Monthly Archives: October 2008

New La Puente parking fee schedule

Posted on October 24, 2008 by mngiadmin

Parking issues have been in the news a lot lately. That being said, here are is the new fee schedule for parking citations in La Puente: *Temporary parking restriction posted (i.e. street sweeping) …. $41*Failure to display current tags ………$57*No … Continue reading →

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Post office dedication for Chi Mui

Posted on October 24, 2008 by mngiadmin

I got this e-mail yesterday about a post office dedication for San Gabriel’s first Asian mayor. WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Adam Schiff announced that the San Gabriel Post Office will be named after former San Gabriel Mayor, Chi Mui … Continue reading →

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Sheriff’s examining tow fee collections **UPDATE

Posted on October 24, 2008 by mngiadmin

Frank Girardot and I pieced this together from interviews we did over the course of the week…. LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is reexamining how it collects towing fees in response to allegations a former traffic … Continue reading →

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Here we go again…

Posted on October 24, 2008 by mngiadmin

  There are some pretty loaded accusations made by Councilman Roger Hernandez about Councilman Steve Herfert. The letter below was sent from Hernandez to City Manager Andrew Pasmant last month, and it appeared in my inbox yesterday. City Hall is closed … Continue reading →

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Azusa councilmen honored by the U.S. Navy

Posted on October 24, 2008 by Daniel Tedford

It was a proud night for one of Azusa’s city councilman. Uriel Macias was sworn in as a Commissioned Officer in the U.S. Navy at a private ceremony at the Eagles Lodge in Azusa. Macias, while expected, was beaming. He … Continue reading →

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Stepping away from the Mongols

Posted on October 23, 2008 by mngiadmin

I’ve been on the Mongols beat the past few days so I got behind with blogging. There are a couple of stories I wanted to talk about. 1. Palin’s expenses: No, not the $150,000 shopping spree, but the doctored expense reports. … Continue reading →

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Looking for some good press

Posted on October 23, 2008 by mngiadmin

This just in from reporter Amanda Baumfeld: With the endless controversy that seems to emit from Montebello City Hall it appears they are attempting to promote themselves in a better light. The council voted unanimously to add the position of … Continue reading →

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Robles cleared of all charges…no, not that Robles

Posted on October 23, 2008 by mngiadmin

Albert Robles was cleared of all charges he was facing for allegedly violating campaign codes, Airan Scruby reports. Albert Robles serves on the Water Replinishment District of Southern California, and unfortunately shares the name with the former South Gate treasurer … Continue reading →

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Mongols madness

Posted on October 22, 2008 by mngiadmin

Not a whole lot of city news in today’s paper, but that’s mainly because of this great package on a nationwide raid by the feds on the Mongols Motorcycle Club, which has roots in Montebello. If you haven’t already, you … Continue reading →

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All hail the queen

Posted on October 22, 2008 by mngiadmin

That’s right, we’ve got our 91st Rose Queen. She’s Courtney Chou Lee, 17 and a student at Arcadia High School. An interesting tidbit: she’s trained in Chinese folk dance.

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