Juice, CSULB, and Supernaw news

 New Los Altos juice store?

Nope...just a new name!

The owners of the now former Local Press Juicery are still there at 2125 N Bellflower-but now with a new name: Yago Juice,

The owners announced last week over social media to their growing customer base that they are were making a few minor changes including a new name : Yago Juice.  A banner with the new name is now hanging over the storefront.

The Yelp page for Yago Juice has already been updated  with the new name and still has that 5 Star Yelp Rating.

Click on:  Yago Yelp

CSULB back in session on Tuesday January 19

They're back!  The thousands of CSULB students will be back for the Spring 2016 semester starting Tuesday January 19th.

Local residents can expect a lot more traffic and continued parking problems as the student's settle in to the Spring semester.

While some residents may see the parking inconveniences and added traffic as bothersome- having the college right in our backyard can provide local residents with lots of opportunites.  

CSULB Sports teams like basketball at the Pyramid or baseball at Blair Field can make for an inexpensive family outing.  CSULB offers the Kids Beach Club with special benefits for kids under 13 and FREE admission to all games for just $20 (see links below).

During the summer CSULB also offers close-by Summer Camps for numerous youth activities (link below).

In addition, the Carpenter Center and University Art Museum offer outstanding world class events.

Plus, if you have never been to the peaceful Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden, you are missing one of Long Beach's hidden gems that include a koi pond with 25 cent pay food dispensers so the kids ( or you) can feed the fish.  Plus-admission is FREE!

So while the CSULB students take advantage of all Long Beach has to offer- return the favor and take advantage of what our local university has to offer. For more information CLICK ON:

CSULB Baseball

CSULB Basketball

CSULB Beach Kids Club

University Art Museum

Carpenter Center

Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden

Councilman Daryl Supernaw has 4 more years begining in April

No one filed to run on the April 2016 ballot against the popular 4th District Councilman Daryl Supernaw by the Friday January 15th deadline.  

Supernaw will therefore automatically be re-elected and the 4th District residents are spared the 3rd local election for a councilman in less than two years.

Former Los Altos homeless man passes

Former homeless man who "lived" at the 
Los Altos Center passes away in dignity

Photo of Richard Clough memorial by LBReport.com

Richard Clough, a long-time homeless man who for years spent his days in the Los Altos Center North parking lot by the Bank of America, died earlier this month- but he did not die homeless.

Thanks to intense efforts by a team of City of Long Beach personal   that were brought together by 4th District Councilman Daryl Supernaw's office, Richard Clough was able to spend his last days in comfort and dignity in his own home. 

After his election this year, one of the first challenges presented to Councilman Supernaw was Mr. Clough's homelessness.  Supernaw was contacted by Los Altos Center business people about the chronic homeless man spending his days in the shopping center.  Private efforts to keep Mr. Clough off the streets had failed.

The Fourth District Councilman met with the business people and started to contact and gather city services. Local residents had long been trying to help Mr. Clough- even getting him temporary housing. 

After a team from the various City of Long Beach agencies was assembled by Supernaw's office to work on Mr. Clough's problems related to his chronic homelessness, Clough was eventually sucessfully placed in permanent housing. 

That team included: Susan Price Manager of the City of Long Beach Community Health; Teresa Chandler, City of Long Beach Homless Services Ofiicer; Shannon Parker, City of Long Beach Chronic Homeless Iniative Coordinator and LBPD Officer Clausia Lopez.

By accounts of those familiar with his case, Mr. Clough was happy and content with his new home even as his poor health started to disintegrate rapidly. 

Clough passed away-no longer homeless-on November 3rd.

At last month's Back-to-Back 4th District Community Meetings, Councilman Supernaw announced that his office was forming a 4th District Homeless Taskforce.

LBReport.com has the story of the Los Altos Center memorial at the Bank of America dedicated  to Mr. Clough (Click here: LBREPORT ).

This month's Back-to-Back 4th District Council meetings are this Tuesday November 24 at the Los Altos Library-6:30 pm-7:30 pm and Wednesday November 25 at the Orazaba Park Center- 6:30-7:30 pm. 
For more information click here: 4th Newsletter .

New juice place and Dunn Edwards moves

Local Press Juicery opens at Los Altos Center as a healthy local alternative

The long awaited  replacement to the popular Los Altos  Hole Mole has opened at the Los Altos Center.

Local Press Juicery is the newest addition to the unique stores and services found at the Los Altos Center. East Long Beach's first juice store is owned by  long time East Long Beach resident Paulo Lopez .

Acai bowl

The all organic Local Press Juicery specializes in using Acai berries and Pitaya (dragon fruit) - both known for having the highest anti-oxidant qualities.  Lopez said that they do not add ice to the Pitaya inspired smoothies- just 100% ingredients. Another specialty are the Acai Bowls (Pitaya bowls are also available) - a way to eat your drink!

While many juice enthusiasts adhere to juice cleansing program, Lopez feels that that juice maintence program is more beneficial.   To that end, Local Press Juicery will include a weekly subscription service.  When signing up on the website (coming soon) subscribers will get a weekly delivery of  juice.  "It's like the old milkman but with juice!" Lopez said.  The delivery will be free to juice subscribers.

Local Press Juicery will be reaching out to business meeting planners to include a juice option with their breakfast meeting planning.

Last week was the soft opening with a grand opening planned for early December. Local Press Juicery will be open 7 am - 7 pm Monday- Saturday and until 5 pm on Sundays. 

Los Altos Dunn Edwards Paints moves

The Los Altos Dunn Edwards Paints has relocated to  Lakewood Blvd. and Willow Street.  The new space at 2533 N. Lakewood Blvd is located in a new building adjacent to the Shoe City lot across from Spires and the Holiday Inn.

The Los Altos store was in the former bank building at 2211 Bellflower Blvd.   That lot has long been rumored to be one of the two possible locations of a new Walgreens ( the other being at the Traffic Circle Hooman's  Toyota space). 

Hof's "Los Altos Star" being repaired

Hof's "Los Altos Star" mystery solved

by LB4D Blog

They mystery of the Hof's Hut "Los Altos Star"  has been solved.  Los Altos Hof's Hut Manager Jairo Torres told LB4D Blog that after the blog brought it to his attention that the new star-burst topper placed on top of the new Hof's Hut sign was missing he emailed the corporate office.

Torres was told that the star will be returning after it is repaired.  Apparently a few of the lights on the starbursts "arms" were not lighting properly when it was first installed, so it was taken down to be repaired.

Torres said those repairs should be completed in two weeks and "The star will return".

Mobil station gas fire CLOSE CALL

 Quick work by LB Fire Department avoids potential catastrophe at Los Altos Mobil station

The Los Altos Mobil Station at Bellflower and Stearns and a wide area was saved from a major catastrophe early this morning according to today's newsletter from 4th District  Councilman Daryl Supernaw.

According to the Councilman's newsletter, this morning ( October 16) at approximately 3:30 am, the semi-truck with a gas tanker that was filling up the underground gas storage tanks at the Mobile Station at the corner of Bellflower and Stearns Streets caught fire due to an "electrical problem" under the semi-truck's hood.

The Councilman credit's the "quick and full-scale" response of the Long Beach Fire Department  with averting a catastrophe which Supernaw called  " the potential for being a lot worse" in his newsletter.

The Councilman's newsletter reports that the following LBFD resources responded to the early morning fire:

"Engine 22, Engine 14, Engine 4, Truck 17, Rescue 10, Foam 12, HazMat 24, Arson Unit 1 and Battalion Chief 2 for total of 28 fire personnel"

        

For the complete story of this fire and another apartment building fire last week in the 4th District see the Councilman Supernaw's weekly newsletter here:  Supernaw's Weekly

Los Altos PIEOLOGY Grand Opening

 Los Altos Pieology Grand Opening Wednesday 10/7/15

After a soft opening this week, the Los Altos Pieology will hold its official grand Opening on Wednesday October 7, 2015.  The official ribbon cutting will be at 10 am.

 Pieology will occupy the former Baja Fresh (which lost its lease) space at the Los Altos Center South and will become  Long Beach's first Pieology Pizza restaurant.

 

The franchise chain has over 30 Southern California locations and features custom made-to-order "hand crafted" pizza's cooked in an open-flame oven and promised in around five minutes from ordering.

The chain does not currently offer alcohol.

Pieology will face a tough Los Altos area pizza market with long time local family favorite Ecco's Pizza across Bellflower, CSULB student favorite Deli News across Stearns and Toppings Custom Pizza at the Traffic Circle Center.

For the menu click on: PIEOLOGY

Los Altos Pieology

(Long Beach Bellflower)
2092 N. Bellflower Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90815
562.430.5890

New Hof's Hut sign lights up Los Altos skyline

New Hof's Hut sign lights up Los Altos skyline

On Monday, the Los Altos Hoff's Hut got a new sign that is making a big impact on the Los Altos skyline.

The 50's -style red sign features a retro Atomic-style starburst above it.

 At night the red appears to fade away to give the sign a  black appearence under the new bright glow of the neon-like lights as the starburst shines  above Bellflower Blvd.

The new sign is a great indicator that the always busy Los Altos Hof's Hut is being invested in as the owners Hofman Hospitality Group company continues to expand its other restaurants. Lucille's BBQ took over the PCH/Second Hof's Hut in a remodel and the 2nd Street Hof's Hut became a new high-end Saint and Second branded  restaurant.

Hofman  Hospitality Group franchises Spin! Neapolitan Pizza . The Spin  restaurants in both Los Alamitos and Huntington Beach closed.

For more information Click on HHG and Saint and Second