Oct
24
Carport fire this morning in Rossmoor/Seal Beach
Filed Under Neighboring Communities, Rossmoor | 1 Comment
(10/24/2011, Los Alamitos)If you were wondering about all the police and fire activity in the Sprouts parking lot early this morning, we now have the details thanks to some rapid reporting by one of our readers and the Register:
At least four cars were destroyed this morning in a carport fire in an apartment complex behind Sprouts and just across Montecito Rd. from Rossmoor. Thanks to Read more
Oct
12
In Memoriam
Filed Under Community News, Decency, Neighboring Communities, Your reporting & comments | 6 Comments
JM here for Dave.
No Politics.
This is an open thread
to allow you to share your
thoughts on the tragedy
in Seal Beach.
Now is the time to remember.
Our thoughts and prayers
go out to our neighbours,
their friends and their families
in this time of grief.
To post your thoughts or read comments posted so far, click here: Read more
Jun
29
Media post: “Super City,” Consolidated, the 4th & more in today’s News Enterprise
Filed Under 2010 Issues, Neighboring Communities, News Enterprise & other local media, Rossmoor | 8 Comments
(6/29/2011, Los Alamitos) Today I had a chance to look at Los Alamitos’ only local print newspaper before putting up the weekly Wednesday media reporting post, & noticed several items of interest:
Super City lover: A lengthy letter from Rossmoor resident Kenneth Brown sung the praises of Supervisor Moorlach’s proposed “Super City, which he says “could offer a real way for Rossmoor residents to Read more
Jun
8
Los Al moving to Long Beach Congressional District this Friday
Filed Under 2011 Issues, City Council Meetings, Election Issues, Neighboring Communities | 7 Comments
(6/8/2011, Los Alamitos)Tuesday morning the Los Alamitos City got half of what they wanted, and weren’t too pleased about it.
The state is in the midst of redrawing lines for Districts for Congress, State Senate, and State Assembly for the next ten years, using the data from the 2010 census. This year the voters wisely took the process out of the politicians hands and gave it to a non partisan commission with instructions to draw logical, contiguous lines instead of the crazy jerrymandered districts we’ve seen in the past.
Now many politicians are screaming “foul,” including several of our Council Members, whose City Council districts aren’t affected at all.
The main focus in Los Alamitos at Monday’s City Council Meeting was having Los Alamitos switched to a Congressional District that included Newport Beach and Huntington Beach, instead of inland O.C. cities Cypress, Stanton, and Garden Grove, among others.
So our City Council directed our City Manager to oppose the change of Congressional Districts then on the table.
On Tuesday morning, the Council got half their wish as the Commission issued a new preliminary Congressional District map, moving Los Alamitos and Rossmoor from the Newport & Huntington Beach District to Read more
Jun
8
This week’s post for your reports & comments on our local media
Filed Under Miscellaneous reader thoughts & questions, Neighboring Communities, News Enterprise & other local media | 9 Comments
(6/8/2011, Los Alamitos) Once again it’s time for our regular Wednesday media post.
Not only does that include today’s News Enterprise, and Thursday’s Sun, but it also includes all the other local, regiounal, and national print and online media that has something that you’d like to report on, comment on, or simply bring to your neighbors’ attention.
Whether it’s the L.A. Times, L.B. Press Telegram, OC Register, even the Golden Rain News (Leisure World weekly) if you happen to pick it up at a local store, or local websites like The Los Al Patch & OCNews360 or the online versions of any paper.
If you found it interesting, or want to comment (especially on the local weeklies, where it won’t print for a week!), Read more
Jun
1
This week’s post for your reports & comments on our local media
Filed Under Miscellaneous reader thoughts & questions, Neighboring Communities, News Enterprise & other local media | 1 Comment
(6/1/2011, Los Alamitos) Once again it’s time for our regular Wednesday media post.
Not only does that include Wednesday’s News Enterprise, and (if you live or shop in the “right” part of town) Thursday’s Sun, but it also includes all the other local, regiounal, and national print and online media that has something that you’d like to report on, comment on, or simply bring to your neighbors’ attention.
Whether it’s the L.A. Times, L.B. Press Telegram, OC Register, even the Golden Rain News (Leisure World weekly) if you happen to pick it up at a local store, or local websites like The Los Al Patch & OCNews360 or the online versions of any paper. Those work even better because you can also paste in the link so others can find it. If you found it interesting, or want to comment (especially on the local weeklies, where it won’t print for a week!), put Read more
Apr
16
OC One-Upmanship: Out-grossing Dean Grose?
Filed Under Dean Grose, Decency, Neighboring Communities | 2 Comments
(4/17/2010, Los Alamitos, updated 4/18) by J.M. Ivler (updates by Dave Emerson) In general I wouldn’t post this as it has more to do with Fullerton than Los Alamitos, but on the positive side it appears that Mr. Grose is no longer alone in Orange County politics for “not getting it.”
The Weekly has obtained a copy of an email sent to fellow conservatives this week by Marilyn Davenport, a Southern California Tea Party activist and member of the central committee of the Orange County Republican Party.
Under the words, “Now you know why no birth certificate,” there’s an Obama family portrait showing them as apes.
Jun
18
Like to write? Interested in Los Al issues? Your name here!
Filed Under Community News, Neighboring Communities, Teamwork | Leave a Comment
(6/18/09, Los Alamitos, by Dave Emerson) I’ve finally figured out that I don’t have nearly enough time to report on even a third of all that’s going on in Los Alamitos, let alone our neighboring towns.
Even if I had the time, you deserve to hear more than Read more
May
26
“O.I.C.” Artesia’s “Bloodless” Bullfights challenged by animal rights group
Filed Under Neighboring Communities, News you can use | Leave a Comment
(5/26/09, by Dave Emerson) We Realtors come across all sorts of little known facts in the course of our work. I still remember how startled I was over twenty years ago to learn that there’s an active bull ring in our neighboring town of Artesia. Having grown up in Lakewood with a great aunt living in Artesia, I was surprised I’d never heard about it.
Artesia has a variety of ethnic communities, including Portuguese-Americans, Asian Indian-Americans, and some Argentine-Americans. The bull ring has been located behind the Portuguese Community Center in Artesia for years.
The L.A.Times reports that a humane officer with Animal Cruelty Investigations Read more