It was such a funny headline, I couldn't resist. Sadly, two of the monkeys were already dead.

It'll be interesting to see if opponents of the Vulcan Mining expansion in Azusa succeed in getting a referendum on the proposed changes. Our experience in Rosemead suggests the big company's supporters on the council will find a way to keep the issue off the ballot.

At least not as far as our state senator, Gloria Romero, is concerned. She wants to remove a rock called "serpentine," which is basically asbestos in its raw form, from the state's list of official things.

Target used a helicopter to place a/c units on the roof of the store they're building in Azusa. The pictures accompanying the story reminded me of an event in Rosemead, a few years ago.

If it wasn't for their own customers knowing how bad PGE could be, Proposition 16 would probably have passed.

Instead, areas served by PGE provided the majority "No" vote to keep the electric giant from getting an even stronger stranglehold on their monopoly.

So you want to visit a museum, but you're too cheap to pay for it? Lucky for you, there are ways around paying. Here's a link to a .pdf document on the Norton Simon Museum's website that lists free days for most area museums. Enjoy!

LED street lights use a fraction of the electricity of sodium pressure lighting. Los Angeles is in the process of switching over. As long as they do the shielding properly, this should be a win for the environment and for the city residents who are afraid of the dark.

Nice pictures taken from the blimp in this story posted on the LA Times website.