Monthly Archives: February 2010

This from the DA’s office: La Puente Mayor Louie Lujan was arraigned and pleaded not guilty today to one count of perjury stemming from an allegedly false report he filed in February 2009 regarding campaign funds, the District Attorney’s Office … Continue reading →

It looks like everybody’s pay is up for discussion at tonight’s West Covina City Council meeting. Here’s a news brief. The City Council today will negotiate labor contracts with representatives from various city agencies. The Council will meet in closed … Continue reading →

Fly long and straight into the great beyond, Walter Frederick Morrison. Morrison, formerly of La Verne, is the inventor of the Pluto Platter, which eventually turned out to be the Frisbee. He died Tuesday in Utah at age 90. The … Continue reading →

Montebello city officials finally announced what their deficit is: $3 million. I wrote a column a while back about all the drama in Montebello: Here’s the link And here’s Tom Himes’ article in today’s Tribune: Montebello deficit fueled by overtime … Continue reading →

This from Wes Woods II last week: LA VERNE – The completion deadline for the University of La Verne’s new athletic complex has been pushed back five years to January 2018, due in part to the state of the economy. … Continue reading →

West Covina is getting hip with the kids. The city launched a survey site to see how it can reach the people through social networking Web sites, such as Facebook or MySpace. Here’s the link Does anybody use Bebo?

La Puente has approved nine marijuana dispensaries: If you have nine snack machines available, please call me. I have some great locations lined up. Here’s the first part of reporter James Wagner’s story, which comes out Wednesday: The city has … Continue reading →

- Sorry about the lack of entries last week. I was out filling in for a colleague: Here’s this week’s column I know I’ve already waxed on about a bunch of cities in the San Gabriel turning 50 this year, … Continue reading →

A year before Blanca Figueroa was elected South El Monte’s mayor in 2003, the city was a disaster. It had no city manager. The finance director quit. The City council even considered firing all the department heads. Leaders back then … Continue reading →