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The hot weather has closed the Claremont Wilderness Park, above, until further notice, leaving unhealthful air quality (high ozone levels) from heat and fires to the west, especially in the afternoon hours. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
A bright idea, and a bit of tenacity, from longtime Claremont resident Joyce Sauter has resulted in a new organization that will help the police department pay for equipment and programs that don’t get fully funded through the city’s budget. With the support of a small group of friends, Sauter created the Claremont Police Foundation, which will raise money to ensure the department has “access to the latest equipment, technology and training necessary to carry out their duties effectively,” according to the organization’s website. Courier photo/Steven Felschundneff
The Claremont Unified School District Board of Education held its first February meeting after press time Thursday at the Richard S. Kirkendall Education Center, 170 W. San Jose Ave. The board was set to consider a resolution allowing Dinah Felix, assistant superintendent, business services, to sign and execute the We-Can-Work program agreement between the State of California Department of Rehabilitation and the school district. Courier photo/Steven Felschundneff
Rain returned to Claremont Thursday as a powerful atmospheric river made its way over the region. And though at press time the forecast called for a cool, cloudy, but dry Friday and Saturday, the rain is predicted to return Sunday, followed more of the wet stuff through Wednesday. This season’s rainfall total for Los Angeles County was at 9.42 inches at press time, which is approaching the normal year-to-date total through February of 10.92 inches. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
Claremont has enjoyed some excellent weather with clear skies and high temperatures around 70-75 degrees. With no haze or pollution, we literally could see for miles and miles. That will change on Thursday, when about two inches of rain will fall from an intense, fast moving storm. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
The Claremont Unified School District Board of Education voted unanimously last week to approve its 2023-2027 Equity Action Plan. Natalie Taylor, CUSD’s director of intervention and English learner programs, gave a presentation to the board during it first meeting of 2024 on January 18, outlining the plan’s updates including several specific goals to strengthen the district’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
In November the Courier published “Local Jewish leaders speak out on war in Gaza,” featuring executive director of the Jewish Federation of the Greater San Gabriel and Pomona ValleysJason Moss, and Rabbi Jonathan Kupetz, from Pomona’s Temple Beth Israel. Today’s story is expanded to include voices from Southern California’s Palestinian community, activist and organizer Mirvette Judeh, and Executive Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, California, Hussam Ayloush.
A massive, hulking piece of metal dating back to the 1940s, Some Crust Bakery’s Middleby-Marshall Model H Revolving Oven served various bakeries — and, to a lesser extent, the United States Army — for some 80 years. Now, with its faulty bearings and unstable shelves, it is finally being put to rest. “We are a little bit sentimental about it, but it definitely got to the point where we needed to do something to improve the business,” said Scott Feemster, Some Crust’s general manager. Photo/by Scott Feemster
by Peter Weinberger | pweinberger@claremont-courier.com The Los Angeles Times announced another round of newsroom cuts Tuesday that will clearly impact their coverage. The latest layoffs affect 115 people, about 20% […]
The city unveiled the first scheduled update on the progress of the hotel/motel ordinance passed by the Claremont City Council last March during Tuesday’s meeting. In her report, Katie Wand, assistant to the city manager, said the news was mostly good, although much work remained to fully remedy what had become an entrenched problem of prostitution and criminal activity at Claremont’s freeway-adjacent motels. Courier photo/Steven Felschundneff
Maritri Garrett brings her soulful folk to the Folk Music Center in Claremont at 7:30 p.m. this Saturday, January 27. Tickets, $15, can be purchased at the 220 Yale Ave. store, or by calling (909) 624-2928. Photo/by Jullie Atwell
From parking lots to residential streets, 27 volunteers fanned out over Claremont Tuesday evening to gather census data during the 2024 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count. The annual count measures how many unhoused people are out on a given night and helps allocate federal funding to aid the community. “It just seemed like a small thing to do, perhaps it might help the problem,” said Claremonter and count volunteer Wesley Mason. “You know, I’m a little skeptical of how the information’s going to be used. We didn’t find any homeless people, but I know — we both know — and we all know there’s homeless people in Claremont right now.”
If you recently made a New Year’s resolution, it likely had to do with improved health and fitness. But a recent survey from Forbes Health found that the second most common resolution, one identified by 38% of respondents, was to improve one’s finances and start saving for the future.
From hard labor like pulling weeds, to cataloging at the herbarium, to overseeing seeds and sprouts at the grow native nursey, California Botanic Garden volunteers keep the nonprofit going — and looking its best.
A yearslong project finally came full circle Wednesday when Vince Skelly, a 36-year-old Claremont native and wood sculptor, donated a handmade bench to Claremont Heritage. The bench, in the entryway to the nonprofit’s offices at Memorial Park’s Garner House, was made from a segment of a century-old, 80-foot coast live oak uprooted during the January 2022 windstorm. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
The morning of January 17 I was asleep in my Ventura apartment when the quake struck, knocking me out of bed. As I stood and looked out the window a daisy chain of exploding electrical transformers lit the night sky in brilliant shades of bright green. There were no cell phones, and landlines were down, so communication was nonexistent. I was on my own. Photo/courtesy of Steven Felsch