El Monte News

El Monte City School District in more than decade-long process to promote healthy lifestyles
EL MONTE - It's early in the morning, but workers in the industrial-size kitchen are already hard at work. They're preparing components of the day's meals - strawberries, freshly cut kiwi, wheat bread made from scratch and taco salads that swap ground beef for its more healthful alternative, ground turkey.

El Monte Union settlement with construction firm: district to pay $150,000, retract accusations
EL MONTE - After accusing its construction management company of misusing taxpayer money, the El Monte Union High School District retracted statements, agreed to pay $150,000 in outstanding invoices and promised to stay tight-lipped about any issues related to the company, according to the settlement agreement obtained this week.

El Monte Walmart deal falls apart
EL MONTE - The refusal of one property owner to sell a duplex at a vacant site on Santa Anita Avenue and Valley Boulevard has dealt a fatal blow to a plan that would have brought a Walmart to the city, officials said.

Former El Monte developer executives accused of fraud speak out against city
EL MONTE - It's been nearly three years since two executives of El Monte developer TV, LLC were arrested on suspicion of embezzlement and misuse of public funds.

El Monte ousts dog rescue kennel from city, orders it to shut down within 90 days
EL MONTE - Councilmembers Thursday evening ousted a dog rescue operation from the city, giving the organization's owner 90 days to remove up to 90 animals from two sites on Strozier Avenue. In a unanimous decision made after a more than three-hour public hearing, the City Council backed the Permit Committee's denial of a business license and permit for the Beagles & Buddies rescue, citing code ...

Chance of Walmart opening in El Monte looks slim
As residents continue to plead with city officials to bring in more big retail options, one agreement that could have landed an El Monte Walmart has gone stale.

New El Monte ordinance forces tobacco retailers to pay $300 for annual permit
EL MONTE - City officials are cracking the compliance whip to prevent retailers from selling tobacco to local youths.

Kinder Morgan’s El Paso Buyout Tainted by Conflicts, Lawyer Says
Kinder Morgan Inc.’s proposed $21.1 billion buyout of rival pipeline operator El Paso Corp. was tainted by Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s conflicting interests in the deal and should be barred, a lawyer for El Paso investors said.

Goldman Sachs Faces Conflict Claims in El Paso Buyout Hearing
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., the fifth- biggest U.S. bank by assets, will face claims in court that it had conflicting interests when it advised El Paso Corp. in its $21.1 billion buyout by oil-pipeline operator Kinder Morgan Inc.