Dylan was in a hurry to come into the world, evidently. He was fortunate that members of the San Marino Fire Department showed similar haste in attending the delivery.
The SMFD arrived at a home on West Drive early on Oct. 7 after getting a 911 call about an expectant mother headed to the hospital. She never got out of the driveway. Continue reading “A Special Delivery for San Marino FD”
SMPD Totals Seven Arrests in Two-Day Span
San Marino police officers had their handcuffs full on Oct. 4 and 5, arresting seven suspects in four unrelated incidents within city limits.
In the early hours of Oct. 4, officers arrested a Pasadena man for a vehicle stolen in Beverly Hills and also arrested two female passengers inside the vehicle on suspicion of attempted auto theft of a San Marino resident’s car. Continue reading “SMPD Totals Seven Arrests in Two-Day Span”
Lacy Park Loop Refurbishment is Right on Track
For San Marino residents suffering Lacy Park withdrawals, the wait will soon be over. After a 10-week closure for refurbishments, the park is on schedule to reopen at the end of this month. Behind its padlocked gates, contractors have been working tirelessly since August to complete a long-overdue overhaul of the park’s inner loop. Continue reading “Lacy Park Loop Refurbishment is Right on Track”
Attack Campaign Mailer Draws Ire of City
The home stretch for San Marino City Council campaigns means residents can count on candidates stumping, public debates on the merits of measures and election shenanigans from shadowy schemers. Continue reading “Attack Campaign Mailer Draws Ire of City”
PFA Stresses Healthy Mindset
Stress, drugs and talkin’ goals.
Those were the topics of conversation at Partnership for Awareness’ “Not In Our Town” event last week in San Marino, as a panel of four local leaders spoke candidly about issues facing adolescents and challenged parents to re-calibrate their standards of academic expectations during a Q-and-A event co-chaired by Su Viswanathan and Ning Wu. Continue reading “PFA Stresses Healthy Mindset”
SMHS’ Liu Named to Royal Court
Moments after San Marino High’s Rachelle Liu took her bouquet and place among the seven 2016 Tournament of Roses Royal Court members on Monday, her mother’s eyes filled with tears — and then Chacal Liu remembered that the announcement meant her only child would take center stage at the Rose Parade on New Year’s Day. Continue reading “SMHS’ Liu Named to Royal Court”
Partnership for Awareness to Address Bullying Oct. 15
Most students at San Marino High School have probably dealt with it at some point in their lives. The incident may have occurred in elementary school or perhaps it took place in middle school. Maybe it just happened yesterday. Wherever, whenever or however bullying rears its ugly head, the fallout is almost always detrimental, especially for victims attempting to navigate through their formative years. Continue reading “Partnership for Awareness to Address Bullying Oct. 15”
A Canvas for Creative Learning
In a wing of the Huntington Art Gallery last Friday afternoon, a group of young academics converged to discuss one of the most profound cultural phenomenons of the 21st century: the selfie. It’s hard to imagine what Henry E. Huntington would make of Instagram, Snapchat or Tumblr, but for students enrolled in San Marino High School’s honors humanities course, these new media bear an important place in the broader context of art history. Continue reading “A Canvas for Creative Learning”
Council Considers Forming Budget Advisory Panel
The city of San Marino’s budgeting process isn’t the easiest thing to make sense of, so the City Council is considering forming a committee of a few citizens to pore over the numbers, ask questions of staff members and ascertain if there are ways through which greater savings can be achieved.
A three-man remnant of the council — Mayor Eugene Sun, Vice Mayor Dr. Continue reading “Council Considers Forming Budget Advisory Panel”
Supreme Learning Moment for Seven SMHS Students
It’s not every day that a high school student gets to sit in a room while an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court speaks for more than an hour on the law and globalization. Continue reading “Supreme Learning Moment for Seven SMHS Students”