Air Raid Sirens, Remnants Left-over From a Different Era
One may or may not have ever noticed them since their rustic and weather-worn exteriors tend to camouflage them into their urban backgrounds but if for some reason you have, they probably just resemble old weather-beaton old bird perches. These hidden relics were part of our city and Country’s state of the art Civil Defense...
The Need for Community Clean-ups by Ray Rios
Growing up in our large city, one learns real fast how to navigate the city services as efficiently as possible. Today I use my 311 application to report graffiti, bulky items, and illegal dumping, and yet even with all these technical advances. There are still so many areas in our communities that fall in between...
The Growing Hazard of Tumbleweed in El Sereno by David Botello By David Botello
Most of us who live in El Sereno are aware of the growing presence of the tumbleweeds on our hills and yards and on the open land that we enjoy here in here in our community. But we have not yet realized the growing threat that they represent as this “Russian Thistle” roots into our...
2018 Rose Queen Isabella Marie Marez Holds Roots in Local Community
This year’s 2018 Tournament of Roses Queen Isabella Marie Marez holds close family roots here in our local community of Hillside. Isabella is the daughter of Jesse and Christine Marez. She has four siblings, Alexandra, Jennifer, Justin and William. Her father Jesse Marez along with his eight other siblings were raised in Hillside Village where...
Multnomah Elementary Observes Million Man March
On Tuesday September 19, 2017, Multnomah Elementary School observed the national Million Father March event by inviting fathers, grandfathers, and other strong role model figures to participate in a morning student greeting event. Father’s and other strong parent figures began assembling in front of the school around 7:15am where they formed two long lines on...
Soto Street Widening Project
With the Soto Street/Mission Rd. bridge removal and intersection reconfiguration project officially complete as of late October 2017, City officials are now focusing on the second of three projects which will run southward along Soto Street ending at the Valley/Soto bridge. On Wednesday August 2nd, City officials from Council Office 14, the Bureau of Engineering,...
Jerry Schneider Advocate for Ascot Hills Nature Park
Jerry has a passion for California native plants that started when he lived in a hillside community in South Pasadena back in the 1970’s when he looked at open space hills near his home and saw the potential to restore them to native landscapes. Back then, Jerry knew little about California native flora, except...
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