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Is There A Sacramento - Sierra Madre Water Disconnect?
Here is something to ponder upon. While Sacramento declares that the water crisis has eased, Sierra Madre is now stepping up its financial penalties for using too much water. Doing so while claiming it...
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The Metro Politics of Measure R2 and the 710 Tunnel
Mod: Quite a glorious train-wreck of controversial issues in this Pasadena Star News story. Metro, which desperately wants a half-a-penny sales tax increase to fund various transportation projects, has...
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SEC Files Charges Against Pasadena Congresswoman Judy Chu's Longtime Supporter
BINGQING YANG CHARGED FOR RUNNING $68 MILLION PONZI-LIKE SCHEME PREYING ON CHINESE-AMERICANS AND EB-5 VISA IMMIGRANT INVESTORSBingqing Yang describes herself as having "sponsored the first Asia America...
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City Council Meeting: Promises Made During The Measure UUT Campaign Are Now...
The "Yes On Measure UUT" campaign made a number of promises during the run up to last month's election that do not look like they are going to be kept. That is no surprise for us here at The Tattler,...
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Will the City Council Apologize to City Clerk Melinda Carrillo Tonight?
Mod: The following e-mail received some fairly large circulation over the last week. I thought I should share it here because threatening newly elected City ClerkMelinda Carrillo with the loss of her...
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Last Night's City Council Meeting
"Just tried to watch the meeting. No broadcast - the 'streamer stopped streaming.'" - commentYou're going to have to tell me what happened last night because I missed it. Work got in the way, but I...
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The Michael Jackson Bandit: All Of Sierra Madre's Bank Robbery Coverage In...
Thriller: FBI photo of Michael Jackson robbing Sierra Madre's 'Bank of the West'(Mod: The big news is yesterday's robbery of Sierra Madre's Bank of the West outlet. Done at high noon during the ever...
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Do You Live In An Empty Neighborhood?
At Tuesday evening's City Council meeting, a resident spoke during Public Comment for items not on the agenda. What she said was both very alarming and disturbing. We took the liberty of capturing the...
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Tony Brandenburg: Water, Where Art Thou?
Huh?If this damn water crisis thingie isn't confusing enough, Governor Brown (clickhere) is responding one way, while the water board is responding quite another. Try walking that fine line without...
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VFW Post 3208 Memorial Day Ceremony @ Pioneer Cemetery Monday May 30 11AM
Sierra Madre Harry L. Embree VFW Post 3208 invites patriots, families and friends to attend our Memorial Day Ceremony honoring our deceased War Veterans at Sierra Madre Pioneer Cemetery, Monday, May 30...
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US Coast Guard Veteran Lee Cline Remembered
(Mod: Something for Memorial Day. Military veteran Lee Cline, former Sierra Madre City Councilmember and a man who did a whole lot for his community, was remembered in the California State Assembly...
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The Burbank (Gatto) Blog: Sobering Thoughts on Sober Living Facilities
(Mod: One of the worst kept on-line secrets is the identity of the author of The Burbank Blog. That would be none other than soon retiring California State Assemblyman Mike Gatto. Gatto, who was...
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Assemblyman Mike Gatto Versus State Senate Candidate Anthony Portantino: The...
He seems nice.OK, so there is a lot of odd stuff to be found on the Internet. That is one of its greatest charms. Even the stuff that is supposed to be serious and informed is often weird. With those...
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Do You Like Stories With (Almost) Happy Endings?
(Mod: Then here is one from the Los Angeles Times that you won't want to miss -link):(Mod: Your Measure UUT taxes hard at work. Though the Sacramento Bee does tell us that this is not a completely...
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Pasadena Weekly Election Endorsements: Why Are They All 710 Tunnel Supporters?
Mod: I have often believed that the Pasadena Weekly can be bought. Out of all our fine local publications (a few of whom often claim to have more influence than they actually do), the PW is at the top...
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David Arvisu: The Latest from Saving Arcadia
Mod: The following updates come from Saving Arcadia team leader David Arvisu. David has been instrumental in many recent positive changes in Arcadia, including the exposing of the GemCoin criminals...
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Mountain Views News Local Primary Endorsements: All Pro-710 Tunnel Candidates?
As you know, the local litmus test here at The Sierra Madre Tattler this election is whether or not a candidate supports the construction of the godawful 710 Tunnel. A project so environmentally...
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We'll Find Out What's Up With The SMPD On June 14th
The above list of topics comes to us from the latest edition of the occasionally informative City Manager's report (link). What jumps out first, at least to me, are the 3 items dealing with Sierra...
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The No 710 Action Committee's Voter Recommendations
Mod: Rather than cooking up some special voting recommendations of our own (which is hard because of a deeply ingrained suspicion of the motives of most politicians), we decided to go with those from...
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League of California Cities: Sober Living Businesses in Residential Zones
Mod: The League of California Cities likes to present itself as being a voice of authority when it comes to many of the important issues facing little towns and cities in this state. The following...
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