Pomona
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Friday, May 9th, 2008Look, I don’t consider myself a journalist. But I do contribute a lot to this site and try to stay as informed as you would expect of an above-average politically-interested citizen. Every day, I read through dozens, if not hundreds of articles to find things interesting to the Foothill Cities and share them. And then, […]
Xavier Alvarez: Guilty and a Claremonster
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008This is a story that I’m woefully behind on noting, but better late than never. As the Insider notes:
KABC Channel 7 news had a story today about Xavier Alvarez, the Three Valleys Municipal Water District boardmember who was in a downtown Los Angeles federal court this morning to face a misdemeanor charge of lying about […]
Consultant Sees New Pomona: Pomona Needs More Than a Consultant
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008Reading this just makes me blanch:
At one time, commercial streets were thriving parts of cities such as Pomona, but suburban malls and changes in shopping habits have made the corridors tired and underproductive.
But a new wave of change could transform these thoroughfares into vibrant areas with some careful planning and preparation, a consultant told a […]
Dixon Will Die
Monday, May 5th, 2008It’s guys like this that make you think, “Even if I’m technically against the death penalty, sometimes it doesn’t bother me that much.”
Norma Torres is More Important Than Me and You
Sunday, May 4th, 2008Pomona Mayor Norma Torres is a Democratic Super Delegate. She was chosen by the Democratic National Committee as an “at large” Super Delegate. What does that mean? It means that as a party worker and member of the DNC, she applied and was chosen for one of those coveted spots. Did she get it because […]
Businesses Must Serve Their City Masters
Thursday, May 1st, 2008Reading this quote from Ed at M-M-M-My Pomona made me cringe a little bit:
I’ve been looking at the ‘For Sale’ sign at the former location of the Brasserie Astuce restaurant, with increasing wonderment over what the Raymond Fong and his Redevelopment Team might bring in to generate much needed sales tax revenue for the city […]
Shopping in Pomona Is Dangerous
Thursday, May 1st, 2008Going to Staples…what do I need to get…a whiteboard, file folders, new printer aaaaaand, oh yeah, stabbed.
Pomona Mayor Norma Torres: Pictures=(Lots of) Words
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008The Coates Bicycle Saga: Why Do Businesses Exist?
Thursday, April 17th, 2008Reading over the comments beneath this post, I couldn’t help but wonder if folks aren’t overlooking a pretty fundamental question: why does a business exist?
To here some people tell it, they should be sales tax maximizers or they should be “thinking of the good of the community?” Last time I checked, entrepreneurs start businesses to […]
Claremont Graduate University Endorses Ken White for CA State Assembly
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008Okay, so maybe it’s not an official endorsement, but their news archive has a story on him that begins like this:
Ken White has a common-sense approach to government. Education reform. Renewable energy. Inalienable rights. Neighborhood security. What seem like such straightforward issues aren’t being met at the top level, so he’s decided to run for […]
Coates Bicycle Shop Bleg
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008I just had an interesting request from reader AA who sent in the following email:
A friend of mine knows the owner of Coates Bicycle Shop and recently told me a little bit about the current situation they are facing [possibly being blighted out of existence by the city of Pomona], but it mainly consisted of […]
The Proctor Is In: A Little Bit More
Monday, April 14th, 2008Pasadena Chamber of Commerce CEO (and former District 2 Councilman) Paul Little joins the Aaron Proctor Interview Series today.
The Proc: They should do a Snickers commercial with a clip of you from an old City Council meeting. When you start talking - the announcer should say “Not going anywhere for a while? Grab a Snickers.”
Paul: […]
Alvarez-Glasman Needs Legal Secretary
Sunday, April 13th, 2008From indeed.com:
Legal Secretary - See original job posting at FindJobSeekers.com »
Alvarez-Glasman & Colvin - Los Angeles, CA
San Gabriel Valley law firm seeking highly skilled legal secretary with 5+ years of litigation experience, (transactional experience a plus.) Must be detail oriented, with solid organizational and computer skills and be adept at multi-tasking. Excellent working conditions, salary […]
Xavier Alvarez Cries Uncle (and how to recall him)
Sunday, April 13th, 2008On the agenda for this Friday’s Three Valleys Municipal Water District board meeting is “Consideration and Possible Action Regarding Director Alvarez’ Request to Remove Censure.” Alvarez has unilaterally decided that he has been censured enough, despite the clear indication of other board members of a minimum year censure (which would make it another six months […]
Bringing It All Together: Mayor Norma Torres’ State of Pomona Video
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008Check out the transcript, video and photo gallery of Norma Torres’ state o’ the city event mentioned in previous posts.
UPDATE:
Just noticed two things: the video the city posted is an avi file weighing in at 850 MB, and it’s called the “mayors speach.”