Week in Review: Sustainable Garden Opens, City Opposes Redistricting, and More

Aside from the first official day of summer hitting Diamond Bar, here are the headlines from last week at Diamond Bar Patch.

Monday, June 20

• A Sierra Club study . The report was spurred by a law that says cities are to encourage the installation of residential and commercial solar panels.
• Cal Poly Pomona received recognition for . The school scored a silver rating on that survey, called the STARS report.
• Historical columnist Lydia Plunk .
• Long-time Mt. San Antonio College wrestling coach Larry Watanabe after 20 years as coach of the team.
• Gas prices in the Southland. Check out the weekly feature for a guide to find the cheapest gas in Diamond Bar.

Tuesday, June 21

• Golden Springs PreK-8 school is about to make room for the additional middle school grades added two years ago.
• Gardening columnist Steve Williams , a sustainable garden started in the backyard of one Diamond Bar home.
• The city of Diamond Bar that would place Diamond Bar in a voting district that stretches west to cities like Arcadia and Monterey Park.
• The Diamond Bar city council on the agenda at its Tuesday, June 21 meeting.
• The city , in a neighborhood near the Diamond Bar center.

Wednesday, June 22

• Diamond Bar High School in a recent Newsweek survey.
• Two Cal Poly soccer stars this summer after a stellar four years in Pomona.
• The Walnut Valley School Board said they will be hit by the city of Walnut's latest budget, which . The city of Diamond Bar retained this program for Diamond Bar schools in the district in their recently approved budget.
• VIDEO: A Diamond Bar home , called permaculture. The Growing Home, founded by two brothers, Rishi and Ro, and their mother Pearl, had its public opening Friday and will now offer classes and lessons in sustainability, gardening, and farming.
• The One-armed Mama in Diamond Bar.
• Diamond Bar is at Diamond Bar High School.

Thursday, June 23

• After improper use of the pesticide Fumitoxin killed two young girls in Utah, regulations specifying how the chemical could be used were put in place. Diamond Bar Parks and Maintenance Superintendent Anthony Jordan said the new regulations for controlling rodents in the city's parks and public spaces.
• Diamond Bar High senior Gabriella Momah , adding to a long list of scholarships and awards.
• This week's Frugal Family feature .

Friday, June 24

• L.A. County public health officials in Cerritos late Friday.
• Assemblyman Curt Hagman , Sgt. Aron Hijar who was featured in the Oscar-nominated documentary "Restrepo."
• Both Diamond Bar and Diamond Ranch High this year.
• Check out from the Walnut/Diamond Bar Sheriff's station.

Saturday, June 25

• Check out the latest in a series on superfoods by health and wellness columnist Gabriela Klein. This week, Klein goes over .
• Finnegan the cat is . He is currently at the Inland Valley Humane Society.
• in the Walnut Valley Unified school district this year.

Sunday, June 26

• Cook, food critic, and teacher Teresa Lin Saturday. Check out our article for provided by the cook.
• New England Patriots defensive back Bret Lockett for his second annual youth football camp Saturday.