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Volume XV, No. XXXVCommunity News, Arts & Opinions Since 1996

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Pasadena’s New BearCat Assists Monrovia PD Arrest Barricaded Grand Theft Auto Suspect

BY TERRY MILLER

Last Thursday Septem-ber 2, 2010 at approximately 1:30PM, an Arcadia Police Officer observed a possible stolen vehicle suspect driv-ing a 1997 Lexus in the area of Santa Clara Avenue and

Santa Anita Avenue. A records check on the vehi-cle’s license plate indicated that the Lexus was, indeed, reported stolen out of the city of Los Angeles.

The Arcadia officer at-tempted to stop the stolen car, but the suspect initially evaded the officer by run-

ning stop signs and accel-erating away from the pur-suing officer. The suspect drove east into the city of Monrovia where he hit at least two vehicles and sub-sequently abandoned the stolen vehicle in the area of Fig Street and Central Av-enue. He fled on foot and

barricaded himself inside a house on Central near Fig. Arcadia and Monrovia of-ficers quickly locked down the area preventing the sus-pect’s escape. A Monrovia resident contacted Arcadia Police officers and told them

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Sierra Madre Community Radio Finally Gets Green Light

BY TERRY MILLER Mayor Joe Mosca will

cut a ceremonial ribbon along with Hank Lands-berg on Thursday at the site of the new commu-nity radio station project. Landsberg is the winner of this year’s Public Safety Award for spearheading the project. Landsberg

prefers name ‘Community Radio’ over “Emergency Radio” - the moniker Sierra Madre city seems to want to use. Landsburg gave the Weekly a preview of the facilities on Tues-day and explained why he wants the station to be known not just as an emer-

Planning continues for the replacement of the synthetic surface at Santa Anita with a dirt oval and the California Horse Rac-ing Board is working with management and horse-men in the preparation of a request for the Board to waive the rule requiring a synthetic surface.

As Santa Anita of-ficials consult with engi-neers and have dirt ana-lyzed for its suitability as a racing surface, the CHRB has provided them with requirements and guide-lines for the granting of a waiver. CHRB Executive Director Kirk Breed ad-vised Santa Anita to take the following steps:

Appoint a project manager:

Develop a construc-tion management plan that includes the time sequence of all activities from permit submission and approval through the CHRB completion inspec-tion and the first use of the track.

Schedule committee meetings of representa-tives from the CHRB, Santa Anita, the California Thoroughbred Trainers (CTT), and Thorough-

Board Working With Industry On Santa Anita Waiver

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The president of Uni-versity of California Mark Yudof and the chancellor of the California commu-nity college system, Jack Scott have resigned from the California Chamber of Commerce board of direc-tors after the organization backed Meg Whitman’s bid for governor in one of the most bitterly expensive campaigns ,thus far,in Cali-fornia history.

The popular Pasadena former state senator, Jack Scott, (D) who was appoint-ed as chancellor by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, announced his resignation in a letter to chamber Pres-ident Allan Zaremberg af-ter the Chamber endorsed of Meg Whitman. Scott be-lieves the Chamber should have no part in this bitter political battle between Whitman and Brown as said that his decision was based on a belief that such endorsements are “de-structive to the Chamber’s Core Mission.”

Education Leaders Protest Meg Whitman Endorsement - Jack Scott Resigns California Chamber Of Commerce

Taste of Sierra Madre This Saturday Sept 11

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Latino Heritage Honored

This Sunday the Mon-rovia Historical Museum will host a Latino Heritage Art Exhibition. After the very successful Black His-tory Event in February, plans began for a similar

There is so much go-ing on in Sierra Madre this weekend that we barely know where to begin. However, we will attempt to suggest that the first ever Taste of Sierra Madre will

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Officers from the SWAT Team exit the new BearCat during a stand-off in Monrovia last week - Photo by Terry Miller

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We live in such a strange, screwed up, liti-gious society that almost anything is believeable. Lawsuits appear to be the sport of the day. An ex-ample of this is something I read about just recently.

A German bank rob-ber was arrested after a teller realized the robber was hard of hearing so she tripped an alarm. Accord-

ing to a Chicago newspa-per, the robber is now suing the bank for exploiting his disability.

That makes as much sense as the burglar who was trying to break into a commercial building through a roof door. He stepped on a sky light and fell through. He sued the company the window be-longed to.

Go figure.I find those stories hu-

morous but scary because they show just how vul-nerable we are. Another example of mankind’s vulnerability came through on the internet. It actually makes more sense than the first two.

A burglar broke into a house one night. He shined his flashlight around, look-ing for valuables, and when he picked up a CD player to place in his sack, a strange, disembodied voice echoed from the dark saying, “Jesus is watching you.”

He nearly jumped out of his skin, clicked his flash-light off and froze. When he heard nothing more af-

ter a bit, he shook his head, promised himself a vaca-tion after the next big score, then clicked the light back on and began searching for more valuables.

Just as he pulled an HD TV out so he could disconnect the wires, clear as a bell he heard, “Jesus is watching you.” Freaked out, he shined his light around frantically, looking for the source of the voice.

Finally, in the corner of the room, his flashlight beam came to rest on a par-rot. “Did you say that?” he hissed at the parrot.

“Yep,” the parrot con-fessed, then squawked, “I’m just trying to warn you.”

“Warn me huh? Who in the world are you?”

“Moses,” replied the bird.

“Moses?” the burglar laughed. “What kind of stupid people would name a parrot Moses?”

The bird promptly answered, “Probably the same kind of people that would name a rottweiler Jesus.”

Marijuana Dispensary Opponents Plan Demonstration on Sept 11 - Public Hearing on Tap for Monday at Pamela Park

Residents concerned over the proposed Mari-juana Dispensary on Live Oak will stage a demon-stration Saturday for three hours from noon to 3pm according to organizers.

The root of the con-cern is the proximity of the homes which residents say would be severely impact-ed by any medical mari-juan dispensary.

The men who hope who open the facility will be on hand to answer question at the Public Hearing which is slated for

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to say that the well-known quote “Time Heals All Wounds” just may not be true. You see it was about thirty-five years ago when I first began writing a news-paper column with a light humor style of writing. We lived in a small community in Orange County and I was writing for several weekly papers. It was not long after I started writing the column that the reader’s reactions became quite evident. Lets just say it was sometimes dif-ficult to be in public places and to be recognized as “That Columnist”.

Now that I am begin-ning my third year as a col-umnist with Beacon Media papers, I still consider it a privilege to entertain a new generation

of readers. The intro-duction of many of my ficti-tious family members,

relatives and acquain-tances has been fun. How-ever, once again it has become common to be uniquely greeted by some of the column readers. The very first indication that there were some unusual reactions to my column was when my sister-in-law called. Instead of her normal friend-ly greeting, “How are you “Hotshot?” she opened very

caustically with, “Let me talk to your wife”? I’m not usually slow to catch on so I just thought she was hav-ing a bad day. When my wife hung up and abruptly walked away saying “well you did it again.” Then I thought wow, they are both having a bad day. A sugges-tion that, “we should eat out tonight”, is generally a good mood changer and a fast at-titude picker-upper. Not so this time. My wife quickly grabbed her purse and said, “I’m ready.” I immediately thought, Oh Yeah, me too ... for a silent and cranky din-ner partner.

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What alarms me about the coyote prob-lems the foothill commu-nities seem to be having

or are having relates direct-ly to a person being unedu-cated as to the coyote’s be-havior and canine instincts. First and foremost, a coy-ote is related to the dog family and anyone with a dog hopefully knows a dog has specialized teeth that make it a predatory carnivore, thereby their main diet is meat. Being an opportunistic hunter, it will prey on small mam-mals, including our pets. To find their prey takes an incredible sense of smell and sight. We must re-member that a coyote’s keen sense of smell and sight are what help it to survive the elements of the wild. If we leave our small pets unattended and leave any kind of food out-side, it invites the coyote to find their meal in our backyards. Scaling a 8-foot fence is no problem for a coyote, so build the fences higher. Do not leave your small pet unattended while he/she is doing their busi-ness, playing, etc. What we are doing is inviting the coyote and any other predatory animal into our backyard simply by being ignorant (or lazy) to what steps we must do to keep the coyote away from us. We must also remember that last year’s Station Fire and continuous drought have destroyed a lot of prey base for the predators to hunt. As a general rule, coyotes will not attack a hu-

man and a close encounter with a coyote need not be assumed that it will do so. A close reading on the In-ternet will help educate the public about coyotes and other problem wildlife in their area. Invite a coy-ote expert to talk to your neighborhood perhaps by hosting an evening of “how we can live with our local wildlife.” With vigilance, good practices on how to keep the coyote away from our backyards, and taking the time to be edu-cated on the ways of coy-otes and our local wildlife, we CAN live with coyotes but it takes us to UNDER-STAND them and their behavior. Secondly, and as importantly, if the City of Arcadia insists on trap-ping and killing coyotes, it will not rid the problem because when an alpha animal is deleted from its territory usually by death, it invites another animal who is looking for a terri-tory to claim that territory as its own. Also, innocent animals will be slaughtered just because they happen to wander into the area infested with the traps and be senselessly killed – the cliché being “at the wrong place at the wrong time.” Please follow the rules of living with local wildlife and nobody will get hurt. It is through careless tac-tics, mismanagement and uneducated understanding that is causing the prob-lems in the big picture. Thank you for your coop-eration.

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gency station. “We want to be available for all com-munity events such as the Wistaria Festival, Mount Wilson Trail Race etc., and of course this weekend’s activities with the Taste of Sierra Madre and the Emergency Preparedness event at Memorial Park.” the veteran ham radio operator said.The Station actually has been up and running for about a month

with a looped recording giving some community information on upcoming events and information about the station itself.Two watts of power doesn’t sound like much, but the range is pretty good and in the event of a major di-saster, it will be invaluable. Landsberg has three other individuals who are ham operators and will be avail-able with a full working

knowledge of the station should he not be able to don his headphones at any given moment.

The actual transmit-ting tower is in the dog park, in fact most people don’t even know it’s there. However, apparently some local canines have already commented on placement of the antennae. Radio broadcast desk is located in City Hall. WQKW561 is a Sierra Madre’s “Emer-gency and Public Service Radio Station”. It is a local non-commercial AM radio station that is licensed and regulated by the FCC as a “Travelers Information Sta-tion”.

The station will cover the city of Sierra Madre and surrounding areas at 1630 on the AM dial, and may only be used to broadcast emergency, pub-lic safety, and community information. In times of crisis, AM-1630 will distrib-ute essential information to residents, even during power outages. During fires, earthquakes, floods, or mudslides, AM-1630 will provide as much up to date data as possible.

Residents of Sierra Madre will be alerted to tune to AM-1630 with the reactivation of the horn located at Montecito and Baldwin. A series of three blasts of the horn will noti-fy the town to tune to AM-1630 for up to the minute information. The Sierra Madre Fire and Public Works departments will be conducting intermittent testing of the horn during the next few weeks. Be-ginning in November, the horn, which was the source of some controversy a few years ago when there was talk of silencing the loud

but helpful tool, will be blasting off once again. The ever hilarious Billy Sullivan of Sierra Madre’s Bottle Shop ( Sierra Madre City College) printed up some T shirts which hailed the merits of the horn back then. The T Shirts read…”Save The Horn….Blow me Daily”… They were proudly worn many in the

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ated $14,672.00 from Inter-nal Service funds that were budgeted for emergency communications.In the photographs on this page, Hank Landsburg makes some final adjustments to one of the two, two watt transmitters that will com-municate essential informa-

tion to the residents of Si-erra Madre in the event on an emergency. Alternative-ly the station will also be used for community infor-mation on special events in town.The famous horn that will alert Sierra Madre in the event of a crisis is now clearly marked.

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Crystal Ball 2010, “An Evening of Good Vibrations with The Beach Boys” will be held Saturday, October 16, at the Pasadena Conven-tion Center.

Event co-chairs this year are Methodist Hospital Foundation board members Christine Antonovich and Richard Sun, DDS. Anto-novich, co-chair of the Chi-nese American Film Festival, and Sun, San Marino City Council member, along with their 19 “energetic” com-mittee members have been working for months to pro-vide a memorable experi-ence their guests would not soon forget.

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The Beach Boys con-tinue to create and perform with the same bold style that marked their debut almost 50 years ago. Averaging 150 shows a year, the group plans another national/world tour and continued charity ac-tivities through Mike Love’s Love Foundation, which sup-ports national environmental and educational initiatives.

Leader and frontman Mike Love is one of rock’s foremost songwriters. With his cousin, Brian Wilson, Love wrote the classics “Fun, Fun, Fun,” “I Get Around,” “Help Me Rhonda,” “Cali-fornia Girls” and the Gram-my-nominated “Good Vi-brations.” Grammy-winning songwriter Bruce Johnston (Barry Manilow’s “I Write The Songs”) joined The Beach Boys in 1965, replac-ing Glenn Campbell, who

filled in on vocals/bass when Brian Wilson retired from touring. The band also in-cludes Christian Love (gui-tar/vocals), Randell Kirsch (bass/vocals), Tim Bonhom-me (keyboards/vocals), John Cowsill of The Cowsills (per-cussion /vocals) and Scott Totten (guitar/vocals).

About Methodist Hos-pital

Founded in 1903, Meth-odist Hospital is a 460-bed, not-for-profit hospital serv-ing the Central San Gabriel Valley. Services provided include comprehensive acute care such as medical, surgical, perinatal, pediat-rics, oncology, intensive care (neonatal and adult) and complete cardiovascular ser-vices, including open-heart surgery. Methodist Hospital is accredited by The Joint Commission on Accredita-tion of Healthcare Organiza-tions.

For more information about Crystal Ball, please contact the Methodist Hos-pital Foundation at 626-898-8888.

“Although it would have been my preference to remain on the board, in light of the Chamber’s action today to engage in electioneering, remaining on the board is no longer possible,” Scott wrote in the letter. “As I expressed to the board during the Chamber’s open meeting, I do not believe the board is using sound judgment by catapulting the Cali-fornia Chamber of Com-merce into the center of a fierce political contest for California’s next gover-nor. It is a constructive act when the Chamber weighs in on matters of public policy that impacts Califor-nia businesses, but it is de-structive to the Chamber’s core mission and the busi-nesses it represents when it becomes a partisan opera-tion.” Scott said.

Arcadia Chamber of Commerce Executive Director, Beth Costanza, said “ I don’t feel it is ap-propriate to back any po-litical candidate as a local or California Chamber of

Commerce. In fact, it is in our bylaws.” She added that most chambers have such by laws and that many are also non-profit, like the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce.

“Every Chamber is different…” Costanza con-tinued, “Some are retail/tourist oriented like us and some are more industrial or agricultural.” However, she said she felt, without question, that partisan poli-tics is not a good game to play for local Chambers of Commerce.

Upon conclusion of the CalChamber Board of Directors meeting last Friday, President and CEO Allan Zaremberg announced that gubernato-rial candidate Meg Whit-man received the group’s endorsement.

“CalChamber sup-ports Meg Whitman’s priority of removing bar-riers to private sector job creation and creating cer-tainty for those who wish to invest in our state.”

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I usually go to the fair for unique shopping and food, and to see baby pigs, cows, sheep and other farm animals. But this year I also went to see dead people and giant dinosaurs.

My getaway to the 88th annual Los Angeles County Fair began when me and my dad drove to Pomona, parked in a sea of cars and took a tram to the front gates. Once inside, he headed for the race track and I went dinosaur hunt-ing.

I found the monstrous beasts in Jurassic Planet, a

prehistoric exhibit featur-ing numerous life-sized animated dinosaurs and hands-on exhibits from the seven continents.

Most people are fa-miliar with dinosaurs from North America and Eu-rope, but all continents contain dinosaur fossils. In this “top secret bio-re-search facility,” dinosaurs from around the globe are recreated in their original landscape. Not only are the creatures huge and ter-rifying, but they also blink and move their heads, tails and claws, while roaring with razor-sharp teeth on display.

Highlights of the 20 animated dinosaurs include the fin-backed upright croc-odilian Suchiomimus from Africa, the bizarre Austra-lian plant eating Muttabur-rasaurus, the club-tailed armored South American Euoplocephalus, and the short-armed, big-teethed T-Rex from North America. The exhibit also offers kids a chance to be a paleontol-ogist and look for bones at a “dig site.”

From Jurassic Planet I traveled inside the human body as I discovered the fascinating attraction: “Our Body: The Universe With-in” (ourbodytheuniverse-within.com).

Featuring real human

bodies, this world-famous exhibit uses a process called “plastination” that replaces the body’s water and fat with special plastics, creating a solid, durable

anatomic specimen, per-fect for medical purposes, and to my creepy surprise, viewing at the local fair.

The exhibit guides guests through each of the body’s major systems, demonstrating how every-

thing works in an up-close, microscopic, manner.

After exploring the human body, I grabbed a giant turkey leg and lem-onade, and then hit the

fair’s acclaimed shopping district. Located in five air-conditioned buildings, the mall features cooking dem-onstrations, water purifiers, hand crafted jewelry, food processors, leather jackets, solar powered items, tools,

massage chairs, wooden collectables, beds, coffins, colorful pitchmen selling Sham Wows and salsa makers, and much more. The shopping is so popu-

lar, there is even a special shuttle running directly from the front gate.

My next stop was Es-meralda’s Traveling Cir-cus, where I encountered a big top full of gypsies, tra-peze artists and acrobats, el-ephants, a giant horse and steer, clowns and more.

Other fair highlights include a carnival with 70 rides; more than 300 din-ing options; a barn where visitors can learn about the dairy industry and meet llamas, sheep, goats, baby pigs, a miniature burro; and upcoming live con-certs with Rick Springfield, Darius Rucker, Creedence Clearwater Revisited, Boyz II Men and more.

The L.A. County Fair is located at 1101 W. McKinley Ave, Pomona, 91768. It runs through Oct. 4. Admission: adults - $12 weekdays, $17 weekends, under 5 free. Parking: $10. Closed Mondays and Tues-days. Live thoroughbred racing through Sept. 27. Post time 1pm. For infor-mation, visit lacountyfair.com.

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lowing Wally Hage's voice to be heard. Right now all Americans need to be re-minded of the importance of love, honor, respect, re-sponsibility and laughter. Wally's words always do that so well.

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September is Cali-fornia Railroad Safety Month. Last year, the California legislature adopt-ed my Senate Concurrent

Resolution 10 dedicating the month of September to increasing public awareness about the dangers to at rail-road crossings and along the tracks.Particularly at this time, when students are returning to school, it is im-portant for people to under-stand that they can be killed or critically injured trying to beat a train in order to cross the tracks or by walking along a rail line.

Our state has the high-est number of highway-rail grade crossing accidents and

pedestrian trespass fatalities in the United States. In 2009 alone, there were 91 fatalities and 73 injuries involving ci-vilians and trains.

Railroad safety mea-sures drivers and pedestrians should follow include never trying to beat the train at a railroad crossing. Trains are usually closer and traveling faster than you think. Even if the locomotive engineer sees you, a freight train moving at 55 miles per hour can take a mile or more to stop. A trip or fall can put you into the

path of a moving train.Parents and guardians,

teachers, public safety per-sonnel, the railroads, and transportation agencies all have a role to play in in-creasing public awareness of railroad safety measures. For more information on what you can do, visit the Operation Lifesaver website at www.oli.org.

Senator Carol Liu (D-La Canada Flintridge), 21st Dis-trict, is the author of SCR 10, designating September as Railroad Safety Month.

Telemarketers now have access to your cell phone as well as your home phone. There is a way to avoid these nuisance calls (remember under many calling plans you are billed for these unwanted phone calls).

There is a way to pre-vent receiving these calls. From your cell phone,

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On the evening of Saturday, September 25th, The Rotary Club of Mon-rovia will be hosting “Mon-rovia’s Got Talent”. They are searching for perform-ers to compete for the title of the most talented act in town and a $500 grand prize. They are looking for musicians, dancers, co-medians, and entertainers of all kind. The material should be suitable for all audiences.

Last year’s show was a huge success, with some 300 people attending. Fif-teen acts made it through a rigorous screening pro-cess. They donated their time and talent to help raise money for the Monrovia Rotary Charitable founda-tion. The foundation in

turn supports many area charities. A few examples of how the proceeds were spent this year include:

•A $10,000 donation to furnish the children’s section of the new library

•$10,000 in college scholarships to Monrovia high school graduates

•Assistance that helped fund Pro-Active Tutoring, a venture that has provided over 1,800 hours of one on one tutor-ing to Monrovia students

•Sponsored concerts in the park

Auditions will be held Saturday, September 18th from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. at the Santa Anita YMCA. If you are inter-ested in auditioning for the contest or would like ticket

information, contact Denise Harvey of Monrovia Travel at:

The doors will open at 5:00 p.m on Saturday. Din-ner will be served at 6:00 p.m. and the show starts at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $35 a piece and can be purchased at the door. All of the pro-ceeds from the event will go to the Monrovia Rotary Foundation, a 501c3 charity which supports community and international projects of all types. For more infor-mation contact Denise Har-vey of Monrovia Travel at:

For more information call 626-483-4861 or email [email protected]

Monrovia Rotary Barbeque and Talent Show on Tap Sept. 25

Friday nights this fall just got a little more fabu-lous, and a little more fash-ionable, with the return of Moonlight & Melodies on the Promenade at West-field Santa Anita in Arca-dia. This series of Friday night soirees combines live performances by some of the area’s most popular bands with an open invita-tion to learn how to dance. Bring your happy feet, wear a smile, and learn how to disco, salsa, fox trot, line dance and more with the pros from Pasade-na Ballroom Dance Asso-ciation. Feel free to come with or without a dance partner.

The evenings have been planned to perfec-tion, including the option of enjoying picnic suppers with delicious fare from some of the center’s most popular restaurants. Call in orders at California Pizza Kitchen, Dave & Buster’s and Tokyo Table and eat at the Moonlight & Melo-dies event. Guests who enjoy one of these restau-rants during the event and bring in their receipts of $60 or more will get a $10 gift card for their next visit. Offer good while supplies last. Many of the food court eateries will also be offering special discounts, be sure to pick up a bro-chure for details.

Plus, for a suggested $5 donation, guests are invited to an exclusive pre-tasting experience of the Pasadena Wine Festival. Proceeds benefit the Ar-boretum Foundation and California Philharmonic. In addition to music, danc-ing, sipping and supping, guests will get a look at fall fashion trends on display along with exciting store discounts.

Below is the schedule of music, which begins at 6pm, followed by dance lessons at 6:30pm and 7:45pm.

September 10Salsa MovementMusic: Johnny Polan-

co and his Latin OrchestraLessons: Salsa and

MerengueSeptember 17Disco FeverMusic: DiscotionLessons: New York

Hustle and Saturday Night Fever Line Dance

September 24Classic RockMusic: Class of 69Lessons: Locomotion

and Moves of the 60’sOctober 1BallroomMusic: The Time Ma-

chineLessons: Foxtrot and

WaltzOctober 8Wild Wild WestMusic: Pam Loe and

Hipshot featuring Chad Watson

Lessons: 2-step and Black Velvet Line Dance

October 151950’s SwingMusic: Lil’ Mo and

the Dynaflo’sLessons: East Coast

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The music and dance lessons are free, and reser-vations are not required. For more information call 626.445.6255 or visit www.westfield.com/santaanita.

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that time the owner kindly seated us and said, “At a Boy Wally, I love your column! Noticing how my favorite waitress cooly took our or-der it finally penetrated my senses that I was seeing the reader’s reactions to my col-umn. Shortly thereafter, the server spilled water all over my pants and sharply said “Oh Sorry Wally, did you get some on you”, my reply “oh no ... my pants are always wet in the front”, brought the swiftest under the table kick,

that I have ever felt and there have been many. About half way through the dinner the owner came by again and said, “Hey Wally, since we distribute the paper with your column in it … it has been a boon to my business. Everyone is talking about it! At a Boy Wally, keep it up!” Just about that time another diner went by the table and greeted my perhaps soon to be “ex” … “You Poor Girl”. By now I realized if I don’t ease up a little bit about her

in the column, I would lose my best friend and would never be safe in public again.

I was thinking about do-ing a restaurant review col-umn along with my regular friendly family column, but after that dine out experi-ence, I’ve put that dumb idea on hold. Mostly be-cause I still have a lot of two for one restaurant coupons, but, it seems like none of my favorite restaurants that we go to … will honor them now??

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celebration focussing this time on Monrovia’s Latino roots.

The exhibit will include vinatage photographs as well as contemporary artwork. The celebration is being pro-duced by Jimmy O’Balles (who also organized the Black History event), Rich-ard Valdez, a local artist, and Rena Delgado, a member of the Monrovia Historical

Preservation Group.There will be jazz pro-

vided by the Delgado Broth-ers (yes one is the husband of Rena) along with a large art exhiit with approximately 16 local Latino artists

Several local families will have representatives at the event and will be sharing their vintage photos which tell the stories of their grand-parents’ and parents’ lives

in Monrovia from the 1890s to the 1950s. These families include the Alegria, Espino-sa, Garcia, Guardado, Her-nandez, McKinn, Mejia, Oli-vas, O’Balles, and Romero families.

The Museum is located at 742 E. Lemon Avenue on the north side of Recreation Park. The art exhibit will be held between 1 and 5 p.m. this Sunday

Lationo Heritage will be Celebrated at Monrovia History Museum This Weekend


A Taste of Sierra Madrea festival of fine arts, great food, live music, and great kitchen design on

Sept 11thLive Bands at two venues, 24 Booths with delectable tastes, fine arts, coolest

kitchens tour

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS9:00 AM $35 VIP Coolest Kitchen Tours runs until 1 p.m. Kersting Court closed to traffic for event setup10:00 AM Kersting Court Opening Ceremonies Gooden School Ensemble Student Fine Arts awards Drama performance from St. Rita School Bethany Christian School Student musical performances 11:30 AM FOOD COURT OPEN in Kersting Court until 2 p.m.Noon Presentation of Grand Prizes for Student Art and Essay Contest Police & Fire Department Chili Cook off Eric Byak Project Live Music 12:30 PM Chef Chris Allen Chocolate Truffle Demonstration12:45 PM Cheryl Barnes & Dr. Phil Cabasso vocals and jazz

!!! Allow time to walk to SME Auditorium for 1 p.m. headliners concert!!! SME Auditorium at 141 W. Highland Avenue, Sierra Madre

1:00 PM Gayle Bluemel and the Late Bloomers in SME Auditorium2:00 PM Kate Lee’s Family Tree Band2:00 PM Chris Standring # 1 Album BLUE BOLERO and Orchestra performs in SME Auditorium3:00 PM Paul Brown 2 Time GRAMMY Winner, 38 # 1 Hits3:20 PM Michael Lington and Eric Byak Project, Lauren Wood, Katisse4:00 PM Kersting Court Closing Ceremonies with Patriotic Songs by Combined Choirs From St. Rita and Sierra Madre Congregational Churches4:30 PM Conclusion of Tribute to Police and Fire Department5:30 PM Kersting Court reopens to traffic

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Map # Restaurant/ Vendor Type of Food1 The Fresh Gourmet @ The Peacock Café Mexican marinated chicken soft tacos, Mojito rum pulled pork tostadas 2 38 Degrees Ale House & Grill Short Rib, ”Pot Roast” Skewer3 FrontRunner RestaurantJumbo scallops in ginger infused sesame oil, Asian seaweed salad, Wonton crisp blow torched citrus ponzu glaze4 Castle CateringSpicy Sauteed Mushrooms, Chocolate Chunk Cookies5 Philly’s Best Cheese Philly cheese steak sandwiches 6 De Croupet’s CakesCarrot Cake, Chocolate bits, Marble cake w/ Buvarian crème, Vanilla cake w/ raspberry mousse7 Cabrera’s Mexican RestaurantChicken mole Spanish rice8 Courtyard by MarriottSmoked Salmon, Coconut Chicken9 & 10 Nikki C’sShrimp Tacos,11 Pioneer PointPork ribs, Steak, Mashed potatoes12Peppers Mexican Grill & CantinaMini Steak Tacos, Mini Chicken Tacos13 Casa Del Rey Spinach Enchiladas, Tortilla Chips, Salsa14 Azusa Pacific UniversityChicken curry Canape, artichoke & parmesan cheese canapé, beef, zucchini & cherry tomato kebob15 California SkewersChicken potstickers, Chicken skewers, Tofu skewers, Hummus, Pita chips16 Zapata ViveChicken flautas, Beef Taquitos

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an unknown suspect broke into his home and was hid-ing inside the residence.

As a Pasadena Police helicopter flew overhead

circling the area, polce offi-cers used a PA system in the BearCat to get the suspect to surrender.

For the next several

hours, 26 year-old Ronnie Wilson from Los Angeles refused to obey repeated police officers’ demands that he exit the residence.

Officers also asked him to pick up the telephone in the house, which he also re-fused to do.

Arcadia SWAT was

alerted and responded to the Monrovia home to han-dle the now barricaded sus-pect. Arcadia SWAT, along with members of Pasadena PD SWAT, spent nearly 5 hours handling the tactical situation that resulted in the apprehension of the suspect Wilson inside of the Mon-rovia home. Wilson was taken into custody without incident at about 8pm.

During the long hot and tense afternoon, a fine example of community po-licing took place: Curious members of the public who happened to live near the situation were given cold bottled water by the Arca-dia and Monrovia police explorers and officers spoke with residents about the situ-ation.

The SWAT BearCat’s purpose is to preserve the safety of police officers and citizens during po-tentially deadly situations Purchased with $265,000 in grant funding, the BearCat was delivered to the Pasade-na Police Department very recently.

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ley and is a regional SWAT vehicle. Within hours of a Pasadena City briefing about the new armored vehicle, , the BearCat was deployed to Monrovia dur-ing a seven-hour standoff between a car thief and Ar-cadia, Monrovia and Pasa-dena police after the sus-pect led police on a chase through a couple of jurisdic-tions.

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SWAT and Police officers from three cities and CHP were involved in keeping the peace last week when a car thief bar-ricaded himself in a home in Monrovia and refused to come out - Photos by Terry Miller


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Beautiful Monrovia pool home. This 3 bedroom, 3 bath home features top of the line upgrades as well as a one of a kind stained glass window. Plantation shutters and an open floor plan, make this home warm and inviting. The relaxing deck, pool and spa create a quiet oasis in your own back yard. Relax and refresh in this hillside retreat. Call today to see how we can help you call this home yours! MONROVIA (FRA) $699,800

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I had the rare oppor-tunity last week to sit down and speak with unique and delightfully talented singer , Lorna Luft, who is getting ready for two big show in Southern California entitled From Broadway to Holly-wood – In Concert.

Many of you probably know the name, and many more readers may be famil-iar with her mother’s work, as well as that of her equally famous half sister.

However, this interview was about Lorna and the up-coming performance at the Alex Theatre in Glendale.

I was introduced to Lorna Luft via PR man ex-traordinaire, Steve Moyer, in the Alex Theatre’s upstairs lobby two weeks ago.

A delightfully charming woman wearing a pink top and blue jeans lit up the foy-er with her charismatic smile and contagious laughter was introduced to me moments after she did some publicity shots for the production.

Before we got started, I had to inform Lorna Luft that I, too ( like her hus-

band), am a proud limey (…an Englishman.) She imme-diately lit up and gave be a magnificent smile that could melt your heart away.

The proverbial ice was broken and we could get on with important things like where her husband hails from in England, and, of course, where I was raised.

After we sang the praises of the UK for about ten min-utes, I posed a few questions unrelated to the upcoming shows, but on her stand for Human Rights and the reac-tion to Proposition 8.

Luft has long been a staunch supporter of Hu-man Rights globally and in the struggle to fight AIDS. Luft said “ I was never able to, nor will I keep my mouth shut when I see injustice.”

She added that she has always treated people as she expects to be treated. “It was the way I was raised!” Luft asserted.

Despite the high profile childhood (being Judy Gar-land’s daughter) she had a relatively normal upbring-ing considering her mum’s enormous notoriety.

I asked Ms Luft about

news coverage in this coun-try and we had a good laugh! She said “ I watch the BBC world News if I want a fair and balanced approach to news…just the facts Ma’am!”

We went on to politics and proposition 8 where

she said she felt the Judge who turned over that contro-versial issue was absolutely right. Luft agreed with Judge Walker’s ruling that it is a human rights issue.

Now back to the con-cert:

From Broadway To Hollywood – In Concert, will be presented in two ven-ues on two separate dates.

‘Broadway Meets Hol-lywood – In Concert” With Special Guest Star Lorna Luft, to be presented on September 19, 2010, and “‘A Soulful Holiday Celebration With American Idol Star El-liott Yamin,’ to be presented on December 9, 2010. In partnership with Glendale Arts, we developed the Pops Series, which will also pres-ent Lorna Luft on September 16, 2010 and Elliott Yamin on December 8, 2010 at the Alex Theatre in Glendale.

The first performance will be presented by New West Symphony and Glen-dale Arts at the Alex Theatre; 216 N. Brand Boulevard; Glendale, Thursday, Sep-tember 16, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. The second performance will open the 16th Season of the New West Symphony as the Inaugural Concert of the New West Pops, a New Pops Series. The concert will be presented at the Kavli The-atre at Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza; Bank of America Performing Arts Center; 2100 Thousand Oaks Bou-levard; Thousand Oaks on Sunday, September 19, 2010 at

4:00 p.m. Tickets for this performance are $29, $39, $49 and $59.

Nelson Dodge, Ex-ecutive Director of the New West Symphony, recently announced details of the up-coming debut performance of the NEW WEST POPS, a new Pops Series to be produced concurrently with the New West Symphony’s longstanding Classical Mas-terpiece Series.

Nelson Dodge said, “With the founding of the NEW WEST POPS, a group of approximately 30 musi-cians of the New West Sym-phony, we will be present-ing exciting diversified Pops programs, which will both expand our organization’s repertoire and broaden our musical appeal to concert-goers. Presently we are an-nouncing two concerts which will be part of the NEW WEST POPS Series, Artists involved in the September 16th and September 19th concerts, which is the same show, include: Lorna Luft, Vocalist; Tobi Foster, Vocal-ist (Broadway:

“Les Misérables”); Blake Ginther, Vocalist (National Tour: “Mamma, Mia!”); Ber-nie Fields, Harmonica Vir-tuoso; NEW WEST POPS orchestra; New West Pops Singers under the direction of Rick Logan; Steven Gold-stein, Artistic Director/Con-ductor for the concert; Colin R. Freeman, Music Director/Conductor for Lorna Luft.

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Lorna Luft will perform popular songs from musicals and films like: “Mame,

“A Star Is Born” and “Babes In Arms,” as well as some song selections from her award-winning hit show, “Songs My Mother Taught

Me – A Celebration of the Music of Judy Garland.” Tobi Foster, Blake Ginther and the New West Pops Singers under the direction of Rick Logan will sing hit songs from movies and mu-sicals like: “The Bird Cage,” “West Side Story,” “The Music Man,” “Oliver!,” “The Lion King,” “Jersey Boys” and “Mamma Mia!” Bernie Fields will perform a medley of Henry Mancini songs, in-cluding “Moon River” from “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” the titular song for the film “Dear Heart” and “Le Jazz Hot” from “Victor/Victoria.” The NEW WEST POPS orches-tra will accompany all the performers.

A portion of the pro-ceeds from the September 19th concert will benefit the New West Symphony’s Mu-sic Education and Outreach

Programs, including Sym-phonic Adventures. A block of tickets to the September 19th performance will be giv-en by the New West Pops to clients of AIDS Project Los Angeles.

Tickets for this perfor-

mance are $25, $59 and $69.50 and may be pur-chased by calling the Alex Theatre Box Office at 818-243-ALEX (2539) or online at www.alextheatre.org. Glen-dale Arts is a private nonprof-it organization, charged with

managing the Alex Theatre and coordinating resources that are designed to benefit Glendale-based artists, arts organizations, businesses, government agencies and local schools. Established in July 2008, Glendale Arts is the culmination of a commu-nity-wide arts assessment that included input from Alex Regional Theatre Board and staff, and City and commu-nity leaders.

For tickets and further information, please call the NEW WEST POPS Ticket Office at 866-776-8400, or buy online at www.newwest-symphony.org/pops.html. Discounted Ticket Rates are also available for Groups of 10 or more; please call the NEW WEST POPS Ticket Office for more information. A Post-Concert Catered Re-ception with the artists will be held at the theatre at the con-clusion of the performance. Tickets for the Reception are $25 per person and may be purchased by calling 866-776-8400, or online www.newwestsymphony.org/pops.html. Tickets may also be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.com. Garage Parking is available at the venue.

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A huge thank you to all the great musicians who played at my birthday bash last month, and also to all of you who attended - i hope you had as much fun as i did! And my sincere apologies to tony at the buc and kevin at 322 for tak-ing most of their custom-ers away that night! Stay tuned to the music news for more fun events coming up at the american legion.

Ok - i hope i didn’t miss anyone or anything... I’m sort of out of practice!

Recurring gigs:Now wednesdays? It

was thursdays in aug., But i believe that’s changed - call to verify - the mellow dz (dave osti & deanna co-gan) alternating @ ocean-view bistro in montrose from 7:30-10pm. 3826 Ocean view blvd. 818-248-2722. Acoustic rock. Www.Ovbistro.Com

Thursday - barry “big b” brenner @ firefly bistro in south pasadena, 6 - 9pm, every thursday. 1009 El centro. 626-441-2443. Burg-ers, brews & blues. Http://www.Bigbbrenner.Com/

Friday - the mellow dz (dave osti & deanna cogan) fridays @ the brass ele-phant/aztec hotel in monro-via (corner of foothill and mayflower) from 6-9pm. Note: earlier time for fri. 9/3: 5 - 8Pm.

Friday - barry schwam (the thermin guy) “i play to backing tracks almost every friday night (the 4th friday of each month excepted) @ the yogurt shop in sierra madre’s kersting court, “yogurt and more”, from 7 to 9pm. I play to about 50 or 60 cover tracks. I even have a following! My slo-gan is: come to yogurt and more, to hear music on the

theremin, and get your cul-ture.”

Saturday - dave osti “unplugged” @ the novel cafe in pasadena - alter-nating saturdays. 1713 E. Colorado blvd., Between meredith & bonnie. 626-584-5495. Beer, wine & food.

Sunday - barry “big b” brenner @ firefly bistro in south pasadena, every sunday, 11am - 2pm. 1009 El centro. 626-441-2443. Http://www.Bigbbrenner.Com/

Sunday - the subs have a new venue, glendora continental - 316 west route 66. Every other sunday, 6-10pm. End of the week-end fun!

Sunday - “opera to broadway” vocal perfor-mances @ cafe 322 in sierra madre, 7-10pm. 322 W. Si-erra madre blvd. 626-836-5414. Full bar and great italian food. Every sunday evening. Get there early - they pack ‘em in!

Tuesday - amazing braztec orchestra (featur-ing “veal or no veal” and live karaoke.) Dave osti’s weekly extravaganza. Ev-ery tuesday night @ aztec hotel/mayan bar in monro-via, 9pm (corner of foothill and mayflower)

Didn’t see it listed for sept: tuesday - “quizzidge” - back to tuesday nights at 8:00pm??? Hosted by deanna cogan @ cafe 322. $2 Per person to play/up to 4 on a team. Cash prizes/gift certificates to the top 3 teams. 322 W. Sierra madre blvd. 626-836-5414.

“Wednesday night platter party” @ the buc-caneer, 9pm. Bring your favorite vinyl records and play an entire side on the house turntable, com-

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Please remember to call and verify all info. Be-fore making plans. Every-thing is subject to change. This is show biz, after all...

Thurs. 9/9 - Cow bop @ cafe 322 in sierra madre, 8 - 11pm. 322 W. Sierra madre blvd. 626-836-5414. Full bar & great italian food. Cowboy jazz, western bebop. Pintopam-my on vocals. Lots of fun! Http://www.Cowbop.Com/

Fri. 9/10 - Mercy & the merkettes dance party @ cafe 322 in sierra madre, 8:30pm - midnight. 322 W. Sierra madre blvd. 626-836-5414. Full bar and great italian food. R&b, disco, motown, rock, blues.

Sat. 9/11 - Jeff stet-son band @ zephyr cof-fee house in pasadena, 8 - 9:30pm. 2419 E. Colorado blvd. Food & beverages. Blues.

Sun. 9/12 - Murphy’s flaw @ peter strauss ranch. Details to follow -- present-ed by topanga banjo fiddle contest and the national park service. Free admis-sion.

Sat. 9/18 - Jeff stetson band @ the novel cafe in pasadena, 7 - 9:30pm. 1713 E. Colorado blvd., Between meredith & bon-nie. Beer/wine, burgers, pasta, breakfast all day! Blues.

Sat. 9/18 - Rock nite @ cafe 322 in sierra madre, 8:30 - midnight. The syrups, the metal mariachis, chimpanje-sus. 322 W. Sierra madre blvd. 626-836-5414. Full bar, great italian food, no

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Temple Grandin, Ph.D., is the most accomplished and well-known adult with autism in the world. Dr. Grandin didn't talk until she was three and a half years old, communicating her frus-tration instead by screaming, peeping, and humming. In 1950, she was diagnosed with autism and her parents were told she should be insti-tutionalized. She tells her sto-ry of “groping her way from the far side of darkness” in her book Emergence: La-beled Autistic, a book which stunned the world because, until its publication, most professionals and parents assumed that an autism di-agnosis was virtually a death sentence to achievement or productivity in life.

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Sun. 9/19 - “Voombo-dian women from outer space” @ the sierra madre playhouse, 7:30pm. “It is an original script by me (barry schwam, (the ther-emin guy) and has all the flavor of the old “b” movie 1950’s sci fi classics. It is funny, full of sound effects, and nice looking voom-bodian women!! Fine for all ages. And only $5 ad-mission!! Come and see it!! Here is the website for more info: http://www.Voombodianwomen.Info

Tues. 9/21 - Murphy’s flaw @ basc “bluegrass night” at braemar country club. “This is our third ap-pearance and it may be the charm! We have no idea what we mean by that. Tip offerings accepted in the love jar.”

Fri. 9/24 - Swing dance party with flat top tom &

his jumpcats @ cafe 322, 8 - 11pm. 322 W. Sierra madre blvd. 626-836-5414. Full bar, great italian food, dance floor.

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“We’ll explore virtu-ally every genre of choral music,” Bernstein reveals. “From small concerts fea-turing 22 of PMC’s 80 members singing a cap-pella works from the Renaissance…to perfor-mances of major works…to more remote pieces that our audiences might be experiencing for the first time. And, of course, we’ll present what, in just three short years, has come to be a hallowed PMC tradi-tion – our annual Holiday concert. However, we’re also breaking new ground, presenting for the first time one of the finest male cho-ruses in the country, the Cornell Glee Club, in con-cert.”

“Each concert was fun to program,” says Bern-stein. “But it will be even more fun – and rewarding – to share the music with the community. We’re rehearsing now, and the singers’ excitement is pal-pable. It can’t help but spread to our audience.”

Tickets for regular performances are reason-ably priced at $20 and may be purchased by vis-iting the Pasadena Master Chorale’s website, www.pasadenamasterchorale.org, through any Chorale member, or at the door. Tickets for “Life of Mo-zart” will be available for $25/person while prices for tickets to the Special Event with the Cornell Glee Club will be announced shortly. Complete details on concerts, ticket prices and venue locations can be found on the website. Recorded information is available by phone as well at 626.208.0009.

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In an effort to provide assistance to the 12 million Pakistanis rendered home-less or needing urgent as-sistance due to extreme flooding, the Arcadia Ro-tary Club has embarked on a fundraiser to provide temporary housing and other emergency supplies through the ShelterBox program.

Inside each ShelterBox is a tent that can house up to ten people for temporary shelter during disasters such as earthquakes or floods,” said Arcadia Rotary presi-dent-elect Dr. Brad Miller.

“ShelterBoxes also include items such as thermal blan-kets, cooking equipment and other lifesaving and comfort items, depending on the nature of the disas-ter, along with food and wa-ter purification supplies for up to three weeks.”

Tax deductable donations for the purchase of Shel-terBoxes can be sent to the Arcadia Rotary Club, PO Box 660638, Arcadia, CA 91066. Checks should be made out to The Rotary Foundation, a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization.

Arcadia Rotary Seeks to Raise Funds for Pakistan Flood Relief


Arcadia PDFor the period of Sun-

day, August 29, through Saturday, September 4, the Police Department respond-ed to 887 calls for service of which 114 required formal investigations. The following is a summary report of the major incidents handled by the Department during this period.

Sunday, August 29:Between 8:00 p.m. on

August 28 and 6:30 a.m. on August 29, a residential bur-glary occurred at Vista Cove Assisted Living, 601 Sunset. Unknown suspect entered the 90-year-old victim’s bed-room and stole her cash, wal-let, and a bank check for a total loss of $270.

A grand theft occurred at the Solstice store located in Westfield Mall around 2:51 p.m. A 29-year-old female Hispanic stole 2 pairs of Dior sunglasses for a loss of $590. The suspect also dropped her wallet while fleeing through the mall.

Monday, August 30:A residential burglary

occurred in the 00 block of Genoa between 7:45 a.m. and 3:50 p.m. Unknown suspect(s) forced open the front door by using a pry tool. Once inside, the suspect(s) ransacked rooms and stole a designer watch, jewelry, cash, and a laptop computer. The total reported loss was ap-proximately $30,350.

Units were dispatched to the 800 block of South First around 6:30 p.m. in reference to a domestic violence investi-gation. During an argument, a 27-year-old female Hispanic scratched her husband on the face and neck, leaving visible injuries. The woman was taken into custody for inflict-ing corporal injury to spouse.

Tuesday, August 31:Shortly after 1:00 a.m.,

a grand theft from person incident occurred in the 900 block of Portola. The victim was walking to her front door when a male suspect, wearing a hooded sweatshirt, yanked her purse from her shoulder and ran. The suspect was seen entering an older model dark colored four-door se-dan. Officers conducted an area search, but the suspect was not located.

Around 3:39 p.m., a vic-tim came to the station to file a theft by access card report.

Unknown suspect(s) acquired the victim’s bank card infor-mation by unknown means and made over $685 in unau-thorized purchases in Santa Maria.

Wednesday, September 1:Around 11:53 a.m., a

Lojack representative ad-vised that a stolen vehicle was parked in the 400 block of Oxford. While officers were en route to the scene, a male suspect fled the loca-tion in the stolen vehicle. A Pasadena air unit was called, and the suspect was followed to the 2300 block of Bateman in Irwindale, where the sus-pect exited the vehicle and ran into a business. Monro-via Police, Irwindale Police, and the CHP assisted in locking down the area, and a 40-year-old Caucasian was subsequently captured and charged with vehicle theft, possession of marijuana, out-standing felony warrant, and unlicensed driver.

Units responded to JC Penney around 9:42 p.m. in reference to a man detained for theft. The suspect was recognized by loss preven-tion personnel from a previ-ous theft and was kept under observation. The suspect was later seen concealing five pairs of children’s uniform pants in a shopping bag. A private person’s arrest was made, and the 35-year-old Hispanic was taken into custody for commercial bur-glary.

Thursday, September 2:An attempted bank rob-

bery occurred at Citibank, 100 South First, around 10:56 a.m. A male suspect pre-sented a note to a teller indi-cating that he wanted money and had a gun. Fearing for her safety, the teller left her window and tried to contact her supervisor. The suspect then grabbed the note and fled the scene without taking any money. Assisting officers later apprehended a 24-year-old Asian suspect, and he was the same suspect who robbed Bank of America on August 17.

Shortly after 1:30 p.m., officers located a stolen ve-hicle at Santa Clara and Santa Anita and attempted to conduct a traffic stop. The suspect driver failed to yield and a pursuit ensued. The suspect finally stopped the vehicle in the 100 block of Fig in Monrovia and fled on foot. A witness called police

and advised that a man had just entered his home in the 100 block of Central. A pe-rimeter was established, and SWAT teams from Arcadia and Pasadena later took the 26-year-old Hispanic sus-pect into custody. A loaded handgun and hypodermic needle were found inside the stolen vehicle. The suspect was charged with vehicle theft, evading, felony in pos-session of firearm, residential burglary, possession of hypo-dermic needle, outstanding misdemeanor warrant, and felony parole violation.

Friday, September 3:Around 8:53 a.m., offi-

cers went to the 1000 block of South El Molino in Pasadena to serve a grand theft felony arrest warrant. A 56-year-old male Caucasian was located and taken into custody.

Units were dispatched to the 00 block of North First to assist investigators from the California Medical Board. An unlicensed female doctor was arrested for performing laser skin treatments.

Saturday, September 4:Around 12:36 a.m., a

male victim came to the sta-tion to file a battery report. During an argument, his girl-friend slapped and scratched his face and neck. When he tried to restrain her hands, she pulled his belt from his waistband and struck him several times with his own belt. Officers responded to the 1100 block of Fairview and arrested a 36-year-old female Asian for inflicting corporal injury to cohabitant.

Officers were sent to the Advantis, 1041 South Baldwin, around 3:20 p.m. regarding a robbery that just occurred. Investiga-tion revealed that 8 African-American suspects, between 16 to 20 years of age, entered the store and they each took several shirts and left without making payment. As they ran towards the exit, the own-er was pushed to the ground, causing injury to the back of her head.

Monrovia PDDuring the last seven

day period, the Police De-partment handled 536 service events, resulting in 96 investi-gations. Following are the last week’s highlighted issues and events:

Firearms Submitted for Safe Keeping / Pos-

sible Court Order Vio-lation

On August 26 at 12:58 p.m., a female subject called and reported her husband had been kicked out of the garage area where he was liv-ing in the 400 block of Alta Vista. She reported that there were several firearms there that he was not supposed to have because of a restraining order against him. Officers responded and the firearms were taken for safekeep-ing. Further action will be determined once all serial numbers have been checked and the court documents re-searched. Investigation con-tinuing.

Vehicle BurglaryOn August 26 at 6:06

p.m., a victim reported their vehicle was broken into at a parking structure in the 500 block of South Myrtle. The loss was unknown. Investiga-tion continuing.

Weapons Offense - Sus-pect Arrested

On August 27 9:32 p.m., an officer responded to a call of a male subject chas-ing a female in the area of Cherry and Magnolia. The officer located and detained both subjects. The officer questioned both subjects and obtained verbal consent to conduct a pat-down search. On the male subject, he found a loaded large-capacity gun magazine and a modi-fied knife blade. The officer obtained a written consent to search the suspect’s home in an attempt to locate the gun belonging to the loaded magazine, but the gun was not located. The suspect was arrested for weapons offence. The female subject had not been harmed.

Hit and Run Traffic Collision

On August 28 at 1:30 a.m., an employee of a busi-ness in the 100 block of E. Lime parked her vehicle in a public parking lot and went to work. When she returned to her vehicle, she discovered someone crashed into it, caus-ing moderate damage to her rear bumper and driver’s side rear corner panel. The suspect vehicle fled without making any attempt to notify the owner. Investigation con-tinuing.

Felony Vandalism / Pa-role Violation / Driving Under the Influence - Suspects Arrested

On August 28 at 9:04

a.m., officers responded to the report of a male suspect tagging the wall of a business in the 100 block of East Po-mona. The witness saw the male suspect enter a light green Jeep Cherokee being driven by a female subject. The tagging was gang-relat-ed. Officers responded and conducted a thorough area check, but did not locate the suspects or the suspect vehi-cle. Several vandalisms have occurred recently throughout the city, where gang related tagging with the same type of graffiti has been spray painted. Officers investigating the incidents had gathered enough witness information to learn the license plate number and description of the suspect vehicle, which matched the description in this incident. Later that day at 7:21 p.m., an officer on patrol in the area of California and Central spotted the suspect vehicle used in the felony vandalisms. The officer con-ducted a traffic stop and con-tacted the female driver and male passenger. The male passenger had green spray paint on his hands which was consistent with the spray paint used in the vandalisms. The female driver was deter-mined to be driving under the influence. The female suspect admitted to several of the vandalisms, but the male suspect chose not to provide any statements. Both suspects were arrested and charged for felony vandalism. The female was also charged for driving under the influence, and the male was found to be on parole, and a parole hold was obtained.

Solo Vehicle Traffic Collision / Power Out-age

On August 29 at 3:50 a.m., a motorist fell asleep at the wheel and collided into a power pole in the area of Du-arte and Pilgrim. His Toyota Tacoma overturned and he received minor injuries. As a result of the collision, the power went out in the south-west area of the city. Edison was contacted, but it took sev-eral hours to restore power.

Under the Influence of a Controlled Substance / Pos-session of a Controlled Sub-stance - Suspects Arrested

On August 29 at 10:24 p.m., an officer on patrol in the area of Palm and Prim-rose saw two suspicious male subjects walking. The officer made contact with the sub-jects and observed symptoms of the subjects being under

the influence of drugs. A sub-sequent investigation resulted in finding both suspects were in possession of methamphet-amine. Both suspects were arrested.

Commercial Burglary / Conspiracy - Sus-pects Arrested

On August 30 at 11:16 a.m., officers responded to a business in the 1600 block of South Mountain. Store se-curity reported three female suspects attempting to steal merchandise. The females were detained exiting the store. One of the females ad-mitted to going to the store to steal merchandise. Surveil-lance video shows the others suspects selecting items and passing them among them-selves. Two of the three fe-males detained had stolen property in their possession. They were charged with bur-glary and conspiracy.

Driving Under the In-fluence - Suspect Ar-rested

On September 1 at 9:57 a.m., an employee of a park in the 1200 block of Canyon Blvd reported a male and female in a vehicle drinking beer and throwing the cans out of the window. The ve-hicle was leaving the park area. An officer located and stopped the vehicle west-bound on Hillcrest. The of-ficer determined the male driver was driving under the influence and arrested him.

Possible OverdoseOn September 1, Mon-

rovia Fire Department re-quested an officer regarding a possible overdose at an apartment complex in the 700 block of South Myrtle. The subject takes numerous medications for a number of conditions and has been depressed due to a recent breakup. He was transported to a hospital for mental evalu-ation and treatment.

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County of Los AngelesDepartment of the Treasurer and Tax Collector

Notice of Divided Publication

Pursuant to Sections 3702, 3381, and 3382, Revenue and Taxation Code, the Notice of Sale of Tax Defaulted Property Subject to the Power of Sale in and for the County of Los Angeles, State of California has been divided and distributed to various newspapers of general circulation published in said County for publication of a portion thereof, in each of the said newspapers.

Public Auction Notice (R&TC 3702) Of Sale Of Tax-Defaulted Property Subject ToThe Power Of Sale (Sale No. 2010A)

Whereas, on June 29, 2010, I, MARK J. SALADINO, Treasurer and Tax Collector was directed by the Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles County, State of California to sell at public auction certain tax-defaulted properties which are Subject to the Power of Sale. Public notice is hereby given that unless said properties are redeemed prior thereto, I will, on October 18, 19, and 20, 2010, at the hour of 9:00 a.m. at the Fairplex Los Angeles County Fair-grounds, 1101 W. McKinley Avenue, Building 8, Pomona, California, offer for sale and sell said properties at public auction to the highest bidder for cash or cashier’s check in lawful money of the United States for not less than the minimum bid. If no bids are received on a parcel, it will be re-offered at the end of the auction at a reduced minimum price.

The minimum bid for each parcel is the total amount necessary to redeem, plus costs, as required by Section 3698.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.

Prospective bidders should obtain detailed information of this sale from the County Treasurer and Tax Collector. Pre-registration and a $5,000 deposit in the form of cash, cashier’s check or bank issued money order is required at the time of registration. No personal checks, two-party checks or business checks will be accepted for registration. Registration will be from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., starting Tuesday, September 7, 2010, at the Treasurer and Tax Collector’s Office located at 225 North Hill Street, Room 130, Los Angeles, California, and will end on Friday, October 1, 2010, at 5:00 p.m.

If the property is sold, parties of interest, as defined by Section 4675 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, have a right to file a claim with the County for any proceeds from the sale, which are in excess of the liens and costs required to be paid from the proceeds. If excess proceeds result from the sale, notice will be given to parties of interest, pursuant to law.

All information concerning redemp-tion, provided the right to redeem has not previously been terminated, will upon request be furnished by MARK J. SALADINO, Treasurer and Tax Collector.

If redemption of the property is not made according to the law before 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 15, 2010, which is the last business day prior to the first day of auction, the right of redemption will cease.

The Assessor’s Identification Num-ber (AIN) in this publication refers to the Assessor’s Map Book, the Map Page, and the individual Parcel Number on the Map Page. If a change in the Assessor’s Identification Number occurred, both prior and current Assessor’s Identification Numbers are shown. An explanation of the parcel numbering system and the maps referred to are available from the Office of the Assessor located at 500 West Temple Street, Room 225, Los Angeles, California 90012.

A list explaining the abbreviations used in this publication is on file in the Office of the Treasurer and Tax Collector, 225 North Hill Street, Room 130, Los Angeles, California 90012, or telephone 1(213) 974-2045.

I certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed at Los Angeles, California, on August 4, 2010.

MARK J. SALADINOLos Angeles CountyTreasurer and Tax CollectorState of California

The real property that is subject to this notice is situated in the County of Los Angeles, State of California, and is described as follows:

PUBLIC AUCTION NOTICE OF SALE OF TAX-DEFAULTED PROPERTY SUBJECT TO THE POWER OF SALE(SALE NO. 2010A) 4221 AIN 8508-013-046 CABRE-RA,MANUEL G AND TERESA LOCATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES $19,923.00 4225 AIN 8520-024-002 HO-NEY,BERYL E LOCATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES $20,768.00 4226 AIN 8523-007-006 OMEGA INVESTMENTS LLC LOCATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES $2,347.00 4276 AIN 8617-001-012 K AND S PROPERTIES LOCATION COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES $6,407.00

Publish August 26, September 2, and September 9, 2010.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:HAN LIANG THE AKA HAN L.THECASE NO. GP015437To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of HAN LIANG THE AKA HAN L.THE.A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by GIN GAN in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES.THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that GIN GAN 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 file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act with limited authority. (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 files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 10/08/10 at 8:30AM in Dept. A located at 300 E. WALNUT ST., PASADENA, CA 91101IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file 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 file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within four months from the date of first issuance of letters as provided in Probate Code section 9100. The time for filing claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date noticed above.YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing 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 PetitionerTHOMAS J. OSBORN - SBN 109785DEBRA GRAYNOM-DALY - SBN 188845)2650 MISSION ST #205-ASAN MARINO CA 91108-16319/2, 9/6, 9/9/10CNS-1937292#

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF EVA B. LAYNECase No. BP123550 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of EVA B. LAYNE A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Brenda Depew in the Superior Court of California, County of LOS ANGELES. THE PETITION FOR PRO-BATE requests that Brenda Depew be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate

of the decedent. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Adminis-tration of Estates Act. (This au-thority will allow the personal representative to take many ac-tions without obtaining court ap-proval. 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 files 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 Oct. 20, 2010 at 8:30 AM in Dept. No. 9 located at 111 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. IF YOU OBJECT to the grant-ing of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file 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 de-ceased, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative ap-pointed by the court within four months from the date of first is-suance of letters as provided in Probate Code section 9100. The time for filing claims will not expire before four months from the hear-ing date noticed above. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Re-quest for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing 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:LYNARD C HINOJOSA ESQSBN 041397HINOJOSA & WALLET LLP2215 COLBY AVELOS ANGELES CA 90064-15049/9, 9/13, 9/16

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALEMAR INVESTMENTS LP VSTRACY DU CASE NO: GC032569 R Under a writ of Execution issued on 12/17/09. Out of the L. A. SUPERIOR COURT, PASADENA, of the NORTHEAST DISTRICT, County of Los Angeles, State of California, on a judgment entered on 08/13/04. In favor of MAR INVESTMENTS, L.P. DBA MAR CENTER and against DU, TRACY Q. AKA DU, TRACY QIAN; LE, WEI WAI showing a net balance of $ 1,845,445.31 actually due on said judgment. (Amount subject to revision) I have levied upon all the right, title and interest of said judgment debtor(s) in the property in the County of Los Angeles, State of California, described as follows:LOT 3 IN TRACT NO. 6548, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 82, PAGE 45 OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY, LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. Commonly known as: 523 W. LE ROY AVENUE, ARCADIA CA 91007 Public notice is hereby given that I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash in lawful money of the United States all the right, title and interest of the deb-tor(s) in the above described property or so much as will be sufficient to satisfy said writ or warrant with interest and all costs on 09/30/10, 10:00 AM at the following location.STANLEY MOSK COURTHOUSE111 N. HILL STREET, ROOM 125BLOS ANGELES, CA90012(X) This sale is subject to a mini-mum bid in the amount of $1,350,000.00. (Subject to revision) Prospective bidders should refer to sections 701.510 to 701.680, inclusive, of the Code of Civil Procedure for provisions governing the terms, conditions and effect of the sale and the liability of defaulting bidders.Creditor’s AttorneySTEVEN W. HASHIMOTOWONG & MAK, LLP790 E. COLORADO BLVD, STE 790PASADENA CA 91101Dated: 09/01/10Branch: Los AngelesLEROY D. BACA, SheriffBy: TIFFANY GARRARD, DeputyOperator Id: E279154 Para obtener esta informacion-traduccion en Espanol llame a este numero: (213) 974-6613 NOTE: IT IS A MISDEMEANOR TO TAKE DOWN OR DEFACE A POSTED NOTICE BEFORE THE DATE OF SALE. ( Penal Code section 616)9/9, 9/16

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Final placement will be announced on Saturday, September 11, between 10 and 12 in the Kersting Court venue at Taste of Si-erra Madre. All the finalists, whose grade levels were as of June, will receive a $75, $50 or $25 savings bond, de-pending on their placement, and are highly encouraged to attend. Each finalist is en-titled to a free student level entry ticket to the Kersting Court venue that day, and should pick them up at The Bottle Shop on 58 W. Sierra Madre Boulevard.

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High School Christine Chen Mission RenaissanceTori-Dutcher Brown Mission RenaissanceCarissa Hackman L.A. Cty HS for the ArtsJames Mishous Mission Renaissance

ESSAY FINALISTS:Reece Aguilar 11:01 a.m. READINGHayley Gripp 12:45 a.m. READINGErin McFaul 10:58 a.m. READING Sarah Troescher 11:24 a.m READING

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Century 21 village realty (626) 355-1451

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David MacReady

Century 21 ludeCke inC. 626-445-0123

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Sharon Chou

the gold Standard

laRge VaCaNt flat lot $489,000 Situated in a prime location across from Memorial Park, this 9500 sq.ft. lot is zoned for multiple units or build your dream home on this prime lot. Check with city for possibilities of building in this All American City. (M0)

CeNtuRy 21 Village Realty (626) 355-1451

4 BedRoom $420,000This well maintained 4 bed/3 ba features new double-pane win-dows, new doors and tile floors on first floor. Decorative staircase railing & Security door. Beautiful landscaped yard and private backyard. Good location in quiet neighborhood. (MAS)

CeNtuRy 21 eaRll, ltd. 626-301-1888

oNe of a kiNd $1,250,000 Contemporary showplace located in Bradbury with 3929 sq.ft. home includes 4 bedrooms, 4 baths, beautiful view of city, sunken living room with fireplace, lagoon style pool & grotto, den/office, 3 car garage and guest quarters with bath. (M333)


Beautiful towN Home $558,000 This 3bdrm 2bth Unit is in excellent condition and move-in ready. Remodeled in 03 & 05 and close to Holly Elementary & Arcadia High. Beautiful floors, tile in bath, bright living room with FP and direct access double car garage. (D509)


gReat Value!!! $580,000This 4 bed/ 3 ba beauty is located in a gated community. One bedroom downstairs. Kitchen w/island and eating area, family room with fireplace, master bedroom with his and hers closets, large laundry room, 3 car garage and much more! (RIV)


saN gaBRiel $379,000This beautiful 2bdr 1.5 bth is turn-key. Very Well maintained by the current owners for over ten years! Gorgeous hardwood floors (except den) run throughout the house contributing to the warmth. Comfortable living room, den and dining room just off a bright well lit kitchen with tiled counter tops and floor. Front yard with circular driveway W/open courtyard and the back yard has a covered patio. (H8934)


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8934 Huntington Dr., San Gabriel

mid-CeNtuRy ClassiC $1,288,000 Situated on a very large corner lot this Altadena home with it’s lush entry, 5 bedrooms, 3 baths, master retreat, formal living and dining rooms, 2 fireplaces, guest quarters, remodeled kitchen, family room, hardwood floors, large swimming pool & spa with automatic pool cover. (G2440)


soutH PasadeNa sCHools!!! $328,000 This one level condo features 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom (with new tile) and a galley style kitchen w/newer appliances. Located in the very desirable Mission District of S. Pasadena and close to the Gold Line. (ORA)


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2440 Glen Canyon, Altadena

Views, Views, Views This gorgeous Art Deco, custom built home with lots of privacy and seclusion features panoramic city lights views. Lots of glass, living room, dining room and family room all over look the breathtaking views. 4 fireplaces, multiple balconies, Mstr suite, bonus room, beautiful gourmet kitchen with granite counters, wine cellar, 2 laundry areas, 3 car garage. (LOT)


gReat oNe leVel Home $509,000This beautiful home is located on a quiet cul de sac and features 3 bed/2 ba, newer tile roof, AC/FA and enclosed patio/sunroom. Remodeled with lots of upgrades and appealing exterior stone work. Centrally located to fwy, shops market and transportation. MOVE IN CONDITION!


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3707 Dubonnet Ave, Rosemead

aNoakia estates!!! $3,398,000This Crown Jewel of Anoakia Estates is a true Entertainer’s Paradise! The exquisite home is situated on the largest lot in Anoakia (almost 31,000 sq.ft.) and features 5 bedroom suites, 6.5 baths, Formal Living & Dining rooms, Study, Family room & an Amazing Gourmet Kitchen. The expansive, covered patio w/built-in BBQ Station is absolutely stunning! Fantastic pool w/slide & waterfall. Pool house & exercise room. State of the art movie theatre room. This property is too Amazing to describe!!! ARCADIA SCHOOLS!!! (ENG)


iNCome PRoPeRty $360,000This Triplex has Mountain & water tower landmark views. South of Gidley Elementary. The first flr is 2 bdr 1bth, newer ceramic flrs, cov-ered & enclosed patio, upstairs remodeled unit 2008, 2bd 1bth, eating area, green lawn between front units and back SFR w/ 1bdrm 1bth, slab porch, private patio, laundry hook-up. This is a well maintained property. (A4027)


Huge PRiCe ReduCtioN $410,000 This 3bdrm 2bth home has been remodeled with many modern upgrades. Set back from the street with a long driveway, fenced large flat back yard, modern kitchen w/maple cabinets, white appli-ances, contemporary bathrooms w/custom ceramic tiles, laminate flooring throughout, crown moldings’, and much more! (C228)


goRgeous ViCtoRiaN! $749,900This Victorian features 3 Bed/3 ba and an additional office space. Great location across from the walking trail and Bradbury. The curb appeal is amazing with the wrap around porch, cobblestone drive and attention to detail. This home has been totally remodeled with upgraded kitchen and ss appl. Large lot w/Avocado trees, lush backyard and a two car detached garage. (ROY)


sPaCious Home $399,000Located in an excellent West Covina neighborhood and close to all services, formal living room with fireplace, large kitchen with eating area, family room, nice patio, newer roof, laundry in garage, tile & hardwood flooring. Double attached garage. (M220)


loNg BeaCH $599,999Beautiful 4 bdrm 2bth home w/pool and pool house/guest house, large lot, spacious living space, long driveway great curb appeal, Italian imported tile, hard wood floors, sky light and the best on the market! Come and see! (M3256)


goRgeous towNHome $649,000Renovated 1656 sq.ft. townhome in Sierra Madre with 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, formal dining area, den, newer FA/CA, laminate floor-ing and remodeled kitchen. Situated on a quiet tree lined street, this is the front unit and has an attached 2 car garage, spacious front patio, plus a balcony off the den with mountain views. (H97)


suN Valley Hills $598,000On its own private knoll with views, this 3 bedroom, 2 bath home with den, formal dining and fireplace has a remodeled kitchen and baths. New windows, newer roof, FA/CA, on a 21,000 sq.ft. lot. 1,811 sq.ft. home per assessor. (O8526)


uNBelieVaBle estate $899,000Wonderful Park like grounds located in NE Monrovia with 4 bedrooms, 2 master suites, 3 baths, walk-in closets, living room and formal dining room with vaulted ceilings and fireplace. French doors that open to pool & cabana area, double attached garage, gated entrance. (O1017)


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