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Friday, May 9th, 2008Scary picture, eh? It’s Assemblywoman Bonnie Garcia and the SacBee was running a caption contest to see who could come up with best piece of one-line hilarity. An FC legislator, Anthony Adams, submitted this gem:
Also, thanks to Assemblyman Anthony Adams, who wrote, “I was just trying to kiss Nunez good-bye!”
Good times. Good times.
Flame War!
Friday, May 9th, 2008[IMG_9045.JPG, Originally uploaded by The Real Zajac]
Damn. I step away from the blog for a few days to tend to personal matters and WOW. Y’all go bats*** insane.
First up, I deliver on what I promised: an overview of the wildfires we just had, along with my own personal story to go with it. […]
Friday Linkfest: 10 Reasons to Remember
Friday, May 9th, 2008There’s a million things I’d love to write about. Sadly, the sun goes down (and comes up) much too quickly. So, here’s 9 (count ‘em, 9!) links you really should take a look at…
KROQ + Beer + Gambling = ?
Monday, May 5th, 2008Can you guess? Not a grand addition to the legends of Santa Anita.
Arcadia: Behold Your Future
Thursday, May 1st, 2008Arcadians beware: one day soon, a Rick Caruso mall will launch in your city and you will experience mall madness:
As workers put the final touches on the $400 million Americana at Brand before next week’s grand opening, city officials say they’ve adopted a war-room-like strategy to avert traffic chaos and keep cars - and cash […]
Last Meal of the Apocalypse
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008[Chantry Fire 4/26/08, Originally uploaded by ssladybug]
The Creature sat
upon an immense onyx throne
craving, waiting, lusting,
its stubby fingers clutching
at the arm rests.
The hour had come,
the meal arrived,
despite my protests,
the Creature
after countless eons
was finally served its long-awaited repast.
Charitable Surgery in Arcadia Succeeds, as Do Bandits
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008Touching.
Not so touching.
Lamest Robbers Strike Arcadia
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008“I’d like the roses, the tulips, the petunias…oh, and your cash.”
Chantry Flat Fire (Arcadia/Sierra Madre): UPDATED
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Sierra Madre Wildfires, April 27th 2008, originally uploaded by lead.salad. For more amazing photos check our Flickr group.
MONDAY 11PM UPDATE
This will be the last update for the evening. Check […]
Link Thanks
Monday, April 28th, 2008I’d just like to extend my thanks to our Sierra Madre readers and all the folks (especially Frazgo) who have contributed to the fire coverage thus far. It’s been an amazing community effort, with the real legwork being done by folks who were close to the fire. So, thanks to everyone who submitted info.
Also, many […]
Santa Anita Canyon Fire 4/26/08 Update
Saturday, April 26th, 2008
Here is what I have so far. My friend, neighbor is in the line of fire. He was with friends in North Arcadia and they followed the fire. Currently he is in Sierra Madre a few blocks west of Santa Anita Avenue. He reports that the fire is on a steep slope. The fire is […]
Prepping for Baker to Vegas?
Friday, April 11th, 2008[dd5, Originally uploaded by djfrantic]
Here we see a man. An athletic man from the look of it. He is running. Run man run!
Arcadia Murder Hits Close to Home
Thursday, April 10th, 2008Reader AA emailed us with a personal connection to recent tragic news:
I didn’t take much note of the recent murder in Arcadia [linked here], though it did seem unusual. I just learned from a family friend that the man who was murdered, though several years my senior, had been on my Little League team. I […]
Arcadia Votes Are In: Young Loses Badly
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008In accordance with early returns, thorough analysis and expert divination, the official results are in from the Arcadia Municipal 2008 Elections:
Roger Chandler - 2,737
Gary A. Kovacic - 2,927
George Leung-Chu Young - 750
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James Barrows - 2,646
Contrary to popular belief, the Communists had very orderly elections in the Soviet Union by secret ballot. They just had […]
Election Predictions
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008Alrighty, let’s see who has the best sense of how today’s voting will turn out. Let’s hear everyone’s predictions for how the election will turn out. The person with the most correct predictions (remember, there’s more than one city holding elections today), receives the collective hate of the losing side for being a real prophet […]
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