Two Vehicle Accident. Folks do take your time in driving; there is no need to be in a rush. This particular accident occurred about 10 minutes before 7 am, Monday, September 28, 2009. No one was hurt in this accident; however, it all could have been a terrible tragedy. Please take a closer look at the photos; it is next to a bus stop, On the sidewalk (just feet away from the where the car went onto the sidewalk) you will see a food vendor and several pedestrians all around. Appreciate your life and that of others and implement patience and alertness in your driving. It is better to take a minute of your life, then to loose your life or that of another in a minute. | | 
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Dash Bus Driver: Bill Garcia Click here to see photo | What makes a business successful is not the Directors, the Boss or even the Product that it is selling. Here is an example of what Quality of Service is all about. It was a regular routine morning, I was enjoying taking my son to school, after dropping my son off at his school, I decided to take the hills of Cierro Gordo and head down Echo Park Ave. I was a bit lazy and chose to wait for the DASH shuttle bus. I was left incredibily impressed when I heard a cheerful and truly a down to earth bus driver. His cordial ability to interact with others was astounishing. It is a beautiful techinque that it is almost not available to the public, let along being used in the privacy of our home. This tool, or gift he was offering is called "Excellent Customer Service", simply sharing a "Good-mornng", "Thank you for riding" and that honest smile, that says I am happy to have you using our bus. Let me introduce you to Bill Garcia. A man who brings this forgotten graceful kindnesss of making our day extra special and taking it to extraordinary. |
The "Taste of Echo Park" Monday, March 9, 2009 Fundraiser was a total success, thanks to all of our guests who attended and who doanted to our cause. Please take the time to shop, dine and collect art from our following businesses. | Local Artest: Janay Everett www.JanayEverett.com, Martin Cox www.MartinCoxPhotography.com , Robert Guillen www.WesLino.com . Dining: Allston Yacht Club www.AllstonYachtClub.com ,Malo Restaurant www.MaloRestaurant.com , Masa Cafe of Echo Park www.MasaofEchoPark.com, Prado bar, Local Crafts: Greeting cards Krystal Blue (Krystal Betanzos) 213-268-4414, Tiff Tote Bags (Tiffany P.) Entertainment: The Echo and EchoPlex www.AtTheEcho.com Los Angeles Dodgers Security Services: Select Patrol www.SelectPatrol.com Massage Envy of Glendale: www.Massageenvy.com 818-246-Envy Book Store and Cafe: Stories Book Store and Cafe www.Storiesla.com Edendale LibraryFriends Society Pets Services: Echo Park Animal Alliance www.EchoParkAnimalAlliance.org Fetch! Pet Care Services www.FetchPetCare.com Media, Advertising Echo Park Trading Post: www.EchoParkTradingPost.com www.EastsiderLA.com Construction Services: Borden's Construction Services Many thanks goes to: Domingo Martinez, Lawrence Fried, David Bermudez, Lisa and Jose Sigala, Leonel from the Echo, Kerry Kurley and all who helped me make the event a night to remember. |
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Today, Friday, December 12, 2008, before 7 in the morning a fired occured in the 1100 block of Echo Park Ave. A cute bungalow home on the second floor went up in flames. Apparently everyone came out save from the premises. One neighbor mentioned that the person who resides in the second floor jump out the window to safety.
| CELAYA BAKERY TAKING AWAY OUR PARKWAY TREE... | Today, Saturday, September 20, 2008 in front of 1630 W. Sunset Blvd, LA CA 90026
Celeya Bakery owner -Patricia Caudillo- asked her gardener to butcher one of our trade marks of Echo Park -our beautiful Ficus trees-
Thanks to the call from Malcolm S. (at 7:30 am) who informed me about the destruction, we were able to salvage the remaining of our tree.
Ms Caudillo's excuse was her clients didn't know where her business is located; the gardener’s excuse was that the owners didn't like the leaves dropping in front of her business. Rampart Police Station and after hours Street Service department were called. Two officers (Officers Vasduez # 38871 and Green #35323) and one Street Service personal came to speak with the Celaya Bakery owner.
I will follow up with The City Attorney, City Council and Street Service about this concern. There is no excuse for a business owner to take our trees from our community to convert our town to an ugly greenless community. This action should be penalized to the fullest extend of the law. Many thanks to Rampart Station and Street Service department for there fine officers and personal for taking the time to care for our town. Pictures by Ceasar Betanzos story brought to you by: Rosie Betanzos MORE PICTURES ON THE ECHO PARK COMMUNITY FORUM (PICTURES IN THE FORUM PHOTO SECTION ARE TAKEN BY MALCOLM CLICK HERE |
2008 SENIOR LEAD OFFICERS SUMMIT/NORTHEAST POLICE DIVISION | 
Drew St. arrest of over 70 individuals who had terrorize a community. |  Captain Murphey with N/E Explorers in the background | |  |  | | 
N/E our Dedicated and hard working Senior Lead Officers |  N/E our Dedicated and hard working Senior Lead Officers | |
 | Sargent Danny Roman is the Supervisor of Northeast Police Station for the Dept. of Community Relations His down to earth personality and witty attitude brings to the community and N/E divsion a unity and spark of bridging communication. 2008 SLO Summit was a total success due to his ability to delegate responsibilities and include everyone within every department, from officers to the residents. |
Echo Park lake was in full swing of festivity with the annual Cuban Festival on Sunday May 18, 2008. Hundreds of people attended the event. The shopping was endless from the delicious aroma of the traditional Cuban food pulling you in, the beautiful art paintings, jewelry, clothes and of course the CIGARS, you add raffles, free items and the great music, even the ducks were having a blast dancing. Well known cuban photographer Molina has over 40 + years in photography. Mr. Molina has taken pictures of famous stars, singers and of many of us who have done our First Communion, Confirmations and our Weddings. His eye for the camera is superb. You will find Molina in one of the above pictures, in hand his camera. If you want Molina to take your family portrait or have a special event, his contact number is: 323-661-6018 Pictures brought to you by CBetanzos. |
Monday, May 5, 2008 a little pass 2 a.m. in the morning we were awaken by a persistent horn and bright glowing lights. Right in the middle of 2200 block of Baxter St. was a white industrial van up in flames. No owner in sight. A neighbor was using his water hose to retain the fire from spreading to other areas. The fire dept. got there just in time before the surrounding trees caught fire. Within minutes the blazing fire was completely tamed. I must say the 2200 block of Baxter St. for being the middle of the night it had the strong presence of a lot of carrying neighbors. Pictures brought to you by CR. Betanzos |