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Bird enthusiasts of all ages are invited to spot, interact with and celebrate winged friends at California Botanic Garden’s annual Family Bird Festival, running from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, February 15 at 1500 N. College Ave., Claremont.
Some 700 Claremont Unified School District students walked out of classes Wednesday and marched to the intersection of Indian Hill and Foothill Boulevard for a 90-minute protest of the federal immigration crackdowns taking place in Democratically-controlled states across the nation.
Students primarily from Claremont High but also from San Antonio High and El Roble Intermediate School walked out of classes at 1:25 p.m. and remained at the intersection through the end of the school day.
President Trump’s immigration crackdowns in Democratically-controlled states have not only resulted in death and injury, they have propagated fear in the Hispanic and other targeted communities that previously safe havens such as schools are no longer secure. “We’re hearing a lot of fear out of our families that either have undocumented members or are in communities where they’re friends and family members with undocumented folk, definitely,” said CUSD Assistant Superintendent, Student Services Kevin Ward.
In 2011, the Department of Homeland Security issued the DHS Sensitive Locations Memo, which designated schools from pre-school to college, as well as vocational and trade schools, places of worship, and hospitals, among other sites, as “sensitive locations” where Immigration and Customs Enforcement activities were curtailed. In 2021, DHS issued an expanded memo, this time including Customs and Border Protection and adding additional sites. Photo/by Katrin Bolovtsova
“Here’s the uncomfortable truth: when a newsroom as storied and resourced as The Washington Post takes an axe to sports, books, and foreign coverage, it’s not just “another media layoff story”; it’s an admission that the old package — big footprint, broad coverage, high fixed costs — is getting harder to sustain even for brands with national reach, deep talent benches, and billionaire ownership. And the Post is not alone in wrestling with the same set of structural forces.”
“I want to ask the Courier if they can put an article about how monarchs are going extinct. I hope people will grow habitats in the yard of their houses for monarchs to have a place to thrive on their journey. The zoo keeper called them ‘gas stations.’ I learned about this on a trip to the zoo in San Diego. The driver of a double-decker bus she explained how the monarchs are going extinct. Me and my mom were able to grow 20 monarchs from an egg. And we released them into the wild (my backyard) to complete their journey.” Illustration/by 11-year-old Oliver Dee
Pomona College’s December 10, 2025 settlement agreement resolving a U.S. Department of Civil Rights Title VI investigation indicated students should expect numerous policy changes beginning in spring 2026 designed to prevent further claims of antisemitism. Now three weeks into the spring semester, Molly Chakery, Associated Students of Pomona College representative and sophomore class president, said ASPC has had limited communication with the school regarding any changes. Photo/by Lisa Chakery
The Courier took off from Cable Airport in Upland this week for a single-engine plane ride to the Pacific Ocean and back. We looped past the Santa Monica Pier, weaving through a maze of air traffic — planes, helicopters, and even drones — to capture this bird’s-eye view of the Los Angeles basin. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
More than 200 demonstrators took to the corner of Indian Hill and Foothill boulevards Friday afternoon to participate in a national shutdown protesting Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity that has led to the death of eight people since the start of the year. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
“Though these horrific killings — some have called them executions — took place in Minneapolis, we are all in mourning. Many people turn to their faith in times like these. Here in Claremont and the surrounding communities, religious leaders are feeling their congregations’ pain, and some are mobilizing to be of service to our immigrant neighbors.”
Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, at 251 E. 11th St., Claremont, hosts the free and open to the public opening reception for “Means to an End,” the 81st Scripps College Ceramic Annual exhibition, from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, February 7, with live music by Gold Minutes.
The Claremont Police Department will set up a DUI checkpoint somewhere in the city from 7 p.m. Friday, January 30 to 2 a.m. Saturday, January 31.
Claremont Courier event calendar: January 30 – February 7, 2026
A free and public opening reception for Pitzer College Art Galleries’ “Atomic Dragons,” a group showcase featuring activists with Slow War Against the Nuclear State, takes place from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, February 7 at Broad Center’s Nichols Gallery, 1060 N. Mills Ave.
The Community Restoration and Revival organization was founded by Claremont High School student Mario Miranda and is currently sponsored by the Rotary Club of Claremont.