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Pasadena Star News: Sierra Madre Considering Stricter Measures In Face Of...
Not immediate enough, Mr. McDonald?We can see from the latest edition of the occasionally forthcoming City Manager's Report that there are three building moratorium "Public Hearing" notices that will...
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One Carter: Sierra Madre's Luxury Home Death Trap?
A bad beginningThat One Carter (or whatever it is being marketed as these days) has remained on the wild frontiers of development here in the San Gabriel Valley for so long is a matter of small wonder...
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Tony Brandenburg: The Po Po Police & Who is Yolande Beckles and What has She...
Uh oh, the Po Po!(Mod: Did I ever tell you how Tony Brandenburg saved Sierra Madre? He did, you know. Remember those Noah Green pictures that turned last April's election on its head? Tony is the guy...
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It's the 4th of July - Let's Practice a Little Democracy
-(Mod: I was given a privileged look at an e-mail exchange between Sierra Madre City Councilmember Denise Delmar and an especially eloquent resident by the name of Barry Gold. I thought it was an...
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Question: Is It Time To Finish Off The UUT Altogether?
Earl, Shirley and DavidToday at 11AM three people that I consider to be friends, Shirley Moore, Earl Richey and David McGonigle, will be filing a formal Notice of Intent with City Hall to circulate a...
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If We Take Away Our Tax Money, Doesn't City Hall Become Just Another Small...
-Everybody has opinions. But the people who work at City Hall have opinions that are backed up by both well-compensated full time employees and as many lawyers as they want. All of it paid for by the...
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So Why Did They Pick the 4th of July?
Add caption(Mod: Being caught up in the meaning of this day and all, I was reading some of the fascinating information to be found on a website called Constitution Facts.com. I came across the...
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Matt Bryant's E-Mail to the City Council About Building and Water Moratoriums
-(Mod: Matt Bryant is one of the main voices in the Coalition to Preserve Mater Dolorosa and Stop the Housing Project. His organizational abilities are outstanding, and he has helped many to...
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Joe Queenan: Weapons of Mass Construction
-Mod: Yesterday a thoughtful reader of this blog left the following comment:There is a wonderful tongue-in-cheek article in the Wall Street Journal today entitled "Weapons of Mass Construction" by Joe...
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Tuesday Evening's Main Event: Moratoriums, Water Fines, Resident Abuse and...
Who brought tanning butter?Tuesday evening will be one of those rare City Council meetings where an important decision has got to be made, and there really is no way for any City Councilmembers to...
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Why City Hall Always Wants More Money and How That Relates to a Possible...
-We have a saying here at The Tattler. If you want to know what is really going on downtown, follow the money. No matter what you hear, or who says it, and be it city staff, consultant or hired...
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When the People of Sierra Madre Lead, This City Wins
OK, you can put Mr. Goss's picture back up now.I've been at this Sierra Madre politics game for a while now, and I have to level with you, we don't win very often. Not when we're always up against the...
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The Pasadena Star News: Sierra Madre Puts a Stop to Development Amid Fear of...
What, me worry?Mod: Our Star News colleague Zen Vuong was at Tuesday evening's City Council meeting, and as is her careful reporting style she managed to get down on paper the points of view from a lot...
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The Tattler Helps Rescue Sierra Madre: How Our Now 6% UUT City Can Save a...
The Tattler: Helping rescue Sierra Madre!As you may recall, during the run-up to last April's voter verdict on Measure UUT, City Hall was claiming that it would lose about half a million big ones for...
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Allen Graves: Does What He Says He Said Match What He Actually Said About A...
Allen Graves: Did he say what he said he said?There was a bit of a brouhaha in the comments the other day, and it had to do with the controversial remarks of a Sierra Madre resident named Allen Graves....
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Anita Delmer and John Herrmann: Our Jefferson Pioneers
Stay independent, my friendsMod: You certainly do recall our dear friends Anita Delmer and John Herrmann, two of the leading lights from the Canyon Zone Committee. Something that, despite the addled...
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Something Happened: Why Did This City's Establishment Get On Board With the...
~: City Hall Gulch :~I don't know about you, but I have to admit to being a bit perplexed about a couple of things. I've been kicking this around for a few days now, and I have yet to figure it out....
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The Tom Love Video Is Now Available For Tattler Readers
A link to the video of Tom's talk can be found here.Tom Love, who is the President of the Board of Directors for the San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District (link), stopped by City Hall last...
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Another Mountain Views Mess? Public Hearing On the Water Related Building...
-How long do we have to put up with this? Why can't City of Sierra Madre legal notices and other advertising just be posted on this city's website? Improving accuracy and saving the taxpayers thousands...
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Answers You've Been Waiting For The Tattler To Get You
An eating process pie chartMod: Over the past few weeks there have been some questions that nobody here ever bothered to answer. Sometimes out of forgetfulness, other times out of indifference. But...
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