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Home of The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens The Voice of Our Community Since 1929 Vol. 87 No. 51 San Marino, Friday, December 16, 2016 2650 Mission Street (626) 792-NEWS $1.75 a Copy, $89 per year ‘A Night of Choreography’ at SMHS Saturday DRC Deems Wallace Neff Community Invited to Watch Dance Students Take Their Final Exams House To Be Historically Significant to San Marino Decision Triggers Focused Environmental Impact Review For 1040 Oak Grove Avenue By Kev Kurdoghlian under CEQA, but that “the ASSISTANT EDITOR, NEWS exception to an exemp- tion is if the project would The San Marino De- significantly impact a his- sign Review Committee torical resource.” unanimously declared a See DRC page A-3 Wallace Neff-designed, California Ranch style home at 1040 Oak Grove City Will Begin Ave. to be historically sig- nificant for the City of San Search for New Marino. The committee’s action City Manager will require the home- owner, Hongbin Peng, to In the New Year CRAMMING FOR FINALS: Members of San Marino High School’s Dance Department rehearse the numbers they initiate an environmen- tal impact review, or EIR, By Kev Kurdoghlian will perform at Saturday’s ‘A Night of Choreography,’ which will take place in the Neher Auditorium at 7:00 p.m. ASSISTANT EDITOR, NEWS The dances are the students’ final exams. PICTURED ABOVE, left to right, are Queenie Qiu, Rinn Maldonado, which will examine the Serena Wang, Cortney Yue, Gwyneth Walla, Danielle Drake, Amber Chien, Grace Gambito, Alexis French, Serena impact of tearing down Cossu, Sofia Miera and Maya Puri. The performance is free and open to the public. Kev Kurdoghlian Photo the home on the environ- Interim City Manag- ment. er Cindy Collins will In an hour-and-a-half not seek permanent By Mitch Lehman won’t even get a grade. own works. Since ‘Rais- on Sat., Dec. 17 in the long hearing on Dec. 7, employment as city EDITOR OF THE TRIBUNE “’A Night of Choreog- ing the Barre,’ students Neher Auditorium. Tick- committee members de- manager with the City raphy’ is an evening per- have been busy fulfilling ets are holiday priced at cided that the home was of San Marino when it If you miss high formance of the dance this requirement and cre- $0.00 – literally, a free- an exception to the ex- begins recruiting for the school exams and des- department’s semester ating their own pieces. for-all. emption under the Cal- position next year. perately need to see one choreography finals,” That includes selecting Each level of Han- ifornia Environmental “She will stay on as in person, San Marino said Dance Director Bon- music, choreographing, son’s department will Quality Act, or CEQA. long as the city coun- High School’s ‘A Night nie Hanson. “One of the costuming and lighting.” be performing with dif- City Associate Planner cil needs her to fill the of Choreography’ is state’s components for And that means all are ferent requirements. Amanda Merlo explained interim position,” said right up your alley. dance standards is creat- welcome to witness the “Our big dance class that most homes up for Vice Mayor Richard The best part: You ing and performing your final product at 7:00 p.m. See DANCE page A-3 demolition are exempt See MANAGER page A-5 Police Department Campbell to Ride On District Sizing COP Loan Staffing Fluctuates Coach In Rose Parade By Kev Kurdoghlian To Help Fund New Gym ASSISTANT EDITOR, NEWS SMHS Grad Who Was Injured In Afghanistan Will Make Parade Trek On Wells Fargo’s Stagecoach By Mitch Lehman million in developer’s fees Two San Marino Police EDITOR OF THE TRIBUNE to use towards the $14 officers have left the de- By Mitch Lehman Sgt. Campbell was in- million project. Cherniss partment since Novem- EDITOR OF THE TRIBUNE jured in January during The San Marino School is hoping for more private ber, with a third officer his 5th and final deploy- Board is evaluating the donations and the district expected to resign this San Marino native ment. While working size of a possible Certifi- will possibly make up the cate of Participation loan, month. and SMHS graduate and with Afghani Special Op- difference with a COP. or COP, to help with the That will bring the to- United States Army Sgt. erators, he was ambushed The board has consid- tal number of vacancies Oliver “Ollie” Camp- during a night raid. He construction of the Barth Athletic Complex at Hun- ered putting on the ballot at the San Marino Police bell, Jr. will ride on Wells was shot five times, one a general obligation bond Department to five. tington Middle School. Fargo’s entry in the 2017 of which shattered his rib, for a comprehensive up- “All related to the lat- Rose Parade on January causing massive bleed- On Tuesday night, the grade of the district’s 4 est things going on,” San 2. He will be accompa- ing and collapsing both board heard presentations Marino Police Chief John nied on the bank’s fa- of his lungs. The stretcher form Chet Wang of Key- campuses and – if passed Incontro said of the three mous stagecoach by his that was intended to car- gent Advisors and Don – could pay off the loan most recent resignations, father, Oliver Campbell, ry Sgt. Campbell to the Hunt of Norton Rose Ful- with those funds. The item referring to recent inci- a senior investment strat- medical evacuation heli- bright, both of whom ex- could be put on a ballot dents of police officer egist for Wells Fargo’s pri- copter broke, forcing him plained possible funding as soon as Nov., 2017 if killings across the coun- vate bank. Wells Fargo to walk several hundred and payoff options. The Pasadena City College try. President and CEO and yards with two collapsing board will consider the goes out for a bond, ac- The three recently re- San Marino resident Tim lungs and massive bleed- project again at its next cording to Cherniss. If signed or soon to resign Sloan confirmed the se- ing. On the helicopter meeting on Jan. 24, 2017. “The more money we not, the SMUSD would officers will be leaving lection. SGT. OLIVER CAMPBELL See CAMPBELL page A-11 wait another year. the law enforcement pro- raise, the less money we have to borrow,” said Cherniss indicated on fession entirely. Wednesday he would The influence of fam- Superintendent Dr. Alex ily played a significant Cherniss. rather use the $1.5 mil- factor in the decisions of Sign Up for Little League! Currently, the district lion in developer’s fees the three officers, Chief has $4.5 million in pri- for debt service. Incontro said in an inter- vate donations, $2 million At a joint meeting of the view with The Tribune. in facility funds and $1.5 San Marino City Council He explained that the See GYM page A-5 officers’ families fear for the officers’ safety and believe that the general Chang Is Elected to Serve public no longer appreci- See POLICE page A-3 As School Board President By Mitch Lehman EDITOR OF THE TRIBUNE Four-term School Board Member Joseph Chang was elected Tues- day night to serve his third one-year stint as board president, replac- ing Nam Jack. Shelley Ryan will spend the next year as vice president of FRONT ROW: Alexandra Hughes, Sophia Bilvado, Jonathan Hughes, Tylie Pellant, Madeline Bil- the board and Lisa Link vado, Jake Chung and Ben Hughes. TOP ROW: Cider Canon, Beckham Pellant and Riley Short is now clerk. THIRD TERM: Joseph Chang The school board fol- was elected Tuesday eve- It’s time to play ball, – your old login and play- registering prior to Dec. lows an informal pro- ning to serve as president as San Marino Nation- er registration information 25, you may see a high- gression that begins for of the San Marino school al Little League has an- will not work. This year, er cost assigned to your members following their board. Mitch Lehman Photo nounced that registra- the league is excited to of- child than expected but election. tion is now open for the fer an early bird discount, you will see your early Chang was first elect- chairs,” in the words of upcoming 2017 season. for those players who are bird discount applied at ed in Nov., 2001 and his Jack. “As you know, we The league has ad- registered before Dec. 23. checkout. term ends in 2018, due are the #1 unified school opted the Dick’s Team Registration fees go up for Please visit the San to the state’s recent di- district in California and Sports HQ system for baseball and softball fam- Marino National Little rective to alter election our objective is to main- Spring, 2017 registra- ilies registering after Dec. League site at www. cycles. tain this high standard. It tion. If you are returning 24. All pricing is lower for smnll.org for additional “This is a great honor is difficult to be always from a prior season, you T-Ball and Pitching Ma- sign-up details and the and responsibility,” said be #1, but I have a lot of will need to create a chine players and will not link to the new registra- Chang after the board’s confidence that our team new login for this system rise after Dec. 23. When tion site. annual game of “musical See CHANG page A-4 A-2 SAN MARINO TRIBUNE, Friday, December 16, 2016 catch us at www.sanmarinotribune.com The Voice of Our Community Since 1929 of Friday, Dec.Calendar 16 Events Huntington Middle School Pasadena Dance Theatre presents Upcoming Events Orchestra’s Winter Con- the beloved holiday classic, ‘The • Live on Green from Dec.

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