More about Juan Bautista de Anza’s 1774 expedition, the subject of a column last month. After the explorer left Riverside 250 years ago, he went through Ontario and Cucamonga. A park, a school and a bear sculpture mark the way. Also: an award is received and a lunch date arrives two days early. Find all this in my Wednesday column.
Readers remember the Covina Bowl, the 1956 bowling center whose main architectural features have been preserved as part of a housing development. Also, readers comment on Millard Sheets and his Home Savings murals; the New York Times’ “What You Get” real-estate column features $900,000 residences in Riverside, Pasadena and Long Beach; and Metrolink offers free rides for Earth Day on Monday. All this is in my Sunday column.
I watch the drama at the San Bernardino council meeting Wednesday, at which the council voted 4-3 to pursue a censure against Kimberly Calvin at a future meeting. Also, dogs are involved. Follow the action in my Friday column.
A scene shot in Claremont a year ago was part of the “Curb Your Enthusiasm” finale last week. Also: items about San Bernardino’s History Day (it went well) and a Riverside art exhibit, all in my Wednesday column.
People turned out to the library in droves for a recent talk about Zacatecas Cafe, an icon of Riverside’s eastside, in business for six decades. Also: a Riverside man’s 90th birthday was marked in a nationally syndicated jumble puzzle. And a notable Ontario native returns for an estate sale at his childhood home. Read all about it in my Sunday column.
I attend a Riverside City Council meeting, during which outgoing council members popped off at the public, new members were sworn in (and immediately undid the previous council’s last action), and Councilmember Chuck Conder participated remotely while using a “Muppet Show” background. Also: an IE-wide history festival takes place Saturday in San Bernardino, I personally vouch for a problem detailed in our On the Road traffic column and Claremont shows up as a “Jeopardy” clue. All this is in my Friday column.
John Oliver wisecracks about Murrieta PD being chastised by Lego, which he calls a “pro-cop toy franchise.” Also: my day last Friday was hectic, but rewarding. And a famed LA pastor had Pomona Valley ties. All this is in my Wednesday column.
It’s been 50 years since California Jam, a Woodstock-style rock festival, drew 200,000 to Ontario. I explain what it was all about and quote memories from fans in my Sunday column.
1953’s “The War of the Worlds” contains two brief shots of downtown Corona. The movie screens Saturday in that city. Until recently, Corona’s inclusion in the film had been largely forgotten. Also: more about turning 60, including my first post-60 discount, all in my Friday column.
I return to the La Verne Council Chambers for the first time in four years to watch two incumbents be sworn in for new terms. They got those terms without an election because no challengers filed to run against them. It wasn’t much in the way of news, but I seized it as an excuse to attend a meeting in good ol’ La Verne. Also: plugs for two events Thursday in San Bernardino and Riverside and a request for memories about the California Jam festival, which took place in Ontario 50 years ago this coming weekend. All this is in my Wednesday back-from-staycation column.