Category Archives: Covina

Citrus Walk project gets golden shovel photo op

Posted on March 16, 2011 by James Figueroa

Here’s the photo the Olson Co. sent us of their groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday. Those are the Olson execs on the right, and one on the left. Covina council members and staffers are in the middle. Absent is Councilman Bob Low, … Continue reading →

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Not every door opens for a mayor

Posted on January 19, 2011 by James Figueroa

Covina Mayor Peggy Delach had a unusual excuse for missing Tuesday’s City Council meeting — she was stuck on the tarmac at Ontario airport because the plane’s door was stuck. This after the flight was already delayed. Delach wound up … Continue reading →

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Marijuana dispensaries raided for turning profit, if only the rest of the economy could be so lucky

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Daniel Tedford

When was the last time you heard about a business getting arrested for turning a profit? Today, that’s when. Apparently, medical marijuana sellers aren’t the small business backbone (I think a better small business metaphor is to say they are … Continue reading →

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Covina eliminates seven city positions

Posted on March 25, 2010 by mngiadmin

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 column: Nobody seems to care about old houses in Covina

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Ben Baeder

By Ben Baeder Staff Writer I can’t stand it when people go all out to save street trees. Unless they’re grand old native Oaks or cottonwoods or some other California tree, I’ll choose the cracking, root-clogged sewer line over the … Continue reading →

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Covina city manager, finance director take a little heat from old boss

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Ben Baeder

The City Council in Covina is standing by their man, well men, after a Colton councilman complained that Covina City Manager Daryl Parrish and Finance Director Dilu De Alwis left Colton with a big budget deficit. Both formerly worked in … Continue reading →

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Consultants, Colton and Covina

Posted on May 28, 2009 by mngiadmin

Covina’s newest City Manager, Daryl Parrish, is scheduled to begin on June 1. In this story, which ran in The San Bernardino Sun, it discusses a “perception problem” that may have been created when Parrish used $15,000 from Cotlon’s discrentionary funds to … Continue reading →

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City Manager gets $203,490 per year, plus free car, plus free rent, plus 20 days vacation time, plus…

Posted on May 27, 2009 by mngiadmin

The contract for Covina’s newest City Manager, Daryl Parrish, is going to be approved tonight. Here what he’s getting, according to the contract on page 186 of tonight’s staff report: 1. Annual salary: $203,490, subject to an annual 5 percent … Continue reading →

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Patricia Allen, 58, loses battle with cancer

Posted on May 21, 2009 by mngiadmin

Patricia Allen, wife of Covina Mayor Walter Allen III, lost her 16 year battle with cancer on Tuesday. Here is some information provided by the city: Patricia Thomas Allen, the wife of Covina Mayor Walter Allen III, passed awayfollowing a … Continue reading →

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From Colton to Covina

Posted on May 8, 2009 by mngiadmin

Here’s a story printed in our sister paper, the San Bernardino Sun, about new Covina City Manager Daryl Parrish: Colton city manager headed to CovinaMichael J. Sorba, Staff WriterPosted: 05/07/2009 06:38:35 PM PDT COLTON – City Manager Daryl Parrish has … Continue reading →

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