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Pomona College students suspended for the academic year for their participation in an October 7 demonstration in Carnegie Hall, pictured here, held a press conference in El Barrio Park on November 15. Speakers included members of Pomona’s dining hall faculty and shop steward Maria Ocampo, Chicana/o-Latina/o studies professor Rita Cano Alcalá, Associated Students of Pomona College Board of Trustees Representative for Student Affairs Oliver Rizvi, and Pitzer student Fia Powers. Photo/by Emilio Bankier
Back in April, the Courier reported on a huge Tesla Supercharger location due to open on Arrow Route between Claremont Boulevard and Monte Vista Avenue. Located right on the border between Claremont and Upland, the location seemed ready to open as all the hardware, the parking lot and even freshly painted trash cans were all in place.
Some two months after the Claremont City Council passed the latest updates to the city’s sixth cycle housing element, the California Department of Housing and Community Development sent a letter to City Manager Adam Pirrie informing him it was “pleased to find the adopted housing element in substantial compliance with Housing Element Law (Gov. Code § 65580 et seq) as of date of this letter.”
Speaking at Claremont Lewis Museum of Art’s recent 2024 fall gala, artist, nonprofit founder and Claremont High School graduate Anthony Valencia recalled his time in the museum’s arts education program, Project ARTstART.
What sets El Roble Intermediate School seventh grader Abigail Haughton apart from her peers is not her affinity for reading, or her mastery of history, or science. It’s another, surprising title: published author. Late last year, the 12-year-old released her debut novel, “Treacherous Waters: The Rouge Voyage.” Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Claremont Courier event calendar: September 27 – October 5, 2024
Congratulations to Cathy Curtis, who was chosen at random among the 13 readers who correctly identified last week’s “Where Am I?” as the 1993 Dan Van Clapp mural outside the charming restaurant Uno Tre Otto. Cathy is now entered into the year-end drawing to receive a copy of the Courier’s new coffee table book of photography, “Timeless Claremont.” 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 Rev. Gene Boutilier invites Claremont residents to learn about the November 5 general election at a free 9 a.m. session at Claremont United Church of Christ’s Louise Roberts Room, 233 Harrison Ave., Claremont. The event will include presentations by Claremont City Council District 1 candidates Rachel Forester and incumbent Corey Calaycay, and will be livestreamed on Zoom. Request a link via email to geneboutilier@gmail.com.
At the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, adapted for athletes with disabilities held earlier this month, Claremont resident and para-cyclist Samantha Bosco claimed victory in the C4 individual time trial race, achieving something she’s been working toward her entire career: bringing home the gold. Photo/courtesy of Samantha Bosco
Political newcomer and 20-year Claremont resident Kingoro Onami, 71, is looking to win the Claremont City Council District 5 seat currently occupied by Mayor Sal Medina. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Claremont City Council District 5 incumbent and current Mayor Silviano “Sal” Medina faces political newcomer and longtime Claremont resident Kingoro Onami in his bid for reelection on November 5. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
“This is the way I look at it: if you learn ancient music, you’ll be able to play music forever.” Though this axiom sounds as if it might be carved into stone somewhere in Appalachia, it’s actually from veteran singer-songwriter Tim Easton, who returns to Claremont this Saturday, September 28 for a show at the intimate, artist-friendly Folk Music Center. Photo/by Chad Cochran
“Aging can give us a broader perspective or a rigid, narrowed view, based on our experience. I certainly feel more secure in my skin than I ever have at 68, but there is much less that that skin wants to do. I envy artists, thinkers, and writers who are able to consider views not necessarily comfortable or immediately advantageous to their popularity or bank account. Most of us are too busy worrying about navigating our day or the grocery store parking lot to think big thoughts.”
“This house is like a relative to me,” a still shaken David Mix said just 48 hours after his family home of nearly 50 years was lost in the Bridge Fire on September 10. “I can’t really explain. Every corner of that house has my fingerprints on it.” Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
“So much of what we’re facing is what higher education is facing: changing demographics … changing modalities, requirements for greater investment in technology. But the historical context was just to have people understand how long ago it was that we had a stable environment with a revenue stream other than tuition revenue. And that’s really the key. That’s what we need to decrease our dependence upon is tuition revenue.” Photo/courtesy of CGU
Unfortunately, our printer’s presses broke down Thursday night and did not finish printing the newspaper until Friday morning. Our mailing crew is working today, Friday, to ensure the Courier print edition will be delivered Saturday, September 21. In the meantime, all this week’s stories are posted online and in our PDF edition at: https://claremont-courier.com/print_editions/claremont-courier-september-20-2024. Thank you. —PW
Last November, longtime Claremont resident Lou Berrio was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, a type of cancer that tricks one’s bone marrow into making large amounts of abnormal blood cells. Now, he waits for a lifesaving blood stem cell donor match. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo