- Brad Haugaard
Monrovia Council May Appoint Subcommittee to Keep an Eye On Station Square Project
At the recommendation of City Manager Oliver Chi, the Monrovia City Council will consider at its April 21 meeting (agenda: http://goo.gl/MX5oW1 ) whether to create an ad hoc City Council Station Square Construction Monitoring Subcommittee to keep an eye on the project. The subcommittee would last until the project is done and Chi recommended appointing councilmembers Spicer and Blackburn to serve on the subcommittee.
- Brad Haugaard
- Brad Haugaard
Monrovia Canyon Park Named as Great Hiking Spot
Monrovia Canyon Park named one of the best SoCal hiking spots. http://goo.gl/CWVwRG (Thanks for the tip, Gem City Images.)
- Brad Haugaard
- Brad Haugaard
Night Trains Coming
Nightly train testing for the 11.5-mile Foothill Gold Line light rail project from Pasadena to Azusa will begins today and will continue through early June, Monday through Friday from 4 p.m. to 1 a.m.
To limit noise during the night testing, the grade crossing bells will be disconnected and Metro train operators will use their optional "quiet-zone" horns, which will sound similar to buzzers and are commonly used in residential areas. Sheriff Deputies will be supporting the effort.
Source: Press release
- Brad Haugaard
To limit noise during the night testing, the grade crossing bells will be disconnected and Metro train operators will use their optional "quiet-zone" horns, which will sound similar to buzzers and are commonly used in residential areas. Sheriff Deputies will be supporting the effort.
Source: Press release
- Brad Haugaard
Result of Prop 47 - Crime on the Rise
LA County Supervisor Antonovich, who represents Monrovia, says Proposition 47 is not working out the way it was intended. He says that a preliminary review of crime rates, especially property crime, shows that they "are on the rise." ( http://goo.gl/nhZUZ2 ). Monrovia Police Chief James Hunt was none too happy about the proposition either: http://goo.gl/NJE3r3
- Brad Haugaard
- Brad Haugaard
Dinner at Smashburger
Had dinner last night at Smashburger, on Huntington. I got the big size Buffalo and Blue Cheese Burger ($7.69) and a Mint Oreo Shake ($4.59). Nice, and shake was great.
- Brad Haugaard
Monrovia Over San Marino in Baseball | Rain?
~ Monrovia baseball in 3-1 win over San Marino. http://goo.gl/8lh5Gd
~ Slight chance of rain on Tuesday (10%), growing to 20% Wednesday and 60% Thursday. http://goo.gl/tRREMM
- Brad Haugaard
~ Slight chance of rain on Tuesday (10%), growing to 20% Wednesday and 60% Thursday. http://goo.gl/tRREMM
- Brad Haugaard
Old Town Monrovia Is Now Officially a 'Great Place'
This week, Old Town Monrovia was honored by the California Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA California) with its "Great Place in California" award. http://goo.gl/fyzZVc
- Brad Haugaard
- Brad Haugaard
Monrovia Police: Car Crash; Window-Smashing Ex-Girlfriend
[Monrovia Police activities from the Police Department's Neighborhood Watch Report for April 13-15. - Brad Haugaard]
During the last seven-day period, the Police Department handled 416 service events, resulting in 65 investigations.
Injury Traffic Collision
April 14 at 2:50 p.m., a traffic collision with injuries involved was reported at Mayflower and Evergreen. A driver that was heading southbound on Mayflower made a left turn into the path of a driver heading northbound on Mayflower. Both drivers and a passenger were injured. All injured persons were taken to a hospital for treatment. The injuries were not life threatening.
Residential Burglary/Vandalism - Suspect Arrested
On April 15 at 11:31 p.m., an officer responded to 900 block of West Duarte regarding a disturbing subject. The victim said his ex-girlfriend, who does not live at the residence, smashed out an upstairs window and got inside the home. The victim’s daughter was inside a downstairs room when the ex-girlfriend broke into the house. The suspect exited the window and was walking through the backyard when she picked up a brick and threw it through the sliding door window where the daughter was. The suspect fled before officer’s arrived. Several hours later a neighbor of the victim called to report the ex-girlfriend had returned and was breaking into the residence again. All units responded to the residence and located the suspect in the daughter's room. The suspect was arrested for burglary and vandalism.
During the last seven-day period, the Police Department handled 416 service events, resulting in 65 investigations.
Injury Traffic Collision
April 14 at 2:50 p.m., a traffic collision with injuries involved was reported at Mayflower and Evergreen. A driver that was heading southbound on Mayflower made a left turn into the path of a driver heading northbound on Mayflower. Both drivers and a passenger were injured. All injured persons were taken to a hospital for treatment. The injuries were not life threatening.
Residential Burglary/Vandalism - Suspect Arrested
On April 15 at 11:31 p.m., an officer responded to 900 block of West Duarte regarding a disturbing subject. The victim said his ex-girlfriend, who does not live at the residence, smashed out an upstairs window and got inside the home. The victim’s daughter was inside a downstairs room when the ex-girlfriend broke into the house. The suspect exited the window and was walking through the backyard when she picked up a brick and threw it through the sliding door window where the daughter was. The suspect fled before officer’s arrived. Several hours later a neighbor of the victim called to report the ex-girlfriend had returned and was breaking into the residence again. All units responded to the residence and located the suspect in the daughter's room. The suspect was arrested for burglary and vandalism.
Monrovia School Board Meetings Now on KGEM
Monrovia School Board meetings are now being broadcast on KGEM. http://goo.gl/WdkDdk
- Brad Haugaard
- Brad Haugaard
ABC 7 Story on Kings and Queens | Life-Science Incubator to Monrovia | Softball
~ ABC 7 did a video story about how the Kings and Queens - Monrovia High's robotics team - is getting ready for championship competition: http://goo.gl/lPJKZj
~ LA Business Journal reports that life-science incubator Lab Launch has signed a lease for almost 11,000 square feet in Monrovia. (Looks like the same building the Star-News/Tribune/etc. will be moving into.) http://goo.gl/x0Tfqs
~ Britney Lopez helps Monrovia High softball team with pitching. http://goo.gl/HTVuEm
- Brad Haugaard
~ LA Business Journal reports that life-science incubator Lab Launch has signed a lease for almost 11,000 square feet in Monrovia. (Looks like the same building the Star-News/Tribune/etc. will be moving into.) http://goo.gl/x0Tfqs
~ Britney Lopez helps Monrovia High softball team with pitching. http://goo.gl/HTVuEm
- Brad Haugaard
Monrovia Horse Trainer Dies; One of the 'Winningest' in California
Trainer Mike Mitchell, an iconic and dominant figure on the Southern California horse racing landscape for nearly 40 years, passed away Tuesday, at his home in Monrovia following a lengthy battle with brain cancer at age 66. Santa Anita says that he "ranks among all-time winningest trainers in California."
In addition to his wife and two daughters, Mitchell is survived by a twin sister, Cheryl, and brothers Earl, Jr., Guy and Casey. Funeral services are pending.
Mitchell, who won his first race at Bay Meadows in 1974, won 19 overall training titles in Southern California. In addition to his two Santa Anita Winter Meet titles, he won four training titles at Santa Anita’s Oak Tree Meeting; in 1983, 1995, 1996 and 2004. He also took five overall Hollywood Park titles that included the 1982 Spring/Summer Meet, and Hollywood Park Fall Meets in 1983, 1985, 1993 and 1997.
Del Mar’s all-time leading trainer with 476 seaside wins, Mitchell won seven Del Mar titles; 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1995, 1996 and 2011. He was also leading trainer at Fairplex Park in 2008.
Source: Santa Anita Park press release
- Brad Haugaard
Monrovia Election Results - Apparent Winners: Mayor, Adams; Council Members are Crudgington and Shevlin
Summary: It's not an absolutely done deal since City Clerk Alice Atkins says there are 701 mail-in and similar type ballots to count, but from the numbers tonight, it appears Tom Adams has won the mayor's office and Gloria Crudgington and Becky Shevlin have won seats on the city council.
- Brad Haugaard
- Brad Haugaard
Monrovia Saving More Water than State Average, Plans to Save More | Train Yard Grand Opening | Listen for Fire Alarms | Hirsch Honored | Arbor Day
In his weekly "City Manager's Update," Monrovia City Manager Oliver Chi reports that ...
~ Monrovia is doing 12.5 percent better than the average for the rest of California in water conservation. He writes: "In California, the per capita water usage per day is 196 gallons. In Monrovia, for all of calendar year 2014, we utilized 174.18 gallons per capita per day, which is 12.5% less than the statewide average."
~ The city is putting together a plan to conserve more water. The plan should be ready for review within the next few weeks. Some ideas:
- Water efficient landscaping contest
- Xeriscape demonstration gardens
- Access to "cash for grass" programs
- Rain barrel rebate programs
- Soil moisture sensor rebate programs
- Water conservation marketing plan
~ Metro Gold Line Construction Authority is planning a grand opening for the maintenance and operations yard on Saturday, May 23. The event is tentatively scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. and last through 1 p.m.
~ If you hear fire alarms coming from city facilities this week, no worries. The Public Works Department is just testing the systems.
~ Susan Hirsch, director of Quest Academy Community Day School at the Monrovia schools, has been named one of Congresswoman Judy Chu's Women of Distinction for 2015.
~ Arbor Day event to take place on April 23, 2015, at 4 p.m. at Rotary Park, at 401 S. California Ave.
- Brad Haugaard
~ Monrovia is doing 12.5 percent better than the average for the rest of California in water conservation. He writes: "In California, the per capita water usage per day is 196 gallons. In Monrovia, for all of calendar year 2014, we utilized 174.18 gallons per capita per day, which is 12.5% less than the statewide average."
~ The city is putting together a plan to conserve more water. The plan should be ready for review within the next few weeks. Some ideas:
- Water efficient landscaping contest
- Xeriscape demonstration gardens
- Access to "cash for grass" programs
- Rain barrel rebate programs
- Soil moisture sensor rebate programs
- Water conservation marketing plan
~ Metro Gold Line Construction Authority is planning a grand opening for the maintenance and operations yard on Saturday, May 23. The event is tentatively scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. and last through 1 p.m.
~ If you hear fire alarms coming from city facilities this week, no worries. The Public Works Department is just testing the systems.
~ Susan Hirsch, director of Quest Academy Community Day School at the Monrovia schools, has been named one of Congresswoman Judy Chu's Women of Distinction for 2015.
~ Arbor Day event to take place on April 23, 2015, at 4 p.m. at Rotary Park, at 401 S. California Ave.
- Brad Haugaard
Monrovia Cops Donate Their Tips to Special Olympics
At a "Tip-A-Cop" fundraiser on April 9, Monrovia Police officers and LA County Sheriff's deputies served as waiters at the Monrovia Claim Jumper restaurant and donated all the tips they received, over $3,400, to Special Olympics. http://goo.gl/2UX8Vt
- Brad Haugaard
- Brad Haugaard
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