Sierra Madre Voted For The UUT Tax Hike Because We Were Supposedly Going Broke
Now it Turns Out That Might Not Have Been The Case Despite years of dire warnings about the parlous state of our fiscal affairs, it turns out that the truth is actually something quite different. Through 2007 Sierra Madre’s finances are $1,036,000 to the good. In other words, we had a nice little surplus that [...]
Charcuterie’s First Anniversary Celebrated at Chamber Mixer
Members of the Charcuterie staff join members of the Sierra Madre Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors in congratulating Chef Scott May (3rd from left) and Bill May (2nd from right) in celebrating Charcuterie’s first anniversary at Thursday’s Chamber mixer. The actual anniversary date is March 24th. – Photo by Matthew Krantz
Renowned Scottish Photojournalist Harry Benson Visits Pasadena
Benson Came to America with the Beatles in 1964 I wanted to meet Harry Benson for many years. My father used to speak of Harry when they were both covering some of the most appalling news stories of the day in the mid to late 1960’s. Harry Benson is a photojournalist and my late father [...]
Editor’s Mail Bag – March 26th
Dear Editor: In your recent front page story about the Ficus trees in Sierra Madre and Pasadena, I think you really missed the big picture, or maybe you have a short memory. How easy it is to forget the day-after-day, week-after-week of the county sanitation district trucks being parked on Sierra Madre Blvd. and Baldwin [...]
Editor’s Mail Bag
Dear Editor: In your recent front page story about the Ficus trees in Sierra Madre and Pasadena, I think you really missed the big picture, or maybe you have a short memory. How easy it is to forget the day-after-day, week-after-week of the county sanitation district trucks being parked on Sierra Madre Blvd. and Baldwin [...]
Sierra Madre Police Weekly Activity Report
During the week of Sunday, March 8th, to Saturday March 14th, the Sierra Madre Police Department responded to approximately 290 calls for service. Tuesday, March 10th: 3:03 PM – Arrest, Disorderly Conduct/Drunk in Public, 87 West Sierra Madre Blvd. An intoxicated man was reported walking down the middle of West Sierra Madre Blvd. Officers stopped [...]
Monrovia Police Weekly Activity Report
During the last seven day period, the Police Department handled 527 service events, resulting in 108 investigations. Following are the last week’s highlighted issues and events: Vehicle Burglary. On March 12 at 8:08 a.m., an officer responded to a residence in the 200 block of East Palm regarding a vehicle burglary. The victim reported that [...]
Arcadia Police Department Weekly Activity Report
For the period of Sunday, March 8, through Saturday, March 14, the Police Department responded to 926 calls for service of which 135 required formal investigations. The following is a summary report of the major incidents handled by the Department during this period. Sunday, March 8: 1. Units responded to Foothill and Dexter around 4:26 [...]
Duarte Chamber Visits SAFYMCA
Business leaders from the Duarte Chamber of Commerce toured the Santa Anita Family YMCA’s new weight room and celebrated the occasion with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Duarte Chamber president Debbie Gewertz of the Old Town Sign Co is flanked by SAFYMCA board members Julie Roybal (left) and Pat Barnes and Steve Baker (right). Standing behind [...]
Freedom Concert Honors the Men and Women Who Protect Our Country
S. Robert & Denise Zeilstra will present the Freedom Concert at the new Pasadena Convention Center, in collaboration with Pasadena-based redwhite+bluezz, LA’s premier Jazz Club, and Pasadena Entertainment. The Zeilstra’s are sponsoring this concert as an opportunity to thank the men and women of the armed services, as well as those who serve in our [...]
