Environmentally efficient civic center comes to Long Beach p. 2
Where are the residents of Harbor View House? That was what Linda Martino and Jane Ferrari wanted to talk about when they visited the office of Random Lengths News Nov. 19 — that and the real reasons they had to leave, besides a broken elevator. If the women’s mood seemed urgent, it’s because they were among the 140 residents of Harbor View House who had been given one week to move out, and only two days remained until the Nov. 21 deadline. But this was a week in which everybody was hurrying against a deadline — the Thanksgiving holiday. At RLN, they left their contact information, took our advice to focus on finding shelter and moved on while we wondered if there was a plan in place for when that deadline came. Four days later — two after the deadline — a chance meeting with Ferrari near Harbor View House provided a clue. She was standing outside the historic structure on Beacon Street, but the doors weren’t locked and it didn’t look as though she’d spent the night outside. Inside, tables were stacked and staffers were bustling about. She explained that she’d chosen to sleep in the post office.
“I was given the option to go to a [residential] facility located off Sunset Boulevard near downtown Los Angeles,” Ferrari said. “It was too far from my family. Being up in the hills … is too far from public transportation.” Ferrari’s family, including two grown children, lives in Westchester. Ferrari also reasoned taking the place in Hollywood, she would have left her without easy access to her personal belongings, which were in San Pedro. But this morning she was without many of them, anyway, and her plans for the day involved retrieving them and putting them in storage. “I was told my paintings were left out because they couldn’t fit the moving boxes and they had no answer to what happened to my jewelry,” Ferrari explained. It hasn’t always been like this for Ferrari. “I used to have a car before I came to Harbor View House,” she said, but residents without the means to stay in a board-and-care facility like Harbor View House often have to reduce their income and assets to a level that would qualify [See Harbor View House, p. 4]
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Former Harbor View House residents from left, Troy Williams, Linda Martino and Jane Ferrari. Photo by Terelle Jerricks
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Environmentally Efficient Civic Center Comes to Long Beach By Lyn Jensen, RLN Reporter
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As part of a massive downtown civic center development, Long Beach is planning to shut down its existing downtown library on Jan. 19, in favor of a more environmentally-efficient one, scheduled to open summer 2019. The current civic center, including the main library, was built in 1976 in Lincoln Park, bordered by Ocean Boulevard on the south, Pacific Avenue on the east, Broadway on the north, and Magnolia Avenue on the west. The new project preserves the general location, but the existing city hall and library are being demolished to make room for retail and residential development along with what the city is calling a “re-envisioned” fouracre Lincoln Park. Plenary-Edgemoor Civic Partners is contracted to design, build, finance, operate, and maintain the $520 million civic center for the next 40 years. Besides a new library, plans call for an 11-story city hall and an 11-story headquarters for the Port of Long Beach, along with a reconfigured flow to downtown traffic and more allowances for bicycles and pedestrians. The artist’s rendering on the developer’s website shows the new Port of Long Beach headquarters and city hall to the west, and a
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A rendering of the Long Beach Civic Center, which includes the new buildings for the Port Authority, City Hall, residential units, hotel, marketplace, library, Lincoln Park and Civic Plaza Corridor.
residential and commercial development in the center, with Lincoln Park and the new library in the east. Centered between the work area of the civic block and the play area of the park and library will be new residences and commercial units, including a 36-story tower that will serve
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both as a hotel and as residential space. Around the tower will be a commercial, pedestrianfriendly “market space.” Plenary-Edgemoor touts the new library as the “jewel of the park,” containing all of the services provided in the existing Library
in a spatially and operationally more efficient building. According to a 2017 press release from the City of Long Beach, the entire new civic center will be more environmentally efficient, too. For example, the new library will have a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) gold rating, with a large solar area across the roof generating all the building’s power. Plenary-Edgemoor adds all of it will blend seamlessly into the neighborhood. “Our Project will re-introduce Chestnut and Cedar streets to the Civic Center — to make it more open and inviting to pedestrians, bicyclists and vehicles. Next, we will extend First Street across the site– to connect east to west. These simple actions will form an urban framework of smaller blocks that will knit the downtown back together and create a new pedestrian environment,” according to a company press release. The plans also call for new commercial and residential development along Third Street and Pacific, along with reconfigured flow of downtown traffic, and allowance for more bicycling and pedestrian traffic. For more information, see Plenary Edgemoor website: http://www.pecplongbeach.com
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For those who can’t get enough of Victorian era Christmas displays, Victorian Christmas at the Bembridge House is the place to be. The Long Beach Heritage owned and operated historic home will be open for guided tours through Dec. 22. Daytime tours are offered every Tuesday and Saturday through Dec. 22 from 1 to 3 p.m. Also experience the house at night (two dates available) and enjoy wine, freshly baked pastries and cookie decorating along with other child-friendly activities. Cost: $15-20 Details: https://tinyurl.com/Bembridge-House Venue: Bembridge House, 953 Park Circle, Long Beach
Long Beach Main Library to Close
On Jan. 19, the Long Beach Main Library, at 101 Pacific Ave., will close in preparation for its summer 2019 grand opening at the new Main Library at 200 W. Broadway Ave. The closure is necessary to move the library’s extensive collection of books, media, periodicals, and special collections. Meanwhile, patrons can place requests for books and other materials and choose their temporary location for pick-up. Requests can be made in person at any open library or through the library’s online catalog at encore.lbpl.org. The new Main Library is touted as a stateof-the-art facility, offering residents expanded services in the Family Learning Center and Information Center for People with Disabilities, as well as an art studio and expanded early literacy area in the children’s library.
Next Milestone: Placing the Last Pile Cap
LONG BEACH — In November, the bridge construction team for the new Desmond Bridge placed the last of the 352 underground piles, upon which the superstructure rests. Placed right before Thanksgiving, alongside Pico Avenue on the east side of the bridge project, this pile cap will support one of the final columns being constructed to build a new off-ramp from the eastbound decline into the city via Ocean Boulevard or Port terminals via Pico Avenue. Details: www.newgdbridge.com
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LOS ANGELES — At least 8,000 volunteers are needed to canvas the homeless population in more than 80 cities and 200 communities across Los Angeles County during the annual census of the region’s homeless people Jan. 22 - 24. The census, overseen by the Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count, helps define the size and nature of the crisis of homelessness in the county, enabling more effective distribution of resources. South Bay/Harbor Cities and East/West L.A. County will be canvassed Jan. 23. Volunteers are now being registered. Details: www.theycountwillyou.org/volunteer
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LONG BEACH — Eastbound traffic patterns coming off the Gerald Desmond Bridge have changed. One of two off-ramps to Pico Avenue is closed permanently to enable construction crews to complete a new connector into downtown Long Beach. The permanently closed off-ramp is on the south (right) side of the fork just before Pico Avenue, and closest to the Long Beach Container Terminal. All traffic traveling east from the Gerald Desmond Bridge will still be funneled onto Pico Avenue, where vehicles can reach either the northbound 710 Freeway or the Ocean Boulevard detour heading into downtown Long Beach. Instead of two off-ramps, there will be only one. Details: www.newgdbridge.com
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WILMINGTON — After years of negotiations, hurdles, and advocacy, East Wilmington Greenbelt Park will finally benefit from $3 million worth of renovations from Prop. 40 funding. Improvements will include new workout equipment, a rubberized surface play area, DG paving, synthetic multipurpose fields, a concrete walkway, a prefabricated restroom, futsal court conversion, and security lighting. The project is projected to be completed by February, 2019.
Clean Air Action Plan Meeting Scheduled
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SAN PEDRO — The fourth advisory meeting of 2018 to offer information on progress of the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan 2017 Update (2017 CAAP Update) is scheduled for Dec. 19 in Wilmington. The meeting is open to the public. Up to four CAAP stakeholder advisory meetings a year were called for as part of the 2017 CAAP Update. Meetings were previously held in Long Beach on March 29 and September 19, and in San Pedro on June 26. The 2017 CAAP Update contains a comprehensive strategy for accelerating progress
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them for Social Security (a fixed income) and be charged a monthly rate set by the State of California. Ferrari said that before she entered Harbor View House, she worked as a U.S. customs broker — custom brokers are licensed, regulated, and empowered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection to assist importers and exporters in meeting federal requirements governing imports and exports. According to the US Bureau of Statistics, custom brokers earned on average of
$65,000 a year. Ferrari came to Harbor View House three years ago when her sister died. She’d been working hard, seemingly non-stop, she recalled, and saw Harbor View House as an opportunity to take a break from life. “I came here on my own account,” Ferrari said. “I was told Harbor View House wasn’t necessarily a rehabilitation center, but it was close to the beach.”
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Since 1967, Harbor View House was a board and care facility for persons with mental illness. It was once the Army and Navy YMCA. It is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument (HCM #252). File photo.
FIVE DAYS AFTER THE DEADLINE
Harbor View House had been home to Linda Martino for 10 years when she suddenly learned that she had seven days to leave. She never expected to live there forever. The building had been sold last summer, but residents had been told they would not have to be relocated and rehoused until June 2019. Now, on Nov. 26, Martino returned to Random Lengths News to report that, five days after everyone was supposed to be out, seven people were still living at Harbor View House. She brought the memos from the administration of HealthView Inc., that informed residents that because the elevator had broken down, they would have to be relocated and rehoused much sooner than next summer. This memo was, in effect, their 30-day notice giving them until Dec. 13. The memo was dated Nov. 13 — the same day the Daily Breeze published a story about the irreparable elevator. But the story said residents had to be relocated in a week’s time, by Nov. 21. After Martino passed along her documents she noted Harbor View House staff would no longer allow Ferrari inside. The women now believed that Ferrari had been manipulated into signing the discharge papers with a storage unit for her belongings dangled in front of her as bait. “Jane [Ferrari] was on a contract, when that contract was up, she was no longer paying rent,” Martino said. “All residents have to sign a release form to be discharged,” Martino explained. Martino noted that many of the residents didn’t have the mental wherewithal to make decisions for themselves. “Most of the residents there aren’t able capable of understanding that. Most of the residents aren’t capable of defending their rights,” Martino said. “I saw on a daily basis the residents’ rights being violated.” Martino estimated that about 70 percent of the residents at Harbor View were pushed out of the building after a couple of days. Martino believes a significant number were sent to Grandview Retirement home near downtown Los Angeles, a facility down the street from MacArthur Park. This is only rumor given that the information is difficult to verify due to HIPPA privacy rules. What we do know is that downtown Los Angeles wasn’t among the
destinations that Harbor View House officials mentioned in stories reported by the Daily Breeze. Martino charged that the counseling and the transition that was supposed to happen didn’t happen because the process was so fast. “The interviews conducted by other facilities asked questions like, ‘Do you do [illicit] drugs?’ and couple of other questions,” Martino explained, drawing on her experience. “We didn’t have a choice. They didn’t tell us what our options were.” Unlike a lot of Harbor View House residents, Martino said she had a few options other than moving to another facility, including moving in with her daughter in Orange County, or her siblings in Apple Valley. She chose not to go that route due to a list of health issues, including high blood pressure. She said she suffered a stroke in 2010, about two years after she moved to Harbor View House. Martino said she didn’t want to leave because all of her doctors were in San Pedro. She decided to rent an apartment in Long Beach once she gets Harbor View House to refund monies she paid earlier in the month. By her estimate, Martino believed only a few of Harbor View House’s residents were capable of living independently. “But still, we were all under [Harbor View House’s] care.” Martino has been a California resident since 1987. She left New York and followed her children, parents, and siblings to the Golden State after splitting from her husband of 12 years. She still speaks with a strong New York accent. “I come from a very close-knit family,” Martino explained. “I really didn’t have any immediate family out there [New York]. So I came out here.” Martino has worked many jobs in her adult life. She said her last occupation was that of a drug and alcohol counselor at the Tarzana Treatment Center, a residential program for women and children in Long Beach. She worked there for six years. She said that when her mental-health issue started interfering with her ability to do her job, she resigned. She said she was diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder and agoraphobia, and started receiving help from the Long Beach [See Harbor View House, p. 5]
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Troy Williams’ Story
Mental Health Services. “It started taking over certain parts of my life so I had to turn in my resignation, so I could get treatment,” Martino said. Martino opened up a series of sober living homes with a partner in Long Beach, called “Quality of Life.” “I had a good network. A lot people were involved. A lot of people in Long Beach know me and we were doing that for 10 years,” Martino said. Martino said it all came to an end when her business partner betrayed her by taking all the money out of the accounts for a year. The banks foreclosed on the houses one after the other, and she ultimately lost the business. She moved to Orange County and lived with her daughter after her business failed. She returned after a few years and continued her care under Long Beach Mental Health Services. A fight with one of the male residents there resulted in her arrest. A social worker was sent to interview her, and she was transferred to Harbor View House. Then, before she knew it, as she said, 10 years had gone by. “It was the most horrible 10 years of my life because of all the stuff that went on there,” Martino said. “I got harassed [by staff] a lot because I advocate a lot and get staff members written up a lot for things they shouldn’t be doing,” she said. “I told on them all the time. So I got harassed.” The building was sold and closed escrow in June 2018. In Martino’s event timeline, Harbor View House’s parent company, HealthView, Inc.’s Chief Financial Officer, Jeffrey Smith informed residents at the time and told them they had a year. “He said not to worry about anything. Everyone that was still in the building could move to the new place HealthView, Inc. was purchasing.
Troy Williams is originally from a small town called Jacksonville Beach, Florida. He left because he didn’t like “involving his family in his business.” “I have a tendency to push my family away from me because my family was always there.” Williams was another one of the holdouts who didn’t want to go to where Harbor View House was trying to send him. Two weeks after the deadline, he was staying at a singleroom-occupancy hotel across the street from Harbor View House. He decided to move into an apartment in Long Beach and put his life back together by going back to school. He had been a Harbor View House resident for three years. When asked about how he got there, he tears up. “I had a nervous breakdown,” Williams said. “I had a partner. We split up. We had been together for four-and-a-half years.” Williams found himself wandering the streets, staying in cheap hotels when he needed a place to sleep. Some time later, Williams said he witnessed what looked like a domestic violence situation on Sunset Boulevard — an incident in which a man shot his girlfriend in the head. That was the straw that broke the camel’s back. “I really didn’t believe [that shooting] was [happening]. I was in total denial in that moment. I didn’t believe until I heard that scream. It was a sound I never heard before in my life,” Williams said.
Williams recalled that he ran out into the street screaming. He remembers waking up in a hospital afterwards. “I had just snapped,” Williams said. “I just wanted Daniel [ Williams’ partner].” “I went to the hospital and was told I had a nervous breakdown and that I was going to Harbor View House. After I got there, I told them I Just had a nervous breakdown and you take me to New Jack City?” Williams said.
law aimed at preventing mass firing of workers without notice of at least 60 days. “We had all hands on deck working through the weekend,” Smith explained of the days before the Nov. 21 deadline. “We were dealing with over 20 different facilities. Everyone had a choice.”
ERASING THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE SHELTERED AND THE UNSHELTERED
In law enforcement and guard work circles the California Welfare and Institutions Code is shorthand for a person suffering from mental illness and that meaning was interchangeable with “homeless person.” When institutionalized, persons experiencing homelessness or mental illness, all distinctions separating the sheltered and the unsheltered are erased in the eyes of our judicial system, law enforcement, the news media and the public’s imagination. Irrefutable evidence is unlikely to emerge showing the irreparable breakdown of Harbor View House’s elevator was simply cover for a business decision made midstream. We won’t know if all of these residents were truly displaced throughout Los Angeles County. We’ll just wonder if the next 5150 we see on our streets were a former resident of Harbor View House.
LOS ANGELES — On Oct. 10, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security published a proposed rule change in the Federal Register to existing immigration policies on public charge. If adopted, it could potentially have broad impacts across Los Angeles County communities. On Dec. 10, the County of Los Angeles officially filed a comment in opposition to the Department of Homeland Security and the Citizenship and Immigration Services’ proposed “public charge” rule change. The County’s comment outlines DHS’s action as both “arbitrary and capricious,” noting that the proposed rule “jeopardizes the health, wellbeing, and safety of local communities,” and “puts children at risk,” while also penalizing “hardworking families.” The County states this proposed rule change is an “unprecedented expansion of the public charge doctrine” and “urges DHS to continue to adhere to its longstanding policy of excluding noncash [See News Briefs, p. 8]
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“That’s the thing. We were only given one week,” HealthView, Inc.’s chief financial officer said. Smith was explaining the particulars of the order to comply issued by the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety to repair the elevator in one week. Smith noted that the comply order included the code section for which HealthView, Inc. was in violation and noted that the order covered all occupied levels regardless of the number of stories the elevator serviced. When the Hillcrest Company, the buyers of Harbor View House, closed escrow in June 2018, Smith explained HealthView, Inc. had started to look at other properties in which to purchase and relocate. Smith took great pains to explain how the city and county stepped up to offer assistance if he needed it. “We were able to relocate [the residents] on our own, with them [Councilman Joe Buscaino’s and Supervisor Janice Hahn’s offices] on standby,” Smith said. Relocating and rehousing 140 residents with special needs in a week sounds daunting. But by Thanksgiving, all but seven were found suitable places, Smith said. The administrator admitted that four to five of these residents were hard cases. They couldn’t comprehend what was going on, Smith said.
LOS ANGELES — Mayor Eric Garcetti Dec. 1, named Christina Miller as Deputy Mayor for City Homelessness Initiatives, to lead his administration’s response to the homelessness crisis. Miller previously served in the Mayor’s Office of Economic Opportunity. Brenda Shockley, Deputy Mayor for Economic Opportunity, will intensify that office’s work to confront the root causes of poverty and prevent people from becoming homeless. Miller, who joined the Garcetti administration in April as Senior Project Manager for Homelessness Strategies, will head the Mayor’s Office of City Homelessness Initiatives. Miller will oversee the work of the Unified Homelessness Response Center; serve as the Mayor’s lead homelessness liaison with County government and nonprofit partners; manage delivery of services to people on Skid Row; and lead teams focused on allocating Prop. HHH funds for the construction of affordable and supportive housing across the city.
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The administrator explained that the Los Angeles County of Mental Health was called in to assess these four to five patients to determine if they qualified to be placed in 5150-hold—the Welfare and Institutions Code, which allows a person with a mental illness to be involuntarily detained for a 72-hour psychiatric hospitalization. These clinicians evaluate clients to determine whether they are at risk of harming themselves or others or are unable to provide food, clothing, or shelter as a result of a mental disorder. If the client is deemed to be at-risk, they are detained, then sent to a licensed facility. Smith also noted that HealthView, Inc. had the help of family members in relocating clients. Families were notified of what was transpiring and were included in the relocation effort, Smith explained. It was only after arrangements were made either with family members or destination care facilities that residents were asked to sign discharge papers. Smith denied allegations of manipulation and coercion to get those discharge papers signed. My goal was to lessen the impact for the residents by relocating them with their friend groups and family members, Smith said. Smith admitted that some residents wanted to remain in San Pedro, but only a small percentage ended up staying in San Pedro. Smith says he understands why residents would fixate on him as the reason why they are being relocated, [or dislocated, depending on your perspective]. But this wasn’t a decision made by him. HealthView is a corporation. This was a decision that came from the top. In answer to an allegation that residents belongings were still at Harbor View House and being thrown away, Smith said all but a couple of clients have their belongings with them. He said none of them required storage. In regard to questions about staff still working at Harbor View House, he pointed out they are subject to the The WARN Act, the 1988
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A White House Christmas Carol Trump’s nightmare before the shutdown By James Preston Allen, Publisher
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It’s winter in Washington, D.C., snow has dusted the White House lawn, the West Wing staff have gone home for the evening and Donald is in the residence watching Fox News. It is getting late and the White House butler, Raymond, checks in on the president, “Is there anything I can get you before I retire for the night sir?” “Just fill up my glass of Diet Coke and that’ll be it. Has Melania gone to bed yet?” “Yes, sir,” Raymond responds, “Goodnight.” Donald looks past the large flat screen TV out the window next to the painting of George Washington. The snow falling gently as he places his hand on a large commemorative White House snowglobe next to his Diet Coke. He begins to doze off. In a half-woke fog, Donald stares into the snowglobe shaking it again and again until it falls onto his lap. He’s asleep. The TV remote in one hand the globe in the other. Suddenly he hears a voice, “Don, wake up,” it says. He looks around and there’s no one there. “Over here,” the voice says. Donald looks down to the snowglobe on his lap and peers into it, “Damn, if that doesn’t look like George Washington. I wonder how they did that?” “Don, this is George. Yes, that one — Washington — and I’ve got some advice for you.” Startled, he asks, “And what would that be?” “Just tell the truth. Just once, like I did when I chopped down the cherry tree. Maybe then they’ll leave you alone.” “I can’t do that. The Democrats would come after me with the axe. You have to act strong if you’re going to be in control.” Donald pauses for a moment then asks, “Are you the only one in there, I’d like to get a second opinion on this” “Don, we are all in here except for the ones who are still living. George H.W. just arrived and he says, ‘Don’t eat the broccoli.’” Trump rolls his eyes and gives the globe a good shake. “Let me talk to Lincoln! Abe, are you there? Talk to me Abe. The Democrats are trying to assassinate me.” The image of Lincoln appears in the globe, “Calm down, Don. You haven’t gone to the Ford Theater yet on this Russia thing. But tell us, how was Stormy Daniels, she looks, as you say, HOT!” “They can’t prove any of that. It’s a witch
hunt and they’re all lying about everything.” Abe scratches his beard, “Yes, yes, you know this place hasn’t changed in over 150 years. The press likes to print rumors and there’s plenty of that still ... but do tell all of us dead presidents, how was it with Stormy? You know it’s been a while…” “But Abe, tell me how I get past all this adversity,” Donald pleads. Lincoln thought for a moment then replied, “All men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character you give him power.” Trump looked annoyed by this answer. He then shook the globe once more thinking that it was going to give him the wisdom of 40 past presidents. Suddenly, the image of Richard Nixon appears in the snowy orb, peering back at Trump. “Damn it, Don. Just tell them that you’re not a crook and that the press has been out to get you from the very beginning. You know, I’ve been dead for years and the press still won’t leave me alone. They keep bringing up Watergate and comparing it to the Russians meddling in the elections. They even support the special prosecutor like they did with me! They are a bunch of bastards,” Nixon shouts. “I guess that didn’t turn out so well for you did it, Dick?” Trump asks. “Yeah, it was those damn tapes that I kept to record everyone. Without those, they’d have never got me. You aren’t recording your conversations are you?” The president pulls out his cell phone and shows it to Nixon, “I don’t need a recorder. Everything is on this device. Twitter is my revenge on the news media. They can’t stop me from getting back at them, distracting them and exciting my followers. The media just keep falling for my tweets.” A Fox News announcement of more indictments coming from Robert Mueller’s investigation wakes Trump from this dream suddenly. He turns off the sound and quickly falls back into the dream. He shakes the snowglobe once more only to find that the presidents have all gone and there, on the small lawn in front of the tiny White House, is a group of scary gnomes. He shakes it again and again but the gnomes remain. “Who are you people anyway?” he asks. Then he looks closer. It’s Special Counsel Robert Mueller, Rod Rosenstein, former FBI director James Comey, Nancy Pelosi, Hillary Clinton and Chuck Schumer.
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Astounded, he screams, “You can’t be in there! This is my snowglobe and you weren’t invited!” At this point the lights come on and John Kelly the president’s chief of staff rushes in to check the president. “What the hell is going on, Mr. President? It’s 5 a.m. and you’re still watching Fox and you’re sitting here looking into a snowglobe like it’s some kind of damn crystal ball … are you alright?” “Damn it, Kelly, get this thing out of my hands. I think it has been infected with a virus. Have the IT people inspect it! In the meantime
make sure things are set for our trip to Mar-aLago for Christmas Eve. This place is too cold in the winter and the ghosts of the past are hovering around me.” A worried Kelly replies, “Huh, ummm, OK, I’ll get right on it.” He leaves immediately to call the White House physician to have him check on the president. Kelly shakes his head and thinks to himself, “Man, was that weird! I’m glad I’m out of here by the end of the year.” Trump grabs the remote and turns up the sound on Fox News and immediately falls back to sleep.
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By Supervisor Janice Hahn, District 4 On Dec. 4, Supervisor Janice Hahn became the chair of the L.A. County Board of Supervisors. This annually-rotating position comes with a significant amount of power and responsibility to craft agendas and run meetings. These are her edited remarks upon assuming this role. — The Editors When I was born in 1952, my dad was already doesn’t capture what makes Los Angeles County planning his run for the Board of Supervisors. great: the people who dedicate their careers to My mom said when she brought me home from working here and the spirit with which they do the hospital, the living room was essentially a their work every day. campaign headquarters. Like the following: I basically grew up in this County family. • Firefighters and sheriff’s deputies, who So today, becoming the chair and the face of worked days and nights battling the Woolsey Fire this County is a poignant moment for me. We and getting people out of harm’s way. often remind people that L.A. County is the • Or the county nurses and doctors, who give biggest county in the nation — bigger than all the best treatment available, regardless of their but eight states. It puts in perspective the massive income or whether they can afford insurance. operation that we are charged with running, but it [See Hahn, p. 7]
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RANDOMLetters A More Responsive Buscaino?
Am I mistaken that Joe seems to be getting better? He provided a link to an RLNews article? [Weekly Newsletter: A Bridge Home Watts, Updating the City’s Planning Process, Port Drivers Update, w w w. r a n d o m l e n g t h s n e w s . com/2018/12/04/cal-cartagecharade-fools-harborcommissioners-bhttpsut-nobodyelse/] He’s getting Harbor City our skatepark and doing a good job with our Winter Wonderland. Am I being distracted from a dastardly deed? Most likely, but seems like he’s getting better. Now if we can get more than just one Bridge Housing for all of CD15. We need at least three: Watts, Harbor City/ Gateway and Wilmington/San Pedro. Caney Arnold, Harbor City [Hahn from p. 6]
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Editor’s note: In the past few weeks, Random Lengths News received a group of Letters to the Editor from the students of San Pedro High School English teacher Michael Kurdyla. Students commented on stories from the past few months. The end result was more than 10,000 words from high school students engaging the most topical issues being discussed today. In the interest of space, we will select a few of the letters for print, while posting the remainder online.
RE: “You Come Here To Suffer”
I had some questions on an article called “Farm Boss To Workers: “You Come Here To Suffer,” by David Bacon. My first question is how did the writer come across this information? Second question is how did he come up
This doesn’t mean we don’t have our fair share of problems. But I know we are ready to meet each big challenge with an even bigger solution. I am inspired by the heads of each of our Departments! You never say never, you face each obstacle like a challenge you have been dared to overcome, and you make this county as daring as it needs to be to solve problems no one else has even attempted! You are experts in your fields—and we are so lucky to have you. I am also inspired by the women and the man up here on the dais beside me. Supervisor (Hilda L.) Solis, you have broken glass ceilings your entire career, both in Los Angeles and in Washington, and now you are a role model for Latinas across the nation to look to. You are a fierce champion for your constituents and always remind us how the policies we decide here impact our undocumented residents.
reading this thank you. Isabella Romo San Pedro High School Dear Isabella Romo, David Bacon has spent the last 25 years documenting immigrant workers and their struggles as a reporter and photojournalist all over the West Coast and down along the border with Mexico. He has researched, photographed and interviewed hundreds, if not thousands, of people for these stories. Some workers don’t give
their full names out of fear of retribution or being deported. Most come here because of economic hardship in their countries often caused by our foreign trade policies or violence in countries like Honduras and El Salvador. Farm worker struggles have gone on for decades in this country with the most successful organizing occuring with the United Farm Workers Union in the 1960s and 1970s with Cesar Chavez. Thank you for writing James Preston Allen, Publisher
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Supervisor Mark Ridley Thomas — our most senior member of the board. You have a reputation for taking on the toughest but most necessary work and I will always be appreciative that you allowed me to coauthor the motion to put Measure H on the ballot during my very first meeting as a supervisor. Your leadership, especially on the issue of tackling our homelessness crisis, has been so essential. To Supervisor Sheila Kuehl — you are an unwavering progressive voice on this board and an advocate for equality for all people, regardless of sexuality or gender identity. Your confidence is undeniable and you are a force to be reckoned with. And last but not least, my Chair Pro Tem, Kathryn Barger. Who better to fill the role than my favorite supervisor? And not only are you well-liked on this board, you have a reputation among all of our staff for being kind and approachable. I am so glad that you will be my chair Pro Tem At the most basic level, being chair means running the weekly meetings and ensuring that the residents who take time out of their days to join us not only feel heard, but are heard. Our decisions are only improved by the information we receive from the people who are most impacted by them. I take this responsibility very seriously and it will be my goal to ensure we are not only as accessible as possible, but as transparent as possible to the people who hold us accountable.
Bellingham, Wash. She says, “The impact of this system on the ability of farm workers to organize is disastrous.” A person close to me is my grandma and when she was a little girl she and her family would pick cotton on a farm in Mexico, and she would tell me that sometimes when she would pick the cotton her fingertips would bleed. The author would put some pictures in his article and one of those reminded me of a story “1963: The Year That Changed Everything,” this article is similar to it. Both talk about protesting for something they want or for something that is right for their people. There was one sign in this picture that said “WE ARE WORKERS NOT SLAVES!” the picture also shows members of the Yakima Nation of Native Americans join from workers, other immigrants, community and labor activists marching through Yakima to celebrate May Day. And just wanted to say if you’re
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• Or the mental-health professionals on the START Team, who are preventing school shootings by intervening at the first sign of trouble and putting a student back on track for success. • Or the caseworkers and outreach workers across county departments who have helped lift 10,000 people out of homelessness and into permanent housing in just 15 months using Measure H funding. • And of course, our staffs here at the Hall of Administration and our field offices, connecting constituents with services they might need and going above and beyond to help. Some 100,000 people work for LA County and they are the backbone of what makes this county extraordinary. I will never forget that.
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with this title? My last question is why didn’t he put more stories into his writing to help people have a better understanding of how those people felt and what they really went through to get where they are now? David Bacon states that the workers went on a strike and does not say when it happens. They try to to get paid $14 an hour, but instead got $12.39 an hour, And a Republican [legislator] Virginia introduced a bill to expand the H-2A program. I’m wondering why they changed its name from H-2C to H-2A -- was it to make it seem like they shut the program down? In the H-2A program there would be about 900,000 guest workers and the federal minimum wage was $7.25-$8.34 an hour. The author gives an example about a person named Rosalinda Guillen who didn’t mind sharing her story. She states she was a director of Community 2 Community, a farm worker advocating organization in
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supplemental benefits and benefits to children from consideration in the public charge analysis.” Details: www.oia.lacounty.gov/publiccharge
Murder Suspect Arrested
LONG BEACH — On Dec. 1, at about 2 a.m., Long Beach Police Department officers responded to the area of 4th Street and Pacific Avenue after hearing several gunshots. Upon arrival officers located a female adult who had been struck in the torso by gunfire. Long Beach Fire Department paramedics responded and determined the victim deceased at the scene. The preliminary investigation suggested the shooting was the result of a verbal altercation in a parking lot between two groups of male and female adults. The victim was not believed to be a part of either group. She has been identified as 24-year-old Anna Perez of Long Beach. Update: On Dec. 7, Long Beach Police Department Homicide Detectives executed search warrants in the cities of Sylmar and Los Angeles related to the murder of Ms. Perez. Homicide detectives identified and arrested Thomas McCreary, 42-year-old, of Los Angeles McCreary was booked at the Long Beach City Jail, Dec. 8. on $2,000,000 bail.
Supervisor Hahn to Join SCAQMD Governing Board
LOS ANGELES — On Dec. 7, LA County Supervisor Janice Hahn was sworn in to the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD Governing Board). SCAQMD is the air-pollution control agency for all of Orange County and the urban portions of Los Angeles, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties. This area of 10,743 square miles is home to more than 16.8 million people — about half the population of California. Supervisor Hahn has spent her career in public service representing residents who live in communities that have been disproportionately impacted by poor air quality, including the Harbor Area and the cities alongside the I-710 Freeway, or the “Diesel Death Zone.”
Camp Gonzales to Soon Become Residential Career Training Center
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LOS ANGELES — L.A. County Board of Supervisors Dec. 4 approved the program and service contracts to advance converting a closed juvenile detention camp into a residential career training center for 18 to 25-year-old young men. The approval solidifies contracts with a local community college and a community-based organization that together will be responsible for the physical upgrades to the facility and the programing and staffing of this program. During the past 18 months, the L.A. County Probation Department has collaborated with County agencies to convert the decommissioned Probation Camp Gonzales. The facility will feature a live-in career training program where the participants will have a job waiting for them upon successful completion of the program.
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San Pedro Crime Reports Alert for November
SAN PEDRO — This update includes all incidents added to the map since the last update. 78 Incidents Nov. 1 to Nov. 30, 2018 Property Crimes 45 Breaking & Entering 13 Theft 32 Violent Crimes 33 Assault with Deadly Weapon 14 Homicide 2 Robbery 13 Sexual Assault 3 Assault 1 Violent Crimes 4 Details: https://www.crimereports.com/home
Maersk Announces Zero Carbon Future, We Need It Sooner, Local Activists Say By Paul Rosenberg, Senior Editor
Maersk, the world’s largest shipping company, last week announced a target date of 2050 for completely ending its use of fossil fuels, which would significantly cut other harmful pollutants, too. The official environmental goal is a net zero CO2 emission, which drew praise from local activists, regulators, and ports, but also a continued diversity of perspectives on the future. “To achieve this goal, carbon neutral vessels must be commercially viable by 2030, and an acceleration in new innovations and adoption of new technology is required,” Maersk said in a Dec. 4 press release. Maersk highlighted its leadership in reducing CO2 to date, but went on to say that with growing trade, continued efficiency improvements were simply insufficient. “The only possible way to achieve the somuch-needed decarbonisation in our industry is by fully transforming to new carbon neutral fuels and supply chains,” said Maersk Chief Operating Officer Søren Toft. “The next 5-10 years are going to be crucial,” he said, in light of the scale of transformation needed. “Given the 20- 25-year life time of a vessel, it is now time to join forces and start developing the new type of vessels that will be crossing the seas in 2050,” Maersk said. “To reach the target by 2050, in the next 10 years we need some big breakthroughs,” Toft
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toward a zero-emission future while protecting and strengthening the ports’ competitive position in the global economy. Targets for reducing greenhouse gases from port-related sources were introduced as part of the 2017 CAAP Update. The document calls for the ports to reduce GHGs 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 and 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050. The Clean Air Action Plan was originally approved in 2006. At this advisory meeting, staff from the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach will discuss updates on the new Clean Truck Program, technology feasibility assessments and technology demonstrations, and information on regulatory developments. Public comment will be taken to receive input on CAAP implementation issues. For information on CAAP progress through the 3rd quarter of 2018, go to: www. cleanairactionplan.org/documents/clean-airaction-plan-progress-report-q1-2018.pdf/ Time: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Dec. 19 Venue: Banning’s Landing, 100 E. Water St., Wilmington. Details: www.cleanairactionplan.org
Operation Pilot Wheel Adopt a Pilot
WILMINGTON — A Needy Wilmington is looking for pilot captains to take the wheel. There are students with families from Phineas Banning High School who are in need of assistance to get through this difficult voyage. The fall season is upon us and the coming winter is around the corner. Some are living in cars, motels, or in multi-families in one dwelling. They are all in need of help of anything you can give– clothing, food, toiletries, blanket, sheets, pillowcases, blankets, monetary donations, and gift cards. Time: Dec. 15 deadline Details: (310) 929-0368; www.aneedywilmington.wixsite.com
Maersk, the world’s largest shipping company, announced its plan to end its use of fossil fuels by 2015. File photo
told the Financial Times. “We will have to abandon fossil fuels. We will have to find a different type of fuel or a different way to power our assets.” “As usual, Maersk is in the lead in the push for cleaner fuels,” David Pettit, Senior Attorney with the Natural Resources Defense Council, told Random Lengths. “I think that Maersk sees the changes ahead and would like to be a part of the solution rather than have something imposed on the company from above.” But, Pettit warned, “Maersk, despite its size, can’t make this change happen on its own. There needs to be industrywide commitment to the fight.” “We can all be grateful for Maersk leading a call to action, as the shipping group did with lower sulfur fuel over ten years ago,” said Richard Havenick, a leading advocate for low sulfur fuels from the Coastal San Pedro Neighborhood Council at that time, prior to the ports’ first Clean Air Action Plan. The port had repeatedly rebuffed such calls as unrealistic and impractical, when Maersk’s announcement abandoning high-sulfur bunker fuel took the whole industry by surprise. World-wide low-sulfur regulation through the International Maritime Organization (IMO) does not go into effect until 2020. “Current advancements tell me, however, we must expect Maersk, industry, and regulators to set goals higher,” Havenick said, citing rapid advances in battery and electric generation technologies that are decarbonizing the power grid faster than had been thought possible. “It is good news that Maersk has taken this step, even if its implementation is delayed,” said Peter Warren, another long-time Coastal San Pedro activist, who’s also a board member of the San Pedro & Peninsula Homeowners Coalition. “We are really thrilled to hear about Maersk’s announcement of carbon neutrality,” said Lisa Wunder, the Port of LA’s Marine Environmental Manager. “It really lines up with some of the programs here, specifically regarding our 2017 update to our Clean Air Action Plan, where we for the first time introduced greenhouse gas reduction goals.” Despite significant past reductions, “Ships still remain the largest source of pollution at the Port of Los Angeles,” Wunder said.
“We applaud Maersk’s effort to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Emissions from shipping contribute significantly to climate and other forms of air pollution, and technologies that are net zero for CO2 will also help clean up harmful levels of smog and particulates,” the South Coast Air Quality Management District said. “While we need to reduce emissions in our area much faster to meet federal air quality standards, efforts like this will help.” AQMD held a technology forum on ocean-going vessels (OGV) on Dec. 5. OGVs contribute 14 percent of NOx emissions; they were the third-largest contributor in 2012, but will be the top contributor by 2023, with a slight increase in emission levels. In sharp contrast, the top two — heavy-duty trucks and off-road equipment — will see steep declines, as will passenger cars and light-duty trucks, whose emission levels only narrowly trailed OGVs in 2012, but will plummet by well more than 50 percent by 2023. “By now, Maersk´s relative CO2 emissions have been reduced by 46 percent (baseline 2007), approximately nine percent more than the industry average,” Maersk’s press release noted. “Over the last four years, we have invested around USD 1bn and engaged 50- plus engineers each year in developing and deploying energy efficient solutions,” Toft said. “Going forward we cannot do this alone.” POLA has had some involvement with Maersk’s efforts already, through its Technology Advancement Program. “They are investing over $125 million on energy efficiency improvements for ships,” Wunder said. “They’re taking 12 of their ships and then making various improvements, changing the bows, the propellers, raising the bridge, doing other things to improve efficiency on their ships,” Wunder explained. “The portion we’re funding on this project is actually the data collection, so when the project is completed [See Maersk, p. 16]
Musical Theatre West’s production boasts a cast of Broadway, National Tour, regional, and local actors, including Matt Owen, who recreates his role of “Buddy,” which he performed at the 5th Avenue Theatre. Photo courtesy of Musical Theatre West
M e h u s T i : fl Has Charm, Failingsc a l E and One Fantastic Sequence
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I love St. Nick and the aurora borealis [Love that rhyme!] / It’s clear that I belong in Christmastown.
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As he will do throughout the entire show, Owen imbues Buddy with the requisite enthusiasm and silliness, and the entire company creates an atmosphere that effectively launches us into the Elf universe. That universe gets a bit barren when Buddy ventures south. Musical Theatre West relies on video projections — fairly basic ones, at that — for most of the show’s scenery, and occasionally this makes it hard to stay invested in the action or the performances, even during company dance numbers. More complex choreography might help, but as often as not what Peggy Hickey and Bill Burns have devised isn’t diverting enough to make us forget we’re looking at an otherwise empty stage. A bigger shortcoming is the subplot concerning Buddy’s love interest, Jovie (Ashley Moniz). Both her
ou’re probably a Will Ferrell fan, so you’ve seen the film, Elf. It’s the story of Buddy, the baby human who crawls into Santa’s sack one Christmas Eve and is raised at the North Pole as an elf, before finding out the truth at age 30 and leaving for the Big Apple to find the dad who never knew he existed. Well, I’m not a Ferrell fan, and I hadn’t seen the film, meaning that when I say Elf: The Musical is a bit wanting in the plot department, I’m not comparing it to the film. By the same token, it’s not a predisposed affection for the film that leads me to say Elf is a charming tale whose failing will likely be fully forgiven by anyone who would buy a ticket in the first place. The tone of Elf: The Musical is aptly set by its droll opening number, which establishes just how much Buddy (Matt Owen) loves life at the North Pole: Life is just so Christmas-y, it’s hard to grow up callous / Who could look at gingerbread and frown? / Because
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t’s the time of year when people pull out their worn copies of Dickens, and if they’re paying attention they notice something: Charles is quite a sensualist when it comes to food and drink. When he talks about a bad meal you’re disgusted, and when he describes a good meal you get hungry. This is the case even though he’s referring to English food, which most Americans aren’t all that fond of. It’s a compliment to him as a writer that, along with the tears he evokes at the death of Little Nell in The Old Curiosity Shop and the laughter at the jolly but clueless Mr. Pickwick, he can make modern readers hungry for mutton, goose, and mushroom pudding. Dickens also wrote about the drinks of his era, never more lyrically than when he described the chronically broke Wilkins Micawber making an alcoholic rum punch. I informed Mr. Micawber that I relied upon him for a bowl of punch, and led him to the lemons. His recent despondency, not to say despair, was gone in a moment. I never saw a man so thoroughly enjoy himself amid the fragrance of lemon-peel and sugar, the odour of burning rum, and the steam of boiling water, as Mr. Micawber did that afternoon. It was wonderful to see his face shining at us out of a thin cloud of these delicate fumes, as he stirred, and mixed, and tasted, and looked as if he were making, instead of punch, a fortune for his family down to the latest posterity.”
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Many writers have celebrated the delights of drinking cocktails, but here is the great example of someone describing the joy of making them. What is this elixir he celebrated, and would a modern person like it? Might it be part of a modern Christmas celebration? The answer is that it’s delicious, a kind of hot alcoholic lemonade with the sweet and tart flavors accented by fragrant lemon oil and spices. It’s also not difficult to make [the recipe is on the sidebar on this page]. Producing it is an impressive party trick; turn the lights low as you ignite it, and the flickering blue flames rising from the pot will transfix your guests (no matter how heartfelt their pleas, deny their requests to pause the process so they can take just one more video; letting it burn too long risks losing most of the alcohol.) When it’s time to taste, you’ll experience the Victorian love of fruity, spice-laden, mildly alcoholic hot drinks. Besides that punch, other Victorian hot alcoholic concoctions include the mulled wine that fills the air at parties with scents
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A Holiday Classic Drinks Story By Richard Foss, Dining and Cuisine Writer
of cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, orange peel and rose hips. You know it’s in a room the moment you enter because the warm alcohol aromatizes the room as it picks up the oils of clove, citrus and spices. Both white and red wines are used for this purpose, but the longtime favorite is port — enjoyed everywhere and by everyone. In 1861, Mrs. Beeton’s Book of Household Management opined, “As
Toast the holidays with a glass of smoking bishop.
uttered that phrase using Cratchit’s first name, he was indicating that he intended to treat him as an equal and offered a favored drink of wealthy people like himself. There are many other winter drinks that are suited to Christmas: hot buttered rum, brandy flips with hot cream and egg, and even mulled ale — hot dark beer with the same spices used in mulled wine. All of these are rarely seen in bars because they take time to make and Americans don’t know to ask for them. But if you want to show some traditional style at your holiday gathering there’s no better way to do it. Give the toast for the season, “Wassail!” and in doing so wish your guests good health in a blessing that goes back to Anglo-Saxon times. These drinks are tasty and can be potent, so make sure they have a designated driver and as such will be able to join you for Christmases to come.
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This recipe is from a letter Charles Dickens
sent to Amelia Austin Fillonneau on Jan. 18, 1847, accompanied by a note which said, “I hope it will make you a beautiful punchmaker in more senses than one.” The recipe reprinted with permission from Punch: The Delights (and Dangers) of the Flowing Bowl by David Wondrich, Perigee Books, copyright 2010. this beverage is more usually drunk at children’s parties than at any other, the wine need not be very old or expensive for the purpose, a new fruity wine answering very well for it.” That sentence alone tells you a great deal about how Victorian standards for raising children differ from ours. You have probably read about the most famous hot wine punch without knowing it. Right at the end of A Christmas Carol, when Scrooge has had a change of heart, he tells Bob Cratchit, “We will discuss your affairs this very afternoon, over a Christmas bowl of smoking bishop, Bob!” It’s safe to say that most Americans have no idea what a bowl of smoking bishop might be, so this information will put you ahead of your neighbors. To make smoking bishop you stud oranges with cloves, roast them, and then add their spice-infused juice to a punchbowl of port wine, hot water and sugar. When Scrooge
Original recipe: “To make three pints of punch, peel into one very strong common basin (which may be broken, in case of accident, without damage to the owner’s peace or pocket), the rinds of three lemons, cut very thin, and with as little as possible of the white coating between the peel and the fruit, attached. Add a double handful of lump sugar (good measure), a pint of good old rum, and a large wine-glass full of brandy– if it not be a large claret glass, say two. Set this on fire, by filling a warm silver spoon with the spirit, lighting the contents at a wax taper, and pouring them gently in. Let it burn for three or four minutes at least, stirring it from time to time. Then extinguish it by covering the basin with a tray, which will immediately put out the flame. Then squeeze in the juice of three lemons, and add a quart of boiling water. Stir the whole well, cover it up five minutes, and stir again. At this crisis, having skimmed off the lemon
pips with a spoon, you may taste. If not sweet enough, add sugar to your liking, but observe that it will be a little sweeter presently. Pour the whole into a jug, tie a leather or coarse cloth over the top, so as to exclude the air completely, and stand it in a hot oven ten minutes, or on a hot stove one-quarter of an hour. Keep it until it comes to the table in a warm place near the fire, but not too hot. If it be intended to stand three or four hours take the lemon peel out, or it will have a bitter taste.” Suggested modern procedure: Use a crockpot, and heat the sugar, peels, and alcohol to medium before setting the fire. This will eliminate any danger of cracking the crock. Use six ounces of Demerara sugar, 20 ounces of rum and 6 of Courvoisier VSOP, the kind Dickens kept in his cellar. David Wondrich’s book has an essay on recommended rums– brands include Smith & Cross and Sea Wynde. For large parties I use Jamaican medium dark rum or a mix of Myers’ dark and an amber rum — the more expensive rums make a slightly better product. You can use Raynal brandy, which has a cognac flavor but is far less expensive. The fire melts the sugar and extracts the oil from the lemon peel. Dickens’s advice about lighting the spirits in a warm metal spoon works, but a barbecue lighter is even better. Do not try to light the whole pot while holding the match in your hand. Note that alcohol burns with a pale blue flame, so if you are in a bright room you may not be able to see the fire. Dickens used the British quart, which is 20 ounces, rather than the American; this recipe calls for 40 ounces of water. Before serving add a dash of cinnamon and freshly grated nutmeg into each cup after serving for an aromatic delight. The punch can be drunk hot or cold, and if you remove the lemon peel will keep for days if kept cool and sealed. Dickens was a master punchmaker, and the sweet and sour flavor will delight your guests. When you serve it, raise a glass to the master of literature and hospitality. Richard Foss is not responsible for kitchen fires or inebriation as a result of trying this recipe.
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A San Pedro landmark for over 44 years, famous for exceptional award-winning 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. Dine-in, 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
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No matter what the occasion, we will plan and deliver an event to remember. We offer complete party planning, including tents, seating, entertainment, food, and drinks. Planning a bar or bat mitzvah, quinceañera, anniversary or graduation party? We’ve got you covered. elegant or casual, whatever style you like. Work with our seasoned event designers to plan the perfect party. Hours: Mon. - Fri., 6 a.m. - 2 p.m. La Panzano Gourmet, 362 W. 6th St., San Pedro • (424) 536-3299 • www.lapanzano.com
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A micro brewery and American grill, SPBC features handcrafted awardwinning ales and lagers served with creative pastas, BBQ, sandwiches, salads and burgers. A full bar with made-from-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
SONNY’S BISTRO AND THINK CAFE
Sonny and Carly Ramirez are the husband and wife team behind Sonny’s Bistro and Think Café. Their hands-on attention to detail makes the restaurants successful, in both quality and service. Sonny’s Bistro’s lunch and dinner menus feature locally-sourced and handselected meats, seafood and seasonal vegetables. Try the $10 lunch menu served Mon.-Fri. Think Café serves breakfast in addition to lunch and dinner with egg dishes, omelettes and griddle cakes. Both restaurants have a selection of fine wines and beers. Sonny’s Bistro, 1420 W. 25th St., San Pedro. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sat. and Sun. from 4 p.m. • (310) 548-4797. Think Cafe, 302 W. 5th St., San Pedro. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sun. 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. • (310) 519-3662.
TAXCO MEXICAN RESTAURANT
We are proud to serve our community for almost three decades. Generous plates of traditional Mexican fare are the draw at this homey, family-friendly restaurant. For a limited time: Combos #1-12—buy one, get the second for half off (of equal or lesser value, expires 10-31-18). Catering for every occasion, beer, wine and margaritas to your taste. Tony and Vini Moreno welcome you. Open Sun. and Mon. 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Tues.-Sat., 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Taxco Mexican Restaurant, 29050 S. Western Ave., Rancho Palos Verdes • (310) 547-4554 www.taxcorestaurantpv.com
THE WHALE & ALE ENGLISH RESTAURANT & PUB The Victorian oak panels & elegant brass fittings will make you feel like you’ve crossed the Atlantic. Featuring popular pub fare such as Fish &
Chips, Shepherd’s Pie & entrées of Choice Steaks, Roast Prime Rib, Beef Wellington & Roast Rack of Lamb. Seafood selections include Chilean Sea Bass, Atlantic Salmon, Jumbo Tiger Shrimp & Sand Dabs. International draft beers & ales, as well as domestic craft beers on tap. Full bar; free, gated parking lot. Happy hour five days a week. Hours: Mon. 5 to 9 p.m., Tues.-Thurs. 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Fri. 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Sat. 1 to 10 p.m., Sun. 1 to 9 p.m. The Whale & Ale, 327 W. 7th St., San Pedro (310) 832-0363, www.whaleandale.com
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Fourth-generation artisanal chorizo and meats. Purchase chorizo by the pound or try our burritos and tacos! Menu specials change weekly. Open Thurs., 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Fri. - Sun., 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. For catering email: info@ thechoriman.com for catering and special orders. The Chori-Man, 2309 S. Alma St., San Pedro • (424) 2872414
The Happy Diner isn’t your average diner. It’s the idea of fresh creative dishes in two San Pedro locations, and now a third—the Happy Deli. The selections range from Italianand Mexican-influenced 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, 617 S. Centre St., San Pedro • (310) 241-0917 • Happy Diner #2, 1931 N. Gaffey St., San Pedro • (310) 935-2933 • Open for breakfast and lunch: Happy Deli, 530 S. Gaffey St., San Pedro, (424) 364-0319
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Tradition, variety and fast delivery—you get it all at Big Nick’s Pizza. The best selection of Italian specialties include hearty calzones, an array of pastas and our amazing selection of signature pizzas. We offer a wide selection of appetizers, salads, beer and wine. Call for fast delivery. Hours: 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sun.-Thurs.; 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Big Nicks’ Pizza, 1110 N. Gaffey St., San Pedro • (310) 732-5800 www.bignickspizzasp.com
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DEC 13 - 19 • 2018 ENTERTAINMENT Dec 14
Friday Night Jazz: The Paul Gormley Trio On Fridays see bassist Paul Gormley with his trio perform a variety of songs made popular by Frank Sinatra, Dave Brubeck and Miles Davis. Time: 7 p.m. Dec. 14 Cost: Free Details: (310) 832-0363 Venue: The Whale & Ale, 327 W. 7th St., San Pedro Acoustic Soul Long Beach’s own Acoustic Soul Express puts soulful twists on timeless R & B, hip-hop and jazz. Time: 7 p.m. Dec. 14 Cost: Free Details: (310) 831-0246 Venue: Babouch Moroccan Restaurant, 810 S. Gaffey St., San Pedro Four Band Benefit Some of Long Beach’s best bands perform to raise funds to feed those in need. Please make checks out to CityHeART, Inc and in memo line write "feed homeless." HeARTy foods by City Heart is a local volunteer non-profit which aids those in need. Time: 6 to 10 p.m. Dec. 14 Cost: Free Details: (562) 437-0555; www.rebelbite.com Venue: Rebel Bite, 649 E. Broadway, Long Beach
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Dec 15
The Habits in San Pedro Join the live concert and allages show at San Pedro City Ballet. Time: 8:45 to 10:30 p.m. Dec. 15 Cost: $5 Details: www.sanpedroballetschool.com Venue: San Pedro City Ballet, 1231 S. Pacific Ave., San Pedro A Celtic Christmas “World’s most recorded piper,” Eric Rigler, and guitarist Dirk Freymuth bring you acoustic holiday cheer. Time: 8 to 10 p.m. Dec. 15 Cost: $30 Details: www.alvasshow room.tix.com Venue: Alvas Showroom, 1417 W. 8th St., San Pedro
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Swingin' Jingle Bells A concert of jazzy holiday arrangements and swingin'
American tunes by nine-piece Harbor Jazz Ensemble, featuring vocalist Almita Delone along with a dance floor in a family-friendly environment. Time: 4 to 6 p.m. Dec 16 Cost: $5 Details: (310) 547-2348 Venue: People's Place, 365 W. 6th St., San Pedro
Dec 21
The Christmas Album Live Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson with Al Jardine and Blondie Chaplin will perform the Christmas Album in its entirety, along with cuts from Wilson’s solo Christmas album and other holiday fan favorites Time: 8 p.m. Dec. 21 Cost: $90 to $150 Details: (562) 916-8500; www.cerritoscenter.com Venue: Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, 18000 Park Plaza Drive, Cerritos
Dec 22
Brenton Wood Joining “Mr. Oogum Boogum” will be special guest, Low Key Band Time: 8 p.m. Dec 22 Cost: $40 Details: (310) 833-3519 Venue: Godmothers Saloon, 302 W. 7th St., San Pedro
THEATER Dec 14
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Join King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table for Christmas at Camelot. Time: 8 to 9:30 p.m. Dec. 14,15 and 2 to 3:30 p.m. Dec. 16 Cost: $12.50 to $22.50 Details: www.tickets.vendini.com Venue: The Long Beach Shakespeare Company, 4250 Atlantic Ave., Long Beach
Dec 16
The Lettermen Christmas Show Enjoy an afternoon of seasonal songs and hits from The Lettermen, such as Put Your Head on My Shoulder, Goin’ Out of My Head/Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You. Time: 2 p.m. Dec. 16 Cost: $55 to $75 Details: (562) 916-8500; www.cerritoscenter.com Venue: Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, 18000 Park Plaza Drive, Cerritos
Dec 22
Shahrooz Mystere A brand-new, extraordinary style of live entertainment created by
Shahrooz. An ensemble of artists, magicians, dancers, comedians, and aerialists awaits you at this spectacular show. Time: 8 p.m. Dec. 22 Cost: $29 to $75 Details: Shahroozmystere.Tix. com; info@shahroozmystere.com Venue: Warner Grand Theatre, 478 W. 6th St., San Pedro
Dec 28
Mannheim Steamroller Enjoy Grammy winner Chip Davis’ showcase of Mannheim Steamroller’s holiday classics and compositions from his groundbreaking Fresh Aire series, complete with dazzling multimedia effects. Time: 8 p.m. Dec. 28 Cost: $75 to $95 Details: www.cerritoscenter.com Venue: Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, 18000 Park Plaza Drive, Cerritos
Dec 29
Smokey Robinson In an evening of timeless hits, Smokey Robinson performs the iconic hits that made him a legend. Time: 8 p.m. Dec. 29 Cost: $100 to $150 Details: (562) 916-8500; www.cerritoscenter.com Venue: Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, 18000 Park Plaza Drive, Cerritos
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Dec 15 Walkthrough with Narsiso Martinez Narsiso Martinez discusses his exhibition, Farm Fresh, in Spanish. Since moving to the United States from Oaxaca, Mexico, Narsiso Martinez immersed himself in pursuing an education. The exhibition explores Martinez’s artistic practice, which continues to be deeply influenced by his own experiences. Reservations are required. Time: 1 to 3 p.m. Dec. 15 Cost: Free with admission Details:www.tinyurl.com/httpswww-eventbrite-com Venue: Long Beach Museum of Art, 2300 E. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach
Everything Begins Elsewhere An opening reception featuring Annie Clavel, for a show that borrows from the realm of the quantum world, and aims to visualize the scientific exploration of the unknown. The exhibition runs Jan. 6. Time: 5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 15 Cost: Free Details: (562) 619-6084; www.cgalleryonbroadway.com Venue: C Gallery on Broadway,
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Dec 18 In Conversation with Narsiso Martinez CSULB School of Art alumnus Narsiso Martinez’ inaugural solo exhibition at Long Beach Museum of Art. Farm Fresh, is on view through Jan. 9. It explores Martinez’s artistic practice, which continues to be deeply influenced by his own experiences, the familiar landscapes of the fields, and his personal relationships with field workers. Time: 5 to 7 p.m. Dec. 18 Cost: Free Details: www.tinyurl.com/httpswww-eventbrite-com Venue: CSULB University Theatre, 1250 Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach
Dec 29
Michael Petroni See Michael Petroni’s paintings in the closing recption of the show. Time: 2 to 6 p.m. Dec. 29 Cost: Free Details: www.DekorGallery.com Venue: Dekor Gallery, 445 W. 6th St., San Pedro
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The Winter Show Dael has taught at Palos Verdes Art Center for over 13 years. Her expansive abstract paintings demonstrate masterful control of color, composition and “not overshooting the mark.”
Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays; 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays. The show runs through Jan 2. Cost: Free Details: www.pvartcenter.org Venue: Palos Verdes Art Center, 5504 W. Crestridge Road, Rancho Palos Verdes
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Dec 15 Hale County This Morning, This Evening Set in a predominately African American community in rural Alabama, the film provides an emotional impression of the historic South while exploring the lives of lead characters Quincy and Daniel, young men seeking solutions to make the most of their lives. Time: 4 p.m. Dec. 15 Cost: Free Details: vteames@csudh.edu. Venue: California State University, Dominguez Hills, Marvin Laser Recital Hall. Parking Lot 6, 1000 E. Victoria St., Carson
Dec 19
The Grinch Watch The Grinch under the stars at The Pike Outlets. Bring your chairs, blankets and snacks. The movie will screen by the ice rink, across from the Nike Factory store. The ice rink will also be open 5:30 to10:30 p.m. Time: 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 19 Cost: Free Details: (562) 432-8325 Venue: The Pike Outlets 95 S.
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DANCE Dec 13
POLA High School Holiday Dance Show The “POLA Bears” show off their considerable dance skills to enliven your holiday. Time: 7 p.m. Dec. 13 Cost: $7 to $10 Details: (310) 548-2493; cash at door Venue: Warner Grand Theatre, 478 W. 6th St., San Pedro
Dec 15
The Nutcracker Long Beach Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker boasts special effects, grand-scale scenery, radiant dancing and is presented with a professional live symphonic orchestra and children’s choir. Time: 2 p.m. Dec. 15, 16, 22, 23 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 15, 21, 22 Cost: $34 to $78 Details: www.longbeachnutcracker.com Venue: Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center, 300 Ocean Blvd., Long Beach
Dec 19 DANCE TECH 4th Annual Winter Show Port De Ballet presents students, from two years to adult, in a WWII-era dance tribute to veterans and active military. Time: 7 p.m. Dec. 19 Cost: $25 to $35 Detail: (310) 525-0634 Venue: Warner Grand Theatre, 478 W. 6th St., San Pedro
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Town with characters and plenty of photo ops. Time: 6:30 to 10 p.m. Dec. 14 Cost: $42 Details: www.eventbrite.com/e/ nightmare-before-christmas Venue: The Queen Mary, 1126 Queens Highway, Long Beach
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Long Beach Heritage Hosts Victorian Christmas Join a Victorian Christmas “Far and Near” at the Bembridge House. Volunteers create magical displays throughout the eighteen elegant rooms and docents provide guided tours to share holiday traditions from around the world. Time: 1 to 3 p.m. Tue and Sat. Dec. 14 to 21; Dec. 22, 6 to 8 p.m. Cost: $15 to $20 Details: (562) 493-7019; www.lbheritage.org Venue: Bembridge House, 953 N. Park Circle, Long Beach
Holiday Clarity Breathwork The term “breathwork” refers to the technique of the “consciously connected breath.” There are many forms and styles and Clarity Breathwork uses it in a very gentle way. It is primarily a healing modality. Time: 4 to 6 p.m. Dec. 16 Cost: $20 Details: (714) 931-3320; www.tinyurl.com/www-eventbrite-com-e-holiday-c Venue: Casa Ayurveda and Yoga, 718 S. Weymouth Ave., San Pedro What’s So Controversial about GMO Food? John T. Lang discusses the genetic modification of foods, which remains the most bitterly contested innovation in agriculture. Some proponents of the technology characterize its opponents as scientifically illiterate, but is that really the issue? Time: 2 to 3:30 p.m. Dec. 16 Cost: Free with RSVP Details: (657) 204-2478; www.natfab.org Venue: Pacific Food and Beverage Museum, 731 Pacific Ave., San Pedro
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Nightmare Before Christmas Beer Festival Come aboard the historic Queen Mary for this Nightmare Before Christmas-inspired beer festival. The Grand Salon is transformed into Halloween
Righteous Function With Team 100, a fundraiser to benefit Food4Kids. Includes wine, appetizers, and silent auction. Mallory Farrow and the Tipsy Xmas Carolers perform. Time: 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 19 Cost: $25 Details: www.righteousfunction@brownpapertickets.com Venue: District Wine, 144 Linden Ave., Long Beach
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Khmer Arts Academy’s Open House Experience Cambodian culture through the creativity of young Cambodian-Americans. Join for live performances, story telling, music and costume transformations. Time: 1 to 3 p.m. Dec. 22 Cost: Free Details: (562) 472-0090; www.khmerarts.org Venue: Khmer Arts Academy,1364 Obispo Ave., Long Beach
Point Fermin Park Winter Holiday An afternoon of holiday charity, crafts and fun for the whole family. Bring an unwrapped toy and any towels, blankets or sheets. Donations will be issued to help provide warmth and comfort for animals in LA City Animal Shelters and the Bird Rescue Center Time: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 15 Cost: Free Details: www.laparks.org Venue: Point Fermin Park, 807 Paseo Del Mar, San Pedro
4th Fridays on 4th Street ake a break from the holiday hustle and come see what everyone has been talking about. Bike valet at Songbird Boutique and free trolley rides provided from 6 to 9pm. Time: 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 28 Cost: Free Details: www.4thstreet longbeach.com Location: On 4th St. from Temple to Cherry Ave., Long Beach
Holiday Donation Drive at MMCC Los Angeles Live music, greet donors, coloring book signings, special guests, holiday gift shopping and more. Time: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 15 Details: (310) 548-5677; www.marinemammalcare.org Venue: Marine Mammal Care Center of LA, 360S. Gaffey St., San Pedro Lazy Acres Cookie Decorating Event Live music, cookie decorating, Santa’s elves craft center, a winter inspired photo booth, Winter Wonderland sensory center and some special visitors straight from the North Pole. Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 15 Cost: Free Details: (562) 430-4134 Venue: Lazy Acres Market, 2080 Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach
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a song that jumps out of this show the way Luck Be a Lady jumps out of Guys and Dolls. If there’s a problem with the music in Elf, it’s too much similarity from song to song, but Nobody Cares About Santa is a definitive break, swaggering with tuneful craft that seems transported directly from musical theatre’s Golden Age. Fittingly, this is the production’s finest sequence on all counts. Hickey and Burns have choreographed an elaborate arc for this number, moving their besotted Santas from sitting at their tables as they begin their lament that perhaps “old St. Nick’s gone out of style” to a
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NYE Long Beach Unplugged This free family-friendly celebration at Rainbow Harbor. At 9 p.m., the sky will light up for an East Coast countdown with a fireworks spectacular from Rainbow Harbor lighthouse peninsula. Time: 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. Dec. 31 Cost: Free Details: www.downtownlongbeach.org/event/new-yearseve-at-the-waterfront Venue: Outdoor Waterfront Amphitheater Downtown Long Beach, (between Gladstone’s & PF Chang’s), 330 S Pine Ave., Long Beach
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character and their romance are underdeveloped — even allowing for Elf’s lightweight nature — leaving the feeling that one or two scenes were cut for length. The entire cast is solid, although generally it doesn’t act or dance with the abandon that would really help the material take flight. The singing, though, is consistently on point. Moniz is a standout, plausibly reticent and faltering when required, then confident and fullvoiced when the time comes. And Kim Huber and a very young Travis Burnett absolutely kill it with I’ll Believe in You, the affecting duet that has mother and son reclaiming their Christmas spirit as they sing a letter to Santa. Buddy (Matt Owen) and Santa in Musical Theatre West’s production based on the holiday movie favorite, Elf. It’s the best song in Act One. potential magic of the artform. It’s the opening of Act Two, however, that takes Elf to a higher level. It’s Christmas Eve, Times: Wednesday and Friday, 7 p.m., and Buddy is in a Chinese restaurant with a Thursday and Saturday, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., group of self-pitying department-store Santas Sunday, 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. The show runs drowning their sorrows. The mise en scène through Dec. 9 alone is a treat, with gold elbowing its way into Cost: $2 to $92 the show’s red and green color scheme to great Details: (562) 856-1999; www.musical.org effect. Paul Black is responsible for scenic and Venue: Carpenter Center for the Performing lighting design, and he shines brightly. Arts, 6200 E. Atherton St., Long Beach Then comes Nobody Cares About Santa,
Adult Grief and Loss Support Group If you have experienced a major change or loss in your life and would like some tools and support to resolve the loss, Epiphany Counseling is offering a grief and loss support group. Time: 7 to 8:30 p.m. Dec. 19 Cost: Free Details: (424) 570-6955; www.eccts.com Venue: Epiphany Counseling Consulting and Treatment Services, 302 W. 5th St., San Pedro
Mandala Ornaments Reflect upon your life journey while painting your own unique mandala ornament. The event includes one cocktail or mocktail, chips, salsa and your own ornament to take home. Time: 2 to 4 p.m Dec. 16 Cost: $60 Details: (310) 265-2861; www.Terranea.com. Venue: Terranea Resort, 100 Terranea Way, Rancho Palos Verdes
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Holidays & Healing Rudy Caseres is an awardwinning mental health advocate who believes storytelling fosters healing and healing builds strength. Time: 6:30 to 9 p.m. Dec. 16 Cost: Free Details: www.thegardenchurchsp.org Venue: The Garden Church, 429 W. 6th St., San Pedro
San Pedro Chamber Holiday Mixer Crafted and the San Pedro Chamber of Commerce host a night of holiday shopping food and prizes. Please bring a non-perishable food item or an unwrapped toy for the Toberman neighborhood Center and the Harbor Interfaith services. Time: 5:30 to 7:30 Dec. 14 Cost: Free Details: RSVP Laura@sanpedrochamber.com Venue: Crafted at the Port of Los Angeles, 112 E. 22nd St., San Pedro
Santa Paws Fantasy Spa Mobile Pet Groomers are providing a special for one-day only of teeth, ears and brush out for only $20. Money is donated to San Pedro Rescue and Marine Mammal Care Center. Time: 12 to 4 p.m. Dec. 16 Cost: $5 to $20 Details: (310) 832-2424 Venue: The Corner Store, 1118 W. 37th St., San Pedro
cascade of leaps and spins as Buddy hears the hard truth. “What kind of world is this / Where nobody cares about weary, fed-up, ready-tohang-the-sled-up Santa Claus?” It’s the best possible way to come out of intermission, and this scene alone is worth the price of admission. Although Elf: The Musical is not all it could be, it is serviceable even in its weakest moments, and at its best it fully harnesses the
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Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. 2018274532 The following person is doing business as:(1) Barricade Services, 3602 S. Cabrillo, San Pedro, CA 90731, Los Angeles County. Registered owners: David Cheek, 3602 S. Cabrillo, San Pedro, CA 90731. This Business is conducted by an individual. The date registrant started to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above: 11/2013. 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/. David Cheek, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Oct. 30, 2018. 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 where it expire 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: 11/15/2018,
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Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. 2018287814 The following person is doing business as: (1) Rosy Scenario, 461 W. 6th Street, San Pedro, CA 90731, Los Angeles County. Registered owners: Rose McGillivray, 461 W. 6th Street, San Pedro, CA 90731. This Business is conducted by an individual. 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/. Rose McGillivray, owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Ange-
les on Nov. 15, 2018. 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 where it expire 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: 12/06/2018, 12/13/2018, 12/20/2018, 01/10/2019
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Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. 2018280385 The following person is doing business as: (1) Harris Realty, (2) Harris Enterprises, (3) Golden Greek Charters, (4) Golden Greek Leasing, 870 W. 9th Street #200, San Pedro, CA 90731, Los Angeles County. Registered owners: George J. Harris, 870 W. 9th Street #200, San Pedro, CA 90731. This Business is conducted by a corporation. The date registrant started to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above: 05/1976. 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/. George J. Harris, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Nov. 6, 2018. 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 where it expire 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).
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. 2018295698 The following person is doing business as:(1) LA Kayak, 1257 W. O’Farrell Street, San Pedro, CA 90732, Los Angeles County. Registered owners: Paul Bruce Thomas, 1257 W. O’Farrell Street, San Pedro, CA 90732. Guadalupe Martinez, 1961 Floyd Street, La Habra, Ca 90631. This Business is conducted by an Joint Venture. 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/. Paul Bruce Thomas, partner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Nov. 27, 2018. Notice-In accordance with subdivi-
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1 Take in or on 6 Speed trap device 11 May follower, sometimes 14 Car wash machine 15 Napoleon’s punishment 16 Bed-In for Peace participant 17 Start of a quote from Larry J. Sabato 20 ___ of iniquity 21 Rust, for instance 22 ___ Stix (powdered candy) 23 “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” e.g. 24 Indigenous Peoples’ Day mo. 26 They’re supposedly thwarted by captchas 29 List that may be laminated 31 ___ in “elephant” 34 “And while ___ the subject ...” 35 Shady political operative 36 “The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead” band 37 Middle of the quote 41 Pompousness 42 Greek column style 43 Elvis’s middle name, on his birth certificate 44 “Baker Street” instrument 45 Gets a look at 46 Corn husk contents 48 “Uh-huh” 49 Is down with the sickness, maybe
50 “Be kind to animals” org. 53 Braking method in skating that forms a letter shape 55 “Just ___ suspected!” 58 End of the quote 62 Mode or carte preceder 63 Fundamental principle 64 Wheel shafts 65 Animator Avery 66 Where ballots get stuffed 67 “Law & Order” actor Jeremy
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1 Blown away 2 “Take Five” pianist Brubeck 3 Farm team 4 Part of ppm 5 Audition 6 Started anew, as a candle 7 Canceled 8 Dungeons & Dragons equipment 9 Key below X, on some keyboards 10 Camping gear retailer 11 “Both Sides Now” singer Mitchell 12 Alternative to Windows 13 Apt to pry 18 Former partners 19 Vote (for) 23 Not half-baked? 24 Lacking height and depth, for short 25 Sidewalk edge 26 Lyft transactions, e.g.
27 Symbol of resistance? 28 Injection also used for migraines 29 Small versions, sometimes 30 CEO, e.g. 31 Movie crowd member 32 “The Road to Mecca” playwright Fugard 33 Play fragment 35 “OK, whatever” 38 “___ to vote, sir!” (palindrome mentioned in Weird Al’s “Bob”) 39 Bar Bart barrages with crank calls 40 Thanksgiving side dish 46 Uruguayan uncles 47 27-Down counterparts 48 Talk endlessly 49 Supercollider particles 50 Slight fight 51 Former Minister of Sport of Brazil 52 Cajole 53 Candy bar now sold with “left” and “right” varieties 54 Espadrille, for one 55 Belt-hole makers 56 Bird feeder block 57 ___ facto 59 Study space? 60 Endo’s opposite 61 ___Clean (product once pitched by Billy Mays)
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: JOB ORDER CONTRACT at THE PORT OF LONG BEACH LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA AS DESCRIBED IN SPECIFICATION NO. HD-S3052 Bid Deadline:
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. 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.
Prior to 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 15, 2019. Bids shall be submitted electronically via the Port of Long Beach PlanetBids (PB) System prior to 2:00 p.m.
Bid Opening:
Electronic Bid (eBid) results shall be viewable online in the PB System immediately after the Bid Deadline.
Contract Documents Available:
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. Date/Time: December 18, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. Location: Port of Long Beach Interim Administrative Office (IAO) 1st Floor Board Room 4801 Airport Plaza Drive Long Beach, CA 90815
Project Contact Person:
Lincoln Lo: Lincoln.lo@polb.com
Please refer to the Port of Long Beach PB System for the most current information. 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
Copies of all Port insurance endorsement forms, SBE/ VSBE Program forms, Harbor Development Permit Applications and other Port forms are available at http://www.polb.
DBA FILINGS
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NIB -3 Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting. The engineering staff of the City’s Harbor Department will conduct a prebid meeting at 10:00 a.m. on December 18, 2018 in the 1st Floor Board Room, of the Port of Long Beach Interim Administrative Office (IAO), 4801 Airport Plaza Drive, Long Beach, CA 90815. Attendance is mandatory for the Contractors. It is not mandatory for Subcontractors but highly recommended. Each Bidder shall attend the mandatory Pre-bid meeting. 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. NIB -4 Summary Description of the Work. The Work required by this Contract will be set forth in the Detailed Scope of Work referenced in each individual Job Order. The Contractor is required to complete each Detailed Scope of Work for the Job Order Price within the Job Order Completion Time. The Work consists primarily of a collection of detailed repair, maintenance, and construction tasks per specifications that have established unit prices in a construction task catalog. The Contractor will be responsible for repair, alteration, modernization, maintenance, rehabilitation, demolition and construction of infrastructure, buildings or other real property. The Work will be performed within the City of Long Beach Harbor District. However, if the need arises, the City reserves the right to require the Contractor to work at any location or facility under the jurisdiction of the City. NIB -5 Contract Time and Liquidated Damages. The Contract Time for this Contract is 365 calendar days. Each Job Order issued from this Contract will have a Job Order Completion Date. The Contractor shall achieve completion of the Job Order within the number of calendar days as provided in each of the Job Order, from a date specified in a written “Job Order Notice to Proceed” issued by the City and subject to adjustment as provided in Section 8.2 of the General Conditions.
NIB -7 Contractor Performed Work. The Contractor shall perform, with its own employees, Contract Work amounting to at least 20% of each Job Order, except that any designated “Specialty Items” may be performed by subcontract. 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 on the Schedule of Bid Items. The bid price of any materials or equipment rental costs from vendors who are solely furnishing materials or rental equipment and are not performing Work as a licensed subcontractor on this project shall also be deducted from the Contract Price before computing the amount required to be performed by the Contractor with its own employees. NIB -8 SBE/VSBE. The Port has established a Small Business Enterprises (SBE)/Very Small Business Enterprises (VSBE) Program to encourage small business participation on construction contracts. Although an SBE/ VSBE participation goal was not assigned to this contract, the Port strongly encourages all bidders to include such participation whenever possible, by utilizing small and very small business subcontractors, vendors, and suppliers. The Port also strongly encourages SBE/VSBE firms to respond to this solicitation as prime contractors. 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 and on file at the
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. Contractors and Subcontractors must furnish electronic Certified Payroll Records (CPRs) to the Labor Commissioner’s Office, and in addition, hardcopies or electronic copies shall be furnished to the Port of Long Beach. NIB -10 Project Labor Agreement. This project is not covered by a PLA. 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, no later than fourteen (14) calendar days after City’s issuance of each Job Order Notice to Proceed (NTP). Authorization of a substitution is solely within the discretion of the City. NIB -12 Prequalification of Contractors. Prime Contractors eligible to bid on this project have been prequalified. Bids will only be accepted from the following prequalified Prime Contractors: • Exbon • Thomasville Construction • Bitech Construction Company • National • SJD&B, Inc. • Worldwide Construction • Angeles Contractor • Best Contracting Services • RJ Noble • Griffith Co. 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 Maximum Contract Value 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 Executive Director, 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 Executive Director 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 12th day of November, 2018. Mario Cordero, Executive Director of the Harbor Department, City of Long Beach, California Note: For project updates after Bid Opening, please contact plans.specs@polb. com.
December 13 - 19, 2018
12/20/2018, 01/10/2018, 01/24/2018
All-inclusive: DBA Filing & Publishing
Questions must be submitted electronically through the 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 -6 Contractor’s License. The Bidder shall hold a current and valid Class “B” or “A” California Contractor’s License to construct this project.
City, available upon request. 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.
sion (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 where it expire 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: 12/13/2018,
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 8, 2019, at 5 p.m. Questions received after the pre-Bid question deadline will not be accepted.
FAILURE OF THE CONTRACTOR TO COMPLETE THE WORK WITHIN THE JOB ORDER COMPLETION TIME AND OTHER MILESTONES SET FORTH IN EACH JOB ORDER, WILL RESULT IN ASSESSMENT OF LIQUIDATED DAMAGES IN THE AMOUNTS ESTABLISHED IN THE SPECIAL CONDITIONS.
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we’ll have a before and after to see actually how much greenhouse gas emission reduction is found through this program.” Results are expected within the next two months. “Despite what some may or may not think, the ports of LA and Long Beach have been environmental leaders over the last decade,” POLA spokesman Phillip Sanfield said, pointing to the Clean Air Action Plan and Clean Trucks Program as models that other ports have followed. “It takes leadership, and we’ve done that, and we’re seeing Maersk doing this now on the shipping line front, so we’re really pleased about it,” Sanfield said. But this representation — though true in part — misstates the causal order of things. Maersk’s leadership dates back at least to the abandonment of bunker fuels in the early 2000s, well before the first Clean Air Action Plan, when POLA was still fiercely resisting community calls for the port to curb bunker fuels. “The Port of LA continues to externalize costs onto the community. Rather than treating the community as customers, the port treats us as a problem,” Warren told Random Lengths News. “We are, in fact, the biggest customer of the port in terms of the dollar value of the health effects, lost wages, sick days, and other health care impacts that we absorb daily, year in and year out,” he said. “The port has made an ugly decision to put those costs on the community, including children, seniors, and the disabled who can bear it the least, as well as relatively healthy adults.”
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Numerous studies bear this out, both directly and indirectly. For example, as noted at AQMD’s forum last week, its 2016 Air Quality Management Plan is projected to prevent 1,600 premature deaths per year, with cumulative public-health benefits estimated at $173 billion from 2017 to 2031. While AQMD includes such costs in its socio-economic analyses, they are far from being reflected in the marketplace. As far as global warming costs are concerned, activist-led divestment campaigns are the most noted way of beginning to remedy that deadly accounting failure. Ambient air pollution currently results in several million premature deaths worldwide, while global warming impacts from heatwaves and other extreme weather events will far surpass that in years ahead. A recent report in The Lancet, Britain’s leading medical journal, found that 157 million more vulnerable people worldwide were subjected to a heatwave in 2017 than in 2000, and that 153 billion hours of work were lost in 2017 due to extreme heat as a result of climate change. All sectors contribute to this, but transportation disproportionately contributes to both global warming and air-pollution mortality and morbidity. And shipping plays an outsized role in local impacts, as AQMD’s recent forum highlighted. “Getting other shippers to join in will be critical,” Pettit stressed. Ports and regulatory bodies have crucial roles to play as well. “Ports would probably need to upgrade their electric infrastructures to be able to charge batteries on oceangoing vessels,” he said. “I think that IMO is interested in electrification although there will always be some foot-dragging by some members.”
“In addition to IMO advocacy, the coastal states may be interested in fuel requirements within their waters,” Pettit went on to say. “I would expect NEPA and CEQA to be useful tools here also, although the issue of feasibility will of course be prominent.” Along with praising Maersk, AQMD said, “We also fully agree with the need for broad collaboration and investment in research to develop cleaner technologies, and that must start today in order to meet this ambitious goal.” “Of all freight transport, ships uniquely
traverse vast expanses of potential energy sources, whether solar, wind, hydrogen, or other elements abundant at sea,” Havenick pointed out. “We should reasonably expect Maersk and others to require carbon-free ships by 2025 with implementation by 2035 or sooner,” he said. “It’s beginning to look like the fossil fuel group is holding onto the flat earth while zero emission technology advancements reveal with increasing speed that the earth is round! That’s the real world and it’s here now!”
San Pedro Christmas Tree Lighting
Though originally scheduled for Dec. 6, San Pedro’s Christmas tree lighting took place on Dec. 10 at the Peppertree Plaza on Harbor Boulevard. Parents and children with toboggans in hand, lined up to take a ride down the staged slope with real snow imported for the event. Live music, arts and crafts booths, and residents signing a huge poster and cards wishing happy holidays to troops overseas set the holiday mood. The event is made possible each year by continued sponsorship of L.A. City Councilman Joe Buscaino. Photo by Raphael Richardson.