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The Claremont City Council, including Council member Jed Leano, pictured here, took steps Tuesday toward conforming to the requirements of Senate Bill 707, which requires government agencies to offer hybrid meetings by July 1 and to establish policies dictating how remote participation will work. By a 4-1 vote, council adopted procedures outlining meeting suspension and reconvening protocols, specifically in the event of a disruption of remote participation. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
One of the biggest myths about replacement windows is that they will save you money. Properly installed high quality replacement windows might save you about $100 a month on your heating and cooling bills. Let’s say you spend $16,000 to install new windows, and you heat and cool the home an average of nine months for a savings of about $900 a year. At this rate, it would take 18 years to recoup the amount spent on the new windows. Photo/courtesy of John Neiuber
Rain continued until sunset on Friday afternoon, February 2, bringing out yet another spectacular rainbow east of Padua Avenue in north Claremont. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
High school sports roundup: week of February 2, 2024
The second Claremont Art Walk of 2024 is from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, February 3. Here’s what’s on tap: Ahmad Shariff Art Gallery, 107 Harvard Ave., celebrates Black History Month by showing works by Domonique Brown. Bunny Gunner, 230 W. Bonita Ave., continues showcasing “Cutting the Excess Away,” by Denise Kraemer. Casa 425, 425 […]
A bittersweet goodbye is on the horizon for Marodeen Ebrahimzadeh, 72. After more than two decades in the Village, rising rent has forced the owner of Square I Gallery and Artist Trait to pack up his pieces and framing tools ahead of a move to the College Business Park on the Claremont/Upland border. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
A bright idea, and a bit of tenacity, from longtime Claremont resident Joyce Sauter has resulted in a new organization that will help the police department pay for equipment and programs that don’t get fully funded through the city’s budget. With the support of a small group of friends, Sauter created the Claremont Police Foundation, which will raise money to ensure the department has “access to the latest equipment, technology and training necessary to carry out their duties effectively,” according to the organization’s website. Courier photo/Steven Felschundneff
The Claremont Unified School District Board of Education held its first February meeting after press time Thursday at the Richard S. Kirkendall Education Center, 170 W. San Jose Ave. The board was set to consider a resolution allowing Dinah Felix, assistant superintendent, business services, to sign and execute the We-Can-Work program agreement between the State of California Department of Rehabilitation and the school district. Courier photo/Steven Felschundneff
Rain returned to Claremont Thursday as a powerful atmospheric river made its way over the region. And though at press time the forecast called for a cool, cloudy, but dry Friday and Saturday, the rain is predicted to return Sunday, followed more of the wet stuff through Wednesday. This season’s rainfall total for Los Angeles County was at 9.42 inches at press time, which is approaching the normal year-to-date total through February of 10.92 inches. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
Claremont has enjoyed some excellent weather with clear skies and high temperatures around 70-75 degrees. With no haze or pollution, we literally could see for miles and miles. That will change on Thursday, when about two inches of rain will fall from an intense, fast moving storm. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
The Claremont Unified School District Board of Education voted unanimously last week to approve its 2023-2027 Equity Action Plan. Natalie Taylor, CUSD’s director of intervention and English learner programs, gave a presentation to the board during it first meeting of 2024 on January 18, outlining the plan’s updates including several specific goals to strengthen the district’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
In November the Courier published “Local Jewish leaders speak out on war in Gaza,” featuring executive director of the Jewish Federation of the Greater San Gabriel and Pomona ValleysJason Moss, and Rabbi Jonathan Kupetz, from Pomona’s Temple Beth Israel. Today’s story is expanded to include voices from Southern California’s Palestinian community, activist and organizer Mirvette Judeh, and Executive Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, California, Hussam Ayloush.
A massive, hulking piece of metal dating back to the 1940s, Some Crust Bakery’s Middleby-Marshall Model H Revolving Oven served various bakeries — and, to a lesser extent, the United States Army — for some 80 years. Now, with its faulty bearings and unstable shelves, it is finally being put to rest. “We are a little bit sentimental about it, but it definitely got to the point where we needed to do something to improve the business,” said Scott Feemster, Some Crust’s general manager. Photo/by Scott Feemster
by Peter Weinberger | pweinberger@claremont-courier.com The Los Angeles Times announced another round of newsroom cuts Tuesday that will clearly impact their coverage. The latest layoffs affect 115 people, about 20% of the Times’ staff. Times owner Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong said the cuts were necessary because the paper could no longer lose $30- to $40-million a […]
The city unveiled the first scheduled update on the progress of the hotel/motel ordinance passed by the Claremont City Council last March during Tuesday’s meeting. In her report, Katie Wand, assistant to the city manager, said the news was mostly good, although much work remained to fully remedy what had become an entrenched problem of prostitution and criminal activity at Claremont’s freeway-adjacent motels. Courier photo/Steven Felschundneff
Maritri Garrett brings her soulful folk to the Folk Music Center in Claremont at 7:30 p.m. this Saturday, January 27. Tickets, $15, can be purchased at the 220 Yale Ave. store, or by calling (909) 624-2928. Photo/by Jullie Atwell
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