Thursday, February 07, 2013

Design Review: Tree Ordinance Workshop


for San Marino Residents: Design Review: Tree Ordinance Workshop
Thursday March 7, 7:00 p.m.

Are you planning exterior changes to your home, but are not aware of the City’s architectural design policies and procedures? Do you want to know when a tree removal permit is required? Are you planning to re-landscape your rear yard, but aren’t sure if you can remove any trees?

If you have ever asked yourself any of these questions, then this free Design Review-Tree Ordinance community workshop is for you. Both newcomers and longtime residents will benefit from this workshop, which will be held on Thursday, March 7 at 7:00 p.m. in the Barth Community Room of the Crowell Public Library. City staff and a Design Review Committee member will make a presentation regarding the design review process and tree removal procedures and will answer your questions. For more information, call Planning & Building Director Dave Saldana at 626-300-0710.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013

Surviving American Medicine


Monday March 11, 7:00 pm

We live in a time when the business of health care has superseded the care of health. Virtually every American is experiencing dramatic changes in the delivery of health care and the insurance programs that pay for it. In Surviving American Medicine, San Marino resident DR. CARY PRESANT lays the foundation to help people take control of these issues and become their own advocate. Learn how to access the best doctors, good insurance, safe hospitals, and affordable medicines ¬from an author and physician who has been a national expert on health care on Monday, March 11 at 7:00 p.m. at Crowell Public Library. With insights from his medical experience and reliable internet resources, Dr. Presant will give information to survive, reduce the risk of illness, and control diseases. Learn the questions to ask your own doctor that can get you the increased attention you want and need.

Cary A. Presant, M.D., F.A.C.P., has been a practicing hematologist and medical oncologist in Southern California since 1979. He was the director of cancer programs at Washington University School of Medicine, the Jewish Hospital of St. Louis, Citrus Valley Health Partners, and St. Vincent Medical Center in Los Angeles. After being Director of Medical Oncology at City of Hope National Medical Center, he started a private practice in West Covina in 1982. In 2004, he merged his Center with Wilshire Oncology Medical Group, Inc. and is currently a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine. He received his medical degree in 1966 from the State University of New York at Buffalo and completed postdoctoral training at Columbia University in New York City, the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri.
You won’t want to miss this free program on how to take control of your health care.

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