La Mirada Football Falls to Downey/Recycling Event/Meet School Candidates
The La Mirada High School football team lost against Downey back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday as Gateway League play got underway. The Matadores took a blow against the Downey Vikings, falling 45-7 at Goodman Stadium. The...
News Bites October 2024
From our X feed: Well over one hundred people packed the Activity Center this past Wednesday for the City Council District 2 Candidates Forum.Michelle Velasquez-Bean, Chris Pflanzer, Dan Siwak and John Sarega shared their vision and ideas with the captivated and engaged audience.The winner will...
La Mirada Election Update
It’s official. Four candidates will face each other in the Special Municipal Election for La Mirada City Council-District 2 on November 5th. The nomination period ended on August 9th with four candidates successfully filing their papers, Michelle Velasquez Bean, Chris Pflanzer, John Sarega and Dan...
News Bites August 2024-Community Heroes Edition
La Mirada Kiwanis Club Members Honored as 2024 Women of the Year La Mirada Kiwanis Club members Dr. Cathy Alvarez and Patty Miller were recognized recently for their valuable contributions to the community as 2024 Women of the Year award recipients. Dr. Alvarez was honored...
Parents defend swimming coach amid abuse allegations
Two parents of young swimmers took the podium up at last week's La Mirada City Council meeting to defend U.S. Olympic artistic swimming coach Hiea-Yoon Kang, who was suspended from her coaching position at Splash! La Mirada Regional Aquatics Center amid a reported investigation into...
New Goodman Stadium Opens at La Mirada High School
Hundreds of students, staff, residents and local dignitaries celebrated at La Mirada High School this past Thursday evening at the grand opening ceremony of the new Goodman Stadium, marking the completion of the school's latest athletic facilities project. The stadium, part of a larger project...
The Market by Superior calling it quits in La Mirada
The La Mirada Blog has learned that The Market by Superior, located at 12721 Valley View Avenue at Imperial Highway, is closing its doors at the end of June. Superior Grocers is one of the largest independently-owned chains of grocery stores in Southern California, beginning...
News and Happenings Around Town May 2024
Free Symphony Concert-The Pops are Back On Sunday May 19, the La Mirada Theatre stage will come alive with the voices of Natalie Salins and James Salazar as they embark on a musical journey through Hollywood at the highly anticipated pops concert. Both artists will...
News and Happenings Around Town April 2024
Lunchtime Eclipse A total solar eclipse will take place on Monday, April 8, visible across North America it will cut a swath through the continental US. The Great North American Eclipse will first appear in the La Mirada area about 11:07 a.m. local time, but...
Editorial-La Mirada has Responsive City Government
In it's nearly 64-year history as a city, La Mirada has always exceled in executing the two basic functions of local government: maintaining the roads and keeping the public safe. The community is known for its lengthy, green, manicured roadways and is consistently recognized as...