Last week, Sustainable City News fact-checked statements by mayoral contenders in the first three candidate forums. This week, we fact-check statements made in four candidate forums by Whittierites running for City Council in Districts 1 and 3. On business growth and retention, District 3 incumbent Cathy Warner claimed during the Chamber of Commerce forum at...
From 1930 until his retirement in 1978, Harrison designed more than 600 buildings, most of them schools, but the Whittier Civic Center buildings represent the crowning achievement of his career.
Moving back home to Downey, California was a tough transition but was going to be a short one, I assumed. “This is temporary!” I assured my mom, who only had a couch to offer me. “No need to unpack the boxes, I’ll be out of here in no time.” A year later and I’m still living at home.
Submit your stories and essays about your true experiences, memories, or adventures in Whittier, past or present. Submissions should be 500 words or less. The deadline to email your submission is February 29.
Measure FD authorizes Los Angeles County to impose a parcel tax to provide funds for the L.A. County Fire Department. Measure R requires that the Los Angeles County Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission research and draft a Comprehensive Public Safety Reinvestment Plan.
Schools could use this money to make buildings safer, to construct new buildings, or to increase the amount of student housing. Districts with less money could also apply for more help from the state to pay for construction projects.
After three forums sponsored by a variety of Whittier nonprofits and civic organizations, Sustainable City News fact-checks statements made by City of Whittier mayoral candidates on several issues of interest to local voters.
The 18,000-square-foot park was designed by the skaters who will use it, and provides a safer, more fun alternative to skating in parking lots and at schools and other public buildings. It is the largest skate park overseen by the County Parks & Rec Department.
In this issue, we reprint content written by candidates for Assembly District 57 about themselves and their reasons for running. This content can be found on candidates’ websites and on VotersEdge.org.
Harrison’s administration building takes us "Back to the Future" in a literal sense—it served as the face of Hill Valley High School in that 1985 multi-award-winning film starring Michael J. Fox.