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Searching for books with a corresponding Renaissance Accelerated Reader 360® quiz is easy with Accelerated Reader Bookfinder®. Students, teachers, parents, and librarians can search in English or Spanish using criteria such as ATOS book level or a Lexile™ measure, interest level, title, author, fiction/nonfiction, subject, award-winners, state lists, CCSS Exemplars, and more
An interesting site with a wealth of information and details for children’s books.

👓 Pasadena Busing Controversy, 9/14/70 | ColoradoBoulevard.net

Read Pasadena Busing Controversy, Sept. 14, 1970 by Roxanne Elhachem (ColoradoBoulevard.net)
In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional. In the 1970s and 1980s, under federal court supervision, many school districts implemented mandatory busing plans within their district.
Are they revisiting this story every few years as an evergreen? This coverage of it seemed more interesting than the shorter story in 2018… hmmm.

👓 ‘Halloween’ Cinematographer Dean Cundey returns to the scene of the crime | Alhambra Source

Read ‘Halloween’ Cinematographer Dean Cundey returns to the scene of the crime by David Muñoz (Alhambra Source)
Evil is real. The excitement happens when it invades our safe areas. Dean Cundey understands this well. Back in 1978, the legendary cinematographer expertly used shadows to illustrate the encroachment of evil into the otherwise idyllic small town of Haddonfield, Ill. in the original “Halloween.” The film — which revolutionized horror cinema when it introduced the sadistic Michael Myers and scream queen Jamie Lee Curtis as student Laurie Strode — celebrates its 40th anniversary on Oct. 25.

👓 A Follow-Up on a Beloved La Cañada Trailhead | ColoradoBoulevard.net

Read A Follow-Up on a Beloved La Cañada Trailhead by Reg Green (ColoradoBoulevard.net)
Warnings from a few determined hikers, amplified by ColoradoBoulevard.net and the La Canada Valley Sun, have brought a so-called ‘temporary fix’ to the huge ruts on the dirt road through the Angeles National Forest that services the antennae on top of Mt. Lukens.

👓 Wealthiest Person in Pasadena – 2017 | ColoradoBoulevard.net

Read 2017 Wealthiest Person in Pasadena Is Still… by Roxanne Elhachem (ColoradoBoulevard.net)
The Los Angeles Business Journal published its 58 Wealthiest Angelenos list (expanded with 8 more people from last year’s), and Pasadena (and the San Gabriel Valley) still had one of its own on it.

Reply to Pasadena Busing Controversy: Sept. 14, 1970 by Roxanne Elhachem

Replied to Pasadena Busing Controversy: Sept. 14, 1970 by Roxanne ElhachemRoxanne Elhachem (ColoradoBoulevard.net)
The busing proposition in Pasadena brought mixed emotions for its citizens. Although many were happy about the social progression that was occurring in this town, it may have indirectly kept, if not increased, some of the segregation within the city. Private schools were not included in this new plan, and because of that, people who didn’t agree with the plan — and could afford it — sent their kids to affluent private schools. This lead to around 30 private schools (currently 53) being present in the city of Pasadena.Students arriving by school bus in early 70s (Photo – The U.S. National Archives).In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional. In the 1970s and...
Thanks for highlighting this archival news footage. I’ve always wondered why it seemed like Pasadena had so many private schools given its relative size, though I do wonder how it compares to the rest of southern California on a private school per capita basis. I’d never considered that this may be one of the largest driving factors.

I’m curious what the numbers for the city’s public and private schools are? Perhaps a follow up with some graphs, charts, and further analysis would be worthwhile? I’m definitely curious.

In the meanwhile, the topic reminded me of this relatively recent segment of Jon Oliver’s show which focused on school segregation and which also featured Ronald Reagan:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8yiYCHMAlM

👓 Pasadena Busing Controversy: Sept. 14, 1970 | ColoradoBoulevard.net

Read Pasadena Busing Controversy: Sept. 14, 1970 by Roxanne Elhachem (ColoradoBoulevard.net)
In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional. In the 1970s and 1980s, and under federal court supervision, many school districts started implementing mandatory busing plans within their district. This busing system would force children of Pasadena, who attended public schools, to take the bus in order to encourage integration of all the different races that lived in the city.

👓 It’s About Time! | ColoradoBoulevard.net

Read It’s About Time! by Wafic Khalil (ColoradoBoulevard.net)
ColoradoBoulevard.net Print Edition will be published monthly, on the 2nd week of each month, covering the Greater Pasadena area (South Pasadena, San Marino, Pasadena, Altadena, Sierra Madre). We are a grass root movement (opposite to the trend of hedge fund companies gobbling print newspapers, laying off their staff and practicing “cutting and pasting”). And if you choose to subscribe or advertise, rest assured you are helping true local journalism thrive and a local institution. Your money will go to help sustain the future of our community based newspaper. Our monthly print Edition will be different from our online daily edition. Each will have differing content, sharing as the need arises. It’s about time we clean out local journalism from imposters and big money interests and make print hip again.
Wafic buried the lede a bit here since it wasn’t in the headline… Congratulations though!

👓 Welcome to Hotel Alhambra! | ColoradoBoulevard.net

Replied to Welcome to Hotel Alhambra! by Melissa Michelson (ColoradoBoulevard.net)
Let’s face it — Alhambra is a nice place to live, but it hasn’t proven itself a coveted tourist or business destination for overnight stays, and if another hotel is to be built, or if the hotel-idea is even to remain in the Draft-Environmental Impact Report (D-EIR), the rationale for doing so needs to be reliably supported by current and accurate data.
While some of this analysis is interesting, it seems like a bit of sound and fury. I’d have to think that any reasonable corporation considering coming into the community is even better aware of the implications and current/future market. Unless the city is going to do the financing of any new hotels, I suspect that the market forces will take care of the issue going forward and there isn’t much to worry about.

👓 Todd Bol Health Updates | Little Free Library

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We’re saddened to report that our Founder and Executive Director, Todd H. Bol, was recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Todd has entered hospice care and is heartened by the network of more than 75,000 Little Free Library stewards around the world dedicated to literacy and community.

Please share your favorite story of Todd below. It means a lot to Todd, his family, and all of us at the Little Free Library nonprofit organization to hear from you. Letters may be mailed to: Little Free Library, 573 County Road A, Suite 106, Hudson, WI 54016.

Our public statement is here. For press inquiries or general questions about Little Free Library, please contact us.

If you’d like to offer your support to Little Free Library during this time, please consider making a contribution to the Todd H. Bol Vision Fund. Your donation to this fund will help ensure the continued growth of Little Free Library’s mission to inspire a love of reading, build community, and spark creativity by fostering neighborhood book exchanges around the world.

I’ve had the privilege of meeting and chatting at length with Todd in Los Angeles before, and am devastated to hear this news. My heart goes out to him and his family. I am heartened that his life’s work will live long past his own and will have a profound effect on millions of others, even if they’re not directly aware of it.

👓 Goodbye PMCA | ColoradoBoulevard.net

Read Goodbye PMCA by Toti O'Brien (ColoradoBoulevard.net)
Chances are by the time you read this article, Pasadena Museum of California Arts (PMCA) has closed its doors for good (last day is scheduled for Sunday, October 7th, 2018)

👓 Orange Grove Road Diet Is Dead | ColoradoBoulevard.net

Read Orange Grove Road Diet Is Dead by Garrett Rowlan (ColoradoBoulevard.net)
A recap of Pasadena City Council meeting on Monday, Oct. 15, 2018 Pasadena residents at the council meeting In relation to the road diet on Orange Grove, the Pasadena City Council decided to fold ‘em. The project, which was to cover almost two miles of pavement, was dropped.

👓 How a Pasadena Book Publisher is Helping to Keep Books Alive | Pasadena Magazine

Read How a Pasadena Book Publisher is Helping to Keep Books Alive (Pasadena Magazine)
The demise of the physical book may well be exaggerated, thanks to the efforts of dedicated publishers like Pasadena’s Colleen Dunn Bates, founder of Prospect Park Books.

👓 The Incredible Shrinking Sears | New York Times

Read The Incredible Shrinking Sears by Julie Creswell (nytimes.com)
How a financial wizard took over a giant of American retailing, and presided over its epic decline.
One has to wonder why shareholders aren’t going berserk over what’s happening to their value here. Even a small multi-million dollar settlement seems insignificant to the overall value they seem to have lost, even in a market space that would seemingly be shrinking. Someone somewhere isn’t minding the store like they should and it feels like some self- and double-dealing is going on.

👓 Opinion | Sears Didn’t ‘Die.’ Vulture Capitalists Killed It. | Huffington Post

Read Opinion | Sears Didn't 'Die.' Vulture Capitalists Killed It. (HuffPost)
Bankruptcy wasn't inevitable. It was Wall Street's business strategy.