The Groves Is Running Out of Parking. The City Approved a New Bar and Lost Its Backup Plan
A five-story storage project next door promised shared parking. Residents fought back, and days later, the Planning Commission denied it.
July 29, 2026Planning Commission
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A Proposed 5-Story Storage Project Pitches a Parking Solution for The Groves
The proposal would add public parking next to The Groves, but it also asks the city to transfer public land, rezone the property and approve cleanup of a former auto-salvage yard.
July 13, 2026
Korean Beer Chain To Open First U.S. Location In Uptown Whittier
The storefront still has the murals from an Indian restaurant that never opened. Now a Korean beer chain is moving in.
June 19, 2026
PIH's New Three-Story Medical Building Hits a Milestone
More services coming to Whittier by 2027 — but questions remain about a stretch of public land the city is giving up and added traffic.
June 17, 2026
2 Homes Built in the 1900s Are Coming Down. 9 Market-Rate Townhomes Are Going Up
A development proposal that would demolish two single-family homes in Uptown Whittier and replace them with nine three-story market-rate townhomes is heading to its first official public hearing on May 14 at Whittier City Hall.
May 08, 2026
After ICE Costume Scandal and Election Power Shift, Planning Commissioner Resigns
A Whittier Planning Commissioner who sparked controversy over an ICE-themed costume party video has resigned — three days after the election, where the City Council majority that had repeatedly declined to act on calls for his removal were voted out.
April 18, 2026
