Older, smaller, better

by John Neiuber   On a recent Friday evening, after enjoying a movie with the grandchildren, we ensconced ourselves on the patio of a restaurant at the public plaza, enjoying cold beverages and the breeze that was taking the edge off a hot day. The musicians were...

Seeing Claremont, other worlds far and not so far

by John Pixley   It’s like getting the last of the ketchup out of the bottle or squeezing the last of the toothpaste from the tube. There’s always just a bit more.  That’s what it’s like for the last hour or two heading south on...

Obituary: Jean Pixley

Teacher, loving wife, mother and grandmother   Jean Pixley, a former 40-year Claremont resident, elementary school teacher and college faculty wife, died peacefully in the early hours of July 24, 2016 at her home at Villa Marin in San Rafael, California. She was...

Police blotter 8-5-16

Tuesday, July 26 A thief stole a radar detector from a car on the 600 block of Colgate. According to Lt. Mike Ciszek, the thief opened an unlocked door to a silver Volkswagen Jetta between 11 p.m. on Monday and 7 a.m. on Tuesday and stole the device—valued at...

Claremont crime on the increase, some blame Prop 47

The specter of Proposition 47 loomed over the 2015 Claremont Police Department annual report, which noted an increase in nearly every crime category during the previous year. The report, placed in the consent calendar during the July 26 city council meeting, outlined...