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« Previous EntriesVandals in Azusa/Glendora Call Attention to Cop’s AWESOME Name
Friday, May 9th, 2008Yes, dozens of cars had their windows shot out, but guess the name of the cop who is answering press questions for Glendora…
[sweet name after the jump]
Friends Don’t Let Friends Get Caught by the Cops
Monday, May 5th, 2008“Uh, hey man, I need a place to crash for the night. If any cops ask, I’m not here.”
Azusa Seeing Official Flight?
Friday, May 2nd, 2008Hmmm:
A key figure in the city’s multiple redevelopment projects left his post with little explanation, officials said Tuesday.
The sudden departure of Robert Person follows the exit of Bruce Coleman, the city’s former economic and community development director. Coleman resigned April 17 to work for the city of Murrieta.
Person did not return phone calls seeking comment.
Azusa Makes Painful Decision
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008After months of exhausting research into the local massage industry, the city of Azusa is putting the brakes on new massage parlors in town.
The San Gabriel Valley has experienced a recent rise in prostitution rings posing as legitimate massage therapy businesses, authorities said. Azusa joins cities like Glendora and Pasadena in imposing a temporary moratorium […]
Rosedale Watch
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008A follow up to this post about Rosedale… contrary to what was asserted in the comments here, the most recent MetroScan data shows only 15 owners for 15 separate properties purchased between December 26, 2006 and and December 14, 2007.
Public records show eight homes on Hibiscus, two on Lavender, two on Griffith, one on Bougainvillea, […]
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.
. . .
City Councilman Uriel […]
Rosedale, Azusa: Utterly Dead?
Monday, March 24th, 2008Another voice on the web sings a dirge for the Rosedale superdevelopment in Azusa.
The Good Kind of Leftovers: Eminent Domain in Azusa?
Friday, February 22nd, 2008I hope you all read the Leftovers from City Hall blog. We like to think that our blog may have, ahem, inspired the SGVT in this regard. There aren’t a lot of news blogs out there in the big wide world that deal with local politics at this level. Check out this […]
Foothill Cities on American Idol: Azusa Represents
Thursday, February 21st, 2008Azusa’s own Danny Noriega is a contestant on American Idol.
Gigantic Rainbow over the River
Sunday, January 27th, 2008http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=632010349166640801
I was driving down Huntington to Costco and the clouds rolled open to the south, letting in the sunlight while it was still gently raining. The Rayleigh Effect took over and I saw this enormous rainbow, arcing from Duarte, up over Irwindale and the San Gabriel River, landing in Azusa. It was so […]
Things That Aren’t There Any More–FC edition
Friday, January 18th, 2008Our good friend David Allen of the Inland Empire Daily Bull(etin) has really touched people with a blog thread on Things That Aren’t There Anymore. The original entry now has 75 comments and it doesn’t seem to be stopping soon.
With apologies to David, I’d like to start the same thread here for the Foothill Cities. […]
Morning Roundup
Friday, November 30th, 2007Thank the heavens above it’s Friday. An abbreviated roundup for the morning. If we’ve missed anything, drop a link in the comments.
Come under the jump for underage drinking, police on parade, Coliseum deathreats, and bacteria for breakkie.
Duarte Dog Killed By Mountain Lion
Thursday, November 29th, 2007I saw this on ABC 7 last night (they were making quite a big deal of it); now its over the news. NBC 4 has a cool link to Google Maps showing where the dog done got ate:
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The city’s press release is here. If you live in Duarte, you will be […]
The D-Club Debate Moves Towards the Courts
Monday, November 12th, 2007The D-Club debate continues, and Bethania Palma has the latest in the SGVT. Owner David Martinez plays the gay card, the city complains about rising crime, etc., etc.
The owner of the D-Club and the city are ready to battle in court over the fate of the nightclub.City Manager Fran Delach said the city’s pending lawsuit […]
Homeless: Moving from L.A. to SGV?
Monday, November 12th, 2007Efforts to clean up Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles are pushing some of that area’s homeless population into the San Gabriel Valley, local officials say. Alison Hewitt, DB
See Azusa Mayor Rocha’s recent email to us: