Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich along with Altadena Town Council Chair Dr. Sandra E. Thomas will raise the historic first flag at the Altadena Community Center, which is located at 730 East Altadena Drive on Saturday, April 21^st, 2012. The event is scheduled for 1:00 to 3:00 pm.

Others confirmed to participate are Congressman Adam Schiff, Senator Carol Liu, Assemblymember Anthony Portantino and a host of other local and civic leaders along with a contingency of the local press and proud community members. The General Public as well as all past and present Altadena Officials and leaders are invited.

Michelle Zack will give a short illustrated presentation on Altadena History and the Altadena Historical Society as well as the Altadena Heritage will open their offices/archives so the community may better understand the important work of these two non-profits.

Only a limited amount of flags will be available to purchase at the event on a first come first serve basis. This may be a rare opportunity to own your copy of this historic flag.

Some of the partners for this endeavor are the Altadena Chamber of Commerce, Altadena Historical Society, Altadena Heritage, Altadena Senior Center, and Altadena Chapter of the NAACP, Altadena Sheriff’s Station, Altadena California Highway Patrol, Altadena Rotary, and the Altadena Library Association.

Just as our nation’s flag is an indelible symbol proudly representing America, Altadena has its own unique flag to represent this township. Don’t miss this historic event!

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Community Input

(Summaries of community input will be posted below as they become available.)

·   Workshop 1 Post-It Notes

·   Workshop 1 Notes from Group Work

Workshop Series

The public is invited to participate in a three-part workshop series to help the County of Los Angeles and Altadena leaders understand what community members want to see in Altadena’s future.  The input from the workshops will set the direction for updating the Community Standards District http://search.municode.com/html/16274/_DATA/TITLE22/Chapter_22_44_SUPPLEMENTAL_DIS.html#26—Altadena’s zoning regulations.

Wednesdays | 7-9 pm

Loma Alta Park Gymnasium | 3330 North Lincoln Ave.

• Workshop 1:  April 4

• Workshop 2:  April 25

• Workshop 3:  June 6

After generating ideas at the first workshop, participants will develop those ideas further in the second and third workshops.  Please join us in discussing topics such as future land use, economic development, streetscape improvements, open space, safety and preservation of local character.  These interactive workshops need YOUR participation.

 Workshop Flyer

• English [link to flyer]
• Español [link to flyer]

Workshop Assistance

Español

Miembros de la Comunidad que necesiten intérprete en Español, favor de comunicarse con Lucia Gomez, al (323) 890-7209, cinco (5) días (entre semana), previa a la junta. / Community members in need of a Spanish language interpreter should make their request to Lucia Gomez at (323) 890-7209 no later than five (5) working days prior to the meeting.

Sign Language

Community members in need of a sign language interpreter should make their request to Matt Lust at (323) 890-7203 or matt.lust@lacdc.org no later than five (5) working days prior to the meeting.  For TTY assistance, please call the California Relay Services at (800) 735-2929 and reference Matt Lust, at (323) 890-7203. 

Vision Report

At the conclusion of the visioning workshops, the consultant hired for the process, RBF Consulting, will produce a vision report which will be posted on this website.  The report will summarize the major topics that were brought up and discussed by community members.  It may include general recommendations about changes to the Community Standards District, based on community input.  It may also include recommendations for other actions that could be taken to implement the community’s long-term vision.

Project Contact

Matt Lust
Community Development Commission of the County of Los Angeles
(323) 890-7203
matt.lust@lacdc.org

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Some families in Altadena woke up this morning to find out the hard way that they’re now a statistic, and not a good one.

If you have a Chevy Silverado truck, your truck is a target for thieves who are stealing the tailgates.

Not so long ago, it was the rear seats from Cadillac Escalades that were the prime target.

Over the last few weeks, tailgates from Chevy Silverados have been stolen from all over Southern California at very high rates.

Please find a way to park your vehicles in a garage or behind a gate or fence so you’re less likely to be a victim.

If you have neighbors who may not see these posts from the Sheriff’s Station, please let them know that these vehicles are being vandalized at high rates.

If you have a suggestion about how we can more effectively get the word out to the community so we can be less vulnerable targets or so we can catch criminals in the act, please speak up.

If you see something – say something!!

Please continue to be vigilant and report suspicious activity by calling the Sheriff’s Station – 626 798 1131.

As always, stay safe and help keep your neighborhood safe!

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Please find the online version of the Emergency Survival Guide here:  http://lacoa.org/PDF/EmergencySurvivalGuide-LowRes.pdf

You are encouraged to become Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) qualified and join a local CERT Disaster Response Team. CERT Teams strengthen the ability of our communities to quickly recover after major disasters.

You can find out where the nearest training class will take place by visiting their official website: http://www.citizencorps.gov/cert/ Several times per year these classes are offered to community residents free of charge.

As a resident of one of the many unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, you are an important part of emergency planning and preparedness. Unincorporated areas are not part of any city and are governed by the five-member Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles. The Board acts as your “city council” and is responsible for establishing policies and regulations that affect you and your neighborhood. The Board also governs the County Departments that provide services in your area including recreation, solid waste, planning, law enforcement, fire fighting, and social programs.

The County is your first responder to disasters such as flood, fire, earthquake, civil unrest, tsunami, and terrorist attacks.

This Guide will help you to better prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters that face Los Angeles County. Our goal is to provide tips that assist you to be self-sufficient after a disaster. In addition to this Guide, we recommend that you increase your awareness of emergency situations and the skills you need to prepare your family, neighbors and your community.

This guide is a starting point. For more information on preparing for disasters, please visit the website for the County’s Emergency Survival Program (ESP) at www.espfocus.org or call the ESP Hotline at (213) 974-1166 to receive free information on how to be prepared for emergencies and disasters.

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Por favor, vea el video de seguridad siguientes de Southern California Edison

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• 111206WindStormTaxReliefPR.pdf
• 12-1-2011PressRelease.pdf
• Application.pdf
• WindDamage.pdf
• WindDamage(Spanish).pdf
• WindDamage(chinese).pdf

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The company expects power to be restored to 99.9 percent of customers who lost service by 8 p.m. Monday evening.  As of    3 p.m. PST Sunday, SCE had 42,131 customers without service.

Crews are working to restore service as safely and quickly as possible. There are 273 SCE and contract crews working currently to restore service. Some restoration efforts initially were hampered by huge trees and other large pieces of debris, which blocked access for crews to equipment.

On Sunday, SCE will have seven community outreach centers in the hardest hit areas open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. where customers can get free basic supplies, including flashlights, water and ice (based on availability). The centers are at the following locations:

The supply was passed out to available customers up until 4 p.m. on Saturday, but there were no flashlights available, only ice and water.

Edison is working as hard as possible to restore power to all customers, but according to Dave Ford, “people must realize the danger that crews face with downed trees on power lines that must be checked before power can be turned on safely.”

This is a major inconvenience for everyone and ultimately we can only blame Mother Nature. It is strongly suggested that everyone considers investing in a generator for future situations. We face strong winds each year up here in Altadena, but this is one of the strongest ones of recent record. Be safe.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                        

WHAT:        Southern California Edison (SCE) will open distribution centers today for customers impacted by the widespread outages to pick up basic supplies, including flashlights, water and ice. Outages are expected to last through Sunday.

SCE employees will also be going door-to-door to provide safety information in the Santa Anita area near its emergency staging center (Santa Anita Park).

VISUALS:        
·        Customers receiving basic supplies at various distribution centers in heaviest hit outage areas.
·        SCE emergency staging area in the parking lot of Santa Anita Park.

WHEN:         Saturday, Dec. 3
8:00 a.m. (employees/volunteers at SCE staging area)
        Noon – 4:00 p.m. (SCE distribution centers)

WHERE:        Staging Area:
Santa Anita Park (parking lot), 285 West Huntington Dr., Arcadia

 Distribution Centers:
       
Altadena — Altadena Community Center, 730 E. Altadena Dr.

Arcadia — Los Angeles Co. Regional Park, corner of Huntington Dr. and Santa Anita Ave. (northeast corner of parking lot)
La Canada Flintridge — Community Park, 1327 Foothill Blvd.
San Gabriel — Fire Station 51, 1303 S. Del Mar Ave.
Sierra Madre — Memorial Park, 222 W. Sierra Madre Blvd.
Temple City — City Hall EOC, 9701 Las Tunas Ave. (Cross street Kauffman Ave.)
       

Dave Ford
SCE Local Public Affairs, Region Manager
LA County and City
Office (323) 720.5290
Cell (818) 585.9149

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Altadena Community Center – Assemblyman Anthony Portantino will be giving his “State of the State” address at the next Altadena Town Council meeting scheduled on October 18th, 2011. In addition there will be two other key presentations. Town Council representatives to P.U.S.D. Bernadean Broadous and Richard Moon will be giving an update on the redistricting at the school board. There will also be a presentation by Maria Sim of Los Angeles County Public Works about a landscaping project slated for Woodbury Road. Please join the Town Council Members at the Community Center starting at 7:00 p.m. and hear these presentations first hand along with Sheriff’s Captain Steven McClean, CHP Officer Kevin Denmon plus other regularly scheduled community agenda items. You may download the full agenda from this site as well.

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