Monthly Archives: March 2008

Mailers to clarify “state of the city” was not sponsored by the city

Posted on March 29, 2008 by mngiadmin

More mailer action in Rosemead, reporter Jennifer McLain reports. This time it’s over an event held last week dubbed “Rosemead’s Inaugural State of the City Address.” Rosemead Partners, a political action committee that supports council members Gary Taylor and Margaret … Continue reading →

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Our apologies…

Posted on March 29, 2008 by mngiadmin

For all of you avid readers out there, our sincerest apologies for letting the blog go dry for a few days…. We’ve been busy and a little short on material, but we’re back! First on the agenda, if you haven’t … Continue reading →

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Bills starting to roll in

Posted on March 27, 2008 by mngiadmin

Rosemead City Manager Oliver Chi told me that City Attorney Bonifacio Garcia recently submitted a bill for November – he is four months behind in billing the city. The price: nearly $70,000. Good thing the city has a $30,000 cap. … Continue reading →

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Local lawmakers and McCain

Posted on March 27, 2008 by mngiadmin

An interesting story by reporter Dan Abendschein about local lawmakers’ reactions to a speech Sen. John McCain made in Los Angeles Wednesday.

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Ed Butts expansion plan extinguished

Posted on March 27, 2008 by mngiadmin

A story I wrote in todays paper follows up the Ed Butts Ford saga which isnt really a saga anymore since the city decided to go with another developer, hence terminating all negotiations with Ed Butts for the site. Some … Continue reading →

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‘My hands are tied’

Posted on March 26, 2008 by mngiadmin

Dan Abendschein reports that sample ballots for a Covina city measure that would renew the city’s $5.5 million user’s tax – which was previously voted against – will be missing opposition arguments. Covina claims that it rejected the argument because it … Continue reading →

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Water board members vying for $150 seat

Posted on March 26, 2008 by mngiadmin

Three water board members — Robert Apodaca, director of the Central Basin Municipal Water District; Donald Cear, director at the West Basin Municipal Water District, and Vincent House, director at La Puente Valley County Water District – are looking to snag … Continue reading →

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Club 740 promos

Posted on March 26, 2008 by mngiadmin

I have an iPhone, so every now and then we get special “iUPDATES” or “iPROMOS” via Apple. Ironically enough, I got e-mail from the venue where our favorite club boss/La Puente councilman John Solis works. Club 740 would like to … Continue reading →

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The more things change…

Posted on March 25, 2008 by mngiadmin

Tonight was, in theory, the evening of the mayoral rotation. But no one rotated anywhere. Mayor John Tran is keeping his title for another year, and Councilman John Nunez is keeping his title as Mayor Pro Tem. Here’s how it … Continue reading →

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South El Monte wants to go green

Posted on March 25, 2008 by mngiadmin

South El Monte’s Councilwoman Angelica Garcia is proposing that the city establish an ordinace to put more of the city’s public information online. Here’s how it reads on the agenda: “Look into establishing an ordinance to incorporate ‘paperless’ agendas for … Continue reading →

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