Somewhat surprising, from 2000 to 2012, La Verne’s population fell by 177, a 0.6% decrease, to 31,461. Over the same period, Los Angeles County’s population increased 0.32%.
As of 2012, La Verne’s non-Hispanic white population was 53.8%, compared with 27.1% for Los Angeles County, or about double that of L.A. County’s.
Yet, the non-White Hispanic population in [...]
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When people call Nancy Eastland, the first thing she tells them is, “Don’t throw anything out.”
Not a single nail, button, or half-spent sack of flour.
“I want the cleaning supplies under the sink, I want the health and beauty aids in the bathroom, I want the food in the cupboards,” said Eastland, now in [...]
In a San Gabriel Valley Tribune survey asking readers to list their “favorites” across a broad range of categories from restaurants to roofers, respondents named Century 21 Marty Rodriguez in Glendora, Calif., their “favorite real estate company.”
Upon hearing the news, Realtor Marty Rodriguez was both delighted and humbled.
“I would not be in this business if [...]
If you’re thinking about renting out your home, waiting for housing prices to further rebound off their recent lows, you might have hit on a winning financial strategy.
But before you put on your landlord’s hat, you should know that renting out your home involves more than just finding good tenants who will pay their rent [...]
A decade ago, the watchword in real estate was mold. Today, it’s “meth,” which is short for methamphetamine.
On the March 8, 2013 telecast of ABC World News with Diane Sawyer, reporter Jim Avala said experts estimate there are 2.5 million homes contaminated by methamphetamine in the U.S.
If you’re an unwitting buyer of one of these [...]
Is a Walmart neighborhood grocery coming to La Verne? That’s the 800-pound gorilla that’s been stalking economic development discussions lately.
“As strong as that rumour is out there,” said La Verne Community Development Director Hal Fredericksen,” Walmart has never talked to the city. We have no application from them.”
Fredericksen, however, indicated that the owner of the [...]
The Commerce Department said that the economy contracted at an annual rate of 0.1 percent in the fourth quarter. That’s a sharp slowdown from the 3.1 percent growth rate in the July-September quarter.
On the other hand, consumer spending rose 2.2 percent and savings grew to 4.7 percent from 2.6 percent in the previous quarter. Moreover, [...]
Legacy House, a new residential care home for the elderly in La Verne, is so spotlessly clean that some of the arriving residents might think they’ve died and gone to heaven.
Over the last year, owners Lynn and Ralph Chalifoux have turned an eyesore into eye-candy. Every inch of the former fixer-upper located at the corner [...]
Fresh out of Bonita High School, Patrick Neal, now 28, thought he’d pursue a job with the forest service or the national parks. Family vacations to Yellowstone, Yosemite, Zion, Bryce and the Grand Canyon had hooked him on the big outdoors.
“I fell in love with the parks, but then I fell in love with a [...]
