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Copper wiring used for landlines and internet in Hacienda Heights has been stolen multiple times since April
bringing down phone and web services for the area
18 meeting between members of the Hacienda Heights Improvement Association and Frontier Communications representatives including Douglas McAllister
Frontier Communications External Affairs Vice President
but Wiener says the problem started even earlier
a rep from the City of Industry’s Sheriff Station
says the recent thefts and their effect on the community have moved the case to the department's Major Crimes Bureau
He adds that residents should be vigilant
say something,” by calling the department.Los Angeles also spoke to a detective from the Sheriff department's Major Crimes Bureau looking into the thefts as "crimes against infrastructure." He says they are addressing the thefts aggressively and putting the needed resources behind the investigation
"I am putting forward a $20,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for these thefts in Hacienda Heights,” says Hilda Solis
Los Angeles Supervisor for the first district
via written statement to Los Angeles magazine
“I am committed to continue supporting our Sheriff’s Department in its effort to solve these crimes.”The statement also acknowledges the increase in copper wire theft in Hacienda Heights and its disruption of communication services
It adds that Solis' office set up the Nov
Wiener says the area of Turnbull Canyon is more wilderness than other areas and landlines are essential for the city's large older population
like her dad Michael who has been affected by the lack of service in the area
He indicates his appointments for service never materialized and he was still being billed month after month for service he was not receiving
HHIA chair of the Public Safety committee and board member has had similar issues
She says her landline had been out since April
Both Gordon and Weiner cite Frontier’s customer service as unhelpful
Missed appointments were never rescheduled and repairs have taken way too long.“It doesn’t take seven months,” Gordon says
“Because they can restore service in hurricane areas and tornado areas
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Hacienda Heights resident Michael Weiner could not get a dial tone on his landline
He tried to get an answer from his phone company
but was told that it was a technical issue
He continued to get billed even though he couldn’t make a call
like the phone lines of many of his neighbors
was interrupted by copper wire thieves who tampered with utility poles
The problem has even temporarily forced students out of school
Weiner and his neighbors are the latest victims of a surge in copper wire theft throughout Los Angeles County
But Weiner and other Hacienda Heights residents are especially steamed that Frontier hasn’t kept them informed about the service cuts and the progress to get the lines operating again
I had wasted so many hours trying to contact them,” he said about Frontier
so we’re always concerned about emergencies
If there’s a health emergency between my wife and myself
it could be a problem if we can’t make a phone call.”
but the two rely on their landline to stay in touch with family and friends
Frontier missed scheduled service appointments
and his calls for help were routed to Frontier employees who couldn’t do anything for him
An aerial view of Hacienda Heights
Schaben / Los Angeles Times) Hacienda Heights sprawls from dense suburban housing near the 60 Freeway to the single-family homes up the circuitous narrow roads in the hills of Turnbull Canyon
Residents say cell service is spotty at best
making landlines and phone service via a Wi-Fi connection crucial
But with spotty internet access and no landlines
residents can find themselves in a perilous situation in the event of wildfire
The wire thefts in Hacienda Heights have gone beyond phone lines, though.
Students at Glen A. Wilson High School in Hacienda Heights were forced to attend classes remotely after thieves cut power to the school Nov. 17.
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The city of Los Angeles has been trying to crack down on copper wire theft
including businesses that might be reselling it
“The copper wire theft shut down Wilson High School’s electrical
Copper wire thieves are preying on schools and stealing thousands of dollars of valuable material,” Asst
John Lovato of the Hacienda La Puente Unified School District said in a statement
“This theft is severely impacting student learning and programs.”
Two other schools in the district were targeted in the last month
adding that students at Wilson returned to in-person classes after the interruption
Thieves have grown bolder in recent years, gradually stripping miles of copper wiring from lights on the 6th Street Viaduct in downtown Los Angeles and stealing copper from phone and internet lines
Copper thieves also have stripped wire from the Metro rail lines
One of the problems that causes delays on the Metro Rail system is the theft of copper wiring from signal and traction power equipment adjacent to train tracks
(Metro) The motivation: The rust-colored metal can net around $4 per pound
according to the latest scrap metal rates in Los Angeles County
The city created a heavy metal task force this year to combat the thefts. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is handling the investigation into the Hacienda Heights thefts, but did not respond to requests for comment.
Last week, Frontier Communications restored phone services to some residents in Hacienda Heights, several months after the disruptions were first reported in April.
Doug McAllister, Frontier’s vice president of external affairs, met with frustrated residents to explain that copper wire is in short supply and is being shipped from out of state.
“We’ve had so much cable theft we’re running out of copper,” McAllister said at the Hacienda Heights Improvement Assn. meeting Nov. 18. “What happens is when we get it shipped to us, we put it up, we turn our backs and it’s gone again.”
According to video from the meeting, McAllister assured residents that he would work to address the billing situation for those charged for services during the outage.
“We have been working closely with local law enforcement to address this issue and appreciate their support in raising awareness of its impact in the community,” said Frontier spokesperson Chrissy Murray. “We valued the opportunity to meet with community members last week and found our discussion to be highly productive. We will continue to listen to our customers’ feedback and work quickly to respond to their concerns.”
Frontier is offering up to $5,000 in a reward and Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis is offering $20,000 to anyone who provides information leading to the arrest of those responsible for the thefts.
“I am committed to continue supporting our Sheriff’s Department of its effort to solve these crimes,” Solis said in a statement.
The phone company has billed Weiner more than $500 while his service was out. Ali Weiner, his daughter, said at one point her parents’ number was disconnected.
“My parents hardly ever look at their cellphone, so this has become a very big security issue,” she said.
Now, Michael Weiner is worried that the whole situation is going to hurt his credit score. He refuses to pay for a service he never received. As of Tuesday, he still hasn’t had his phone line turned back on, but a company representative told his family that his case was being given special attention.
Resident Andrea Gordon, 73, wonders why it took Frontier so long to address the issue or notify customers.
“It’s a terrible situation to be in,” Gordon said.
McAllister suggested that Hacienda Heights upgrade its phone lines to fiber-optic cables. Frontier offers fiber-optic service but did not disclose the rates customers would face.
Gordon said she is suspicious about high-tech lines and doesn’t appreciate the sales pitch amid the disruption in services.
“Why would I give you my telephone as a fiber optic when you can’t even keep my landline going?” she said.
Hacienda Heights resident Larry Arnold inspects the phone line at Turnbull Canyon Road and Skyline Drive. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) Resident Diana Arnold, 65, has lived in the Turnbull Canyon area for decades. In 1989, a fire moved through the neighborhood. She said that after she evacuated her home, she continued to call her landline to see whether her answering machine picked up, signaling that her home was still standing.
“Then I saw a news report from the scene talking about the fire, and when they pulled back the shot I saw a smoking house,” Arnold said. “I called the phone and it didn’t pick up.”
Over the last six months, she said she spotted downed phone lines days after contractors worked to repair the network. Fed up with not having a landline, Arnold and her family switched to a phone service with an Internet provider that competes with Frontier.
“It’s not just a landline, it’s a lifeline,” Arnold said.
Nathan Solis reports on breaking news with the Fast Break team at the Los Angeles Times.
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Three generations of Danielle Stone’s family lost three homes in the fire. An untold number of memories and photos are gone, but like many homeowners in Altadena, that horrible reality still feels like a dream.
“It does feel weird that we can’t go home,” she said. “It doesn’t feel as real. You go to sleep and you wake up and you’re like, ‘Is this real?’”
The neighborhood nestled in the foothills sits smoldering, leveled, unrecognizable and off limits to the local residents with 16 confirmed dead and more expected to be found as emergency officials search the wreckage. More than 4,700 structures were destroyed, displacing thousands of families, in some cases uprooting multiple generations from a community they called home for decades.
Danielle (“Dani”), 37, and her husband Bryan Davila, 35, bought their first home in 2022 on Wapello Street, about half a mile from where the hiking trailheads lead into the Altadena hillsides, and about a mile away from her childhood home, where her parents now live.
The remains of a home on Wapello Street are shown on Thursday in Altadena. Danielle Stone and Bryan Davila lost their home in the Eaton fire. Three generations of their family lost three homes in the blaze. (Ringo Chiu/For The Times) It was important for her to put down family roots in Altadena, where her parents raised Stone and her sister, and where her grandmother raised six children. All three homes are within two miles of each other.
The year after they moved into their home, Stone and Davila welcomed their daughter, Melina. It was the home where she learned to walk, and every morning they showed her the nearby mountains from their wooden deck.
“We would take Meli out and call them Meli’s mountains, because it was such a beautiful view,” Stone said.
Danielle Stone reacts as she and husband Bryan Davila look at pictures of their damaged home on a laptop on Thursday at their friend’s house in Hacienda Heights. (Ringo Chiu / For The Times) But that view turned into a horror on the evening of Jan. 7, when Santa Ana winds ripped through the foothills and a fire ignited in Eaton Canyon.
There was little time to think that night. Like so many others in the foothill community, the couple packed their essentials. They called her father, Rene Stone, to come over and assess the situation. They also tried to put their daughter to bed.
For some in Altadena, the fire took away their place of work and their home.
Davila told his wife she needed to pack as though she was never going to see her home again.
“But even as I was saying that, I’m thinking with that mindset ... you still don’t really believe it,” he said. “A lot was lost, because honestly in my heart I thought I’d be coming back home.”
Melina Davila at her grandparents’ home in Altadena that was destroyed in the Eaton fire. (Danielle Stone) Stone and Melina drove to her parent’s house, about a mile away, on Terrace Street, thinking they would be safe moving further southwest. Her father and Davila stayed behind to water down their house and the wooden deck.
The Eaton fire cut a brutal swath through Altadena and a cherished way of life in this eclectic foothill community it upended.
As they left the home on Wapello Street, Stone subconsciously said goodbye to the house as Meli’s mountains glowed red with fire and smoke.
The remains of a home on West Terrace Street in Altadena are shown on Thursday. (Ringo Chiu / For The Times) The power also went out at her parent’s house and the cellphone service turned spotty, leaving the family to piece together information while sitting in the dark. She tried to go to sleep in her parents’ bed with her daughter, with her parents offering to sleep in the living room.
By early morning, it was clear that the fire was approaching her parents’ home as it filled with smoke.
The air outside was choked with ash. They put Melina in a carrier and tried to shield her with a blanket, but the everyday routine of putting her into the car was filled with terror with the firestorm approaching.
It was clear that the family had to leave, but it took some time to convince Stone’s 89-year-old grandmother, Helena Montanez, to leave her home of 60 years, located nearby on Glenrose Avenue. She was opposed to the idea. Stone’s mother, Dana Stone, wanted to make sure that everyone would leave together. The family’s roots in the San Gabriel Valley stretch back over 100 years, when Stone’s great-grandmother Andreita Gonzalez opened a small grocery store in Pasadena.
Sometime around 3 a.m. a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy announced on a bullhorn that it was time to evacuate and Montanez relented.
Eventually, the family fled in a caravan of cars, stopping to regroup at Caltech in Pasadena where Rene Stone has worked for more than 35 years as an equipment mechanic. The family, including Montanez, relocated to Davila’s sister’s home in Hacienda Heights.
All three family homes were destroyed in the fire, the family learned on Wednesday, along with countless other homes.
Her family’s story, along with the rest of Altadena, is one of working-class people finding a refuge in L.A. County and creating a community for Latino and Black neighbors.
“My grandma sacrificed and did everything she could to build a safe home for her and her family,” she said. “My parents, you know penny for penny, saved and worked super hard to do whatever they could to create a safe home for me and my sister. For Bryan and I.”
Davila, the son of Nicaraguan immigrants, and Stone want to do the same for their daughter.
There’s no doubt in Stone’s mind that her family wants to rebuild in Altadena, because their home on Wapello Street had a rose garden, which they hope to plant again. Melina’s middle name is Rose, named after Pasadena and Davila’s grandmother, Rosita.
“It’s very beautiful,” Stone said, recalling the image. “That was one of the reasons that we fell in love with the house.”
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The first time I visited the J&G Fried Chicken restaurant in Hacienda Heights
on a Saturday and the line of customers spilled out the door and onto the walkway outside
Food
Yet the lure of a flattened fried chicken thigh the size of a pancake is persistent and strong
My hopes surged when I found only six people in line
How those six people managed to take about 5 minutes each to order from a menu that boasts just five varieties of fried chicken is beyond me
Chicken cartilage from J&G Fried Chicken in Hacienda Heights
(Jenn Harris / Los Angeles Times) I went for the fillet first ($7.99)
The two women at the table next to me were each halfway through their fillets
the paper protecting their fingers as they ate and chatted
It wasn’t as enormous as the ones you’ll find at the 626 Night Market or the actual night markets in Taiwan
I’m still lamenting the loss of the Hot Star vendor at Smorgasburg
whose specialty was the XXL chicken cutlet
The J&G version is an adequate substitute with its vast jagged terrain sheathed in teeny golden spheres of shattery coating
like a colossal piece of popcorn chicken that went splat on the kitchen counter
but it’s still juicy enough to drip when you rip off a corner
there was only a whisper of heat from what tasted like white pepper rather than chile
The popcorn chicken ($5.99) is encased in a delicate batter that brought to mind McDonald’s chicken nuggets and the funnel cake at the state fair
Each piece is a tad sweet and erupts in a mixture of juice and hot grease
the chicken in the Popeyes sandwich is crunchier
There’s a yuzu variety ($7.49) I plan to try next time
and a smoked salmon chicken sandwich ($8.99) that I wasn’t able to order on a Tuesday
If slices of smoked salmon draped over a fried chicken fillet with a slice of pineapple
some red onions and honey mustard sauce sounds appealing
The cartilage ($6.99) is the chicken I’d be willing to wait the longest for
You get the satisfaction of popcorn chicken with the extra gentle crunch of cartilage
carve out some time during the week for your visit
Unless you want that smoked salmon and pineapple chicken sandwich
Where to get your XXL Taiwanese chicken cutlets
J&G Fried Chicken, 1631 S. Azusa Ave., Hacienda Heights, (626) 363-4467, www.jgfriedchickenusa.com
Jenn Harris is a columnist for the Food section and host of “The Bucket List” show. She has a BA in literary journalism from UC Irvine and an MA in journalism from USC. Follow her @Jenn_Harris_.
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bishop last year were suspended Thursday after attorneys raised doubts about his competence to stand trial
Carlos Medina, 61, was charged with murder in February 2023 for allegedly gunning down Bishop David G. O’Connell, 69, at his Hacienda Heights home. Medina was arrested the next day in Torrance, and law enforcement sources previously told The Times that he confessed to the killing.
A motive in the homicide has remained unclear for more than 18 months. Medina’s wife worked for O’Connell as a housekeeper, and authorities said last year that the 61-year-old gave detectives several reasons for the shooting, but “none of them made sense to the investigators,” according to L.A. County Sheriff’s Department Lt. Michael Modica.
O’Connell’s friends and parishioners had hoped Thursday’s preliminary hearing — usually the first time prosecutors have to present significant evidence in a case in open court — would provide some motive for the out-of-nowhere shooting. But L.A. County Deputy Public Defender Pedro Cortes told the court he had doubts about Medina’s ability to aid in his own defense.
One of the men arrested in connection with the slaying of actor Johnny Wactor in downtown L.A. pleads guilty to attempted robbery and grand theft.
Cortes said concerns about Medina’s mental health were based on interactions with the defendant going back to the time of his arrest, observations of his behavior in jail and the opinions of an independent medical expert.
“The defense team has been diligently working to thoroughly investigate the events that transpired, including all contributing factors, such as Mr. Medina’s mental health, to ensure a comprehensive and fair representation of the facts,” Cortes and his co-counsel, Deputy Public Defender Jessica Arteaga, said in a statement.
L.A. County Deputy Dist. Atty. Hilary Williams said the defense team informed her of their concerns about Medina only moments before the hearing and had not independently verified any issues.
Medina is due back in the Hollywood Mental Health Court on Oct. 31. If found competent and convicted of murder, he could face 35 years to life in prison.
James Queally writes about crime and policing in Southern California, where he currently covers Los Angeles County’s criminal courts, the district attorney’s office and juvenile justice issues for the Los Angeles Times.
One of first motels acquired by Los Angeles County through the Homekey program is about to be transformed into 7th Avenue Village at Hacienda Heights
a long-term apartment housing complex with intensive supportive services for formerly unhoused individuals
Housing Works supportive service providers Nancy Delira and Celina Alvarez visit the future site of the 7th Avenue Village in Hacienda Heights on April 17
(Mayra Beltran Vasquez/ Los Angeles County)
LA County has partnered with Women Organizing Resources, Knowledge and Services (WORKS) to manage the property and with Housing Works to ensure residents receive the supportive services they need to thrive
142 motel rooms will be converted into small studio apartments with kitchenettes
The rest the units will be converted into residences for on-site managers
and meeting spaces where supportive service case managers can work with residents
There will also be an indoor community space and three outdoor gathering areas featuring landscaping
Future residents are expected to begin occupancy in late 2024
They’ll be single individuals with no permanent home
interim housing and/or unsheltered locations
All will be referred through the County’s established network of homeless services agencies and the Los Angeles Homeless Services Agency’s Coordinated Entry System; outreach will also be conducted in Hacienda Heights and surrounding areas
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Discover the many benefits of living in Hacienda Heights
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If you're looking for a peaceful and picturesque place to call home
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Hacienda Heights is home to many beautiful parks and natural attractions
making it an ideal destination for outdoor enthusiasts
You can take a stroll along the picturesque trails of the Hacienda Hills Trailhead
enjoy a picnic with friends and family at Schabarum Regional Park
or explore the stunning views from Turnbull Canyon
If you're looking for a place to stay active
the Hacienda Heights Community Center offers a range of sports and fitness classes for people of all ages
Hacienda Heights boasts a diverse culinary scene that features everything from authentic Mexican cuisine to classic American fare
Some of the top-rated restaurants in the area serve up mouthwatering fried chicken
offers an extensive menu of Chinese dishes.
The Workman and Temple Family Homestead Museum is a popular destination for visitors
featuring exhibits and tours of the 19th-century mansion and surrounding gardens
Another must-visit attraction is the Hsi Lai Temple
a stunning Buddhist temple that is home to many beautiful gardens
Hacienda Heights is a great place to raise a family, with plenty of kid-friendly attractions, activities, and the best colleges
The local library offers storytime sessions and educational programs for children
while the Puente Hills Mall features a range of family-friendly entertainment options
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and plenty of open space for running around
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and there are many cultural attractions to explore
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including the Lunar New Year celebration and the Dia de los Muertos festival
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Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva along with Captain Steven Ruiz from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) Major Crimes Bureau
held a press conference to announce the arrest of a suspect in the Rowland Heights “99 Ranch Market” robbery.
Major Crimes Bureau’s – Metro Detail detectives learned of an armed robbery that occurred in the parking lot of the 99 Ranch Market in Rowland Heights
An Asian female adult and an Asian male adult were walking to their vehicle in the parking lot when they were confronted by two male Black adult suspects wearing hoodies
and they demanded a watch one of the victims was wearing
Before the victims could react or comply with the suspects’ demands
they were physically assaulted by the suspects
causing both victims to fall to the ground
The suspects then physically removed the watch from the male’s wrist
The suspects fled in a white-colored Dodge Challenger with paper plates that contained distinctive traffic collision damage to the rear passenger fender
With the assistance of local law enforcement agencies
investigators were able to identify Demoryie Watts as one of the suspects involved in the robbery
assisted by the LASD Special Enforcement Bureau
conducted a multi-location search warrant at two residences in Los Angeles and one in Lancaster that were associated with Suspect Watts
During the search at the residence in Lancaster
Suspect Watts was located and safely taken into custody without incident
It was learned that at the time of the robbery
Suspect Watts was on parole for a prior carjacking arrest
The vehicle used during the robbery was located and a handgun believed to have been used during the robbery was also located and seized
the Rolex watch was not recovered during the arrest of the suspect
He is currently in custody and a second suspect is still outstanding
“There is a lot of pieces of the puzzle that the community provides that allows us to turn that one lead into a clue and that clue into an evidentiary value that actually assisted us in capturing the suspect and identify him,” said LASD Major Crimes Bureau
This specific crime was shocking to all because it occurred during broad daylight and at a peaceful family community in Rowland Heights
there is no evidence to indicate the subjects were motivated by hate.
“Our concern is now the District Attorney is not filing cases
had all the evidence presented to the District Attorney and he refused to file charges because it was a special order and that blanket policy allowed a lot of people to continue harming the community,” said Sheriff Alex Villanueva
Sheriff Villanueva emphasized the need of more deputies on the streets
The hiring freeze imposed by the Board of Supervisors is shrinking the Sheriff’s Department and the Los Angeles County community is the one most affected by the brazen crime throughout Los Angeles County.
1/5 Hacienda Heights is the dictionary definition of a suburb
plentiful single-family homes and a low crime rate
2/5 As with the rest of the San Gabriel Valley in the 1970s and 1980s
Hacienda Heights became a major destination for Chinese and Taiwanese immigrants to the United States
This demographic shift led in 1988 to the construction of the Hsi Lai Buddhist Temple in the hills above Hacienda Heights
4/5 The nearby Puente and Whittier Hills offer hiking trails
wildlife preserves and scenic views of both the San Gabriel Valley and the Los Angeles basin
5/5 Parks and nature areas sit to the south of the suburb
hiking trails slither through the Hacienda Hills
Print The scenic hills and fertile plains of the future suburb of Hacienda Heights were originally part of the 50,000-acre Rancho la Puente
The territory was under Spanish and then Mexican control until it was officially given away by land grant in 1845
The recipients of the rancho were John Rowland and William Workman
who arrived in the area at the head of an overland caravan of settlers in 1841
Rowland and Workman would both leave their marks on the history of the region
The former became the namesake of nearby Rowland Heights
and the latter founded the sprawling Workman-Temple family dynasty
which produced the 18th mayor of Los Angeles and bequeathed its name to the city’s historic Temple Street
passing into the hands of legendary land baron Lucky Baldwin
dubbed it North Whittier Heights and subdivided the land into 5- to 50-acre tracts of what was marketed as “Lemon and Orange Land.”
He also established the first packinghouse to collect the harvest of the area’s citrus groves and avocado orchards for shipping across the United States
North Whittier Heights remained predominantly agricultural until the 1940s
when a citrus blight devastated the industry
Demand for housing after World War II saw the unincorporated community begin its transformation from farmland into a suburb of greater Los Angeles
Portions of North Whittier Heights were cleaved away in 1957 when the industrial districts of the town incorporated as the city of Industry
in a scheme to avoid paying county taxes on unincorporated land
one year after the orange groves along Hacienda Boulevard were plowed under to make way for development
and the local library took the name Hacienda Heights Branch
the community officially adopted the new moniker
As with the rest of the San Gabriel Valley in the 1970s and 1980s
This demographic shift — along with opposition from other communities where it was originally proposed — led in 1988 to the construction of the Hsi Lai Buddhist Temple in the hills above Hacienda Heights
Safe suburban home: Hacienda Heights is the dictionary definition of a suburb
Take a hike: The nearby Puente and Whittier hills offer hiking trails
wildlife preserves and scenic views of both the San Gabriel Valley and the Los Angeles Basin
Drive to work: Because there are few large employers in Hacienda Heights
most residents need to commute to nearby employment centers for work
the safety and the diversity,” said Michelle Chen
a real estate agent with eight years of experience in the area
Parks and nature areas sit to the south of the suburb
People enjoy the parks and local restaurants
as well as the community center that opened four years ago,” Chen said
She added that most residents are here to stay
since an overwhelming majority own their homes instead of renting
the median sales price for single-family homes in September was $678,000
Of the 15 public schools in the Hacienda Heights boundaries
five scored above 900 on the 2013 Academic Performance Index
Those include Los Molinos Elementary at 953
Mesa Robles at 918 and Los Altos Elementary at 914
Times staff writer Jack Flemming contributed to this report
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