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« Previous EntriesFriday 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…
Great Scott: Scott Becomes Chancellor
Thursday, May 8th, 2008According to the SacBee:
At least one termed-out senator has landed his next job. Sen. Jack Scott, the chair of the Senate Education Committee, has been named the next chancellor of California’s community college system.
The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges announced a unanimous vote Thursday to name Scott, 74, the 14th chancellor of […]
Blast From the Past: Fred Register on Positioning PUSD
Friday, May 2nd, 2008Reader AA forwards this email that Rene Amy made publicly available and recently reprinted on his PUSDgreatschools list. The email is from political consultant Fred Register to then-Supe Percy Clark on how to spin PUSD’s direction as positive in order to pass a parcel tax to benefit the school district. It’s an insight into the […]
Dormitas Enraged by Nearby School District
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008Try to guess who’s making Dormitas say this:
IDIOTS! IDIOTS! IDIOTS!
Ah, yes: PUSD.
The Rise and Fall of Rhythms
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008Rhythms has closed its doors. Expect to hear the anti-school choice hounds to start baying…now.
Sierra Madre Schools and Commuting
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008A potential Sierra Madrean sent this question to the headquarters:
Hello, I am interested in a town that has good public schools for young kids
and is a decent commute to Universal City.
Does Sierra Madre fit the bill? The commute would be for a work day starting
around 10:30am, if that matters.
Thanks
DC
What do you guys think?
You Step Away From the Blog For One Minute…
Monday, March 3rd, 2008…and the world goes mad.
As everyone knows by now, Blair got scared, the walkability walkabout was walked, and a guy commented suicide over blog comments. Oh, you guys hadn’t heard about that last one? Interesting. Maybe some of our Sierra Madre commenters should take a look and reconsider employing phrases like “scumbag,” “bend over” and […]
It’s Raymond’s Fault!
Thursday, February 21st, 2008As reported by the Star-News, a school-district/city partnership to build a new gymnasium at Foothills Middle School in Arcadia has been cancelled. Turns out that the unpredictable spur of the infamous San Andreas, the Raymond Fault, runs right under the school, not fifty feet from the proposed site. (This is not so unusual: […]
San Dimas Medley
Monday, February 18th, 2008The city’s Draft Housing plan, as mandated by the Kingdom of Sacramento.
Brian Day’s report in the SGVT:
About 200 people attended an open house at Lone Hill Middle School this week to view $5 million in recently completed improvements, school officials said.
Modernization projects throughout the Bonita Unified School District were funded when voters passed Measure C […]
Monrovia Art Festival Association Supporting the Community
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008Monrovia is without a doubt a community that likes to volunteer and give back to the community. The Monrovia Art Festival Association founded some 45+ years ago is no different. This group in the last few years has expanded greatly on its mission to “Enhance the lives of those within our community through […]
Vote No on Prop 92
Monday, February 4th, 2008We don’t tend to cover bigger issues, like state-wide propositions, but this may be time you’ll ever see the California Teachers Association, the California Chamber of Commerce, the League of Women Voters of California, the California Professional Firefighters, the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, the President of Cal Poly Pomona, and Centinel agree on something: Vote […]
More Things That Aren’t Here Anymore
Saturday, January 19th, 2008[Spiral Staircase, originally uploaded by Centinel of the SGV]
At the turn of the century, Pasadena was the winter playground of the wealthy. Orange Grove Boulevard grew more than citrus, it sprouted the homes of millionaires, earning the nick-name “Millionaires’ Row.” But the Great Depression hit the wealthy hard. They cut back on […]
Morning Roundup: 1.13.08
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The Station, originally uploaded by Centinel of the SGV.
There are more links hidden behind this jump than you could ever wish to read. The scandalous two-timing city of Arcadia […]
Pasadena Roundup
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originally uploaded by BinaryLA.
Work’s been busy for me, but not as busy as Pasadena. Here’s a quick roundup of the Crown City’s current controversies (and calamities).
Rose Bowl Probably Not […]
Searching for a President
Thursday, January 10th, 2008Who should be the new president of Mount San Antonio Community College?
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