by Timothy Rutt
SaveAltadena, one of the groups opposing the Walmart Neighborhood Market that is to open early next year, has announced some upcoming organizing events:
According to an email from SaveAltadena's Steve Lamb, members of the group will join with anti-Walmart protesters at the Duarte Walmart on Sat. Nov. 24, Friday, Nov. 23, from 7-9 AM. At 10 AM, there will be a "local Altadena action," details of which he says "contact us at our website for more info."
(UPDATE: Steve Lamb has since corrected the date to Nov. 23, and said that the local action will be a protest at the Altadena market site that same day.)
On Dec. 1, there will be a regularly scheduled SaveAltadena meeting at 4 PM at the Altadena Ale & Wine House: "We will be discussing using music as a tactic and what potentialities there are for music in our various efforts."
On Dec. 5, they plan to attend the county Planning Commission meting to speak in favor of renewing the conditional use permit for the Coffee Gallery/Coffee Gallery Backstage: "We will be repeatedly pointing out to the Comission the glaring disparity between this locally owned business with slight impact and a multinational chain store with massive impact, who are not required to get a CUP. We will be requestiong the Commission direct its staff to study the matter."
On Sat. Dec 8, they will have a "cash mob" at Jim's Burgers, 2185 Lincoln Avenue.
