David Fonseca is the editor of Mount Washington-Highland Park Patch. He got his start in reporting as an intern for the Fall River Herald News in southeastern Massachusetts in 2005.
After earning his bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 2006, he worked as both a freelancer and as a crime and education reporter for the Bourne and Sandwich Enterprise newspapers on Cape Cod in Massachusetts.
David briefly freelanced for South Pasadena Patch before launching Highland Park-Mount Washington Patch in December of 2010.
When not reporting, he enjoys playing basketball, watching movies and doing his darndest to overcome inertia.
The board is asked by the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment to reach out the parties they believe are in possession of missing property.
The new deli inside La Tropicana market is hoping to make sandwiches that are simple and sensational.
One man was arrested after the brief foot chase.
The Art Grist, a newly opened artistic space on York Boulevard, hopes to provide a welcome spaces for all creative community members.
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North Central Animal Shelter is now well stocked with blankets, but now needs help washing them all.
Three of the leading candidates for the seat are scheduled to attend.
With gang crime on the decrease, the city council is requesting information from LAPD on how they work with local groups to reduce gang crime.
Overall trends are positive, but LAPD's Northeast Division was one of only a few to see a crime increase in 2012.
A petition launched by the Los Angeles Bicycle Coalition calls for the installation of bike lanes that were planned by the city in 2011.
No property was damaged in the brush fire.
The Highland Park bungalow will rent for $2,100 per-month.
The comedy show features young local talent as well as more prominent performers.
Two separate surveillance videos taken at Antigua Bread show the theft of a tip jar and an assault and battery on customers.
Highland Park's pedestrian necessity was the mother of invention.
Sandra Mastroianni thanks supporters of her gallery for writing to the courts in her defense.
Six things staff, PTO members, parents and students should know.
We searched through our archives to find the photos that captured the year in news in Highland Park-Mount Washington.
Law enforcement officials are cracking down on the dangerous practice this New Year.
John Feathers' life of map collecting has had a ripple effect well after his death in October.
What are the biggest stories that happened in the neighborhood this year?
