Southland Credit Union, headquartered across from Ganahl Lumber on Los Alamitos Blvd. in Los Alamitos, opened a spanking new office at the corner of Acacia Parkway and South Euclid Street, next door to Garden Grove City Hall and across Euclid Street from Cal State Fullerton’s Garden Grove Center. The grand opening party on Saturday featured [...]

The Cypress Chamber of Commerce held a farewell reception in honor of Bob and Robin Snow on Thursday, Nov. 18. Bob is a former chairman of the executive board of the Chamber. He and his wife Robin were honored earlier this year by the Chamber for their extensive community activities. Bob is retiring from the [...]

J.M. Ivler has responded to my editorial this week, Room with a view: Picking through the trash. My sincere wish is for Mr. Ivler to grow more temperate in responding to those who do not agree with his every word. He accuses me of not having read the report that he cited at the last [...]

At its regular meeting on Nov. 14, the Cypress City Council voted 4 to 1 to approve applying for federal grants to fund two local projects. Because one of the projects would improve storm drains within 500 feet of his residence, Mayor Pro Tem Todd Seymore recused himself and left the Council Chamber. The project [...]

According to Credit Sesame, 30.2% of mortgages in California are underwater — 2,0664,850 homes with mortgages higher than the house’s current market value. That estimate is based on data gathered by market research firm CoreLogic. A whole lot of that misery is inland: the Central Valley and the Inland Empire, for instance. But northwest Orange [...]

Los Alamitos girl’s volleyball will play Newport Harbor for the Southern Section Division 1-AA championship on Saturday, Nov. 19, at 8 p.m. in Cypress College Gym 2. The main entrance to the college is at 9200 Valley View Street, just south of Lincoln Avenue. The game will be televised live by FSN West. Related articles [...]

It was still dark when the first planeload of soldiers landed at Los Alamitos Army Air Field this morning. Because arrival times kept moving around, families and well-wishers continued to straggle in as that first plane, a Delta charter, taxied to a stop just west of the air field’s control tower. Cheers broke out. Video [...]

At its regular meeting on Nov. 14, the Cypress City Council unanimously rejected a staff proposal to amend City zoning ordinances to allow an increased number of time extensions for design review, conditional use permits and zoning variances. The existing ordinance allows up to three extensions before forcing a developer to re-start the process and [...]

Last week’s Los Alamitos City Council meeting was emotionally charged. A prominent resident and outspoken critic of the Council majority, Brad Sheridan, was buried earlier in the day. Mayor Ken Stephens graciously acknowledged Mr. Sheridan’s passing by announcing that the meeting would be adjourned in his honor. Others ungraciously used Mr. Sheridan’s sudden and untimely [...]

Nobody anywhere in Orange County Breeze Country can say truthfully that the reason they haven’t donated a new unwrapped toy to Toys for Tots is that there is no nearby donation box. Yesterday, we learned that Cowboy Dan’s Jerky Emporium is proudly supporting Toys for Tots. Dan has a collection box at the front of [...]

In the southwest division, Cypress High School will play Laguna Hills in the first round. The winner will go on to play either Buena Park or Foothill in the second round. Kennedy High School will play La Habra in the first round. The winner will go on to play either Brea Olinda or Capistrano Valley [...]

On Monday, Nov. 14, the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section (CIF-SS) announced boy’s and girl’s basketball divisions for 2011-2012. Both boy’s and girl’s basketball at Los Alamitos High School will be in Division 1AA. Schools in that division will be considered for placement in Division I State Championships. Both boy’s and girl’s basketball at Cypress [...]