"Pasadena Eco House: Breaking "Green" Ground"
by Chris Bertrand
The Mt. Wilson Observer, June 27, 2007

  Pasadena city officials, state government representatives, the news camera and many well-wishers, neighbors and participating contractors celebrated a new chapter in Pasadena history on June 11. The groundbreaking fanfare was for the Pasadena Eco House.

"Latino TV Brings Home Improvement To Monrovia Neighborhood"
by Chris Bertrand
The Mt. Wilson Observer, June 8-14, 2007

  Not long ago, Latino television producer, Juan Escano sat in his own home, wishing he knew more about new products and technology for upgrading and improving his own property. Combining his professional life with his personal interest resulted in the current production and home improvement work under way now in nearby Monrovia.

"Extreme Classroom Makeover at John Marshall"
by Chris Bertrand
The Mt. Wilson Observer

  John Marshall Fundamental School, on Allen in northeast Pasadena, ranked 130th in a Newsweek's current ranking of the top public high schools in the nation. Using Newsweek's ratio dividing the number of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and/or Cambridge tests taken by all students at a school in 2006 by the number of graduating seniors, Marshall ranked 10th in California's schools in the same evaluation. Yet 70 per cent of the student population falls beneath the poverty line.

"A Passion For Wood Floors"
by Chris Bertrand
The Mt. Wilson Observer

  In this day and age, women-owned business proliferate the economic landscape with few exceptions. Construction related businesses are still one of those exceptions. Few women have ventured there. Marla Jakovljevic did.