Clik here to view.
What's Up With The Dead Bear Picture In The Mountain Views News?
I have received several complaints about the item reposted above, so maybe it is time this one got aired out a little. Our local adjudicated newsweekly of record, which prints precious little in the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Raw Story: ‘I was offered a .22 bullet’: Mom who shared son’s surgery bill...
Mod: Based on their words and actions, I think it is safe to assume that some Trump supporters are not such very nice people. This piece from Raw Story helps to make that case.‘I was offered a .22...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How Many Pasadena Cops Were Selling Guns Online?
Mod: Still no word from the Sierra Madre PD on the big ATF gun bust that went down here in town. Despite that puzzling lapse, the Pasadena Weekly continues to lead the way with strong reporting on new...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Preserve Sierra Madre: City Council Decision on the Henry A. Darling House
Mod: The following was e-mailed to the City Council last night.Dear Mayor and City Council Members: On Tuesday, July 11th at 6:30 pm, you will be addressing the appeal from the Planning Commission's...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Will the City Council Approve Selling the Library Tonight?
On the auction block?You knew that tonight was shaping up to be a big City Council meeting, right? There is the Henry A. Darling house debacle, which I think we covered quite thoroughly yesterday. Then...
View ArticleClik here to view.
So Will the City Council Sell the Library to Bill Kefalas?
Which one?The old Sierra Madre power structure was very much on display at last evening's City Council meeting. Bill Kefalas, who in the opinion of many in Sierra Madre very much violated a few key...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Preserve Sierra Madre: Darling House is gone, Library Threatened
Dear Supporters: Our City Council voted to overturn the Planning Commission's denial of the demolition permit for the Henry A. Darling House at 126 E. Mira Monte which allows the total demolition of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Mountain Views News Refuses to Print a Letter that Complains About Their...
A happier bear pictureMod: You may recall that last Friday we helpfully posted an article titled "What's Up With The Dead Bear Picture In The Mountain Views News?" (link). Apparently Susan Henderson...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Trump Wants A “Transparent” Border Wall To Prevent Injuries From Falling...
Mod: Unfortunately, and despite what you might have heard a few times, it doesn't look like Mexico is going to pay for the border wall. Apparently that bill will be paid for by you.Trump Wants A...
View ArticleClik here to view.
ABC News: 6 months in, a record low for Trump, with troubles from Russia to...
Mod: The Orange Man is now charting new levels of unpopularity for any POTUS at this point in his administration. You do have to wonder if perhaps the Republican Party has begun to find life unbearable...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Selling Sierra Madre's Library and Measure UUT
2016's Measure UUT was once widely believed to be the source for money intended to be used to save Sierra Madre's Library from insolvency. Which is why so many people have been both shocked and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The City Manager Provides More Information On The Library
Mod: If you are not emailing your questions to City Manager Gabe Engeland you are really missing out. Not only will you get a prompt reply, you will also receive a lot of interesting information. Along...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mountain Views Susan Defends Her Infamous Dead Bear Picture As A "Freedom Of...
Good old Susan Henderson. She is to freedom of speech what the soon to be paroled OJ Simpson is to family therapy. After having banned all of her local political columnists over the years for daring to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Horrors! ‘Invasion of the Body Snatchers’ Remake in the Works at Warner Bros.
Mod: Hollywood just can't seem to leave well enough alone. The movie that put Sierra Madre on the map back in the 1950s is about to remade for what, the fourth time? As if the first version wasn't good...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Donald Trump and Russia Investigation: Can the President Pardon Himself?
Mod: The big news in Trumplandia at this special moment is the possibility that Donald Trump might pardon both himself and his family for things he has yet to admit he ever did. Or even acknowledged...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Quickly Spending the Friends of the Library's $100,000?
This also seems a little hasty. I believe after the last City Council get together the impression had been left on many that before going ahead there would be some meaningful public discussion held...
View ArticleClik here to view.
It's Been Awhile Since Moody's Rated Sierra Madre's Water Bonds
Here is the most recent Moody's commentary on what they call the "Sierra Madre Water Enterprise." This includes Sierra Madre's 2003 Water Bonds. The report comes to us from 2015. The Ba1 rating is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Anthony Scaramucci to Appear at Pasadena Politicon
Yack yack, blah blah.Mod: I'm not sure if you are familiar with Pasadena Politicon, but it is an occasional local event where name brand political gasbags go to do their well-worn shtick in exchange...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tonight's City Council decision to sell off library property and tear down...
I think the above comment, left here on The Tattler last Saturday, is pretty much going to be the City Hall spin tonight. As far as spin goes it is pretty good, but then spin should never be...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Not Atypically Dysfunctional City Council Meeting
Click here to view last night's City Council meeting.This will be short and sweet because there really isn't all that much to talk about. The meeting kicked off with a husband and his wife complaining...
View Article