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Pasadena To Allow In-Person Dining Despite County Health Orders

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PASADENA (CBSLA) — The city of Pasadena announced on Monday that outdoor dining will be permitted to continue, even as restaurants across L.A. County prepare to shut down to comply with the new local health orders. “The City of Pasadena will continue to assess our COVID numbers and work closely with Huntington Hospital and give as much advance notice as possible if the City’s Order is going to change in any respect,” said city spokesperson Lisa Derderian. Derderian said that city leaders made a relatively unanimous decision to keep the restaurants open based on current numbers. She acknowledged the hardships many business owners have gone through during this pandemic, and said that this contributed to officials’ decision. “For every restaurant staff member, there’s a family behind that person,” Derderian said. After reaching a 4,000 five-day daily average of cases on Sunday, the county released a health order requiring in-person dining to shut down at restaurants, wineries and breweries as of 10 p.m. Wednesday. The city of Pasadena has its own health department, which makes it possible for it to issue different health orders than those issues by the county. “I’m a little concerned, but at the same time I’m kind of happy for Pasadena,” one person told CBS2. RELATED: Local Restaurants Fear Shutting Down As LA County Restricts Outdoor Dining Again Although the L.A. County Board of Supervisors signed off on the new restrictions before they were released, Supervisor Kathryn Barger said on Monday that she plans to formally oppose the elimination of in-person dining. “These proposed measures by the Department of Public Health will further devastate local businesses and employees who have been asked to shoulder an unfair burden this year,” Barger said in a statement. Barger said that only 10-15% of positive COVID-19 cases are related to dining with someone who tested positive. Closing outdoor dining could also create the unintended consequence of prompting more private gatherings, she said. “Businesses have made incredible sacrifices to align with safety protocols to remain open in order to pay their bills and feed their families,” Barger said. “Increased case counts are not coming from businesses reopening, but from large gatherings where people aren’t wearing masks. We aren’t helpless in slowing the spread of COVID-19 and can protect ourselves and our neighbors by maintaining physical distancing and wearing face coverings.” Board member Janice Hahn also expressed concern about the ban on in-person dining. “While I know our case counts are growing rapidly, I would have rather discussed this measure openly during our Board of Supervisors meeting so that the public could understand the rationale behind it,” Hahn tweeted. “Some of these restaurants are barely hanging on. I hope this isn’t the last nail in their coffins. I wish we could have figured out a way to put in more restrictions rather than completely shutting down dining.”

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November 24, 2020 0 comment
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Pasadena Police To Release Video Refuting Lawsuit Over Traffic Stop Of Mother, Daughter

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PASADENA (CBSLA) – Pasadena police are expected to release dash cam video Tuesday which officials claim will exonerate two officers who are accused in a lawsuit of sexually assaulting a mother and her adult daughter during a traffic stop more than two years ago. The two women filed a $25 million civil rights lawsuit in U.S. district court in April against the city of Pasadena and the Pasadena Police Department over a traffic stop that occurred on the afternoon of May 2, 2016, in the area of Altadena Drive and Foothill Boulevard. According to the complaint, the officers, identified as Brendan Thebeau and Carey (no last name given), violated the civil rights of 43-year-old Sharell Thompson, and her daughter, 22-year-old Sharaya Brown. In a statement to CBS2 Monday, Officer Lisa Derderian, a Pasadena police spokeswoman, called the allegations “baseless and said “the claims on which the lawsuit rests are easily proven false.” “The in-car camera footage from the patrol car clearly shows that the officers acted appropriately.” Derderian wrote that the officers initiated the traffic stop “based upon a detective investigation and traffic violation witnessed by police.” The officers “remained professional the entire time,” Derderian wrote. They conducted “necessary searches of the individuals –a waist-band check for weapons — and of the vehicle.” Derderian went on: “After the vehicle and individuals were searched and questioned, they were free to leave the scene.” The lawsuit, however, contends the officers physically searched the women without probable cause or justification, with one of the male officers “using his bare hands to rub between (the) legs,” in the areas of the “crotch” and “buttocks” and inside the pants of the daughter. The suit alleges that one of the officers forced the mother to lift her shirt and “expose her breasts” in public view. Even though the mother immediately drove to the Pasadena Police Department after the stop to lodge a complaint, the police department failed to seriously investigate the claims and refused to take any disciplinary action against the officers, the lawsuit alleges. (©2018 CBS Local Media, a division of CBS Radio Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Wire services contributed to this report.)

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July 17, 2018 0 comment
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Cry Uncle! Homeowners Have To Call Exterminator When Thousands Of Ants Show Up

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PASADENA (CBSLA) — A Pasadena couple cried uncle when thousands — maybe hundreds of thousands —  of ants showed up. “All of sudden there just  were ants everywhere,” said Heidi VanKooten, the Pasadena homeowner. CBS2’s Greg Mills talked to the VanKootens about their ordeal, one that finally had them call an exterminator when home remedies proved no match for the colony. The heat apparently caused the ants to look for a cooler place. “With the heat that we’ve had, the calls increase,” says exterminator Jesse Sheeran. Sheeran told Mills the ants have become a problem all over. He says he got rid of ants a few blocks from the VanKootens and then they called. Just yesterday, the couple says they found ants in their pantry. “We had ants along the baseboard here. Coming in I think from outside,” says Bryce VanKooten. “The colonies are just exploding right now when the heat comes out. It energizes these guys to go find new territory,” Sheeran says. He explained to the VanKootens that as he takes care of the colony outside, they won’t be a problem inside. Within five days he guarantees they will all be gone. They can’t wait. Starting yesterday, they said they were finding ants — too many ants — all everywhere.  And because it was Sunday, they said they really couldn’t call anyone. They tried home remedies first. “The Windex works for about 12 hours. That’s what we killed them with,” says Heidi. “We tried the vinegar and water effect and it didn’t really work that well. We just got vinegar all over our floors,” says Bryce. That’s when Sheeran finally brought out the real firepower. But just like relatives who drop in unannounced, Sheeran says the little pests will possibly return. And so will he — when temperatures sizzle next summer. Mills said he talked to at least three neighbors who said they were experiencing similar ant infestations.

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July 9, 2018 0 comment
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Pets2Love: Ghost

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STUDIO CITY (CBSLA.com) — Meet this week’s Pets2Love: Ghost! Ghost is a 2-year-old male Chihuahua with a white and light brown coat. He’s energetic and playful and gets along well with other dogs, and knows how to sit and wait patiently for his treats. Ghost is available for adoption at the Pasadena Humane Society. To adopt him, call (626) 792-7151 and ask for ID# A461554.

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July 6, 2018 0 comment
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Caught On Video: City Of Pasadena Employee Berates Woman For Bad Driving, Blocks Her Car With City Vehicle

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PASADENA (CBSLA) — A City of Pasadena employee has come under fire after video emerged of him telling a woman with a child in her car that she needed to learn how to drive. In the video, the unidentified man is heard saying, “You need to learn how to drive,” as he walks near his city-issued vehicle. The white Ford Focus with “Building & Safety” on it appears to block the woman’s car. The woman who recorded the incident wished to remain anonymous. She is heard confronting the man while he is on his mobile phone. “Bro, chill out,” she says. “Why don’t you chill out? I just almost rammed into her car, and all the stuff on the inside of my car is damaged,” he replies. The target of his harassment then tries to explain herself. “I’m not from here,” the woman says. “I don’t care where you’re from. Wherever you live, you gotta know how to drive. You’re driving a vehicle, aren’t you?” he asks. “I didn’t know you had to be so rude and mean,” the woman says. The bystander steps in, saying, “Yo, you can’t block her.” “I can do whatever I want,” the man says. “Um, you cannot. Just because you have a Building and Safety, […] You’re not the f—–g cops,” the witness chuckles. The man refuses to move his vehicle for several minutes before two security officers arrive, at which point he drives on, but not before confronting them, as well. “Who are you?” the man asks. “We’re private security. You’re parked on private property,” one of the officers says. “I work for the city and I have a…” the man says before getting interrupted. “Cool, I’m calling the city, too,” the bystander interjects. Unconvinced, the man continues, “So, you’re telling me that I can’t come in here and do my job?” “Yeah, you could do it, but we are telling you that you’ve got to leave her alone,” the guard says. “At the end of it, once he finally left, like, both she and her daughter teared up,” the woman who recorded the incident told CBS2 News. She said she wants the City of Pasadena to take action. “She aplogized. It’s like he wouldn’t stop being patronizing,” she said. A City of Pasadena spokesperson confirmed the man is their employee. However, they would not say what type of disciplinary action, if any, the man would face, as this is a personnel matter. The man is still employed with the city.

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July 6, 2018 0 comment
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Caught On Video: City Of Pasadena Employee Berates Woman For Bad Driving, Blocks Her Car With City Vehicle

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PASADENA (CBSLA) — A City of Pasadena employee has come under fire after video emerged of him telling a woman with a child in her car that she needed to learn how to drive. In the video, the unidentified man is heard saying, “You need to learn how to drive,” as he walks near his city-issued vehicle. The white Ford Focus with “Building & Safety” on it appears to block the woman’s car. The woman who recorded the incident wished to remain anonymous. She is heard confronting the man while he is on his mobile phone. “Bro, chill out,” she says. “Why don’t you chill out? I just almost rammed into her car, and all the stuff on the inside of my car is damaged,” he replies. The target of his harassment then tries to explain herself. “I’m not from here,” the woman says. “I don’t care where you’re from. Wherever you live, you gotta know how to drive. You’re driving a vehicle, aren’t you?” he asks. “I didn’t know you had to be so rude and mean,” the woman says. The bystander steps in, saying, “Yo, you can’t block her.” “I can do whatever I want,” the man says. “Um, you cannot. Just because you have a Building and Safety, […] You’re not the f—–g cops,” the witness chuckles. The man refuses to move his vehicle for several minutes before two security officers arrive, at which point he drives on, but not before confronting them, as well. “Who are you?” the man asks. “We’re private security. You’re parked on private property,” one of the officers says. “I work for the city and I have a…” the man says before getting interrupted. “Cool, I’m calling the city, too,” the bystander interjects. Unconvinced, the man continues, “So, you’re telling me that I can’t come in here and do my job?” “Yeah, you could do it, but we are telling you that you’ve got to leave her alone,” the guard says. “At the end of it, once he finally left, like, both she and her daughter teared up,” the woman who recorded the incident told CBS2 News. She said she wants the City of Pasadena to take action. “She aplogized. It’s like he wouldn’t stop being patronizing,” she said. A City of Pasadena spokesperson confirmed the man is their employee. However, they would not say what type of disciplinary action, if any, the man would face, as this is a personnel matter. The man is still employed with the city.

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July 6, 2018 0 comment
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