It was a kind-of busy week for local news. For some the most important story is OC Supervisor Katrina Foley’s decision to intervene in a traffic signal hubbub among the residents of the new Ovation senior community in Cypress who claim to feel “trapped in their community” due to tensions between Los Alamitos and Cypress. But the reality is 1) Foley has no power whatsoever in this dispute other her charm (considerable) and power of persuasion (also considerable); 2) The real issue is between the Ovation residents and the City of Cypress which allowed the poorly designed (traffic-wise) community to get built as it is in the first place.
Ovation residents are asking for Los Alamitos to agree to install a traffic signal at Enterprise and Katella. Good luck with that. What the new Ovation residents probably don’t know is that this issue goes back over many years when Cypress councils have approved projects which have negatively impacted Los Alamitos streets and traffic and acted as if they basically didn’t care. Los Alamitos’ only leverage is that it owns five of the six traffic lanes on Katella. City officials also know that in the past a bevy of drivers – many who did heed speed limits — used Enterprise as a shortcut to get to the base or over to Farquhar. And residents fear a signal will encourage drivers to again use the street as a short-cut.
Anyway…
The Event News-Enterprise
- Foley to intervene in Los Al, Cypress jurisdictional traffic signal dispute
- District looking to hire physical education aides after grant receipt
- Los Al Medical receives AMA Stroke Gold Plus Award
- Supporting the most vulnerable students topic of AAUW meeting
- Hero Awards: Chief Eric R. Nunez; charming, disarming and ‘he kept us safe’
- OCBE, LAUSD open new WellSpaces at local middle schools
- Lee, Weaver, LAE Schools to get new playground equipment
The Sun
- Mother of suicide victim, subject of film, visits Seal Beach
- Local woman completes NYC Marathon
- Council names members of new SB historical nonprofit board
- Seal Beach Crime log
Our Rossmoor (Rossmoor Homeowners Association)
- Supervisorial Districts – Redistricting Proposals – 2021
- November Our Rossmoor Blood Drive
- Nathan Searles Completes the Boston Marathon
From the OC Breeze:
- Fatal solo vehicle traffic collision at Seal Beach Blvd. and Westminster Blvd.
- 2ND and PCH announces six new tenants
- Guest Editorial: Conversation-Averse School Board Trustee’s Sister Threatens Los Alamitos Parents At Gathering
- Seal Beach Police investigating fatal DUI traffic collision at Seal Beach Boulevard and Saint Andrews Drive
- Rep. Steel (CA-48) hails new scheme for queueing ships at local ports
The Voice of OC:
Videos
Los Alamitos City Council Special Meeting (Nov. 8)
Los Alamitos School Board meeting (Nov. 9)
Rossmoor CSD Board Meeting (Nov. 9)
All can also be seen on your TV on-demand via the free OUR LOS AL TV streaming app. (download it from Roku, Amazon Fire or Apple TV)
