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Town Council chair arrested on spousal abuse charges

PSN breaks the news today that Altadena Town Council chairman George Lewis was arrested Dec. 15 on suspicion of felony spousal abuse, allegedly following an alcohol-fueled run-in with an old girlfriend.  The nut quote, from fellow councilman Steve Lamb, re: Lewis and his ex:

"I've seen them get drunk together many times," Lamb said. "I've seen her beat the hell out of him. I've never seen him beat the hell out of her."

PSN says that Lewis intends to remain on the council.  Altadena sheriffs, citing potential conflicts, is passing the investigation over to another unit.  The whole sordid tale is here.

Oh, Christmas Tree -- get lost!

It's time.  Mrs. Altadenablog has finally made her emotional separation from the tree, so we're going to strip it clean of ornaments and curb it tonight.  The Los Angeles County Sanitation Department says that :

Residents are requested to remove all ornaments, tinsel, lights, nails, plastic containers, and plastic or metal tree stands. Unless otherwise noted, flocked trees will be accepted. The Christmas trees can then be placed at curbside next to the recycling and waste containers on scheduled trash collection day(s) during the time period noted.

Collection information is as follows:

Allied Waste Services (BFI)	12/26/07-01/18/08	(888) 742-5234
Athens Services	12/26/07-01/19/08	(626) 336-3636	No flocked trees.
Nasa Services	12/29/07-01/12/08	(323) 888-0388
Serv-Wel Disposal	01/04/08 & 01/11/08	(323) 726-4056
United Pacific Waste	12/26/07-01/19/08	(562) 699-7600
Universal Waste System	12/26/07-01/10/08	(800) 631-7016

Get ready for the rain!

We've had predictions of high winds and heavy rains for weeks now -- they might as well have predicted we'd find weapons of mass destruction, too.  But the three rainstorms heading our way this weekend sound like the real thing.  Our weather maven Bill Westphal says that up to 10 inches is predicted for the south-facing mountains, with the heaviest fall Friday night into Saturday morning.  Gear up!

Dr. Sandra Thomas is Altadenan of the Year

Dr. Sandra Thomas has been selected the 2007 Citizen of the Year by the Altadena Chamber of Commerce.   PSN has a nice write-up here.  She will be honored with a dinner on Jan. 25, but reservations should be made by Jan. 14.   New officers will also be installed at the dinner meeting at the Altadena Town & Country Club, 2090 Country Club Drive.

(thx to Monica Hubbard for spotting the original venue error!)