Diamond Bar Journal News

Upcoming: State of the City Address: Thursday, March 22 at 6:30 p.m. Diamond Bar Mayor Steve Tye will deliver his State of the City address on Thursday, March 22 at 6:30 p.m. The event is free and will take place at the Diamond Bar Center, located at 1600 S. Grand Avenue in Diamond Bar. Doors will open at 6 p.m. and light refreshments will be served. Diamond Bar residents and business owners are strongly encouraged to attend, as the Mayor’s address will include highlights of the City’s accomplishments in 2006 and the future of the City of Diamond Bar. The State of the City address will be video-taped and broadcast at a later date on DBTV Channel 3 for Time Warner Cable customers and on the City’s website at www.cityofdiamondbar.com. For more information on this event, contact the Public Information Office at 909.839.7055.

On 03/11/2007 - Edmonds doubtful for opening day Inland Valley Daily Bulletin reported that Jim Edmonds' first batting practice session left him feeling far from optimistic that he'll be ready for opening day. The St. Louis Cardinals' center fielder and Diamond Bar High School graduate is rehabbing from off-season surgery on his right shoulder and left foot, and thus far it's been slow going. With three weeks to go before the World Series champions open the season on April 1, there's no timetable yet for his first spring training appearance.

On 03/07/2007 - Verizon: Full-Speed Ahead in California Multichannel News of New York, NY reports: Verizon Communications wasted no time applying for a state franchise, mapping deployment for 12 service regions in Southern California. The telco was able to make the application once the state's Public Utilities Commission solidified its administrative rules for the process. That was completed March 1, and the company submitted its paperwork March 2.
The state filing indicated that the next deployments will be Victorville/Apple Valley in San Bernardino County, listed as Region 1 in Verizon's application. The other intended service areas: Region 2, Ventura and Los Angeles County coastal communities from Camarillo through Malibu; Region 3, Santa Monica; Region 4, Los Angeles County coastal communities from Manhattan Beach through Rolling Hills; Region 5, Los Angeles and Orange county coastal communities from Long Beach through Huntington Beach, and north to Norwalk; Regions 6 and 7, East Los Angeles County from Walnut and Diamond Bar north to Claremont and into Western San Bernardino County. This region also includes Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga and part of unincorporated Riverside County. Regions 8 and 9 cover most of the rest of Riverside County. Regions 11 and 12 include Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage and Desert Hot Springs.
Verizon will compete in these areas mostly with Time Warner Cable, Charter Communications and Cox Communications. Those operators can apply for state franchises in the face of competition, but not until January 2008, according to the new PUC rules.

More on this story is on the Verizon Press Release "New TV Choice for Hundreds of Thousands More California Consumers as Verizon Gets Go-Ahead From California PUC"

On 03/06/2007 - Allegations in stories all false Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Opinion Page: "Your readers deserve no less. - Congressman Gary Miller, R-Brea, represents the 42nd District, which includes Chino, Chino Hills and Diamond Bar. "In a recent issue of your paper, I was accused of using my position as a member of Congress to benefit a campaign contributor.
Nothing could be farther from the truth and I write today to set the record straight..." Full Text of Editorial reply from Congressmen Miller can be read in full.


On 03/05/2007 - Robber strikes KFC, escapes with cash Inland Valley Daily Bulletin reported that the Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies responded at 7:45 pm to a robbery call at the KFC at 542 N. Diamond Bar Blvd. Witnesses said the robber entered the and demanded money after he simulated a weapon. He was last seen running north on Diamond Bar. The suspect was described as a white male between 20 and 25 years old wearing a black bandanna over his face and a black-hooded sweater.