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Clear winter skies frame the setting sun as it slips beside the downtown Los Angeles skyline. Closer to home, conditions are expected to be nearly ideal, with abundant sunshine, daytime highs in the 70s and overnight lows in the upper 50s. See more photos from our link. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
Since the November 28, 2025 death of Diego Rios following a traffic stop by Claremont police, which the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s office has ruled a homicide, the city’s police commission, including members Vickie Noble and Aundre Johnson pictured here, and City Council have been peppered with requests for more transparency. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Congratulations to Ben Castro, one of eight readers who correctly identified last week’s “Where am I?” as the Valentine’s Day window decoration at Claremont’s Daddyji Indian restaurant at 201 N. Indian Hill Blvd., suite A100. Ben is now entered into the year-end drawing for a one-year subscription to everyone’s favorite award-winning local newspaper, the Claremont Courier. So, “Where am I” this week? Email your answer, full name, and city of residence — and suggestions for future mystery photos — to contest@claremont-courier.com for your chance to win. Courier photo/Tom Smith
Over the last five decades, preservation became part of the culture of Claremont, and it continues as a shared value of the community. It is because of the community preservation mindset and actions by city leaders past and present that the Village, the historic buildings and houses, and our neighborhoods remain largely intact, reflecting the history of how Claremont developed.
“Museums Free-for-All Day” is Sunday, February 22, with free admission at museums throughout Southern California.
Researcher and UCLA chemistry professor Kendall N. Houk is the featured guest for Pomona College chemistry department’s 62nd Robbins Lecture Series, “Computational Organic and Biological Chemistry.”
Pomona College’s Benton Museum of Art, at 120 W. Bonita Ave., Claremont, opens three new exhibits this month.
“We have all heard of ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail,’ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 letter written while he was in jail for participating in nonviolent acts of civil disobedience. But have we ever taken the time to read the whole thing? It is long. MLK acknowledges as much at the end. But it is brilliant. It is a treatise on civil disobedience. It is passionate, but clear headed. As you read it, ask yourself, is Dr. King writing to me? It makes me yearn for such leadership now. And it is free on the internet.” Photo/courtesy of Micheal Avedon
“It doesn’t matter what the law is,” said Jonathan Fung, director of legal services for the Immigration Resource Center of San Gabriel Valley. “It doesn’t matter what good governance is. It doesn’t matter about the merits of an individual case. Throw 10 people in jail, eight of them will give up, and two of them won’t be able to afford an attorney, and great, we got what we wanted, the same outcome: everybody’s deported. They don’t care.” Photo/by Leroy Hamilton
Congratulations to Chris Toovey, one of 14 readers who correctly identified last week’s “Where am I?” as Pae White’s 2023 sculpture, “Qwalala,” on the campus of Claremont McKenna College at 400 E. Sixth St. Chris is now entered into the year-end drawing for a one-year subscription to everyone’s favorite award-winning local newspaper, the Claremont Courier. So, “Where am I” this week? Email your answer, full name, and city of residence — and suggestions for future mystery photos — to contest@claremont-courier.com for your chance to win. Courier photo/Tom Smith
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office has ruled the death of Diego Rios a homicide. On Thursday, the LA County Deputy Medical Examiner’s office released its autopsy and toxicology findings. Its “summary and opinion narrative” reads in part: “The cause of death is cardiopulmonary arrest due to effects of cocaine and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in the setting of prone physical restraint. The manner of death is homicide due to volitional human involvement regardless of the intent of any individuals’ actions.” Click on the story for a link to the full autopsy and toxicology report. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Competition season for the 2026 Los Angeles County Fair, which opens May 7 and runs through May 31, is open.
by Mick Rhodes | editor@claremont-courier.com The Claremont Police Department will not cooperate with federal immigration agents, according to Police Chief Mike Ciszek. “We don’t cooperate with them in any way, shape, or form in the sense that we’re not holding people for them to come pick them up,” Ciszek said. “We don’t ask people their immigration status […]