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What Claremont City Hall is deciding about homes and land, this week's market, and guides written for Claremont owners and buyers.

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At Claremont City Hall

What the City Council and Planning Commission are deciding that touches homes and land: new tracts, zoning, fees and special taxes, roads. Straight from the city's official agendas.

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Tue, Oct 20 Planning Commission, 7:00 PM

  • 2 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FILE #26-C05, REQUEST TO ALLOW THE SALE AND SERVICE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES (BEER AND WINE) FOR ON-SITE CONSUMPTION (TYPE-41 DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LICENSE) FOR A NEW RESTAURANT LOCATED 323 WEST BONITA AVENUE. APPLICANT - BROTHERS CODY LLC (PIE TRAP PIZZA RESTAURANT). Informational Report
  • 3 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AMENDMENT FILE #96-C09AMD, REVIEW OF A REQUEST TO PERMIT AN EXPANSION OF THE EXISTING DRIVE-THROUGH RESTAURANT FACILITY LOCATED AT 860 SOUTH INDIAN HILL BOULEVARD - APPLICANT - MCDONALD’S Informational Report
  • 4 REQUEST TO AMEND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (FILE #12-C02AMD2) TO ALLOW FOR THE EXPANSION OF AN EXISTING RESTAURANT, PETISCOS, INCLUDING ON-SITE SALE AND CONSUMPTION OF A FULL-LINE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES (DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL TYPE-47 FULL LIQUOR LICENSE) IN CONJUNCTION WITH A BONA-FIDE EATING ESTABLISHMENT LOCATED AT 211 AND 215 WEST FIRST STREET. APPLICANT - ISIDRO GUTIERREZ Informational Report
  • 5 CONSIDER AN AMENDMENT TO THE CLAREMONT ZONING CODE (TITLE 16 OF THE CLAREMONT MUNICIPAL CODE) AMENDING CHAPTER 16.036 (INCLUSIONARY HOUSING) TO ALLOW PAYMENT OF THE IN-LIEU FEE BY RIGHT FOR FOR-SALE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS SUBJECT TO THE INCLUSIONARY HOUSING ORDINANCE (FUNDING SOURCE: GENERAL FUND & INCLUSIONARY HOUSING FUND) Action ItemWhat it means for owners →
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Recently on the agenda

Tue, Oct 13 City Council

  • 4 AWARD OF CONTRACT TO GREEN SHIELD ENERGY FOR ON-CALL ELECTRICAL SERVICES (FUNDING SOURCES: GENERAL FUND AND LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING DISTRICT FUND) Informational Report
  • 6 UPDATE ON RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMMING (FUNDING SOURCES: SUCCESSOR HOUSING FUND AND INCLUSIONARY HOUSING FUND) Informational Report
  • 3 AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH AKM CONSULTING ENGINEERS FOR A SEWER MODEL UPDATE (FUNDING SOURCE: SEWER FUND) Informational Report
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Tue, Sep 22 City Council

  • 10 ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SUBMITTAL OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT - ARTICLE 4; STATE TRANSIT ASSISTANCE; SENATE BILL 1 STATE TRANSIT ASSISTANCE; AND SENATE BILL 1 STATE OF GOOD REPAIR CLAIM FORMS TO RECEIVE AND RESERVE TRANSIT FUNDS FOR THE CLAREMONT DIAL-A-RIDE SERVICE (FUNDING SOURCE: TRANSPORTATION FUND) Informational Report
  • 11 PROPOSITION 218 PUBLIC HEARING TO ADJUST SEWER, STREET SWEEPING, AND SANITATION RATES AND ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING REVISED SEWER, SANITATION, AND STREET SWEEPING RATES AND A FIVE-YEAR RATE SCHEDULE FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF THE PROPOSITION 218 RATE-SETTING PROCESS (FUNDING SOURCES: SEWER FUND AND SANITATION FUND) Informational ReportWhat it means for owners →
The full agenda →

Explained for owners

From the city's official agendas, checked October 19. Only items that touch homes, land or neighborhoods are listed; the agenda is the record.

Your next 30 days in Claremont

The dates a homeowner here needs between now and Sun, Nov 1.

  1. Planning Commission meets

    The Planning Commission meets on this date; the agenda lists what is up for a vote.

    Source: City meeting agenda →Add to calendar

  2. 1st installment of secured property tax is due

    The first installment of your secured property tax bill is due on this date and is late after December 10.

    Source: LA County Treasurer and Tax Collector, Secured Property Taxes FAQs →Add to calendar

Dates from the county and city; check the source before you rely on one.

The desk note

A closer look at the stories shaping Claremont neighborhoods this week.

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Weekly desk note
Oct 19, 2026

Biggest Claremont price cut this week: $99,000 on 1921 Wheaton

The asking price on 1921 Wheaton dropped from $1,299,000 to $1,200,000. This week in Claremont: 3 new listings, 5 price cuts, 5 closed sales and 5 homes going under contract. Data as of October 19, 2026.

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Weekly brief
Oct 12, 2026

Claremont: 5 homes went under contract this week, down from 10

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Weekly brief
Oct 5, 2026

Biggest Claremont price cut this week: $70,000 on 698 Wellesley

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As of October 19. Listing brokerage shown on each row. A new desk note is published every Monday — subscribe via RSS. Card photography is illustrative Claremont imagery, not the addresses listed.

Latest briefs

Quick reads on Claremont real estate, lifestyle and the community.

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Weekly brief
Sep 28, 2026

Claremont weekly desk note — week of September 28, 2026

Claremont saw 4 price cuts, 11 new listings and 12 status changes this week — down from 38 last week, as of October 4, 2026.

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Weekly brief
Sep 22, 2026

Claremont weekly desk note — week of September 21, 2026

Claremont saw 11 price cuts, 6 new listings and 21 status changes this week — up from 24 last week, as of September 27, 2026.

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Weekly brief
Sep 17, 2026

Claremont weekly desk note — week of September 14, 2026

Claremont saw 8 price cuts, 5 new listings and 11 status changes this week — up from 23 last week, as of September 20, 2026.

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Weekly brief
Sep 7, 2026

Claremont weekly desk note — week of September 7, 2026

Claremont saw 3 price cuts, 8 new listings and 12 status changes this week, as of September 11, 2026.

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Market report
September 2026

Claremont homes sold in a median 49 days in September, 37 days slower than a year ago

Homes that sold in Claremont in September spent a median 49 days on the market, against 12 a year earlier. In September 2026, 21 homes sold in Claremont at a median $1,080,000 ($542 a square foot). In August it was 30 sales at a median $965,000.

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Claremont Courier
3 days ago

Election 2026 profiles: Lawrence Mueller, Claremont City Council

Lawrence Mueller faces fellow challengers Aundre Johnson and Anna Jacobsen in the race for Claremont City Council’s District 4 seat in the Nov. 3 general election.

Headlines are the outlets' own, shown with the source named and the story left where it was published. Card photography is illustrative Claremont imagery, not a photograph from the story.

Where prices moved

Closed sales by ZIP, the last twelve months against the twelve before. It tells you which side of Claremont is moving, not what your house is worth.

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91711$1,042,500Median sale price$538Median $/sq ft$1,040,000Median a year ago288Closed salesFlat vs last year

Oct 2025–Oct 2026 against Oct 2024–Oct 2025, as of October 19, 2026.

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