Sierra Madre City Council | July 8, 2025 | Special Meeting Bear Update

Sierra Madre City Council · July 10, 2025

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The special meeting was called to order to discuss bear activity in Sierra Madre.

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Sierra Madre City Council held a special meeting July 8, 2025, to hear a briefing from Police Chief Gus Barrientos on a sharp rise in bear activity. The police department reported a large increase in calls for service and home intrusions, described coordination with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and local volunteer group Bear Lovers of Sierra Madre, and reviewed response protocols including nonlethal tools and reporting instructions. Council members discussed staffing shortfalls at Fish and Wildlife, local mitigation, and planned follow-up meetings and workshops.

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