Mar
8
LAUSD District Choral Festival 3/8-3/9/10
Filed Under Community News, Education & Schools, Inspiration, Local events | 1 Comment
[Ed Note: JM still, Dave will be back posting tomorrow]
On Monday and Tuesday night at 7PM all the choirs from all the programs at the LAUSD will be joining together for the yearly festival at the LAHS Gym. Doors open at 6:30PM, and this always sells out for both nights (a very packed house).
Mar
5
Planning Commission Meeting 3/8/10
Filed Under 2010 Issues, Commission Meetings, Planning & Zoning | Leave a Comment
[Ed Note: JM - Still. Yeah I wish Dave were back doing this too...]
7:00 PM at the City Council Chambers.
On the agenda, 2 Public Hearings
1) 5122 Katella Avenue – Roof mounted wireless facility Recommendation: Continue the public hearing to the April 12, 2010 meeting of the Planning Commission (Ed Note: This is the same building that Councilman Edgar had issues with regarding signage)
2) a request to allow non-medical office uses in specific units not to exceed thirty (30) percent of the total units of the Los Alamitos Business Park (Cerritos and Los Al – where the Sizzler is). Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 09-18 (approval)
Then there are 2 community development reports.
1) Commissioners Andrade and Commissioner Grose will summarize the February 8 hearing regarding LAFCO Boundary Report
2) SCAG Compass Blueprint Update powerpoint presentation by staff
There is nothing on the agenda relating to the decision from last Monday regarding the zoning on Katella.
Feb
26
Council Meeting – 3/1/10 – 7PM
Filed Under 2010 Issues, City Council Meetings, Development, Planning & Zoning | 18 Comments
[Ed Note: JM still... Dave is still away so I'm still posting for him. It's Friday, the City Council Agenda has been posted... ]
Don’t go to City Hall! As part of our historic 50th celebration, the City Council Metting has been moved to…
ST. ISIDORE PLAZA, 10961 REAGAN STREET
Not much to discuss… unless you consider the Consent Calendar.
A little background and then…
Feb
25
Baseball – Los Al Style
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[Ed Note: JM here for Dave again... Dave LOVES America's sport So here is some local news about the LAHS Team]
Los Alamitos High School baseball head coach Aaron Moore has announced the appointment of Jeff Kline as the program’s new Soph-Frosh team coach and Bryce Hadley as the school’s new Freshman team baseball coach.
Feb
21
Race On The Base – 2010-02-27
Filed Under Community News, Local events, News you can use, The Base | 3 Comments
[Ed note: Dave is out of town and I have been asked to cover for him while he is gone. This is STILL Dave's space, but I know that he would have put something up on this event, so I will do so in his place. - JM Ivler]
For 29 years the City of Los Alamitos has, along with the Joint Forces Training Base and The Cancer Support Foundation have been having the Race On The Base. All proceeds will benefit the USA Water Polo National Training Center at the Joint Forces Training Base. The 5K Walk is co-hosted by the Cancer Support Foundation and a portion of the proceeds, generated from the 5K Walk and through race registration, is donated to the organization.
Feb
15
Traffic Commission, Solid Waste, Melting Pot, & City Clerk on Los Al agendas for Tuesday, 2/16
Filed Under 2010 Issues, City Council Meetings, Planning & Zoning, Traffic | Leave a Comment
(2/15/2010, Los Alamitos) Several items of interest are scheduled for two separate City Council Meetings that were moved back to Tuesday due to the Presidents’ Day Holiday today.
At a 5 p.m. Special Meeting the Council will meet in closed session to Read more
Feb
5
Time to move part of O.C. to Long Beach? Public Hearing this Monday, 2/8
Filed Under Commission Meetings, Planning & Zoning | 4 Comments
(2/5/2010, Los Alamitos) In response to recommendations by Orange County and by the City of Long Beach, a Public Hearing will be held Monday night at Los Alamitos City Hall about moving parts of El Dorado Park Estates Imperial Estates and other border areas from Los Al to Long Beach or vice versa.
The intent is to straighten out a border that predated the current route of the Coyote “Creek” flood control channel. The current boundary certainly appears to be Read more
Feb
1
Feb 1: YOUR reporting on tonight’s 2 Los Al Council Meetings
Filed Under 2010 Issues, City Council Meetings, Commission Meetings, Planning & Zoning, The Base | 5 Comments
(2/1/2010, Los Alamitos): Once again it’s your turn to be the reporter on our City Council meetings. Tonight is interesting because it features Read more
Jan
29
Joint Los Al City Council and Planning Commission Special meeting @ 5:30 Monday
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(1/29/2010) A number of important zoning and planning issues will be on the table this Monday, 2/1/2010, when the Los Alamitos City Council meets jointly with the Planning Commission at 5:30, before the Council’s Regular Meeting.
Key issues on the agenda include the Read more
Jan
28
Los Alamitos needs your input on Katella/Los Al Blvd. study
Filed Under 2010 Issues, Planning & Zoning | 1 Comment
(1/28/2010, Los Alamitos) The city is finally moving forward with the SCAG-funded Compass study of the Los Alamitos Blvd. and Katella corridors.
Part of the initial phase involves a very important Read more
Jan
27
(Los Alamitos, CA) Got an e-mail last week that I only got around to opening up today. It was a link to a USA Today video on last week’s storms that I think you’ll find quite interesting.
It starts out with a Read more
Jan
27
(1/27/2010, Los Alamitos) As tonight’s State of the Union address stretched on, with solution after solution to every problem that’s confronted our nation for the past 12 months, I was reminded of the old saying, “When the going gets tough, the tough go shopping.”
And when politicians go shopping, you can guess who’s money they’re spending.
By the time our politician-in-chief was 3/4 of the way through (hopefully), it was beginning to look like Read more
Jan
20
Updated sand & sand bag availability for Los Al, Seal Beach, Rossmoor
Filed Under Community News, News you can use | 3 Comments
5:45 p.m. Wednesday: This just in: Los Al Fire Station now has sand bags, just stop by the front entrance before 9:30 p.m. or after 7 a.m. The sand at the north of the Los Al City Hall parking lot is supposed to be accessible 24/7, but you may need to bring your own shovel.
Sand and sand bags are also available at the downtown Seal Beach Fire Station (behind Walt’s Warf). The worst downpour is expected mid morning Thursday.
1:30 p.m. update: Latest weather reports make it sound like we’ll have some pretty intense rain and winds around 3:30 – 4:30 today, followed by “the big one” mid morning tomorrow, Thursday. More info below.
11:30 a. m. update: Fire station & city hall out of sand bags, city hall still has sand. Other options might include heavy duty trash bags, pillow cases, or waiting & hoping Ganahl’s shipment finally comes in (details below)
(01/20/2010, Los Alamitos) Many Los Alamitos City residents are being auto-called by the Los Al Police Department with a warning of extremely heavy rains and possible flooding this afternoon.
The message warns that Read more
Jan
19
Los Al solid waste contract: Rolls Royce? Tax increase? Payback to Briggeman?
Filed Under 2010 Issues, City Council, George Briggeman | 13 Comments
(Los Alamitos, 1/19/2010) 
As reported here earlier, tonight’s Los Alamitos City Council meeting includes discussion and recommended approval of almost 200 pages of documents relating to the Request for Proposals (RFP) for solid waste collections services for 2011 – 2020.
It’s interesting that for at least the last 20 years our trash contract never went out to bid. The hope was that an open bidding process would result in lower costs for Los Alamitos residents and businesses.
Some were, suspicious, however of Read more
Jan
19
Los Al drains overwhelmed? Rain’s over, water’s rising!
Filed Under 2010 Issues, Community News, News you can use | 6 Comments
(1:50 p.m., 1/19/2010, Los Alamitos) Reporting from just west of Little Cottonwood Park: After one of the most intense downpours I’ve witnessed, it wasn’t surprising to see local streets filled above the curbs with water about a half hour ago.
Nor was it a surprise when the water began receding after the rain stopped.
What was a surprise was that Read more
