Feb
4
Coyote & Crime Alert!
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(Los Alamitos 2/4/2012) Apparently the workers on the 605 Freeway carpool connectors project removed grates that help keep out the coyotes, resulting in increased coyote sightings this past week, including one on Los Alamitos Blvd near the High School:
David & Rebecca Lara of the Rossmoor Preditor Management Team (break-in info follows the two coyote reports): Read more
Jan
31
Your February, 2012 Community Bulletin Board
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(Los Alamitos, 1/31/2012)February starts tomorrow, & once again we’ll be moving our Community Bulletin Board forward near the start of each week, usually Monday or Tuesday, keeping comments that are still relevant.
So, if you’re aware of an event of local interest coming up this month, put it in a comment below & we’ll leave it up until the event passes.
For starter’s, here are the month’s Los Alamitos City Council & Commission Meetings, along with the days City Hall’s closed & one major city event:
Race on the Base: Saturday, February 25
Click here for details: RaceOnTheBase.com
City Council Meetings :
- Monday, February 6, 7:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, February 21, 5:00 p.m. Special Mid Year Budget Review
- Tuesday, February 21, 7:00 p.m (moved back, Monday 2/20 is Presidents’ Day observance, making a 4 day weekend for city staff)
- Click here for Council Agendas, usually posted the last working day before the Council meeting.
Weekdays City Hall Closed:
Jan
25
Your 1/25 – 31 media reporting and comments post
Filed Under Community News, News Enterprise & other local media, Your reporting & comments | 7 Comments
(Los Alamitos, 1/25/2012) 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.
Today’s News Enterprise’s front page story on the Council’s actions regarding Council Member Kusumoto’s alleged Brown Act Violations gave a detailed, balanced explanation that I thought showed a good grasp of the issues by Editor/reporter Apodaca. What do you think?
I was also impressed by Apodaca’s Read more
Jan
20
4 Los Al High students robbed in 3 instances Thursday
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(Los Alamitos, 1/20/2012, adapted from Los Al P.D.) If you were near Bloomfield just north of Katella or Sausalito (aka Briggeman) west of Los Al Blvd. between 2:45 and 3:05 yesterday afternoon, you may have some information that could help solve three robberies.
Last night at 10:28 p.m. Los Alamitos Unified School District Superintendent Sherry Kropp broadcast an e-mail to most Los Alamitos U.S.D. parents with the surprising news that ”there were three strong-armed robberies this afternoon” of four students on their way walking home from our High School.
Additional details, from the Los Alamitos Police Read more
Jan
19
Movie filmed in Rossmoor airs this Saturday – Tuesday
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(Los Alamitos, 1/19/2012) Written and photographed by Diane, Los Al Resident : “Untouchables,” a LifeTime movie featuring Rob Lowe flimed in Rossmoor last summer airs this Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday (January 21, 22, 23, & 24, 2012, at 8 p.m. each night on Lifetime & Lifetime HD (140 & 640 on Fios).
The movie is based on the story of Drew Peterson, who is charged with the death of his third wife after the mysterious Read more
Jan
11
Your 1/11-17 media reporting and comments post
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(1/11/2012, 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.
Today’s News Enterprise continued the encouraging trend to more solid local news and sports, including:
- Seal Beach’s explanation of the timing of the construction on Seal Beach Blvd. (it needs to be completed prior to the opening of the new bridge over the 405) and the rationale for the second left turn lane into Rossmoor at St. Cloud Drive. Made sense to me, I just think they needed to add additional left turn lanes into the “Shops at Rossmoor [in Seal Beach],” especially with Read more
Jan
4
Los Al in the media: Your reporting & comments
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(1/4/2012, Los Alamitos) This is your first chance this year to report to our community news items of local interest or possibly comment on what you see.
Today’s News Enterprise continued the focus on solid local news & sports coverage, with a focus on Rossmoor residents concerns about Seal Beach’s activities on their border, among other things. This is the place for you to report & respond or comment instantly.
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.
Whether it’sthe News Enterprise, The Sun, The L.A. Times, L.B. Press Telegram, OC Register,, or local websites like The Los Al Read more
Dec
28
Your year end reporting & comments on media reports of local interest
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(12/28/2011, Los Alamitos) This is your last chance this year to report to our community news items of local interest or possibly comment on what you see.
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.
Whether it’sthe News Enterprise, The Sun, The L.A. Times, L.B. Press Telegram, OC Register,, or local websites like The Los Al Read more
Dec
21
Your Holiday Los Alamitos/Rossmoor media reporting and comments post,
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(12/21/2011, Los Alamitos) It’s Wednesday, 12/21 which means,it’s not just the first day of Chanukah (photo below), but it’s also time for our weekly post where you can report and comment on items of interest you come across in any of our local media.
So far as I know our City Council only cancelled our Holiday Decorations this year, but I did come across the photo at the left while Read more
Dec
20
Los Al Food Trucks 12/22/2011 & 12/29/2011
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(Los Alamitos, 12/20/2011) Only 2 more Thursdays this year for Los Alamitos “Picnic at the Plaza”, but this week’s the last event because our trucks are taking the last Thursday of the year off.
Yup, the trucks are taking the 29th off, but you’ll have a choice of 9 trucks both this week.
This week Chef Christie Morisoli’s Home Skillet Truk will be making what I believe is their first visit to Los Alamitos. Christie, a culinary graduate from Read more
Dec
14
Publisher Wahlberg’s personal best: Your weekly media reporting post
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(12/14/2011, Los Alamitos) Time once again for you to tell the world what you think is imnportant in our local media, along with your commentary.
I gained a new respect for our News Enterprise Publisher Lon Wahlberg from the Sports news item on his 4:25:44 personal marathon record achieved last Sunday in the Honolulu marathon.
That’s a good two hours better than my personal marathon best. . . achieved in the last millenia (L.A., 1999). (Yeah, that’s pretty slow, but I finished ahead of about 10,000 competitors. . . and behind 20,000.)
I would have flown out to devote a week or two to onsite coverage in Hawaii had I only known!
Since I wasn’t in Hawaii, you’ll have to be content with the above photo of Wahlberg clicking his stopwatch as he finished the Read more
Dec
13
Los Al Food Trucks 12/15/2011 & 12/22/2011
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(Los Alamitos, 12/13/2011) Only 2 more Los Alamitos “Picnic at the Plaza” truck fests left this year!
Yup, the trucks are taking the 29th off, but you’ll have a choice of 9 trucks both this week and next.
This week only, Chef Joe Youkhan’s Tasting Spoon, “blazes the trail for russtic Italian street food” right here in the biggest little town in OC!!
But wait. . . there’s more! Read more
Dec
8
H. G.: From An Andy Perspective
Filed Under 2011 Issues, Community News, Decency, Highlands Guy's Thursday column | 5 Comments
(12/8/2011, Los Alamitos) By Highlands Guy: This week I’m taking leeway and editorial looseness with an approach to a chat about our city. And I will state up-front that the format is one in which I am comfortable as well as one I have greatly enjoyed over the years at the end of 60 Minutes.
Also, I find that as I get older, I seem to be falling more and more into the mode of Andy Rooney in my perspective on all sorts of things. And, according to my wife, like Andy, I’m getting a bit grumpier as the years pass.
To those who would say these are non-issues, that’s fine. I can see your perspective and I do realize that there are some really important concerns that our city needs to address. But I would put forth that the little things need to be looked at as well. And actually, there is Read more
Dec
8
Los Al Food Trucks 12/8/11 & 12/15/2011
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(Los Alamitos, 12/8/11) This Thirsday and next, Los Alamitos’ world famous “Picnic at the Plaza” features OC’s only Argentine food truck, both this week and next, popular Piaggio Gourmet on Wheels
Chef Piaggio’s uncle’s Tia Maria passed on a tasty empanada recipe that originated in a remote little pueblo in the middle of Argentina’s vast pampas. During twelve years in Bahia, Brazil, Piaggio incorporated the Afro-Brazilian Read more
Dec
3
The best place in town to buy your Christmas tree
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2011 update: Much has changed since I wrote this post 2 years ago, but the Youth Center’s Tree Lot is still my favorite place to buy a tree.
You get a great tree with no hassles, from friendly, helpful local volunteers at a good price and the proceeds go to a great cause right here in town!
(Los Alamitos, originally published 12/18/2009) There are plenty of places around where you can purchase a Christmas tree. Over the years, Barb and I have discovered that the freshest, best trees at a very convenient location and for an excellent price. But that’s not the best part!
When we buy a tree at our favorite local tree lot, all of the profits go to local youth and local schools. You even get to designate the school!
Of course, I’m Read more