

featuring works of eight artists exploring a 

mixed media approach, including collage, 

sculpture, painting and drawing. It opened 

Dec. 8 and continues through March 31. 

Visit space.ayzenberg.com.


•FILM• 


There are few figures in modern American political history who 

have proven more disliked than George W. Bush’s vice president, 

Dick Cheney. Even amid our present highly divided times, 

there are plenty of people still cheering President Trump passionately 

onward at his rallies — but Cheney attained an almost unique level of 

disdain from the public and fear from those who had to deal with him 

in the corridors of power. 

The new film “Vice” tries to make sense of his life and career, and to 

do so in an entertaining way rather than via a dry historical biopic. The 

elements are there to make this a truly special movie, with Christian 

Bale packing on pounds and the right level of makeup to literally immerse 

himself in the role of Cheney, and Amy Adams even more stunning 

in her complete ability to look like Cheney’s powerful wife, Lynne. 

Add in Steve Carell playing Bush Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld 

as a hard-charging, profane doofus and Sam Rockwell playing W 

himself as a jovial redneck who allowed Cheney to pull the strings, and 

you’ve got a cast loaded with Oscar nominees and winners. With Adam 

McKay co-writing and taking the helm after winning a Best Adapted 

Screenplay Oscar for his prior film “The Big Short,” which made the impossibly 

complex details of the 2008 US housing crisis relatable, “Vice” 

might seem like another zeitgeist-hitting, can’t-miss proposition. 

Sadly, however, it misses the mark in some major ways. Full 

disclosure: I’m generally a Republican, but have utter contempt for the 

records of both Bush presidents and even less respect for Cheney. I’ll 

spare everyone the details of why because basically I hated everything 

they ever “accomplished” in office. 

That said, a film that utilizes Oscar-caliber talent should at least 

make an attempt to portray its events with accuracy. The film opens 

with a written statement admitting that Cheney is one of the most 

private political figures in the modern era, but that the filmmakers tried 

their “f---ing best” to tell his story. 

Such immediate flippancy and its admission that they didn’t manage 

to get large swaths of Dick Cheney’s life vetted fully reveals that 

this is way too much of a stacked deck. The fact that Cheney had a 13 

percent approval rating when he left office in 2009 should indicate that 

there was plenty of verifiable life stories to work with in bashing the 

guy. 

The movie opens with a depiction of Cheney as a hellraising heavy 

drinker who was kicked out of Yale for partying more than studying. 

After his second DUI arrest, his wife Lynne demands that he get sober 

and focused and making something of himself, and it’s a challenge he 

takes to heart. 

He’s next seen as a member of a House internship program in Washington, 

DC where he sees Rumsfeld as a young and brash congressman 

and decides he’ll hitch himself to his wagon on the road to success. 

Cheney is depicted as a blank slate here, a man driven by power more 

than principle. While that might seem logical considering the craven 

way he pushed for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars while profiting from 

his role in the defense contractor Halliburton, he has long and widely 

been considered a highly passionate ideologue in reality. 

Much of the film plays like a “greatest hits” (or rather, worst moments) 

version of Cheney’s career, showing how he rose to the power 

level that led George W. Bush to ask him to select his vice president and 

then put himself in the position. McKay uses a lot of inventive techniques 

to keep it funny and engaging, even pretending to roll the end 

credits halfway through the film when a rare moment of decency from 

Cheney might have afforded a happy ending in a more conventionally 

made film. 

But when McKay throws in a completely shocking surprise about 

the film’s narrator, it might play funny for that moment but stops the 

movie cold and makes viewers realize once again that this is a highly 

subjective pastiche of agitprop rather than a remotely fair depiction of 

a very flawed man. When he adds a grim montage of terrible moments 

from the Obama and Trump tenures that followed Cheney’s time in 

office, implying that his terrible track record from 2001 to 2009 is at 

fault for what two completely different subsequent administrations had 

done, the pile-on becomes ridiculous. 

The real question is why even bother with Dick Cheney at all a full 

decade after he left office? Does anyone care anymore? Looking at this 

and McKay’s slate of upcoming projects, it appears that the guy who 

used to focus on giving America big laughs in the “Anchorman” movies, 

“Talladega Nights,” “Step Brothers” and “The Other Guys” has fallen 

victim to the all-too-frequent and sad internal call of comedic auteurs 

to Say Something Important. He would do well to check out Preston 

Sturges’ classic “Sullivan’s Travels” and get back to making America 

laugh again. n 

“VICE”: C 

‘Vice’ 

Is No 

Virtue 

COMEDY FILMMAKER 

ADAM MCKAY STUMBLES 

WITH SATIRICAL DICK 

CHENEY BIOPIC 

Christian Bale in Vice 

CAPSULE REVIEWS 


WELCOME TO MARWEN 

Stars: Steve Carell, Leslie Mann 

Length: 116 minutes 

Directed by: Robert Zemeckis 

Rating: PG-13 

One of the biggest disappointments of the 

year finds the Oscar-nominated Carell and 

Zemeckis struggling to find the right tone 

or a coherent storyline in recounting the 

remarkable true-life tale of an artist who 

created a WWII-style town with miniatures 

and dolls as therapy to overcome PTSD from 

a beating. The movie is a tonal mess, veering 

wildly between quiet contemplation and 

violent fantasies, and is impossible to get 

emotionally involved with. Grade: D 

BEN IS BACK 

Stars: Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges 


Directed by: Peter Hedges 

Rating: R 

Roberts and Hedges deliver two of the most 

vibrant performances of the year in this 

gritty, nail-biting drama of a mother who will 

go to any length to save her drug-addicted 

son from his past mistakes on a harrowing 

Christmas Eve. This is edge-of-your seat, 

nerve-jangling tension perfectly rendered. 

Grade: A 

MARY POPPINS RETURNS 

Stars: Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda 


Directed by: Rob Marshall 

Rating: PG 

Blunt and Miranda do an excellent job filling 

the shoes of screen legends Julie Andrews 

and Dick Van Dyke in this sequel to the 1964 

children's classic. Technological advances 

make this film more stunning than the 

original, while retaining the heart and spirit of 

the best perfectly. Grade: A 

THE MULE 

Stars: Clint Eastwood, Bradley Cooper, 

Dianne Wiest 


Directed by: Clint Eastwood 

Rating: R 

Clint Eastwood comes out of acting 

retirement yet again to play a 90-yearold 

failure who suddenly gets a chance to 

redeem himself through insane riches when 

he unwittingly becomes a mule for a Mexican 

drug cartel. Cooper is the agent who tries to 

bring him down, yet has a grudging respect 

for the man's passion. A thoughtful thriller 

that's a solid companion to "Gran Torino." 

Grade: A 

GREEN BOOK 

Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali 


Directed by: Peter Farrelly 

Rating: PG13 

This terrific true-life dramedy deserves 

to sweep the Oscar nominations, and has 

already claimed the first Best Picture critics 

prize of 2018 from the National Board of 

Review. Mortensen and Ali make magic in 

the story of an ill-educated white bouncer 

who helps drive and protect a highly cultured 

black pianist on a concert tour of the early 

1960s Deep South. Simply terrific. Grade: A 



FLICK FINDER 

SHOWTIMES 

Friday Dec. 27 to Thursday Jan 3 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. 

Call theater for titles and showtimes. 

IPIC THEATERS AT 

ONE COLORADO PASADENA 

42 Miller Alley, (626) 639-2260. 

Bumblebee Fri.-Mon., 10:10 a.m., 1, 4, 7:15, 10:15 p.m.; Tues. 

1:30, 4:45, 7:45, 10:45 p.m.; Wed. 10:10 a.m., 1, 4, 7:15, 10:15 

p.m. 

Mary Poppins Returns Fri.-Mon., 10 a.m., 1:15, 4:30, 7:40, 

10:45 p.m.; Tues. 12:45, 4, 7:15, 10:30 p.m.; Wed. 10 a.m., 

1:15, 4:30, 7:40, 10:45 p.m. 

Vice Fri.-Mon., 11:30 a.m., 3:15, 6:45, 10 p.m.; Tues. 12:10, 

3:30, 7, 10:15 p.m.; Wed. 11:30 a.m., 3:15, 6:45, 10 p.m. 

LAEMMLE’S PLAYHOUSE 7 

673 E Colorado Bl, 

(626) 844-6500. 


ARCLIGHT PASADENA 14 

280 E Colorado Bl, (626) 568-8888. 


GLENDALE 

PACIFIC GLENDALE 18 

The Americana at Brand,322 

Americana Way, Glendale 

(818) 551-0218. 


UA LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE 

1919 Verdugo Bl, (818) 952-1940. 

Escape Room Thurs. only, 4, 7, 9:45 p.m. 

ARCADIA 

AMC SANTA ANITA 16 

Westfield Shoppingtown Mall,400 Baldwin 

Ave, (888) 262-4386. 

Aquaman Wed. only, 10 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 1:30, 3:45, 4:45, 7, 

8, 10:15, 11:30 p.m. 

Aquaman 3D Wed. only, 12:30 p.m. 

Aquaman: The IMAX 2D Experience Fri.-Thurs., 9:30 a.m., 1, 

4:15, 7:30, 10:45 p.m. 

Bumblebee Wed. only, 9:40 a.m., 12:15, 3:15, 4:45, 6:30, 7:45, 

9:30 p.m. 

Bumblebee 3D Wed. only, 2, 10:45 p.m. 

Holmes & Watson Wed. only, 11:20 a.m., 1:55, 4:30, 7:15, 

9:55 p.m. 

Mary Poppins Returns Wed. only, 9:50 a.m., 12 noon, 12:55, 

3:20, 4:05, 6:20, 7:15, 9:25, 10:30 p.m. 

Mary Queen of Scots Wed. only, 11:05 a.m., 2:10, 5:05, 8:05, 

11:05 p.m. 

Mortal Engines Wed. only, 11 a.m., 2:20, 5:20, 8:25, 11:20 

p.m. 

The Mule Wed. only, 11:15 a.m., 2:05, 4:50, 7:40, 10:35 p.m. 

Rachel Hollis Made for More Encore Wed. only, 7:30 p.m. 

Ralph Breaks the Internet Wed. only, 10:20 a.m., 1:10, 4, 6:40, 

9:35 p.m. 

Second Act Fri.-Wed., 9:45 a.m., 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:15 p.m. 

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Wed. only, 11:30 a.m., 

2:30, 5:30, 8:20 p.m. 

Welcome to Marwen Fri.-Wed., 9:30 a.m., 12:45, 4, 7, 10 p.m. 

ALHAMBRA 

EDWARDS ALHAMBRA RENAISSANCE 

STADIUM 14 & IMAX 

1 E. Main Street, 

(626) 300-0107. 

Escape Room Thurs. only, 4, 6:45, 9:30 p.m. 

Holmes & Watson Fri.-Thurs., 12:15, 2:45, 5:05, 7:30, 10 p.m. 

Rachel Hollis Made for More Encore Wed. only, 7:30 p.m. n 

Enjoy 

the show. 

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PUBLIC NOTICES 

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 

FOR CHANGE OF NAME 

Case No. 18PSCP00027 

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFOR- 

NIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. 

Petition of IAN B APPLEGATE, 

SANG Y YOO, for Change of Name. 

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) 

Petitioner: Ian B. Applegate, Sang Y 

Yoo fi led a petition with this court 

for a decree changing names as 

follows: a.) Abbie Mary Applegate 

to Abigail Youn Applegate b.) Ellie 

Sarah Applegate to Elizabeth Youn 

Applegate 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. NO- 

TICE OF HEARING: Date: 02/01/19. 

Time: 8:30 AM. Dept.: J Room: 418. 

The address of the court is 400 Civic 

Center Plaza, Room 101 Pomona, 

CA 91766. A copy of this Order to 

Show Cause shall be published at 

least once each week for four successive 

weeks prior to the date set 

for hearing on the petition in the 

following newspaper of general 

circulation, printed in this county: 

Pasadena Weekly. Original fi led: 

November 08, 2018. Dan T. Oki, 

Judge of the Superior Court. PUB- 

LISH: Pasadena Weekly 12/6/18, 

12/13/18, 12/20/18, 12/27/18 



Case No. 18STCP03141 



Petition of SHUANG YU ZHOU, for 

Change of Name. TO ALL INTER- 

ESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: 

Shuang Yu Zhou fi led a petition 

with this court for a decree changing 

names as follows: a.) Shuang Yu 

Zhou to Sheila Zhou Sinnott 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: 02/19/2019. Time: 10:30 AM. 

Dept.: 44 Room: 418. The address 

of the court is 111 North 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: December 11, 2018. Edward 

B. Moreton, Jr., Judge of the Superior 

Court. PUBLISH: Pasadena 

Weekly 12/20/18, 12/27/18, 1/3/19, 

1/10/19 



Case No. 18GDCP00069 



Petition of CELIA CHERNRU SHEN, 

for Change of Name. TO ALL INTER- 

ESTED PERSONS: 1.) Petitioner: 

Celia Shernru Shen fi led a petition 

with this court for a decree changing 

names as follows: a.) Celia Chernru 

Shen to Celia Chernru Shintani 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: 02/26/2019. Time: 8:30 AM. 

Dept.: E. The address of the court 

is 600 East Broadway Glendale, CA 

91206. A copy of this Order to Show 

Cause shall be published at least 

once each week for four successive 

weeks prior to the date set for hearing 

on the petition in the following 

newspaper of general circulation, 

printed in this county: Pasadena 

Weekly. Original fi led: December 

13, 2018. Darrell Mavis Judge of the 

Superior Court. PUBLISH: Pasadena 

Weekly 12/20/18, 12/27/18, 

1/3/19, 1/10/19 

NOTICE 

Notice of Public Sale of Personal 

Property. To satisfy the owner’s lien 

pursuant to California Self-Storage 

Facility Act (B&P Code 21700 ET 

SEQ), the Undersigned will sell 

personal property stored by the 

persons or businesses listed below 

including, but not limited to, items 

described below stored at SoCal 

Self Storage-Colorado Boulevard 

2581 East Colorado Boulevard; 

Pasadena, CA. 91107 (626) 229- 

9999. The sale will be held by 

public auction (online) at www.storagetreasures.com 

on January 10th, 

2019. Auction Ending Time is 11:30 

AM PST. Bids submitted within the 

last 5 minutes of the Auction Ending 

Time may extend the bidding process 

in 5-minute increments. THE 

FOLLOWING IS A DESCRIPTION 

OF THE PROPERTY TO BE SOLD: 

Storage Unit #/Name: 4163-Sherri 

Shoop-luggage, boxes, clothes, 

vanity, table, bags, plastic containers; 

3025-Ana Dolores Rodales-tv, 

blanket, bags, boxes, clothes, plastic 

containers 

CN956262 01-10-19 Dec 27, 2018, 

Jan 3, 2019 

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF 

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON 

IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF 

KING, JUVENILE DEPARTMENT 

NO: 18-7-02008-9 SEA 

18-7-03009-7 SEA 

NOTICE OF HEARING 

IN RE THE DEPENDENCY OF: 

TIANA DIANE JACKSON 

DOB: 9/12/2009 

SCOTTI JASON ORTIZ II 

DOB: 12/22/2010 

TO: *Casandra Renee Jackson, 

Mother; Richard Scott Merkey, 

Father of Tiana Jackson, and/or 

anyone claiming parental/paternal 

rights or interest in the children and 

to All Whom It May Concern: 

On November 9, 2018, a petition 

for appoint Title 13.36 RCW Guardian 

was fi led in the above entitled 

Court, pursuant to RCW 13.34.080 

and/or RCW 26.33.310 regarding 

the above named children whose 

parents are * and Scotti Jason Ortiz, 

Father of Scotti Ortiz. 

[FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, 

CALL 206-477-2310, 8:00 a.m. - 

4:30 p.m.] 

Said Petition will be heard on January 

28, 2019, at the hour of 8:15 

a.m., at King County Courthouse, 

516 Third Avenue, Room E-201, 

Seattle, WA 98104, before a judge 

of the above entitled court, at which 

time you are directed to appear and 

answer the said petition or the petition 

will be granted and action will 

be taken by the court such as shall 

appear to be for the welfare of the 

said children. 

Dated December 17, 2018. 

BARBARA MINER 

KING COUNTY 

SUPERIOR COURT CLERK 

BY: AMD, Deputy Clerk 

12/27/18, 1/3, 1/10/19 

CNS-3204916# 

PASADENA WEEKLY 



Case No. 186DCP00043 



Petition of BRYAN ANTHONY 

GARCIA, for Change of Name. TO 

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.) 

Petitioner: Bryan Anthony Garcia 

fi led a petition with this court for a 

decree changing names as follows: 

a.) Bryan Anthony Garcia to Bryan 

Garcia Anthony 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: 1/28/19. Time: 

8:30 AM. Dept.: D. The address of 

the court is Glendale Courthouse, 

600 East Broadway Glendale, CA 

91206. A copy of this Order to Show 

Cause shall be published at least 

once each week for four successive 

weeks prior to the date set for hearing 

on the petition in the following 

newspaper of general circulation, 

printed in this county: Pasadena 

Weekly. Original fi led: November 

15, 2018. Darrell Mavis, Judge 

of the Superior Court. PUBLISH: 

Pasadena Weekly 12/27/18, 1/3/19, 

1/10/19, 1/17/19 

BULK SALES NOTICES 

NOTICE OF SALE OF 

ABANDONED PROPERTY 

Notice Is Hereby Given That Pursuant 

To Sections 21700-21716 

Of The Business And Professions 

Code, Section 2328 Of The UCC, 

Section 535 Of The Penal Code 

And Provisions Of The Civil Code, 

ALLEN AVENUE SELF STORAGE 

PASADENA, 234 N. ALLEN AVE 

PASADENA CA 91106, County Of 

Los Angeles, State Of California, 

Above Address Will Sell, To Satisfy 

Lien Of The Owner, At Public Sale. 

Auction To Be Conducted Through 

Online Auction Services of WWW. 

LOCKERFOX.COM, with bids opening 

On Or After December 26th, 

2018 And Ending On Or After January 

2nd 2019 12:00pm. 

The Personal Goods Stored Therein 

by the Following May Include, but 

are not limited to: MISC. HOUSE- 

HOLD GOODS, PERSONAL ITEMS, 

FURNITURE, CLOTHING AND/OR 

BUSINESS ITEMS ETCÖ 

137 Jamaul Cannon 

486 Candice Merrill 

453 Frank Thoeny 

Purchases Must Be Made in Cash 

and Paid at the time of Sale. All 

Goods are Sold as is and must be 

Removed within 72 Hours of the 

time of Purchase. Allen Ave Self 

Storage-Pasadena Reserves the 

Right to Retract Bids. Sale is Subject 

to Adjournment. 

Pasadena Weekly 12/27/18, 1/3/19 

NOTICE INVITING BIDS 

FURNISH LABOR AND 

MATERIALS FOR 

CITYWIDE SECURITY AND 

COURIER SERVICES 

Three (3) copies of sealed bids will 

be received prior to 3:00 PM, January 

29, 2019 by the City Clerk, 100 

North Garfi eld Avenue, Rm S228, 

Pasadena, CA 91109, and will be 

opened at that time and place. 

The bids shall be clearly titled: 

CITYWIDE SECURITY AND COU- 

RIER SERVICES 

The bids shall be clearly titled. 

Copies of the Specifi cations may be 

obtained by mail or in person from 

the Purchasing Division, 100 North 

Garfi eld Avenue, Rm 348, Pasadena, 

CA 91109, Telephone No. (626) 

744-6755. 

Refer to the specifi cations for complete 

details and bidding requirements. 

The Specifi cation and this 

Notice shall be considered a part of 

any contract made pursuant thereunder. 

A mandatory pre-bid conference 

will be held at which time each 

bidder will have the opportunity to 

clarify and ask questions regarding 

the Specifi cations. The pre-bid 

conference will be held at 10:30AM, 

JANUARY 15, 2019 in the conference 

room of the Public Works ñ 

Building Systems and Fleet Management 

offi ce located at 345 W. 

Mountain St. Pasadena, CA 91103. 

Bid security in the amount of fi ve 

percent (5%) of the total bid price 

in the form of cash, a certifi ed or 

cashierís check, money order, or 

surety bond must accompany the 

proposal. 

The Contractor must have a State of 

California Private Patrol Operator 

license to bid on this specifi cation. 

Refer to the Specifi cations for complete 

details and bid requirements. 

The Specifi cations and this Notice 

shall be considered a part of any 

contract made pursuant thereto. 

STEVE MERMELL 

CITY MANAGER 

D AT E D: D E C E M B E R 2 7, 2 0 18 

PUBLISH: DECEMBER 27, 2018 

Pasadena Weekly 

PROBATE NOTICES 

NOTICE OF PETITION TO 

ADMINISTER ESTATE OF 

VALENTIN LANTSMAN 

Case No. 18STPB09924 

To all heirs, benefi ciaries, creditors, 

contingent creditors, and persons 

who may otherwise be interested in 

the will or estate, or both, of VALEN- 

TIN LANTSMAN 

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has 

been fi led by IRINA NETCHAEV in 

the Superior Court of California, 

County of LOS ANGELES. 

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests 

that IRINA NETCHAEV 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 on January 8, 2019 at 8:30AM 

in Dept. No. 2D located at 111 N. Hill 

St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. 

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of 

the petition, you should appear at 

the hearing and state your objections 

or fi le written objections with 

the court before the hearing. Your 

appearance may be in person or by 

your attorney. 

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent 

creditor of the decedent, you 

must fi le your claim with the court 

and mail a copy to the personal representative 

appointed by the court 

within the later of either (1) four 

months from the date of fi rst issuance 

of letters to a general personal 

representative, as defi ned in section 

58(b) of the California Probate 

Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of 

mailing or personal delivery to you 

of a notice under section 9052 of the 

California Probate Code. 

Other California statutes and legal 

authority may affect your rights as 

a creditor. You may want to consult 

with an attorney knowledgeable in 

California law. 

YOU MAY EXAMINE the fi le kept 

by the court. If you are a person interested 

in the estate, you may fi le 

with the court a Request for Special 

Notice (form DE-154) of the fi ling of 

an inventory and appraisal of estate 

assets or of any petition or account 

as provided in Probate Code section 

1250. A Request for Special 

Notice form is available from the 

court clerk. 

Attorney for petitioner: 

ALEXANDRA SMYSER ESQ 

SBN 258181 

LAW OFFICES OF 

DONALD P SCHWEITZER APC 

201 SOUTH LAKE AVE 

STE 800 

PASADENA CA 91101 

CN955906 LANTSMAN Dec 

13,20,27, 2018 



WILLIAM D FENDER 


12.27.18 PASADENA WEEKLY 57

201 SOUTH LAKE AVE 

STE 800 


CN955906 LANTSMAN Dec 

13,20,27, 2018 



WILLIAM D FENDER 





the will or estate, or both, of WIL- 

LIAM D FENDER 


been fi led by James Daniel Fender 

in the Superior Court of California, 


THE PETITION FOR PROBATE 

requests that Susan Hartley be 



decedent. 





















in Dept. No. 67 located at 111 N. Hill 





























by the court. If you are a person 

interested in the estate, you may fi le 








court clerk. 


HOWARD R HAWKINS ESQ 

SBN 100875 

LAW OFFICES OF 

HOWARD R HAWKINS 

2146 BONITA AVE 

LA VERNE CA 91750 

CN955702 FENDER Dec 20,27, 

2018, Jan 3, 2019 



COLLEEN THEA MIKULKA 





the will or estate, or both, of COL- 

LEEN THEA MIKULKA 


been fi led by Annamarie L Majchrowicz 




that Annamarie L Majchrowicz 

be appointed as personal representative 

to administer the estate of 

the decedent. 



























































court clerk. 


MARK E MIKULKA ESQ 

SBN 82340 

6101 E OCEAN BLVD 

STE B 

LONG BEACH CA 90803 

CN955706 MIKULKA Dec 20,27, 

2018, Jan 3, 2019 


ADMINISTER ESTATE OF PA- 

TRICIA HINDLEY HAYMOND 





the will or estate, or both, of PATRI- 

CIA HINDLEY HAYMOND 


been fi led by Patricia N. Haymond 




that Patricia N. Haymond be 



decedent. 



























































court clerk. 


ANTHONY C GROSSMAN ESQ 

SBN 175408 

SCHOFIELD & GROSSMAN 

201 S LAKE AVE 

STE 403 


CN955922 HAYMOND Dec 20,27, 

2018, Jan 3, 2019 


ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: 

JULIUS W. KOVACH 

CASE NO. 18STPB10295 




the WILL or estate, or both of JU- 

LIUS W. KOVACH. 


been fi led by ILENE HELEN KO- 

VACH in the Superior Court of California, 



that ILENE HELEN KOVACH 

be appointed as personal representative 


decedent. 


WILL and codicils, if any, be 

admitted to probate. The WILL and 






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: 

01/29/19 at 8:30AM in Dept. 99 

located at 111 N. HILL ST., LOS AN- 

GELES, CA 90012 





































court clerk. 

Attorney for Petitioner 

KELLY F. RYAN - SBN 195921 

THE RYAN LAW FIRM, APLC 

139 E OLIVE AVENUE, 1ST FLOOR 

MONROVIA CA 91016 

12/20, 12/27/18, 1/3/19 

CNS-3204293# 




JACK LEONG LOW 





the WILL or estate, or both of JACK 

LEONG LOW. 


been fi led by GREGORY KAY LOW 




that GREGORY KAY LOW be 



decedent. 


WILL and codicils, if any, be 

admitted to probate. The WILL and 























01/29/19 at 8:30AM in Dept. D-5 







































court clerk. 


LISA J. PETERSON 

MUSICK PEELER & GARRETT LLP 

624 S. GRAND AVENUE, SUITE 

2000 

LOS ANGELES CA 90017 

12/27/18, 1/3, 1/10/19 

CNS-3206105# 




PATRICIA L. MERRILL AKA 

PATRICIA LYNCH MERRILL 





the WILL or estate, or both of PA- 

TRICIA L. MERRILL AKA PATRICIA 

LYNCH MERRILL. 


been fi led by ALLEN MERRILL in 

the Superior Court of California, 



that ALLEN MERRILL be 



decedent. 





















01/29/19 at 8:30AM in Dept. 79 







































court clerk. 


KENNETH G. CAMPION - SBN 

65380 

A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION 

2604-B EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 

317 

CARLSBAD CA 92008 

12/27/18, 1/3, 1/10/19 

CNS-3206371# 


TRUSTEE SALES 

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Under 

a Notice of Delinquent Assessment 

Lien APN: 5734-038-069 

T.S. No.: 2018440906 YOU ARE 

IN DEFAULT UNDER A NOTICE 

OF ASSESSMENT LIEN (CIVIL 

CODE SECTION 5740) RECORDED 

11/20/2017. 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 COSULT AN 

ATTORNEY. NOTICE IS HEREBY 

GIVEN that ALTERRA ASSESS- 

MENT RECOVERY, LLC as Trustee, 

or Successor Trustee or Substituted 

Trustee of that certain Notice 

of Delinquent Assessment Lien 

(“Lien”), recorded on 11/20/2017 

as Instrument No. 20171335047 in 

the Offi cial Records of the County 

Recorder of LOS ANGELES County, 

California, and further pursuant 

to that certain Notice of Default 

and Election to Sell recorded on 

May 17, 2018, as Instrument No. 

20180490557 in said County, and 

further pursuant to California Civil 

Code Section 5700 and 5710 and 

that certain Declaration of Covenants, 

Conditions and Restrictions 

(“Declaration”) recorded on February 

15, 2006 as Instrument No. 06- 

0355502. WILL SELL AT PUBLIC 

AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BID- 

DER FOR CASH, on 01/10/2019 at 

10:00AM, under the power of sale 

conferred by Civil Code Section 

5700, payable at the time of sale in 

lawful money of the United States of 

America or cashier’s check made 

payable to the Creditor Association, 

Alterra Assessment Recovery, 

LLC, At: Behind the fountain located 

in Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic 

Center Plaza, Pomona CA 91766. 

all that right, title and interest in 

the property situated in said County 

and State which is legally described 

as UNIT 329, LOT 1 OF TRACT 

060213, AS RECORDED IN BOOK 

1313, PAGES 10 THROUGH 11, IN- 

CLUSIVE OF MAPS, RECORDS OF 

THE COUNTY RECORDER, COUN- 

TY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF 

CALIFORNIA. The record owner(s) 

of which is/are ZIBO AN, A SINGLE 

MAN (“Owner”). Street address or 

other common designation of Property 

to be sold: 840 EAST GREEN 

STREET, UNIT 329, PASADENA, 

CA 91101, APN: 5734-038-069. 

The undersigned trustee disclaims 

any liability for any incorrectness 

of the property address and other 

common designation, if any, shown 

herein. Name and Address of Creditor 

Association at whose request 

the sale is being conducted: Prado 

Community Association ALTERRA 

ASSESSMENT RECOVERY, LLC 

27101 Puerta Real, Suite 250, 

Mission Viejo, CA 92691 (888) 

818-5949 | www.nationwideposting.com 

The undersigned Trustee 

disclaims any liability for any incorrectness 

of the street address and 

other common designation, if any, 

shown herein. THE PROPERTY IS 

BEING SOLD IN AN “AS-IS” CON- 

DITION. 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 initial publication of the Notice 

of Sale is $23,445.51. Accrued 

interest and additional advances, 

if any, will increase the fi gure referenced 

above prior to the 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. Said 

sale will be made without covenant 

or warranty, express or implied, regarding 

title, possession or encumbrances, 

to satisfy the unpaid balance 

currently due & owing under 

the aforesaid Lien and/or late fees, 

costs of collection (including attorneys’ 

fees), and interest, which said 

Owner is obligated to pay Creditor 

Association under Civil Code 

Section 5650 and the Declaration, 

in addition to fees, charges, and 

expenses of the Trustee. Alterra Assessment 

Recovery, LLC is acting in 

the function as a debt collector, and 

any information obtained will be 

used for that purpose. IMPORTANT 

NOTICE: The Property is being sold 

subject to a right of redemption created 

by Civil Code Section 5715(b): 

“A non-judicial foreclosure by an 

association to collect upon a debt 

for delinquent assessments shall 

be subject to a right of redemption. 

The redemption period within 

which the separate interest may 

be redeemed from a foreclosure 

sale under this paragraph ends 90 

days after the sale.” OFFICE VISITS 

ARE BY APOINTMENT ONLY, NO 

WALK INS CAN BE ACCOMMO- 

DATED. PLEASE CALL ALTERRA 

ASSESSMENT RECOVERY AT 

(888) 818-5949. Date: 11/30/2018 

Prado Community Association a 

California corporation By: STEVEN 

J. TINNELLY, ESQ., as Authorized 

Agent for Alterra Assessment 

Recovery, LLC, as Trustee for 

PRADO COMMUNITY ASSOCIA- 

TION NPP0345042 To: PASADENA 

WEEKLY 12/13/2018, 12/20/2018, 

12/27/2018 

T.S. No.: 180828256 

Notice Of Trustee’s Sale 

Loan No.: 170518A2 Order No. 

95520453 APN: 5755-010-023 

You Are In Default Under A Deed Of 

Trust Dated 5/18/2017. 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. 

A public auction sale to the highest 

bidder for cash, cashier’s check 

drawn on a state or national bank, 

cashierís check drawn by a state or 

federal credit union, or a cashierís 

check drawn by a state or federal 

savings and loan association, or 

savings association, or savings 

bank specifi ed in Section 5102 of 

the Financial Code and authorized 

to do business in this state will be 

held by the duly appointed trustee 

as shown below, of all right, title, 

and interest conveyed to and now 

held by the trustee in the hereinafter 

described property under and pursuant 

to a Deed of Trust described 

below. 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. Trustor: 

Socali Properties, LLC Duly Appointed 

Trustee: Total Lender Solutions, 

Inc. Recorded 5/24/2017 

as Instrument No. 20170574904 

in book , page of Offi cial Records 

in the offi ce of the Recorder of Los 

Angeles County, California, Date of 

Sale: 1/3/2019 at 11:00 AM Place of 

Sale: Behind the fountain located in 

Civic Center Plaza, 400 Civic Center 

Plaza, Pomona, CA Amount of 

unpaid balance and other charges: 

$247,258.13 Street Address or 

other common designation of real 

property: 3665 Thorndale Road 

Pasadena Area, CA 91107 A.P.N.: 

5755-010-023 The undersigned 

Trustee disclaims any liability for 

any incorrectness of the street 

address or other common designation, 

if any, shown above. 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. Notice To 


Potential Bidders: If you are considering 

bidding on this property lien, 

you should understand that there 

are risks involved in bidding at a 

trustee auction. You will be bidding 

on a lien, not on the property itself. 

Placing the highest bid at a trustee 

auction does not automatically entitle 

you to free and clear ownership 

of the property. You should also be 

aware that the lien being auctioned 

off may be a junior lien. If you are 

the highest bidder at the auction, 

you are or may be responsible for 

paying off all liens senior to the lien 

being auctioned off, before you can 

receive clear title to the property. 

You are encouraged to investigate 

the existence, priority, and size of 

outstanding liens that may exist 

on this property by contacting the 

county recorder’s offi ce or a title 

insurance company, either of which 

may charge you a fee for this information. 

If you consult either of these 

resources, you should be aware that 

the same lender may hold more than 

one mortgage or deed of trust on the 

property. Notice To 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 (877) 440- 

4460 or visit this Internet Web 

site www.mkconsultantsinc.com, 

using the fi le number assigned to 

this case 180828256. 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. Date: 

11/30/2018 Total Lender Solutions, 

Inc. 10951 Sorrento Valley Road, 

Suite 2F San Diego, CA 92121 

Phone: 866-535-3736 Sale Line: 

(877) 440-4460 By: /s/ Chelcey 

Romeril, Trustee Sale Offi cer 

MK180828256 12/13/18, 

12/20/18, 12/27/18 

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS 

No. CA-18-837023-AB Order No.: 

8742578 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT 

UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 

3/21/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE AC- 

TION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPER- 

TY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC 

SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLA- 

NATION OF THE NATURE OF THE 

PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU 

SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. 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 









Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, 


for the total amount (at the time of 


of Sale) reasonably estimated to be 

set forth below. The amount may be 

greater on the day of sale. BENEFI- 

CIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS 

THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. 

Trustor(s): ANDREA MAN-SHEA 

WONG, A SINGLE WOMAN Recorded: 

3/30/2007 as Instrument No. 

20070751275 of Offi cial Records 

in the offi ce of the Recorder of LOS 

ANGELES County, California; Date 

of Sale: 1/3/2019 at 9:00 AM Place 

of Sale: At the Doubletree Hotel Los 

Angeles-Norwalk, 13111 Sycamore 

Drive, Norwalk, CA 90650, in the 

Vineyard Ballroom Amount of unpaid 

balance and other charges: 

$352,661.40 The purported property 

address is: 2480 E VILLA ST 

#2, PASADENA, CA 91107-2562 

Assessor’s Parcel No.: 5744- 

024-054 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. 













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 800-280-2832 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- 

18-837023-AB. Information about 

postponements that are very short 

in duration or that occur close in 

time to the scheduled sale may 




verify postponement information 

is to attend the scheduled sale. The 

undersigned Trustee disclaims any 

liability for any incorrectness of the 

property address or other common 

designation, if any, shown herein. If 

no street address or other common 






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 2763 

Camino Del Rio South San Diego, 

CA 92108 619-645-7711 For NON 

SALE information only Sale Line: 

800-280-2832 Or Login to: http:// 

www.qualityloan.com Reinstatement 

Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 

5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. 

TS No.: CA-18-837023-AB IDSPub 

#0147770 12/13/2018 12/20/2018 

12/27/2018 

T.S. No.: 2018-00471-CA 

A.P.N.:5847-033-020 

Property Address: 2112 Sinaloa Avenue, 

Altadena, CA 91001 

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE 

PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE ß 

2923.3(a) and (d), THE SUMMARY 

OF INFORMATION REFERRED TO 

BELOW IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE 

RECORDED COPY OF THIS DOCU- 

MENT BUT ONLY TO THE COPIES 

PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR. 

NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF 

THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCU- 

MENT ATTACHED 

NOTA: SE ADJUNTA UN RESUMEN 

DE LA INFORMACIÓN DE ESTE 

DOCUMENTO 

TALA: MAYROONG BUOD NG IM- 

PORMASYON SA DOKUMENTONG 

ITO NA NAKALAKIP 

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROP- 

ERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DE- 

FAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST 

DATED 08/25/2004. UNLESS YOU 

TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR 



EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE 

OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST 

YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A 

LAWYER. 

Trustor: Raffi M. Yazijian, A Single 

Man 

Duly Appointed Trustee: Western 

Progressive, LLC 

Deed of Trust Recorded 09/07/2004 

as Instrument No. 04 2288770 in 

book —-, page—- and of Offi cial 

Records in the offi ce of the Recorder 

of Los Angeles County, California, 

Date of Sale: 01/17/2019 at 11:00 

AM Place of Sale: BEHIND THE 

FOUNTAIN LOCATED IN CIVIC 

CENTER PLAZA, 400 CIVIC CEN- 

TER PLAZA, POMONA, CA 91766 

Estimated amount of unpaid balance, 

reasonably estimated costs 

and other charges: $ 435,384.51 


THE TRUSTEE WILL SELL AT PUB- 

LIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER 

FOR CASH, CASHIERíS CHECK 

DRAWN ON A STATE OR NA- 

TIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN 

BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT 

UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A 

STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND 

LOAN ASSOCIATION, A SAVINGS 

ASSOCIATION OR SAVINGS BANK 

SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF 

THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AU- 

THORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN 

THIS STATE: 

All right, title, and interest conveyed 

to and now held by the trustee in the 

hereinafter described property under 

and pursuant to a Deed of Trust 

described as: 

More fully described in said Deed 

of Trust. 

Street Address or other common 

designation of real property: 2112 

Sinaloa Avenue, Altadena, CA 

91001 

A.P.N.: 5847-033-020 

The undersigned Trustee disclaims 

any liability for any incorrectness of 

the street address or other common 

designation, if any, shown above. 

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 thereon, as provided in 

said note(s), advances, under the 

terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, 


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 


of Sale is: $ 435,384.51. 

Note: Because the Benefi ciary reserves 

the right to bid less than the 

total debt owed, it is possible that 

at the time of the sale the opening 

bid may be less than the total debt. 

If the Trustee is unable to convey 

title for any reason, the successful 

bidderís 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 of the Deed of Trust 

has executed and delivered to the 

undersigned a written request to 

commence foreclosure, and the 

undersigned caused a 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 




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 

this 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 (866)-960- 

8299 or visit this Internet Web site 

http://www.altisource.com/MortgageServices/DefaultManagement/TrusteeServices.aspx 

using 


case 2018-00471-CA. 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 


verify postponement information is 

to attend the scheduled sale. 

Date: November 28, 2018 

Western Progressive, LLC, as 

Trustee for benefi ciary 

C/o 1500 Palma Drive, Suite 237 

Ventura, CA 93003 

Sale Information Line: (866) 960- 

8299 http://www.altisource.com/ 

MortgageServices/DefaultManagement/TrusteeServices.aspx 

Trustee Sale Assistant 

WESTERN PROGRESSIVE, LLC 

MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COL- 

LECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COL- 

LECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION 

OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR 

THAT PURPOSE. 

Pasadena Weekly 12/13/18, 

12/20/18, 12/27/18 


TS No. CA-14-655600-CL Order 

No.: 090056986 YOU ARE IN DE- 

FAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST 

DATED 7/20/2006. UNLESS YOU 

TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR 



EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF 

THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, 

YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAW- 

YER. A public auction sale to the 

highest bidder for cash, cashier’s 

check drawn on a state or national 

bank, check drawn by state or federal 

credit union, or a check drawn by 

a state or federal savings and loan 

association, or savings association, 

or savings bank specifi ed in Section 

5102 to the Financial Code and 

authorized to do business in this 

state, will be held by duly appointed 

trustee. The sale will be made, but 









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): HENRY 

JAN, AN UNMARRIED MAN Recorded: 

7/27/2006 as Instrument 

No. 06 1664767 of Offi cial Records 

in the offi ce of the Recorder of LOS 

ANGELES County, California; Date 

of Sale: 2/5/2019 at 10:00 AM 

Place of Sale: Behind the fountain 

located in Civic Center Plaza, 400 

Civic Center Plaza, Pomona CA 

91766 Amount of unpaid balance 

and other charges: $930,111.43 

The purported property address is: 

2244 GALBRETH RD, PASADENA, 

CA 91104 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 

5743-008-019 NOTICE TO POTEN- 

TIAL 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. 













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 


foreclosure by the Trustee: CA- 

14-655600-CL. Information about 

postponements that are very short 

in duration or that occur close in 

time to the scheduled sale may 




verify postponement information 

is to attend the scheduled sale. The 

undersigned Trustee disclaims any 

liability for any incorrectness of the 

property address or other common 

designation, if any, shown herein. If 

no street address or other common 






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 2763 

Camino Del Rio South San Diego, 

CA 92108 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-14-655600-CL IDSPub 

#0148256 12/20/2018 12/27/2018 

1/3/2019 

FICT. BUSINESS NAMES 

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS 

NAME STATEMENT FILE 

NO. 2018295282 

Type of Filing: Original The following 

person(s) is (are) doing business 

as: GLOBAL ELITE STUDIOS, 

GLOBAL ELITE PRODUCTIONS; 

4502 Center Street Baldwin Park, 

CA 91706. COUNTY: Los Angeles. 

REGISTERED OWNER(S) 

Anthony G Patricio, 4502 Center 

Street Baldwin Park, CA 91706. 

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/: 

Anthony G Patricio. TITLE: Owner. 

This statement was fi led with the 

LA County Clerk on: November 27, 

2018. NOTICE ñ 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: 12/6/18, 

12/13/18, 12/20/18, 12/27/18 


NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 

2018283813 

Type of Filing: Amended. The following 


as: HUNTINGTON HEALTH- 

CARE. 50 Bellefontaine St., Suite 

203 Pasadena, CA 91105, 2275 

Huntington Dr., #861 San Marino, 


REGISTERED OWNER(S) Eclat 

Medical, Inc., 2275 Huntington Dr., 

#861 San Marino, CA 91108. State 

of Incorporation or LLC: California. 


BY a Corporation. The registrant 


under the fi ctitious business name 

or names listed above on: 04/2009. 

I declare that all information in 

this statement is true and correct. 

/s/ Wendy Wu. TITLE: CFO, Corp 

or LLC Name: Eclat Medical, Inc. 





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 








fi ctitious business name in violation 



Section 14411 et seq., Business 

and Professions code). Publish: 


12/13/18, 12/20/18, 12/27/18 



2018298461 

Type of Filing: Original. The following 

person(s) is (are) doing 

business as: KARR KONSULTING, 

INC. 2275 Huntington Dr., #274 San 

Marino, CA 91108. COUNTY: Los 

Angeles. Articles of Incorporation 

or Organization Number: 3609761. 

REGISTERED OWNER(S) Karr Konsulting, 

Inc., 2275 Huntington Dr., 

#274 San Marino, CA 91108. State 







I declare that all information in this 

statement is true and correct. /s/ 

Elizabeth L. Karr. TITLE: President, 

Corp or LLC Name: Karr Konsulting, 

Inc. This statement was fi led with 

the LA County Clerk on: November 

29, 2018. NOTICE ñ 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 
















12/13/18, 12/20/18, 12/27/18 

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 

STATEMENT FILE NO. 2018299101 



as: EAGLE UNIVERSAL COM- 

PANY; 549 Brookside Lane Sierra 

Madre, CA 91024, Po Box 60546 

Pasadena, CA 91116. COUNTY: Los 

Angeles. REGISTERED OWNER(S) 

Eagle Linker, 549 Brookside Lane 

Sierra Madre, CA 91024. THIS 

BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY 

an Individual. The registrant commenced 

to transact business under 

the Fictitious Business Name or 

names listed above on: 04/2018. I 



Eagle Linker. TITLE: Owner. This 

statement was fi led with the LA 

County Clerk on: November 30, 















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NO. 2018297621 



business as: ALPHA BABE; 5525 

Lemoran Ave. Pico Rivera, CA 

90660. COUNTY: Los Angeles. 

REGISTERED OWNER(S) Belen 

Lopez, 5525 Lemoran Ave. Pico 

Rivera, CA 90660. 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/: Belen Lopez. 

TITLE: Owner. This statement was 

fi led with the LA County Clerk on: 

November 29, 2018. NOTICE ñ 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: 12/6/18, 12/13/18, 

12/20/18, 12/27/18 



NO. 2018295503 



as: EMPTEANESS; 436 Canon De 

Paraiso Lane La Canada Flintridge, 


REGISTERED OWNER(S) Melody 

Chu, 436 Canon De Paraiso Lane 

La Canada Flintridge, CA 91011. 








Melody Chu. TITLE: Owner. This 


























12/13/18, 12/20/18, 12/27/18 



2018290152 



business as: BANDELLA PROPS. 

1517 S. Adams St., Unit A Glendale, 


Articles of Incorporation or Organization 

Number: 3193397. REG- 

ISTERED OWNER(S) Dani Mana 

Designs Inc., 1517 S. Adams St., 

Unit A Glendale, CA 91205. State 







I declare that all information in this 


Danielle Mana. TITLE: President, 

Corp or LLC Name: Dani Mana 

Designs Inc. This statement was 





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: 12/6/18, 12/13/18, 

12/20/18, 12/27/18 

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 

STATEMENT FILE NO. 2018 

300553 



business as: WHITTWOOD HEAT- 

ING & AIR CONDITIONING. 11208 

Newcomb Ave., Whittier, CA 90603. 

COUNTY: Los Angeles. Articles 

of Incorporation or Organization 

Number: C2975934. REGISTERED 

OWNER(S) Full Blown Heating 

and Air Conditioning, Inc., 11208 

Newcomb Ave., Whittier, CA 

90603. 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 



true and correct. /s/ Elyana Rivas 

Mauries. TITLE: CFO, Corp or LLC 

Name: Full Blown Heating and Air 

Conditioning, Inc. This statement 

was fi led with the LA County Clerk 

on: December 3, 2018. NOTICE ñ in 





















14411 et seq., Business and Professions 


Weekly. Dates: 12/6/18, 12/13/18, 

12/20/18, 12/27/18 



2018297987 



business as: THE SPECTRUM 

WORKS. 2670 Lambert Drive 

Pasadena, CA 91107. COUNTY: Los 


587 Ministries Inc., 2670 Lambert 

Drive Pasadena, CA 91107. State 









Lisa Haleblian. TITLE: Secretary, 

Corp or LLC Name: 587 Ministries 

Inc. This statement was fi led with 

the LA County Clerk on: November 

29, 2018. NOTICE ñ 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 
















12/13/18, 12/20/18, 12/27/18 



2018303229 



business as: ADVENTURE NOW 

CLOTHING, INNATE HEATLH AND 

BEAUTY. 710 S. Myrtle Ave., #178 

Monrovia, CA 91016. COUNTY: 

Los Angeles. REGISTERED 

OWNER(S) Innate Skin LLC, 710 

S. Myrtle Ave., #178 Monrovia, CA 



IS CONDUCTED BY a Limited Liability 

Company. The registrant 






Kevin Coulter. TITLE: CEO, Corp 

or LLC Name: Innate Skin LLC. 


LA County Clerk on: December 6, 
























12/20/18, 12/27/18, 1/3/19 



NO. 2018289295 



business as: TERRA ET AQUA; 

2275 Huntington Drive #450 San 

Marino, CA 91108. COUNTY: Los 


Frank Hamilton Spearman IV, 2275 

Huntington Drive #450 San Marino, 

CA 91108, Kathleen Ann Spearman, 

1615 Virginia Road San Marino, CA 

91108. THIS BUSINESS IS CON- 

DUCTED BY a Married Couple. The 

registrant commenced to transact 

business under the Fictitious 

Business Name or names listed 

above on: 11/2018. I declare that 


true and correct. /s/: Frank Hamilton 

Spearman IV. TITLE: Owner. 


























12/20/18, 12/27/18, 1/3/19 



NO. 2018287296 



business as: SPORTS AL DENTE, 

DYRUD MEDIA GROUP 475 S. 

Los Robles Ave., #9 Pasadena, 


REGISTERED OWNER(S) Ryan 

Timothy Dyrud, 474 S. Los Robles 

Ave., #9 Pasadena, CA 91101. THIS 

BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED BY an 

Individual . The registrant commenced 






Ryan Timothy Dyrud. TITLE: Owner. 


























12/20/18, 12/27/18, 1/3/19 



NO. 2018306269 



business as: EMISHA, 14237 

Burbank Blvd., #3 Sherman Oaks, 


REGISTERED OWNER(S) Ryan Aisha 

Luvert, 14237 Burbank Blvd., 

#3 Sherman Oaks, CA 91401. THIS 








Aisha Luvert. TITLE: Owner. This 


County Clerk on: December 10, 











fi led before the expiration. The fi l- 

ing of this statement does not of 

itself authorize the use in this state 

of a Fictitious Business Name in 

violation of the rights of another 

under federal, state, or common 

law (see Section 14411 et seq., 

business and professions code). 

Publish: Pasadena Weekly. Dates: 

12/13/18, 12/20/18, 12/27/18, 

1/3/19 



2018306791 



as: 88 CAPITAL. 10423 Valley 

Blvd., B-1 El Monte, CA 91731. 

COUNTY: Los Angeles. REGIS- 

TERED OWNER(S) 88 Capita1 Inc, 

10423 Valley Blvd., B-1 El Monte, 

CA 91731. State of Incorporation or 








true and correct. /s/ Sam C Lee. TI- 

TLE: President, Corp or LLC Name: 

88 Capita1 Inc. This statement was 


December 10, 2018. NOTICE ñ in 









change in the facts set forth in the 

statement pursuant to Section 











14411 et seq., Business and 

Professions code). Publish: Pasadena 

Weekly. Dates: 12/13/18, 

12/20/18, 12/27/18, 1/3/19 



NO. 2018301322 



business as: JOURNEY HOUSE 

THIRFT STORE 2; 453 East Orange 

Grove Blvd. Pasadena, CA 


REGISTERED OWNER(S) Ruben 

Jesse Lozano, 453 East Orange 

Grove Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91104. 








Ruben Jesse Lozano. TITLE: Owner. 


























12/13/18, 12/20/18, 12/27/18, 

1/3/19 



2018308476 



business as: J & S NATURAL 

REMEDIES. 1443 E. Washington 

Blvd., #198 Pasadena, CA 91104, 

730 E. Woodbury Rd. Pasadena, 


REGISTERED OWNER(S) JRL 

Group, LLC, 730 E. Woodbury 

Rd. Pasadena, CA 91104. State of 

Incorporation or LLC: California. 


BY a Limited Liability Company. 


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/ Judy R. Lawyer. TI- 

TLE: Manager, Corp or LLC Name: 

JRL Group, LLC. This statement 


on: December 12, 2018. NOTICE ñ 

in accordance with subdivision (a) 

of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name 



















14411 et seq., Business and 

Professions code). Publish: Pasadena 


12/27/18, 1/3/19, 1/10/19 



NO. 2018307949 



as: JENKINS & ASSOCIATES; 

404 North Gibbs Street Pomona, 


REGISTERED OWNER(S) Artimus 

Stephenson Jenkins, 1838 East 

Workman Avenue #108 West Covina, 

CA 91791. THIS BUSINESS IS 

CONDUCTED BY an Individual. The 






true and correct. /s/: Artimus Stephenson 

Jenkins. TITLE: Owner. 


























12/20/18, 12/27/18, 1/03/19, 

1/10/19 



NO. 2018303279 



as: MEREDITH MAKEUP DE- 

SIGN; 4327 Toland Way #205 Los 

Angeles CA 90041. COUNTY: Los 


Meredith Murdock, 4327 Toland 

Way #205 Los Angeles CA 90041. 








Meredith Murdock. TITLE: Owner. 


























12/20/18, 12/27/18, 1/03/19, 

1/10/19 



NO. 2018297779 



as: PECK MEDIA, KM MAN- 

AGEMENT; 23001 Welby Way Los 

Angeles, CA 91307. COUNTY: Los 


Anthony Peck, 23001 Welby Way 

Los Angeles, CA 91307. THIS 




the Fictitious Business Name 




Anthony Peck. TITLE: Owner. This 


























12/20/18, 12/27/18, 1/03/19, 

1/10/19 



NO. 2018313056 



business as: JACKSON INTERNA- 

TIONAL INVESTMENTS, JII; 1319 

East Wardlow Road Long Beach, 


REGISTERED OWNER(S) William 

Jackson and Deborah Jackson, 

26 Covina Ave. Long Beach, Ca 


DUCTED BY a General Partnership. 



Fictitious Business Name or 

names listed above on: 06/2008. 

I declare that all information in 

this statement is true and correct. 

/s/: William Jackson. TITLE: General 

Partner. This statement was 























14411 et seq., business and 

professions code). Publish: Pasadena 


12/27/18, 1/03/19, 1/10/19 



NO. 2018311547 



business as: GUIDED LIFE; 3745 

Danny St. La Crescenta, CA 91214. 


TERED OWNER(S) Katherine Carole 

Boulware, 3745 Danny St. La 

Crescenta, CA 91214. THIS BUSI- 

NESS IS CONDUCTED BY an Individual. 



Fictitious Business Name or names 


all information in this statement 

is true and correct. /s/: Katherine 

Carole Boulware. TITLE: Owner. 


























12/20/18, 12/27/18, 1/03/19, 

1/10/19 



NO. 2018312479 



as: WELL AHEAD THERAPY, 

MARGRIT BOGHOSIAN, LCSW; 

1636 Sheridan Road Glendale, CA 


REGISTERED OWNER(S) Margrit 

Boghosian, 1636 Sheridan Road 

Glendale, CA 91206. THIS BUSI- 

NESS IS CONDUCTED BY an 

Individual. The registrant commenced 


the Fictitious Business Name 




Margrit Boghosian. TITLE: Owner. 


























12/20/18, 12/27/18, 1/03/19, 

1/10/19 



NO. 2018297856 



as: JSP ENTERPRISES; 578 

Washington Blvd., #905 Marina 

del Rey, CA 90292. COUNTY: Los 


James Prejean, 578 Washington 

Blvd., 905 Marina del Rey, CA 


DUCTED BY an Individual. The 


business under the Fictitious Business 

Name or names listed above 

on: 11/2018. I declare that all information 

in this statement is true 

and correct. /s/: James Prejean. 
























14411 et seq., business and 

professions code). Publish: Pasadena 


12/27/18, 1/03/19, 1/10/19 



2018307813 



as: STARDUST MOTEL. 666 

E. Foothill Blvd. Azusa, CA 91702. 

COUNTY: Los Angeles. Articles 

of Incorporation or Organization 

Number: 4216134. REGISTERED 

OWNER(S) DJ Investment, Inc., 

666 E. Foothill Blvd. Azusa, CA 








all information in this statement 

is true and correct. /s/ Jiteshbhai 

P. Patel. TITLE: President, Corp 

or LLC Name: DJ Investment, Inc. 













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 



Business and Professions code). 


12/27/18, 1/3/19, 1/10/19, 1/17/19 



NO. 2018316924 



as: LOISD PRODUCTION; 38 

W. Manor St. Altadena, CA 91001. 


TERED OWNER(S) Velma Lois 

Douglas, 38 W. Manor St. Altadena, 






on: N/A. I declare that all information 

in this statement is true and 

correct. /s/: Velma Lois Douglas. 


























Weekly. Dates: 12/27/18, 1/3/19, 

1/10/19, 1/17/19 



NO. 2018304538 



business as: OLIBEU; 4738 New 

York Ave. La Crescenta, CA 91214. 


TERED OWNER(S) Joyce Kim, 

4738 New York Ave. La Crescenta, 


CONDUCTED BY an Individual. 


transact business under the Fictitious 

Business Name or names 



true and correct. /s/: Joyce Kim. 


























Weekly. Dates: 12/27/18, 1/3/19, 

1/10/19, 1/17/19 



NO. 2018312829 



business as: O MAJOR SONGS; 

1235 N. Ogden Drive #7 West Hollywood, 

CA 90046. COUNTY: Los 


Olaf Warren Thomsen, 1235 N. 

Ogden Drive #7 West Hollywood, 








correct. /s/: Olaf Warren Thomsen. 


























Weekly. Dates: 12/27/18, 1/3/19, 

1/10/19, 1/17/19 



NO. 2018314390 



business as: ASCENDANT SOLU- 

TIONS; 125 Hurlbut Street Pasadena, 

CA 91105. COUNTY: Los 


Brandon Faisal Shamim, 125 Hurlbut 

Street Unit 112 Pasadena, CA 


DUCTED BY an Individual. The 






correct. /s/: Brandon Faisal Shamim. 

TITLE: Owner. This statement 


on: December 18, 2018. NOTICE ñ 

in accordance with subdivision (a) 

of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name 





















Weekly. Dates: 12/27/18, 1/3/19, 

1/10/19, 1/17/19 



NO. 2018315294 



as: VERNON JAMES HAIR; 

4274 Perlita Ave. Los Angeles, CA 


REGISTERED OWNER(S) Vernon 

Ollar, 4274 Perlita Ave. Los Angeles, 








true and correct. /s/: Vernon Ollar. 


























Weekly. Dates: 12/27/18, 1/3/19, 

1/10/19, 1/17/19 


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Check out the Huntington’s annual Viewing Stones Show, featuring the art of suiseki, stones 

with fanciful forms shaped by nature. It runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Sunday at 1151 Oxford 

Road, San Marino. Admission is Huntington admission of $25 for adults weekdays, $21 for seniors 

on weekdays and $13 for youth 4 to 11, free for children younger than 4. Call (626) 405-2100 or visit 

huntington.org. 

FRIDAY 12.28.18 

EVENTS 

FOR THE WEEK OF 

12.27–01.03 


Gin Blossoms 

SATURDAY 12.29.18 

SUNDAY 12.30.18 

Enjoy Pasadena Tournament of Roses Sip & Savor, featuring food from numerous Southern 

California eateries, wines and craft brews, live music from various acts and family entertainment from 

11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday through Sunday at Rosemont Pavilion’s Jackie Robinson Memorial 

Field, 700 Seco St., Pasadena. Ticket packages are available, from $15 to $150. Visit sipandsavor. 

com. 

Rose Parade Bandfest, Pasadena City College Robinson Stadium, 1570 E. Colorado Blvd., 

Pasadena, features the marching bands scheduled to perform during the Rose Parade. Bandfest I 

starts at 1:30 p.m. Saturday. Bandfest II is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Sunday and Bandfest III starts at 2 

p.m. Sunday. Tickets to each session are $15, free for children 5 and younger, available through Sharp 

Seating. Visit tournamentofroses.com/events for more information. 

The Gin Blossoms play their fusion of pop, melodic rock, folk and country elements at The Rose, 245 E. Green 

St., Pasadena. Doors open at 6 p.m. and music starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $38 to $68. Call (888) 645-5006 or visit 

wheremusicmeetsthesoul.com. 

MONDAY 12.31.18 

Noor New Year’s Eve Party, 300 E. Colorado Blvd., Ste. 200, Pasadena features host, legendary 

KROQ deejay Richard Blade, with an open bar, premium hors d’oeuvres, party favors, dessert 

and hot beverage stations and a giant, multimedia screen, from 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Tickets are $125, 

available at noorevents.com. 

TUESDAY 01.01.19 

WEDNESDAY 01.02.19 

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The 130th Annual Tournament of Roses Parade travels down Colorado Boulevard, 

starting at 8 a.m. This year’s theme is “The Melody of Life,” and Grand Marshal is singer, 

songwriter and philanthropist Chaka Khan. The Rose Queen is Sequoyah High School senior 

Louise Deser Siskel. Visit tournamentofroses.com. 

The last opportunity to view Rose Parade floats up-close during the Showcase of Floats 

is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday at the corner of Sierra Madre and Washington 

boulevards, Pasadena. Tickets are $15 per person, free for children age 5 and younger. Visit 

sharpseating.com for tickets, and tournamentofroses.com for information. 

Enjoy jazz by the Hank Mehren Trio at 7:30 p.m. at the Blue Guitar at the Arroyo Seco Golf 

Course, 1055 Lohman Lane, South Pasadena. Tickets are $10 general admission, $15 for table 

seating, available at blueguitar.club. 


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