
NOMINATIONS FOR: WOMEN IN BUSINESS 13th Annual Legislative Update & Awards Luncheon : State Senator Carol Liu (D-La Cañada Flintridge) and Assemblymembers Mike Gatto (D – Silver Lake) Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada Flintridge) are looking for women who excel in the workplace to be recognized at the 13th Annual Women in Business Legislative Update and [...]

By Bill Dunn At times attempting to pay attention to what is going on in your local government is not unlike having a swarm of bees living in your head. So began the recent buzzing in my brain. It started a couple of weeks ago when the current mayor in the rotation here in Temple [...]

The Destruction of 11 Acres of Pristine Woodland Causes Community Outrage Opinion: By Terry Miller In the wake of last week’s devastating obliteration of over 200 trees and one of Arcadia’s last natural ecosystems, there are opinions and fingers pointing in every direction as to who is to blame for such a wretched and sadly [...]

Opinion By Terry Miller Having hailed from Great Britain, I have always been rather partial to a nice cup of tea. However after seeing the tactics of that last bastion of “fair and balanced” journalism – FOX news – I’ve developed rather a bitter taste in my mouth when it comes to Tea Time. The [...]

RE: Sierra Madre Election: Fodder for Bloggers – And MacGillivray Slams Gavel down on Mosca To the Editor: Re: Sierra Madre Mayor uses Position to Abet Political Attacks on Fellow Councilmember/Candidate for Reelection I have read the accounts in both local papers of the most recent Sierra Madre Council Meeting and I am appalled. I [...]

The Wacky World of Sierra Madre Politics By Terry Miller Ah, it’s springtime, that time of the year when everyone is talking about new growth and yes, those dreaded elections rearing their hanging chads in cities near and far. Indeed, this is that special time when all the uncompromising extremists crawl out from under their [...]

The only area city that is not a member of SCAG is Temple City.
So for a nominal membership dues fee, Sierra Madre can participate in planning its future, or it can choose to save that money, and have SCAG dictate to it what it has decided Sierra Madre is going to do (or not do). Seems kind of like a no-brainer, right? Why should we surrender our opportunity to provide input into the future of this region?