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Pasadena Launches Pre-Emptive Strike on Mansionization BY GUS HERRERA
Resident’s concerns were distilled into five general categories: bulk/mass, design/style, view protection, privacy, and community notification/involvement.
PUSD to Host Suspect Threatens to Shoot Early Education In-N-Out Customers Extravaganza Steals Police Cruiser Leads Cops on Chase The Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) invites families with young children to explore the district’s preschool and kindergarten options at the second annual Early Education ExtravaSEE PAGE 13
An armed man threatening to kill people at In-N-Out Burgers confronted responding police, appropriated a police car and led officers on a 12-minute chase through the city before the cruiser he stole was rammed and he was taken into custody, Pasadena
police said. At about 9:47 p.m., Pasadena Police responded to InN-Out Burgers located in the 2100 block of East Foothill Blvd. regarding a report of a man, 40 to 50 years old, who SEE PAGE 12
- Photo by Terry Miller
The issue of mansionization has been a prominent topic in local government all throughout the San Gabriel Valley. In an attempt to quell community concerns before any substantial problems arise (as is the case in some neighboring cities), Pasadena is launching a preemptive strike by, “undertaking an effort to revise the Zoning Code development standards governing singlefamily residences,” according to the city’s staff report. These changes will ensure that certain neighborhoods will maintain aesthetic continuity and, especially in the case of Lower Hastings Ranch, monstrous additions or re-constructions do not jeopardize the views and privacy of neighbors. This endeavor will be broken up into three phases, each of which applies to a particular district. Phase 1 would deal with the Lower Hastings Ranch, Phase 2 with non-historic and nonhillside districts, and Phase 3 with Hillside Overlay DisSEE PAGE 12
Family Files Lawsuit Over Tree Collapse at Kidspace Last Year
The complaint alleges that Brandon suffered fractures to an arm and a leg, and Bryan had a head injury when the tree fell. - Courtesy Photo
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A young mother filed a lawsuit last Thursday, March 24, against the City of Pasadena and the Kidspace Museum on behalf of her twins who were hurt when a tree near the Kidspace Children’s Museum in the Arroyo Seco collapsed onto them last SEE PAGE 13