tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68050943599500551662024-01-12T16:09:48.858-08:00La Mirada NewsBeat La Mirada News. Hometown news for La Mirada Californi, covering City Hall, La Mirada Sheriff's Department, Fire Department, Public Safety, local business, events and more.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger173125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805094359950055166.post-61669136870451625982023-09-26T15:29:00.004-07:002023-09-26T15:29:26.965-07:00City Council considers three day graffiti removal requirement<span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><blockquote><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjXEFJMfnsQyhHRMIZLr_fQisXSSGozrUcQ_ZKqOzHRSD6-xyIMG0eZ-5W5iotMGhMjNjNfM5HpmRNAmkxoTjwz6TremyWU6wt_tsk3ZlABO_wb8gk3HomTaz8m8I18_EVP25ooZO74icNKXVtNHxviyQ9C6faDDN9Oc9nJF_ZKreP4QpOqT_YBvnWGvw/s3264/IMG_20200906_215826140.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjXEFJMfnsQyhHRMIZLr_fQisXSSGozrUcQ_ZKqOzHRSD6-xyIMG0eZ-5W5iotMGhMjNjNfM5HpmRNAmkxoTjwz6TremyWU6wt_tsk3ZlABO_wb8gk3HomTaz8m8I18_EVP25ooZO74icNKXVtNHxviyQ9C6faDDN9Oc9nJF_ZKreP4QpOqT_YBvnWGvw/s320/IMG_20200906_215826140.jpg" width="320" /></a></blockquote></div><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">La Mirada News File Photo</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Tues. Sept. 26, 2023.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The La Mirada City Council</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>will</span><span> </span><span>consider a new graffiti abatement ordinance shortening the amount of time residents and businesses have to fix damage during tonight's</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">council meeting</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">. </span><div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The proposed ordinance would require private property owners or persons responsible for maintaining a property to act within 72 hours after the city delivers or gives a verbal notification to remove the damage. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The proposal will also require that any paint used to cover the damage with a color and shade similar to the surface where the graffiti was placed. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">If passed into law, the new ordinance will replace the current requirement giving property owners seven days to repair the artwork of vandals.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Tonight's meeting begins at 6:30 p. m. in the city council chambers inside City Hall at 13700 La Mirada Blvd. </span></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805094359950055166.post-44021482841449879462023-01-25T11:43:00.002-08:002023-01-25T17:52:52.027-08:00LM councilman turned Author' has big showing at book signing<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKZrPdEYKRrTfLk31RrzvRF9vuwbZYC_OR6dIf-kn1uBcuOKLFRe4FzMTZPFYiozvMsALMbm9S_gc-rgCJyf8TDiHybQpkWxkyCtJSwPjRW_Xp0atSdekcDymrrH15c8IxmGi0N-u9U9l0sEh8KZn7C_9MrGhaIDnuZzwKqZ1tfMYjkoNho_0MChdY/s1080/FB_IMG_1674438767369.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKZrPdEYKRrTfLk31RrzvRF9vuwbZYC_OR6dIf-kn1uBcuOKLFRe4FzMTZPFYiozvMsALMbm9S_gc-rgCJyf8TDiHybQpkWxkyCtJSwPjRW_Xp0atSdekcDymrrH15c8IxmGi0N-u9U9l0sEh8KZn7C_9MrGhaIDnuZzwKqZ1tfMYjkoNho_0MChdY/w200-h150/FB_IMG_1674438767369.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">LA MIRADA-</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">A standing only room crowd turned out this past weekend at the La Mirada Library for a book signing by and to hear former two-time mayor and current city council member Dr. Ed Eng talk about his recently released 'The Accidental Mayor', a collection of stories from throughout his life.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIzpqCsfPDD0_db3vZxzB2GsXSO3VHlgIGdU76fNLp29Yng-u28cmipVnngwvdhCpERFult1MiChMeJT4GJ_Q0teLyaSpn7Ob-VqJ0WwM7r_RguN5NQ5H-Fd5TjtF7MdGlMtw7Oau-MghnLg0zqR3MLaTHNkBabH99jz0gAeY1efnWg9_3ce_N2PTj/s547/theaccidentalmayor-1024x628~3.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="547" data-original-width="471" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIzpqCsfPDD0_db3vZxzB2GsXSO3VHlgIGdU76fNLp29Yng-u28cmipVnngwvdhCpERFult1MiChMeJT4GJ_Q0teLyaSpn7Ob-VqJ0WwM7r_RguN5NQ5H-Fd5TjtF7MdGlMtw7Oau-MghnLg0zqR3MLaTHNkBabH99jz0gAeY1efnWg9_3ce_N2PTj/w173-h200/theaccidentalmayor-1024x628~3.jpg" width="173" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Family and friends of Dr Eng's dating as far back childhood were also on hand for the signing which also served as a fundraiser for the Friends of the La Mirada Library with Mr.Eng generously donating 100% of the days proceeds to the group.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">In his book, Dr. Eng shares with readers his personal story of overcoming the many obstacles he encountered as an Asian immigrating here from Hong Kong as a child including gang violence in L.A.'s Chinatown, racism, and more, pushing himself to become educated, how he built a remarkable career, the joy of marrying Cathy, the love of his life and becoming a dad and the unlikely events that led to Eng becoming 'The Accidental Mayor'.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Dr. Eng will be on hand for another book signing on Saturday Feb 4 in Downey and as a presenter at the Museum of Tolerance on Sunday Feb. 12. More details on both events will be posted as they become available.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The Downey signing will be held at the city library at 11121 Brookshire Ave. one block north of Firestone Blvd., Saturday Feb 4th from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Accidental-Mayor-Collection-Stories-Chinatown/dp/1957255110/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=3173LQ1JGTWLU&keywords=ed+eng+book&qid=1674674665&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIwLjAwIiwicXNhIjoiMC4wMCIsInFzcCI6IjAuMDAifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=%2Caps%2C381&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow">'The Accidental Mayor' is available at Amazon com or by clicking on this link </a><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Options for free delivery or next day delivery are offered.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_f4XG2vNUEYjIsziOY7epKXgEjosU16Lh-g1RT3OL1YFRoDqYzb7Dacp1fpma7kcLzTlaR6u9U0rhH2NXx3mnX6O9eiqtKGuW2b_vgj1GpzMG22J0eOwGEag6o_tckSN6v0QeupPCtYcOmzSNr5LmSJHgaB5baiHUxCIimV7T0TO4fuREIsZBUQFR/s1080/FB_IMG_1674438777523.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_f4XG2vNUEYjIsziOY7epKXgEjosU16Lh-g1RT3OL1YFRoDqYzb7Dacp1fpma7kcLzTlaR6u9U0rhH2NXx3mnX6O9eiqtKGuW2b_vgj1GpzMG22J0eOwGEag6o_tckSN6v0QeupPCtYcOmzSNr5LmSJHgaB5baiHUxCIimV7T0TO4fuREIsZBUQFR/w320-h240/FB_IMG_1674438777523.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805094359950055166.post-89291810316911748442023-01-21T20:32:00.004-08:002023-01-21T20:32:57.619-08:00Grease is the word and it's back<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp4Z2CApjsPttVFvWaso1R8CnQ4lHE-sIeMVmn-mHMUdjvjBii41RPQ1NccZnurLL7uQE-FZmSsBbtZDfKy0EG4J3kfGpMzieBOgOmjBu_bBvvlxMrUPy7TyiOv-WVT24jUJtMtwrz3GModvcBO0jfz7gXiayTyCPBZHy3Fn4J4MiiPeDrQ8-hHU7c/s607/Grease-Logo_web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="607" data-original-width="500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp4Z2CApjsPttVFvWaso1R8CnQ4lHE-sIeMVmn-mHMUdjvjBii41RPQ1NccZnurLL7uQE-FZmSsBbtZDfKy0EG4J3kfGpMzieBOgOmjBu_bBvvlxMrUPy7TyiOv-WVT24jUJtMtwrz3GModvcBO0jfz7gXiayTyCPBZHy3Fn4J4MiiPeDrQ8-hHU7c/w165-h200/Grease-Logo_web.jpg" width="165" /></a></div></div></blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The forever popular Broadway performance Grease, a musical love story returned for a four-week run Friday night at the La Mirada Theatre of the Performing Arts.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The story is set in the 1950's at the beginning of a school year at Rydell High where 'Greaser' Danny is surprised to be reunited with the girl he had a summer romance with when she transfers to Rydell.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Theater management says Grease has been the most requested show by patrons and at the time of its initial 1972 run in New York set a record for the longest-appearing show at the time on Broadway. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">That record has now fallen and Grease now sits at #16.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The musical features all the hits that appeared on Top 40 radio charts after Grease the movie was released in 1978 including “Summer Nights,” “Greased Lightnin’,” “Hopelessly Devoted to You,” and “You’re the One That I Want,”. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Grease, the big screen production starred John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John was a smash hit clearing $366 million from the $6 million spent to produce it. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Seats for the McCoy-Rigby production are selling fast, however good seats are still available if you act now with prices starting from $14 and up for Students with I.D. and children under age 12, Veterans and Military with I.D. are $20.25 and up while regular seats range from $27 to $95. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Grease runs through February 12 with evening shows Thursday through Sunday and an afternoon matinee each Saturday and Sunday. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">For tickets or more information call the box office (714) 994-6310 or (562) 994-9801 or in person at 14900 La Mirada Blvd and online </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://lamiradatheatre.com">lamiradatheatre.com</a><br /></span></div><div><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><h3 class="light" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: white; font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 100; line-height: 36px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;">714) 994-6310 | 562 944-9801</h3><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><h3 class="light" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: white; font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14.3px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 100; line-height: 36px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;">714) 994-6310 | 562) 944-9801</h3><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805094359950055166.post-89744453461241170972022-11-17T18:38:00.006-08:002022-11-17T18:46:52.222-08:00La Mirada News Briefs Nov. 17, 2022<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ0PFktMEWvXAub_6ZPSlbzrqybyqMKJ0aBrLQZEy1Bkyx4eKGwIRdYNmKbQTOCracrBUifb5DmcJYXE5EbQ2wLvdWevYlJS4wqG58egSiDQWGXals-bD8cOD25dU8A_Tg3NvTuann6jUiAWFqLaGjKxOf6bj--hc7asCaoueZNgWvGRAY-N8zRyce/s600/troop438.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="600" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ0PFktMEWvXAub_6ZPSlbzrqybyqMKJ0aBrLQZEy1Bkyx4eKGwIRdYNmKbQTOCracrBUifb5DmcJYXE5EbQ2wLvdWevYlJS4wqG58egSiDQWGXals-bD8cOD25dU8A_Tg3NvTuann6jUiAWFqLaGjKxOf6bj--hc7asCaoueZNgWvGRAY-N8zRyce/w640-h288/troop438.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Veterans Day Ceremony Notes later in post</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></b><p></p><p><b style="font-size: x-large;">Local elections</b></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">With more than 332,000 ballots remaining to be counted in Los Angeles County late Thursday afternoon , it's looking increasing more likely that challenger Lorena Vidaurre will pull an upset by ousting incumbent Jorge Tirado for a seat on the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District board.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Trailing Rob Cancio by just two votes for the top spot yesterday, Vidaurre took the lead for the first time today and now leads by four votes. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Tirado remains in 6th place where he has been stuck for about a week, trailing Norma Amezcua by 547 votes for the 4th and final open seat on the board. Amezcua picked up some more breathing room today over Casey Chattle who is 514 votes behind in 5th.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Narcis Brasov continues to be in the number three spot. Just 53 votes separate the top three candidates. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The top four vote getters will likely make up the last board members elected at large with representation expected to transition over to district elections by 2024.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">A new update is expected on Friday afternoon </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAP9A4gljdnyKj-aYz0O_PMApZZynIYFKu6TAYlcTlbPfExtQw_kPMvgd8OxZ6PgH7Lh6pw4p80ild875Vg82-yk6NglomOK7xIXk2VmzACRXxbq_XASgIdCmiBUa0Rnykog9r2urJllcr5E7z4uTItfcWj5h4Uf93PspIgPShN54jCBExm1VWxpYW/s792/Screenshot_20221117-172616-929.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="710" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAP9A4gljdnyKj-aYz0O_PMApZZynIYFKu6TAYlcTlbPfExtQw_kPMvgd8OxZ6PgH7Lh6pw4p80ild875Vg82-yk6NglomOK7xIXk2VmzACRXxbq_XASgIdCmiBUa0Rnykog9r2urJllcr5E7z4uTItfcWj5h4Uf93PspIgPShN54jCBExm1VWxpYW/w359-h400/Screenshot_20221117-172616-929.png" width="359" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">In the other local elections, Dr. Zurich Lewis wins a third term on the Board of Trustees of Cerritos Community College, edging out Angelo Gandalf Maldonado by a 2 to 1 margin with 66.56% of the votes.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Measure CC, a Cerritos Community College $425 million bond measure appears headed towards a narrow victory with 56.79% of the votes tallied so far giving the nod. The measure requires voter approval of 55% to gain passage.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Some eyebrows were raised in what was thought to be a guaranteed blowout in the 38th District to the House of Representatives when Republican candidate Eric Ching of Walnut got off to a fast start in early returns trailing Linda Sanchez 55-45% in a solid blue district with only 21% of registered voters identifying as Republicans.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The Associated Press waited until late Friday evening until it felt enough ballots had been processed before sending out an alert to subscribers declaring Sanchez the winner of an 11th term in D.C. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The lead held by Sanchez has widened since last Friday to 57.77%, and 42.23% for Ching as more vote by mail ballots continue to be counted.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Veterans Day </b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">About 150 turned out to observe the annual Veterans Day ceremony in the City Hall Plaza Friday morning.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Attendees heard La Mirada Mayor Dr. Anthony Otero speak about the sacrifices war veterans and enlisted service members make for the country that sometimes includes giving their lives for the safety, and security we enjoy as Americans Otero served the country as a Marine before becoming a police officer.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Dr. Otero is one of the leaders of Boys Scout Troop 438 which played a big part of the ceremony including the posting of the Nation's colors and a rendition of 'Taps'. Troop 438 members are active in La Mirada with scouts volunteering service to the community in a number of ways including placing flags at the gravesites of local veterans at Olive Lawn Memorial Park on Memorial Day.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEideNEpGEJhKZIYDOncagdl4VSNThHKfRXfqIwjjAk4d97hRI-UVktGRt7FIXycv_9XKTNiy9VMy-eXMSs5ydKJJAYmdAh0QEPRSY-HVKkCRRAyLWROS-any0jj8UTvj084v0T9Dr0wJinFgKM34fxtL6AojUureV5y2mD6Ko2cZvqvv8PVVQiIlrGB/s4160/IMG_20221111_104606106.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEideNEpGEJhKZIYDOncagdl4VSNThHKfRXfqIwjjAk4d97hRI-UVktGRt7FIXycv_9XKTNiy9VMy-eXMSs5ydKJJAYmdAh0QEPRSY-HVKkCRRAyLWROS-any0jj8UTvj084v0T9Dr0wJinFgKM34fxtL6AojUureV5y2mD6Ko2cZvqvv8PVVQiIlrGB/w400-h300/IMG_20221111_104606106.jpg" title="Mayor Otero speaking to the crowd about the sacrifices service members make for the country" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mayor Anthony Otero addresses the crowd<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6BcVJiXDy5jE_7Tol7aY6y3fR2c28M8UPfCfibJMFnOxjxejbCP4VsBKusFQmaWlQmHS4Z4dK8m8Z_LRE4skC-RERcTWJkJmUAlH4UA049kPRBlLNu_4kmvHaX8RjIUSOcryOdP4z161COqskidspNzKjB9acW41XGayJF9h4ZdYdG_1GMUMhjqac/s2439/IMG_20221111_103537783~2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2241" data-original-width="2439" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6BcVJiXDy5jE_7Tol7aY6y3fR2c28M8UPfCfibJMFnOxjxejbCP4VsBKusFQmaWlQmHS4Z4dK8m8Z_LRE4skC-RERcTWJkJmUAlH4UA049kPRBlLNu_4kmvHaX8RjIUSOcryOdP4z161COqskidspNzKjB9acW41XGayJF9h4ZdYdG_1GMUMhjqac/w400-h368/IMG_20221111_103537783~2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table>Members of Boy Scouts Troop 438 prepare to present colors <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFClBxsOiIutB8YrYaP4CfDyLdCwpHtv4BvzCINQtOqDXSyZ7lp6fQ4-JQYzIMBQ5gckKjdxF2l25kXGvxJ0DJ8wkWh8-Ee7yfQnObEOleuuILrZobc1yUGMy6BwcIx4PQodCKjvjhSzhVHpG510EcYyaXxmFBSEZLZdbh8pNyICQSnmAWj66yT14y/s4160/IMG_20221111_103144466_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFClBxsOiIutB8YrYaP4CfDyLdCwpHtv4BvzCINQtOqDXSyZ7lp6fQ4-JQYzIMBQ5gckKjdxF2l25kXGvxJ0DJ8wkWh8-Ee7yfQnObEOleuuILrZobc1yUGMy6BwcIx4PQodCKjvjhSzhVHpG510EcYyaXxmFBSEZLZdbh8pNyICQSnmAWj66yT14y/w400-h300/IMG_20221111_103144466_HDR.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805094359950055166.post-33998396325053881602022-09-07T09:39:00.005-07:002022-09-07T12:28:21.091-07:00NLMUSD approves change electing school board by districts<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpOXYntt4XLS_0mH1e7zZsp4ZjU-EMl8wr9VhiTsW0iUd8nDrrqs0utDoUgzwW2QBTyKBHG1CrzkYvs3TS-bD3iwzfnFxJ7kA112AYW9S7xEDOdwQI35YL1jUcFlXYToCuOtGUa6QgBfnBv2m6qXLoHuKkZkT2qniNE8M87xz9NNdQXwpv-dz9Tiz7/s200/nlmusdseal.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="187" data-original-width="200" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpOXYntt4XLS_0mH1e7zZsp4ZjU-EMl8wr9VhiTsW0iUd8nDrrqs0utDoUgzwW2QBTyKBHG1CrzkYvs3TS-bD3iwzfnFxJ7kA112AYW9S7xEDOdwQI35YL1jUcFlXYToCuOtGUa6QgBfnBv2m6qXLoHuKkZkT2qniNE8M87xz9NNdQXwpv-dz9Tiz7/s1600/nlmusdseal.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">In an attempt to avoid costly litigation, the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District board has elected to change to a system of electing its members by district.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The move was triggered by a demand letter from an attorney stating that the district's method of electing its board members from votes submitted from across the entire district may violate the California Voters Rights Act </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Enacted in 2002, the CVRA bans any election system that impairs a minority group or protected class from influencing the outcome of an election by diluting their votes.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The placed the board into the position of either paying out millions to defend an at-large system with little hope of prevailing and paying the plaintiff's legal costs or change to a system of district voting.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">By switching to electing a board by district, legal fees are capped at no more than $30,000. Cities and districts that have chosen to fight almost always lose and find themselves paying the other plaintiff's legal bills that can run into the millions of dollars fast.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Dozens of demand letters are sent to cities and districts each month, mostly by the same attorney, and are widely seen as a shakedown. No proof supporting the allegation is required to submit such a letter.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Instead of bowing to a demand letter, the City of Santa Monica chose to fight all the way to the state Supreme Court where it awaits a decision after spending $7-10 million defending at-large elections there. A request for $22 million in legal fees by the plaintiffs attorney's is on hold pending a decision in the matter. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The City of Palmdale spent $4.7 million and Whittier $1 million before each reached an agreement to end at-large elections.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The next action by the school board will be to conduct two public hearings to allow community members to make suggestions and voice concerns on the criteria that the board adopts to be used to establish the boundaries of the new districts. A demographer will use those criteria in drawing up two or more maps of proposed districts, followed by two more public hearings on the proposed maps and then another hearing to adopt the final district map.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Simply stated, the public will have plenty of opportunities to voice their opinion of what constitutes a fair district and what a map for the school district should look like.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The school district has not announced when the board will hold the initial public hearing.</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805094359950055166.post-15446698803239652272022-09-01T11:38:00.001-07:002022-09-01T11:45:13.155-07:00La Mirada is taking a bite out of crime<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh182ucpmWXPL7pKv_6UfLTy6SGrjk9Ie8CXbpkfOR4RoNjEN5WZS0knId8qGPgiiK63hJztd75h3GGHB3LLRVvj4NpvSFa-GvwMvZtEmeOrA4_uMYz570-f4MVUNMAqJwmCOtzoXTb_Wa7i1H04PQj7U0Rayz8FgYYa64PtzVxKCBaihS6uKmm8Mao/s380/vidar-camera-view_1.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="380" data-original-width="380" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh182ucpmWXPL7pKv_6UfLTy6SGrjk9Ie8CXbpkfOR4RoNjEN5WZS0knId8qGPgiiK63hJztd75h3GGHB3LLRVvj4NpvSFa-GvwMvZtEmeOrA4_uMYz570-f4MVUNMAqJwmCOtzoXTb_Wa7i1H04PQj7U0Rayz8FgYYa64PtzVxKCBaihS6uKmm8Mao/w200-h200/vidar-camera-view_1.png" width="200" /></a></div><p>In an effort to combat the ongoing problem of catalytic converter theft, an ordinance was passed by the city council at its last meeting making it a misdemeanor to possess one of the devices in La Mirada without proof of ownership.</p><p>112 catalytic converters were reported stolen in the city in 2011 with another 58 taken through the first five months of 2022 according to a city staff report.</p><p>The devices can run $2,000 or more to repair and replace and currently have no serial numbers engraved on them making it difficult to tie a specific converter to a specific theft. </p><p>Legislation is pending in the California legislature mandating a vehicle identification number be engraved on each device before sale or purchase.</p><p>Persons suspected of violating the ordinance will be given a chance to present evidence to deputies when first contacted or to detectives that are investigating the case that they lawfully possessed the devices by showing proof of ownership in a number of ways.</p><p>A few examples proving ownership can include presenting a bill of sale from the original owner, documentation from an auto body shop or scrap yard that the original owner relinquished the catalytic converter, and photographs showing the vehicle and VIN number that the converter came from.</p><p>Violations of the ordinance are a misdemeanor and are punishable by up to 6 months in the county jail, a fine of as much as $1,000, or both.</p><p>The ordinance is just one of several tools the city council has approved recently for use by deputies to combat crime in the city which is up a modest 7.93 through July of this year compared to the same time period in 2021.</p><p>During the same meeting, final approval was given for the purchase and installation of a 10-camera 'Automatic License Plate Reader' (ALPR) system.</p><p>ALPR reads the license plate of each vehicle passing by one of its cameras snapping a photo and detecting and recording unique specifics about it including the color, the model, date, and time while simultaneously checking a database of wanted vehicles.</p><p>Deputies will be alerted if a vehicle in near real-time, if that vehicle has been reported stolen, used in a felony, or is associated with a person is missing passes a location where ALPR has been deployed. </p><p>If there is a wanted vehicle hit, an image of the vehicle along with the location it was spotted and the direction of travel will appear almost instantly on the computer screens inside patrol vehicles as well as at the Norwalk Station 911 center.</p><p>The information gathered by the system is stored and can be used to assist detectives to solve crimes. The presence of the units has also been found to deter crime.</p><p>The same system is currently in use in Norwalk, Lakewood, and Bellflower and will cost the city $20,850 a year.</p><p>The camera locations will be chosen based on recommendations from sheriff's crime analysts, detectives, and La Mirada Public Safety and can be relocated to new locations as crime trends dictate.</p><p>The system does not capture images of the occupants of a vehicle and will not be used to catch traffic violations or persons that have outstanding tickets. </p><p>Other actions by the city council recently aimed at fighting crime include approval for an $80,000 video surveillance system for Creek Park, and increases to the Sheriff's contract that adds a fourth patrol unit on the graveyard shift and a second day shift motor deputy conducting traffic enforcement five days a week. </p><p>The additional patrol car overnight raises the number of deputies on patrol on the early morning shift in La Mirada to its highest level since the 1990's. </p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805094359950055166.post-31046798322849839742022-06-17T13:39:00.006-07:002022-06-17T13:53:06.656-07:00City to fight crime with automatic license plate readers<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD6Y0PROhfJvS0YzuWg3Cf3gdqGXaeokUbUd8Ky7iaEllTszqyh6mqpGeKbZUij2mT5w4DiJaY8Y2lO2OdZ0Pi-7FyKUEO_7nTDmzFY-xy2o0GBxhjYJV0jecrnAES6VDqUmNjW1ZKRcOYUCSpIqmfzI8nFfARBzy8uIurGwHEaCKxROYoSvB6047n/s380/vidar-camera-view_1.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="380" data-original-width="380" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD6Y0PROhfJvS0YzuWg3Cf3gdqGXaeokUbUd8Ky7iaEllTszqyh6mqpGeKbZUij2mT5w4DiJaY8Y2lO2OdZ0Pi-7FyKUEO_7nTDmzFY-xy2o0GBxhjYJV0jecrnAES6VDqUmNjW1ZKRcOYUCSpIqmfzI8nFfARBzy8uIurGwHEaCKxROYoSvB6047n/w200-h200/vidar-camera-view_1.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The city council has directed city staff to go forward with a plan to deploy automated license plate cameras at key locations throughout the city to assist deputies to detect and locate vehicles that are wanted or have been reported stolen or used during the commission of a crime.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;">The council approved a proposal Tuesday evening by a 3 to 1 vote to place ten cameras at locations throughout the city selected by the La Mirada Public Safety unit and the Crime Analyst at Norwalk Station after determining that they would be most effective detecting the passing of stolen and wanted vehicles in real time as well as record the license plates and vehicle images for later investigations of serious crimes.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">The cameras are not used in any way to enforce traffic laws. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">The system comes at a cost of just over $20,800 per year for five years and is compatible with one already in place at the sheriff's department.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">When a camera detects a vehicle that is wanted in a felony crime, stolen, or connected to a missing person the vehicle information, image, and location is immediately relayed to dispatchers and the computer screens into patrol vehicles. When available a sheriff's helicopter is also dispatched to assist in the search.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Such a system will be helpful into investigations such as shootings, robberies, and catalytic converter thefts where the information recorded by the system can help detectives solve cases that now go unresolved.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805094359950055166.post-70788900622507323062022-06-06T13:47:00.007-07:002022-06-06T14:27:31.610-07:00Analysis and an Endorsement for the District 2 Seat: Integrity, Community Service, and showing up countsResidents of District 2 in the southeast section of La Mirada are selecting a council member for a four-year term in what many view as a referendum on Andrew Sarega, who is seeking a third term despite stating that he supports term limits.<div><br /></div><div>During a failed 2018 campaign for an Orange County congressional seat that did not represent La Mirada, Sarega told voters in his platform statement that he would not run in 2022 for council because if he were unable to fulfill promises he made to voters in eight years "what are the chances I would do it in 30 years when energy and motivation are low?"</div><div><br /></div><div>Looking to unseat Sarega are David Constantine who lists among his many accomplishments serving as president of the Kiwanis of La Mirada and has been one of the most active members of the community with local PTA's, and former school board trustee Chris Pflanzer who has. Both have extensive histories of service to the community and when it counts they are there for La Mirada. Sarega? Well, he is a good candidate to be featured on a milk carton.</div><div><br /></div><div>Yes, June 7th is fast approaching and if it's election season you can count on a new round of election signs being vandalized and stolen and a rant by the elder Satega, John will get him ejected from a city council meeting, you can also bet the farm that controversy will swirl around one of the Sarega's.</div><div><br /></div><div>In 2013 Andrew was going to remake City Hall, out with the 'Good ol' Boys. In 2015 his father also ran for a seat on the council. 2017 was a scandal involving mailers that were sent to voters making vicious attacks on Andrew's opponent Pauline Deal and John Lewis who was running against Tony Aiello of the La Mirada Blog a friend of Andrew's and last election John Sarega, Jackie Fowler, a Sarega proxy running against Steve De Ruse and members of her family attempted to engage De Ruse in a shouting match inside council chambers to bring a quick adjournment to an already completed meeting.</div><div><br /></div><div>For the record, both Sarega and Aiello have stated they had no involvement in the mailer fiasco and it happened to be a strange coincidence the mailers were printed and sent out by the same obscure printer in Texas.</div><div><br /></div><div>In deciding which candidate is best suited for public office there are a number of factors to consider including community involvement and interaction, their platform, and ability to put it into motion, and of the utmost importance is integrity.</div><div><br /></div><div>Andrew and John Sarega reside in the same home and have their personal interests very much intertwined so please bear with me. </div><div><br /></div><div>In 2003 John Sarega operated a smog inspection business on Rosecrans Avenue in Santa Fe Springs and had his right to ever operate a repair business again revoked by the state Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) the following year after a series of criminal convictions for engaging in a scheme called clean piping.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Clean piping occurs when a shop hooks up smog inspection equipment to a vehicle that runs 'clean' and will pass a smog inspection then entering the VIN number into DMV records for a car that runs 'dirty' and will not pass inspection in order to issue a passing smog certificate for the vehicle.</span></div><div><br /></div><div>In 2011 both Sarega's formed RRK Motors and were issued a DMV license to operate an auto dealership which eventually moved operations to a location on Valley View Avenue. In 2016 investigators from the agency that regulates repair facilities BAR issued a citation to Andrew Sarega of RRK Motors for operating an unlicensed repair shop while a seated member of the city council and just months removed from being a Newport Beach police officer.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjtXB4sniGJy2W578lUoUmhXCAvA2OlbjEHG053MM7uqhN4YA8P8i7Dx3y_49bNSngnZkEBX8zQOw1Jb5vwHQkzvZ_lPEvYHp21AdDMQi8Qr9VdQyDvx9dNnjgI6PEd46HJoVv_0_Os3opCbufg4dM9TkSh088wvkLGkK61OO7wqWDtxzO0UYOtF-l/s2400/Screenshot_20220603-183352.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="2400" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjtXB4sniGJy2W578lUoUmhXCAvA2OlbjEHG053MM7uqhN4YA8P8i7Dx3y_49bNSngnZkEBX8zQOw1Jb5vwHQkzvZ_lPEvYHp21AdDMQi8Qr9VdQyDvx9dNnjgI6PEd46HJoVv_0_Os3opCbufg4dM9TkSh088wvkLGkK61OO7wqWDtxzO0UYOtF-l/w640-h288/Screenshot_20220603-183352.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Several visits in 2019 by La Mirada News to the RRK Motors business found John Sarega operating an unlicensed body repair shop with multiple employees after hours and on weekends in what appeared an attempt to avoid detection by BAR investigators. </div><div><br /></div><div>During the same time period, the DMV license that allowed RRK Motors to operate had expired while four of the vehicles driven by members of the Sarega family outfitted with dealer plates continued to be driven instead of registering the vehicles and paying fees through DMV. When informed of this fact John Sarega moved to see that their DMV license was brought back into compliance. </div><div><br /></div><div>RRK Motors appears to no longer be in business. Its offices have been shuttered and all the wrecked and used vehicles for sale have been removed and the state suspended its right to operate as a corporation in 2020. The RRK DMV license has expired yet vehicles that still have the registration fee dodging dealer plates attached and an Orange Ford Mustang driven by the councilman himself with Oregon license plates can be found at the Sarega home.</div><div><br /></div><div>Andrew Sarega has failed to address his high absentee rate, lack of community participation nor why he is running for a third term despite proclaiming earlier that he favored term limits. </div><div><br /></div><div>Sarega is running on a platform that pushes a plan for the city to replace all the privately-owned block walls which appear to be in a state of disrepair in many places with new uniform walls at taxpayer expense. A city report on such a proposal prepared for the council came with a hefty price tag when adjusted for inflation nears $200 Million. This is more money than is spent in the city on law enforcement and fire and rescue services in La Mirada over a ten-year period. The city will need to purchase a printing press to print the money to pay for this proposal.</div><div><br /></div><div>Both David Constantine and Chris Pflanzer are both good candidates and would serve the city well if elected to the city council. La Mirada News prefers David Constantine because he has put forward in a clear and distinct platform a series of goals that center on public safety and the safety and development of the youth of La Mirada that the city budget can accommodate.</div><div><br /></div><div>La Mirada News endorses David Constantine on June 7th for the District 2 city council seat.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805094359950055166.post-27708437858044454352022-05-06T18:36:00.012-07:002022-05-06T18:52:12.601-07:00Sarega faces stiff competition in District 2 re-election bid<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDkodgPHT8N7CMr-A-c8CTvH0LvRuY2f19hQo78vRh3DiA8EaUnbcWpBVI73uzmZ6fpQ2MLDDgCzyHyY2-Btm8prO8JINB7GXyhfq1m3uuAShU_snxj4ApSyC5WxIeJrzq2RfTV7rqkmVDtm_VMp-TlueCZI9icg6_7T1fPCsMuPzQnB-1VK1W3O50/s4000/IMG_20220417_084547424_HDR.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDkodgPHT8N7CMr-A-c8CTvH0LvRuY2f19hQo78vRh3DiA8EaUnbcWpBVI73uzmZ6fpQ2MLDDgCzyHyY2-Btm8prO8JINB7GXyhfq1m3uuAShU_snxj4ApSyC5WxIeJrzq2RfTV7rqkmVDtm_VMp-TlueCZI9icg6_7T1fPCsMuPzQnB-1VK1W3O50/w200-h150/IMG_20220417_084547424_HDR.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Two candidates with an extensive record of service to the community are looking to unseat La Mirada city council member Andrew Sarega in his bid for a third term in the District 2 election in June. </span><p></p><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Chris Pflanzer, who served nine years as a Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District board member is one of the candidates and cites public safety as his top priority.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Pflanzer, who has operated his own business for 39 years has served on more than a dozen community organizations including the La Mirada Community Foundation says fiscal responsibility and responsible leadership are also priorities if elected. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Taking direct aim at Sarega and his frequent absences at city council meetings is David Constantine</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Constantine has coined the incumbent as 'No Show Sarega' in a mailer sent to voters, points out Sarega has been absent from 32 percent of council meetings since April 21, 2021 and has missed the equivalent of a year and a half of meetings during his nine years on the city council.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Like Pflanzer, Constantine calls public safety his top priority and also has an extensive resume of service to the community as President of the Kiwanis Club, as a volunteer with Love La Mirada, local PTA's and more. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Sarega, the two-term incumbent was the youngest person ever elected to the city council at age 25 in</span><span> </span><span>2013 and is seeking a third term despite vowing he would not seek re-election in 2018 during a failed campaign for the 39th congressional seat in Orange County.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Having now reached that term-limit he supported for politicians while he still had four years remaining in his current term, Sarega has now reversed his opinion as his term nears its end telling those attending the Chamber of Commerce candidates forum last night that he now favored letting voters decide if eight years was enough.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJPleFshCWJF0gmJ0KNk_9pGxSKUKk5OB2Y7oc308lPbZi_kguO6JdmyfFZ1jNmyebcDoaiPNiqLm0Koq5x0S_xOaJmkcRU8l8Jx17kUVOsuZr89oyzBluLV7tZVH0b53dZ7XFXZAbZ7Y4rWO4Jo5pvFfHbcKbbye08Cz7hROFGBGzj0lrd1WHAzpV/s2183/Screenshot_20220506-084732~2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2183" data-original-width="995" height="967" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJPleFshCWJF0gmJ0KNk_9pGxSKUKk5OB2Y7oc308lPbZi_kguO6JdmyfFZ1jNmyebcDoaiPNiqLm0Koq5x0S_xOaJmkcRU8l8Jx17kUVOsuZr89oyzBluLV7tZVH0b53dZ7XFXZAbZ7Y4rWO4Jo5pvFfHbcKbbye08Cz7hROFGBGzj0lrd1WHAzpV/w441-h967/Screenshot_20220506-084732~2.png" width="441" /></a></div><br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQwwpKaEKlwUINTIUNu1jUVHFeeg0hn7jUZhL4JzFX1qY-L5Wybmw--zkGy2cQ1k_QXWXhO60p7_CKV_H23OTgm-hz6EB0TXv46jVeGX1yAqCI_HRd3-eVMh8Iwj3g2O_JUAglgp_s3XJNuFlTDE7kq1kkpC7CQJXkx6-826Se03WFsbgj9Ak1yStS/s1366/2022-05-06%20(4)~3.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="655" data-original-width="1366" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQwwpKaEKlwUINTIUNu1jUVHFeeg0hn7jUZhL4JzFX1qY-L5Wybmw--zkGy2cQ1k_QXWXhO60p7_CKV_H23OTgm-hz6EB0TXv46jVeGX1yAqCI_HRd3-eVMh8Iwj3g2O_JUAglgp_s3XJNuFlTDE7kq1kkpC7CQJXkx6-826Se03WFsbgj9Ak1yStS/w557-h266/2022-05-06%20(4)~3.png" width="557" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Image from Sarega 2018 congressional campaign platform statement</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">In support of not seeking a third term back in 2018, Sarega states in his election platform "If I am unable to do it in two four-year terms, what are the chances that I will do it in 30".</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Sarega has accomplished one goal he championed prior to his election. He successfully joined an effort with the current Mayor, Ed Eng introducing the availability of recorded video from city council meetings online.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Sarega shares the same goal the other candidates possess in expanding the number of sports fields available for youth sports.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Sarega has been promoting a plan to improve the asthetics of La Mirada's major roadways by replacing all the block walls at city expense along those roads. Such a plan if instituted would cost taxpayers $195 Million to $225 million to complete over a 10-year period.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The former police officer lists public safety last on his platform while Constantine and Pflanzer place it as their top priority.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805094359950055166.post-63250426177605832202022-03-09T22:40:00.002-08:002022-03-09T22:40:12.709-08:00La Mirada Crime Blotter for February 2022<p><b style="font-size: x-large;">Tues Feb 1</b></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">5:15 a.m. A catalytic converter theft was reported in the 15000 block of Campillos Rd.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">1:45 p.m. A suspect was arrested at Imperial Hwy and Santa Gertrudes Av behind the Marshall's center for assaulting deputies while resisting detention or arrest.</span></p><p><b style="font-size: x-large;">Weds Feb 2</b></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">3;20 p.m. An arrest was made in the 12300 block of La Mirada Bl for shoplifting.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">3:50 p.m. An arrest was made for a felony weapons violation in the 14900 block of Leffingwell Rd.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">10:10 p.m. A non-injury hit-and-run collision was reported at Valley View Av and Adoree St</span></p><p><b style="font-size: x-large;">Fri Feb 4</b></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">2:50 a.m. A catalytic converter was reported stolen in the 14400 block of Adelfa Dr.</span></p><p><b style="font-size: x-large;">Sat Feb 5</b></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">3:15 a.m. A vehicle theft was reported in the 15400 block of La Mirada Bl</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sun Feb 6</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">8:30 a.m. A vehicle break-in was reported at the La Mirada County Golf Course, 15501 Alicante Rd, A purse was taken from the vehicle.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">2:40 p.m. The grand theft of a cell phone was reported in the 16100 block of Rosecrans Ave. The phone was taken from an unlocked vehicle.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">8:50 p.m. A domestic violence assault was reported in the 15700 block of Valley View Av</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mon Feb 7</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">7:21 p.m. A shoplifting arrest was made in the 14800 block of Telegraph Rd.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Tues Feb 8</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">4:00 a.m. A catalytic converter theft was reported in the 14700 block of Gandesa Rd.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">11:59 a.m. A catalytic converter theft was reported in the 15300 block of San Bruno Dr,</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">11:52 p.m. Theft of copper wiring was reported from the construction site in the 13800 block of Valley View Ave. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">5:25 p.m. A hit-and-run incident was reported at Rosecrans Ave and Santa Gertrudes Ave. No injuroes were suffered in the collision.</span></p><p><b style="font-size: x-large;">Thur Feb 10</b></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">4:17 p.m. A shoplifting arrest was made in the 14200 block of Rosecrans Av.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">9:32 p.m. A known suspect attempted to take a vehicle by force from a woman in the 14300 block of Valley View Ave.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fri Feb 11</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">11:59 a.m. A shoplifting arrest was made in the 15700 block of Imperial Hwy<b>.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">6:44 p.m. An arrest alleging possession of a controlled substance was made at Valley View Av and Gannet St.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sat Feb 12</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">2:50 a.m. A hit-and-run collision was reported at Peppertree Lane and Ranch Lane in the Hillsborough neighborhood of the city. No injuries were reported.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">4:37 p.m. A catalytic converter was stolen from the 13000 block of Santa Gertrudes Ave.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">9:55 p.m. An Attempted theft of a truck was reported in the 14400 block of Elmrock Ave.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mon Feb 14</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">4:15 a.m. A vehicle theft was reported in the 14600 block of La Mesa Dr.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">8:30 p.m. Shoplifting was reported in the 15800 block of Imperial Hwy.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">8:40 p.m. Domestic violence was reported in the 13300 blocl of Marlette Dr.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">8:50 p.m. Shoplifting was reported in the 14800 block of Telegraph Rd,</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Tues Feb 15</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">5:46 p.m. An arrest was made for possession of a controlled substance at Valley View Ave and Rosecrans Ave.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">6:12 p.m. A catalytic converter theft was reported in the 16000 block of Phoebe Av.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">10:00 p.m. An arrest was made in the 16000 block of Canary Ave alleging a felony weapons law violation.</span></p><p><b style="font-size: x-large;">Weds Feb 16</b></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">7:25 p.m. Felony shoplifting (loss over $950) was reported in the 15900 block of Imperial Hwy.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Thur Feb 17</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">5:00 a.m. A vehicle theft was reported in the 14700 block of Florita Rd.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">12:00 p.m. A mit-and-run incident was reported at Plantana Dr and Leisure Dr. No injures were reported.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fri Feb 18</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">3:30 a.m. A burglary at a business was reported in the 16100 block of Canary Ave.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">2:35 p.m. An assault was reported in the 13500 block of Woodridge Ave.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">3:30 p.m. A Domestic violence assault was reported in the 12700 block of Gabbett Dr.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sun Feb 20</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">9:22 a.m. Shoplifting was reported in the 14800 block of Telegraph Rd.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mon Feb 21</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">12:22 a.m. An attempt vehicle theft was reported in the 15600 block of Hesse Dr.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Tues Feb 22</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">3:00 a.m. The theft of copper pipes was reported stolen from the construction site in the 13800 blocl of Valley View Av</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">2:00 p.m. An arrest was made for possession of a controlled substance in the 14600 block of Firestone Blvd.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">3:43 p.m. An arrest was made for a felony weapons law violation in the 13200 block of Marquardt Ave.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fri Feb 25</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Midnight A hit-and-run was reported at Biola Ave and Gardenhill Dr. No injuries were reported.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">12:42 a.m. A residential burglary was reported in the 14500 block of San Cristobal Dr. The suspect was arrested later while driving a stolen vehicle.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The following incidents were also reported in La Mirada in the month of Febuary. Some of the information was unavailable at the time this information was compiled.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*A strong arm robbery was reported at Home Depot. A female assaulted a loss prevention employee as she was taking merchandise that she failed to pay for nor received as a gift.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*Tools were taken from an unlocked vehicle in the 15500 block of Talbot Dr.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*A purse and backpack were taken from an unlocked vehicle in the 14200 block of Rosecrans Ave,</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*Catalytic converters were reported stolen in the 13800 block of Adoree Street, and the 13100 block of Ocaso Ave.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805094359950055166.post-29731691930682284292022-02-22T09:37:00.011-08:002022-02-26T20:06:48.163-08:00Councilman Sarega fined for Political Reform Act violations <p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsoGRHtSsVKhdflDFevtjrxX0qO1phWyISM9dWdfPNE_5c7XAPRVeOjI-yLtP2v7b1I9Ym4oIEqKWwsc4ign5OGz286unxCjVS7HphUTVj9SdZK0iuJt6hbEJi-LEX8kpb0wBVX77qVuSR9VPhKP58lngYbp2rXfWtUswcFqVCmDQw_jyK4wzrMR8_=s107" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="107" data-original-width="75" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsoGRHtSsVKhdflDFevtjrxX0qO1phWyISM9dWdfPNE_5c7XAPRVeOjI-yLtP2v7b1I9Ym4oIEqKWwsc4ign5OGz286unxCjVS7HphUTVj9SdZK0iuJt6hbEJi-LEX8kpb0wBVX77qVuSR9VPhKP58lngYbp2rXfWtUswcFqVCmDQw_jyK4wzrMR8_=w225-h320" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">File Photo</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: large;">Updated 2/22/22 6:30 p.m.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">La Mirada News has learned that La Mirada City Council member Andrew Sarega has entered into an agreement with the California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) pending final approval acknowledging six violations of state campaign law during his bid for a second term in 2017.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Sarega will pay a fine of $1,636 as a result of those violations.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">An FPPC investigation into Sarega and the candidate-controlled campaign committee 'Sarega for Council 2017' found four violations of the Political Reform Act that requires a notification to the commission within 24 hours anytime a contribution of $1,000 or more is received. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The agreement states the most serious violation occurred on February 28, 2017, when Sarega failed to notify the commission that he or the committee he controlled paid for an advertisement/mass-mailing just over a week before the election.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Sarega was also fined for twice failing to file statements reporting contributions and expenditures in a timely manner in January and February 2017.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The fine is the third handed down by the FPPC from investigations that were spearheaded by La Mirada Lamplighter Publisher and Editor Brian Hews into the 2017 city elections that included allegations that Sarega, La Mirada Blog owner Tony Aiello a failed candidate in the same election had coordinated their campaigns with outside election committees as evidence by the use of the same Texas firm that specializes in printing and sending out election mailers according Hews reported in the Lamplighter.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">No action was taken on the allegations made by Hews but the FPPC fined Aiello $750 last October for failing to file three required contribution reports within 24 hours as required by law.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Sarega is nearing the end of his second term on council and it is unclear if he will run for a third term in the June elections. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">During an unsuccessful run for the Congressional 39th District seat in 2018 Sarega vowed he would not run again in campaign materials mailed to voters at the time stating he supported term limits adding that any politician that is unable to accomplish their goals in 8 years will not do so in additional terms in office.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805094359950055166.post-54095043423046869652022-02-09T09:14:00.000-08:002022-02-09T09:14:00.893-08:00La Mirada Sheriff's Crime Blotter 02/09/2022<p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-WMrmdLDcmgl9POPOzYMkNfSRGzPL80022HWfN8N4SWERuy5oshovxQv7OAAzf5kupq2BKAG0HCCfUu7ruuq77FmVOQnZmcNHgSTuX0u7y8u3OpldhVQZFM-BsJu-jSaGRCpR33WKUuZ-hILyKzpj2oK6g5dfMA7ZJZeE0xbfhp8uc5LJQPznZiIR=s800" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="783" data-original-width="800" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-WMrmdLDcmgl9POPOzYMkNfSRGzPL80022HWfN8N4SWERuy5oshovxQv7OAAzf5kupq2BKAG0HCCfUu7ruuq77FmVOQnZmcNHgSTuX0u7y8u3OpldhVQZFM-BsJu-jSaGRCpR33WKUuZ-hILyKzpj2oK6g5dfMA7ZJZeE0xbfhp8uc5LJQPznZiIR=s320" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Tues Feb 1</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">5:15 a.m. A catalytic converter theft was reported in the 15000 block of Campillos Rd.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">1:45 p.m. A suspect was arrested at Imperial Hwy and Santa Gertrudes Av behind the Marshall's center for assaulting deputies while resisting detention or arrest.</span></p><p><b style="font-size: x-large;">Weds Feb 2</b></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">10:10 p.m. A non-injury hit-and-run collision was reported at Valley View Av and Adoree St</span></p><p><b style="font-size: x-large;">Sat Feb 5</b></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">3:15 a.m. A vehicle theft was reported in the 15400 block of La Mirada Bl</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Tues Feb 8</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">4:00 a.m. A catalytic converter theft was reported in the 14700 block of Gandesa Rd</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805094359950055166.post-25287721500009792402022-02-08T14:32:00.001-08:002022-02-08T16:15:04.224-08:00City Council to study Creek Park video surveillance system<span style="font-size: large;">The La Mirada City Council will revisit a proposal to use video surveillance at Creek Park at its monthly study session Tuesday to assist law enforcement efforts to deter unlawful activity and to help identify those that commit criminal acts in the mile-long park.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Security technology experts from Verkada Inc based in San Mateo, California visited the park to conduct an assessment and determined that ten cameras would be able to cover areas of concern identified by city public safety officials where vandalism and other crimes were most occurring.</span></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivvHp19JajFqAJcSwuE8HYjreQjMP49XMvWNo4KBsvWoI0d0oT3FY6ZxPBCY6XRlI0dPuLxqohiqPygEhUjHgYgFDhcHwjbmerT_TjkJC9-IBbyFpcGDdWydeuqOUtfmdAI7iBzb0OHCtjVumvFU8NH4TLM9GejxkIngM1GF8GsMIoslft0fbJv-2z=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivvHp19JajFqAJcSwuE8HYjreQjMP49XMvWNo4KBsvWoI0d0oT3FY6ZxPBCY6XRlI0dPuLxqohiqPygEhUjHgYgFDhcHwjbmerT_TjkJC9-IBbyFpcGDdWydeuqOUtfmdAI7iBzb0OHCtjVumvFU8NH4TLM9GejxkIngM1GF8GsMIoslft0fbJv-2z=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Imperial Hwy tunnel that could soon <br />see video security cameras</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The study also proposes placing two cameras inside the pedestrian tunnel underneath Imperial Highway connecting the wilderness area of Creek Park to Oak Creek Park where acts of vandalism occur regularly.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Park patrons have voiced concern about recent acts of vandalism that include spray painting the restroom walls, drug use on the horse trail, and occasional reports of visitors being accosted by individuals that were suffering from mental health issues. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The city council will view video from a surveillance camera already in place at the city yard on Phoebe Avenue to demonstrate the advantages and limits that video may serve in identifying suspects that commit crimes in the park.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The system under study allows instant access to recorded video for 30 days on any device and features facial recognition ability.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">If approved, the cameras would be mounted on poles with solar panels and linked using internet connectivity.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The city council study session begins today at 5 p.m. in the conference room at La Mirada City Hall.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3qazTl2OUg9h3KJmk8MKpGAcraNDpVTF6O9Cfm2RWtzTd1M8kTIziC4ijAcCjIcy98UoM5i9zZxPMg5cc36aL_A3VCQXpoHC9tYZL_RpDmW1bviOSxYUwNWrMkkYG7uH8NYH4J3eYylsoDUjUxuRA90mvOZ4BJ8QXOMo-jbw-bhaaPvUTJOokeDqI=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3qazTl2OUg9h3KJmk8MKpGAcraNDpVTF6O9Cfm2RWtzTd1M8kTIziC4ijAcCjIcy98UoM5i9zZxPMg5cc36aL_A3VCQXpoHC9tYZL_RpDmW1bviOSxYUwNWrMkkYG7uH8NYH4J3eYylsoDUjUxuRA90mvOZ4BJ8QXOMo-jbw-bhaaPvUTJOokeDqI=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805094359950055166.post-18840358935686233832022-02-04T19:14:00.000-08:002022-02-04T19:14:12.295-08:00La Mirada crimes report shows small increase in 2021<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdIliYZE6woB5yDtsL9eCWZ_0HE_8oA97bl1Tqck4Kiv1JlVSQ4ciQoof7b3wzufYCBnxEMzJoyDj3lKEzL3l5PEWRNABwV8srelJLpMjYjYzWezDGVCUAwQMETjtNBgnYzomVLLjCvlrk0jfj7JIpei-sFWnC1VUmJJqOpCdkV-YzLCdaD5D9vCty=s800" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="783" data-original-width="800" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdIliYZE6woB5yDtsL9eCWZ_0HE_8oA97bl1Tqck4Kiv1JlVSQ4ciQoof7b3wzufYCBnxEMzJoyDj3lKEzL3l5PEWRNABwV8srelJLpMjYjYzWezDGVCUAwQMETjtNBgnYzomVLLjCvlrk0jfj7JIpei-sFWnC1VUmJJqOpCdkV-YzLCdaD5D9vCty=s320" width="320" /></a></div></div><span style="font-size: large;">La Mirada remained one of the safest cities in the region despite a small uptick in crime in 2021 from the previous year according to a sheriff's department report released this week.</span><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The 813 serious crimes reported to deputies last year was an increase of 2.91% over the 791 reports of theft and violent crimes reported in the city in 2020. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The surge of catalytic converter and auto thefts experienced across the region played a large part in a 4.86% increase in property crime that rose from 700 to 734. On a positive note, the number of burglaries of homes and businesses fell from 105 to 88 in 2021.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">La Mirada remained one of the safest cities in the region posting a 12.1% drop in violent crime led by a reduction in aggravated assaults and robberies.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The report that outlines crimes reported in each area deputies patrol including contract cities shows indicates La Mirada fared well when compared to other jurisdictions in the county.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Cerritos, with a population, average income, and business count comparable to La Mirada, a 29.6% increase in crime was reported including large increases in robbery 43.6%, aggravated assault 40.4%, and a staggering 89.7% increase in auto theft.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Some of the other cities that experienced increases Pico Rivera 12.8%, Industry 31%, La Puente 28%, Lynwood 18.4%, Rancho Palos Verdes 30%, Malibu 16.75%, Santa Clarita 5.8%, Diamond Bar 13%, and West Hollywood 22%.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Crimes fell in some cities patrolled by LASD including in Norwalk where crime fell 16.3% including a 35% reduction in violent crime. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Sheriff patrols were increased in Norwalk in 2021 including the addition of a second sheriff's special problems team and the city public safety unit added more personnel after voters passed a 1% sales tax to benefit public safety in 2020. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The increases to the Norwalk Public Safety unit where non-sworn city officers are dispatched to minor calls allow deputies more time to conduct pro-active patrols. La Mirada also has a similar city public safety unit tasked with many of the same responsibilities.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Cities including Lakewood, Bellflower, Compton, and Lancaster all saw modest decreases in reported crime last year.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Crime in La Mirada 2021</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Homicide 0</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Rape 12</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Robbery 23</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Aggravated Assault 44</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Total Violent Crimes 79</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Burglary </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">88</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Larceny Theft 471</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Auto Theft 173</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Arson 2</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Total Property Crimes 734</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Total Serious Crimes 813</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805094359950055166.post-56280621266811300582022-01-04T11:59:00.004-08:002022-01-04T12:17:44.690-08:00La Mirada Crime: Deputies are finding success keeping the surge out of this city<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUDnQVECQoSBFdL5GQnkoMkF_K_ZDo69iRfZ5hIQjQf9Xe74LlrIyRfL7GwHAbtPgmBK_Ep2TJY8i5mBSQD7ZPDjn1J1W06RQyT5nfMuqujmWIpju7Cv6MxrP-SYlbzHrocEYT8PUPtE-1YolrLX8ix_oQuRlZzA5auoEQzXIrkZlHkGmfF_WvqkYa=s800" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="783" data-original-width="800" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUDnQVECQoSBFdL5GQnkoMkF_K_ZDo69iRfZ5hIQjQf9Xe74LlrIyRfL7GwHAbtPgmBK_Ep2TJY8i5mBSQD7ZPDjn1J1W06RQyT5nfMuqujmWIpju7Cv6MxrP-SYlbzHrocEYT8PUPtE-1YolrLX8ix_oQuRlZzA5auoEQzXIrkZlHkGmfF_WvqkYa=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">La Mirada is not seeing the big upswing in crime many other areas across the region, state, and nation are experiencing according to crime statistics through the end of November of 2021 when compared to the previous year.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Deputies logged 726 crimes of theft and violence during the first 11 months of 2021 surpassing the 718 reported during the same time period in 2020, a 1.1% increase.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">There was good news in the latest crime report. Violent crime fell 15.3% through November 30 from 85 to 72 led by a large drop in aggravated assaults that were off 25.5%</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Violent crimes through Nov 30</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> 2020 2021</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Homicide 0 1</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Rape 6 10</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Robbery 25 20</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Agg Assault 55</span><span> </span><span> 41</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>All Violent Crimes 85 72</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">A modest 3.3% increase in crime overall was reported through the end of November 2021 due to a large increase in vehicle theft. There was one bright spot. A 20.2% reduction in burglaries to homes and businesses </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Burglary 99 79</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Larceny Theft 405 417</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Vehicle Theft 127 157</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Arson 2 1</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">All Property Crime 633 654</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Arguably the dollar loss associated with crime in 2021 would likely be higher considering high losses experienced from a rise in catalytic converter theft and auto theft when compared to theft from unlocked autos of past years.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Many other cities patrolled by deputies have seen alarming increases in crime in the past year including a 29% increase in Cerritos led by 90% more vehicle thefts and a 44% increase in robberies while Pico Rivera had seen violent crime jump 35%.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The number of cities experiencing more crime far outweighs the few that had seen it fall where the sheriff's department is under contract for police protection.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">One local city is seeing tangible results in its fight against crime. In Norwalk where voters approved a one cent public safety sales tax last year has seen a 36% drop in violent crime after it deployed more resources including a second special problems team of deputies. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">When property crimes are factored in crime has fallen in Norwalk more than 15% from the same time period in 2020.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">One man who knows something about crime, former County District Attorney Steve Cooley says residents and local officials in now safe suburban areas should not to be complacent warning the surge of brazen crimes just starting to be seen in once safe places such as Lakewood, and well-to-do Westside neighborhoods is coming and to be prepared for it.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">In an interview with California Insider, Cooley blames the recent surge on current District Attorney George Gascon' policies of charging the lowest possible offense and not charging criminals with enhancements when using a weapon, previous strikes and not asking defendants to be held on bail.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The Cooley interview can be viewed down below.</span></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jt3I54sjujo" width="320" youtube-src-id="jt3I54sjujo"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805094359950055166.post-9402638174679616882021-12-14T10:12:00.001-08:002021-12-14T10:12:46.523-08:00Updated plans for March opening on Farmer's Market to be discussed tonight<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAVfKUO0JMJevDN687GOLHUT0D7iwt7mb7Lq_7qZzXDbZ3JYnWcH8jr8V6hYWHf-nB6aME4u5hF2vLKHcvL-vi0zxnkOJwTRqrcZodOKzByfmsg0ni5FxTU4nr79IkQ8C69TLxdbakujTFrGCJABDmk2GAz_7MWj6RZqbz_otPK3Y5CJ-F4PCPbnmG=s225" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAVfKUO0JMJevDN687GOLHUT0D7iwt7mb7Lq_7qZzXDbZ3JYnWcH8jr8V6hYWHf-nB6aME4u5hF2vLKHcvL-vi0zxnkOJwTRqrcZodOKzByfmsg0ni5FxTU4nr79IkQ8C69TLxdbakujTFrGCJABDmk2GAz_7MWj6RZqbz_otPK3Y5CJ-F4PCPbnmG" width="225" /></a></div><p><b style="font-size: large;">La Mirada- </b><span style="font-size: large;">A report from city staff updating the plans and implementation for the proposed Farmer's Market will be discussed by the council at their monthly study session.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The market was originally proposed to be held on Thursday, but at the urging of some community members, a community survey was conducted after receiving feedback from the community that questioned scheduling the market on a weekday before most workers returned home.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The survey results shifted plans to hold the market each Saturday from 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. and to a slight change in venue to the Civic Center parking lot east of the Activity Center.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The plan has been put out to bid and a market organizer, VenaVer Events has been chosen based on its success in organizing other local markets in cities that include Norwalk, Lomita, and San Pedro.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">City staff is looking at a March opening with 20 to 25 vendors on site each week.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The report notes that during the summer season when Buccaneer Bay is open the market will be suspended and shifted over to be held as the Night Market as part of the annual Concerts in the Park series because of the demands of the parking Splash! requires each summer.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The council study session is tonight at 5 p.m. at City Hall.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805094359950055166.post-91765323299959598332021-12-14T08:18:00.007-08:002021-12-15T06:42:00.084-08:00FPPC fine levied against friend of council member Sarega for state elections law violations<div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijIgBD9vf0URir13aE1HYCYtdx_MAMf4VBn_-V44E1KXCKETYhL_n2nfB1IxzrKhfjUKWyVvysW9Sa39RmVTyBhElust76jserSkksjN1x06SbxcZydycyZitYv9lG69gq_VyIld2fmJ8J_9sIXdV2_7w6HKVfWKGPsHzI1j79i46WWMdAQ38Gd2nC=s300" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijIgBD9vf0URir13aE1HYCYtdx_MAMf4VBn_-V44E1KXCKETYhL_n2nfB1IxzrKhfjUKWyVvysW9Sa39RmVTyBhElust76jserSkksjN1x06SbxcZydycyZitYv9lG69gq_VyIld2fmJ8J_9sIXdV2_7w6HKVfWKGPsHzI1j79i46WWMdAQ38Gd2nC" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stelian Onufrei<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">A local contractor with close ties to La Mirada Councilmember Andrew Sarega has been fined by the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) for failing to file timely notifications of campaign donations made during the 2017 municipal election period. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">The FPPC fined Diamond Construction and Design, owned by Stelian Onufrei $484 for failing to report donations to Residents for a Better La Mirada (RBLM) within 24-hours as required by state law. The donations to RBLM were used to print and mail campaign materials that caused outrage in the community.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0kyv26Mh2wpI5NY6Dad6xT9hniwGE3aUsYsFcrG02PvyJF2SsCJDl9C-sO97Mc3S7D2QTHNsvxyFnERFXSGffereQdPsSe1pq57qnQTF4OmDtyrwLv3GLdn0FxExX1_nqCnGJ7mn-AMeNalCcE_pHERdQgPyWPR2332G3eSzyLaLca8WfVbFCz1_Z=s634" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="276" data-original-width="634" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0kyv26Mh2wpI5NY6Dad6xT9hniwGE3aUsYsFcrG02PvyJF2SsCJDl9C-sO97Mc3S7D2QTHNsvxyFnERFXSGffereQdPsSe1pq57qnQTF4OmDtyrwLv3GLdn0FxExX1_nqCnGJ7mn-AMeNalCcE_pHERdQgPyWPR2332G3eSzyLaLca8WfVbFCz1_Z=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sarega and Aiello image on 2017 mailer<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Sarega was the campaign manager in 2018 for Onufrei in a failed bid to win a seat in Congress and is a friend of the Sarega family.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Election finance filings with the FPPC show another Sarega family friend, Ionel Imbre of La Mirada was in charge of RBLM.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">RBLM mailers attacking Sarega's opponent Pauline Deal caused the loudest outrage after the mailer called Deal uneducated, having a poor public speaking ability, and an embarrassment to the city. (Opinion: Deal is a well-spoken lady that was wonderful at wishing city employees happy birthdays, anniversaries etc.. each meeting)</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">The donations from Onufrei were also used to send out mailers attacking District 1 candidate John Lewis who was running against Tony Aiello, another Sarega friend at the time. Lewis defeated Aiello in that contest.</span></div><div><br /></div><div>Th<span style="font-size: medium;">e attacks set off a political firestorm that was aired publicly during a February 2017 council meeting that saw several public speakers condemn dirty campaigning followed by denials from Andrew Sarega that he had any knowledge of the mailers despite using the same company to print and send his own mailers. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">RBLM, Sarega, and Aiello all used the same Texas direct mail business to print and mail out their campaign materials to voters the La Mirada Lamplighter reports.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">An FPPC case is still pending against Andrew Sarega who is also under investigation for filing violations as his second term nears an end. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">It is unclear if Sarega will seek a third term after stating during his 2018 campaign materials he sent out in his bid for the 39th Congress District seat that he firmly supported term limits and that eight years was more than enough for any elected official to accomplish their agenda.</span></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805094359950055166.post-41832770076439620002021-12-12T16:42:00.000-08:002021-12-12T16:42:01.096-08:00The Young Americans return to LM with the musical Magic of Christmas<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixfcEbW1X06izdz6AhNqa_WiJF96kFdP4suUFPi27XxaPWgyq2Eyi2r8I5_ejgUUdTnV6-timHKwt4Yzn2rmm2B2lROxNoyK8X4RwkuJywl9S1OHkERVIEah51DC406r-lxgOFqokeHIr4VE7HxqRjjqz91NB_VhSLJPvQuQC2-ZFVnsMwtJZtjUGu=s225" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixfcEbW1X06izdz6AhNqa_WiJF96kFdP4suUFPi27XxaPWgyq2Eyi2r8I5_ejgUUdTnV6-timHKwt4Yzn2rmm2B2lROxNoyK8X4RwkuJywl9S1OHkERVIEah51DC406r-lxgOFqokeHIr4VE7HxqRjjqz91NB_VhSLJPvQuQC2-ZFVnsMwtJZtjUGu" width="225" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Southern California-based musical tour group The Young Americans has returned to La Mirada for their annual Christmas show of musical numbers.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Good seats are available for the remaining seven shows of <a href="https://www.youngamericans.org/concert/magicofchristmas/">The Magic of Christmas</a> appearing live on stage at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts through December 19.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">A 45-foot LED Wall will take viewers from the North Pole to the streets of London, Toyland, and more.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Tickets priced from $18 to $65 can be purchased online at <a href="https://cart.lamiradatheatre.com/events">https://cart.lamiradatheatre.com/events</a> or from the box office in person or by phone at (714) 994-6310.</span></p><p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_YXATMPC6hY" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805094359950055166.post-16108741058121165042021-12-07T11:00:00.004-08:002021-12-07T11:45:40.984-08:00"La Mirada is dear to his heart"<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheofCJnwK5YmCTJsR6_Ny_Asu9p62-F5_2Y8l2vyf3UHGyMaaPaIPhA4Hwd5gDUqqCOxu0-2GbmtK3ZYoyuYMaUrsFzfBwHnENg7riKjJoA1eYu0ZiCBRpDX-HrzjghjoGMySi5S1haeC3HX3zNmOJvs_0kzOV3RPn9_wE_4GzYqOFiujiy9SyONAN=s1594" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a></div></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwv9QEZJw93_Q2DMl4AyM1X-K1kWRhQ6psPt6gaXnQi9mmofhK-T4oNBach3nSLwHRZgPbVL1ouJEByRZCdOeGUXaXd3WLS9pnzbdQl4k5m9IIS0X1T7SI6p8MRN-R3L0s482hmcpoLrF3kcatM6CVX_H1Vjhy--A7jeIqOk0FqKoUyJxlUV_vXWtA=s1594" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="887" data-original-width="1594" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwv9QEZJw93_Q2DMl4AyM1X-K1kWRhQ6psPt6gaXnQi9mmofhK-T4oNBach3nSLwHRZgPbVL1ouJEByRZCdOeGUXaXd3WLS9pnzbdQl4k5m9IIS0X1T7SI6p8MRN-R3L0s482hmcpoLrF3kcatM6CVX_H1Vjhy--A7jeIqOk0FqKoUyJxlUV_vXWtA=s320" width="320" /></a></div></div><div>In the introduction to <i>La Mirada: A Brief History, </i>co-written by Raymond Fernandez, La Mirada pioneer Alice Palicz arrived at the same conclusion as many others have when she writes 'La Mirada is dear to his heart'.</div></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Fernandez is a current member of the La Mirada Community Services Commission and member of the city's Historical Preservation Advisory Council, Rotary Club President, published two books on La Mirada history and much more.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Fernandez shares his passion for La Mirada in a series of local interest videos on YouTube on his These Curious Times channel including a 13-part historical tour of the community, a look at the McNally Altadena home, interviews with locals, and my favorite, a tour of Foster Park/West La Mirada presented by councilmember John Lewis.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">There are more videos than the ones described and Mr. Fernandez tells La Mirada News more are on the way, so check it out.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">These Curious Times Network <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH-jnFSE4YIfA0w-bSKun8A">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH-jnFSE4YIfA0w-bSKun8A</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Historical tour playlist page <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDIauiPIXaFSxEnVKjGiCZwHUO227YVLL">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDIauiPIXaFSxEnVKjGiCZwHUO227YVLL</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805094359950055166.post-7605349075550732502021-12-01T23:32:00.003-08:002021-12-02T08:25:46.556-08:00City Council on redistricting- If it isn't broke don't fix it<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuvzg8OvABbLOpmqUftuuFD-FSNx4mbTFMvi_EL692jqcdKsHcAp7ZNW86mV0oRdmV8uhukK0DAuhUjhhNbGo8rdeUVtg47ArO5G6PhLmJuR9dAOs37mwT8pYwhJhBFxiEFx_gSUc-duJQzNwE2atRfcqTwkPNtYCK5C1veoQ3oAuaE9V7NhrJKU12=s791" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="791" data-original-width="757" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuvzg8OvABbLOpmqUftuuFD-FSNx4mbTFMvi_EL692jqcdKsHcAp7ZNW86mV0oRdmV8uhukK0DAuhUjhhNbGo8rdeUVtg47ArO5G6PhLmJuR9dAOs37mwT8pYwhJhBFxiEFx_gSUc-duJQzNwE2atRfcqTwkPNtYCK5C1veoQ3oAuaE9V7NhrJKU12=s320" width="306" /></a></div><div><b style="font-size: large;">La Mirada</b><span style="font-size: large;">- </span><span style="font-size: medium;">The city council has voted to use the same council district map that was first adopted in 2016 for another ten-year period noting a lack of interest from the public for change.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Consultants from National Demographics Corporation (NDC) a firm hired to guide the city through the redistricting process told the council the boundaries successfully protect two identified communities of interest in District 1, the Hispanic majority district on the west <br />side and District 3 protecting the interests of the Asian community in the east.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">The absence of public participation in the redistricting process has been noteworthy and corresponds with comments made by Councilmember John Lewis and Steve DeRuse that they have not received complaints about representation issues or requests to be moved to another district.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Councilmember Anthony Otero noted that though the city council operates from districts it acts as one body for the benefit and good of all its residents.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">In closing out council discussion on the issue Mayor Ed Eng said he found working within big organizations that making change without a purpose leads to chaos.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">The only member of the council, Andrew Sarega who voiced any interest in making major changes in the district boundaries was absent from the meeting. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">The ordinance adopting the district boundaries for ten more years gained approval on a 4-0 vote.</span></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805094359950055166.post-75096221830548767312021-11-28T12:18:00.005-08:002021-11-28T12:20:40.877-08:00La Mirada man sent to state prison in 2020 shooting<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCOEk7dGLRi-kVkBjCrE69dRn21jw1WDOxSpmcIxIDMHj4gEkV54Da0aloi8gAOyDZEPUU25nqJVdrUj0knEJZRqs3TD2MoocJ013FO4B8dChAC0m5CuRf21NZcOkdw1bJlmuN2TxzaMow_fTmYU2V8Na1QzB7BacyvTYYSJI0wiUJjy5w-pGYbQnO=s500" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="500" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCOEk7dGLRi-kVkBjCrE69dRn21jw1WDOxSpmcIxIDMHj4gEkV54Da0aloi8gAOyDZEPUU25nqJVdrUj0knEJZRqs3TD2MoocJ013FO4B8dChAC0m5CuRf21NZcOkdw1bJlmuN2TxzaMow_fTmYU2V8Na1QzB7BacyvTYYSJI0wiUJjy5w-pGYbQnO=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Norwalk- </b>A La Mirada</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">man has received a state prison sentence after pleading guilty to firing shots at the home of his former girlfriend in the Foster Park area of La Mirada in November 2020.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Justin Serratos, 21, received the maximum sentence of four years for aggravated assault with a firearm and additional 8-months for firing a weapon in a negligent manner under a plea agreement with prosecutors. In exchange for his plea, charges alleging attempted murder and felony vandalism were dropped.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Serratos was arrested November 25, 2020 after deputies tracked him to his home in the 13900 block of Bora Drive after he fired shots into the home of his ex-girlfriend in the 13200 block of Woodridge Dr the night before.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Serratos initially refused to surrender to deputies, eventually surrendering after a 5-hour standoff that ended without further incident.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">There were no injuries in either incident.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Serratos is currently being housed at the LASD North County Correctional Facility pending his transfer to the Wasco state prison intake center.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">VA154762 </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805094359950055166.post-12959075151249892082021-11-26T16:12:00.005-08:002021-12-14T18:57:09.103-08:00Controversy continues around local blogger<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>FPPC hands down $750 fine for election law violations</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwPoLQKUaKmOeFRkE-x7TsCDf-Y2Xi5Chol3Whm2qJNVhgN7yif8wVQTeuSdNxw-XxMsdl0LyP5mKyn09iFpyQj_v0O1BzZW_xU5JPbLV72usRD6yqyK86I5NWTpPc-yVOsG8HDping8Dw6V33nRVxV8wyjGYfFzW1fWlC_cTFZ1iRPfro7aFsGmH1=s634" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="276" data-original-width="634" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwPoLQKUaKmOeFRkE-x7TsCDf-Y2Xi5Chol3Whm2qJNVhgN7yif8wVQTeuSdNxw-XxMsdl0LyP5mKyn09iFpyQj_v0O1BzZW_xU5JPbLV72usRD6yqyK86I5NWTpPc-yVOsG8HDping8Dw6V33nRVxV8wyjGYfFzW1fWlC_cTFZ1iRPfro7aFsGmH1=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aiello and Sarega pictured together<br />on 2017 mailer together. Both were <br />not charged after FPPC investigation</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><span><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>The owner of a local news blog has been fined for violating state election laws during the 2017 contest to fill two seats on the city council.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Tony Aiello, editor of the La Mirada Blog website was hit with a $750 fine by the Fair Political Practices Committee (FPPC) after it found that the candidate-controlled committee <i>Aiello for Council 2017 </i>failed to file campaign finance reports to the state commission in a timely manner on three occasions as required by state elections law. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Aiello was not charged with a second allegation accusing him of campaign coordination with council member Andrew Sarega and Residents for a Better La Mirada (RBLM) after a La Mirada Lamplighter investigation determined all three utilized the same company in Arlington Texas to printed mail campaign materials to voters.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Campaign mailers viewed by many as political hit pieces sent by RBLM attacked Aiello's opponent John Lewis and Sarega's opponent Pauline Deal.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The flyers were funded from a $6,500 donation received from a business owned by Stelian Onufrei, a friend of the Sarega family. Andrew Sarega was Onufrei's campaign manager during a failed bid for Congress in 2018.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Tensions between Aiello and City Hall surfaced into the public eye in late 2019 after the city ended a contract with Aiello for placement of theatre ads on his blog due to a sharp drop off in internet traffic the ads were generating from the ads for the city according to La Mirada News sources who have asked not to be named. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The drop in ad clicks may possibly be attributed to a lack of content in 2019 that saw only 15 posts placed for the entire year of which most were community event plugs seen on other platforms. The blog has been inactive since Sept. 2020, (14 months).</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Mr. Aiello has promised a relaunch of the news blog on January 1 despite cutting ties with City Hall in May when he resigned from the city Historical Preservation Advisory Council (HPAC) after complaining on social media the city failed to notify HPAC that it granted access to a media outlet to produce a video about the contents inside the city archives room.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The resignation came shortly after being informed HPAC lacked oversight authority and served in an advisory capacity only to the city council on projects assigned to it.</span></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805094359950055166.post-73908808442488760712021-10-13T11:31:00.002-07:002021-10-13T11:55:10.931-07:00Railroad traffic through La Mirada is about to get a lot busier<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOa-tXgoZwdu-vWIH5OEQPH21D9ide02Dhd0HaKfw5aRA-aHtvbU5ye3LU28jpLURIeCYIHgsqA4Zls_e6bjMe0F47s1JYvUwp0go7qJxruzS7Zb9Gw0SWi7dY8-RrORdy13ibApjyISQDzm7DnjQj62-18XhQkjsoTQwfCO6vPK0SgX3LcgwV4Y25=s290" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="174" data-original-width="290" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOa-tXgoZwdu-vWIH5OEQPH21D9ide02Dhd0HaKfw5aRA-aHtvbU5ye3LU28jpLURIeCYIHgsqA4Zls_e6bjMe0F47s1JYvUwp0go7qJxruzS7Zb9Gw0SWi7dY8-RrORdy13ibApjyISQDzm7DnjQj62-18XhQkjsoTQwfCO6vPK0SgX3LcgwV4Y25" width="290" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>La Mirada- </b>Rail activity on the BNSF line through La Mirada will see more traffic as part of a plan President Joe Biden will announce today increasing operations at the Los Angeles Port to 24 hours a day to eliminate bottlenecks that are hindering economic recovery from the pandemic.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The BNSF rail line through La Mirada plays a significant part in moving the millions of shipping containers that move through the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports each year which receive 40% of U.S. import cargo.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Port authorities will nearly double the number of hours longshore workers will offload ships that currently sit anchored offshore in a row extending seven miles to the south off Huntington Beach.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">To clear space at the port to receive all the incoming shipping containers commitments have been made by the biggest players at the port to receive and transport out many more of the containers in the coming days as the operation expected to last 90 days gets underway.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Those commitments include Walmart that will receive and transport up to 50% more products, UPS handling 20% more containers, 60% by Samsung, Home Depot 10%, and Target 10%. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">FedEx will make a major shift to nighttime hours through increased use of rail and trucking transport that could result in a near doubling of shipments it handles daily.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">A similar effort is also underway at Long Beach Port.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Los Angeles Port has also seen a 30% increase in exports this year, with 20% more exports being reported at Long Beach.</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805094359950055166.post-50126423103634209622021-09-26T20:35:00.002-07:002021-10-13T12:05:15.561-07:00House fire near La Mirada causes extensive damage <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N6kdKe2BOZk/YVFSagkouzI/AAAAAAAAHLU/daezxC76FDUo3T-jdgfZoBHss9o0JbcWwCPcBGAsYHg/s4000/IMG_20210926_143638630.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N6kdKe2BOZk/YVFSagkouzI/AAAAAAAAHLU/daezxC76FDUo3T-jdgfZoBHss9o0JbcWwCPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_20210926_143638630.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p> <span style="font-size: medium;">A fire in South Whittier this afternoon near Biola Av and Imperial Hwy caused extensive damage to a home and the detached garage that had been converted into a residence.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">For more detail follow the link to the La Mirada News Facebook page.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/LaMiradaNews/posts/1205259059968824">https://www.facebook.com/LaMiradaNews/posts/1205259059968824</a></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805094359950055166.post-48278288790501905532021-09-17T14:48:00.001-07:002021-09-17T16:54:39.123-07:00Entertainment and Community News : The return of Broadway shows nears as Theatre opens 44th season<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Nq-Yqlf3psU/YUULxsRnN0I/AAAAAAAAG_0/bLDVTjQtE-gSH67jjRlOkEzuJ14r9QLvQCLcBGAsYHQ/s433/Elton.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PYdhxWeGThc/YUUL-CARCUI/AAAAAAAAG_4/JEHIOmRpX40TWPHyxfzV5agh0JuY5EO1ACLcBGAsYHQ/s433/Elton.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SjHR2Q90QEk/YUUM-P-TJ4I/AAAAAAAAHAQ/zSdd-E1M5xIPuHxZxgmaeobp-lWPPloWgCLcBGAsYHQ/s433/Elton.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="320" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SjHR2Q90QEk/YUUM-P-TJ4I/AAAAAAAAHAQ/zSdd-E1M5xIPuHxZxgmaeobp-lWPPloWgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Elton.jpg" width="236" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">La Mirada native Kenny Metcalf kicked off the 44th season of entertainment at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts last night in a musical re-creation as Elton John in Elton and the Early Years Band in the first of two shows.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Metcalf and his supporting band perform hit after hit from the early years in a live concert setting that even includes the flamboyant type of attire Elton John was known for. </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Good seats remain available for tonight's performance the last of the TV show series. seats for the 8 p.m. performance are priced from $19- $58. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Further information and a link to purchase tickets can be found at:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">https://lamiradatheatre.com/current_events/concerts/elton_john_tribute/</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d87F0I-kTsk/YUUMP2AyeFI/AAAAAAAAHAA/KQ-klR6H67EoWMHSwHkMfmyK9lEBFaVngCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/E8ImueMXIAQDbUz.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="428" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d87F0I-kTsk/YUUMP2AyeFI/AAAAAAAAHAA/KQ-klR6H67EoWMHSwHkMfmyK9lEBFaVngCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/E8ImueMXIAQDbUz.jpeg" width="214" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>The wait is almost over</b></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Next Friday, after a season scrapped due to the pandemic, the wait will be over as Broadway returns to La Mirada with the McCoy-Rigby production of Clue.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Based on the motion picture of the same name, Clue is a comedic whodunit with a cast of zany characters that brings to life the classic boardgame from Hasbro.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Clue premieres Friday September 24th and runs through October 1</span><span style="font-size: medium;">7th with ticket prices ranging from $14 up to $62.90. Matinee shows are offered on Saturdays and Sundays.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The theatre is obligated by state law to enforce a mask and vaccination mandate in place through November 1st for all venues with a capacity of 1,000 or more. All persons attending an events at the theater are required to wear a mask regardless of vaccination status or covid-19 test results.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">In accordance with state law attendees must present photo ID and their proof of vaccination or a report showing a test of negative within the past 72 hours at the door in order to be admitted.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sheriff's Dear Awareness Event</b></span></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3eaceGCdz_g/YUUMsVo3jhI/AAAAAAAAHAI/IEaYvbBpH70VIuBJOIivx_7n9Upxj2IjQCLcBGAsYHQ/s619/Badge_of_the_Sheriff_of_Los_Angeles_County.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="619" data-original-width="551" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3eaceGCdz_g/YUUMsVo3jhI/AAAAAAAAHAI/IEaYvbBpH70VIuBJOIivx_7n9Upxj2IjQCLcBGAsYHQ/w178-h200/Badge_of_the_Sheriff_of_Los_Angeles_County.png" width="178" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">WHITTIER- The Sheriff's department will be hosting a deaf awareness inaugural event on Saturday at 10 a.m. to raise awareness of the deaf community and to highlight the Sheriff's Department involvement.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> The event at the Sheriff's STARS Center will feature educational breakout sessions, static displays, food trucks, face painting, and career information.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">STARS Center is located at 11515 Colima Rd near Telegraph Rd in South Whittier.</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1