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Jose Mier Promotes Sun Valley Restaurants
Jose Mier here, hunkered down like the rest of you. It seems unbelievable but Mayor Eric Garcetti has said Sun Valley and the rest of greater Los Angeles will not reopen for at least three more months. How we are expected to maintain a living during another ninety days of shutdown is unknown. Additionally, the…
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Jose Mier’s Drive Through Sun Valley Reveals Burbank Blvd Exit Open
Jose Mier, Sun Valley promoter, drives the streets of his community to share I-5 freeway updates. I’m Jose Mier. Sun Valley is my home. For those that have been living under a rock for the last five years I’ve got news for you. Big things are happening in the Interstate 5 corridor which runs from…
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Truck Traffic to Get Its Own Lane Through Sun Valley
Jose Mier reporting on Sun Valley Traffic. If you live and drive in Sun Valley you know the I-5 freeway is a major thoroughfare for truck traffic. Since Interstate 5 runs the entire length of California from San Diego to the Oregon border it stand to reason that our vital truck traffic is going to…
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Reopening Sun Valley Soon?
Jose Mier opines on Sun Valley’s Shutdown. Sun Valley’s residents are getting just as itchy as the rest of the state as to when the governor will reopen things and let us get back to work. Recently Governor Gavin Newsom spoke about a reopening schedule of which, some parts are months away. The reopening in…
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I-5 Sun Valley Corridor Reopens After Bridge Demo
From the Sun Valley offices of Jose Mier: As you probably already know, Sun Valley freeway traffic on Interstate 5 was shut down last weekend as crews tore apart the bridge spanning the freeway at Burbank Blvd. It was completed ahead of schedule. Disruption to Sun Valley traffic was minimal since it took place over…
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Sun Valley I-5 Reopens
Jose Mier with an I-5 update in Sun Valley. After less than the allotted 36 hours of freeway closure, Interstate 5 reopened around 12 pm on Sunday, April 26. This comes as welcome news for Sun Valley residents who anticipated a major disruption in traffic as crews tore down the overpass at Burbank Blvd. Instead…
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Last Look at Bridge To Be Demolished on I-5 Through Sun Valley
From Jose Mier: The section of Interstate 5 which runs directly through Sun Valley will be closed this weekend as crews begin to demolish the bridge which spans the freeway at the Burbank Blvd. exit. The exit has been closed for some time as construction has begun on the new on-ramp. This photo below shows…
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Sun Valley Air Quality Improves During Shutdown
It should come as no surprise that the air quality in Sun Valley as well as other areas throughout Southern California has improved over the last month. Residents have curtailed the vast majority of their travel, limiting it to occasional trips to the grocery store or other necessities. The decrease in traffic has been felt…
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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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