Monthly Archives: July 2008

He’s baaaack

Posted on July 31, 2008 by mngiadmin

Pomona resident and Baldwin Park businessman Greg Tuttle has been back at City Hall, jumpstarting efforts to get his recall going — again. You may remember a story that ran earlier this week detailing the city’s rejection of the recall … Continue reading →

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Those darn gas prices…

Posted on July 31, 2008 by mngiadmin

Gas prices are affecting everything these days — even important Senate votes: By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVISAssociated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP)–A bill to protect journalists from having to reveal theirsources in some federal courts stalled in the Senate on Wednesday, the latest … Continue reading →

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“Simply put, no, we are not back at square one”

Posted on July 31, 2008 by mngiadmin

Yesterday, I put up a post about the La Puente City Council deciding to go with the Charles Co. for redevelopment of the former La Puente Lanes bowling alley site. Naturally, this question came to mind: It’s good to hear … Continue reading →

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Yes! to Charles Co.

Posted on July 30, 2008 by mngiadmin

I got a very pleasant call from La Puente Councilwoman Nadia Mendoza this morning. She wanted to voice her thoughts on the council’s Monday night decision to go with the Charles Co. (after all) for redevelopment of the former La … Continue reading →

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Mt. SAC back to normal…kind of

Posted on July 30, 2008 by mngiadmin

Obviously, the City Hall reporting has taken a back seat the past couple of days because of the earthquake. Here are a couple of shots I took while I was out at Mt. SAC today. The first picture is of … Continue reading →

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In other news…

Posted on July 30, 2008 by mngiadmin

It was a tragic end for a Minnesota bear with a jar stuck on his head: Minn. officers shoot bear with jar stuck on head  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP)– Minnesota wildlife officials tried for six days to capture a bear that had a plastic … Continue reading →

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Straight from Eng

Posted on July 30, 2008 by mngiadmin

I just got this from intern Thomas Himes about today’s press conference at the Monterey Park assemblyman’s El Monte office: Mike Eng talking about the Governor’s proposed wage cut of state workers: “This is a draconian measure to use state workers … Continue reading →

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This just in…

Posted on July 30, 2008 by mngiadmin

Assemblyman Mike Eng, D-Monterey Park, is hosting a press conference at 10 a.m. today at his El Monte office. Apparently, he will be addressing the state budget and plans to cut state workers’ wages. We’re guessing he’s likely going to … Continue reading →

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Businessman vows to move recall forward

Posted on July 30, 2008 by mngiadmin

In all of Tuesday’s earthquake coverage, it seems this article that reporter Bethania Palma helped me complete (I was off on Monday and Tuesday) got lost online: Baldwin Park rejects recall effort Council member foes say drive to oust 3 … Continue reading →

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Back to business

Posted on July 30, 2008 by mngiadmin

I posted this on our Web site a little while ago. Pomona City Hall is back open for business this morning after Tuesday’s earthquake: POMONA — After being evacuated and shut down Tuesday following a morning tremor, City Hall has … Continue reading →

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