1896 – Development of the Sugar Factory – one news item at a time1896 – Development of the Sugar Factory – one news item at a time
JAN 1896 – Dyer and Capitain enter in agreement to sell bonds for the Cerritos Sugar Company. They agreed to[...]
Month: June 2011
1896 – Coyotes have been a local nuisance for a long time1896 – Coyotes have been a local nuisance for a long time
No one disputes that coyotes were in this area before man, but here is some evidence of their audacity. October[...]
The history of the Los Alamitos School District, Part IThe history of the Los Alamitos School District, Part I
Many previous local histories cite the Los Alamitos School District’s s origins as going to back to 1881, a reference[...]
1985 – LAUSD Board considers closing and selling many schools1985 – LAUSD Board considers closing and selling many schools
In the mid 1980s, the Los Al school board made some decisions which seemed to take into account current business[...]
OBIT: 1996 – Garland Stephens – early Rossmoor leader, attorney for Frank & Millie VesselsOBIT: 1996 – Garland Stephens – early Rossmoor leader, attorney for Frank & Millie Vessels
This obituary below appeared in the North County Times (San Diego County), February 23, 2006. Garland Stephens was a very[...]
DAILY CLASS SCHEDULE OF LAUREL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1898-99DAILY CLASS SCHEDULE OF LAUREL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1898-99
Grades 5-6-7-8 A.M. 9:00- 9:15 — Opening and General Work 9:15- 9:30 — Arithmetic – Fifth 9:30- 9:45[...]
1973 – Los Al: City Finding a New Economic Identity1973 – Los Al: City Finding a New Economic Identity
reprinted from the February 2, 1973 Anaheim Bulletin (Editor’s Note: The following article is one of a series reviewing the[...]
1979, Feb. 8 – Anaheim Council Opposes NAS Los Al as major jet airport1979, Feb. 8 – Anaheim Council Opposes NAS Los Al as major jet airport
When the Navy started to close down their operations at NAS Los Alamitos, ne of the options that got some[...]
14 OCT 1955 — Dairymen Tie Up More Land South of Cypress; New “Dairy City” Overlaps Los Alamitos Boundary Lines14 OCT 1955 — Dairymen Tie Up More Land South of Cypress; New “Dairy City” Overlaps Los Alamitos Boundary Lines
When it came to incorporating Los Alamitos had bad luck, but it may have been inevitable. The members of the[...]
May 31, 1981 – Los Alamitos Drops Plan to Annex RossmoorMay 31, 1981 – Los Alamitos Drops Plan to Annex Rossmoor
The headline could almost be from 1961 or from 2011. The Rossmoor-Los Al annexation discussion has been going on for[...]