No surprises in Rosemead. Polly Low was easily reelected. She polled the most votes in every precinct.

Bill Alarcon finished second, well ahead of Alejandro Gandara.

For Monterey Park's March 8 election, the L.A. County Democratic Party has endorsed Bob Gin, Hans Liang, and Anthony Wong. The County GOP has endorsed Joe Avila and Walter Sarnoi.

Sarnoi appears to be a boxer of some renown.

The L.A. County Republican Party made no endorsements in the San Gabriel City Council election. The County Democratic Party endorsed only Phillip Hu. Judging by yard signs, it would be a real upset if Hu won.

The funniest thing about San Gabriel's city council election is the candidate who has all the "Chin Ho" signs. I assume he's trying to play off of the character from Hawaii Five-O:

In case you are curious, for the March 8, 2011 elections, the Los Angeles County Democratic Party endorsed only Polly Low.

Tuesday, March 8 is election day in Monterey Park, Rosemead and San Gabriel. If you're not sure about your polling place, visit the L.A. County Registrar-Recorder's website. Note that some of you may have two separate polling places: one for your city council election and one for the L.A. Community College Board of Trustees election.

Over the next few weeks, Metro (MTA) is holding required CEQA/NEPA hearings on the 710 extension. Local hearings are:

Wednesday, March 2, 6-8pm: Jefferson Middle School, 1372 E. Las Tunas Dr, San Gabriel, CA 91776

Thursday, March 3, 6-8pm: Alhambra Civic Center Library -- Reese Hall, 101 S. First St., Alhambra, CA 91801.

The local paper tipped me off to free IHOP pancakes tomorrow. Of course, IHOP will probably be pretty packed tomorrow, so it's a trade off between saving a few bucks (after all, two pancakes at Denny's are just $2!) in exchange for a possibly long wait. But if you have more time than money. . . .

On-line, it's called the San Gabriel Valley Journal. The story is here.

A few weeks ago, they ran a profile on Bill Alarcon.