Top Stories   TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2010

The Claremont City Council passed an ordinance regulating solicitation in the City.  In summary, the new ordinance requires all persons, businesses and organizations wishing to solicit in the City for any money, funds or contributions to obtain a permit. The permit process is less extensive for political, religious, and charitable organizations. Permits are not required if the contact does not involve the solicitation of money, funds, or contributions. All solicitors, including those issued a permit, are prohibited from soliciting at any location listed on the "Do Not Knock" Registry, or from any location with a sign posted prohibiting solicitation. Residents may fill out an application to be included on teh Do Not Knock Registry.

• DoNotKnockRegistryApp.pdf (Adobe Acrobat, 117KB)

The City of Claremont is working closely with the property owners and broker of the Peppertree Square Shopping Center, located at the southeast corner of Indian Hill Boulevard and Arrow Highway, to improve the site and attract new tenants. Based on feedback from the community, the City, property owners, and broker have developed a plan to renovate the center and bring in two anchor tenants and several small retail shops. In a gap analysis performed earlier this year, residents expressed a desire for a grocery store in the southern portion of the city.

• View conceptual artist rendering (JPEG Image, 958KB)
• View conceptual artists renderings (JPEG Image, 954KB)

DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL FEB. 2010 - Nominations are now being accepted for the 29th Annual City of Claremont Architectural Commission Excellence in Design Awards. The awards program recognizes recently completed building projects in Claremont that best exhibit the City's standards of design excellence.

• Click here for the nomination form (Adobe Acrobat, 87KB)

As post-holiday bills arrive in mailboxes this month, some families will be faced with tough financial decisions, struggling to make payments in a difficult economy. Southern California Gas Co. urges customers to take advantage of the utility's assistance programs -- programs that can help reduce winter heating bills and increase energy efficiency.

• Click here to view the Gas Co. Flyer (Word Document, 92KB)

Every year the City of Claremont's Human Services Commission and Committee on Human Relations sponsor the annual Making Change contest to recognize Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and other champions of human rights and social justice. This is the 20th year that the City and the Claremont Unified School District have coordinated this contest. Over 700 students participated this year submitting entries that met guidelines specifically designed for their particular grade level as either an individual or group. Entries were judged based on their originality, how effectively they demonstrated the students' understanding of human rights and equality and how well they incorporated the students' personal insight or experience.