Honestly, having a legally sound ADU ordinance is just the beginning. Whittier should be actively promoting ADUs (e.g. City website, bill inserts, Park and Rec classes), letting people know that building one is an option, making sure fees are reasonable and in line with other cities, making standard plans available and making low-interest loans or other financial help available for construction.
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Whittier Area Arts & Entertainment: 31 Events in January 2020
How will you spend the first month of the new decade? Check out 31 opportunities in January 2020 to learn something new, make something by you, and have fun.
Write Your Life Story
The group meets to share and appreciate stories. One person’s story may trigger memories that lead to more stories. Think how you would love to have stories written by your grandparents or other relatives who have gone before you; your heirs will one day treasure yours.
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Creating An Anti-Racist Whittier, Together
Louisville, Kentucky-based anti-racist organizer Chris Crass returns to his hometown of Whittier on Monday to give a talk at Whittier College, where the Sociology...
Whittier Candidates Vie for Assembly
The first Millennial elected to the State Assembly, Majority Leader Ian Calderon, who lives in and serves Whittier, made a surprise announcement on Tuesday, November 26, that he would not seek re-election for AD 57 in 2020.
Opinion Editorial: The Active Hope of Advent
My friend and I shared breakfast with people encamped in our city park. A local congregation and advocacy group rustled...
Open Letter to Whittier's Mayor re: "Blight"
The real issue that I take with your mailer is your use of the word "blight" in describing what is going on.
Blight, as I'm sure you know, is a disease in plants. The Oxford English Dictionary calls blight "a thing that spoils or damages".
Everybody Loves a Parade
Especially right here in good ole Whittier! Under grey slightly damp skies, the 66th Annual Uptown Whittier Christmas Parade kicked...
SCOTUS Says Cities Must Provide Housing
On Monday, the Supreme Court of the United States declined unanimously to hear an appeal by cities (including Whittier) of Martin v. Boise, a key part of the case law which says that removal of unhoused persons from public land without offering shelter is unconstitutional. This sets a mandate for cities like Whittier to provide housing.
William Henry Harrison: Architect of Whittier Landmarks
Without a guide to the dozens of buildings in Whittier that Harrison designed, it’s hard for those of us living here today to understand how profoundly he shaped the built landscape that we take for granted.
Trimming Roses and Orange Trees with My Grandfather
I rarely trimmed the tangerine tree and never trimmed the Meyer lemon except to remove all the suckers. My grandfather defined suckers as fast growing branches, usually green and smooth, which produced no fruit but “sucked” energy from the trees. The sucker usually had larger and darker leaves. They nearly always grew straight upward in the tree.