Category Archives: El Monte

State Sen. Gil Cedillo is going to take a trip out of his Senate district in Los Angeles to kick off his campaign in El Monte on Saturday. Cedillo is running against Board of Equalization Chairwoman Judy Chu, who just … Continue reading →

News of layoffs within the El Monte Police Department is traveling fast. I’ve already spotted coverage of a protest at City Hall Tuesday night on two news stations, and our own Rebecca Kimitch is working on an in-depth story on … Continue reading →

Judging from the number of e-mails and calls I get about the nomination of Rep. Hilda Solis as labor secretary, I know that many of you are closely following the issue. And it seems that Solis may finally be getting … Continue reading →

Rebecca Kimitch reports today that the infamous foundry, Gregg Industries, is closing in May and laying off more than 200 employees in the process. Apparently, the company is losing more than half a million dollars a month, and just can’t … Continue reading →

Hilda Solis couldn’t have run into more snags as she makes her way to the labor secretary seat. USA Today ran a story earlier this week about Solis’ husband, who just recently paid some outstanding tax liens on his auto … Continue reading →

It started as a mere $400,000 budget deficit in El Monte. Then it ballooned to $4 million. But after a series of cuts, the city was able to bring that number down to $1 million. Now, that deficit has skyrocketed … Continue reading →

The city of El Monte has declined to fulfill my second records request asking for Mayor Ernie Gutierrez’ arrest report from last year. Citing all sorts of legal jargon, basically, the city is arguing that they are exempt from giving … Continue reading →

From reporter Rebecca Kimitch: El Monte Mayor Ernie Gutierrez seems to have won a minor victory against the city council this week when City Attorney Clark Moseley determined the council can’t remove him from an MTA board. Council members have … Continue reading →

You’re weekly fix: It seems like every week now there’s something new in the race for Rep. Hilda Solis’ seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. The latest round of politicians to announce their interest in the Congressional seat — … Continue reading →

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 →