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Paint Nite: Dream Forest

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Welcome to Boozy Pigments Events at The Corner Craft Kitchen + Bar!

Join us for a unique paint night experience at the Hilton, where creativity meets great vibes. Enjoy step-by-step painting while grooving to pop, hip hop, and Latin beats. Whether you’re a first-timer or a seasoned artist, this laid-back event is all about fun, self-expression, and good company.

(Please note: Our events are designed for teens (accompanied by an adult) and adults. For the comfort and enjoyment of all attendees, we kindly ask that young children and babies not be brought along. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation in helping us create a positive experience for everyone.)

No experience needed! Relax, paint, sip, and vibe at your own pace. Whether you're here to mingle or unwind solo, the night is all about doing what feels good. So grab your paintbrush, pour yourself a glass of inspiration, and immerse yourself in a one-of-a-kind experience where artistic boundaries simply don’t exist.

Fun Vibes Only Our playlists set the mood, so feel free to paint, sip, dance, or just kick back.

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As an added bonus, The Corner Craft Kitchen + Bar is offering 10% off drinks and food for Paint Nite attendees!

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Important Note: To keep these events going strong, please purchase at least one drink or appetizer during the night. It’s a great way to enhance your experience and support the restaurant!

I’m also available for private parties—email me at boozypigments@gmail.com for more details.

Can't wait to see you there!

Eleven of the 23 Pasadena Unified School District schools, where students have been back on campus since January, have contaminated soil after the Eaton fire, the district found.

More than 40% of the schools had lead at levels exceeding the state’s health-based limits for residential soil, and more than 20% had arsenic levels beyond what L.A. County considers acceptable, according to the results released Wednesday.

The district found lead at more than three times the state’s allowable limit of 80 milligrams per kilogram of soil next to Blair High School’s tennis courts and more than double the limit at four elementary schools. Lead, when inhaled through dust or ingested from dirt-covered hands, can cause permanent brain and nerve damage in children, resulting in slowed development and behavioral issues.

Arsenic, a known carcinogen, was found at a concentration of 92 mg/kg at San Rafael Elementary School. The county has used 12 mg/kg as a reference level, based on an estimate of the highest naturally occurring arsenic levels in all of Southern California. The naturally occurring background level of arsenic in Altadena and Pasadena ranges from 4 to 10 mg/kg, according to a 2019 study by the U.S. Geological Survey.

There is no safe exposure level for arsenic or lead.

Searchable table lists schools and other properties with exceedances of various soil contaminants.

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“I’m worried about her safety,” said Nicole Maccalla of her daughter, a sixth-grader at Octavia E. Butler Magnet, which is located less than a mile from the Eaton fire burn area. “I would really like to have assurances that she’s physically safe while she’s at school.”

Instead, what she got was a map of the school posted by the district showing lead levels 40% and 70% above the allowable limit in soil samples taken next to the school entrance and near the outdoor lunch tables, respectively.

“If, literally, you’ve got to walk by lead to walk up the steps to school, then how many kids are walking through that with their shoes and then walking into the classroom?” Maccalla said. “It’s not like these are inaccessible areas that are gated off.”

Maccalla made the hard decision to let her daughter return to school in January despite early fears — worrying that the trauma of changing schools directly after the fire would be too much.

Along with other concerned parents, Maccalla has been pushing for both soil and indoor testing for months at school board meetings. It was only after the L.A. County Department of Public Health announced in April that it had found 80% of properties had lead levels exceeding the state’s standards in some areas downwind that the district hired the environmental firm Verdantas to conduct testing at schools.

“The school board has been very resistant to any request for testing from parents,” she said. “The superintendent kept saying it’s safe.” The parents’ response: “Prove it.”

Climate & Environment

May 4, 2025

When Maccalla — who has spent much of her time after the fire volunteering with the community advocacy group Eaton Fire Residents United — first saw the map of her daughter’s school, she began to formulate a plan to rally volunteers to cover the contaminated areas with mulch and compost before school buses arrive again Monday morning. (That is an expert-approved remediation technique for fire-stricken soil.)

“If the district is not going to do it, the state’s not going to do it, our county’s not going to do it, our city’s not going to do it,” she said, “well, the citizens will. We absolutely will.”

Our hearts and thoughts go out to the people and communities affected by these fires. We are focused on our customers and helping them recover from the largest fire event we have ever experienced in the state.

Keeping our promise to customers:

Immediate support for customers affected by wildfires:

Your safety and recovery are our top priorities. If you’ve been impacted by the wildfires, here’s how we can help:

State Farm Catastrophe Team^® deployed:

The State Farm Catastrophe Response Team has deployed to California to help residents recover from this catastrophe. Our catastrophe response includes a dedicated, mobile workforce, specially trained to handle catastrophe claims and prepared to go anywhere in the country. Our on-the-ground team is fully equipped to respond to our customers’ needs in the face of these devastating wildfires.

Our response also includes local California State Farm agents who live and work in these same neighborhoods as our customers, and they are joined by thousands of employees in centralized care centers across the country virtually helping answer customers’ questions and file their claims. Our remote claim teams can conduct virtual meetings and inspections with our customers.

Tips to help protect customers from fraud and scams

There unfortunately may be some dishonest contractors attempting to take advantage and defraud or scam residents as they seek to rebuild or repair their homes. The following tips will help protect from fraud or scams:

Personal Property Coverage

Our focus continues to be on supporting our customers in their recovery from the devastating 2025 wildfires in Los Angeles. Effective April 14, State Farm General Insurance Company increased advance contents payments to customers with total losses from 50% of their contents limit to 65% without requiring an inventory. We’ll continue to work with state and federal officials in support of our customers and appreciate their engagement.

Contents coverage is one type of benefit within the policy. Another type is dwelling coverage, which helps cover damage to the home and attached structures such as garages and structures permanently attached to the home or property. Contents coverage helps cover personal possessions not permanently attached to the home or property, such as furniture and electronics.

Approximately 2,500 of our customers have experienced total losses stemming from the January 2025 wildfires.

We understand this is a difficult time for our impacted customers, and we’re here to help. Our claim handlers are assisting customers with their claims, including the contents inventory.

Previously, we offered advances up to 50% of the policy’s contents limit to customers who suffered a total loss from the January wildfires without requiring a detailed personal property inventory. This already went substantially beyond what California law requires. State Farm General typically advances more dollars in contents coverage than other companies because of the policy benefits offered.

After receiving the advance, customers can complete a contents inventory, with assistance from their agent and assigned claim representative, to receive additional payment up to the full policy limit.

We’re reaching out to customers who already received an advance to offer the additional 15%. Customers will need to sign a form to receive this additional amount.

State Farm General Contents Advance vs. Other Insurance Companies

For over 100 years, the mission of State Farm has been to help people manage the risks of everyday life, recover from the unexpected and realize their dreams. State Farm and its affiliates are the largest providers of auto and home insurance in the United States. Its more than 19,200 agents and 67,000 employees serve over 91 million policies and accounts – including auto, fire, life, health, commercial policies and financial services accounts. Commercial auto insurance, along with coverage for renters, business owners, boats and motorcycles, is also available. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company is the parent of the State Farm family of companies. State Farm is ranked No. 39 on the 2024 Fortune 500 list of largest companies. For more information, please visit http://www.statefarm.com.

Here’s an up-to-date list of all NFL Players from Blair High School in Pasadena, California.

The list includes only those players who have played in an NFL game.

See where it ranks among other schools in the state here.

NFL Players from Blair HS