The City of Monrovia reports:
"There has been a main line water break on California at Duarte Rd. Some neighborhoods are experiencing low to zero water pressure due to this break. Currently, most calls are coming in south of Huntington between Magnolia and Shamrock. Crews are responding and assessing the situation. We do not have an estimated time of when water will be restored. We will update you on the situation as information becomes available."
UPDATE: The city reports that "water has been restored to most affected areas."
- Brad Haugaard
Water Efficient Landscaping Class in Monrovia
Free water-efficient landscape class, "Sustainable Gardening for the Home," 9 a.m.-noon on Saturday, May 4. 602 E. Huntington Drive, Suite B (enter through back of building). For reservations call 443-2297. More classes in El Monte: http://goo.gl/ZljnW
- Brad Haugaard
- Brad Haugaard
Brush Clearance Time for Monrovians North of Hillcrest
If you live north of Hillcrest you will be getting a letter from the Monrovia Fire Department on brush clearance. The annual brush inspection program will begin May 1 with initial inspections in the very high fire hazard zone. They'll continue through June. For details click here: http://goo.gl/s2iQd
Source: This Week in Monrovia newsletter
- Brad Haugaard
Happy Birthday Fig Tree
This Saturday, Saturday, April 20, from 2-3 p.m., the City of Monrovia will celebrate the 100th birthday of one of the largest Moreton Bay Fig trees in California, the one in Library Park. The celebration is free. Come listen to stories, make a craft and enjoy a birthday snack in the shade of the majestic tree branches. Don't forget a blanket or chair.
Source: This Week in Monrovia newsletter (picture, too)
- Brad Haugaard
Monrovia Earthquake Emergency Drill - This is Just a Drill
Monrovia Fire Station 2 was taken over by bloodied victims, fire fighters and CERT responders today during an Emergency Disaster Drill from 10 a.m. to noon. The disaster drill is one of two that the City does every year. The scenario presented was an earthquake which resulted in the damage to a reservoir and a buckled apartment building. At Fire Station 2, these “victims” – who were volunteers – walked out of the building screaming “what happened to my face,” CERT volunteers raced to respond to people inside the building, and fire fighters carried out people who were tasked with being deceased. The intention of the drill is to simulate a real life scenario.
Source: Jennifer McLain, City of Monrovia (Thanks, Jennifer)
- Brad Haugaard
Harassment Lawsuit vs. Monrovia Schools | Monrovia Track and Field
~ Lawsuit against Monrovia Schools by counselor who claims sexual harassment and retaliation. http://goo.gl/rrPwg
~ Pictures of Monrovia vs. South Pasadena track and field competition. http://goo.gl/3dxmx
- Brad Haugaard
~ Pictures of Monrovia vs. South Pasadena track and field competition. http://goo.gl/3dxmx
- Brad Haugaard
Assemblymember Holden's Buy-California Food Bill Passes Hurdle
The Assembly Agriculture Committee today heard testimony on Assemblymember Chris Holden's legislation to ensure that California fruit, nuts, livestock and vegetables are given priority when it comes to state purchasing. Holden represents Monrovia.
Under Holden's AB 199 Choose California Act, state agencies would be required to give California agriculture producers priority when purchasing food products if the price is within 5% of the lowest out-of-state competitor. School districts would have to purchase California grown products as long as they aren't more expensive than out-of-state products.
"AB 199 uses the state's purchasing power to bolster California's Agri-business and that means more jobs and more revenue and that's good for California's bottom line," said Assemblymember Holden. "This bill is a win-win for everyone. The public institutions get a locally-grown product, we're helping create opportunities for our farmers and a new appreciation for local food helps stimulate the economy."
"California Citrus Mutual is excited to support this legislation as it puts before our young people and population the wonderful bounty we produce in California. To have this focus is a win for agriculture and a win for our state." Joel Nelsen, President, California Citrus Mutual
The Agriculture Committee voted unanimously (7 to 0) in favor of AB 199. Earlier in the session the measure was approved by the Assembly Accountability and Administrative Review Committee. It now moves to Assembly Appropriations for fiscal consideration.
Source: Holden press release
Opinion: That the Agriculture Committee likes this awful bill is small surprise, but the bill is still bad. First the state makes life miserable for businesses, then when powerful, politically-connected businesses such as film and agriculture complain, then the state attempts to alleviate the damage it has caused by making things even more costly and more complex, in this case, by increasing the cost of state government by requiring state agencies pay more for food. Wouldn't it be simpler and cheaper for the state to just stop tormenting businesses in the first place?
- Brad Haugaard
Under Holden's AB 199 Choose California Act, state agencies would be required to give California agriculture producers priority when purchasing food products if the price is within 5% of the lowest out-of-state competitor. School districts would have to purchase California grown products as long as they aren't more expensive than out-of-state products.
"AB 199 uses the state's purchasing power to bolster California's Agri-business and that means more jobs and more revenue and that's good for California's bottom line," said Assemblymember Holden. "This bill is a win-win for everyone. The public institutions get a locally-grown product, we're helping create opportunities for our farmers and a new appreciation for local food helps stimulate the economy."
"California Citrus Mutual is excited to support this legislation as it puts before our young people and population the wonderful bounty we produce in California. To have this focus is a win for agriculture and a win for our state." Joel Nelsen, President, California Citrus Mutual
The Agriculture Committee voted unanimously (7 to 0) in favor of AB 199. Earlier in the session the measure was approved by the Assembly Accountability and Administrative Review Committee. It now moves to Assembly Appropriations for fiscal consideration.
Source: Holden press release
Opinion: That the Agriculture Committee likes this awful bill is small surprise, but the bill is still bad. First the state makes life miserable for businesses, then when powerful, politically-connected businesses such as film and agriculture complain, then the state attempts to alleviate the damage it has caused by making things even more costly and more complex, in this case, by increasing the cost of state government by requiring state agencies pay more for food. Wouldn't it be simpler and cheaper for the state to just stop tormenting businesses in the first place?
- Brad Haugaard
Garcia Farewell Dinner | Moby Dick | Citrus Tops
~ Tomorrow, Thursday, April 18, farewell dinner for city Council member Joe Garcia, DoubleTree by Hilton, 924 W. Huntington Dr., Monrovia, $50 per person No Host Bar; Social 6:30 pm; Dinner and Program. 7:30 pm; information/reservations call (626)932-5555x1400
~ Tomorrow through Saturday, Monrovia High Spring Musical "Moby Dick", at the Louise Taylor Performing Arts Theater at Monrovia High. $7 tickets at the door; 7 p.m. each night.
~ Citrus College, which serves Monrovia, has been named one of the top 50 community colleges for Hispanics. http://goo.gl/ZQNf2
- Brad Haugaard
~ Tomorrow through Saturday, Monrovia High Spring Musical "Moby Dick", at the Louise Taylor Performing Arts Theater at Monrovia High. $7 tickets at the door; 7 p.m. each night.
~ Citrus College, which serves Monrovia, has been named one of the top 50 community colleges for Hispanics. http://goo.gl/ZQNf2
- Brad Haugaard
Monrovia Day Promotional Video
Promotional video - featuring Old Town businesses - for Monrovia Day, Saturday, May 18 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. http://goo.gl/7WP3l
- Brad Haugaard
- Brad Haugaard
Williams Will Run for Monrovia School Board
Terrance Williams announces he will run for Monrovia School Board. http://goo.gl/b0vSn
- Brad Haugaard
- Brad Haugaard
Monrovia Church to Treat 700 Clifton Students to Floats
As part of its Caring for Clifton Middle School program, Monrovia's First Presbyterian Church will be serving free ice cream floats to more than 700 Clifton students at lunchtime on April 30, according to a Facebook posting by the church.
- Brad Haugaard
- Brad Haugaard
M for Murder Fundraiser at Monrovia Restaurant
"M is for Murder," a mystery play to support Monrovia's Foothill Unity Center, will be held at the Monrovian Restaurant at 6:30 p.m. Saturday. Details: http://goo.gl/NcSV8
- Brad Haugaard
- Brad Haugaard
Near-Fatal Cardiac Arrest Leads Monrovian to Research Food
The founder of Monrovia's Tanner Research is now focusing on "the science of eating healthy." Details: http://goo.gl/kJX8J
- Brad Haugaard
- Brad Haugaard
Get Ready for Fountain to the Falls Race
Want to participate in - or help - the Fountain to the Falls race this May 18? Here's how: http://goo.gl/ksAiH
- Brad Haugaard
- Brad Haugaard
Monrovia Company, Xencor, Signs Deal with Australian Company
Monrovia's Xencor has signed a deal with Australia's CSL to give CSL "access to Xencor's Xtend technology to optimize the performance of CSL's monoclonal antibodies." http://goo.gl/03Xhv
- Brad Haugaard
- Brad Haugaard
Disaster Prep in Monrovia
Staff and trained emergency volunteers will get first-hand experience on how to respond to earthquake damage resulting in a failed reservoir and buckling apartment building from 10 a.m. to noon on Thursday during an emergency response drill lead by the Monrovia Fire Department.
These staged drills - which occur once a year - prepare the City for a real disaster. Residents can expect to see fire fighters, police and City Hall staff responding during this exercise with the same level of intensity as if this were real, fire officials said.
The drills will involve nearly 70 people, made up of City Hall employees, volunteers, and Community Emergency Response Training participants. There will be two separate scenarios:
1) Response to a damaged reservoir to the point where it is gushing out water and impacting homes, and
2) A 3-story apartment building has begun to buckle and in it contains 10-15 people.
Activities will take place at the Emergency Operations Center at 140 E. Lime Avenue and Station 2 at 2055 S. Myrtle Avenue, which also contains an apartment training facility.
The exercises simulate responses that would result in the activation of the Emergency Operations Center. The last time the Emergency Operations Center was activated was during the Foothill Windstorm on Dec. 1, 2011. During that response, staff, volunteers and elected officials each contributed to the various types of responses that were needed to remove debris, provide electricity and continually provide the public with up-to-date information.
Source: City of Monrovia press release
- Brad Haugaard
These staged drills - which occur once a year - prepare the City for a real disaster. Residents can expect to see fire fighters, police and City Hall staff responding during this exercise with the same level of intensity as if this were real, fire officials said.
The drills will involve nearly 70 people, made up of City Hall employees, volunteers, and Community Emergency Response Training participants. There will be two separate scenarios:
1) Response to a damaged reservoir to the point where it is gushing out water and impacting homes, and
2) A 3-story apartment building has begun to buckle and in it contains 10-15 people.
Activities will take place at the Emergency Operations Center at 140 E. Lime Avenue and Station 2 at 2055 S. Myrtle Avenue, which also contains an apartment training facility.
The exercises simulate responses that would result in the activation of the Emergency Operations Center. The last time the Emergency Operations Center was activated was during the Foothill Windstorm on Dec. 1, 2011. During that response, staff, volunteers and elected officials each contributed to the various types of responses that were needed to remove debris, provide electricity and continually provide the public with up-to-date information.
Source: City of Monrovia press release
- Brad Haugaard
Locating Boston Marathon Runners
Monrovia Patch is attempting to locate people who know about Monrovia runners who were in the Boston Marathon. Can you help? http://goo.gl/FIDMI
- Brad Haugaard
- Brad Haugaard
Monrovia Police: 16-Foot Trailer Swiped; Drugs; Burglary; Bicyclist with Two Bikes? Suspicious
[Monrovia Police activities from the Police Department's Neighborhood Watch Report for April 11-14. - Brad Haugaard]
Following are the weekend's highlighted issues and events.
Grand Theft - Utility Trailer
On April 11 at 7:23 a.m., dispatch received a call of a stolen utility trailer in the 1800 block of Santa Fe Place. The utility trailer is 16 feet long, black in color with a tarp on it and the words "Bay City Electric." The investigation is continuing.
Attempt Burglary Commercial – Suspect Arrested
On April 11 at 10:31 a.m., dispatch received a call regarding a burglary that occurred in the 700 block of East Huntington. A male suspect walked in and immediately filled a shopping cart with more than $250 worth of products. The suspect walked past open registers and was heading toward the door when several store employees, not aware of his activity, walked to the exit area. He abandoned his cart due to the appearance of the employees just prior to exiting the door. The subject only had $5.00 on him and no other means to pay for the merchandise. The subject was detained by an officer outside the store and arrested for attempt burglary.
Under the Influence of a Controlled Substance / Possession of Drug Paraphernalia - Suspect Arrested
On April 11 at 11:18 p.m., an officer was driving in the 300 block of West Foothill when he observed three subjects walking in the area of several closed businesses. All subjects were contacted and a female suspect was determined to be under the influence of a controlled substance and in possession of drug paraphernalia. The female suspect was arrested and taken into custody.
Possession of Smoking Paraphernalia – Suspect Arrested
On April 12 at 1:55 a.m., an officer observed a male suspect wearing gloves and a hooded sweat shirt with what appeared to be an eye hole cut out of the hood, in the 300 block of Sombrero. The suspect was contacted and found to be in possession of a pipe for smoking methamphetamine. The suspect was arrested. There was no evidence that the suspect had committed any other crime.
Warrant - Suspect Arrested
On April 12 at 12:33 a.m., dispatch received a call from a resident in the 200 block of Madeline, who observed a male suspect with one bicycle and leave a short time later with two bicycles. Thinking he had possibly stolen the second bicycle, the police were called. The officers observed the suspect walking in the 400 block of South Mountain and then go quickly behind a vacant house. The suspect was located and the bikes were determined to not be stolen. The suspect had an outstanding warrant and was arrested.
Gang Injunction – Suspect Arrested
April 12 at 6:09 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 100 block of Montana regarding suspicious subjects looking through vehicles. Upon contacting the subjects, the officer found one suspect to be in possession of marijuana in violation of Monrovia's gang injunction. The suspect was arrested for violation of court order and possession of marijuana.
Possession of Marijuana / Transporting Marijuana / Possession of Concentrated Cannabis - Suspect Arrested
On April 12 at 8:35 p.m., an officer conducted a traffic stop in the 200 block of West Central. Upon contacting the driver, the vehicle smelled of marijuana. Further investigation found a large quantity of marijuana in the vehicle. The suspect said he was delivering marijuana to co-op clients. The suspect was arrested for possession, sales and transportation of marijuana. The marijuana and money were seized. Investigation continuing.
Gang Injunction – Suspect Arrested
On April 14 at 1:45 a.m., an officer observed a vehicle leaving the area in the 300 block of South Myrtle. The driver failed to stop for a stop sign was driving without headlights and speeding. The driver is a gang member who has been served with the gang injunction. The driver was arrested for the traffic violations, possession of marijuana and violation of Monrovia's gang injunction.
Monrovian Hikes Kilimanjaro at Age 60
Monrovian celebrates her 60th birthday with a hike to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro. http://goo.gl/aAsMu
- Brad Haugaard
- Brad Haugaard
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