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After a two-year, $45 million renovation, Echo Park Lake officially reopened to the public Saturday, June 15, 2013. (Photo credit: Craig Clough)
Linda Arroz June 19, 2013 at 03:24 pm
If people can't read or are so stupid as to ignore signs that clearly say no swimming, then theyRead More deserve the consequences. Parents that let their children wade are encouraging disobedience in the future. Maybe we need a resident crocodile. That would keep the kids out.
dare kuni June 19, 2013 at 04:26 pm
I don't think human feet in the lake water are going to affect the lotus or lily pads. I'd like toRead More hear people call the 'dye' what I believe it is, a herbicide, or algaecide. Remember a few weeks back when a concern was raised on the 'sudden green bloom in the lake' that appeared? It was an algae bloom, common in bodies of water that warm. Re the 'dye' -- I have not heard it is harmful to fish, fowl or mammals like us. There is life in the water, you may have see the billions of mosquito fish in the lake at the moment. I hope it isn't harmful.
Amy Darling June 19, 2013 at 06:13 pm
Again, I think wadding is different than swimming. I'm not stupid and I did not see that sign rightRead More there. I knew there were signs that said no swimming, but I wouldn't think that my daughter putting her feet in the water is in any way swimming. There should be a chain across that area and a sign lower and closer to the entrance there.
City Attorney Carmen Trutanich. Photo credit: Patch staff.
Teresa Sitz June 19, 2013 at 07:26 am
Here's another side to the story:Read More http://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/voices/whats-wrong-californias-gang-databases-and-gang-injunctions
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George Vieth June 19, 2013 at 02:59 pm
FYI to Mark - the I 110 was originally sr11 not 10 as you stated
Mark June 19, 2013 at 03:55 pm
Right you are, George Vieth. The 10 is where it always was, the Santa Monica and San BernardinoRead More Freeways. A typo!
Sean June 19, 2013 at 03:57 pm
*Fired!*
Thanks Dad!
Vito Spago June 19, 2013 at 10:46 am
I am a Dad and I think keeping newborns safe is very important. I do want to add that I think kidsRead More can be messed up in Lesbian and single mom households where Dads are not presents. Look at the freak that Cher has as a kid. Same with Barbra Streisand.
Jack Torrance June 19, 2013 at 10:52 am
You don't get it Sharon. This was a short article to honor dad's. It had nothing to do withRead More newborn sleep. You took it upon yourself to CHANGE the subject of the article. If you want to "assist people in general with info to keep their newborn safe", then start your own blog. You need to get over yourself.
Doris Fravert, RN, BSN June 19, 2013 at 07:23 pm
Thanks Jack ... and you're welcome! I'm happy you enjoyed the tribute :)
After a two-year, $45 million renovation, Echo Park Lake officially reopened to the public Saturday, June 15, 2013. (Photo credit: Craig Clough)
Mary Farina June 17, 2013 at 09:37 am
We took a walk around Echo Park Lake on Father's Day. The place looks great but I was veryRead More disappointed to see kids swimming in the lake. There is an entry point into the water near the Glendale Ave. side which is probably meant for maintenance. Kids were going into the water there and swimming out into the lake or lingering to wade and play in the water. The signs say no swimming allowed but they are not enough to keep kids out of the lake. I doubt the water lilies will thrive if people continue to swim there. We walked the path looking for some security people to ask them to get the kids out of the water but we couldn't find any. When we came home I called the non-emergency police number to ask for officers to head over there and clear the water. I read the same kind of comments in the Hidden Los Angeles page asking about reactions to the new park reopening. It seems there will have to be a fence or gate put up to keep kids out of the water, more park authorities policing the area and/or a lot of concerned citizens willing to speak up and pull kids out or call out the parents for allow their children to wade in. I hope the community gets involved and takes responsibility for keeping the water and the grounds clean so we can all enjoy it.
Lloyd D. June 19, 2013 at 12:02 am
Maybe reporting sightings of "Reggie the alligator" could serve as a deterrent!
aladyofyork June 14, 2013 at 09:42 pm
Does anyone care? 2) Local governments, when denying written requests for public records, will noRead More longer be required to give a reason for the denial. SB 71 purports to make that common sense requirement (found in Gov Code sec. 6255(b)) completely optional. What does optional mean? You can be sure that all lawyers for cities, counties or school boards,once they become aware of this change, will advise their clients to give no reasons for denying records.
Jan Freed June 15, 2013 at 07:31 am
While many infectious diseases were once all but eliminated from the United States, there's evidenceRead More that climate change is a factor that could help them expand their range and make a comeback. http://www.nrdc.org/health/climate/disease.asp The increases in heat, precipitation, and humidity can allow tropical and subtropical insects to move from regions where infectious diseases thrive into new places. This, coupled with increased international travel to and from all 50 states, means that the U.S. is increasingly at risk for becoming home to these new diseases.
B Ulm June 15, 2013 at 01:07 pm
Could we get further explanation on the 80% who show no symptoms. Does that mean they are infectedRead More but will never manifest symptoms and have some type of natural immunity, or is it just currently dormant and they will eventually manifest symptoms? Also once they have it, can it be transmitted in the blood (i.e. if they are blood donors)?
LAPD Capt. Jennifer Thomas takes over the Northeast Division's patrol unit on Sunday, June 16, 2013. Credit: Ajay Singh
Culley O. June 14, 2013 at 12:34 pm
Frank, what do you care? I thought you moved out.
frank van neutra lautner June 14, 2013 at 05:18 pm
Culley, you've assumed incorrectly that I moved out of Highland Park or the LAPD Northeast. I onlyRead More move up to a much nicer section.
Margarito Martinez June 15, 2013 at 10:29 am
Let me say, I have written on PATCH previously, how I (who just so happens to serve as HighlandRead More Park's HHPNC LUC Sec.) was illegally evicted, with the assitance, and aquiesence, of LAPD NE DIV Officers, who claimed they were aware of the prescence of a life time member of The Avenues, A violent criminal, who spent most of his years in prison, was in fact one of their informers, and so, they "had" to differ to him, and escort ME, off the premises. The premises of a residence he wasn't even suppose to be at. Readers of this previous account will recall, that I was the legal resident, and this gang informer, proudly sporting AVENUES across his chest, was in clear violation of his parole, and was suppose to be living in El Sereno, not with his mother in Highland Park. I now have had these individuals served, and we have a Hearing in Family Court, Down Town, on July 2nd. I would be interested in communicating with Officer Thomas, but first I am busy composing a letter to Capt. Bert... More on my blog... www.revmargaritomartinez.wordpress.com and my fb pg, www.facebook.com/margaritomartinez.MOG
PeoplevsEdelson June 14, 2013 at 10:29 pm
Edelson and Gareth, give them an inch and they take a mile. Their greed and arrogance know noRead More bounds. The city would be much better off without these 2 jackasses.
Steven Edelson June 15, 2013 at 09:49 am
Not greedy or arrogant if thousands come Out to eat and drink while a few try to judge or stopRead More them its because the few are sad and lonely Maybe you should think about where you live and move to Utah
henry peck June 15, 2013 at 10:10 am
Uh,, we live in a city, not the outback.
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Buzlightyear aka marty June 13, 2013 at 11:27 pm
Don, "Most men are about as happy as they make up their minds to be." Abraham Lincoln, andRead More Will Rogers. When you combine that with how we project what we think the world is,....well, it is all in our minds. We are products of our sub-conscious. I read the basic early book on it many years ago, "The power of your subconscious mind", by Joseph Murphy. I read the book three time in a row, and began the process of changing my brain pattern to a very positive outlook. In all honesty, I was in the middle of changing things at that time and was ready for the info then. Almost no one changes their actual thought process and types of habits. Some ingrained from infancy, I am still working on. Sometimes I think of the girl who was the inspiration for the movie "homeless to Harvard" She said that all she did was, "everyday there are options, I just decided to do the right one everyday." Also, will smith in the based on a true story,"The pursuit of happiness" He went from homeless to multi-millionaire. Without the state of mind to change, they would have to win the lottery, and those odds are next to zero.
ARIK KATZENBERG June 16, 2013 at 12:27 pm
Once its cooked, marinated, or whatever its lost much of its healthful value. Its just a lowRead More calorie food at that point
D Shelley June 17, 2013 at 06:35 am
Arik, All you have to do is eat a spinach salad or throw a handful in a morning fruit smoothy to getRead More the full benefit. When the growing season is right, I grow some in my backyard and harvest it as needed.
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Dwain Wilson June 13, 2013 at 08:38 am
To not judge people by the color of their skin.
terri June 14, 2013 at 09:02 am
Learn how to piviot in any situation.