Author Archives: Steve Scauzillo

About Steve Scauzillo

I love journalism. I've been working in journalism for 32 years. I love communicating and now, that includes writing about environment, transportation and the foothill/Puente Hills communities of Hacienda Heights, Rowland Heights, Walnut and Diamond Bar. I write a couple of columns, one on fridays in Opinion and the other, The Green Way, in the main news section. Send me ideas for stories. Or comments. I was opinion page editor for 12 years so I enjoy a good opinion now and then.

Chu, Schiff question latest National Park Service plan

Chu, Schiff question the National Park Service study on San Gabriel wilderness By Steve Scauzillo, Staff Writer @stevscaz on Twitter Posted:   04/14/2013 02:08:57 PM PDT Updated:   04/15/2013 09:12:03 AM PDT   Morris Dam, one of the three major dams in … Continue reading

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Join Live Chat today (Mon) from noon to 1 p.m. on beach bonfire ban

at sgvtribune.com, pasadenastarnews.com… Are beach bonfires bad for your health? If you drive to Huntington Beach, Bolsa Chica, or Corona Del Mar State Beach and use the fire rings, let us know what you think about a ban proposed by … Continue reading

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Do you support ban on beach bonfires?

The smoke from beach bonfires drifts into Charles Farrell’s Balboa Peninsula home and crashes on his bed like a drunk partygoer. “The soot lingers inside my home for days. It’s everywhere, including your bedsheets. When I go to work, people … Continue reading

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Gov. Goes Green

Do you agree? The governor goes green with two huge projects: completing high-speed rail from LA to SF and building twin concrete canals in the Delta to bring more water south. What do you think of these projects?   Steve … Continue reading

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Storm drain fee hearing’s silver lining

Normally, when you find yourself stuck at a 5-hour public hearing, listening to 200 speakers, it gets  tough. That happened at the Board of Supervisors meeting last Tuesday. The meeting was long, the place was freezing, I sat from 9:45 … Continue reading

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Keep criminals out of our Angeles National Forest

Make our forest a park; criminals, keep out  Give us your murderers, arsonists, your body dumpers, your candle- burning and chicken-sacrificing cultists, your transients, your pot growers, your illegal barbecue lighters, hordes of litterers … That crazy talk might as … Continue reading

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Will you use recyclable cup at Starbucks?

THE GREEN WAY Steve Scauzillo: Starbucks now asks `Paper or plastic?’ Posted:   01/05/2013 06:17:38 AM PST Updated:   01/05/2013 06:18:48 PM PST   This undated photo provided by Starbucks Corp., shows a reusable cup. Starbucks Corp. is rolling out … Continue reading

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Homeless man in West Covina known by residents

Thanks for all your responses on the column I wrote about the homeless man I encountered in West Covina in Eastland shopping center who refused cash and food. Here is what Barbara wrote to me in an email: I read … Continue reading

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Put moratorium on metal recycling

WHEN is recycling not a good thing? Answer: When it is a crime. Lately, too much recycling activity is against the law. I’m talking about the rash of copper wire thefts that have left ballfields, streets, parks, schools and even … Continue reading

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Will you pay $20 bucks more a month to ride Metrolink?

I wrote the following story after attending a Metrolink board meeting in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Many of the riders of these commuter trains (they whoosh by our office every day on the very popular San Bernardino-to-LA line) said in … Continue reading

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