Recent real estate sales in NELA
What have homes in your neighborhood been selling for? Here is the latest sales data for single family homes in NELA.
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Major improvements coming for soccer and football fields at Rio de Los Angeles State Park
By Bill Hendrickson
In an exemplary display of cooperation between community leaders and state and local officials, $7.5 million has been secured to upgrade three soccer fields and other facilities at Rio de Los Angeles State Park in Cypress Park. To know more about the improvements to the Park both to the playing fields and the related park facilities, read on.
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Faster pace, higher prices for recent NELA home sales
By Jeffery Marino
Another month, another record. In September, the latest data available, the median sale price for a house in NELA continued its steep climb, rising 14% year-over-year, to $1.065 million. September was the eighth straight month of double-digit annual price growth.
Prices are up because inventory is low and falling.. The home sales market dynamically complex. Get the main point here.
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Recent real estate sales in NELA
Here is the latest sales data for single family home sales in NELA. See what sales have been doing near you.
Continue ReadingCreating Extraordinary Realities with Carolyn Caswell, MFT, M. Msc. – November 2020
By Carolyn Caswell, MFT, M. Msc.
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Street Vending Rules Enter a Rocky Home Stretch
Street vendors are facing a deadline – January 1, 2020 – to comply with city and county regulations. City firm on deadline. Vendors pushing back.
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Improvement Project Underway for Colorado Blvd in Eagle Rock
Groundbreaking both literal and ceremonial for the Take Back the [Colorado] Boulevard Improvements Project took place Nov 14 in Eagle Rock. Read more here about who was present for the ceremony and what has already started out on the Boulevard.
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Highland Park Filmfest Winners
Winning an award in the 6th annual Highland Park Independent Film Festival was not easy.
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Education on the Dangers of Vaping
As of October 17, 27 cases of serious lung injury and one death have been linked to vaping in Los Angeles County,
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On the Road to Rent Control
“No fault” evictions are banned for the rest of 2019
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$16 Million Coming to Rock the [Eagle Rock] Boulevard
Rock the Boulevard, a community driven project to upgrade Eagle Rock Boulevard, has been awarded $16 million from Metro.
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Eagle Rock Shop Small Coming November 30
The Best Shopping
of the Holiday Season
Is Local.
Mixed Messages from Metro
Supervisor Solis Weighs In on
Freeway Option
Local Housing for the Homeless
Project Faces One More Hurdle Before Breaking Ground
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From Eagle Rock to West Point: A Cadet Reflects on Veterans Day
Elias Manning, an Eagle Rock native in his second year at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, recently shared how Veterans Day is celebrated at The Point: “In the most American way possible — with a weekend of Army football,” he wrote in an email. “Army plays and will beat Lafayette on Saturday, November […]
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Veterans Day Celebrations in NELA
Veterans Day is Sunday, Nov. 11. You can show your appreciation – and join in the celebration – at these local events. The 13th annual NELA Veterans Day Parade will take place on Sunday, Nov. 4 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. True to its theme, “Honoring Those Who Served,” the day will begin with […]
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NELA Real Estate in 2018: High Rents Have Cast Nearly One in Five Californians into Poverty
California prides itself on being a prosperous state. But California has the highest poverty rate of all the states, 19%, according to a measure by the U.S. Census Bureau that looks at the costs of living in each state and the federal aid available to help cope with those costs. Over all, the census figures, […]
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On Homelessness:Learning from Experience
A recent forum on homelessness in Glassell Park featured two residents from the Alexandria House, a privately funded, 16-unit housing condominium in Koreatown for homeless women and their children. The experiences they shared were riveting and encouraging – and instructive in the search for solutions to homelessness. Keana, 26, was a foster child shown the […]
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Ask Lionel: Mixed Feelings in the Fight Against Homelessness
At dinner the other night, my wife, Wanda, my son and I were taking turns reviewing the day’s events. Wanda, said she was feeling terrible about her handling of an earlier incident. Wanda had started the day as she always does, with a morning ritual that includes a daily affirmation. This particular morning, she had […]
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A Voice in the NELA Wilderness: One Man’s Quest to Revive the Dying Art of Basketmaking
Some 20 years ago, I saw a photograph of Justin Farmer in the Southwest Museum in Highland Park. In the photo, Farmer is holding a traditional long bow. I have never forgotten it. Farmer is not primarily known for his bow-making, though that is one of his many skills. Farmer is best known for his […]
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Lani Says: Vote Your Choice
I was in the first grade when I began to catch on to elections and voting – and six-year old me was absolutely offended that I couldn’t vote until I turned 18. Later in life, when I found out that some people choose not to vote, I couldn’t understand why they would sit out something […]
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More Problems for Councilmember Huizar
A former aide to NELA’s Councilmember José Huizar is suing the city of Los Angeles, alleging that she faced retaliation for speaking up about his “potential legal and ethical violations,” the Los Angeles Times has reported. The lawsuit, which names Mr. Huizar as a defendant, comes as a special investigatory panel is looking into a […]
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Construction to Start at Pillarhenge
Construction on the Pillarhenge site in Eagle Rock is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2019. The building is expected to have the same overall “Love Boat” size and shape as originally proposed (see rendering at upper right), but will be configured differently on the inside to have 31 units in total (versus […]
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Back to Square One on the Southwest Museum
The latest effort to find a financial partner to refurbish the Southwest Museum building in Mount Washington has ended without success. A potential partner who had been evaluating the site since early 2018 has made “an internal business decision” not to invest, said Maren Daughtery, a spokesperson for the Autry Museum of the American West, […]
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Parting Advice from Gov. Brown: Don’t Encourage More Drinking
Gov. Jerry Brown defied the wishes of the California legislature recently, when he vetoed a bill that would have let bars in Los Angeles and eight other cities stay open until 4 a.m. Among the majority of lawmakers who voted in favor of a 4 a.m. closing time (versus 2 a.m. currently) were NELA’s representatives […]
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Franklin High Bomb Threat Was a Hoax; Principal Says, “Safety Is Our Priority”
A bomb threat on Oct. 15 that prompted a lockdown and police sweep of Franklin High School in Highland Park was a hoax. The caller also said that an officer had been shot at the school. No evidence was found of any bomb or any shooting. The major crimes division of the Los Angeles Police […]
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Local Leaders Ask for Your Help to Stop the Latest Anti-Immigrant Proposal
Hilda Solis, the Los Angeles County Supervisor for Northeast L.A., has joined Mayor Garcetti in opposing a Trump Administration proposal that would make it hard for legal immigrants to become permanent residents if they or their families receive Medicaid, federal housing aid or food stamps. “We are doing everything possible to stop this proposed rule […]
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Parents and Communities Need to Prepare
Unless there’s an unexpected breakthrough, public school teachers in Los Angeles appear headed for a strike that could come as early as December or, more likely, in 2019. Here’s the current state of play and what parents need to think about in advance of a strike. The two sides – the teachers union (UTLA) and […]
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Shop Locally. Boost the Community. Have a Great Holiday.
The small businesses of Eagle Rock will roll out a collective welcome mat on Saturday, Nov. 24, with retailers and service businesses up and down the boulevards offering some of their best deals of the year and sponsoring special events. The occasion is Shop Small Saturday, the Saturday after Thanksgiving, when small businesses nationwide showcase […]
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Get to Know: Father Clarke Prescott
Casa de Clarke, a new program in Highland Park to help homeless people move from the street into housing in six months’ time, was originally called “Casa de Caridad.” But last April, the first group of 10 people enrolled in the program noticed that CDC, the shorthand for Casa de Caridad, could also stand for […]
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The Giving Season: Twenty Nonprofits That Make NELA a Better Place to Live
Giving Tuesday, Nov. 27 this year, is the day on the holiday calendar when nonprofits ask you to give – and to remind others to give by posting about your donation on #GivingTuesday. But with so many worthy causes, how do you choose? One way is to focus your giving on local nonprofits so that […]
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Letter from the Publisher
Where do I start? Last month, I ended my Publisher’s Letter by reminding people to register to vote if they weren’t already registered. Now, the midterm election is here, so, please, vote. It’s important. And if you don’t believe me, check out the Lani Says column on page 10. She’s not old enough to vote […]
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Eagle Rock High School Sports Hall of Fame
Some of the top athletes in ERHS history joined the ranks of the elite as they were inducted into Eagle Rock High School’s Sports Hall of Fame on Friday evening, Sept. 28. Nearly two hundred alumni and former faculty were in attendance at the event held on the school campus. The inductees were Tom Matheson(W-66) […]
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