DISTRICT
6 MEETING TONIGHT - The public is invited to attend a panel discussion
on global warming from 7:00 p.m. to 8:15 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013 at
the Pasadena Convention Center, 300 E. Green St. The event is sponsored
by my office. Scheduled panelists include Dr. Eric Walsh, Director of
the Pasadena Public Health Department; Fred Dock, Director of the City’s
Department of Transportation; Vince Bertoni, Director of the Planning
and Community Development Department and USC Professor Ed Avol, with the
college’s Department of Preventive Medicine. The meeting begins with a
special presentation by Michael Gunson, Ph.D., Project Scientist for
the NASA/JPL Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 and Global Change and Energy
Program Manager. Panelists will talk about factors contributing to
global warming; how it impacts the quality of life in Pasadena and local
steps being taken to mitigate global warming. For more information
contact Takako Suzuki at (626) 744-4739.
