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Ten years after Claremont lost its eminent domain battle against Golden State Water Company, the decision continues to affect residents, city finances, local politics, and the broader debate over who should control the community’s most essential resource.
The honored community group for Claremont’s Fourth of July celebration is an organization ubiquitous to the City of Trees: Claremont Kiwanis. And the designation is especially appropriate, as the Claremont Kiwanis will mark its 100th year serving others on September 21. But the club has plenty to do beforehand, like serving pancake breakfasts to hundreds of people ready to start the party on Independence Day at Memorial Park.
A line in the Boy Scouts of America’s oath implores scouts “To help other people at all times.” As the City of Claremont’s 2024 Honored Citizens, Jim Martin and Kevin Ward have certainly lived up to that pledge.
Claremont Claremont’s Fourth of July celebration, themed “Shout Hooray for the USA,” kicks off with a 7 a.m. pancake breakfast courtesy of the Kiwanis Club of Claremont at Memorial Park, 840 N. Indian Hill Blvd., followed by a flag raising ceremony at 9, a 10 a.m. parade beginning at 10th Street and Indian Hill Boulevard, a […]
On Monday, the Claremont Unified School District Board of Education unanimously passed its budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year and a new local control and accountability plan spanning 2024 to 2027. The meetings capped the 2023-2024 CUSD school year and Dinah Felix’s two-year tenure as assistant superintendent of business services with the district. Felix will join the Rowland Unified School District as its assistant superintendent of administrative services on July 1. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
After a four-hour discussion, the Claremont City Council on Tuesday approved the latest update to its sixth cycle housing element for 2021-2029 by a 3-2 vote. The housing element, a component of its general plan, is meant to inform the California Department of Housing and Community Development that the city is demonstrating compliance with state housing laws and playing its part to provide viable opportunity sites to meet state mandated housing growth targets. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
by Beatrice Casagrán Our recent Ophelia’s Jump Gala was important both as a fundraiser and as a gathering of the community to show its support for our work. And it was especially necessary this year, as previous years’ government grants and support for the arts have all but dried up. We need fundraising events like […]
by John Pixley Remember Occupy Claremont? Remember when there were people camping out in front of Claremont City Hall some 15 years ago? They were there in solidarity with other encampments in cities across the U.S., starting on Wall Street in New York City, protesting economic inequality. Remember? The recent encampments protesting Israel’s war in Gaza reminded […]
Surprisingly (for us), a grand total of zero readers correctly identified the June 21 “Where Am I?” photo as the interior at Union On Yale restaurant on Yale Avenue on the Claremont Village. Let’s try this again, shall we? “Where Am I” this week? Please email your answers — and suggestions for future mystery photos — to contest@claremont-courier.com for your chance to win and be entered into the year-end drawing to receive a copy of the Courier’s new coffee table book of photography, “Timeless Claremont.” Courier photo/Tom Smith
In her career, Nydia Armendia-Sánchez has lived a lot of lives. She has done visual merchandising and window dressing. She sold wedding dresses and corporate uniforms. For seven years she helmed her own handcrafted spice company (whose goods were sold at Rio de Ojas in the Village). With her debut children’s book being published in October, however, the Ontario native and Pitzer College grad has truly found her calling. Courier photo/Matt Weinberger
“Social media has become a swamp of misinformation, lies, and bullying, with little regard for accuracy. This entire issue began over government’s efforts to have social media companies remove posts that were clearly misinformation. This was especially true during the Covid pandemic and all the politically motivated ugliness that came with it. This may sound bad for journalism, but I don’t believe it is. The national harm from misinformation is enormous, and social media is a big part of the problem.”
Brett O’Connor, grand marshal for the City of Claremont’s 2024 Fourth of July Parade, is perhaps equally known for his 16 years as Claremont High School’s principal, above, and his 15 years of community service with the Rotary Club of Claremont.
by Andrew Alonzo | calendar@claremont-courier.com Friday, June 21 Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, 1798 N. Garey Ave., Pomona, hosts a 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. blood drive to benefit the American Red Cross. Sign up at org. The American Museum of Ceramic Art, 399 N. Garey Ave., Pomona, hosts 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. family […]
Following a 2023 survey that received some 800 responses, community workshops, and council meetings that helped shape the council’s 2024-2026 priorities and objectives, Claremont City Council last week unanimously approved the city’s 2024-2026 operating and capital improvement program budget. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
“Sometimes I look up and another day has gone by and all I’ve done is work. ‘Grinding,’ is what they call this glorification of overwork, as if there’s nobility in it. It’s a myth, a scam. We’re all gonna die. Some of us will no doubt check out early because we ignored our health in favor of chasing material wealth, power, or status. I’ve been with people in their final moments, and nobody’s yearning for more money or a bigger house. They all just want more time.”
by Tara Neemuchwala The debate over equity and inclusion is at the forefront in many school districts across the nation. So, how is Claremont Unified School District addressing these issues? With the work of its Equity Advisory Council, CUSD is receiving valuable public input to better serve the community. The EAC is a citizen-led body […]
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