HEALTHY DIAMOND BAR

Join us for a Healthy Diamond Bar event each month! Join us for a Healthy Diamond Bar event each month! These events are meant to be fun and promote a healthy lifestyle. Each event is free but requires registration to participate. Register at www.diamondbarca.gov/recregister.

DB 4YOUTH – TEEN CHALLENGE

Saturday, May 13 – 9 to 11am.

Sycamore Canyon Park, 22930 E Golden Springs Dr Open to teens in grades 8-12

Come hang out with friends and peers, and have fun testing your agility, endurance and strength through various field games and activities. AC 5905

Serving Up Pickleball

Saturday, June 3 – 9 to 11am

Maple Hill Pickleball Courts, 1355 Maple Hill Rd

All Ages

Learn the fastest-growing sport in America! Consisting of a combination of tennis, ping pong, and badminton, all ages and abilities can enjoy this social sport. An instructor will teach you the rules, basic shots, and court fundamentals in a friendly, non-competitive environment. AC 5906

Family Kickball At Concerts In The Park

Wednesday, July 19 – 6 to 7:30 pm

Summitridge Park,1600 Grand Ave, Diamond Bar

All Ages

Looking for some extra fun before the concert starts? Bring your family to the ball field and play a fun game of kickball. Teams will be formed on the spot. AC 5907

NEKTER JUICE, CRUNCH GYM & FUTURPROOF WELLNESS TOUR

August – TBA

Northeast corner of Grand Avenue and Diamond Bar Boulevard on the cover

“Pantera Pup Patrol” by Angelo Simoes 2022 TML Contest – Adult Pets Winner

All Ages

Looking for some fun exercises and healthy treats? Bring your family along to tour some local businesses. AC 5907

Healthy Diamond Bar is a comprehensive well-being initiative with year-round programs, activities, or incentives to encourage and facilitate healthy habits and positive choices among community members.

Earth Day Celebration

Green living will take center stage at the City’s Earth Day Celebration

happening Saturday, April 22.

The event, which takes place 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) parking lot, will feature a variety of recycling and conservation-focused stations, activities, and information and giveaway booths.

At this event, residents can:

 Bring a shovel, gloves and containers to collect free mulch to take home.

 Bring up to two banker boxes, or two 13-gallon trash bags, of unneeded confidential documents and have them shredded on site.

 Drive through and drop off old televisions, computers, laptops or any other electronics.

 Get a free used motor oil recycling kit, and learn where to take their used oil and filters.

 Get a free small recycling bin and learn how and where to recycle your glass and plastic bottles and aluminum cans

 Learn about local nonprofit organizations that collect food donations and redistribute to individuals and families in in need.

For children and youth in attendance, Discovery Cube will be on site with a fun, hands-on Earth Day-themed activity.

AQMD is located at 21865 Copley Drive. For more information, contact the City’s Environmental Services Division at (909) 839-7015 or greendb@diamondbarca.gov.

Help for First-Time Homebuyers

If you have a low or moderate income and want to purchase your first home in Los Angeles county, you may quality for financial assistance.

The Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA) offers two programs to qualified first-time homebuyers. These are known as the Home Ownership Program (HOP) and the Mortgage Credit Certificate (MCC) Program.

HOP provides a second mortgage loan for first-time homebuyers with an assistance amount of up to $85,000, or 20% of the purchase price, whichever is less. This loan can be used for the down payment and/or closing costs, and has a 0% interest and deferred payment schedule, which means the borrower repays the loan when they sell the home, transfer the title, or no longer live in the home.

MCC offers a credit that can reduce potential federal income tax liability, creating additional income the homebuyer can use toward their monthly mortgage payment. This credit works by converting a portion of the annual mortgage interest into a direct dollar-for-dollar tax credit on their U.S. individual income tax returns.

To qualify for either of these programs, a homebuyer must not have owned a home in the last three years and the home must be owner-occupied.

For information on funding availability, program qualifications, and participating lenders, visit www.lacda.org, or call (626) 262-4511.