Category Archives: Whittier

Anybody living in a home connected to the area’s history should check this out. Two homeowners in La Verne are applying for the Mills Act, a program that gives property tax back to families that promise to fix up and … Continue reading →

Think your city is hot stuff? Find out this weekend. Reporter Daniel Tedford is working on a story about the top cities in the San Gabriel Valley. Tedford is using a CNN/Money Magazine formula to rank the cities based on housing affordability, job growth, marriage … Continue reading →

The economic crisis is hitting home in the San Gabriel Valley, particularly Whittier, where officials are planning to slash $2 million from the budget to offset the loss of some major retailers. Mike Sprague reports that City Manager Steve Helvey … Continue reading →

Not a whole lot of city news in today’s paper, but that’s mainly because of this great package on a nationwide raid by the feds on the Mongols Motorcycle Club, which has roots in Montebello. If you haven’t already, you … Continue reading →

As Whittier grapples with this, they also have to deal with this…..    

Open Forum: Should council members go on conferences out of state if their cities are facing deficits?

Many of our cities are facing budget cuts. So, here’s an uplifting weekend question: If you were in charge, what would be the first thing that you would cut out of your city’s budget?

They say the early bird gets the worm. Think that’s what Whittier City Council hopeul Mike Delgado is thinking? The insurance agent is throwing his hat — and his money — into the race about two years early, according to … Continue reading →

My apologies for not updating the blog earlier today. Because today will be a late night — I got in at 2 p.m. to cover the El Monte meeting — I am just now getting into the daily grove. For … Continue reading →

Star-News report Nathan McIntire’s story about a Southern California Edison proposal to increase rates is getting picked up everywhere. ROSEMEAD – Southern California Edison estimates rates for some residential customers could increase by an average of 30 percent or more … Continue reading →