Big Raise for Garvey School District Superintendent

Boosted from $148,500 to %170K. In addition, Superintendent Sandra Johnson receives $5100 for having a Ph.D., $5700 for "mileage," and perhaps $12,000 a year deposited into her retirement account.

Two views of the San Gabriel River

LA Times article on the mess that is the East Fork of the San Gabriel River, and a SGV Tribune blurb on a flyfishing outreach event on the West Fork of the San Gabriel River. No link available for the little fly fishing blurb, though.

I just thought the juxtaposition of articles this morning was funny.

Savannah Cemetery "Spirit Fest"

There's an arts and crafts show scheduled for this Saturday (Sep 29, 11am - 3pm) in the Moose Lodge parking lot (near the corner of Valley and Mission Blvds in Rosemead. That's adjacent to the historic Savannah Cemetery.

SGHS E-Waste Event -- Sept 15, 2012, 9am - 3pm

There's another e-waste collection event at San Gabriel High School (801 S. Ramona St, San Gabriel, CA 91776). It's this Saturday, 8am - 3pm.

More on CAL Poultry

A much better article on the city's surrender to CAL Poultry appeared in the LA Times today. The Times puts this defeat for the city in the context of Maggie Clark sending out scary postcards about Avian Flu, and her proposal to require English translators for programs at the city recreational facilities

Chickens 1, Racists 0

After spending tens of thousands of dollars on unnecessary litigation, Rosemead has finally decided to settle with CAL Poultry to let the business remain in town.