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Some 700 Claremont Unified School District students walked out of classes Wednesday and marched to the intersection of Indian Hill and Foothill Boulevard for a 90-minute protest of the federal immigration crackdowns taking place in Democratically-controlled states across the nation.
Students primarily from Claremont High but also from San Antonio High and El Roble Intermediate School walked out of classes at 1:25 p.m. and remained at the intersection through the end of the school day.
Michelle Cates, executive director of Project Sister Family Services (pictured here), was recently handed a formidable ring of keys. The gesture marked a new and auspicious chapter for the local nonprofit that supports survivors of sexual assault and child abuse. After 23 years in their current location, on October 1 Project Sister will open the doors of its new space in Pomona, and the community is invited to help celebrate with an open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
The City of Claremont’s 2025 fall activity guide of events and classes is out now, available at the Alexander Hughes Community Center, 1700 Danbury Rd., or at claremontca.gov, search “fall recreation guide.”
Claremont Graduate University and Harvey Mudd College were recently named among 74 recipients of “Insight Into Academia” magazine’s 2025 mental health and well-being awards.
Pomona Valley Audubon Society is now Pomona Valley Bird Alliance. The change, announced last week, comes as other National Audubon Society chapters announced similar plans.
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.”