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Sanctuary Cities, the Cost of ICE and Trump’s Immigration Policies By Kym Cunningham, Contributing Writer
Donald Trump issued Executive Order 13768, Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States, on Jan. 25. This order cuts funds for socalled “sanctuary cities” and gives immigration officers unlimited discretion in instituting deportation proceedings. The order belies the Trump administration’s lack of knowledge concerning the realities of immigration law. “‘Sanctuary cities’ is a misnomer,” Ally Bolour explained. “The cities don’t enforce immigration law. That’s a good thing because immigration law is the most complicated area of law next to tax law.” Bolour has worked as an immigration attorney in downtown Los Angeles for almost 20 years. The Los Angeles Police Department is, and should be, in support of sanctuary cities, he said. “They don’t want to be the ones to enforce immigration law,” Bolour said. “They don’t know the law … and … if people stop trusting your police force, then crime will go up. Then you and I, as citizens, are less safe because no one’s
reporting.” Bolour argues that local police forces are not meant to enforce immigration law because they lack the technical know-how and the manpower. This is why an entire department, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, known as ICE, exists. “I would think that the federal government would actually support the concept of sanctuary cities,” Bolour said. “They’re the ones that are supposed to enforce it, not local offices, not local police forces.” The Trump administration does not seem to understand the nature of “sanctuary cities,” just as it does not understand the reasons behind the alleged 11 million undocumented workers or, as Trump refers to them, “criminal aliens.” “There’s no reason to have 11 million undocumented individuals,” Bolour said. “We’ve never had this. Migration between Mexico and the United States … has been going on since the birth of both countries. This particular problem can really be pinpointed to the present law [the Illegal Immigration and Immigration
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Torrance Refinery Rally, March Residents who want to be kept safe from the potential hazards at the Torrance Refinery are taking a stand for the health and safety of our communities on Feb. 18. Torrance Refining Company and Valero’s Wilmington Refinery are the only California refineries that use hydrofluoric acid and modified hydrofluoric acid. Exposure to hydrofluoric acid can lead to irreversible organ damage, deep tissue damage and death. Two years ago, the Exxon Mobil explosion in Torrance missed one of these modified hydrofluoric acid tanks by only a few feet. Time: 10 to 11:30 a.m. Feb. 18 Details:http://tinyurl.com/Torrance-RefinaryRally-March Venue: Columbia Park, 4045 190th St., Torrance Gaffey Street Median Improvement Construction will continue until March 23 for the Gaffey St. Conceptual Plan median improvements. In an effort to reduce traffic during construction, closures will take place at night and mid-day after the morning rush-hour and before the evening rush-hour. Overnight construction will take place Feb. 23 and 24. Daytime closures will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, through March 23. Daytime closures also will take place from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 18, 25, March 4, 11 and 18 for a northbound lane nearest the median.
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Training Conflict Mediators The Palos Verdes Democrats meeting will feature Dorit Cypis, founder of Mediators Beyond Borders International and UCLA Law Prof. Jona-
As millions of people begin filing their tax returns, the Internal Revenue Service reminds taxpayers of some basic tips to keep in mind about refunds. During the early parts of the tax season, taxpayers are anxious to get details about their refunds. In some social media, this can lead to misunderstandings and speculation about refunds. The IRS offers these tips to keep in mind. Myth 1: All refunds are delayed. While the IRS issues more than 90 percent of federal tax refunds in less than 21 days, some refunds take longer. Recent legislation requires the IRS to hold refunds for tax returns claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit or the Additional Child Tax Credit until mid-February. Other returns may require additional review for a variety of reasons and take longer. For example, the IRS, along with its partners in the states and the nation’s tax industry, continue to strengthen security reviews to help protect against identity theft and refund fraud. The IRS encourages taxpayers to file as they normally would. Myth 2: Calling the IRS or my tax professional will provide a better refund date. Many people mistakenly think that talking to the IRS or calling their tax professional is the best way to find out when they will get their refund. In reality, the best way to check the status of a refund is online through the “Where’s My Refund?” tool at IRS.gov or via the IRS2Go mobile app. Taxpayers eager to know when their refund will be arriving should use the “Where’s My Refund?” tool rather than calling and waiting on hold or ordering a tax transcript. The IRS updates the status of refunds once everyday, usually overnight, so checking more than once a day will not produce new information. “Where’s My Refund?” has the same information available to IRS telephone assistors so there is no need to call unless requested to do so by the refund tool. Myth 3: Ordering a tax transcript a “secret way” to get a refund date.
Forum on Marijuana Regulations Explore what the community will look like with regulated marijuana in Los Angeles. Time: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17 Details: www.centralsanpedro.org Venue: Croatian Cultural Center, 510 W. 7th St., San Pedro
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Abortion Access in California May be Safe—BUT By Lyn Jensen, Contributing Reporter
as expected on a couple of landmark abortion cases. But this time does not look like those other times, principally because it follows 2016’s unprecedented display of obstructionism by Republican senators when President Barack Obama nominated Merrick Garland to the high court. They didn’t bottle up Garland or vote him down in committee. They didn’t filibuster. They simply took no action at all. Garland couldn’t get a meeting. Trump nominated the arch-conservative Gorsuch for Supreme Court justice on Jan. 31, one of his first acts as president. He was able to only because the Republicancontrolled senate refused to have anything to do with Merrick Garland, President Barack Obama’s nominee in 2016. “It was absolutely unprecedented,” said Lear, who joined progressive social media groups to call for the Senate to vote on the moderate prochoice Garland, to no avail. “They decided his nomination was basically to be ignored. It was an insult to Obama and our constitutional system. It’s beyond explanation, other than they got the opportunity to install a conservative justice.” The Republican senators who participated in this naked partisanship ploy were not voted out last November. They still control the senate. Democratic senators’ options for opposing any Supreme Court nominee remain very limited. Gorsuch has already been criticized by the National Abortion Rights Action League, also known as NARAL. “With a clear track record of supporting an agenda that undermines abortion access and endangers women,” Ilyse Hogue, NARAL ProChoice America president, said in a statement. “There is no doubt that Gorsuch is a direct threat to Roe v. Wade and the promise it holds for women’s equality.” To gauge women’s demand for abortion in California alone, consider a report by the
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President Donald J. Trump just nominated a Supreme Court candidate, Neil Gorsuch, who is opposed by organizations that favor abortion rights. The Republican Party’s majority in the U.S. Senate bodes well for Gorsuch’s nomination, and once on the court, his vote may affect abortion law for decades. Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 Supreme Court case that made abortion safe and legal, may not be able to withstand the triple threat of opposition consisting of Trump, a Republicancontrolled senate, and the conservative turn in Supreme Court justices. “Clearly abortion access is a defining difference between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton,” comments Sherry Lear, a Torrance lawyer who often speaks on women’s issues. “Trump is against it; he doesn’t seem to understand women have many reasons to have an abortion, or he doesn’t care.” Roe v. Wade has been a political target of the Republican Party since Ronald Reagan was president. The Democratic Party has steadfastly made a policy of defending it, but its survival ultimately depends on how the Supreme Court rules from case to case. Like Reagan, Trump once favored abortion rights, then flipped to play to a certain element among voters. For example, in 1999 Trump the businessman told NBC he was pro-choice. But in 2016, Trump the candidate said, “There should be some punishment” for a woman who chooses abortion. He ranted senselessly against abortion during a presidential debate. There have been times when an anti-choice Republican president and anti-choice Republicancontrolled Senate confirmed a Supreme Court nominee with a questionable abortionrights record. Perhaps the principle reason the Supreme Court has not eviscerated Roe v. Wade can be traced to Justice Anthony Kennedy, a conservative who has not voted
California Department of Healthcare Services: 93,542 abortions funded by Medi-Cal in 2010. Of those, 21,680 abortions were performed in Los Angeles County. The department does not keep statistics on the total number of abortions, only those paid for by Medi-Cal. “The Supreme Court is not just important but critical,” Lear said. “I think they’re going to make it a state issue.” With a pro-choice Democratic governor and pro-choice legislature, California’s political climate is completely different from the national level. California does not have any of the major types of abortion restrictions — such as waiting periods, mandated parental involvement or limitations on publicly funded abortions — that are often found in other states. Lear said politicians in some other states are adamant about stopping women, especially women in poverty, from access to, not only abortion, but birth control, health care and even education. But despite all California has done to guarantee safe and legal access to abortion, 43 percent of counties in the state have no clinics that provide abortions, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a reputable source for abortion-related statistics. However, those counties are home to only about 5 percent of California’s total population. Lear said she’s not particularly concerned about access to abortion in the communities around Torrance, commonly known as the South Bay. She cited this region’s large number of medical facilities. An Internet search for abortion providers in Los Angeles County revealed more than a dozen as well as some websites that list abortion providers by area. The exact number is difficult to determine because clinics are not the only potential abortion providers. Some abortions are performed in hospitals and private doctor’s offices. Even in Los Angeles County, the locations of identifiable abortion providers indicate that supply may be less than demand. Carson — with a population of more than 90,000 — has no
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than Zasloff who will discuss the Donald Trump’s choice for ambassador to Israel and the president’s general “hostility toward democracy.” Time: 2 p.m. Feb. 19 Details: https://goo.gl/eVBE5N Venue: Peninsula Center Library, 701 Silver Spur Road, Rolling Hills Estates Stakeholder Input Sought on Polystyrene Ban A date has been scheduled for the Environmental Committee to hear testimony on the Long Beach’s proposed polystyrene (Styrofoam) ban. Anyone interested in helping to craft the upcoming ordinance is invited to speak at the meeting. Time: 3 p.m. Feb. 21 Venue: Long Beach City Council Chambers, 333 W. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach Spanish Construction Pre-Apprenticeship Class Long Beach City College is offering a Spanish Construction Pre-Apprenticeship class from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, March 13 through June 12. An orientation is scheduled for 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 21 at the LBCC Liberal Arts Campus. Another orientation is set for 4:45 to 6 p.m. Feb. 22 at the Career Transition Center. Time: 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 21, and 4:45 to 6 p.m. Feb. 22 Details: (562) 938-3248; www.LBCCTraining. com Venues: LBCC Liberal Arts Campus, 4900 E. Conant St., Building O-2, Long Beach Career Transition Center, 3447 Atlantic Ave., Long Beach Central SPNC Meeting The Central SPNC Monthly Board and Stakeholder Meeting normally scheduled for the second Tuesday will take place on the third Tuesday, Feb. 21. Time: 6 p.m. Feb. 21 Details: http://sanpedrocity.org Venue: Port of Los Angeles High School, 250 W. 5th St., San Pedro Banning Museum’s Get to Know Us Reception Attend this special reception to learn more about becoming a Banning Museum volunteer. If the meeting makes volunteering sound cool, hang around afterward for a training class to gain the background necessary to offer public tours and special group tours of the interior of the museum, stagecoach barn and grounds. Time: 11 a.m. to 12:30p.m. Feb. 24 and 25 Cost: Free Details: www.thebanningmuseum.org Venue: Banning Museum, 401 E. M St., Wilmington Long Beach Immigrant Rights Coalition Mixer Join us to meet community organizations and learn how to get involved. Free parking and potluck. Time: 5:30 - 7 p.m. Feb. 17 Details: www.maydaylongbeach.wordpress. com Venue: The Gathering, 905 Atlantic Ave., Long Beach
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Myth 4: “Where’s my Refund?” The IRS will update “Where’s My Refund?” on both IRS.gov and the IRS2Go mobile app with projected deposit dates for early Earned Income Tax Credit and the Additional Child Tax Credit refund filers a few days after Feb. 15. Taxpayers claiming Earned Income Tax Credit or the Additional Child Tax Credit will not see a refund date on “Where’s My Refund?” or through their software package until then. The IRS, tax preparers and tax software will not have additional information on refund dates. The IRS cautions taxpayers that these refunds likely will not start arriving in bank accounts or on debit cards until the week of Feb. 27 — if there are no processing issues with the tax return and the taxpayer chose direct deposit. This additional period is due to several factors, including banking and financial systems needing time to process deposits. Taxpayers who have filed early in the filing season, but are claiming Earned Income Tax Credit or the Additional Child Tax Credit, should not expect their refund until the week of Feb. 27. The IRS reminds taxpayers that President’s Day weekend may impact when they get their refund since many financial institutions do not process payments on weekends or holidays.
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LA Council Decriminalizes Street Vending
LOS ANGELES — On Jan. 31, the Los Angeles City Council voted to decriminalize street vending, ending its distinction as the only major city prohibiting every type of vending, 24-hours a day, throughout the entire city. The new rules would do away with criminal penalties and allow the city to issue vending permits. However, setting up the system may take months. The Council’s vote was in response to Donald Trump’s election to the presidency — specifically, to the crackdown on undocumented immigrants he promised during his campaign. Councilmen Joe Buscaino and Curren Price moved for the proposal. Meanwhile, street vendors can still be cited and fined for violating the municipal code, but they would not face criminal convictions.
Federal Maritime Commission Gets New Chairman
LONG BEACH — On Jan. 30, Michael A. Khouri was promoted to chairman of the five-member Federal Maritime Commision, which regulates the nation’s maritime industry. Khouri, a Republican who has served on the commission since 2009, was upgraded by President Donald J. Trump’s administration. Khouri is replacing Mario Cordero, a former Port of Long Beach Harbor commissioner, who was forced out a week prior. Cordero plans to continue being part of the federal commission.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Former U.S. Rep. Robert Garcia, died Jan. 26 at the age of 84. Garcia was a trailblazer for the Latino community and a transformational leader who worked with the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials’ first president and founder, Edward R. Roybal, to help set the organization on the course it is on today. Born in New York, Garcia began his career in public service early in life, joining the Army’s Third Infantry Division after graduating from high school. Elected to the New York State Assembly in 1966, Garcia went on to represent parts of the Bronx and Harlem in New York state government for 12 years. He prevailed against six competitors to win a seat in Congress in a 1978 special election. He became one of the longest-serving chairmen of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, helping to pave the way for the men and women who followed in his footsteps.
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LONG BEACH — On Jan. 18, the Port of Long Beach announced the 5.6-acre parking lot behind One World Trade Center and the Hilton Hotel in downtown Long Beach is for sale. The parcel was acquired by the port in 2011 during discussions to buy One World Trade Center for use as a headquarters. Because the property is owned by a government agency, there is no assessed value. However, the last sale before the port bought the property was $18 million in 2005. With the next port headquarters being built at the new Long Beach Civic Center, commissioners determined it was the right time to test the market for a sale of the World Trade Center lot. Proceeds from a sale would go into the port’s general fund. Development of the property is governed by the Downtown Plan and allowable uses include residential, office and retail. Under an existing easement, any parking spaces displaced by development are required to be replaced by a parking structure. View the listing at www.loopnet.com/ lid/20048549.
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But the loss to American society due to IRAIRA is not merely general, it is specifically fiscal as well. As it stands, Bolour explained that the law costs the government and, by extension, the taxpayers who foot ICE’s bill. The government could stand to make $11 billion in potential profit if it legalized these immigrants. “That a $1,000 penalty,” Bolour said. “Multiply it by 11 million [people]. Just do the math.” Alternately, Bolour proposes another solution termed, “paroled-in-place.” Currently, this relief is only offered to the spouses of military veterans. If an undocumented immigrant marries a veteran, his or her attorney can ask the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, or USCIS, to issue him or her a parole-in-place. This essentially produces a document which states that she or he was “paroled-in,” allowing the person to retroactively gain legal documents. After this process, the person is eligible to adjust status, becoming legalized by obtaining a green card or visa.
Although less lucrative for the federal The message then urges affected students or government than the $1,000 penalty, this their family members to contact their respective system of parole-in-place would save American campus center attorneys. taxpayers millions, if not billions, of dollars in Bolour said this fear is the true difference immigration enforcement. between the Obama and the Trump administration In 2013, the estimated budget for immigration in regards to undocumented workers. enforcement was more than $5 million per day. In “Tyrants rule by creating this set of 2016, the budget proposed an increase of 2,000 circumstances that create confusion, uncertainty U.S. Customs and Border Protection, or CBP, and just panic,” Bolour said. officers — to include their salaries, benefits and future pensions. Alongside this increase in In a different part of the immigrant personnel, the ICE fiscal year budget included $373.5 million to “maintain the necessary community, this same panic spread on Jan. 28, infrastructure and technology along the Nation’s when Trump announced yet another Executive Order: Protecting the Nation from Foreign borders.” Bolour’s paroled-in-place solution for these Terrorist Entry into the United States. Now 11 million undocumented workers would allow the federal government to divert these funds, channeling a deficit funded by citizens into benefits for American citizens via universal healthcare or better public education. Bolour maintains that by legalizing these immigrants, the government will be able to weed out what he called “the low-hanging fruit.” “As it is, it’s a wide net and it’s not effective,” Bolour said. “We need a system to sift through everybody [who] can be legalized … then we spend money to deport criminals.” It is important to note that the Trump administration is not the first to target undocumented workers. Rather, Trump’s attack on the working class builds on policies set forth by Presidents Ally Bolour was one of several attorneys who offered help to detained Barack Obama, and Bill travelers after the Trump administration travel ban went into effect this Clinton (the progenitor of past January. Photo by Kym Cunningham IRAIRA). In fact, Obama has been labeled the “deporter- infamously labeled the “Muslim Ban,” this order in-chief” by many immigration groups, as his refused entry to immigrants traveling from Iran, administration was responsible for the physical Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. However, the true terms of the executive removal of more than 2.5 million people — a figure that does not include those individuals order remained murky even to those enforcing who were turned away at the border or who left it. In conjunction with the executive order, of their own volition. The Obama administration the Department of Homeland Security issued was responsible for more deportations than any a statement, saying that it would immediately other administration in U.S. history. And yet, there was not the same fear felt stop processing the benefits for immigrants by the immigrant community under the Obama from the aforementioned seven countries. These benefits included work permits, green cards and administration. Recently, reports of ICE raids have put whole citizenship. Shortly thereafter, Secretary John Kelly communities on edge. Although ICE has issued statements claiming that these raids are business- declared that green card holders were exempt as-usual, this cavalier bureaucratic attitude only from these restrictions and were going to be allowed back into the country. seems to create more fear and confusion. “Well, I have a bunch of green card holders On Feb. 9, University of California Undocumented Legal Services Center sent out who are just confused whether to board a plane,” Bolour said. “They’re being refused boarding the following message: a plane wherever they are worldwide. So this ICE agents are targeting individuals element of confusion … was the immediate with prior removal, or deportation, aftermath.” orders. We have also gotten reports that While many have argued the inherent even individuals without prior orders of discrimination that belies this executive order, to removal are being targeted. This includes Bolour, the legal issue of discrimination lies not people who do not have any criminal with the executive order itself, but with the intent records. The reports describe that behind the executive order. unmarked white vans are going through “I would say yes [it is discrimination], but neighborhood, with agents targeting [See Immigration, page 10] specific individuals for enforcement.
Trump Targets Muslims
Trump’s Covert War On His Base Begins By Paul Rosenberg, Senior Editor
Rates had been raised to replenish FHA’s insurance fund in the aftermath of the housing crisis, which required the FHA’s first modest bailout in its history. The rate had been lowered 0.5 percent in January 2015. It was also intended to help offset a recent surge in mortgage rates — up from around 3.5 percent for a 30-year mortgage on Election Day to 4.2 percent in the week of Jan. 5. Roughly a million homeowners were projected to benefit this year alone. Now they will not.
The Overtime Rule
On May 17, 2016, the Obama administration announced a new overtime rule, saying anyone making a salary of less than $47,476 ($913 a week) will automatically qualify for overtime pay after working 40 hours a week — roughly double the pre-existing $23,660 threshold ($455 a week), and the threshold would be updated every three years. The percent of salaried workers covered by the overtime rule had fallen to 7 percent from 62 percent in 1975, it would rise to 35 percent under the new rule, which would go into effect on Dec. 1, 2016. The Labor Department estimated it could result in a $12 billion pay raise over the next decade. On Nov. 22, 2016, Judge Amos Mazzant III, of the Eastern District of Texas, issued a preliminary injunction, preventing the rule from going into effect. The Obama Labor Department immediately appealed the ruling and pushed for a speedy ruling. At the same time, the Texas AFLCIO filed a motion to intervene and take over the defense of the rule, arguing its intervention was necessary, given “grave concerns” that the Trump administration would not forcefully defend the case. An appeals court brief was due on Jan. 31, but during Trump’s first week in office, his Labor Department reversed course and asked for an extension, which the court granted, extending to due date to March 2. Trump’s pick to head the Labor Department, Andrew Puzder (who withdrew from the nomination process on Feb. 15), is on record opposing the rule and has numerous violations of existing overtime pay rules. So Trump has not killed the rule outright, but he’s setting the stage to do so — or at best to replace it with a much weaker measure, a process that could take months or years to complete.
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The rate reduction Trump blocked had been announced by the Obama’s Housing Secretary Julian Castro Jan. 9. It was to take effect on Jan. 27. “After four straight years of growth and with sufficient reserves on hand to meet future claims, it’s time for FHA to pass along some modest savings to working families,” Castro explained.
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The FHA Rate Reduction
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The fiduciary rule was issued in final form by Department of Labor on April 6, 2016, and is due to go into effect on April 10, 2017. At the time, Alicia Munnell, director of the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, called it “a great victory for consumers,” explaining that it was “the result of a long and tortuous effort,” which began with an initial proposal in 2010, which was later withdrawn “in the face of enormous opposition” from the financial industry. The new proposed rule was introduced in April 2015. “After a series of unsuccessful efforts to block the proposal by brokerage firms and a failed attempt to attach a rider to the end-of-year spending bill, the final rule was released on April 6, 2016,” she noted. But a whole new round of opposition in the courts followed the final rule. In early February, Judge Barbara Lynn of the Northern District of Texas, announced she would issue her decision no later than Feb. 10. The next day, Trump issued a memorandum for the Secretary of Labor, calling for a review of the rule that could lead to
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It didn’t make any headlines, but it should have: Within hours of taking office as president, Jan. 20, Donald Trump increased the costs of homeownership for most borrowers, canceling a reduction in the Federal Housing Administration’s annual fee — from 0.85 percent of the mortgage price to 0.60 percent — that would have reduced the annual premium for someone borrowing $200,000 by $500 in the first year. “Just minutes after taking the oath of office, @POTUS Trump made it harder for working families to get a mortgage,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren tweeted. “@POTUS suspended a planned cut in FHA mortgage insurance premiums, which @nardotrealtor [The National Association of Realtors] says will cost 40k families a shot at a new home.” Warren wasn’t alone. “This action is completely out of alignment with President Trump’s words about having the government work for the people,” said John Taylor, president of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, through a spokesman. “Exactly how does raising the cost of buying a home help average people?” The charge that Trump was hurting the very people he promised to help got lost in the tumult surrounding his first weekend in office, marked by the largest nationwide protests in American history. But the facts were clear, and they shed light on a broader pattern of things to come, as Trump prepares to roll back much of President Barack Obama’s legacy assisting workingclass and middle-class Americans, including Obamacare, which only now is finally being appreciated by many of the millions in danger of losing its benefits. During his first few weeks in office, Trump also signaled his intention to reverse two other key Obama actions also benefitting workingand middle-class Americans: the overtime rule, dramatically expanding the number of nonsalaried workers required to receive mandatory overtime pay after 40 hours of work in a week; and the fiduciary rule, requiring financial advisors to act in the best interests of their clients. This is key to protecting retirement funds. Both those actions had been in litigation. Trump signaled his intention to change course, if not kill both measures outright. Trump also reversed his position on negotiating lower prices with drug companies, after meeting with their CEOs. He doubled down on his promise to roll back financial protections under the Dodd-Frank bill after meeting with Wall Street CEOs as well. He continued to obfuscate on health care, as public outrage grew over GOP threats to repeal Obamacare, which Trump has only vaguely promised to “replace” with a plan that’s projected to leave tens of millions now covered without any health insurance. Most of the really big political and economic issues remain clouded in confusion. It’s extremely useful to focus on early actions, where the facts are simpler and more straightforward.
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Buscaino’s War on the Homeless
And how Measure S plays into the politics of Los Angeles By James Preston Allen, Publisher
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Most of you have been distracted by the Tweeter-in-Chief’s misdeeds in office during his first weeks playing in the Oval Office. But you should realize that his antics are a lot like using a feather toy to distract a cat. The real threat to our democracy seems to be going on down the street in the U.S. Congress with the Republicans noodling with Medicare, Social Security and the Affordable Care Act. Meanwhile, back in Los Angeles—the capital of the Sanctuary Cities and where city leaders have vowed to stand against No. 45’s bullying and unconstitutional executive orders—there’s something more going on. The city is about to hold its off-season municipal elections and voters have just received their sample ballot pamphlets. But is anyone paying attention? There are two on my ballot that need no endorsement since they are running unopposed: City Attorney Mike Feuer and City Controller Ron Galperin. Both have done superb jobs. Feuer for suing Wells Fargo and winning, and Galperin for giving the citizens access to the city’s database with his control panel. Even though they don’t need your vote, vote for them anyway. What you won’t see on this ballot is the simmering discontent with the Los Angeles City Council that is bubbling up from the ground like tar at the La Brea Tar Pits. Pay-to-play development zoning, lack of leadership on the homeless crisis and lack of affordable housing are covered up with a blanket of hypocrisy. This is best exemplified in District 15 Councilman Joe Buscaino’s attempt to show that he has compassion for the homeless by reporting via his weekly political e-newsletter and his campaign mailer about his ride on the bus that transports our San Pedro neighbors without homes to the winter shelter in Long Beach. He does not explain why Los Angeles doesn’t have a winter shelter anywhere in Council District 15, nor does he address the illegal stepped-up enforcement actions and continued criminalization of the people camping within a stone’s throw of his office
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on 7th and Beacon streets. This is the urban encampment that Bob Nizich, the lawyer who has an office on the third floor of the San Pedro Post Office building, has been documenting for months — most recently with a 2017 calendar that he has printed with a picture of San Pedro’s City Hall on the cover. “The view from the third floor overlooking 8th Street indicates a clean street free of debris and tents,” Nizich complained recently. “The view from the fifth floor at 7th Street (if one bothered to look) would indicate a street full of debris and trash. Hard to believe you could go to work for the last week… and not see it.” The debris he is referring to are the belongings of people who are chased around, harassed and often arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department for the crime of being without shelter. It has been reported to me from more than one source that the current police tactic is to issue tickets for minor infractions like smoking in the park or obstructing the sidewalk at places where people are camped out. It is when those tickets go to warrant, that the ticketed are caught in catch-22. On the one hand, if a ticket is allowed to go to warrant, the ticketed are liable to get arrested and their belongings “confiscated” if not left abandoned for city-hired contractors to pick up and dispose. If they trek over the bridges separating San Pedro from the Long Beach court to satisfy orders to appear, they are likely to find that their cases are not even on the docket for the day they were ordered to appear, wasting precious resources while still running the risk of their tickets going to warrant. This is the current game that is being played with the councilman’s approval. Remember, he is a former cop and Captain Oreb is his hand picked successor at Harbor Division. This tactic is easily implemented since the 72-hour cleanup notification rule was reduced to 24-hours in Los Angeles municipal ordinance 56.11. The council office uses this tactic without even offering the ticketed individuals the benefits of the contentious Navigation Center they were pushing back in September 2016. Remember the
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Barton Hill uprising? The city’s ordinance can’t be legally enforced without this option, yet it is. This is all complicated more by the accusation by Mayor Eric Garcetti and a couple of the city’s power centers, the Los Angeles Times and most of the City Council, that Measure S will stop in its tracks construction that would address the affordable housing and homeless crisis in this city. Garcetti was quoted as saying that Measure S, “will cause major job loss, will cost taxpayers millions and make our housing and homelessness crisis even worse.” Yet Measure S specifically carves out exceptions in the two-year moratorium for the building of affordable and homeless housing. It does put a hold on the gentrification of and the rezoning of properties for the expressed purpose of oversized developments that are negotiated in the back rooms of city hall. Buscaino is among the 11 city council members endorsing the “No On Measure S” campaign. All of these council members have taken campaign money from developers and have not come up with a right now solution for sheltering the homeless this winter. This is just one more reason not to vote for Joe Buscaino. But there are few more reasons: • Not one of the three housing developments that have been approved have even broken ground to date in San Pedro, • His grand vision of the Ports O’ Call waterfront is stalled and may be in jeopardy of not even being built, • The Harbor Division jail is still closed. Even though if it were opened, it would provide
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more patrol hours for our limited number of police officers • And nothing has been done to provide any temporary emergency shelter for the homeless after three years of posturing on the issue. You’ve seen the sign in my window — Joe Must Go! Vote yes on Measure S. Vote for Caney Arnold or Noel Gould for city council. Either would be better than Buscaino for Council District 15. Vote Yes on County Measure H. It will actually address the core issues of homelessness that the city is incapable of solving. And on the Community College District seat 6, vote for Nancy Pearlman, the only independent progressive. Regardless of what your perspective is on the homeless crisis, you have to admit that after three years of debate in city council, the problem has only gotten worse and the only cure the citizens have is to vote those out who have been an obstruction to curing the problem. Let’s start with Buscaino and his reckless disregard for the desperately poor.
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Community Alerts Indivisible San Pedro Meeting
Indivisible San Pedro is a group of concerned citizens who realize the Trump administration’s agenda will take America backwards and must be stopped. The group is working together to achieve this goal through modeling the values of inclusion, respect, and fairness, while having its voices heard by our local congressional members. Join their meeting. They will discuss their mission and get the group poised for action. Time: 7 to 9 p.m. Feb. 16 Venue: Angel’s Gate Cultural Center, Building H, 3601 S. Gaffey St, San Pedro
AltaSea Public Hearing
The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioner will host a public hearing to receive public comments on this proposed AltaSea Research and Business Hub at Berths 57 to 60 during a regular scheduled meeting. Time: 8:30 a.m. March 2 Details: www.portoflosangeles. org Venue: Harbor Administration Building Board Room, 425 S. Palos Verdes St., San Pedro
RANDOMLetters Re: Barton Hill’s Complicated Matters
Dear San Pedro Stakeholders, I recently read the letter [to the editor Feb. 2 issue RLN] from Ms. Arlene Dickey referencing Barton Hill Elementary School. While we are very grateful for her concerns, I am proud to say that since I became the new principal at Barton Hill, our staff has been embraced by multiple parties with much needed support and guidance. We have received immense support from the District, Local District South, our Parent Teacher Organization (PTO), the Alumni Association and the community at large. I am truly humbled by the opportunity to serve as the principal of Barton Hill. This community has embraced me and we are focused on moving this school forward academically, professionally and culturally. We have received additional staff positions, training opportunities for existing staff, technology upgrades, parent trainings, and with the assistance of the PTO and Alumni Association we have received athletics clothing, arts supplies, safety resources and many other materials that will benefit our students. We have partnered with the Boys and Girls Club and Toberman Neighborhood Center to directly serve the needs of our students and parents. Since arriving, the feedback we have received indicates that we are on the right path. Recently,
we submitted an application to become a Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) Magnet to bring additional resources and STEAMfocused high-quality instruction to our students. Although we have taken substantial steps in improving the school, we welcome the assistance of community leaders like Ms. Dickey, as the work we have begun since the start of my tenure will require us to have an ‘all hands on deck” approach to help our students achieve the success we all know they can obtain. Please know that we are a school on the move—and we want the San Pedro community to feel pride in our efforts and look forward to our continuing improvement and successes. Michael Pile Proud Principal of Barton Hill Elementary School San Pedro
to be against the law. Sally Yates refused to obey an order which she honestly believed to be against the law. I hope that everyone else in the Department of Justice will follow her example, though it may cost them their jobs. Freedom and justice sometimes have a price attached. Honest Americans are willing to pay that price. John Mattson San Pedro
A Timely Letter
The irony of President Trump announcing, on the weekend of Ronald Reagan’s birthday, judge Neil Gorsuch as his pick for a Supreme Court justice does not escape those of us in the Latin
American Solidarity community. Ronald Reagan was wrong in the 1980s to side with the power elites in Central America against the will of the common people. Mr. Gorsuch was an unapologetic defender of Reagan, no matter the illegality of the case. Mr. Gorsuch staunchly defended the Reagan administration during the Iran-Contra scandal in the 1980’s, and dismissed as “a superficial issue” the illegality of Reagan’s covert operations to overthrow the Nicaraguan Sandinistas. Indeed, his senior yearbook quote was from the infamous (in Latin America) Henry Kissinger: “The illegal we do immediately, the unconstitutional
takes a little longer.” As someone who has lived many years in Latin America, including as a Peace Corps volunteer, a university student and a sustainable development engineer, I know firsthand—as Mr. Gorsuch cannot—that he was wrong to oppose necessary changes to unjust political and economic systems in Latin America. The Reagan wars in Central America began a generation of unnecessary tragedy in the region and caused hundreds of thousands to flee. Where, ironically? To the U.S.! The nomination of Mr. Gorsuch strengthens our understanding that President Trump is not interested [See Letters, page 10]
Trump’s EO’s, Immigration and Sorting Out Fact from Fiction
Honestly Sally (in response to At Length column Feb. 2 issue RLN) For anyone who questions the actions of acting attorney general Sally Yates, I say the following. All Vietnam vets, myself included, and I believe all US military since, the My-Lai massacre got a lecture on not obeying illegal commands. It was made clear to us that we were justified, and would not be punished for not obeying any order which we reasonably believed
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message and paid the consequence. Others found the crystal ship achieved and some literally outperformed the projects’ unspoken contract of low expectations. As it turns out, the projects provided strength. Somehow, out of a Zen-like naiveté, project children believed in themselves. Ultimately, they learned to ask the right questions and got the right answers. Who would believe the success of the project children? African Americans and others entered the fraternity of the longshore industry. The projects produced school teachers, entrepreneurs, politicians, social workers and professional athletes. The projects produced a Los Angeles Police Department detective and very quietly, without fanfare, a U.S. two-star Army general. From where does that kind of motivation and determination derive? Maybe there is an unknown dopamineinfused force that God recognizes human worth and potential against all odds. The project children who survived and conquered — are we the chosen ones of God’s children?
San Pedro had its share of government housing projects, including Channel Heights, Rancho Palos Verdes and Banning Homes. I know because I resided there. They were built in the late 1930s and early 1940s to accommodate folks migrating to the South Bay to work in the World War II defense industry. There was a full repertoire of racial or ethnic inhabitants, including whites, African Americans, Latinos and Asians. By the early 1950s most whites were able to leave the projects. However, many minority groups were left to reside there until their adult years. White contemporaries would now be seen primarily at school, or local sports events. San Pedro was racially segregated in the 1950s. African Americans were not given the opportunity to rent or purchase property area until 1964 when the Jess Unruh Fair Housing law was passed. Other ethnicities fared better and many left the projects. What did project children know about social economics? The projects had a hard southern value system which dictated that children must do what they were told. However, project parents were not aware of college or skill training programs. African American children were given the strict, but abstract admonition: learn at school and participate. There were those who defied the
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in the law, or equality. We can only hope that in this tumultuous process in America, those who are only now just “waking up”-on both sides of these issues-take the time to learn about what those of us have known for decades. Welcome to the debate, America. Let the education begin. Rachel Bruhnke Board member, Witness for Peace/Southwest San Pedro
Illegal Immigration
My grandfather Albert Joseph Bialek came to the United States from Poland {Galicia} in 1910. Per the Ellis Island website he boarded the ship Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse in Bremen, Germany {formerly Prussia}. He had just completed his service in the Austrian Army. Poland at that time was divided into three spheres of influence by Austria, Prussia and Russia. Upon being
discharged he returned to his father’s farm. Officers from the Austrian Army made an attempt to reenlist him but tradition dictated that he could remain at home so long as he was sorely needed on the farm. Immediately after the officers departed Albert’s father gave him his brother’s travel documents and instructed him to immigrate to the United States. His father knew that war was coming and he didn’t want to lose his son to it. It took me longer to locate my grandfather on the passenger list because I had forgotten he was traveling under the name Jan and not Albert. Given the fact that Albert entered the United States under the name Jan Bialek and later burned his immigration papers, it is evident he was by definition a “illegal immigrant.” He went on to become a very hard-working brick mason and lawabiding citizen, raising 12 children with the help of his Polish wife Mary (nee Mazan) and the rest, as they say, is history. Just as Cleveland is a city of neighborhoods so is the United States a country of immigrants. In fact all the major cities of America (at one time) served as incubators for immigrants to not only become
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accustomed to the ways of this country, but also to intermingle with each other—often prohibited in their native homeland. It’s a shame that the inner cities were handed over to the absentee landlords following World War ll. Just imagine how much stronger and more united our country might have been had this unofficial tradition continued. Gentrification is not the answer. Preventing immigration is not the solution. Intense vetting is acceptable during these challenging times but to unfairly deny one person access to the United States makes us all orphans again. As a popular song goes: “let me in immigration man.” Joe Bialek Cleveland, Ohio
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A Super Bowl tradition is the president sitting down for an interview that airs before the big game. On Sunday, President Donald Trump raised eyebrows by telling Bill O’Reilly of Fox News that he respected Russian leader Vladimir Putin. O’Reilly protested that Putin is “a killer,” which prompted this response from Trump: “We have a lot of killers, got a lot of killers. What, you think our country is so innocent?” Our report on the Super Bowl interview outlined what we know about Putin’s human rights record (not good), as well as other things Trump said that were not accurate. Finally, in our effort to debunk fake news, we ran across a claim that former President Barack Obama’s face will soon appear on the $1 bill. It’s not true, so we rated the statement Pants on Fire! Thanks for reading PolitiFact! Angie Holan PolitiFact Editor
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Abortion
hospital and no abortion clinic. A Carson resident may go to abortion clinics in the neighboring City of Long Beach. Not so for a Palmdale resident, who would likely have to travel into metropolitan Los Angeles. Patients who come to the Kaiser Permanente Carson Medical Offices receive referrals for abortions, but the procedure is not performed there, according to Kaiser Permanente spokesperson Leslie Wille. Dr. Carrie Rickard, an OB/GYN who practiced in Long Beach for more than 20 years and has first-hand experience providing abortion, says abortion rates have gone down since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act has been in effect, as it has improved women’s access to birth control. Republican opposition to abortion is part of a larger assault on access to healthcare in general, including the Affordable Care Act. Republicans contemptuously labeled the act “Obamacare” and have campaigned to overturn it since it took effect. Covered California, which administers Obamacare in this state, offers plans that include abortion and some forms of birth control.
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Immigration
it’s not because he’s attempting to deny a class of individuals from entering the country—that’s within his authority,” Bolour said. “The intent is there. The intent is: Muslim ban. But [Jan. 7] in court, the government attorney was going up and down swearing that ‘hey it’s not Muslim ban.’ But if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it’s a duck.” Bolour argued that at the most fundamental level, this executive order challenges the separation of church and state as laid out in the Constitution. Similarly, he argued that the order discriminates against individuals based upon their religion, which is prohibited in the Bill of Rights. “So you have several issues,” Bolour said. “You have the religious ban issue [and] you have due process issues. If somebody is doing everything that they are supposed to do and suddenly they are prevented from getting a benefit, that’s a due process issue.”
Executive Orders Damage Society
As a result of the confusion generated by the implementation (or not) of the “Muslim ban,” Bolour shared some advice he gave to his clients. “If someone’s going to come in, I’m advising them to come in as soon as they can,” Bolour said. “We don’t know what’s going to happen. We don’t know what Trump’s going to do. If somebody wants to travel abroad, I still tell them only travel if you have to. Don’t travel for pleasure.” Bolour was angry that he even had to suggest this advice. “People should not feel fearful,” Bolour said. “People should be celebrating that they’re becoming U.S. citizens.” “I have clients, business clients, that routinely travel overseas because they have meetings,” Bolour added. “Even if they’re not one of the seven stated countries — that’s the thing the element of fear — they’re still asking me, ‘Should I go? What if he adds more countries and what if I’m affected?’
That affects business life.” Bolour recounted the chilling effect of Trump’s “Muslim ban” on one of his clients, a student from Iran who applied for and was granted asylum and a green card. This student planned to celebrate his birthday in Puerto Vallarta later this month but canceled, even after everything had been paid for, because he was worried he was not going to be allowed back into the country. “It may sound trivial to people but in America…we’re supposed to be certain,” said Bolour. “We’re supposed to know what’s going on. This is the only place in the world where political uncertainty has no basis, right? Because we’re supposed to have a stable set of institutions.” However, there is a glimmer of hope on an otherwise bleak horizon. In the Los Angeles field office of USCIS, paperwork from the seven “banned” countries is being processed normally. Applications for citizenship from countries such as Iran are being accepted, processed and approved. Other applications are being scheduled and processed normally. All the visas that had been canceled by the State Department were reinstated. “But again, the element of uncertainty is at the whim of a circle of people,” Bolour said. Lastly, Bolour suggested that Trump’s executive orders were not only problematic for immigrants, but also for the community as a whole. “You don’t even have to be an immigrant or a green card holder, you can be born here and you are affected,” Bolour said. “He’s attacking the very fabric of American consciousness and society … where people don’t trust one another … That’s extremely destructive beyond the four years or the eight years or even 20 years…. It has created this atmosphere of paranoia, of fear. “Trump’s regime will end. But the damage that it is doing to our society is going to prevail for many, many years.”
By Andrea Serna, Arts and Culture Writer
[See Romero, page 14]
Frank Romero in his studio. Photo courtesy of the Museum of Latin American Art.
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The year was 1974. Newspaper heiress Patty Hearst had been “kidnapped” by the Symbionese Liberation Army, White House officials were indicted for their role in the Watergate scandal and a black man, Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s homerun record. It was also the year that Chicano art was introduced to the world in an exhibition called Los Four at the University of California Irvine Art Gallery. This month the Museum of Latin American Art presents a retrospective of the work of one of the original Los Four founders, Frank Romero, in the exhibition entitled, Dreamland. The seminal work of artists Carlos David Almaraz, Roberto de la Rocha, Gilbert Sanchez Lujan and Frank Edward Romero launched a movement of identity art that endures. The group emphasized the importance of dealing with the cultural terrain and also railed against cultural injustice and civil unrest. Romero’s most iconic works, including his mural work, such as Driving to the Olympics featured on the Hollywood Freeway, address life in the barrios of Los Angeles. Romero and his fellow artists grew up in Boyle Heights, a place that informed much of their cultural experiences during the turbulent ‘60s and ‘70s. Car culture, Mayan and Mexican mythology, tension and violence in inner city Los Angeles all make up the highly autobiographical work of Frank Romero.
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A RT G A LLERIE S | O P EN S TUDIO S | L A TE DININ G & S H O P P IN G | LIVE M U S IC ON T H E S TREET S
Michael Stearns Studio 347
Construction and Confabulation
Michael Stearns, Universal Genome, mixed media on aluminum base. 56 x 77 x 32
Construction and Confabulation is a show of sculptural works by Michael Stearns. Stearns approaches the subject matter, the statement and the message intellectually, while he handles the treatment of the work viscerally, approaching the work through the primal side, with color and shape. Open on First Thursday, March 2, 6 to 9 p.m. Michael Stearns Studio 347, 347 W. 7th St., San Pedro. www.michaelstearns studio.com
Studio Gallery 345
new works on paper and canvas
PacArts art tank
Regina Argentin
Pat Woolley
Gloria Lee and Pat Woolley of Studio 345 Gallery present a show of color in the media of acrylic and printmaking. Open First Thursdays and by appointment. Books, boxes and unframed paintings, as well as other items are on display and for sale. For information, contact Gloria at (310) 545-0832 or Pat at (310) 374-8055 or artsail@roadrunner. com. 345 W. 7th St., San Pedro, www.patwoolleyart.com
Art Tank, PacArts’ resident-artist group exhibition continues on First Thursday, March. 2 with an artists’ reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Meet and greet the artists who live and work at PacArts. Meet the LFW muralist Luis Sánchez and his assistant Regina Argentin. See current works by Luis Sánchez, Regina Argentin, Bejan Amini, Monica Belni, Pati Monge, Lisa Mosely and Ziggy Mrkich. Art Tank runs through April. PacArts, 303 S. Pacific Ave., San Pedro. For more information (562) 436-0700, www.engagedaging.org.
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Grandeza Mexicana Folk Ballet Company, led by Artistic Director JOSE VENCES, perpetuates and showcases the splendor of Mexican Folk dance. 7:30 p.m. Tickets and information at grandezamexicana.com.
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Rolling Hills Prep School presents its 2017 Spring musical based on the ghoulishly delightful characters created by Charles Addams. Plays at 7pm daily. Tickets and information at rollinghillsprep. org.
Celebrating 14 years of creating “a cinematic bridge.” Saturday night gala and screening, Sunday a full slate of documentaries. Tickets and information at LAHarborfilmfest.org.
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LA HARBOR INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
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Fri, Mar 24
SP Int'l Film Festival screens one of the most beloved musicals. 7 p.m. Tickets $10 cash at the door or in advance at SPIFFEST.org.
South Shores Arts Magnet PTO presents the southland's premiere Funk/ R&B group with opening act We Are Heroes. 8 p.m. Tickets and information at WGT.Tix.com.
Singin' in the Rain FUNKALICIOUS
Sun, Mar 26
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Travel back to Club Alabam in the 1940s and ‘50s where iconic performers such as Dinah Washington, Billie Holiday, Muddy Waters and more kept the heat turned up. Curtain 5 p.m.Tickets and information at WGT.Tix.com.
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It’s 4:20 p.m. on a Saturday afternoon, and I’m stationed at a long, thin table, sandwiched between a scientist and an attorney. No, this is not the beginning of a dirty joke — it’s the beginning of what turned out to be an educational afternoon. The tables are quite obviously set for a sushi rolling lesson, but with a few crucial variables. The assembled tools include chopsticks, a red plastic lighter, some sliced cucumber, a ripe avocado, rolling papers and a huge, dense nugget of pungent, flowering marijuana. I immediately realize I’m not adequately prepared for this writing assignment. A formidable panic sets in. As I turn to survey the rest of the room, there are about 50 men and women of various shapes, sizes and ethnicities. The woman behind me could easily be my grandmother — but she’s smiling at me and clearly has 100 percent more chill than I do at the moment. Maybe I should hit the weed? It’s prescribed for anxiety. These sushi and doobie rolling classes are the first of their kind in the Harbor Area and are organized by Mary Jane University, a company whose main initiative is bridging the gap between medication and education. Times are changing and many find the new wave of marijuana consumption both intimidating and overwhelming. There are so many products available, including infused creams, honey, tea, chocolate, even gelato. Where does one even begin? The first time I had an edible or a marijuanainfused snack was one of the worst experiences of my life. I was curious, young and incredibly ill-informed, and the high was so intense I wanted to army-crawl out of my skin. I thought I was going to die — and the only cure was
Let’s Roll:
Sushi and Doobie Rolling Classes By Gina Ruccione, Cuisine and Restaurant Writer
three boxes of Kraft Mac & Cheese and a threehour nap. That was enough to keep me away for more than 15 years and I’m certain I’m not alone. Several friends have confessed that they, too, fell victim to a chocolate brownie that landed them in a downward spiral of debilitating panic. The misguided apprehension with regards to marijuana consumption comes from a lack of knowledge. Most people scoff at this but the truth is that there is scientific evidence supporting the benefits of marijuana consumption. The untapped
potential is overwhelming and stuck between political and financial issues. I’m not advocating for its recreational use, but at the end of the day, it’s none of my business what you put in your body. However, the discourse is warranted and an open-mind is necessary. And for the love of Jesus, don’t eat the whole brownie! MJU’s primary focus is to bring the dispensary experience into the home through educational presentations — think Tupperware parties but for weed — and I say that in the most loving way. Just recently, they’ve added the high dining experience to their repertoire — ergo doobies and sushi. The rest of Los Angeles has been holding underground and not-sounderground marijuana-infused dinners for some time now and they’re definitely on to something. The class took several hours and I was entertained and engaged the entire time. Guests wandered around the Goosefire Gallery, a glass blowing facility that also teaches classes and showcases student work. Chef Victor Miller led both the sushi and doobie rolling portion
of the class. His crew passed out deliciously crisp, fresh oysters and seared scallops, while we sipped on fresh squeezed blood orange soda. Vendors toting everything from chocolates to infused bath bombs shared products and knowledge. The scientist next to me chimed in. “This is a cultural awakening that needs information,” Jeffrey Raber, an organic chemist who has spent the last 10 years of his career studying botanical analysis, said. “Everyone is curious, so we should probably start explaining how this works.” He explained that you can’t put all marijuana strains into the same category. They all work differently according to an individual’s body chemistry. Let me be clear — this was not a whole bunch of people sitting around getting stoned, nor was any of the food infused that evening. In fact, you didn’t have to spark up the doobie. No one was visibly stoned or impaired, either. This was purely for fun and education. Admittedly, those who smoked were slightly more inclined to eat the sushi, and the rest of the extra hand rolls, and a couple of the homemade strawberry ice cream sandwiches, and a couple mints from the bathroom. Actually, it was probably closer to nine mints, but who’s counting? For details about legal consumption and education, visit www.maryjaneuniversity.info.
Gina Ruccione has a webseries about food, which was featured at San Pedro Film Festival last October. She was also a contestant on Master Chef, Season 7 and has been hosting pop up dinners around the Harbor Area. Most recently, she was named the creative director for mealsharing.com, a website that allows guests to eat with locals all over the world. Visit her website at ginaruccione.com.
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In the exhibition catalog, Patrick H. Ela explains Romero’s esthetic: “Over time, some of his images, pingos, decorated or flaming hearts, chairs and cars have become his personal icons and symbols. They are simultaneously symbols of the Chicano environment in which he grew up.” MOLAA has completely filled the museum’s walls with the collection of 200 works of art, assembled from almost 50 lenders. Major museums across the country and private collectors sent a historical collection of the glimmering fantastical works. His bold and joyful images reflect the conflicts, as well as the pride, of Chicano life. After 20 years, the museum opened its arms and its galleries to fully embrace the work of Chicano artists. It required a change in the mission statement to break down the barrier that prevented exhibition of the art form. Former
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Frank Romero, Le Monde, 2006. Oil on canvas, 7 ½ x 16 ft. Courtesy of Museum of Latin American Art.
to celebrate the historic evening. The exhibit was unveiled following a passionate speech by Cástulo de La Rocha, president and CEO of AltaMed Health Services, collector of Chicano art and a major funder of Dreamland. The shift in the direction of the museum was triggered by a chance elevator ride, shared by actor and Chicano art collector Cheech Marin and Ashman. Marin raised the question: Why have Chicano artists been shut out of the museum that is meant to represent their heritage? “I am very proud to be the first solo Chicano artist to exhibit at MOLAA,” said Romero. “It is something that I have worked many years to see happen. And of course, I’m kind of shocked that they got my favorite artist, me! Cheech and I campaigned to change the mission. It was a gradual process but I am happy to be part of it.” Curator Edward Hayes explains that there is some serendipity in the timing of the exhibition. “Two-thousand-seventeen turns out to be the year of Los Four,” he said, referring to the Chicano artist collective of the 1970s and early ‘80s. “MOLAA is the first out-of-thegate this year, organizing the Frank Romero retrospective, then [the Los Angeles County Museum of Art] opens a Carlos Almaraz show, followed by UC Irvine with Gilberto Lujan. Roberto de la Rocha is also acknowledged in a film here at MOLAA.” Griselda Suarez, executive director of the Arts Council for Long Beach and professor of
Chicano Studies at Cal State Long Beach finds a connection to Romero’s work. “I grew up in East LA,” Suarez said. “Frank Romero’s work is reflective of the struggles that the community goes through …. Any brown community in the LA area can connect to those paintings and the struggles they depict. At the same time, he has some really vibrant work that reminds us of how vibrant life is. Romero is a good example of not staying static as an artist. That is a really important lesson for young artists, that you continue to find that creativity within you.” Forty years after the explosion of Chicano art, there is a question as to the continuing relevance of its message. A culture of narcissism overtook the work of many artists in the ‘70s and ‘80s. Many younger artists rejected the idea of a Chicano Movement. At the same time, younger artists have been criticized for a lack of political views. Writer, historian and director of the film Dark Progressivism, Rodrigo Ribera d’Ebre, has noted the changes that have taken place in the new generation of artists. “The Chicano movement was very specific” he noted. “It was mostly Mexican-American, male dominated with a political agenda. It dealt with border issues; it dealt with labor, race ideology and identity. Most of the young artists today do not necessarily identify as Chicano artists, but they will all say that they were
[See Romero, page 16]
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Frank Romero, Harbor Freeway, 2010. Acrylic on canvas, 23.75 x 35 7/8 in. Courtesy of Museum of Latin American Art.
Redcat Stages Expansive Range of Urban Diversisty By Melina Paris, Music Columnist
Esotericism
Consciousness
VI S ION
P RE S ENT S
Saturday, Feb. 25
7:30 pm Door • 8 pm Concert Rooted in 3-part harmony, this Country trio will be at this year’s Stagecoach-but first they'll be at the Grand Annex! Tickets & Info:
310.833.4813 | GrandVision.org
The Grand Annex | 434 W. 6th St., San Pedro
Feb. 18
Rose’s Pawn Shop This Grammy-nominated band delivers a rootsy, driving sound that reflects its musical lineage, which includes Woody Guthrie, Bill Monroe, The Band and Old Crow Medicine Show. Time: 8 p.m. Feb. 18 Cost: $20 Details: www.grandvision.org Venue: Grand Annex, 436 W. 6th St., San Pedro Tommy Peltier Enjoy the musical talents of Tommy Peltier as he releases his new extended play Tommy Peltier and the Heat. The event will include a surprise guest. Time: 8 p.m. Feb. 18 Cost: $10 Details: www.alvasshowroom.com Venue: Alvas Showroom, 1417 W. 8th St., San Pedro
Feb. 19
Fat Brando at Alvas Fat Brando is a quartet comprised of a diverse set of musical experiences and interests drawing from jazz, rock and chamber music. Time: 4 p.m. Feb. 19 Cost: $10 Details: www.alvasshowroom.com Venue: Alvas Showroom, 1417 W. 8th St., San Pedro The Breaking, Jason Paul Porch Party Records produces a regular show at Que Sera called Dank Steak, featuring upand-coming artists who are pushing the musical envelope. This week’s envelope will be pushed by a band from Portland called The Breaking, and a Long Beach-based rebel named Jason Paul. Time: 9 p.m. Feb. 19 Cost: $3 Details: www.facebook.com/Thequesera Venue: Que Sera, 1923 E. 7th St., Long Beach
Feb. 24
Radio-Active at Alpine Village Radio-Active is a ‘70s and ‘80s new wave-rock cover band based in the South Bay. Time: 9 p.m. Feb. 24 Cost: $5 Details: www.alpinevillagecenter.com Venue: Alpine Village, 833 W. Torrance Blvd., Torrance
Feb. 25
Tributo a Mexico Grandeza Mexicana Folk Ballet Co., led by Artistic Director Jose Vences, perpetuates and showcases the splendor of Mexican folk dance from regions throughout that country. Time: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 25 Cost: Free Details: www.grandvision.org Venue: Warner Grand Theatre, 478 W. 6th St., San Pedro Honey County Honey County is an alt-country trio led by singersongwriter and Virginia native, Dani Rose. The trio creates its own story-driven country, melodic pop and punchy, guitar-fueled rock. Time: 8 p.m.Feb. 25 Cost: $20 to $120 Details: www.grandvision.org Venue: Grand Annex, 436 W. 6th St., San Pedro
THEATER Feb. 17
Forever Plaid Once upon a time, there were four guys who discovered that they shared a love for music and then got together to become their idols: The Four Freshmen, The Hi-Lo’s and The Crew Cuts. Rehearsing in the basement of a family plumbing supply company, they became “Forever Plaid.” Time: 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays, Feb. 17 through March 5 Cost: $35 to $55 Details: (562) 436-4610 www.InternationalCityTheatre.org, Venue: International City Theatre, 330 E. Seaside Way, Long Beach Evita Musical Theatre West presents Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s musical masterpiece Evita. The seven-time Tony Award-winning musical tells Eva Peron’s passionate and unforgettable true story of her meteoric rise to become Argentina’s champion of the poor and most influential first lady. Time: 8 p.m. Feb. 17 and 18, and 23 through 25, 1 p.m. Feb. 19 and 26, 2 p.m. Feb. 18 and 25, and 6 p.m. Feb. 19 Cost: $20 Details: (562) 856-1999, ext. 4; www.musical. org Venue: Carpenter Performing Arts Center, 6200 E. Atherton St., Long Beach
Feb. 26
Question 27, Question 28 Artists at Play and the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center in conjunction with the 75th anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066 are presenting Chay Yew’s frank drama, Question 27, Question 28. In 1942, 10 weeks after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Executive Order 9066 was signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The order authorized the removal and internment of 120,000 Japanese and Japanese Americans during World War II. Yew’s play traces this moment in history. Time: 3 p.m. Feb. 26 Cost: Free Details: http://bit.ly/2k4KJku. Venue: Aratani Theatre, 244 S. San Pedro St., Los Angeles Monster Nite at the Puppet Asylum Monster Nite at the Puppet Asylum explores the outer edges of puppetry independently produced for an adult only audience. Due to adult subject material, no one under the age of 18 will be admitted. Time: 4 p.m. Feb. 26 Cost: $12 Details: www.alvasshowroom.com Venue: Alvas Showroom, 1417 W. 8th St., San Pedro
FILM
Feb. 18
SPIFF Oscar-Nominated Documentary Shorts For the second consecutive year, the San Pedro International Film Festival is presenting Oscar-nominated short films. Time: 5 p.m. Feb. 18 and 7 p.m. Feb. 24 Cost: $14 Details: www.SPIFFest.org Venue: The Space on Pacific, 624 S. Pacific Ave., San Pedro [See Calendar, page 16]
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Feb. 17
Identity Theft IDT brings unique medleys, mashups, high kicks and audience interaction. Time: 9 p.m. Feb. 17 Cost: $5 Details: www.alpinevillagecenter.com Venue: Alpine Village, 833 W. Torrance Blvd., Torrance
Bunny Brunel & Kaylene Peoples The well regarded Bunny Brunel & Kaylene Peoples is presenting acoustic jazz and electric fusion. Time: 8 p.m. Feb. 25 Cost: $30 Details: www.alvasshowroom.com Venue: Alvas Showroom, 1417 W. 8th St., San Pedro
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A double billed concert with Steve Lehman and Georgia Anne Muldrow at Redcat, CalArts on Feb. 4, presented both esotericism and consciousness in music. It was a sonic excursion, rooted in the wind of Steve Lehman’s alto sax followed by the expressions of Georgia Anne Muldrow. Lehman is a recipient of a 2015 Guggenheim Fellowship and a 2014 Doris Duke Artist Award. He is an alto saxophonist, composer and musical scholar. Muldrow comes from a musical family. Her father is the late jazz guitarist, Ronald Muldrow and her mother is Rickie Byars-Beckwith, musical director of Agape Spiritual Center in Culver City. Muldrow is a poet, singer, producer and conga player. Both Lehman and Muldrow stand as original and innovative Georgia Anne Muldrow and Steve Lehman performed their brand of voices in experimentalism and experimental music at Redcat, CalArts. File photos. jazz. This concert was only a from Manifold. He engineered sounds from piece of the broad range urban of voices in low to high repetitions to ongoing instrumental various artistic mediums showcased at Redcat blends into the next reverberation. this season. In the first half of his set, Lehman’s expressions composed from this system accompanied by his sax lifted the communal Lehman opened, seated only two feet from vibration of the room and the audience into a the audience, offering an up close look at his higher space. The second half became more method with his laptop, electronic board and experimental with musical overlaps and vocals alto sax. He briefly explained his process, then blew various musical phrases into his instrument in different languages. It became more fluid with sounds of water, waves and even static as as he operated an interactive system called Lehman blew straight up jazz riffs on his sax. Manifold. His works incorporates detailed This was a journey in sound with Lehman at the programming, live processing and computerhelm. driven improvisation. The system began matching and expanding the resonance from his sax with string Georgia Anne Muldrow is an earth mother sounds. The strings became more specific, songstress. With about 30 albums, some in with recognizable instrumental sounds of the multiple versions, she is celebrated in soul, sitar going into keys then expanding further. R&B and hip-hop for her distinctive vocal style, Simultaneously, Lehman played the scales on saxophone. [See Diversity, page 16] This symbiosis evolved into other sounds, drums, various percussion and key. A screen on the wall behind him with colors on display changed from orange to blue. Lehman built up to instrumental combinations such as keys and drums but he was playing sounds and beats more so than songs. He sprinkled in a little bass and clap along with sound bowls
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March 3
Singin’ In the Rain - 65th Anniversary SPIFFest is celebrating the 65th Anniversary of Singin’ In the Rain. Time: 7:30 p.m. Cost: $10 Details: www.grandvision.org Venue: Warner Grand Theatre, 478 W. 6th St., San Pedro
ARTS
Feb. 18
Open Studio Art Party Come out to support local Long Beach artists as they display their works from a range of disciplines at this open studio art party. Time: 2 to 8 p.m. Feb. 18 Cost: Free Details: http://aiaart.net/ Venue: Luna Rising Art Studio, 2102 Clark Ave., Long Beach Sea/Saw Students from CSULB BFA program will present performances and a panel discussion. Dulce Soledad Ibarra will activate her installation Quisiera with a new performance. From 2 to 3 p.m. students will discuss the images and texts that have influenced then and how they apply these concepts in their own art. Caryn Aasness and Christine Hudson will present Art Talk: Then/Now/Next Week/ From Now On at 3 p.m. Time: 2 to 5 p.m. Feb. 18 Cost: Free Details: www.angelsgateart.org Venue: Angels Gate Cultural Center, 3601 S. Gaffey St., San Pedro
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Creative Expressions Group show featuring glass artist Howard Schneider, local painter Kathie Reis and abstract artist Lois Olsen, opens at the Artists’ Studio Gallery at the Promenade on the Peninsula. An opening reception is scheduled from 2 to 5 p.m. March 4. Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, and 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays, Feb. 20 through April 16 Cost: Free Details: (310) 265-2592; www.artists-studiopvac.com Venue: Palos Verdes Art Center/Beverly G. Alpay Center for Arts Education, at 5400 Crestridge Road, Rancho Palos Verdes
Continuing Exhibits
Significant Otherness Significant Otherness is a benefit exhibition for the Spay and Neuter Project of Los Angeles. It explores the unique bond between animals and humans through artworks of eight contemporary artists. A benefit event is scheduled from 1 to 4 p.m. Feb. 25. Time: 10 to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 12 to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sunday, through March 12 Cost: Free Details: http://angelsgateart.org Venue: Angels Gate Cultural Center, Building A, 3601 S. Gaffey St., San Pedro Wearable Expressions Wearable Expressions explores the unbreakable bond between art and fashion portraying boundary-pushing works in fiber, jewelry and accessories by creative minds from around the globe. Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, and 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays, through April 16 Cost: Free Details: wearableexpressions.com Venue: Palos Verdes Art Center, 5504 W. Crestridge Road, Rancho Palos Verdes Ann Weber, Sculpture Ann Weber’s organic sculpture is abstract,
formally elegant and composed of inelegant salvaged cardboard. There are abundant hints of figuration and recognizable objects. Time: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, through April 30 Cost: Free Details: (310) 600-4873; www.transvagrant.com Venue: Gallery 478, 478 W. 4th St., San Pedro Dreamland The Museum of Latin American Art presents a retrospective of the work of Frank Romero in the exhibition entitled Dreamland. Romero’s most iconic works, including his mural work, such as Driving to the Olympics on the Hollywood Freeway, address life in the barrios of LA. Time: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, through May 21. Cost: $7 to $10 Details: (562) 437-1689; molaa.org Venue: Museum of Latin American Art, 628 Alamitos Ave., Long Beach
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influenced by it. The platform that artists have today speaks to the national dialogue, it doesn’t necessarily speak to a demographic.” Now, with the emergence of Black Lives Matter and the radical right wing occupying all branches of government, artists are quickly responding to the political atmosphere. Romero’s works, Police Violence: The Arrest of the Palateros, The Death of Ruben Salazar and The Closing of Whittier Boulevard, brought national attention to him and to the topic of violence by the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department. Romero has considered revisiting the topic. “Yes, I have been thinking about a new painting,” Romero said. “It will be about a young black man who was killed in Ferguson, with 15 bullets in him. The Arrest of the
Palateros (ice cream vendors) is very current. In the LA City Council, they are still arguing about licensing for street vendors. This has been going on for 20 years. The inequity of who can sell and who can be licensed still needs to be addressed.” As Suarez pointed out, Romero is the example of an artist who continues to find creativity within himself. Dreamland is on exhibit at the Museum of Latin American Art, and runs through May 21. Visit the museum website for collateral programming and activities celebrating this historic exhibition. Time: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, through May 21. Cost: $7 to $10 Details: (562) 437-1689; molaa.org Venue: Museum of Latin American Art, 628 Alamitos Ave., Long Beach
COMMUNITY Feb. 19
Cullah Mi Gullah: A Look at the Carolina Low Country Join with the members of Mt. Sinai Baptist as they celebrate black history with a presentation that trace the history and culture of the Gullah people, descendants of enslaved people who escaped during the 18th through 19th centuries. Time: 3 p.m. Feb. 19 Cost: Free Details: (310) 533-3223 Venue: Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church, 225 S. Mesa St., San Pedro
Feb. 22
Elaine Brown Lecture Within the past four decades, American prison activist, writer and former Black Panther Party leader Elaine Brown has been involved with effecting progressive change in the United States. Much of her recent work focuses on the radical reform of the criminal justice system and related efforts. Time: 7 to 9 p.m. Feb. 22 Cost: Free Details: (213) 744-2024 rsvp@caamuseum.org Venue: California African American Museum, 600 State Drive, Los Angeles
Feb. 23
Robert Lee Johnson California State University Dominguez Hills is hosting a book signing for author Robert Lee Johnson’s newest book, Notable Southern Californians in Black History. Pat Prescott of 94.7 The Wave will interview the author. Time: 6 p.m. Feb. 23 Cost: Free Venue: CSUDH, 1000 Victoria Ave, Carson
Feb. 24
Whiskey Walk with Master Distiller Michael’s Restaurant Group is hosting an evening with master distiller Dave Pickerell of WhistlePig Whiskey. It begins with a cocktail reception at Michael’s On Naples and then a family-style steak dinner at Chianina Steakhouse. Dinner seating is limited to 16 guests. Time: 6 p.m. Feb. 24 Cost: $8 to $75 Details: (562) 439-7080 www.MichaelsOnNaples.com. Venue: Michael’s on Naples, 5620 E. 2nd St., Long Beach
Feb. 25
The Great Los Angeles Air Raid Relive one of the most controversial events in Los Angeles history—a night when thousands were convinced the city was under attack. Time: 3 to 8 p.m. Feb. 25 Cost: $25 Details: www.FtMac.org Venue: Fort MacArthur Museum, 3601 S. Gaffey St., San Pedro
The arts collective Los Four: Gilberto Lujan, Carlos Almaraz, Frank Romero and Roberto de la Rocha. The exhibition by the same name legitimized Chicano art in Los Angeles. The group later took on a fifth member, Judithe Hernandez. File photo. [Diversity from page 15]
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rhythmic production and complex songwriting. Entering with a big smile on her face, Muldrow sang a welcome and thank you to the audience. She was backed by flowing jazz from her five-piece band, including Lehman on sax and a DJ. “We invite all of you to feel free as this night goes on,” Muldrow said. “We just play what we feel.” Muldrow’s musical pedigree is apparent and she’s funky, even while she scats. Just as you’re opening to the groove, Muldrow lays down some knowledge through her expressions. She sang about how the first people on earth were taken away to a strange land and their names lost, yet finished her verse with positivity. “But I’ll tell you something about god, makes me see my children and instantly a chemical reaction in my brain will save me from my daily rage.” Her voice, big, strong and expressive sounds like those from the church. She also preaches — or imparts wisdom through her repertoire. Muldrow conjured a spiritual entity saying it was the first time she sang this song for the “black mother.” What a groove to hear
this number live, with its deep bass, rolling melodies and cymbals and drums keeping a cool meditative pace. Muldrow asked, “Do you understand what I’m speaking about?” referencing black mother. Then answered, “The black clouds, that’s the black mother. It has to come from deep somewhere. It’s why black folks use music to survive.” Muldrow’s music informs. She loves and shares while conversing with her audience. She has much to tell and gave praises to ancestors that gave her life and artists that have come before her such as Max Roach and her spiritual mentor, Alice Coltrane. Muldrow’s music is deep, hip hop and vibrational - grounded in jazz. Its quality is fluid and experimental. She delivers musical grace. This is her art and she wraps it in divine wisdom. In one of her last comments, in the quietist of voices she said, “I beg you to invest in what’s real. Don’t die no slave. Put all of god’s nature first. God don’t want no slaves, God wants to see god.” Details: https://www.redcat.org
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Trump’s War on His Base “rescinding or revising the rule.” “The memo did not specifically ask for a delay in the rule’s implementation, but that’s where things are headed,” Mark Schoeff Jr. reported for Investment News. “During that delay, which most likely will span six months, the rule will be revised if not outright replaced with something more to Wall Street’s liking.” Warren was more direct, blasting Trump’s action, saying, it “will make it easier for investment advisers to cheat you out of your retirement savings.” On Feb. 10, Lynn issued an 81-page ruling upholding the rule. But Trump’s Labor Department is already planning on a six-month delay, in line with his memorandum, according to multiple reports in the financial press.
United States loses vast numbers of manufacturing jobs when Republicans are in office, then recovers somewhat under Democrats. Trump ran trying to portray himself as a different kind of Republican. But he still wants to rob from the poor and give to the rich, just like the rest of his party members.
Protests Grow
This is the context in which anti-Trump protests are spreading—not just around immigration, or his Muslim ban, or other issues that polarized the last election. It extends to the issue of healthcare as well, where America is still the only advanced industrial nation
without universal health care, which has been recognized as a human right. For all its flaws and compromises, Obamacare has firmly established this sense in the American people: healthcare should be a right, just as it is recognized everywhere else, even by conservatives. The most recent wave of overflow congressional town hall meetings has frequently highlighted these concerns even in solid Republican districts. In the Harbor Area, a new group is forming, using the Indivisible Guide, a guide to influencing Congress written by former progressive staffers immediately after the election. Thousands of such groups have formed nationwide, with more than 50 within 25 miles of San Pedro. Now, Indivisible San Pedro is holding its first public meeting at 7 p.m. Feb. 16 at Angels Gate Cultural
Center, Building H. “I’m getting involved with these friends to create a group to help push back against some of the policies that Trump’s pushing that are going to hurt us and possibly hurt Trump voters who didn’t know he was going to pick cabinet people who were going to go after the EPA, possibly go after public schools, the ACA and Medicare, ” said Mike Biazevich, one of its organizers. It’s a sobering reality that’s just starting to sink in. “So, will I lose health care?” Biazevich asked. “Is it possible [that] Trump voters in middle America will lose health care? Will my dad lose Medicare? Will Social Security be sticking around for a while? Or if not, how will that change?”
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These three actions are all significant in themselves, but they also outline what is to come. “One hour after talking about helping working people and ending the cabal in Washington that hurts people, he signs a regulation that makes it more expensive for new homeowners to buy mortgages,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said, following Trump’s roll-back of the FHA rate cut. Yet, as Josh Bivens of the Economic Policy Institute pointed out, even Trump’s inauguration address betrayed a skewed vision. “For too long, a small group in our nation’s capital has reaped the rewards of government while the people have borne the cost,” Trump said. “Washington flourished, but the people did not share in its wealth. Politicians prospered, but the jobs left.” “Totally absent from his speech is the ‘small group’ that has actually done very well and whose gains genuinely crowded-out potential growth for the vast majority of American households: the top 1 percent,” Bivens noted. And protecting that small group has been Trump’s real top priority all along—reflected most blatantly in his billionaires’ cabinet. Government spending, meanwhile, has been strangled with austerity since the 2010 midterms. The lack of robust federal spending is a key reason the recovery has been so weak. “Republican lawmakers have embraced and enforced fiscal austerity, and the result has been the most discouraging recovery on record,” Bivens wrote in a report this past August. Trump claimed he was running as a different kind of Republican, but his White House website issue page “Bringing Back Jobs And Growth” gives little of evidence of that. It echoes Biven’s point about the sluggish recovery, calling it “the slowest economic recovery since World War II,” but without explaining why. It then goes on to lie, saying “The U.S. lost nearly 300,000 manufacturing jobs during this period.” In fact, the Great Recession officially ended in June 2008, and the United States has gained more than 600,000 manufacturing jobs since then. Before that, the United States lost 582,000 manufacturing jobs under Reagan, 1.27 million under George Bush Sr. and 4.5 million under Bush Jr. — plus, another 1.1 million during Obama’s first year, as the impact of Bush’s recession deepened before it could be reversed. Under Obama, 876,000 manufacturing jobs have were added. Bill Clinton also added 313,000 manufacturing jobs during his time in office. In short, the record since 1980 is clear: the
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49 Copier paper orders 51 Newfound planet similar in mass to Earth (from National Geographic’s “6 Science Discoveries Worth Celebrating in 2016”) 54 “S” on the dinner table 55 “Inside ___ Schumer” 56 “Blueberries for ___” (Robert McCloskey kids’ book) 57 Donald Glover dramedy called “the best show of the year” by the New York Times 60 What Bertrand Piccard flew around the world using clean technology (one of BBC’s “Four good things that happened in 2016”) 63 Mascara ruiner, maybe 64 “A horse is a horse” horse 65 “SNL” producer Michaels 66 Former Montreal ballplayer 67 Cong. gathering 68 Key near the quote marks 69 Goulash, e.g.
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11 “Resume speed,” to a musician 12 Be the headliner of 13 Seasonal mall figures 19 East, to Ernst 21 Actor Wood of “Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency” 25 Follow a jagged path 26 Bookie’s calculations 27 Cheese’s partner 28 “Kinda” suffix 29 Yoko who loved John Lennon 33 “I’m not touching that!” 34 Pretend pie ingredient 35 Opposite the mouth, in biology 37 Party mix cereal 38 Coffee holder 39 “And then ...?” 40 Watson’s creator 41 Head-shaking replies 43 “You had one ___ ...” 45 Hiccups, e.g. 46 At least 47 Actor Peter and singer Susan, for two 48 Jokey Jimmy 50 Cheers up 52 Jerusalem’s home: abbr. 53 Syrup flavor 54 Take the wheel 57 A Brontδ sister 58 Record, in a way 59 Get your ducks in ___ 61 Freemium game interrupters, perhaps 62 Curator’s canvases ©2017 Jonesin’ Crosswords (editor@jonesincrosswords.com) For answers go to: www.randomlengthsnews.com
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Muriel Olguin, 93, died on Feb. 10, 2017, in her San Pedro home overlooking the ocean, where she lived for more than 60 years. She was an accomplished artist, well known for her oil paintings, murals, banners and prints. Muriel was an integral part of establishing the Angels Gate Cultural Center in San Pedro and the Palos Verdes Art Center. She was the past president of the Los Angeles Printmaking Society and active in the Women’s Caucus of the Arts. She was a founding member of The Loft Studios and Gallery in San Pedro for more than 20 years. Muriel mentored many young artists inspiring them with her positive, caring attitude and her love of art.
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Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. 2017011699 The following person is doing business as: Red’s Cheesecakes, 25026 Feijoa Ave., Lomita, Ca 90717. Los Angeles County. Registered owners: Amanda Marie Zuanich, 25026 Feijoa Ave., Lomita, Ca 90717. Michael
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Muriel and John Olguin. Photo by Alisa Schulman-Janiger
POLA Records Busiest January in Port’s History
SAN PEDRO — The Port of Los Angeles released the latest import-export figures on Feb. 14., announcing that last month’s 17.4% Increase was the biggest increase in the port’s 110 year history. The port handled 826,640 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in January 2017, compared to January 2016. It was also the second-best month overall for the port, eclipsed only by this past November’s 877,564 TEUs. The January surge is due in part to retail stores replenishing inventories after the holidays, a trend of increased U.S. exports and cargo ships calling ahead of the Lunar New Year, when goods from Asia slow down considerably. January 2017 imports increased 13.1 percent to 415,423 TEUs compared to the previous year. Exports surged 28.7 percent to 162,420 TEUs in January. Total loaded imports of 577,843 TEUs increased 17.1 percent compared to the previous year. Empty containers jumped 17.9 percent to 248,797 TEUs. Combined, January overall volumes were 826,640 TEUs, a 17.4 percent increase compared to last year.
POLB Trade Dips to 6.8 Million TEUs in 2016
LONG BEACH — On Jan. 11, the Port of Long Beach announced that overall cargo declined 5.8 percent in 2016 compared to 2015, as the port was impacted by new ocean carrier alliances and the August bankruptcy of Hanjin Shipping, a South Korean company and former majority stakeholder at the 381-acre Pier T container terminal — Long Beach’s largest. Cargo was 8 percent lower in December compared to the same month in 2015. Imports decreased 8.2 percent to 271,599 twenty-foot equivalent units, or TEUs. Exports fell 2.5 percent to 122,933 TEUs, while empties declined 11.4 percent to 154,397 TEUs. A total of 6,775,171 TEUs moved through docks in 2016. Imports totaled 3,442,575 TEUs, down 5 percent, and exports were up 0.3 percent to 1,529,497. Empty containers were down 11.7 percent to 1,803,098. Details: www.polb.com/stats.
Sam Arno
May 3, 1923 – Jan. 17, 2017
Born in Youngstown, Ohio into a large blended Italian family with 11 brothers and sisters, Sam Arno served in World War II in the combat engineers in England and Europe. After the war, he attended Art Institute of Pittsburgh. Then, Arno left on an Alaskan adventure and worked as a reporter for Jessen’s Weekly in Fairbanks. He returned to Los Angeles where he studied at Chouinard Art Institute and worked as an advertising art director until his retirement. Arno started his second career as an artist. He attended Harbor College and helped build The Loft Studios and Gallery in downtown San Pedro. Arno loved his adopted town of San Pedro and produced and directed two fundraisers: “San Pedro Goes to the Opera” at the Warner Grand Theatre and “San Pedro Goes Hollywood” at the old Strand Theater. In the early 1970s, Arno helped establish Angels Gate Cultural Center along with friend and fellow artist, Muriel Olguin. Arno was on the board of Point Fermin Residents Association for many years. Arno is survived by his wife of 55 years, Char; two sons, Matt (Sylvia), Stephen (Caroline); and granddaughters, Michelle and Alanna. A celebration of Arno’s life will take place at The Loft Studios at 3 p.m. Feb. 25. Arno loved nature and his garden. In lieu of flowers, please plant some flowers or a tree in his memory or donate to his favorite charity, The Mouth and Foot Painting Artists (www.mfpausa.com).
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Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. 2016302330 The following person is doing business as: (1.) Just Relax Tax, (2.) Just Relax Property Management, (3.) JRTS (4.) Just Relax Notary Service (5.) Just Relax Tax and Accounting Service, 870 W. 9th St., San Pedro, Ca 90731. Los Angeles County. Registered owners: Just Relax Financial Management Inc., 870 W. 9th St., San Pedro, Ca 90731. This Business is conducted by a corporation.
J. Zuanich, 25026 Feijoa Ave., Lomita, Ca 90717. This Business is conducted by a general partnership. The registrant started to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). S/. Amanda Marie Zuanich, partner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Jan.17 , 2017. Notice--In Accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920. A fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920. were to expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. Effectively January 1, 2014, the Fictitious Business Name Statement must be accompanied by the Affidavit of Identity form. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 1411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions code). 02/02/2017, Original filing:
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The registrant started to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). S/. Palma Mejia, CEO Just Relax Financial Management Inc. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Jan. 3, 2017. Notice--In Accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920. A fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920. were to expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. Effective Jan. 1, 2014, the Fictitious Business Name Statement must be accompanied by the Affidavit of Identity form. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 1411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions code). Original filing: 01/20/2017,
Muriel was married to John “Mr. San Pedro” Olguin. They traveled the world together, rowed to Catalina in an open boat numerous times and slept outside together for 40 years on their covered patio overlooking the San Pedro Bay. She started backpacking in her late 60s and reached the summit of Mt. Whitney twice, even though she only had one lung. The John M. and Muriel Olguin Campus at San Pedro High School is named in their honor. Muriel is survived by her three children, Vi, Moni and John (Julia) Olguin; grandchildren, Micah (Melanie) Olguin, Tenaya (Dave) Nash, Molly Olguin and Michelle Olguin; two great-grandsons, Harlan and Oran; and her beloved dog, Puppy. She loved and appreciated life in all its forms. The viewing will be on Feb. 16 from 5 to 7 p.m. at McNerney’s Mortuary in San Pedro. The memorial service will take place at the First Presbyterian Church, 731 S. Averill Ave., San Pedro, at 11 a.m. on Feb. 17. Interment will immediately follow at Green Hills Memorial Park, 27501 S. Western Ave., Rancho Palos Verdes. All are welcome. Please sign the guestbook at mcnerneysmortuary.com.
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Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. 2017000157 The following person is doing business as: Tommy’s Burgers, 137 E. Anaheim St., Wilmington, Ca 90731. Los Angeles County. Registered owners: T Burgers Inc., 137 E. Anaheim St., Wilmington, Ca 90744. This Business is conducted by a corporation. The registrant started to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000)). S/. Troy Spropoulos, CEO T Burgers Inc. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Jan .3 , 2017. Notice--In Accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920. A fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920. were to expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. Effective Jan. 1, 2014, the Fictitious Business Name Statement must be accompanied by the Affidavit of Identity form. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 1411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions code). 01/20/2017, Original filing:
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