Opinion
Act quickly after SC Dear Editor: Measure SC failed by about 400 votes (approximately 6 percent of the votes cast). It required a two-thirds super-majority to pass. We still need a new police station. That has not changed. The proponents I have talked to (and I was one) are understandably disheartened and say no one […]
Measure SC needed a perfect storm for the bond to pass. In the end, the skies remained clear and the police station bond fell short of the two-thirds majority needed for passing. It’s important to note a clear majority of 58.59 percent of voters approved the bond. That’s a big number—just not big enough. Given […]
by Debbie Carini I have a lot of respect for people who love nature. I appreciate nature (thank you flowers and trees for oxygen and shade!) And I like to look at it from the comfort of a tour bus or paved walking path. But that’s about the limit of my discourse with the […]
Thank you from committee Dear Editor: It is with a grateful heart we reach out to all in the community that gave flight to Partners for a Safe Claremont and supported all efforts to providing our excellent Claremont Police Department officers, staff and volunteers a modern facility. Despite all things, our voting neighbors have once […]
They’re everywhere. Dig into the ground and you will uncover many. They are found in landscapes. They frame monument signs. They are found as the facing on pilasters and porches. They make up the foundations for older homes, and the veneer on new ones. They are the stuff of fireplaces and chimneys and backyard barbecues. […]
Cost of failing to act Dear Editor: In letters to the COURIER, opponents often state that if we fail to pass Measure SC, then we simply go back to the drawing board for a new plan. I disagree the consequence will be so simple. Interest rates on any future proposal may rise. The ad hoc […]
Measure SC pros and cons Dear Editor: Voters who have questions about Measure SC may find this of interest. On May 7, Sustainable Claremont hosted a public pros and cons dialog on Measure SC, the funding for rebuilding Claremont’s police facility. Sally Seven spoke on the pros and cons in a very informative session lasting […]
I know a lot of people who travel on tours or cruises to places they long to visit. The nice thing for them is that everything is taken care of—flight tickets, hotel rooms, transportation, guides, food and transfers. But I ask myself, “Where is the adventure, the trip planning and searching for places to stay […]
Measure SC pros and cons Dear Editor: Voters who have questions about Measure SC may find this of interest. On May 7, Sustainable Claremont hosted a public pros and cons dialog on Measure SC, the funding for rebuilding Claremont’s police facility. Sally Seven spoke on the pros and cons in a very informative session lasting […]
By Peter Weinberger Given that a majority of Claremont residents feel it’s time for a new police station, one might think 2018 is finally the year Measure SC will pass. I still think it has a chance, but unfortunately, with minimal help from the Claremont Colleges. On the surface, the community is saying all the […]
by Mark von Wodtke, FASLA It’s been more than a decade since Clark Staub, Wolfram Alderson and a small group of us—advocating for fresh organic food—met with Bill Bentley, who graciously allowed us to put a farmers’ market in his parking lot in the Village where Rhino Records is now. The community supported this […]
by Debbie Carini Ten years ago, I was given a gift. It didn’t seem like it at the time, but here I am, in 2018, alive to tell you about it. On May 20, 2008, a bubble burst in my brain. I might have been home alone when it happened or driving in a car […]
by Paul Cooper From what I’ve read in the local media and online, it appears that everyone seems to agree on one thing and that is the Claremont community needs a new police station. There is no doubt that the current station is no longer adequate both in size and its failing infrastructure. This is […]
The time is now for SC Dear Editor: I think we can all agree that our city has wasted some money that could have gone toward the new station. The water fiasco, that stupid roundabout and that trolley shuttle thing (what was that and who actually rode it?) come to mind. But this police department […]
Prop 68 good for Claremont Dear Editor: The Claremont Wildlands Conservancy urges all Claremont residents to vote yes in June on Proposition 68, The Clean Water and Safe Parks Act. The proposition was passed as SB 5 in 2017 with bipartisan support by both houses of the state legislature. To secure funding through the sale […]
by John Nieuber In 1911, the speeding controversy in Claremont became known county-wide and drew the attention of the Los Angeles Examiner. The newspaper published a cartoon and an editorial: “The little college town of Claremont is suffering from an acute attack of too much Johnson,”?wrote the Examiner. “In a spasm of reform, Claremont recently […]