By C. J. Salgado I was sitting at my barber’s shop in East L.A. listening to “Paco” tell me, as usual, about his youth in Zacatecas, Mexico, while getting a hair cut, when it hit me to ask him something that’s been on my mind a ... Read More »
A woman named Emily wants to warn Silver Lake area motorists about what she believes might be a potential insurance scam involving fake traffic accidents. The scam was mentioned by an insurance adjustor following the accident described below: My partner Andrew was the victim of a ... Read More »
By C. J. Salgado Apparently, it’s hard to be a city these days. In the last year alone we’re been bombarded with the bad news on cities, with the state and county seeking to dissolve the Cty of Vernon in response to concerns of abuse of ... Read More »
An Echo Park resident opposed to the proposed 62-unit, Sunset Flats housing development want neighbors to weigh in on the project before or during Planning Commission meeting on Thursday: Tomorrow is the last day that the community can weigh in with the Planning Commission of Los ... Read More »
Thea Pueschel, owner of Hypnotiq Solutions, writes about an event in support of the “Voices From Chornobyl” that took place on Sunday: Sunday April 3, 2011 2-4pm a Global Healing Event took place at Santosha Space in Atwater Village. Hypnotiq Solutions and Santosha Space sponsored the ... Read More »
Echo Park resident Holly McKee-Clark is looking for families to host international students who will be learning English in a new school in Hollywood. Here are the details: “Kings Colleges, an international school of English, is opening its first U.S. location in Hollywood and we need ... Read More »
East Los Angeles resident C.J. Salgado wrote this story after a visit to the Day of Dead art workshops at Self Graphics. Story and photos by C.J. Salgado This past Saturday I decided to attend the Day of the Dead community arts workshops put on by ... Read More »
East Los Angeles resident C.J. Salgado wrote this tribute to the utility workers – and their giant cranes – that installed new utility poles and equipment across East Los Angeles last month. During the month of September many residents in East L.A. awoke to find their ... Read More »
East L.A. resident C.J Salgado says the curb-side mail boxes at the East Los Angeles branch post office on Atlantic Boulevard were removed after recent thefts. He said another solution is needed: Be honest—did you notice? The curbside mailboxes in front of the East Los Angeles ... Read More »
Jennifer from Angeleno Heights was troubled by the behavior of two nannies taking care of children at the playground next to the Echo Park Recreation Center on Bellevue Avenue near Glendale Boulevard. She didn’t report the incident – which she witnessed about 2-1/2 weeks ago – ... Read More »