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Lawyers for the family of Diego Rios, who died last November following a traffic stop by Claremont police Benjamin Alba and Joshua Orona, have filed a liability claims complaint with the City of Claremont and called on Los Angeles County’s District Attorney to file criminal complaint charges against the pair. Pictured here are supporters wearing T-shirts bearing Rios’ image at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
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
Claremont Chamber of Commerce CEO Randy Lopez will be stepping down November 29 to accept a new position as executive director of Claremont nonprofit Uncommon Good.
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors approved a $798 million funding amendment with the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority last week to fund the Pomona to Montclair segment of the Metro A Line extension.
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
Even though the Bridge Fire is now 99% contained, its impact is still being felt with numerous road and trail closures around the Mt. Baldy area. Angeles National Forest has closed Glendora Mountain Road north of Big Dalton Canyon Road and Glendora Ridge Road from Mt. Baldy to Glendora Mountain Road, and all the trails leading to Mt. Baldy summit through December 31. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
The 76th annual Pilgrim Place Festival returns to 625 Mayflower Rd., Claremont from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, November 8 and Saturday, November 9.
A driver heading down Mt. Baldy Road lost control of a Honda Accord at about 1 p.m. Saturday, causing the car to overturn near the south tunnel. One person sustained injuries, which were not life-threatening, and was transported to a local hospital. The road was blocked on both sides for more than an hour after the accident as police and fire personnel worked to clear it. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
“Driving home on Lake Tahoe’s Highway 89 after one of those late nights at the office, I was struck by a sound emanating from my AM car radio. It’s impossible, I thought. Could it be? It was Vin Scully, that reassuring voice from home, calling a Dodgers game. I pulled over, thinking I must be hallucinating. I was 500 miles from LA. How could I be picking up a Dodgers broadcast?”
“Over a year has passed since Jan Wheatcroft last blessed us with her rambunctious way of living life. On Sunday, people who had not seen each other in years, even decades gathered to remember her. That was especially true for me, where keeping in touch is not a strength. But the distance really didn’t matter because we all had a strong connection: we knew Jan Wheatcroft.” Photo/by Genaro Molina
Congratulations to Ben Castro, who was chosen at random among the just four readers who correctly identified last week’s “Where am I?” as the fresco over the west entrance to the Chase Bank building at 400 N. Indian Hill Blvd.
The Claremont Lewis Museum of Art’s FestivArts event, formerly Art Fiesta, will take over the historic Padua Hills Theatre, 4467 Padua Ave., Claremont, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, November 3. Festivities include a showcase and sale of works from over 50 artists, arts and crafts demonstrations, a creation station, live music, a book sale, food vendors, and more.
Pomona College President Gabrielle Starr’s October 23 decision to suspend 10 Pomona students for the 2024-2025 academic year and ban dozens more from the college’s campus has sparked outcry over a lack of traditional judicial processes. “The way punishments are being doled out is punitive, excessive, and dangerous for the future of free expression at Pomona,” read an email from Associated Students of Pomona College. Photo/courtesy of Julia Eason, Claremont McKenna College
Scripps College’s student-run Motley Coffeehouse has now been closed for more than three weeks, since President Amy Marcus-Newhall emailed community members on October 5 that a process was necessary to “clarify the roles and responsibilities, operating protocols, and legal obligations of College administration and student employees.” Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo