Council Orders Stop Signs at Granada Wilson Corner
At a busy intersection the council approved stop signs for the northern corner of Granada where it meets Wilson in a sharp 90 degree turn. Rumbling devices will be installed to slow traffic amid complaints of heavy volumes and dangerous speeds. A parent cited near accidents as evidence and blamed drivers using the road as a shortcut to the Pasadena Freeway rather than Garfield Avenue.
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Granada
Wilson
Pasadena
Garfield Avenue
Sherwood Elected SM Historical Society President
Jack E. Sherwood was installed as president for 1978-79 with a slate of officers and committee chairs named. The group plans an inaugural meeting October 29 and will coordinate with San Marino Tribune staff on indexing. Separately the council discussed traffic studies for Huntington Library signs, federal revenue sharing for police, and a tentative 1978-79 budget cut of 40 percent while considering a November charter issue.
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Jack E. Sherwood
San Marino
Ernest L. Messner
Carpenter
Harnagel
Sherwood
Edward Breitkreutz
Smith
The
San Marino Tribune
Huntington Library presses expansion amid looming suit
Huntington Library proceeds with plans for a parking lot and second gate at Orlando and Allen roads despite a threatened lawsuit by Citizens for Preservation of Environmental Quality and Dr. Richard Lamb. City officials say final permits rest with San Marino, while library delays add costs. construction could begin after permits and late 1979 completion, barring legal action.
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Huntingtons
David L. Caplan
Citizens For Preservation of Environmental Quality
Richard Lamb
Huntington
Raymond L. Curran
Caplan
Allen
Orlando
Dr. Lamb
Curran
Oxford Road
Orlando Road
Planning Commission
Suzanne Hull
San Marino
Orlando Gate
Charles Martin
Martin
Hull
Parks Director Adapts to City Era of Limits
Parks chief Paul Dobbins, nearing 60, explains budget cuts after Proposition 13 hit San Marino. With nine layoffs and staff stretched to cover Lacy Park and center dividers, the department prioritizes watering and mowing, while urging residents to hire private firms for tree trimming with required parks permits.
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Paul Dobbins
San Marino
Parks Department
Lacy Park
Dobbins
Jarvis
San Marino Tribune
Along the Drive The Error of Youth and Age
The author contrasts youth and age noting that youth err by mistaking intelligence for experience while age errs by equating experience with intelligence, urging balance between mind and lived lessons.
San Marino Fundraising Unit Plans Fall Campaign
The San Marino Fundraising Unit and the Blue Ribbon Committee meet at city hall for the second strategy session to organize fundraising plans for the city. The group aims to unveil a campaign-like drive this fall and tonight’s meeting is closed to the public.
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Blue Ribbon Committee
San Marino
City Hall
San Marino weighs grade school reorganization proposal
San Marino School Board faces an emotionally charged plan to regroup Kindergartners through eighth graders across Carver Stoneman Valentine and Huntington schools. About 75 parents attended, voicing concerns on timing, funding, neighborhood school disruption, and need for statistical justification amid declining enrollments.
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San Marino
Carver and
Stoneman
Valentine
Huntington
Stoneman School
David Allan
Carver Pta
Grand Jury Duty Shapes Wheat View Of County Government
Nancy Wheat recalls her 1977 78 Los Angeles County Grand Jury tenure amid critiques of the Board of Supervisors and the push for a county chief executive. She describes secret indictments, extensive hearings, and a lasting impact on her civic view while detailing the jury’s investigative reach and its role as public watchdog. The piece previews Part Two with Wheat’s verdict on county governance.
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Nancy Wheat
Los Angeles County Grand Jury
Francis
Nancy
Los Angeles County
County Board of Supervisors
California
San
Mrs. Wheat
Wheat
San Marino
Wofford
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Thomas Paine
C. Douglas Ellington
Jerome A. Hutto
Monroel B. Wilson
Edward E. Harnagel
Emil Breitkreutz
Alexander F. Smith
Edwin H. Carpenter
Harwood O. Benton Jr
Richard Ohlson
White Adobe
Glenn M. Smith
Frank W. Harman III
the Historical Society
Messner
Maurice Jones
Huntington Library
Jones
Allen Avenue
Richard S. Monson
Lynn Reithauer
Reitnouer
California Senate
Monterey
Hampton Roads
Walter Dingus
By Jeffrey Weir
Grand Jury
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