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Vallarta Supermarkets Is Coming to Duarte!
Vallarta Supermarkets has signed a lease to occupy the former Best Buy building at
1470 Mountain Avenue. There is a lot of work to do to prepare the 46,000 square
foot building and work will take several months, but this is great news for Duarte
and for Vallarta.
New grocery store options have been high on the economic development priority
list for the City. Vallarta Supermarkets is an excellent step in fulfilling that goal.
Vallarta is a fast-growing chain with recently opened stores in Colton and Clovis
and new stores coming in Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario, Upland and several other
California cities.
Burrtec Community Clean-up, Shred &
Compost Event
Saturday, October 25 from 8 AM - 2 PM
Duarte Civic Center parking lot (1600 Huntington Drive).
Duarte and Burrtec Waste Industries will hold their bi-annual Duarte Community
Clean-up, Shred & Compost event at the Civic Center parking lot. Burrtec will be
collecting bulky items, residential construction/demolition waste, electronic waste,
and old documents for shredding.
For compost materials, residents should bring the proper vehicle or storage
container to accommodate the load. Burrtec will provide shovels. The City will also
be distributing used oil containers and funnels for residents that would like to
recycle their old motor oil safely. Information on how to dispose of used oil can be
found on CITYOFDUARTE.CA.GOV.
Household hazardous waste will not be accepted. Learn more about how to dispose
of household hazardous waste at dpw.lacounty.gov.
Participants must be a Duarte resident (no business waste allowed); IDs will be
checked.
For more information, please contact Burrtec at (626) 932-1558 or the City Manager’s
Office at Duarte City Hall at (626) 357-7931.
City of Duarte
Launches New Official
Website Domain
The City of Duarte is pleased to announce
that its new official website and staff email
domain, CITYOFDUARTE.CA.GOV, is now live!
This update is part of a statewide initiative
to enhance online security and improve
transparency in government communications.
The change follows Assembly Bill (AB) 1637,
authored by Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin
and signed into law in October 2023, which
requires all California cities and counties to
migrate to a .gov or .ca.gov domain by January
1, 2029.
By adopting CityofDuarte.ca.gov ahead
of the state deadline, the City is taking
proactive steps to protect residents from
online impersonation, ensure that official
City communications are easily identifiable,
and provide a secure platform for public
information and services.
What’s Changed:
•
Website: The City’s former we address now
redirects to www.CityofDuarte.ca.gov
•
Email Addresses: Staff email addresses
now use the new domain (e.g. JDoe@
CityofDuarte.ca.gov)
Any visits to the City’s previous website
(AccessDuarte.com) and emails sent to
addresses ending in @AccessDuarte.com
will automatically redirect to the correct
CityofDuarte.ca.gov domain. This redirect
will be temporary, so the City encourages
everyone to begin using the new domain as
soon as possible. The City also recommends
residents, businesses, and community
partners to update their bookmarks, saved
links, and contact information to reflect the
new domain.
For more information, please contact the City
Manager’s Office at (626) 357-7931.
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