BELLFLOWER BLOG ! (header photo: around the bellflower house)
"The father was also on probation from a prior arrest and subsequent charge of attempted grand theft of an automobile. Cedeno was set to stand trial, but was released on May 9 because "of the lack of a speedy trial." A person charged with a felony, is entitled to a speedy trial which means a trial must take place within 60 days of being charged. Cedeno's case was far beyond the 60 day mark, and as a result the entire case was dismissed. Court records show he had five different attorneys during the nearly four month stalled case..."
Rev Gareth Kok was a Dutch-American Christian Reformed Church pastor who started out as a pastor at the First CRC in Bellflower in the mid 1930's when the area was mostly dairy farms, many owned and operated by Dutch immigrants. Rev. Kok also founded Valley Christian schools around this time. The Kok family included children Sherwood, James, Faith, Kay, & Gary. Prior to Bellflower, they lived in Hills Minnesota, & after several years in Bellflower, the family also lived in Hanford CA , as well as Holland Michigan, where Gareth's wife, Kathryn, sadly died an early death. Later, in retirement, Gareth & his 2nd wife, Ada, returned to Bellflower where they remained until their departure from this earthly life onward to a better place. One of the sons of Gareth (Jim) also became a Christian Reformed pastor, and later served at the Crystal Cathedral as director of pastoral care. He and his wife Linda are retired in Bellflower as of 2023 .
This could be fun 😊
LA braces for
1st hurricane storm
since 1939
Angels, Dodgers &Padres
all move Sunday games to Saturday double headers
"DEVELOPING: HURRICANE Hilary Strengthens to Category 4 Storm – Southern California Bracing For DIRECT HIT!"
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/08/developing-hurricane-hilary-strengthens-category-4-storm-southern/
Shame on @CityBellflower 😡👎and their corrupt parking citation infrastructure & their $57 dollar "PARKING TRAP" on Beach street in front of St Bernard Church.
Drive by sometime if u don't know what I'm talking about. DO YOUR JOB & FIX IT. Ignorance is NOT an excuse.
There's a SPECIAL PLACE IN HELL for freakin "admin law judges" who RUBBER STAMP DENY legitimate parking citation appeals. They DON'T even read the appeal. & around here the citations start at $60.They also won't sign their name. U R SCUM 👎😡
#Bellflower #LosAngelesCounty
A street in front of St Bernard church in @CityBellflower has 10 signs, 10 poles:
7 say "NO PARKING Sat/Sun";
The other 3 say
"NO PARKING Friday."
Normally u put ALL restrictions on the same poles. But here they expect u to walk the ENTIRE STREET & read EACH sign.
So I pull up to the sign that says "no parking Saturday or Sunday" and today is Friday. I park & go to church & come back & find a $57 citation on my windshield.
So I look at the sign again & it still says "no parking Saturday or Sunday" and it's still Friday I walk to the next sign & says the same thing & the next sign says the same.
There's 10 signs : seven of which say "no parking Sat/Sun" ; three of which say "no parking Friday" so if you miss one of the three (out of 10) you get a $57 ticket.
Why don't they put ALL the signs on the same pole like most municipalities do & according to Uniform Code?
Because it's intended to trap people, like a speed trap at the bottom of a hill. Or they added some later in a lazy manner & are too lazy to fix it ?
The uniform code for parking signage actually requires the MOST CLARITY POSSIBLE. This is a BIG FAIL at a visitor's expense. Or it's a success if it's intended to be a money maker for Bellflower.
And why does Bellflower outsource the parking appeals to Tustin, a whole different county, to an alleged judge who rubber stamps a denial of the appeal and won't even sign his/her name ? Maybe because nobody actually reads it ? No actual judge ?
Philip Kok
On a Friday I parked in front of a sign in Bellflower CA saying "No Parking Sat/Sun". When I returned I had a $57 citation. I walked the block.
There are 8 signs:
6 say "No Sat/Sun".
2 say "No Fri 6-11"
IS this FAIR? Or deceptive(or just lazy planning). Why CAN'T they put all restrictions on the same sign pole?
