CENTURY 21 Village recognizes 1st Quarter Top Salespeople
CENTURY 21 Village recognizes 1st Quarter Top Salespeople Andy Bencosme, Managing Broker of CENTURY 21 Village Realty in Sierra Madre recently congratulated the three top producing agents for the first quarter of 2012. The agents are Emily Duggan, Nazee Rix and Nathalie Marles. The announcement was made at the office’s weekly sales and marketing meeting. [...]
Mexico Quake a Reminder to Make a Kit and Make a Plan
Residents of Mexico who were rocked March 20 by an earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale and several strong aftershocks might be quick to remind others in quake-prone areas of the world such as southern California that making an emergency kit and a family disaster-response plan is worth the minimal time and effort involved. [...]
2012 Wistaria Festival in Sierra Madre – Sunday March 25
Pinny House will also be open during the festival. -Photo by Terry Miller On Sunday, March 25, 2012: 9:00 AM Downtown Sierra Madre the annual Wistaria Festival wiill kick off with Vine Viewing (the oldest known and enormous wistaria vine in California) from 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM . The Festival includes more than 150 [...]
Overnight Parking Permits Available Online in Sierra Madre
Beginning April 1, 2012, overnight parking permits will be available for purchase online. Overnight parking permits can be purchased online through the city’s website at: www.cityofsierramadre.com Parking permits are required to park vehicles on city streets between 2:00AM and 5:00AM. Annual and temporary permits will be available online. The cost for an annual overnight parking [...]
END OF AN ERA: Watch Out Wikipedia, There’s an ‘Old Kid’ on the Broadband Block
By Terry Miller In a report published by the Los Angeles Times Wednesday, the world’s oldest and most trusted encyclopaedia, Brittanica, is finally going digital. The iconicThe Encyclopaedia Britannica, maker of the 32-volume reference set school children turned to before there was even a hint of what we now call Google, will no longer publish [...]
Obama Administration and HOPE NOW to Host Free Help for Homeowners Event in Los Angeles
The Obama Administration’s Making Home Affordable Program, The HOPE NOW Alliance and NeighborWorks® America are bringing the nation’s largest mortgage servicers, along with more than a dozen non-profit housing counselors, to Los Angeles this month in order to work one-on-one with struggling homeowners in southern California. The event will allow homeowners struggling to make their [...]
Legislators Call on CSU to Bring Sunshine to Executive Compensation
Portantino, Yee: Sunshine has fallen on deaf ears at CSU This week marks the observance of Sunshine Week and all across the country there are calls for government agencies to move toward a more transparent and accountable government. Unfortunately, that idea seems to have fallen on deaf ears at the California State University according to [...]
Sierra Madre Council Delays Decision to Cut 7. 8 Staff Positions
By Bill Coburn – Sierra Madre News.Net – Special to the Weekly “After hearing numerous impassioned pleas by City staff, including at least two that would find themselves out of work, and from resident proponents of the library and the Community Services Dept., the City Council decided to place on hold consideration of a proposed [...]
City of Sierra Madre Voting
The City of Sierra Madre is voting for the office of city council: 2 seats: Colin Braudrick and Chris Koeber are running for these two year terms. For the full four year terms: John Capoccia, John Harabedian, Gene Goss, Bill Tice and incumbant MaryAnn MacGillivray. City treasurer and city clerk posts are unopposed and therefore [...]
Council Candidate Forum Video
Special Thanks to Bill Coburn for the following video: More images from the forum by Terry Miller Candidate statements follow:
