Brush Fire in Hills of Monrovia
Press Release posted 4/10/13 at 2:30pm Monrovia Hillside Brush Fire at Madison and Crescent Avenues April 20, 2013 At 11:15 a.m. on Saturday, April 20, the Monrovia Fire Department responded to a call of a…
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CAL FIRE on Alert for High Fire Danger
Press Release posted 4/20/13 – CAL FIRE firefighters are on high alert as gusty winds will increase the fire danger across much of Southern California. The National Weather Service issued a “Red Flag Warning” starting…
Mtn. Views News Reports Tim Osti is Fine in Boston
Posted 4/15/13 – Just thought I’d share this post I just saw on the Mtn. Views News Facebook page: UPDATE ON SIERRA MADREAN IN BOSTON MARATHON: TIM OSTI IS OKAY. He had completed the race and…
Sierra Madre Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Enticing Minors to Have Sex
Press Release posted 2/11/13 – from FBI.gov RIVERSIDE, CA—A 27 year old man who enticed juvenile females to engage in sexual acts was sentenced Tuesday to 240 months’ imprisonment by United States District Court Judge…
Sierra Madre Search And Rescue December, 2012 Rescue Log
Posted 1/13/13 – During the month of December, Sierra Madre Search and Rescue (SMSR) responded to five calls for assistance. December closed out a busy 2012 for SMSR with the Team responding to 105 incidents…
SR710 Study Team to Share Alternatives Information, Public Invited
Press Release posted 1/13/13 – Metro for the State Route 710 (SR-710) Study team is hosting three All Communities Convening Open Houses in the month of January. During our Open Houses, we will be sharing…
The Late Huell Howser Calls Sierra Madre “A Fine Example of California Gold”
Posted 1/9/13 – In October of 2007, Huell Howser presided over the City of Sierra Madre’s Centennial Closing Ceremonies, including being named honorary mayor for the day. In this video, Huell Howser talks about how…
Winds Knock Out Power in Parts of the City – Updated
Update 10:30 – Edison has removed the larger of the two outages from their outage website, I can only assume that the 494 now have power again. The other outage has been reduced to 161…
Grandview, Mountain Trail Closed Due to Water Leak, Hole in Street
UPDATE Posted 11/18/12 – This just in from Elaine Aguilar in response to our question about how many residents are without water and how long they will be without it: “All the homes on both…
Assemblyman Donnelly Launches 59th Assembly District’s Constitution Essay Contest
Press Release posted 9/23/12 – If you are in Jr. High or High School and live in the 59th Assembly District, you are eligible to enter the 2012 Constitution Essay Contest! Please submit an essay of…
SMFD Introduces New Captains
Posted 9/13/12 – Sierra Madre Fire Chief Steve Heydorff introduced the new (and old) captains of the Sierra Madre Fire Dept. to the City at Tuesday night’s City Council meeting. Greg Christmas is the new…
August Rescue Log, Sierra Madre Search And Rescue
Posted 9/13/12 – During the month of August, Sierra Madre Search and Rescue (SMSR) responded to a dozen calls for assistance. A selected set of calls are described below. Injured Hikers, Big Santa Anita Canyon:…
It’s 344, Not 343 – Remember Glenn Winuk
Posted 9/11/12 – A few years back, I heard that there was actually a 344th firefighter that died on 9/11/2001. As it was described to me, the media had contacted the International Association of Firefighters…
SM Farmers’ Market Switches to Fall/Winter Hours
Press Release posted 9/5/12 – The hours have changed (starting today) to 3:00-7:00pm every Wednesday throughout the fall and winter months. The Farmers’ Market is a great opportunity to come on down and meet the…
Update on Gold Line from Habib Balian of Foothill Extension Authority
Op-Ed posted 8/28/12 – Earlier today (Monday, 8/27/12) Governor Brown signed AB1600 into law, amending the Construction Authority’s enabling legislation to extend the Foothill Extension project boundaries to Montclair in San Bernardino County. The changes…