Home Care In Evergreen, LA

One of the saddest annual rituals in Los Angeles took place this week in a green corner of historic Boyle Heights: The county interred the cremated remains of 1,430 forgotten persons—many of them homeless people—in a mass grave, as it has for 120 years.

This year’s nondenominational ceremony and burial of the unclaimed dead included more than 125 babies.

It's the only time of year that attention is paid not only to these souls, but also to the curious parcel of land at the corner of 1st and Lorena streets in Boyle Heights formally known as the Los Angeles County Crematorium Cemetery.

The cemetery occupies what was originally the southernmost corner of historic and sadly decrepit Evergreen Cemetery, the oldest graveyard in Los Angeles. "The land was donated to the county to be used for burials of unclaimed remains," according to the official website. "It has been active since at least 1922, and probably earlier."

Evergreen originally included a "Potter's Field" in the 19th century, where officials buried indigents and people of color who were not allowed to be interred elsewhere. Evergreen's "Potter's Field" was where many of L.A.'s early Chinese immigrants found their final resting place and was the site of a Chinese shrine, which was built in 1888 by residents of old Chinatown.

It included two 12-foot-high "burners" in which relatives burned the departed's effects and favorite clothing to accompany them to the afterlife, as well as silver and gold paper to symbolize money. The shrine is considered the oldest Chinese-American structure in L.A.

"Ownership of the indigent cemetery passed from the City to the County of Los Angeles in 1917, and, in 1924, with burial space there exhausted, the County began to cremate its indigent deceased," Los Angeles Magazine reported in 2010.

The county cemetery for unclaimed dead sits behind a small chapel and crematorium.

The unclaimed dead are interred in mass graves marked by a generic square or rectangular marker that notes the year. Before the 1960s, small round concrete posts marked the graves. Most of those have been overgrown or uprooted, the county said.

The county holds the remains for three years before burying them with other abandoned remains. Each person's remains are interred in his or her own container, so there's at least that small bit of privacy.

If you're wondering if someone you know is buried in the cemetery, you can try to look up a name on the county's site. But many deaths were recorded in handwritten ledgers, and the process of computerizing the records was halted because of a lack of funds.

Finally, if you'd like to pay your respects to the unclaimed dead, you may visit the cemetery, as it is open to the public.

COLE QUINN

WSU was embarrassed in the Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl.

The Cougs lost to Fresno State 29-6.

The offense looked pathetic from the jump as they were held scoreless in the first half and were just able to score one touchdown in the second half.

Cam Ward threw 22/32 for a total of 137 yards and an interception, averaging 4.3 yards per attempt. He was not able to pass for a touchdown pass either, the Cougs only score came from a one-yard run from their rushing leader Nakia Watson who ran the ball 14 times for 33 yards.

Nothing went right for the WSU offense, the pivotal point that explained all that happened in this game was when WSU was down two scores, they needed to drive down the field to try to change the momentum.

Instead, Lincoln Victor was stuffed at the 13-yard line during his kick return, the Cougs tried to throw a screen to Renard Bell who was then tackled five yards behind the line of scrimmage. A false start was called, the ball was at the three-yard line and Ward tried to escape pressure but then ran out of the back of the endzone causing a safety. This gave the Bulldogs a 16-0 lead.

WSU head coach Jake Dickert spoke on the offensive failures, but also gave credit to Fresno State’s defense.

“There’s a variety of different reasons [the offense was unsuccessful]. I give credit to Fresno State, you know, a team that came in just giving up 20 points a game. That means they’re stout and they’re physical, they’re tough. And I think that’s what they were as we went throughout the game,” Dickert said. “I think it was a rhythm thing, I don’t think we ever got into rhythm. We never established running that football, which is obviously a key piece of what we always want to do.”

The Bulldogs were able to keep their offense very well-balanced. Jake Haener went 24/36 throwing for 280 yards and two touchdowns. He looked very comfortable for most of the day.

Fresno State’s running back Jordan Mims ran the ball 18 times for a total of 209 yards, which is the most ever in a game in his career, along with two touchdowns on the day. Mims had a longest rush of 48 yards. He averaged nearly 12 yards per carry.

Nikko Remigio led Fresno State in receiving, he caught five balls for 84 yards and one touchdown. Along with a long reception of 39 yards.

Fresno State outgained WSU by 319 yards, with 501 yards compared to WSU’s 182. The Bulldogs also gained 15 more first downs than the Cougs.

WSU was outclassed in just about every aspect, part of this struggle may be because they were missing both their offensive and defensive coordinator. Dickert gave no excuses for missing both of these coaches, but truly this was a massive issue in this game. Dickert discussed the future of both coordinator positions and the future of the program.

“Well, there’s a unique situation, right? And I’m definitely not gonna call it a restart, right? But we got to redefine, not only schematically but what we want to do in our football program. I think there’s benefits that can be had when you get some new people in here and new coaches and kind of take forward advances in our schematics. They’re not going to be drastic changes. We’re going to find people that really operate in the framework of what we do. Wanting to be at [WSU] is really important.”

As WSU enters this period of their offseason. They will be focused on finding solid offensive and defensive coordinators that fit the scheme that Dickert is trying to run. They will also get heavy into recruiting, both new freshmen and players in the transfer portal.

LA GRANDE — Agriculturalists Sarah Fischer and her husband, Nik Hackney, anticipate a good community crop-sharing season this summer at their business, Evergreen Family Farm, 62402 Evergreen Road, La Grande.

“We established Evergreen Family Farm in spring 2020 after we purchased our property here in the summer of 2019,” Fischer said.

Her husband, Hackney, is a seventh generation Eastern Oregonian who has always loved farming. He started as a teen with a big garden at his grandmother’s house on Booth Lane. As a young adult, his agricultural interests led him to visiting other countries, including Norway, to learn how they grow foods organically.

“He also spent years working at a well-established organic farm in the Willamette Valley,” Fischer said.

Fischer, who has a degree in English literature, also enjoys farming and worked with students on a farm school. Fischer and Hackney’s occupations intersected in 2015 at a farm where they both worked called Up the River Organics outside of Eugene.

One might say their relationship grew organically from that point. After they married, they rented a place on Mount Glen Road, where they established their first farm business, Mount Glen Family Farm, during 2018-2019. There they experimented with community crop-sharing for the first time, and Fischer’s co-workers at Eastern Oregon University were their trial-run customers. This experience seeded the ground for a long-term program on a farm of their own.

In the summer of 2019, they bought their property on Evergreen Road, where they are currently operating Evergreen Family Farm and developing their crop-sharing business.

Community crop-sharing caters to people who love to eat fresh foods and organically grown produce. At Evergreen Family Farm, customers may subscribe to a season of weekly fresh produce and/or fresh-cut flowers.

“For 20 weeks from mid-June to late October, people can sign up and commit to the whole season and they receive a box of fresh produce at peak season every week,” Fischer said.

The boxes come in two choices to accommodate family sizes. The standard box holds seven or eight different produce items for a $28 a week subscription, and the small box with three or produce items is $18 a week.

“Once you sign up, you can choose to pick up your box at the farm or at the farmers markets at La Grande and Joseph, or have them delivered to your doorstep for a small fee,” Fischer explained.

About midsummer Evergreen Family Farm shows its appreciation for its subscribers by hosting a pizza party and, in the fall, giving away free pumpkins.

There are several food programs available that help families buy Evergreen Family Farm produce and eat healthier meals. These programs include WIC, SNAP and Double Up Food Bucks.

“If people pick up their boxes at farmers market, they can utilize their SNAP benefits to buy the box and use the market’s Double Up Food Bucks to buy double the quantity,” Fischer said. “So, a $20 SNAP purchase turns into a $40 value using the Double Up Food Bucks program.”

The main goal at Evergreen Family Farm is to be sure that everyone who wants fresh food every week, all summer, can get it regardless of their economic circumstances.

Besides participating at area farmers markets, Evergreen Family Farm also sells wholesale produce to the Liberty Theater Cafe on Adams Avenue in La Grande. Once the season gets started, Fischer said they stock the refrigerator there during cafe hours.

In addition, through a Northeast Oregon Regional Food Bank grant, Evergreen Family Farm will supply a large wholesale order each week to the regional food bank that will be distributed to families in Baker, Wallowa, Grant and Union counties.

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SERIES

Saturday Night Live Jason Bateman hosts with musical guest Morgan Wallen. 8:30 and 11:30 p.m. NBC

Most Terrifying With Jason Hawes (Premiere) Another ghost hunting series. 9 p.m. Travel

Rose Parade Uncovered (N) 9:30 p.m. CW

SPECIALS

30th Annual DIVAs Simply Singing Concert & Telethon Sheryl Lee Ralph presents the 30th celebration of her HIV/AIDS benefit concert featuring performances by Leslie Odom, Gloria Gaynor, Jenifer Lewis, Anthony Hamilton, Lalah Hathaway and others. 7 p.m. CW

SPORTS

College Football UCLA visits Arizona State, 7:30 p.m. FS1. Also, Ohio State visits Michigan State, 9 a.m. ABC; Texas visits Kansas State, 9 a.m. Fox; Texas A&M visits Auburn, 9 a.m. ESPN; Oklahoma State visits TCU, 9 a.m. ESPN2; Penn State visits Rutgers, 9 a.m. FS1; Syracuse visits Notre Dame, 11:30 a.m. NBC; Florida visits Tennessee, 12:30 p.m. CBS; Indiana visits Wisconsin, 12:30 p.m. ABC; West Virginia visits Iowa State, 12:30 p.m. ESPN; Tulsa visits Navy, 12:30 p.m. ESPN2; Iowa visits Illinois, 12:30 p.m. FS1; Boston College visits Virginia, 12:30 p.m. FS Prime; Stanford visits Washington, 1 p.m. Fox; Oregon visits California, 4 p.m. ESPN; Colorado visits Arizona, 4 p.m. FS1; Clemson visits Virginia Tech, 4:30 p.m. ABC; Alabama visits LSU, 5 p.m. CBS; Baylor visits Oklahoma, 5 p.m. Fox; Oregon State visits Utah, 7:30 p.m. ESPN;

College Basketball Baylor versus Gonzaga, 10 a.m. CBS

SATURDAY TALK SHOWS

Good Morning America (N) 7 a.m. KABC

Frank Buckley Interviews Tristan Harris, Center for Humane Technology. (N) 12:35 a.m. and Sunday, 4:30 p.m. KTLA

SUNDAY TALK SHOWS

CBS News Sunday Morning (N) 6 a.m. KCBS

Good Morning America (N) 6 a.m. KABC

State of the Union With Jake Tapper Dr. Moncef Slaoui, Operation Warp Speed. Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.). Rep. Karen Bass (D-Los Angeles). Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan (R-Ga.). (N) 6 and 9 a.m. CNN

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Fox News Sunday With Chris Wallace Sec. of Health and Human Services Alex Azar. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La). Author and former CIA director John Brennan (“Undaunted: My Fight Against America’s Enemies, At Home and Abroad”). Cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Panel: Josh Holmes; Catherine Lucey, the Wall Street Journal; Mo Elleithee. (N) 7 a.m. KTTV; 11 a.m., 4 and 11 p.m. FNC

Fareed Zakaria GPS America, Iran, Israel and the assassination of an Iranian nuclear scientist: Author Ronen Bergman (“Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel’s Targeted Assassinations”); author Dina Esfandiary (“Triple Axis: Iran’s Relations with Russia and China”); author Martin Indyk (“Innocence Abroad: An Intimate American Account Peace Diplomacy in the Middle East”). COVID-19 testing: Michael Mina, Center for Communicable Diseases. The rise of Nazi Germany: Author Margaret MacMillan (“War: How Conflict Shaped Us”). (N) 7 and 10 a.m. CNN

Sunday Morning Futures With Maria Bartiromo Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe; Rudy Giuliani, attorney for President Trump; Ken Starr; Alan Dershowitz. (N) 7 a.m. FNC

Face the Nation Moncef Slaoui, Operation Warp Speed. Former Director and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Chris Krebs. Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D-Chicago). Dr. James Linder, Nebraska Medicine. Former FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb. (N) 7:30 a.m. KCBS

Meet the Press Deborah Birx, White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.). Gabriel Sterling, Georgia’s voting system implementation manager: Panel: Kimberly Atkins; Steve Kornacki; Jeff Mason, Reuters; Danielle Pletka. (N) 8 a.m. and 1:30 a.m. KNBC; 1 a.m. MSNBC

This Week With George Stephanopoulos Sec. of Health and Human Services Alex Azar. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.). Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.). Panel: Jonathan Karl; Mary Bruce; Jaime Harrison; Sarah Isgur. (N) 8 a.m. and 2 a.m. KABC

Reliable Sources With Brian Stelter Topic: President-elect Joe Biden’s relationship with the press; Thomas Friedman, the New York Times; Author Evan Osnos (“Joe Biden: The Life, The Run, and What Matters Now”). Covering President Trump’s behavior: Julie Pace, the Associated Press. Records being set by the pandemic: Author David Kessler (“Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief”); Esther Choo. Radio host shares why he is “angry talking about coronavirus”: Jeff Deminski (“Deminski & Doyle”). BBC investigation into 1996 interview with Princess Diana: Max Foster. (N) 8 a.m. CNN

MediaBuzz Kristen Soltis Anderson; Leslie Marshall; Will Cain; Martha MacCallum; Mike Huckabee; Jessica Tarlov. (N) 8 a.m. FNC

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60 Minutes (N) 7 p.m. KCBS

MOVIES

Christmas in Evergreen: Bells Are Ringing In this 2020 holiday sequel, Michelle (Holly Robinson Peete) is busy planning for her wedding and turns over details on the launch of a new museum to her friend (Rukiya Bernard). Antonio Cayonne, Colin Lawrence and Barbara Niven also star. 8 p.m. Hallmark

The Photograph The estranged daughter (Issa Rae) of a celebrated photographer falls for a journalist (LaKeith Stanfield) who is investigating her late mother’s life in this 2020 romantic drama. Chelsea Peretti, Jasmine Cephas Jones (“Hamilton”), Lil Rel Howery and Courtney B. Vance also star. 8 p.m. HBO

Let’s Meet Again on Christmas Eve College sweethearts hit pause on their romance when they get tempting job opportunities on opposite sides of the world, and vow to meet in two years to see whether they’re really meant to be together. Only one shows up, but several years later, they are both hired to collaborate on planning a Christmas Eve wedding. Kyla Pratt and Brooks Darnell star in this 2020 holiday romance. 8 p.m. Lifetime

Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) 8 a.m. FX

First Blood (1982) 8 a.m. Paramount

Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (2005) 8:29 a.m. TNT

Unstoppable (2010) 8:30 a.m. WGN America

Bachelor Mother (1939) 9 a.m. TCM

Southside With You (2016) 9:30 a.m. Ovation

Knocked Up (2007) 10 a.m. E!

Logan (2017) 10 a.m. FXX

Doc Hollywood (1991) 10:15 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. POP

Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride (2005) 11:03 a.m. Syfy

Blazing Saddles (1974) 11:30 a.m. Ovation

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) 11:42 a.m. and 11:10 p.m. TNT

Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors (2015) Noon and 7 p.m. CMT

The Apartment (1960) 12:30 p.m. TCM

Your Sister’s Sister (2011) 12:45 p.m. TMC

The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) 12:52 p.m. Starz

John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017) 1 and 6:15 p.m. USA

Casino (1995) 1 p.m. VH1

The Devil Wears Prada (2006) 2 p.m. IFC

A Golden Christmas 3 (2012) 2 p.m. ION; 5 p.m. KPXN

Blades of Glory (2007) 2 p.m. TBS

The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) 2:30 p.m. A&E

Meet the Parents (2000) 2:30 p.m. Comedy Central

Star Wars: A New Hope (1977) 2:40 p.m. TNT

Steel Magnolias (1989) 4 p.m. CMT

The Preacher’s Wife (1996) 5 p.m. OWN

The Maltese Falcon (1941) 5 p.m. TCM

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) 5:25 p.m. TNT

Queen & Slim (2019) 5:45 p.m. HBO

Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) 5:49 p.m. Starz

A Christmas Story (1983) 6 p.m. TBS

The Thin Man (1934) 7 p.m. TCM

The LEGO Batman Movie (2017) 7 p.m. TOON

Twister (1996) 7:15 and 9:45 p.m. IFC

Slither (2006) 7:15 p.m. TMC

Wedding Crashers (2005) 7:30 p.m. Comedy Central

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989) 8 and 10:15 p.m. AMC

Thor (2011) 8 p.m. Epix

Double Jeopardy (1999) 8 p.m. Ovation

Wonder (2017) 8 p.m. TBS

Creed (2015) 8 p.m. VH1

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983) 8:12 p.m. TNT

Chicago (2002) 9 p.m. Encore

The Polar Express (2004) 9 and 11 p.m. Sundance

The Santa Clause (1994) 9:20 p.m. Freeform

Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) 10 p.m. Epix

Fargo (1996) 10:30 p.m. Ovation

Tootsie (1982) 10:57 p.m. Encore

Jerry Maguire (1996) 11 p.m. TBS

Pat and Mike (1952) 11 p.m. TCM

With the City of Los Angeles getting its latest round of Project Homekey purchases out of the way, Los Angeles County now steps up to the plate.

A series of notices distributed this week offers details regarding nine existing and under-development projects which the County hopes to acquire through the second round of Project Homekey, which provides $1.45 billion in grant funding statewide for jurisdictions to purchase hotels and apartment buildings to repurpose them as supportive or interim housing. Here are some of the acquisitions that the County and its partners have in the works.

Avenue Hotel

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Built in 1989 and renovated just before the pandemic, the Avenue Hotel at 321 N. Vermont Avenue in Koreatown features 73 guest rooms, and will be renovated as supportive housing.

818 Hotel

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Located at 20157 Ventura Boulevard in Woodland Hills, the 100-room 818 Hotel will be transformed into interim housing. A neighboring hotel is also being purchased through the City of Los Angeles through Project Homekey.

Best Western, San Pedro

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The Best Western, San Pedro, located at 111 S. Gaffey Street, will be transformed into 60 units of interim housing.

Hampton Inn, Carson

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Located just south of the SR-91 Freeway in Carson, the Hampton Inn at 767 Albertoni Street is being acquired by Los Angeles County to be converted into 136 units of permanent supportive housing.

Castaic Inn

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The Castaic Inn, located at 31411 Ridge Route Road in the unincorporated community of Castaic, would be acquired by the County to be repurposed as 50 units of permanent supportive housing.

506 N. Evergreen Avenue

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In Boyle Heights, the County is looking to purchase a 108-year-old hotel at 506 N. Evergreen Avenue (which is already in the midst of a renovation) to utilize it as 40-unit interim housing complex.

The Weingart Greenleaf

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The County and Weingart Center are slated to the shuttered La Casa Inn at 10317 Whittier Boulevard in Whittier to repurpose the building as 101 units of permanent supportive housing.

Sands and Tropic Motels

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In Lancaster, Los Angeles County is poised to purchase the Sands and Tropic Motels at 43135 and 43145 Sierra Highway to use the single-story structures at 38 units of interim housing.

1228 S. Normandie Avenue

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In Pico-Union, Los Angeles County is slated to acquire an as-yet unbuilt 76-unit development at 1228 S. Normandie Avenue. The project site, which is currently vacant, was previously slated for development with affordable housing.

LAX Suites

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A few blocks south of of the C Line's Aviation/LAX Station in the unincorporated community of Del Aire, the County is eyeing a small hotel at the intersection of Aviation Boulevard and 119th Street to repurpose it as permanent supportive housing. The approximately 19,500-square-foot LAX Suites would have capacity for 48 residential units.

Lyfe Inn & Suites

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The Lyfe Inn & Suites, located at 355 S. Alvarado Street in Westlake, is being targeted for reuse as a 44-unit interim housing complex. Plans also call for community meeting rooms and workspaces for staff.

Pacific Coast Inn

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South of the Redondo Beach Pier, the County hopes to transform the Pacific Coast Inn, a 20-room motel at 716 S. Pacific Coast Highway, into permanent supportive housing with community space and on-site services.

Knights Inn

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Back out in the Antelope Valley, County officials are aiming to convert the Knights Inn at 130 E. Palmdale Boulevard into a 100-unit permanent supportive housing complex.

Ramona Motel

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A short distance north of Metro's Expo/Crenshaw Station in South Los Angeles, the 1940s Ramona Motel at 3211 W. Jefferson Boulevard is slated to be converted into 20 units of interim housing.

Economy Inn, Sylmar

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In Sylmar, the County aims to acquire the 33-unit Economy Inn at 12873 San Fernando Road to conver the property into permanent supportive housing. Plans call for the addition of a kitchenette to each unit, as well as upgrades to systems across the property.

Tropicana Motel

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Located at the intersection of Compton Boulevard and Bradfield Avenue, the 40-unit Tropicana Motel is slated to be permanently converted into interim housing. Los Angeles County already leases the property to serve as family interim housing.

6724 Tujunga Avenue

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In North Hollywood, the County hopes to use Project Homekey funds to redevelop a property at 6724 Tujunga Avenue with a three-phase project consisting of 100 units of interim housing. Plans call for a mix of one- and two-bedroom dwellins in a series of low-rise structures.

Weingart Willows

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At 14032 S. Vermont Avenue in Harbor Gateway, the County is once again working with the Weingart Center to repurpose a motel as supportive housing. In this case, the two entities have targeted the 53-unit Sea Rock Inn.