Monthly Archives: January 2009

Tick tock

Posted on January 23, 2009 by mngiadmin

What a week in Industry. First, 60 voters approve a $500 million bond, then on Thursday, the City Council paves the way for the NFL stadium by approving a environmental report. Let’s see how Walnut responds. Earlier, Joaquin Lim said … Continue reading →

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Trash talk isn’t going away

Posted on January 22, 2009 by mngiadmin

The city of Baldwin Park is rallying behind efforts to stop a trash-sorting facility from being built on the border of Irwindale and Baldwin Park. The City Council unanimously adopted a resolution Wednesday night opposing the project, created an ad … Continue reading →

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Joaquin Lim stands up for Walnut

Posted on January 22, 2009 by mngiadmin

It looks like Walnut Mayor Joaquin Lim is getting a little tired of out-of-the-area cities throwing in their two cents about the stadium project. This from Ben Baeder, who attended an Industry City Council meeting this morning: Walnut Mayor Joaquin … Continue reading →

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Wrap up

Posted on January 20, 2009 by mngiadmin

SGV city hall news wrap-ups:  – Industry voters – all 82 of them — will go to the polls today to vote on allowing the city to borrow $500 million for infrastructure improvements. And could these improvements help improve roads … Continue reading →

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Districting on the agenda, again

Posted on January 20, 2009 by mngiadmin

West Covina City Council is meeting tonight. The agenda is light, but one of the hot topics is the districting issue. Last time, Councilman Mike Touhey brought it up. This time around, it is Mayor Roger Hernandez. The meeting begins … Continue reading →

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SGV Democrats welcome Obama

Posted on January 20, 2009 by mngiadmin

I celebrated President Barack Obama’s inauguration this morning by covering an event held by the Democrats of the San Gabriel Valley at the Taste of Texas, a bbq restaurant in Covina. The organizers said that the venue had nothing to … Continue reading →

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Obama rama

Posted on January 19, 2009 by mngiadmin

Potlucks, mimosas, parties? Many of us will be at work, but how will you be celebrating history tomorrow?

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Glendora disclosure statements posted

Posted on January 19, 2009 by Daniel Tedford

It’s Monday. Hope everyone had a good weekend. I had a long weekend myself. I had Friday off and took a trip to the Long Beach Aquarium – the Dragon Horses were amazing – and saw the Greene and Greene … Continue reading →

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It’s that time again

Posted on January 18, 2009 by mngiadmin

Here it is, your weekly dosage of Leftovers: Foul odors, traffic, noise, pollution and declining property values are among a handful of concerns Baldwin Park residents have about a proposed trash-sorting facility bordering Irwindale at Live Oak and Arrow Highway. … Continue reading →

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Don’t count those chickens before they hatch

Posted on January 17, 2009 by mngiadmin

It’s only been a week since Rep. Hilda Solis’ Senate confirmation hearing, but Republicans are already kicking up dust over her nomination for labor secretary. Politico.com has the story… Here it is in a nutshell: Senate Republicans, frustrated over the … Continue reading →

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