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Glendale Beautiful cordially invites you to participate in their annual observance of Arbor Day. The 63rd celebration will take place on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at Casa Adobe de San Rafael Park, 1330 Dorothy Drive, Glen-dale.

Arbor Day presents the opportunity for the community to be a part of the planting of trees to beautify our City. There is no nicer tribute than the donation of a tree in recog-nition of a special person. Trees make lasting memo-rials.

Contribute to the pur-chase of a tree to partake

HireLive is a leading national recruitment and mar-keting company specializing in professional sales, retail and management recruiting events. The company is host-ing six professional events throughout Southern Califor-nia March 5-7th. Registered companies include Fortune 500 companies as well as newer businesses looking to expand into the Southern California market.

“We are very excited to be expanding our company into Southern California,” Da-vid Keeler, President/COO Independent Producers of America (IPA Family), says. “We have needs to fill and HireLive is the only company I would trust to help us fill them.”

In January, 2013 over 1,750 job seekers attended the

Senate Republican Leader Bob Huff (R-Dia-mond Bar) has introduced new legislation designed to help California teachers and save valuable school resources. SB 559 would move the state mandated deadlines for preliminary and final teacher layoff no-tices so that school districts might better understand their budget revenues be-fore sending notices to teachers.

Current law requires districts to send out notices every year by March 15th but because school districts have no idea what their budgets will look like, they typically overestimate and send out countless layoff notices to teachers who will never actually be laid off.

The change sought in Senator Huff’s legislation, which has been recom-mended by the Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO), modifies the complicated,

Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27), along with Congressman Howard Coble (NC-6), Chair of the House Subcommit-tee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, launched the new Congres-sional Creative Rights Cau-cus for the 113th Congress. The Congresswoman is currently the most senior Member on the subcom-mittee from the Los Ange-les region.

“American innovation hinges on creativity – it is what allows our kids to dream big and our artists to create works that in-spire us all. The jobs that result are thanks entirely

to our willingness to fos-ter creative talent, and an environment where it can thrive and prosper.

“Serving that notion is exactly what this new caucus will do, and I’m thrilled to have Congress-man Coble as my Co-Chair. He has a long re-cord on supporting greater protections for American ingenuity and intellectual property. I look forward to continuing that work with him on these important is-sues,” said Rep. Chu.

“The economic con-tributions made by the creative community keep our nation competitive in a global economy. These

works are among our most precious exports because the ingenuity, skill, and craftsmanship of American creators cannot be dupli-cated anywhere else in the world,” said Rep. Coble.

The Congressional Creative Rights Caucus will serve to educate Mem-bers of Congress and the general public about the importance of preserving and protecting the rights of the creative community in the U.S. American cre-ators of motion pictures, music, software, and other creative works rely on Congress to protect their

Pasadena Tournament of Roses® President R. Scott Jenkins has announced 18 of the 20 marching bands that will participate in the 125th Rose Parade® pre-sented by Honda, themed “Dreams Come True.” They hail from all across the United States – includ-ing Alaska and Hawaii – as well as from outside the country. The two bands not

yet announced will be from the universities competing in the Rose Bowl Game® presented by VIZIO. They will be added to the lineup when those schools are de-termined.

The 18 bands an-nounced today are (listed alphabetically by school name): Banda de Música Herberto López Colegio José Daniel Crespo, Her-

rera, Panama Carmel High School

“Marching Greyhounds,” Carmel, Ind.

Claudia Taylor “Lady Bird” Johnson High School Marching Band, San Anto-nio, Texas

Colony High School Knights Marching Band “THEE Northern Sound,” Palmer, Alaska

Dobyns-Bennett High

School Marching Indian Band, Kingsport, Tenn.

Glendora Tartan Band and Pageantry, Glendora, Calif.

Hawaii All State Marching Band “Na Koa Ali’i,” Kaneohe, Hawaii

Homewood Patriot Band, Homewood, Ala.

Liberty High School

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in this community-wide effort! Trees in fifteen gal-lon cans are $45.00. Larger specimen trees are avail-able on request at addi-tional prices. This year’s trees will be located near parks and libraries. Special requests for other locations will be evaluated.

Thank you for your participation in the arbor Day Program. At the brief ceremony at Casa Adobe Park on Arbor Day, do-nors will be presented with a certificate.

Coffee Social - 10:00 a.m.

Program – 10:30 a.m. Committee – Gladys

Wymore 818-246-3634; Lynda Burns 818-507-7964; Koko Panossian 818-548-3871

Please make checks payable to Glendale Beau-tiful no later than February 28.

Mail donations to: Glendale Beautiful Arbor Day Committee, 521 North Verdugo Rd, Glendale, CA 91206-2527.

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State Controller John Chiang launched an up-dated website showing com-pensation for public em-ployees across California. The site – publicpay.ca.gov – offers maps, search func-tions, and custom report-building tools. It also allows users to download raw data for their own research. To-day’s update includes 2011 wage data from various local “special districts,” in-cluding Land Reclamation, Levee, Hospital, Water, Po-lice, Fire, Transit, Transpor-tation Planning, and Waste districts.

Today’s update in-cludes data from nearly 1,500 districts, covers ap-proximately 99,500 posi-tions and a total of $5.42 bil-lion in wages.

The Controller com-pleted an overhaul of the public pay website in late 2012, adding additional search, browse and map-ping functions. The Control-ler also updated the wage figures for employees of the State of California and the California State Univer-sity System, as well data for community college districts.

For today’s posting, 167 districts did not file in time, or filed incomplete re-cords. The total compliance rate for today’s update was

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Generate side-by-side comparisons of local gov-ernment payrolls.

Create local agency summaries.

Export custom reports or raw data from the site.

A series of video tutori-als also are available to guide users through the new site’s interface. The site currently includes compensation data for 1.5 million positions at cities, counties, higher edu-cation institutions, special districts and state depart-ments.

Since the site’s launch in 2010, it has registered more than 6.2 million page views online. It is the most comprehensive wage data site of any state in the nation.

For more news, please follow the Controller on Twitter at @CAController, and on Facebook at Cali-fornia State Controller’s Office.

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copyrights, human rights, First Amendment rights, and property rights.

The motion picture industry has a strong eco-nomic presence in Rep. Chu’s current district. Ac-cording to the Motion Pic-

ture Association of Amer-ica (MPAA), $437 million is paid by their member studios to local business-es, and almost 140,000 jobs are in direct film and television in Los Angeles County.

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“Simplicity of use and quick access are our top priorities for users,” said Bi-zshark’s managing director

Daniel Banks. “We’re fo-cused on helping the person who is looking for the right contact and wants to get in touch quickly. We are confi-dent our product will make it easy for business profession-als of all levels to spend less time researching and more time making deals.”

The database of roughly 40 million business contacts and more than 14 million company listings is searchable by individual and company name as well as by email ad-dress. Bizshark’s easy-to-read contact profiles include title, department, phone number, and email information. Ad-ditional features include com-pany revenue estimates and

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Bizshark’s proprietary technologies compile infor-mation from a multitude of sources, including SEC fil-ings, government records, public directory listings, busi-ness sites, as well as major news and social media sites. The platform allows profes-sionals the opportunity to ac-cess premium information at a cost that is manageable for businesses of all sizes.

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State Controller John Chiang today released a new report showing the unfunded actuarial accrued liability of providing health and dental benefits for state retirees is projected to be $63.84 billion over 30 years.

“The current pay-as-we-go model of funding retiree health benefits is short-sight-ed and a recipe for under-mining the fiscal health of future generations of Califor-nians,” Chiang said. “How-ever, today’s challenge won’t necessarily become tomorrow’s crisis if policy-makers can muster the fiscal discipline to invest now so that we can pay tens of bil-lions of dollars less later.”

The unfunded obliga-tion as of June 30, 2012, grew $1.70 billion from the $62.14 billion obligation identified as of June 30 2011. The ac-crued liability grew less than expected due to favorable healthcare claim experienc-es linked to a combination of fewer claims, less expen-sive claims, less utilization of services, and the imple-mentation of new California Public Employees’ Retire-ment System’s (CalPERS) health programs designed to reduce costs.

While state pensions are pre-funded, allowing in-vestment returns to reduce liabilities, California pays for retiree health benefits on a “pay-as-you-go” basis, or the minimum amount needed to fund the costs as they are due. The latest actuarial re-

port estimates California’s obligation for retiree health and dental benefits, also re-ferred to as Other Postem-ployment Benefits (OPEB), based on two different fund-ing scenarios:

The current pay-as-you-go policy results in an unfunded actuarial accrued liability of $63.84 billion, which represents the total the State would need to pay for future retiree health ben-efits earned as of June 30, 2012, by current and future state retirees. Based on this unfunded obligation, Cali-fornia should pay $4.92 bil-lion in 2012-13 to pay for present and future retiree health benefits. In the 2012-13 Budget Act, the State provided $1.81 billion to only cover current retirees’ health and dental benefits.

If the State shifted to fully pre-funding the costs of future benefits, the un-funded actuarial accrued liability would be cut by more than $21.75 billion to $42.09 billion. Under a full pre-funding approach, the State would set aside money in a separate trust solely for future retirement health care benefits. The investment in-come generated by the trust would be used to reduce the costs to the State and its em-ployees of paying for future benefits. To take advantage of the tremendous cost sav-ings resulting from fully-prefunding, the State would need to contribute $3.51 billion in 2012-13, or $1.70

billion more than the State currently has budgeted.

Recognizing that fully funding the health and den-tal benefits obligation is un-likely given the State’s tight budget, Controller Chiang noted that even incremental steps toward pre-funding the obligation would significant-ly reduce the State’s liability (see attached chart ). For ex-ample, if the State pre-fund-ed just 10 percent of its obli-gation, it would only need to pay $170 million more than its current pay-as-you-go contribution. However, that additional payment would shave $2.74 billion off of the State’s unfunded liability.

Pre-funding 25% of its obligations would cost the State $420 million more than the pay-as-you-go con-tribution, but would reduce the total unfunded liability by $6.63 billion.

In addition to cutting costs by prefunding the obli-gation, Chiang said the State should continue to be aggres-sive in its efforts to contain health care costs by promot-ing prevention and wellness and innovations in health care delivery. The Control-ler recommends switching from the traditional fees-for-services payment model to one that pays providers based on performance and outcomes, noting that a pilot program implemented at the California Public Em-ployees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) helped produce $20 million in cost savings.

CalPERS is also encourag-ing members to use surgery centers for certain elective surgeries and generic drugs over brand names to further reduce costs.

On the prevention side, a study commissioned by the Controller found that 22% of CalPERS’ expendi-tures are related to condi-tions that can be prevented though changes in diet and exercise. Just a 15% reduc-tion in these conditions would result in annual sav-ings of $54 million.

“Improving the health of state employees will not only lead to a more pro-ductive workforce, but also to substantial taxpayer sav-ings,” Chiang said.

In 2004, the Govern-mental Accounting Stan-dards Board Statement 45 (GASB 45), Accounting and Financial Reporting by Em-ployers for Postemployment Benefits Other Than Pen-sions, required states and lo-cal governments to publicly disclose the future costs of paying for post-employment benefits other than pensions for current state retirees and employees. Chiang com-missioned California’s first report shortly after taking of-fice in 2007.

While GASB 45 does not require states to fully fund their obligations, all three credit rating agencies have urged states to at least have a funding plan in place to avoid any future down-grades.

Prefunding is even more important in the wake of two recently-enacted reporting and accounting rules, GASB 67, Financial Reporting for Pension Plans and GASB 68, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Pensions. Adopted in 2012, and effective in 2013 and 2014, respectively, the rules require entities to report net pension liability on their fi-nancial statements, rather than in footnotes where investors already knew to look. While the goal is to more clearly depict each entity’s financial position the new rule is expected to generate financial state-ments with diminished bot-tom lines.

“This provides yet an-other reason to get our head out of the sand and develop a deliberative process to pre-fund these liabilities,” Chiang said. “While the new rules will likely have a negative impact on most bal-ance sheets, the blow can be softened if the State offers a thoughtful plan which dem-onstrates its ability to fulfill our promise to current and retired public servants in a manner that protects broad-er taxpayer interests.”

For more news, please follow the Controller on Twitter at @CAController, and on Facebook at Cali-fornia State Controller’s Office.

Chiang unveils updated costs for funding state retiree health benefits

Online and mail-in registration for Santa Anita’s popular Derby Day 5K Run and Walk, to be held on Santa Ani-ta Derby Day, April 6, is now underway at www.kinaneevents.com or by mail addressed to: Santa Anita Derby Day 5K, c/o Time Management, P.O. Box 131314, Carlsbad, Ca. 92013-1314.

Now in it’s 19th year, the Derby Day 5K, which gets underway at 8 a.m., attracted 5,200 runners and walkers last year.

“Last year’s event generated contributions to CARMA (California Retirement Management Account), Arcadia High School, Arroyo High School, Alhambra High School and the Arcadia Historical Museum,” said

Santa Anita Director of Community Services and Special Projects, Pete Si-berell.

“It’s a great morning for everyone and this year, for the first time, all of our participants, in all divi-sions, will start in one of our authentic starting gates and we’ll also be giving out custom finisher medals to the first 5,000 finishers for the first time.”

A total of three differ-ent races will be offered, with the Masters (for those over the age of 40) division scheduled to start at 7:45 a.m., the Open (all others), at 8 a.m., and the Walk (for those who choose to walk only) at 8:20 a.m.

Registration for three kids’ races: 6 and under, 7 to 9, and 10 to 12 years of age, will be available on

the morning of the event in the track’s Infield from 9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

All races will end up at the finish line of Santa Anita’s training track, which is directly inside of its storied main track and turf course.

Walk-up registration will be available from March 20 through April 4, at “Run With Us,” located at 235 N. Lake Ave. in Pasadena. “Run With Us” can be reached at (626) 568-3331.

Race day registration will be offered in Santa Anita’s southwest parking lot, beginning at 6:30 a.m. Race day registration will be available until 8 a.m.

All Derby Day 5K Run and Walk participants will receive free parking and admission for the en-

tire day along with a Santa Anita Derby T Shirt. Ad-ditionally, all participants will be given a racing pro-gram and a pass good for future Club House admis-sion.

Coffee, tea and a full breakfast menu will be available Saturday morn-ing until 10 a.m. at Santa Anita’s Clockers’ Corner, located at the top of the stretch. Those wishing to visit Clockers’ Corner are urged to enter at Santa Anita’s Gate 5, located at the confluence of Colo-rado Place and Hunting-ton Drive, on the track’s northeast perimeter.

For more information on how to register for the Santa Anita Derby 5K Run and Walk on April 6, visit www.kinaneevents.com.


By Courtney BlaCkBurnNamesake of “Mad-

eline Drive: Lasercut Wed-ding Invitations and Special Occasion Items,” this quiet residential street is tucked into the northeast canyonesque corner of Monrovia, a short block away from Bradbury. It is the home of local entrepre-neur Amanda Schluter, an ar-chitecture graduate from the University of California Poly-technic University of Pomo-na, who fought back against the struggling economy by opening her own business in early 2012.

“In the age of the internet job search, applying for a job now feels a lot like launch-ing your resume into a black hole with thousands of others, never to be seen again,” says Amanda Schluter, owner and creator of Madeline Drive, with a wry smile. “I think I did everything I was supposed to do: I graduated high school as valedictorian, got into a great university, earned a degree in architecture (with actual internship experience along the way), and we were pro-grammed to think that that would mean a career. It no longer does.” Frustrated with life circumstances, Schluter decided to use her natural artistic skill and knowledge of lasercut technology to follow her passion: making unique and high-class invitations for special occasions. “ I wanted to work hard, doing some-thing I love and studied hard at it too. So I did!” She spe-cializes in weddings. “Since I strive to build a sense of last-ing quality and sophisticated whimsy into my product, it naturally lends itself well to the wedding industry, where brides are already seeking out a well-designed, unique look.”

Madeline Drive offers custom invitations with a twist: every item is made of real wood, sliced thin and carved with intricate patterns and text. Packaging the product so it would ship safely to happy buyers took quite a few test runs, but Schluter succeeded; to-date she has shipped world-wide, especially “Australia and China.” She is currently working on designs in black acrylic plastic to add to her line of unique products.

The business is online and internet-based on the craft site Etsy , but don’t let that fool you: Schluter, unlike many in the digital age, is a traditionalist, designing and crafting with both hands and heart. “Design on Madeline Drive is an amalgamation of five years of architecture

training, an affinity for the art deco and art nouveau styles, an attraction to the intricacy and filigree of the Divinely-or-dered patterns in our natural environment, spiced with the observation of current wed-ding trends, and curated in the heart of a romantic.” The romantic in question is Schlut-er herself, who has been to-gether for over four years with “…the poet-writer and other half of my soul, Robert.” She grins bashfully. “He and I are each doing our best to harness our skillsets into a liv-ing, so that we may finally be married. Encapsulating our love story though keepsakes has ensured that special mo-ments, long since passed, can still be enjoyed again in sweet nostalgia.

“The need to preserve fleeting moments with the ones we love, which so in-spired Madeline Drive, was further deepened for me after my mother was nearly taken from us while battling cancer. Coming home after almost dying, and after a six month hospital stay, she was left disabled by a surgery to save her life. I wanted to be home to help my mom and make her feel like her seem-ingly unending struggle was not in vain, but for a beautiful, full life and a daughter who loves her much. Working from home would allow me this not only now, but also as I move into my family-starting future. It was in this context that Madeline Drive contin-ues growing.”

She cites the small-town feel of Monrovia as a con-tinual inspiration. “ The shop gets its namesake from the place where I call home: a small California bungalow, on picturesque street Mad-eline Drive, with a small, white, Westie-dog, Winston. Nestled into the Foothills of Monrovia, surrounded by the beach, the mountains, the desert, the city and the small-

town, what more could a cre-ative soul need to find inspi-ration? As former Monrovia Day Queen, 2005, our town will always be held extremely dear to me. From the beauti-ful dappled light on the trail to Falls in Canyon Park, to the quaint downtown with its rich textures of raw brick and wood, beautiful boutiques and delicious dining, to the delicate wood details on its perfectly-preserved Victorian and Craftsman Architecture, Monrovia is rich with inspira-tion for those who seek it.”

When asked what makes her products stand apart, Schluter says simply, “In a market that, at times, can seem oversaturated, I hope to bring a fresh product of qual-ity;, something that engaged couples can surprise their guests with by offering some-thing new that they haven’t seen before. I wanted to use the process of laser cutting—which I find really beautiful, with its burnt edges and rich essence-of-bonfire aroma in the raw elegance of wood—in a new way, among an audi-ence that, I felt, would ap-preciate the intricate result. I strive to use materials and designs that will ‘stand the test of time,’ as my dad always says, and create products that could be easily repurposed into a display-able keepsake of the occasion, long into the Happily Ever After.

“Madeline Drive prom-ises a promptness and pro-fessionalism as precise as our laser-cut creations. I would love to help you preserve a part of your love story with a timeless card from Madeline Drive!” From a true romantic like Amanda Schluter, that’s a promise that will keep.

For more infor please visit www.MadelineDrive.etsy.com, or http://www.etsy.com/shop/MadelineDrive and www.facebook.com/MadelineDrive.

Fresh wedding designsemerge from the Foothills

Wedding invitation cut from real wood; the luxurious, intricate pattern is a new take on a long-standing wedding tradition: lace. Perfect in every season and for a va-riety of wedding styles, the unique, elegance of this wooden creation makes for a lifetime souvenir worthy of the memory it represents. –Photo by Amanda Schluter

Caltech president Jean-Lou Chameau has announced a move to a university in Saudi Arabia.French born Chameau has headed Caltech since 2006 and plans to leave some-time later this summer .

In a statement on Tuesday Chameau said:“For the past seven years, I have been hon-ored to be the president of Caltech, and I am proud of the many things we have accomplished. Serving Caltech has been the ex-perience of a lifetime and a privilege I will always cherish. However, it is my intention in this memoran-dum to let you know that I will be stepping down from the presidency later this year.

The most important accomplishments, to me, are the achievements of our faculty and students. Every year, one of my most gratifying activities as president is to welcome our new faculty, students, and postdoctoral fellows to the Caltech family. They join talented colleagues who share their commit-ment to excellence and desire to have a dispropor-tionate impact on science and society. The discover-ies, recognition, and im-pact of the Caltech faculty in a typical year are the envy of our peers. The op-

portunity to interact with such a special group, and to support their endeavors, is a reward in itself.

Caltech’s unique scale and breadth of ex-cellence provide fertile ground for breakthrough collaborations. In addition to strengthening all our disciplinary programs in recent years, we have also launched or expanded a number of cross-disci-plinary initiatives in areas critical to society and the future of Caltech: energy, the environment, medi-cal science, information science, and others. The leadership of our division chairs and vice provosts Mory Gharib and Steve Mayo was critical to these endeavors.

Reflecting upon the past few years, I feel pleased and proud of the dedication and commit-

ment our faculty and ad-ministration have shown toward enhancing educa-tion and learning. The changes to the core cur-riculum, the introduc-tion of innovative courses and technology through the Innovation in Educa-tion Fund, the creation of the Center for Teaching and Learning, and more recently, the offering of MOOCs (massive open online courses) to people beyond the Institute’s walls will pay dividends for Caltech. The leader-ship of vice provost Mela-ny Hunt in these areas is to be commended.”

Chameau will become president of King Abdul-lah University of Science and Technology, which began enrolling students in 2009. His wife, Carol Carmichael, will also re-sign from Caltech.

Jean-Lou Chameau speaks at Caltech. -Photo by Terry Miller

Jean-Lou Chameau leaves Caltechto move to Saudi Arabia

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Most established restau-rants have a taste of good food, ambiance and location. And some, like the Inn of the Seventh Ray, have large por-tions of all three, and a mem-orable name to boot.

Let’s start with the lo-cation. The Seventh Ray is located in Topanga Canyon, about 8 miles south of the 101 Freeway near Woodland Hills. To get there from the Valley, a friend and I drove up and down winding and rustic Topanga Canyon Blvd through rolling hills and past large hidden homes. Along the way, we were rewarded with great city views and a look inside the beautiful San-ta Monica Mountains.

The 20-minute scenic trek from the freeway to the restaurant ended when we turned onto tiny Topanga Canyon Rd and parked be-neath a bunch of shade trees. The trip was well worth it. For some reason it put us in the mood for creative, eclec-tic food, with a tribute to na-ture. And that is just what we

found - and more. The sprawling restau-

rant property sits beside a flowing stream, on a site that was once a mountain retreat in the 1930’s, and then a Four Square Gospel church, a garage, a gas station and auto junk yard. But then something wonderful hap-pened: the property was pur-chased by its present owners and restored to its original natural beauty. Chef Bradley Miller was then hired to cre-ate a sacred place for sustain-able food practices and deli-cious farm-to-table California cuisine.

“We believe in giving you the purest of nature’s foods, energized as a gift from the sun with a dash of esoteric food knowledge and ancient mystery school wis-dom tossed in for your sea-soning and pleasure,” says the Inn’s website.

I read this quote before my recent visit to Seventh Ray and I found it a bit flowery for me. But after the incredible meal we had, the words somehow came to life, in a spiritually scrumptious, filling kind of way.

Our dinner began in a romantic outside setting, beside a large white foun-

tain and the aforementioned flowing stream. We then met Kat our server and culinary guide, who gave us menu suggestions throughout, and who made a great evening even better. Next we or-dered a glass of red wine and a few unique and tasty appe-tizers, including Potato & Egg Jar dish, with local Topanga egg, truffle potato foam and toasted bread crumbs. Served in an old-fashioned glass jar, this dish was as sur-prising as it was tasty.

We followed this with an awesome smoked yel-lowtail spread served in a charming old-fashioned fish can, with a mix of radish, red onion, celery, crostini and a tiny Tabasco pipette. Our last appetizer was Ahi tuna ribbons with avocado yuzu, ponzu gel, nori and pickled leeks.

While the fountain trick-led and frogs and birds sang in the distance, we moved on to a wonderful sweet pea risotto, with smoked corn, chantrelles, mushrooms, goat cheese and truffles. And then came one of my new favor-ite appetizers: Niman Ranch Pork Belly and Curi Squash Puree, with smoked scallop mousse, anise cracker and

Vermont maple syrup. This creation was beautifully plat-ed and sinfully delectable.

For a main course I de-voured a tender and juicy prime hanger steak, with huit-lacoche potato, mushrooms, duck bacon, Napa cabbage slaw and Dijon yogurt. This steak was crazy good and is worth driving back for. My friend went with the charcoal crusted filet mignon, with wa-

tercress, baby leeks, carrots and black garlic potato foam.

While enjoying our steaks, I smiled and waved to Larry King from CNN fame, who was sitting a few tables away from us. I even posed for a picture with him and his friends, although they didn’t know it because I was about 10 ft behind.

We concluded our dinner with milk chocolate

pudding with cinnamon caramel, chocolate soil, bru-lee banana, meringue and espresso ice cream.

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expensive and illogical pro-cedure that costs millions in taxpayer dollars. The archaic law also creates months of undue stress on teachers since most layoff notices issued by school districts are rescinded.

“We have to put an end to the practice of causing teachers to think they are going to lose their job, then turning around and telling them ‘never mind,’” said Senator Huff. “It’s cruel. Everyone thinks their job is in jeopardy, which creates anxiety for the teachers’

families, students and com-munities.”

In one year at Elk Grove Unified, one of California’s larger school districts, 445 teachers re-ceived pink slips, crushing morale among the teaching staff. But by July, 100% of the layoff notices were re-pealed after the district was able to properly assess the state budget. The last min-ute decision created a mass scramble to place teachers back in the classroom, dis-rupting valuable learning time for students.

According to Ed Trust West, in 2010, of the three largest California districts, 78% of the layoff notices were ultimately rescinded by July. The LAO estimates the notices cost $706 per teacher, costing schools mil-lions annually. This is mon-ey that could have gone to the classroom.

SB 559 will move pre-liminary layoff notices from March 15 to June 1, which is closer to the state bud-get deadline. Final notices would be moved from May 15 to August 1.


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This home has been beautifully maintained and restored. There is an updated kitchen with granite counter tops, stainless steel applianc-es and cherry wood cabinets. The view out the front window and front patio includes the mountains, tree tops and city lights. 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1,460 sq. ft. See www.833CanyonCrest.com for more pictures and information.

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resort style Living! Located in north Monrovia, this pristine jewel will make you feel like you never again need to vacation away from home! The kitchen, living/dining room and enormous step-down great room flow together to create an open space with amazing 16ft. glass sliders leading to the backyard. 2269 sf. home, 9557 sf. lot, 2 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, pool, spa, newer roof, HVAC system, 10ft. ceilings. For more information: www.310Canyon.comMonrovia (Can) $725,000

not just a house, it is a HoMe. Remodeled English Cottage features breathtaking gardens and updated kitchen with tile floors, granite counter and stainless steel appliances. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1603 sq. ft.

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immaculate condo in Monrovia.Totally refurbished throughout, new appliances in kitchen, two bedroom, two bath, with attached garage has a Complex pool, Clubhouse, spa, and Jacuzzi.

Monrovia (MaY) $329,000

This home has been beautifully maintained and restored. There is an updated kitchen with granite counter tops, stainless steel appliances and cherry wood cabinets. The view out the front window and front patio includes the mountains, tree tops and city lights. 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1,460 sq. ft. See www.833CanyonCrest.com for more pictures and information.

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What a delight, it will be to come home each day to your newly updat-ed home! Situated in one of the most family friendly neighborhoods of Altadena, your new home offers 3 generously sized bedrooms, 2 baths, a formal living room with fireplace, dining room, a HUGE family room with fireplace and glass doors overlooking the brick patio and yard. There is luscious landscaping in the front and rear with new plantings, new sod and automatic sprinklers.Altadena (NEL) $449,000

Not just a house, it is a HOME. Remodeled English Cottage features breathtaking gardens and updated kitchen with tile floors, granite counter and stainless steel appliances. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1603 sq. ft.

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Offering tranquil VIEWS of the valley and moun-tains, this 4 bedroom, 3 bath home is situated on a 14, 401 sf. lot. There is a large family/media room, an updated kitchen, updated baths, new windows, closet organizers in all bedrooms, new bamboo flooring. CA & Heat, huge laundry room and a large 2-car garage! See www.608vallevista.com for photos and details.

Sierra Madre (VALINT) $848,000

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This property (13,787 sf) and the vacant land/lot (10,178 sf) to the North (608 S. Ramona) are being sold together for a total of 23,965 sf. Both lots are zoned R-2 (buyer to verify zoning with the city). Front house has 3 bedrooms, 1 bath-room. Second house has 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom. This property is being sold for $748,000. The 2nd parcel to the north, referenced as 608 S. Ramona, San Gabriel is a lot priced at $488,000. The seller prefers to sell both lots together.San Gabriel (610RAM) $1,236,000

Canyon Retreat with three bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 1420 sq. ft., Mahogany floors, Fireplace, remodeled kitchen and baths, and central air. Lovely open feel and a private setting.

Sierra Madre (BRO) $629,000

This upper Hastings Ranch home is situated above the street and offers a spacious and open floor plan. There are 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, wood floors, central air and heat, mountain views, charming gar-dens and a two-car garage.

Pasadena (HAS) $625,000

Built in 1925 this Craftsman accented home is truly a turnkey property! With 1,728 sq. ft. of living space it boasts 4 bedrooms 2 bathrooms, a huge open concept living and dining room and a lot size of 6,201 sq. ft. Special features: Granite slab countertops on top of Mahogany stained cabinets, S/S appliances, original wood fireplace with tumbled stone surround, travertine stone flooring, central heat and A/C, a two year old roof, and the list goes on and on. You must come to see this home soon!! Altadena (CRO) $499,000

redwhite+bluezz jazzes upPasadena’s Playhouse district

Local Resident Jo Jardon makes “heartfelt gift of thanks”

to Huntington Memorial Hospital Heart and Vascular Center

Mike Gatto introduces legislation to better manage carpool lanes, ease congestion

Following a seven year run, redwhite+bluezz in Old Pasadena is closing its doors end of night on Sun-day February 24, 2013, but the rwb experience contin-ues to live on, courtesy of the Playhouse Restaurant Group.

redwhite+bluezz is jazzed to open, reincarnat-ed and ready for business as usual (with some sizzling additions), under new own-ership and management, at the landmark Pasadena Playhouse, the State The-ater of California, and the heart of Pasadena’s arts scene. The refreshed jazz club and 80 seat restaurant, located at 37 South El Mo-lino, in the Pasadena Play-house building, will offi-cially open its doors to the public on March 8, 2013.

“It is a thrilling time for live music in Pasadena and for everyone who ap-preciates the arts, as we open redwhite+bluezz in such a unique location as the Pasadena Playhouse,” said Art Silveri of Play-house Restaurant Group, a new partnership that acquired the rights to the redwhite+bluezz’ unique concept, its special recipe for success and name. “The original redwhite+bluezz has been a staple in Old Pasadena for more than seven years. We are ex-

cited to not only broaden the reach of the tried and true redwhite+bluezz expe-rience, but also to enhance it”

“It makes perfect sense to open a jazz club and fine dining establishment at the Pasadena Playhouse--and even more sense to open one as popular and suc-cessful as redwhite+bluezz. We are ecstatic that we were able to acquire the rights to do so, and ap-preciate the opportunity to share the phenomenon created by former owner André Vener, with an even broader clientele,” added Dave Morgan, also of Pasa-dena Restaurant Group. “We look forward to build-ing mutually beneficial re-lationships with our neigh-bors including Vroman’s Bookstore, Laemmle The-atres and, of course, the Playhouse and its patrons. It’s a win win situation for everyone…especially Pasa-denans.”

Aside from newly ap-pointed General Manager Phil Thyen, much of the redwhite+bluezz staff will remain the same. The new Executive Chef of redwhite+bluezz, Alfon-so “Fonzy” Galan, joins the restaurant from, well, redwhite+bluezz. For the past two years, Galan has been Sous Chef at

redwhite+bluezz, making him a seamless and natural choice to take the helm of the new establishment’s kitchen.

The 40 person bar, manned by familiar faces, features popular spirits, wine and beer, alongside a hand chosen selection of California wines, craft beers and boutique spirits. Many of the area’s most revered jazz artists will continue performing at redwhite+bluezz. On any given night, and during Sunday brunch, customers will be treated to the tal-ents of their favorite artists, including Brother Yusef, Tim Kobza, Steve Pandis, Gregory Lawrence, Ryan Cross and Paul Lines.

“redwhite+bluezz has set the standard for top tier live music in Pasadena,” said Lines. “It is exciting to be part of the next phase of the redwhite+bluezz leg-acy.”

The new ven-ue has new hours. redwhite+bluezz will be open at 5:00pm Tuesday through Sunday evenings. Sunday brunch will be served from 10:30am to 2:30pm.

The website remains www.redwhitebluezz.com as will the phone number (626) 792-4441.

It’s happened to any-one who lives in Southern California. A late-night ac-cident or mysterious slow-ing clogs the rightmost freeway lanes, while the carpool lane sits empty. Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) has intro-duced Assembly Bill 405, a measure that will create a pilot program of sorts to ease such traffic congestion by permitting single-occu-pancy vehicles to access the high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes (also known as carpool lanes) on State Highway Route 134, dur-ing non-peak hours.

A recent CalTrans re-port indicated that South-ern California’s HOV lanes are not being uti-lized to capacity during non-peak hours, leaving single-passenger vehicles idling in slow-going or stand-still lanes. Unlike Northern California, where

HOV lane restrictions are in place only during peak commute hours, HOV lanes in Southern Califor-nia, including those on the 134 Freeway, are restricted on a 24-hour basis.

Gatto explained that “carpool lanes are intend-ed to increase the capaci-ties of our freeways, reward those who carpool during rush hour, and protect the surrounding environment from harmful exhaust. When motorists are stuck in bumper-to-bumper traf-fic at midnight while car-pool lanes sit empty, none of those goals are being met. It just doesn’t make sense.”

Gatto’s measure would require Caltrans to allow single-passenger ve-hicles to access the HOV lanes on a five mile stretch of the 134 Freeway be-tween the 170 Freeway and Interstate 5 during non-

peak hours. “The current restric-

tion of HOV lanes to only high-occupancy vehicles or to those who can afford high-efficiency vehicles is an ineffective way to op-erate these lanes outside of rush hour,” said Gatto. “California’s highway system needs to remain flexible, especially in ar-eas where people drive the freeways at all times.” Many commuters along the 134 corridor, which links the 101 Freeway to Pasa-dena and beyond, do not work traditional hours.

Gatto is also oversee-ing an effort with state and local agencies to investigate ways to address administra-tively the underutilization of HOV lanes in the region.

“Traffic congestion is almost always bad during rush hour; it need not be bad all night long,” said Gatto.

In support of heart month and in a gener-ous way to give heartfelt thanks, Pasadena resident Moraig “Jo” Jardon has made a $100,000 donation to Huntington Memorial Hospital Heart and Vas-cular Center. The gift is in tribute to her cardiologist, John Easthope, M.D.

“I don’t know what I would do without Dr. Easthope. He is always there for you, and his en-tire staff treats everyone with respect and dignity,” says Jardon. “The older you get the more you re-alize how important it is to give back to the com-munity and how good it makes you feel to do so in a meaningful way. There is no better place than Huntington Hospital.”

No stranger to the

healthcare field, Jardon earned a Bachelor of Sci-ence degree in nursing at Western Reserve Univer-sity (now Case Western Reserve University) in Cleveland. Upon moving to California, she worked at Los Angeles’ Shriners Hospital for Children as well as in the private prac-tice of her husband, an obstetrician/gynecologist. Both she and her husband are former patients of Huntington Hospital, and Jo is a former participant in the hospital’s cardiac rehabilitation program.

“I marvel at what goes on at Huntington in terms of the advanced care and technologies,” Jardon says. “My husband spent his life dedicated to the medical industry, and healthcare has always been such a big

part of my life that making this gift and saying thank you to Huntington just seemed like the right thing to do. And I feel so good about doing it.”

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Former patient calls $100,000 donation “the right thing to do” and “feels so good about doing it”


The design-build team, Foothill Transit Construc-tors (FTC), is on sched-ule to have the project’s design work substantially complete next month. The majority of the nearly 100 design packages have been “Approved for Construc-tion,” and the remaining packages are nearing 100% design.

Significant construc-tion is now well underway throughout the corridor. Bridge construction, util-ity relocation, grade cross-ing work, and even station construction can be seen at different points along the 11.5-miles.

Some of these activi-ties require street closures and other impactful ac-tivities. Stay updated and don’t get surprised by con-struction!

Utility relocation and mass grading is happen-ing along the entire city of Azusa corridor, and the FTC team broke ground on the first major at-grade crossing in the city yester-day. Dalton Avenue will be closed for approximately six weeks to complete the crossing improvements. Click here to view the con-

struction notice.Additionally, to ac-

commodate one freight track and two light rail tracks in the future, nine bridges at three crossings are also under construc-tion in Azusa. Palm Drive is closed to thru-traffic for bridge work until May, and Foothill Boulevard has been reduced to one lane in each direction at the bridge crossing until Sep-tember. Above is a photo of work on the bridge abut-ments at Citrus Ave.

The Duarte station is the first of six new stations to break ground, and work continues on the nearby Highland Avenue crossing until early March. (Duarte station-work is shown be-low).

Demolition of the old bridge abutments at Colo-rado Blvd. in Arcadia is now complete, and work is underway on construc-tion of the new dual-track bridge over this heavily-used street in the city. Colorado Blvd remains closed to thru-traffic until mid-April.

Mass grading is now complete for the 24-acre, $160 million Gold Line

Operations Campus in Monrovia. FTC crews are now focused on utility re-location and foundation work on the main building. Utility relocation on streets surrounding the campus is also on-going.

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Taylor Brennan, a La Salle High School sopho-more, has launched a new school club to help military families through the healing powers of art. More than 15 talented art students have joined La Salle’s Portraits in Courage club. “Portraits of Courage is designed to give talented art students an opportunity to get to-gether with other likemind-ed artists and give back to our courageous men and women in the armed services who protect our freedom and our lives ev-ery day, “ said Taylor. The club members are currently creating portraits of military service members and they will give these works of art to the military families as the student’s way of thank-ing the soldiers and their families for their service.

Art instructor Joanne Lamb serves as the staff moderator of the club, which meets afterschool, when the students will paint or draw the portraits. They intend to complete at least 15 portraits by the end of the school year, which means they can be present-ed in time for Memorial Day 2013.

The club is currently reaching out to the great-er Pasadena community to connect with military families who would like to receive a portrait of their loved one serving in the armed forces, as well as of those who have fallen or returned home injured or disabled.

Brennan, 16, is also the president of the school’s

Support Our Troops club, which he started last year to provide holiday cards and letters to members of the service, as well as “Boxes of Love” for members of the armed services and needy military families. The Portraits of Courage club is an extension of the Support Our Troops club, he said.

“I’m an artist, and my friends in art want to use our talent to help the fami-lies who have gone through loss,” he said. “I don’t think the needs of these people are being fulfilled. We want to help those families who are coping with the loss of a loved one or those who have been badly injured and whose lives have been changed.”

Mrs. Lamb explained that these students are highly gifted artists who are serious about their art and about giving back to the community.

Families who are inter-ested should be willing to

submit two to four photo-graphs of the subject of the portrait. The photographs can be in a military set-ting, or of the individual in uniform, or they can be of the soldier in a casual set-ting. The club requests that the photos be at least 5x7 or larger so they can see the details of the face. Por-traits will be done as paint-ings or drawings in pencil, charcoal or colored pencil depending on the artists’ preference and skill.

Military families inter-ested in having a portrait done by the students in the Portraits of Courage club can mail their 5x7 or larger photos to Portraits of Cour-age Club, Attention Mrs. J. Lamb, La Salle High School, 3880 East Sierra Madre Boulevard, Pasade-na, CA 91107.

Local organizations that work with military fam-ilies are also encouraged to contact Mrs. Lamb, if they have families who would like to participate.

Portraits of Courage: La Salle sophomore launches

new club to help military families

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Dog Haus, is heating things up at Ascencia’s Winter Shelter at the Glen-dale National Guard Ar-mory on Tuesday February 26, 2013, with Chili Dogs!

Recently named one of CNN’s Top Five Hot Dog Places in 2012, Dog Haus has teamed with As-cencia to contribute in its plight to end homelessness in Glendale, by providing a Dog Haus dinner complete with Haus Chili Dogs, Fri-tos and a drink. The spe-

cial dinner has even more meaning, feeding homeless on a “chili” night as it also pays an early homage to National Chili Day which is at the end of the month. “This makes it a fun event that also reminds homeless and less fortunate people that they are cared about by their community,” Dog Haus partner Hagop Gira-gossian. Dog Haus current-ly has locations in Pasadena, Old Pasadena and Alham-bra and remains committed

to giving back to the com-munity and beyond.

Since 1997, Ascencia has been providing an ar-ray of services and housing to assist hundreds of home-less families and individu-als as the largest operator of homeless services in Glendale. In addition to Ascencia’s 40 bed family/individual shelter, Ascenc-ia is currently running an emergency Winter Shelter program for 80 adults dur-ing the winter season.

Dog Haus takes a bite out of hunger

Foothill Gold Line extension updates

Grenadier Band, Bethle-hem, Pa.

Los Angeles Unified School District All District High School Honor Band, Los Angeles

McQueen High School “Lancer Band,” Reno, Nev.

Nagoya Minami High School Green Band, Na-goya, Japan

Pasadena City College Tournament of Roses Hon-or Band & Herald Trum-pets, Pasadena, Calif.

Rosemount High School Marching Band, Rosemount, Minn.

St. Augustine High School Marching “100,”

New Orleans, La. The Salvation Army

Tournament of Roses Band, Los Angeles

United States Marine Corps West Coast Compos-ite Band

Westfield High School Marching Bulldogs, Chan-tilly, Va.

Bands are selected by the Tournament of Roses based on a variety of crite-ria including musicianship, marching ability and enter-tainment or special interest value. In order to be con-sidered, band representa-tives submitted detailed ap-plications, which included

photos, video footage and letters of recommendation. Bands are required to raise all necessary funds for trav-el and accommodations. In addition to marching in the 5 1/2 mile long Rose Parade on New Year’s Day, bands also perform in one of three Bandfest events scheduled for Dec. 29 and 30, 2013, at Pasadena City College.

The Tournament of Roses is currently accept-ing band applications for the 2015 Rose Parade. Please visit http://apply.tournamentofroses.com for details.


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S. EL MONTE $879,000Industrial Space. Move into one, enjoy the income from the other. Two 3000+ sq. ft. buildings on a 22000 sq. ft. lot. Ideal for vehicle storage to the rear of the buildings. Large loading doors front and rear easy ac-cess. Close to 60 Freeway.(C2416)

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TEMPLE CITY $878,000Lovely home in a great area of North Temple City. Bright and airy, beautiful floor plan. 4 bedrooms, 2.75 baths, large living room with fireplace, dining room, large kitchen with top of the line stainless steel appliances, central air & heat, new hardwood floors, two car detached garage, nice back yard with fruit trees. (W9861)


ONTARIO $1,388,000Gas Station Plus Property. Good potential for growing business, busy intersection. Good exposure surrounded by lodging and retail shops. Close to Ontario Airport. Seller is very, very motivated.


SAN GABRIEL $1,560,000Highly Demand rental area located in Northern San Ga-briel with Award Winning Temple City Schools. Built in 1986 with low maintenance required. Front unit has one 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom. Back unit has four 2 bedroom 1.25 bathroom. Laundry Room on site. Each unit has 2 car parking. Stable Income with long term tenant.(A9024)


MONROVIA CONDO $298,000This fantastic home features 2 bed/3 ba (2 masters). Recently remodeled and Close to shopping, restaurants and Old Town Monrovia. Great spacious floor plan, 2 car garage, in-unit laundry, hardwood floors, crown molding, oak cabinetry, granite countertops and newer appliances. (MAY)


ARCADIA $3,390,000Brand New North Facing Luxurious Home in the “Baldwin Stocker” area of Arcadia. This 6009 sq ft home features 5 Bedrooms, 5.5 Bathrooms, formal living room ,dining room, library, gourmet kitchen with Island and breakfast nook, large family room with wet bar, perfectly landscape backyard with built-in barbecue,3D home theater, solid wal-nut hardwood floor, Jacuzzi tub, security alarm system, walk-in closet, front court yard with motor gate and 3 car attach garage.(N24)CENTURY 21 LUDECKE INC (626) 445-0123

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TEMPLE CITY $799,000TEMPLE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT!! Fantastic opportu-nity for extended families, home + rental income or for new construction. 2 SEPARATE HOMES - 1 features 2 bed/1.5 ba 1261 sqft living area; the other has 2 bed/2 ba, 1360 sqft living area. Each has 2-car detached garage. Quiet street and large lot (over 16,000 sqft). (SUL)


MONROVIA $595,000This total remolded home features 4 bed/2.5 ba, new flooring in all rooms; Berber carpet in all the bedrooms ceramic tile in kitchen and all the bathrooms and wood flooring in entry, halls living room and dining room, some new lighting, new counter, sinks and fixtures in the kitch-en and the bathrooms. New window treatments on every window. This home is truly ready to move into. (ROY)


SAN GABRIEL $948,000Beautifully remodeled home with 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, 2,280 sq.ft. on 10,219 sq.ft. lot, fireplace in living room, guest house and 3 car detached garage. Central air and heat. Across from San Ga-briel Country Club. (H720)


MONROVIA $448,800Remodeled one level 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 1,361 sq.ft. home. Featuring living room, dining area, laundry room, covered patio, attached two car garage, RV parking, yard all on a 6,771 sq.ft. lot. Move in Ready!

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GREAT ONE LEVEL CONDO $298,000This corner unit features 2 bed/1.75 Ba. Highly de-sirable one level condo north of foothill. Private en-trance with large patio. Great floor plan, living room with fireplace, dining area, indoor laundry and master suite. Common area is well maintained with lovely gardens, paths and a recreation room. (FOO)


TEMPLE CITY $1,398,000Breath taking! Temple city school. Granite floors, cathedral ceiling, top quality & extraordinary architectural design, family & living room w/fireplace, central air and heating, formal dining room, master suite w/steam room, office, bonus room and bar, beautiful gormet kitchen w/granite coutertops and center island, a must see.(L5924)


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TEMPLE CITY $419,000Beautiful home remodeled throughout! 2 beds, 1 bath, open floor plan bright and airy. New kitchen with granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances. Double pane windows, new roof, central air and heat, crown moldings, recess lighting and hardwood floors. 2 car garage, spa, and brick fireplace.(C4533)CENTURY 21 LUDECKE INC (626) 445-0123

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GLENDORA $489,000Single family home built in 1981 with fireplace looks out to great oak trees that canopies the wooden deck patio. Features 3 bedrooms, master suites, 2 baths, great floor plan, brand-new granite counters. Large enclosed back-yard on 9746 sq. ft. lot. room for RV parking. Close to school and tree lined street in North Glendora.(F1316)CENTURY 21 LUDECKE INC (626) 445-0123

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GLENDORA $358,000Immaculate 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom with hardwood floors in living room and hallway, large kitchen, formal dining in the living room, French doors leading to a very comfortable patio and backyard. Two car attached garage. Charter Oak Schools. (P1640)


MONROVIA LEASE $1,000/MONTHRetail Lease in Beautiful Old Town Monrovia. 440 sq. ft. w/ bathroom access, air conditioning, and built-in sink w/running water.(M420)


SAN GABRIEL - 2 UNITS $498,0002 Units – Two, 2 Bed/1 Ba Units w/ one car garage, one with a good sized private yard in the front and one with a large gated back yard. The garages separate each unit from each other. In addition to both of these units for sale, the adjacent property on the east side of this property is also for sale. That property feature 2 houses (one-2Bed/1ba & one 3 Bed/1 ba.) Both parcels can be sold together or to separate buyers. (SAX2)


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SAN GABRIEL - 2 UNITS $498,0002 units – one - 2 Bed/1 ba Unit with a good sized yard in the back and a 2-car garage in the front. (One garage space for each unit) The other unit is a 3 Bed/1ba unit with a large gated front yard. In addition to both of these units for sale, the adjacent property on the west side of this property is also for sale. That property is a nice duplex (two 2Bed/1 ba each with 1 car garages and very large private yards.) (SAX1)


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