"Eagle Rock:
Where land use and planning is a contact sport"
THE EAGLE ROCK ASSOCIATION
May 2, 2002
In this issue:
1. THIRD ANNUAL ECLECTIC EAGLE ROCK HOME TOUR -- MAY 19 -- BUY TICKETS
NOW!
2. ART OPENING -- EAGLE ROCK RENAISSANCE OF PLEIN AIR -- MAY 5
3. GRAND OPENING -- TOWNSEND III GALLERY IN EAGLE ROCK -- MAY 4
4. FREE TOMATO PLANTS!!
5. HIGHLAND PARK ART TREK CELEBRATES ART AND CULTURE -- MAY 4
6. CELEBRATE CINCO DE MAYO -- BUT ON MAY 4
7. GALLERY OPHELIA MAY SHOW -- RECEPTION MAY 10
8. CATFISH BITE -- EAGLE ROCK'S OUTLET STORE -- IN THE NEWS!
9. YOGA ESSENCE SCHEDULE AND PRODUCT ADDITIONS/CHANGES
10. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SOUGHT -- EAGLE ROCK COMMUNITY CULTURAL CENTER
11. SUMMER SPORTS CAMPS AT OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE
12. TERA BOARD NOMINEES SOUGHT -- DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS MAY 10
13. "THE NEW CRISIS IN HEALTH CARE" TOPIC OF
OCCIDENTAL POLICY FORUM -- MAY 7
14. LETTERS AND E.MAILS
15. QUOTE OF THE WEEK
1. THIRD ANNUAL ECLECTIC EAGLE ROCK HOME TOUR -- MAY 19 -- BUY
TICKETS NOW!
Mark your calendars for TERA's third annual Eclectic Eagle Rock Home Tour!
It takes place Sunday, May 19, 2002. The event will begin at
10:00 a.m. and continue throughout the day until 4:00 p.m.
This is a fantastic and very fun event. We have a WONDERFUL AND ECLECTIC
array of fines homes this year -- from a lovely Asian-inspired Craftsman to a
Conrad Buff/Richard Neutra-designed home built for plein-air artist Buff in
1927 to a terrific Spanish Colonial to an Irving Gill-influenced home designed
by its architect/owner only five years ago, and more!
Tickets can be purchased by mail at TERA, PO BOX 411675, Eagle Rock, CA 90041.
You can purchase tickets in Eagle Rock and Highland Park at the following
locations:
Beaujolais
Boulangerie, 1661 Colorado Boulevard, Eagle Rock
Eufloria, 1576 Colorado Boulevard, Eagle Rock
Galco's Old World Grocery, 5702 York Boulevard, Highland Park
The TERA booth at the annual Dahlia Days Arts Festival, May 18, on Caspar and
Merton Avenues
You can also purchase tickets on the TERA Web site at http://www.TERA90041.org.
Tickets are $10.00 in advance for TERA members, $12.00 for the general
public and for all $15.00 at the door.
The Home Tour begins at 5418 Dahlia Drive. Call 626 844-2256 for more
information.
Volunteers welcome! There are openings for docents, ticket/brochure
handlers, table monitors, etc. All volunteers receive a complimentary
ticket to our Home Tour and an invitation to our post-tour party, which is
always great fun! Please call Wanda Kuenzli at (323) 256-7297 or by
e.mail at wmkuenzli@earthlink.net.
2. ART OPENING -- EAGLE ROCK RENAISSANCE OF PLEIN AIR -- MAY 5
The Eagle Rock Valley Historical Society, the Eagle Rock Community Cultural
Center, The Eagle Rock Association (TERA), and the Eagle Rock Chamber of
Commerce present:
Eagle Rock Renaissance of Plein Air
You are cordially invited to an opening reception on Sunday, May 5, 2002,
from 2 to 5 pm.
Eagle Rock Community Cultural Center
2225 Colorado Boulevard, Eagle Rock, CA 90041
(323) 226-16171
Plein Air paintings, "Scenes of Eagle Rock" will be on display
from May 5 to May 26. Mondays to Fridays from 1 to 6 p.m. and Sundays
from 2 to 5 p.m. Many of the same artists who produced these works will
be painting on site during TERA's Eclectic Eagle Rock Home Tour on May 19 --
another great reason to attend the tour!
3. GRAND OPENING -- TOWNSEND III GALLERY IN EAGLE ROCK -- MAY 4
The latest addition to Eagle Rock's burgeoning art scene, Townsend III
Gallery, opens this Saturday, May 4, 2002. Owners Debra Boudreau, Ian
Callender, and Tim Yalda proudly invite you to attend the Preview Opening Party
for the Townsend III Gallery, located at 1581 West Colorado Boulevard in
Eagle Rock, at the northeast corner of Townsend Avenue and Colorado
Boulevard, the former site of Performance Auto. The building's interior
has been transformed into a wonderful space for showing art, bringing back to
life many of the original early 20th century features -- don't miss it! Festivities
begin at 6:00 p.m.
Featured artists are painter Karima Muyaes and sculptor Jaled Muyaes.
The show runs from May 4 through June 30, 2002. A portion of
proceeds benefits The City of Hope National Cancer Institute. For more
information and to RSVP, please call (323) 478-9513.
This important event is more evidence that Eagle Rock is really happening!!
The press release for Townsend III Gallery is reprinted below:
EAGLE
ROCK, CA -- Townsend III Gallery
announces their Grand Opening and Inaugural Exhibition, May 4, 2002 from 6:00
to 9:00 p.m.. Townsend III Gallery, specializing in fine art, folk art, and
custom art framing, offers the public collectable contemporary art from North
and South America, ethnographic antiques, distinctive one-of a-kind jewelry, arte
popular or folk art, and custom framing and installation services.
The newest addition to Eagle Rockºs growing art scene, the gallery and
frame facility, Townsend III Gallery, is located at 1581 West Colorado Blvd, on
the corner of Townsend Street and West Colorado Blvd. Townsend III
Gallery and Designer Framing are owned and operated by a triad
partnership/management team -- Tim Yalda, Debra Boudreau and Ian
Callender.
Well established in the San Gabriel Valley, Tim Yalda of Designer Framing, has
been providing custom art frame services to the public and wholesale trade for
over the past ten years. Designer Framing is well recognized for their
commitment to high quality, museum standard specifications and creative
innovative designs. Clients include the museum and entertainment industry, Walt
Disney Inc., DreamWorks, fine art galleries, private collectors, and
professional interior designers. Earlier this year, Mr. Yalda purchased
the historic, 1920s, Eagle Rock open-air market of Townsend Street to expand
Designer Framing services and to include an art gallery for contemporary art
and distinctive gifts.
Well know in the western region museum community, Debra Boudreau, has been an
art professional and retailer for over twenty-five years. Her accomplishments
include Executive Director of the Kirkpatrick Center Museum Complexºs Eighteen
Art Galleries, Oklahoma; Director of Retail Development, Bowers Museums of
Cultural Art, Santa Ana; Interim Executive Director and Director of Retail
Development, Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach; and most recently owner
of the Boudreau-Ruiz Gallery, Newport Beach. Due to her extensive
travels and knowledge of ethnic art, distinctive jewelry and contemporary art,
Ms. Boudreau offers the public unique ethnographic items, specialized gifts,
and collectable fine art from artists in the United States, Mexico and South
America.
Assisting Mr. Yalda, Mr. Ian Callender has been with Designer Framing for the
past year. Originally from the upper eastside of New York, Callender served
first in management positions for the American corporations of Philip Morris,
Mobil and General Foods, and then initiated a career in the arts. Before
arriving in Los Angeles, he promoted the artistic careers of several New York
emerging artists as manager and dealer.
Throughout the year, the gallery will represent artists from Los Angeles and
Mexico and present a series of solo and group exhibitions of their contemporary
art. The inaugural exhibition, Caminos Magicos / Magical Pathways,
presents direct and powerful images of acrylics on canvas by painter Karima
Muyaes (b 1960, Mexico) and assembled found objects of metal tools by sculptor
Jaled Muyaes (b.1921, Mexico).
Townsend III Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to
6:00 p.m., and Sunday, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For further information
please call (323) 478-9513.
4. FREE TOMATO
PLANTS!!
The Collaborative Eagle Rock Beautiful's Master Gardener Mary Tokita has nabbed
a fabulous selection of tomato plants for FREE DISTRIBUTION to our local
gardeners. Consider this a value-added bonus for all the ongoing support that
our readers provide TERA!
The unusual variety of plants came to us through LA Common Ground and the
Master Gardener program's director, Yvonne Savio (who lives right up the hill
from ER in Pasadena. Yvonne remarks that: "These heirloom varieties come
from Windrose Farms, just about the only truly organic commercial tomato
seedling grower in our area."
Starting today, tomato plants will be available on a first come, first-grab
basis to all E-letter readers. To get one (please limit yourself to
just one, folks, and let the fruit be spread all over town), stop by Mary's
house and go up her 45 steps to her front porch. The address is 4833 Shelby
Place -- East of Figueroa and just south of La Loma, off Lanark Ave.
The varieties offered include:
Zapotec Pink Ribbed -- (H) (I) Strange fruit. Mexican. Ruffled. So Wonderful.
Try it.
Red Currant (H) (I) Tiny, sweet, tart fruits grow on wiry, vigorous vines.
Sausage -- (H) (I) Do the Martha -- make your own catsup! Nicely acid.
Champion -- (Hyb) (I) Award-winning sandwich tomato. Modern classic.
Momotaro-- (Hyb) (I) Pink, firm, sweet heat lover. Famed Japanese tomato.
Brandywine Black (H) (I) All the complex flavor of its red cousin. Late.
Gourmet Yellow Stuffer
H (indicates Heirloom variety)
Hyb (indicates Hybridized variety)
OP (indicates Open Pollinated variety)
I (indicates Indeterminate variety)
D (indicates Determinate variety)
5. HIGHLAND PARK ART TREK CELEBRATES ART AND CULTURE -- MAY 4
Highland Park Art Trek,
featuring a day of festivities and a night of art openings, music, and
performance, will highlight the cultural destinations of Highland Park on
Saturday, May 4, 2002.
v Who: 12 galleries and hip cultural destinations in the Highland
Park area (see list below)
v What: a self-guided tour of one of L.A.'s oldest arts communities
v Where: starting at the 3700 block of North Figueroa and heading north to York
Boulevard, with side trips on Avenue 50 and Monte Vista.
v When: Noon to 11 p.m.
v Price: free
v Directions: Exit the 110 freeway at Avenue 26 and go west to Figueroa St.
Take Figueroa north. The Trek follows Figueroa for approximately five miles,
with detours on Avenue 50 and Monte Vista. At York Boulevard, head west to four
more destinations.
v More information: http://www.galleryfigueroa.com
Northeast Los Angeles is undergoing its latest artistic renaissance rebirth the
area hasn't seen since the turn of the 20th century, when luminaries like
Charles Lummis, William Lees Judson, and Marion and Elmer Wachtel reigned as
purveyors of culture over all of Los Angeles. With a cluster of six art
galleries, a noted museum, a growing number of unique cultural destinations,
and a strong community of artists in residence, the North Figueroa corridor is
quickly becoming Los Angeles's latest and most distinct arts district.
We've unofficially christened this region the Highland Arts District, and we
think it's time to introduce ourselves to our neighbors in the community and
beyond. By building on the area's rich heritage as L.A.'s first arts colony,
acknowledging the hundreds of artists who call Northeast Los Angeles home, and
reconnecting with the neighborhood's long tradition of embracing the arts, the
Paseo Figueroa Arts District will again bring a focus to culture in our corner
of the city.
Trekkers will get acquainted with the funky Pets With Fez; the edgy galleries
including Gallery Figueroa, Avenue 50 Studio, Rock Rose, and Galleria Mundo;
the one-of-a-kind individuality of Sangeet School of World Music, and the
ultimate hipness of Mr. T's. Each of these businesses is pioneering urban
culture in a neighborhood that largely has gone unrecognized over the past
several years.
Art lovers, local residents, and hipsters from all over the city will receive a
detailed map that points the way to the rich treasures located along the Trek
route. By showing people the exciting changes taking place in this vibrant,
multicultural neighborhood, the Art Trek will:
? Showcase the upcoming and longstanding cultural institutions and neighboring
merchants;
? Encourage an appreciation of and recognition for the local artists,
musicians, and performers who live, en masse, in Northeast Los Angeles;
? Foster a renewed sense of pride for local residents; and
? Help Highland Park attain destination-spot status for residents in other
parts of L.A.
The Art Trek is being organized by owners of the participating venues and local
residents; it is envisioned to become an annual tradition. It is an exciting
grassroots effort to shed a positive light on one of Los Angeles´ oldest
neighborhoods through the power of art and community spirit.
Trek participants include:
v Gallery Figueroa
v Avenue 50 Studio
v Galleria Mundo
v Rock Rose Gallery
v Random Gallery
v Oranges & Sardines Window Gallery
v Flor y Canto
v Sangeet School of World Music
v Pets with Fez
v Mr. T's Bowl
v Arroyo Arts Collective
v Vintage Tattoo Art Parlour
6. CELEBRATE CINCO DE MAYO -- BUT ON MAY 4
As Part Of The First Annual Highland Park Art Trek (see notice above):
The Avenue 50 Studio Celebrates CINCO DE MAYO with Councilmember Ed Reyes
"Earth Alchemy" art exhibit by members of the Arroyo Arts Collective
The all-girl musical group Neo Venus and the rockin' Rancheras
Refreshments and open bar provided by Joe T (of T-Bowl fame)
AND
Home-cooked Mexican Food
Celebrate with your whole family
Saturday, May 4, 2002 from 7-11 pm (doors open at 6:30)
Enjoy the Highland Park Art Trek:
More than 12 art studios and venues open
all day from noon to 11 p.m.
Saturday, May 4, 2002
ART
MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
FOOD
Pick up Art Trek map at Galco's or The
Avenue 50 Studio
Shuttle buses courtesy of San Gabriel
Transit
The Avenue 50 Studio will be open all day
as participants in the Art Trek
Sponsored by: Northeast L.A. Business Center and Joe T;
The Avenue 50 Studio, 131 No. Avenue 50, Los Angeles, CA 90042 (323)
258-1435
7. GALLERY OPHELIA MAY SHOW -- RECEPTION MAY 10
Gallery Ophelia presents Tiny Works: divine artworks in a smaller scale
May 1st -30th, 2002
2114 Colorado Boulevard
Eagle Rock, CA 90041
323 982-9945
Featuring the works of artists including:
Michael Provart
Deborah Thomas
Denise Seider
Lori Caley
Miss Mindy
Cidne Hart
Pauline von Moos
Michelle Waterman
Dover
Mitra Fabian
Ronny Vardy
Katrina Alexy
Rick O'Brien
Candace Jeanette
Jennifer Martin
Kevin Haas
Sharon Sato
Dan Wooster
Linda Johnstone Allen
ARTIST RECEPTION:
Friday, May 10th, 2002 6-9pm
for more information please visit
http://www.galleryophelia.com or call 323 982-9945
8. CATFISH BITE -- EAGLE ROCK'S OUTLET STORE -- IN THE NEWS!
My friend Mary and I were walking this morning and noticed a Channel 7 News van
parked outside of Catfish Bite. We found out that Catfish Bite, Eagle
Rock's own quality bedding and home furnishings outlet, has been voted No. 5 in
the top outlet stores in all of Los Angeles by Bargains L.A.,
http://www.bargainsla.com. Catfish Bite is located at 1565B Colorado
Boulevard (across from Trader Joe's), (323) 255-5548.
The Channel 7 morning news show will be shown soon, but we don't yet know
when! We'll let you know. Congratulations, Gina, Roe, and Bob!
9. YOGA ESSENCE SCHEDULE AND PRODUCT ADDITIONS/CHANGES
We are carefully building our marketplace and are very happy to announce the
addition of three new lines of body and aromatherapy products from Kneipp,
Inara and Madisyn Taylor. We have also added the one of a kind greeting
card line of Koco. We have had made a special blend of tea from
Zhena's Gypsy Tea Co. called the "Yoga Essence blend" and in addition
will carry their complete line of wonderfully flavored teas. In addition,
we have modified our schedule and the changes are as follows:
Add:
-Monday 8 am Gentle Yoga w/Krista
- Saturday 9 am Gentle w/ Krista
Moved:
-Thursday 10:30 am Pre-Natal to Wednesday 10 am
-Saturday 9 am Level 1 w/ Maja to: Saturday 11 am
Deleted:
Tuesday 12 pm Over 50 Yoga
Thursday 12 pm Over 50 Yoga
Wednesday 12 pm Flow
Also, We are offering a "Yoga for Beginners Workshop" with Maja
starting on Saturday May 11th and running for 4 Saturdays from 1-3 pm. We
will be discussing the benefits of Hatha, Kundalini, Therapeutic and Meditative
yogas and demonstrating these differing styles from the beginners standpoint.
There will be a course outline and instruction syllabus included.
The workshop is $80 if you sign up before May 11th, $90 the day of.
Bring a friend and get the workshop for only $150.
For more information on classes or the workshop call: 323.550.8182 or log on:
http//:www.yogaessence.net
Namaste'
Krista & Phillip
Yoga Essence, LLC
krista@yogaessence.net
10. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SOUGHT -- EAGLE ROCK COMMUNITY CULTURAL
CENTER
Denise Seider, who has served with distinction for the past 3 years as the
Executive Director of the Eagle Rock Community Association, has recently
accepted a position in arts education at the Armory Center for the Arts in
Pasadena. The Board of Directors of the Cultural Center wishes Denise the
greatest success in her new venture and launches a search for her successor.
The Board of Directors of the Eagle Rock Community Cultural Association is
conducting a search for a new Executive Director to take it to the next level
of development. The successful candidate will be a hands-on
individual with strong fund raising, arts administration, public relations and
multi-tasking skills and the ability to interface with a wide variety of
constituents.
Qualifications: BA/BS in arts administration desirable; 2-3 years
administrative experience; demonstrated grant writing and fundraising skills.
Computer literacy a must. Salary $40,000 per year.
Please fax your cover letter and resume to Executive Committee, Eagle Rock
Community Cultural Center, 323.226.0949. Please, no phone calls. Cut
off date for receipt of resumes is May 10, 2002.
[Editor's note: Best of luck, Denise! I'll miss you.]
11. SUMMER SPORTS CAMPS AT OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE
In case you don't know, Occidental College runs sports camps for children and
teenagers each summer: baseball, basketball, football, soccer, and track &
field. Swimming lessons are also available. Full information is
available at: http://www.oxy.edu/departments/athletics/summercamp.html.
12. TERA BOARD NOMINEES SOUGHT -- DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS MAY 10
The TERA Board of Directors consists of at least five but not more than 15
members, all of whom serve a renewable three-year term. The TERA
membership votes every year for one or more new Board members, depending on the
number of positions open. The annual addition of new Directors promotes a
fresh exchange of ideas, and it encourages new and more creative solutions to
problems. These conditions are vital to the health, welfare, and
advancement of a well-run civic organization.
Directors must pledge to uphold TERA's mission and purposes (stated below), and
they must have been TERA members for at least one (1) year prior to election.
Directors shall be residents and/or property owners in the Eagle Rock
community. No member may be elected Director who holds a federal, state,
county, city, or other public office representing Eagle Rock or be a salaried
appointee of an elected official representing Eagle Rock. No member may
be elected Director whose business consists primarily of land development,
representation of land developers, or activity in zoning or planning or
land-use matters, which would conflict with TERA's mission and purposes.
The broad mission of this organization is to work for improvement of the
quality of life in the Eagle Rock Community in Los Angeles, California, by
providing research and education about Eagle Rock, participating in land-use
and planning activities, and promoting positive community growth and
beautification.
The specific purposes of TERA are as follows:
1.
CHARACTER. To work to retain the community character of the Eagle Rock
area, the Association's geographical focus, by participating in and initiating
activities suited to that end.
2. PRESERVATION. To encourage preservation of single-family low-density
residential land use, open space, ecologically important areas, cultural
resources, historical sites and landmarks, aesthetic integrity, safety, and the
high quality of life in the Community.
3. PROTECTION. To protect the entire Eagle Rock area from incompatible
land uses and encroachment upon its basic residential character and its best
qualities as a place to live.
4. DEVELOPMENT. To seek and abet harmonious development of land and
buildings within the Community that is consistent with the character and
history of the neighborhoods, and to foster harmonious relationships between
Community residents and developers pursuing those same ends.
5. COOPERATION. To promote cooperation among Community residents and
Community organizations concerning land-use, planning and zoning matters and
other matters affecting the quality of life in the Community, to disseminate
data and information on pertinent problems and issues, and to cultivate good
relationships with other communities in the Northeast Los Angeles District, the
surrounding cities of Glendale, Pasadena and La Canada Flintridge, as well as
all communities citywide.
6. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING. To promote comprehensive knowledge and
understanding of the Community and its heritage, and of the need to protect the
area's "small town" atmosphere and character.
7. GOVERNMENT. To work with the City and County of Los Angeles and the
State of California toward the implementation and enforcement of legislation
pertinent to the Association's objectives and welfare.
8. LOCAL SCHOOLS. To work with all parts of the community to improve
local schools within Eagle Rock.
9. EDUCATION. To promote public awareness and education of issues
affecting Eagle Rock.
The TERA Board generally meets the third Monday of each month except around the
holidays, and we hold public meetings at the Eagle Rock Community Cultural
Center approximately every other month. Attendance at public meetings is
preferred but not mandatory. It is highly desirable for Board members to
be computer-savvy or at least be computer-acquainted. All nominees are
asked to submit a biographical statement of 150 words or less explaining their
qualifications, experience, and what they can offer to help TERA reach the goal
of high quality of life for all who live in Eagle Rock.
If you know a TERA member who meets the foregoing qualifications and who would
be willing to devote a certain amount of time and energy furthering TERA's
goals, any TERA member may submit that individual's name for nomination. A
final slate of nominees is determined by the Nominating Committee, consisting
of at least two but not more than five Board members, excluding the president.
Please call (323) 259-TERA, mail to TERA, P. O. Box 41453, Eagle Rock, CA
90041, or e.mail ktln@aol.com with your submissions. Deadline
for submission of nominees and their bios is May 10, 2002.
13. "THE NEW CRISIS IN HEALTH CARE" TOPIC OF OCCIDENTAL
POLICY FORUM -- MAY 7
Leading health care experts from the public, private, and non-profit sectors
will discuss "The New Crisis in Health Care" on Tuesday, May 7, in
the latest Occidental College Policy Forum on the Occidental campus.
The distinguished panel includes Grantland Johnson, secretary of the California
Health and Human Services Agency; David Lawrence, M.D., chairman and CEO of
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals; Robert Ross, M.D., president and
CEO of The California Endowment; and Susan Fleischman, M.D., medical director
of the Venice Family Clinic, the country's largest free clinic.
Occidental Senior Fellow Matt Miller, a syndicated columnist and host of KCRW's
"Left, Right & Center," will host the 4:30 p.m. discussion in
Occidental's Keck Theater. The event is free and open to the public with
seating available on a first-come, first-served basis. A question-and-answer
session will follow the panel discussion.
"This month's announcement by the California Public Employees Retirement
System that premiums will increase 25 percent next year was just the latest
indicator of the crisis of affordability in health care," says Miller.
"With the number of uninsured in the United States at 40 million and
growing, new cutbacks in Medicaid due to state budget shortfalls, and the
increasing fragility of trauma networks, our panel's examination of the health
care industry couldn't be more timely."
Appointed by Governor Gray Davis in 1999, California HHSA Secretary Grantland
Johnson heads an agency with a total budget of more than $50 billion that is
responsible for providing health, mental health, and a variety of other
critical services to Californians. Johnson is the former regional director for
Region IX of the federal Department of Health and Human Services, which
includes California and six other western states and territories.
For the past 10 years David Lawrence, M.D. has served as CEO of Kaiser Health
Plan and Hospitals, America's leading integrated health care organization
serving the needs of 8.3 million members in nine states and the District of
Columbia. Board certified in general preventive medicine and the recipient of a
master's degree in public health from the University of Washington, Lawrence is
a well-known advocate of integrated health care and technological innovation.
The former director of Health and Human Services in San Diego County, Robert
Ross, M.D. is CEO of The California Endowment, the private foundation
established in 1996 by Blue Cross of California. As the state's largest health
foundation, the Endowment's mission is to expand access to affordable, quality
health care for underserved individuals and communities, and to improve the
health status of all Californians.
As medical director of the Venice Free Clinic, Susan Fleischman, M.D. oversees
the clinical practice at the largest free clinic in the country, serving more
than 17,000 medically indigent patients at three sites. An assistant clinical
professor of medicine at UCLA Medical School, Fleischman is acting chair of the
national advisory council to the National Health Service Corps.
The Occidental Policy Forum was created to give senior fellows the means to
convene leading cultural, political and economic figures to address vital
public issues. The position of senior fellow at Occidental was created through
an innovative grant from the J. Paul Getty Trust to support solution-oriented
public journalism.
Maps and directions to the Occidental campus can be found online at
http://www.oxy.edu/oxy/welcome/directions/index.html. A full transcript of the
program will be posted on the Occidental website.
14. LETTERS AND E.MAILS
"Thanks a thousand times for the 'should I stucco' article -- this is
exactly what I have been thinking about writing myself, and now I have a
version better than I could even imagine. Thanks, thanks, thanks !!!
I will copy and reprint and distribute where needed. Also, I have a
possible Tagalog translator, and I'll get back to you if you still need
it." [Editor's note: yes, we still need a Tagalog translator.]
-- Carol Cetrone, Eagle Rock resident and TERA member
"Thank you for the information on the [TERA] newsletters. We would
be happy to be a pick-up location for the newsletters if that would work for
you [yes!]. I look forward to reading it once it arrives this week, and
thank you very much for all your hard work in getting it all together and all
the various other things you do to keep Eagle Rock hopping."
-- Dan Jordinelli, owner, Jordinelli and Associates, Realtors, and TERA member
"I strongly urge Walgreens and the Developer to adaptively re-use the
Shopping Bag Building. This is a sound structure with historical meaning
in our community and there is no good reason to tear it down! Re-use
would also help restore the image of Walgreens and our councilman, which up to
now are seen as flagrant rule benders who have ignored the wishes of thousands
of residents/customers. Eagle Rock is definitely an up and coming
neighborhood, please join us. Sincerely --"
-- David Shumate, Eagle Rock property owner, voter, potential customer, and
TERA member
"I am so glad you included the piece regarding stucco and those hideous
aluminum slider windows!! My house was done over with stucco, back in the 50's,
but luckily, they were too lazy or cheap to replace the windows. When ever I
look out my original 1916 front windows, with the little panes on top, I am
very thankful for that oversight. One of the first major repairs will be to do
something about that stucco!! [Editor's note: Stucco CAN be removed.
Many formerly stuccoed homes in the Bungalow Heaven neighborhood in
Pasadena have been restored to their original early-20th-century condition --
proper preservation of older homes is why that neighborhood is so lovely, is a
joy to live in, and commands higher real estate prices.]
I want to scream when I see someone take out wood frame windows
and put in those cheap-looking awful aluminum things. They make a house look
like a cheap utility shed. Someone bought a house up the street from me
recently, and the first thing she did was cut down the two beautiful trees out
front, stucco the place, put in aluminum sliders, turning a quaint bungalow
into something like a temporary structure at a construction site! I said to my
friend, 'Well, she just lost about $40,000!!'"
-- Sean Harrington, Eagle Rock resident
"We sure don't need another drug store in Eagle Rock! How about a
Whole Foods Market at the old Shopping Bag location? I have to go to
Glendale every time I want to go to Whole Foods. The old Shopping Bag building
would be just the right size for one of their stores.
Thanks for your efforts in preserving this building (I hope it is preserved)
and in keeping Eagle Rock as a unique, homey place."
-- E. Tambi, Eagle Rock resident
"What can we do to send out that wonderful information regarding stucco?
I would be willing to walk a flier up to every new household."
[Editor's note: Feel free to print it from the e.letter.]
-- Anita Hultman, Eagle Rock resident and TERA member
"It would be nice if the whole newsletter were translated into Spanish,
rather than just translating the parts about the evils of stucco and aluminum
windows. I like homes in their original state as much as the next person,
but I find it deeply offensive that the only part of this newsletter which is
translated into Spanish is the part that appears to be geared toward
enlightening 'bad' Latino homeowners.
Translate the entire newsletter and let everyone participate in enjoying a
neighborhood we all belong to and support."
-- Wendy DeBoer, Highland Park resident
[Editor's note: We agree it would be wonderful to present the e.letter each
week not only in Spanish, but also in all languages spoken in the Eagle Rock
and Northeast Los Angeles areas. If there is anyone out there who would
be willing to translate our e.letter each week into Spanish, Tagalog, Korean,
Cantonese, Armenian, Vietnamese, Farsi, Cambodian (Khmer), Hebrew, Thai,
Japanese, Arabic, Mandarin, Russian, or other, please let us know.
Thanks.]
15. QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"Around
the country historic preservation is the one form of economic development that
is simultaneously community development."
--
Donovan Rypkema, "Historic Preservation Is Smart Growth"
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President, The Eagle Rock Association (TERA)