Jan
19
Movie filmed in Rossmoor airs this Saturday – Tuesday
Filed Under Community News, Local events, News you can use, Rossmoor | Leave a Comment
(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
Nov
10
Increased crime, traffic, noise? This is why:
Filed Under 2011 Issues, City Council, Crime & Police, Highlands Guy's Thursday column, Rossmoor, Seal Beach, Traffic | 13 Comments
(Los Alamitos, 11/10/11) by Highlands Guy: Over the last year I have read a number of Let’s Fix Los Al posts from a bunch of disgruntled local folks in Rossmoor and Los Alamitos. Their comments revolved around an increase in crime, traffic, noise and air pollution, and any semblance to the area’s former small town ambiance.
It’s not rocket science, this is Read more
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
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
Aug
22
Your reporting & comments on Monday’s Public Hearing on Rossmoor Annexation
Filed Under 2011 Issues, Commission Meetings, Rossmoor, Troy Edgar, Your reporting & comments | 18 Comments
Pete Carvajal addresses overflow Rossmoor crowd tonight, "We're all neighbors"
(8/22/2011) The Los Alamitos/Seal Beach Patch thinks tonight’s meeting could be “quite rowdy.”
Los Al Councilman Troy Edgar says the Planning Commission’s intent is not to “go Read more
Aug
20
Public Hearing on Rossmoor “4th Corner” annexation Monday, 8/22/11
Filed Under Commission Meetings, Planning & Zoning, Rossmoor, Troy Edgar | 5 Comments
(8/20/2011, Los Alamitos) Our Planning Commission’s regular meeting at 7 p.m. this Monday includes a Public Hearing ” will consider the annexation of the businesses and apartments in the area known as the “Rossmoor Shopping Center,” at the southwest corner of Los Alamitos Boulevard and Katella Avenue.
Specifically, the Public Hearing deals with the Read more
Aug
16
Your 8/16-22 Los Al/Rossmoor Community Bulletin Board: Events, news & more
Filed Under Local events, Rossmoor | 4 Comments
(8/16/2011, Los Alamitos) It’s Tuesday, which means it’s time for this week’s Community Bulletin Board.
This is where you get to put up news and events you’re aware of that others in Los Alamitos, Rossmoor, or our surrounding communities might be interested in:
- Something going on this weekend or next that people should know about
- A favorite local merchant.
- Local news you want to get out: something you saw, or heard about.
- You, your block, or a worthy group planning a rummage sale.
Just put it in a comment to this post from now through next Monday.
This weekly post is your Read more
Jul
5
Summer coyote alert
Filed Under Community News, News you can use, Rossmoor | Leave a Comment
(7/5/2011, Los Alamitos/Rossmoor) Coyote activity tends to increase in summer, and this summer appears to be no exception.
Los Alamitos Police today reported a recent coyote attack on a dog in Rossmoor that took place only three feet from the back door of the residence, and with the owner present!
Police advise extra vigilance, including eliminating “coyote Read more
Jun
30
You’re from Los Alamitos if. . .
Filed Under Highlands Guy's Thursday column, Los Alamitos Priorities, Rossmoor | 9 Comments
(6/30/2011, Los Alamitos) Once again our Highlands Guy gets us thinking with his unique perspective. by Highlands Guy:
Maybe one way to judge how to tell how we’re doing, as a city, is to look at what local icon you identify with. Is it one that is actually within the city’s borders, is it close by, or is it something more amorphous?
Is this for fun? Well, yes. But if we really look at our collective answers, perhaps it will show us where to put our precious diminishing resources, or it may show that we’re doing pretty darned good.
What would be your first response to the question, “Where do you live?” Mine is 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
28
S & P: Home prices up. . . sort of
Filed Under Community News, News you can use, Rossmoor | 2 Comments
(6/28/2011, Los Alamitos) “Home Prices up in April for the first time in eight months,” proclaims Alex Lazlo’s online L. A. Times headline this morning. Well, kinda, as Alex explains in the first few paragraphs:
A closely watched index of home prices in America’s largest cities ticked up in April over March, the first such improvement in eight months, though experts attributed the increase largely to seasonal variations. Prices of previously owned single-family homes rose a modest 0.7% in April over March but were down 4.0% from April 2010, according to the Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller index of 20 metropolitan areas. In a welcome shift from recent months, this month is better than last — April’s numbers beat March,” David M. Blitzer, chairman of the index committee at S&P Indices, said in a news release. “However, the seasonally adjusted numbers show that Read more
Jun
19
Rossmoor resident found dead in her pool Saturday
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(6/19/2011, Los Alamitos) The OC Register reported tonight that Rossmoor resident & UCI Regional Burn Center Medical director Dr. Marianne E. Cinat (pictured in UCI photo at left) was found dead in the backyard swimming pool of her Rossmoor home Saturday morning, 6/17/11.
Authorities were alerted at 11:14 a.m., by a long time friend who found her. Responding firefighters declared Dr. Cinat, 46, dead at her Mainway Drive home.
The death is being investigated by the coroner’s office.
UC Irvine Medical Center spokesman John Murray called the loss Read more
Jun
16
Budget hearing, annexation subcommittee, LosAlTV on Monday City Council Agenda
Filed Under 2011 Issues, City Budget, City Council Meetings, Rossmoor | Leave a Comment
(6/16/2011)The agenda for the Monday, June 20 7 p.m. Los Alamitos City Council meeting is now up, and it includes a public hearing on the 2011-12 F.Y. city budget plus discussion of alternatives for production of the public access portion of LosAl TV3 along with the appointment of a subcommittee to discuss and make recommendations to the Council regarding potential issues relating to the possible annexation of the southwest corner of Los Alamitos Blvd and Katella (Arco to Carwash to Lutheran Church).
Click here for the agenda with staff reports and documents following.
I haven’t made it through the staff reports, but put the link and this brief summary up tonight for our interested readers to review and report or comment on.
Please post your thoughts and Read more
May
5
Los Alamitos and Rossmoor: A Win-Win
Filed Under Highlands Guy's Thursday column, Rossmoor | 6 Comments
(5/5/11, Los Alamitos) by “Highlands Guy”
OK, hold on, this may not be what you think it is. Read it all the way to the end to capture my meaning.
I’m not sure I understand the underlying causes that seem to bring about such high emotions when I hear discussions that have the words “Los Alamitos” and “Rossmoor” in the same sentence.
Although much of the dialogue focuses on the differences, I would like to focus on the stuff that we both celebrate and both should resist.
The “elephant in the room”
I think the “elephant in the room” that no one ever mentions is Read more
Apr
27
Laurel Park update heads News Enterprise this week
Filed Under News Enterprise & other local media, Rossmoor | 1 Comment
(Los Alamitos 4/27/2011)Time for our weekly Wednesday post where you can report, respond to, and comment on items that catch your interest in any media covering Los Alamitos over the course of the next 7 days.
I’ll start off with Kudos to N-E General Manager Guy Cariglio for figuring out a way to get the paper on our driveways (or at least my driveway) before 8 A.M. on Wednesdays. Guy tells me it’s just a matter of the distributor’s schedule, but I say if he get’s slammed for a mistake that’s out of his control, he may as well take credit for something good that’s likewise beyond his control.
Guy also deserves credit for initiating the paper’s increased focus on “hard news,” evidenced this week by Shelley Henderson’s detailed reporting on the last Los Al City Council meeting.
Guy tells me Read more