Oct. 2005: Bicyclist Falls, Cars Collide In Lakewood Blvd. Tunnel South of Spring
Oct. 2005: Tragic Accident: Pedestrian Is Killed in ELB Crossing Atherton St., West of Park Ave.
Oct. 2005: High Speed Chase From Cypress Ends With Crash At Wardlow @ Los Coyotes, Suspect Collides With Innocent Victim.
Oct. 2005: Car Goes Into Atherton Ditch Near Palo Verde
Sept. 2005: Dawn Sunday Sept. 18: Car Goes Into Clark Ave. Flood Control Channel
Sept. 2005: El Dorado Park South Neighborhood Holds Katrina-Aid Fundraiser
Aug. 2005: Overnight Blast From Incendiary Device Rocks Burcham Elementary School & ELB Neighborhood
Aug. 2005: ELB Open Culvert On Atherton May Finally Be Covered Via Project Included In Massive Federal Transportation Bill
Aug. 2005: Memorial Shrine On Atherton For Marine Who Perished In Motorcycle Crash Near Whaley Park
July 2005: Lakewood Center Macy's, Los Cerritos Center Robinsons-May Among Several Southland Locations Closing In 06 In Corporate Post-Merger Plan
July 2005: Donations From Fans + Vice Mayor Kell's Donation Of Part Of Her Charter-Mandated Raise Will Fund Elm Street Band Concert in El Dorado Park Aug. 12
July 2005: Stolen Car vs. Bellflower Blvd. Power Pole = Blackout In Part of ELB
July 2005: Friends of Man Who Sparked Bellflower Blvd. Pursuit & Died In Crash Put Up Homemade Memorial
July 2005: July 1 Afternoon Sheriff's Pursuit Ends With Crash @ Bellflower/Spring; Multiple Vehicles Involved
June 2005: Add'l Photo & Details On Good Samaritans Who Helped Rescue Injured LBPD Officer After Los Coyotes/Palo Verde Crash
June 2005: LBPD Alert: East Division Reports Scams Targeting Seniors Esp. in Los Altos Area; LBPD Offers Tips For You And/Or Your Parents To Avoid Becoming Victims
June 2005: ELB Alert: CalTrans Plans Northbound 605 & Katella Ramp Closures/Restrictions June 25-27; Reason: New Bridge Deck & Carpool Lanes
June 2005: Bizarre Six-Vehicle Crash, Lakewood Blvd. @ Spring St.
May 2005: El Dorado Area Driver Encounters Duct-Tape Wielding Kids...And Sticky Nuisance
May 2005: Horrifying High Speed Chase Roars Thru Long Beach, Ending At Redondo/Anaheim With Suspect Exiting Car, Armed with Handgun. Police Open Fire, Killing Suspect
May 2005: El Dorado Park Estates Area Crash, Spring St. @ Claremore
April 2005: Outpouring Of Prayers, Sympathy Following Shocking Crime: ELB Neighbors -- Aided by Local Lowe's Employee -- Build Heartfelt Shrine on Woodruff, Stream of Visitors Appears
April 2005: ELB Murderer Is Dead, Shot & Killed By Westminster PD in Fierce Gun Battle; Hours Earlier, He Killed His 4 Yr-Old Son & Tried To Kill His Wife on ELB's Woodruff Ave.
April 2005: ELB Farmers Market Starts Thursday Afternoons @ LB Health Dept., 4:00-7:30 p.m.
March 2005: Vehicle Mishap Knocks Out Power In Part Of ELB
March 2005: ELB & Vicinity Feel 2.6 Quake, Three Miles ESE of Seal Beach
March 2005: Fatal Crash, Spring St. @ Karen Ave. (east of Studebaker)
March 2005: LB Kids, Cops & Other Volunteers Have Their Heads Shaved In "St. Baldricks Day" Fundraiser To Fight Childhood Cancer
Feb. 2005: Another Terrible Accident, Wardlow @ Studebaker: 94 Yr-Old Man Riding Motorized Cart Crossing Street Is Struck & Seriously Injured
Feb. 2005: ELB Traffic Alert: Lakewood Blvd. b/w Carson & Conant Will Be Closed Feb. 14-18 To Dismantle Boeing Overcrossing Bridge
Jan. 2005: Confirmed: It WAS A Tornado On December 29 That Downed Trees & Branches in ELB
Jan. 2005: Horrific Crash, Studebaker @ Wardlow; Driver Of One Car Perishes, The Other Survives
Dec. 2004: Dec. 30, 1:58 a.m.: Car Crashes Into ELB Norse Way Area Businesses
Dec. 2004: We Post Readers' Emailed Storm Photos...And Report Tree Damage At Henry Elementary School
Dec. 2004: [Updated, see above] Thunderstorm Type Winds Hit ELB: Trees, Branches Downed In Area of Woodruff/Wardlow; Other Areas Also Affected; Power Interrupted For Period Across Large Area
Dec. 2004: Fierce Winds & Rain Lash LB; Shore & Peninsula Areas Hardest Hit
Dec. 2004: Les Robbins Retires After Thirty Years with L.A. County Sheriff's Dept.
Oct. 2004: Gala Opening Of Upgraded Skylinks Golf Course
Oct. 2004: ELB Geyser, Clark Ave. & Wardlow Rd.: Car Hits Hydrant, Travels Across Home's Front Lawn, Lands At Garage
Oct. 2004: Councilman O'Donnell Launches Monthly District Meetings, Nov. 3
Sept. 2004: ELB Tragedy: 94 Yr-Old Driver Strikes & Kills 86 Yr-Old Pedestrian Attempting to Cross Palo Verde Ave. Out of a Crosswalk
Sept. 2004: What Will ELB Site @ Bellflower/Spring Become? Click To Find Out
Aug. 2004: If You Felt Aug 16 ELB Quake, Seismologists May Want To Hear From You
Aug. 2004: Yes, It Was A Small ELB Earthquake Just Before 1 a.m. Aug. 16
Aug. 2004: Truck Flies Off N 405 Offramp To N Bellflower Blvd., Crashes Into Home Backyard
July 2004: Comm'l Center Planned, East of PCH b/w Studebaker & SG River
June 2004: CPR Sunday" Gives Public Chance To Learn Lifesaving CPR June 6 @ LBCC ELB Campus
May 2004: LA TV News Helicopters Hover Over ELB's LBCC Campus At Midday Monday; Here's Why
May 2004: Bellflower Blvd. South of Conant: Driver Collides w/ Four Teens Refueling Parked Car; Cellphone Texting May Be A Factor
May 2004: Red Light Cams @ Bellflower/Willow & LB Blvd/Anaheim Being Upgraded w/ High Resolution & Progressive Scan Cameras
April 2004: Grassroots Shrine Rises On Lakewood Blvd. @ Arbor Rd., Site of Fatal Hit & Run
April 2004: University Park Estates Homeowners Prez Says It May Make Sense To Study Feasibility Of Gating His Community In Response to Proposed Home Depot-Anchored Comm'l Dev'ment On Studebaker @ Loynes
April 2004: Meeting On Proposed Home Depot Dev'ment (Studebaker/Loynes) Draws Overflow Crowd, Speakers Raise Traffic, Noise, Pollution & Other Issues
April 2004: Sheriffs Pursuit Ends in El Dorado Park Estates Area, Alleged DUI/Impaired Driver Arrested; Heavy Law Enforcement Presence Rattles Neighborhood Nerves
March 2004: Congress May OK $600,000 In Fed'l Dollars For "Landscape Enhancement" Of Atherton St. Culvert; Some Residents Want Culvert Covered; Issue Raised In 4th District Council Race (Subsequent development, click here)
March 2004: Tank Farm @ Studebaker/Loynes Proposed As Site Of Home Depot Anchored Comm'l Center
March 2004: Yikes! Bees On Busy Bellflower Blvd.
'March 2004: Good ELB News: 10 Yr-Old Boy Walks Away From Home Vicinity Palo Verde/Willow; LBPD Helicopter Makes Announcement, Two Minutes Later, Boy Found OK
March 2004: L.A. County Planning Agency Sets March 17 Hearing On Downsized Woodruff Ave. Townhouse Development
March 2004: Missing Elderly ELB Man Found Alive in Los Altos Near 405
Jan. 2004: Belmont Shore Area Resident Launches Web Site In Crusade to Bring NFL to LB; Proposes ELB Stadium On Boeing Property West of Lakewood Blvd., South of Carson St.
Nov. 2003: ELB Business Helps Brighten Thanksgiving For Needy LB Families
Nov. 2003: ELB Power Outage Affected Clark/Wardlow Area & Periphery Near Airport (Gulfstream + Airport Parking/Rental Car Areas); Airport Terminal & Airlines Continued Operating, Some On Backup Power
Nov. 2003: LBPD Discovers Suspected Small Methamphetamine Lab Items in ELB
Oct. 2003: Part of ELB Hit By Power Outage
Oct. 2003: Oops: Woman Presses Gas Instead of Brake, Car Goes Into 7-11 @ Palo Verde/Atherton
Oct. 2003: Woodruff Ave. Townhome Development Being Downsized, Developer Says; Goal Now 48 (Instead of 88) Residential Units
Sept. 2003: Colonna & Kell Ask City Att'y To Review Process For Annexation of L.A. County "Island" in ELB Area
Sept. 2003: Midday Murder Near El Dorado Park Estates, Man Shot & Killed In Wardlow/Norwalk Shopping Plaza Parking Lot (near drugstore)
Sept. 2003: Police Need Help In ID'ing Victim of ELB Suicide Attempt, Entry To Park Estates From Bellflower Blvd. South of Atherton St.
Aug. 2003: ELB Attempted Kidnapping @ Palo Verde/Atherton; Suspects Try To Pull 16-Yr Old Girl Into Strange Suspect Vehicle: 1950s-1960s Panel Van
Aug. 2003: Woodruff Townhome Developer Anastasi Proposes Discussing Slightly Reduced Density...And Gets An Earful From Residents And ELB Councilwoman Kell. We Post Pix...And Sound Clips
Aug. 2003: He Qualifies! ELB Satellite Project Mgr. Michael Jackson Will Be On Gov. Recall Ballot...But 100 Yr. Old Mathilde Karel Spak's Name Isn't On Final List Of Candidates Certified by Sec'y of State; 135 Names Will Be On Ballot
Aug. 2003: Lkwd. Village (ELB) and Lkwd. Country Club Area Homeowners Hold Overflow Meeting, Oppose Housing Density Proposed @ Boeing PacifiCenter
Woodruff Townhome Developer Anastasi Proposes Discussing Slightly Reduced Density...And Gets An Earful From Residents And ELB Councilwoman Kell. We Post Pix...And Sound Clips
Aug. 2003: Woodruff Townhouse Developer Anastasi To Hold Public Meeting Mon. Aug. 18 "To Review Revisions to Our Original Plan...And Demonstrate How Our Current Plans Would Benefit You."
July 2003: Big Samoan/Pacific Islands Festival Scheduled For ELB Vets Stadium, Aug 8-9
July 2003: Success Story: ELB Reader Tells Us 23d St. Repairs Need Re-Doing; City Staff Sees It, Agrees & Takes Action
July 2003: Anastasi Development Co. Statement re Proposed Townhouse Development @ 3800 Woodruff Ave., Posted In Its Entirety
July 2003: Ass'yman Lowenthal Views Proposed Woodruff Ave. Townhouse Site, Meets Carson Park Residents, Will Try To Facilitate Negotiation Process With Developer
July 2003: Ass'yman Lowenthal Views Proposed Woodruff Ave. Townhouse Site, Meets Carson Park Residents, Will Try To Facilitate Negotiation Process With Developer
July 2003: Denny's On Bellflower/Near Spring Begins 24 Hr Operation With City Hall Approval
June, 2003: Woodruff Ave. Townhouse Development Controversy Hits LB City Council
May, 2003: Overflow Crowd Packs Carson Park Community Group Meeting, Seeks Less Density In Woodruff Ave. Townhome Development
Dec. 2002: On ELB's Doorstep: Developer Proposes 88 Condo Units (27 Residential Bldgs. + 1 Rec. Bldg.) At 3780-3800 Woodruff @ Harco In Unincorporated L.A. County Area
July 2003: Pix of July 4, 2003 Fireworks Over ELB Vets Stadium
July 2003: LB Little League To Inaugurate New Scoreboard And Remember LBLL Supporter Mike Murphy, July 6 @ Stearns Park
June 2003: July 4th Vets Stadium Patriotic Fireworks Will Be From U.S.A...and People's Republic of China, France, Germany & More
June 2003: LB Muni Band Concerts Begin; Some Pix @ El Dorado Park
June 2003: Woodruff Ave. Townhouse Development Controversy Hits LB City Council
June 2003: ELB Accident on Wardlow Rd. @ Los Coyotes Diag.
May 2003: Field of Dreams & Mother's Day Joy: Coach Percy's Mom Gives LBReport.com Emotion Filled Update
May 2003: Overflow Crowd Packs Carson Park Community Group Meeting, Seeks Less Density In Woodruff Ave. Townhome Development
April 2003: Field of Dreams: ELB Baseball Fundraising Tournament Runs Thru April 26 To Benefit Pony League Coach Ron Percy, Injured In Traffic Accident
April 2003: ELB Pony League Baseball Will Hold Fundraising Tournament Apr. 24-26 For Ron Percy, Admired Coach Injured In Carson/Palo Verde Traffic Accident
April 2003: Workers Rupture Water Main, Stearns Near Mira Mar, Approx 1 Million Gal. Of Water Spew, Mix With Petro Type Material
April 2003: Palo Verde @ Carson St. Crash Kills One, Seriously Injures Two
Mar. 2003: Two Segments of 9-11 Victims Memorial Quilt On Display Now Through March 21 At ELB's Tincher Elementary (Preparatory) School
Jan. 2003: See Pix Of Cargo-Type Containers Stacked in ELB On Boeing Property West of Lakewood Blvd.; Boeing Says They'll Be Gone By End of January...But Won't Say Who's Storing Them Or Why They're There
Jan. 2003: Water Main Break On Bellflower Blvd. b/w CSULB and Atherton St. Snarls Traffic
Jan. 2003: Ancient Native American Skull & Remains Uncovered By Workers At ELB's St. Lukes Lutheran Church
Jan. 2003: ELB Resident Wins Grant For Street Median Tree Planting And Goes Beyond, Offers Homeowners b/w Bellflower/Woodruff, Wardlow/Carson Street Trees (b/w sidewalk and street) Planted For Small Charge: Here's How
Dec. 2002: Snow Day at ELB's Whaley Park
Dec. 2002: On ELB's Doorstep:
Developer Proposes 88 Condo Units (27 Residential Bldgs. + 1 Rec. Bldg.) At 3780-3800 Woodruff @ Harco In Unincorporated L.A. County Area
LB City Hall Urged Less Dense Development; We Post Letter to County from LB Planning & Building Dept. Chief Eugene Zeller
County Staff Reports Receiving 47 Letters From Surrounding Residents In Opposition, Two Adjacent Residences In Support
County Regional Planning Comm'n Tentatively OKs Project As Proposed By Developer With Minor Changes; Final Vote Pending, Could Be Appealed to County Bd. of Supervisors
Dec. 2002: Outrage! Graffiti Vandals Attack Two ELB Churches
Oct. 2002: ELB Noon Hour Bank Robbery, Los Coyotes/Wardlow Downey Savings branch inside Ralphs Mkt.
Oct. 2002: Northwest Airlines To Close ELB Reservations Call Center
August, 2002: Aug. 7: Large Chunk of Los Altos & Southeast LB Hit By Afternoon Power Outage
July, 2002: Councilman Carroll Seeks Traffic Safety Report Re Outer Traffic Circle at Lakewood & Los Coyotes
July, 2002: ELB Dog Run Over, Killed on Bellflower Blvd., Frightened by Illegal July 4 Fireworks; Owners Place Temporary Small Shrine North of Spring St.
July, 2002: New ELB/Los Altos Gas Stn, Convenience Store Opens at Bellflower Blvd./Los Coyotes Diagonal
July, 2002: Pix of July 4th Fireworks Over LB
July, 2002: They Defied Power, Risked Death To Declare The People and Law, Not Elites and Decrees, Should Run Gov't;Re-read Timeless Declaration of Independence, Signed 226 Years Ago (July 4, 1776)
June, 2002: Solar Energy Expo & Family Fun Fair, June 22 at El Dorado Nature Center Will Launch LB Energy Solar Rebate Campaign
June, 2002: Eclipse Dims Late Afternoon Sun in LB
May, 2002: LB Activist Ann Cantrell Blasts LB Officialdom For Not Following City Law On Holding Council Meeting In 5th District
May, 2002: Kell, Mayor, Council & City Attorney Silent As Council Fails To Set 5th District Council Meeting
May, 2002: Good News! LB "Critical Missing" Person Is Found
May, 2002: LBPD To Hold ELB Community Forum On Recent Sex Crimes & Burglaries
April, 2002: 5th Dist. Councilwoman Jackie Kell Issues Statement on Re-Election, Upcoming Goals
Mar. 2002: ELB & NLB KMarts NOT Listed For Closing in Bankruptcy Reorg.
Feb. 2002: Even More Volunteers Turn Out For Second ELB Tree Planting...Including LB Officials & Candidates
Feb. 2002: Three Vehicle ELB Traffic Accident Feb. 21, Bellflower @ Wardlow; Some Injured, None Killed
Feb. 2002: Volunteers Sought for Second ELB Tree Planting, Sat. Feb. 16
Jan. 2002: Vice Mayor Baker, Councilwoman Kell Join Volunteers At ELB Tree Planting
Jan. 2002: KMart Seeks Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Reorganization; ELB & NLB KMarts Open As Company Promises Business As Usual
Jan. 2002: Volunteers Invited for ELB Tree Planting
Dec. 2001: Bellflower/Los Coyotes SW Corner To Get Chevron Station w/ Convenience Store & Alcohol Beverage Sales, Subject to Conditions; We Post Conditions Proposed by Councilman Carroll & OK'd by Council
Aug. 2001: ELB Gets Drive-Thru Starbucks
