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To P l a c e 2 F RE E A D S ,
C a l l G e o rg e C abrera
(Ma r k e t i n g D irector)
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LH Chamber
Installation
El 7 Mares Adds
Modern Flare
1912 Arroyo Seco
THE
Annexation to LA
PG 4
PG 6
Bennet Kayser
Hosts Eastside
Arts Festival
os Angeles Unified School
District (LAUSD) Board
Member Bennett Kayser recently hosted the fourth annual Eastside Arts Festival at Eagle Rock
High School. He was joined by
LAUSD’s Instructional Superintendent Roberto Martinez, Executive Director of Arts Education
Rory Pullens, Founder of Eastside
Arts Festival Maureen Longaker,
and most importantly, the District’s visual and performing arts
teachers. The LAUSD Eastside
Arts Festival is a free event that
celebrates the fabulous artwork
created by our K-12 students. The
visual and performing art pieces
represented the work of over 800
students in grades K-12 attending
more than 40 schools in the eastern region of Los Angeles.
The various students’ bands
played Latin music, jazz, and rock
while other performing groups
included dance team, theatre performances, and choral groups.
Guests and participants had the
opportunity to walk through a gallery of visual artwork put together by K-12 students. The artwork
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ranged from pottery to sculpture,
collage to photography, and painting to calligraphy. A series of professional workshops were offered
through different community organizations. The Music Center
offered West African drumming,
Armory Center for the Arts incorporated watercolor painting with
science and members of Passado
Action Theatre taught students the
beginning stages of comedy and
clowning.
Board member Kayser has
fought to save and to grow arts
programming within the District.
The Eastside Arts Festival continuously supports and showcases
LAUSD students’ imagination and
creativity while allowing parents
and the community to engage and
celebrate the arts.
PG 7
今年將會是第四屆藝術節, 由委員 Bernett Kayser 主領在
Eagle Rock 中學舉辦, 這是一個公開免費項目, 慶祝十二
年級中學生的美好藝術作品, 將會有來自超過四十間學
校, 超過八百學生的視覺和表演藝術作品, Bernett Kayser
一直以來努力爭取的成果,讓這項目在本校區内不斷成長,
城東藝術節不斷地支持及展示羅省校區學生的夢想和創
意,並容許家長及社區一同參與及慶祝.
East Side Victory
Can Ascot Hills
Park be-a Joint Use
Facility
Mothers Day
Happy Birthday
George Cabrera
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Carlos Montes
Exide, a conglomerPG 9 Forateyears,
battery recycling plant in
Vernon City has been polluting the
PG 10
PG 12
East and South East side of Los
Angeles with lead and arsenic. The
community has been fighting to
close Exide for over 17 years. Finally on March 10, 2015 to avoid
jail and prosecution by the U.S.
Attorney, Exide agreed to close the
PG 12
plant and start clean up. They were
charged with various felonies of
criminal negligence and pollution.
Boyle heights and ELA have
long suffered from racists corporate and government practices of
environmental pollution and gentrification. Boyle Heights is surrounded by factories, riddled with
freeways and weak city services.
The East Side is primary Chicano/a community has a long history of fighting against big projects
Victoria en el Este
Carlos Montes
urante años, Exide, una planta de reciclaje de baterías c
en Vernon City ha estado contaminando el lado este y el sudeste
de Los Angeles con el plomo y el
arsénico. La comunidad ha estado luchando para cerrar Exide
por más de 17 años. Finalmente
el 10 de marzo de 2015 para evitar la cárcel y persecución por el
Fiscal Federal, Exide acordó cerrar la planta y comenzar a limpiar. Fueron acusados de diversos
delitos de negligencia criminal y
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la contaminación.
Boyle Heights y ELA han sufrido durante mucho tiempo prácticas racistas corporativos y gubernamentales de la contaminación
ambiental y la gentrificación.
Boyle Heights está rodeado de
fábricas, plagado de autopistas y
servicios ciudad pobres. El East
Side es una comunidad latina que
tiene una larga historia de lucha
contra grandes proyectos como
un incinerador de basura, un
proyecto prisión y las autopistas.
Continúa en la página 7, Exide
城東的勝利
7, Exide
These images are of news paper clippings from aContinued
century ago on
thatpage
describes
in detail, the struggles and challenges faced
by several communities (districts) to all merge in a single annexation. At first it failed, but as the archives show, with the
two major objectors released, the remaining communities moved ahead. The communities
(districts)
organized and certified
多年來,
一間全球性電池回收公司
Exide 在 Vernon 市不
under the Arroyo Seco Annexation of 1912 include: Hermon, Mount Washington, Rose Hills,
and
Sycamore
Grove.
斷地以鉛及其他重金屬汚染附近城市地區,
各社區過去
The Historical Society of Southern California is one of many other publications that has much details of the boundaries of
十七年不斷地爭取,希望關閉
Exide
的操作,
最後為了逃
the districts annexed. The City and County records will always provide the same information, this is just a glimpse of some
facts.
避國家律師控訴,甚至被判入獄, Exide 最後終於願意關
Joe & Anthony Manzano
閉停止操作及開始清理,這㳄勝利全基於草根人民的努
Public History Directors
力,沒有倚賴政客及大財團公司或仼何非營利組織參與,
Exide 將會清理城東所有住宅,公園及學校的鉛和重金屬
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的汚染.
NC promotes
Civic Engagement
Mural Museum
Proposal
istrito Escolar Unificado
de Los Ángeles (LAUSD)
Miembro de la Junta Bennett
Kayser acogió recientemente
la cuarta anuales Eastside
Arts Festival en Eagle Rock
High School secundaria. A él
se unieron del LAUSD Superintendente Roberto Martínez,
Director Ejecutivo de la educación artística Rory Pullens,
Fundador del Festival de las
Artes Eastside Maureen Longaker, y lo más importante, los
maestros de artes visuales y
escénicas del Distrito. El Eastside Arts Festival LAUSD es
un evento gratuito que celebra
la obra fabulosa creada por
nuestros estudiantes K-12. Las
piezas de arte visuales y es-
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CITY
PG 7OF ANGELS “LOS ANGELES” & ROSE HILLS
城東藝術節
200 Push for NC
transparency
Bennet Kayser
Acoge Festival
de Arte
cénicas representaron la obra
de más de 800 estudiantes en
los grados K-12 que asisten
a más de 40 escuelas en la
región del este de Los Angeles.
Las diversas bandas de los
estudiantes jugaron la música
latina, jazz y rock, mientras
que otros grupos de actuación
incluyen equipo de baile, espectáculos de teatro y grupos
corales. Los invitados y los
participantes tuvieron la oportunidad de caminar a través
de una galería de obras de
arte visual elaborado por estudiantes K-12. La obra varió
de cerámica a la escultura, el
collage a la fotografía, la pintura y la caligrafía. Una serie de
talleres profesionales se ofrece
a través de diferentes organizaciones comunitarias. El Centro de Música ofreció tambores
de África Occidental, Armería
Centro de las Artes incorpora la
acuarela con la ciencia y miembros de Passado Teatro Acción
enseñó a los estudiantes las
etapas iniciales de la comedia
y clown.
Miembro de la Junta Kayser ha luchado para ahorrar y
crecer programación de arte
dentro del Distrito. El Festival
de las Artes Eastside continuamente apoya y muestra imaginación y la creatividad de los
estudiantes del LAUSD ‘al tiempo que permite a los padres
ya la comunidad a participar y
celebrar las artes.
PG 16
Opinion:
Help Save Elysian
Valley
PG 18
Mural Proposal
Exposes Corruption
PG 18
Frogtown Community Disagrees
with Report
PG 19
Kayser Anounces
Supper Program
Expansion
PG 22
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Lincoln Heights Chamber of Commerce
Update
La Actualización de la Cámara de
Comercio Lincoln Heights
Southwest Catering
& Taqueria
John M. Menchaca
John M. Menchaca
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015 promises to be an exciting
year for the Lincoln Heights
Chamber of Commerce. I am honored to be re-elected to serve as
President for another year. It is my
privilege to serve this community alongside Vice President Mario
Marrufo, Secretary Vera Padilla and
Treasurer William Aparicio.
Increasing Chamber membership is a main goal for 2015. We
encourage all members to make
this a goal for themselves, too. Increased membership benefits the
Chamber as well as the membership
as a whole. We continue to provide
Business Workshops for current and
new business owners and welcome
your suggestions for workshop topics.
The Chamber is working to become more social…..through social
media! We will be updating the
Chamber website, redesigning marketing materials and increasing our
social media presence. The Board
will be creating and implementing
a Strategic Plan to ensure constant
improvement and growth. The popular Sidewalk Sales will also con-
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tinue.
One of the most exciting events
for 2015 is the Lincoln Heights
historic community being named
a Host Town to the 2015 Special
Olympic World Games. As the oldest community in Los Angeles, we
have been chosen to host 70 athletes and 30 coaches for four days
before the games officially start.
The Chamber, in collaboration with
other local businesses, will provide meals, entertainment, cultural
events and transportation before
the games start on July 25th. Cal
State LA will provide housing accommodations and a training site,
EL ARCA will provide transportation and the Church of Latter Day
Saints will assist with meals. If you
or your business would like to be a
part of this historic event, please let
us know!
Plan on joining our monthly luncheons on the last Thursday of the
month. They are the perfect opportunity to step out of the office, meet
new people, and reconnect with
community business leaders. See
you there!
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015 promete ser un año exitante para la Cámara de
Comercio de Lincoln Heights. Me
siento honrado de ser reelegido
para servir como presidente por
un año más. Es un privilegio
servir a esta comunidad junto el
Vicepresidente Mario Marrufo, la
Secretaria Vera Padilla y el Tesorero William Aparicio.
Incrementar la membresía es
un objetivo individual y paradoa la cámara ya que beneficia
a todos. Seguimos ofreciendo
talleres de negocios para los
empresarios actuales y nuevos
y agradecemos sus sugerencias para temas de los talleres.
La Cámara está trabajando para
convertirse más social ... ..por
medios de comunicación social!
Estaremos actualizando el sitio
web, el rediseño de los materiales de mercado y aumentar
nuestra presencia en los medios sociales. La Directiva estará
creando e implementando un
plan estratégico para garantizar
la mejora y el crecimiento constante. Los populares Ventas
en Aceras también continuarán.
Uno de los eventos más emocionantes para 2015 es la nom-
Panchita
Esperanza Montes
ne of the pillars of Lincoln
Heights is a lovely lady by
the name of Panchita.
She began her journey in Lincoln Heights in 1949 at the age
of 28. She shares stories of trolley rides to Lincoln Park enjoying the elephants, a carousal, and
boat rides with her sweetheart
with whom she married and had
eight children that attended local
schools.
She recalls a time when weary
men traveling from Mexico would
jump off the train near Main
Street. Panchita’s house was the
place many would receive their
first warm welcome and hot meal.
Occasionally, they’d say someone
from the church told them “Vayan
con Panchita, ella les da de comer” (Go with Panchita, she will
give you food to eat). She would
d provide clothes, jackets or shoes
for those in need. She would
then see them off with her blessing and a few “burritos y cafecito
para el camino.”
For many, she is
a mother figure
while
children
adopt her as their
“grandma.”
P a n c h i t a s ’s
loving ways have
not gone unnoticed. She often
has a visitor or
phone call with
warm messages
of appreciation.
With respect and
honor our 94 year
old Panchita continues to live in
Lincoln Heights
still
touching
lives, while leaving a legacy of
love towards humanity.
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Lincoln Heights Chamber 2015 Board Installation at the San Antonio
Winery
Prodigy Hair Salon
Steven Wakimoto
s. Sandra Lopez is the
founder and owner of the
PRODIGY HAIR SALON on the
5500 Block of Huntington Drive
in a strip mall, just next to Antigua
Bread. The PRODIGY SALON is
a place with fresh clean air along
with pure green environmentally
fresh concept in mind with cool
LED-Lighting and the venting
area air conditioning, filtering out
all the impurities from air. The
Prodigy Salon is a new concept in
hair salons with environmentally
safe and friendly methods.
Sandra was born and raised
in the City of Los Angeles. She
grew up in the Elysian Valley
area, and graduated from John
Marshall High School in Silver
Lake. Sandra decided to become
a hair-dresser and attended Marinello School for hair-cutting and
hair-styling. After her stint in her
apprenticeship in honing her hair
cutting and styling; we was read
to branch-out in her own business
here in the area. Her purpose of aspiring along with starting her business; the idea that being, for an
individual’s persona to stand-out,
it starts out with good appearance,
specifically with grooming along
with hygiene. Sandra wanted to
remain in the area, and has done
quite well for the past year with
clientele from the area and from
out of the area including Glendale/
Pasadena, Alhambra/San Gabri-
M
el and customers from West Los
Angeles as well. Her mantra for
success is for all her customers
to leave the salon 100% Customer-Satisfied!! Sandra’s expertise of services
include barber-services to coloring; permanents along with hair
and make up. She does a lot of
her cuts and styling for special
occasions; events such as quincenerras, proms and weddings. With
beauty and service as order of the
day, she offers cruelty free products, along with of skincare and
hair care products. That includes,
her customer favorite, organic
based hair color and smoothie
treatment along with fin elves hide
free products. Now with business
thriving, her business in posted on
YELP and her web-site www.pridigy.com is currently under-construction. She caters to folks of
all ages along with folks from all
walks of life as well. As an incentive for her first time customers;
they will receive a 20% discount.
Sandra is planning to have some
line of her organic based product
for men. In addition, plans are in
the works for men’s grooming
for barber needs, nails skin care
and shaves. Thus, the Prodigy is
looking towards opening a men’s
barber salon. It was pleasure doing
this news story with Sandra along
with her associates over at the
Prodigy Salon in El Sereno!!
brada de Lincoln Heights como
Host Town a los 2015 Juegos
Mundiales de Olimpiadas Especiales. Como la comunidad
más antigua de Los Ángeles,
se nos ha elegido como sede
de 70 atletas y 30 entrenadores
para cuatro días antes que los
juegos comiencen oficialmente.
La Cámara, en colaboración con
otras empresas locales, proporcionará comidas, entretenimiento, eventos culturales y el
transporte antes que los juegos
comiencen el 25 de julio. Cal
State LA proporcionará alojamiento de vivienda y un centro
de formación, EL ARCA proporcionarán transporte y la Iglesia
de los Santos de los Últimos
Días ayudará con las comidas.
Si usted o su empresa le gustaría
ser parte de este evento histórico, por favor háganoslo saber!
Planee unirse a nuestros almuerzos mensuales el ultimo
jueves de cada mes. Son la
oportunidad perfecta para salir
de la oficina, conocer gente nueva, y vuelva a conectar con los
líderes empresariales de la comunidad. Nos vemos alla!
outhwest Catering & Taqueria
was founded in 2002 by famous
chef and culinary Specialist Robert
A. Castro, because he felt there was
an important need for a new style
needed in the area. Castro’s outlook
was to provide authentic Mexican
and international cuisine to its customers.
He made a promise that his business would accommodate all customer need: along with an attractive
environment, he would make sure
he provided, the most professional
customer service, that it would fit
a family budget, and that the food
would be the freshest and best tasting.
In less than five years, Southwest
Catering & Taqueria has skyrocketed building a an outstanding customer service rating. They cater to
all customer needs: private, corporate, birthdays, meetings, and weddings.
When customer often ask why
his food is so good, Castro says, “I
believe when you cook and prepare
from your heart and take pride in
what you do, you will have a better understanding of the customers’ needs and will provide the best
tasting cuisine.” Robert states “we
see many customers dining with us
two or three times a year requesting
our services. Our customers are our
neighbors.”
Castro is a graduate of Woodrow
Wilson High School class of 1991
and has been involved in various
community events and has donated
his services. He sits on the Executive Board for El Sereno Community Coordinating Council and works
with our local District 14 office volunteering and contributing his time.
Southwest Catering & Taqueria
has never strayed from the original
intention: a consistent and affordable Mexican food and International
Cuisine and excellent service. Robert states “a family-oriented Catering business, that can relate to its
customers, was very much needed
in our city. I understand the importance of international diversity, and
I believe we must pursue our dreams
and create a service that has no
boundaries!” Call Robert Castro for
a free quote: 626-234-6951, [email protected]
(323)245-9408
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Come to our meetings!
Elysian Valley Riverside
Neighborhood Council
Every 3rd Thursday of the Month, 6:30 P.M.
at Allesandro Elementary School
2210 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90039
Do you have a concern
that needs addressing?
Contact us:
[email protected]
Like us on Facebook!
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The Elysian Valley Riverside Neighborhood
Council is a public organization dedicated to
serving the community.
We grant funds to local public events, provide
information relating to development projects
and other contentious issues within the area,
and we are also a liaison between the community
and the government of the City of Los Angeles.
elysianvalleyriversideenc
Meet Arturo
Hello, I’m Arturo Gomez, your at-large representative in the Elysian Valley Neighborhood Council.
I have lived in Elysian Valley for over five years,
however, I have been tied to this community my
whole life as I have regularly visited close relatives
who live here. I’m a 19-year old student attending
the University of California, Riverside, where I am
studying Political Science. On campus, I am deeply
involved with student government and political organizations that lean to the left. I am also Chair the
Outreach Committee of EVRNC, where I am working to boost involvement within our community. I
believe that the current influx of new development
should be kept in check so that none of our neighbors become displaced as a result. To assure the retention of the community’s current state, there needs
to be a better sense of unity. I hope to achieve that
goal. Outside my involvement within the community,
I enjoy informally studying film as an art form, creative writing, running, and debating politics.
Thank you.
Our Schedule
1st Thursday of the Month:
Environment and Land Use Committee
meeting @ 7:00 P.M. Dorris Place Elementary School
2225 Dorris Place
Los Angeles, CA 90031
2nd Thursday of the Month:
Outreach Committee
meeting @ 7:00 P.M. 2770 Newell Street
3rd Thursday of the Month:
General Board
meeting @ 6:30 P.M. Allesandro Elementary School
2210 Riverside Drive
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mental difficulties. The idea of
opening an optical store “Rite-Optics Optometry” came because they
have an uncle, Dr. Jorge A. Gonzalez, who is an ophthalmologist and
surgeon in Mexico and internationally recognized as a great doctor.
They wanted to open a business that
could provide affordable optical
services since so many places are
very expensive and create financial difficulties for many who need
eyeglasses and vision care. They
decided to open up in this area because there was a need as there were
no other optical places nearby.
Their optical frames and sunglasses are hand-picked and very
B
select as we want to make sure that
we provide high quality, variety and
style, and most value for their customers.
Customers like the fact that they
have high end name brands for
frames, as well as more affordable
frames for those who are seeking
to save money. However, all our
choices are very affordable for customers and that is why they continue to recommend Rite-Optics Optometry to their friends and family.
They also provide special programs
for all students of our local school
district (and encourage all schools
to call and inquire about student
programs).
Overall, this is a family owned
business with vast experience in the
vision care field. They take great
pride in providing our community
with much needed optometry services at extremely affordable prices.
Rite-Optics Optometry is located at
5591 Huntington Dr. North, Los
Angeles, CA 90032, Tel. (323) 6866680.
L
uis H. Reynosa y Fidencio
(Phil) Reynosa son el segundo y cuarto de seis hermanos y nacieron en el estado
de Chihuahua, México. Luego
de emigrar a EEUU a los 18 y
17 años de edad, trabajaron en
varios lugares incluyendo Antech Research Laboratorios y
en Centro Edelfo Neurorecovery Center ayudando a niños y
adultos con dificultades mentales. La idea de abrir una tienda
óptica “Rite-Optics Optometry”
nace ya que tienen un tío, el Dr.
Jorge A. González, quien es un
oftalmólogo y cirujano en México y es reconocido internacionalmente como un gran médico.
Queríamos abrir un consultorio
para proveer servicios ópticos
a precios accesibles ya que en
otros lugares los costos son
altos y crean dificultades para
aquellos que necesitan lentes.
Decidimos abrir nuestra óptica
en esta área por la gran necesidad existente de dichos servicios.
Nuestros aros (armazones
ópticas) y lentes de sol son muy
bien escogidos y selectos ya
que queremos proveer un producto de alta calidad, variedad y
de moda para nuestros clientes.
Nuestros aros y servicios ópticos son escogidos para proporcionar el máximo valor a nuestros clientes y también son de la
más alta calidad.
A nuestros clientes les agrada el hecho que tenemos aros/
armazones de marca, al igual
que o aros o armazones más
accesibles para los que quieren
ahorrar un poco más. Sin embargo, todas nuestras opciones
tienen precios muy accesibles
para nuestros clientes y eso
es el motivo por el cual siguen
recomendándonos a sus amistades y familiares. También ofrecemos programas especiales
para estudiantes de nuestro
distrito escolar (Recomendamos
a todas las escuelas a llamar y
preguntar acerca de nuestros
programas para estudiantes).
Nuestra especial para el Día
de San Valentín en el mes de
Febrero incluye nuestra oferta
“COMPRE UN ARO (ARMAZON
o MARCO) A PRECIO REGULAR Y RECIBA SU SEGUNDO
PAR A MITAD DE PRECIO (de
igual o menor precio) para que
usted y su persona amada disfruten del Día de San Valentín
con estilo!
Esta es una empresa familiar
que cuenta con vasta experiencia en el campo del cuidado
de la vista. Nuestro enfoque es
ofrecer a nuestra comunidad
nuestros servicios de optometría
de una manera fácil y accesible.
Rite-Optics Optometry está ubicada en el 5591 Huntington Dr.
North, Los Angeles, CA 90032,
Tel. (323) 686-6680.
El 7 Mares
atrick Brazell, the manager of El
7 Mares on Broadway has done
every job in the restaurant business,
from dishwashing, line cook, to
bartending and managing. Prior to
taking the Job with El 7 Mares he
was a Bar Director for an upscale
Italian restaurant in North Orange
County. He was inspired come and
work for a business like El 7 Mares
P
because it has such deep roots in the
neighborhood: the Lincoln Heights
location has been around since 85’.
It has changed a lot and he is working with the owner on adding some
modern flare to such a classic place.
The menu is quite large, with
everything from grilled lobsters,
steamed lobster tails, to classic dishes like Caldo 7 Mares with different
types of shellfish and seafood. They
have options if you’re not in the
mood for seafood like their “Molcajete Mexicano” with generous portions of Ranchera steak, marinated
chicken, nopales, and Mexican chorizo.
El 7 Mares was one of the first
restaurants to offer Mexican Style
seafood in Los Angeles opening
in 1968, serving cocteles like the
“7 Mares” with shrimp, octopus,
clams, oysters, abulone, scallops,
and crab. Their sauces, salsas, and
soup broths are made fresh in house
everyday and are the original recipes that have never changed.
Recently they have done a lot of
work to the interior of the restaurant.
They added 8 huge HD flatscreens,
with all major sports packages, and
show all games from all of the Soccer leagues as well as every Dodger
game all season long. Sometimes
they stream classic Boxing fights
from De la hoya to Chavez or even a
classic a Vicente Fernandez Movie.
They added speakers all throughout
the restaurant and have thousands
of songs on their playlists. Happy
Hour is Monday-Friday 3-7pm. All
beers $2.50 Micheladas $3.50 and
food specials daily. Taco Tuesday
1$Fish 2$Shrimp and 2$ Montejos
They have been working to improve the restaurant for those looking to eat, drink, and maybe catch
a game with a clean friendly vibe
without having to travel far. Look
for them to host Boxing and UFC
fights soon, hopefully May 2 will
be the anticipated Mayweather/Pacquiao fight.
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THE CITY OF ANGELS “LOS ANGELES” & ROSE HILLS
These images are of news paper clippings from a century ago that describes in detail, the struggles and challenges faced
by several communities (districts) to all merge in a single annexation. At first it failed, but as the archives show, with the
two major objectors released, the remaining communities moved ahead. The communities (districts) organized and certified
under the Arroyo Seco Annexation of 1912 include: Hermon, Mount Washington, Rose Hills, and Sycamore Grove.
The Historical Society of Southern California is one of many other publications that has much details of the boundaries of
the districts annexed. The City and County records will always provide the same information, this is just a glimpse of some
facts.
Joe & Anthony Manzano
Public History Directors
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Exide
Exide
like a trash incinerator, prison project
and freeways.
This victory was won with grassroots independent action and not
relying on politicians or corporate
non-profits. Groups such as the Resurrection Church and its Neighborhood
Watch, the Maywood City Council,
the Eastside Coalition, CBE, EYCEJ;
and many groups in Boyle Heights
like Union de Vecinos. The Boyle
Heights Neighborhood Council also
took a firm stand to shut down the
plant, and not to try to fix the long
standing problem and allow it to operate, as some politicians and corporate
nonprofits wanted.
The struggle continues as Exide
has been ordered to clean up the lead
and arsenic from the home, parks and
schools in the area.
Esta victoria fue ganada con bases
de acción independiente y no depender de los políticos o no grupo
no lucrativos apoyados por empresariales. Grupos como la Iglesia de
la Resurrección y su vigilancia vecinal, el Ayuntamiento de Maywood,
la Coalición Eastside, CBE, EYCEJ;
y muchos grupos en Boyle Heights
como Unión de Vecinos. El Consejo Vecinal de Boyle Heights también
tomó una posición firme para cerrar
la planta, y no para tratar de solucionar el problema de larga data y dejarlo seguir operando, como algunos
políticos y organizaciones no lucrativas corporativos querían.
La lucha continúa como Exide
ha recibido la orden de limpiar el
plomo y el arsénico de los caseros,
parques y escuelas en el área de.
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Group Pushes for Transparency from
EVRNC
he Elysian Valley-Riverside Neighborhood Council (EVRNC) voted to dismiss a petition signed by 200
people to remove the President. Petitioners claim he violated NC bilaws
and was not transparent or impartial,
including in agenda setting. Petitioners claim they have submitted items for
the agenda, which had been unilaterally
turned down by the President, without
having a proper Executive Board meeting for agenda setting, as called for by
the bilaws. Petitioners claimed to find
through a California Public Records Act
request that there had only been two executive board meetings in three years,
and that it was not until they contacted
EmpowerLA that the NC held an executive board meeting in February.
According to the draft meeting min-
T
utes “Each Board Member had received
an email from the City Attorney which
they could discuss but not disclose the
contents thereof. It was determined
that the EVRNC Board was required to
find grounds for removal. Chung/Poltz moved to form an ad hoc committee
to verify the accusations and make a
recommendation to the Board. Motion
failed 3-10-0… (EmpowerLA representative) Mishack stated that the failure of
the EVRNC Board to form an ad hoc
committee to verify the accusations
was, itself, an action, and nothing further need be done.”
Roman an EVRNC member stated
“I was not aware of exactly what was
going on during the vote. I also was not
given any information until I arrived at
the meeting. I feel that the EVRNC has
Consejo Vecinal Rechaza petición
firmada por 200
l Consejo Vecinal Elysian Valley-Riverside (EVRNC) votó a
favor de desestimar una petición
firmada por 200 personas para retirar el Presidente. Peticionarios
sostienen que violó bilaws NC y no
fue transparente ni imparcial, incluyendo en establecer las agendas.
Peticionarios afirman que han presentado temas para el agenda, que
se había negado de forma unilateral
por el Presidente, sin tener una reunión apropiada de la Borde Ejecutiva para su establecimiento de la
agenda, como se pide en las bilaws.
Peticionarios afirmaba haber encontrado a través de una solicitud
de la Ley de Registros Públicos
que sólo habían habido dos reuniones de la junta ejecutiva en tres
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to be transparent
to the people who
elected them.’’
Vincent Montalvo stated “the
NC voted on this
petition
without
hearing sufficient
evidence.
Vice
President Daniel
Paredes only gave
1 minute for public comment and
allowed only 5
comments while
the President was
allowed 5 minutes.”
Montalvo
says the petitioners
will push for transparency and invite
people to contact
savethelariver@
gmail.com.
años, y que no fue hasta que se
pusieron en contacto con EmpowerLA que el NC tuvo una reunión
del consejo ejecutivo en febrero.
De acuerdo las minutas “Cada
miembro de la Borde había recibido
un correo electrónico del abogado
de la ciudad pero no podían revelar
el contenido de la misma. Se determinó que EVRNC estaba obligado
a encontrar motivos para el retiro.
Chung / Poltz trasladó a formar
un comité ad hoc para verificar las
acusaciones y hacer una recomendación a la Borde. Motion no no
paso 3-10-0 ... (representante de
EmpowerLA) Mishack afirmó que el
fallo de la Junta EVRNC para formar
un comité ad hoc para verificar las
acusaciones era, en sí, una acción,
y nada más tiene que hacerse “.
Romano miembro EVRNC declaró
“Yo no era consciente de lo que estaba pasando en la votación. No me
dieron ninguna información hasta
que llegué a la reunión. Siento que
la EVRNC tiene que ser transparente para el pueblo que los eligió. ‘’
Vicente Montalvo afirmó que “el
NC votó sobre esta petición sin escuchar pruebas suficientes. Vicepresidente Daniel Paredes sólo dio
1 minuto para comentarios del público y permitió sólo 5 comentarios
mientras el Presidente se permitió 5
minutos. “Montalvo dice que los peticionarios impulsarán transparencia
e invitan ponerse en contacto con
[email protected].
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Park Advisory Board Seats New Members
Jerry Schneider
A
scot Hills Park Advisory Board (PAB) is adding
two new members this month,
Steve Leiva, of Hillside Village
and Michael Rameriz formerly of Hillside Village. They are
joining with the four continuing
PAB members, Luanna Allard,
Lupe Vasquez, Raymond Rios,
and me, Jerry Schneider.
The PAB was activated in
2008, and has met continuously,
however with some brief pauses due to set backs in recruiting members or lack of support
from the Department of Recreation & Parks (DRP). Originally the goal was to have a bosrd
comprised of 7 - 11 members
from a diverse communtiy and
interest base. Attempts were
made to have members from local schools, faculty and student
members with little sucess. The
original PAB membership did
include the magnet program coordinator from Multnomah Elementary School, however, that
person became to overburdened
with school and family demands
that he had to resign. Requests
to have students from Wilson
High apply for membership on
the PAB went unfulfilled. Thus
the PAB has operated mostly
with less than the intended number of members.
In 2011, just after completion of the new park infrastructure, DRP’s Superintendant of
Park Maintenance dismissed
all of the PAB members on the
basis that they had completed
their 3-year terms and the park
was now considered to be complete. It took pleading to DRP
and Councilmember Huizar to
convince DRP that oversight
and advise on continuing park
administration,
maintenance,
programing, and proposed improvements was an ongoing
process. The PAB is now meeting on a quarterly basis.
Recently the PAB has encouraged the DRP to fix various security related itmes such as the
vandalized main entry gate.
Also, the PAB has been a force
in seeking funding for improve-
ments to the park. The Outdoor
Classroom tables with shade
canopiies and the shede canopy
for the Amphitheater dedicated last December resulted from
PAB persitant requests to utilize
park bond (Prop. K) funds allocated for the park since 2005.
Currently the PAB is working
on seeking overseeing new grant
funded projects for the park.
North East Trees was awarded
a grant from the State of $989K
and will begin work after DRP
and Board of Park Commisioners approve requisite permits
and extention of the lease for
the park property from LADWP
in April. The PAB is working
closely witrh Councilmember
Huizar’s staff, DRP and other
agencies to obtain Prop. K funds
allocated for Joint Use with
LAUSD for intrepretive signage
and other facilities that would
enhance park use for nature education.
If interested in serving on the
PAB, you can download an application at DRP’s website and
should attend a PAB meeting.
The next quarterly meeting of
the PAB will be April 8. The
meeting agenda with time and
location is posted at the El Sereno Senior Center 3 -5 days prior.
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Can Ascot Hills Park be a Joint Use Facility?
Jerry Schneider
joint use facillity is the term
used when a feature, such as
a basketball court, is built on a
school for shared use by students
from that schoool during school
hours and by the public after
school or on weekends. A joint
use facility can also be a feature
located in a park that is reserved
for use by students from a nearby school, It seems like a good
way to optimize the use of public funds for public benefits.
Ascot Hills Park is a relatively new nature park, dedicated to
passive recreation and preservation of open space and wildlife
habitat. It is one of the primary
goals for the park to be used as
an outdoor learning laboratory
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for the nearby schools. Many including Wilson High, El Sereno
Middle and Multnomah Elementary have environmental science
magnet or learning focuus. The
conceptual plan for the park included an intrpretive nature trail
along the stream and a nature
center to facilitate the learnng
oportunities. The nature trail
was suposed to be funded but
costgs for the park infrastructure
imporvements ran higher than
estimates and the nature trail
was among the features not completed. The nature center was
not funded in the intial phases of
park development, but was listed
on park’s plan as “to be funded
in the future.”
Last summer, Councilmember Huizar’s staff deputy for
capital projects, Nate Hayward,
informed me that although the
next funding cycle of the L A
City Proposition K park bonds
funds would not include tthe
kind of projects the Ascot Hills
Park Advisory Board waa hoping to get funded, there was
about $10M set asside for Joint
Use Facilities that has not been
touched. I and the PAB have
been requesting Councilmember Huizar’s office and other involved agencies such as Bureau
of Engineering and Department
of Recreaiton and Parks to start
the process to fund improvements that could be considered
for Joint Use, including the nature trail and nature center. At its
last quarterly meeting in January the PAB members were told
that Nate Hayward has cofirmed
with the BoE that these types
of improvements were eligible
to Prop K funding as Joint Use
facilities. The PAB recommended a list of projects that detailed
project scope & description, estimated costs and potential benefits. There still is a lot of coordinating and ironing out details
beforew we can get agreement
from DRP and LAUSD to fund
these Joint Use improvements,
but we remain optomistic.
from getting a false estimate of life”
-Roosevelt.
Daniel A. was recognized for his
acceptance into three universities.
The young men discussed their
experience in the program and its
lasting impression. “It helped me
think about the consequences of my
choices,” Daniel A. said. Overall,
they learned to produce better decisions when encountering negative peer pressure. They discussed
their future following high school–
studying sociology/business and becoming police officers and joining
our military. Turner concluded the
celebration with the following notion: our youth operate on their own
belief system, i.e. what they observe
in the home and examples set forth
by parents, they perceive as right.
They mimic their environment and
do not contemplate the consequences of their choices. The program
equips them with the proper tools;
“It gives them a level of responsibility, they have to be responsible
for the choices they make,” -Turner.
Our youth come from diverse
backgrounds; oftentimes they do
not have the guidance and motivation in their homes. Essentially,
they are deprived of the privilege
to excel and lead productive lives.
As Turner said, “if you cannot guide
your children, send them to me, ...I
will!” BKR seeks the community’s
involvement via financial and/or
volunteer contributions to make this
project available to more schools.
To contribute, please visit BKR’s
website at http://www.bkrgdip.org/
or call 323-999-7690. The Choices
Project hopes to serve our communities by provoking change. “We
are determined to create the right
atmosphere along with the proper resources to Provoke Change”
of the property management in
Lincoln Heights. He has no plans
for any major expansions; no
corporations, just small businesses. As Steve emphatically
says, above everything; this is all
people oriented, by being ethical,
along with treating everyone like
a dignitary with a smile, establishing at all times a very accommodating and welcoming environment. It’s understanding and
treating everyone with the utmost
integrity along with dignity to all
in Lincoln Heights.
One of the biggest highlight
of progress, according to Kasten, is the Business Improvement District program that was
implemented nearly a decade
ago in 2006. Lincoln Heights
has improved tremendously in
recent years!! Programs such as
Chrysalis Enterprises; assisting
with painting over and cleaning
of graffiti off walls, coupled that
with HOTLINE to report graffiti
on walls, as a way to prevent and
eradicated such bad behavior. In
addition there are also, GENERAL SECURITY forces available
for policing the area. In the event
of a crime, there is the Police
Business Association coordinated with the Hollenbeck Police
Division to report any crimes in
the area. The funding of these
programs are paid by the property owners. The BID program
is not funded by the city. Thus
this makes Lincoln Heights a
very safe place to work and live
for everyone in this community. Thanks to the BID program,
Becoming Kingdom Ready
B
ecoming Kingdom Ready
[BKR] Gang and Drug Intervention is a Non Profit Organization
located in North East Los Angeles
established in 2009 by Evangelist
Turner. BKR collaborates with non
profit organizations (NELAPD, LA
Mission, WorkSource, Homeboy
Industries, Hathaway’s Sycamore,
Sunrise Outreach, and Glendale
Medical Adventist) to provide services such as Parent Training, The
Choices Project, Counseling, Hard
Core Gang Intervention, and Drug
Testing.
The most notable program, The
Choices Project, was derived with
the notion that “the future of our
families and communities lie in the
education and moral development
of the youth of today” - Turner. Tailored to at risk youth (13-17), its
mission is to deter our youth from
deep rooted gang life style that can
be found throughout our communities. The Project is an evidence
based curriculum consisting of 11
week intervention to explore array
of tools to implement, in an innocuous and coherent manner, in situations that many face in similar predicaments.
On February 24, we celebrated
the graduation of the first group (6)
of young men to undergo the program; they were commended for
their determination and initiative
to be the change in our community.
Daniel C. commenced the celebration by presenting an excerpt from
Theodore Roosevelt’s speech, “The
Strong and Decent.” The passage
relayed that we have an ultimate
responsibility (as a community) to
collaboratively work together and
be exemplar mentors. “There is a
tendency among very young men
to think that to be wicked is rather
smart; that they are men. I ask that
every man here constitute himself
his brother’s keeper by setting an
example, which will prevent him
Business Leader: Steven Kasten
Steven Wakimoto
W
ith decades of experience
in business in Linocoln
Heights, Steve Kasten’s mantra
is “Ethics First and Always!!”
His high standards indeed have
been paramount for his great
relationship with the increasingly large Hispanic community in
Lincoln Heights.
Mr. Kasten was born in Baltimore, Maryland. His family moved to California, and
he was raised in Santa Monica. He attended Santa Monica
High School and Santa Monica College. Kasten, furthered
his education in business at the
extension of Cal-State University-Northridge. Finally he special-
ized in the real-estate program,
at a special business institute in
Los Angeles, where he ultimately
earned his Real-Estate License,
here in California.
Almost everyone in his immediate family were in the business administration. Thus for
Mr. Kasten, this was indeed his
cup of tea, and his calling. In fact
for over thirty years now, Kasten
is the president and broker for
STEVEN KASTEN REALTY,
Incorporated. He says it takes a
positive rapport in order to run a
successful business. His ability
to coordinate numerous small
businesses has been the backbone of his growth and success
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EL ARCA
celebrates 50th
Anniversay
Steven Wakimoto
L ARCA is celebrating their
50th Anniversary this year and
has many special events planned
throughout the year. EL ARCA was
founded Angeles by a small group of
parents that wanted a place for their
developmentally disabled children to
feel accepted and participate in regular activities like all the other kids.
The first activities were dances, outings and summer day camps. A few
year later, they became incorporated as non-profit organization which
helped them access government
funds to help grow their programs.
EL ARCA was instrumental in helping to develop the Regional Center
program that now coordinates services for all disabled people.
This organization that assists
adults (current age range is 21 years
to 86 years old!!) with developmental disabilities in a welcoming and
safe environment. They have four
programs, based on the needs of the
individual and provide emotional
and educational support to the parents and caregivers!
One component of the program is
Community Integration, or, field trips
into the community. The outings help
provide recreational activities like
bowling or visits to museums. They
also go shopping, to the movies and
out to lunch. These events help them
to develop greater self-esteem along
with learning practical skills like
counting money and social skills.
And, it helps the community become
familiar with a very special population within our community, without
being judged or stigmatized.
In 1978 the city of Los Angeles
assisted with the building that they
currently reside in, on Selig Place
near Mission Road. As time went on
more services were implemented and
eventually transportation to and from
home were added…free of charge!!
Today, EL ARCA is proud to continue the intention of the founding
parents by providing a place where
everyone feels welcomed and included. They currently have 235
students and will be opening a second facility in the city of Bell later
this Spring.
2015 has many good things in
store for EL ARCA....it’s only fitting
that it is also their GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY!
On behalf of the Community Beacon, our Best to EL ARCA as they
celebrate their 50th Anniversary. We
congratulate EL ARCA for the great
services that they have provided over
the years.
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along with all work on the part
of everyone with the Lincoln
Heights Business Association;
it makes Lincoln Heights are
very iconic and historical community; that in 2015 this community will serve as the HostCity for the LA-2015, SPECIAL
OLYMPICS!
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Presented by
Dan Bolander
Dan Bolander joined the Chrysalis Enterprises Team in
November 2014, after moving from Las Vegas where he
had lost his job and was experiencing difficult personal
times. In a short three months, he was promoted from
a sweeper position to a driver and on-call supervisor
at Greater Lincoln Heights. His gentle spirit, diligence,
passion for his work, and humility are remarkable and
inspire his fellow workers in the field. Dan also attends
L.A. City College as a full-time student, where he is
studying to become a substance abuse counselor.
General Security Service’s Lead Supervisor Jaime
Bautista. Jaime is known at General Security Service
as a jack-of-all-trades. He’s the go-to guy for just about
everything that may come up. Jaime’s main duty is to
supervise security officers and field supervisors. However, if a patrol vehicle experiences a malfunction, Jaime
usually gets the first call to get it fixed. “All our field
supervisors are crucial components to our success, but Jaime is the backbone that keeps us going”, says Sean Cohan, General Security Service’s
Operations Manager. “When I first joined General Security Service, I was
amazed at how much good work the field supervisors were doing, and I
was especially amazed at everything that Jaime was doing to support the
security officers, our clients, and the overall mission of GSS”
Dan loves working in Lincoln Heights; he likes the sense
of community and that the district “has the small-town feel
but in a big city.” He appreciates how friendly the business
owners are and enjoys the historic buildings. Dan jokes,
“Who knows? I like it so much, I just might move there!”
February 2015 Summary Report: Greater Lincoln Heights
Before:
After:
Jaime joined GSS 4 years ago and has been supervising the Lincoln
Heights Benefit Assn of L.A. (LHBA) officers for the last 3 years. We
asked Jaime to take some time out of his day and sit down to discuss his
work with LHBA and General Security Service, Inc.
Where do you think you developed your work ethic and professionalism?
I’ve been in the security industry for 17 years and I’ve worked along-side
LAPD, LA Port Police, and many former and current law enforcement officers. They taught me about being a professional and working hard.
Lincoln Heights Benefit Association of Los Angeles (LHBA)
is the non profit management of the Lincoln Heights Business Improvement District on the streets every day working
for the property owners, who fund the special assessment
district.
• Security Patrol for your protection- Within the Lincoln
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What are your main challenges as a security supervisor?
I view challenges as goals and opportunities. One opportunity is building
a better rapport with the local businesses within the LHBA. We would like
to get more feedback, communication, and input from the local businesses on the issues they’re having. Also, as a security supervisor I assist
with trying to find the right security officers for this job. Being that it’s an
armed patrol position, not everybody is meant for it.
What is your view of GSS’s role in the community in Lincoln
Heights?
I’m glad we’re helping the community…which includes the people who
are visiting and shopping at the local businesses. One major role we
play is augmenting and supporting the LAPD. We respond to calls from
local businesses who are having transient issues or people causing a
disturbance...these are calls that would normally go to LAPD if we weren’t
there.
What positive impact if any do you see GSS making for the quality
of life of residents, business owners, and visitors to the Lincoln
Heights Business Improvement District?
I believe that more and more businesses are realizing that GSS is there
to help resolve some of their security problems. We are definitely making
an impact by helping to reduce criminal activity. We’re also liaising with
LAPD to give them information on
graffiti and other things our patrols
are observing.
If there was any advice you could
give to the community from a
security perspective, what would
it be?
Keep calling our dispatch for transients, loitering, people causing
disturbances at 800-350-1944 and
call 911 for any life-threatening
emergencies. Get the word out to
others in the community about the
LHBA and GSS!
Jaime Bautista
Created on 3/23/2015
Heights BID, Call General Security 7 days/wk for assistance 800-3501944. In case of emergency, call 911
In 2014: Security has logged in:
Patrol calls for service: 133
Patrol Observations made: 3923
Patrol BID Contacts made: 4138
Average response time is 3 to 5 minutes
Bike and Foot Patrol Contacts made: 398
• Maintenance Services- Graffiti Removal, Street Sweeping, Trash
Removal, 6 days/wk through Chrysalis Enterprises
In 2014: Our maintenance crews has:
Removed 13,749 bags, Weighing approximately 316,247 Lbs.
Removed 3,336 graffiti tags
Picked up 184 bulky items
• Urban Greening- Replacing and maintaining plants, tree watering
and trimming within the Lincoln Heights BID through H2O Pressure
Washing
• Pressure Washing- Street Pressure Washing and Gum Removal
through Chrysalis Enterprises and H2O Pressure Cleaning within the
Lincoln Heights BID
In 2014: Our pressure washing team has:
Pressure washed 184 blocks within the district.
Removed Gum throughout the entire district twice
• Holiday Decorations- within the Lincoln Heights Business Improvement District (BID) for your holiday enjoyment
• Infrastructure Improvements- Trash recepticles and other
physical improvements
LHBA workers can often be found in Blue shirts. The LHBA workers on
the street are always happy to assist or just say “Hi”
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Get Ready For “La Bulla” (The Noise)
L.A. Lyzz
he Big Three: Mil Mascaras, El
Santo and Blue Demon. Do any
of these names “ring a bell”? These
are some of the Iconic Luchadores
from Lucha Libre (freestyle wrestling), a Latin cultural fascination
that has been entertaining people for
over a century. You might not find
those luchadores at this event, but if
you want to sample what Mexican
Wrestling is all about while strolling
through a high caliber art exhibit and
dancing to live music, then you’ll
need to experience this epic event
called “La Bulla”. The creator of
this mind-blowing show is Antonio
Pelayo, known for his hyperrealism
art . After toiling with the idea for
10 years, he has brought his mind’s
works to fruition so that Los Angeles
may experience and be delighted to
what he describes as a “fusion bowl”.
To kick off this cultural party are
hosts, Actor and Comedian Aurelio
Miguel Bocanegra and model Amanda Garcia. Come enjoy a toast and
set yourself free so you can dance
all night with DJs Gargamel and
Eric Coleman. There will be a variety of musical acts such as Ska Punk
Hardcore Latin band La Resistencia,
live painting by Yuki Miyazaki, face
painting, vendors and of course, the
night will not be complete without
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high flying Lucha Libre matches.
Another reason to consider attending is what I believe to be a unique
main event…Eastside’s first of its
kind Lucha Libre Exhibition featuring artist of diverse backgrounds and
creative artistic mediums. The quality
of art works produced will leave an
impression that will last a lifetime.
Come check out artists Dan Madigan,
Lalo Alcaraz, Lucas De La Torre, Joe
Bravo and more, along with several
Shepard Fairey pieces which he personally donated to be auctioned with
100% of the proceeds being donated
to Plaza De La Raza for the Movement of Performing Arts. This event
will no doubt bring an undisputed
impact on local and surrounding
communities. When asked where he
envisions ‘La Bulla” 5 to 10 years
from now, Antonio explained that he
“hopes to see this at the Shrine Auditorium”. Based on the caliber of artist
and overwhelming response, I foresee it coming much sooner. Antonio
would like to see everyone there, so
mark your calendars and don’t miss
out on the 1st annual “La Bulla”.
Where: Plaza de la Raza April 11,
2015 @ 7:00 p.m. 3540 N. Mission
Rd, Los Angeles 90031 21 and over
Free Parking For Tickets: http://www.
flavour.com/labulla
Mural Museum Proposed For the
East Side of L.A.
incoln Heights has been proposed
as a site for a new Mural Museum
and Mural District.
This would be the first major museum on the east side of the City. This
would also probably be the first major
mural museum in the United States.
The proposed building at 3118 N.
Main is already historic: the front of
the building has the first 4 murals
approved under the new Los Angeles
City Mural Ordinance by artists Man
One, Vyal, and Axa, the Blacklight
King.
The proposal include a Mural
District on Main Street extending
from the Mural Museum past the
Brewery Artist Colony to the historic
Siqueiros mural on Olvera Street, as
well as down Valley Road and Mission Road (see map).
Gorilla Arts proposed the Mural
Museum. They have one has one of
the largest collections of Los Angeles
street and graffiti art.
They have said that they would be
interested in loaning most of their
collection on a long-term basis to the
Museum. They have also indicated that upon both of their deaths the
owners would be interested in donating their art collection to the Museum.
There is also a possibility of including in the Museum a historic section
of the L.A. River that already has 1/2
mile of murals painted with the City’s
approval by some of the best mural
artists from around the world that was
curated by artist Man One, These
were painted over by the County but
are apparently recoverable.
Property values should be positively affected by this Mural District, as
they have in the Downtown Arts District, so property owners have a lot to
gain if they participate.
The Mural District will save the
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City a lot of money it spends painting
out graffiti on buildings.
The Mural Museum has been
supported by the Mural Conservancy of Los Angeles, Xipe Totec, by artist Man One, Lincoln Heights’ Education, Music, Theatre & Technology
organization, by Gorilla Arts, and by
the Lincoln Heights Neighborhood
Council Land Use Committee who
twice proposed a motion to the full
NC Council in support with nearly
unanimous votes.
The full Neighborhood Council
hosted a presentation to the public
on the proposal and vote on a resolution of support on Thursday night
March 19.
The City has already indicated an
interest in buying the property at 3118
N. Main St., and is in discussions with
the owner of that property about that
possibility.
The property owner has proposed
to the City that if they’re going to buy
the property anyway, why not make it
a Mural Museum.
Other locations in Lincoln Heights
are being considered.
So far Councilman Cedillo has
not been supportive of the proposal
in his district: Cedillo’s aide Sharon
Lowe blocked consideration of the
Museum by the full Lincoln Heights
Neighborhood Council at its February meeting by falsely claiming to the
Council’s Frank Wada that the City
Attorney’s Office told them to block
it.
Los Angeles has some of the most
spectacular mural artists in the world;
L.A. has also attracted some the premier artists in the world including
Mexico’s legendary Siqueiros.
The proposed Mural Museum &
Mural District aims to protect and extend this powerful legacy of mural art.
Happy Birthday
George Cabrera
Steven Wakimoto
A very HAPPY BIRTHDAY to
George Cabrera!! Indeed this was
a gathering and moreover a feast,
really meant for a king or even a
head of state!! We really had a great
time, as everything came down to a
tee. I was very pleased and delighted that we were able to indeed help
George, celebrate a great birthday. We really owe a debt of gratitude to
each and everyone for pitching in,
especially on a short notice as we
got everything done!! Everyone
had a great time!! It really goes to
show, whenever people have goals
in mind and whenever they work
together, things get done!! Museo Mural propuesto para la
zona este de Los Ángeles
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incoln Heights se ha propuesto como un sitio para un nuevo Museo Mural Mural y Distrito.
Este sería el primer gran museo en el lado este de la ciudad.
Esto también sería probablemente la primera gran mural museo en los Estados Unidos.
El edificio propuesto en 3118
N. Main ya es histórico: la parte
delantera del edificio cuenta con
los 4 primeros murales aprobados en el marco de la nueva ciudad de Los Ángeles Mural Ordenanza por artistas Hombre Uno,
Vyal y Axa, la Blacklight King.
La propuesta incluye un Distrito
Mural en la calle principal que se
extiende desde el Museo Mural
pasado la cervecería Artist Colony al histórico mural de Siqueiros en la calle Olvera, así como
por Valley Road y Mission Road
(ver mapa).
Gorilla Artes propone el Museo Mural. Tienen uno tiene
una de las colecciones más
grandes de la calle de Los
Ángeles y el arte del graffiti.
Ellos han dicho que estarían interesados en prestar mayor parte
de su colección sobre una base a
largo plazo para el Museo. También han indicado que en ambos
de sus muertes los propietarios
estarían interesados en donar
su colección de arte al Museo.
También hay una posibilidad de
incluir en el Museo una sección
histórica del río Los Ángeles que
ya tiene media milla de murales
pintados con la aprobación de la
ciudad por algunos de los mejores artistas del mural de todo
el mundo que ha sido comisariada por el artista del hombre uno,
Estos fueron pintadas por el
Condado, pero aparentemente
son recuperables.
Los valores de propiedad deben ser afectados positivamente
por este Distrito Mural, como lo
han hecho en el Distrito de las
Artes Centro de la ciudad, por
lo que los propietarios tienen
mucho que ganar si participan.
El Distrito Mural salvará la ciudad una gran cantidad de dinero
que gasta pintar graffiti en edificios.
El Museo Mural ha sido apoyado por el Mural Conservancy
of Los Angeles, Xipe Totec, por
el artista del hombre uno, Educación Lincoln Heights ‘, Música, Teatro y Tecnología organización, por Gorilla Artes, y por el
Comité de Uso de la Tierra Consejo Vecinal de Lincoln Heights
que en dos ocasiones propuso
una moción para el Pleno del
NC en apoyo con los votos casi
unánimes.
El Pleno del Barrio organizó
una presentación al público sobre la propuesta y votación de
una resolución de apoyo a la
noche del jueves 19 de marzo.
La Ciudad ya ha manifestado su interés en la compra de
la propiedad en 3118 N. Main
St., y está en conversaciones
con el dueño de esa propiedad sobre esa posibilidad.
El dueño de la propiedad ha
propuesto al Ayuntamiento que
si van a comprar la propiedad
de todos modos, ¿por qué no lo
convierten en un Museo Mural.
Se están estudiando otras
ubicaciones en Lincoln Heights.
Hasta el momento el concejal de Cedillo no ha apoyado la
propuesta en su distrito: ayudante de Cedillo Sharon Lowe
bloqueado consideración del
Museo por el pleno del Consejo
Vecinal de Lincoln Heights, en
su reunión de febrero por el que
afirma falsamente Frank Wada
del Consejo de que la Oficina
del Fiscal de la Ciudad les dijo
para bloquearlo.
Los Angeles tiene algunos de
los muralistas más espectaculares del mundo; LA también ha
atraído a algunos de los artistas
de primera clase en el mundo,
incluyendo el legendario Siqueiros de México.
La propuesta Museo Mural
Mural y Distrito tiene como objetivo proteger y ampliar este
poderoso legado del arte mural.
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Kids Get Free Shoes
Chris Sariego
t’s hard to go to school if you
don’t have shoes. Many families in Los Angeles have to choose
between food and footwear. In response, the Society of St. Vincent
de Paul, Council of Los Angeles;
the Shoe Palace shoe chain and
Converse gave away 84 pairs of
new Converse Chuck Taylor shoes
to Los Angeles children Saturday,
March 7, 2015.
“We see a lot of families here at
St. Vincent de Paul who are in desperate need of shoes,” said St. Vincent de Paul Los Angeles Council
Executive Director David Fields,
“Something that most of us take
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for granted. It’s wonderful that
Shoe Palace is willing to help out
kids in this way.”
Shoe Palace Marketing Manager Lacey Flynn was present at the
event, and moved by the needs of
so many children: “Shoe Palace
is grateful for the opportunity to
work with St. Vincent de Paul and
be able to have an outreach to local
youth. Shoe Palace is a growing
company but we are still a family-owned and operated, so we are
always conscious of the impact
in the communities we become a
part of and we strive to affect these
communities in a positive way.” As a part of the Converse “Made By You”
campaign children were
encouraged on March seventh to decorate their new
Converse Chucks with
markers, paint and embellishments. One little girl said she
would decorate her shoes
with hearts and flowers.
“The hearts stand for how
much I love Converse,”
she grinned. A boy beamed
at his new shoes and said
simply, “I love them. Thank you for them.”
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The LA32 Neighborhood Council (LA32) El Consejo Vecinal LA32 (LA32)
Marleen Fonseca
Marleen Fonseca
ontinues to strive forward in an
effort to increase civic engagement and participation from our
Community. In order to inform our
Stakeholders of the Candidates and
their positions on relevant issues for
the March 3 elections, a Committee
was created (Voter Engagement and
Election Committee) and hosted
events for that purpose.
On February 11, 2015, and February 13, 2015, Candidate Forums
(debates) were held for Los Angeles Unified School Board – District
5, and Los Angeles City Council
– District 14, respectively. Stakeholders were given the opportunity
to submit questions to the candidates to help determine their decisions on who to best represent our
areas.
For the School Board Forum,
present to debate was the incumbent Bennet Kayser, along with his
opponents Ref Rodriguez and Andrew Thomas. Approximately 60
stakeholders were present as well as
reporters from KPCC and the Los
Angeles Times. Questions from
stakeholders included school safety, reduction of waste from lunch
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programs, controversies such as the
iPad issues, and ideas for increasing
college attendance for minorities.
For the City Council District 14
Forum, present were opponents Nadine Diaz, Mario Chavez and Gloria Molina. Over 100 stakeholders
turned out and submitted a variety
of questions involving issues regarding LAPD and DWP oversight,
positions on the 710 proposals,
homelessness in the areas, public
safety and charter reform.
Both forums were moderated by
LA32’s Vice President Kaprisha
Vallecillo, who was also the Chair
to the Voter Engagement and Election Committee.
We will continue to find new and
creative ways of engaging our Constituents as well as working with
other Community Organizations
and nearby Neighborhood Councils in an effort to provide continuous service and upgrades to our
Community. Please find the time
to attend one of our meetings held
the first Wednesday of every month
at 6pm at the El Sereno Senior Citizen’s Center and/or visit our website at www.la32nc.org
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igue hacia adelante en un esfuerzo por aumentar el compromiso y la participación cívica.
El 11 y 13 de febrero se llevaron a
cabo foros de candidatos (debates)
por la Borde de Educacion Distrito
5, y el Ayuntamiento de Distrito 14.
El publico tuvo la oportunidad de
formular preguntas a los candidatos
para ayudar a determinar sus decisiones sobre quién debe representar mejor nuestras áreas.
Para la Borde Escolar, presente
en el debate estaba el titular Bennet Kayser, junto con Ref Rodríguez
y Andrew Thomas. Aproximadamente 60 participantes estuvieron
presentes, así como periodistas
de KPCC y el Los Angeles Times.
Preguntas de los grupos de interés
incluyen la seguridad escolar, la
reducción de los residuos de los
programas de almuerzo, las controversias, tales como las cuestiones
de iPads, e ideas para aumentar la
asistencia a la universidad para las
minorías.
Para el Foro del Ayuntamiento
Distrito 14, estuvieron presentes
los opositores Nadine Díaz, Mario
Chávez y Gloria Molina. Más de
100 participantes acudieron y
presentaron una serie de preguntas
que involucran cuestiones relativas
LAPD y DWP supervisión, posiciones
en las 710 propuestas, la falta de
vivienda en las zonas, la seguridad
pública y la reforma del estatuto.
Ambos foros fueron moderadas por
la Vicepresidente de LA32 Kaprisha
Vallecillo.
Vamos a seguir para encontrar
nuevas y creativas formas de comprometer a nuestra comunidad, así
como el trabajo con otras organizaciones comunitarias y Ceonsejo
Vecinales cercanos en un esfuerzo
para proporcionar servicio y mejoras continuas a nuestra comunidad.
Por favor, encuentra el tiempo para
asistir a una de nuestras reuniones
que celebra el primer miércoles de
cada mes a las 18:00 en el Centro
de El Sereno Senior Citizen y / o visite nuestro sitio web en www.la32nc.
org.
Optimist Home
providing lots of compassion in a safe
and welcoming environment, nurturing residential living, education, and
therapy, youth can overcome negativity
and hurdles, and become well-rounded
and productive citizens as adults later
on their lives. This gives these youths
the awareness, and to eliminate this
negative mindset. Everyone is unique
and has something to look forward to...
along with something to offer and contribute to others in our communities.
To sum it all up, values dictates how
the Optimist Home is deeply committed
to helping these youths and families.
However, it’s up to the youth; to be accepting and committed to doing the hard
work in correcting and undoing all their
wrongs, that is vital for their growth and
their healing for success later on in their
lives. With that, everyone from staff,
clients along with stakeholders must
treat each other with respect along with
dignity at all times. In addition, the environment for these at-risk youths has to
be conducive and nurturing in order to
insure success for these kids. As far as
the education along with treatment plan
has to be compatible for their individual needs; based on their strengths and
weaknesses! This can not be one size
fits all. To ensure success; parents have
to support, assist and be supportive of
the treatment plan, in order for these
youth a successful outcome, so they can
graduate from this program.
This intervention has been highly
successful, like an in-home setting,
making it conductive for youths to apply their skills to the real world, once
they complete their program. In addition, there are aftercare services whenever possible. However for those who
are unable to reunify with their families,
they should have some other connections so they can be ready to re-enter
society for their independence.
Because the structured programs
for at risk youths at Optimist Home
are so costly, they continually seek donations so they may continue to have
success.
Steven Wakimoto
W
ith the vision and foresight of Mr.
and Mrs. Jacob Strickland over a
century ago, who took to the care of a
troubled and abandon kids, to help them
reform and become educated and productive members of our society. Before
long the Optimist Home here in Los Angeles was established in 1906, and has
been located in nearby Highland Park
on Figueroa Street ever since. The Optimist Homes, a nationally-accredited non-profit organization;
provides care along with services, tools
to help hundreds of very troubled and
at risk youths gain the skills to succeed
as productive adults in the real-world. It
provides as a comprehensive program:
education, a support-system, mental
health treatment and counseling to the
abused; along with that of many at
risk youths, along with their families,
insuring stability with the family and
their community. Their vision is by
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Rancho Rosa De Castilla
El Sereno Historical Society
he Beginning of El Sereno Prior to the arrival of the Spanish missionaries, the area now called
the San Gabriel Valley was populated
by Native Americans of the Tongva
Nation. The Spanish renamed them
the Gabrielinos. The founding of the
San Gabriel Mission by Spanish Franciscans took place in 1771, in the area
that is now known as Whittier Narrows
on the border between Montebello and
Rosemead. In 1776, the mission was moved to
avoid the spring floods that ruined the
first crops, to its present location in the
City of San Gabriel. The El Sereno
area, then known as the Mission Hills,
was part of the land owned by the Mission San Gabriel Archangel and was
used for grazing cattle. That same
year, one of the 36 original adobes in
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California’s history was built on what
is now the campus of California State
University, Los Angeles.
After Mexico’s Independence from
Spain (1821), the land was granted to
the prominent Californio Juan Ballesteros by Governor Manuel Victoria. Juan Ballesteros was the Regidor of
the Pueblo of Los Angeles from 1823
- 1824. The land grant owned by Juan
Ballesteros was christened Rancho
Rosa de Castilla in 1831. The Rancho was named after the stream which
runs through the area. (This stream is
the same one that still runs adjacent
to Cal State LA and the 710 freeway. You can still see the creek as you enter
the 710 S on Valley Blvd). Rancho Rosa de Castilla included
what today is the community of El
Sereno, as well as parts of City Terrace, Lincoln Heights, South Pasadena, Alhambra, and Monterey Park. Page 17
After the secularization of the missions
in 1833, the ranch passed to Francisco
(Chico) Lopez. He had a home in Paredon Blanco (now Boyle Heights), but
kept his cattle here. In 1840 he expanded the original 1776 adobe. During the
1850s the ranch transferred ownership
to the Batz Family. The Batz resided
Sheep grazing on the land, which eventually became the Cal State LA campus.
Photo courtesy of the Cal State LA John F. Kennedy Memorial Library collection.
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OPINION
Real Friends Help Save Elysian Valley (EV) & the Los Angeles
River Urban Wildlife Refuge (LARUWR)!
Robert(o) C. Leyland-Monefeldt
.V. has suffered from multiple and generational traumas. These traumas are ubiquitous and often lead to addictions.
Traumatized and addicted populations are easier to control for
the benefit of the elite. These,
however, can choose to remain
victims or be agents for healing
themselves andothers.
Traumatizing events started
with the arrival of the Europeans, but for our purposes we
consider noteworthy only four
events: in 1938, 1959, 1962, and
1989. During 1938 the LA River
was placed in a straight-jacket,
ostensibly for flood control purposes. The project represented
corporate welfare for the real
estate interest, a penchant that
remains dominant. It allowed for
“development,” a euphemism,
or construction, up to the river’s
edge. In 1959, the neighborhood
of Chavez Ravine, a nearby
community just southwest of
Elysian Park, was destroyed to
make room for the the Dodger
Stadium. In 1962, the I-5 Freeway bulldozed the heart of EV,
including most businesses along
what was Main Street, also in
the name of progress, another
euphemism. In 1989, EV was
attacked by a fleet of helicopters indiscriminately praying the
pesticide Malathion. In the purported effort to eradicate a few
fruit flies, the State of California
exterminated the native frogs of
Frogtown (EV).
The LA River “Revitalization”
Plan (LARRP), is yet another serial trauma being inflicted on a
traumatized community, again,
for the benefit of the real estate
industry. The underlying motivation is to “capture” revenue
for the City. Often left unsaid is
the goal of increasing profit for
private industry while destabilizing stable communities. The
rich wind up richer, the communities gentrified, and many residents are displaced.
The LARRP is a cancer that
first manifested itself in 2008
(circa) when the River House
was approved; construction
started in 2014, at Ripple St and
the LA River, to the chagrin of
visitors to Marsh Park, Phase
ll, the red-breasted cormorants,
and other residents in the vicinity. This 56 condo unit project
is being constructed while these
words are written. The permit
was reportedly approved under
the watch of then Councilmember Eric Garcetti and his deputy, now Councilmember Mitch
O’Farrell. The cancer has metastized, (spread) in the form of
multiple tumors at and near the
river that purportedly would be
restored. In 2014, EVRNC approve the 2872 Allesandro St
project; three, two-story, single-family dwellings where a
E
single home in a small lot stood;
2990 Allesandro St., euphemistically referred to as a Creative
Campus, where 40 apartments
are proposed. The so-called
Mitigated Negative Declaration
(MND) is about to be released.
This is yet another encroachment on our de-facto LA River
Urban Wildlife Refuge (LARUWR), yet another view-blocking
development next to the river’s
edge. The 2990’s MND was reportedly appealed and the report
will likely be released just before this paper is printed. The
largest so far, is BIMBO Bakery,
at Blake & Blimp St.; 100-condos also next to the Bike and
Pedestrian Path and another 18
crowding the Community Garden. BIMBO’S MND should
be released, for a 30-day review
and comment in the third week
of March, with little notice to
and opportunity for comment by
the community. The most recent,
Salazar Restaurant, known before as the Beer Garden, 24862490 Fletcher Drive, adjacent
to open space between the river
and proposed project, is scheduled for hearings in spite of the
fact that the MND was released
without effective notice to and
review by the community. All
parking should be on site and a
traffic study must determine if
the restaurant/bar that nobody
wants or needs will exacerbate
the already clogged traffic along
Fletcher Drive, at and near Riverside Drive. The project’s site
and the vacant lot next to it ought
to be added to puny Great Heron
Gates Park, at the southwest corner of the bridge Fletcher Drive,
on the west side of the LA River.
The LA River ‘Revitalization”
Corp. (LARRC), appears to be
one of the engines behind gentrification of riverside communities and the real estate development alongside the LARUWR.
Some of the models that serve as
exemplars for what LARRC envisions are: the High Line, Battery Park, and Brooklyn Bridge
Park, in New York City; and the
Seattle Waterfront. Wildlife refuges and a stable communities,
are not one of them. Revenue
“capture,” is.
Saint Paul admonishes the
Ephesians: “Take no part in
the fruitless works of darkness;
rather, expose them . . . “ (Ephesians, 5:8-14).
Action: Attend the General
EVRNC Board Meetings, and
their Environment and Land Use
meetings. Call and/or write to
Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell
and Mayor Eric Garcetti. Express support of the LARUWR,
excluding high-density alongside the river. Support downzoning Elysian Valley and other
riverside communities.
Pledge financial support for
meaningful participation in
the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) process.
We thank Rick Gomez for his
$2,000 matching pledge. We
more to hire traffic and biological study experts.
[email protected]
Mural Museum Proposal for East Side of
Los Angeles Exposes Corruption Scandal
Involving Councilman Cedillo
Mike Kolker
W
hat started with a wonderful idea to bring a Mural
Museum and a Mural District to
the east side of Los Angeles unexpectedly exposed a corruption
scandal involving Councilman
Cedillo.
I believe it’s racist that most
of the major art museums in Los
Angeles are in well-off historically white areas of Los Angeles
like west L.A. near Beverly Hills,
Bunker Hill/Downtown, Malibu
and the hilltops above Los Angeles.
A museum that would feature a substantial amount art
by Mexican-American muralists should be on the East Side
of Los Angeles: many of these
artists came from or worked there.
In a Tuesday March 3rd meeting about the Mural Museum proposal, five people were told that
Councilman Cedillo is corrupt by
one of Lincoln Heights’ top businessmen.
He is a very courageous man
to bluntly tell us about political
corruption in Lincoln Heights.
He’s involved in and cares deeply
about Lincoln Heights.
He told us more than once that
if you want to get real estate projects approved, you have to talk
to Councilman Cedillo who then
points you to one of three consulting firms you must hire and pay,
implying the money is then funneled to Cedillo.
He clearly told us the only way
to get the Mural Museum approved is to go through the corrupt political patronage machine
Cedillo operates, using the com-
Love,
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panies he has these special relationships with.
More than once he said that
Councilman Cedillo will be
wheeling and dealing in this
corrupt way “until the jailhouse
door is closed”.
More than once he said that
Councilman Cedillo will not do
anything if USC opposes it; USC
is looking to redevelop, gentrify
and “brand” Lincoln Heights for
USC’s use.
The L.A. Weekly wrote the following in an article entitled “Will
the FBI Corruption Probe of Ron
Calderon End Up Exposing His
Pals?”:
Councilman Cedillo has... “...
taken money from political funds
linked to Calderon and members
of his family. Cedillo’s son once
was Calderon’s chief of staff.”
There have also been reports
of Mr.Cedillo’s son receiving a
six-figure salary at the water district for a job he was not qualified for and which appeared to
be created for him. Cedillo’s son
received this job after working for
Cedillo’s colleague in Sacramento, Ron Calderon.
I have filed a complaint against
Mr. Cedillo’s corruption with the
City Attorney’s Office.
It included a California Public
Records Act demand to see all
land use related records Cedillo’s
office has handled.
The law requires immediate access. So far the City has refused.
It’s time for an independent
corruption investigation of
Councilman Cedillo.
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success,
family,
security.
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OPINION
Frog Town community disagrees with La
Mas “Futuro de frogtown” Report
Mark Lara
group of community members
of Elysian Valley under the title
“Save the LA River” questioned the
Report “Futuro de Frogtown” released by the nonprofit organization
La Mas. They feel that the report
was biased toward favoring new
developments and did not address
some key factors like the public’s
health and safety, traffic, environment, earthquake faults, infrastructure and more.
The group questioned the work of
Helen Leung, Social impact director for La Mas. Save the :A Rover is
concerned are with the history Helen Lenug working for Eric Garrcetti as Hollywood field deputy (May
2007 to July 2009) and as Planning
Deputy (Nov 2006 to May 2007).
(What does working for Garcetti have to do with released an
non-profit report?) – this is not clear.
I think you should clearly state it.
Residents remember the negative
problems that came with revitalization and forced evictions of a large
number of Latino residents in communities like Hollywood, Silverlake and Echo Park, such as water
mains bursting due to new pressure
from the new development. Alex
Galo a long time resident of Elysian
Valley said “It is the destruction of
A
Ralph Edward Nabor, 1951- 2015
alph Edward Nabor (Eddie
to many) was born on August
12, 1951 in Los Angeles, CA. The
youngest of 3 children. He was
Baptized at Sacred Heart Church in
Lincoln Heights, attended Sacred
Heart Elementary school and graduated from Pater Noster Catholic
High School in 1969.
As a child, Eddie enjoyed camping with his family and extended
family, fishing at the Lincoln Park
Lake, playing in the hills of Lincoln
Heights and was a member of the
Boy Scouts. Eddie was always creative and in High School he built his
very own dark room to develop film
at home. This started a life long love
of photography.
Aside from his love of acting,
he was very passionate about his
Toypurina project. He spent many
years researching and developing
a story and script about the Gabrielino-Tongva woman who revolted
against the missionaries. Even in
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his last days, he was pitching his
project and attempting to get it to
the masses via television or the big
screen.
Eddie definitely left this earth too
soon and suffered from Multiple
Myeloma Cancer’s effects, but he
peacefully went to the place beyond
the stars and was surrounded by his
family’s love in his last days. Please
remember him by his one of a kind
personality, giving heart and ability to make others smile and laugh.
Eddie was definitely in a lane of his
own, and although he could be off
the wall, he was truly a humble and
selfless man because he just wanted
others to have a great day. Lastly,
if you see a $2.00 bill...remember
how much joy it brought him to
share them with others.
Deepest condolences are expressed to you family and friends,
on behalf of the Community
Beacon.
All the stories you see here are written by
local contributors.
Call (323)245-9408 or email
([email protected])
if you have something to share.
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our Latino communities from the
west to the east”. This group of residents who are organizing to better
inform themselves can be reached
at [email protected]
La comunidad
esta en
desacuerdo
con “Futuro de
Frogtown”
Mark Lara
L
os miembros de la comunidad de
Elysian Valley están cuestionando el reporte publicado por parte de
la organización no lucrativa LA Más
“Futuro de Frogtown”. Los miembros de esta comunidad sienten y
piensan que este reporte por parte
de LA Mas no favorece ni refleja las
verdaderas necesidades de nuestra
comunidad. La comunidad también
duda del trabajo desempeñado por
parte Helen Leung quien es Directora de Impacto Social de LA Mas.
La preocupación de los miembros
de esta comunidad se deben a la
historia de Helen Leung trabajando
para y con el Mayor de Los Angeles
Erick Garcetti como Oficial de Campo en Hollywood (Mayo 2007 – Julio
2009), y como Oficial de Planeación
(Nov. 2006 – Mayo 2007). Después
de que varios miembros de esta comunidad leyeran el reporte “Futuro
de Frogtown Draft Report”, se dieron cuenta que el reporte favorecia
solamente al plan de Urbanización
(new development), y que factores
importantísimos como la Salud y la
Seguridad Pública, Trafico, Estacionamiento, Fallas Geolocicas
(earthquake faults), Infraestructura,
así como otros factores importantes
mas. Muchos recordamos otras comunidades como Silverlake, Hollywood, Echo Park, que también
fueron “Revitalizadas”, y todos los
problemas que surgieron después
de ser revitalizadas, problemas
grandísimos tales como rompimiento de tuberías principales de agua
potable causadas por la presión extra y excesiva causada por todo el
nuevo desarrollo de urbanización;
Tambien recordamos cuando en
Echo Park cientos de familias que
rentaban en esa área fueron tirados
a la calle por la fuerza, forzándolos
a vivir literalmente en el parque-lago
de Echo park. Alejandro Palomino,
un residente de mucho tiempo en
Elysian Valley dijo “Están destruyendo a nuestras comunidades Latinas
y su historia, desde el oeste hasta el
este “. La gran mayoría de los residentes de Elysian Valley piensan lo
mismo que el Sr. Palomino, y están
ahora organizándose, educándose
e informándose entre ellos mismos
para protegerse y defenderse y no
dejar que les suceda lo mismo.
Para mas información, favor de contactarnos a savethelariver@gmail.
com
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Kayser Announces Expansion Of Supper Kayser Anuncia la Expansion del
Program
Program Cena
os Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) School Board
Member Bennett Kayser announced
the expansion of the District’s After School Supper Program. Kayser
partnered with the Beyond the Bell
Branch and the Food Services Division to make it happen. The program will allow more elementary
and secondary students to get the
nutrition their growing bodies and
minds need. For too many LAUSD
students, the only meals they get are
the ones they eat while on campus.
The Supper program is also great
for working parents, students on
campus for sports, tutoring and other after-school programs.
“The After School Supper Program has been a positive impact for
our children and school community,” said Board Member Bennett
Kayser. “The expansion of the Supper Program means students will
get the nourishment they need to
excel physically and academically.”
The supper provided to students includes milk, bread or grain, meat or
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meat alternative, and two servings
of fruits or vegetables. The supper
program allows students 18 years
old or younger to participate.
Currently, LAUSD serves approximately 70,000 supper meals
a day at 584 schools. The freshly
prepared meals will include Chipotle Chicken Salad Sandwich, Asian
Salad, and BBQ Chicken Sliders.
The Supper Program participation
is expected to increase by 36% and
budgeted to generate net revenues
of $16.6 million. The expansion of
the program is expected to be fully
funded by the Child and Adult Care
Food Program sponsored by United
States Department of Agriculture.
iembro de la Borde Escolar
Bennett Kayser anunció la
expansión del distrito del Programa Cena Después de la Escuela. Kayser se asoció con el
Beyond the Bell y de la División
de Servicios de Alimentos para
que esto ocurra. El programa
permitirá a más estudiantes de
la primaria y secundaria obtener
la nutrición que sus cuerpos en
crecimiento y la mente necesitan. Para muchos estudiantes
del LAUSD, la única comida
que reciben son los que comen,
mientras que en el campus. El
programa de la cena también
es ideal para los padres que
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trabajan, y los estudiantes que
quedan en el campus después
de la escuela para los deportes,
tutoría y otros programas
“El Programa Después de la
Cena es un impacto positivo
para nuestros hijos y la comunidad escolar”, dijo el miembro de
la Junta Bennett Kayser. “La expansión del Programa de Cena
significa que los estudiantes tendrán la nutrición que necesitan
para sobresalir académicamente
y físicamente.” La cena provista
a los estudiantes incluye leche,
pan o cereales, carne o de alternativa, y dos porciones de frutas
o verduras. El programa permite
a los estudiantes de la cena
18 años de edad o más
jóven a participar.
Actualmente, el LAUSD
sirve a aproximadamente
70,000 comidas de la cena
del día en 584 escuelas. Las
comidas recién preparadas
incluirán Chipotle Chicken Sandwich, ensalada
asiática, y Sliders de pollo
barbacoa. Se espera que
la participación en el Programa Cena aumentar por
36% y generara ingresos
netos al presupuestado de $
16,600,000. Se espera que
la expansión del programa
a ser totalmente financiado por el Programa de Alimentos para el Cuidado de
Niños y Adultos patrocinado
por el Departamento de Agricultura.
Panchita
Esperanza Montes
ne of the pillars of Lincoln
Heights is a lovely lady by
the name of Panchita.
She began her journey in Lincoln Heights in 1949 at the age of
28. She shares stories of trolley
rides to Lincoln Park enjoying
the elephants, a carousal, and
boat rides with her sweetheart
with whom she married and had
eight children that attended local
schools.
She recalls a time when weary
men traveling from Mexico would
jump off the train near Main
Street. Panchita’s house was the
place many would receive their
first warm welcome and hot meal.
Occasionally, they’d say someone
from the church told them “Vayan
con Panchita, ella les da de comer” (Go with Panchita, she will
give you food to eat). She would
d provide clothes, jackets or shoes
for those in need. She would
then see them off with her blessing and a few “burritos y cafecito
para el camino.” For many, she
is a mother figure while children
adopt her as their “grandma.”
Panchitas’s loving ways have
not gone unnoticed. She often has
a visitor or phone call with warm
messages of appreciation. With
respect and honor our 94 year old
Panchita continues to live in Lincoln Heights still touching lives,
while leaving a legacy of love towards humanity.
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