Monthly Archives: March 2008

An error in the newspaper that ran yesterday caused Bob Wu, a member of the Chamber of Commerce, and Robin Hu, the former president elect of the Rosemead Chamber of Commerce, quite a lot of grief. The caption under Bob … Continue reading →

Reporter Alison Hewitt reports today that a new law is requiring county recorders to redact the first five digits of Social Security numbers on public records. The program will prevent “the fraudulent misuse of personal information” gleaned from public records, … Continue reading →

Thats it folks. Looks like any hope to expand La Puentes Ed Butts Ford dealership onto an adjacent city-owned lot has been squashed. The council is expected to consider tonight an exclusive negotiating agreement with Beverly Westwood Development Company for … Continue reading →

People often complain about city councils and county boards spending long hours doing beginning-of-the-meeting presentations before finally getting on to the people’s businesses, but at least this one is fun to say. Prince Radu Duda of Romania will receive a … Continue reading →

This just in from reporter Amanda Baumfeld: I picked up the Montebello City Council agenda this morning because the city told me it was ready. As I began to look through it I realized there was a number of pages … Continue reading →

A resident tipped me off to troubles developer Bob Bisno is having in Santa Ana. It’s relevancy? Bisno’s development company is in talks with Baldwin Park officials to transform 125 acres of the downtown area into an upscale shopping and … Continue reading →

I did a blog post a couple weeks ago about how the La Puente City Council is in the middle of a commission revamp. Officials basically say the city is trying to set some clearer guidelines for its commissions: what … Continue reading →

Reporter Jennifer McLain wrote a story in today’s paper about the Rosemead Chamber of Commerce, and its past president’s allegations of a racial divide. Robin Hu said he resigned from the 86-year-old group last month becasue the chamber refuses to … Continue reading →

Star-News reporter Melissa Pamer wrote a really interesting story in Sundays paper about a bus tour that takes prospective buyers house-hunting for foreclosed homes. According to Pamer, about a dozen people took the weekly tour on Saturday, which featured homes … Continue reading →