La Verne Fire Chief Peter Jankowski
LA VERNE, California, November 27, 2017 — In less than a month, Christmas will arrive, along with the La Verne Fire Department’s 92-year custom of firefighters, family members and volunteers bringing Santa and bags of candy, peanuts and fruit to every child in the city – a herculean task traversing every one of La Verne’s […]
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LA VERNE, California, November 21, 2017 — City Hall might have been the safest place in La Verne last night as scores of fire and police personnel turned out, along with numerous friends and family members, to witness the badge pinnings of firefighter paramedic Chris Palmer, corporal Mark Gutierrez and and police officer Addiel […]
SAN GABRIEL, California, November 19, 2017 — Colleen and I love Italian food. Her mother’s family hails from Sicily, and, as for me, I get into the club because my dad whipped up a killer spaghetti sauce at least once a week. Given our heritage, there isn’t an Italian pasta we don’t like. Spaghetti, Fusilli, […]
LA VERNE, California, November 15, 2017 — Recently retired, you’ve sold your home at the top of the market, you’re flush with cash from all the home equity you’ve realized, and now but one question remains: Where now are you going to live? A thousand thoughts dash around in your head: “There was that […]
LA VERNE, California, November 12, 2017 — You see the signs everywhere. “We Pay Cash for Houses,” “We Buy Houses, “We Buy Ugly Homes.” You see them plastered on telephone poles and freeway onramps. The signs are more ubiquitous than ants at a picnic. Perhaps, you’ll get a flyer in the mail from one […]
LA VERNE, California, November 10, 2017 — The early college pre-season news hasn’t been good. Three UCLA basketball players have been detained in China on the suspicion of shoplifting sunglasses from a Louis Vuitton store. Their plight could upend UCLA’s season before it even starts. You would think all players would know the […]
LA VERNE, California, November 8, 2017 — There are many reasons to welcome the return of fall — sweaters, pumpkin-spiced lattes, fall-scented candles, tights, tailgating, the fall television season, and carrot ginger soup — but perhaps the best reason to celebrate autumn’s return is Karen Huigens comes riding back into town. From April through October, […]
LA VERNE, California, November 4, 2017 — The best news I heard all week is that a Broken Yoke Cafe is slated to move into the former Round Table Pizza space in the Target Center, the site of so many post-pizza parties when my kids were in Little League. I’ve eaten at the Manhattan […]
LA VERNE, California, November 2, 2017 — Not everybody was at the Dodger game on Wednesday. A few stayed home in La Verne to watch the official ribbon-cutting and unveiling of the new Ramona Middle School gymnasium, a 15,445-square-foot facility built for $6.5 million. Funding for the two-year project, which can seat up to 1,424 […]
LA VERNE, California, Nov. 1, 2017 — Despite multiple scoring opportunities, including eight penalty corner kicks, Bonita was shut out by Newport 1-0 at Glenn Davis Stadium on Tuesday afternoon, dashing their hopes of advancing in the CIF playoffs. For 50 minutes, the two evenly matched teams battled to a scoreless tie. When Bonita failed […]
