Ron Calderon Announces for South Valley District
Assemblyman Ron Calderon, from a family that has occupied elected offices from around Montebello for seemingly ever, announced he's running for Congress in a new, south San Gabriel Valley district that...
View ArticleCounty Supervisor Redistricting and Asian-Americans
Interesting story in the LA Times, which discusses how Asian Americans might fare under various redistricting proposals.read more
View ArticleUpper San Gabriel River Watershed Study Released
Short AP blurb on the Tribune website, although it suggests the area under study is a "wilderness."The National Park Service newsletter describing the draft report is here.read more
View ArticlePower Outages
If you're still in the dark but have Internet access, you can track the progress on turning the power back on at this web site, which is theSCE Outage Center webpage.
View ArticleTruck Fire Under Paramount Bridge
A tanker truck caught fire near the mall, and it stopped under the Paramount overpass. The heat of the fire caused the concrete to explode. The freeway's shut until further notice, and traffic will be...
View ArticleFreeway Open; Bridge Closed
The Pomona Freeway has been mostly open since Saturday afternoon. There are apparently still nightly closures going on as the Paramount bridge is completely demolished. However, it has no effect on...
View ArticleNorth Montebello Burglaries
Story in today's SGV Tribune. This is adjacent to portions of South San Gabriel and Rosemead.
View ArticleObesity Gap in Kids From Bell Gardens vs Manhattan Beach
I think this article is comparing apples and oranges. I don't think the growing obesity rate and trends are necessarily based on economics or race; otherwise, how does one explain the obesity rate...
View ArticlePropaganda War in Montebello
Tribune article about the status of plans to destroy the Montebello Hills.
View ArticleA Culturally Proficient Society Begins in School: Leadership for Equity
This is going to sound like a promo, but this book, A Culturally Proficient Society Begins in School: Leadership for Equity, looks interesting. It's from three local leaders, all women, all Latina, who...
View ArticleLa Merced Neighborhood, Montebello, website
Found this on a web search:La Merced, Montebello.It's a short, fun read.
View ArticleFREE Housing Rights Workshop-Aug. 20th 2013
Attention Montebello Residents!Do you have questions about housing discrimination, evictions, security deposits, repairs, rent increases and more?Learn about your legal rights and responsibilities at...
View ArticleRon Calderon got Stung
Al Jazeera has a detailed description of what led up to the sting on Montebello area politician Ron Calderon.
View ArticleMontebello Skatepark
I was looking up Montebello stuff, and found out there's a Montebello skatepark.It reminded me of the old skatepark that was located next to the Pomona Freeway onramp off of Via Campo. It still hasn't...
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