Opinion
The longstanding, severely constraining process of providing affordable housing across the socioeconomic spectrum in Claremont is replete with growth restrictive policies, which, when combined, effectively serve as redlines against the economic feasibility of developing low income housing for either sale or lease.
This was our second go-around. Our second chance, so to say. Not that we had gotten anything wrong the first time around.
When I looked out the living room window a few days before Super Bowl LVI, two large police cars were blocking the entry to our cul-de-sac.
by Mick Rhodes | mickrhodes@claremont-courier.com The phrase “fake it ‘til you make it” has served me well throughout my so-called adult life, but it never really seemed applicable to my favorite and most long-lasting job — fatherhood. The fake it part works: when my kids started being born and I stepped into my new role […]
I have a bazillion dreams yet to live in my lifetime. Undeniably, I was born with an insatiable appetite to experience and taste the new. And, I never hold myself back.
Never anyone’s first choice, 35 years ago we fell in love with an unusual, long narrow lot that only nodded to the street in front, but lavishly embraced the valley to the sides and back.
Leila Ackerman assumed the position of secretary, what today would be the executive director, of the Claremont Chamber in 1923 and would serve in that capacity for the next 21 years, retiring in 1944.
Running errands a couple of days ago, I passed two drive-through Starbucks, each with over ten cars in line. This was midday, not breakfast or lunchtime.
Today, many local newspapers including the Claremont COURIER, are under incredible financial pressure and in jeopardy of going out of business because the control of access to trustworthy news online has become concentrated between two Big Tech companies: Facebook and Google. They set the rules for how, where and when we see journalistic content online and how much revenue is made […]
by Steve Harrison Like many of you, my husband and I go for a walk as many mornings as we can. With the pandemic and safer-at-home regulations, it’s became even more important to get outside and breathe. We are so lucky in Claremont to be surrounded by natural beauty and the majesty of Baldy, Cucamonga, […]
Recently there has been an intense focus on the protection of the right to vote in federal, state and local elections.
by Peter Weinberger | pweinberger@claremont-courier.com It’s been six years since the COURIER has raised subscription prices. Our philosophy has always been to try to keep our prices not only competitive, but low enough that almost anyone could afford to follow local news. Access to our website is also included in the price, which makes subscribing […]
Nowadays, winter is the season of surprises in Southern California. Fire season far exceeds his welcome, not that he ever had one, appearing well into December.
My fantasy is to live past 100 and always be young. Fly high and embrace the unknown with oodles of years to ride the wave of technical inventions and feel the excitement of new creations.
Since early 2019, when Clean Power Alliance began procuring electrical energy for Claremont, our electricity has been generated with roughly 50% renewable energy sources like solar, wind and geothermal.
Viewpoint: Claremont City Council embraces anti-racism as a priority
February 24th, 2022
On February 5th, 2022, at the Claremont City Council’s Strategic Planning Meeting, the city council named anti-racism and anti-discrimination as a priority for the city.