Before the June 8 primary election this week, there was another important vote that may ultimately have a bigger impact on La Verne than who residents think will make the best Governor, U.S. Senator or 59th District assembly person. On Monday, June 7, the City of La Verne tallied the ballots of homeowners from Rancho La [...]

This summer, about 150 Chinese students, ages 12 to 18, will come to the University of La Verne to study English and experience the American lifestyle. This cross-cultural program is offered by ESLA Consulting Inc. in conjunction with the University. From July 18 through August 8, these Chinese students will require local families to host [...]

There are only a few real things you can bet on in life. To death and taxes, please add the Sowing Seeds for Life food pantry on the first and third Wednesday of every month when like clockwork, the local food bank on Arrow Hwy. in La Verne dispenses groceries and consumables to hundreds of [...]

The Rotary Club of La Verne adopted David & Margaret’s Home in La Verne for Valentine’s Day. The Club gathered on Thursday, February 11th to put together 50 personal care packages for the young women who reside at David & Margaret’s. The idea for the care packages came from Lyn Childress, chair of La Verne Rotary [...]

The lush, big band sound is back, and the Bonita High School Jazz Ensemble will be producing it on March 5, 2010 at the fabulous and historic Fox Theater in Old Town Pomona on March 5, 2010. “Join us for the days when class sailed the high seas, champagne was the drink of choice and Big [...]

Amid a crowd of cub scouts, carolers, children, parents and a lurking Santa Claus, La Verne City executives officially flipped the switch on the Annual Tree Lighting at City Hall on Monday night. A day already made memorable by a large storm that had passed through town earlier in the day and by the fact it [...]

At 9 a.m., head down the freeway to Cypress College to watch our Bonita ladies vie for the CIF crown against Hacienda Heights Los Altos in the Division 3-AA final at 10 in gym No. 2. Twice earlier in the season, the Lady Bearcats defeated the Conquerors, but getting the hat trick with so much [...]

I was just shipped from China in a big crate, so I can’t tell you how good it is to stretch my legs in your city. To tell you the truth, I thought I’d be here earlier, but the boat was pretty slow. And with that new L.A. County sales tax of 9.25%, I didn’t [...]

Did you ever think for a moment how the creators of ultra-realistic, street-racing video games like Project Gotham reproduce the sounds of high-performance cars? Their talent scouts search for cars – it’s a short list – and bring them back to a state-of-the-art sound lab to record their decibel-deafening power. That’s how they found Boyd Marshall [...]