BELLFLOWER
BEGAN as a DUTCH-AMERICAN SETTLEMENT,
w/
LOTS OF DAIRY FARMS OWNED BY
IMMIGRANTS from
the NETHERLANDS but you won't find any farms or windmills or large tulip patches here today



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Sunday, April 30, 2017

"LA Peace Parades Mark 25th Anniversary of Riots "

http://www.voanews.com/a/los-angeles-peace-parades-mark-anniversary-of-riots/3831593.html

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U MIGHT NOT B EATING WHAT U ORDERED "Bait and switch: UCLA study finds fish fraud runs rampant " | UCLA

from 2012 through 2015, and found that 47 percent of sushi was mislabeled. The good news is that sushi represented as tuna was almost always tuna. Salmon was mislabeled only about one in 10 times. But out of 43 orders of halibut and 32 orders of red snapper, DNA tests showed the researchers were always served a differ
http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/bait-and-switch-ucla-study-finds-fish-fraud-runs-rampant

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Monday, April 24, 2017

800 TIMES TO THE TOP 4/12/17 "Body Found on Mt. Baldy Confirmed as Famed Hiker " BH Courier

"
– 12:14 PM
(CNS) – Authorities Wednesday confirmed that a body found on the north side of Mount Baldy was that of famed hiker Suek "Sam" Kim, who had scaled the mountain nearly 800 times.
Kim, 78, of Culver City, went..."


http://bhcourier.com/210392/

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Monday, April 17, 2017

Fwd: 3/31/17 SHAME ON OFFICER RIVERA (NO 60447) PASADENA PARKING



SHAME ON PASADENA PARKING: 


I ATTENDED AN EVANGELICAL/mission conference at Fuller Seminary (also my alma mater so I am very aware of Pasadena parking & Fuller Parking laws & rules, since 1996) on 3/31/17 . I parked on Madison at the start of the morning, with the intention of moving my vehicle during the break, before the 2 hour limit. During the break, I went back to my vehicle and moved it to a new spot, almost literally across the street. The parking signs say "2 hour limit". They do NOT say "2 hour limit per block" as is the case in a few , rare, municipalities I've encountered . 

I went back in to resume attending the conference, then I returned to my vehicle for lunch, and found the parking ticket. Given I had moved my car, I had NO IDEA why I got the ticket. The ticket says a "photograph was taken" as proof. But I swear on the Holy Bible with God as my witness that the car was moved to a new spot, very close to the original, but on the other side of the street. I do NOT know what kind of photographic proof this officer has. Maybe he just assumes if it is on the same street it must be on the same spot. 

That's ridiculous. I saw a grievance by another citizen online about a similar situation she experienced in pasadena, and she thought it had to do with parking on the same block, but her post doesn't say how the story ended. 

here's an excerpt from the citizen i mention: 
"When filling out my request for a hearing at Pasadena City Hall, the parking citation employee mentioned in passing that I probably won't win because I should have moved my car 1 block away from the original parking spot. I thought that may well be, but no where is that posted on the 2-hour parking sign. What's more, nowhere is that mentioned in the violation code for which I was cited..."
see

Today, i went online and read the specific code and it says NOTHING about parking on the same block. Hence, my only conclusion is that the parking enforcement person made a elementary, amateur , mistake; or he vexatiously targeted my vehicle . Nonetheless, with clenched teeth and my blood boiling I went online and paid the ticket because I KNOW KNOW KNOW that this guy will swear on his mother's grave that he is positive the car was in the same spot. 

I don't know how a photograph can prove for or against it unless it is photographed from exactly the same position with all the same background. Otherwise it is meaningless. Or if it is proof I was parked on the same block, there is nothing in the code that says parking is limited to 2 hours per block. 

 Furthermore, I don't have the desire to go in front of a "judge" who rubber stamps everything their parking enforcement does.

 It's just heartbreaking. Not only do you still end up paying for the ticket, but they essentially call you a liar, and so your character is soiled as well. And you end up paying the "opportunity cost" of the time it takes to contest it. It's SICKENING. 

And for that matter, most municipalities across the USA do NOT have parking tickets anything near $50 (and L.A. parking tickets are even worse, starting around $70). It's disgusting, sickening, and despicable, and corrupt. It ruins the MORALE of the citizens. SHAME ON PASADENA. SHAME on "Officer" Rivera. Shame Shame Shame. 


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D Parking Time Limits. Except as is provided in Chapter 10.42, when authorized signs are in place giving notice thereof, no person shall stop or stand or park any vehicle for a period of time longer than the parking time limit indicated by such sign."


https://www.municode.com/library/ca/pasadena/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT10VETR_CH10.40STSTPA











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""A lot of dismissals would indicate that the citations aren't valid," said Fred Dock, director of the city's Department of Transportation. "They have to be writing valid citations, and we do audit that process, so we know that the contractor is living up to their contract requirements."

Yeh disagrees, saying he thinks few people's tickets are overturned because most give up before getting a proper hearing.

"My concern is that they're doing this on purpose, thinking that people won't appeal," he said.

In some parts of Southern California, parking citations bring in millions for cities' coffers each year...."

http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/general-news/20150731/few-parking-tickets-issued-in-pasadena-get-dismissed

Monday, April 10, 2017

Thoughts,prayers,horrific,tragic "San Bernardino teacher, 8yo student gunned down by estranged husband in special needs classroom "ABC News (Australian Broad...

"
Cedric Anderson, 53, opened fire with a high-calibre revolver, killing Karen Elaine Smith and a student and badly wounding another before killing himself, police said...."

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-11/san-bernardino-gunman-kills-teacher-student-himself-at-school/8433692?pfmredir=sm

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Its NOT RIDUCULOUS 2B AFRAID OF [some of] OUR COPS "Sheriff’s Department Misconduct-Claim Payouts Have Soared in L.A. County, Topping $50M Last Year "| KTLA

http://ktla.com/2017/04/09/sheriffs-department-misconduct-claim-payouts-have-soared-in-l-a-county-topping-50m-last-year/

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"2 Dead, 6 Injured After SUV Strikes Parishioners Leaving Chino Church; Incident Appears Accidental: Police "| KTLA

http://ktla.com/2017/04/09/2-dead-6-injured-after-suv-strikes-parishioners-leaving-chino-church-incident-appears-accidental-police/

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Palos Verdes "15-Year-Old Manhattan Beach Boy Dies After Falling From Skateboard While Holding on to Car: Police " KTLA

http://ktla.com/2017/04/08/15-year-old-manhattan-beach-boy-dies-after-falling-from-skateboard-while-holding-on-to-car-police/

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Sunday, April 9, 2017

INCREDIBLE COMEBACK "Angels overcome 6-run deficit in 9th inning to rally past Mariners"

"
Pujols homered and hit a tying two-run single before Cliff Pennington's drive to the wall capped Los Angeles' ninth-inning rally from a six-run deficit for a 10-9 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday.
Pennington's single drove in Mike Trout to end a preposterous finish by the Angels, who trailed 8-1 in the seventh and 9-3 before Pujols homered off Casey Fien....*"
http://www.espn.com/core/mlb/gamecast?gameId=370409103

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Late April: FESTIVAL SCHEDULE | Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

http://events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks/festival-schedule/

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BOO: SHAME ON THEM: THIS ANTI-TRUMP GROUP MEETS AT THE PALOS VERDES LIBRARY

WHY ARE THEY DOING IT HERE IN PALOS VERDES? THIS IS MORE CONSERVATIVE AREA, EXCEPT, OF COURSE, FOR SOME OF THE LIBRARIANS, WHO ARE PROMOTING THEIR LIBERAL AGENDA WITH TAXPAYERS MONEY. 


"Indivisible South Bay

4/9/2017
 
 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Peninsula Center Library
 
Community Room
Monthly Group Meeting

Indivisible South Bay's mission is to rally grassroots participation by providing a network to advocate publicly for all people. We are an issue oriented and action focused organization, creating a collective voice to protect and advance the democratic ideal called America.  Our near-term focus is on pressuring Congress and executive agencies to delay and/or defeat the Trump/Pence agenda. Our longer-term goal is to help take back the House in 2018, and then win the Senate & Presidency in 2020.
 
This month's meeting agenda:

1:00 Intro/welcome & opening exercise "
(SOURCE: PALOS VERDES LIBRARY CALENDAR)

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If u declare with your mouth,

"Jesus is Lord," & believe in your heart 

that God raised Him from the dead, 

u will be saved." 

Romans 10.9

Saturday, April 8, 2017

RIP "Paddle-out set for former San Clemente surf coach Bill Hartman " The Orange County Register

"Dead woman found on LA River bank in Long Beach"

http://www.presstelegram.com/general-news/20170406/dead-woman-found-on-la-river-bank-in-long-beach

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HOMETOWN BOY HOMERS FOR WIN "Danny Espinosa’s first hit with Halos was basically his dream come true; Angels win 7-6 - Halos Heaven"

"Espinosa, with two men on and down three, took a Ryan Dull pitch into the centerfield stands, pumping his fist as he rounded first, knowing he just gave his hometown team a win. It was his first hit as an Angel, and it was a freakin' doozy.
Danny Espinosa, the local boy who grew up an Angels fan, and his first hit is a game-winning, three-run homer?..."


http://www.halosheaven.com/2017/4/4/15187818/angels-danny-espinosas-first-hit-with-angels-was-basically-his-dream-come-true-halos-win-7-6

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"Thieves Make Off With Nearly $1 Million in Car Parts From Santa Ana Business " KTLA

http://ktla.com/2017/04/07/thieves-make-off-with-nearly-1-million-in-car-parts-from-santa-ana-business/

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"140-pound mountain lion climbs tree in backyard of Azusa home " abc7.com

http://abc7.com/news/large-mountain-lion-caught-after-climbing-tree-in-azusa/1847094/

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Wow! Green lawns again? "California drought is over, says Gov. Jerry Brown"

http://www.presstelegram.com/environment-and-nature/20170407/california-drought-is-over-says-gov-jerry-brown

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