San Marino

Voters opted for stability in Tuesday's election, returning City Councilmen Dennis Kneier and Eugene Sun to office and extending a public safety tax. A term limit law that would cap lawmakers' service at two four-year terms before forcing them to take a hiatus of at least two years before running again also passed easily, garnering 76% of the vote. Kneier was the top vote-getter in the city council race, earning 37% of the vote, while Sun got 36%. First-time candidate David Foley, a real estate manager, had 16% of the vote, and law firm staffer Stephanie Johnson garnered just under 12% of the vote.

An outage report on Southern California Edison's website states San Marino residents may be in the dark until late Saturday due to storm damage. From the site :  Repair crews have been notified and are aware of the problem. The wind storm affecting Southern California has caused numerous power outages requiring significant repairs. Currently it is expected that extended time will be needed to restore service. Based on our initial assessment, it is possible that some customers in this outage may be off until Saturday Late Evening Check back for updates.

Fifteen people were arrested Thursday on suspicion of taking part in an elaborate $18-million Medicare fraud scheme that officials say involved a pharmacy in San Marino and a Glendale medical clinic. The scheme involved so-called “prescription harvesting,” in which Manor Medical Imaging Clinic and San Gabriel Valley pharmacies allegedly re-billed the government repeatedly for anti-psychotic medications, according to a federal criminal complaint unsealed Thursday. A total of 17 people were named in the complaint.

Edgar Melik-Stepanyan PASADENA -- Sometimes the La Canada High boys' basketball team makes winning look a little too easy. Not only does it have strong centers in Greg Gaudino and Mark Moore, but it also has good outside shooters in leading scorer Robbie Neyland and Billy Hofman. La Canada played to near perfection Wednesday night against San Marino High in the Rio Hondo League opener. In convincing fashion, the Spartans defeated the Titans, 73-31, at San Marino High.

GIRLS' TENNIS La Canada 10, San Marino 8: Spartan Coach Joe Thompson called Wednesday's win against the defending Rio Hondo League champs at the La Canada Country Club, "one of the biggest victories we've had in a few years." The Spartans (6-2, 2-0 in league) got seven sets in doubles, led by No. 3 tandem Diana Kim and Sara Kim, who swept. The teams of Lindsay Van Amringe and Valerie Chen and Anika Muthiah and Terry Arboleda notched two sets each.

Jim Riggio PASADENA-- Crescenta Valley High boys' water polo Coach Pete Loporchio knew sooner or later his team has going to have to get used to playing in a pool much wider and deeper than the one on the Falcon campus. So Loporchio did what he felt was necessary to help better prepare his team, as he moved the Falcons' CIF Southern Section Division III first-round playoff match to a much larger pool at Pasadena City College. The change didn't seem to bother the Pacific League champion, as it defeated visiting San Marino, 17-4, Thursday.

Erik Boal With a squad that features only two seniors among its core performers, the La Canada High girls' track and field team entered the Rio Hondo League season thinking it might still be a year away from challenging San Marino for league supremacy. But then came Thursday's dual meet at San Marino, with the Spartans leading the defending champion by one point after nine events and entertaining thoughts of battling the Titans to a thrilling down-to-the-wire finish.

Charles Rich A one-hour stoppage could slow the Crescenta Valley High boys' water polo team for so long. Fortunately for the Falcons, the delay gave them extra time to think about their shot selection against a quick goalkeeper. Then the Falcons relied on two drivers to make their shots count. CV received six goals from Chris Sherman and five from Jay Kim to earn an 18-7 victory Tuesday against visiting San Marino in a nonleague match. -- BOX SCORE -- -- San Marino 3 2 1 1 -- 7 Crescenta Valley 4 4 5 5 -- 18 -- -- SAN MARINO C. Lazzarini 3 goals and 3 steals, So 3 goals, T. Lazzarini 1 goal.

Nearly three decades of whispering and wondering in San Marino spilled into the open this week when prosecutors aired their evidence that Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter killed John Sohus at a San Marino home in 1985. Witness after witness helped paint a curious, creepy picture of Gerhartsreiter. It's a picture not only of a man who was a fraud who took on different aliases and told fantastic tales of connections to the rich and famous, but of a man with a dark side who offered for sale a blood-stained rug and asked neighbors how best to illegally dump barrels of chemicals.

OFFENSE QB - Brandon Cox, Junior, Pasadena All-Pacific League first-team selection shined this season with his arm and his legs. Through the air, he threw 26 touchdowns to just five interceptions, completing 60% of his passes for 2,697 yards. On the ground, he led his team with 562 yards and eight touchdowns in 96 carries. RB - Austin De Los Santos, Senior, St. Francis A first-team All-Mission League honoree, he scored five touchdowns and rushed for 1,049 yards in 203 carries, becoming the first St. Francis back to eclipse 1,000 yards rushing since 2008.

It wasn't unusual this season to see opposing teams essentially raise the white flag when it came time to compete against the San Marino High girls' tennis singles. Some teams pulled their top individual players and paired them in doubles, hoping that would help them fare better against the Titans. But San Marino countered with a winning partnership by pairing sophomore Vivian Le and junior Larissa Phillips. Together, they swept doubles competition en route to the Rio Hondo League crown and helped the Titans reach the CIF Southern Section Division II semifinals in team competition.

PASADENA - The Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy basketball team had a clear size advantage when it took on San Marino in a pool-play game of the Pasadena Poly Tournament on Thursday afternoon, but that didn't stop the feisty Titans from exploiting some mismatches of their own. Befuddled by San Marino's full-court pressure and perimeter defense and unable to stop the Titans' quick guards from getting into the paint and hitting three-point shots,...

LA CRESCENTA — Both the Crescenta Valley and San Marino high girls' water polo teams were ranked coming into Tuesday's game, but one still stood much taller than the other at Crescenta Valley. The CIF Southern Section Division V fourth-ranked Falcons played their entire squad while cruising to a 20-9 nonleague victory over the Titans, ranked 10th in Division III, on Tuesday, keeping Crescenta Valley undefeated at 6-0. "It was a good opportunity for us to try a number of different combinations and work some of our depth and give [our bench]

An outage report on Southern California Edison's website states San Marino residents may be in the dark until late Saturday due to storm damage. From the site :  Repair crews have been notified and are aware of the problem. The wind storm affecting Southern California has caused numerous power outages requiring significant repairs. Currently it is expected that extended time will be needed to restore service. Based on our initial assessment, it is possible that some customers in this outage may be off until Saturday Late Evening Check back for updates.

SAN MARINO - Flintridge Prep Coach Esteban Chavez came up with a plan of attack after the Rebels battled through a scoreless first half against San Marino Wednesday. Chavez noticed the Titans' goalie, Elizabeth Hannan, was allowing rebound opportunities, so he told his players to put as many shots on net as possible. “We saw in the first half [Hannan] never caught one ball, but she made some good saves,” Chavez said. “We told the girls to just hit it direct and make sure they follow.” The suggestion paid off with 25 minutes left in the second half when Prep's Kaelin King cleaned up a rebound.

A San Marino man was arrested in Arkansas after a search by state police resulted in the discovery of 12 pounds of marijuana and other drugs, the Crawford County Press Argus reported . Allen Ma, 50, and Conan Kwok, 31, of Monterey, were arrested Nov. 6, and have since pleaded not guilty to the charges.  -- Dan Evans , Times Community News Twitter: @ EditorDanEvans 

Voters opted for stability in Tuesday's election, returning City Councilmen Dennis Kneier and Eugene Sun to office and extending a public safety tax. A term limit law that would cap lawmakers' service at two four-year terms before forcing them to take a hiatus of at least two years before running again also passed easily, garnering 76% of the vote. Kneier was the top vote-getter in the city council race, earning 37% of the vote, while Sun got 36%. First-time candidate David Foley, a real estate manager, had 16% of the vote, and law firm staffer Stephanie Johnson garnered just under 12% of the vote.

Fifteen people were arrested Thursday on suspicion of taking part in an elaborate $18-million Medicare fraud scheme that officials say involved a pharmacy in San Marino and a Glendale medical clinic. The scheme involved so-called “prescription harvesting,” in which Manor Medical Imaging Clinic and San Gabriel Valley pharmacies allegedly re-billed the government repeatedly for anti-psychotic medications, according to a federal criminal complaint unsealed Thursday. A total of 17 people were named in the complaint.