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Mary’s last day and minute at old location. Only two donuts left (courtesy of Terry …
Donuts 24/7 at Mary’s (courtesy of Cabray Scott Photography)
It's not the first time or the worst cast of this type of vandalism in …
Every single plant marker was knocked over on Earth Day at the OB Native Plant …
Earth Day knock-down at OB Native Plant Garden.
The "Aqua Caliente" sign is the largest one of it's kind left in the county. …
The “Dog Racing” sign on the south façade was painted in the 1960s/1970s. It's pretty …
Restoration in progress, 2016.
Old barn in sad shape, 2015, before the restoration began.
Hoover Barn, circa 1896, surveyor's tents in front of barn. This is when the town …
Hoover Barn, circa 1890s. Courtesy of Kathryn Greene
An endangered red-crowned Amazon is the most recent shooting victim (April 6), now facing either …
Nene is a red-masked conure like the type of parrot that keeps getting shot in …
Hilo, an endangered lilac-crowned Amazon, gets church goers to sign up for SoCal Parrot's newsletter.
Cali, an endangered red-crowned Amazon, works the crowd at All Soul's
The sheriff's department "shooting map" clearly shows OB and PL to be in areas (gray …
Dead parrots were found in front of the church at 7:30 a.m. on Easter Sunday.
Fire Station 22 received dead parrots on March 27 around 7:45 a.m.
Avian vet received parrots on March 27 and released them to DAS on March 28
It s rare to find two parrots dead in one location without human fowl play.