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The Colby Circle townhomes, a proposed housing development that has caused controversy among nearby residents, will take center stage again at this Wednesday’s architectural commission meeting.
The 96-unit proposed development at the northern end of the Old School House area came before the same body back in April for a two-year extension. But the commission pushed the decision for 90 days to gather more information and to see whether it can grant an extension with conditions set by community input.
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.
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.
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.
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).
A drowsy driver crashed into a tree in front of a Mills Avenue home early Sunday morning, destroying a memorial to a killed Claremont woman. The driver, a 31-year-old man, was driving eastbound on Radcliffe Drive when he allegedly fell asleep and crashed his Honda Accord into the tree in front of the house just before 3 a.m. Amy Dellosa, who lives at the house, awoke to the sounds of tires screeching and a crash. Photo by Drew Ready
The finishing touches to the exterior of the Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College on College Avenue are mostly completed, but the 33,000- square-foot museum won’t open until later in 2020. It will take a year to move the huge art collection and then install - opening exhibitions. But there’s already artwork out front, including the very tall and thin-legged “ghandiG” by Peter Sheldon. COURIER photo/Peter Weinberger
Knight’s Inn renovation plans approved by architectural commission
At its last meeting, the city’s architectural commission approved the design and site plan for the full renovation and addition to the existing Knight’s Inn Motel, located at 721 S. Indian Hill Blvd.
Plans include demolition of the existing lobby building, a full remodel of the existing motel building.
The conflict between the city and the Claremont Police Officers Association (CPOA) is heating up.
Corporal Nick Martinez spoke to the city council during public comment, two weeks after the council voted to push through terms and conditions of employment with the CPOA after the group reached an impasse with city negotiators.
Eight other officers, all wearing matching black CPOA shirts, sat in the chambers while Cpl. Martinez spoke.
The CPOA, in part, had asked for a pay raise during months of negotiations, which broke down in February.
The city council is moving full-steam ahead on placing a sales and use tax increase on the November 5 ballot.
The council voted 4-0 to pass the ordinance, placing the measure on the ballot Tuesday night. The measure seeks to increase the city’s sales tax rate by three-quarters of a cent, from 9.5 percent to the state cap of 10.25 percent.
According to witnesses, a flatbed truck that was part of the parade pulled off Harrison Avenue into the parking lot at the Joslyn Senior Center then suddenly accelerated, gaining significant speed before crashing into a flagpole, an arbor and bushes adjacent to the center. “I heard these girls scream and ran over, and I saw the flag pole come down,” said Upland resident William Gordon. COURIER photo/Steven Felschundneff
Police arrested a man after he led police on a pursuit in a stolen car. Officers tried to pull over a 2005 Honda Accord around 10:40 a.m. at Indian Hill and San Jose after discovering it had been stolen, Lt. Walters said. The driver, later identified as 34-year-old Gabriel Cortes, didn’t stop, and led police on a pursuit into Pomona.
Theater company Ophelia’s Jump and Claremont’s Pomona College will once again co-sponsor the Midsummer Shakespeare Festival from July 11 to July 21 at the college’s Sontag Greek Theater, an outdoor amphitheater originally built in 1910.
The festival opens this Thursday, July 11 with Taming of the Shrew.
