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Week in Review: Oversights, Real Estate, and a BBQ Master Shares Recipes

Here is a review of the top stories from June 27 to July 2 at Diamond Bar Patch. Happy Fourth!

Monday, June 27

  • A citizens watchdog group reviewing spending from a $235 million construction project fund in the Pomona Unified School District in the wake of the district laying off its entire capital facilities department.
  • VIDEO: Chef and food critic Teresa Lin .
  • Diamond Bar MOMS club president shares her take on a recent Supreme Court decision declaring that .
  • Gas prices dip for the seventh straight week .
  • Sen. Huff (R-Diamond Bar) , comparing the newly projected revenues to an act of magic.
  • in this three-part historical series by columnist Lydia Plunk.

Tuesday, June 28

  • A Diamond Bar home transformed into a sustainable backyard farm is and offers workshops and lessons in permaculture and a number of other sustainability-related practices.
  • Columnist Steve Williams writes that . Williams shares a few ideas for having a fireworks-free Fourth.
  • Pomona Valley Hopsital Medical Center was recently .
  • Signups for the have opened for the league's 41st season.

Wednesday, June 29

Find out what's happening in Diamond Bar-Walnutwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

  • Reminder: . Even those that are "safe and sane." Fines for getting caught can be steep.
  • Wondering where to find the fireworks for the Fourth? Check out these , including .
  • The summer heat can be dangerous. Check out these .
  • The state has that could leave education hanging if projected tax revenues don't come in.

Thursday, June 30

  • A bill by Assemblyman Curt Hagman (R-Chino Hills) . The South Coast Air Quality Management District in Diamond Bar is the local regulatory agent of this state board and regulates around 28,400 businesses in the Los Angeles basin.
  • Check out these in Diamond Bar.
  • Check out these photos and .
  • L.A. County and the city of Diamond Bar for a grant program that funds certain community programs and development projects in Diamond Bar.
  • The Walnut Valley Unified School District passed a budget Wednesday night but as the consequences of the state budget passed late Tuesday is still being hashed out.
  • Looking to grill this Independence Day? from national BBQ master and Diamond Bar resident Harry Soo, pitmaster for Slap Yo' Daddy BBQ.
  • A new county initiative is some youngsters face when school gets out.

Friday, July 1

Find out what's happening in Diamond Bar-Walnutwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

  • A real estate brokerage firm in North Diamond Bar is .
  • Large stores will now at large stores in unincorporated portions of Los Angeles County. The ban went into effect Friday.
  • A new agreement in the Walnut Valley Unified School District will bring at C.J. Morris Elementary earlier this year.
  • Check out these .

Saturday, July 2

  • The national Truth anti-smoking campaign rolled through the Pomona Fairplex Friday along with the Warped Tour to reach out to area youth about the dangers of smoking.
  • Health and wellness columnist Gabriela Klein covers the .
  • Cats and dogs are adorable, but not as much as Willie the rabbit. He's at the Inland Valley Humane Society.


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