Sierra Madre...

like you've never seen it before.

Ah, the internet and local politics: a match made in heaven.

A blogsite for Sierra Madre (inSierraMadre.com) tells the story of their last city council meeting, even linking to two YouTube videos. Some people are expressing their anger about the local satirical blog, the Sierra Madre Cumquat, which has gotten progressively dirtier, to the point of losing its humor. In any event, "frequent podium speaker" Fay Angus made a classic speech decrying the site, eliciting a testy response from Mayor Buchanan:



And another resident mentions the Cumquat as well, linking it to the Sierra Madre Downtown Dirt website, (which has since issued a press release denying some of her claims):



The Mount Wilson Observer has more, although its lead article by Susan Henderson goes a little far when it says "Mayor defends endorsement of adult website." Anyone who wants to comment on Foothill Cities is welcome to send me an email.