This year, the yard sale moves to the Southern California Edison parking lot, 2255 Walnut Grove Avenue, Rosemead, CA. This means virtually unlimited space for potential sellers.

Early registration ends March 4. Late registration ends March 11. Additional information is here.

The chicken ordinance is coming back for another hearing before the Rosemead Planning Commission on Monday, March 1, 7pm. It should be in the council chambers.

EGPNews.com MUSD Schools Receive Title I Academic Achievement Award. Title 1 are fund that are given schools with some low-income kids. The goal is to raise scores for lower income and underperforming students, as well as the entire school.

South Parking Lot, SGHS, 801 S. Ramona Street, San Gabriel, CA 91776.

The flyer is attached. Feel free to pass along this information.

The SGHS PTA is one of several non-profit organizations that are benefiting from the e-waste recycling program. If you have an old tv, computer, or other electronic equipment that you no longer use, consider recycling it on March 6-7.

According to the NYT, since 2006, police have increased their use of sobriety checkpoints.

At these "sobriety" checks, they also check for licenses. If drivers lack licenses, the cars are impounded. Recovering the car can cost in the range of $2,000 to cover fines and impound fees.

This is the studio of the East Los Streetscapers. They do big murals. Click here to see one.

The contrast between the beauty of the mural and the, um, squatter-shanty qualities of this warehouse are quite extreme.

Shuey's principal, Carlos Moran, sent a letter home with kids, mailed a letter to nearby addresses, and placed flyers on the doors of nearby homes. He reported three recent break-ins at the school: The weekend of 1/23-24, 1/30-31, and on the morning of 2/4.