AR 12 ATTACHMENT D - Application & Historical Documentation — Pasadena City Council, March 21, 2022

PASADENA PERMIT CENTER
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Supplemental Application for

HISTORIC DESIGNATION
Revised 4/2011
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Note: In addition to this application, a completed Planning Division Master Application Form is also required.

PROPERTY PROPOSED FOR DESIGNATION

1. Name of Property:

2. Property Address:

3. Date of Original Construction

4. Original Owner

5. Architect / Builder:

DESIGNATION CATEGORY
(CHECK APPROPRIATE BOX—SEE CRITERIA ON PAGES 2 & 3 FOR MORE INFORMATION):

HISTORIC MONUMENT

LANDMARK

HISTORIC SIGN

LANDMARK TREE

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY
Briefly describe the property proposed for designation, indicating whether the entire site or a portion of the site is the subject of the nomination (e.g., how many buildings or objects on the site are included in the nomination) or if the nomination is for an object, sign or tree. A map may be used for the description. Please also submit recent and, if available, historical photographs. Use additional sheets if necessary.
________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION ON SIGNIFICANCE OF PROPERTY
With this application, please attach information that will assist staff with the preparation of a designation report. Books, photographs, articles, and other archival information will all be useful to document the significance of the nominated resource.

Refer to bibliography, historical photographs, chronology, and other supporting information.

ATTACHMENT D

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Supplemental Application for

HISTORIC DESIGNATION

Revised 4/2011
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LEGAL DESCRIPTION
Attach a copy of the most recently recorded legal description for the property (usually in the deed for the property or other documents when the property was purchased—a lso available from a title company).

CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATION
Check the box under the category checked on first page that corresponds to the criterion under which you are nominating the property, object, sign or tree for designation. Multiple boxes may be checked if applicable.

CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATING AN HISTORIC MONUMENT
(May include significant public or semi-public interior spaces and features) A. It is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of the history of the region, state or nation.

B. It is associated with the lives of persons who are significant in the history of the region, state or nation.

C. It is exceptional in the em bodiment of the distinctive characteristics of a historic resource property type, period, architectural style or method of construction, or that is an exceptional representation of the work of an architect, designer, engineer, or builder whose work is significant to the region, state or nation, or that possesses high artistic values that are of regional, state-wide or national significance.

D. It has yielded, or may be likely to yield, in formation important in prehistory or history of the region, state or nation.

CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATING A LANDMARK
A. It is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of the history of the City, region, or State.

B. It is associated with the lives of persons wh o are significant in the history of the City, region, or State.

C. It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, architectural style, period, or method of construction, or represents the work of an architect, designer, engineer, or builder whose work is of significance to the City or, to the region or possesses artistic values of significance to the City or to the region.

D. It has yielded, or may be likely to yield, in formation important locally in prehistory or history.

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Supplemental Application for

HISTORIC DESIGNATION

Revised 4/2011
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CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATING A HISTORIC SIGN

A. It is exemplary of technology, craftsm anship or design of the period when it was constructed, uses historic sign materials and means of illumination, and is not significantly altered from its historic period. Historic sign materials shall include metal or wood facings, or paint directly on the façade of a building. Historic means of illumination shall include incandescent light fixtures or neon tubing on the exterior of the sign. If the sign has been altered, it must be restorable to its historic function and appearance.

B. It is integrated with the ar chitecture of the building.

C. It demonstrates extraordi nary aesthetic quality, creativity, or innovation.

CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATING A LANDMARK TREE
A. It is one of the largest or oldest trees of the species located in the City.

B. It has historical significance due to an asso ciation with a historic event, person, site, street, or structure.

C. It is a defining landmark or signifi cant outstanding feature of a neighborhood.

DESIGNATION PROCESS (INFORMATION ONLY; NO ACTION REQUIRED) §17.62.050 Pasadena Municipal Code:

1. A preliminary evaluation by staff to determi ne if the nominated property meets the applicable criteria and is eligible for designation.

2. If staff determines that the nominated property is eligible for designation, the nomination is scheduled for a public hearing before the Historic Preservation Commission. If not, the applicant may appeal the determination of ineligibility to the Historic Preservation Commission or it may be called for review by the Historic Preservation Commission or City Council.

3. If the Historic Preservation Commission finds that the nominated resource qualifies for designation, it forwards a recommendation on the designation to the City Council.

4. At a noticed pubic hearing, t he Council then determines whether to approve or disapprove the application.

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PLANNING DIVISION MASTER APPLICATION FORM
Master Application (without supplementals)5/27/20
 PLANNING DEPARTMENT // 175 NORTH GARFIELD AVENUE T 626-744-4009 PLANNING DIVISION PASADENA, CA 91101 F 626-744-4785 Project Address:

Project Name:

Project Description: (Please describe demolitions, alterations and any new construction) ____________________________________________ Zoning Designation: _______________________________ General Plan Designation: _________________________ Estimated Valuation (Cost of Project): _________________________

APPLICANT / OWNER INFORMATION
APPLICANT NAME: Telephone: [ ]
Address: Fax: [ ]
City State: Zip: Email:

CONTACT PERSON: Telephone: [ ]
Address: Fax: [ ]
City State: Zip: Email:

PROPERTY OWNER NAME: Telephone: [ ]
Address: Fax: [ ]
City State: Zip: Email:

TYPE OF PLANNING REVIEW AND APPROVALS REQUIRED (Mark clearly the type of approval(s) required):

ADJUSTMENT PERMIT HEIGHT AVERAGING PREDEVELOPMENT PLAN REVIEW

AFFORDABLE HOUSING

CONCESSION OR WAIVER HILLSIDE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT

RELIEF FROM THE REPLACEMENT

BUILDING PERMIT REQUIREMENT

CERTIFICATE OF

APPROPRIATENESS

HISTORIC DESIGNATION
(MONUMENT, LANDMARK, TREE OR

SIGN) SIGN EXCEPTION

CERTIFICATE OF EXCEPTION HISTORICAL RESEARCH/EVALUATION TENTATIVE PARCEL/TRACT MAP

CHANGES TO APPROVED
PROJECT LANDMARK TREE PRUNING TEMP. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT

CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN TREE PROTECTION PLAN REVIEW

DESIGN REVIEW MASTER SIGN PLAN TREE REMOVAL

DEVELOPMENT AGREMENT MINOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT VARIANCE

EXPRESSIVE USE PERMIT MINOR VARIANCE

VARIANCE FOR HISTORIC

RESOURCES

FLOOR AREA RATIO (FAR)

INCREASE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT ZONE ZONE CHANGE (MAP AMENDMENT) _________ GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT _________ PRELIMINARY PLAN CHECK OTHER: _____________________ Note: Space for signature is on reverse side
801 S. San Rafael. Avenue
John Van de Kamp House
Landmark nomination
Pasadena Heritage
Andrew Salimian
651 S. St. John Ave.

Pasadena CA
Pasadena
651 S. St. John Ave
CA 91105
91105
X
[email protected]
[email protected]
516 662-6425
626 441-6333
Low Density Residential (0-6 DU/Acre)RS-4 HD
N/A

PLANNING DIVISION MASTER APPLICATION FORM
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INDEMNIFICATION
Applicant agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the City and its officers, contractors, consultants, employees, and commission members (collectively, “City”) from any and all liab ility, loss, suits, claims, damages, costs, judgments and expenses (including attorney’s fees and costs of litigation), including any appeals thereto (collectively, “proceeding”) brought against the City with regard to any approvals issued in connection wi th the application(s) by the City, including any action taken pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act. If Applicant is required to defend the City in connection with such proceeding, the City shall have and retain the right to approve counsel to so defend the City; and all significant decisions concerning the manner in which the defense is conducted; and any and all settlements, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. The City shall also have and retain the right to not participate in the defense, except that the City agrees to reasonably cooperate with Applicant in the defense of the proceeding. If the City’s Attorney’s Office participates in the defense, all City Attorney fees and costs shall be paid by Applicant. Further, Applic ant agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the City from and for all costs and fees incurred in additional investigation or study of, or for supplementing, revising, or amending, any document if made necessary by said proceeding.

CERTIFICATION:

I hereby certify that I am the applicant or designated agent named herein and that I am familiar with the rules and regulations with respect to preparing and filing this petition for discretionary action, and that the statements and answers contained herei n and the information attached are in all respects true and accurate to the best of my knowledge and belief.

SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT OR AGENT: __________________________________________ Date: _______________ For Office Use Only
PLAN # ___________________________
CASE #__________________________
PRJ # ___________________________
DATE ACCEPTED:___________________________
DATE SUBMITTALS RECEIVED: ______________ _
RECEIVED BY (INITIALS): _____________________
FEES:

BASE FEE:: $ ___________________
3% RECORDS FEE: $____________________
TOTAL: $____________________
HISTORIC ARCH. RESEARCH REQUIRED? YES NO
PUBLIC ART REVIEW REQUIRED? YES NO
TRANSPORTATION REVIEW REQUIRED? YES NO
INCLUSIONARY HOUSING REQUIRED? YES NO
REVIEW AUTHORITY:
□ STAFF
□ HEARING OFFICER
□ PLANNING COMMISSION/BZA
□ DESIGN COMMISSION
□ HISTORIC PRESERVATION

COMMISSION
□ CITY COUNCIL

TAXPAYER PROTECTION
□ DISCLOSURE REQUIRED
□ NOT REQUIRED
CEQA REVIEW:
□ EXEMPTION
□ INITIAL STUDY
□ EIR
CEQA REVIEW STATUS:
□ PENDING
□ COMPLETED
Design & Historic Preservation:

TYPE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION
REVIEW:
□ CATEGORY 1 (DESIGNATED)
□ CATEGORY 2 (ELIGIBLE)
LANDMARK/HISTORIC DISTRICT NAME:
___________________________
TYPE OF DESIGN REVIEW:
□ CONCEPT
□ FINAL
□ CONSOLIDATED
□ PRELIMINARY CONSULTATION

PASADENA PLANNING DEPARTMENT
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APPLICANT AUTHORIZATION FOR REPRODUCTION OF

APPLICATION MATERIALS
Rev: 4/7/20
 PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT 175 NORTH GARFIELD AVENUE T 626-744-4009 PASADENA, CA 91101 F 626-744-4785
Project Address: Case #:

I understand that this form grants the City of Pasadena permission to reproduce submitted materials, including but not limited to, plans, exhibits, and photographs, for distribution to staff, Hearing Officers, Commission, Board, and City Council Members, and other Agencies in order to process the application, and to make those materials available to the public on the City of Pasadena’s website, notwithstanding Health & Safety Code § 19851 or any other provision of law. Nothing in this consent, however, shall entitle any person to make use of the intellectual property in plans, exhibits and photographs for any purpose unrelated to the City's consideration of this application.

Applicant’s Signature: Date:

Name (print or type): Phone: Andrew Salimian 516-662-6425 May 21, 2021
801 S. San Rafael Ave.

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SUPPLEMENT TO MASTER APPLICATION FORM

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
PG. 1 EA – Environmental Assessment Form - Rev 02/18/16 PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT // 17 5 NORTH GARFIELD AVENUE T 626-744-4009 PLANNING DIVISION PASADENA, CA 91101 F 626-744-4785 EXISTING PROPERTY INFORMATION:

This section of the Environmental Assessment is for information regarding the existing property only.

Yo
ur application is complete when all attached supplemental applications are completed and submitted. The case manager will notify you if any additional items or reviews are necessary.

Assessor Parcel Number(s): ________________________________________________________________________ Sq
uare Footage of Property: ______________________ Ave rage slope of land if over 15% ____________________ Surrounding Land Uses:

North: ____________________________________________ E ast: ________________________________________
South: ____________________________________________ We st: _______________________________________

EXISTING BUILDING(S) BUILDING A BUILDING B BUILDING C BUILDING D Total gross square footage
Total commercial gross square footage
Total residential gross square footage
Year built
Building footprint in square feet
Open space / landscaping square footage
Paving square footage
Number of parking spaces
Height of building in feet
Number of stories
Number of housing units
Square feet to be demolished
Number of covenanted affordable units to be demolished
Number of housing units to be demolished
Number of hotel / motel rooms to be demolished
To be altered? ( yes / no )
To be relocated? ( yes / no )
Un reinforced masonry? ( yes / no )
Type of use (i.e. residential, commercial, mixed uses, etc.) ADD
RESS OF LOCATIONS OF EXISTING BUILDINGS:

Building A: __ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Building B: ___ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Building C: ___ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Building D: _ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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SUPPLEMENT TO MASTER APPLICATION FORM

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
PG. 2 EA – Environmental Assessment Form - Rev 02/18/16 PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT // 17 5 NORTH GARFIELD AVENUE T 626-744-4009 PLANNING DIVISION PASADENA, CA 91101 F 626-744-4785 PROPOSED PROJECT INFORMATION:

This section of the Environmental Assessment is for information regarding the proposed project only.

Est
imated Valuation: __________________________________________ Explain if the project is located in a geological hazard area (i.e. hillside area, Seismic fault, erosive soils): _______________________ Amo
unt of grading proposed: Cut: _________________ Fill: _______________ Balance: _____________________ Imported: ____________________ Exported: ____________________ Type of development (single family residence, apartments, condominiums, commercial, industrial, institutional): ___________________ Total housing units: _____________ Is this an affordable Housing Project? yes no # of affordable units: _____________ Proposed Energy Types: All electrical Electric Kitchen Electric HVAC Gas kitchen

PROPOSED BUILDING(S) BUILDING A BUILDING B BUILDING C BUILDING D Total gross square footage
Total commercial gross square footage
Total residential gross square footage
Building footprint in square feet
Open space square footage
Landscaping square footage
Height of building in feet
Number of stories
Number of parking spaces
Number of housing units
Number of bedrooms
Hotel / motel number of rooms
Hours of operation
Number of employees
Square feet of restaurant seating area
Number of fixed seats (restaurant)
Number of hotel / motel rooms to be demolished
UBC occupancy group
UBC construction type
Fire sprinklers? yes / no
Type of use (i.e. residential, commercial, mixed uses, etc.) * If there are additional buildings on the site, pl ease attach a separate sheet with the above information for each building.

ATTACH AN EXPLANATION of any questions answered with yes. yes no Is this a phased project?
yes no Will there be demolition or removal of any structure of any age? yes no Will there be any alteration of any existing structure?

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SUPPLEMENT TO MASTER APPLICATION FORM

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
PG. 3 EA – Environmental Assessment Form - Rev 02/18/16 PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT // 17 5 NORTH GARFIELD AVENUE T 626-744-4009 PLANNING DIVISION PASADENA, CA 91101 F 626-744-4785 INCLUSIONARY HOUSING:
(If project includes 10 or more residential units):

Project type:
__
__ Ownership (for sale) For Sale Subarea _____________ ____ Rental Fo r Rental Subarea ____________
____ Combination (sale / rental) Fo r Sale Subarea _____________ For Rental Subarea ________________ Net Residential floor area (habitable space) of the project in square feet:

Rental units: _______________ square feet
For sale units: ________________ square feet
Tot
al number of units proposed: ____________________
Number of inclusionary units required: _______________ ____ Number of inclusionary units proposed: _______________ ___ Residential Units Mix:
#
Bedrooms
Total #
Units
# Units
on Site
# Units
off Site
# Market
Rate Units
# Very Low
Income Units
# Low
Income Units
# Moderate
Income Units
Studio
1 2
3 4
5 Alternatives selected: (if ‘yes’ is selected, provide information in second part) yes no On -site development Inclusionary Units Provided # _________________ yes n o Off-site development Inclusionary Units Provided # _________________ yes n o Land Donation Estimate Land Value $ ______________________ yes n o In-Lieu Fee Estimate In-Lieu Value $ _____________________ Land Donation of Off-Site Development Project Address: ______________________________________________________________ Incentives requested:

Aff
ordable Housing Fee Waiver yes no
Unit Credit yes no
Density Bonus yes no
Financial Assistance yes no
Enterprise Zone yes no
Mar
keting Assistance yes no
Green Building Rebate yes no
Residential Impact Fee Rebate yes no

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SUPPLEMENT TO MASTER APPLICATION FORM

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
PG. 4 EA – Environmental Assessment Form - Rev 02/18/16 PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT // 17 5 NORTH GARFIELD AVENUE T 626-744-4009 PLANNING DIVISION PASADENA, CA 91101 F 626-744-4785 DENSITY BONUS AND COMPLIANCE WITH ASSEMBLY BILL 2222
(If project is utilizing the State Density Bonus Law pursuant to Government Code §§ 65915):

In o
rder to receive a building permit for a density bonus project that involves the demolition or conversion of rental units and/or construction on vacant land where rental units were demolished and/or converted within five years, an owner must comply with the housing replacement provision of California Government Code §§ 65915 as amended by Assembly Bill 2222 (AB 2222). AB 2222 requires that owners/applicants of density bonus projects replace any rental dwelling units that are either existing at the time of application, or have been vacated or demolished in the five-year period preceding the application, which meet any of the following criteria:
1) s
ubject to a recorded covenant, ordinance, or law that restricts rents to levels affordable to persons and families of lower or very low income;
2) subject to any other form of rent or price control; or 3) occupied by lower or very low income households.

The replacement units must be the equivalent size or type, or both, and be made available at affordable rent/cost to households in the same or lower income category.

1. Density Bonus Project Y
ES NO

2. Existing Affordable Units on Project Site YES NO (Includes existing affordable units AND affordable units demolished and/or converted within five (5) years) Affordability
Le
vel*
Number of Units
Total Ownership Units Rental Units
Criteria 1 Criteria 2 Criteria 3 Criteria 1 Criteria 2 Criteria 3 Very Low
Low
Moderate

3. E
xisting Affordable Unit(s) to be Demolished and/or Converted as a Result of Proposed Project YES NO Affordability
Le
vel*
Number of Units
Total Ownership Units Rental Units
Criteria 1 Criteria 2 Criteria 3 Criteria 1 Criteria 2 Criteria 3 Very Low
Low
Moderate
IF YOU ANSWERED YES TO QUESTION #1 AND THERE ARE UNITS INDICATED IN THE HIGHLIGHTED CELLS IN QUESTIONS # 2 AND #3, THE PROJECT IS REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH AB 2222 AND ANY OTHER SUBSEQUENT LEGISLATION ASSOCIATED WITH AB 2222.

It is the responsibility of the owner/applicant to obtain all necessary documentary evidence (e.g. employer pay stubs of tenants, IRS forms, rent rolls, rent receipts, etc.) verifying the existing property’s affordability status and submit them to the City for review. In the absence of sufficient documentation, it is assumed that the vacant units were last occupied by 50% very low income and 50% low income households, unless the owner can demonstrate otherwise.
*As defined by Division 31 of California Health and Safety Code

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SUPPLEMENT TO MASTER APPLICATION FORM
E NVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (Continued)
PG 5 EA - Environmental Assessment Form (updated 2016) Rev 02/18/16 PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT // 17 5 NORTH GARFIELD AVENUE T 626-744-4009 PLANNING DIVISION PASADENA, CA 91101 F 626-744-4785 TREE INVENTORY FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT _________________________________________________________ (F
or hillside project include all trees with a diamete r of 4 inches or more. For all other projects, include all trees with a diameter of 8 inches or more.) Application may not be process if Tree Inventory is no t complete or if left blank. If no trees exist on site, indicate “NONE” Tree #1
Sc
ientific Name
DHB2 Height 3 Spread
Pr
oposed Status
X = Remove
R = Remain
L = Relocate
Street tree or public
tree?
Y = Yes, N = No,
U = Unknown Common Name
1 Tree number should match number on the site plan. Sho w tree location on site plan. Include all street trees and trees in public rights-of –way. 2 Diameter at breast height (DBH) measured at 4 ½ feet above the point where the trunk meets the ground. 3 Estimate the tree height and spread of canopy and pro vide measurement in feet.

TPA Form – Rev 8/3/07
Disclosure Pursuant to the
City of Pasadena Taxpayer Protection Act
Pasadena City Charter, Article XVII
I. Does the value of this application/project have the potential to exceed $25,000? ⁬ Yes ⁬ No (Applicant must mark one) II. Is the application being made on behalf of a government entity? ⁬ Yes ⁬ No III. Is the application being made on behalf of a non-profit 501(c) organization? ⁬ Yes ⁬ No If yes, please indicate the type of 501(c) organization: ⁬ 501(c)(3) ⁬ 501(c)(4) ⁬ 501(c)(6) Applicant’s name: ________________________________ Date of Application:

Owner’s name: ________________________________ Contact phone number:
(for questions regarding this form)
P r o j e c t A d d r e s s :

P r o j e c t D e s c r i p t i o n :

III. Applicant
and Property Owner must discl ose all joint owners , trus tees, directors, partners, officers and those with more than a 10% equity, participation or revenue interest in owner and/or project. If any of these a re an organization/entity, include the name of the organization/entity and the first and last names of all parties of interest of that organization/entity. (List all parties below and use additional sheets as necessary, or provide all parties on an attachment) Please print legibly. Have any additional sheets or an attachment been provided? ⁬ Yes ⁬ No Names of Owner(s), Trustees, Directors,
Partners, Officers of Owner/Project
Names of Owner(s), Trustees, Directors,
Partners, Officers
of Owner/Project
(continued)
Those with more than a 10% equity,
participation
or revenue interest in Owner
and/or Project
I hereby
certify that I am the owner or designated agent and that the statements and answers contained herein, and the information attached, are in all respects true, accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Signature of Ow
ner or Designated Agent: _______________________________________ Date: ______________________ For Office Use Only
Type of Application: ⁬ Variance (all types) ⁬ Adjustment Permit ⁬ Sign Exception ⁬ Temporary Use Permit ⁬ Expressive Use Permit ⁬ Conditional Use Permit (excluding Master Plan) ⁬ Master Plan Amendment ⁬ Planned Development ⁬ Other Assigned Pla
nner: __________________________________________________ PLN#: _________________________________ Attached Address:
_________________________________________________________ ⁬ No Attached Address Appealed
: ⁬ Yes ⁬ No Appeal PLN# __________________________________ ⁬ Application Withdrawn Final Decision: ⁬ Approve
d ⁬ Denied Decision Date: ___________________ Decision Maker: __________________________ (Name and Title, or Name of Commission/Committee)
Votes in favor (please print):
___________________________________ ___________________________________ ____________________________________ _________________
__________________ ___________________________________ ____________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ____________________________________

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NOTIFICATION PACKET PREPARATION
Notification Packet Rev: 9/13/17
PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT 17 5 NORTH GARFIELD AVENUE T 626-744-4009 PLANNING DIVISION PASADENA, CA 91101 F 626-744-4785 PG 1
Applications which require a Public Notice must include a mailing list of property owners within a required mailing radius of the project site as stipulated by the Pasadena Municipal Code. The mailing list preparation requirements are listed below.
1) RADIUS MAP (two sets) – A radius map (scaled) must be prepared showing the mailing radius (300 feet or 500 feet, depending on type of application) from the subject property or properties. Each lot/parcel must be newly numbered (1 through 99...), beginning with the project site as number " " (written within a circle). Note: If the radius line touches a lot, or simply a lot line, that lot must be included on the mailing list.
2) OWNERSHIP LIST (two sets) – The typed ownership list of the property owners within the required mailing radius. The first name on the list shall correspond to the lot newly numbered " " on the radius map, the second name corresponding to lot number " ", etc. The list must also contain the assessor's parcel number for each lot. The property owner names and address must be obtained from the latest assessor's records. Property ownership information can be obtained from the following County Assessor's offices:

Los Angeles County Assessor Offices
(1) County Hall of Administration #205 (2 ) 1190 South Durfee Avenue 500 West Temple Street South El Monte (626) 579-858 9
Los Angeles (213) 974-3211 (626) 579-8590
(3) 1 3800 Balboa Boulevard
Syl mar (818) 833-6000
3) M
AIL MERGE EXCEL SPREADSHEET – Applicant shall provide the ownership list in Excel Spreadsheet form for mail merge purposes. The spreadsheet shall include the following columns in the following order:

Radius Map Reference No. (corresponding to the radius map and ownership list); Property Owner’s Full Name; Street Address; City; State; and Zip Code (zip code may or may not include the +4). Type all information in CAPS ONLY (see sample of spreadsheet attached ). Applicant, owner of the site and/or architect shall be included in this list. Each property owner within the radius should be listed only once.

Simply reference each property as described above. The spreadsheet shall be saved on a USB flash drive and submitted as part of the notification packet. 4) O
N-SITE POSTING REQUIREMENTS – A sign shall be posted, at least 14 days before the public hearing. The sign will be provided by the City and given to the applicant. The applicant would then staple or nail the sign to the plywood or posts or locate the sign on a storefront window.

The following requirements shall be met:

Notification Packet Rev: 9/13/17
PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT 17 5 NORTH GARFIELD AVENUE T 626-744-4009 PLANNING DIVISION PASADENA, CA 91101 F 626-744-4785 PG 2
(1)
For corner lots, signs shall be posted on each street frontage. (2) The sign(s) shall be located in a conspicuous place on the property abutting a street and be located five feet from the property line but not more than 10 feet from the property line. (3)
The sign(s) may be posted in windows when there is an existing structure on site that is not setback from the street.
(4) The Zoning Administrator may approve deviations to these requirements in order to meet the intent of these noticing provisions.
(5) Each sign shall comply with the following:
(a) The sign shall be 12 feet square in sign area, generally measuring three feet by four feet. (b) The sign shall not exceed six feet in height from the ground level; provided, that if the property is surrounded by fences, walls, or hedges at or near the street property line, additional height may be provided as necessary to ensure visibility of the sign from the public right-of-way.
(c) The sign shall not be illuminated.
(d) The sign shall include all of the factual information about the pending application in compliance with Subsection A. (Contents of notice), above. (e) The size, style, and color of the sign's lettering shall be the specifications approved by the Zoning Administrator.
(f) Support elements for the sign shall be made of four-inch by four-inch wood posts. (g) A Building Permit shall not be required for the posting of a sign, installed in compliance with this Subparagraph.
(h) The sign shall remain in place until the expiration of the appeal period following a decision by the review authority. If the application has been appealed or called for review, the sign shall remain in place with the new hearing date noted until the final decision is rendered. The sign shall be removed within 10 days of either of the appeal period or the final decision, whichever applies.
(i) The applicant shall submit to the Zoning Administrator an affidavit verifying that the signs were posted on the subject site in a timely manner in compliance with this Subparagraph. (6) Failure to post the sign, to include the required information, or to comply with applicable placement or graphic standards or requirements may result in the delay of the required public hearing.
5) AFFIDAVIT – The affidavit is to be signed and dated, verifying that the information on the radius map and ownership list is accurate and obtained from the latest assessor's records.

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NOTIFICATION PACKET PREPARATION

Notification Packet Rev: 9/13/17
PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT 17 5 NORTH GARFIELD AVENUE T 626-744-4009 PLANNING DIVISION PASADENA, CA 91101 F 626-744-4785 PG 3

MAIL MERGE EXCEL SPREADSHEET
RA
DIUS
MAP

REFERENCE
NO.

TO: (PROPERTY OWNER) STREET ADDRESS CITY STATE

ZIP CODE
(MAY OR

MAY NOT
INCLUDE +4)
1 HARRY & DEBRA
CONNICK JR. 100 N. GARFIELD AVENUE PASADENA CA 91101-1726 2 WILLIAM JOEL 123 JUMP STREET HOLLYWOOD CA 90047
3 BOBBY DARIN 3200 S. SPLASH AVENUE FOREST HILLS CA 91009 4 MR. AND MRS. ARMAN
ASANTI 60 ROMA COURT PASADENA CA 91109
5 ROBERT & JOSEPHINE
DINERO 723 MILANO AVENUE VENICE CA 90803
6 ALBERTO & ANGELA
PACINO 434 PORTOFINO PLACE PASADENA CA 91101
7 SONNY PUTRINO 1 CALABRIA BOULEVARD PASADENA CA 91104
8 DELTA & GERALD
MCRAINEY 1234 LINDA VISTA PASADENA CA 91103
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PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT 17 5 NORTH GARFIELD AVENUE T 626-744-4009 PLANNING DIVISION PASADENA, CA 91101 F 626-744-4785 PG 4

OWNERSHIP LIST
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JECT ADDRESS: 4321 Newhome Street PROJECT # CUP-4000
Applicant: Ha rry Connick Jr. Date: April 17, 1997
No. Assessor Parcel # Name Address
1 5423-040-009 Ha rry & Debra Connick Jr., 100 N Garfield Ave, Pasadena 91103 2 5423-040-010 William Joel, 123 Jump Street, Hollywood CA 90047 3 5736-230-005 Bobby Darin, 3200 S Splash Avenue, Forest Hills CA 91109 4 5736-230-006 Bobby Darin, 3200 S Splash Avenue, Forest Hills CA 91109 5 5724-025-111 Mr & Mrs Armand Asanti, 60 Roma Court, Pasadena CA 91109 6 5628-034-003 Roberto & Josephine DiNero, 723 Milano Avenue, Venice CA 90803 7 5628-034-006 William Joel, 123 Jump Street, Hollywood CA 90047 8 5628-034-007 Sonny Putrino, One Calabria Boulevard, Pasadena CA 91104 9 5628-034-010 Delta & Gerald McRainey, 1234 Linda Vista, Pasadena CA 91103 etc. etc.

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_ hereby certify that on the day of ________, 201 , we prepared an ownership list and radius map, including properties entirely and partially within ______ feet of the most exterior boundaries of the property being considered in the above referenced project known as (Property Address) .

The property owner names and addresses listed on the ownership list and mail merge spreadsheet were taken from the latest records of the Los Angeles County Assessor. Such names are recorded in the records of the County Assessor as being the present owner or owners of both the subject property and the property/properties within the required mailing radius of the subject property.

We certify that said ownership list and radius map are correct and accurate to the best of my knowledge. We also acknowledge that any errors in this information will constitute an incomplete application and may invalidate its approval.

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PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT 1 75 NORTH GARFIELD AVENUE T 626-744-4009 PLANNING DIVISION PASADENA, CA 91101 F 626-744-4785 PG 6
Please complete the following affidavit and mail or deliver to:

City of Pasadena, Planning Division
175 North Garfield Avenue
Pasadena, CA. 91101
I, ________________________ hereby certify that on _________________________ I installed a Notice of Public Hearing at the property known as ____________________________________, for which __________________________________________ is being considered by the _______________________________ on _______________________.

By signing this, I have posted the sign(s) in a conspicuous place on the property abutting a street frontage no more than 10 feet inside the property line but no closer than five feet to a property line, or the sign has been posted in a window when there is an existing structure on site that is not setback from the street.

I hereby submit a photo(s) of the sign(s) as it was installed on the property and will submit additional certifications and photos of the sign for any subsequent public hearings.

Furthermore, failure to adequately post and maintain the required sign(s) on the property, fourteen (14) days prior to the hearing date will result in an automatic delay of the application.

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January 15, 2021 David Reyes Director of Planning & Community Development City of Pasadena Hale Building 175 N. Garfield Ave., 2nd Floor Pasadena, CA 91101 Re: Supplemental Documentation to Prove Eligibility of 801 S. San Rafael Ave. Dear Mr. Reyes, Pasadena Heritage requests that the City of Pasadena reconsider the eligibility of the Van de Kamp house and property at 801 South San Rafael Avenue as an historic resource. We have compiled additional sources that prove that John Van de Kamp lived at the property during an esteemed and productive period of his life. We were very disappointed to receive the decision letter and frustrated that we did not know it had been sent. It was certainly our fault that our general mailbox was not monitored carefully enough, but we would have hoped that the letter would have been sent directly to our contact person so that it would have received immediate attention. The end result was that we regret that we missed the 10 day appeal period to respond to your decision. We do strongly disagree with the decision that the property is not eligible as an historic resource under Criterion B, while we agree with the assessment that it does not qualify under the other categories. We find the conclusion that Mr. Van de Kamp did not reside at the house during his most productive portion of his life incorrect. We believe the house can and should be considered eligible for his many accomplishments during his time of residence. We have performed further research and developed with a list of major campaigns and causes where he provided pivotal leadership and accomplishment for which he was regionally and nationally recognized, from 1987 onward, to substantiate our position. John Van de Kamp’s accomplishments in the later portion of his life stand on their own. John’s career was long and storied, including many significant achievements while living in this house. In many ways, it was the most impactful time of his life. Some of his successes have had lasting impacts on issues we still face today. For example, he prevented the merger between Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas and Electric, as well as worked out deals for several supermarket consolidations. The utility merger would have been particularly problematic. In recent years California has been attempting to rein in large investor-owned utilities due to their direct role in wildfires. A massive utility created by the combination of SCE and SDGE could have been more damaging than PG&E has been to in Northern California. John Van de Kamp exhibited great foresight in preventing this merger. John Van de Kamp was a deeply trusted man by regulators and businesses alike. It was for his reputation of fairness and reason that he was chosen to oversee and mediate in the scandal-prone City of Vernon. His role as Independent Special Counsel brought Good Governance reforms and steered Vernon out of a period of turmoil. He similarly oversaw efforts to reform Re: Supplemental Documentation to Prove Eligibility of 801 S. San Rafael Ave. | Page 2 the J Paul Getty Trust, one of Los Angeles County’s most important arts institutions. It is a testament to his character that he was brought on time and time again to mediate these difficult, and politically sensistive, issues. We have compiled news articles and reports pertaining to these efforts and more, and organized them into a Dropbox folder so that they can be studied more closely. We focused on achievements from 1987 and later, corresponding to the period of residence at 801 S. San Rafael Ave. We also have included two letters from Mr. C. Douglas Kranwinkle and Mr. William Bogaard, which provide first-hand testimony on John’s accomplishments, as well as the importance of the property as a meeting place for politicians and government leaders. The folder can be viewed here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/0wetssam4cz092l/AABvsDglF8xilN7nY1PxI8R0a?dl=0 In hindsight, we should have asked for a thorough assessment of eligibility as soon as we learned about the project, and we wish we had done so. We were told that an early staff review concluded the property was “probably eligible” and relied on that information without investigating more directly. We also did not learn about the project until it was well underway because it did not appear on any public meeting agenda, and we were first focused on the garage, which we learned was allowable under the Hillside Ordinance. We hope that in the future, the strong new changes to the Historic Preservation Ordinance as well as the Hillside Ordinance will prevent projects like this from proceeding without more in-depth review and that we will be able to learn of them earlier in the process. If eligibility had been explored more thoroughly in the beginning, we believe that this project would be significantly different and much more preservation sensitive today. With the newly approved code changes, even more scrutiny would now be in effect and be brought to bear on a project like this one. Pasadena Heritage does not intend to pursue with a second landmark nomination of the property at the present time, but we still ask that its eligibility as an historic resource be reconsidered in light of the information we are providing herewith and hope that staff’s conclusion will change. As preservation advocates, we do not support the landmarking of historic homes where interiors have been fully gutted, exteriors have been demolished or significantly altered, or there has been wholesale replacement of historic fabric unnecessarily. We recognize that Criterion B allows some more flexibility for change than Criterion C, which should be more stringent to protect the architecture itself. Because of this, and the fact that the primary façade of the building is largely intact, the property can by all accounts be recognized as the home of John Van de Kamp. Determining the property eligible as an historic resource can still provide some protections and regulation going forward, and we believe that the property meets the eligibility standard. We thank you for your time in addressing this request. Please contact us should you have questions or need further information. Sincerely, Susan N. Mossman Andrew Salimian Executive Director Preservation Director

1 Landmark Nomination for John K. Van de Kamp House 801 S. San Rafael Avenue Pasadena, CA 91105 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY 801 S. San Rafael Avenue in the South Arroyo neighborhood of Pasadena is the former home of Attorney General John Van de Kamp and is eligible as a landmark under Criterion B: “It is associated with the lives of persons who are significant in the history of the City, region, or State.” It was recently surveyed in 2019 by Senior Planner for Design and Historic Preservation Kevin Johnson, who wrote that the Van de Kamp “house appears eligible for landmark designation."1 The main structure at 801 S. San Rafael Avenue is a two-story Monterey Colonial style single-family residence. It was completed in 1947.2 The architect and/or designer and builder are unknown, and on the original 1946 building permit, only the original owner, Holmes P. Tuttle, is listed as both the owner and contractor. 3 SUPPLEMENTAL BUILDING DESCRIPTION There are two well-proportioned double doors at each end of the second floor and two well-proportioned divided-light double hung windows between the doors. The doors and windows are symmetrically located. There are shutters on the sides of the windows and doors. The roof overhangs the second floor but does not obscure the frontal view of the second-floor doors and windows. A chimney rises from the rear of the house and is visible from the front, again carefully proportioned to the roof and second floor front facade features. The first-floor features are fully compatible with the second-floor features. The windows and doors on the right side, as one faces the house from the street, are divided light, double hung, symmetrical and shuttered. The windows on the left side are asymmetrical. There is an offset one-story attached extension at the south end of the home. This also has a front facing divided light double hung window, as well as a small window facing the street. This extension contains an additional bathroom and has been used as a maid’s quarters, den and exercise room in the past. There is an attached, covered (one story) patio at the rear of the house. This was enclosed in 1980.4 The Van de Kamp family used this room as a den. This room contained sliding glass doors leading to the back yard. Above the enclosed den, second story bedroom and bathroom 1 Kevin Johnson, “Plan Review Comments,” D & HP Review, Completed 12/16/2019. 2 Tim Gregory, “801 South San Rafael Avenue,” The Building Biographer, p. 1. 3 Tim Gregory, p. 24. 4 Tim Gregory, p. 2. 2 windows looked west to the pool and backyard below. The property is on nearly 0.80 of an acre, so the view is expansive. A laundry room kitchen opens to the rear of the house south of the den. Behind the house is a guest house (ADU). It was converted from a garage while Jim Boswell owned the home. This guest house has one bedroom, two bathrooms, a kitchenette, a living room area, and chimney. There is a covered walkway between the main house and the guest house. In 2020 a building permit was issued for: “ADDITION OF 466 S/F TO REPAIR ELEVATION, INTERIOR REMODEL AT 3310 S/F & NEW 3 CAR GARAGE AT 600 S/F.”5 Because the garage addition is detached and the addition is minimal, these contemporary alterations do not materially impair the historic resource. SIGNIFICANT OWNERS AND RESIDENTS OF THE HOUSE John K. Van De Kamp John Van De Kamp lived at the Property from 1987 until his death in March 2017. John Van de Kamp is not just significant but was, as the Los Angeles Times said, a “towering political figure”6 in Pasadena, Los Angeles and the State of California. John was born in Altadena and raised in Pasadena.7 He graduated from John Muir High School, and went on to attend Dartmouth College and Stanford Law School. John’s father Harry J. Van De Kamp co-founded the Lawry’s food chain. Harry Van De Kamp lived in Pasadena from 1919 until he died at Huntington Memorial Hospital on July 1, 1977.8 John’s mother, Georgie Van De Kamp, served as President of the Pasadena Symphony and co-founded the Pasadena Arts Council. John’s mother adored gardening and roses, in particular. Van de Kamp Hall at Descanso Gardens is named in Georgie’s honor.9 John comes from a family dedicated to supporting Pasadena’s institutions and a tradition of community involvement. John fulfilled this family tradition and much more. 5 Permit Number: BLD2019-0165, Pasadena Permit Center Self Service Portal, mypermits.cityofpasadena.net. 6 Matt Stevens, “John Van de Kamp, a former California attorney general and L.A. County district attorney, dies at 81”, Los Angeles Times, March 15, 2017. 7 John Van de Kamp, “John Van de Kamp, One of Pasadena’s Most Prominent Citizens, On How the City Has Changed,” Pasadena Now, May 11, 2015. 8 “Father of D.A. Van De Kamp dies at 73”, Valley News, July 1, 1977, p. 41. 9 “Georgie Van de Kamp – Obituary,” Pasadena Star-News, May 8-9, 2003. 3 John was District Attorney for the County of Los Angeles from 1975 to 1981. He was California’s Attorney General from 1983 to 1991. He ran for California Governor in 1990, and John was elected President of the State Bar of California in 2004, the country’s second largest state bar of lawyers. Beyond his titles, John's substantive accomplishments at the local, regional, state and federal levels are long and lasting. As California Attorney General, John was an early advocate for the ban of assault rifle. In order to demonstrate his opposition, he notably brought an AK-47 into a State Assembly hearing.10 Unlike our polarized politics of today, John easily understood and moved between camps holding opposing views. He went from leading the federal public defender office in Los Angeles responsible for safeguarding the fair trial rights of the accused, to leading the Los Angeles District Attorney office in charge of prosecuting suspected criminals. As Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Justice Stephen Trott said at John’s memorial service, “John started as a public defender, but he ended as a defender of the public.” For example, John introduced the “Roll-Out Unit” which dispatched a specially trained team of prosecutors and investigators to the scene of police shootings to independently investigate them. Former Secretary of State Warren Christopher called John “’the most honorable person that ever lived.’” Former Secretary of Commerce Mickey Kantor described John as “’the perfect public servant’” who was “devoted to the public good to an unusual degree.”11 John was not only a dedicated public servant; he was a selfless volunteer. John served on the boards of the Norton Simon Museum, the Skid Row Development Corp., the Los Angeles Conservation Corps and the California Historical Society. John’s service and devotion to Pasadena—where he was born, raised, married and died—was as deep as his work for Los Angeles county and California. John raised money for Pasadena schools through the Pasadena Educational Foundation. He worshiped at and ran capital campaigns for his beloved St. Andrew’s Church. A lover of music, John quietly bought the church a new sound system. His gifts were often anonymous. John helped raise the $400,000 needed to install the busts of Jackie Robinson and his brother, Mack, that sit across from Pasadena City Hall. No organization or cause which John believed worthy was too local or too small for his support. Importantly, John did and achieved nearly all of these things while living at 801 S. San Rafael Avenue. 10 Richard Sandomir, “John Van de Kamp, Former Prosecutor in California, dies at 81,”New York Times, March 17, 2017. 11 Kathleen Tuttle, “John Van de Kamp: Man of Principle”, California Supreme Court Historical Society Newsletter, Fall/Winter 2017, p. 23. 4 In May 2015, just two years before he died, John wrote an article for Pasadena Now. In it he compared the Pasadena of his boyhood to the Pasadena of 2019. He wrote of schools, culture, smog, transportation, architecture, restaurants, grocery stores, and so on. He ended the article by sharing his hope for Pasadena’s future: “Going forward, I would personally put emphasis on preserving our historic neighborhoods, protecting against mansionization, and improving our housing stock for middle and lower income earning families.” John died at home on March 14, 2017 at the age of 81. In recognition of John’s many contributions to our city and the State of California, the La Loma Bridge was renamed the John K. Van de Kamp bridge on June 24, 2017. The decision to rename the bridge in John’s honor was unanimously approved by the Pasadena City Council. Andrea Van de Kamp John’s wife Andrea also lived at 801 S. San Rafael Avenue. Andrea was and is a person significant to the history of our city, region and state in her own right. Andrea chaired the Board of Governors of the Music Center of Los Angeles County. Andrea was the first woman to do so since its founder, Dorothy Chandler, drove the Music Center into existence. Andrea also headed up the development committee to raise $270 million to build the Walt Disney Concert Hall. “[Andrea] Van de Kamp's efforts will live on in the walls of Disney Hall, which many say would not have been built without her leadership.”12. The Frank Gehry- designed Walt Disney Concert Hall is one of the most striking buildings in Los Angeles, California and on the West Coast. “Los Angeles has its share of iconic architecture… But the most striking [is] Walt Disney Concert Hall”.13 James Griffin Boswell, II Immediately before the Van de Kamp family, James Griffin (“Jim") Boswell II owned and lived at 801 S. San Rafael Avenue. Jim Boswell was more private than the Van de Kamps but he was also a person significant in the history of Pasadena, the region and State. 12 Jason Mandell, “Fundraising Pioneer: Andrea Van de Kamp,” Los Angeles Downtown News, July 28, 2003. 13 Geoffrey Morrison, “Best seat in the house: Exploring the incredible Walt Disney Concert Hall,” CNET, March 31, 2019, https://www.cnet.com/news/best-seat-in-the-house-exploring-the-incredible-walt-disney-concert-hall/. 5 As his biographers wrote, Jim Boswell was “the biggest farmer in America and the last land baron of California”.14 Jim’s company, the J.G. Boswell Company is still headquartered in Pasadena on Walnut Street across from Parsons. Holmes Tuttle and Robert Tuttle Before Jim Boswell, the 801 S. San Rafael Avenue Property had been owned by a man named Holmes Tuttle. Holmes Tuttle migrated from Oklahoma to Los Angeles in 1926. After starting out by working in the parts department of a Ford dealership, he came to start and own 14 automobile dealerships across Arizona and California.15 Holmes Tuttle was a member of President Ronald Reagan’s so-called “Kitchen Cabinet.”16 Holmes Tuttle was the father of Robert Tuttle. “Bob” Tuttle, who grew up at 801 S. San Rafael Avenue. Bob Tuttle later served as ambassador to the United Kingdom under President George W. Bush.17 Other Visitors and Guests In addition to the distinguished residents already listed, Pasadena Heritage asked Andrea Van de Kamp to list some of the more notable guests at the home. Transcribed below is the list she provided: • Senator Cranston • Governor Pat Brown • Kathleen Brown • Mickey Kantor, Heidi Schulman, Trade Representative under President Clinton • Frank & Berta Gehry • Senator Boxer • Scott Berg Pulitzer Prize winner • Fannie Flagg, author Green Fried Tomatoes • Sherry Lansing- Head of Paramount Studios • Billy Friedkin Academy Award Winner, Rosemary’s Baby • Mr. & Mrs. Eli Broad • Adam & Eve Schiff, one of his first major fundraisers • Ambassador Robert Tuttle to U.K. under George W Bush • Andrea Ordin, US Attorney 14 M. Arax and R. Wartzman, “The King of California, J.G. Boswell and the Making of a Secret American Empire (2003 Public Affairs), p. 6. 15 Tim Gregory, p. 1. 16 Tim Gregory, p. 2. 17 Tim Gregory, p. 9. 6 • Stephen Trott, 9th C Court of Appeals • Ira Reiner, LA DA • 801 was a local hangout for local Pasadena candidates • Many local events • Warren Christopher, Sec. of State under President Carter LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY LOT COM SE ON SW LINE OF SAN RAFAEL AVE 135 FT FROM MOST N COR OF LOT 42 SAN RAFAEL HEIGHTS TR NO 5 TH SE ON SD SW LINE 108.08 FT TH S 33 28'35" W 374.97 FT TH S 87 24'25" W 54.77 FT TH LOT 42 SAN RAFAEL HEIGHTS TRACT NO 5 Bill Bogaard
581 Garden Lane
Pasadena, CA 91105-2825
January 16, 2021
Susan Mossman, Executive Director
Andrew Salimian, Preservation Director
Pasadena Heritage
651 South Saint John Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91105
Dear Sue and Andrew,
As you requested, I am pleased to conﬁrm in this letter certain information regarding John Van de Kamp, a lifelong resident of Pasadena, and believe that his home at 801 South San Rafael Avenue meets the criteria to be declared eligible for landmark status as a Pasadena Landmark under Section 17.62.040 of the Pasadena Zoning Code.

Based on my nearly 50 years of friendship and community and social interaction with John in Pasadena, there is no doubt in my mind that this property meets the requirements of Criterion B as being “associated with the lives of persons who are signiﬁcant in the history” of Pasadena, Southern California, and the State of California.

For a full statement of the facts and circumstances of John’ s residence in the South San Rafael Avenue property, reference is made to the Landmark Nomination submitted by Pasadena Heritage for the John K. Van de Kamp House. John and his wife, Andrea, acquired the house in 1987 and, with their daughter Diana, made it their family home from then until John’ s death in 2017.

When my family and I moved to Pasadena in 1970, one of the ﬁrst families we met were Harry and Georgie Van de Kamp and their son, John, who were neighbors three doors away. From that point on, we had the privilege and pleasure of knowing and socializing with John Van de Kamp and his family, and standing in awe of his many talents, energy and accomplishments. His interests and activities, his responsibilities and relationships, his good judgment and positive impact were truly extraordinary.

In a word, he was a classic “Renaissance man”!
In the domain of public service, he served as Assistant U.S. Attorney, Federal Public Defender, Los Angeles County District Attorney, and California Attorney General, frequently taking courageous and principled positions on difﬁcult issues facing California. His landmark cases included antitrust, mergers, legal compliance, and the environment.

In the pursuit of community service, frequently as a volunteer in the public interest, he served with the Norton Simon Museum, Skid Row Development Corporation, the California Conservation Corps, the California Historical Society, the Pasadena Education Foundation, St. Andrew Church in Pasadena, and the fundraising for the Jackie and Mack Robinson Memorial at Pasadena City Hall.

John was frequently called upon to deal with problems that seemed to have no solution, but required the utmost of intelligence, integrity, good judgment, and impeccable reputation. Throughout his long and distinguished career, he was dedicated to Pasadena, its many institutions, and its tradition of civic engagement and public service. At the time of his death, the Los Angeles described him as “a towering political ﬁgure” and a person who “lived for the values of justice and opportunity that deﬁne the State of California”.

Among those who saluted John at the time of death were Warren M.

Christopher, former U.S. Secretary of State, Governor Jerry Brown, Xavier Becerra, California Attorney General, Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer, U.S. Judge Stephen Trott, Mickey Kantor, former U.S. Secretary of Commerce, and many others. It is clear to me that during his lifetime he was the best known public and political ﬁgure in the City of Pasadena, and a source of great pride among the people of this great City.

John Van de Kamp’ s home at 801 South San Rafael Avenue for 30 years is surely an eligible landmark in Pasadena and should be recognized as such.

If there is any way I can be helpful in regard to this historic property, please do not hesitate to let me know.

Very truly yours,

1179 Yocum Street Pasadena, CA 91103 January 15, 2021 Ms. Susan Mossman, Director Mr. Andrew Salimian, Preservation Director Pasadena Heritage 651 South St. John Street Pasadena CA 91105 Dear Ms. Mossman and Mr. Salimian: I write in support of the application of Pasadena Heritage to have the property located at 801 South San Rafael, Pasadena 91105 (sometimes referred to as “the Property”) declared an eligible historic resource based on the fact that it was the long-time residence of John K. Van de Kamp, a very distinguished legal, political and business leader of Pasadena, Los Angeles County and the State of California. John and his wife, Andrea, acquired the Property in 1987 and, with their daughter, Diana, resided in it as the Van de Kamp family residence until John’s death in 2017. John was a personal friend. My wife and I met John and Andrea before they married. We were introduced at a dinner party hosted by John’s parents, Harry and Georgia Van de Kamp. Georgia, herself a force of nature, was an extremely active and effective leader in the Pasadena area, traits which she passed on to John. We became close friends of John and Andrea over the years, playing tennis together and dining in one another’s homes frequently. I assisted John in his campaigns for Los Angeles County District Attorney and California Attorney General. He served with distinction in both of those offices and was highly respected nationally. (As an aside, we had as a visitor to our home about 10 years ago former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson who greatly admired John and asked to meet him; I took Governor Richardson to the Property where he and John talked about national affairs for hours.) After his service as California Attorney General, John turned his focus to Pasadena, the town in which he had been raised, attended schools and lived while serving as an Assistant US Attorney and then the first Federal Public Defender. It was a frequent occurrence for John and Andrea to host events at the Property attended by very distinguished guests. We had the pleasure of being there and meeting, among others, both Governors Edmund G. Brown Senior and Junior, then San Francisco Mayor and now US Senator Dianne Feinstein, former US Trade Representative Micky Cantor and California Treasurer Jesse Unruh. The Property was a well-known site of high-level political gatherings. When John died in 2017, his funeral attendees included a Who’s Who group of local, state and national political and governmental leaders.

In addition to his political elder statesman activities while residing at the Property, John became increasingly involved in significant local matters. He was instrumental in guiding the Pasadena Education Foundation, chairing its advisory board, meeting with and providing guidance on numerous occasions to the Superintendent of Education and assisting in raising funds to improve Pasadena public schools. He was personally active in the annual Principal for a Day Program which he encouraged me and many others to support. John was also a close advisor to Rachael Worby, the founder and continuing leader of Mus/ique, now a widely acclaimed cultural success in Southern California. Ms. Worby was a frequent dinner guest of the Van de Kamps at the Property. Finally, while residing at the Property, John was a distinguished business leader. He was for many years the full-time Chairman of the Board of Lawry’s Foods, a prominent international restaurant and specialty foods company. Although this is largely intended to be about John K. Van de Kamp’s prominence while residing at the Property, I would be remiss if I did not mention that John’s wife, Andrea, was also an active and effective leader in the community during that same time period. Among other activities, she was of central importance in helping the City of Pasadena raise funds to restore a different landmark property, The Rose Bowl. In short, the Property had a very distinguished period during the residence of John K. Van de Kamp and his wife, Andrea. Very truly yours C. Douglas Kranwinkle 1 Landry, Amanda
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Hello Amanda,

I was able to locate John’s Oral History, which was commissioned by the California State Archives as part of their Oral History Program. That report can be accessed on this page: https://www.sos.ca.gov/archives/admin- programs/oral-history. I followed up and spoke to the researcher who worked on the report in the early 2000s.

Unfortunately, she could not dedicate time to write something attesting to John’s significance, but she did point me to some good excerpts in the report. His work did not stop when he left the Attorney General position, as detailed in the supporting documentation I supplied earlier, but if we had to pick a period where he was most productive it would be during those years as AG and immediately after. His advocacy on the assault weapon ban and his run for governor are of the peak of his career and height of political capital.

There was an earlier house he lived in while he was AG. That house is 419 Prospect Terrace. He lived there first as a bachelor and then through his early marriage. One may argue that that property could be considered as well, but the house has been so heavily remodeled that it no longer retains any significance. You can see the house on Zillow here: https://www.zillow.com/homes/489-Prospect-Ter-Pasadena,-CA-91103_rb The San Rafael house is the only remaining location that would be appropriate to be landmarked.

If staff feels that his role as AG does not rise to the appropriate level of significance, we understand, but disagree. Is there a process where staff would recommend against approval where we can still go before the HP Commission? I’m assuming it will require an appeal on our part but we believe it is worth pursuing. If so, can you send us a determination letter which we could appeal? I would like to just take this to the HP Commission and let them weigh in on it.

Please let me know how we could proceed with the nomination.

Andrew Salimian
Preservation Director
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CORONAVIRUS POLICY: Out of an abundance of caution, Pasadena Heritage staff may be working from home. I still have access to email, but you can additionally be reached on my personal cell. 2 On Jul 27, 2021, at 11:05 AM, Landry, Amanda <[email protected]> wrote:

Andrew,

Thanks for meeting with me back on June 17th. I’m just following up on that meeting to see if you were able to obtain the information I requested? To recap, I had requested scholarly information about JVDK and his significance to the field of politics, as well as a list of other residences he had throughout his career. This information is necessary to establish significance under Criterion B. If this information cannot be provided, it may be more appropriate to recognize JVDK through commemorative memorials, such as naming a local bridge in his honor, which has already occurred.

I attached some more information with respect to our prior conversation to this email for your records.

Thank you,

Amanda

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I don’t have anything planned now. I’ll block it out for you.

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Thanks, Andrew. How does the morning of the 17th look to you?

Thank you,

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From: Andrew Salimian <[email protected]>
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4 I have some updates. John lived at 489 Prospect Terrace before moving to the home on San Rafael. I don’t know exactly what year he bought the house, but he lived there as early as 1971 as a bachelor. This information comes from Larry Wilson of the Star News who moved in next door (781 Prospect) in ’71 with his family. Here’s his recollection:

Yes, John and Andrea and Diana lived right next door to our 781 Prospect -- our address was on Prospect Boulevard, and theirs was on Prospect Terrace ... let me figure out what their address must have been -- there it is by Google Earth, 489 Prospect Terrace.

When we moved in there in '71 was John still a bachelor? i know he married late. In any case he was there already.

Interesting Mission-y house that was modernized and on a really odd-shaped lot -- small at the front, widening out toward the Arroyo and Seco Street.

They must have been there for at least 10 years, mebbe more.

Digging through some other documents, John met Andrea in 1974 and they married in 1978. Their daughter Diana was born in 1979. This puts them in the house as a married couple for 9 years, but John lived there longer. See pages 178- 179 in this Oral History:

There are some other details on then pages about Andrea Van de Kamp in the Tim Gregory report. No addresses to corroborate however, but the sStar News article from ’85 says she lives in an “historic neighborhood in Pasadena.

I can certainly meet the week of the 14th, just let me know what times works for you when you get back and get settled. And have a good vacation!

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5 On Jun 2, 2021, at 3:39 PM, Landry, Amanda
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Thank you, Andrew. That information will be necessary for this review and analysis. I’m out all next week but perhaps we can meet sometime the week of the 14th or after to discuss the application?

Thank you,

Amanda

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From: Andrew Salimian <[email protected]>
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As far as I know, he lived for a short time in another house nearby, but I have get the exact location and the years he lived there. Will get back to you shortly.

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Andrew,

I’d like to set up a meeting with you to discuss the most recent submittal for Landmark Designation of 801. In
advance of this meeting can you please confirm for me
where JVdK lived prior to 1987?

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John Van De Kamp (1936-2017)
Brief Timeline Major Accomplishments

1936 – Born in Pasadena

1952 – Graduated from John Muir High School

1956 – B.A., Dartmouth College

1959 – J.D., Stanford University

1960-1966 – Assistant U.S. Attorney

1966-1967 – U.S. Attorney

1971-1975 – Federal Public Defender - Central District Of California

1975-1981 – 37th Los Angeles County District Attorney

1983-1991 – California State Attorney General

1987 – Moved in 801 S San Rafael Ave

1989 – Carried AK-47 into California Legislature to advocate for assault weapon ban

1990 – Ran for Governor of California (lost to former San Francisco Mayor Dianne Feinstein in Democratic Primary)

1991-2012 – Worked in private practice

2001-2005 – State Bar of California (Board of Governors ’01-’04, President ’04-’05)

2012 – Joined the law firm Mayer Brown

2015 – Advocated against wrongful convictions in Orange County

2017 – Passed away from illness

OBITUARIES
John Van de Kamp, former California attorney general and L.A.

County district attorney, dies at 81
John Van de Kamp, right, leads a 2007 hearing of the California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice at Loyola Law School. (Carlos Chavez / Los Angeles Times)
By MATT STEVENS
MARCH 15, 2017 | 6:15 PM
John and Andrea Van de Kamp had been married almost a decade when they went to the Kentucky Derby in 1986.

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thoughtful leader who would routinely defend laws he personally opposed, because it was his job to do so.

But at Churchill Downs, Van de Kamp and a friend split a $100 bet on a 17-to-1 longshot.

When the horse won, Van de Kamp’s wife was introduced to a side of her husband she didn’t know. “I’d never heard him yell before,” she said. “… I heard words that I didn’t know he knew. I must say, he was quite articulate with them.” A towering political figure who became the top prosecutor in Los Angeles County and then California before running for governor, Van de Kamp died Tuesday at his home in Pasadena after a brief illness. He was 81. A family friend, Fred Registrar, confirmed his death.

One election cycle after that spring afternoon at the racetrack, opponents would accuse Van de Kamp of being too dull and robotic to take the reins of governor of California . The criticisms would ultimately help sink the Southland native in the 1990 Democratic primary against Dianne Feinstein, and he would never again seek high-profile political office.

But by that time, the modestly raised member of a family known for its baked goods and windmill-themed bakeries had already left a significant mark in public life. In a career that spanned decades, Van de Kamp helped institute a revolutionary computerized fingerprint identification program, was instrumental in the push to “fast track” cases stuck in the state’s civil courts, and pressed a laundry list of environmental, consumer rights and campaign finance reform cases that chiseled his public image into that of a liberal lion.

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John Van de Kamp when he was attorney general in 1988. (Los Angeles Times) “John Van de Kamp lived for the values of justice and opportunity that define the state of California,” said state Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra, who once worked for Van de Kamp. “I will forever be grateful for the confidence he showed in me from my earliest days of public service under his leadership at the California Department of Justice.” “John understood the higher calling of public service,” Becerra said. “He performed for the people of California like few others.”
Gov. Jerry Brown also praised the former attorney general. “John was a wonderful public servant and had a real sense of justice,” Brown said in a statement released by his office.

Born in Pasadena to a bank teller and a teacher — and into a prominent family whose name was synonymous with baked goods — Van de Kamp attended a private school in Altadena, which thrust him into the outdoors and fostered in him an early appreciation for nature.

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The Van de Kamp’s Holland Dutch Bakeries Model T delivery truck in Pasadena in 1924. (File photo / Van de Kamp’s Holland Dutch Bakeries)
By 16, the precocious student went away to Dartmouth, and after a brief foray into broadcasting, he graduated from Stanford Law School in his early 20s. He served a short stint in the military before being appointed an assistant U.S. attorney.

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tapped to head L.A.’s new Federal Public Defender’s Office. The job required him to switch sides, sometimes standing up to the very agencies he had once fought for.

Five years later, he would reverse roles again, after being selected to replace L.A.

County’s district attorney, who had died in office.
“An extraordinary leader of impeccable integrity, John never backed away from taking strong, principled stands on tough issues,” Los Angeles City Atty. Mike Feuer recalled. “John was supremely effective at everything he did — always with a quiet confidence and devotion to public service that inspired generations of lawyers.” It was in this role that Van de Kamp came face to face with the infamous Hillside Stranglers case, which would blotch his public career.

In 1977 and 1978, 10 young women and girls had been strangled, their bodies dumped on hillsides near downtown Los Angeles. Four years later, Van de Kamp, as district attorney, had to decide whether to prosecute one of the accused killers.

One suspect, Kenneth Bianchi, had accepted responsibility for five killings in a plea bargain that spared him the death penalty. He also agreed to be the key witness against his accomplice and cousin, Angelo Buono Jr.

But Bianchi began changing his story to investigators, and doubt emerged about his reliability as a witness. Ultimately, senior prosecutors recommended dropping the murder charges against Buono and instead prosecuting him on lesser sex crimes. Van de Kamp approved the plan.

Then, in a bold and unusual move, Superior Court Judge Ronald George ordered the capital case to continue. It was transferred to then-Atty. Gen. George Deukmejian, whose office eventually secured Buono’s conviction for nine of 10 murders.

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“We made an error in that case,” Van de Kamp told The Times later, during his bid for governor. “And I take full responsibility.”
Despite the setback, Van de Kamp easily won election to the state attorney general’s office, where he created special units to handle child abuse, sexual assault and police shootings. It was there he launched the Cal-ID fingerprint system and, in an uncharacteristically brash move, strode into the Legislature with an AK-47 to support an effort to limit private ownership of assault weapons.

But the job of being the state’s top prosecutor would expose him to new problems that would eventually hamstring his campaign for governor. In his role as attorney general, for example, he felt compelled to defend the state’s efforts to prohibit the use of Medi-Cal benefits for abortions — though he disagreed with the law.

It proved to be one of many contradictions. Indeed, as he campaigned against Feinstein, a somewhat confounding portrait of the longtime politician emerged: a Roman Catholic who supported a woman’s right to choose; an opponent of the death penalty who touted sending inmates to death row; a lifelong political insider who campaigned on “draining the ethical swamp” of Sacramento special interests.

Feinstein won the race, though she went on to lose to eventual Gov. Pete Wilson. Van de Kamp, meanwhile, came back home, serving as president of the State Bar of California, representing the thoroughbred owners of California and becoming a special monitor in beaten-down Vernon.
“He exemplified all that is best about public service,” said Harvey Rosenfield, founder of the advocacy group Consumer Watchdog. “He was a determined advocate but always gracious and thoughtful. John represented a golden era of politics, when the public’s interest was always the priority over partisan gain.” Van de Kamp is survived by his wife and a daughter, Diana.

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By Richard Sandomir
March 17, 2017
John Van de Kamp, a prominent former prosecutor in Los Angeles who, as California’s attorney general, carried an AK-47 into a State Assembly hearing to demonstrate his opposition to assault riﬂes, died on March 14 at his home in Pasadena. He was 81.

Philip R. Recht, a partner at Mayer Brown, the law ﬁrm where Mr . Van de Kamp worked until recently , conﬁrmed his death. The cause was not yet known.

As the Los Angeles district attorney , Mr . Van de Kamp formed units that focused on gangs, domestic violence and white-collar crime in the entertainment industry . But he was probably best known for his decision in 1981 not to pursue murder charges against Angelo Buono Jr ., who was accused of killing 10 women in the Hillside Strangler case.

Mr . Van de Kamp felt that he could not rely on the testimony of his key witness, Kenneth Bianchi, Mr . Buono’s accomplice, who had already agreed to plead guilty to ﬁve of the murders.

But after Mr . Van de Kamp approved a recommendation from his senior prosecutors to pursue Mr . Buono for lesser sex crimes, a Superior Court judge, Ronald M. George, rejected the plan, and the case was transferred to the attorney general’s ofﬁce. After a two-year trial, Mr . Buono was convicted of nine of the 10 murders.

Mr. Van de Kamp regretted his decision. He told The Los Angeles Times in 1989, “As district attorney , my ofﬁce made hundreds of prosecutor judgments that were accurate and tough- minded.” The Buono decision, he added, “was also tough-minded, but it was an error .” His decision became an issue in 1990 when he ran for the Democratic nomination for governor against Dianne Feinstein, a former mayor of San Francisco. In a television ad, the narrator said: “John Van de Kamp, who still opposes the death penalty and takes contributions from the Hillside Strangler lawyers, ﬁnally admits he made a mistake. Make sure you don’t make one on Tuesday , June 5.”
He lost the primary to Ms. Feinstein by a wide margin. She was then defeated by Senator Pete Wilson, a Republican, in the campaign to replace George Deukmejian, also a Republican, as governor .

Mr . Van de Kamp, a liberal Democrat, brought philosophical paradoxes to his public service. A Roman Catholic, he opposed abortion but supported a woman’s right to choose. An opponent of capital punishment, he followed state law that ﬁlled death row with condemned men. When he was serving as the attorney general under Mr . Deukmejian, he appealed a stay of execution for Robert Alton Harris, who had killed two teenage boys, to the Supreme Court and vowed that he would oversee executions if he were elected governor . “I swore to uphold the law, and we did,” he told the online magazine LA Progressive in 2015. “That’s what you do when you take public ofﬁce. You have to support measures that you might not like and try to deal with them as carefully as you can.” John Kalar Van de Kamp was born on Feb. 7, 1936, in Pasadena, Calif., to Harry Van de Kamp, a bank teller , and the former Georgie Kalar , a teacher . His uncles founded local bakeries and several restaurants, including Lawry’s Prime Rib.

Mr . Van de Kamp graduated from Dartmouth and then from Stanford Law School. After his Army service, he joined the United States attorney’s ofﬁce in Los Angeles.

He was appointed acting United States attorney in 1966 but was replaced a few months later by a permanent successor , William M. Byrne Jr . Mr . Van de Kamp remained with the ofﬁce as chief assistant United States attorney until he was named deputy director of the ofﬁce of United States attorneys in the Justice Department in October 1967.

Within a few months, as troop levels during the Vietnam War were reaching their peak, Attorney General Ramsey Clark put Mr . Van de Kamp in charge of a new unit to prosecute violations of Selective Service laws. He helped prepare the successful case in 1968 against Dr . Benjamin Spock, the pediatrician and antiwar activist, and three others, who had been John Van de Kamp, Former Prosecutor in California, Dies at 81 John Van De Kamp, right, at a hearing
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accused of conspiracy to counsel draft evasion. The verdict was eventually reversed.

Mr . Van de Kamp entered politics in 1969, losing a race for a congressional seat in California to Barry Goldwater Jr ., a son of the Republican Arizona senator who lost the 1964 presidential race to Lyndon B. Johnson.

Two years later Mr. Van de Kamp returned to government service as the ﬁrst federal public defender in Los Angeles, shifting his focus from prosecuting criminals to advocating on their behalf.
“We were able to help real people, ” he told Pasadena Weekly in 2015. “People are in trouble, and we helped them to get through this or ﬁnd a new way of getting on with their lives.” In 1975 he became a prosecutor again, this time on the local level, when he was appointed district attorney in Los Angeles after the death of the incumbent, Joseph Busch . Mr . Van de Kamp was subsequently elected twice to the position; during his ﬁrst term, he was on the short list to become director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, a job that went to William H. Webster .

Mr . Van de Kamp’s signature achievement in two terms as attorney general was setting up a computerized ﬁngerprinting system. But he was also known for his vigorous antitrust enforcement and efforts at environmental and consumer protection.

On the day he brought the AK-47 to the State Assembly , in February 1989, Mr . Van de Kamp held the riﬂe to his chest and told legislators that he could kill them all in the time it took to utter a sentence.
“You are lucky that I am the attorney general and not a nut,” he told them.

He is survived by his wife, the former Andrea Fisher , and a daughter , Diana Van de Kamp.

After losing the campaign for governor in 1990, Mr . Van de Kamp entered private practice. He also served as president of the Thoroughbred Owners of California , which allowed him to indulge his love of horse racing, and as chairman of his family’s Lawry’s Restaurants chain.

And he pursued the abolition of the death penalty , which he could not while he was attorney general. He supported unsuccessful ballots to end capital punishment in the state in 2012 and 2016 and ﬁled a lawsuit that led the state Supreme Court to stay the implementation of another ballot that was narrowly approved by voters and would shorten the death row appeals process.

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2 3c s c h s n e w s l e t t e r · f a l l / w i n t e r 2 0 1 7 J
ohn V an de Kamp, one of California’s
most distinguished legal and politi -
cal figures, died on March 14, 2017 at
the age of 81. Friends, family, clergy, col-
leagues from bench and bar, and official
Los Angeles, gathered at his home parish
of St. Andrew Catholic Church in Pasa-
dena on March 30th to remember John.

Van de Kamp’s calm and thoughtful
manner brought him respect through -
out his career, but the gush of apprecia-
tion and genuine affection expressed by
several presenters at his memorial service
were something else again. Father Paul A.

Sustayta, principal celebrant and John’s
longtime pastor, called John “my trea -
sured friend,” spoke of his lifetime of good works, and said that his pioneering, forward-thinking record placed him far ahead of his time in the administration of justice.

Van de Kamp was the district attorney of Los Ange-
les County for six years, beginning in 1975. 1 Judge Ste- phen S. Trott of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit was a senior prosecutor in the DA ’s Office when Van de Kamp took charge. In his remarks at the service, Trott vividly recalled that many of his fellow prosecu - tors scratched their heads at Van de Kamp’s appoint -
ment. How could someone who had spent the past five
years as the federal public defender lead the DA ’s Office? But in fact, Trott said, Van de Kamp “revolutionized
and improved every facet, every function” of the office.

Trott, whom Van de Kamp tapped to be his chief
deputy, recited a litany of John’s reforms: establishing innovative, dedicated units targeted at child abusers,
career criminals, crime in the entertainment industry,
sexual assaults, hardcore gang violence, elderly and nurs- ing home abuse, the unique needs of crime victims, and
the “Roll-out Unit” which dispatched a specially trained team of prosecutors and investigators to the scene of
police shootings to independently investigate them.2
“Most lawyers are short on understanding people,
and that set John apart,” said Trott. “John started as a public defender, but he ended as a defender of the public.” Upon election as state attorney general
in 1983, Van de Kamp again introduced
visionary changes including, California’s
first computerized fingerprint system,
greatly enhancing law enforcement’s
effectiveness in crime-solving. He also
created the Public Rights Division, which
gave new emphasis to cases in special -
ized fields like antitrust, environmental
law, consumer protection and civil rights.

Such accomplishments helped Van de
Kamp win re-election in 1986.

Los Angeles attorney Kevin O’Connell
also shared memories of John. Their
friendship dated back to 1963 when they
were both young lawyers in the U.S. Attor-
ney’s Office. They shared a love of the law, theater, music, and especially boxing fights at the Olympic Auditorium
where a small group of lawyers would go after work every Thursday night. One of their favorite boxers was the famous Armando (“Mando”) Ramos, whom they rooted for over
drinks and cigars. O’Connell also recalled a memorable
conversation he had with Warren Christopher, then in the Carter administration and charged with vetting candidates for FBI director. V an de Kamp was on a short list for the post and, while he didn’t get the job, Christopher told O’Connell that John was “the most honorable person that ever lived.” Mickey Kantor, former U.S. trade representative and
Department of Commerce secretary under President
Bill Clinton, and John’s longtime friend, political ally, and law partner, considered Van de Kamp “the perfect
public servant,” devoted to the public good to an unusual degree. Moreover, despite the demands of law practice,
John “never missed a chance to counsel a younger per-
son,” or to share L.A.’s history. Much of Van de Kamp’s career had been spent in the city’s civic center. The Van de Kamp family, founders of the venerable Van de Kamp
Bakeries and Lawry’s Restaurants, was part of that early history, opening its very first retail venture — a potato chip stand — on South Spring Street in 1915. Kantor said John enjoyed taking law clerks on a four-hour walking
tour of his favorite L.A. landmarks.
“Van de Kamp might have been governor if his prin-
ciples hadn’t gotten in the way,” Kantor said, alluding to John’s loss to then former San Francisco Mayor Dianne
Feinstein in the hotly contested 1990 Democratic guber- natorial primary election. Feinstein ran blistering TV
commercials attacking Van de Kamp as “trying to let

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B y K at h l e e n T u t t l e *
* Kathleen Tuttle is the deputy-in-charge, Antitrust Sec - tion, Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office, and author of the upcoming book, Lawyers of Los Angeles . She knew John Van de Kamp through legal circles and writing projects, and as a fellow Pasadenan.

John Van de Kamp

2 4 f a l l / w i n t e r 2 0 1 7 · c s c h s n e w s l e t t e r loose a killer.” 3 The ads referred to the prosecution of Angelo Buono (called the “Hillside Strangler”), who was charged with the strangulation murders of ten women.

As district attorney, Van de Kamp had agreed to drop
murder charges against Buono.

Naturally there is more to that story, left unsaid at the service, but its telling fully illuminates V an de Kamp’s character. Kenneth Bianchi and his cousin Angelo Buono, Jr. committed rape and other crimes against ten women
before killing them during October 1977 and February
1978. The men were called the “Hillside Stranglers” because many of the victims’ strangled, nude bodies were found — one at a time, every several days — along the hillsides in the Hollywood-Glendale area. Bianchi was apprehended first, and immediately reached a plea agreement, conditioned
on being the prosecution’s star witness against Angelo
Buono. Because little physical evidence linked Buono to the murders, Bianchi’s testimony was essential.

Bianchi repeatedly flip-flopped concerning his origi-
nal confession and statements to the police, and even
claimed to have multiple personalities. He wrote an “open letter to the world,” reported in the Los Angeles Times,4 repudiating his initial confession, available for all to see.

Deputies called for a meeting with V an de Kamp. They
presented a lengthy summary of Bianchi’ s inconsistencies, describing it as “self-immolation of his own credibility.”5 For them, this posed “an ethical problem . . . ethical con- cerns . . . in using a witness they themselves regarded as totally unreliable. ”6 V an de Kamp evaluated, then ultimately concurred in their appraisal, deeming it “our best judgment considering the ethical principles that govern prosecutors.”7 In court, the deputies moved to dismiss the murder
charges. Instead, they would prosecute Buono for the
remaining non-murder charges as the quickest way
to keep him off the streets and to protect the public.

Despite Feinstein’s accusation to the contrary in the
gubernatorial primary a few years later, prosecutors
never contemplated “letting [Buono] loose.”
Judge Ronald M. George, then on the Los Angeles
Superior Court and presiding over the trial, denied the People’s motion, declared that in the furtherance of
justice the murder charges should be decided by a jury, and ordered the District Attorney’s Office to resume its prosecution.8 After further deliberation, Van de Kamp
then succeeded in getting the state attorney general to take over the case, whereupon its deputies proceeded to trial, then the longest in U.S. history, and secured con - victions in 9 of the 10 counts of first-degree murder.

Van de Kamp’s ethical concerns, his principles,
drove his approach to the Hillside Stranglers. Regard - less of what others thought then (or now), he took the
expressed reservations of his top lawyers to mean that
they did not believe in their case. It is problematic for a prosecutor to harbor reasonable doubt when asking a
jury to return murder convictions.9
It was Van de Kamp’s strong conscience that placed
him in a class by himself. That is why so many people and organizations throughout the years sought his advice
and counsel and why, during his nearly three decades
in private law practice, he was often asked to represent the public interest in complex legal matters. In 2006, the California attorney general appointed Van de Kamp
as the independent monitor of the J. Paul Getty Trust,
charged with investigating misuse of the Trust’s funds.

In 2011, the City of Vernon retained Van de Kamp as an
independent reform monitor to oversee the clean-up of
its scandal-tainted city government. John also served a term as president of the State Bar of California.

John’s daughter Diana, the final speaker at the memo-
rial, spoke movingly of her father, and she too stressed his dedication to principle. She urged the assembled to “carry on my dad’s torch in your own lives. Celebrate
him by pushing for what’s right, not popular.”
Van de Kamp will be remembered most as a tower -
ing figure in California law and politics, but he was also a devoted family man. He and his wife Andrea were
married for 39 years. Andrea’s well-recognized accom-
plishments in the arts and philanthropy, and John’s
focus on law and public service, led them to interests
and friendships that spanned the cultural and civic life of Pasadena and greater Los Angeles.

When the afternoon service concluded, the large crowd
spilled out onto a sunny plaza for food and drink, including huge bowls of potato chips made from the famous original Lawry’s recipe. The air was thick with rich conversation of bygone campaigns, ballot proposition fights, legal cases and causes, and decades-old friendships. Guests — many
now in their eighth and ninth decades — seemed reluctant to depart; so many dear friends had reconnected.

As I headed to the parking lot it struck me that, while we are a region often criticized for lacking social cohe - sion, depth, and regard for the past, celebrating John, the learned, Ivy-League educated scion of a revered century- old L.A. family, brought out a proud sense of community.

The testimonials to John’s integrity and commitment
to public service undoubtedly made many feel inspired,
yet wistful, for we may not see his like again. ✯
E n dn o t e s

1. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors appointed Van de Kamp to complete the unfinished term of L.A. County District Attorney Joseph P. Busch, who had died in office. Van de Kamp then won election to a four-year term in 1976.

2. The Roll-Out Unit was triggered in part by a shooting in early 1979. Eula Love was an African-American woman who lived in South Central Los Angeles and failed to pay her gas bill. When gas company employees came out to terminate service, alleg- edly there was an altercation that only escalated once police were called to the scene. Love threw a kitchen knife toward offi- cers, and police shot and killed her. Community outrage and Continued on page 25
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10. Ibid. at 545, 550.

11. See ibid. at 547–48, 551. The District Court dealt with the U.S.

Supreme Court’s Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) 163 U.S. 536, 551–52 — which had (a) held “social equality” to be unprotected by the Fourteenth Amendment and (b) countenanced separate but
equal—by boldly proclaiming, “ A paramount requisite in the American system of public education is social equality. It must be open to all children by unified school association regardless of lineage.” 64 F.Supp at 549; see also ibid. at 550 & n.7 .

12. Westminster School Dist. of Orange County v. Mendez (1947) 161 F.2d 774 (9th Cir.).

13. Ibid. at 781. The Ninth Circuit distinguished Plessy, but on narrower grounds than the District Court. See supra, note

11. The Ninth Circuit acknowledged that amicus parties had urged it to “strike out independently on the whole question of segregation,” but, instead, the Court held only that (a) lawful segregation could not be established by the defendant school districts’ “administrative or executive decree” (as opposed to legislation), and (b) the districts’ practices were “entirely without authority of California law” and therefore deprived the Mexican-American schoolchildren of due process and
equal protection. See 161 F.2d at 780–81.

14. “San Bernardino” refers to Lopez v. Seccombe (1944) 71 F.Supp. 769, 771–72 (C.D.Cal.), in which the City of San Ber- nardino had been enjoined from barring Mexican Americans from a public pool.

15. Ibid. at 783 (Denman, J., concurring).

16. Brown v. Board of Education (1954) 347 U.S. 483, 486, 495. 17 . Perez v. Sharp (1948) 32 Cal. 2d 711, 712.

18. Ibid. at 747 (Shenk, J., dissenting).

19. Ibid. at 721 (citations omitted).

20. Ibid. at 731.

21. Ibid. at 729 (citation omitted). The uncertainty of Section 60’s racial classifications was previously illustrated in Roldan v. Los Angeles County (1933) 129 Cal.App. 267 . A Filipino man applied for a license to marry a Caucasian woman; the Los Angeles County Clerk refused to issue the license but the Supe- rior Court ordered issuance because — at the time — Section 60 barred a white from marrying, inter alia, “a Mongolian” and made no mention of Filipinos (also termed Malays). See ibid. at 268. The Court of Appeal of California affirmed, finding that Malays were not within the definition of Mongolian. Ibid. at 272–73. “Without delay,” the Legislature amended Section 60 to additionally bar a white person from marrying a “member of the Malay race.” Perez v. Sharp, 32 Cal.2d at 747 (Shenk, J. dis- senting). The California Supreme Court subsequently viewed the term “member of the Malay race” with substantial “uncer- tainty.” See ibid. at 730.

22. 32 Cal.2d at 730.

23. Ibid.

24. Ibid. at 731–32.

25. Loving v. Virginia (1967) 388 U.S. 1, 2, 11–12.
questions about what actually occurred ensued. No officer was prosecuted. Henceforth, the designated team was to respond to the scene immediately, interview witnesses, and objectively assess whether any officers present should be prosecuted.

3. “Feinstein Goes for TV Jugular with Hillside Strangler Ad,” L.A. Times, June 1, 1990, OCA3.

4. “Bianchi Now Denies Role in Murders,” L.A. Times, Octo- ber 22, 1980.

5. “Dismissal of Buono Murder Counts Asked,” L.A. Times, July 14, 1981, 1.

6. “Memos Cite Holes in Strangler Case,” L.A. Times, July 26, 1981, 1; “D.A. Asks State to Study Taking on Buono Case,” L.A.

Times, July 27 , 1981, 1.
7 . L.A. Times, July 28, 1981, A1.

8. “Judge Refuses to Drop Buono Murder Charges,” L.A.

Times, July 21, 1981, A1.

9. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office Legal Policy Manual (2017 , 24) provides, inter alia, “ A deputy may file criminal charges only if various requirements are satis - fied.” Among the conditions: “The deputy, based on a com - plete investigation and a thorough consideration of all pertinent facts readily available, is satisfied the evidence proves the accused is guilty of the crime(s) to be charged; and, [t]he deputy has determined that the admissible evidence is of such convincing force that it would warrant conviction of the crime(s) charged by a reasonable and objective fact finder after hearing all the evidence available to the deputy at the time of charging and after considering the most plausible, rea- sonably foreseeable defense(s) inherent in the prosecution’s evidence.” (Emphasis added.)
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John Van de Kamp addressed the West Pasadena Residents’ Association annual meeting last week — he sits on their Board — and delivered a brief verbal memoir of his almost- seven-decades-long residence in West Pasadena.

Van de Kamp was born in 1936 and grew up here. He attended John Muir High School. He served as Los Angeles County District Attorney from 1975 until 1981, and then as 28th Attorney General of California from 1983 until 1991
Van de Kamp’s remarks were built around then-and-now comparisons which few people can make with authority. That is because there are, in fact, few people who have personally witnessed the city’s evolution as he has.

His remembrances, comparisons and conclusions all were fascinating to hear. We’ve published his speech below. — The Editors

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In my ramblings this evening I want to touch on the past and the present – not a history of Pasadena but some observations from my life here. You are not going to hear of Don Benito Wilson or the Indiana Colony. I’m not that old.

The question raised: Have things gone to hell? Was the past an idyllic past we should aspire to – and if so, what made it so and what should we concentrate on? Very simply Pasadena has changed over these years – mostly – but not always for the better.

Public Transportation: Back in the ‘40s we had the Pacific Electric Redcars that would take us downtown on Saturday morning to hear L.A. Philharmonic, and good bus service as well.

Today, the Gold Line – but [it’s affected by] traffic congestion because failure to go below grade at major intersections.

Schools: Then and now strong private schools – then a strong public school system – by most accounts. I was a beneficiary – graduating from John Muir High School when it was a high school – junior college in 1952.

Today: with a more diverse and larger minority population and budget cuts in our public schools a struggle to achieve excellence – with the Pasadena Education Foundation providing outside support among other things to adding computers to our classrooms and making sure that summer school is available to as many as we can (which otherwise would be unavailable).

Then: San Rafael, Arroyo, and Linda Vista Elementary Schools. By 2017, no public schools [will be located] west of Orange Grove.

Culturally: Then Toscannini and the NBC Symphony Orchestra at the Civic – with the San Francisco Opera coming every year. The Shakespeare Festival at the Playhouse, under the direction of Gilmore Brown. Richard Lert ran and conducted the Pasadena Symphony.

Today: A reconstituted Pasadena Symphony at the Ambassador College. A revitalized and out-of-debt Playhouse under Sheldon Epps. The Noise Within—Rachel Worby’s Muse-ique.

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Great artists like my high school classmate, Helen Pashgian who has worked all her life here in Pasadena.

Then: A number of large movie theatres, the Academy was first run, the Crown (formerly The Raymond Opera House), and many more. Today, fewer movie houses, but multiplexes showing more movies than ever before.

Then: The Carmelita 3 par golf course, now – the Norton Simon Museum. And of course we have the Huntington Library, the Armory for the arts (where I used to serve National Guard duty) and good number of other local museums.

Homes: Then: mansions on Orange Grove – today condos and multi-unit developments, not only on Orange Grove but all over the City.

Downtown Pasadena. It once was the bustling center of Pasadena. By 1950 Fair Oaks and Colorado was Skid Row. Taking my bus transfer to get to John Muir High School was very exciting. As I waited on the Northwest corner of Fair Oaks and Colorado at age 14 – on consecutive days I’d be saved by an itinerant preacher on day 1 and on day 2 by an itinerant prostitute. It was pretty exciting. On the way home I escaped into Bill’s Liquor Store on the southwest corner for a Pepsi.

Then – you had the Broadway Department Store at Colorado and Los Robles, Nash’s, Welton Beckett’s Bullocks, and Hertels. All gone except for Bullocks, which is now Macys.

Today after the intrepid leadership of the developers, Douglas Stizel and John Wilson we have Old Town Pasadena, and later in mid city, El Paseo, and another major retail center on South Lake.

Then: a great Pasadena Library where I could spend hours in the stacks, and where in the ‘80s I was honored to lead the dedication of its new auditorium in honor of my mentor and friend, Pasadena’s own Chief Justice, Donald Wright.

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revolution. And 10 branches, including our San Rafael Library.

The Arroyo: Then in the ‘40s and early ‘50s we picnicked on the edge of the natural stream near the La Loma Bridge.

Today: The concrete storm drain from the edge of Devil’s Gate Dam all the way to downtown Los Angeles with a small diversion near the Colorado Bridge.

Tomorrow: Just maybe – an end to the storm drain and a return to a natural streambed.

Markets: Then: The Model Grocery (where my father worked as a young man) and later Prebles, on Green. They used to be the gold standard of Pasadena’s Grocery stores. Today they are gone – and we now have major supermarkets like Vons and Ralphs and Whole Foods.

Restaurants: Despite the fact that we had a Van de Kamp’s coffee shop near Pasadena City College (now gone) my Uncle Lawrence Frank (our family has always been in the restaurant business) once said we should never open a restaurant in Pasadena—it was too tough. In the ‘50s and ‘60s we had the Stuft Shirt – some said it lived up to its name – but restaurants in general had tough going, particularly in the summer. Today: restaurants galore – and good ones. It’s still tough but we have new ones opening all the time. Some in unusual places – like Lincoln across from John Muir High School and on Lincoln.

Athletic Venues: Then: The Rose Bowl and 2 good golf courses at Brookside; Today: a rebuilt Rose Bowl, those 2 good golf courses, with upwards to 3,000 people using the bike and walking paths around them.

Then: When I grew up African Americans were permitted to swim in the pool at Brookside but once a week. The next day it was drained and cleaned. Jackie Robinson never wanted to return to Pasadena.

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Robinson, in front of City Hall. And Rachel Robinson came to be the Honorary Grand Marshal of the Rose Parade.

Politics: Then Pasadena was a Republican stronghold. Names like Edgar Hiestand, H. Allen Smith and Carlos Moorhead were our Congressmen. Today: It’s a Democratic stronghold.

Names like Adam Schiff, Judy Chu and Chris Holden holding State and National offices.

Then: In the early 40’s Santa Anita was a concentration camp where we interned the Japanese in the stables.

Today: Richard Reeves new book “Infamy” about that dark stain on American life. And the stables, which haven’t changed much, are housing thoroughbreds.

The air: In the ‘40s it was sulfurous yellow smog. In my high school tennis matches I’d get smog cough if I happened to get in to the 3rd set of a match. Today: So much better, you can nearly always see the mountains.

Our highways. In the ‘40s and ‘50s Pasadena was a unified community. Then came the 210 which in many ways divided our City.

Today: We face another divider. The threatened 710 tunnel which WPRA is working hard to stop.

What does one make of all of this?
Pasadena is no longer a sleepy city, a place where Easterners used to spend their winters, the subject of Hollywood jokes. It has diversity, vitality – still some great neighborhoods. A lot of engaged and sometimes enraged citizens. Overall, it’s a good place to live but with issues confronting us, dealing with size, growth, public services and the needs of a quite different population.

Going forward I would personally put emphasis on preserving our historic neighborhoods, protecting against mansionization, and improving our housing stock for middle and lower income earning families.

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I’d like to see preservation and revitalization of our cultural institutions and our parks and recreation facilities, maintenance of which is always a problem.

We need to meet the drought with intelligent responses.

We need to address our crime issues using best practices including the type of community policing where residents, particularly in minority areas look to the police as their friends rather than their enemies.

And perhaps most important of all we must make our public education system so good that it draws families from all walks of Pasadena’s life.

Pasadena has changed – mostly for the better. With diversity has come minority representation in our government, and a better sense of integration – and our lives have been enriched by it.

But Pasadena will inevitably continue to change – and as citizens we should fight to make the most of it.”

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