The new law will mean that motorists will not be permitted to pass a biker unless they can provide a three foot buffer zone. Tell us what you think of the new law in the comments section below.
Holden will present an update on the 2013 legislative session.
Check out these local job openings at the City of Sierra Madre.
United States Army Colonel Mario Diaz remembers 9/11 during a special ceremony.
The measure is expected to be signed by California Governor Jerry Brown.
The city is currently writing about four tickets a day. City staff believes full-time enforcement could up that to 16 tickets a day.
Saturday's workshop will focus on the city's water infrastructure and will include a walking tour of facilities.
The unit could then be used to house a low-income or very-low-income individual as a way of meeting state affordable housing goals for the city.
The new requirements would make it easier for home owners to build a back home on their property. The City Council will take up consideration of the issue at a future meeting.
The city voted to support the closure of the 710 gap but with language that does not favor any particular method of doing so.
The proposal would make it easier to build second units on residential properties throughout the city.
Watch the city's special meeting on water and sewer rates below.
A local marketing firm studied all the cities in L.A. County with a 14 point weighted system and concluded Sierra Madre and Culver City had the best online communications strategy.
The below map shows a regional government plan for where to build future housing units in L.A. County, with the allocated number of new housing units for each city.
In 2011 economic development funds were taken from local jurisdictions to be redistributed to school districts, general city funds and other sources. Below is a graphic showing where Sierra Madre's funds went.
The condo project, along with another plan to take down a single family home and put in two units, will be reviewed at Thursday's Planning Commission meeting.
The city extended its contract with Athens and will receive benefits such as an annual cash payment, sidewalk washing, dog waste collection stations and bear resistant cans.
The city will discuss whether to move from a five-day parking enforcement schedule to a seven-day one.
Assemblyman Chris Holden, D-Pasadena, who represents multiple local foothill cities, is calling for a boycott and law change in Florida following the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the Trayvon Martin shooting.
A physical altercation was reported that police say "was generated by a dating relation each has had with the same female."
The San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments is a government agency that includes Sierra Madre as a member.
The Sierra Madre City Council amends the current water conservation ordinance to recognize seasonal targets for cutting use.
According city reports, Sierra Madre's Well 4 has run so low that water cannot be pumped from it.
Public Works Director Bruce Inman reports several promising statistics to the Sierra Madre City Council about the ongoing water crisis.