Home Spotlight Awards
Spring 2023 Home Spotlight
The City of La Palma would like to congratulate Rex & Dara Abacan of 4752 Amberwood Ave. for winning the 2023 Spring Home Spotlight Award!
Rex & Dara Abacan and their sons were thrilled to be recognized for their home! The Abacans have been residents for 10 years. The Abacan family has been busy updating their home. They have added a pond with a waterfall in the front yard; hardscape; tongue and grove wood panels to line the perimeter. For energy conservation, they added solar lights and LED lights to illuminate their home in the evenings. In addition to the upgrades in the front of the home, they added a sundeck and pond with a waterfall in the backyard. Inside they renovated and added an island in their kitchen.
Proud, diligent homeowners are the heart of strong, safe neighborhoods and a vibrant city. By keeping La Palma beautiful, residents like these are one of the many reasons why La Palma has been named one of the best places to live in the United States! We thank you Abacan family for contributing!
Winter 2022 Home Spotlight
The City of La Palma would like to congratulate the Palma Family of 5171 Decatur Dr. for winning the 2022/32 Winter Home Spotlight Award!
Ken & Sue Palma and their daughters Jacquelyne and Megan were excited to be recognized for their home! Ken & Sue have been resident for the 29 years. “We have lived in La Palma for nearly 30 years, and our style has changed thru the years. We were trying to come up with ideas of how can our dogs enjoy the front yard without being on a leash. Our challenges were keeping all the animals safe and not feeling closed in with a heavy fence. Also, I have always wanted a porch to sit outside on cool fall evenings. Since we love DIY projects and thinking out of the box we went to work and collaborated on our design.” - Sue Palma
Proud, diligent homeowners are the heart of strong, safe neighborhoods and a vibrant city. By keeping La Palma beautiful, residents like these are one of the many reasons why La Palma has been named one of the best places to live in the United States! We thank you Palma Family for contributing!
Fall 2022 Home Spotlight
The City of La Palma would like to congratulate residents Glenn and Sharon Matsuda of 8261 Suffield Street for winning the 2022 Fall Home Spotlight Award!
Glenn and Sharon Matsuda bought their home at 8261 Suffield Street in La Palma 30 years ago in November of 1992. The first thing you will notice about their house is the beautiful grey tile roof that they had installed in 2020. The lightweight tile roof is fire resistant and energy resilient with a limited lifetime warranty. After they replaced the roof, they remodeled their front yard with matching grey cement pavers on their driveway, added a small patio, installed a synthetic grass lawn, and filled planters with colorful flowers.
Sharon and Glenn said that when they first were looking for a home, they wanted good schools for their two girls who were 9 and 12. They were happy to find that the La Palma schools Luther Elementary, Walker Jr. High School, and Kennedy High School, were highly rated schools. They said that they have enjoyed living in La Palma the past 30 years because of the wonderful neighbors they have had.
Summer 2022 Home Spotlight
The City of La Palma would like to congratulate Ron & Joyce Eguchi of 7661 Black Star Lane for winning the 2022 Summer Home Spotlight Award!
Ron and Joyce have resident of La Palma for the past 35 years and their Japanese landscaping is a beautiful addition to their already lovely home. Proud, diligent homeowners are the heart of strong, safe neighborhoods and a vibrant city. By keeping La Palma beautiful, residents like these are one of the many reasons why La Palma has been named one of the best places to live in the United States! We thank Ron and Joyce Eguchi for contributing!
Spring 2022 Home Spotlight
The City of La Palma would like to congratulate Andrew Lund of 8292 Somerdale Lane for winning the 2022 Spring Home Spotlight Award.
Homeowner, Andrea Lund, has lived at her home since February of 1979. She takes great pride in ownership of her home with the renovations and improvements both inside and outside of her home. Andrea enjoys gardening with her dog, Molly, at her side. Over the years, she has planted white Iceberg roses, Apricot-Colored Drift roses, and a variety of smaller flowers to add more color. She also has planted a Japanese Maple tree on the right corner of her front yard for its beautiful red color. Along her driveway, she has planted Hybrid Tea roses of different colors. She also planted a Meyer lemon tree there that is so prolific that she shares her lemons with her neighbors and friends.
Andrea enjoys living in La Palma because it is such a safe, quiet, and family-oriented community. She is often seen walking with her dog Molly, or in her front yard working on her garden with Molly at her side. Proud, diligent homeowners are the heart of strong, safe neighborhoods and a vibrant city. By keeping La Palma beautiful, residents like these are one of the many reasons why La Palma has been named one of the best places to live in the United States! We thank you Andrea Lund for contributing!
Winter 2021 Home Spotlight
The City of La Palma would like to congratulate the Ortiz Family of 8171 Somerdale for winning the 2021-22 Winter Home Spotlight Award!
Marcos & Amanda Ortiz and their sons Quinn, Cruz, Cove, and daughter Jori, were delighted to be recognized for their home! Amanda has been a resident for 39 years. Her mom Linda Miller was the original homeowner. Amanda and Marcos have been working on restoring their cherished home since 2018. The exterior of the home has new stucco and paint. Their front lawn has been well taken care of and the Ortiz family is looking to update their landscape design in the near future. Proud and diligent homeowners are the heart of a strong and safe neighborhood and a vibrant City.
By keeping La Palma beautiful, residents like these are one of the many reasons why La Palma has been named one of the best places to live in the United States! We thank you Ortiz Family for contributing!
Fall 2021 Home Spotlight
The City of La Palma would like to congratulate residents Mr. and Mrs. Jones of 5428 Houston Drive for winning the 2021 Fall Home Spotlight Award!
“We would like to thank the La Palma Community Activities & Beautification Committee for the recognition of our home with the honor of being selected as La Palma’s Home Spotlight Award Winner. Our home, which was built in 1973, has been occupied by three generations of our family; the latest of which being my husband (JJ) our two elementary school aged children, and myself, since 2002. Over the years, we have taken great pride in maintaining our home with solar power upgrades, the addition of energy efficient appliances, and water conserving landscapes. The outdoor design theme of our house has been a “Desert Palms Oasis” with the added touch of an Alaskan Totem Pole. We have cherished the many years of residing in La Palma and love being a part of this close-knit community.” - Mrs. Jones
Proud, diligent homeowners are the heart of strong, safe neighborhoods and a vibrant city. By keeping La Palma beautiful, residents like these are one of the many reasons why La Palma has been named one of the best places to live in the United States. We thank Mr. and Mrs. Jones for contributing!
Summer 2021 Home Spotlight
The City of La Palma would like to congratulate Phil & Hiromi Woo of 4676 Amberwood Avenue for winning the 2021 Summer Home Spotlight Award!
Phil and Hiromi and their two children Kaila and Riley have been residents for the past 14 years. The Woo’s uncle specializes in Japanese Garden Landscaping and ensures the pond and Japanese trees are trimmed and beautiful for all to enjoy. The Woo’s added solar panels four years ago to help energy efficiency.
Proud, diligent homeowners are the heart of strong, safe neighborhoods and a vibrant city. By keeping La Palma beautiful, residents like these are one of the many reasons why La Palma has been named one of the best places to live in the United States! We thank the Woo family for contributing!
Spring 2021 Home Spotlight
The City of La Palma would like to congratulate Christelle Watkins of 5552 Conifer Drive for winning the 2021 Spring Home Spotlight Award!
Christelle Watkins has lived in La Palma for 23 years. She selected to live in La Palma because it is a nice and quiet community. Recently, she worked with a landscape designer to transform her front and back yard. She wanted a contemporary design that requires little maintenance. They demolished everything, in order to start from scratch and increase the overall curb appeal. The design featured installing artificial turf, a variety of succulent plants, and accent walls for more depth, lighting and modern entry and garage doors, with a more modern color palette.
Christelle was very surprised and overjoyed to hear her home was recognized as the Spring Home Spotlight Award. Thank you. We have to find joy in anything we can, so I am very excited.
—Christelle Watkins
Proud, diligent homeowners are the heart of strong, safe neighborhoods and a vibrant city. By keeping La Palma beautiful, residents like these are one of the many reasons why La Palma has been named one of the best places to live in the United States! We thank you Christelle Watkins for contributing!