Category Archives: Baldwin Park

Baldwin Park highlights accomplishments in 2011

Baldwin Park City Manager Vijay Singhal, referred to as the city’s CEO, on Wednesday laid out Baldwin Park’s accomplishments in the last year during his presentation of the city’s Year in Review report Wednesday night. Among the achievements, he cited … Continue reading

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Reporter Thomas Himes a finalist for CNPA award

San Gabriel Valley Tribune Staff Writer Thomas Himes is a finalist in the public service category for a statewide journalism contest for his reports on legally questionable police checkpoints and vehicle seizures in the Los Angeles suburb of Baldwin Park. … Continue reading

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District honors reporter for influential articles

The Bassett Unified School District announced it plans to honor Staff Writer Thomas Himes at the district’s Cesar Chavez celebration on March 31. School Board President Laura Santos said Himes was selected to receive a local hero award for his … Continue reading

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UPDATED: No Bell type salaries in local San Gabriel Valley cities

The reporting staff here at the Tribune came together like the A Team … no wait … The Justice League (way more fitting) to check in on local cities to see what the City Managers and City Councils are making … Continue reading

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Lozano, Rubio take early leads in Baldwin Park mayor, council races

Some early reporting from the Baldwin Park race: Incumbent Manuel Lozano led in early election returns Tuesday night against former Councilman Ricardo Pacheco in the race for mayor. Meanwhile, in the City Council election, City Clerk Susan Rubio appeared to … Continue reading

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Groundbreaking scheduled for freeway project

I wrote a story about a week ago about construction starting on a 2.2-mile stretch of the 10 Freeway in Baldwin Park, where Caltrans is building a carpool lane on either side of the highway. This construction — between the … Continue reading

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Tuttle re-enters Baldwin Park race for mayor

Baldwin Park businessman Greg Tuttle is apparently back in the running for Baldwin Park mayor. Tuttle’s candidate filing was initially rejected a few months back by the City Clerk because he was not a registered voter in Baldwin Park when … Continue reading

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Don’t bring that MRF into our town

Baldwin Park is keeping up its fight against a proposed trash sorting facility on the Irwindale border. A draft environmental report was recently completed for the project — a material recovery facility planned for a 17-acre site at Live Oak … Continue reading

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Baldwin Park election candidates dropping like flies

Two candidates in the Baldwin Park November municipal election have been disqualified because of election code violations. Local businessman Greg Tuttle, who was running for mayor, and Victor Macias, who was running for the council, both had their filing forms … Continue reading

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Baldwin Park election forms filed

The November election filing period in Baldwin Park has closed and the names are in. Incumbent Mayor Manuel Lozano will be running against Councilman Ricard Pacheco and local businessman and gadfly Greg Tuttle for the mayor’s seat. Incumbents Marlen Garcia … Continue reading

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