Last year, their U.S. stores lost over $1 million each. This year, the loss is "just" $600,000 or so each. ($113 million in losses, spread over 177 stores). That's not a sustainable business model.

Tribune article about the status of plans to destroy the Montebello Hills.

Title says it all. Led to a shut down of Valley Blvd. Somewhat surprising that deadly force was necessary.

The state Supreme Court said the state can abolish Redevelopment Agencies. Makes sense, since they created them. Since then, they've been a giant slush fund for developers and local elected officials.

I think this article is comparing apples and oranges. I don't think the growing obesity rate and trends are necessarily based on economics or race; otherwise, how does one explain the obesity rate among Caucasian families say in the middle American red states?

Story from a few weeks ago in the SGV Journal.

Lots of Democrats, a couple of Republicans, and nearly all current or former elected officials.

Still bubbling under. I wonder if the multi-million grant to the developer is a grant or an advance? Do they keep the money regardless of what they do?

Story in today's SGV Tribune. This is adjacent to portions of South San Gabriel and Rosemead.