Today's Area News Briefs

OPEN SPACE

Will Bigham had an article in Sunday's Daily Bulletin that said Claremont is planning on purchasing more hillside open space. Bigham wrote that the city is looking to purchase several parcels of land surrounding Johnson's Pasture. The parcels total over 600 acres, and would be purchased through grants the city is now pursuing.


MARIJUANA REDUX

Bigham also has an article in today's Bulletin about a new group called the Inland Valley Drug Free Community Coalition. The group is based in Rancho Cucamonga and is apparently dedicated to opposing medical marijuana dispensaries.

The group claims that the dispensaries attract criminal activity and blight and are used by people who are not ill and who simply want access to marijuana.

The article gives no indication as to whether or not the group plans on being active in Claremont, which along with Diamond Bar are the only two cities in the area who have allowed the dispensaries.


LITTLE LEAGUE RESPONDS

And lastly, Claremont Little League manager Bob Costello had a letter in today's Bulletin responding to another recent letter writer who accused the league's All-Star team of being a "travel ball" team with kids from outside Claremont.

Costello writes that, contrary to what the first letter claimed, the Claremont All-Stars is comprised only of Claremont-area kids and that they only competed against travel ball teams on Sundays to improve themselves against tougher competition. Costello refutes the first letter's claim that the Claremont All-Stars were some sort of travel team trying to circumvent Little League rules.