Monthly Archives: February 2025
Feb 7 2025
Scam Alert: Burbank Animal Shelter

Scam Alert: Fraudulent Calls

 

Burbank, CA (February 7, 2025) – The City of Burbank and the Burbank Animal Shelter are aware of a scam involving the shelter’s phone number, (818) 238-3340. Multiple residents have reported receiving fraudulent calls falsely claiming they must pay $2,000 to prevent their pet from being euthanized. This is a scam. The Burbank Animal Shelter will never call residents to demand payment over the phone.

 

⚠️ What to Do If You’re Targeted:

Hang up immediately.

Do not engage or send money.

Report the scam to the Burbank Animal Shelter at (818) 238-3340 and to the Burbank Police Department at (818) 238-3000.

 

Please share this message to help protect the community.

Feb 6 2025
Altadena & Friends: Eaton Fire Relief Benefit at the Alex Theatre

Altadena & Friends: Eaton Fire Relief Benefit at the Alex Theatre

Save The Date!

Thursday, March 27th, 7 PM with a VIP Reception at 5:30 PM

Alex Theatre in Glendale

Tickets are on sale next week!

Many of our friends and neighbors lost their homes, businesses, jobs, schools, and places of worship. Our whole community lost important historical and cultural sites with a presence beyond our community. We are coming together to help our Arroyo neighbors from the Eaton Fire area get back on their feet for the only benefit of targeting the Eaton Fire community while featuring the fantastic and diverse talent from the affected areas. By supporting this event, you also support the artists most in need.

DATE: Mar 27 at 7 PM (5:30 PM VIP Reception)

LOCATION: Alex Theatre in Glendale

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS/SPONSORS:

  • Rotary Club of Altadena
  • Rotary International District 5300
  • The EVNSONG & The Alex Theatre
  • Pasadena Heritage

We are seeking $10K more in sponsorship to cover all costs. All money raised will go to relief! Sponsors at that level will be listed here and in all the press and VIP tickets.

TICKETS: $36- 175 (plus ticket fees)

Higher-priced tickets will have better seats, and a VIP section will have a pre-show party with the artists.

PROGRAM:

A variety show format showcasing internationally known artists from the Fire Zone, many of whom lost homes, studios, and instruments in the fire. The show will be 90 minutes with no intermission in a kaleidoscope of talent. Here is what we have in the lineup so far (with links to see their performance videos- more artists to come):

  • The Altadena Community Theatre is known for high-quality Broadway musicals in Altadena’s Farnsworth Park. However, its founders lost their home and all their props, costumes, and music while also losing Farnsworth Park, their stage.
  • Culture Shock LA is a National Hip-Hop dance group and school. The Culture Shock movement gave birth to many famous groups, including America’s Best Dance Crew winners and Vegas favorites Jabbawockeez, World of Dance winners Kinjas, and many more. CSLA works from Elements Dance Studio in NorthWest Pasadena’s evacuation zone.
  • Joe Monti, known by magicians as the best of their industry, is a former Magic Castle Board Member and former Magic Producer for Criss Angel Mindfreak. He is a former Glendale resident who lost his home in the Palisades Fire.
  • Bluegrass legend Evan Marshal and company, known for their work at Disneyland’s Golden Horseshoe as Billy Hill & The Hillbillies from La Canada (also evacuated)
  • Melodia Mariposa brings high-caliber classical music to Altadena and Farnsworth Park. Members lost homes in the fire.
  • Altadena’s internationally known Afro-Caribbean band Upstream, just back from Carnaval in Trinidad.

We would love to have a well-known A-List celebrity from the area join us, which would help sell tickets! Send them my way!

Feb 5 2025
Remediate Your Soil Post Fires – Improve Property Soil After Urban Wildfires
Feb 4 2025
Rev. Al Sharpton Coming to Pasadena First AME Church

From his Facebook page:

We must mourn all lives lost, and fight for justice for those overlooked.
This weekend on #PoliticsNation, I reminded the nation that as we grieve the tragic airline crashes in Washington and Philadelphia, we cannot forget those who lost their homes and loved ones in the California wildfires, especially in Altadena, a predominantly Black community that suffered devastating losses.
I made a promise on this show to Zaire from Altadena with Attorney Ben Crump, and this Thursday I’m keeping that promise. I’ll be in Pasadena at First AME Church at 11 AM, standing with the families to ensure they get the support they deserve.
We pray for all those impacted by these tragedies, and we must fight to ensure that no community is left behind.

The Rev. Al Sharpton announced that he will travel to Pasadena on Thursday to lead a noontime memorial service and rally for victims of the devastating Los Angeles County wildfires. The civil rights leader will appear with attorney Ben Crump, who represents relatives of several Southern Californians killed in the blazes.

The service will be at First AME Church at 1700 N. Raymond Ave. in Pasadena, and will also include Pastor Larry Campbell.

Feb 3 2025
South Coast AQMD Expands Air Quality Monitoring for Eaton and Palisades Fires
South Coast AQMD Expands Air Quality Monitoring for Eaton and Palisades Fires
DIAMOND BAR—Today, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD)
began air monitoring efforts in the burn scars and surrounding communities of the Eaton Fire
and Palisades Fire. South Coast AQMD has been working closely with federal, state and local
agencies, supporting ongoing emergency response and cleanup efforts.
Debris removal could cause hazardous dust and ash to become airborne. This initiative,
requested by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in close coordination with the California
Air Resources Board, will assess air quality during debris removal or other activities.
South Coast AQMD’s monitoring efforts will occur in two key stages.
Stage One: Mobile Monitoring of Air Toxics
Two mobile monitoring vehicles will be deployed over a four-week period. Mobile monitors
provide instantaneous measurements for toxic metals and volatile organic compounds (VOC’s)
and identify potential hot spots in areas near the Eaton and Palisades Fire zones. Results of the
mobile monitoring will help identify locations for temporary air monitoring stations.
Stage Two: Stationary Air Monitoring
Placement of monitoring stations will be determined based on mobile monitoring results,
cleanup activity, sensitive receptors (such as residents and schools) and meteorological
conditions. These stations will include air monitors that will provide data for particulate matter (PM), lead, arsenic, and asbestos in communities near the burn zones.
South Coast AQMD will continue to work closely with federal, state and local agencies as well as
the local public health agencies to provide the public with air monitoring data from these
efforts.

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