Article: Police confiscate tons of illegal fireworks

Article: Illegal fireworks keep deputies busy; 377 arrests ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  July 8, 2004 ;     618 words ... ... 377 arrests in La Puente, including 178 ... annual crackdown on illegal fireworks, authorities ... the law.' The La Puente City Council approved ... last year for illegal fireworks. Those cited ... Sunday, he said. Illegal fireworks also cut into ... Solis said. ...

Article: La Puente, Calif., Embrace Redevelopment ...
San Gabriel Valley Tribune (West Covina, CA);  January 20, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Karen Rubin Jan. 20--LA PUENTE, Calif. -- Set at the base of the La Puente hills, La Puente has the honor of being one of the oldest places in the San Gabriel Valley. But the word "old' is not sitting well these days in this ...

Article: Labor Secretary Solis visits her La Puente alma ...
Whittier Daily News;  April 25, 2009 ;     635 words ...LA PUENTE - U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis received a warm homecoming Saturday at La Puente High School and spoke about the importance ... be here on the 50-yard line here at La Puente High School," she said. "I still ...

Article: New French bakery opens in La Puente, Calif.
San Gabriel Valley Tribune (West Covina, CA);  August 19, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Shirley Hsu Aug. 19--LA PUENTE, Calif. -- Longtime La Puente residents might remember a time when the old, abandoned ... corner of Main Street and Second in the heart of La Puente emitted heavenly smells of freshly baked bread in ...

Article: La Puente seeks to expand park site.
San Gabriel Valley Tribune (West Covina, CA);  June 27, 2005 ;     646 words ... ... Byline: Rodney Tanaka Jun. 27--LA PUENTE -- The city's first new park ... incorporation may double in size. La Puente bought one acre between Nelson ... building a nature education center. La Puente staff will talk with the Hacienda ...

Article: La Puente girls getting new softball field after ...
Whittier Daily News;  March 18, 2005 ;     559 words ... ... Roxanne Rodriguez, 13, a member of the La Puente Lady Warriors softball team, said the ... of a lawsuit that claimed the city of La Puente discriminated against female softball ... denying them access to ballfields at La Puente Park. City officials said they were ...

Article: La Puente residents balk at sewer tax
Whittier Daily News;  June 27, 2005 ;     700+ words ...LA PUENTE -- The city wants to replace cracked and outdated sewer lines, but some La Puente residents don't think they should have to ... taxes, said Juliana Diaz, 70, a 50- year La Puente resident. She and her husband are both retired ...