The Class of 2020 Looks to the Future
For some high school seniors, summer internships before senior year have put college and career decisions in perspective. Here are a couple of seniors who were summer interns.
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Health Alerts: Vaping Dangers Exposed.
A recent warning from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health did not mince words: “STOP VAPING NOW!” it said. Here’s why:
Continue ReadingHealth Alerts: West Nile Virus Detected Near NELA.
A sample of mosquitoes captured in Los Feliz tested positive on September 10 for West Nile virus.
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No Charges Filed in Fire Arrests, District Attorney Asks for Further Investigation
The Los Angeles County District Attorney has not filed charges against either of the two men arrested on August 31 in connection with the hillside fire in Eagle Rock and Glendale on August 25.
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As San Fernando Road Goes, So Goes the City of Los Angeles?
2910 San Fernando Road is a case study in why and what we have to do better.
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Decision Looms on Route Options for Metro BRT in Eagle Rock
Know the next step in Metro’s plan for a BRT express bus service for Eagle Rock.
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NELA’s Andrew Nardi Joins the Miami Marlins
NELA man gets Derek Jeter for his “Boss”.
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New Recognition, Opportunity for NELA Art Scene
L.A.’s eastside has always had a creative core. The wider art world is taking notice.
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California Says “No” to Later Bar Hours
See how our local NELA elected officials voted. You may be surprised.
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The Highland Park Independent Film Festival Honors Danny Trejo
The Humanitarian Award of the 6th annual Highland Park Independent Film Festival goes to Danny Trejo for his strong faith, his art of reinvention and his ability and willingness to use film and fame as tools to help others.
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Your Guide to the 6th Annual Highland Park Independent Film Festival
With 50 films over three days, this year’s Highland Park Independent Film Festival is the largest and most ambitious in the festival’s six-year history. The screenings, at the Highland Theater (5604 N. Figueroa St.) include six world premieres, four Los Angeles premieres and an Academy Award-nominated short. There are films in virtually every genre: animation, documentary, sci-fi, action/adventure, noir and foreign. Here’s a moviegoer’s guide to festival:
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State Loosens Grip on Housing for Homeless and Tightens It on Rent Control
State bills take aim at Longstanding Problems in NELA easing controls over using City property for homesless housing and extending rent control to thousands of apartments. Read the details here.
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End of an Era: Eagle Rock Lumber Closes
Not many enterprises last for a century. Here’s the story about how Eagle Rock Lumber kept going for more than a century.
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Limai Academy Unable to Attract Students
Low enrollment in spite of a smart roll-out in Eagle Rock causes school to change course. Details here.
Continue ReadingNew Car Washes Coming to Eagle Rock
Two car washes at the west entrance to Eagle Rock – one a replacement of GlenRock, the other a replacement for Ernie Jr’s. So far, not what the neighborhood’s elected representatives would like to see. Read more.
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Update On Shooting of LAPD Officer
Shootings are plaguing NELA. We report in this edition on four of them, including the fatal shooting of LAPD Officer Juan Jose Diaz. For details continue with this September crime report by Laura Brady-Allen.
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Still Trying to Rock the Eagle Rock Boulevard
CD-14 “remains optimistic” and “fully committed” improving Eagle Rock Blvd. Seems the Glassell Park Improvement Association is, too. Public meeting on ERB coming up soon. Details are here.
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L.A. County Is Talking with the Autry About the Future of the Southwest Musuem
The Southwest Museum is holding its breath. Good news. Much needed help may be on the way. Read all about it.
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Metro Debate In Eagle Rock Enters New Phase
As County Supervisor and Metro Director Hilda Solis and Metro leaders and staff come to Eagle Rock to hear what the community has to say about Metro’s proposed BRT route on Colorado Boulevard, political decisions on Metro’s plan take center stage.
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Fire in Eagle Rock and Its Aftermath in NELA
Brush fires happen here. Read about this one in Eagle Rock, Better yet, get yourself and your family ready for the next one. A recap and preparedness pointers here.
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Methane Controversy Continues at Scholl Canyon
Glendale’s Moves Will Affect the quality of life in NELA. How to handle the methane at Scholl Canyon is a major point of contention. Read why here.
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Date Is Set for Re-dedication of the Highland Park Veterans Memorial
Dozens of volunteers, including many veterans, gathered on Saturday, August 24, to put finishing touches on the plaza and landscaping of the newly refurbished Veterans Memorial at the intersection of York Boulevard and Figueroa Street in Highland Park. The centerpiece of the Memorial is the fountain. There’s more to be done.
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US Constitution – Amendment IX
Amendment IX
The Ninth Amendment points out that not all rights in the USA are in the first eight Amendments. For example, cases asserting violation of the right of privacy have been brought under the Ninth Amendment. Can you think of some rights not mentioned in the first eight Amendments? For more, click below.
Fire Breaks out in Eagle Rock and Glendale
FIRE: 4:40 p.m.
A brush fire near the border of Eagle Rock and Glendale, reported shortly after 4 p.m. today, continues to burn. LAFD making progress containing the fire. No injuries reported.
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The Mural on Marmion Way – Lost and Found
The prep work for re-painting of the 170′ mural on Marmion Way near the Southwest Museum has been completed and the re-painting has begun, Both the preparation work and the re-painting are creative adventures in their own right. See the work in process on the Boulevard Sentinel.
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US Constitution – Amendment VIII
The Boulevard Sentinel published the Constitution itself and now continues publishing the Bill of Rights as amended to our Constitution. We are doing this to remind you of the core values and rights which are at the foundation of our Country and to provide you with a refresher of the baseline from which to evaluate the interventions of our enemies as well as the allegiance of our elected officials, at every level, to their oath of office.
Continue ReadingUpdate On Shooting of LAPD Officer
Juan Jose Diaz, a 24-year-old officer who served two years with LAPD, died in the gunfire that broke out around 1 a.m. near Avenue 26 and Humboldt Street, according to the Police Department.
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Crime and Punishment in Northeast L.A.
This month we had a murder in Eagle Rock, a prowler apprehended and a man sentenced in mugging of a pregnant jogger. Up to date details on all this and more are here for you.
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Making It Easier to Attend and Finish Community College
Tuition and fees will be waived in the first two years of community college for first-time, full-time students, thanks to provisions in California’s new state budget. Want more? How’s this: Nearly half of students earning a bachelor’s degree from a UC in science, technology, engineering and mathematics transferred from a California community college. And, there’s more in this report by Matthew Reagan for the Boulevard Sentinel.
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Eye on Real Estate Developments in NELA
Here’s the latest on the Real Estate Developments we’ve been following in NELA.
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The Push for Up-graded Playing Fields in Cypress Park
Burnt out fields of play may be becoming an thing of the past in NELA’s Rio de Los Angeles State Park. For more read more.
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Helping the Homeless: An Update
Homelessness in NELA may be intractable but efforts are underway to make it less so. We update you on a few initiatives underway to address this catastrophic problem.
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Artwork by Ana Serrano Acquired by L.A. County Museum of Art
From the College of Art and Design to the LA County Museum, Ana Serrano evokes the look and feel of front-yard, window-ledge spaces in Latino neighborhoods. Read on for a view of the creative expression of what we pass by every day in NELA.
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More Time for Public Comment on Metro Plan
Proposed route has roiled the town. Constituents to have a special opportunity to speak directly with Hilda Solis, Metro Director and L. A. County Supervisor. Read on for details about next meeting and recap of situation to date.
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US Constitution – Amendment VII
The Boulevard Sentinel published the Constitution itself and now continues publishing the Bill of Rights as amended to our Constitution. We are doing this to remind you of the core values and rights which are at the foundation of our Country and to provide you with a refresher of the baseline from which to evaluate the interventions of our enemies as well as the allegiance of our elected officials, at every level, to their oath of office.
Continue ReadingUS Constitution – Amendment VI
Amendment VI
The Sixth Amendment guarantees the rights of criminal defendants. Do you know what those guarantees are?
Update: Shooting on Colorado Boulevard in Eagle Rock
Shooting on Colorado Blvd. For details read on.
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Amendment V
The Fifth Amendment creates a number of rights relevant to both criminal and civil legal proceedings. It covers a lot of individual protections. Read about them here.
US Constitution – Amendment IV
Amendment IV
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures
Eagle Rockers Weigh In on Metro’s Bus Plan for Colorado Boulevard
About 350 Eagle Rockers showed up at the Eagle Rock Plaza today to hear what Metro and their fellow residents had to say about Metro’s plan for Bus Rapid Transit on Colorado Boulevard. About 70 people spoke up. Here’s how things came out.
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Four Questions for Metro on Bus Rapid Transit in Eagle Rock
Attention Eagle Rockers: Bring your comments and questions on Saturday, July 13, to a meeting with Metro about its Bus Rapid Transit plan for Eagle Rock. Here are four questions the Boulevard Sentinel is submitting for the record. The meeting will be at the Eagle Rock Plaza from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
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Protests in Glendale Over the Grayson Power Plant Hold Lessons for NELA on Scholl Canyon
Protests in Glendale Over the Grayson Power Plant Hold Lessons for NELA on Scholl. Read here about the power of resident advocacy.
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US Constitution – Amendment III
Amendment III No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law. Per Cornell Law School: There has been no Supreme Court explication of this Amendment, which was obviously one guarantee indicating […]
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Amendment II A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
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Kids Eat Free in the Summer at Schools and Parks in NELA
Here are schools and parks in Northeast Los Angeles where free lunch is served on weekdays in the summer for kids and teens, ages 1 to 18.
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Crossing Guard Retires after 40 years on the job – Applause for Dorothy Brewer
Someone you may know – Dorothy Brewer, 86 – retired recently after 40 years as a school crossing guard in Northeast Los Angeles, mostly in Highland Park. Here’s more about Dorothy and her last day as a crossing guard.
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New Pool at Oxy to Open in the Fall Despite Setbacks
Oxy’s new pool is a lulu – in controversy and capacity. Readers! Local residents can buy a pass to use Oxy’s athletic facilities, new pool included. Details here.
Continue ReadingState Assembly Caps Rent Hikes, but Relief Weakened
Another try at protecting tenants gets watered down. Wendy Carrillo says the bill is “a step in the right direction.” Agree? Read more about tenant protection coming from Sacramento here.
Continue ReadingBusiness Openings: Groove GPS, Penny Oven, Muddy Paw and Haley Solar
Three new businesses openings and one renamed and relocated this month are announced in this issue of the Boulevard Sentinel. Learn more about them here.
Continue ReadingHuizar’s Legal Problems Persist
The hot water that José Huizar has been in for months is getting hotter. On June 24, a judge denied a request by Huizar to delay a lawsuit against him. More here. Read on.
Continue ReadingAnother Attempt to Keep Bars Open Until 4 a.m.
Bars open until 4am coming to NELA? Not so fast, legislation has cleared the state Senate before but didn’t get passed the Governor. And, the politicians who represent Northeast L.A in Sacramento – state Senator Maria Elena Durazo (D) and Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo (D) – are going different ways on the issue. There’s more here. Read on.
Continue ReadingClass of 2019: Final Tally of NELA’s College-Bound Grads
Over 1,000 NELA high school grads are going on to college. Read here where they are coming from and where they are going.
Continue ReadingGlassell Bark – Makes NELA a Better Place to Live
Dog kisses, a watermelon eating contest (against your dog) and a happy day for NELA. Glassell Bark brings out the best in NELA.
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Taste of Eagle Rock – A Fund Raising Success
The expansive lawn at the Hill Drive home of Michael and Eugenie Noguiera was the site of the 5th annual Taste of Eagle Rock on June 23 where some 300 visitors sampled specialties from 25 local restaurants.
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Bungalow Ladies Hanging in
To Evict or Not to Evict? Why Is That Even a Question?
The clock is ticking for Ramona Sierra, 90, and Suzanna Bermudez, 65, who are bracing for eviction from their rent-controlled, one-bedroom bungalows in a five-unit complex at 4542-4544 Eagle Rock Boulevard.
Battle Over Buses Continues
The Battle Over Buses on Colorado Boulevard has heated up. Meeting to gather community input planned. Read this report for more.
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Homeless in Eagle Rock: Life in the Encampments
Encampments Expose Harsh Realities for People on the Street and Those Trying to Help. Read about it in this report by Joel Sappell for the Boulevard Sentinel.
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Latest Moves, Next Steps in the Battle over Buses on Colorado Boulevard
The Battle Over Buses on Colorado Boulevard has heated up. Read about the latest developments here.
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Grant for Rock the Boulevard Is Denied – Project on Hold
Rock the Boulevard, a public/private effort to transform Eagle Rock Boulevard into a safer, more beautiful thoroughfare, has been unable to secure the public grant money needed to move forward as originally planned.
There were high hopes for the project last year. Launch money was raised from City Council District 14 ($23,000), Occidental College ($13,500), the Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council ($2,500) and The Eagle Rock Association improvement group (an unspecified amount)
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Wildfires are getting scarier – NELA at “high risk.”
Wildfires can occur anytime, not only in the typical wildfire season of mid-summer to early autumn. Northeast Los Angeles is at high risk: The Boulevard Sentinel recently reported on data showing that nearly half of the buildings in Eagle Rock are in a very severe hazard zone; in Highland Park, 40% of the buildings are in a very serve hazard zone. In Mount Washington, all of the buildings are in a very severe hazard zone.
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Jackie Goldberg Wins School Board Election. Voter Turnout Was Poor.
Jackie Goldberg, a veteran local politician, won a decisive victory on May 14 over Heather Repenning, a former city commissioner, for the Board District 5 (BD 5) seat on the Los Angeles School Board, which includes Northeast Los Angeles. The task now before Goldberg, who was endorsed by the L.A. teachers union, is to find the money to deliver on her promise of smaller class sizes and more counselors, nurses and teachers aides.
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Settlement Is Reached in the Case of the Missing Scholarship Money
A settlement has been reached in a long running case that set Forever 21 and Arroyo Vista Family Health Foundation against the Lincoln Heights Chamber of Commerce (COC).
The case involved donations made in 2011-2013 by Forever 21 and the Arroyo Vista foundation to a scholarship fund established by the Lincoln Heights COC. The money raised, about $30,000 in all, was supposed to go to college-bound students from Abraham Lincoln High School in Lincoln Heights, but as far as everyone could tell, no scholarships were ever awarded.
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Prison Time for Charter School Founder with Ties to NELA
Vielka McFarlane, who founded the Celerity network of charter schools located in Eagle Rock and other parts of Los Angeles, was sentenced on May 20 to 30 months in prison for misspending public education money on luxuries for herself, including first-class plane travel, fine dining and high-end shopping.
McFarlane pleaded guilty in January to one count of conspiracy to misappropriate and embezzle public money. The plea followed an investigation, starting in 2012, by the inspector general of L.A. Unified School District and federal authorities.
Democratic Infighting, Resolved for Now
An intraparty feud among local Democratic groups has come to a can’t-please-everyone kind of resolution.
The dispute began in late January, when Democrats in State Assembly District 51, which includes Northeast Los Angeles, voted to select 14 delegates to the California Democratic Party convention in Sacramento from May 31 to June 2.
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Crime and Punishment in Northeast L.A.
This month focuses on a conviction for burglary in Eagle Rock, a sexual preditor also in Eagle Rock, a hearing for a a person know for harassing and threatening women and the bomb threat at Franklin High School.
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Bill to Allow Multi-Family Housing in Single Family Areas Is Delayed
Action on Senate Bill 50 (SB 50) — a measure to address the state’s housing crisis by rewriting local zoning codes — was put off until 2020 by the state Senate Appropriations Committee on May 16. The delay undercuts the Senate Housing Committee and the Senate Governance and Finance Committee, which passed the bill in April. The bill would let apartment complexes be built in areas deemed “job rich” or “transit rich” and would permit fourplexes in neighborhoods zoned for single-family homes.
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School Libraries in NELA Escape the Budget Ax
Applause and tears of joy erupted at a School Board meeting on May 21, when Austin Beutner, Superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), announced that the district’s elementary school libraries would be fully funded for the 2019-2020 school year. The announcement reversed an earlier decision by LAUSD that would have cut library funding.
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Elderly Women Face Displacement, Community Tries to Help, Odds Are Long
Ramona Sierra, 90, and Suzanna Bermudez, 65, are bracing for eviction from their rent-controlled bungalows at 4542-4544 Eagle Rock Boulevard in Eagle Rock. Sierra has lived in her bungalow for 40 years. Bermudez and her husband, who are both disabled, have lived in the bungalow three doors down from Sierra for seven years.
This particular eviction story starts in 2017 when . . . . . . . . .
The Battle over Buses on Colorado Boulevard
The Metro Board of Directors recently advanced a plan that would put bus rapid transit (BRT) lanes on Colorado Boulevard in Eagle Rock.
Under the plan, the Colorado Boulevard corridor would be one segment of an 18-mile BRT line connecting North Hollywood and Pasadena (NoHo-Pasadena). Various routes were considered for the line, including one that would use the 134 Freeway to traverse Eagle Rock, thus bypassing Colorado Boulevard. But Metro staff determined that a route along surface streets would attract more riders and provide better connections than a freeway-based route. The Metro Board accepted the staff’s finding and on May 23, voted to begin a draft environmental review
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Most of the Area’s Graduates Are College Bound
The high school graduates of 2019 in Northeast Los Angeles have earned the pomp and circumstance that surrounds Graduation Day.
The highlights are in our story . . . . . . .
Elderly Women in Eagle Rock Face Eviction
Ramona Sierra, 90, and Suzanna Bermudez, 65 and disabled, are on the verge of being evicted from their rent-controlled bungalow homes at 4524 Eagle Rock Boulevard in Eagle Rock. Ramona has lived in her bungalow for 40 years; Suzanna for seven. Neither wants to move, much less out of Eagle Rock. But the owner, Randy Stevenson of Allegro Capital Partners, LLC, plans to renovate and sell their homes and the other three bungalows on the property.
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THOUGHTS ON A SNEAK PREVIEW OF THE EAGLE ROCK DOG PARK
The Eagle Rock dog park is the result of special efforts and it shows it. It was an honor for me to be invited to a sneak preview of the park on Wednesday and I’m happy to share some thoughts and images of what I got to learn and see.
Continue ReadingLocal Democrats at Odds with Each Other
As of April 25, when this edition of the Boulevard Sentinel went to press,10 of the 14 delegate slots for AD51 were unfilled. If all goes according to plan, the vacancies will be filled in time for the convention. But the fact that it has taken so long reflects rivalry and tension within the local Democratic party.
Continue ReadingWill Voters Approve Proposal EE Tax to Fund Schools?
Known as Measure EE, the proposal is for a 16-cents per-square-foot parcel tax on “habitable structures” within the L.A. Unified School District (LAUSD), including houses, storefronts and commercial buildings. The tax would fall most heavily on businesses and corporate landlords
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Crime and Punishment in Northeast L.A.
This month focuses on a couple of scary adults that have plagued the neighborhoods and two juveniles arrested for armed robbery in Eagle Rock.
Continue ReadingNeighborhood Councils: Watering the Grassroots
The Grand Opening of the dog park at the Eagle Rock Recreation Center will take place on Saturday, May 11 at 10 a.m. This will be the first new dog park in Northeast Los Angeles in 13 years.
Continue ReadingGrand Opening for the Eagle Rock Dog Park
The Grand Opening of the dog park at the Eagle Rock Recreation Center will take place on Saturday, May 11 at 10 a.m. This will be the first new dog park in Northeast Los Angeles in 13 years.
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Private Property, Public Space: An Update
There are no completion dates in sight for some of the area’s most prominent developments, both private and public.
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Countdown to the 2020 Census
By T. A. HendricksonAt a recent rally downtown in Los Angeles to urge everyone to be counted in the 2020 census, city and county officials did not mince words: The obstacles to participation in the census are high, they said. But failure to get a full and accurate count would be devastating, financially and politically.
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Young Violinist from NELA Excels
Ten-year old violinist, Cordelia Rachbach, of Glassell Park, is on her way to Walt Disney Concert Hall, where she will perform on June 19 in the intermediate ensemble of the Los Angeles Youth Orchestra (LAYO).
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Election Results 2019 for NELA Neighborhood Councils
Here are the results for those NELA neighborhood councils which help elections in April 2019. We are posting tthe results for Eagle Rock, Highland Park, Cypress Park and Lincoln Heights. The neighborhood councils for Glassell Park, Arroyo Seco and Hermon did not have elections.
Continue ReadingCrime and Punishment in Northeast L.A.
Here’s the follow up on some of the NELA’s recent crimes:
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Electric Scooters All Over NELA? Not So Fast.
Councilmember Gil Cedillo recently filed a motion to exclude CD 1 from a one-year pilot program to test widespread use of electric, dockless scooters in Los Angeles.
Continue ReadingSafe Parking in Glassell Park Clears a Hurdle
The academic decathletes from Franklin High School in Highland Park placed sixth among 68 schools in the recent California state finals of the Academic Decathlon.
Continue ReadingFranklin High Competes with Distinction in State Academic Decathlon
The academic decathletes from Franklin High School in Highland Park placed sixth among 68 schools in the recent California state finals of the Academic Decathlon.
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Environmentalists Blast Glendale Water and Power over Scholl Canyon
The Coalition for Scholl Landfill Alternatives (CSLA), a local group of environmental activists, has issued a press release saying it “strongly suspects” Glendale Water and Power of trying to manipulate an upcoming environmental review at the Scholl Canyon landfill . . . . . .
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Southwest Museum Up for Grabs
The Coalition for Scholl Landfill Alternatives (CSLA), a local group of environmental activists, has issued a press release saying it “strongly suspects” Glendale Water and Power of trying to manipulate an upcoming environmental review at the Scholl Canyon landfill . . . . . .
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Runoff for School Board
The runoff election for School Board District 5, which includes Northeast Los Angeles, is underway between Jackie Goldberg and Heather Repenning.
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One LA River, Many Park Interests
With so many different ideas about what an L.A. River park should include, it can be hard to see how to accommodate them all. One example of working together to advance various interests involves Anahuak’s Raul Macias and Jon Christensen, a UCLA adjunct assistant professor specializing in the environment and a board member of the non-profit Los Angeles River State Parks Partners.
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Playing Fields Envisioned for NELA
The push is on to build two new athletic fields in Rio de Los Angeles State Park in Cypress Park and to upgrade the park’s existing soccer fields. The price tag: An estimated $6 million . . . .
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Eagle Rock Elementary Faces Budget Cut
Eagle Rock Elementary School (ERES) is facing a budget cut of $125,000 in the coming school year and possibly much more in subsequent years. The looming cutback, disclosed at a parent meeting in March, has the school community “highly alarmed,” said ERES Principal Stephanie Leach, adding, “I share their concerns.”
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New Group Forms to Save the Southwest Museum and Lummis House
The Lummis Legacy League, a grassroots organization to preserve the legacy of Charles Fletcher Lummis, will hold a kick-off reception and presentation on March 17 at the Los Angeles River Center and Gardens in Cypress Park. Suzanne Lummis, the granddaughter of Charles Lummis, will be a guest of honor. The group hopes to draw more […]
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Where’s Huizar? His Vanishing Profile Raises Questions for Constituents
José Huizar has become the invisible man.
Before FBI agents served search warrants at his Boyle Heights home and city offices in November as part of an apparent “pay-to-play” corruption probe, the councilman was an impressive practitioner of retail politics and photo ops.
Continue ReadingSchool News: Renaissance Arts Academy Is Honored. Another Area School Needs Improvement.
Renaissance Arts Academy, a K-12 charter school in Glassell Park, has been designated a “California Distinguished School” by the California Department of Education. The school is one of 162 middle and high schools in the state to receive the honor, which recognizes exceptional student performance or consistent progress in closing the achievement gap. It is […]
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Frank Romero Mural Coming to Highland Park
By T. A. Hendrickson
When Frank Romero painted the mural “Going to the Olympics” for the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, he was already famous as a founding member of Los Four, the artist collective that put Chicano art on the art-world map.
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Overnight Parking for Homeless People Is Coming to Glassell Park
This story was updated on March 8, to include reactions by the Glassell Park Seniors to the overnight parking plan. The story was updated on March 9, to include follow-up to address the seniors’ concerns planned by CD-1 following their receipt of a petition from the Senior Group.
Safe Parking is coming to Glassell Park. A part of the city’s Homeless Strategy, Safe Parking uses parking lots that are secure, well-lit and available at night to provide overnight parking for people who live in their vehicles.
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Franklin’s Best and Brightest to Compete for State Title in Academic Decathlon
By Mary Lynch
A team from Franklin High School in Highland Park is on its way to Sacramento this month to compete in the California state finals of the Academic Decathlon, a prestigious educational competition for high schools.
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Special Report: Break-Ins Steal a Sense of Security Along Colorado Blvd.
The Boulevard Is a Vulnerable Target, Business Owners Want More Police Presence by Joel Sappell and Laura Brady-Allen UPDATE: May 29, 2019, 6:25 p.m. Three men arrested for a one-night spree of burglaries on Colorado Blvd. in Eagle Rock and Pasadena on Jan. 5 pleaded no contest to the charges on May […]
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Your School Board, Your Vote
Election Comes at a Critical Time by T.A. Hendrickson Every election is important. But the special election on March 5 for Los Angeles school board is especially important to Northeast L.A. At stake is the open seat to represent Board District 5, which includes NELA. The person who fills the seat will take on […]
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