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Claremont housing element expected to get state approval

After years of non-compliance, the Claremont city council has passed a housing element. The council unanimously passed the latest version of the housing element, which can best be described as a snapshot of the housing stock and demographics in a city. Every city in California is required to have a housing element as part of its general plan.

Police station commission holds final meeting, crafts new plan

After nearly a year, the committee tasked with crafting a third police station package for voters held their final meeting last Wednesday. The Police Station Citizens’ Advisory Committee (PSCAC), a 15-member body created by former mayor Opanyi Nasiali in August 2018 in the wake of Measure SC’s defeat, hammered out a plan that would appeal to Claremont voters—a 30-year, $17.5 million parcel tax to retrofit and expand the existing building at 570 west Bonita Avenue.

Scooter moratorium extended; bike share program to be explored

Don’t expect to see any Bird or Lime scooters along our sidewalks anytime soon, but a regional bike-share program could be coming to Claremont streets. The council voted unanimously to extend an emergency moratorium on scooter rental businesses in Claremont, which was set to expire this coming September. But the council also voted to look into a bike-share program from the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments (SGVCOG).

Nine-days of fun: Friday, July 19 to Saturday, July 27

Neon Nation will rock Memorial Park this Monday night at the concert in the park, but there's lots more to do in Claremont. Check our nine-day calendar of events to plan your week.

Shakespeare festival puts new spin on classic theater

Lady Macbeth, played by Aileen Hanoum, delivers the famous “out damn spot” line from William Shakespeare’s Macbeth during Ophelia’s Jump production of an adapted version of the play called Mostly Macbeth, on Tuesday at Pomona College’s Sontag Greek Theater. The play, which was adapted by Caitlin Lopez, is the culmination of the Summer Shakespeare Camp for students age 10-14, and is part of the Midsummer Shakespeare Festival.

Daniel Albert Guthrie: Bird watcher, biologist, Pitzer professor

Dan Guthrie was a devoted bird watcher, professor and environmentalist. He lived in Claremont for 55 years, where he worked as a biology professor at Joint Science Department (now W.M. Keck Science Department) at the Claremont Colleges. He died on July 1, surrounded by his family. “Dan instilled a love of the outdoors and scientific personalities in all of us,” his family shared.