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Is Sierra Madre City Hall Censoring Its Facebook Page?
Doyle & Capoccia: UUT first, Monastery next?It now appears that City Hall has instituted a new policy for its celebrated City of Sierra Madre Facebook page. Rather than running a taxpayer funded...
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The Tattler Sunday News & Review
Party animals.(Mod: I haven't done one of these in a while. Hopefully this isn't going to become too much of a habit.)Pasadena Unified Teachers Move Closer to Possible Strike Vote (Pasadena Nowlink):...
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Palm Beach Post: Sober Home Invasion
(Mod: What follows is my edit of an article from the Palm Beach Post in Florida. This was forwarded to me by a reader concerned about what may be going down on W. Carter. It goes into some detail about...
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Captain Obvious: Yes, the 10% UUT is a CalPERS Tax (And Why That Should...
If you’re at a Las Vegas blackjack table, losing hand after hand and running out of money (budget reserves), which one of these choices should you choose:1. Keep playing and spending more money...
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Sun Sentinel: City leaders push federal housing official for sober home...
(Mod: In Florida, where the struggle over what are being called "Sober Living Facilities" has apparently hit critical mass, there is now some hope that the Federal government could soon back off on its...
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Tonight's Planning Commission Meeting Needs You
The Planning Commission has quite a bit on their collective plate tonight, as is usually the case. Nothing different about that.And in regards to the "group living" issues, they will have the...
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Dedicato Treatment Center vs. Planning Commission
During public comment at the beginning of the meeting, residents presented the Planning Commission with concerns and requests for clarification and guidance in how to deal with the extremely troubling...
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Can "Governor No" Become the Next President of the United States?
Mod: I have been a proponent of voting for third party candidates for a few years now. I don't know about you, but as far as the GOP and the Dems go, I've pretty much had it with both of them. One is...
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Moody's Issues Degraded Bond Rating for the PUSD, Board of Ed Grants Teachers...
It seemed to be pretty much a foregone conclusion that the Pasadena Unified Board of Education would be awarding the United Teachers of Pasadena the 6% raise it had demanded, along with commensurate...
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Sober Living Homes: Now Targeting Sierra Madre
First one, then many.The situation could get very ugly, you know. There really is a lot of dough to be made, and there are also plenty of awful state and Federal laws carelessly enabling such...
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City Council Meeting: Wasn't Measure UUT Supposed To Make These Kinds Of...
Maybe not.Wasn't it your impression that with the passage of Measure UUT all money problems such as those being described below would simply disappear? Apparently the 70% or so of Sierra Madre's keenly...
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Pasadena Star News: Sober living home surprises Sierra Madre residents
The Sierra Madre mountains of Mexico are on the right.Mod: The Dedicato Treatment Center story has now hit the Pasadena Star News. This was nice to see since The Tattler, along with the Sierra Madre...
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Nancy Shollenberger's Letter To The City Council
Councilmember Arizmendi, Nancy, and three complicated dudes.Mod: At Tuesday evening's City Council meeting a resident read out loud the following letter from now retired City Clerk Nancy Shollenberger....
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SMPD Sergeant Edward Delcoure's Controversial "War On Cops" Fund Raising Letter
I'm not sure anyone gave this fund raising letter much attention, but it was very controversial in some quarters. Not in Sierra Madre, of course. At least as far as I can tell. Nobody brought it to my...
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Transparent California: How the City of Fresno Dodged the Pension Tsunami -...
(Mod: You probably can't tell SierraMadre, Arcadia or Pasadena, all of whom are upside down with millions of dollars in unfunded CalPERS pension debt, but it is possible to avoid such pain. Here...
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National Catholic Reporter: US Sisters Turn Their Lands Over To Trusts,...
Mod: Quite a contrast between what the Victory Noll Sisters are doing with their land, and what is happening in Sierra Madre at the Mater Dolorosa Monastery Retreat Center. This report comes to us from...
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Yes, It's Bad News Monday
Mod: Let's face it, nobody currently being forced to work for a living likes Mondays. It is the worst day of the week as far as most such people are concerned. And, to be completely frank with you, I...
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CAR's Mysterious $1,000 IMPAC Donation to the 'Yes On Measure UUT' Committee
"Why did IMPAC donate $1,000 SIX DAYS after the April 12, 2016 election? Is this how the bulldozer club spikes the football?" - reader commentThe final list of contributors and their generous donations...
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Is There An Obamacare - Dedicato TC Link?
Mod: Since a few of the things related to sober houses (and the current Dedicato Treatment Center controversy in particular) have been moved up to next week's City Council meeting from June sometime...
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Spa-Gate: Is Kathryn Barger the Worst LA County Board of Supervisors...
Stinker.Mod: This one comes to us from the Tattler Los Angeles County Political Review Committee, headed up by the inimitable Deep Throat. That name is used because our correspondent actually works at...
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