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Help make Sierra Madre safe for our children

by Michael Amezcua
I have lived on South Hermosa near Memorial Park in Sierra Madre for just over two years and love just about everything about Sierra Madre. More importantly than being a resident of this fine city, I am a father of three young children.
When my wife and I moved here, we were thrilled […]

This just in: ‘My little protest’

An inSierraMadre.com reader placed this sign outside of City Hall this morning as “my little protest” against the unscheduled swearing-in of the newly-elected Council members last night.

The reader submitted this photograph to inSierraMadre.com and wrote in an e-mail: “I did not feel the 3 candidates should have been sworn in last night. [The sign] was […]

New Council sworn in during dustup

In a major shake-up at last night’s City Council meeting, a few community members — backed by applause from an undetermined number of supporters in the overflowing Council Chambers — insisted during public comment time that the newly-elected City Council members be sworn in.
A rapid-fire series of events ensued. The Council certified the election […]

Busy days for winners of City Council election

Don Watts, one of the winners of the recent municipal election for three open City Council seats, said in a telephone interview that the last few days have been busy ones. All the attention is new and will take some getting used to, he said.
“I’m an architect, and I’m used to working very quietly […]

Full baskets at the annual Easter Egg Hunt

The Sierra Madre Volunteer Firefighters’ Association hosted a lively Easter Egg Hunt at a damp Memorial Park today.
SMVFA President Bill Messersmith said that when he became a member 35 years ago, the Easter Egg Hunt had already been happening for a long time.
SMVFA member Eric Bredeson said he was pleased with today’s turnout to the […]