The restaurant would be built at the site of the The Carriage coffee shop, meaning the long standing landmark in La Mirada would be toast-no pun intended.

This is sure to set off mixed emotions in the community, as some would say The Carriage, and its iconic sign in particular, are as synonymous with La Mirada as the olive tree, still others would say the site has deteriorated in recent years.

Our sources at city hall tell us residents in the surrounding area will be receiving notices of the upcoming public hearing in the mail beginning Monday March 10th and some as early as this Friday.

As of now, the owners of the property, Rich Development, have not returned our phone calls.

Also, we are attempting to contact the manager of The Carriage. His wife, who was on-site today has told us the Carriage employees would be very disappointed if the permit is allowed.

We will be following this story as it develops.