Panel to consider Five Acres project

ALTADENA

The Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission will hold apublic hearing Wednesday regarding a proposed Five Acres supportfacility and parking lot across the street from the child abuse andneglect treatment, education and prevention center's main campus.

The hearing will complete the commission's June 8 meeting, whichwas continued due to the number of opponents and proponents of theproject who showed up to provide input. The meeting will begin at 9a.m. in room 150 of the Hall of Records at 320 W. Temple St. in LosAngeles.

The facility is controversial and is opposed by the Altadena TownCouncil and Land Use Committee because the plot of land, at 743 W.Mountain View St., is zoned for residential use.

Five Acres, and its supporters have held that the supportfacility, designed to look like a Craftsman-style house, and 43- spotparking lot is necessary to continue its work with abused and at-risk youth. Lunch, show to raise funds for parade

PASADENA

A women's fashion show and luncheon to raise funds for the 2006Black History Parade and Festival and Jackie Robinson Center will beheld Saturday, Aug. 27, from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

The deadline for purchasing tickets is Thursday, Aug. 18. Draper's& Damon's will provide women's fashions designed for sports, casualwear and evening dress, with models volunteering from the community.

Pat Prescott, broadcaster for 94.7 The WAVE, will serve asmistress of ceremonies and DJ Benjamin Clyde will provide runwaymusic. Entertainment includes Pasadena City College Dance Ensemblewith dance instructor Professor Catrelia Magee and the Tap Chickswith choreographer Pam Kay.

The event will be held in the Mediterranean Room at BrooksideClubhouse, 1133 N. Rosemont Ave. Ticket prices are $30 per person;checks may be made payable to the city of Pasadena.

The City of Pasadena Human Services and Recreation Department isorganizing the fundraiser, which will also include special raffleprizes.

For more information or to purchase tickets, call (626) 744-7300.Talk to focus on living with wildlife

MONROVIA

Lieutenant Marty Wall from the Department of Fish and Game willhold a meeting Monday at 7 p.m. at The City Hall Council Chambers on415 S. Ivy Ave. in Monrovia on living with wildlife.

Wall is hosting the meeting in response to a series of recentwildlife problems the city has seen involving bob cats and blackbears.

Sgt. Tom Wright of the Monrovia Police Department said the meetingis part of a city-wide campaign to educate people on how to behave inregards to wild animals.

"Bears are the biggest problem because people think they're doingthem a favor by feeding them,' Wright said. "But really they're justmaking them unafraid of humans and dependent on human help so thatwhen they get back out in the wild, they've forgotten how to hunt.'90 probationers arrested in sweep

LOS ANGELES

Ninety probationers were arrested and 36 weapons includinghandguns, rifles and shotguns were confiscated in July during 588unannounced searches of homes, people, vehicles and businesses, LosAngeles County Supervisor Michael Antonovich announced.

The searches were conducted through the L.A. County ProbationDepartment's DISARM program. The program pairs deputy probationofficers with local law enforcement officers to search probationersand their homes. Such searches are a condition of their probation.Latest edition of 'City Beat' on air

PASADENA

The latest edition of "City Beat' featuring Pasadena CityCouncilman Chris Holden, Pasadena Star-News Reporter Gene Maddaus andmoderator Ann Erdman is airing on 55 KPAS and the Internet.

Discussion topics include a proposed local ballot initiative thatwould let voters decide whether to reopen discussions betweenPasadena and the National Football League; residential impact feesand workforce housing; and a moratorium on three-story developments.

City Beat airs Mondays at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.; Tuesdays at 7:30p.m.; Wednesdays at 8:30 a.m.; Thursdays at 7 p.m.; Fridays at 1:30p.m.; Saturdays at 5:30 p.m.; and Sundays at 8 p.m.

Streaming video of all 55 KPAS programming can be accessed in realtime by going to www.cityofpasadena.net and clicking on City News.For more information, call (626) 795-5556.

From staff reports