Moments with Bill

Mayor Bogaard Celebration Day
Saturday, April 25, 2015
3-5 p.m.
Centennial Square
Pasadena City Hall

Burger Continental Pasadena Closes Doors After 45 Years.
The signs at the restaurant reads:
“The Burger Continental Family thanks you for 45 years of patronage…. Farewell.”
Burger Continental abruptly closed its doors on Friday March 20, 2015.
Most recently in September 2014, the restaurant was closed on a failed health inspection.
Burger Continental
535 South Lake Avenue
Pasadena, Ca 91101
Tel: (626) 792-6634
Fax: (626) 792-8520
Email: mail@burgercontinentalpasadena.com
If you want to contact for catering information, please contact our award winning chef Gary, director of catering and food services or his helpful staff.
Tel: (626) 792-6634
Cell: (626) 437-6193
Fax: (626) 792-8520
Fly Ranch Project
The phenomenon is called “Fly Geyser” and is formed by an accident when a ranch owner drilled for water in the Nevada desert.
Located on a gated parcel of private property within the million-acre Black Rock Desert, Fly Geyser is not a natural phenomenon. It was created accidentally in 1964 from a geothermal test well inadequately capped. The scalding water has erupted from the well since then, leaving calcium carbonate deposits growing at the rate of several inches per year. The brilliant red and green coloring on the mounds is from thermophilic algae thriving in the extreme micro-climate of the geysers. Unfortunately, Fly Geyser is not open to the public.
It began in the early twentieth-century when the ranch owner drilled a well to raise the quality of the agriculture. But when they had drilled the whole way down to the water they stopped because the water temperature was 200 degrees. In 1964 there was a second attempt. It also failed because the water was too hot.
The landlord is usually kind and guide the tourists that visit the area. But first you have to get in contact with them to get in. The price for a guided tour differ from time to time.
The city of Pasadena is not going to have a single event for Earth Day 2015, apparently the City Manager, Michael Beck thought and made the decision that there should be several events during the month to celebrate Earth Month. The PWP, Pasadena Water and Power department is charged with this event, Celebrating Green Living, other agencies participate. Some are disappointed that there will not be a large event as there have been in past years.
In celebration of green living, Earth Day, and Water Awareness Month, Pasadena Water and Power (PWP) will encourage sustainable living practices during the months of April and May with support of numerous events and workshops. In addition, PWP is encoraging the community to make a water pledge for a chance to win a Toyota Prius (courtesy of the Wyland Foundation).
PWP will also be hosting educational workshops on how to create Drought Tolerant Landscapes; PWP will swap old inefficient irrigation controllers for new Weather Based Irrigation Controllers (free of charge) at Descanso Gardens on May 31st, and will encourage the community to stock up on earth friendly LEDs this spring for a fraction of the cost at PWP’s online LED Webshop.
Events Schedule
(Please note: more events are in development and will be added to the schedule as they are confirmed)
Other Programs and Activities
As mentioned above, PWP has also launched several programs that support energy efficiency, water conservation and overall environmental awareness.
Toluca Lake Earth Day featuring A Taste of Toluca
Sun 4/26 • 10am – 2pm
At the Toluca Lake Farmers Market behind Wells Fargo at Riverside & Foreman. Environmental booths, kids corner, art contest, electric cars, entertainment, food samplings from the best restaurants in our area, all free. Come bring the family!
Once again, Target has demonstrated a commitment to putting guests first by providing an easy and convenient shopping experience!
Target announced and implemented an enhanced return policy that allows guests to return select items one year after purchase.
Effective immediately, bring back Target’s exclusive owned-brands, with receipt, to a Target store and receive a full refund within one year of the item’s purchase date.
The new return policy applies to over 70,000 items from all 32 private-label brands, like Merona, Nate Berkus, Liz Lange, Mossimo and Threshold, C9, Xhilaration and Chefmate.
But that’s not all … guests using Target’s Baby or Wedding Registries will now have up to a year from the registry event date to return or exchange items.
Also, REDcard holders receive an extra 30 days to return nearly all items…
REDcard Sign-up
Save 5% and get Free Shipping at Target
Complete details on Target’s new one-year return policy can be found here.
Apple Engineer Talks about the New 2015 Macbook
A very funny parody by an Android user with subtitles. By Armando Ferreira
An Apple engineer explains how they developed the new 2015 Macbook and the day Tim Cook saw it for the first time.
Original Source: Risitas y las paelleras: https://youtu.be/cDphUib5iG4
And then Armando releases why you want the New MacBook video:
5 Reasons to Buy the New 2015 MacBook
Reasons you want the new MacBook:
1. Fanless design
2. New Keyboard mechanism. much better
3. Display 2304×1440 display crisp
4. Trackpad taptic engine
5. Build quality, thin and light weight
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PUBLIC INVITED TO GRAND OPENING OF HEALTHY RETAIL PROGRAM MARKET
PASADENA, Calif.—The public is invited to the grand opening of Pasadena’s first neighborhood store to adopt the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) Healthy Retail Program format. The grand opening is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, March 21, 2015, at Rio Meat Market & Restaurant, 2029 N. Fair Oaks Ave.
Mayor Bill Bogaard and Pasadena Health Officer Dr. Ying-Ying Goh are the event’s keynote speakers along with store owner Esthela Borja, who will share her inspiring story and vision for providing healthier food options in Northwest Pasadena. A ribbon-cutting follows.
The Healthy Retail Program demonstrates a commitment that neighborhood stores have invested in providing affordable and healthier food and meal options. The program is part of a statewide movement called “Champions for Change,” that seeks to improve the health status of low-income Californians by supporting fruit and vegetable consumption and increased physical activity. More information is at https://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/cpns/Pages/RetailProgram.aspx.
The Pasadena Public Health Department’s (PPHD) Nutrition & Physical Activity Program provided technical assistance and training on purchasing, storing, displaying and promoting fruits and vegetables, merchandising and nutrition outreach. The local program works in conjunction with Choose Health LA Kids Program and Choose Health LA Restaurant Program, a countywide public recognition program for restaurants.
Rio Meat Market & Restaurant now features a wide variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, portion-controlled menu selections, children’s plates with fresh fruit and a store layout that prominently displays healthier food and beverage options. In addition to the PPHD, transformation assistance came from the Flintridge Foundation, Day One Pasadena and Pasadena Youth Build.
“We want to empower families to choose healthier foods that can contribute to better health,” Dr. Goh said. “Rio Meat Market & Restaurant is a great example of a local store creating dialogue with the community to increase access to nutritious foods.”
Local businesses interested in receiving free technical assistance as part of the Healthy Retail Program should contact Mary Urtecho-Garcia at mugarcia@cityofpasadena.net. The PPHD Nutrition & Physical Activity Program is funded by the CDPH Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Branch.
Pasadena is only one of three cities in California with a municipal health department. For more than 120 years, PPHD has worked to promote and protect the health of the greater Pasadena area. Visit the department online at www.cityofpasadena.net/publichealth.
Stay connected to the City of Pasadena! Visit us online at www.cityofpasadena.net; follow us on Twitter @PasadenaGov, www.twitter.com/pasadenagov, and like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/cityofpasadena. Or call the Citizen Service Center, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, at (626) 744-7311.
Mayoral Debate in Runoff Election Announced, KPCC’s Larry Mantle to Moderate
A live, televised debate between Pasadena’s mayoral candidates Jacque Robinson and Terry Tornek that will be moderated by Larry Mantle, the host of 89.3 FM KPCC’s AirTalk radio show, beginning at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 7, 2015, at the Pasadena Convention Center.
There will be a General Run-off Election Tuesday April 21st for
City Mayor: Terry Tornek/Jaque Robinson
District 1 City Council seat: Tyron Hampton/Calvin Wells
The City’s official page with information on the election and the ballot is here.
The City of Pasadena maintains the March 10 election results here
Mayoral forums (will be updated) Pasadena Star News is scheduled for 3/31, Pasadena Media is scheduled for 4/7
The League of Women Voters, Pasadena area, www.lwv-pa.org will lend assistance in preparing the questions for the candidates.
Pasadena Councilmembers Tornek and Robinson are in the run-off election for Pasadena’s Office of Mayor after receiving the highest percentage of votes in the March 10 primary race.
The debate will be televised by Pasadena Media.
Simulcast on the Arroyo Channel, the community access station and KPAS, the government access station.
KPAS is available on Channel 3
Arroyo Channel is seen on Channel 32 for Charter subscribers.
KPAS and the Arroyo Channel are both available on the AT&T U-Verse platform on Channel 99/Pasadena.