Police [Station] in Our Time

Yesterday's Daily Bulletin had a funny editorial suggesting possible land deals to get Claremont that land in Pomona at Bonita and Towne. Claremont wants to build a new police station there but forgot to tell its neighbor they were planning this. What's next, the Sudetenland?

Of course, Pomona Mayor Norma Torres is a good deal tougher than Neville Chamberlain. And, as David Allen notes in today's Bulletin, Pomona's better-armed than Claremont.

We think the Claremont-Pomona land switch may be a good idea. Or better yet, how about a council switch? We may be on to something with that one--let's do a reality show! Something along the lines of ABC's "Wife Swap."

We'd love to see how Councilmember Ellen Taylor's snootiness (snottiness?) plays without the backup of the Claremont 400. It'd be something like the bully who turns around and finds himself all alone. "Council Swap," coming this fall to your local station. Let's do it!

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Overheard at Sunday's Claremont Museum of Art Grand Opening:

A 40-year Claremont resident looking around Village West and seeing the parking structure, the new housing and all the construction for the Casa 245 hotel and new movie theater, commented that Claremont was becoming just like any other town. The person told their spouse that maybe they should move to Sierra Madre.

There's some irony in that comment given the hubbub in that town over the recently passed Measure V anti-growth initiative.