Former state lawmaker Gil Cedillo defeated council district Chief of Staff Jose Gardea by a wide margin in the race for Council District 1, according to unofficial results. With nearly 100% of precincts reporting, Cedillo claimed 52.44% of votes cast compared to 47.55% for Gardea, according ... Read More »
Despite being outspent more than 2 to 1, Mitch O’Farrell , a former dancer and council district adviser, emerged victorious over labor organizer and former Public Works Commissioner John Choi in Tuesday’s election to replace termed-out Eric Garcetti as representative of Council District 13, according to unofficial ... Read More »
Former state lawmaker Gil Cedillo has retained a wide margin over rival Jose Gardea as votes continue to be tabulated from the Council District 1 election. With nearly 70% of precincts reporting, Cedillo claimed 53.08% of votes cast compared to 46.91% for Gardea , according to ... Read More »
Mitch O’Farrell remains ahead of John Choi in the race to replace Eric Garcetti as the 13th District Councilman. With more than 82% of precincts reporting, O’Farrell had captured 53% of the ballots ballots versus nearly 47% for Choi , according to unofficial results posted online by ... Read More »
Echo Park’s Origami Vinyl is an independent record store with a penchant for celebrating up and coming artists. Though the store is undeniably small – a narrow strip lined by record bins on each side – its loft space atop a precarious set of winding stairs ... Read More »
There are not many stand-out examples of mid-century modern buildings in the Highland Park area, which is better known for its wood-sided Craftsman bungalows and Arts- And-Crafts era architecture. That’s why the former Shoppers Market, now a Superior supermarket, at Figueroa Street at Avenue 45 near ... Read More »
The man who was fatally stabbed during a fight on an Echo Park street early Sunday morning has been identified by police as 33-year-old Darrin Jeffries. Homicide detective Julian Pere with the Rampart Division provided a few more details about the fatal stabbing that took on ... Read More »
High in the hills of Glassell Park on a private cul-de-sac with a more than half-acre lot is 2000 Panamint Drive, a stunning three-bedroom, two-bath open, airy and bright pool home by bettershelter! Showing all this week. Public open houses will be Thursday, May 23 from ... Read More »
A two-bedroom, Spanish Colonial-style home near Echo Park Lake sold for $735,000 as prices in the relatively affordable area of Echo Park south of Sunset Boulevard continued to climb higher. The 80-year-old home on the 1700 block of Kent Street went into escrow quickly after hitting ... Read More »
Don’t Forget to Vote: City elections held today. Find your polling place. Man fatally shot by police in Boyle Heights. Four violent crimes in a week puts Echo Park on Crime Alert list. Two years of change in Highland Park. Today’s News & Notes links gathered ... Read More »
Police today arrested a man suspected of attempting to break into an Angeleno Heights home earlier this month after a resident recognized him from a surveillance video that was posted on The Eastsider and other websites. The 36-year-old man was arrested in front his home in ... Read More »
The shelves are waiting to be stocked and the paper removed from the windows in preparation for the opening later this week of the Yummy.com store in Silver Lake. After about a year of preparation, the small chain of grocery stores that promises delivery of online ... Read More »
