April

In face of the coronavirus, NELA is hunkered down yet pulling together and help is on the way.

Art by University of California

The 2020 Census: Be Counted Now

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The online form took us 6 minutes to fill out and send in. You can also answer the 2020 Census by phone or by mail.

March 2020 Primary Results: What the Voters Decided

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Here are the certified results of the voting on March 3. Results include election of officials, a school bond measure and a measure to expand oversight of the L. A. County Sheriff’s Department.

Illustration by mariandrew.com

Getting Comfortable with Uncertainty

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To try not to let fear and worries dominate your day, we offer these comments from Lionel Shockness, psychotherapist and licensed clinical social worker.

Rebuilding the Historic Highland Park Neighborhood Council

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HHPNC is on path rebuilding its Board and Land Use Committee. It’s making progress.

The scene in the parking lot at Chase Bank in Eagle Rock after the robbery on March 2. -- Photo by T.A. Hendrickson

NELA Crime Update

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Shootings yes, Murders no, More patrols in CD-14. Read update here.

A deserted Eagle Rock High School at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday March 25, 2020 | Photo by Bill Hendrickson

Lani Says: Don’t Stand So Close to Me

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The Coronavirus changed the homestretch of Senior Year at Eagle Rock High. Lani will tell you about that here.

Francisco Loaiza, a friend of Christopher Nyerges, inspects the mallow plants and other edible weeds in Nyerges' backyard garden. | Photo by Christopher Nyerges

A Voice in the NELA Wilderness: The New World of “Shelter in Place”

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Here’s a summary of home self-reliance skills from Chris Nyerges. They’re great in times of emergency like the present one.

Daniel Duarte (left) Was the Victim of a Random Shooting in a Homeless Encampment. His Family (right) Tells His Story.

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Highland Park resident Darlin Duarte stood behind the line of television cameras and quietly watched the LAPD news conference that identified two gang members suspected of killing her twin brother, 31-year-old Daniel Duarte, as he slept in a tent in a homeless encampment. When asked if she wanted to join the detectives and speak […]

Big Investments for a School, a Church and a Park in NELA

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Benjamin Franklin High School in Highland Park, St. Dominic Catholic Church in Eagle Rock and the Eagle Rock Recreation Center have something in common. They are all on the receiving end of large sums, totaling some $5 million, to improve the buildings and spaces that support their work in Northeast Los Angeles. At Franklin and […]

Kudos

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The Academic Decathlon team at Benjamin Franklin High School in Highland Park took fourth place in the statewide competition in Sacramento on Mar. 25. There are 700 decathlon teams in the state and 66 make it to the state level. The teams are made up of nine members, include three A-students, three B- students and […]

Fires and the People Who Fight Them

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On March 19, 1964, nine homes in Eagle Rock were destroyed by a fire that blew in from Glendale and scorched the hills. Seven other homes were heavily damaged. Evacuations were ordered as fire companies converged to defend homes near the hills. The Eagle Rock Valley Historical Society will show newly-acquired footage of this event […]

Send a High School Senior to the Places They Have Studied

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Academia Avance, a charter school in Highland Park, presents Noche x Cultural x Night 2018, a festive family night of food, music, dancing, fun and games on Friday, Apr. 13 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Ebell Club in Highland Park (131 S. Ave. 57). The party will celebrate the senior class and […]

Buy a Book, Have a Muffin

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Friends of the Eagle Rock Library, a non-profit volunteer group that works to support the local branch, will hold a used book sale at the library (5027 Caspar Ave, at Chickasaw) on Saturday, Apr 28. from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. There will be books for children, teens and adults, most of them for $2 […]

Hunt for Bargains

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Occidental Presbyterian is holding its annual rummage sale on April 6 and April 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day at the church (corner of Eagle Rock Blvd. and York Blvd). Clean rummage, vintage items, plants, and homemade baked goods will be available, as well a hearty chili or soup. For more information, […]

Remembering: Nancy Moylan (Snyder) Barry

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Nancy Moylan (Snyder) Barry, a lifetime resident of Eagle Rock, passed away peacefully on February 27, 2018 at the age of 49. As a child growing up in Eagle Rock, Nancy attended Dahlia Heights Elementary and Saint Dominic’s, before attending and graduating from Flintridge Sacred Heart High School in 1986. While attending college at Saint […]

Get to Know: Laura Mannino

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Since the Feb. 14 school shooting in Parkland, Fla. left 17 dead, several major retailers have imposed stricter rules on gun sales and dozens of companies have cut their ties with the member-benefits program of the National Rifle Association. One of the groups in the forefront of making that happen is Drain the NRA, […]

NELA Real Estate in 2018: Advice for Sellers in a Hot Market

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The strong demand for NELA real estate can make it seem as though home sellers have nothing to worry about. But even in a seller’s market, homeowners looking to cash in on their home need to beware of common blunders that can lead to a lower sale price or even a failed sale. The number […]

Ask Lionel : Compassion or Anger? Conflicting Emotions About Homeless People

04/01/201804/01/2018 Lionel Shockness8621 Comment

Witnessing the plight of the homeless is heartbreaking. But on days when the concerns of my life require my full attention, I can find myself becoming irrtated and then mad at the people in tents, on the sidewalks and offramps, or living in cars and RVs. One day I wish I could save them and […]

A Voice in the NELA Wilderness: Thinking About Public Space

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Many years ago, a developer wanted to build a tall apartment at the base of the Eagle Rock that would have blocked the view of that local landmark. The town said “no,” and instead, the land was purchased by the City of Los Angeles and turned into a park. It was a dramatic example of […]

Looking Back: Moments in the History of NELA’s Parks

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When you consider the effort it is taking to build a dog park within the Eagle Rock Recreation Center, it is all the more remarkable to recall the effort that went into building the park in the first place. In 1954, the dream of establishing a park in the shadow of the Eagle Rock was […]

Lani Says: There’s Something Happenin’ Here

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One month after 14 students and three staff members were killed in the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., students and teachers across the nation joined together in protest and outrage, demanding change. On March 14, I stood with many of my peers at Eagle Rock High School in silence […]

An Effort to Educate the Public About Housing for the Homeless

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Mona Field, a resident of Eagle Rock, is undertaking an effort to educate the community about housing the homeless. Ms. Field is the 1st vice president of the League of Women Voters of Los Angeles, the local chapter of the national organization dedicated to engaging citizens in decisions that affect their lives. The L.A. chapter […]

Glassell Park Neighborhood Council Gets New Leaders

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The Glassell Park Neighborhood Council is reconstituting itself after resignations earlier this year left it without a president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer. The council was also short on non-officer members. The new president is Karin Davalos, who ran her first meeting on Mar. 20. The new vice-president is Brian Frobisher. A secretary, Andrew Ageuro, and […]

Huckleberry Finn on the Los Angeles River

04/01/201804/01/2018 Philip Iglauer783Leave a Comment

A writer, a printmaker and a book designer, all in Northeast Los Angeles, have teamed up to produce a well-reviewed book that reimagines “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” In “The Ballad of Huck and Miguel,” written by Tim de Roche of Mount Washington, Huck is the young son of an abusive father, as in Mark […]

Turning Parking Lots into Housing

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The difficult politics around housing was on display recently as Councilmember Gil Cedillo was booed and heckled at a public meeting in Lincoln Heights to discuss transforming five of the neighborhood’s city-owned parking lots into housing. The exact type of housing is not yet determined, but the city’s main goal is to provide housing for […]

Another Chapter in the Scholl Canyon Saga

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The plan by Glendale Water and Power to build a 12-megawatt biogas plant at the Scholl Canyon landfill near Eagle Rock has been stopped – for now. Following a full court press by Councilmember José Huizar, his staff, the Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council and several community groups and individuals, a 2-to-1 majority of Glendale’s City […]

Businesses Keep Pushing to End the New Trash Pick Up System

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Owners of businesses and apartment buildings are still trying to end the new trash collection system in Los Angeles for commercial and multi-family properties. One business group is trying to collect enough signatures by Apr. 25 for a ballot initiative in November that, if passed, would effectively undo the new system. A group of apartment […]

NELA Armed Robber Sent to Prison

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Sean Thomas King, 36, was sentenced in March to 25 years in state prison for a series of armed robberies last year in Northeast Los Angeles. Mr. King, pictured above in the white paper mask he wore during the robberies, pleaded “no contest” to the charges. He is eligible to reduce his actual time by […]

Scholarship Money for Speech Contest Participant

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When the Boulevard Sentinel last reported on Andrew Charroux, of Highland Park, the high schooler had added $900 to his college fund by winning the American Legion Oratorical Contest at the Post and Area level. As a runner up in the state competition in March, he added another $700, for total winnings of $1,600. Students […]

Ref Rodriguez, Facing Charges, Is Set to Cast Big Votes on School Board

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As early as this April, the Los Angeles Board of Education will decide on the next superintendent to lead the city’s schools and on labor contract terms for public school teachers. On May 9, Ref Rodriguez, the school board representative for Northeast Los Angeles, is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on charges of perjury, […]

April 2018

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It was a news heavy month. As we prepared to go to print for the April edition, the police identified two suspects in the murder in January of Daniel Duarte, a homeless man, in Montecito Heights. In a debut article for the Boulevard Sentinel, veteran journalist Diana Martinez Chavez covered the LAPD press conference for […]

Still Rocking the Boulevard

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NELA residents continued to Rock the Boulevard last month. At the second meeting in March of Rock the Boulevard, a public private partnership to improve Eagle Rock Blvd., some 60 residents broke into groups of 10. Each group was assigned a two-to-three block long stretch of the boulevard to rethink and redesign in terms of […]

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