Sep
30
Vardeman back yard access, Polly’s left turn, CPN boundary on Monday agenda
Filed Under 2011 Issues, City Council Meetings | 14 Comments
(9/30/2011, Los Alamitos) The agenda and staff reports and attachments for Monday night’s 7 p.m. regular City Council Meeting is up, and it does contain a few interesting issues.
One I found especially interesting is Item 10A, a staff recommendation to give C.P.L.A. supporters Richard and Beverly Vardeman access to a city service road running to a pump station at 3610 Fenley Drive so they can resume parking their RV in their back yard. This revisits a lengthy dispute between Read more
Sep
29
2:30 p.m. armed robbery outside Sprout’s
Filed Under Crime & Police, Rossmoor, Seal Beach | 5 Comments
(9/29/2011, Los Alamitos) This just in via e-mail from Rebecca Lara of Rossmoor’s Predator Management Team:
Today, Thursday, September 29th at approximately 2:30 p.m. in the Sprouts parking lot, a Rossmoor Resident was robbed at gun point.
The female resident was placing her child in it’s car seat when a male Read more
Sep
29
Let’s Not Forget The Elephant In The Room
Filed Under Highlands Guy's Thursday column, Planning & Zoning, Tenet's Los Al Medical Center | Leave a Comment
(9/29/2011, Los Alamitos) by Highlands Guy:It seems like the city council and selected city employees spent a lot of time and energy over the past 2 years on the hospital issue. And I know that I’ve put forth some of the locals’ concerns in the past.
Funny we haven’t heard anything for a while, especially highlighted by the city council skipping a meeting since “there is not enough business.” I think a revisit of the subject is called for.
One of the things that brought it to mind, was what I see as I travel East on Katella from Los Alamitos Blvd. Sure seems like there are Read more
Sep
28
Food Truck disappear from City website, but still coming 9/29
Filed Under News you can use, Parks and Recreation | Leave a Comment
(Los Alamitos, 9/28/2011) Interestingly, there’s no sign of Los Alamitos’ weekly Thursday “Picnic in the Plaza” on the City’s website.
But never fear, the event’s still on, & we’ve got your updated line-up for this week at least. (below)
The big news is that last Sunday our OC-based Lime Truck Read more
Sep
28
Your weekly Los Alamitos/Rossmoor media reporting and comments post
Filed Under News Enterprise & other local media, Your reporting & comments | 3 Comments
(9/28/2011, Los Alamitos) It’s Wednesday, which means it’s time for our weekly post where you can report and comment on items of interest you come across in any of our local media.
Between local blogs, local and regional newspapers, radio, & local and national tv there’s plenty of news and commentary that affect Los Alamitos and Rossmoor, and this is your place to point things out to our community, or to respond at the speed of light to something you see.
Whether it’s Read more
Sep
27
Troy Edgar running for Congress
Filed Under City Council, National Issues, Troy Edgar | 22 Comments
(Los Alamitos, 9/27/2011) Los Alamitos Mayor Pro Tem Troy Edgar is running as a Republican for the 47th Congressional District, which includes Los Alamitos, Rossmoor, Cypress, most of Long Beach, and portions of Lakewood, Garden Grove & Westminster.
Organizing papers were fed exed to the Federal Elections Commission last Monday, 9/19 by Gary Crummit, Treasurer for Troy Edgar for Congress, operating out of 110 Pine Ave. in Long Beach, # 1110.
According to Open Congress Wiki, Mayor pro Tem Edgar is one of Read more
Sep
26
Obama returns to L.A. to milk California’s cash cows
Filed Under 2011 Issues, Decency, National Issues | 4 Comments
(9/26/26, Los Alamitos) Our President flies into LAX this afternoon to go out to dinner tonight with a few hundred of his friends. Three times.
Yup, our President apparently has everything so under control that he, like our City Council, can take some time off from the job we elected him to do.
Now that he’s got unemployment under control, achieved peace in the Middle East, has funds flowing uninterrupted to all those disaster victims, and has fixed our Credit Rating, who can blame him for taking some time off for Read more
Sep
25
Los Alamitos coyote alert with tips!
Filed Under Community News, Crime & Police, News you can use | 1 Comment
(9/25/2011, Los Alamitos) I just received word of a good sized coyote “patrolling” the streets of Suburbia Estates before 7 Sunday morning.
Sep
25
Jesus’ brother’s insights into this week on Wall Street
Filed Under Inspiration, Sunday Sermons, Songs & Stories | Leave a Comment
(9/25/2011, Los Alamitos)It’s amazing how relevant something written almost 2,000 years ago can be to life in 21st century America! Read on, & I think you’ll see what I mean.
This past Thursday evening and Friday morning I happened to be reading through a brief letter Jesus’ half-brother James wrote around 40 – 50 A.D. to several groups of Jewish Christians who had been scattered by persecution. (Catholics believe the author was Jesus’ cousin.)
Here are a few excerpts, taken from Eugene Peterson”s “The Message” paraphrase/translation:
Prosperity is as short-lived as a wildflower, so don’t ever count on it. You know that as soon as the sun rises, pouring down its scorching heat, the flower withers. Its petals wilt and, before you know it, that beautiful face is a barren stem. Well, that’s a picture of the “prosperous life.” At the very moment everyone is looking on in admiration, it fades away to nothing. (James 1:9-11)
Further on in his letter, James reiterates the uncertainty of life and the tentative nature of Read more
Sep
23
Six bad boys & one mean mama: Weekly Crime Summary
Filed Under Crime & Police, News you can use | Leave a Comment
(9/23/2011, Los Alamitos) First, the good news for the week of 9/11 – 16:
- No robberies
- No auto burglaries
- No commercial burglaries
- No shoplifting (at least none reported)
- No Municipal code violations
But the we still had enough “rocket scientists,” both locals and from out of town, demonstrating their unique brand of intelligence to keep our men & women in black busy, including seven suspects who were rewarded with free rides to Los Al’s version of the “big house:”
- Two 19 year old males who thought it would be fun to point an authentic-looking fake handgun at cars on the corner of Katella and Maple. The bum from Lancaster was arrested for an outstanding warrant, his buddy, a Los Al genius, was picked up for exhibiting Read more
Sep
22
City Council Meeting Cancelled Because of Lack of Business. Really?
Filed Under City Council, Highlands Guy's Thursday column | 5 Comments
(Los Alamitos, 9/22/2011) (Dave here: This one’s well worth a read. It gets better the further you go. As always, your comments are appreciated) by Highlands guy So, they tell me Monday night’s city council meeting was cancelled because of a lack of business.
Come on guys, you’ve got to be kidding me.
I was inspired to vent by Dave’s comments of Sept 15. They are insightful, give them a read . I guess since there is no business to discuss, things are perfect in the left Coast’s Mayberry.
My goodness, the city has time to support, with police Read more
Sep
21
New N-E debuts: Your Weekly Media comments & reporting post, 9/21-28
Filed Under News Enterprise & other local media, Your reporting & comments | 13 Comments
(Los Alamitos, 9/21/2011) “Just the Facts” wants me to focus more on the positive, so here’s some things I liked about today’s News Enterprise:
**It was on my driveway before 9 this morning.
**It had two staff-written articles about Los Alamitos High sports teams, including a front page below-the-fold report and photo on last week’s Varsity Football victory.
**It actually had a Read more
Sep
20
Los Al food truck lineups for 9/22 and 9/29
Filed Under Local events, News you can use, Parks and Recreation | Leave a Comment
(9/20/2011, Los Alamitos)A dozen food trucks are again scheduled for this Thursday and next, with a healthy (?) mix of familiar and less familiar trucks, including the Lime Truck both weeks.
If you’ve been watching The Great Food Truck Race II, you’ll know that it’s come down to our own Lime Truck vs. Cleveland’s Read more
Sep
20
Community Bulletin Board for 9/20-27
Filed Under Community News, Local events | 1 Comment
(Los Alamitos, 9/20/2011) This weekly post can be our best, but only if our readers and businesses take advantage of it! Please let us know what’s going on this weekend, sales at Los Al businesses this week, or anything else that might be of interest to the community!
Is something going on this weekend or next that people should know about? Got a favorite local merchant? Got some local news you want to get out? Your group or block planning a rummage sale? See something happen folks would want to know about?
If it’s in or near Los Alamitos or Rossmoor, put it in a comment on this post from now through next Monday.
This weekly post is your easiest way to get the word out instantly, for free, whenever the idea hits you, without leaving your home (or even your car if you have a smart phone or tablet).
Your imagination is Read more
Sep
18
Crime watch: Preventing garage break-ins
Filed Under Crime & Police, News you can use | Leave a Comment
(9/18/2011, Los Alamitos) Got an automatic garage door opener?
Then you should take 49 seconds to watch this video:
Now for an easy way to reduce the risk, check Read more