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[See Call and Response, p. 15] Wilmington-based art collective Slanguage cofounder Karla Diaz, above, and Mario Ybarra Jr. tell the collaborative story of their latest curated exhibition, Call and Response, When We Say…You Say. Photo by Llunia Higuera from Artist Educator Series.
“Largest ever” meth bust at POLA linked to Mexican cartel, Australian biker gangs p. 3
Chris Stills, a troubadour of his own making p. 20
One year before the California presidential primary, there are 12 major declared candidates in the running, signaling a sharp break with the party’s past. Since 1996, there’s only been one truly wide-open competitive primary — 2004 — and there have been none defined by competing proposals for shaping new progressive directions for the future. In 2016, Bernie Sanders— a relative unknown, nationally — challenged Hillary Clinton from the left, and exposed an untapped, unexpected hunger for big, bold new ideas, not just incremental advances within the same old framework of limited expectations, which Democrats have adopted in order to seem “reasonable,” even as the GOP has grown increasingly dogmatic. Heading into 2020, Sanders is back, raising $6 million from more than 225,000 donors in the first 24 hours after announcing. But this time he’s running with a wide and deep field of competitors, almost all of whom are at least partly responsive to the hunger he helped to unleash — a hunger focused on problems of income inequality, unaccountable corporate power, health care and climate change, which Republicans have dramatically worsened and Democrats have too timidly addressed. The same could be said for issues of immigration and criminal justice reform, as well, though the impetus there comes from grassroots activists.
It’s far too early and there are far too many candidates to fruitfully examine each in detail, but it’s not too early to starting thinking about how the campaign should unfold in order to best serve America’s future — including how we define ourselves. To do this, Random Lengths News reached out to the chairs of local Democratic clubs, Carrie Scoville of San Pedro Democratic Club, Julian Burger of Progressive Democratic Club, Rasha Hall of Palos Verdes Democrats, Jimmy Gow of Torrance Democratic Club, and Chris Robson of Yes We Can Democratic Club.
A Field of Dreams
There was broad agreement among the group on several main points: a positive view of the large field of candidates and the strength of diversity they represent, a desire and expectation for a clarifying debate about ideas, the need for unity, and the necessity of defeating Trump and Republicans in general. “The most important advantage of a large field of candidates is that it affords a diversity of issues to be discussed and considered by the electorate,” Scoville said. “This is the most diverse field I have seen in my lifetime,” she added. “You can be sure that issues will be raised that we have never considered from a presidential candidate, elevating the discussion and demanding more from our prospective electeds to represent
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Pier 400 automation appealed, public meeting set for March 21 p. 9
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LB Opera “Conversations” have multicultural aims p. 5
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arla Diaz and her partner, Mario Ybarra Jr., believe community involvement is crucial to art. That’s easy to see in the couple’s current exhibition at Cal State Long Beach’s University Art Museum, which makes viewers part of the conversation right from the title: Call and Response, When We Say…You Say. Diaz and Ybarra are co-founders of the Wilmington-based art collective, Slanguage. This exhibit, which opened Jan. 28, connects pop culture and high art to highlight the conversations that occur between art pieces, artists, and patrons. This is done by juxtaposing pieces Diaz and Ybarra curated from the University Art Museum’s permanent collection with original works by Slanguage artists. The original art from Slanguage artists is based on cultural significance; the “high art” pieces serve as the “call” to which the Slanguage artists create their “response.” Pieces like Alfonso Garzon’s Moth Eater and Marlene Tafoya’s video art installation, Tortillas, demonstrate how artists can draw inspiration from “high art,” but channel it into art that is representative of their communities and themselves. Seeing Tafoya’s video where she stands on a street, with only her underwear on, as passersby throw tortillas at her, being displayed
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PBID to Create Online Tourism Infrastructure By Benjamin Garcia, RLN Reporter
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Members of the San Pedro Historic Waterfront Business Improvement District (PBID) expect a tourism boom to come to San Pedro, but say that San Pedro does not have the tourism infrastructure to fully capitalize on it. That is why the PBID is considering contracting with tech startup CrowdRiff to harvest user-generated content and create a tourism oriented website. According to Monica Simpson, the PBID’s director of public relations and marketing, today’s five strongest drivers of tourism are: • Culinary attractions (e.g., farmer’s markets, food festivals, wineries and breweries) • Culture and entertainment (concerts, nightlife, museums) • Family-friendly activities (aquariums, beaches, parks, theme parks) • Luxury (resorts, spas , shopping) • Nature (beaches, parks, snow, recreational vehicles) Simpson, who also sits on the board of San Pedro Historic Waterfront PBID, presented that information Feb. 20 at a meeting geared toward “rebranding the harbor” by creating a year-round marketing initiative. The presentation, titled “Building Influence With Visuals,” revolved around a proposition to use CrowdRiff to collect social media posts by monitoring hashtags such as #DiscoverSanPedro. The service is used by over 500 tourism brands across the globe. Simpson’s presentation was informed by her attendance at the Visit California 2019 Outlook Forum. As the lights dimmed for the overhead projector, she spoke on Visit California’s initiative to talk about assisting local tourism bureaus, chambers of commerce, and destination marketing organizations in order to expand on Visit California’s foundational plan to build the brand. At the forum, Simpson saw a comparison between Monterey and San Pedro. Monterey faces “a massive problem” of over-tourism
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without infrastructure to disperse it; San Pedro now finds itself in the process of creating infrastructure, because as Simpson put it, “San Pedro is on people’s radar.” Each year, San Pedro receives between 3 and 5 million tourists. Those numbers are expected to increase as cruises become more accessible for millenials. Millennials, unlike past generations, prefer immersive tourism. Simpson explained, “They don’t want to jump around and city-hop to 30 cities in one week. They want to stay, saturate and understand.” She added that there is a rise of “conscience” and “purpose-driven travelers.” In other words, people are more aware of environmental, social and cultural issues related to destination. A roadblock PBID is experiencing is upto-date online branding. There is no tourismfacing website, San Pedro’s municipal websites look out-of-date and SanPedro.com belongs to a private entity. Simpson said the remedy for this is unifying San Pedro’s message by collecting content on one of the domain names not in use. She quoted statistics that contend 85 percent of people find visual user-generated content more influential than branded media and 35 percent find it more memorable. Simpson said consumers believe it is more genuine. The basic cost for such a piece of tourism infrastructure is $5,000, which covers the core platform — intelligent social media uploading, owned and social photo recognition and “quality filtering” with smart curation to deliver web galleries and live photo walls. For $3,000 more, advanced digital service could also be used to acquire rights to user-generated photos from Instagram and Facebook to use across any marketing channel as well as integrating Google analytics to create smart galleries. PBID plans to work with stakeholders in order to conceptualize the exact messaging of the tourism-facing website and it will look at other rebranding propositions to determine which are most effective and achievable.
San Pedro Hosts Tall Ships Conference Nearly 200 members of Tall Ships Association, crew members, administrators, maritime personnel and educators attended a three-day conference in San Pedro, sponsored by the national organization. Locally, the LA Maritime Institute with its two brigantines, Exy and Irving Johnson, American Pride, and the under renovation Swift of Ipswich are affiliated with this organization. Dozens of workshops were held on issues facing tall ships, including safety, government regulations, recruiting crew, and how to integrate ocean literacy principles in onboard education. Monday’s workshops included a series sponsored by the USC Sea Grant focusing on educating crew and captains about the seven ocean principles and their correlation to science standards taught in all public schools. Photo by Mark Friedman
Community Announcements:
Harbor Area Clean Air Action Plan Public Advisory Meeting
The first advisory meeting of 2019 to offer information on progress of the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan 2017 Update (CAAP 2017 Update) is scheduled for March 13, in Long Beach. Up to four CAAP stakeholder advisory meetings a year were called for as part of the Clean Air Action Plan Update approved by the Long Beach and Los Angeles boards of Harbor Commissioners in November 2017. Records of prior meetings can be found at http://www.cleanairactionplan.org/ The CAAP 2017 Update is a comprehensive strategy for accelerating progress toward a zero-emission future while protecting and strengthening the ports’ competitive position in the global economy. 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. Public comment will be taken at the advisory meeting regarding CAAP implementation issues. Time: 9 to 11 a.m. March 13 Cost: Free Details: www.cleanairactionplan.org. Venue: 1st Floor Training Room at the POLB Interim Administrative Offices, 4801 Airport Plaza Drive, Long Beach
Port of LB Sponsorship Applications
The Port of Long Beach is accepting online applications through April 1 at 5 p.m. for its Community Sponsorship Program. The program offers nonprofit organizations the opportunity to apply for funds for events and activities that help inform residents about the port while making Long Beach a better place to live and work. After the application period closes, it will take about 45 days before recommendations will be sent to the Board of Harbor Commissioners for a decision. Funding is expected to be awarded in mid-May. Details: www.polb.com/sponsorship.
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The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted on Feb. 26 to permanently enforce a social [See Announcements, p. 14]
The drug bust previously reported in the Feb. 21 edition of Random Lengths News a seizure of 1.9 tons of methamphetamine known as “ice” at the Port of Los Angeles on Jan.11, is related to a “violent” Mexican cartel that operates out of California according to news reports citing Australian authorities. “We now believe Mexican cartels are now targeting Australia,” said Bruce Hill, the Organized Crime Assistant Commissioner with the Australian Federal Police during a press conference in Melbourne that revealed the police operation. “They have been sending smaller amounts of ice over the years, but this is now flagging the intent that Australia is now being targeted.” Hill would not name which cartel is involved; only saying it “is among the most powerful and violent drug trafficking syndicates in the world.” The sophisticated drug running operation that both Australian and American federal authorities said they broke up early last month was recorded as the largest drug bust ever for Australia, and the largest meth bust ever recorded for U.S. drug agents. Over 3,800 pounds of ice was discovered hidden in 850 electrical capacitors disguised as loudspeakers in two shipping containers bound for Melbourne, Australia by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents, along with smaller quantities of cocaine and heroin. On Feb. 7, Australian authorities moved on suspects related to the discovered narcotics, arresting six people including a pair of Americans who were living in Woodstock, Australia: Nasser Abo Abdo, 52, and Leonor Fajardo, 46. They were arraigned in the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Feb. 8 and charged with the “Attempt to import a commercial quantity of border controlled drugs,” and possession, crimes that in the Land Down Under carry a maximum sentence of life in prison. While Abo Abdo’s fate will be decided on June 17, further investigation sheds light on at least some of his potential role in the international smuggling operation. The Sydney Morning Herald discovered that the brand names of the speakers used to conceal drugs, Audiobahn and AlphaSonik, were once popular car audio brands sold in Southern California over 10 years ago, and both were owned by Abo Abdo. Random Length News can confirm that according to business records filed with the California Secretary of State, Abo Abdo was listed as the director of both businesses. Audiobahn was founded in 1997, but in 2011 had seen its Franchise Trade Board license was suspended, while AlphaSonik was dissolved in 2001, reformed, and then its FTB license was suspended again in 2009. According to electronics industry reporting by This Week In Consumer Electronics at the time, both brands ran into financial trouble in 2007, and were sold off or went out of business by 2008. Further cementing the international nature of this operation, it was also announced that Canadian authorities were involved. Royal Canadian
The Australian Federal Police display the drugs that were seized at the Port of Los Angeles Jan. 11. Photo courtesy of the Sydney Morning Herald
Mounted Police in Burnaby, British Columbia executed operations on five search warrants that led to the “seizure of a significant quantity of suspected proceeds of crime,” according the AFP. But for the Aussies, the story starts much smaller. A routine traffic stop in a rural neighborhood in early 2018 led to a local
policeman finding a small amount of drugs in the vehicle. That led to an arrest, which led police to a house that contained a large amount of meth cooking material and further arrests, eventually culminating in the international sting that hit our LA ports. [See Bust, p. 23]
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Palos Verdes Social Host Law to be Permanent
By Adam Thomas, Editorial Intern
The Port of Long Beach and Long Beach City College have partnered for an innovative new program that will provide opportunities to local students seeking the skills they need to join the goods movement workforce. The Port of Long Beach Maritime Center of Excellence at Long Beach City College will target programs for occupations in the global logistics and supply chain industries that require more education than a high school diploma, but less than a four-year college degree. These short-term, intensive training programs will be between 30 and 80 hours each and will prepare individuals with general work and business experience to enter the goods movement sector, and help current workers move up into new positions. Trainings will take place in the evenings and on weekends to accommodate work schedules and begin in February 2019. Details: 562-938-3248; http://www.lbcc.edu/ maritimecenter.
‘Largest Ever’ Meth Bust at POLA Linked to Mexican Cartel, Australian Biker Gangs
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Los Angeles Animal Services has unveiled a new print-at-home option for free or reduced cost spay/neuter vouchers in celebration of World Spay Day, which was Feb. 26. Each voucher has its individual barcode to be scanned when bringing in your companion animals in for spaying or neutering. Vouchers may be printed at home and brought into the nearest animal service center or participating veterinary hospitals, spay/neuter clinics and mobile spay/neuter clinics. Free spay-&-neuter certificates (vouchers) and discount spay-&-neuter coupons are available for Los Angeles City residents online, and at all six LA City Animal Services Centers. Details: http://www.laanimalservices.com/ general-information/spay-neuter.
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of Robles, Santarina, and Davis-Holmes. The “escape routes.” three agreed to appoint Robles as mayor. At the same meeting a Dear supporter Raul Gossip about a large amount of city money Murga notified Robles about the effort to recall that was never properly accounted for may have him . That effort was short-lived. played a role in treasurer Avila’s decision to Dear was recalled Feb. 23, 2016. The retire in the same election cycle. Monica Cooper, council’s preferred candidate for city clerk, a Dear-backed candidate, became the new Donesia Gause, unseated him after he’d unseated treasurer. DeWitt made several formal complaints her. She’d been appointed to a vacant council By Lyn Jensen, Carson Reporter about Santarina’s and Cooper’s campaigns but seat in the interim. Dear’s name was promptly removed from the toxic dump’s street signs. nothing came of them. “Eternal vigilance is the price of Ruiz-Raber on the city council. During the Nov. ’16 election cycle the Los As city clerk, Dear oversaw liberty,”someone once said (the quote has been Defying state law, Robles Angeles County registrar took no action to a June 2 election for Gipson’s used by a number of figures). Newspapers refused to give up his seat stop Robles from running for both Carson City former seat. When the unofficial have historically performed such vigilance, on the Water Replenishment vote count was released, Jawane Council and the Water Replenishment District. from reporting Trump’s scandals in the federal District, which he’d held since Hilton, a black minister from He was elected to both offices again. Cedric government, to reporting who’s in trouble at city 1992. The Los Angeles District north Carson, was slightly ahead Hicks, who’d been appointed to replace Gause Attorney noticed. There were hall. of Jesus Alex Cainglet, a Filipino on the council, also won election. Carson has a history of scandals, a plague also questions about Albert In 2017-2018 Random Lengths continued insurance agent from south since the city was incorporated in 1968, and Robles’ residency. to follow Robles’ legal troubles. In Dec. 2017 Carson. As far back as 2001, Around this time, then Random Lengths has reported many of them. the council attempted to provide Robles a legal Caudillo had been reporting on In March 2013, Albert Robles replaced Julie Mayor Jim Dear became carve-out. It passed an ordinance allowing tension between Carson’s black obsessed with attaching council members to serve simultaneously and Filipino communities. people’s names to public places. Mayor Albert Robles Dear, the new city clerk, wanted to certify as “elected or appointed officers” on certain With Robles’ and Councilman Elito Santarina’s the election on June 23 within the legal deadline. other governing bodies including the Water votes, Dear named a turn-off to a planned shopping center after himself, along with affixing Robles instead called a special council meeting Replenishment District. Around the same time the names of various other civic officials names’ June 12, with Santarina communicating by the Water Replenishment District passed a to assorted pieces of city property. For two years phone from his wife’s hospital room, to hire similar law. When the district attorney took Robles to Dear’s name stood over a toxic waste site that former Compton city clerk Charles Davis to court in early 2018, the judge determined the complete the count. In response, Dear changed remains undeveloped. Water Replenishment District had no authority Meanwhile, an old county-level scandal that the combination to the clerk’s safe where the to make such a carve-out. The judge ordered ballots were kept, and filed an injunction. allowed the Carousel housing tract to be built on Robles to vacate the water board, but the judge’s On June 15, DeWitt held a press conference a contaminated Shell oil field in south Carson finally culminated in a settlement with residents in the middle of Dear’s office to announce a third reasoning was partly based on Carson being a recall attempt. She and the other recall supporters general-law city. Robles still refused to give in 2014. Random Lengths News followed the third — including Ruiz Raber — accused him of up the water board seat and made an appeal. Dear recall attempt, from March 2015 to delaying the election results, changing the safe’s Eventually the water board persuaded Robles to February 2016. Dear ran for city clerk in March combination, sabotaging the city’s efforts to get leave, but his appeal remains active. After the court decision, Robles and his voting 2015 and was elected, while council members an NFL stadium, running for city clerk because of block — Santarina and Hilton — suddenly got an its pension, and — vaguely — disenfranchising Santarina and Lula Davis-Holmes were reidea that Carson needed to be a charter city. As the black vote. elected. Between Dear becoming city clerk and One charge, of calling Davis the n-word, bore the proposal took shape over the summer, much council member Mike Gipson being elected to the assembly the previous fall, the council consisted an eerie resemblance to an incident just prior city money was diverted to the private law firm to the 2006-2008 recall attempt, when Davis- that worked on it. Robles and his council allies Holmes accused Dear of calling her a word for rushed the proposed charter onto the Nov. 2018 ballot. It passed. a female dog. “I was amazed! At the same time, Dear was returned to the At the June 16 council meeting, Robles and Sounds I hadn’t council and Santarina was voted off. Santarina— Davis-Holmes appointed Hilton to the council, heard in years even as Santarina broke quorum and bolted the backed up by Robles—first argued his term came back to me!” chambers. Dear’s strenuous protests were mocked. wasn’t up until March 2019. Dear was sworn in — Don W., Sherman, TX Not waiting for any recall, the council and seated Jan. 8, 2019. Between reporting on the charter and election censured Dear by unanimous vote on Oct. 20, $ in 2018, Random Lengths also reported on new 2016. A public parade of mostly women made trouble in Carson regarding another trash contract. mostly vague unsubstantiated accusations. 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Teenager Killed in Cambodia Town
LONG BEACH — A17-year-old boy died Feb. 28 at a local hospital after he was shot by bullets fired from a car at the intersection of Martin Luther King, Jr and 11th Street in the Cambodia Town neighborhood of Long Beach. A Long Beach Police Department official said a car pulled up to the intersection and people fired from inside the car. A 34-year-old woman also was wounded during the shooting. The teenager, who has not been identified by officials pending notification of next of kin, died at a local hospital. Police continue to investigate the shooting. The motive of the shooting still is unknown. If you have any information on the shooting, call 562-570-7244 or visit www.lacrimestoppers. org.
San Pedro’s ‘New’ LAPD Station Jail May Finally Open After Nearly a Decade
SAN PEDRO —The community LAPD jail is up for funding in the city’s 2019-20 budgets and Los Angeles City Councilman Joe Buscaino said the outlook for approval is hopeful. Buscaino said he “hounded” the new police chief about the issue. The councilman would repeat the importance of keeping officers patrolling local neighborhoods and answering calls for service rather than transporting arrestees. The budget requests will go to the city’s chief administrative officer and the Mayor’s Office for review. The shuttered jail was built as part of the new Harbor Division Station at 2175 John S. Gibson Blvd. in 2008-10. The 16,000 square foot, stateof-the-art jail never received the funding for personnel needed to open and staff it. The inoperable jail required Harbor Division officers to use the 77th Division jail to book suspects they arrested. It is a 15-mile drive north on the 110 Freeway and ends up in time spent away from patrolling local streets. This year, the LAPD’s new chief, Michael Moore, submitted the request for $912,406 to open the jail that could incarcerate 300 people. If approved, that money would cover the cost of 20 detention officers, six senior detention officers, and one principal detention officer, along with uniforms, accessories, and safety equipment.
SAN PEDRO — Updated information on the San Pedro Public Market website states construction for the market will begin in 2020. The first phase is set to be completed by the middle of 2021. design drawings for phase one are getting their finishing touches, after which construction
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fruitful and impactful,” she says. “I have always believed that art has the ability to bring people together and connect them in a very unique way. We had discussed the idea of finding some ancillary programming and also of engaging a Community Advisory Committee of individuals who would help us accurately and sensitively tell the story of the Five. “When the Knight Foundation grant application came across my desk ... I knew the organizational priorities involved encouraging community participation, and I came up with the idea for the Community Conversations in the hopes we would be able to expand the scope of what we had originally imagined.” The next Conversation will be March 10. Entitled “Equity and Diversity in the Arts,” featured speaker Dr. Naomi André, author of
At the podium is Office of Equity for the City of Long Beach Manager; Katie Balderas; Audrena Redmond Black Lives Matter Long Beach co-Founder, Paula E. Wood, founder of Success in Challenges; and artistactivist Senay Kenfe. Photo Keith Ian Polakoff.
five “conversation” events tied to the season’s “Justice” theme, Long Beach Opera is aiming to create community wide discussions about race, equity and the justice system — and in the process expose a broader segment of the general public to opera, which in the 21st century can be far more timely and generally palatable than Mozart and Verdi.
Just how contemporary?
In April, Long Beach Opera will stage Philip Glass’s In the Penal Colony, based on a short story by Franz Kafka, a writer who never goes out of style when you’re looking for comment on the absurd machinations of unfeeling government. (Sound like anybody we know?) In June, LBO will world premiere Anthony Davis’s The Central Park Five, which concerns the 1990 wrongful conviction of five black and Latinx youths for the rape of a white jogger in New York’s Central Park. Executive Director Jennifer Rivera conceived the idea for what would become the Conversations series once it was locked in that Long Beach Opera would debut The Central Park Five. “I personally imagined that this opera in particular would inspire very important discussions about so many difficult issues facing our community and our society, and I wanted the art itself to inspire discussions that were
Black Opera: History, Power, Engagement, will be joined by a panel including Anthony Davis, African-American tenor Lawrence Brownlee, visual artist/designer Vanessa Chung, and Arts Council for Long Beach Executive Director Griselda Suarez. As with all Conversation events, discussions are interspersed with performances, helping attendees to come away with an expanded appreciation of opera both intellectually and aesthetically. “We are intimately aware that opera, in particular, does not always draw a diverse audience in terms of age and ethnic background,” says Derrell Acon, project director for the Community Conversations Initiative, “and thus we also use [the series] as an opportunity to engage those persons in the community whom we would not have reached otherwise.” Rivera adds that such community engagement is a responsibility of the arts establishment — one that has been traditionally neglected. “There aren’t enough opportunities for young people to become exposed to opera, receive training, etc., starting early on; and then at the other end, there is a lack of diversity amongst the leadership of most classical arts institutions in general, including both staff and boards,” she said. “Until organizations make a concerted effort to change these two factors, we will continue to have a problem with lack of diversity within our industry and beyond. “My hope for LBO is that we create the opportunities for the diversification of our audiences, staff, and board by choosing operas that are both created and performed by diverse voices and by making a concerted effort to both recruit and support increased.” In the effort to reach out to population sectors typically underrepresented in the opera world, Conversation events are held in nontraditional [See LBO, p. 14]
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Judging from the audience at a Long Beach Opera performance, you would never guess that this little big city occupying a cultural limbo between Los Angeles and Orange County has a Latinx majority and a median age under 34. That’s less to do with Long Beach than with opera in general. The opera world is not known for attracting diverse crowds. Audiences tend to be whiter, older, and wealthier than the demographic portrait of the cities where performances take place; those performances tend to be stereotyped as stories about people of European descent belting out vocal gymnastics inaccessible to all but the most trained ears. But for its 40th anniversary season, Long Beach Opera is trying to change the status quo with the Community Conversations Initiative, a new event series. Consisting of
LOS ANGELES — On Feb. 23, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) opened its eComment function, which allows the public to voice opinions and concerns before board meetings. The community will get a chance to partake in the discussions remotely since many aren’t able to make it to the board meetings. Users can simply view the agenda that is posted online three days before each meeting then comment on any agenda item that is listed. It will then be given to the board and everyone in attendance to address. The agenda can be viewed until the Monday evening before the meeting. eComment opens at 10 a.m. on the Saturday before the meeting and closes on the Monday before the meeting at 6 p.m. Board meeting and eComment information can be found on The Board of Water and Power Commissioners’ website at www. ladwp.com/board.
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In Search of Another Solution
Tourism, automation and the quest to replace lost jobs By James Preston Allen, Publisher
industrialized port in many of the same ways we’re married to the City of Los Angeles, even though at one point we filed for a divorce. Back in the 1980s, there were some 60,000 workers making a living in the ports, but what gets forgotten is that in that same decade the canneries closed, the shipyards left and other related industries were moved offshore. The result was the loss of some 30,000 blue collar jobs (half of the workforce) and real estate prices crashed and small businesses in downtown Pedro closed or struggled to survive. Some believe that it never really recovered. Since that time there have been many attempts to “reinvent” San Pedro starting with two Urban Land Institute studies, two revitalization efforts, the creation of special PBID tax, marketing and economic zones. Each were launched with great “expectations” but never reached the goal of a creating “new prosperity.” Even current projects for job creation, including the addition of AltaSea and the San Pedro Waterfront Marketplace, might bring in perhaps 3,000 new jobs. At least half of these would be service jobs — a paltry number compared to the jobs lost. It seems as if this town has been left at the altar of economic expansion more times than the daughter of a pauper, beginning with the closing of the Naval Shipyard, the moving of U.S. Customs to Long Beach, L.A. County’s consolidation of the San Pedro Courthouse with the Gov. Deukmejian Courthouse in Long Beach, Marymount College’s arrival and retreat from downtown San Pedro, Molina Healthcare’s failed move to San Pedro and capped by Space X’s cancellation of its lease at the Port of Los Angeles (have I missed anything?). All of these provided or would have provided better jobs than the service industry jobs town boosters are chasing and weaned us off of the singular global economy tit. Now one of the largest shipping companies in the world APM Maersk wants to automate its terminal at Pier 400 and could eliminate a significant number of the best paying blue collar jobs left in our community. It is feared that this could be the trend of the future with AI robotics replacing high paid jobs and leaving the surrounding area poorer with a 25 percent or more reduction in jobs. I mean with all of the high-tech solutions coming at us from the Silicon Valley — driverless cars, smart home devices and artificial Publisher/Executive Editor James Preston Allen james@randomlengthsnews.com
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Somewhere filed in the archives of this newspaper is a historic picture of the marriage between Ms. San Pedro and Mr. Los Angeles — an arrangement the descendants of Ms. Pedro and her cousins in Wilmington and Harbor City have grumbled about for over 100 years. You see, back in the day East San Pedro, now known as Terminal Island, was a seaside resort for the rich and famous. A long sandy sloping beach with lots of fresh fish with beachfront homes was the escape destination via rail line from downtown Los Angeles for many. One of the best histories on this is by Naomi Hirahara Terminal Island: Lost Communities of Los Angeles Harbor, coauthored by none other than Geraldine Knatz, former director of the Port of Los Angeles. The picture of the L.A. Harbor as being a “tourist resort” seems like a far away proposition but it is the current plan behind the demolition of Ports O’ Call Village, the plans coming out of the San Pedro Property Business Improvement District and the Port of L.A.’s waterfront access investment plan. The PBID is researching spending some $10,000 on a tourist website portal to market the San Pedro waterfront as a destination, saying that we already have some 3-5 million visitors to the Harbor Area annually. They believe this can grow. The executive director of the Port of Los Angeles, Gene Seroka, has committed to spending a minimum of $10 million a year over the next decade on a just released waterfront investment plan. The port realizes that its core business is reliant upon a singular business model in which nearly $500 billion in cargo flows in and out of the twin ports annually and is the portal for some 40 percent of all trade coming into North America. Our local economy is seriously attached to global trade in ways that some people are only vaguely aware. The main workforce, the longshore workers annual payroll plus benefits comes to something like $1.4 billion. When you start adding up all the other jobs that are connected to global trade, the ripple effect pushes the goods movement industry into the top three industries in all of Southern California. That also makes the goods movement industry (driven by the twin ports) the single largest source of pollution in Southern California, despite significant strides to eliminate pollution. In short, we are married to this
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intelligence robots — workers in the future won’t even be able to have a part time gig as a Lyft driver or maybe even a service clerk at Home Depot. Smart technology may be as much a curse as a blessing if it doesn’t provide general prosperity while cooking your breakfast and doing the laundry. After all, most humans are defined as much by what they do as by what they think and we should all think very carefully about automating away the last best jobs in the Los Angeles Harbor Area. In the last analysis, we’ve lost more jobs than
were created over the last 40 years. We’ve lost many opportunities to add significantly to the job pool and there has been no coordinated vision on how to actually bring back even half of those middle class jobs. It is high time to consider the future of what “smart technology” actually brings us. At this point we need to demand cleaner tech solutions that put more people to work in the industries that provide long term sustainable jobs rather than automating people out of work so they can end up homeless in front of our post office!
Schools Funding Should Come from Corporations and Wealthy
Property parcel tax to pay for education is a backward idea that puts burden on working people By Mark Friedman, Contributing Writer Working people, homeowners, and the unemployed should not be forced to pay more taxes to fund public education. Anti-union LAUSD superintendent Beutner and the school board, seek to burn the public and penalize teachers for their strike and the broad solidarity they received. “Okay, you won the strike. Yes, there was massive community support. But we don’t care. We’re going to take it out of your paycheck another way rather than tap the profits of the wealthy and corporate giants.” Knowing that readers of this paper agree that public funding needs to be increased, how
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should millions be secured to reduce class size, end privatization of public schools and provide increased necessary student social and medical services? Why don’t we heavily tax billionaires, profits of oil companies, Google, Amazon and other major corporations who have recorded astronomical profits over the past two decades. However, Los Angeles Times and Daily Breeze editorials, and the political slant of their reporters’ articles, call for “reforms in future pension costs, unaffordable health benefits.” Whenever a politician talks about reforms, grab
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School Funding your wallet because it will soon be thinner. The big business media perspective is erroneous and reflects who they are beholden to: the wealthy and the politicians of the Democratic (even those “democratic socialists”) and Republican parties. The problem is
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governments always have the money. The question is do we have enough mobilized support from throughout labor and the broader population to win and make them find it? This has clearly been the case in recent waves of teacher strikes. However, did 30,000 striking LA teachers foresee the campaign by the same anti-union school board members, all the Democratic and Republican politicians, to now tax teachers and regular working people to pay more for public education? This is on top of new federal tax breaks for the rich while ours increase as deductibles decrease. Not only is there tens of billions of surplus in the state budget, but there is the option of proposing new taxes on the profits of the wealthy oil corporations, war industries, social media mega companies and the scores of billionaires living in California. I do hope a broad democratic discussion within the UTLA results in opposing this reactionary parcel tax that just adds more taxes to working people, pits the general population against the unions and unwinds the solidarity between UTLA and the community that was built up during the strike. A documentary that highlights the damaging impact of privatization of public schools, stories on how communities fought back, A documentary that highlights the damaging impact of privatization of public schools and how communities fought back, Backpack Full of Cash will screen March 9 at Saints Peter & Paul, 515 W. Opp St., Wilmington at 4 p.m.
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The White House is launching a new attack on our efforts to address climate change. Rather than treating global warming like the crisis it is, Trump is assembling a team of climate deniers to publish a report saying climate change is a myth. He’s publishing lies to help him avoid the facts. Climate change is an existential threat, but Trump would rather pretend like it doesn’t exist. My Democratic colleagues and I know that this is a fight for the future, and we plan on doing everything we can to make sure that our future is green. From focusing on alternative energy to raising awareness to paving the way for a Green New Deal, we’re doing everything we can to push the issue in Congress. It’s a fight we can win, but not without your help. We can’t wait for change any longer — we need to demand it. We need real action on climate change, and we need it now. I’m ready to stop global warming. Alan Lowenthal, Congressman (CA-47) Long Beach
not inflated teachers’ pensions, nor healthcare benefits. Teachers have been scapegoated for budgetary crises because they have won and held onto some pension and health benefits. These benefits have been eroded over the past several decades, and with the recent multistate strikes are only beginning to catch up… to regain what teachers and most other workers nationally have lost during the past economic crises. While small numbers of people have made enormous financial gains at our expense over the past decades, the overwhelming majority of working people’s living standards have remained stagnant, with a similar standard of living and salary equivalent to the early 1970s. These are not my figures but those of the Wall Street Journal. All working people should have a pension and free healthcare which the federal and state governments and corporations can afford. If a small country like Cuba, run by working people and not the wealthy, can have free education, free medical care, adequate retirement and assist people in need worldwide, certainly this country could also. However, it might mean a different type of economic system. As a longtime union activist, I am with the teachers, who just won successful strikes in Los Angeles, Oakland and Denver, led by the militancy of West Virginia teachers, We know local school boards, city and state and federal
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all Americans.” For example, Scoville said, “I am glad that issues of social justice are being put front and center. Criminal justice reform, climate change, gun control, healthcare, and immigration have always been avoided by Democratic presidential hopefuls. The young people and young voters are driving policy and candidates are paying attention.” “One thing I like is that there’s a lot of women,” Hall noted. “Everybody should be “The most important able to find somebody they like.” advantage of a large Gow cited “The field of candidates is that fact that the candidates it affords a diversity of demonstrate the diversity of the party,” as particularly issues to be discussed inspiring about the field, and considered by the “especially with several electorate. This is the most women in the running.” diverse field I have seen in “If you have a small field, it tends to gravitate my lifetime.” towards the moneyed —Carrie Scoville interests,” Burger noted. San Pedro Democratic Club “If you have a large field, These are the candidates to whom Southern California progressives are paying attention, including former Texas Congressman Beto O’Rourke, top, Venture for America you have a lot of people in founder and CEO Andrew Yang, right, former HUD Secretary Julián Castro. File photos there, competing with their ideas.” “I would like to have a primary that is focused the voices of otherwise viable and interesting from 2016, and of a profound, irreversible shift. on not only issues but on the ways and the means contenders to be stifled,” he said. “Many of the “I’m worried about a spoiler. I’m worried about to get those issues implemented,” Robson said. candidates lack national name recognition but what happened last time,” Hall said. In addition to “a vast array of opinions,” have some enlightened and thought-provoking “So many people were so upset about Bernie Gow highlighted biographical diversity as well. positions that may not actually receive any not winning the nomination that they either didn’t “While most of the candidates are senators, each coverage.” Examples he cited include former vote or they wrote in Bernie’s name or they voted took a unique path to reach their current position HUD Secretary Julián Castro’s support for for Jill Stein. I don’t think they voted directly for and each brings a broad range of experience to Universal Pre-K, and Venture for America Trump, but by doing those various things, they the campaign trail.” founder Andrew Yang’s plan for a Universal elected Trump.” “I think each one of them has strengths,” Basic Income. Hall’s fear reflects a common narrative, Robson said. “Most of them are under 50, so that When I asked about other candidates, though it’s not supported by exit poll data, which means that this is going to be good for next 20 whether anything was really missing, everyone shows more Sanders voters supporting Clinton in maybe 30 years, as far as a good bench for the seemed fairly satisfied, except for Hall’s brief 2016 than Clinton voters supporting Obama in Democratic Party, for the progressive wing of the mention of Sherrod Brown. 2008. While lower base turnout was problematic, Democratic Party.” “No other candidates really need to be in the blaming Sanders for that is more difficult. But there are some possible downsides, Gow race,” Gow said. “Beto should run for Senate Clinton won the popular vote by almost noted. “Typically, a large field would cause again in Texas and Biden should probably just 3 million votes. She lost the election by just any candidate forums or debates to be rather let it go.” under 78,000 votes in three states—Michigan, cursory in their coverage of topics and issues,” Pennsylvania and Wisconsin—where Clinton he observed, and in this case, “a tendency Contrasting Views: 2016 was warned repeatedly to pay more attention to for the media to separate the candidates into Hangover vs. Irreversible Shift working class voters by strong supporters like a top-tier and an undercard group, causing [See Candidates, p. 14] There’s evidence of both some hangover
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documents will be processed for city permitting. Plans include a concert promoter for LA’s premier waterfront amphitheater concert venue, the relocation of the USS Iowa to Southern Pacific Slip and creation of a Veteran’s Plaza and future National Museum of the Surface Navy. Details: www.sanpedropublicmarket.com
New Study: Institutional Racism “Main Driver” of Black Homelessness in LA
LOS ANGELES — The overrepresentation of black people in the homeless population is due to institutional racism, according to the results of a study conducted by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, which announced a press release on Feb. 25. The nine-month study conducted by LAHSA found that while black people make up only nine percent of the population in the county of LA, they make up 40 percent of the homeless population. While the homeless population of whites in L.A. went down seven percent from 2016 to 2017, it went up by 22 percent for blacks in the same period. Data was collected from the 2017 LA county homeless count, as well as a series of public meetings, listening sessions, and focus groups throughout the county. Analysis by the LAHSA ad-hoc committee that led the study concluded that the reasons for these results were primarily due to institutional barriers across state agencies, the mounting affordable housing crisis in LA, and the interconnectedness between incarceration and homelessness. The report included recommendations such as improving data-collection efforts, advancing racial equity policies, and expanding capacity at shelters and other housing services as well as training programs to combat racial bias. Details: www.lahsa.org.
Platinum Corporate Hero Sponsorship
SAN PEDRO — SA Recycling and The Beacon House Association of San Pedro announced Feb. 26 the SA Recycling Platinum Corporate Hero sponsorship. SA Recycling is a supporter of Beacon House, where people have succeeded in building new lives. The company believes people deserve a second chance. SA Recycling support will provide Beacon House men with counseling, educational opportunities, and the time to rebuild their physical and spiritual health. Details: mitch@thebeaconhouse.org
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LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn, March 5, asked the Department of Regional Planning to prepare the County’s first ever ordinance regulating the installation of cellular towers in communities. The cellular industry is rolling out 5G service and installing hundreds of thousands of new cell towers in neighborhoods nationwide. Since 2015, LA County’s Department of Regional Planning has reported a 300 percent increase in the number of applications it has received for new cell towers. However, the County currently has no ordinance regulating cell tower installation. While Federal regulation does not allow local governments to regulate cell tower placement based on health impacts, the County can regulate based on other standards. The Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a proposal authored by Supervisor Janice Hahn instructing the Department of Regional Planning to prepare an ordinance that establishes standards for the location, height and design of cell towers. The Department was also instructed to outreach to interested community members in drafting new regulations. The ordinance will apply to unincorporated communities.
Pier 400 Automation Appealed; Public Meeting Set for March 21 By Terelle Jerricks, Managing Editor
Top photo, an estimated 800 longshore workers turned out for the Harbor Commission meeting on Feb. 21 at which APM Terminal’s permit application to automate Pier 400 was heard. ILWU Local 13 President Mark Mendoza, at podium, and Vice President Gary Herrera made an appeal against the permit approval. Photo by Robin Doyno
approval. However, these sorts of permits, once agendized, can be appealed. The publicly financed Pier 400 was once an “energy island” that housed two major cargo terminals for jet fuel and other hazardous materials, before they were moved away from San Pedro and Wilmington neighborhoods in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The $484 million project was completed in 2004. The completion was first phase coincided with the 2002 longshore worker lockout. APM Terminals are seeking to install charging stations for their electric-batteryoperated equipment and scaffolding to create a racking system by which to transfer refrigerated cargo containers directly from the ship to the docking area. The construction would cost $1.3 million not funded by the POLA.
The permit was placed on the Jan. 24 Harbor Commission meeting agenda but was pulled at the last minute and then agendized for Feb. 21 after the appeal was presented to the commission. This change shows that there is some conflict between the Port’s management and the commission that may only be resolved with the rescheduled hearing. However the one point that seemed to aggravate the dispute was the remark by Maersk representative John Ochs saying that his company “was an American corporation.” Longshore workers who attended the Jan. 24 said as much, blasting Maersk’s corporate parent as a foreign company willing to displace workers in the name of clean air goals. “There’s plenty of equipment out there today they can utilize a person to operate that equipment,” said Danny Miranda, President of
Foreman’s Local 94. As he and others explained that green technology doesn’t mean eliminating good paying jobs on the waterfront. “For the terminal operators to use the cleanair action plan that we worked so hard to develop in both ports as an excuse to eliminate our jobs — to me is very bad decision on their part,” he said. “It’s about our livelihood and our jobs.” Some in labor predict that if this plan is approved it could lead to the elimination of 25 percent of the workers on the waterfront—with no clear path for these workers being trained in any new jobs created by the new technology, something that is mandated in the ILWU contract. On Feb. 15, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti appointed longtime labor advocate and retired attorney Diane Middleton to the Harbor Commission to serve until the end of the term vacated by the death of commissioner David Arian who died in January. The term ends on June 30, 2019. Real News, Real People, Really Effective
The atmosphere outside the Feb. 21 Harbor Commission meeting at Banning’s Landing was fraught with tension. Following Port Executive Director Gene Seroka’s remarks, the Harbor Commission was set to report on the Level I Coastal Development Permit applications that had been approved by Seroka. APM Terminals’ application to build landside infrastructure to operate automated, battery-operated equipment was the first to be heard. Local 13 ILWU president Mark Mendoza strode to the speaker’s speakers podium and introduced himself, then deferred to his vice president, Gary Herrera, who said: “I would like to submit a statement of appeal on Coastal Permit 18-25 APM Terminals installation of Landside infrastructure to Operate Battery-Electric Powered Equipment and we request a promptly held public meeting on the matter.” Then Mendoza returned to the dais and said, “So if you liked to vote or make a motion, it’s likely I would hold my comments until the public meeting is held.” Mendoza deadpanned. “I think there’s a huge amount of members that are here [who would like to comment on this permit].” “Huge” did not understate the turnout. Nearly 100 longshore workers filled the auditorium. Hundreds — an estimated 800 more — waited outside. The appeal caused the Harbor Commission to schedule a public meeting on APM’s permit application for March 21. On Jan. 8, APM Terminals submitted a Level I Coastal Development Permit application to do light construction at the terminal. Except the construction was anything but light. It would automate nearly a quarter of APM Terminals — a 440-acre facility — and eliminate longshore jobs once the work is completed. Permits such as these are routine and can be approved by the executive director without the Harbor Commission’s
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Union Labor makes a strong community even stronger
UWIS Celebrates with 4th Annual Int’l Women’s Day Dinner All tickets are sold for the 4th International Women’s Day Dinner, to be presented by Union Women in Solidarity, or UWIS, on March 9, at Michael’s Tuscany Room in San Pedro. UWIS is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization providing information, outreach and support to union workers. Founding member Valerie Zaks,a crane operator and a member of ILWU Local 13, created the dinner event in 2016 with the same philosophy as UWIS — a desire to empower and support union women in the labor movement. She created a Facebook page where union women have an opportunity to express issues they’ve encountered on the job, including bullying, lack of support, and fear of their surroundings. Globally, nearly 3,000 people check-in to talk about the issues going on with women in various workplace settings. Zaks said the dinner event is an opportunity to celebrate women in a nontraditional way. It is also a fundraiser for UWIS, supporting the organization’s continuing efforts to raise awareness of women’s issues, rights, empowerment, and sisterhood solidarity on job. UWIS supports the Los Angeles Women’s
March; it salutes union women with its International Women’s Day Dinner. It has also saluted the union men on Father’s Day, 2018. UWIS has aided communities to help women from San Pedro to Seattle who have had issues with shelter and food security. The dinner includes a UWIS red carpet entrance. There will be a very special guest speaker, Betty Reid Soskin; a Ranger with the National Park Service assigned to the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home-Front National Historical Park in Richmond, California. At age 97, she is the oldest National Park Ranger and author of a 2018 memoir, Sign My Name to Freedom. Also speaking will be Luisa Grass from Local 26, who will discuss automation at the port. This celebration of women and their determination to have lives that are made better by union affiliation is UWIS’s primary fundraiser for the year, which Zaks said is on track to be very successful. Details: www.uwsolidarity.com
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filmmaker Michael Moore and Representative Debbie Dingle of Michigan, as well as by her own husband. “I was one of the people that said that this state was competitive, so I wasn’t totally surprised,” Dingle told NPR the day after the election. But the campaign only responded in the last week. As a result, “Detroit turnout was down 10 percent. Flint turnout was down,” Dingle said. It wasn’t Sanders that made them stay home. The roots go much deeper. “They are still very much feeling the economic scars of the 2008 crisis. They don’t feel like anybody cares about them in either party.” Burger struck a similar chord. “The reason why Donald Trump is successful — and he is successful in his own little way — is because the Democratic Party failed,” Burger said. “We forgot who we really represent, and that’s regular everyday Americans who go to work and put in their 40 hours.” Robson represents the contrasting view, emphasizing the shift. “In ‘16, I was a Berner because I believed he had the most aggressively progressive agenda. I still believe that,” Robson said. But after the convention, where Sanders urged his supporters to help defeat Trump, he said he “opened a Hillary office in Long Beach. We were a regional hub for an official campaign office for Hillary Clinton for president.” But, “This time I think we have a lot more of a progressive array of candidates [other] than Hillary.” “I would hope that they have a constructive yet rigorous conversation and that, at the end of the day, Bernie Sanders is our candidate and a woman of color hopefully is going to be his vice president. That’s the way I would like to have it happen.” Gow wants a similar process, with a different outcome. “I want the issues that are important to the people to be debated and ultimately I want the best woman to win,” he told Random Lengths. “Yes, I said woman. I am certain that the era of
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host ordinance in the unincorporated regions of the Palos Verdes Peninsula that had been in place as a pilot for a year prior. The ordinance holds parents responsible for parties that have underage drinking or pot smoking, and mirrors regulations in the other four cities of the peninsula, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills Estates, Rolling Hills and Palos Verdes Estates.
Pathway for Music Students
Presidential candidate, Sen. Kamala Harris with her family. File photo
old, white male dominance is over – and I am an old, white man – but I am also the father of two daughters and have two granddaughters. They deserve to see someone who looks like them in the highest place of honor in this country.” And because he’s a native Californian, he’s got one
particular woman in mind. “I believe Kamala Harris will be a fantastic President and a perfect role model for over half of the American public. Someone our little girls can look up to.” Harris, like fellow presidential candidate, [See Candidates, p. 23]
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Conversations with LBO venues. For example, the inaugural event in the series, “Dismantling Racism,” took place last month at the Michelle Obama Library. March 10’s “Equity and Diversity in the Arts” will be held at Museum of Latin American Art. Remaining events in the 2019 series include “Life Beyond Prison,” in April at Cal State Long Beach, “Guilty Until Proven Innocent,” in May at Long Beach City College, and in June, “Black Lives, the Arts, and Mattering” in the Long Beach City Council Chambers. Rivera is confident that finding something relatable in opera is merely a matter of exposure, regardless of one’s background. “[With the series], we would like to communicate to people who haven’t been
California Institute of the Arts with LA City College announced that it has signed a student transfer agreement with Los Angeles City College’s Herb Alpert Music Center. The agreement will offer LACC music students who are interested in completing a four-year undergraduate degree a clear pathway to transfer to the Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts. Both music schools at CalArts and LACC are supported by The Herb Alpert Foundation and are named for the Los Angeles-based musician and artist, Herb Alpert. This agreement is one component of a larger vision of access to higher education, and to arts education in particular, building connections and pathways between pre-college arts programs, community colleges, and four-year degree granting institutions like CalArts. Details:
LA County Approves $63.4 Million for Affordable Housing
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved more than $63.4 million for affordable housing projects on Feb. 19. The money will go toward 10 different projects that will build 684 new housing units in the cities of Los Angeles, West Hollywood, Inglewood, and Pomona, as well as in the unincorporated communities of West Carson and Florence-Firestone. The projects are funded through a combination of different funding sources, including Affordable Housing Trust Funds, Measure H, the Mental Health Housing Program, and the federal HOME Investment Partnerships Program. The board also recommended to approve the funding of an additional 10 projects slated for approval later in the year, which would bring to market an additional 878 housing units.
Bill to Require Insurance for e-Scooters Introduced in State Assembly
Opera singer Dr. Derrell Acon led the the Feb. 9 "Dismantling Racism as a Community" conversation with a performance. Photo by Keith Ian Polakoff.
exposed to opera the fact that opera is merely a form of storytelling through music, and there is no reason people need to feel put off by the stereotypes affiliated with the art form,” she says. “Opera is compelling because it presents the purity of the unamplified voice in telling a story. The human voice creates connections through music, and this is something everyone can benefit from and enjoy.” And, as Acon notes, the Conversation will help bring home the reality that opera speaks to more than just music. “The premise [of the series] relies on the idea that the performing arts have the ability to catalyze important and sometimes difficult discussions,” he says. “LBO is eager to give conversations that normally take place within the lobby of the theater or on the car ride home more space and attention.” The next installment of Long Beach Opera’s Community Conversations Initiative will take place at the Museum of Latin American Art, 628 Alamitos Ave., Long Beach March 10 at 3 p.m. Admission is free. Details: LongBeachOpera.org.
Torrance District 66 Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi is introducing Assembly Bill 1286 to the California state assembly according to a press release on Feb. 25. The bill would require owners of e-scooters and other powered mobility devices acquire insurance for their vehicles and for cities and counties in California to adopt safety regulations regarding them. According to Muratsuchi’s office, the single person powered vehicles have presented themselves as a hazard in recent months. The press release cited a study from the Journal of the American Medical Association which reported 249 scooter riders being treated for injuries in Southern California hospitals in 2018, as well as four deaths related to e-scooters in the past year as reasons for the bill.
West Basin Municipal Water District’s Free Lunch & Learn Series
These free classes taking place the second Friday of each month are designed to inform residents about our region’s water supply, and West Basin’s leadership in the areas of recycled water, conservation and the study of ocean water desalination. Free parking is provided onsite. Space is limited; RSVPs are required and accepted on a first come, first serve basis. Gain insight about the Edward C. Little Water Recycling Facility, the five types waters produced daily and the District’s current improvement projects. Time: 12:30 p.m Cost: Free Details: www.westbasin.org/lunchandlearn Venue: West Basin Donald L. Dear Building, 17140 S.Avalon Blvd., Carson.
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in the same space as Piotr Kowalski’s Pour Qui demonstrate the differences present within art. Although not every Slanguage piece is in direct response to a certain UAM piece, there are some pieces that are direct responses to one another. Gabriel “Gobs” Fernandez, a Slanguage artist, had Polaroids from his Instagram-based collection Bunch of Chicanos, which demonstrates the diversity in appearance of Chicanos/Chicanas, displayed in response to Polaroids taken by Andy Warhol of celebrities like Dorothy Hamill and O.J. Simpson. Although taken using a similar medium, the subjects of the photographs demonstrate the way that art can resonate with artists from different generations and aesthetics. When curating the collection, Ybarra Jr. and Diaz chose to center the pieces on love, time and access. “In order to show you love — someone or something — you need to put in the time,” Ybarra said. “To do that, you need access.” It is the combination of these aspects that make up the necessary synergy to create the conceptual dialogue between the UAM and the Slanguage art pieces. Unlike a traditional exhibit, Call and Response, When We Say … You Say has a classroom as part of the exhibit where students can go to attend workshops and classes. “What [Diaz] has been working on with the students is different pedagogical tools … like exquisite corpse drawing which is an introductory project to collaborative art making,” Ybarra said. “It’s about working on something, passing it along to somebody else and letting them take control. It is hard for artists to have this kind of collaboration.” While different, the classroom aspect of the exhibit is integral to Slanguage’s mission. As stated on its website, Slanguage focuses on “education, community building, and interactive exhibitions;” Slanguage utilizes this three-prong approach when it comes to art making.
Merging Community and Art
Top, Slanguage cofounder Mario Ybarra Jr guest curated Call and Response with partner Karla Diaz. Photo by Llunia Higuera. Below, left, Marlene Tafoya’s video installation, Tortillas, was part of the “response.” An installation view of the show at University Art Museum, Cal State Long Beach.
March 7 - 20, 2019
Time: 12 to 5 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and 12 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays Cost: Free Details: 562-985-5761; www.tinyurl.com/ yxd6qv4h Venue: University Art Museum, 1250 Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach
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Founded in 2002, Slanguage began as an art studio in what used to be a bakery. It evolved into a public-engagement space where members could make art and community members could attend arteducation workshops. Although both Diaz and Ybarra Jr. have shown works internationally in museums such as the Tate in London and Museo Cervantes in Spain, the ability to give back to communities like Wilmington is important to them. “When I was a young person, I used to come and take classes at a cultural center … for me coming and being part of that mentorship with my mentor really instilled this notion in me of mentorship within the community,” Diaz said. “He stayed with the community, which I thought was so admirable.” Experiences like this inspired Diaz and Ybarra Jr. to open the doors of the studio to the community. Slanguage offers residents of various ages and background space to create. With new pieces being added throughout its duration, Call and Response, When We Say … You Say continues to evolve the conversation and inspire audiences to gain a further appreciation for a creative agency and artistic empowerment within art. “I hope that people leave the exhibit with questions,” Diaz said. “Mainly, I hope that they engaged with the pieces because that’s what you want with art: engagement.” The exhibit is on display until April 14.
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he port of Marseilles is the Wilmington of the South of France. Heavy cargo movement and the many workers needed to keep it flowing create a fascinating and international community centered on the port, blessed with many cultures and the Mediterranean climate. At the terminus of Peninsula Road, next to the Cal Yacht Anchorage, the Marina Café in Wilmington has Marseilles whipped. In the beating heart of the harbor, the Marina Café is serving up delicious dishes and cold brew with a spectacular view. Towering bridges, rail operations and truck traffic compete with hammerhead cranes and massive ships for space and drama. At the real end of the road, the Marina Café is perched on the edge of the inner harbor marinas, ringed with sailboat masts. Across the berth, huge auto carriers spit cars onto the dock. The gritty inside of harbor life and work have an industrial beauty seldom seen from close up, with a terrific burrito and a beer. The Marina Café is a bright and cheerful place with indoor booths and a cozy counter and plenty of outdoor seating as well. The menu is direct, with an excellent cheeseburger and fries, for example, but also offers hidden gems like the huevos rancheros made with a great chile verde sauce. The panini grilled sandwiches are oozy with melted cheese, packed with roast beef or turkey or ham. Do not miss the French Fries or the even better breakfast potatoes- crispy and
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Marseilles of LA By Gretchen Williams, Cuisine Writer
delightful hunks of spud. The daily specials are a fine deal, especially the Taco Tuesday choices of hard shell beef, chicken or veggie potato. Two tacos and rice and beans are $9.95. These tacos will take you back to elementary school, crunchy and filled with lettuce and cheese — if only school had fantastic salsa like this. The breakfast burrito is filled with everything, rice and beans, egg and bacon, and is a favorite with many of the locals, boat live aboards, longshore workers and sailors. The Loco Moco is also a weekly special, truly a Hawaiian import of volcanic proportions, with beef patties and eggs astride a rice mountain crowned with molten gravy — awesome! Children are charmed with the Marina Café kids cuisine, featuring a classic grilled cheese or chicken tenders with fries or fresh fruit. A mini burrito with beans, rice and cheese is sure to please, though a true kid favorite of peanut butter and jelly sandwich is often ordered by adults. Plain vanilla ice cream can be ordered, though chocolate sauce and whipped cream seem like a natural. Pleasing all members of the family is a priority at the Marina Café, as evidenced by the
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BIG NICK’S PIZZA
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
BUONO’S AUTHENTIC PIZZERIA
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. to 10 p.m., Fri. and Sat. 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Buono’s Pizzeria, 1432 S. Gaffey St., San Pedro • (310) 547-0655 www.buonospizza.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) 287-2414
doggy menu and the dog friendly patio. Though dogs have been seen making themselves at home over a stack of pancakes, the dog menu offers a selection of healthy canine selections, from scrambled eggs with cottage cheese or chicken with rice and steamed vegetables or burger patty with rice and veggies. Plain Greek yogurt can stand in for puppy ice cream. In a nod to her Greek heritage and the colors of the Greek flag, Ms. Sherry Hadjis has brought the blue and white of sea and sky to the Marina Café. On the second Sunday of the month, Sherry presents a brunch with Greek specialties as well as Italian favorites, beef, seafood, fruit, waffles and sweets. Plan to hang and eat and enjoy the peaceful and salty vibe of the Marina Café. Friday afternoons bring Happy Hour to the Marina Café. Good deals on appetizers, coldest beer in the harbor, nice wine list, live music, phenomenal view. Tough to get better than this. The Marina Café 720 Peninsula Road, Wilmington. Details: 310-847-1299
GAFFEY STREET DINER
At the north end of Gaffey Street, where the 110 Fwy. delivers you back to San Pedro, is where you’ll find the Gaffey Street Diner. Made famous 10 years ago by Guy Fieri’s Food Network show, Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives, Gaffey Street is a destination breakfast spot serving the “Original” John Wayne Breakfast. The menu has Mexican and allAmerican fare, plus a taste of Island culture with dishes such as Spam and eggs, and Portuguese sausage and eggs. Open 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mon. - Fri.; 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sat. and Sun. Gaffey Street Diner, 247 N. Gaffey St., San Pedro • (310) 548-6964
HAPPY DINER AND HAPPY DELI
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 Italian- and Mexicaninfluenced entrées to American Continental. Happy Diner chefs are always creating something new—take your pick of grilled salmon over pasta or tilapia and vegetables prepared any way you like. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner: Happy Diner #1, 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 PHILIE B’S PIZZA At Philie B’s we’re all about authenticity. We only use the freshest ingredients in our kitchen and we offer specialty
pizzas, calzones, hot and cold sandwiches, delicious salads, desserts, and catering services for your special occasions.Dine-in, take-out and delivery. Hours: Sun. Thurs. 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Fri. - Sat. 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Philie B’s Pizza, 347 W. 6th St., San Pedro • (310) 5142500 • www.philiebs.com.
SAN PEDRO BREWING COMPANY
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 daily from 11:30 a.m.. San Pedro Brewing Company, 331 W. 6th St., San Pedro, (310) 831-5663, www.sanpedrobrewing.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
View of the harbor from Marina Cafe in Wilmington. Photo by Gretchen Williams
March 14 - 17, 2019
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
(Doors open half-hour before screenings. Films subject to change without notice)
March 14, 10:30 am - FREE “Read the Book, See the Movie” Featuring the novel Black Beauty by Anna Sewell & Black Beauty film (U.S.A., Warner Brothers, 1994, 88 min, G.; Dir. Caroline Thompson)
March 15, 7 pm - Opening Night
Sixteen Candles (U.S.A., Universal Pictures, 1984, 93 min., 35mm, PG; Dir. John Hughes)
March 16, 12 pm - NewFilmmakers LA On Location: The Los Angeles Video Project (U.S.A., 2018, 26 short films, 91 min., not rated.) Conversation and Q & A with filmmakers
March 16, 7:30 pm - Hollywood Nostalgia Tribute Diamonds On The Red Carpet Gala - 5 to 6:45 pm on the Warner Grand Theatre Mezzanine Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (U.S.A., Twentieth Century Fox, 1953, 91 min., 35mm, not rated; Dir. Howard Hawks)
March 17, DocSunday
Presenting Sponsor Marathon Petroleum - Los Angeles POLA Premieres
1 pm - FREE - Rebel With A Cause: The Life Of Aiko Herzig Yoshinaga (U.S.A., Idli Ramen Productions, 2016, 88 min., not rated; Dir. Janice Tanaka)
4 pm - Stories Of Los Angeles Harbor Area: For Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow – The Movie
(U.S.A., Gopher Crow Entertainment, 2017, @90 min., not rated; Producers Jack Baric & Stephanie Mardesich; Dir. Jack Baric) LA County grant by Supervisor Janice Hahn, District 4
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March 7 - 20 • 2019 ENTERTAINMENT March 8
The Paul Gormley Trio Bassist Paul Gormley brings his trio to The Whale & Ale. Featuring Roger Neumann on tenor sax & Riner Scivally on guitar. Time: 7 p.m. March 8 Cost: Free Details: 310-832-0363; www.whaleandale.com Venue: The Whale & Ale, 327 W. 7th St., San Pedro Carmina Burana An evening featuring Carmina Burana and the iconic choral and orchestral work by Carl Orff. Time: 7 p.m. March 8 Cost: $20 to $25 Details: 310-781-7171 Venue: James Armstrong Theatre, 3330 Civic Center Dr., Torrance Acoustic Soul Express Turn up your speakers and come cruise with Acoustic Soul Express at Babouch Moroccan Restaurant every Second Friday. Time: 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. March 8 Cost: Free Details: 310-831-0246 Venue: Babouch Moroccan Restaurant, 810 S. Gaffey St., San Pedro
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Chris Stills Strongly influenced by the music of the late ‘60s, Stills is a bonafide troubadour in his own right, delivering clear, translucent folk and gritty rock and blues. Time: 8 to 11 p.m. March 6 Cost: $25 to $35 Details: (310) 833-4813; www.grandvision.org Venue: Grand Annex, 434 W. 6th St., San Pedro Masters of Soul Celebrate the legendary songs and performers that defined Motown and soul music. Performers are backed by a live band. Time: 8 p.m. March 9 Cost: $35 to $45 Details: www.torrancearts. org Venue: James Armstrong Theatre, 3330 Civic Center Dr., Torrance Altered Presence The Altered Presence Jazz Band will perform original jazz compositions, jazz standards, and blues. Time: 8 p.m. March 9 Cost: $20 Details: www.alvasshow room.tix.com Venue: Alvas Showroom, 1417 W. 8th St., San Pedro ECC Symphony Orchestra The ECC Symphony Orchestra is dedicated to the rehearsal and performance of the finest traditional and contemporary orchestral music. Time: 8 p.m. March 9 Cost: $10
Details: www.tinyurl.com/ecc symphonyorchestra Venue: Marsee Auditorium, 16007 Crenshaw Blvd., Torrance Northern Lights Music of various vintages from Finland, Iceland, and Russia, beginning with a mesmerizing 1994 work by Finnish composer Rautavaara. Time: 8 p.m. March 9 Cost: $28 to $105 Details: 562-436-3203 Venue: Terrace Theater, 300 E. Ocean Blvd. Long Beach
March 10
Kátia Moraes & Brazilian Hearts The quintet plays classic samba and choro music from 1917 to 1970. The songs are in Portuguese, and Kátia invites the audience to gaze through an imaginary window. Time: 4 to 6 p.m. March 10 Cost: $20 Details: www.alvasshowroom.tix. com Venue: Alvas Showroom, 1417 W. 8th St., San Pedro Hausmann Quartet A quartet composed of two violinists, a violist and a cellist will be performing. Time: 2 p.m. March 10 Cost: Free Details: 310-316-5574; JEninger@earthlink.net Venue: Rolling Hills United Methodist Church, 26438 Crenshaw Blvd., Rolling Hills Estates
March 15
Arlo Guthrie The New York Times called Arlo Guthrie “a brash and brilliant storyteller who combines his father’s concern for social justice with Bob Dylan’s cheek.” The legend performs an evening of his timeless hits, including City of New Orleans and Alice’s Restaurant Massacree. Time: 8 p.m. March 15 Cost: $60 to $90 Details: 562-916-8500; www.cerritoscenter.com Venue: Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, 18000 Park Plaza Drive, Cerritos Birdman Drum Score Live to Film Experience the visually stunning 2015 Oscar winner for Best Picture by director Alejandro Iñárritu accompanied live by renowned jazz drummer Antonio Sánchez. Preceeded by moderated preshow discussion with Sánchez at 7 p.m. Time: 8 to 10 p.m. March 15 Cost: $40 Details: www.carpenterarts.org Venue: Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center, 6200 E. Atherton Blvd., Long Beach
March 16 The Suzie Glaze New Folk Ensemble Award-winning vocalist Susie Glaze and her ensemble play a blend of traditional mountain folk and exciting new grassy and Celtic-inspired originals.
Time: 8 to 11 p.m. March 16 Cost: $20 to $30 Details: www.grandvision.secure. force.com Venue: Grand Annex, 434 W. 6th St., San Pedro Elijah Rock “The Crooner” Elijah Rock is the next great sensation to interpret The Great American Songbook to audiences around the world. Time: 8 to 10 p.m. March 16 Cost: $25 Details: www.alvasshowroom.tix. com Venue: Alvas Showroom, 1417 W. 8th St., San Pedro Sister Spit The LGBTQ Center of Long Beach will host the nationallytouring queer spoken word showcase Sister Spit, which hosts a revolving roster of established and emerging LGBTQ authors, poets and mixed media artists Time: 7 p.m. March 16 Cost: Free Details: www.centerlb.org Venue: Icehouse Arts Complex, Art Exchange, 625 W. Anaheim St., Long Beach Latsos Piano Duo Individually, Anna Fedorova, from Russia and Giorgi Latso from Tbilisi, Georgia, are highlyregarded piano virtuosos on the international music scene. Time: 3 p.m. March 16 Cost: Free Details: 310-316-5574; www.palosverdes.com/ ClassicalCrossroads Venue: First Lutheran Church & School, 2900 W. Carson St., Torrance
March 17 Masterpieces from Haydn and Rutter Two masterpieces, Haydn’s Harmoniemesse and Rutter’s Requiem will provide an evening of introspection and celebration. Time: 7 p.m. March 17 Cost: $15 to $25 Details: www.torrancearts.org Venue: James Armstrong Theatre, 3330 Civic Center Drive, Torrance John York Songs of the Byrds, the Beatles, The Band and others, sung and played on acoustic 12-string guitar by ex-Byrd member, John York. Time: 4 to 6 p.m. March 17 Cost: $20 Details: www.alvasshowroom.tix. com Venue: Alvas Showroom, 1417 W. 8th St., San Pedro Dublin’s Irish Tenors & The Celtic Ladies On St. Patrick’s Day, enjoy Ireland’s rich culture, history and music with Dublin’s Irish Tenors & The Celtic Ladies. Time: 7 p.m. March 17 Cost: $45 to $65 Details: 562-916-8500; www.cerritoscenter.com Venue: Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, 18000 Park Plaza Drive, Cerritos
March 20
Jazz On the Tracks Rob Kapilow and the the Cal
State Northridge Jazz Band take audiences on a mini-historical tour of 20th-century jazz through the prism of railroads. Time: 7:30 p.m. March 20 Cost: $55 Details: www.cerritoscenter.com Venue: Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, 18000 Park Plaza Dr., Cerritos
March 16 to April 14, 2 p.m. Sunday March 17 to April 14. Cost: $30 Details: www.TorranceTheatre Company.com Venue: The Torrance Theatre Company, 1317 Cabrillo Ave.,Torrance
March 8
Folklore & Fables Featuring the artwork of Pati D. Monge, and an opportunity to meet the artist, a resident of Pac Arts. Time: 6 to 8 p.m. March 7 Cost: Free Details: 310-853-5839 Venue: PacArts Gallery, 303 Pacific Ave., San Pedro
THEATER
Rule My World This modern retelling of William Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra is set in a dystopian future, incorporating diverse musical genres such as spoken word, pop, R&B, Latin, Techno, and Hip-Hop. Time: 8 p.m. March 8, 9 and 2 p.m. March 10 Cost: $25 Details: www.longbeachplay house.org Venue: Long Beach Playhouse, 5021 E. Anaheim St., Long Beach The Cemetery Club Three Jewish widows meet routinely to commiserate about their late husbands’ attributes and shortcomings over tea. Time: 8 p.m. March 8 through 16, 2 p.m. March 3 and 17 Cost: $26 o $28 Details: www.shakespeareby thesea.secure.force.com Venue: Little Fish Theatre, 777 S. Centre St., San Pedro
March 10
It’s Magic! With a cast of award-winning performers from around the world, the It’s Magic! leaves audiences speechless and spellbound with sleight-of-hand illusions, stage tricks, and comedy and variety acts. Time: 3 p.m. March 10 Cost: $55 to $75 Details: www.tinyurl.com/ y8rluc5q Venue: Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, 18000 Park Plaza Dr., Cerritos
March 15 In the Heights This Tony-award winning musical with energetic dancing and a vibrant Latin-flavored score tells the universal stories of three generations living in the tightknit community of New York’s Washington Heights. Time: 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday, March 15 to 31 and 3 p.m. Sundays March 17, 24 and 31 Cost: $15 to $25 Details: www.elcaminotickets. universitytickets.com Venue: El Camino College, 16007 Crenshaw Blvd., Torrance
March 16 The Women of Lockerbie A mother from New Jersey roams the hills of Lockerbie Scotland, looking for her son’s remains that were lost in the crash of Pan Am 103. She meets the women of Lockerbie, who are fighting the U.S. government to obtain the clothing of the victims found in the plane’s wreckage. Time: 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday
ART
March 7
ViCA Collection Selection This event features a selection of works collected by the Venice Institute of Contemporary Art over the last decades. Time: 6 to 9 p.m. March 7 Cost: Free Details: 310-957-7037 Venue: Venice Institute of Contemporary Art, 401 S. Mesa St., San Pedro White Noise Blurring the lines between fact and fiction, White Noise follows the life and eventual downward spiral of one particular white man – Kerry Skarbakka. Over the years, Skarbakka has put in a painstaking amount of work into overcoming his conservative upbringing and religious encoding. Time: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 7 to 9 Cost: Free Details: 310-618-6388; www.torranceartmuseum.com Venue: Torrance Art Museum, 3320 Civic Center Drive, Torrance Mis Raices: New Works by Ernesto Ramirez Attend an exhibit of new works by Ernesto Ramirez. Ernesto travels back in time to his roots and reimagines pre-Columbian tribes. His portraits are a creative view of the look and dress of these preColumbian cultures. Time: 6 p.m. March 7 and 5 p.m. March 16 Cost: Free Details: 562-225-8535; www.galleryazul.com Venue: Gallery Azul, 520 W. 8th St., San Pedro
March 9
Close at Hand Recent photographs by Ray Carofano will be featured in an artists reception. This suite of photographs documents Carofano’s own backyard, so to speak. Time: 4 to 7 p.m. March 9 Cost: Free Details: 310-233-4411 or 310-6004873 Venue: Los Angeles Harbor College, Fine Arts Gallery, 1111 Figueroa Place, Wilmington Exhibition Walkthrough with John Grannis Join John Grannis, as he dives into his father’s photographic legacy from the golden age of surfing through the exhibition, Cult to Culture: Photographs by LeRoy
Grannis. Time: 1 to 2 p.m. March 9 Cost: Free Details: 562-439-2119; Venue: Long Beach Museum of Art, 2300 E. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach Douglas Kirkland An exhibition of works by Hollywood’s legendary, awardwinning celebrity photographer. The exhibition runs through April 21. Time: 6 to 9 p.m. March 9 Cost: Free Details: www.pvartcenter.org Venue: Palos Verdes Art Center, 5504 W. Crestridge Road, Rancho Palos Verdes Pintor Cosmico California-based Mexican painter Enrique Brito shows a retrospective of over 18 years of work that will be exhibited during the Long Beach Downtown Art Walk. Time: 6 to 10 p.m. March 9 Cost: Free Details: 562-756-3428 Venue: Cultural Alliance of Long Beach, 737 Pine Ave., Ste. B, Long Beach Paradiso’s Fall Following directly from David Van Gough’s previous series, Paradiso’s Fall utilizes elements from Milton’s classic work, and the corruption of Eden as a mythological set piece for his own autumn of years. Time: 7 to 10 p.m. March 9 Cost: Free Details: www.darkartemporium. com Venue: The Dark Art Emporium, 256 Elm Ave., Long Beach Protest, noun Protest, noun gives space and voice to a select group of Los Angeles-based artists who share an urgent and political drive to engage the character of our moment through their art practices. Time: 12 to 5 p.m. March 9 Cost: Free Details: www.torrancearts.org Venue: Torrance Cultural Arts Center, 3330 Civic Center Drive, Torrance Interconnected A collective and collaborative show featuring the works of 10 different artists. Time: 5 to 8 p.m. March Cost: Free Details: 562-619-6084; www.cgalleryonbroadway.com Venue: C Gallery, 441 E. Broadway, Long Beach
March 10
Moment Deliberately calculating the perception of an approach from common ground to the sacred, the audience is intentionally moved and shifted without warning from serious to bizarre. Time: 3 to 6 p.m. March 10 Cost: Free Details: www.angelsgateart.org Venue: Angels Gate Cultural Center Building H, 3601 S. Gaffey St., San Pedro
Cost: Free Details: 310-782-3989 Venue: Madrona Marsh Preserve and Nature Center, 3201 Plaza Del Amo, Torrance
and Entertainment Center, 300 E. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach
FILM
March 14
FOOD
Los Angeles Harbor International Film Festival The 16th annual LAHIFF is a non-juried, non-competitive film festival that showcases film and video that reflects the harbor and all that it embraces. Time: March 14 to 17 Cost: $10 Details: brownpapertickets. com or www.laharborfilmfest. com Venue: Warner Grand Theatre, 478 W. 6th St., San Pedro
March 18
The Making of California This is the story of California, of how the world’s greatest water works project made the desert bloom, and the story of the “New Deal” dam builders who made it happen. Time: 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. March 18 Cost: $10 to $12 Details: www.tinyurl.com/ makingofcalifornia Venue: Marsee Auditorium, 16007 Crenshaw Blvd., Torrance
LITERATURE March 9
Literary Women: The Long Beach Festival of Authors Hear women authors talk about their books, writing process, and lives. Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 9 Cost: $100 Details: 562-436-3636; www.longbeachcc.com Venue: Long Beach Convention
March 16 Eating Hibernia Irish food—it’s not all green and fortified with Guinness. Join Chef Geraldine Gilliland, a native of Northern Ireland, for a lesson in the history and how-to of Hibernian cooking. Time: 2 to 3:30 p.m. March 16 Cost: Free Details: 657-204-2478; www.pacificfood.org Venue: Pacific Food & Beverage Museum, 731 S. Pacific Ave., San Pedro
DANCE
49th Annual CSU Long Beach Puvungna Pow Wow The CSULB Pow Wow is focused on displaying the university’s strong American Indian presence. Time: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. March 9, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. March 10 Cost: Free Details: www.powwow@csulb. edu Venue: Cal State University Long Beach, 1250 N. Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach Equity & Diversity in the Arts Author Dr. André speaks on opera, black performers, and of blackness. She is joined by Anthony Davis, composer of The Central Park Five, on a panel about equity and experience. Time: 3 to 6 p.m. March 10 Cost: Free Details: http://tinyurl.com/ y4hccwrp Venue: MOLAA Viva Events Center, 628 Alamitos Ave., Long Beach
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March 15
L.A. Contemporary Dance Company An evening of thought-provoking, imaginative, and otherworldly contemporary dance featuring work by three up-and-coming, Los Angeles-based choreographers. Time: 8 to 10 p.m. March 16 Cost: $10 to $22 Details: www.elcaminotickets. universitytickets.com Venue: El Camino College, 16007 Crenshaw Blvd., Torrance
It’s Comedy Tonight In Old San Pedro Hosted by: Mike Muratore, The Serial Killer of Comedy. Time: 7 to 10:30 p.m. March 15 Cost: $5 Details: http://tinyurl.com/ y67gxld2 Venue: Machine Studio, 446 W. 6th St., San Pedro
COMMUNITY March 9
Spectacular Spiders! Lenny Vincent will try to dispel these beliefs by discussing web building, predation techniques, reproduction and presenting images of spiders. Time: 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. March 9
16th Annual LAHIFF’s DocSunday:
Rebel With A Cause: The Life of Aiko Herzig Yoshinaga
On March 17, the Los Angeles Harbor International Film Festival will feature the documentary film, Rebel With A Cause: The Life of Aiko Herzig Yoshinaga at the Warner Grand Theatre as part of the festival’s DocSunday. Rebel With A Cause is a spinoff of a previous Janice Tanaka-produced documentary about the legislative efforts to win redress for Japanese Americans forced into internment camps during World War II. The documentary presents a rare glimpse of the Japanese American community in New York, with groundbreaking organizations such as Asian Americans for Action, the Basement Workshop and Chickens Come Home to Roost. Highlighted in the film are Yoshinaga’s contributions to the redress efforts.
is Stories of Los Angeles Harbor Area: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow — The Movie. The film is a curation of oral histories from some of the area’s influential residents. Former Assemblyman Warren Furutani, who was born in San Pedro and is the son-in-law of Aiko Herzig Yoshinaga, is featured in the film, recalling the early days of the Japanese American fishing village on Terminal Island. Another shared oral history is that of union leader and former president of the ILWU Local 13 and ILWU International, David Arian, who passed away this past January. Stories of Los Angeles Harbor Area is directed by Jack Baric and produced by Baric and Stephanie Mardesich. Time: 1 p.m. March 17 Cost: Free Details: 800-838-3006; www.brownpapertickets.com Venue: Warner Grand Theatre, 478 W. 6th St., San Pedro
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A Troubadour of His Own Making By Melina Paris, Music Columnist
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ne would think the pressure is greater for those born to musical greats. But that’s not always the case, as I learned during a long and wide-ranging conversation with Chris Stills, a musician, actor and activist who is performing at the Grand Annex March 9. The son of Stephen Stills (of Crosby, Stills & Nash fame) and French singer, songwriter, Véronique Sanson, Stills will be playing music from his latest album, Don’t Be Afraid. The album delves into his experiences of living in France and America and his maturation through the trials of early adulthood, marriage, children and divorce. Since their start more than 40 years ago at Woodstock, each member of Crosby, Stills and Nash have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame, recognized as both a group and individual artists. Their music and harmonies live on in the hearts of generations of fans. Stills’ mother Véronique became one of the very first French female singer-songwriters to break into stardom with her debut album. She has an avid following in France. With this lineage, Stills has nonetheless been able to carve out — without the potential pressure of his parents’ success — a solid niche in rock, roots and folk.
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After his parents divorced, at 13 he moved with his mother to Paris where he attended the American School of Paris. Hearing his music, it’s clear he exudes the best of both his parents’ talents. But Stills is a troubadour of his own making. He sings and plays with an open heart, at one with his guitar. Through his trials, Stills has achieved the ability to connect to fans on this album and to audiences around the world. Stills’ mother taught him to play piano and was a great influence on his playing. She also inspired his stage presence. Stills said he would watch his mom Chris Stills: “Now, when I walk on stage, it’s my stage” Photo courtesy of Chris Stills. and aspire to be like her on stage because she’s a force of nature, as Julius Caesar in the top-grossing French musical Stills’ mother was a motivator, pushing him his father was too. Through both of his parents to sing out. When he first wrote songs she would Cleopatra — The Last Queen of Egypt. It was Stills got to see it all close up, backstage as his first passion before he learned music. With say, “I can’t HEAR you. No, no, no. Bring it. opposed to just being in the audience. great care and experience he said it’s something Nope, can’t hear you.” Out of frustration, he’d “There’s a big difference [in the audience,]” to really have fun with. He auditioned for belt it out and it made him realize the power in Stills said. “You feel this energy amongst the a play and got it, then for a movie and got his voice. fans and a connection. That fascinates me and it that. Eventually he returned to America and “She got that out of me,” he said. “And I always been a big motivator in how I introduce auditioned for Showtime’s, Shameless and got realized what it was and she was like, ‘Yes!’ myself and carry myself on stage. I’m always that job, too. Stills called it a lowly little part. Now when I walk on stage, it’s my stage.” chasing after that. It’s like a dream.” Nobody knew who he was in this town. There Stephen Stills’ performances captured his is an element that is way more intense in acting, young son. Stills elaborated. In the studio “it’s your world “I listened to my dad’s songs and watched and you are the boss” compared to acting, where and I emulated him,” he said. “We sound very you are very much the instrument of someone much alike and we look alike. When I was else’s creation. young it was kind of crazy, almost spooky. And “When they say ‘action,’ it’s basically code I loved that genre of music. So I felt this desire for ‘be great, right now,’” he said. to keep the torch alive.” Stills is humble, saying he’s never made anything that sounds different or a new genre. He hates being asked what kind of music he Stills’ hands are in multiple ventures, plays. He just makes music and good songs, but closest to him is the Light Up The Blues adding he loves Elton John, Pink Floyd and Led Festival. Created in collaboration with his Zeppelin. He tried to change things up— more stepmother, Kristen Stills, producer of the film towards pop on his second, self-titled record Autism the Musical and his father Stephen Still’s from 2006, and said it didn’t really work. He musical foundation, Stephen Still’s Children’s misses his then-producer Ethan Johnson who Music Project, the Light Up The Blues Festival helped shape him and produced his first record raises money for Autism Speaks. Their first with the title track, 100 Year Thing, [1998]. event in 2013 was at Club Nokia, with Crosby Ethan “sucked the jam band out” of Stills Stills and Nash, Lucinda Williams, Don Felder making him into a professional. and Steve Earle. Around this time, Stills wanted Stills said 100 Year Thing is about doing the to give back. right thing. The song from his first record was “It’s just something that one should do and about race relations and the civil war. I happened to be totally lucky that my stepmom “100 years ago, who were you?” Stills had a job for me,” Stills said. “So, I became pondered. “What side [were you on]? It’s like musical director and co producer.” do the right thing... I love that song and it’s just The campaign, called Light It Up Blue, as poignant today as it was in 1998.” honors people with autism worldwide. Iconic On Don’t Be Afraid, Stills said the title was landmarks, hotels, sporting venues, concert originally a song about perseverance when halls, etc. will be lit in blue on April 2, in you’re down and finding someone to (persevere) support of Autism Awareness. with or the idea of it. But then the song had a “This is my passion,” Stills said. “The more profound meaning to him when he played Grand Annex show will be one of the first West on tour at the Olympia in Paris immediately Coast dates and I’m stoked to go there. I love after the Paris terrorist attack at the Bataclan in playing clubs and it’s right sized. I know how to 2015. play stadiums. There’s a way to do that too, but I love the intimacy of a good club with a great sound system.” Details: www.chrisstills.com, Light Up the While music plays a huge role in his life, Blues:www.stephenstills.com and www. Stills also enjoys acting. Stills’ acting career autismthemusical.com began in France after he performed the role of
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Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. 2019019032 The following person is doing business as:(1) Peninsula Homes Construction Company, 106 Western Ave., Ste # 305, San Pedro, CA 90732, Los Angeles County. Registered owners: James Charles Schoch, 106 Western Ave. Ste # 305, San Pedro, CA 90732. This Business is conducted by an individual. The date registrant started to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above: 04/2007. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or
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LEGAL FILINGS NOTICE INVITING BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Long Beach, California, acting by and through the City’s Board of Harbor Commissioners (“City”) will receive, before the Bid Deadline established below, Bids for the following Work: ON-CALL RECYCLING OF ASPHALT, CONCRETE MATERIALS, AND OTHER RELATED SERVICES at VARIOUS LOCATIONS LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA AS DESCRIBED IN SPECIFICATION NO. HD-S3027 Bid Deadline:
www.polb.com/economics/ contractors/default.asp. 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.com/ economics/contractors/ forms_permits/default.asp. NIB -2 Pre-Bid Questions. All questions, including requests for interpretation or correction, or comments regarding the Contract Documents, must be submitted no later than April 2, 2019, at 5 p.m. Questions received after the
Prior to 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. Bids shall be submitted electronically via the Port of Long Beach PlanetBids (PB) System prior to 2:00 p.m.
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Electronic Bid (eBid) results shall be viewable online in the PB System immediately after the Bid Deadline.
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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/ AttachemthAttachments tab 5. Double-Click on Title of Electronic Attachment 6. Click “Download Now” 7. Repeat for each attachment
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NonMandatory Pre-Bid Meeting:
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Date/Time: March 19, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. Location: Port of Long Beach Interim Administrative Office (IAO) Building 1st Floor Board Room 4801 Airport Plaza Drive Long Beach, CA 90815 Christopher Greiner, christopher. greiner@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 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://
pre-Bid question deadline will not be accepted. 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 -3 Non-Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting. The engineering staff of the City’s Harbor Department will conduct a pre-bid meeting at 9:00 a.m., on March 19, 2019, in the 1st Floor Board Room of the Port of Long Beach Interim Administrative Office (IAO)
Building, 4801 Airport Plaza Drive, Long Beach, CA 90815. Attendance is non-mandatory for the Contractors. 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 includes, but is not limited to, the following: Furnishing all labor, materials, power, equipment, tool, transportation, and supervision necessary to provide, operate and maintain crusher operations; recycle (crush) miscellaneous broken asphalt concrete, Portland cement concrete, and reinforced concrete into Crushed Miscellaneous Base (CMB); crushing and sizing of rocks. NIB -5 Contract Time and Liquidated Damages. The Contractor shall achieve Affidavit of Final Completion of the Project within two (2) calendar years as provided in Paragraph SC - 6.1 of the Special Conditions, from a date specified in a written “Notice to Proceed” issued by the City and subject to adjustment as provided in Section 8.2 of the General Conditions. FAILURE OF THE CONTRACTOR TO COMPLETE THE WORK WITHIN THE CONTRACT TIME AND OTHER MILESTONES SET FORTH IN THE SPECIAL CONDITIONS, INCLUDING THE ENGINEER’S APPROVAL OF AFFIDAVIT OF FINAL COMPLETION, WILL RESULT IN ASSESSMENT OF LIQUIDATED DAMAGES IN THE AMOUNTS ESTABLISHED IN THE SPECIAL CONDITIONS. NIB -6 Contractor’s License. The Bidder shall hold a current and valid Class “A”, California Contractor’s License to construct this project. NIB -7 Contractor Performed Work. The Contractor shall perform, with its own employees, Contract Work amounting to at least 50% of the Contract Price, except that any designated “Specialty Items” may be performed by subcontract. 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 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. 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
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tractors 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 Notice to Proceed (NTP). Authorization of a substitution is solely within the discretion of the City. NIB -12
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 13th day of August 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.
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NIB -13 Bid Security, Signed Contract, Insurance and Bonds. Each Bid shall be accompanied by a satisfactory Bidder’s Bond or other acceptable Bid Security in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the Base Bid as a guarantee that the Bidder will, if Conditionally Awarded a Contract by the Board, within thirty (30) calendar days after the Contract is conditionally awarded to the Contractor by the City, execute and deliver such Contract to the Chief Harbor Engineer together with all required documents including insurance forms, a Payment Bond for one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, and a Performance Bond for one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price. All Bonds shall be on forms provided by the City. NIB -14 C o n d i t i o n a l Award of Contract and Reservation of Rights. The Board, acting through the 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.
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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: 02/07/19, 02/21/19, 03/07/19, 03/21/19
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. 2019030327 The following person is doing business as:(1) Elite Window Fashions (2) Elite Blinds, 1931 N. Gaffey St., San Pedro, CA 90731, Los Angeles County. Registered owners: Richard Corlett, 2219 S. Mesa St., 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: 06/2017. 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/. Richard Corlett, owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Feb. 5, 2016. Notice--In accordance with subdivision
(a) of section 17920. A fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920 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: 02/21/19, 03/07/19, 03/21/19, 04/04/19
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. 2019003423 The following person is doing business as: Got It Right Entertainment, 3745 Stephen M. White Dr., San Pedro, Ca 90731
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Lowell M. Saylor
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Lowell M. Saylor, 59, passed away Feb. 1 from longterm kidney failure. He was a lifetime resident of the South Bay and lived in San Pedro for over 20 years. He was well respected among property and home owners for his quality work and know-how in solving all aspects of property maintenance. He passed on his knowledge with uncommon generosity to many young tradesmen whom he hired. Lowell is the beloved son of Bernadine Saylor, brother of Greta Parker, brother-in-law Don and uncle of Liliana.
DBA FILINGS [From p. 22]
County of Los Angeles. Registered owner(s): Michael B. Stribling Jr., 3745 Stephen M. White Dr., 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: 01/2019. 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/. Michael B. Stribling Jr., owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Jan. 4, 2019. 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: 02/21/19, 03/07/19,
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. 2019028044 The following person is doing business as: (1) Harbor Foot and Ankle Podiatric Group, 1360 W. 6th Street, #150W., San Pedro, CA 90732. Los Angeles County. Registered owners: Bruce D. Levine, 1360 W. 6th Street, #150W. 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/. Bruce D. Levine, owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Feb. 01, 2019. 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
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. 2019051612 The following person is doing business as: (1) Imagine Glass Designs, (2) Imagine Glass, 7708 Chimineas Avenue, Reseda CA, 91335, Los Angeles County. Registered owners: Steven Lenchner, 7708 Chimineas Ave., Reseda CA, 91335. 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/. Steven Lenchner, owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Feb. 28, 2019. 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: 03/07/19, 03/21/19, 04/04/19, 04/18/2019
Focal Issues
One way that primaries help shape politics is by prioritizing and inter-relating issues. So we asked each club president what their top issues would be. Hall cited four issues as most important. “Healthcare, women’s reproductive rights and climate change,” she said, quickly adding, “and, of course, gun reform.” Burger focused more specifically on just two: climate change and “the concept of universal singlepayer healthcare.” As he explained, “We can start this and we don’t necessarily have to finish it, right now. But we start it and we set markers, and say ‘we’ve achieved this,’ then we’ll be better off.” Gow’s list was similar, citing “the perils of climate change,” “the formerly third-rail issue of gun violence,” and “healthcare issues and economic justice, including middle-class tax cuts in place of Trump’s billionaire tax cuts.” In contrast, Scoville and Robson both stepped back
As Random Lengths News goes to press, there are rumblings that former vice president Joe Biden and former Texas congressman Beto O’Rourke will be entering the race. Polls indicate both would have significant support. But it’s hard to say specifically what either of them would offer, beyond the elusive promise of “electability.” Biden has run twice, each time beginning with strong Beltway backing, before quickly exiting the race. Eight years as Obama’s Vice President has bolstered him considerably, but his earlier record— tough on street crime, cozy with Wall Street—could well spell a repeat, should he chose to run again. O’Rourke was inspiring for his unapologetic stance in running for senate in Texas. But the issuerich environment this primary promises may not be so favorable. He’s “clearly a rising star,” Robson said, “but he is by all definitions a moderate.” Indeed, the political science metric DW-Nominate shows him to be the second most conservative Democrat in the House during his three terms. “He needs to grow, and is young,” said Robson, who also noted how Kirsten Gillibrand and others had grown more progressive over time. In contrast, the just-announced candidacy of Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is laser focused on just one issue: climate change. His candidacy isn’t needed to put climate change on the agenda, but it can certainly impact how it’s treated. In his first TV interview with Rachel Maddow, he advanced the argument — also reflected in the Green New Deal proposal — that action on climate change can be an organizing framework encompassing a broad range of progressive concerns. At its best, the Democrats’ 2020 primary race can and should be about finding the best possible way of weaving together all the different issues people care about, rather than divisively playing them off against each other. Whoever can do that best will have earned the nomination in the best possible way.
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Aussie Ties to Drug Bust “Kudos to the country copper,” said Tess Walsh, the Victoria Police Assistant Commissioner to Australian media. “We love that about this story. And from little things big things grow.” As a whole, Australia appears to be in the middle of
The methylamphetamine known as “ice” hidden inside loudspeakers at the Port of Los Angeles. Courtesy of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
its own version of the “War on Drugs” and Australian media seems awash in many recent reports of major drug busts so far in 2019. On Jan. 21, two Malaysian Airlines flight attendants as well as six others with connections to China were arrested in a suspected heroin ring, and on Feb. 27 two Chinese nationals were arrested as part of a meth ring that had 1.4 tons of ephedrine. Australian officials have further alleged that outlaw biker gangs have served as “interlocutors” to drug operations in their country, which led to an unprecedented step of at least one international motorcycle club with a branch in Australia, the Bandidos MC, issuing a public statement. “The Bandido Motorcycle Club vehemently distance ourselves from this insidious scourge on humanity, in every way, shape, and form” read a statement issued by the group. “We categorically refute any suggestion of involvement whatsoever, in this or any other matter concerning ice.”
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Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. 2019034631 The following person is doing business as: Amadeus Heating & Air, 428 W. 13th St., Unit #8, San Pedro, Ca 90731 County of Los Angeles. Registered owner(s): Steven Javier Garcia-Garcia, 428 W. 13th St., Unit #8, 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: 02/2019. 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
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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: 03/07/19, 03/21/19,
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, has a background as a prosecutor, which Gow noticed. “As a prosecutor and former attorney general of California, nobody on the other side can say she is soft on crime, but she is also a champion for criminal justice reform,” he said. But that claim was disputed in a Jan. 17 New York Times op-ed by Lara Bazelon, the former director of the Loyola Law School Project for the Innocent in Los Angeles. “Time after time, when progressives urged her to embrace criminal justice reforms as a district attorney and then the state’s attorney general, Ms. Harris opposed them or stayed silent,” Bazelon wrote. “Most troubling, Ms. Harris fought tooth and nail to uphold wrongful convictions that had been secured through official misconduct that included evidence tampering, false testimony and the suppression of crucial information by prosecutors.” It’s a charge that Harris has yet to fully engage with, but needs to be answered in the year ahead.
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of a crime.) S/. Steven Javier Garcia-Garcia., owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Feb. , 2019. 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: 02/21/19, 03/07/19,
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and named just one. “The one overarching issue is getting money out of politics, and having publicly financed elections,” Robson said, because, “none of the progressive issues that most of us care about…. none of those will be enacted into law as long as the legislators are beholden to the special interests.”
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