Category Archives: La Puente

There are two open seats in La Puente’s November City Council race, and only four people running. Incumbents Lola Storing and Louie Lujan will face former Councilwoman Renee Chavez and former council hopeful David Argudo in the Nov. 3 election. Lujan … Continue reading →

Joseph Dyer and his wife were in court today in connection with an embezzlement case involving the city of La Puente. Dyer, 53, was indicted last month on charges of grand theft, embezzlement, crimes by a public officer and five … Continue reading →

Now retired Industry Sheriff’s Sgt. Joseph Dyer is due in Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday for a pre-trial conference. Dyer is accused of embezzling $500,000 in towing fees from the city of La Puente over the course of several … Continue reading →

  Looks like the District Attorney’s Office isn’t going to need Assemblyman Ed Hernandez, D-West Covina, in their case against La Puente Mayor Louie Lujan. Hernandez’s staff was contacted about two weeks ago about setting up a tentative meeting between … Continue reading →

All La Puente city employees are being forced to take two furlough days a month over the next year in an effort to offset growing revenue losses. The furloughs — which will amount to a 10 percent annual wage cut … Continue reading →

From Reporter Tania Chatila… LA PUENTE – Investigators from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office served search warrants today at the home of La Puente City Councilman Louie A. Lujan and his campaign treasurer. Spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons said the … Continue reading →

Here’s a few graphs of a story I wrote to run in Tuesday’s paper about La Puente wanting to tighten rules on where sex offenders can live: The City Council will vote tonight on whether to approve regulations further limiting … Continue reading →

Just came across this on the La Puente city Web site: RFQ For City Attorney Services All Statements of Qualifications are due in the Office of the City Clerk by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, May 29, 2009. Please click the … Continue reading →

Louie Lujan is circulating this e-mail about the success of La Puente’s Earth Day celebration:The City of La Puente’s Earth Day 2009 was a huge success! Over 400 volunteers cleaned over 10,000 linear feet and 20,000 square feet of graffiti … Continue reading →

Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis will be returning to her alma mater on Saturday — La Puente High School — to talk to community members about education and her accomplishments. Solis is the first Hispanic Labor Secretary and the first … Continue reading →