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- Mayor Darren Gardner warned residents after multiple black bear sightings in Pasadena.
- Resident Hannah Flynn filmed a bear on her camera during Monday’s encounter.
- The bear returned the next night, rummaged through Flynn’s garbage and tore her barbecue cover.
- Gardner said sightings rose as the town expands into woods and blamed garbage or fallen fruit.
- Wildlife officers urge residents to store garbage and keep meat, fish, fruit out of compost.