The deadly Castor Bean. Photo by Martha Benedict Along with the Tree of Heaven, one of the invasive plants to thrive in the empty lots and hillsides of the Eastide is the Castor Bean plant. The tree-like shrub with reddish-green leaves can quickly crowd out native plants and its seeds are toxic to human as [...]
View Larger Map When it comes to Atwater Village’s main commercial streets, Fletcher Drive has lagged way behind Glendale and Los Feliz boulevard in attracting new shops and businesses. How can the approximately six-block stretch of Fletcher between the Los Angeles River and Casitas Avenue be revitalized and be made more attractive? That was the [...]
Photo by C.J. Salgado In a departure from the standard U.S. Postal Service uniform, this East Los Angeles mail carrier sported an ELA Station 90022 t-shirt when making his regular rounds on the 500 Block of Hoefner Avenue. “Here’s our U.S. mail carrier doing his job with pride,” said C.J. Salgado, who snapped the photo above. [...]
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New gas station owner Jafar Rashid If you have been parking your car in the abandoned Magic Gas station in Echo Park, get ready to find a new parking space. The gas station that has in recent years seen several owners come and go has once again found a new proprietor, Jafar Rashid, who owns [...]
LAPD has blocked Lucretia Avenue at Morton Avenue in Echo Park tonight following the death of a man in his home, an officer at the scene said. Despite the presence of several squad cars and officers, there are no suspects at large and the incident is not being treated as a homicide, said Sgt Gutierrez. [...]
Submitted by C. Peters He was found on 1/26 in Elysian Heights / Echo Park area. He had been wandering the Park and the streets around Elysian Heights. He’s at the North Central Shelter, which is about to get slammed with dogs from South LA which is moving to a new location, and NOC will be [...]
Submitted by A. Hill Body of cat found last tonight in Angeleno Heights near intersection of West Kensington and Laveta Terrace. Cat had thin silver/white collar with a rhinestone pattern, no tags attached to collar. Possibly a Himalayan (long haired with pale fawn to black coloring). Please contact me at aehboston@gmail.com for further information. Lost & Found is [...]
Cross section of what an elevated rail line would like on Mednick Avenue at the 60 Freeway. Rendering from Caltrans. By C.J. Salgado With memories on hand, I headed over to my alma mater where Metro and Caltrans held one of its All Communities Convening Open House at Cal State L.A. this past Saturday morning [...]
The March 5 City Council election is less than six weeks away. That means registered voters in Council District 1 and Council District 13 can expect to be bombarded with campaign mailers, emails and robocalls extolling the track record and virtue of the candidates. The Eastsider will be asking questions and seeking more details about [...]
