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“We hope Claremont’s Public Art Committee will vote for Jose Antonio Aguirre to complete the El Barrio Park public art project at its Monday, December 8 meeting. The decision should be based on common sense, fiscal responsibility, and should not perpetuate racist stereotypes.” Courier file photo
The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s office hosts a free and open to the public election administration plan consultation workshop at Service Center for Independent Living, 107 S. Spring St., Claremont, at 10 a.m. Friday, September 19. Attendees can review and provide input on the county’s 2026 election administration plan, which “includes strategies for voter […]
“There is an urgent need and opportunity for California’s schools to strengthen protections and cultivate a climate of inclusion for Jewish students, aligning with their existing support for other targeted groups. It brings parity to how antisemitism is addressed within existing anti-discrimination frameworks and offers a systematic and overdue response to the rise in antisemitism.” Photo/courtesy of Jewish Federation of GSGPV
“California’s classrooms should be places of learning, curiosity, and critical thinking that enrich and guide our next generation of leaders. However, a dangerous bill being considered in the California state legislature, AB 715, threatens to chill free speech and comprehensive learning in classrooms, punish educators for discussing global human rights issues, and adds a financial strain on the state’s already deficient budget by adding additional levels of bureaucracy.” Photo/courtesy of CAIR California
“There’s a lot going on in ‘1991: The Year Punk Broke,’ but the most impactful character in the documentary film, which includes Kurt Cobain no less, does not appear on screen: it’s the approaching cultural tsunami that would be felt around the world just months later. Dirty Opera, is screening the film by director Dave Markey at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, September 18 at the Laemmle Claremont 5.”
The Claremont Unified School District Board of Education handled business in seven minutes last week with the only item of note being the first reading of updated policies regarding transitional kindergarten and high school graduation requirements. “These were existing Board Policies, but due to legislation and things that come down from the California Department of Education, a few changes needed to be made,” CUSD Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services Julie Olesniewicz wrote in an email. “We get our suggestions from the California School Boards Association.” Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Claremont City Council voted 4-0 Tuesday to spend $2,892,783 for a new locker room for Claremont Police Department’s female staff. The new facility could break ground as soon as October. Once complete, the 1,248-square foot expansion will include “a locker room, showers, bathrooms, a quiet room, hallway, and entry vestibule that will connect internally to the existing police facility,” according to a staff report. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
“Inflation, though down sharply from its short-lived post-pandemic peak of 9%, is holding stubbornly above the Fed’s 2% target — currently closer to 3%. Arguably, current policies on trade and immigration are also inflationary. Meanwhile, recent jobs reports show significant slowing in new job creation. Despite the inflation risks, it appears likely the Fed will cut rates in its September 17 announcement, giving greater priority to its employment mandate for the moment.”
Claremont Graduate University’s art and music departments have spent the bulk of the new school year moving to new digs across campus. The school’s music department is now in Stauffer Hall, its art department in the basement of Harper Hall. The moves follows the March 2024 sale to Scripps College the art and music departments’ former home at 150 E. 10thStreet, with the upheaval causing some consternation among CGU students. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Next Friday, September 19, will cap a long-time collaborative transportation effort when the doors of new light rail trains traveling between Pomona, La Verne, San Dimas and Glendora along the 9.1-mile A Line light rail extension project open for passenger service. A community event is set for 11:30 a.m. September 19 at the new Pomona station, 205 Santa Fe St. Service along the new line is expected to run from 4 a.m. to midnight daily with fares starting at $1.75. Courier photo/Lily Penner
Congratulations to Richard Rosenbluth, one of only three readers who correctly identified last week’s “Where am I?” as the somewhat unusual vintage basketball goal at Larkin Park in Claremont. Richard 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
Claremont Heritage has announced a full weekend of events to complement its annual home tour on Sunday, October 12. The events are centered around the 2025 Claremont Heritage annual theme, “preserving the recent past.”
“At the Claremont Courier, we don’t just believe in the First Amendment — we affirm it every single day. We question authority, publish the truth, and keep public servants in the public eye. The right to speak, write, and know what’s happening isn’t some abstract legal concept; it’s the oxygen of a free community. When those rights get chipped away, we all breathe a little less freely.”
The Woman’s Club of Claremont’s monthly luncheons resume Wednesday, September 10 at 343 W. 12th St. with an 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. program featuring a speaker from House of Ruth.
Claremont Lewis Museum of Art’s annual fall gala, with a reception and viewing of its current exhibition, “Complications in Color,” featuring works by the late Karl Benjamin on the occasion of his 100th birthday, takes place at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, September 20 at 200 W. First Street, Claremont.
The Claremont Art Walk runs from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, September 6.
Pomona Valley Art Association’s annual “Young Artist Show,” featuring works by artists in grades sixth through 12th, opens Saturday, September 6 at the Alexander Hughes Community Center, 1700 Danbury Rd., Claremont, with free 11 a.m. opening reception, where ribbons and prizes will be awarded.