Claremont's latest news

Submit questions to council candidates at Active Claremont forum

Active Claremont will host a candidates’ forum on Thursday, September 20 at 7 p.m. in the Padua Room at the Hughes Center, 1700 Danbury Rd., Claremont. All six city council race candidates—MIchael Ceraso, Zach Courser, Jed Leano, Douglas Lyon, Ed Reece and Jennifer Stark—have been invited. The forum is open to the public and will include a question-and-answer period. For information, call (909) 621-2079.

Candidates show enthusiasm at first candidate forum

Four candidates for city council introduced themselves to the Claremont business community Tuesday. The early-morning forum occurred during the Chamber of Commerce’s monthly Business Over Breakfast, and questions ranged from cutting down on commercial burglaries, fiscal responsibility and town and gown relationships.

Council approves new police cars, user fees, parking fines

The Claremont city council, in its first meeting since the August recess, approved the purchase of 14 new police cars. Mayor Pro Tem Corey Calaycay pulled the initial consent calendar item for discussion. The cruisers slated for replacement are at the end of their four-year lifespan, Claremont Police Chief Shelly Vander Veen said during her presentation.

Teamwork gives Condit library a much-needed makeover

Every now and then it’s an emotion that can help to bring about something good. Consider what happened over the summer up at Condit Elementary School: At about the mid-point of last school year, Condit Parent Teacher Association President Valarie Jimenez was approached by a parent who had spent a few days as a substitute teacher at nearby Sumner Danbury Elementary.

Moonlighting up the Baldy Notch

Over the years I've spent many days hiking around the Mt. Baldy area, going up the ski lifts to the Notch to ski, or just see the sights. In many ways, the top of the Notch has been reinvented to include night hiking, zip lines, overnight cabins, music festivals, dancing and more. There's simply a lot of activity after the sun sets up there at 7800 feet. All in the middle of a classically beautiful mountain location. COURIER photo/Peter Weinberger

Early birds rise, yoga, noon concerts, jazz, elections and more

FRIDAY NOON CONCERTS ARE BACK: Scripps College’s free Friday Noon Concert Series kicks off the 2019-2019 season today with music by Raymond Luedeke, Anthony Plog and Halsey Stevens. The show at Balch Auditorium, 1030 Columbia Ave., Claremont, begins at 12:15 p.m. with performers Stephen Klein and Beth Mitchell, tubas, Jennie Jung, piano, and Gibb Schreffler, narrator. The weekly concerts are a joint production of Scripps and the Pomona College Music Department.