The Girl Scouts plant the USA flags on the graves of soldiers in Oak Park Cemetery in Claremont, California on Memorial Day. This girl is running additional flags for her group which is close to running out of flags.
Monday, May 31, 2010
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Mission Inn
This is a photo of the Mission Inn in Riverside, California. A very beautiful hotel with very interesting architecture.
Saturday, May 29, 2010
PBY5A Catalina
A Catalina at the San Diego Aerospace Museum. Cannot see this plane without thinking of the movie "South Pacific".
Friday, May 28, 2010
Cable Airport - Upland CA
Desiring something new, I went to eat breakfast at Manic Mike's Cafe at Cable Airport in Upland, California. I heard that the food is very good and one has a view of planes landing and taking off. The cafe lived up to the good reports I had heard of it.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Marina Del Rey
Recently did a small project in Marina Del Rey which is near Santa Monica, California. It involved cathodic projection of the sea wall for the marina. While there a took a few photos of the marina and posted the photos on Flickr.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
LA Live Steamers - Union Pacific
Los Angeles Live Steamers are located in Griffin Park in Los Angeles California next to Travel Town. Riding on their trains is a lot of fun and highly recommended by me.
Travel Town Train
This is the train that kids of all ages can ride at Travel Town in Griffin Park which is located in Los Angeles, California. The trains next door at Los Angeles Live Steamers are more fun to ride.
Sunday, May 23, 2010
San Gabriel Mission
Yesterday I went to see the San Gabriel Mission for the first time. The photos I took of the mission are on Flickr.
Saturday, May 22, 2010
The Old Spaghetti Factory - Fullerton CA
This is now The Old Spaghetti Factory in Fullerton, California. It use to the Union Pacific Depot in Fullerton, California.
The Old Spaghetti Factory - Riverside CA
A very interesting stained glass window inside The Old Spaghetti Factory in Riverside, California.
Friday, May 21, 2010
Santa Fe Depot - Riverside CA
This is the Santa Fe Depot in Riverside California which has been turned into an office building. It is located near the Riverside Downtown Metrolink Station.
Solana Beach, CA
Nothing like being at the Beach during the hot summer months in Southern California.
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Students, professors, community protest immigration policies at Pomona College commencement
Students, professors, community protest immigration policies at Pomona College commencement
By Liset Márquez, Staff Writer
Posted: 05/16/2010 07:57:35 PM PDT
CLAREMONT - Nick Gerber wanted to make it clear as he graduated from Pomona College that he opposed commencement speaker Janet Napolitano and her policies on immigration.
Wearing a white sash, Gerber was among 300 people from the May 16 Coalition who protested the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security's appearance at Pomona College on Sunday.
The group was calling for an end to what they claim are discriminatory immigration enforcement policies in her department.
"Wherever (Napolitano) and others who continue to support shameful immigration policies go, we're going to be there demanding change," Gerber told the marchers just before leaving for his graduation Sunday morning.
The coalition, which consists of students, community leaders, immigrant workers, professors, unions and community-based organizations in the Inland Empire, marched through Claremont along Indian Hill Boulevard before stopping at the graduation ceremonies at Pomona College.
While some protesters were beating drums, others passionately chanted "Si se puede (Yes, we can)," and "Hey, hey, what do you say? Immigrants are here to say."
The group also held signs with the messages "Alto (stop) Arizona" and "We are all Arizona."
Showing their support for the coalition, several students and a majority of professors also wore white sashes during the commencement ceremony.
Earlier in the morning, just before Andrew Halladay graduated from Pomona College, he met with the protesters.
"To me, this was far more important than the graduation." the 21-year-old said. "Today is about stopping these policies that have been going on for generations."
As Napolitano addressed the graduates, she did not ignore the hundreds of chants that were going on 200 feet away.
The former Arizona governor briefly spoke about immigration before imparting some words of encouragement to the 375 graduates.
"You see and you hear here today in this community and nationally, the issue of immigration is part of our national debate," Napolitano told the thousands in attendance.
Too often, Napolitano said, the issue of immigration has been passed off from one Congress to the next and from administration to administration.
"Today is not a day to debate policies, but the status quo is no longer acceptable," she said.
She added, "We are a nation of immigrants, also a nation of laws. We are, I am, committed to comprehensive reform."
Under Napolitano, Homeland Security has strengthened its partnership with local law-enforcement agencies. The department's policies now give local police more authority for immigration enforcement, said Jose Calderon, a Pomona College professor.
The coalition would like for Napolitano to end raids and deportations that separate families, he said.
Calderon also called for a fair path to citizenship.
It is a national issue that has divided many and on Sunday at Marston Square - where the ceremony was being held - it was no different.
As coalition members protested on the west side of College Avenue, the east side was occupied by about a dozen members of We the People, a local chapter of the Minutemen organization.
Raymond Herrera, the founder of the local organization, said he was not concerned about the coalition but also came out to protest against Napolitano.
Herrera said the group felt Napolitano had not done enough to secure the borders. They also wanted to let her know they do not support amnesty, he said.
We the People members held Arizona and American flags as well as signs that read "No amnesty," and "Stop immigration."
Across the street, the protesters filled the steps of the Carnegie Building and the sidewalk in front of the building.
The coalition arrived about 30 minutes into the commencement, and the commotion caused several people to leave their seats and take photos of the protesters.
Korilynn Chapman, who was attending her boyfriend's graduation, felt the march was a distraction and "took away," from those getting their degrees.
But Pomona College grad Karen Ferreira supported the activists.
"It's a beautiful resistance because you see Pomona workers, warehouse workers, and you know it's not just a struggle in Arizona. It's a larger struggle."
liset.marquez@inlandnewspapers.com
Read more: http://www.sbsun.com/breakingnews/ci_15099858?source=rss#ixzz0o9ckNswL
For the record I was one of the photographers and I was on my way to the Farmer's Market. It is normal for me to cross the Pomona College campus and I accidently got in the middle of the protest by pure accident. The impact that the protest had on the graduation event was almost zero as the police and campus security had the protesters well under control. The San Francisco Police couldn't have done a better job in protest control and compared to San Francisco protests this event in Claremont CA was a non-event. There was nothing like storming the Bay Bridge or shutting down traffic. The protesters used the side walk; but protesters in San Francisco shut down streets. Whoever heard of protesters obeying traffic laws and walking on a sidewalk; but that is the kind of very controlled protests that happen in Claremont, CA.
Arizona Protest in Claremont CA
Arizona Protest in Claremont CA
Originally uploaded by ronald_hodgman
Sweet Cherries
I got some sweet cherries at the Farmer's Market in Claremont California today and every much enjoyed eating them.
Protest @ Pomona College in Claremont, CA
It appears what happens in Arizona doesn't stay in Arizona. Arizona is not like Las Vegas, Nevada it appears.
Protest Against Arizona
Protesters in Claremont California today to protest the Arizona emigration law and a speaker at Pomona College graduation
Pomona College Museum of Art
A sample of the art you will currently see at the Pomona College Museum of Art.
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Classic Ford Thunderbird Flickr Group
This Flickr Group is run by an Aussie who keeps a close eye on my Flickr photo-stream since I tend to post images of classic Ford Thunderbirds.
Old Courthouse Museum - Santa Ana CA
A very beautiful building housing an interesting museum is the "Old Orange County Courthouse" in Santa Ana, California. It is a short walk from the Amtrak / Metrolink Station in Santa Ana, California.
Petterson Museum
A very interesting and worthwhile museum to go to is the "Petterson Museum of Intercultural Art" located in Pilgrim Place. The address for the museum is 730 Plymouth Road, Claremont, CA 91711.
Friday, May 14, 2010
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
San Bernardino Railroad Days
One of several model railroad layouts at the San Bernardino Railroad Days.
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Santa Fe 3751 in Claremont CA
Santa Fe 3751 in Claremont CA
Originally uploaded by ronald_hodgman
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Santa Fe Hudson @ Los Angeles Union Station
Went down to Los Angeles Union Station today to photograph a real live steam engine that was taking a passenger train down to San Diego. It returned to Los Angeles Union Station tomorrow @ 4:00 PM.
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