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Victor Rios Jr., whose brother Diego died November 28, 2025 following a traffic stop by Claremont Department officers, speaks at a January 10 rally for transparency outside city hall. The city announced Tuesday it will release records regarding the death of Diego Rios by January 27. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Sal Medina and Corey Calaycay (pictured) have been reelected to Claremont City Council’s District 5 and District 1 seats, respectively. Meanwhile, the race for CUSD Board of Education’s Trustee Area 5 remains too close to call. Photo/courtesy of City of Claremont
Sal Medina (pictured) has been reelected to Claremont City Council’s District 5 seat. Corey Calaycay looks to be assured reelection as well, with a 16 point lead over challenger Rachel Forester, while the race for CUSD Board of Education’s Trustee Area 5 remains too close to call. More election info in story. Photo/courtesy of City of Claremont
After 23 years in the House of Representatives, Adam Schiff has been elected to the U.S. Senate. The 64-year-old Democrat defeated political newcomer Steve Garvey. More election results in story. Photo/courtesy of Adam Schiff
As if 10:15 p.m., Claremont City Council District 1 challenger Rachel Forester (pictured) is behind incumbent Mayor pro tem Corey Calaycay by 451 votes. Calaycay has 1,699 (58%) and Forester 1,248 (42%). With 1,233 votes (76%), incumbent Mayor Sal Medina is cruising to an easy victory in District 5, outpacing challenger Kingoro Onami, who has 382 (24%). More results in story. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Democrat Judy Chu appears to be cruising to a win against April Verlato in the race for the Claremont inclusive 28thDistrict of the U.S. House of Representatives. With 197,513 votes against Verlato’s 52,212. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Polling centers are open until 8 p.m. at Claremont Unified School District’s Richard S. Kirkendall Education Center, 170 W. San Jose Ave.; Granite Creek Community Church, 1580 N. Claremont Blvd.; Condit Elementary School, 1750 N. Mountain Ave.; and Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona. Ballot drop boxes are at Claremont Helen Renwick Library, 208 N. Harvard Ave., and the Hughes Center, 1700 Danbury Rd. Ballots need to be dropped off by 8 p.m. tonight. To find additional vote centers, visit locator.lavote.gov. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Claremont High School senior Meghan Robles, center in blue, celebrates being crowned the 2024 homecoming queen at halftime with her marching band and color guard colleagues on Friday, November 1. Senior Theo Krebs was crowned homecoming king. See more photos on our page link. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Best known for her acclaimed series of records beginning with 1987’s “Who’s Gonna Save the World,” singer-songwriter Cindy Lee Berryhill— who appears at Claremont’s Folk Music Center this Saturday, November 2 — has studied acting with Lee Strasberg, been a full-time music instructor for 20 years, was one of the originators of the “anti-folk” movement in New York City, is the executor of the estate of her late husband Paul Williams, author and founder of Crawdaddy Magazine, she’s a mother, and oh yeah, she’s about to publish her first novel. Photo/by Stevo Rood
With perfect weather, more than 400 vendors, and activities galore, there was never a dull moment at Saturday’s 42nd annual Village Venture Arts and Crafts Festival, hosted by the Claremont Chamber of Commerce. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
The City of Claremont Recreation and Human Services Department’s annual Halloween Spooktacular took place Saturday, October 19 at Lewis Park.
On Friday, October 11, Pomona College President G. Gabrielle Starr addressed the recent protest at Carnegie Hall in a community letter titled, “Incidents at Carnegie Hall and the Road Ahead.” Masked students from The Claremont Colleges stormed Carnegie Hall and vandalized property during a nearly four-hour occupation on Monday, October 7.
Claremont Unified School District’s Board of Education heard staff and students from Vista del Valle and Sycamore elementary schools deliver progress reports on their respective goals and planned actions to improve academic achievement for the 2024-2025 school year at its September 19 meeting. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Wednesday, October 2 will be a full circle day for Brittany Brown. The 29-year-old 2013 Claremont High graduate, who won a bronze medal in the women’s 200 meters at last month’s 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, will return to the town that helped set her on her path for a parade in her honor starting at 4:45 p.m. at city hall. Photo/by World Athletics
On Friday evening, September 27, more than 100 donors, subscribers and friends attended what was possibly the biggest party in Courier history, our Sip and Socialize and 116th birthday celebration at the Garner House. The event included our staff and representatives from city hall, including Mayor Sal Medina, and from U.S. Representative Judy Chu’s and County Supervisor Kathryn Barger’s offices, all paying tribute to our local nonprofit newsroom. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo.
At the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, adapted for athletes with disabilities held earlier this month, Claremont resident and para-cyclist Samantha Bosco claimed victory in the C4 individual time trial race, achieving something she’s been working toward her entire career: bringing home the gold. Photo/courtesy of Samantha Bosco
“This is the way I look at it: if you learn ancient music, you’ll be able to play music forever.” Though this axiom sounds as if it might be carved into stone somewhere in Appalachia, it’s actually from veteran singer-songwriter Tim Easton, who returns to Claremont this Saturday, September 28 for a show at the intimate, artist-friendly Folk Music Center. Photo/by Chad Cochran