Monthly Archives: February 2008

Pasadena Star-News reporter Melissa Pamer wrote this story on Feb. 15 ago about developer Jason Chung and his problems in the city. MONTEREY PARK – A developer’s plans to build luxury condominiums targeted at wealthy Chinese immigrants met a roadblock this week. … Continue reading →

For the past eight months, officials in Baldwin Park having been using dire budget constraints as reasoning behind a lot of things they CANT do: they cant up the police officers salaries, they cant pay their maintenance workers who threatened … Continue reading →

Amanda Baumfeld reports that Montebello Councilwoman Kathy Salazar is pushing to keep local control of cops and impose an additional 1/2 to 1 percent sales tax for public safety. My question is this: Why is Salazar such an advocate for … Continue reading →

Nothing says more about the glaring differences between news organizations and public relations firms then this e-mail sent to my editor from BLAZE, a Santa Monica PR firm. This past weekend was a cause for celebration in the city of … Continue reading →

Councilmembers Gary Taylor and Margaret Clark have served on the Rosemead City Council for a combined 51 years. During that time, they have received health benefits, retirement packages, and have been eligible for car and phone allowances. Taylor joined the … Continue reading →

South El Monte council members are given monthly cell phone allowances. For example, Hector Delgado was reimbursed $168 in cell phone charges in December 2006, and for $216 in January 2007. You would think, then, that the cell phone number … Continue reading →

  This was my view at the Rosemead City Council meeting last night, where more than 200 people packed in the discuss the general plan. Residents flooded into the lobby, where many sat through the near four-hour discussion. This is … Continue reading →

Here are a few excerpts of emails I’ve received about the water district story that ran on Monday. I left the names out because when they sent them to me, it may have not been with the intention to print. … Continue reading →

The Pasadena City Council approved an estimated $65 million Huntington Hospital expansion plan Monday, Star-News reporter Fred Ortega reports. The plan calls for a 66,000-square-foot addition to the Valleys only major trauma center. Of course, nearby business owners say the … Continue reading →

Just as expected, Rosemead’s meeting was a long one. It adjourned at 12:30 a.m. And it was PACKED! At least 200 people were there, filling the council chambers and the lobby. It was a pretty racially divided crowd. One white … Continue reading →