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Dr. C. David Molina (left) at the construction site of the first Molina Medical Clinic, circa 1980. Courtesy of the Molina family
Dr. C. David Molina died 20 years ago, but the full measure of his legacy has yet to be documented. Molina is the founder of one of Southern California’s premier managed care companies, Molina Healthcare. Business publications discuss his entrepreneurial spirit and Molina healthcare’s financial reports. That is not a bad thing. However, what has been neglected in that telling of his story is revealed in his career choices. Molina had an intense desire to be in a position to do the most good. After earning a degree from San Diego State College in 1952, he became a teacher at Yuma Indian School. He eventually moved to Long Beach and began teaching at Mark Twain Elementary school before attending medical school.
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“I am going to take care of everybody,” [getting health care],” Donald Trump told 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley in September, 2016. “Everybody’s got to be covered. This is an unRepublican thing for me to say!” Saying that—and other un-Republican things— is a very large part of why Trump was elected. But he lied. And Pelley, like so many others, let him lie. Trump’s actual health care plan, “Healthcare Reform to Make America Great Again,” wouldn’t cover everybody. An analysis four months earlier by the non-partisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget found that Trump’s plan “would cause almost 21 million people to lose their insurance coverage, as the replacement health care policies would only cover 5 percent of the 22 million individuals who would lose coverage upon the repeal of the Obamacare. This would almost double the number of Americans without health insurance.” Others pointed out that repealing the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, would also eliminate recent improvements to Medicare and make its trust fund less solvent. Additionally, Trump’s proposal to grant states fixed block grants rather than federally funding each Medicare recipient would significantly weaken the program, paving the way for future cuts. This means Trump’s plan is a lie with regard to his repeated campaign promise to protect Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Trump knew what he was doing, even if Pelley did not. As far back as 2013, Trump told a gathering of conservative activists, “As Republicans, if you think you are going to change very substantially for [See Health Care Crisis, p. 8]
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Carson Needs More Access Healthcare Delivery Systems By Lyn Jensen, Carson Reporter
Carson is not medically underserved, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. As with many other large American communities, the City of Carson is serviced by a combination of public and private healthcare delivery systems. Yet the amount of care available may not be as important as the financial means to access it. The department’s Health Resources and Services Administration determines “Medically Underserved Areas/Populations” according to the number of primary care providers, the infant mortality rate, the prevalence of poverty or the size of the elderly population. Carson does not meet that definition primarily because of its proximity to a combination of Los Angeles County health services and the presence of such private providers as Kaiser Permanente. Gil Smith, a former Carson council member, points out that responsibility for public healthcare delivery systems resides with the county, not
Carson’s municipal government. Unlike some large cities, Carson does not have its own health department or its own hospital. “All we can do is refer them to some other agency,” Smith said about calls to the city regarding health care issues. He explained that there are two county hospitals in communities adjacent to Carson, which can result in confusion. “Sometimes they take patients to [King/Drew Medical Center in Los Angeles] in the north end, but most receive services at Harbor UCLA Medical Center [in Torrance],” he said. “There’s a concern in Carson, people are not getting much consideration [at county hospitals] .... People sit for hours waiting for emergency services.” Smith said some people complain about how they don’t want to have to go to Harbor UCLA Medical Center, but can’t afford to go elsewhere. Carson residents occasionally speak of
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Kaiser Permanente Carson Medical Offices at 18600 Figueroa St. as a hospital, but it’s actually an outpatient facility. And, its street address is in Gardena. Lesley Wille, senior vice president and area manager of Kaiser Permanente South Bay Medical Center, said the Carson Medical Offices were opened in 2013 to make a large portion of medical services available under one roof for about 230,000 plan members from Long Beach, Gardena and Carson. Wille says services for plan members include family practice, pediatrics, internal medicine, allergy treatments, dermatology, obstetrics and gynecology, vision services (including eyeglasses), and diagnostic imaging. She said that 170 staff see about 2,000 patients per week. Another Kaiser Permanente outpatient facility, Main Street Health Pavilion, at 23621 Main St., Carson, is smaller and quite different from the three-story Figueroa complex. Wille said it’s primarily for the treatment of addiction, serving about 700 patients per week. Some health education classes, such as weightloss programs, open to both plan members and non-members, also are offered at the Main Street Health Pavilion.
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Cabrillo Marine Aquarium invites the public to participate in its monthly Beach Clean-Up. Volunteers learn about coastal habitat, the growing amount of marine debris within it, and the benefits of protecting this ecosystem. Time: 8 to 10 a.m. Jan. 7 Details: (310) 548-7562; www.cabrillomarineaquarium.org Venue: Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, 3720 Stephen M. White Drive, San Pedro
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Elysium Conservatory Theatre is scheduling auditions to join its theater company. Time: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Jan. 7 through 9 Details: (424) 535-7333; www.fearlessartists. org/grow-ect/company-auditions Venue: 729 S. Palos Verdes St., San Pedro
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The 2nd and Pacific Coast Highway notice of preparation of a draft environmental impact report and initial study is available for public comment and review. Long Beach will receive comments on the notice and initial study through Jan. 9. The notice and initial study is available at City Hall, 333 W. Ocean Blvd., Fifth Floor, and at the Long Beach Main Library, 101 Pacific Ave., Long Beach. It also is available on the city website. Send your comments to Craig Chalfant, Planning Bureau, Long Beach Development Services, 333 W. Ocean Blvd., 5th Floor, Long Beach, CA 90802 or email craig.chalfant@longbeach.gov. Details: http://tinyurl.com/2ndandPCHNOP
Creative Long Beach Internship Opportunities Now Available
Creative Long Beach internships match California State University Long Beach and Long Beach City College art students with Long Beach arts and cultural organizations. As part of the 17-week paid internship, interns take part in professional development and networking events with community professionals. The Arts Council has five internship opportunities in curating, education, graphic design and marketing available to current students. Visit artslb.org/news for more details or email info@artslb.org for inquiries.
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Long Beach receives approximately $5.5 million in Community Development Block Grants, $500,000 in Emergency Solutions Grant, and $2.2 million in HOME Investment Partnership grants each year for housing and community development projects. To access [See Announcements, p. 4]
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Help the City decide which housing, community, and economic development projects should be prioritized in the next five years. Take the short survey today. The survey is available in English, Spanish, Khmer, and Tagalog to ensure that all can participate. · English: https://www.surveymonkey. com/r/LongBeach_English_CP · Spanish: https://es.surveymonkey. com/r/LongBeach_Spanish_CP · Khmer: https://www.surveymonkey. com/r/LongBeach_Khmer_CP · Tagalog: https://www.surveymonkey. com/r/LongBeach_Tagalog_CP
Huge rocks that were dislodged from the San Pedro Breakwater by winter storms are being retrieved and returned to the 105-yearold sea wall that extends from the Angels Gate Lighthouse to Cabrillo Beach. The breakwater protects ships coming in and out of the Port of Los Angeles from the outer sea’s waves. The $2 million project is the latest in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ ongoing efforts to maintain and ensure integrity of the San Pedro breakwater. The breakwater sustained significant damage during winters storms in 2014; large stones were dislodged and compromised the integrity of the underwater stone structure. The underwater wall protects the harbor from wave action while providing calm waters for entering cargo ship and vessels. “We have a barge that is picking up these individual stones because the water is shallow,” Army Corps of Engineers Senior Public Affairs Specialist Greg Fuderer said. “Once identified, the stones are pulled then cut to see what the stones are and we plan to rebuild the breakwater.” The Army Corps of Engineers anticipates recovering and stockpiling about 75 stones. Thereafter, it will develop a reconstruction plan, which may go on through mid-March. Connolly-Pacific Co. was contracted by the Corps to recover and rebuild the breakwater. By re-using the recovered stones they are saving about $3 million. The initial work on the breakwater covering the San Pedro and Long Beach harbors started in 1899 and was completed by the end of World War II.
On Jan. 21, the day after President-elect Donald Trump is to be inaugurated, people who stand for human rights, civil liberties, tolerance of diversity and compassion for shared humanity will be participating in marches across the country, including in downtown Los Angeles. The organizers of the Los Angeles march is Women’s March L.A. “We work peacefully while recognizing there is no true peace without justice and equity for all,” the group stated. Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 21 Details: https://womensmarchla.org Venue: Pershing Square, 532 S. Olive St., Los Angeles
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Lisa and Perry Guerr were crowned Polar Bear King and Queen, presiding over the 65th annual Polar Bear New Year’s Day swim at Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro. Photo by Jessie Drezner.
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He earned his medical degree from the California College of Medicine (the precursor to the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine). Shortly thereafter, he opened a private internal medicine practice following a preceptorship at St. Mary Medical Center. Dr. Molina became the director of the Emergency Department at Pacific Hospital — a position he held for 21 years. In 1962, Molina developed Long Beach’s first Intensive Care Unit at Pacific Hospital, and remained as its director from its inception until 1976. His interest in critical care led him to become a fellow at the American College of Angiology. Eventually, Molina became a founding member of the California chapter of the American College of Emergency Medicine. In 1969 he enrolled in the master of public health program at UCLA in anticipation of changes in patient received care, and earned that degree with an emphasis in medical administration in 1970.
Dr. C. David Molina had an entrepreneurial spirit and an intense desire to do good as a doctor. Photo courtesy of the Molina family.
In 1971, Molina was awarded a grant to develop a mobile emergency medical system for Long Beach and trained that city’s first fireman-paramedic teams. Molina founded
Molina Medical Centers in 1980 and served as its president and chief executive officer. The doctor was once quoted as saying that he set up clinics to serve Medi-Cal recipients in
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1980 when “no one wanted Medi-Cal patients… when no one else was interested.” Within five years, Molina Medical Centers was the largest primary care case management program in the state with 12 model offices and 10,000 members. Molina Medical Centers received its Knox-Keene license in 1994, becoming the first primary care case management program in 10 years to make the transition from partial-risk to full-risk contractor at that time. This past November, PalacioMagazine.com ran a series of profiles on the heirs of Dr. C. David Molina’s legacy. In each of their stories, there’s an element in which Molina’s work is revealed. Visit www.Palaciomagazine.com to view the video interviews with the children of Dr. Molina, who have carried on his legacy.
Dr. Joseph “Mario” Molina
Dr. Joseph “Mario” Molina, son of Dr. C. David Molina, is president and chief executive officer of Molina Healthcare and chairman of the board. After his father’s death in 1996, Dr. Molina assumed leadership of Molina Healthcare, keeping alive the tradition of its commitment to physician management.
[Announcements, from p. 3] these funds, the city must develop a five-year plan to assess housing and community development needs. Details: https://youtu.be/E5Sm8iq4jCc ; www. lbds.info/consolidatedplan/.
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POLA, POLB Unveil CAAP Strategies
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are proposing for the next version of San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan of Port Authorities. The public is encouraged to review the CAAP Discussion Document at http://tinyurl.com/CAAPDraft. Submit feedback to CAAP@cleanairactionplan.org.
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Join the San Pedro Homeless Count to get the official count of what homelessness looks like in the community. These statistics are used to bring services and housing to the area. Time: 8 to 11 p.m. Jan. 25 Details: (302) 588-7952 www.theycountwillyou.org Venue: Harbor Community Police Station, 2175 John S. Gibson Blvd., San Pedro
Safe Sidewalks LA Program Launches with Rebate Program
Los Angeles has launched a sidewalk repair program, Safe Sidewalks LA, which will invest $1.4 billion within 30 years to fix broken sidewalks. The city is launching a limited time rebate program for property owners who would like to repair their own sidewalk. Details: http://sidewalks.lacity.org/rebateprogram-frequently-asked-questions, Sidewalks. LACity.org
Dr. Joseph “Mario” Molina, CEO of Molina Healthcare. Photos courtesty of PalacioMagazine.com
Under Molina’s direction, the company has grown from $100 million in revenue in 1996 to $9.7 billion in 2014. He led the company through a successful initial public offering in 2003, making Molina Healthcare a publiclytraded company listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The company is also a member of the Fortune 500. In 2005, Molina was featured in Time magazine as one of the 25 most influential Hispanics in America. He is a member of the boards of the California Medical Association Foundation, Homeboy Industries, America’s Health Insurance Plans and the Aquarium of the Pacific. He also is a trustee of Johns Hopkins Medicine and served on the Visiting Committee for the Harvard Medical School and the Harvard Dental School. Molina earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from California State University Long Beach, where he was elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa. He attended medical school at University of Southern California where he was elected to membership in Alpha Omega Alpha and Sigma Xi. Molina also performed his internship and residency in internal medicine [See Molina, p. 5]
to education and health. The foundation carries on Martha’s parents’ legacy of education--both were elementary school teachers prior to her father returned to school to become a physician. Within the past decade, the foundation has provided almost 3 million new books to programs and schools serving low-income and at-risk families, many of whom are working with immigrant and limited-English proficient families.
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at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He then spent four years at the University of California San Diego and the San Diego Veterans Affairs Medical Center as a fellow in endocrinology and metabolism. After his fellowship, he received an appointment as an assistant professor of medicine at USC. He earned a certificate in management from the Anderson School of Business at UCLA. In 2013, he received an honorary doctorate from the Claremont Graduate University.
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John C. Molina, JD
John C. Molina is the chief financial officer of Molina Healthcare. He oversees all financial and corporate development, including accounting and finance, treasury, investor relations, marketing, human resources and market expansion. During Molina’s tenure as CFO, the company has gone public and more than
John C. Molina is CFO of Molina Healthcare. He took the company public.
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Janet Watt is involved in education in Long Beach.
served on the school board of St. Barnabas Catholic Church, where she and her husband taught the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine. She played a part in creating a “Green Team” at Los Cerritos Elementary School. The green program is extremely successful and a recipient of the National Green Ribbon Award. After receiving her bachelor’s degree in
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Josephine Molina is a longtime resident and community leader of Long Beach, where she was born and raised in Long Beach. She attended school within the Long Beach Unified School District. For more than 15 years, she worked for Molina Healthcare. Since 1992, Josephine held various roles within the company including compliance officer, compliance
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and member of the founding family of Molina Healthcare, a Fortune 500 company and the largest Hispanic-owned business in the United States. She is the executive vice president of Research and Innovation. Continuing to reinforce Molina’s leadership in reaching hardto-reach populations, she founded the Molina Institute for Cultural Competency, which assists hospitals, health systems and municipalities across the country in overcoming challenges of serving Latinos and underserved populations in a culturally congruent, cost-effective, practical and sustainable manner. She has served as principal investigator for grants from First5, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Centers for Disease Control. A Long Beach native, Martha Bernadett earned math and chemistry degrees from Long Beach City College and Cal State Long Beach. She earned her medical doctorate from the University of California Irvine and a master in business administration from Pepperdine University. She serves as a trustee for the Children’s Health Fund, First Book, Long Beach City College Board of Governors, National 4-H Council and Saban Community Clinic. Dr. Faustino “Tino” Bernadett has been involved in health care from the bedside to the board room. Faustino Bernadett’s interest in the importance of educating physicians that will care for the underserved came from his father, a family physician who was at times paid in tamales. An alumnus of University of California – San Francisco’s school of medicine, he practiced anesthesia in Southern California until transitioning to the practice of pain management. Along the way, he earned his MBA to strengthen his business foundation to better lead physicians in the growing complexities in the field of medical wellness. As a physician executive, he started and lead medical groups and an independent practice association. Faustino Bernadett serves as a commissioner of the Hospitals and Healthcare Delivery Commission of Los Angeles County. He is a member of the American Osler Society, a Board Member of the St. Mary Hospital Foundation, University of California San Francisco Foundation and an active member of the steering committee of the UCSF Program in Medical Education. The Bernadett/Chancellor’s endowed scholarship at UCSF funds medical education for Spanish-speaking medical students. The Bernadetts founded The Molina Foundation, a 501(c)3 national public charity, whose mission is to reduce disparities in access
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doubled the number of Medicaid patients it covers and tripled revenues. The company footprint has expanded from operations in four states to 17 states since the company’s initial public offering in July 2003. Molina has also appointed to the board of directors of the Los Angeles Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank. He is the chairman of the Board of Directors of the Aquarium of the Pacific and a member of the Board of Directors for the Long Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau. He is also on the board of the 49er Foundation at California State University Long Beach. In the past, Molina has served on the Board of Directors for the Downtown Long Beach Business Associates, the Long Beach Community Foundation, the California State University Foundation, the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles and the Southeast Division of the American Cancer Society of California. Molina received his bachelor’s degree in economics from California State University Long Beach, where he was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Academic Honor Society. He also earned a Juris Doctorate from the University of Southern California.
Dr. Martha Bernadett is a family physician.
Janet Watt is a community leader and lifelong resident of Long Beach who is actively involved with the local education system. For the past 10 years, Janet has been on various Parent Teacher Association boards serving as president, ways and means, vice president of Room Parents at Los Cerritos Elementary, Hughes Middle School and Intellectual Virtues Academy. She sits on the board of Intellectual Virtues Academy, a charter middle school in Long Beach. She previously
interior design and her master in architecture Watt co-founded Architecture M with a classmate. After her three children were born she saw a need for quality preschools. She and her husband, Laurence, founded Little Owl Preschool. As part of the Leadership Long Beach Project, Watt and two of her fellow classmates worked to design and raise funds to light the Queensway Bay Bridge that leads to the Queen Mary. Watt has served on various community boards including the Department of Health and Human Services, Fairfield YMCA and the Long Beach Ballet.
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The Winter of Our Discontent Subject: Simple question with apparently no answer By James Preston Allen, Publisher From his office window above the San Pedro post office on Beacon Street, Bob Nizich has a bird’s-eye view of the industrial complex that is the Port of Los Angeles. He also has a bird’s-eye view of the huddled dozens sheltering against the cold in Plaza Park. He calls them “urban campers.” In recent months, he has taken to sending email blasts like the one below to an ever growing list of recipients expressing his growing disdain for the constant presence of homelessness outside his office: The Port Police, as reported yesterday, moved in and removed the Urban Campers attempting to set up camp at 6th and Harbor Blvd. They had been there less than a week but were growing in numbers. The Urban Campers on 8th Street, Tent Park and adjacent streets have been here for TWO YEARS. There have been temporary removals but nothing permanent. The 24-hour notice of clean up was supposed to be a silver bullet. No such notice has been posted in months.
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His concerns are less about the plight of the desperately poor homeless than it is about the urban blight that they represent. But the core of his complaint is, “why can’t the office of Councilman Joe Buscaino do something about this?” as revealed in the following all caps missive: HOW CAN THE PORT POLICE REMOVE THEM FROM 6TH AND HARBOR WITHIN A WEEK BUT NO OTHER L.A. CITY DEPARTMENT CAN REMOVE THE URBAN CAMPERS AND THEIR CRAP FROM 8TH STREET AND SURROUNDING LOCATIONS? The simple answer is that since at least August 2014, Councilman Buscaino and the entire city of Los Angeles have wrestled with the “homeless crisis” with nothing more than enforcement measures, such as amending municipal code 56.11 to decrease notification requirements for enforcement actions from 72 hours to 24 hours and establishing storage lockers to ease the disposal of belongings that can’t fit in a 60-gallon container. For his part, Buscaino had to tuck tail and hide after Barton Hill residents gave him the what-for during their protest and the councilman’s own town hall meeting on the
issue. The proposal was subsequently dropped. Still, nothing has been done to provide immediate shelter out of the public right-of-way other than passing out Section 8 vouchers for the very scarce units available in the Los Angeles Harbor Area. The nearest winter shelter for those in need is in Long Beach. In response to Mr. Nizich’s complaints, however, the city replied with a homeless sweep in the middle of the holidays forcing the “urban campers” to move one block off of Beacon Street. Within days they had migrated back. Fixated on the blight and not the human suffering, John Papadakis, the leading proponent of the Grand Promenade, replied to Nizich’s emails with the following: The ‘real Fix’ is just as I have advised. The transformation of our currently Wasteland of a Waterfront, to a State Wide Urban Waterfront Mecca can only be accomplished by creating unobstructed and unimpeded Public Access to the Waterline. The “real Fix” was Master Planned (2005) and EIR’s (2009) through the BRIDGE TO THE BREAKWATER GRANDE PROMENADE PLAN. Which is the foundation for the LA Waterfront project and is the primary cornerstone and building block for that transformation. Public Access Promenades are the key factor for all successful World Wide Waterfront development. The POLA will (knowingly) NOT fund, build, and complete this Public imperative and primary building block. They do not want to gentrify the Waterline, or risk exposing their daily environmental crimes of life killing pollution. POLA shuns and denies Corporate Commercial growth as unsuitable for San Pedro (i.e. POLA’s Feasibility study for the PoC project). So, where there are no Commercial interests, there are NO JOBS, and, no public safety or proper neighborhood maintenance. There is only civic disobedience, poverty, crime, drug addiction, homelessness, and violence...Which Mr. Nizich chronicles. Welcome to San Pedro!” Papadakis sees the plight of the homeless as the result rather than the cause of urban blight, which is in part true. The real truth is that whichever way you see it, this cannot be cured without resolve or efforts to shelter by the Publisher/Executive Editor James Preston Allen james@randomlengthsnews.com
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council office. The only solution for homelessness is, by definition, to provide shelter — by increasing affordable housing stock — a solution that will take time and many billions of dollars. Buscaino is incapable of putting forth a solution that will happen sooner. Papadakis concludes by saying: The ‘real Fix’ is buried in a bureaucratic pile of public deceit at the Port and Councilman’s offices—in a file called ‘To Stay in Office, We Practice the Politics of Poverty.’ This would seem to indicate that he and Nizich consider this to be a conspiracy to keep San Pedro “ungentrified” or underdeveloped. Where I differ from Papadakis and Nizich is that I trace the lack of progress on homelssness and development in Sand Pedro to Buscaino, who is out of his depth when it comes to the realpolitik of City Hall and the economic realities of the Port of Los Angeles. The councilman is delusional in his aspiration for an LA Live on the Waterfront without creating some form of economic imperative to first make San Pedro an inviting place for such an investment. To this extent, Papadakis is right with regard to the port’s short changing, if not slow boating, waterfront development. Even more problematic is the lack of transparency in regard to waterfront development since it is completely unclear as to what’s keeping the current plans, even if inadequate, from moving forward. Since Buscaino assumed office in 2011, there has been a steady decline in community engagement in both development and port oversight. This development has coincided with the decline in transparency at the council office and the port.
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On top of all of this, Buscaino has failed to reduce crime; open the Harbor Division jail; solve even a portion of the homeless crisis; find a private operator for the Warner Grand Theatre; and jumpstart the Ports O’ Call development with vision or financing that is even half of what Mr. Papadakis and the community expects. He failed even as he has attempted to intimidate our advertisers in an effort undermine this publication’s independence. His act of desperation has only caused a backlash against him. Conspiracy presumes certain ability, where incompetence does not.
Fed Up with Wall Street? Do Something About It! By Jim Hightower, Political Commentator and Columnist
Instead of griping about the greedheads of Wall Street and the rip-off financial system they’ve hung around our necks — why don’t we “Take On Wall Street”? That’s both the name and the feisty attitude of a nationwide campaign that a coalition of grassroots groups have launched to do just that: Take on Wall Street. The coalition, spearheaded by the Communication Workers of America, points out that there is nothing natural or sacred about today’s money-grubbing financial complex. Far from sacrosanct, the system of finance that now rules over us has been [See Fed Up, p. 7] Random Lengths News editorial office is located at 1300 S. Pacific Ave., San Pedro, CA 90731, (310) 519-1016. Address correspondence regarding news items and news tips only to Random Lengths News, P.O. Box 731, San Pedro, CA 90733-0731, or email to editor @randomlengthsnews.com. Send Letters to the Editor or requests for subscription information to james @ randomlengthsnews.com. To be considered for publication, all Letters to the Editor should be typewritten, must be signed, with address and phone number included (these will not be published, but for verification only) and be kept to about 250 words. To submit advertising copy email rlnsales@randomelengthsnews.com or reads@randomlengthsnews.com. Extra copies and back issues are available by mail for $3 per copy while supplies last. Subscriptions are available for $36 per year for 27 issues. Random Lengths News presents issues from an alternative perspective. We welcome articles and opinions from all people in the Harbor Area. While we may not agree with the opinions of contributing writers, we respect and support their 1st Amendment right to express those opinions. Random Lengths News is a member of Standard Rates and Data Reporting Services and the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies. (ISN #0891-6627). All contents Copyright 2017 Random Lengths News. All rights reserved.
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Editor’s note: In the past few weeks, Random Lengths News received a slew of Letters to the Editor from the students of San Pedro High School English teacher Michael Kurdyla. Students commented on stories from the recent past month, including stories on the Harbor Area’s coyote problem and stories about the Black Lives Matter movement. Reading through the letters, the students did an admirable job following their teacher’s instruction to read and critique stories that piqued their interest. The end result was more than 10,000 words from high school students engaging the most topical issues being discussed in today. In the interest of space, we organized the letters thematically.
RE: San Pedro Prepares for Fleet Week
RE: E.V. Nautilus Comes to AtlaSea
The exploratory vessel E.V. Nautilus has arrived in San Pedro, the Port of Los Angeles. The Nautilus is a ship founded by Robert Ballard the director of AtlaSea and the man who discovered the watery cave of the Titanic. It’s named after Jules Verne’s, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. The boat is part of the Ocean Exploration, AltaSea, and SpaceX. It is quite the accomplishment for San Pedro to have this boat docked in their harbor not only because, “the city of Los Angeles faces tough competition” but also because Allen states that, “it was quite the controversy.” With this boat here it might be an influence for more young, scientists in the neighboring area. Out of all the countries in the world, the United States is the one who has a crucial amount of scientists. Instead we depend on other countries to do all the research for us when it comes to scientific discoveries. So hopefully by this boat coming into town young children/students might be amazed at what the Nautilus has to offer and want to come aboard! On board the AtlaSea has, “a whole team of scientists [and] some of the most advanced underwater robotics in the world”. The AtlaSea
[Fed Up, from p. 6]
Fed Up with Wall Street
For Those With a Sweet Tooth
I am not a resident of San Pedro, but when I hear about places that serve sweet sugary treats I’m there. In the Random Length article “For Those With A Sweet Tooth”; Gina Ruccione exclaims how there are three businesses that serve “sugary goodness” in San Pedro. The way this “sugar goodness” is talked about makes you want to experience the same for yourself.
As I read “For Those With A Sweet Tooth” by Gina Ruccione, I felt as if I needed to try all the sweets that were described. When I first read the title I was intrigued, knowing that sweets are something that I like and enjoy but I also felt as if the description of the places were a bit vague. The author did a good job of giving us that little introduction of her when she was little. She did a good job in including humor into the article. Therefor after the humor and that little introduction of herself when she was young really helped when trying to connect with the audience. Being a person who loves sweet treats I can tell you that cake pops, shaved ice cream, milk tea [See Letters, p. 15]
Re: For Those with A Sweet Tooth
In “For Those Who with a Sweet Tooth”, by Gina Ruccione, she introduces three businesses located in the South Bay with unique treats to share. She talks about Drunken Cake Pops, Snow Monster, and The Yellow Vase. I can tell you right now that she also doesn’t falter to make these treats seem almost irresistible. The article gives good details about each business, but doesn’t forget to mention many remarks that address a major problem in today’s society. All three businesses have one thing in common: sugary goodness. To make this clear, Ruccione includes many little phrases like “My inner fat kid came out to play with diabetes that day.” Another example is “One serving is enough to feed an entire family.” while describing the different treats. Although these remarks are meant for a comedic appeal, it can tie in with a controversial topic many Americans deal with, known as obesity. Obesity is a growing problem in America with about 60 percent of Americans being overweight. That’s more than half the population, and if that’s not alarming, I don’t know what is. I think obesity is a problem we need to deal with as soon as possible. Obesity rates are rising and becoming widespread. Myself being a food lover, I have to watch what I eat even though I’m a very skinny person. Although I may not know what it feels like, I want to help people notice that this problem is bigger than it actually seems. It’s better to fix and address the problem, rather than ignore it and wait until the last minute. This issue is important because it raises awareness on how to stay
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grassroots power of workers, consumers, communities of color, Main Street, the poor, people of faith… and just plain folks. The coalition is holding information and training sessions to spread the word, forge local coalitions, and teach how we can get right in the face of power to create a fair finance system that works for all. There’s an old truism about negotiating that says: “If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu.” The “Take On Wall Street” campaign intends to put you and me—the People—at the table for a change. To learn more and join the fight, go to www.TakeOnWallStreet.org.
tip from Ruccione herself, “you just ordered several different pastries, so you could stand to burn an extra few calories by ordering at the counter and then walking to a table.” Pamela Baez San Pedro San Pedro High School
designed by and for Wall Street speculators, money managers, and big bank flim-flammers. So — Big Surprise — rather than serving our common good, the system is corrupt, routinely serving their uncommon greed at everyone else’s expense. The “Take On” campaign has the guts and gumption to say: Enough! Instead of you and me continuing to accept Wall Street’s plutocratic perversion of our democracy, We The People can rewrite their rules and reorder their structures so the system serves us. For starters, the campaign has laid out a five-point people’s reform agenda and are now taking it to the countryside to rally the voices, anger, and
healthy. Over 400,000 deaths each year are related to being overweight. We need to work together in fixing this problem once and for all. Once we start, we will learn that working together is the solution to many of our other problems. Don’t get me wrong though, people have been trying to fix these problems for a while now. For example, First Lady Michelle Obama is often putting out service announcements about how more people should eat healthy but it’s not enough to fix or prevent the problem as a whole. I’m not just saying that desserts are bad for you; I’m saying we should only eat it once in a while. Through all the issues, Gina Ruccione does make a good case for each business. Also here’s a little
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In her article “San Pedro Prepares for Fleet Week” Arts and Culture writer, Andrea Serna informs us about the upcoming event and the critical problem that comes with it. San Pedro is hosting its first Fleet Week. In fact, San Pedro has “hosted several Navy Days events in recent years…” (Paragraph #4.) Fleet Week is when active military ships visit a major city for a week. The trained crew members then enter the city and act like tourists, visiting its attractions. This year Fleet Week is supposed to be livelier than ever. It is dubbed as “one of the biggest parties of the decade.” Officials estimate more than 200,000 visitors will attend the event. This will mean a perpetual flow of cars going to and fro from the event, so parking spaces will be a crucial problem for those attending and those locals planning the event. With that many people going to Fleet Week (which is in a small area) it is almost certain that the plan for parking control will falter, because San Pedro simply doesn’t have the necessary space for that many cars. The streets will overflow with traffic causing roadrage among drivers. I have witnessed this happen with other events in San Pedro, so who’s to say it won’t happen at Fleet Week. I will be going to Fleet Week, but I will be walking over there since I live in the area. I strongly suggest that if you live in the area, take a bus or walk
over. If you take your car it will be almost impossible to find a space at the event. So, keep a sharp eye out for those spaces and Happy Fleet Week. Diego Martinez San Pedro San Pedro High School
family has also achieved the goal of blue tech where all the students in the AtlaSea can share new data and help one another when it comes to the deep blue sea. This is hopefully where many new jobs will come from. The Nautilus also watches over a sea ranch along with SpaceX so this blue tech will help them answer unsolved mysterious about the ocean. Honestly, I believe learning on this boat would be not only an amazing adventure, but a good experience for kids who want to become a marine biologist one day. It gives you a little taste of what marine biology is all about. Ever since I was young, I’ve wanted to become a marine biologist, so maybe this will help with that. Also, if you go on their website, www. nautiluslive.org, they talk about information on students, internships, new discoveries, and so much more. Therefore, I highly recommend for anyone to check it out. In short, hopefully by the Nautilus being docked in Pedro our little ones will see how cool it would be to become a scientist! Its grand opening will be September 12th along with many other events. It’ll start at 9 am a half mile out from Angels Gate at the stern of the boat in Berth 57. Sofia Scanlon San Pedro San Pedro High School
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[Health Care Crisis, from p. 1]
Looming GOP Health Care Crisis
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the worse Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security in any substantial way, and at the same time you think you are going to win elections, it just really is not going to happen.” With the election over, all bets are off. Within days of Trump’s win, House Speaker Paul Ryan went on Fox News to renew his long-time push to privatize Medicare, accurately revealing that GOP attacks on Medicare, Medicaid and Obamacare are all interrelated, while falsely claiming that “because of Obamacare, Medicare is going broke.” (Actually, Obamacare extended Medicare’s financial stability.) Trump followed up by nominating Ryan’s close ally, Rep. Tom Price, to head the Department of Health and Human Services. And the fight was on. “Tom Price at HHS is someone who has advocated for privatizing Medicare in the past; there’s just no way that’s a good situation,” Brad Wright, a spokesman for the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, told Random Lengths. Price has also advocated slashing Medicaid and replacing Obamacare with a much weaker system that would dramatically increase the number of uninsured, leading groups like National Nurses United to lobby the Senate not to confirm him. “If confirmed, it is clear that Rep. Price will pursue policies that substantially erode our nation’s health and security — eliminating health coverage, reducing access, shifting more costs to working people and their families and throwing our most sick and vulnerable fellow Americans at the mercy of the health care industry,” National Nurses United warned in a letter to Senators. “The signal that is sent when you appoint someone like Tom Price doesn’t jibe with what the president-elect campaigned on, which is that he’s not going to cut Social Security or Medicare,” Wright chimed in. The disconnect was vividly illustrated when National Public Radio, the Washington Post and others looked at hard-hit Kentucky voters after the election. The sub-head of Vox’s story summed it all up: “In Whitley County,
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Republican Rep. Tom Price is Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Price advocated privatizing Medicare. File photo
Kentucky, the uninsured rate declined 60 percent under Obamacare. So why did 82 percent of voters there support Donald Trump?” Sarah Kliff’s report included this: “I guess I thought that, you know, he would not do this, he would not take health insurance away knowing it would affect so many people’s lives,” said Debbie Mills, an Obamacare enrollee who supported Trump. “I mean, what are you to do then if you cannot pay for insurance?” A good question that should have been asked sooner. Congressional Republicans are contemplating two budget reconciliation bills— the first in January to repeal Obamacare, another later in the year to slash Medicaid and begin privatizing Medicare, along with tax cuts concentrated on the rich. Reconciliation bills aren’t subject to a filibuster, so they don’t require any Democratic votes. But they do require Republicans willing
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to risk voters’ wrath if they proceed, which is why folks are already furiously organizing. On Dec. 7, a coalition of groups delivered one million signatures demanding that Congress “keep its hands off of Medicare.” On Dec. 20, MoveOn partnered with 45 local and national groups against repealing Obamacare to demonstrate outside 82 Republican House and Senate offices in 26 states, along with thousands of supporting phone calls. With Obamacare repeal first on the GOP agenda, it’s important to understand how much else it would undermine. “Right on the immediate horizon, the repeal of Obamacare has very significant implications for Medicare,” Wright said. “Most people who are Medicare beneficiaries don’t realize how the Medicare improvements of the past several years have been part of what is referred to as ‘Obamacare,’ the Affordable Care Act. It’s not something they’re consciously aware of, and so that’s one of the messages that we’ve been trying to get out, is understand what’s at stake for Medicare if the Affordable Care Act is repealed.”
Perhaps most dramatic is “an enormous help in closing the donut hole.” [The gap in Medicare drug discounts.] With Obamacare, “The discounts that Medicare beneficiaries get in their prescription drug discounts is very significant. Nationwide, it’s probably $1000 per enrollee,” Wright said. “There are health screenings, screenings for chronic diseases that people who are 65 and over often suffer…. There are colonoscopies, there are mammograms, there are tests for diabetes. These are things that seniors get now, because of the Affordable Care Act, with no out-of-pocket cost. So you remove that co-pay barrier and more people will get the screenings…. When they get the screenings, if there is a problem, they’ve caught it early enough, in a lot of cases, to keep people healthier and therefore, less expensive to treat.” There’s also been a dramatic reduction in hospital readmissions, driven by changes in reimbursement, which now encourage significantly better continuity of care. “They’re down in every state in the union that we know of,” Wright said. “Down anywhere from 5 to 11 percent since the Affordable Care Act came into being…. We just are very concerned that people don’t understand that these benefits are at risk…. Information is power. If you understand what’s happening to Medicare with the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, then take action and get involved, get on the phone, because this is a real threat.” In California, the impact of Obamacare repeal threatens to be particularly dire, according to a report from the Center for Labor Research and Education at the University of California Berkeley. Repeal could take away health insurance from millions of Californians, while also eliminating 209,000 jobs and costing the state economy $20.3 billion in gross domestic product, it said. “Through the Affordable Care Act, we have 5 million people who are insured now who weren’t insured before; more than four million of those are through Medi-Cal, our Medicaid program,” said Chris Hoene, executive director of the California Budget and Policy Center, at a Dec. 13, 2016 presentation in Sacramento. “Nationally, 11 million more people in the county are covered now by Medicaid than prior, more than 4 million of those are Californians,” Hoene noted. “California more than anyplace else has a grand stake in what happens with this.” At the same event, Edwin Park, vice president for Health Policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, explained the severity of what Republicans were planning. “The Affordable Care Act repeal does not include a replacement plan, despite what congressional Republican leaders have promised, so it’s effectively [a] repeal,” Park said. “There’s no indication that there is a replacement plan. Congressional Republican leaders have had six years to put together such a plan, but there is no consensus plan, particularly among Senate Republicans…. The House budget plan from Republicans this [past] year talked about cutting federal Medicaid funding by another trillion dollars over 10 years, on top of repeal of the Medicaid expansion as part of an ACA repeal proposal.” More than 5 million Californians could lose coverage. [See Emergency, p. 13]
By Andrea Serna, Arts and Culture Writer Mary Milelzcik in her letter. “On the night of the 2016 election, I got the sinking feeling that life just got so much worse.” Her powerful piece to be featured was created in response to the 1990 battle, spurned on by a conservative Congress and Sen. Jesse Helms. The battle with regard to funding traveled all the way to the Supreme Court. Milelzcik photographed an American flag with the stars tumbling off the fabric. In front of the flag, a small dark-skinned child covers her face in sorrow. The topics in the exhibit cover subjects such as climate change, income equality, gun control and money in politics. All subjects passionately debated on the campaign trail by Clinton and Sanders, while Trump mostly focused on building a wall and fear mongering. With the Republican takeover of the White House, both houses of Congress, and possibly the Supreme Court, censorship and freedom of expression are now added into the equation of the exhibition. Artists, who are accustomed to living outside the usual margins of society, are often wary of another attack on creative freedom. The initial reaction was a numbing shock, but in the weeks since the election many have begun to mobilize. For artist John Dingler, politics infuse much [See Message, p. 12]
John Dingler’s Whistleblower John Kiriakou is included in Dear President. Photo courtesy of The Loft Gallery.
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As the inauguration of Donald Trump as president of the United States completes its transition in our minds from inconceivable to imminent, the Loft Gallery in San Pedro has gathered the work of almost 50 artists for Dear President, a special exhibit. The idea for this exhibition, which opens Jan. 14, originated almost a year ago at the beginning of the 2016 election process. Hillary Clinton, Donald J. Trump and Bernie Sanders, three very different personalities, campaigned for the presidency with conflicting views. The results of the election were months away, but all polls favored Clinton. However, Election Night brought the stunning news of Trump’s victory. Two months later, the results are difficult to comprehend and the implications for the art community are unknown. Artists have expressed dread of unfettered right-wing censorship. “Artists have an unexpected way of contributing to the conversation through their unique visual interpretations,” Peggy Zask said. “They bring a sensitivity and perspective to the issues through emotional expression, abstraction, visualization and parody.” Known for their large group shows, the Zask’s bring together artists working in various mediums for this exhibit. The title of the show refers to letters each artist wrote to the incoming president, which they correlated to their artworks. “Years ago, during the culture wars of the ‘80s and ‘90s, the National Endowment for the Arts drastically cut funding,” wrote artist
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A few years ago, my friend and I passed a juice bar and he asked, “What’s the deal with juice bars? I can get juice at the grocery store, or make it at home. Why do people go to these places?” It was a valid question. You can buy “fresh” fruit and vegetable juice in grocery stores; yet it may have been sitting there for a week. Some people obviously think there’s enough of a difference in quality to patronize specialty juice bars. A host of them have opened in our area in the past decade, and more are on the way. To figure out who is buying these fresh juices, and why, I posed a question to Hayden Slater, founder and chief executive officer of Pressed Juicery (www.pressedjuicery.com), a chain that started in 2010 and now has 23 locations. Are people drinking the same amount of juice they did years ago, but buying it from specialty places? I expected him to claim that juice was the wave of the future and an ever-expanding market. I was surprised when he replied that he wasn’t sure. “Juice has been around for thousands of years; it’s nothing new or revolutionary, but the [juice industry] has evolved and people want a product that is better and fresher,” said Slater, who left a career in television in 2007. “I think what’s happening in the juice [industry] is what happened with coffee, how it went from buying ground Folgers or instant crystals to specialists.
Juice Bars Take on the Harbor Area By Richard Foss, Contributing Writer
Starbucks created this retail formula and it started a demand for the artisanal form. In a way we’ve gone backwards; people used to juice their own oranges, and then came convenience products like frozen and pasteurized juices, even powders like Tang. We’ve brought back the cold-pressed, fresh and raw category that brings back the flavor and nutrients, and it’s making noise in this area.” This would be a satisfying answer if modern juice bars were selling mere artisanal versions of commodity products like orange or apple juice. But these establishments also offer items that are blends of fruits, vegetables and herbs that only need booze to be called a cocktail. I pointed out that while drinking juice may be traditional, the concoctions sold by modern juice bars are unlike any traditional beverage on Earth. Who, I asked, had the idea of mixing beet or carrot with orange juice, or any of the other outré ideas that are now available at most juice shops? Hayden thought a moment and then mentioned David Otto, who founded the Beverly Hills Juice Club (www.
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BEACH CITY GRILL
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Let the culinary adventure begin anew—Beach City Grill has reopened featuring your favorites along with soon-to-be favorite new additions. Now serving breakfast, lunch, dinner and Sunday Brunch. Famous for Caribbean, Cajun specials, fresh seafood, salads, vegetarian and world cuisine. Be sure to try the awardwinning desserts. Beach City Grill, 376 W. 6th St., San Pedro • (310) 833-6345 www.beachcitygrill.net
Buono’s Authentic Pizzeria
A San Pedro landmark for over 40 years, famous for exceptional awardwinning pizza baked in brick ovens. Buono’s also offers classic Italian dishes and sauces based on tried-and-true family recipes and handselected ingredients that are prepared fresh. Dinein, take-out and catering. There are two locations in Long Beach. Hours: Sun.-Thurs. 11 a.m.-10 p.m., Fri. and Sat. 11 a.m.-11 p.m. • Buono’s Pizzeria, 1432 S. Gaffey St., San Pedro • (310) 547-0655 • www. buonospizza.com
Happy DineR AND HAPPY DELI
The Happy Diner isn’t your average diner. It’s the idea of fresh creative dishes in tow San Pedro locations, and now a third—the Happy Deli. The selections range from Italian- and Mexicaninfluenced entrées to American Continental. Happy Diner chefs are always creating something new—take your pick of grilled salmon over pasta or tilapia and vegetables prepared any way you like. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner: Happy Diner #1, (310) 241-0917, 617 S. Centre St., San Pedro • Happy Diner #2, (310) 935-2933, 1931 N. Gaffey St., San Pedro • Open for breakfast and lunch: Happy Deli, (424) 364-0319, 530 S. Gaffey St., San Pedro.
MARIA’S RESTAURANT
If you are in the mood for authentic Mexican food, at an affordable price, try María’s Mexican Restaurant. The inconspicuous eatery on Pacific Avenue and 22nd Street in San Pedro offers a wide variety of savory, traditional dishes from tortas and burritos to chiles rellenos and camarones a la diabla. The exceptional service matches its wellproportioned meals. On a time crunch for lunch or dinner? Give María’s a call and they’ll have your food warm and ready for you within minutes. Hours: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. María’s Mexican Restaurant, 2215 S. Pacific Ave., San Pedro • (310) 833-6666.
PHILIE B’S ON SIXTH
Owner Phil Buscemi welcomes you to Philie B’s on Sixth, where New York–style pizza, Sicilian rice balls and pizza by-the-slice are the specialties. Fresh hot or cold sandwiches, gourmet pizzas and fresh salads are also served. Try the “white pizza” made with smooth ricotta, mozzarella and sharp Pecorino-Romano cheeses topped with torn fresh basil. Extended hours accommodate San Pedran’s unique work schedules. Catering and fast, local delivery ($15 min.). Philie B’s On Sixth, 347 W. 6th St., San Pedro • (310) 514-2500 www.philiebsonsixth.com
PIROZZI’S ITALIAN DELI
Walk into Pirozzi’s Italian Deli at Weymouth Corners and discover an ample selection of fine imported cheeses and salami, as well as a great assortment of imported prosciutto, pastas, sauces, olive oils and vinegars. Best known for homemade Italian sausages in five distinct flavors, Pirozzi’s also carries freshly prepared and frozen entrées and sauces available for take-out. Pirozzi’s Deli offers a full catering menu, made-to-order deli sandwiches, homemade Italian cookies and desserts. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 10am-6pm; Sat. 10 am-5 pm; Sun. 10 am-2 pm. Pirozzi’s Italian Deli, 1453 W. 8th St., San Pedro • (310) 548-0000 www.pirozzisdeli.com
Hayden Slater, founder and chief executive officer of Pressed Juicery. Courtesy of Pressed Juicery
THE SANDWICH SALOON
The Sandwich Saloon serves up fresh made-to-order deli sandwiches, fresh salads and soups featuring a wide variety of fixings and top quality meats prepared fresh and a new burger menu. Generous portions, reasonable prices. Dine-in or take-out. Full breakfast menu coming in December. Catering and delivery available. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The Sandwich Saloon, 813 S. Gaffey Street, San Pedro • 310.548.5322 • 310.548.3828
San Pedro Brewing Company
A microbrewery and American grill, SPBC features handcrafted award-winning ales and lagers served with creative pastas, bbq, sandwiches, salads and burgers. A full bar with madefrom-scratch margaritas and a martini menu all add fun to the warm and friendly atmosphere. Live music. Open from 11:30 a.m., daily. San Pedro Brewing Company, 331 W. 6th St., San Pedro • (310) 831-5663 • www.sanpedrobrewing.com
The Whale & Ale
San Pedro’s British gastro pub offers dining in an oak– paneled setting, featuring English fish & chips, roast prime rib, sea bass, rack of lamb, beef Wellington, meat pies, salmon, swordfish & vegetarian dishes. Open for lunch & dinner, 7days/wk; great selection of wines; 14 British tap ales, & full bar. First Thursdays live band & special fixed price menu. Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Fri. 11:30 a.m.-midnight Sat. & Sun. 1-10 p.m. The Whale & Ale, 327 W. 7th St., San Pedro • (310) 832-0363 www.whaleandale.com
beverlyhillsjuice.com) in 1975. Otto’s road to juicing started differently compared to most other nutritional health advocates. He didn’t start juicing because he was personally unhealthy and seeking a cure, because he had a philosophical or religious reason to lead a pure life, or because he thought he figured out a secret about how the digestive system worked. He changed his diet, his life and the way Americans drink their vegetables because a giant angry bull he was hallucinating told him to. Otto had dropped acid and ordered a steak in a restaurant (in 1967 this kind of decision wasn’t as odd it would be now), and as he cut into his T-bone the spirit of the bull appeared in front of him. Otto “had a mental communication with this creature,” and decided he would stop eating creatures. This started his journey into vegetarianism and evolution from a talent booker for local bands to a juicing and natural foods guru. I called Otto, who at 79 years old is still at his shop on Beverly Boulevard, and mentioned that Hayden told me he incited the juice bar craze. Otto was modestly unwilling to claim credit. “That’s very nice of him. It is the general perception in Southern California that I started doing this in 1975, but there was one juice bar that was in business before I was, at the Grand Central [See Juice, p. 11]
Waterfront Dining
Boardwalk Grill
Casual waterfront dining at its finest! Famous for slabs of Chicago-style baby back ribs, fish-n-chips, rich clam chowder, cold beer on tap and wine. Full lunch menu also includes salads, sandwiches and burgers. Indoor and outdoor patio dining available. Proudly pouring Starbucks coffee. Open 7 days a week. Free parking. Boardwalk Grill, 1199 Nagoya Way, LA Harbor - Berth 77, San Pedro • (310) 519-7551
PORTS O’ CALL RESTAURANT
Since 1961 this landmark restaurant has extended a hearty welcome to visitors from around the globe. Delight in an aweinspiring view of the dynamic LA Harbor while enjoying fresh California cuisine and varietals. Relax in the bar or patio for the best happy hour on the waterfront. With each purchase of the award-winning Sunday Champagne Brunch, receive the first Spirit Cruises harbor cruise of the day free. Open 7 days, lunch and dinner. Free parking. Ports O’Call Waterfront Dining, 1199 Nagoya Way, LA Harbor, Berth 76, San Pedro • (310) 833-3553 www.portsocalldining.com
SPIRIT CRUISES
An instant party— complete with all you need to relax and enjoy while the majesty of the harbor slips by. Dinner cruise features a 3-course meal, full bar, unlimited cocktails and starlight dancing—the ultimate excursion for any occasion. Free parking. Spirit Cruises, 1199 Nagoya Way, LA Harbor - Berth 77, San Pedro • (310) 548-8080, (562) 495-5884, www.spiritmarine.com
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Market in downtown Los Angeles. It was called La Hood’s…. There was another guy in Redondo Beach named Bruce who also had a juice bar back then, but he was kinda irregular — if the waves were good the store was closed and he was out surfing. There were also health food stores here and there that made fresh juices, but [Bruce’s Juices and LaHood’s] were the only places that specialized in juice. The guy who really should get the kudos is a guy named Norman Walker, who wrote books about the health benefits of juice. He died at about 100 years old after a lifetime of promoting juices. That’s where I got a lot of my information.” I’ve been unable to find out much about Bruce the juicer, but Norman Walker has an interesting history. Walker was a pioneer of juicing fruit and vegetables for health, and his 1936 book, Fruit and Vegetable Juices: What’s Missing In Your Body? was the first to champion juice as a cure-all. His theories about the functioning of the human digestive system were definitely wrong and he repeatedly inflated his credentials, claiming to be a doctor despite a lack of any degree. Nevertheless, the diet he invented fits modern ideas about nutritionally balanced vegetarianism. It worked for him, since he lived to be 99 and was reportedly physically and mentally vigorous into old age. Walker also invented one of the first mechanical juicers, though it is less efficient and harder to clean than those used today. This matters in the realm of juicing, since some advocates claim that the method and speed of juice extraction alters the nutritional content. Furthermore, juice bar proprietors are frequently partisan of different technologies. Hayden Slater rhapsodized about the merits of the system he uses. “We use [the term] ‘cold pressed’ to compare with pasteurized or heat-processed juice,” Salter said. “We do use a different process from places where the juice is blended right there using a centrifugal juicer. That makes a tasty product, but the way it is extracted starts it oxidizing
immediately. You have to drink it extremely quickly. If you take it home or consume it later, the flavors and nutrients are lost. Our juices are made with the entire vegetable fruit or vegetable turned into a pulp, then subjected to 10,000 pounds of pressure in a refrigerated room. Some studies say that you get 90 percent more nutrients and enzymes that way. Our shelf life is longer for that reason.” I was curious about the change in juicing technology, and in the meaning of ‘cold pressed’ since I had never seen a competing product that was called hot pressed. So I asked Otto about it. He explained that juicing technology was a lot more primitive and unsuited to mass production when he started his business. “I built my own press because I couldn’t find one that was big enough and did what I wanted,” he said. “Every press that was made back then was extremely slow. Back in 1975 I put the words ‘cold pressed’ on the side of it, and that’s the buzz word everywhere now. I don’t know what it means, I just made it up. Maybe it came to me because we pressed it in a cold room.” There certainly is a difference in flavor, and probably one in the nutritional value, between supermarket juice pressed days before consumption and the fresh products. As time goes by, the water in the juice begins to separate, the bright, sharp flavors are lost to oxidization and any citrus pulp in the mix begins infusing its bitter flavor. Beverly Hills Juice Club, Pressed Juicery and other local producers all offer exotic blends that include fruits, vegetables, nuts and greens. Menus everywhere seem to be getting more baroque. Grocery stores and big chains like Starbucks now offer their own juice products. Fresh juices have moved beyond the core group of health enthusiasts and, for better or worse, are now part of the American mainstream. Better, because all modern products are healthier than the powders and concentrates they replaced. If there is a downside, it’s that the new business climate might make it hard for young entrepreneurs with a juicer and some fresh ideas about health and flavor. That is ever the fate of pioneers like Dave Otto, who create a world in which they must compete with their own ideas gone mainstream.
Arts Cuisine Entertainment JAN 5 - 18 • 2017 ENTERTAINMENT Jan. 6
Steven VanHauwaert Classical Crossroads presents pianist Steven VanHauwaert. A native of Belgium, VanHauwaert made his official U.S. solo debut with a recital for the Jacaranda series. He earned his master of music degree from the Royal Conservatory in Brussels and continued his graduate studies at the USC Thornton School, where he won the USC Concerto Competition with the Schumann Concerto and performed it with the USC Thornton Symphony under the baton of Carl St. Clair. Time: 12 p.m. Jan. 6 Cost: Free Details: (310) 316-5574; www.palosverdes. com/ClassicalCrossroads/FirstFridays.htm Venue: First Lutheran Church and School, 2900 W. Carson St., Torrance
Jan. 7
Warfest 2017 The Warfest 2017 takes place at the Gaslamp in Long Beach, featuring Agent Orange and D.I. Time: 5 p.m. Jan. 7 Cost: $15 Details: www.gaslamplongbeach.com Venue: Gaslamp, 6251 E. Pacific Coast Highway, Long Beach
Jan. 8
Die Group Ghoulhouse presents Die Group, Assquatch and The Manatees at Alex’s Bar. Time: 8 p.m. Jan. 8 Cost: $5 Details: www.alexsbar.com Venue: Alex’s Bar, 2913 E. Anaheim St., Long Beach
Jan. 9
#LatinDivasOfLongBeach Enjoy awesome performers on Margarita Mondays. After the drag show, dance all night with DJ Smuckers. Time: 9 p.m. Jan. 9 Cost: Free Details: (562) 436-7900 Venue: Hamburger Mary’s, 330 Pine Ave., Long Beach
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Actually Oranges Actually Oranges (When life hands you lemons) by Tahirih Moeller is a comedy centering on the friendship of Caren, Jasmine and Owen. However, relationships within the trio are challenged when Owen transforms into orange juice as a reaction to expressing his unrequited love for Jasmine. Time: 8 p.m. Jan 6 and 7, and 2 p.m. Jan. 8
Jan. 14
Capitol Steps The election may be over, but the laughter continues. The Capitol Steps return with brand new and up-to-the-minute political satire song parodies that take aim at the campaign trail, congress and other political hot spots. Time: 2 and 8 p.m. Jan. 14 Cost: $50 Details: www.carpenterarts.org/2016-2017/ capitol-steps.html Venue: Carpenter Center, 6200 Atherton St., Long Beach
ARTS Jan. 5
Primal Origins The paintings by Michael Stearns in Primal Origins reflect the direct connection to the life force contained in prehistoric ponds and bring us into the contemporary landscape. Time: 6 to 9 p.m. First Thursday Artwalk, Jan. 5. Cost: Free Details: www.michaelstearnsstuion.com Venue: Studio 347, 347 W. 7th St., San Pedro
Jan. 14
New Creations New Creations exhibition features painters Don Crocker, bronze sculptor Errol Gordon and portrait artist Susan Whiting opens at the Promenade Gallery. There will be an opening reception for the artists from 2 to 6 p.m. Jan. 28. Time: 3 p.m. Jan. 14. through Feb. 19 Cost: Free Details: (310) 265-2592; artists-studio-pvac. com Venue: The Artists’ Studio Gallery, 550 Deep Valley Road, #159, Rolling Hills Estates Dear President This art exhibition corresponds with the presidential inauguration in January 2017. The artwork being shown touches on issues that face our country. The art will be displayed along with the artists’ letters to the president as a statement. All the artwork and letters will be combined into a catalog that will be mailed to the chief in Washington, D.C., along with other representatives and the press. Time: 4 to 7 p.m. Jan. 14 Cost: Free Details: (310) 429-0973 Venue: South Bay Contemporary at the Loft, 401 S. Mesa St., 3rd Floor, San Pedro
Jan. 19
Roots: Asian American Movements in Los Angeles 1968-80s Roots collects and presents the history and work of young Los Angeles activists that shaped Asian America through a long decade of fighting displacement, serving their communities, agitating for revolution, and analyzing the intersections of gender, race, and class. From Little Tokyo to Chinatown to Historic Filipinotown to the West side, and in solidarity with Latina/o, [See Calendar, p. 12] 11
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Pick of the Vine An exciting night of entertainment awaits you in these 7 to 15 minute short plays hand-picked by Little Fish Theatre from authors across the country. Time: 8 p.m. Jan. 13 through Feb. 11 Cost: $23 to $45 Details: www.littlefishtheatre.org/wp/pick-ofthe-vine-season-15 Venue: Little Fish Theatre, 777 S. Centre St., San Pedro
CRSB CRSB is a musical duo based out of the San Francisco Bay Area who create their own brand of Island Soul-infused Pop. Consisting of members Chris Ramos and Sonny B., CRSB combines honest and memorable songwriting with a heart right out of the islands. Time: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 20 Cost: $12 to $25 Details: www.solvenue.com Venue: Sol Venue, 313 E. Carson St., Carson
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Hernandez and Gacoppuzzi Duo Canadian violist Juan-Miguel Hernandez and Italian pianist Jacopo Giacupuzzi are winners are international competitions. Time: 3 p.m. Jan. 14 Cost: Free Details: (310) 316-5574; www.palosverdes. com/ClassicalCrossroads/FirstFridays.htm Venue: First Lutheran Church and School, 2900 W. Carson St., Torrance
Cost: $15 to $20 Details: www.lbplayhouse.org/show/actuallyoranges Venue: Long Beach Playhouse, 5021 E. Anaheim St., Long Beach
Arts Cuisine Entertainment JAN 5 - 18 • 2017 [Calendar, from p. 11] Black, feminist and international struggles, Los Angeles saw the rise of artistic and political movements. The exhibit will be on display through June 11. Time: 6 to 9 p.m. Jan. 19 Cost: Free Details: rsvp@camla.org Venue: Pico House, 424 N. Main St., Los Angeles
Jan. 22
Chiaroscuro Cornelius Projects is pleased to present new paintings by San Pedro artist Candice Gawne. The exhibition will also include an installation of several of Gawne’s signature plasma glass sculptures in the Cornelius Projects’ screening room. Closing reception on Jan. 22, 2 to 5 p.m. Time: 12 to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, through Jan. 22. Cost: Free Details: (310) 266-9216; corneliusprojects. com Venue: Cornelius Projects, 1417 S. Pacific Ave., San Pedro Los Diez: Selections from Latin American Fotografía é Ilustración Latin American Fotografía e Ilustración, judged by an international jury, honors the best work by Latin American photographers and illustrators. The competition also recognizes work created for Latin American clients by international artists, in a crosscultural exchange of art and ideas. Five selected photographers and five selected illustrators comprise Los Diez Time: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays, through Jan. 22 Cost: $10 Details: (562) 437-1689 Venue: Museum of Latin American Art, 628 Alamitos Ave., Long Beach
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Achieving Balance An exciting program of dance presented by the West High School Dance Department features students of beginning, intermediate and advanced levels of proficiency, along with members of the dance and Choreo Club. Time: 7 p.m. Jan 6 and 7 Cost: $10 Details: (310) 781-7171 Venue: James Armstrong Theatre, 3330 Civic Center Drive, Torrance Dolphin Park Family Snow Festival Enjoy a sledding and snow play area, carnival games, prizes and arts crafts. Time: 5 to 9 p.m. Jan. 6 Details: (310) 549-4560 Cost: Free Venue: Dolphin Park, 21205 Water St, Carson
Jan. 7
Winter Swap Are there any gently used items in your closet that are no longer your style or that you’d like to get rid of to switch out for the season and to make room for some new goodies? If so, swap them! Time: 12 to 4 p.m. Jan. 7 Cost: Free Details: (562) 434-4455 Venue: The Center Long Beach, 2017 E. 4th St., Long Beach
Jan. 8
Ice Skate on the Big Stick this Winter North Pole Village has relocated to the battleship USS Iowa. The decks of the war tool nicknamed, “The Big Stick” have been transformed into an Arctic paradise. You and your family can lace up your ice skates and spin around the Los Angeles Kings Holiday Ice
Rink on our fantail - the only ice rink known to ever have been erected on an actual battleship. Time: 5 to 10:30 p.m. through Jan. 8 Cost: $15 Details: www.pacificbattleship.com Venue: USS Iowa, 250 S. Harbor Blvd., San Pedro Chill Southern California’s coolest holiday adventure returns to the Queen Mary for its fifth year of unseasonably cold weather, along with lots of ways to make the best of it — ice-skating, ice tubing, swingin’ sleigh rides, visits with Santa, gingerbread decorating and the all-new interactive attraction, Alice in Winterland. Time: 7 p.m., through Jan. 8 Cost: $30 to $40 Details: www.queenmary.com/events/chill Venue: Queen Mary, 1126 Queens Highway, Long Beach
Jan. 10
Get in Shape with the Sierra Club The Sierra Club offers free conditioning hikes for residents of the South Bay, Palos Verdes and San Pedro. These hikes are led by certified outing leaders. Join us at one of the hikes listed below San Pedro hikes are on Tuesdays. Time: 6:30 p.m. Jan. 10 Cost: Free Details: (310) 545 3531; http://angeles.sierraclub. org/activities Location: 8th at Averill in San Pedro
Jan. 13
The Way to The Spring: Life and Death in Palestine Ben Ehrenreich is the author of the recently release book on Palestine called, “The Way to the Spring: Life and Death in Palestine.” He will talk about his book and the current situation in Palestine. Time: 7 p.m. Jan. 13 Cost: Free Details: https://www.facebook.com/ events/1885630961668178/ Venue: Christ Lutheran Church, 6500 Stearns, Long Beach
Jan. 19
Family Educational Night at the Aquarium of the Pacific Join the free Family Educational Night at the Aquarium of the Pacific. In addition to all that the Aquarium has to offer, there will also be educational programming for youth on environmental sustainability and climate resiliency. Time: 5 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 19 Cost: Free Details: (562) 570-2222; District2@longbeach. gov Venue: Aquarium of the Pacific, 100 Aquarium Way
Jan. 20
Dr. Martin Luther King Tribute Pay tribute to a man whose faith continues to inspire. Time: 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 20 Cost: Free Details: (310) 835-0212, ext. 1475 Venue: Carson Community Center, 801 E. Carson St., Carson
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of his work. “I take life seriously” he declares in his artist statement. Dingler’s work often combines photos, video, drawings and news headlines. He is regarded as a revolutionary thinker; he blends fantasy with photographic reality to achieve an engaging synthesis. His colorful works have been exhibited across the United States and Europe. His letter and his art address whistleblowers such as Chelsea Manning, the U.S. Army soldier who was convicted by a courtmartial in July 2013 of violating the Espionage Act. Manning disclosed to WikiLeaks nearly three-quarters of a million classified and unclassified, yet sensitive, military and diplomatic documents. Edem Elesh’s Sanctuary appears in the Dear President exhibit. Photo Dingler’s contribution to courtesy of The Loft Gallery the show depicts John Kiriakou, One artist who chose to sign his name “Los a former CIA agent sentenced to almost two Angeles” wrote a letter to the next president about years in prison for providing ABC News with the anti-Muslim rhetoric. name of a Pentagon torturer. He was sentenced “How sad the circumstances that have under the Espionage Act. He was the first U.S. government official to confirm, in December 2007, precipitated the writing of this letter,” Los Angeles wrote. “I am going to remind you of a word that waterboarding was used to interrogate Al you seem to have omitted from your political Qaeda prisoners. Dingler believes that providing vocabulary: tolerance. At the end of the day, our information to a news organization should be country’s cultural legacy will be judged on the covered in the U.S. Constitution under the First Amendment. Today Kiriakou is an associate fellow quality of its mercy, tolerance and established safe haven for the pursuit of individual freedom and at the Institute for Policy Studies. He also is a religious beliefs.” blogger for The Huffington Post. The artist’s composition is created, somewhat As originally conceived, the exhibition was ironically, with an oil and tar patina on aluminum. not meant to address a particular candidate, but rather issues that concerned the general population. In his piece, he shows a Muslim woman with her eyes blocked out by a black censorship strip — as After Nov. 8, the submission date was extended in a crime photo. The work reflects a metaphor for to provide additional artists with an opportunity the criminalization of Islam, the Muslim religion. to participate in the show. The letters were to be Dear President shows in conjunction with delivered to the newly-elected president, regardless another exhibition, Faces. Curator Karrie Ross of who it would be. “I had a pretty good show ready for exhibition, asked artists to create one-half of a face, either right or left, that will be paired with a face from but we decided to extend the submission date by another artist. The concept is to express your two weeks when the results came in,” Peggy Zask emotional, physical or mental response to this said. “We received 60 percent of the artworks in highly charged election. those two weeks. The context of the show has Artist and curator Ben Zask created an changed to multi-levels of meaning now. We have assemblage with found objects from his studio. artists coming from all over California and out of The frame of an oval mirror was divided in half, state for this exhibit. The sense is that this is an while Zask brings in various materials to represent important issue.” facial features. The work, finished with a tiny pearl In the letters they received, some of the artists teardrop falling from the eye, is a tender reflection did not want their names used because they are of the despondency many feel as we peer into an afraid of retribution. uncertain future. The exhibition opens with an artist’s reception, from 4 to7 p.m. Jan. 14. It also will be featured during the First Thursday Art Walk, from 6 to 9 p.m. Feb. 2. An artist’s talk is scheduled from 3 to 5 p.m. Feb.19. Details: www.southbaycontemporary. org Venue: South Bay Contemporary at The Loft Gallery, 401 S. Mesa St., 3rd Floor, San Pedro
Jan. 21
Uncorked: Los Angeles Enjoy more than 150 wines, a champagne bar, gourmet food trucks, live music, blind tasting bar and more. A portion of the proceeds go to benefit Motivating Our Students Through Experience an organization whose goal to empower girls from underserved neighborhoods of L.A. County. Time: 5 to 9 p.m. Jan. 21 Cost: $60 to $70 Details: www.moste.org Venue: Union Station, 800 N. Alameda St., Los Angeles
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boba, cotton candy and pastries hit the spot if you are looking for something sweet. And it is good to treat yourself here and there so why not go for it? When I feel stressed I go for a sweet treat. It helps to get me calm and relaxed to help me continue on with the rest of my work. If that works for me then I am sure it can work for others as well. It’s like an outlet. You must always remember that eating too much is not good for you. In the article Gina states, “But here are some new kids on the block slangin’ sugary goodness to people itching for a fix, and they ain’t just cookies either.” I agree. Even though I don’t live in San Pedro, I live in L.A. I have noticed this place called Divinchies … other ice cream places would taste horrible compared to it. It’s in Carson and even though it’s not it my city it shows how new businesses are rising. It serves the most flavorful ice cream. There are new family friendly places. Being able to enjoy sweet treats with your family is very delightful. It brings and creates very precious memories. I’m sure Angelina Jolie would go to a place where sweets would be served. Wouldn’t you like to create precious cherished memories too? Kaitlin Campos Los Angeles San Pedro High School
Why Hillary Lost
Abuse is Abuse
Say you have washed all the dishes, cleaned the kitchen, vacuumed the house, put all of your things away and have behaved. You did this all just to impress someone you look up to. When it comes time to show them they have no interest whatsoever to look at anything that you have worked hard on doing. All of a sudden there is this unwanted feeling and neglect form the people that you love and trust. This terrible feeling that people get every now and then is how abused and neglected animals feel. They have this awful look in their eyes just the same as anyone that says that they are hurt badly. You know exactly how bad this hurts, but still people are abusing and neglecting animals as if they have no rights or no would. You should never let anything fell that way with first helping the thousands of abused and neglected animals that are hurt. Animals should be treated equally and with the respect you show others. However, abuse and neglect do not show respect and equality. Many animals rely on their owners to keep them alive and save, just like you have relied on your parents. Sadly, some people abuse and neglect their animals instead of treating them nicely. For instance, Dash, a dog that had a second chance. Although his first owners abandoned him and left him for dead in an old house. The first step to end animal abuse is to donate anything you can to animal abuse prevention groups or organization so they have all the materials to save every animal. Another way to thelp with this huge problem is to report anything that you see you know is bad for or that could be bad. The No. 1 way is to make sure you are never abusing animals because when you look at it one way or another you are going to get caught. Ending up in prison is not what anyone wants but that is what might happen if you abuse an animal. Jenna Health San Pedro High School
Mass Production
Ever tried something you knew was bad but still did anyways? Ever read instructional manual but decided to do it your way? Ever been taunted by the idea of something greater at an unmentioned cost? You’ll have had to have said, “yes,” to all of these because you’re human. We can’t help it. Attracted by colorful pictures and a sense of greatness and comfortability on a daily basis. I don’t mean to sound generic and start off a letter with questions, but it seems like it would work for attraction — probably. The reason I asked those questions is because those seemingly small questions hold answers to our everyday lives. I’m here to discuss why I wrote this: Mass production. A man-made thought and creation that has expanded our evolution in our lives, and in the case
that I’ll be discussing, is whittling us down in any form. I’m sure you or anyone reading this already knows what puts the “fast” in our “fast food.” Though you might brush it off and say, “Who cares? As long as we get our fill,” it can affect us when we least expect it. Have you ever stopped and wondered what actually goes into animals for the means of mass production? Dangerous chemicals, unhealthy diets and even pesticides, according valuesandcapitalism.com, “can contribute to air, ground and water pollution and can be dangerous to local wildlife. Even if we’re on an “all-natural” diet, we’re not safe. Most fruits and veggies (and meat and dairy) in the store have been grown with pesticides and are genetically modified. Pesticides are useful, controlling pests such as insects, rodents, weeds, bacteria, mold and so on, but constantly consuming it cannot be healthy for our bodies. This whole case leans on the consequences of the future. Just conditions could not be met, as people would just pass it off, not caring about this health or the future, but more on the satisfaction of the current day. Such an uplifting letter, right? This article was to inform you about the foreboding future that lies ahead if problem are not corrected; seeing as the current generation of the future only cares about many followers they have on Instagram, I’m not looking forward to the future I have explained. Kel Acampado San Pedro High School [Molina, from p. 5]
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manager and computer input manager. She continues to work on special projects for Molina Healthcare on an as-needed basis. Josephine earned her bachelor’s degree from California State University Sacramento in liberal studies with a dual specialization in literature and social anthropology. She also attended Long Beach City College. Josephine has been actively involved in the community for many years. She sits
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Health Insurance Program would fall by $76 billion between 2019 and 2028. • The newly uninsured will be seeking an additional $1.1 trillion in uncompensated care between 2019 and 2028. • Many, if not most, insurers are unlikely to participate in market places in 2018 if the individual mandate is not enforced starting in 2017, meaning millions more would lose their insurance.
on the board of the Queen Mary Heritage Foundation and is also on the advisory board for the Long Beach Public Library Foundation and is a trustee for the Aquarium of the Pacific. She is also a member of the Alamitos Heights Association and the Alamitos Bay Yacht Club. Previously, she served as a board member for Molina Healthcare of Washington, the Boys and Girls Club of Long Beach and the YMCA Long Beach-Fairfield. She recently founded The RuMBa foundation of Long Beach, where she also serves as president and chairwoman of the board. The private foundation is dedicated to bringing greater access to the arts for children in LBUSD.
POLA Names New Deputy Police Chief
SAN PEDRO — On Dec. 15 the Port of Los Angeles announced the appointment of Michael Graychik as its new deputy chief of police. Graychick was sworn into his new position at the Dec. 15 Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners meeting. Graychik has more than 35 years of law enforcement experience. He started his career as an officer at Los Angeles World Airports. In 1986, he transferred to POLA and has held numerous positions during his three decades of service at the port. Graychik is replacing Ronald Boyd, the former chief of police at the Port of Los Angeles who was was sentenced to two years in federal prison for concealing more than $1.1 million in income and making false statements to the FBI. Boyd retired from POLA on Nov. 29, 2015. As part of a plea deal, prosecutors agreed to drop the federal corruption charges that alleged the 58-year-old Torrance resident hid his business ties to a software developer he was helping to win a contract at the port.
POLA Receives EPA Clean Terminal Equipment Grant SAN PEDRO — The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the Port of Los Angeles an $800,000 grant to deploy cleaner commercial equipment available for moving cargo. The award will pay between 25 to 40 percent of the cost to replace and upgrade 18 pieces of yard equipment at two Los Angeles container terminals, with the full complement due to be in service by fall 2018. Two terminal operators, APM Terminals Pacific Ltd. and TraPac LLC, are funding the lion’s share of the $3 million project. APM Terminals will invest more than $2 million to replace 16 yard tractors with new equipment powered by Tier 4 clean diesel engines. TraPac will spend $174,000 to repower two heavyduty forklifts with Tier 4 engines. The project will further reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides and diesel particulate matter from port-related sources.
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“This scenario does not just move the country back to the situation before the ACA. It moves the country to a situation with higher uninsurance rates than was the case before the ACA’s reforms,” the report stated, echoing Park’s assessment. The bottom line comes back to what Wright said: “Information is power; if you understand what’s happening… then take action and get involved, get on the phone, because this is a real threat.”
Josephine Molina is an active member in many Long Beach institutions.
SAN PEDRO — A $2,000 grant from Stand.earth, a prominent San Francisco-based environmental group, brought some holiday cheer for San Pedro Peninsula Homeowners United, which has been leading local opposition to the nearby Rancho LPG facility because of its potential to blow up. Stand.earth representative Ethan Buckner broke the good news to longtime San Pedro Peninsula Homeowners United member Janet Gunter on Dec. 21, saying that Stand.earth’s gift is intended to “support ongoing organizing work around the LPG facility,” adding that Stand.earth is “particularly interested in work related to the rail situation.” Although it’s too early to say how the grant will be spent, Gunter did share some thoughts being considered with Random Lengths. “Our greatest tool for getting people to understand the magnitude of this issue has been a three-minute video,” Gunter said. “Part of understanding the severity of LNG tank rupture (whether the large butane tank or a propane rail car) is in the understanding of what happens from the rapidly expanding gas in the form of a blast wave.” It’s the same sort of wave associated with Sansinena explosion, she pointed out. “Everyone ‘gets’ the fire aspect … but, not really the blast,” she said. “So, our initial thought for use of this money is to add to the video good graphics to better illustrate what a blast wave would look like and how far it would extend. Certainly, it would far exceed the paltry Sansinena event.”
“The cuts are so large that states have no choice but to dramatically scale back their programs, going well beyond losing the expansion,” Park said. A Dec. 6, 2016 report from the Urban Institute added more detail to what such a bill might entail. These included: • The number of those uninsured would rise from 28.9 million to 58.7 million in 2019, an increase of 29.8 million people (103 percent). • The share of uninsured non-elderly people would increase from 11 to 21 percent, a higher rate of uninsurance than before the ACA. • Eighty-two percent of those becoming uninsured would be in working families. • Eighty percent of the adults becoming uninsured would not have college degrees. • Federal government spending on health care for the non-elderly would be reduced by $109 billion in 2019 and by $1.3 trillion from 2019 to 2028. • State spending on Medicaid and Children’s
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This is in response to the Democratic Party and the host and commentators of MSNBC News about why Hillary lost the election. They are all wrong. They don’t have a clue. If they do, they are not saying. It all started eight years ago, when we elected a black president. During the president’s eight years, the white races in the Congress called him everything but president. For eight years Fox News and conservative talk radio blamed every problem and toilet-blockage on that black man. They even informed the white race that God was punishing America for a black man in the White House. For eight years, 24-7, the white races heard this crap. That’s all they listened to. Who were these white races? They all had a high school diploma; they could not read above a third grade level; they could not spell above first grade level; they were educated to work in factories and out on the farm. They could not think logical or analyze the situation. They did not take science in school. They did go to church and were informed that a white man was superior to this black man. There was a black man in the White House. Hillary embraced President Obama and Trump called Hillary everything bad in the world. All these white racists saw was that nig--- in the
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LEGAL FILINGS NOTICE INVITING BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Long Beach, California, acting by and through the City’s Board of Harbor Commissioners (“City”) will receive, before the Bid Deadline established below, Bids for the following Work: PHASE II HARBOR PLAZA FACILITIES SITE IMPROVEMENTS at HARBOR PLAZA DRIVE, PIER G LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIAAS DESCRIBED IN SPECIFICATION NO. HD-S2537 Bid Deadline:
VSBE Program forms, Harbor Development Permit Applications and other Port forms are available at http://www.polb.com/ economics/contractors/ forms_permits/default.asp. NIB -2 Pre-Bid Questions. All questions, including requests for interpretation or correction, or comments regarding the Contract Documents, must be submitted no later than January 31, 2017, at 5:00 p.m. Questions received after the pre-Bid question deadline will not be accepted. Questions must be submitted electronically through the
Prior to 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 7, 2017. Bids shall be submitted electronically via the Port of Long Beach PlanetBids (PB) System prior to 10:00 a.m.
Bid Opening:
Contract Documents Available:
Electronic Bid (eBid) results shall be viewable online in the PB System immediately after the Bid Deadline. Download Contract Documents from the Port of Long Beach PB System Vendor Portal: www.polb.com/sbe Click on the POLB Vendor Portal 1. Register and Log In 2. Click “Bid Opportunities” 3. Double-click on respective bid Project Title 4. Click on Document/Attachments tab 5. Double-Click on Title of Electronic Attachment 6. Click “Download Now” 7. Repeat for each attachment For assistance in downloading these documents please contact Port of Long Beach Plans and Specs Desk at 562-283-7353.
Project Contact Person:
Date/Time: January 18, 2017, 10:00 a.m. Location: Port of Long Beach Maintenance Facility 1st Floor Meeting Room 725 Harbor Plaza Long Beach, CA 90802 Sailendra Bandatmakur, P.E. sailendra.bandatmakur@polb.com
Please refer to the Port of Long Beach PB System for the most current information.
Copies of all Port insurance endorsement forms, SBE/
NIB -3 Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting and Mandatory Site Visit. The engineering staff of the City’s Harbor Department will conduct a pre-bid meeting at 10:00 a.m. on January 18, 2017, in the 1st Floor Meeting Room, of the Port of Long Beach Maintenance Facility, 725 Harbor Plaza, Long Beach, CA 90802. Attendance is mandatory for the Contractors. It is not mandatory for Subcontractors but highly recommended. Each Bidder shall attend the mandatory Pre-bid meeting and the mandatory
NIB -5 Contract Time and Liquidated Damages. The Contractor shall achieve Substantial Completion of the Project within 180 calendar days as provided in Paragraph SC - 6.1 of the Special Conditions, from a date specified in a written “Notice to Proceed” issued by the City and subject to adjustment as provided in Section 8.2 of the General Conditions. FAILURE OF THE CONTRACTOR TO COMPLETE THE WORK WITHIN THE CONTRACT TIME AND OTHER MILESTONES SET FORTH IN SPECIAL CONDITIONS SC-6, INCLUDING THE ENGINEER’S APPROVAL OF AFFIDAVIT OF FINAL COMPLETION, WILL RESULT IN ASSESSMENT OF LIQUIDATED DAMAGES IN THE AMOUNTS ESTABLISHED IN THE SPECIAL CONDITIONS SC6.4. NIB -6 Contractor’s License. The Bidder shall hold a current and valid Class “A”, California Contractor’s License to bid and construct this project. In addition, the Bidder or subcontractor(s)
NIB -8 SBE/VSB. This project is subject to the Port of Long Beach (POLB) Small Business Enterprises (SBE)/Very Small Business Enterprises (VSBE) Program. The combined SBE/VSBE participation goal for this project is twenty-seven percent (27%), of which a minimum of five percent (5%) must be allocated to VSBEs. POLB expects all Bidders to achieve the combined SBE/VSBE participation goal. Award of the Contract will be conditioned on the Bidder submitting an SBE-2C Commitment Plan demonstrating the Bidder’s intent to meet the combined SBE/VSBE participation goal. If the Bidder’s Commitment Plan does not demonstrate intent to meet the combined goal, the Bidder shall demonstrate that it made an adequate good faith effort to do so, as specified in the Instructions to Bidders. The Port’s SBE Program staff is available to provide information on the program requirements, including SBE certification assistance. Please contact the SBE Office at (562) 283-7598 or sbeprogram@ polb.com. You may also view the Port’s SBE program requirements at www.polb. com/sbe. NIB -9 Prevailing Wage Requirements per Department of Industrial Relations. This Project is a public work Contract as defined in Labor Code Section 1720. The Contractor receiving award of the Contract and Subcontractors of any tier shall pay not less than the prevailing wage rates to all workers employed in execution of the Contract. The Director of Industrial Relations of the State of California has determined the general prevailing rates of wages in the locality in which the Work is to be performed. The rate schedules are available on the internet at http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlsr/ DPreWageDetermination. htm. Bidders are directed to Article 15 of the General Conditions for requirements concerning payment of prevailing wages, payroll records, hours of work and employment of apprentices.
Contractors and Subcontractors must furnish electronic Certified Payroll Records (CPRs) to the Labor Commissioner’s Office, in addition to hardcopies, or if required, electronic copies, to the Port of Long Beach. . NIB -10 Project Labor Agreement. This project is not covered by a Project Labor Agreement. NIB -11 Trade Names and Substitution of Equals. With the exception of any sole source determination that may be identified in this paragraph, Bidders wishing to obtain City’s authorization for substitution of equivalent material, product, or equipment, are required to submit a written request for an Or Equal Substitution using the form included in Appendix A together with data substantiating Bidder’s representation that the non-specified item is of equal quality to the item specified, thirty five (35) calendar days after Bid Opening. Authorization of a substitution is solely within the discretion of the City. NIB -12
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NIB -13 Bid Security, Signed Contract, Insurance and Bonds. Each Bid shall be accompanied by a satisfactory Bidder’s Bond or other acceptable Bid Security in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the Base Bid as a guarantee that the Bidder will, if Conditionally Awarded a Contract by the Board, within thirty (30) calendar days after the Contract is conditionally awarded to the Contractor by the City, execute and deliver such Contract to the Chief Harbor Engineer together with all required documents including insurance forms, a Payment Bond for one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, and a Performance Bond for one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price. All Bonds shall be on forms provided by the City. NIB -14 C o n d i t i o n a l Award of Contract and Reservation of Rights. The Board, acting through the Chief Executive Officer, reserves the right at any time before the execution of the Contract by the City, to reject any or all Bids, and to waive any informality or irregularity. The Conditional Award of the Contract, if any,
will be to the responsible Bidder submitting the lowest responsive and responsible Bid. If the lowest responsive responsible Bidder fails to submit the required documents including insurance forms, bonds and signed Contract within thirty (30) calendar days after Conditional Award of Contract, the Board reserves the right to rescind the Conditional Award and Conditionally Award the Contract to the next lowest responsive and responsible Bidder. NIB -15 Period of Bid Irrevocability. Bids shall remain open and valid and Bidder’s Bonds and other acceptable Bid Security shall be guaranteed and valid for ninety (90) calendar days after the Bid Deadline or until the Chief Executive Officer executes a Contract, whichever occurs first. NIB -16 Substitution of Securities. Substitution of Securities for retainage is permitted in accordance with Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code. NIB -17 Iran Contracting Act of 2010. In accordance with Public Contract Code sections 2200-2208, every person who submits a bid or proposal for entering into or renewing contracts with the City for goods or services estimated at $1,000,000 or more are required to complete, sign, and submit the “Iran Contracting Act of 2010 Compliance Affidavit.” Issued at Long Beach, California, this 28 day of November, 2016. Duane L. Kenagy, P.E. Acting Chief Executive of the Harbor Department, City of California
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Port of Long Beach Maintenance Division Request for Quotes (RFQ) For Providing On-Call Pump Repair Services The Port of Long Beach (Port) Maintenance Division is soliciting quotes for oncall pump repair services. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, tools, materials supplies and equipment to complete repair or replacement. The Port shall be the sole authority in determining the lowest responsible bidder based on Quote completeness, clarity, accuracy, and compliance with requirements of the RFQ for the proposed services. The contract period is three (3) years from the date of award for a value not to exceed $350,000. This contract will be awarded within thirty (30) days of the conditional award. POLB reserves the right to withdraw this Request for Quotes at any time or reject quotes should such action be deemed in the best interest of POLB. Quotes shall be submitted electronically on the Port’s PlanetBids website no later than 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 17, 2017. Interested firms should register on the Port’s bidder database, PB Systems, to download all bid documents for this RFQ. The PB Systems database can be accessed via the Port’s website: h t t p : / / w w w. p o l b . c o m / economics/contractors/ default.asp
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Note: For project updates after Bid Opening, please contact plans.specs@polb. com.
DBA FILINGS [from p. 14] doing business as: Project Mexico, 7 El Portal, Palos Verdes Estates, Ca 90274. Los Angeles County. Registered owners: Friends of Mexican Children 7 El Portal, Palos Verdes Estates, Ca 90274. This Business is conducted by a corporation. The date 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 information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) S/. John T. Boyt, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on November 30, 2016. 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.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: 12/08/2016,
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For the link to the Port of Long Beach PB System and for information on this Project and other upcoming Port projects, you may view the Port website at http:// www.polb.com/economics/ contractors/default.asp.
PB System. Emails, phone calls, and faxes will not be accepted. Questions submitted to City staff will not be addressed and Bidder will be directed to the PB System.
NIB -4 Summary Description of the Work. The Work required by this Contract includes, but is not limited to, the following: Site grading, paving, soil disposal, parking lot striping, installation of fire hydrants, water main, storm drain facilities, electrical facilities and other site work.
NIB -7 Contractor Performed Work. The Contractor shall perform, with its own employees, Contract Work amounting to at least 50% of the Contract Price, except that any designated “Specialty Items” may be performed by subcontract and the amount of any such “Specialty Items” so performed may be deducted from the Contract Price before computing the amount required to be performed by the Contractor with its own employees. “Specialty Items” will be identified by the City in the Schedule of Bid Items.
This Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. No Contractor or Subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal for a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5 (with limited exceptions from this requirement for bid purposes only under Labor Code Section 1771.1(a)). No Contractor or Subcontractor may be awarded a contract for public work on a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5.
NIB -1 Contract Documents. Contract Documents may be downloaded, at no cost, from the Port of Long Beach PB System Vendor Portal website. Bidders must first register as a vendor on the Port of Long Beach PB System website in order to view and download the Contract Documents, to be added to the prospective bidders list, and to receive addendum notifications when issued.
Bidders are encouraged to RSVP for the Pre-Bid Meeting through the PB System; located under the “RSVP” tab of the Prospective Bidder Detail. Following the meeting a list of Pre-Bid Meeting signed-in attendees will be available on the PB System.
shall hold a current and valid Class “C34” California Contractor’s License to perform pipeline installation and Class “C10” California Contractor’s License to perform electrical installation.
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Mandatory PreBid Meeting and Site Visit:
Site Visit, inspect and examine the Project Site and perform any observations and measurements to further document existing conditions and may use photography and/or video to aid in preparation of Bid Documents. The City makes no guarantee that existing construction and site conditions matches construction depicted on record reference documents. It shall be the Bidder’s responsibility to identify existing conditions during the Site Visit. Each Bidder must have a valid picture identification card (driver’s license or TWIC card), hard hat, steel-toed boots, and safety traffic vest to attend the Site Visit. Note that attendance at the pre-bid meeting can be used to satisfy a portion of a Bidder’s good faith efforts to meet the SBE/VSBE participation goals listed below. Should a Bidder elect not to attend the pre-bid meeting, the Bidder shall not be relieved of its sole responsibility to inform itself of all conditions at the Project Site and the content of the Contract Documents. EACH BIDDER MUST ATTEND THE MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING. FAILURE TO ATTEND THE MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING SHALL DISQUALIFY YOUR BID.
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