Eric's Blog
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Reminder: free flu shots today from 12-4 p.m.
Free flu shots will be administered from 12-4 p.m. at the Downey Theatre. Flu vaccinations are recommended for everyone six months of age and older, including healthy adults. ... |
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Vanessa Lam qualifies for U.S. Nationals
Downey's Vanessa Lam captured her second Pacific Coast Senior Ladies figure skating title this week in Provo, Utah. She skated a flawless short program and free skate to win the event wi... |
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Marquez extends lead over Murray
Incumbent councilman Luis Marquez leads challenger Michael Murray by 44 votes, according to the latest results released today by the Los Angeles County Registar-Recorder. The recorder's ... |
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Councilman Gafin to be roasted
Councilman David Gafin is down to his final three weeks on the City Council and he's being roasted on the way out. A roast in Gafin's honor is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 28, at the Ri... |
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'Explosion' sparks blackout in central Downey
More than 1,800 homes and businesses are without power right now after some sort of electrical explosion near Brookshire Avenue and Firestone Boulevard. The outage is most heavily affect... |
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Michael Murray only down 18 votes, more ballots to be counted
Luis Marquez leads Michael Murray by only 18 votes and there are still more votes to be counted, according to updated election results released by the L.A. County Registrar-Recorder's office... |
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Free Thanksgiving meals for seniors Wednesday
West Downey Middle School will host its annual free Thanksgiving dinner for senior citizens tomorrow, Nov. 14, in the campus cafeteria. Now in its 28th year, the event begins with bingo ... |
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Nearly 800 without power
Nearly 800 homes and businesses lost power at about 2 am today but power should be restored shortly. According to Edison, the outage affected 771 customers in the 90241 zip code as a res... |
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DMOA to present photo exhibit Thursday
"A Day in Downey," a visual arts exhibit by the newly-resurrected Downey Museum of Art, will be presented tomorrow from 5:30-10 p.m. inside the showroom at Paramount Auto Center, 11221 Param... |
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It's official: Luis Marquez wins re-election
Marquez finished the hotly-contested race with 2,152 votes, enough to edge out Michael Murray, who collected 2,055 votes. Marquez will serve a second four-year term on the city council. ... |
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I'll be back in a few hours
As of 12:45 a.m., the Recorder's office still hasn't updated the District 1 race. I'm going to grab some sleep but will update this blog in a few hours. To recap: Alex Saab wins big in... |
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District 1 race too close to call
We're still waiting for the L.A. County Recorder's office to release the results of the final two polling places in District 1, where incumbent Luis Marquez has a lead of 131 votes over Mich... |
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Marquez still leading over Murray
With 86 percent of precincts reporting, Luis Marquez is clinging to a 131 vote lead over Michael Murray. Alex Saab has 7,000 more votes than his closest competitor, Salvador Franco. It's... |
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Measure D winning in a landslide
It's not close, with Measure D -- the proposal to cut the utility users tax but apply it to newer telecommunication technologies -- earning nearly 80 percent of the vote. Rep. Lucille Ro... |
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Marquez maintains lead over Murray
With 73 percent of precincts reporting, Luis Marquez leads with 1,670 votes. Michael Murray trails with 1,542. In District 5, with 50 percent of precincts reporting, Alex Saab is main... |
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