DOWNEY, CA — El restaurante Acapulco Restaurant & Cantina cerca de Stonewood Center parece haber cerrado, con letreros en el lugar que indican “Cerrado permanentemente”, reportes de usuarios en Yelp que señalan que la ubicación ha cerrado, y el restaurante de Downey ya no aparece entre las ubicaciones activas en el
A woman died after being struck by a vehicle the morning of April 14 at a busy Downey intersection, authorities confirmed. Officers responded to a vehicle-versus-pedestrian collision at Florence Avenue and Lakewood Boulevard, according to the Downey Police Department, near the oldest operating McDonald’s, a well-known
DOWNEY, CA — The Acapulco Restaurant & Cantina near Stonewood Center appears to have closed, with signage at the site indicating it is “Permanently Closed,” user reports on Yelp noting the location has shut down, and the Downey restaurant no longer listed among active locations on the company’s website. A
Bell Gardens, CA — Funcionarios de Bell Gardens informaron que la cisterna de aguas pluviales recientemente concluida en John Anson Ford Park ya se encuentra completamente operativa, mientras entra en una fase inicial de monitoreo y mantenimiento compartida con otras seis ciudades del sureste del condado de Los Ángeles. El personal
Bell Gardens, CA — Bell Gardens officials say the city’s newly completed stormwater cistern at John Anson Ford Park is now fully operational, while entering an early monitoring and maintenance phase. City staff delivered the update at the Jan. 12 City Council meeting, outlining how the John Anson Ford Park
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
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
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