Pomona contingent faculty members’ housing crisis remains stagnant

Seventeen days after three Pomona College contingent faculty members sent an open letter to faculty about their removal from college-owned residences, the situation — in which a total of nine contingent faculty have received an eviction letter — has yet to be resolved. Still, members of Pomona’s community have continued

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Q&A: Jed Leano on his time as Claremont Mayor and his State Assembly race

Claremont’s City Council member and former Mayor Jed Leano is running in the 2024 California State Assembly election for the 41st district. TSL interviewed Leano to ask him about the campaign, his goals and what the 7C community should know about him and his candidacy. This conversation has been edited

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Following eight-year legal battle, Claremont School of Theology will move to LA this summer

After 66 years in Claremont and a nearly decade-long legal debate with the Claremont Colleges over a land agreement, the Claremont School of Theology announced plans to move to a new site at Westwood United Methodist Church in Los Angeles this summer.

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Housing concerns resurface amidst annual flood of Oldenborg applications

On Feb. 13, applications for housing at Pomona College’s Oldenborg Language Halls opened for rising sophomores, juniors and seniors. However, many students report applying to Oldenborg out of necessity rather than for its language offerings because it is one of the few residence halls at Pomona that offers single rooms

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OPINION: Scripps’ winter housing plan shows lack of support for student-athletes

Scripps is the only CMS school making their student-athletes stay off-campus during winter break, Annika Johnson SC ’23 writes.

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Facing potential litigation, Claremont denies state’s claim that it broke housing laws over Larkin Place

The Claremont City Council is defending its decision to reject granting an easement to Larkin Place, a proposed affordable housing development, after being accused of violating state of California housing law.

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Monarch Terrace residents get relief from eviction threats, following Claremont city council’s eviction moratorium

The Claremont City Council voted Tuesday evening to adopt a temporary urgency ordinance banning “renovictions” — forced evictions for renovation purposes — for six months, beginning Jan. 1, 2023, when COVID-19 tenant protections expire in Los Angeles County.  The vote comes after months of organizing by residents of Monarch Terrace

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What’s going on with Larkin Place? Legal troubles loom for Claremont over affordable housing initiative

Throughout Claremont’s residential areas, many homes have signs on their front lawns reflecting both support and opposition for Larkin Place, a proposed affordable housing development for vulnerable populations in the city.

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