Monthly Archives: March 2010

Addressing the Azusa stacked commission allegations

During the Vulcan Mining Proposal frenzy, a lot of allegations, claims, numbers, facts, questionable facts, mud, and dirt have been thrown around by a lot of numerous parties on all sides. In an article over the weekend (there were actually … Continue reading

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Azusa councilman honored for his work with sewer systems

It isn’t exactly Time’s Person of the Year, but for a guy who spends a lot of his time trying to figure out how to create more efficient sewer systems in Los Angeles, being the Trenchless Technologies Person of the … Continue reading

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Covina eliminates seven city positions

Covina eliminated seven city positions Wednesday from the library and the parks and recreation, community development and police departments, city officials said. The city is “restructuring,” city spokeswoman Bobbi Kemp said.

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Leftovers from City Hall: Hey failing schools, take the money!

For three years a student failed to make any progress. Then, one day, a teacher made an offer. The teacher would pay for a private tutor, but the student had to skip the lunch recess all year. The foolish student … Continue reading

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Questions too hard, according to U.S. Labor Secretary’s staff

A staff member for U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis told us on Friday that Solis wouldn’t talk to us because we ask hard questions. Solis, who grew up in La Puente, was one of five people given awards at … Continue reading

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DA declines to file against La Puente officials

From Staff Writer James Wagner LA PUENTE – Prosecutors declined to file criminal charges against a La Puente planning commissioner and councilman whom the District Attorney’s Office investigated on allegations of conspiracy and money laundering, according to a memo released … Continue reading

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Leftovers from City Hall: Parks and civic importance

If I could name a prototype for a perfect small park, it would be Jardin de Roca Park in Irwindale. The four-acre plot has a skate park, basketball hoops, tennis courts, a nice trail, native plants, historical placards, picnic benches … Continue reading

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Gonzales named Azusa Mayor Pro-Tem

Azusa Councilman Robert Gonzales was named Mayor Pro-Tem at Monday’s council meeting. Uriel Macias held the post for the last year. Azusa’s Mayor Pro-Tem title is a rotation between council members and Gonzales has never held the distinction prior to … Continue reading

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I’m firing my dogs

I thought dogs were supposed to have psychic ability to predict earthquakes. My lazy mutts were sawing logs when Tuesday morning’s 4.4 quake woke me up. My wife was screaming, though. One of our picture frames fell down and broke. … Continue reading

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Baldwin Park rejects $1 million claim

Here’s an update on the story from 2008 when then-Councilman Anthony Bejarano was arrested after he intervened when the police pulled over his friends. Bejarano, who said he had been drinking, told the driver of the car he didn’t have … Continue reading

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