Monrovia News

Three years after Monrovia residents passed Measure M, school district officials report that the major projects are on schedule to be completed by next fall, while others are in the pipeline.

The unemployment rate in every city in the San Gabriel Valley and Whittier area either went down or stayed flat last month for the first time in the several months, according to state numbers released Friday.

Paul Kalemkiarian Jr. knows a thing or two about wine. And as the owner of the Wine of the Month Club in Monrovia, he is always on the lookout for wines that are both rewarding and economical.

PARIS, FRANCE: Tanner EDA , a division of Tanner Research Incorporated, based in Monrovia, California, the United States, and TowerJazz have joined forces to meet Tanner EDA's needs for high-quality power management ICs .

City leaders and Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael Antonovich met Thursday to discuss the progress of a city gang injunction, a proposed rail maintenance yard and other shared city/county concerns.

A leadership program city leaders have credited with helping to spark citizen activism graduated its second class of residents this week.

The city of Duarte and the Ralphs market on 1193 Huntington Drive will participate in "Brag about your Bag" county campaign, which will distribute more than 50,000 reusable bags to the public from Nov.

John Tanner, President and founder of Tanner Research, Inc. announced today that the Army Research Office awarded an SBIR Phase I contract for $100,000 in new funding to develop zinc-oxide nano-wire based ultra-violet light detectors.

The City Council will be hold a public meeting with Los Angeles County Supervisor Mike Antonovich at 8 a.m. Thursday in the Community Room at the Monrovia Public Library, 321 S. Myrtle Avenue.

Two residents have been appointed to city positions to fill the unexpired terms of two commission and board members who recently resigned.

Several San Gabriel Valley and foothill cities have received grants to build hiking trails, county officials announced.

For her six years of volunteer work, 53-year-old Gladys Gomez was recently honored by Santa Anita Family Service during its annual recognition dinner.

Members of a local veterans group gave a 21-gun salute to fallen members of the armed forces during a Veteran's Day ceremony Wednesday.

Community members have organized a benefit concert this weekend to raise funds for a local adult school reeling from state budget cuts that have forced it to shutter many of its programs.

Foothill Unity Center, 415 W. Chestnut Ave., is seeking donations of turkeys for its largest Thanksgiving food distribution ever Nov.

Monrovia CA: AeroVironment have announced that the Military Aviation Authority of the Netherlands has issued a Military Type Certificate for the Raven B NLD MUAS, the first such certificate issued in the Netherlands in the Micro-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle category.

The ward system in Blue Earth has a small possibility of being revoked. The Blue Earth Charter Commission met recently, voting 5-3 in favor of doing away with the wards, which would mean all council persons would be "at-large." Some commissioners felt the system was archaic and not enough people were running for the seats to reflect the original ...

The city of Duarte and Congresswoman Judy Chu will celebrate Veteran's Day at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov.

Jake Smith, 8, left, holds a bin filled with seven pounds of candy as his brother Jarett Smith, 6, talks about trick-or-treating during the the Healthy Halloween Candy Buy-Back at Mayflower Elementary School on Nov.

Three Duarte City Council incumbents will retain their seats. Six challengers finished behind council members Margarey Finlay, Tzeitel Paras-Caracci and Phil Reyes with all precincts reporting late Tuesday.