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parrots fall into as many as five different groups. There is a cycle of regular public outcryabout the noise and the sheer oddity of the birds' presence, but most Pasadena's seem tohave come to accept the birds as part of the city's life. They can be seen year-round, butare especially noticeable in the winter. The birds are definitely gregarious, and theamount of disturbance their chatter creates is definitely related to the time of day theymay choose to chatter.Theories and myths abound on how these parrots came to claim Pasadena andsurrounding towns as their home. A heavily accepted story by long-time residents of thearea is that they were part of the stock at Simpson's Nursery on East Colorado Blvd. inthe Lamanda Park area. The nursery was burned down in 1969 and the parrots werethereby released to forage in the lush Pasadena area. It is also possible that some parrotsmoved northward from their normal in range in central and North Mexico as humanhabitation in the Pasadena area created artificial habitat in which the parrots couldsurvive. Among their favorite foods are the berry kernels of the cedar trees which grow ingreat abundance around Pasadena.ParkingPasadena is notorious for parking ticket citations and has a very strict parking code. Itdoes not allow overnight parking between 2am-6am on city streets, unless you pay for anovernight permit, or you must check-in your vehicle each night with the local Policedepartment for an exemption. The city only allows for 20 exemptions per vehicle, peryear.City Hall constructionThe City Hall building is currently under renovation to be seismically retrofitted. It wasclosed in July 2004 due to safety concerns and construction began in March 2005. Theretrofit is expected to be completed in Summer 2007.[4]Notable PasadenansSee also: Category:Pasadenans.• Steve Albini, audioengineer andmusician• Stacey Augmon,basketball player• Sophia Bush, actress• Octavia Butler,science fiction writer• Julia Child, televisionchef and personality