Dec 23
During the research for this blog I met quite a few new people within the neighborhood. Some of them corrected me on my pronunciation of the name Portola. Even when my wife and I were looking into the area before we purchased a house, we would often ask people how it was pronounced and we …
Dec 22
While researching for information about our neighborhood I came across a group of local artists. One of which is a filmmaker by the name of Gustavo Vazquez. He travelled around taking photos and talking to locals which resulted in a movie all about the area. The YouTube clip below is a 5 minute trailer. If …
Dec 19
I took a look tonight to see how the construction was going at the soon to be Fresh and Easy grocery store. Earlier in the day I had visited the new store they’ve opened on 3rd street less than a few miles away and found a good variety of products including a half decent range of gluten …