Better Bring Your Coronavirus Checklist Remember the days when you could enjoy life and go outside to get some fresh air and exercise? Yeah, those were the days, I tell you. I wrote a few articles not so long ago about how Sun Valley was such a great place given that we have such ready […]
Exploring the LA Times Map with Jose Mier I’ve cooled down somewhat since my last Jose Mier Sun Valley rant. Oh I’m still frustrated that certain news sites only allow me too view a few articles before paying a subscription, but there’s an exception: the Los Angeles times maps page. Even I, Jose Mier, as […]
What’s the Deal With Paying for Online Articles? Yes, it’s true. Jose Mier has reached his limit in. By that I mean every time I try to research information on current events, the first listings that appear on Google are usually from newspaper sites. I want to find out about the Bobcat fire or when […]
Jose Mier Shares Others’ Frustrations This is just the opinion of your humble servant Jose Mier, but it looks like we’re out of the woods as far as the coronavirus is concerned. Infection rates are way down compared to June and July and the number of new deaths is also very low. Given that San […]
Jose Mier Gets Library Card Online My former Jose Mier Sun Valley posts have touched upon the fact that we’re stuck indoors. First there’s the coronavirus. We’re supposed to shelter in place. Second, there’s the heat. Last weekend’s record temperatures kept us shut indoors. Third, there’s the smoke. It’s not even safe to go outside […]
Jose Mier Chronicles Second Unhealthy Day If you’ve read my past Jose Mier blog posts you know that a recurring topic this fire and smoke. Even before the outbreak of our many fires in Southern California I wondered if Sun Valley was due for some sort of fire incident. It’s really impossible not to make […]
Jose Mier Discourages Neighbors If you’re a frequent visitor to the Jose Mier website, you’ve read my earlier articles on the number of hiking trails we have in our area. Yes, we have an abundance of Outdoor hiking trails dinner great form of exercise. However, hiking, especially in extreme heat is a dangerous exercise. We […]
Survived Hottest SoCal Temperatures on Record Jose Mier reporting from Sun Valley California. Well, despite the record breaking temperatures of this past weekend I am still here. I had the opportunity to drive on a few errands this weekend and on Saturday as I was parking my car in the garage I noticed the temperature […]
Jose Mier Setting Thermostat to 78 Just as we’re getting used to some cooler temperatures it looks like the Labor Day weekend is going to be one of the hottest on record. Sun Valley is forecast to hit 111 degrees on Sunday. We rarely see temperatures this high in our community and quite frankly, in […]
Test Your Sun Valley Knowledge Okay, it’s time to take a break from all the bad news, good news, and just news in general. It’s time for another Sun Valley trivia quiz. So let’s get right into it and see how much you know about your community. 1) The original name for the area was […]