Archive for March, 2008
« Previous EntriesThe Proctor Is In: Haderlein Lays It On The Line
Monday, March 31st, 2008District 4 City Councilman, Steve Haderlein, is the next participant in the Proc’s Interview Series.
Here’s some of what the Proc is cookin’:
The Xavier Alvarez Story, Part V: Free Speech and Self-Government
Monday, March 31st, 2008Previous posts in this series include:
Part I: Why Xavier Alvarez?
Part II: Who is Xavier Alvarez?
Part III: The Facts Regarding the Fictions
Part IV: What is free speech?
In Part IV of the Xavier Alvarez Story (here) I highlighted that the scope of the First Amendment’s protection does not reach to false statements of fact that influence the […]
Around the Town With Sir Eric Maundry
Monday, March 31st, 2008“If you don’t read the newspapers you are uninformed; if you do read the newspapers you are misinformed.” - Mark Twain
Well, we’ve certainly endured our share of baseless canards and hysteria from the Re-Elect Redevelopment and SCAG crowd lately. Great schools of red herring have been seen swimming by these last few weeks, and none […]
Mayor Norma Torres Is Never To Blame in Pomona
Monday, March 31st, 2008David Allen on a Pomonan (re)development clusterflock:
Mission Promenade is the three-story, dark brown complex - “the Alamo,” some call it - that is flush on the corner of Mission Boulevard and Garey Avenue, one of Pomona’s busiest intersections.
Built in 2003, the Promenade has a Starbucks, a Quizno’s, offices, condominiums - and a twisted history.
How twisted? […]
Rosedale, Azusa Slows Down
Monday, March 31st, 2008Bethania Palma’s P-Star News article says:
…since mid-January, officials said, two of Rosedale’s four builders have stopped construction.
Christopher Homes and Taylor Morrison are continuing to build, while Fieldstone Communities and William Lyon Homes have now stopped, officials said.
Officials attributed the halt to a faltering housing market that has plagued the overall economy.
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City Councilman Uriel […]
Claremont to Restrict Beauty
Monday, March 31st, 2008Francisco Vara-Orta’s article in the Los Angeles Times comes out of nowhere:
There may be a little less beauty in downtown Claremont if the City Council pushes through a restrictive ordinance on salons.
Under the proposed ordinance, any new hair, nail, skin care, and tanning salons and day spas in Claremont Village would be restricted to second-floor […]
Sierra Madre KGEM Election Coverage & Recent MSM Press
Monday, March 31st, 2008To recap:
Sierra Madre City Council Candidates Forum, March 4, 2008
Sierra Madre City Clerk Candidates Forum, March 10, 2008
See John Stephens’ article and Jessica Hamlin’s article in the Sierra Madre Weekly.
More video after the jump…
3/30/08 Monrovia PD Officer Down
Sunday, March 30th, 2008I have some better information than what the ABC7 reported earlier regarding the MPD officer shot in the early morning hours. It took place in the SW corner of town and has shut down the intersection of Mayflower and Duarte Roads.
I received an email from a friend of the officer and have since called […]
Monrovia Police Debate: When is “last, best, final” offer not really the case?
Friday, March 28th, 2008In the case of the MOU issued after the vote on Monrovia City Council agenda item AR-3, that is when “last, best, final” really isn’t. My first post on the topic HERE I noted that the officers claimed they were threatened by the city that they would withdraw their “last, best, final” offer if they […]
The Xavier Alvarez Story, Part IV: What is Free Speech?
Friday, March 28th, 2008Previous posts in this series include:
Part I: Why Xavier Alvarez?
Part II: Who is Xavier Alvarez?
Part III: The Facts Regarding the Fictions
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As I mentioned in my first post (here), Xavier Alvarez’s ultimate defense is that the First Amendment protects his freedom of speech, including his ‘right’ to claim to be a recipient of the Congressional Medal […]
The Proctor Is In: Lights On, Drive Around Pasadena
Friday, March 28th, 2008I propose a new “conservation” event for Pasadena and the Aaron Proctor Interview Series continues with Public Information Officer, Ann Erdman.
Here’s a taste of dem apples:
Arnold Alvarez-Glasman Has a Fan
Thursday, March 27th, 2008No seriously, it’s true. You gotta love comments like this:
Anonymous Says:
March 27th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
long and propser so he take care of the cities and have losers like you busy writing bizarre stories!
Bizarre stories indeed.
Pain in Planet Glendora
Thursday, March 27th, 2008We pity you, Sarah Marshall.
The Proctor Is In: The Aaron Proctor Interview Series
Thursday, March 27th, 2008After the success of my Bernard Melekian interview (thanks Miss H. for inspiring me), I’ve decided to conceive The Aaron Proctor Interview Series.
My next target? Why - it’s Joe Piasecki, the Deputy Editor of the Pasadena Weekly.
Here’s a sample to tempt you:
The Xavier Alvarez Story, Part III: The Facts Regarding the Fictions
Thursday, March 27th, 2008Previous posts in this series include:
Part I: Why Xavier Alvarez?
Part II: Who is Xavier Alvarez?
Given my previous posts, we all now know as much about Xavier Alvarez as Xavier Alvarez seems to. As such it is worth also going over exactly what happened at that fateful July 23 meeting at the Walnut Valley Municipal Water […]
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