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El Sereno Resident Ray De La Fuente
Inducted To The CA Boxing Hall Of Fame
BAD
NEIGHBORS
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Ray “Ramon” De La Fuente and Elvis Presley mixing it up in
the ring during the filming of the movie, “Kid Galahad.”
LA Times Mirror – January 2nd, 1962
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By Hugo Garcia
Long time El Sereno resident
Ray De La Fuente was recently
inducted into California Boxing
Hall of Fame. Ray was born in
Los Angeles in 1936 and began
to box at the tender age of 10 in
1946.
Trained at the Teamsters Gym
in downtown Los Angeles. Ray
fought throughout Southern California, including Lincoln Park in
an outdoor ring by the old merrygo-round location. Ray moved to
El Sereno in 1970. Some of Ray’s
career highlights include:
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1954: While attending Cathedral High School Ray was named
the “Outstanding Fighter” of
the Southern California Golden
Gloves Tournament.
1955: Ray turned professional
boxer at 18 years of age.
1955 thru 1960: Span of Ray’s
professional boxing career 1961
Ray also acted in the movie, “The
Young Savages”, starring Shelly
Winters, Bert Lancaster and Telly
Savalas.
1962: Ray stars in the movie
“Kid Galahad” with Elvis Presley
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Fremont Ave
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Maycrest
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Eastern Ave
El Sereno Farmers Market
Is Located @ the corner of
Huntington Drive & Maycrest Ave
Huntington Drive
Made by Hand and...
Value in Vintage
Better than Naked was born a
couple of years ago, but only fully
launched about twelve months
ago on the online store Etsy.
Initially the project was a
partnership, but soon after Stacey
Steffe took over the reigns as sole
proprietor.
For Stacey, this solo traveling store proves to be a revolt
from all that she has ever known.
Growing up in Central California, all she ever wanted to do
was to move to LA to dive into
the corporate world and to work
in one of those magnificent skyscrapers.
When she finally was able to
make her dreams come true, she
realized that she was dreaming
the wrong dream. She did not
want to be the assistant in “Devil
Wears Prada” after all. So she
quit her corporate life and combined two of her loves, vintage
items and photography, to produce
Samuels Creations
Lichas Flowers
Better than Naked.
Although the early 90’s could be
considered vintage now, Stacey
chooses to sell items from the 80s
and below.
The 60s and 70s are her favorites,
and looks to her task as “saving
pieces of time.”
To her, the importance lies more
in the connection between the
client and the little treasures she
provides than on the return in
sales. People can buy “vintage
at vintage prices.”
Better than Naked is riding the
serendipitous wave of do-it-yourself projects. It is perfect timing
to stress quality, recycling and to
open pop-up shops. And her new
trade has allowed Stacey to do
what she most wants to do now,
“be true to myself.”
Every week she brings new
vintage items at great prices to
the El Sereno Farmers Market.
Come check out the treasures.
Potful of succulents
Cooking Herbs
Handmade Chimes
Potted Trees
Seasonal Flowers
Mardies Munchies
Chocolate Bundt Cake
Layered Brownies
Red Velvet Cupcakes
Soft Cookies
Freshly made,
no additives
Local Small Family
Owned Business
Community
Pink Inspirations
Five years ago Monique Barraza
was handed a life-altering fate. Her
mother had just died from an extended
struggle with breast cancer, affecting
her deeply. But choosing not to let
this tragedy consume her, in a little
over two months after her mother’s
death, she started a foundation
named after her mother, Abigail
Barraza.
The Abigail Barraza Foundation
is based out of Santa Fe Springs,
but it serves a far greater community. From the beginning, Monique
concentrated her breast cancer
education efforts on areas where
there was a lack of awareness. She
quickly discovered that there was a
great need among Latinas.
Regularly visiting shelters, Monique
spends an hour each time teaching the
basics on prevention. She visits
places such as the Tarzana Treatment
Center, the Pennylane family centers,
and various health fairs. Apart from
the education aspect, she concentrates
her efforts on fundraising for an individual in need. This she does by
creating alternative, fashionable
pink bows that she sells at
farmer’s markets.
The fashion aspect has developed
into a new direction that includes
little girls. The foundation
now sponsors Little Diva for a
Cure parties. Girls can enjoy
an afternoon of dress up and
shopping, while raising funds
to help a woman in need.
Currently, at the El Sereno
Farmers Market, the funds
raised at these new pink parties
have helped Isabel, a single
mother of four, who is still
going through chemotherapy.
Struggling to survive off her
Medi-cal, and with no employment,
the efforts of the Abigail Barraza Foundation have helped
Isabel stay afloat during this
difficult time.
Although the last few years
have been a roller coaster ride for
Monique, she realizes that she is on
the right path. She strongly believes
that everything is guided, and the
memory of her mother pushes her to
help others. Whether in education
Tales from the Eastside
Before Betty became a Reyes, she had a German last name. Married
at the age of 16, while attending Lincoln High School, she came to
reside in El Sereno in the 1950s. Initially working as a teacher, she
decided she wanted to work from home, so she took up the craft of
making porcelain dolls.
Going to downtown LA to get her business license, the clerk stated
that she was getting in at a great time for doll-making as there was
lots of money to be made. She did make dolls for close to thirty years,
while also teaching classes to her neighbors in her backyard. The
dolls come in all shades of skin color, just like the neighbors that have
resided on her street these 60 years. But, of all her students, she feels
that her best students were the Mexicans. “They were very creative.”
or assistance, the Abigail Barraza
Foundation is creating a new look
for hope.
Host your own Little Divas party
at the Abigail Barraza Foundation
booth on Fridays at the El Sereno
Farmers Market.
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Heirloom Tomatoes ready
in August and coming
soon to the El Sereno
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By Kimberly Bueno
When students hear the words “Back
to School”, a bad thought comes to their
mind. They don’t want to go back to working
on homework or schoolwork and dealing
with teachers. Many students don’t want
to learn and rather have fun and relax instead.
Some of them just go to school to meet up
with friends or because they are forced by
their parents, but I believe that students
should go so they could learn and do well
in the future.
Having a career in life is the most
important thing. You could buy yourself
anything you want and live happy instead
of working at a fast food place that won’t
get you anywhere. One of the biggest problems causing this, is kids believe that by
doing well in their last school grade level
will get you to a good college or university
but it won’t.
You have to start early and think about college
once you enter high school. So my suggestion
for students is focus on preparing for college
even if you are entering as a freshman.
I currently attend Woodrow Wilson High
School and I am a 10th grader. My biggest
dream is to attend Harvard University and
become a lawyer of criminal justice. I
want to put criminals in jail and keep them
away from hurting anything or anyone else
in the future. I have been dreaming about
this ever since I was much younger.
The movie “Legally Blonde” with Reese
Witherspoon inspired me to want to go
to Harvard. I like arguing and always
winning. I found it to be my passion. But
to make this come true, I have to work hard
at it. The only thing that is going to get
me there is my hard work at school. So a
few things that I am looking forward to is
doing well in all my classes. My goal is to
get straight A’s and achieve a high GPA. I
am going to work hard at my homework
and classwork. I am going to try and get a
tutor to help me when I do not understand
my homework or to help me prepare for
upcoming tests.
Another thing I am looking forward in
joining as many clubs as I can. Participating in
clubs is very important for college. However, that is not my only reason to joining
them; I want to express myself at school
and discover all of the events that are available
out there. Some clubs involve helping
other people or the city and I believe that
is also very important because it will show
how great of a person you can be and you
can possibly change some ones life.
Another thing I am looking forward to
is meeting new friends. I want to meet
new friends that will be trustworthy and
like me for who I am. I don’t want to be
friends with people who waste my time
and backstab me. I want this year to be
fun and drama free. But school and life is
not always perfect because there are things
that I am certainly not looking forward to
is drama. High school is all about drama.
I hope nothing happens, but I cannot count
on it.
Another thing I am not looking forward
to is tests. I am bad at test because I get
really nervous and sometimes answer
problems wrong when I think they are correct.
Those are the things I am not looking
forward to.
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“I am going to work hard to make it to
Harvard and I Will Not Quit”
I hope this article inspires other students
to do well. You can also still have fun with
friends. School doesn’t have to always
involve focusing on studies. You can hang
out, look out for cute guys, and just have
FUN!!!
High school should be about having the
best time of your life. I interviewed some
of my friends about this subject “Back to
School, what it means to you”. My friend
Diana Lopez who also attends Wilson and
will be entering 10th grade as well is not
excited about returning to school. She said
“I hate when August comes because that
is the last month you get to just hang out
and relax because once September comes
it’s all about having tons of homework and
projects.”
Diana even let me share that her freshman
year didn’t go so great. For her final report
card she got a D for two of her classes and
had to make it up at summer school. Even
though she does not know what she wants
to be in the future she says “I want to start
focusing on doing well because I don’t
want to have a lousy job. I want to make
my mother happy and let her know I am
a smart person and could be responsible.
Then maybe I could buy her a house when
I’m older.” She has her goal this year and
hopes that she will continue this for the
next two years of high school.
My other friend Victoria Martinez who
also attends Wilson and will be entering the
10th grade is actually excited to go back.
She said “I am happy because I will finally
see everyone and get back to work.” Even
though she hopes to be more involved in
school, she says “I will try my best”.
Many of my other friends are not so
excited for example another friend I
interviewed whom I will not mention her
name said “I am not happy and wishes
school was banned from the country!” She
is not willing to try her best and does not
have any plans for college. She does not
know what she wants to do.
This school year the best thing to do is
focus on what you are really there for.
Study, have fun and go to many dances as
possible. Have fun because high school is
the place where you want to live it up. So
everyone, get ready, pack your school supplies and head back to work.
Most of all, Have Fun and Do Well.
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Real Estate Agencies Not Being Good Neighbors
Community Members Take Charge To Create a Change
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Results!
This is how we found this home with over grown weeds. Community members got involved to create the change you observe
on the right photo. It all took place less that one week after THE VOICE made contact with the realtor.
By Carlos Morales
On July 7th, community member Jesse Orozco wrote to us
on our facebook fan page THE
VOICE COMMUNITY NEWS
about foreclosed homes in our
community that were not being
maintained. Orozco wrote “I have
noticed that realty companies are
being careless and homes are
becoming eyesores, some homes
have weeds 3 feet tall. Could our
Councilman get involved & call
out these companies to get these
homes somewhat presentable.
We maintain our home and it is
embarrassing to see these homes
looking like crack houses. I love
El Sereno, I have lived here all
my life!”
Timing is everything because a
couple of days later, LA Mayor
Villaraigosa and LAFD Chief
Peaks took a publicized Aerial
Tour on a helicopter of High Risk
Brush Areas last week which
included Eagle Rock; East Los
Angeles; Echo Park; Glassell Park;
Los Feliz; Montecito Heights;
Monterey Hills; Mount Washington;
Silver Lake and El Sereno.
THE VOICE decided to take
our own community tour on a
bike and came across this house
that is FOR SALE located at
4209 Lowell Ave in El Sereno.
The realtors sign in front of the
home belonged to Century 21
MASTERS out of WALNUT,
CA. This was a great example
of what our reader Jesse Orozco
was writing to us about.
We took these pictures and
called the number, and asked to
speak with the realtor who was
selling this home I was transferred
to John Flores. I identified myself and alerted John that we
were writing an article about real
estate agents not keeping properties
in a clean and presentable condition;
it lowers our property values,
and is also a fire and safety hazard for the nearby homeowners. He
refused to discuss the issue and
said “We are no longer in charge
of this property and that he was
going to have the sign removed”
I asked him to give me the info
on the people who own the
home, Flores replied “I will not,
and stated “WELLS FARGO”
has taken it over.” We told him
that these weeds did not grow
overnight, and that by the looks
of this sign it has been here for
some time”.
We asked John for assistance to
resolve this problem and asked
him, “How would feel, if this
home was located next door to
your home in that condition?
He did not want to be part of the
solution and hung up.
We immediately contacted Arturo
Gonzalez with Councilman
Huizar’s office and he was aware
of this particular property and explained to THE VOICE that this
property was reported to Building
and Safety by CD 14 staff on June
23rd, which prompted building
and safety officials to write a
letter to the realtor to clear the
brush. The realtor called back on
July 1st and said it will be done
in a couple of days. It has been
over a month later and you can
see what we found.
A couple of readers suggested
that we, as community members
must get involved to create solutions
in our community.
HERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY!
We asked our fans of “THE
VOICE COMMUNITY NEWS”
to call CENTURY 21 MASTERS
and let them know how they
felt. The strategy worked, LESS
THAN ONE WEEK of our phone
calls the property was cleaned.
We thank Jessie for becoming
involved in our community, fans of
THE VOICE and CD14 Staff for
stepping up.
If you see other properties in the
area that have been neglected by
Real Estate Agencies or Banks
contact the your Councilmans
office, then contact THE VOICE
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Ray De La Fuente
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IN THE AREA
Continued from page 1
2008: Ray was also inducted into the
Golden State Boxing Association Hall of
Fame and presented with the “Don Fraser
Lifetime Achievement Award.”
In June, 2010: Ray was inducted into
the California Boxing Hall of Fame
and
received a certificate from City
of LA Councilmember Bernard Parks and
County Supervisor Mark-Ridley Thomas.
Induction Ceremonies were held on Saturday, June 26th at the ”Empire Room”
of the Sportmen’s Lodge, in Studio City,
CA.
Other Honorees included: Bazooka
Limon, Art Hafey, Bob Arum, Shawn
O’Grady, Enrique Bolanos, Joey Barnum,
Tony Cerda Jr. and Lupe Aquino.
Special Honored Guests: Danny Lopez,
Carlos Palomino, “Gato” Gonzales,
Danny Valdez, Genaro Hernandez, Chris
Arreola and Shane Mosley.
Ray comes from a family rich in boxing tradition. His brother Orlando was
inducted into the California Boxing Hall
of Fame in 2008. His brother Rudy also
boxed and was the “Police Olympic Champion” two years running. Ray’s Father,
Bob “Fuentes” aka as “Big Bob”, standing 6’- 4”, was inducted into the California Boxing Hall of Fame in 2009. Ray’s
“Uncle Tony”, was also inducted into the
California Boxing Hall of Fame in 2009.
Uncle Tony was scheduled to fight with
legendary Heavyweight Champion, Jack
Dempsey, aka, the “Manassa Mauler” in
a bout that was cancelled. Uncle Tony
fought Max Baer in 1924. In Ray’s boxing career he lost only one fight. Another
type of fight that Ray was involved with
was his involvement in the struggle against
the proposed 710 Freeway thru El Sereno
beginning in 1989 with the newly formed
El Sereno Organizing Committee.
The second incident took place
on Saturday, July 31st, around
5pm in the Rose Hills area near
the corner of Sardonyx Street and
Mercury Streets (just one block
west of Rose Hills Park).
A 14 year old girl was walking
on 4400 block of Sardonyx Street
near Galena Street. A brown van
pulled up along the child and
said “GET IN”, the child did not
understand what the man said
and was a little puzzled, and the
man repeated himself and said “I
SAID TO GET IN”
Luckily the child was meeting
her cousin who was waiting at
the corner at Mercury, they ran
to meet and embraced each other,
and the man in the van drove past
them then circled again.
Suspect Description: Male
Hispanic, 30- 40 years of age,
heavy set, dark complexion,
black or dark brown very greasy
straight hair combed towards the
front toward bang area, heavy
thick brushy eyebrows.
Vehicle Description: 1990
Brown Ford Aero-star mini van.
If you see these vehicles matching the description, please contact LAPD Detective Zamora@
323/342-8906 or 877 ASK LAPD
or THE VOICE @ 323/221-7400.
We suggest you save our number
on your cell phone.
We do not why LAPD was not
contacted by City of Los Angeles
General Services Police. LAPD
did not know of this incident until
we alerted them to it.
Why are PUBLIC SAFETY
OFFICERS which are being paid
and not doing their job by notifying
LAPD that patrols our community?
They have placed our community
in danger by not making this public.
“An Informed Community Is A
Strong Community”
Carlos Morales
the library collection of contemporary
books.
The committee recently, held a very
successful fundraiser at Shakey’s
Restaurant in Alhambra on Friday,
August 6th and raised a total of
$3,000 that evening.
THE VOICE attended the fundraiser
and we spoke with Peter Cabrera,
Armando Estrada both from the class
of ’77 and Bettina Chacon Mulano
the class of 1976.
Estrada stated “Our group is formed
from many graduating classes of Wilson High and thanks to Peter Cabrera who was already working with
many of us on a Toy Drive this past
December in the honor
of Matt Espinoza.
In one week we collected
1,500 brand new toys and
donated them to Huntington Memorial
Hospital
in Pasadena.” Cabrera
said “Our goal is to raise
25,000 dollars for our
school.
All new book donations
will be collected only by
way of a Barnes & Noble book fair scheduled
to be held October 1st
thru October 15th. Stated
Estrada.
Mulano said, “We are on a roll
and there is nothing that will stop
us from achieving our goal, we love
our school it has provided us with
terrific friendships and memories”.
The group has also set up a Dodgers
Night fundraiser on Friday August
20th and a Stateline Turn Around on
Saturday September 11th.
For more info visit http://wilsonmulesbookdrive.org for the latest
updates and developments.
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“A Library Is The Heart Of Any School”
Due to school district budget
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In the words of Wilson’s Teacher
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However, based on current
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In response to this alarming diagnosis,
a committee, consisting mostly of
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The Wilson High School Book
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THE VOICE has learned about
two recent Attempted Child
Abductions. Our investigation
has confirmed that they did happen
and have alerted LAPD Officials
and Councilman Jose Huizar’s
staff of these attempts in the area.
Here are the brief details:
On Wednesday, July 28th,
between 4pm – 4:30pm a little boy
was riding his bike near El Sereno
Park. Alert community members
reported to THE VOICE that a
man in an old white van pulled
up to the curb, next to the boy,
open the door and told the boy
“GET IN”, the boy quickly rode
away from the van to his mother
who was nearby. A BLUE van
was also seen following the white
one.
A police report was made to a
City of Los Angeles General
Services “PUBLIC SAFETY
POLICE” which we later confirmed
thru our investigation.
Suspect Description: Male,
Hispanic, dirty looking, with dogs
in the van.
Vehicle Description: Old White
van with dolls tied up to the front
and rear bumpers - one of them
was a “Rugrat” type character.
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Original Club Charter Established 1893
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Pedestrians, Bike Riders and Motorist to “Share the Road”
The California Highway Patrol
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and local agencies, is continuing its
year-long enforcement and educational campaign to reduce the
number of injury and fatal traffic
collisions among pedestrians and
bicyclists on the streets of unincorporated East Los Angeles.
According to the CHP’s Statewide Traffic Records System
(SWITRS),
642
pedestrians
and 130 bicyclists were killed
in
collisions statewide in 2008.
Statistics show another 13,405
pedestrians were injured in crashes
along with 11,760 bicyclists.
In an effort to reduce these
occurrences, the CHP secured a
grant for approximately $237,000
from the State Office of Traffic Safety
through the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration. The
grant provides funding for traffic safety
educational
programs, public
awareness campaigns, increased
patrol and protective equipment
for pedestrians and bicyclists
(e.g. helmets and reflective wrist
bands).
“Through education and
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improve safety out on the roadways,” said Captain Greg Peck,
commander of the CHP’s East
Los Angeles Area office.
“Everyone will have the opportunity
to talk to our officers in openforums, learn the importance of
sharing the roads, and even obtain
protective equipment which may
very well save their life.”
The project, which began April
of this year, is collaboration
between the CHP, the Metropolitan
Transportation Authority, local
community leaders and bicycle
safety advocates. It is designed to
assist law enforcement officers in
educating drivers, bicyclists and
pedestrians alike on the dangers of
ignoring the rules of the road.
The increased law enforcement
presence will continue through
March 31, 2011 at major corridors
throughout East Los Angeles (e.g.
Whittier Boulevard, Olympic
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Indiana Street, 3rd Street, Pomona
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Gold Line Eastside
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