Hector Peralta likes life in Los Angeles just fine. The native of Mexico City says that he is happy with his work handling shipping and receiving for the Rnovate line of women’s clothing, which operates on the 800 block of S. Broadway. Peralta didn’t come straight to Los Angeles from Mexico, though, and some days he thinks about his first stop on the immigration trail, which took him to Alaska to work on fishing boats. Yes, we have great weather in Los Angeles, and Peralta enjoys his work here—but he says that he enjoyed his time in Alaska and still remembers the place fondly, cold weather and all. The current economic downturn has a lot of folks thinking back to better times in other places, and some have even pulled up stakes and moved back to old hometowns across the U.S. and homelands around the world. There are plenty of hard-working individuals who are committed to getting through the recession and finding better times once again in Los Angeles, however, and we’re glad that Peralta is one of them.
Local Hero - 05/04/2007
Margarita Zavala, the wife of Mexican President Felipe Calderon, recently made several stops in the Los Angeles area for e ... [ Full Story ]
Local Hero - 04/27/2007
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Local Hero - 04/20/2007
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Local Hero - 04/13/2007
Tony Luna and Mario Garay used to cook their fish back in Mexico. These days the two have developed a taste for raw fish, ... [ Full Story ]
Local Hero - 04/06/2007
Nola Mott has seen plenty of change over the decades she has lived in the Westlake district west of Downtown—and she knows ... [ Full Story ]
Local Hero - 03/30/2007
Ammy Reyes (left), Abraham Cabrera (right), and teacher Andrew Stephens (center) are “Purifighters.” That’s the nickname g ... [ Full Story ]
Local Hero - 03/23/2007
Marcos’ Art Store attracts customers from all over the city with sculptures, paintings, frames and other Greco-Roman piece ... [ Full Story ]
Local Hero - 03/16/2007
Susan Borden gives a lot of her time and energy to various community activities in the Echo Park District northwest of Dow ... [ Full Story ]
Local Hero - 03/09/2007
Barnaby Skeen is happy because he’s busy—and he’s got a dream. Skeen says he learned to stay busy in his native Guatemala, ... [ Full Story ]
Local Hero - 03/02/2007
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