http://www.spanglishgringo.com/weblog/2006/10/10/only-in-east-la/ Stories, thoughts & insights on Jesus, college students, and the Bible; Los Angeles, immigration, politics, ethnicity and culture, and also about my daughter Isabel - from a spanglish gringo father living in, learning from, leading & loving life in East L.A. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:13:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://www.spanglishgringo.com/weblog/2006/10/10/only-in-east-la/#comment-720 Spanglish Gringo Thu, 12 Oct 2006 17:29:31 +0000 http://www.spanglishgringo.com/weblog/2006/10/10/only-in-east-la/#comment-720 Apparently it wasn't just LAPD, but there were also FBI involved in the investigation. Some pretty serious gang activity happening... Apparently it wasn’t just LAPD, but there were also FBI involved in the investigation. Some pretty serious gang activity happening…

]]> http://www.spanglishgringo.com/weblog/2006/10/10/only-in-east-la/#comment-718 chris h. Thu, 12 Oct 2006 15:34:53 +0000 http://www.spanglishgringo.com/weblog/2006/10/10/only-in-east-la/#comment-718 To add to the irony, the production was shooting for the show Close To Home, a show that the CBS website describes as "a legal drama that tears away the facade of suburbia to reveal that sometimes quiet and tranquil streets can hide the darkest of crimes." The main character is described as "returning to work four months after her husband was killed by a drunk driver, Annabeth is ready to take on the most difficult cases, fueled by her passion to protect her community and infant daughter." This filming was happening almost literally in my backyard while not far from my "front yard" a possible shooting in an area with a concentration of "the darkest crimes." Would it be that fantasy met with reality, however it appears they are still one city block apart. To add to the irony, the production was shooting for the show Close To Home, a show that the CBS website describes as “a legal drama that tears away the facade of suburbia to reveal that sometimes quiet and tranquil streets can hide the darkest of crimes.” The main character is described as “returning to work four months after her husband was killed by a drunk driver, Annabeth is ready to take on the most difficult cases, fueled by her passion to protect her community and infant daughter.”
This filming was happening almost literally in my backyard while not far from my “front yard” a possible shooting in an area with a concentration of “the darkest crimes.” Would it be that fantasy met with reality, however it appears they are still one city block apart.

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