Business entirely unrelated to attempted recordings and anonymously printed flyers was conducted at the regular meeting of the Los Alamitos City Council on Monday, May 20. But all that other business will be covered separately. This article will be about public comment related to the meeting at Spaghettini’s, and to Mayor Kusumoto’s short comment on [...]

I have been told that a flyer currently circulating in Los Alamitos cites Orange County Breeze as a source of accusations that Los Alamitos Mayor Warren Kusumoto violated specific penal codes of the State of California in regards to recording conversations. Because I have not seen a copy of the flyer myself, I am relying [...]

Congratulations to the Cypress College Chargers men’s baseball team, which won today’s California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) championship game against sister Orange Empire member Fullerton College. Here’s the recap from CCCAA: Featured photo Cypress College Chargers men’s baseball team wins 2013 state championship. Photo courtesy of CCCAA. More about Orange County Breeze Did you [...]

The following information was released by It’s a Great Place to Live (In Spite of Itself). The Los Alamitos School District will vote on Tuesday, May 21, to raise its field use fees by 600%. The increase in field use fees means that both AYSO and Friday Night Lights rates will increase (at a minimum) [...]

The following information was released by the City of La Palma. The City of La Palma learned today that State and Federal authorities have cleared the way for the purchase of British Petroleum’s (BP’s) Carson refinery by Tesoro Corporation of Texas. The transfer will be effective June 1, 2013. For the past fifteen years, La [...]

The following information was released by the City of Cypress. At the request of property owner Mr. Christo Bardis, and in an effort to respond to resident concerns about Measure “A” that is on the ballot in the up-coming special election, two Restrictive Covenant Agreements were presented to the Cypress City Council for their consideration [...]

The published order of items on the agenda of the regular meeting of the Cypress City Council on Monday, May 13, was re-arranged by Mayor Prakash Narain. Two items were moved to the start of the meeting: a report from Councilman Doug Bailey, and discussion of Item 13. This article concerns the report by Councilman [...]

The following information was released by Los Alamitos Unified School District. Coach John Barnes, the head football coach at Los Alamitos High School, will be inducted into the California High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame on June 15th at their annual banquet in Fresno, California. Coach Barnes is currently fourth in state history with [...]

The following information was released by the Seal Beach Police Department. On February 18, 2013, an 86-year-old widow received a frightening call from someone claiming to be her grandson “Randy” saying that he was in a Mexican jail and needed money sent to him to secure his release. The caller claiming to be the victim’s [...]

The following information was released by the City of Cypress. On Monday, May 6, 2013, at 9:30 p.m., police responded to La Palma Express (76 Gas Station) to investigate an armed robbery. According to witnesses, a man armed with a handgun entered the business, located at 5482 La Palma Ave in the City of La [...]

Editor’s note: during public comment at the regular Cypress City Council meeting on April 30, J.M. Ivler, a resident of Los Alamitos, spoke against the proposed development of 33 acres at Katella Ave. and Enterprise Dr. by Prologis. In the course of his three-minute speech, Mr. Ivler accused the City of hypocrisy for claiming to [...]

The following information was released by The Woman’s Club of Cypress. Nestled among more famous cities such as Los Angeles, Long Beach and Anaheim, Cypress is home to nearly 50,000 people. With a rich history that goes back many years, the Woman’s Club of Cypress welcomes local amateur historian John Olson to its June 5 [...]