Local government decisions, updates, and what they mean for Whittier residents.
Three weeks before the April 14 election, Whittier's outgoing council reshaped city hall. New positions, new contracts, and a costly severance package now await the new council elected to change things.
April 16, 2026
Teenage girls who joined Whittier's Police Explorer program hoping to pursue law enforcement careers were allegedly groomed and sexually abused by the officers entrusted with their supervision. The city has now agreed to pay $7.5 million. More lawsuits may be coming.
March 25, 2026
Hadley Tow, a Whittier-based towing company, is at the center of a nearly $6 million insurance fraud scheme that landed its owner in custody on March 11, 2026.
March 17, 2026
The developer was supposed to build sculptural steel pavilions with historic photos of the Nelles School. Instead, they painted contemporary street art and asked the city to approve it after the fact.
March 13, 2026
Whittier's traffic engineers rejected stop signs at Anaconda and Hornby — twice. The Council approved them anyway in 2022. The signs still aren't up. Now the vote to formalize it keeps getting delayed.
February 25, 2026
