- Brad Haugaard
Partial Freeway Closures Ahead
Partial closures of 210 eastbound from Halloween night through the evening of Nov. 11. Closures will start no earlier than 10 p.m. and end by 1 p.m. the following day. No full-freeway closures are anticipated. The construction crew is working on either end of the bridge, where it is anchored to the ground. The abutments.
Monrovia School Board Candidates
Here are all the Monrovia School Board candidate interviews (alphabetical by last name) from Patch. You can open them all side-by-side in tabs using my little tool, OpenUpper.com, and clicking "Open checked," or you can open them one by one here:
Janeane Covarrubias http://goo.gl/FdJ4k
David Crabtree http://goo.gl/hY0Uu
Ed Gililland http://goo.gl/EkCiY
Rob Hammond http://goo.gl/V0fbl
Ed McCarthy http://goo.gl/4J6Yz
Terrence Williams http://goo.gl/N1Pqa
Bryan Wong http://goo.gl/llWwB
- Brad Haugaard
Janeane Covarrubias http://goo.gl/FdJ4k
David Crabtree http://goo.gl/hY0Uu
Ed Gililland http://goo.gl/EkCiY
Rob Hammond http://goo.gl/V0fbl
Ed McCarthy http://goo.gl/4J6Yz
Terrence Williams http://goo.gl/N1Pqa
Bryan Wong http://goo.gl/llWwB
- Brad Haugaard
Halloween Ship
- Brad Haugaard
Man Shoots Himself on Myrtle
Man reportedly shoots himself on Myrtle near Library Park. http://goo.gl/EhqqB and http://goo.gl/lf0hS
- Brad HaugaardMonrovia's McCarthy in Sports Illustrated
Monrovia's Ellis McCarthy makes Sports Illustrated Player of the Week. http://goo.gl/Vc4xk - Brad Haugaard
Monrovia Dia de los Muertos | Home Depot Helps
~ Dia de los Muertos at Live Oaks Park in Monrovia Wednesday. http://goo.gl/mQT6v
~ Home Depot helps out VFW http://goo.gl/939Oq
- Brad Haugaard
Monrovia Over San Marino in Football :-)
Monrovia beats San Marino 43-7. With a score like that I cringe and feel a bit embarrassed for the losing team. But San Marino didn't give up and scored its 7 points in the fourth quarter. Good for them.
Full story: http://goo.gl/Oi1Xw
- Brad Haugaard
Gold Line Wins Court Cases Brought by Monrovia Landowner
The Metero Gold Line won a court ruling in a case brought against the line by a Monrovia property owner who doesn't want to sell his land for a rail maintenance yard.
According to the Gold Line press release, "the ruling released today denies the petitioner’s request that the court invalidate the Construction Authority’s certification of a Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SEIR) for the project."
Also, the news release says that, "To date, the petitioner has initiated six lawsuits against the Construction Authority and City of Monrovia in an attempt to stop the eminent domain process for his property. The lawsuits have ranged from alleging a secret conspiracy, to challenging the ability of board members to sit on the Construction Authority board, to claiming the Construction Authority is not legally permitted to conduct design-build procurements."
More here: http://goo.gl/6OsRP
- Brad Haugaard
Lunch at Wang's Place
- Brad Haugaard
Monrovia High Schedules Grand Opening
Monrovia High schedules grand opening on Nov. 16 to celebrate its renovations and to open the Louise Taylor Performing Arts Center. (Taylor was the former superintendent.) http://goo.gl/dQrff
- Brad Haugaard
Monrovia Teachers Endorse Candidates | Football vs. San Marino | MHS Reunion | Green Dot
~ Monrovia Teachers Association endorses Ed Gililland, Byron Wong and Terrence Williams. http://goo.gl/Hg2eF
~ A look at the upcoming Monrovia-San Marino football game. http://goo.gl/6tmz3
~ Monrovia High all-class reunion Oct. 30 at the racetrack. It's a fundraiser to send the Wildcat Symphonic Band to Carnegie Hall. http://goo.gl/mtWUT
~ Monrovia's Green Dot will work with GE Capital Retail Bank and Walmart to expanded the Walmart MoneyCard prepaid cards. http://goo.gl/UbPM8
- Brad Haugaard
Monrovia City Council to Consider Allowing Gates on a Residential Project
At its Nov. 1 meeting, the Monrovia City Council will consider whether to allow Bowden Development to put gates at both entrances of a recently-completed, 7-unit residential development between 1122 and 1126 South Magnolia Ave. and 239-247 West Cypress Ave. City staff is recommending allowing the variance. Details: http://goo.gl/q5X3y
- Brad Haugaard
Monrovia's State Senator: Governor on the Right Path
Senator Bob Huff, who represents Monrovia, said he supports "raising the mandatory retirement age for all new employees and the adoption of a hybrid risk-sharing plan." He said he thinks the governor "is on the right path." http://goo.gl/oMDgw
- Brad Haugaard
Support Monrovia Girls' Tennis | Water-Smart Gardening
~ Have dinner at T. Phillips to help the Monrovia High Girls' Tennis team. (Thanks to Alex Zucco on Facebook). Details: http://goo.gl/N7tdw ~ An evening workshop on water-efficient gardening, Nov. 2. Details: http://goo.gl/gLWhs - Brad Haugaard
Monrovia's AeroVironment Unveils a new Police Drone | Green Dot Has a Great Third Quarter
~ AeroVironment unveils a new police and public-safety drone. http://goo.gl/DR9cl and http://goo.gl/799sU
~ Monrovia's Green Dot Corporation had a very nice third quarter. http://goo.gl/ibIlR
- Brad Haugaard
Gold Line Works Around State Supreme Court Roadblock
Working on the Gold Line bridge at Santa Anita Avenue.
The Metro board has freed money for continued Gold Line rail line work, kind of outflanking a State Supreme Court decision.
As you may recall, the court froze redevelopment agencies until a lawsuit is settled, but since the Gold line needed to lock up property from the Monrovia Redevelopment Agency for a maintenance yard before it would qualify for more money, the court order meant it was stuck. But now the Metro board has taken that into consideration and decided to free up some of the cash. Gold Line spokesman Habib Balian writes:
"Earlier today, the Metro board approved an important amendment to our funding agreement, affording the Construction Authority access to $208 million of the approved $735 million total project budget, an increase of $103.6 million from the original terms.
"Having access to the funds allows the Authority to provide Kiewit Parsons Joint Venture an Interim Notice to Proceed for the Pasadena to Azusa design and preconstruction work, maintaining our current schedule of construction completion in 2015."
- Brad Haugaard
Monrovia PD: Stealing a Stethoscope, Craigslist iPhone Snatch, After-School Fires, DUI, Etc.
[Monrovia Police activities from the Police Department's Neighborhood Watch Report for Oct. 20-26, 2011 - Brad Haugaard]
During the last seven-day period, the Police Department handled 583 service events, resulting in 114 investigations. Following are the last week's highlighted issues and events:
Public Demonstration
On October 21, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) conducted a demonstration in the 600 block of West Huntington protesting Trader Joe's. There were approximately two-hundred supporters in attendance. The demonstration began at 12:00 noon, and at 12:30 p.m., they walked through the Huntington Oaks shopping center and proceeded to the Trader Joe's Corporate Office in the 800 block of South Shamrock. They held a rally there for nearly an hour. At that time, the group was approached by officers from the police department and instructed to leave per Penal Code Section 602(a) at the request of Trader Joe's security, and the group eventually dispersed. The remainder of the time they stayed on the church grounds, where they had permission to stand.
Grand Theft Investigation
On October 23 at 12:16 p.m., a female subject called police and reported that she had just been robbed of her cell phone. When officers arrived, she stated that she had advertised her IPhone on Craigslist for sale. She met with the potential buyer at Mayflower and Huntington. When she handed the cell phone to the subject, he took it and ran east across Mayflower and out of sight. Officers responded and checked the area, but met with negative results.
Driving Under the Influence - Suspect Arrested
On October 23 at 3:26 p.m., officers responded to the report of a male adult drinking alcohol while driving through a business parking lot in the 300 block of West Huntington. Officers arrived and arrested the driver for driving under the influence and his vehicle was stored.
Commercial Burglary
On October 23 at 11:04 p.m., a car with three occupants pulled up near a gas station at Shamrock and Huntington. A male subject ran into the store and took a case of beer and ran directly out to the waiting car. The clerk obtained the license plate of the car. An officer went to the address the vehicle was registered to and waited until the car returned. The officer was able to detain the suspect, and the stolen property was located. The witness positively identified the suspect and the vehicle. Based on investigation, only one suspect was charged and held.
Vandalism
On October 24 at 10:16 a.m., officers were dispatched to the 1300 block of South Primrose regarding vandalism. They arrived and found gang graffiti on the sidewalk at the northeast corner of Primrose and Montana, and on the limit line on the street. The graffiti was written in black spray paint. Graffiti removal was notified.
Vandalism
On October 24 at 4:34 p.m., additional gang graffiti was reported in the 1100 block of South Primrose. Graffiti removal was notified.
Residential Burglary
On October 25 at 6:00 a.m., a resident in the 800 block of California left their house. When they returned at 5:00 p.m., they found their home had been burglarized. The suspect gained entry by climbing through an unlocked second floor window. Two laptop computers and thumb drives were stolen. Investigation continuing.
Vehicle Burglary
On October 25 at 6:26 a.m., an employee of a restaurant in the 500 block of West Huntington reported that someone had broken into a customer's vehicle. An officer responded and found a rear window had been shattered. A green backpack containing documents and a stethoscope was taken. No witnesses. Investigation continuing.
Residential Burglary
On October 25 at 9:54 a.m., officers responded to an apartment in the 700 block of Monterey regarding a burglary. The victim had left an hour earlier and returned to find a bedroom window open and a laptop missing. The suspect(s) removed the window screen and forced the lock to gain entry. Investigation continuing.
Vehicle Burglary
On October 25 at 1:17 p.m., an officer was dispatched to the intersection of Alta Vista and Chestnut on the report of a vehicle burglary. The victim said his vehicle was broken into the day before, between 4:00 and 5:00 p.m., but he was unable to report it then. The suspect(s) broke the driver side window and removed a clipboard from the front seat which contained $200 in cash. No witnesses were located. Investigation continuing.
Illegal Fire Setting
On October 25 at 3:57 p.m., Monrovia Fire Department advised they were responding to a small fire on the tracks in the 1400 block of South Alamitas. Officers responded to assist. It was determined that someone set fire to some trash. The fire was put out. A similar fire was reported at the same location a week prior. No witnesses were located, but indications are that it may be school kids that are causing these fires after school. Extra patrol will continue in the area. Investigation continuing.
Burglary
On October 26 at 9:28 a.m., an officer responded to a business in the 500 block of West Huntington regarding a theft that had just occurred. When the officer arrived, the reporting party told him a female subject who had been wandering in the store walked out and the anti-theft alarm went off. The reporting party saw the female get into a vehicle and leave, but was able to obtain the license plate number. A check of the video and the sales floor indicated the female had taken five Android eReaders valued at $1150 dollars. Investigation continuing.
Shots Heard
On October 26 at 6:39 p.m., dispatch received numerous calls of shots heard over a wide area of the north end of town. The majority of calls seemed to indicate the shooting occurred somewhere in the area of 400 to 600 blocks of Norumbega. Pasadena's helicopter responded and searched the area with ground units. Officers searched along the wash and door-to-door in the area for over an hour, but were unable to locate the source of the gunfire. No witnesses or suspects were located. Investigation continuing.
Residential Burglary
On October 26 at 8:30 a.m., a resident who lives in the 400 block of North Primrose left her home. When she returned at 10:15 p.m., she found someone had forced her back door open. It appears that nothing was stolen. The suspect may have been scared off when a motion detector lamp activated when the door was forced open. Investigation continuing.
Monrovia's AeroVironment is Hot | No Bodybuilding at MHS | More Democratic?
~ Monrovia's Aerovironment is among the companies in the Aerospace & Defense Industry with the highest growth in Earnings Per Share. http://goo.gl/A7YVH
~ No bodybuilding competition at Monrovia High, school board decides. http://goo.gl/nkmTY~ Redistricting could make San Gabriel Valley lean more Democratic: http://goo.gl/tm8Ig
- Brad HaugaardShots on Norumbega | Monrovia's McCarthy Great Player, Nice Guy | Boot Camp Video | Trader Joe's Stays Quirky | Drug Roundup | Bartlett vs. Hammond | City Website Changes
~ Gunfire heard on Norumbega. A reader reports that she heard the sounds "while I was out on my walk tonight. It really freaked me out." http://goo.gl/vTjYC and http://goo.gl/CgBZN
~ Ellis McCarthy. Not only is he a top 50 football recruit, he is "one of the most mild-mannered, polite, friendly students at Monrovia (Calif.)." http://goo.gl/VkoYn
~ "Disturbing" video of conditions at the Pasadena boot camp of Kelvin McFarland, a Monrovia resident. http://goo.gl/d3QTm
~ Monrovia's Trader Joe's tries to keep things quirky as it expands. http://goo.gl/KTiZc
~ On Oct. 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Monrovia PD and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will be at the Community Center (119 W. Palm) to collect potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. http://goo.gl/8EJWw
~ More on Bartlett withdrawing his endorsement of Hammond. http://goo.gl/XA633
~ The domain name for the City of Monrovia's web site has been changed from the rather obscure www.ci.monrovia.ca.us/ to the easier-to-remember http://www.cityofmonrovia.org/ .
- Brad Haugaard
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