DOWNEY, CA — Newly appointed Mayor Claudia Frometa’s push to loosen Downey’s term limits failed Tuesday night, ending a debate she first initiated in spring 2024 and marking the city’s first formal attempt to revisit term limits since voters rejected a similar proposal in 2008. Frometa—elected in
BELL GARDENS, CA — The Bell Gardens City Council voted 4–1 Monday to endorse Proposition 50, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ballot measure to redraw California’s congressional map ahead of the 2026 midterms. Prop. 50, which appears on the Nov. 4 statewide ballot, would adjust district lines designed to favor
BELL GARDENS, CA — Classic cars, rock ‘n’ roll, and hometown pride filled Ford Park on Oct. 4 as the Eddie Cochran Memorial Car Show returned for its second year. The city-sponsored event honors hometown legend Eddie Cochran, an innovator of early rock ‘n’ roll, whose guitar-driven sound influenced everyone from
BELL GARDENS, CA — Bell Gardens Council Member Marco Bárcena was chosen as the city’s new mayor on Monday night, diving in just weeks before the grand opening of the long-awaited John Anson Ford Park Regional Aquatics Center. Bárcena’s selection was approved 4–0 with Councilmember Isabel Guillén absent.
DOWNEY, CA — Ralph Verdugo will soon close his namesake steakhouse in Downey and reopen it as Buena Mesa Mariscos and Steaks, combining his signature steaks with the mariscos menu from his longtime South Gate restaurant, of the same name. In an emotional video posted to Instagram, Verdugo said the decision
LYNWOOD, CA — Dozens of protesters gathered Friday morning in Lynwood, on the Fourth of July, to denounce recent immigration raids across Southeast Los Angeles County (SELA) and call for federal agents to leave the area. Chanting “ICE out of Lynwood” and waving U.S. and Latin American flags, the crowd
Bell Gardens, CA –Bell Gardens has completed a major stormwater project at Ford Park to improve water quality and recharge groundwater, with several park upgrades included as part of the work. The John Anson Ford Park Infiltration Cistern Project, completed March 12, can capture and filter up to 21.5
Bell Gardens hosted its third annual Skate Jam — a gathering of skaters, local artists, and community members — at the city’s skate park on Thursday evening. Skaters of all ages came out to show off their ollies and grinding skills. A stage assembled above the skate bowl featured an eclectic
Bell Gardens, CA – Coffee lovers in Bell Gardens can expect a new pit stop as a newly approved Starbucks drive-thru is planned near the corner of Garfield and Florence avenues. A Starbucks spokesperson confirmed in an email that BG will be getting its second location at 6365 Florence Place, which