Latest News From The Hall
Extra Revenue is Always a Good Thing The City Council recently reviewed its annual mid-year budget report. The report showed an improving economy as key revenue sources remain stable with some expected to exceed budget estimates. Overall, General Fund operating revenues for the current year...
Newly Renovated La Mirada Library Ready to Open
La Mirada~The newly renovated La Mirada Library will fully open for business on Monday, March 20 at 4:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to visit the library for an open house and fun activities from 4:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Light refreshments will be served by the library’s...
Benton Student to Sing National Anthem at Staples
La Mirada~Britanny Fisheli will be singing the National Anthem at the Lakers/Clippers game April 1st at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The 13-year old La Mirada resident and Benton Middle School student is an aspiring singer, dancer, actress and songwriter with ten short and full-length...
âLove La Miradaâ Day of Service Event March 25th
The second annual “Love La Mirada” day of service event will be held on Saturday, March 25 from 8 a.m. to noon. Projects include cleaning up local parks, making improvements at schools, writing letters to armed forced troops, and other creative service projects. The event...
Fire Causes Major Damage at Hillsbourough Area Home
La Mirada~Firefighters responded to a structure fire at the 16000 block of Blackburn Drive last night around 7:00 p.m.A portable heater in a garage is the possible cause of the fire that caused damage to other rooms of the home.Damage is reportedly over $200,000.No injuries...
Biola University Announces Winners of 2nd Annual International Screenwriting Competition
La Mirada~Biola University’s Cinema and Media Arts Department is excited to announce the winners of its second annual international screenwriting competition. In its second year, the Cinema and Media Arts department received a record amount of entries, a few of which hailed from Nairobi, Kenya...
National Signing Day: 16 La Mirada Student-Athletes Sign Letters of Intent to Play College Ball
Earlier this month, under a rainbow of blue, white and yellow balloons, 16 La Mirada High School student-athletes signed their letters of intent on National Signing Day Feb. 1, making official the colleges and universities they will attend in the fall on full athletic scholarships....
Looking for La Mirada Garage Bands to Perform at Carnival
Organizers for the “4 La Mirada Kids” Carnival are looking for middle school and high school La Mirada garage bands to perform at this year’s event scheduled for May 5th-7th at Benton Middle School. Audition dates are Saturdays, March 4th,18th, 25th and April 1st from...
Over Half of La Mirada Residents Will Not be Voting in City Council Election
On August 3, 2016 the La Mirada City Council was served with a demand letter from MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund) stating the city was in violation of the California Voter Rights Act and had to change from an at-large election system...
Valley View Avenue Interchange Project Update
Construction on the I-5 widening of the La Mirada segment has begun. As of Wednesday, January 18, Valley View Avenue is reduced to one lane in each direction over the freeway crossing and the southbound I-5 freeway Valley View Avenue off-ramp is closed. These restrictions...