DONATE BLOOD WITH THE MAYOR! Everyone invited!
Everyone welcome! LA VERNE MAYOR DON KENDRICK will donate blood to the Red
Cross for the 106th time.on Wednesday, September 18 at the University of La Verne 2000 2nd St , La Verne , CA 91750
Showing posts with label MAYOR DON KENDRICK. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MAYOR DON KENDRICK. Show all posts
Monday, September 16, 2019
Friday, August 23, 2019
$33 million dollars for La Verne City Improvements with NO new taxes
"WOW" LA VERNE La Verne
Friday, March 08, 2019
Foothill Blvd. with Mayor Don Kendrick
Did you know that there are about 90
restaurants in La Verne Foothill
Blvd. La Verne
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Friday, December 15, 2017
Friday Morning in the Blogosphere
Another successful food and toy give away at Sowing Seeds For Life
(L) Ed Padgett, Vicki Brown, Santa, Mayor Don Kendrick, Greg DeSmit, and Joe
Should we stop saying 'fake news'? - Poynter
The 10 best journalism movies - Washington Post
How a Local Paper Built a Tool to Measure Impact - CJR
Newspaper movies making a comeback - The Sun Chronicle
2018 predictions: Good journalism won't be enough - Nieman Lab
A.G. Sulzberger, 37, will take New York Times reins on Jan. 1 - Poynter
Audience Engagement and “Obsessions” in US Newsrooms - Editors Weblog
Will ‘Moonlighting’ Startup Help Newspapers Regain Classified Revenue? - Street Fight
Times-Union Eliminating 50 Jobs; Newspaper Printing Will Be Outsourced - WJCT NEWS
Saturday, October 21, 2017
AMAZON BID FOR SECOND HEADQUARTERS
La Verne Mayor, Don Kendrick, keeps La Verne informed. As always, thank you Mayor Kendrick! La Verne Proud. The APPLICATION to become Amazon's second headquarters has been turned in. Time will tell.....Mayor Kendrick will keep you informed.
Tuesday, August 29, 2017
Learn More About La Verne Water by Mayor Don Kendrick
What’s New, La Verne?
by Mayor Don Kendrick
by Mayor Don Kendrick
In last month’s article about restaurants in La Verne, I came up with a whopping 77 restaurants, with more on the horizon. There is now going to be an easy way to access this list, and possibly, categories! By the time you read this article, you will be able to go on the City of La Verne’s web site and scan the list. The City’s web site is cityoflaverne.org. Next time you can’t decide where to go to eat, this resource is at your fingertips!
Water – Our Most Precious Commodity
The city’s water rates have recently been raised, and there seems to be some parts of it that need a better and more thorough explanation. I will try and bring you up to speed. The “water” bill we receive includes charges for the Paramedic fee, Refuse (trash, recycling & green-waste) & Sewer charges as well as water charges. There are 2 different charges for water: “Minimum Service Chrg” and “Water Consumption”. Minimum Service Charge is the fixed cost of the system to get the water to our homes. This would include such things as the upkeep of the pipes in the ground, personnel, equipment, utility costs, etc., as well as Metropolitan Water District and Three Valley Water Fees (non-water delivery costs that are passed on to La Verne). Minimum Service Charge is determined by the diameter size of the meter delivering water to your home. Most residences in La Verne have a one-inch diameter service meter in front of the home. That cost is currently $36.40 every two months, or $18.20 per month. The Water Consumption part of the bill is just that: The more water we use, the more we pay. The average residence in La Verne uses approximately 36,000 gallons every two months.
To put these charges in perspective in comparing them to 15 other communities which includes Glendora, Pomona, Ontario, Claremont, San Dimas, Chino, Upland, Montclair, Rancho Cucamonga, Diamond Bar, Walnut, La Puente, Azusa, Covina and Monrovia, at the end of our last fiscal year, June 30th, 2017, La Verne had the lowest Minimum Service Charge of all these cities, $36.40. It should be noted that La Verne likely has the lowest rate because this rate has not been raised since 2009. There are two reasons for this: the recession and the drought. The Public Works Director felt we could get by if the decision to raise rates was delayed until we, the residents, were past the recession as well as the drought.
La Verne has two sources of water. One is our own, and one we purchase. We have a number of wells we use to pump ground water from aquifers that sit under the city. The amount of water we can pump for our use depends on the amount of rain that fills these aquifers. In drought years, less can be pumped, which until last winter seemed to be the new norm. The La Verne community uses approximately 7,500 acre feet on average, which translate to 2,443,882,000 gallons per year. For the upcoming year, La Verne will be able to pump approximately 30% of our needs from our own wells. This means we will be purchasing 70% from the Three Valleys Municipal Water District, our wholesale water supplier. Some cities have much more ground water available, so they pay less than La Verne, and some cities don’t have any ability to use ground water aquifers, so they pay much more.
So, what do the new rates look like and how does it match up with our neighboring cities? The Minimum Service Charge will go up to $51.00 every two months or $25.50 per month, an increase of approximately $7.00 per month. La Verne residents will pay $3.55 for every 1000 gallons we use, about the same as a bottle of water at a convenience store. When doing a comparison with both the Minimum Service Charge and Water Consumption Fee, La Verne sits in the lower half of compared cities: residents in 9 cities will pay more than La Verne residents and only 6 will pay less.
La Verne currently offers a lifeline discount which is 50% off the bimonthly Minimum Service Charge for low and moderate income households. Information can be obtained by calling the Public Works Department at (909) 596-8741. It should also be noted that the “Water Fund” is a “restricted” fund and cannot be used for other purposes within the city. The City of La Verne owns its own water company and it is a separate business and treated as such. We are very fortunate to have this asset in La Verne.
Thursday, July 13, 2017
Thursday Morning in the Blogosphere
Merly meets the mayor of La Verne, Don Kendrick
Orlando Sentinel to outsource printing to GateHouse - Orlando Sentinel
Demystifying Media: Five Lessons in Trust and the Media - Media Shift
New York Times Company and tronc Head-To-Head Analysis - BNB Daily
Done deal: Eisendrath beats tronc to buy Sun-Times, Reader - Robert Feder
Chicago Sun-Times sold to group including unions, former politician - Poynter
The Wall Street Journal Shakes Things Up With a Newsroom Reorg - Ad Week
New Journal and Guide Among Century Old Black-Owned Newspapers Saluted - NJG
Canadian rock star is starting a monthly print paper for his neighborhood - Nieman Lab
If It Weren't For Newspapers, What Would TV News Channels Talk About? - Media Post
From PornHub to the ACLU: Net Neutrality is Bringing Together Unlikely Friends - Adage
Monday, March 06, 2017
Monday Morning in the Blogosphere
Facebook has started to flag fake news stories - Recode
Why newspaper subscriptions are on the rise - Tech Crunch
The 22 Newspapers That Matter Most to Wall Street - Yahoo
Journalism under fire: challenges of our times - Editors Weblog
Ownership of Local Newspapers Passes to Japan - The Local News
German publishers are skipping Facebook’s fake-news initiative - Digiday
Former Intercept writer, arrested in connection with bomb threats - Poynter
African-American owned newspapers thriving amid industry slump - KXAN
Newspapers matter: We knew you’d come crawling back to us - Miami Herald
The Canadian Newspaper Industry is Getting a New Jolt of Life - Editor and Publisher
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