Monthly Archives: September 2007

Men and Women Basketball

I picked up a copy of the Rosemead Community Newsletter and Recration Program, and turned to Page 10. http://www.cityofrosemead.org/Portals/0/pdf/Rosemead%20Brochure.pdf I got excited there for a second because I thought I finally found a basektball league I can play in. But … Continue reading

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Transparency in government

Rosemead provides copies of staff reports for its council, redevelopment and planning commission meetings. The only problem: The public can’t view them during the meetings because the staff reports sit on the counter behind a locked door.

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Another round!

City officials often travel to conferences and reimburse their expenses by submitting their receipts, including for dinner, lunch and breakfast, to the city. Sometimes alcohol sneaks into the receipts, but it is usually paid for separately and not reimbursed by … Continue reading

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“Perbatim” minutes

A recent review of a debate whether the Rosemead City Clerk should create verbatim minutes of an April 3 council meeting show the advantages — and disadvantages — of having word for word transcribed: John Tran: He wants the minutes … Continue reading

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“Dog ate a …”

La Puente reporter Tania Chatila couldn’t find a place in her story for this quote by Councilman John Solis on why the city should be concerned that residents are complaining about Los Angeles County Animal Control services in La Puente: … Continue reading

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A toast, to Sept. 11

Area cities remembered the attacks on Sept. 11 by having a 21-gun salute, candlelight ceremony and prayer services, Bethania Palma reported. But in La Verne, they had a “Yankee Doodle good time by hosting a wine tasting event with performances … Continue reading

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