Here in Van Nuys

About, but not limited to, Van Nuys, CA.

“Ori B Fogel”

Changing Kester

Kester Avenue, a narrow North/South artery between Sepulveda and Van Nuys Boulevards, is, north of Oxnard St., an industrial and immigrant arrival point, a place of car repair shops, small apartment buildings, bodegas and liquor stores. Long neglected, like the rest of Van Nuys, it has undergone some positive change, small but not insignificant: apartment construction,…

May 5, 2015

Here in Van Nuys

Van Nuys and the Valley

“Ori B Fogel”, “Part of Sherman Oaks”, 14851 Victory, Architecture, Barry Pyle, Best Tires, Califa, City Council District #6, decay, Development, Elbar, Elbar Investments, John P Webster, Kester, Nury Martinez, Oxnard, VanNuys, William Mellenthin
The House on Kittridge and Other Matters

Last night, one of our periodic public safety meetings was held at the Columbus Avenue School. For once, the walking prostitute was not Topic A. Instead, a sitting house represented the newest threat. Seems 14926 Kittridge, a pleasant and recently remodeled single-family home, west of Kester, was sold to a group (The Village Family Services)…

November 6, 2014

Here in Van Nuys

Van Nuys and the Valley

“14926 Kittridge”, “Kathy Jo Bauer”, “Kesteridge Neighborhood”, “Ori B Fogel”, Adrin Nazarian, Busway, BVN, columbus, Community, Crime, Dumping, Gangs, Kester, LAPD Senior Lead Officer Erika Kirk, Nury Martinez, Orange Line, Policing, Property, Slumlord, The Village Family Services, Vagrancy, Van Nuys and the Valley, victory