Blotters March 14-17
Arcadia PD For the period of Sunday, March 14, through Saturday, March 20, the Police Department responded to 922 calls for service of which 152 required formal investigations. The following is a summary report of the major incidents handled by the Department during this period. Sunday, March 14: 1. An auto burglary occurred in the [...]
Homophobia and Everything Else Sends Blogmeister Three Seats to the Wind
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 [...]
Candidates Square Off – New Blood , Blue Blood
By John Stephens Candidates converged on Arcadia’s historic Woman’s Club Tuesday evening for a city council candidates’ forum sponsored by the Arcadia Chamber of Commerce, Association of Realtors and Arcadia Weekly. Masterfully moderated by Scott Hettrick, publisher of the popular blog “Arcadia’s Best,” the forum showcased a wide variety of issues and approaches by a [...]
Sierra Madre Mayor MacGillivray Slams Down Gavel On Mosca
In what has proved to be a more than a really contentious city council and election season, Sierra Madre citizens were once again bombarded with fireworks at the final city council meeting before the April 13 election. Sierra Madre city councilman and candidate for re election Joe Mosca was verbally attacked during Public Comment period [...]
Monrovia Weekly – March 25th, 2010
Anarchy in Sierra Madre? Rebels with a Cause – Free Speech
Cruz, Francesca, Kristen and Humas were just four of the small group of Anarchists who helped organize the picnic Saturday afternoon. Photo by Terry Miller As thousands of people began to descend on Sierra Madre this past weekend to pay homage to an old Wistaria Vine on Hermosa, a handful of young people gathered [...]
Strip Mall Fire Destroys Laundromat
Early Monday evening a fire gutted a laundromat at Lowert Azusa was completely destroyed – other adjacent business were damaged in the strip mall at Lower Azusa and Santa Anita in El Monte. The fire caused considerable damage to numerous shops at the mall which is next to the El Monte airport. No other information [...]
Police Blotters March 7- 12, 2010
Arcadia PD For the period of Sunday, March 7, through Saturday, March 13, the Police Department responded to 843 calls for service of which 136 required formal investigations. The following is a summary report of the major incidents handled by the Department during this period. Sunday, March 7: 1. An auto burglary occurred between 10:30 [...]
Healthcare Not Warfare Vigil Held outside Adam Schiff’s Office
Roberta Medford and a handful of friends and colleagues held a vigil outside Pasadena Senior Center Monday afternoon. The group plans on monthly vigils the third Wednesday of each month. Photo by Terry Miller Healthcare Not Warfare Vigil Held outside Adam Schiff’s Office Roberta Medford and a handful of other opponents of war [...]
Monrovia Weekly – March 18th, 2010
