Tag: jose mier
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Will Uber and Lyft drivers in Sun Valley Get Unemployment?
The United States Congress recently passed the CARES Act that sends an influx of money to the states in response to the enforced shutdowns across the nation. As a result of this shutdown and stay-at-home orders many Sun Valley residents (like yours truly, Jose Mier) have seen a decrease in business. Certainly restaurant owners and…
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What’s Essential in Sun Valley Markets?
From Jose Mier’s hidden location in Sun Valley (aka my house): In the midst of the disruption of life that is COVID-19, many stores are running out of products. By now we’re all aware that toilet paper is a hot commodity. So is hand santitizer. The shelves at stores like Grocery Outlet on Glenoaks are…
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Fear and Loathing in Sun Valley
Wasn’t it just a couple days ago that I encouraged us Sun Valley residents to go out for a walk in the park? Wasn’t it just a couple days ago that I encouraged us Sun Valley residents to go out for a walk in the park? I thought it was a good idea. And it…
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Sun Valley Parks Still Open
Open Areas in Sun Valley for Exercise As of this writing, getting out of the house for Sun Valley residents is possible. In fact government agencies still (cautiously) encourage getting outside for some fresh air so long as precautions are taken to keep your distance from others. While Los Angeles County issued an order to…
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Financial Help for Sun Valley Restaurants
Restaurants all over the nation (including Sun Valley) have been forced to shutter their doors. It’s one more slap in the face aspect of the unfortunate times we’re living in. Here in California we are under orders to stay at home and ride out the coronavirus–in hopes of “flattening the curve.” Physical well-being is the…
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Sun Valley Still in Drought Conditions
Despite a series of wet days in March, Sun Valley is technically still in a drought. It seems like nothing is ever good enough to placate the drought gods. We had so much rain and snow covered mountains following the Thanksgiving storm. That coupled with successive rainy days recently makes one think we’ve accumulated enough…
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Sun Valley Freeways Empty
Jose Mier here with another take on Sun Valley, CA amid the coronavirus shutdown. One apparent aspect to being shuttered in our own homes is that the familiar clogged freeways running throughout Southern California are wide open now. With many people either working from home or not working at all, the lack of vehicles on…
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Taking Out in Sun Valley
Jose Mier on Sun Valley’s Econonmic Slowdown Hope springs eternal as the saying goes and we could use more hope these days. It’s amazing that in just the course of a few weeks since I launched this site to promote Sun Valley, CA business the entire nation has been virtually shut down. President Trump recently…
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New Sun Valley Restaurant Already a Crowd Pleaser
One of the signs that Sun Valley business is booming is the number of new (and good!) restaurants that have chosen to locate here. One example is Slangin’ Birdz at 8731 Glenoaks Blvd. They’ve based their restaurant on Nashville’s famous hot chicken sandwiches and have added their own twist. The restaurant opened in 2019 so…