New Blog Address

We’ve moved to

www.WestCoyoteHills.org

Look for new content there by the end of January.

Psyllids in L.A. and Orange County

Your back yard could harbor a deadly threat to the California citrus industry (photo credit/Cindy Cotter)

If you’ve got an orange or lemon tree in your yard, then you are part of California’s first line of defense against a plant disease that threatens not only your tree but the entire state’s citrus industry.

TEA Party on the 12th

Amy Hemsley of La Mirada leading a TEA Party at the corner of Beach and Imperial in La Habra on July 4, 2009 (photo credit/Cindy Cotter)

Amy Hemsley is at it again.

Right-leaning activists will march on Washington D.C. on Sept. 12 protesting high taxes and big government.

Organizers of the march are urging local sympathizers to hold TEA (Taxed Enough Already) Parties all over the country.

Hemsley is recruiting concerned locals to bring their flags and protest signs and join her on the corner of Beach Blvd. and Imperial Hwy. in La Habra at 9 a.m.

Corn Festival Parade

La Habra’s 61st annual Corn Festival is being held this weekend.  Saturday a parade ambled down La Habra Blvd. from Idaho to Cypress.  Crowds gathered…

People gather in front of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church on La Habra Blvd. in La Habra to watch the Corn Festival Parade, Aug. 8, 2009 (Photo credit/Cindy Cotter)

Apology to Duvigneau

Earlier today I posted an article about last night’s meeting of Fullerton’s Transportation and Circulation Commission, then pulled it and re-issued it with a new headline and hence a new Web address. I changed the post because the headline was wrong.

Don’t Like the Traffic? Move!

Cars moving south on Beach Blvd. at Imperial Hwy. in La Habra, Aug. 3, 2009 (Photo/Cindy Cotter)

Fullerton’s Transportation and Circulation Commission voted to recommend the West Coyote Hills development plan last night. Commissioner Jay Park was absent and Johnnie Simmons cast the only dissenting vote.

Committee Falls Short of Recommending Coyote Hills Development Plan

Fullerton’s Energy and Resource Management Committee (ERMC) did not fully endorse Chevron’s proposed residential development in the West Coyote Hills at an open meeting last night.

Parks and Rec Favors Development

Fullerton’s Parks and Recreation commissioners voted 4-2 in favor of the recreational aspects of the developer’s plans for the remaining undeveloped land in West Coyote Hills at a 3-hour meeting tonight. One commissioner was absent.

Public Meetings on West Coyote Hills

Development of West Coyote Hills goes slowly

The City of Fullerton will hold a series of public meetings to discuss the proposed development of West Coyote Hills.

The fate of the former oil fields has been in contention since the 1970’s.

Boston Donuts – A Neighborhood Hangout

Boston Donuts won’t win any beauty contests, but it’s got a good heart.  The owner and manager, Stephen Hong, lives in La Habra just five minutes away, and many of the customers are longtime regulars.

Jesus and his family eat at Boston Donuts four or five times a week

“It’s a happy place,” said Mary, as she sat at the counter chatting with Don, another regular customer, and Mina, who’s been working there for 14 years.