Claremonsters Grow by One

The Claremonsters expand their net.

The Foothill Cities blog noted former Pasadena Councilmember Paul Little's stepping down from that city's council.

A reader alerted us to the fact that Little works for Claremont 400 wannabee and two-term Human Services Commissioner Valerie Martinez at VMA Communications, Inc., a political consulting firm in Claremont. Little also had a Wikipedia entry that was deleted just yesterday, partly because it was self-authored. We liked the last line: "He's also very awesome."

You might remember that Valerie Martinez, along with former Claremont Councilmember Paul Held, spearheaded the failed 2005 Preserve Claremont campaign that attacked current Councilmember Corey Calaycay and tried to prevent his election. That same group began by attacking sitting Councilmember Jackie McHenry and worked with then-City Manager Glenn Southard to try to get McHenry censured for, among other things, wanting Southard to submit receipts for his work expenses.

We trust Little's Wikipedia entry is meant as a joke. But, if it's not, he's in good company now.