San Marino News

Frances Lasker Brody, a philanthropist, arts advocate and collector who influenced the development of Los Angeles' cultural life as a founding benefactor of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and later as a guiding patron of the Huntington Library, Art Collections and Gardens in San Marino, has died.

A new Caltrans study shows that it would be scientifically feasible to build a tunnel to complete the 710 Freeway.

Maestro Victor Vener is frustrated. Born and raised in Pasadena, as were his parents and children, the 60-year-old Vener has led the California Philharmonic Orchestra since he created it 10 years ago.

Now that some economists are saying our almost 2-year-old recession is over, I think it's time we name it something.

The Mayor's Thanksgiving Breakfast, hosted by Mayor Eugene Sun, takes place from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Wednesday at the San Marino Center, 1800 Huntington Drive.

The San Marino School Board formally approved at Tuesday night's meeting the formation of a committee to lead a development effort in support of the 154-year-old Michael White Adobe.

Motorists driving too fast near school zones could soon see flashing lights in their rear-views. Police announced they plan to crack down on speeders in local 25 mph school zones.

SAN MARINO NEWS The City of San Marino is greatly recognized for its large mature oak trees.

Ophthalmologist Dr. David Richardson will present a program on the latest advances in eye care and cataract surgery at 6 p.m. Nov.

Voters heavily favored one incumbent and gave two challengers likely victories in Tuesday's election to fill three contested seats on the Pasadena City College Board of Trustees.

Denise Menchaca, Philip Hu and Matthew C. Stadtler received the highest vote totals for the three open school board seats of the San Gabriel Unified School District.

Last month, it was a simulated earthquake that sent school children and city hall employees under their desks to practice a Duck, Cover, Hold drill that was popularized by last year's statewide earthquake exercise called the Great California Shakeout.

With less than one-of-four registered voters returning a ballot, Nam Jack joined incumbents Joseph Chang and Jeng Yen in garnering three open seats on the San Marino Unified School District's Governing Board, outdistancing challenger Linda Wu.

Tequila is a lot like snowflakes - no two blends are exactly alike. And Javier Martinez, and president and CEO of Pasadena-based Tequila Holdings Inc., figures he's crafted a winning blend that sets his high-end PaQui Tequila apart from others.

"More Songs About Buildings and Food": That funny title to that great 1978 Talking Heads album went through my head walking down Granite Drive - perhaps Pasadena's shortest street - after a quick trip into Granite Park Place.

The final item on Tuesday night's agenda for the San Marino School Board was a vote to approve a contract for demolition of the Michael White Adobe, which currently lies fallow amidst the high school campus.

SAN MARINO NEWS A Centennial Celebration for the City of San Marino is being planned.

George Washington Smith made his name creating Spanish Colonial Revival mansions in Montecito and Santa Barbara from 1917 to 1930, but the Pennsylvania-born architect and painter also left his mark on Beverly Hills, Pasadena and San Marino.

"The Last Gleanings," an acclaimed 19th-century painting, has returned for six months to its spot over the mantel at the home of industrialist Henry Clay Frick in Point Breeze.

Q. I was reading an article on little Kathy Fiscus. My mother was pregnant with my sister that year .