BELL GARDENS, CA — Bell Gardens is going bigger—and more traditional—for Christmas this year. The City Council voted 5-0 on Sept. 28 to approve a first-year contract worth up to $136,129 with Pacific Decorating Company. The council also picked its look: traditional Christmas colors of red,
BELL GARDENS, CA — The Eddie Cochran Memorial Car Show returns to Bell Gardens for its third year Saturday, Oct. 3—on what would have been Cochran’s 88th birthday—bringing pre-1964 classic cars, live rockabilly music, a pin-up contest, vendors, and a beer garden to Ford Park. The
Juanita’s Foods, maker of the iconic canned menudo and pozole, is moving production from Wilmington to Santa Fe Springs after the city offered a $13.5 million loan and $1.5 million in incentives. SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA — After 80 years and untold cans of menudo, Juanita’s is
MAYWOOD, CA — A man was shot in the leg following an argument with another man in Maywood late Sept. 10, authorities said. Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies responded around 11:30 p.m. to the 4400 block of Slauson Avenue, where an adult man had been shot in the
BELL GARDENS, CA — Drivers will soon have to ease off the gas near John Anson Ford Park. The Bell Gardens City Council voted 5-0 Monday night to lower the speed limit from 30 mph to 25 mph on Park Lane and Scout Avenue, between Garfield Avenue and Clara Street.
BELL GARDENS, CA — One person was taken to a hospital after a fire broke out Thursday morning at a commercial property in Bell Gardens that houses Empire Foam Innovation. The fire was reported at 6891 Florence Place, where Google Maps lists Empire Foam Innovation, a plastic fabrication company. A photo
BELL GARDENS, CA — A 34-year-old man was killed with a crossbow following an argument in Bell Gardens early Saturday morning, authorities said. Kevin Toledo was found in the 6200 block of Lanto Street and taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 2:39 a.
SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA — Gardeners are mobilizing against the planned closure of Santa Fe Springs’ decades-old community garden and are calling on supporters to pack Tuesday’s City Council meeting. The 2-acre garden has 120 parcels where residents grow fruits, vegetables, and flowers. Some have tended plots there
BELL GARDENS, CA — Bell Gardens is looking to make the city a little merrier and brighter this Christmas—potentially to the tune of nearly $70,000. Some holiday cheer is already accounted for. The city annually budgets decorations for City Hall and the Veterans Park Memorial, while new holiday banner
Bell Gardens Councilmember Jorgel Chavez made some waves on Aug. 18, announcing that he will challenge a longtime incumbent for a seat on the Water Replenishment District of Southern California Board of Directors. If successful, the 29-year-old councilmember, who previously served as the city’s mayor, would leave
COMMERCE, CA — Residents near the Commerce-Bell Gardens border may have spotted what appeared to be federal agents in their neighborhood this week, but city officials say there is no known immigration enforcement operation underway. USC School of Cinematic Arts students are filming “Ordinary Men,” a graduate thesis film about
BELL GARDENS, CA — Los residentes de Bell Gardens que viven en vecindarios con nuevos horarios de barrido de calles tienen hasta el 5 de octubre para acostumbrarse al nuevo horario antes de que comiencen a emitirse multas de estacionamiento. La ciudad ha estado emitiendo advertencias en lugar de multas en