This will kick off a few posts that pull together some stories based on themes I’ve been negligent in covering. Today’s topic: Athens Services. It might sound like a boring topic, but it’s really good stuff. Let’s talk some trash after the jump.

An extended stint of jury duty is my excuse for the lapses in posting. It’s incredibly interesting but, after a month, it’ll be nice to get back to a normal schedule.

South Pas tree roots are to blame for the sewage spill that closed Long Beach beaches (they’re back open now). The Star-News says it could [...]

Athens Services, which provides trash services for South Pas, is proposing a big old trash-sorting facility in Irwindale. The idea isn’t sitting well with Baldwin Park residents, who are worried about the smell. They might have a point, since the AQMD is trying to get $18 million from the company because of odor problems at [...]

A lot of this will be outdated, but …

City Water Manager Marcelino Aguilar says of the Wilson Reservoir: “It’s about 100 years old. The life expectancy is supposed to be about 50 years.”
Trader Joe’s is suing a New York store that’s decided to reopen as Trader John’s.
Drilling began, in a testing phase, for the 710 [...]