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GANAS Academy and Catskill Elementary: Why co-location would never have succeeded p. 4 Curtain Call: A Road House Parody turns garbage into gold p. 9 Destination Dishes: At 25th and Western p. 10

L.A. raids: Rapid Response Network counters Trump’s zero-tolerance policies Excerpt from an interview by Judy Woodruff, PBS NewsHour

Judy Woodruff: After postponing earlier raids in June, the president said last week that major arrests were expected in a number of cities [See Action, p. 8]

By Paul Rosenberg, Senior Editor

ILWU Local 13 Vice President Gary Herrera put his finger on the heart of the matter on July 11, as the Harbor Commission revisited its decision to approve APM/Maersk’s automation plans for Pier 400 after the City Council voted 12-0 to override the original approval. “You guys have an ability today to see this project as a whole,” Herrera said. “Not as a simple minor project.” Commissioner Diane Middleton made a similar argument, expressing the hope for a serious deliberative process at the end of the public hearing. She also invoked the framework of the Tidelands Trust Doctrine: “The Tidelands Trust gives us special responsibility, because it’s public land,”

she said. But their words fell on deaf ears. Middleton and Commissioner Anthony Pirozzi again voted to uphold the ILWU’s appeal of the original staff approval, citing the broader inevitable impacts of automation, as well as the immediate ones, while the three other commissioners took a much narrower approach, claiming there was ‘no reason’ to deny approval — though with varying degrees of hand-wringing. Commissioner Lucia Moreno-Linares even went so far as to scold the ILWU, drawing a vigorous crowd response. The following Friday, July 19, Mayor Eric Garcetti and Councilman Joe Buscaino [See Betrayal, p. 2]

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Protest in front of the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles on July 12.Photo by Robin Doyno.

Pier 400 automation vote

Editor’s Note: For months, attention has been focused on the detention camps at the border and the conditions under which separated immigrant parents and children are kept under the Trump administration’s zerotolerance immigration policies. The visuals and anecdotes that have come out about the detention centers have been shocking to people of conscience, so much so that many, particularly in California, have been shocked into action, whether by protesting at the Metropolitan Detention Center or hosting workshops informing immigrant communities and their allies of their rights. From this shock emerged the Rapid Response Network. These allies include faith communities, immigrant rights organizations and labor unions. On July 15, Judy Woodruff interviewed the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights coordinator Shannon Camacho. She coordinates the L.A. Raids Rapid Response Network, a coalition of organizations, attorneys and community members that go out to the community to verify ICE enforcement. The following is an excerpted transcript of the show PBS NewsHour.

Betrayal of Trust Harbor Commission ignores public trust duties in

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Community Announcements:

Harbor Area LADWP Community Grants for Non-Profit Organizations

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is now receiving applications for the seventh round of its Community Partnership Grants for local non-profit organizations. The objective of the grants is to encourage new community outreach and public education efforts that engage LADWP residential and business customers on improving their energy and water efficiency and to help reduce their utility bills. This latest round offers 17 grants totaling $860,000. Sixteen of these grants will be offered at $50,000, totaling $800,000 and one grant at $60,000. The focus of these grants is on reaching traditionally underserved, hard to reach communities among LADWP residential and commercial customers through workshops, community events, presentations and other engagement opportunities. Applications will be accepted through Aug. 7. Details: nonprofitgrants@ladwp.com

San Pedro Dems Special Meeting

The next San Pedro Democratic Club meeting will feature a presentation on the new Vote Centers by the Los Angeles County Registrar and how to vote in the March 2020 Presidential Primary Election. Everything about elections will change — from where, to how, to when to vote — impacting voters, candidates and campaigns. The meeting will include updates on the Catskill Elementary co-location, Pier 400 terminal automation, and the nursing contract at Providence Little Company of Mary San Pedro Medical Center. Time: 7 to 9 p.m. July 29 Cost: Free Details: https://www.spdemocrats.org Venue: Think Café, 302 W. 5th St., San Pedro.

Democratic Debate Watch Party

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Join the San Pedro Democratic Club for a Democratic Presidential Debate Watch Party. We will be here both Tuesday and Wednesday to cheer all 20 contenders. Come see your favorite candidates with your favorite neighbors. Time: 6 to 8 p.m. July 30 (first 10 candidates), July 31 (second 10 candidates) Cost: Free Details: https://www.spdemocrats.org/ Venue: Puesta Del Sol, 1622 S. Gaffey St. San Pedro

Leadership Academy Mentoring Program

People aged 14 to 24 living in low-income households can participate in LAMP, to develop leadership skills in combination with vocational arts education, including film and TV production, graphic design, silk screening, music production and photography. LAMP is a year-round program that meets twice a week during the school year for two hours, and more during the summer. Every year 80 to 120 youth are enrolled in this program that strengthens their interpersonal and communication skills and will prepare them for career opportunities in the future. Details: https://www.lbcap.org/menus/youthlamp.html

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Long Beach Food Bank

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The Long Beach Seventh-Day Adventist Church welcomes all families and individuals in need to their food bank, which is available on the third Sunday of every month. The next food bank will take place on July 21. Time: 8 to 10 a.m. July 21 Details: 562-437-2805 Venue: The Long Beach SDA Church, 1001 E. 3rd St., Long Beach

Applications for Police Commission Civilian Hearing Examiner Accepted

LOS ANGELES —The Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners is accepting applications for the position of Civilian “Part Time as Needed” Hearing Examiner beginning July 10. On May 17, 2017, Los Angeles City Charter Amendment Measure C was approved by the [See Announcements, p. 8]

Committed to Independent Journalism in the Greater LA/LB Harbor Area for More Than 30 Years [Betrayal from p. 1]

Betrayal of Trust announced the formation of a “future of work” commission — precisely the sort of action that opponents argued needed to be done before reaching a decision on Pier 400. As a result, no one knows for certain just what the impact of the Harbor Commission’s actions will be, though the signs are not good, with more questions raised than answered by the announcement. “I really have the utmost respect for Mr. [Gene] Seroka [POLA Executive Director] and I do for Mr. Herrera as well,” Commissioner Diane Middleton said, prior to the Commission’s vote. “But common sense tells me that if Mr. Herrera says we’re going to be the next Detroit, that Mr. Seroka says in 10 years, this port is going to see more longshoremen working than ever, they can’t both be right,” she said. “We need some numbers. We don’t have that now. And that’s why I just think we can’t vote on this.” The risks of being wrong appear wildly disproportional, as reflected in the long list of public officials—from the presidents of local neighborhood councils, to state legislators, State Controller Betty Yee and presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders—who weighed in against the approval, either opposing it outright or calling for more study before holding a final vote. “In 55 years of sitting in political meetings, what I’ve learned is that if you look around the room and 20 people are saying one thing [and] you’re saying something else, maybe you should think about it again,” Middleton said. “Because you have to ask yourself, ‘Can all 20 of those people be wrong?’” “What they’re all depending on is the Tidelands Trust [Doctrine],” Middleton said. “The Tidelands Trust gives us a special responsibility, because it’s public land.” She went on to quote a letter from Jim Frazier, chairman of the Assembly Transportation Committee, “‘Prior to taking action’ we should ‘conduct a comprehensive economic analysis.’ We should ‘develop a policy which takes into consideration job displacement and other impacts on the workforce when considering port investments,’” Middleton quoted. “We haven’t done that.” She mentioned several councilmembers specifically for their remarks, including Councilman Buscaino whom she quoted, saying, “Technology must create jobs and not kill them. We cannot use public land to kill jobs.” But she highlighted the words of Councilman Mike Bonin because, “I can’t say it any better than he did,” she said: “I argue that not only is it not a matter of law that the permit be approved. I argue that as a matter of law, this permit must be disapproved. This permit is in violation of the port master plan. This permit is a violation of the trust this commission holds, the port holds, Buscaino holds, the city holds and the community holds under the Tidelands Trust.” The Tidelands Trust is rooted in the Public Trust Doctrine, which dates back over 2,000 years to Roman law, which formed the foundation of English common law. While the principle is ancient, its application has evolved over time to deal with new challenges, such as the one posed by automation today. “This community has had to bear the many

Longshore workers offloading straddle carriers at Pier 400 on July 22, just days after the final Harbor Commission vote on the Level 1 permit allowing for the installation of the automated carriers. File photo

burdens of the port over the years,” County Supervisor Janice Hahn told the commissioners, citing “smog and pollution that gives our children asthma, pollution that gives our residents lung cancer, truck traffic that jams our freeways and buckles our local roads,” as well as “a 100 years war between the community and this port just so the local residents could get more recreational and public access.” But through all that, she noted, “at least we always knew that we could rely on this port for good paying jobs. Those jobs are the reason this community has been willing to bear those burdens. These jobs are the reason this town is proud to call ourselves the port town,” Hahn said. “Now we’re staring down a very possible future in which those jobs are replaced by automation. That is an unacceptable future. That is a betrayal of the social contract between this community and this port. Let us not forget that this port is held in trust for the people of California,” Hahn noted, pointing specifically to a section of the California Coastal Act, which states, “existing developments are carefully planned and developed consistent with the policies that are essential to the economic social well-being of the people of the state.” Commissioner Moreno-Linares, in contrast,

ignored the wider community completely, focusing only on the union. “I urge ILWU leadership to lead, L-E-A-D, and actually do the right thing for its membership by working on a plan to integrate automation. If automation is seen by ILWU as a job-killer, I suggest next time you get an agreement and you recommend to membership for approval, tell them all the facts,” she said. “This discussion today on automation and whether it goes through is not a decision of this board but rather something that your leadership negotiated long ago. It is too bad that you have not taken the time to have started to deal with it sooner.” ILWU Local 13 President Ray Familathe was contacted, but did not provide a response before press time. There have always been differences in longshore leadership about how to deal with ongoing changes. But contracts are also negotiated against a cultural background, which can be subject to change. The magnitude of automation being implemented by Maersk clearly exceeds what’s been contemplated in the past, and has impacts on the community far beyond the negotiating parties, which is where government agencies have a role. Last year’s Dynamex decision, for example, applied a [See Betrayal, p. 3]


Automation Equipment Arrives on Ship Exposed to Chickenpox Just 11 days after the Los Angeles Harbor Commission voted 3-2 to re-approve the level 1 coastal permit for APM-Maersk’s Pier 400 automation, a vessel arrived with the first straddle carrier. The BBC Kimberley picked up the cranes in Gdynia, a Polish port city in the Baltic Sea and crossed the Atlantic before entering the Panama Canal. The ship stopped for 15 hours at Taboguilla Island to pick up crew members. The ship stopped at Lazaro Cardenas when it was found that one of the crew members had chicken pox and was dropped off before proceeding to the Port of Los Angeles. The picture above shows the yellow quarantine flag flying while workers offload cargo. Despite the presence of yellow quarantine flag on the ship, US Customs office spokesman said the ship was not under quarantine but rather the crew members were disallowed from disembarking the ship while the cargo was being unloaded. The spokesman noted that the Center for Disease Control offered some recommendations for dealing with chickenpox outbreak, but did not offer any other assistance. [Betrayal, from p. 2]

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common-sense de facto test to when a worker is an employee or an independent contractor, setting an objective limit on the use of contracts to define away workers’ rights. “This is not going to be over,” Middleton said, in her closing remarks. “We do not give up. The working class of this country has never given up. You’re going to be back here again and again.” The next battle, she said, might be revising the port master plan “with the opportunities for input from all stakeholders. So you don’t like the way this comes out, don’t give up,” Middleton said. “You have made a lot of noise, and sooner or later those voices need to

be heard.” In the meantime, as mentioned, the announced agreement raises more questions than answers. The joint statement said, “The workforce training program will provide maintenance, repair, up-skill and re-skill training for up to 900 registered longshore workers and mechanics.” But “up to 900” means it could be far fewer. Given projected job losses, this would seem to threaten potentially dividing the union in the future, as has happened in the past with steady men, for example. So what steps will the ILWU do to avoid or at least mitigate that threat? Calls to ILWU 13 to get more information were not returned by press time. But the questions remain. And there are sure to be many more in the days ahead.

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GANAS Academy and Catskill Elementary:

Why Co-location Would Never Have Succeeded By Terelle Jerricks, Managing Editor

Early this month a charter school, GANAS Academy, abandoned its plan to share the campus of Catskill Elementary in Carson, a campaign that turned into a fight in December 2018 when Catskill teachers and parents reacted to the news by organizing against the co-location. Catskill has a student body of 522 children, 30 percent of them English language learners and 90 percent of them federally subsidized under the U.S. Department of Education’s Title I program. According to the California Department of Education Dashboard ratings, Catskill Elementary has been below standards but has been improving by leaps and bounds over the past two years. Catskill Elementary also has what the Los Angeles Unified School District categorizes as “underutilized”classroom space — space that Catskill teachers say was used for computer labs, mental and emotional health services, intervention, science lab and art. If Catskill had not been identified as a possible site for co-

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location, LAUSD would have chosen another school in order to comply with Proposition 39 — a law passed in 2000 that requires California school districts to share space with charter schools. Every year school districts must use their

best judgement to decide which campuses have sufficient available space. This annual review takes into account the number of classrooms on campus and how they are being used to support the school. The review also notes classrooms set aside for elective course work and safety and health programs. Teachers are not assigned to these classrooms. As a result, these classrooms are deemed available for co-location with charter schools. Random Lengths News reached out to Dr. Silke Bradford, a respected authority on laws as they apply to charter schools and needed reforms. Bradford has worked as a charter school authorizer at the Los Angeles County Office of Education and both Oakland and Compton Unified School Districts. Bradford represents the Association of California Administrators’ (ACSA) Charter Task Force in its larger legislative policy committee body. The following are her responses to a series of questions posed to her in general about the application of co-location and how it could be reformed.

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Random Lengths News: Prop. 39 has been law since 2000, and a number of schools have undergone co-location. Results from the process are largely described as a mixed bag with as many successes as failures. Is this an accurate description of the results of co-location?

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Dr. Silke Bradford: I think defining a district/ charter co-location as successful is a stretch. It may be the two school communities made such an arrangement work, but I know from first-hand experience that it takes an inordinate amount of time from school leaders’ schedules to collaborate and coordinate school operations, systems and cultures for a smoother co-existence. These co-location logistic responsibilities fall on education leaders that already have limited bandwidth for their regular duties. Some of these additional responsibilities that provide the supporting conditions for ‘successful’ co-locations include: • Shared space meetings on a biweekly basis with key administrative and support staff to address new issues and planning to prevent future issues • Shared space calendars to schedule each school’s time in libraries, auditoriums and gyms for during and after-school meetings and activities • A shared ownership of students on both ‘sides’ of the campus with some alignment in culture and expectations • Occasional joint meetings or events to build relationships across the two schools on one site RLN: What conditions led to successful outcomes and what conditions led to failed co-location efforts?

SB: Less successful co-locations often end up this way from the start when: • Co-location assignments have two or more schools with competing grade levels that often results in toxic competition; unduly and negatively impacting the district-run school. • District formulas to identify underutilized space in district schools are not widely shared or understood, so often the identification of a district school as a potential co-location site comes as a very unwelcome and abrupt surprise • Some charters, particularly those that are [See Co-location p. 5]

Shark Attacks on Sea Lions on the Rise

SAN PEDRO — CBS News reported July 11 that scientists have seen an uptick in shark attacks against sea lions, but sharks do not see well. So swimmers are being told to be extra vigilant as the weather heats up even though sharks rarely attack humans. “I think she was lucky,” says Dr. Laura Palmer, veterinarian. Veterinarian Laura Palmer of the Marine Mammal Care Center showed a CBS2/KCAL9 news reporter one sea lion that was lucky to be alive as she survived a recent shark attack. A month ago, the sea lion washed ashore in Redondo Beach. The sea lion is being nursed back to health by Dr. Palmer at the Marine Mammal Care Center, [in San Pedro] Los Angeles, a non profit, which relies on donations. They treat, on average, about 350 sea lions and seals a year. This week two more sea lions were attacked at King’s Harbor, also in Redondo Beach. Three sea lions were all attacked in and around Redondo Beach. First ‘Texas U-Turn’ in California to Open at Port’s Bridge Project LONG BEACH — The new bridge at the Port of Long Beach remains under construction but one of its innovative traffic features -- a so-called Texas U-Turn -— opened July 20. The Texas U-Turn, so named because it is a common feature in the Lone Star state a second tunnel near the intersection of Ocean Blvd. and California RouteState Route 47 (SR-47) on Terminal Island. It enables vehicles traveling on one side of a one-way frontage road to make a U-turn onto the opposite frontage road without stopping at a traffic signal. Details: www.newgdbridge.com.

Suit Filed to Stop the Seizure of Belongings of Homeless

LOS ANGELES — In a long-running battle over encampment sweeps in Los Angeles, seven homeless people filed suit July 18, asking a federal judge to stop the city from destroying property seized from tents and lean-tos on city sidewalks. The federal civil rights lawsuit seeks to strike down a city ordinance that allows sanitation crews to throw out “bulky” items found in the streets. The lawsuit targets Municipal Code Section 56.11, which the city adopted in 2016 in an attempt to balance the quality of life of the larger community against homeless people’s rights and dire circumstances. Under the terms, bulky items can be removed without prior notice and immediately discarded, while other confiscated property is to be stored in one of two facilities the city maintains downtown. Homeless people are allowed to move their belongings during the cleanups and then return to their spots. The city conducts regular, noticed cleanups and spot cleanups by police-led sanitation teams in response to citizen complaints. Los Angeles plans to spend $40 million this year on camp cleanups.

LA County Approves Funding More Than 500 Units

Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved more than $40 million in funding for six affordable housing projects from the Notice of Funding Availability Round 24-A. The board has approved funding for 1,261 units thus far, with an estimation of 300 more to be approved this year. Additionally, eight more affordable housing projects are expected to complete construction by the end of this year. The six projects approved by the board will house individuals and families. The new homes will be reserved for individuals experiencing both homelessness and chronic homelessness, transition age youth and veterans experiencing homelessness, families affected by mental illness, frequent users of the Department of Health Services, and families and seniors with limited means.


Northwest Neighborhood Council, July 8

Los Angles Police officer Dan Brown said that crime was down in northwest San Pedro in June 2019 compared to June 2018. There were 13 vehicles thefts. Brown pointed out that eight were from unlocked vehicles; 38.7 percent of crimes in this district happen from South Meyler street to South Pacific avenue and 1st street to 10th street, an area Brown said there was no neighborhood watch. On July 2, a brief fight on Western Avenue and Westmont produced no injuries. Diana Nave spoke about the recommendations for projects that will fit into the Port of Los Angeles’ Public Access Infrastructure Plan. These are ideas for projects that POLA will fund. There are 13 project ideas, and the Joint Planning and Land Use committees compiled the suggestions made by the public to change the ideas. Project concepts include creating a tram or trolley system along the San Pedro Waterfront, enhancing Cabrillo Beach, and an interactive children’s museum. The full list can be found at https://tinyurl.com/POLAlist. Andres Medina, a representative of Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy (LAANE), spoke about the push for Fair Work Week LA. LAANE is pushing for more rights for employees at retail stores. This includes the right to know their schedule a full two weeks in advance, the right to refuse hours, and not being required to open a store after closing it the night before. It would only affect retail businesses with more than 300 employees, but this includes the total employees a company has nationwide.

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RLN: What made Prop. 39 so flawed from the get-go?

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was elected vice president, Louis Caravella was elected secretary, Linda Nutile was elected treasurer and Khixaan Obioma-Sakhu was elected outreach chair. Representatives from the Los Angeles Police Department were present at the meeting, but because the elections took up nearly two hours, they left before they could give a report. Augie Bezmalinovich gave a report on the Port of Los Angeles. He spoke about a public hearing to be held by the Board of Harbor Commissioners on July 11 for discussion on a recent Coastal Development permit that would allow Maersk to bring zero-emission automation to the port. The Harbor Commission previously approved the permit, but the Los Angeles City Council vetoed it. The Harbor Commission reaffirmed their 3-2 vote again on July 18 against the ILWU’s appeal and the overwhelming objections of the community Los Angeles Fleet Week 19 will be from Aug. 30 to Sept. 2, Bezmalinovich said, at and around the Los Angeles World Cruise Center and near the Battleship Iowa. A Country Freedom Festival will be held on Oct. 19 in the outer harbor on Berth 26, Bezmalinovich said. Linda Grimes, the managing director of the San Pedro Arts District, presented a mural design that was created by a workshop Sponsored by the Arts District. The mural will go on the back of the new Siren’s Java & Tea at 7th and Mesa streets. There will be an unveiling

damentally has opted out of the district. Other than Green Dot public schools that are unionized by design, all charters have explicitly opted out of a school district’s union, and in recent years have entirely opted out of the District SELPA (Special Education Services). The latter is especially concerning because charters that left the district Selpa, did not take with them their fair share of students with moderate to severe disabilities. So in opting out of allowing employees to be adequately represented/compensated and opting out of serving some of the most costly to serve student populations, most charters should not be able to opt into a public district resource like facilities. Lawmakers should have created qualifying criteria for charters to be entitled to district facilities beyond serving a child with an address in the area.

At a minimum, charters should have to use district custodians on co-located sites as it’s untenable to divide responsibilities for the cleaning/upkeep of a site between district plant staff and the unrepresented cleaning crews charters utilized. 2. Ban the double dipping into public resources as there are charter operators that use public funds to purchase/build their own private school facility, while also applying for district facilities. 3. Prop 39 space apportionments should not be calculated by grade level, instead it should be an overall enrollment to classroom calculation. Because calculating by grade level often favors the charter as it forces the district to give an additional classroom at each grade level as one has to round up a room based on student to teacher/classroom ratios. So the district school then has to vacate more space than they should have to as the charter should have to combo small grade levels for fiscal sustainability just like a district school would. With the current practice of calculating space by grade levels, charters end up with more than a fair share of rooms that district schools lose thanks to this flawed calculation statute.

The board filled four vacant seats after a very contentious June meeting in which the Dept. of Neighborhood Empowerment delayed the election of new officers until a full contingent of council members was seated. The erroneous interpretation of the bylaws was cited by DONE and was then recanted by Thomas Soong as inaccurate since previous precedent showed that the CeSPNC has voted twice to elect officers without a full board being seated. However, the mistake was allowed to change the outcome by delaying the vote for an entire month. The newly elected members include: Pat Carroll, who previously served on the council from 2010-2014, and was active as a volunteer at the San Pedro Chamber of Commerce. Meg McCarty, a retired school teacher who is on the land use planning and public service committee, and who suggested separating it into two separate committees. Linda Nutile, a public school teacher who previously served on the council and resigned, but has different strategies for handling obstacles. Olivia Serna, who wants to help the elderly. She told the council that she is bringing a series of seminars with medical information for the elderly. The council held elections, and Maria Couch was narrowly elected president in a 9-7 vote against James Preston Allen, Jane Castillo

RLN: Why hasn’t there been more resistance to Prop. 39 since 2000? SB: Resistance to Prop 39 has been pervasive in all districts that have been subject to it or sued over it. This includes LAUSD and Oakland USD where I worked as the district director over charter oversight and accountability.

RLN: What changes can be made policy-wise to make Prop. 39 work if overturning it is not an option?

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The Coastal San Pedro Neighborhood Council unanimously re-elected Doug Epperhart as president. The council also elected Dean Pentcheff vice president, Louis Dominguez treasurer, and Kathleen Martin Secretary. Two new members of the council were elected: Andrea Herman is an attorney who studied environment law, and she argued she could be useful in assessing regulation and policy and Jose Vargas is an aviation safety inspector. Vargas said that community outreach is his passion, his service on committees that work with the LGBTQ community and with United Cerebral Palsy. There were a total of 58 crimes reported in coastal San Pedro during June, said Officer Paul Winter. These included three robberies, and 16 aggravated assaults. There were no homicides, but there was a fatal car accident on W. 25th Street and South Cabrillo Avenue. The Southern California Gas Company is investing in new technology that will place common food waste into an ingester and turn it into renewable gas, said Sara Rubalcava. However, this is not the same as zero emissions gas. The company’s goal is to have 5 percent of the gas they produce be renewable gas by 2020, and 20 percent by 2035. The council approved a motion asking for more police oversight of the fire pits at Cabrillo Beach. The LAPD has started extra enforcement at Cabrillo Beach, said Noel Gould, a member of the board. There are several reasons for this, including people burning toxic materials in the firepits, loud music and partying at 2 a.m., Gould said. The council office decided to remove the fire pits, this motion was an attempt to save the pits.

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SB: Prop 39 charter policy reform: 1. Establish eligibility requirements to apply for Prop 39. Charters should not get a share of a major public resource (district facilities) if they do not contribute to serving their fair share of all students (Mod/Severe Sped, Foster Youth, Etc). The same applies if they do not want to uphold the hiring of represented public employees to staff their publicly funded charter school.

Coastal San Pedro Neighborhood Council, July 15

SB: The biggest flaw in Prop 39 is that its premise is only accurate in theory, not in practice. The law assumes that charter school students who live in LAUSD and would have otherwise attend an LAUSD school, have freed up seats/space at district run schools by enrolling in a charter. Being that these LAUSD resident charter students’ families pay taxes and are in theory entitled to the space they freed up, hence the charter school they ended up at is able to apply for that space. The problem is this, the charter school is not serving 400 kids from one or two district schools that these students left, they are serving kids from 10, 20 or 30 district schools. This means that there is not going to be 400 empty seats that magically freed up at one school suitable for a co-location. It will mean that district school programming will have to be unfairly altered or eliminated in order to make room for the charter co-location. So therein lies the problem, hundreds of seats vacated by charter students going to charter schools does not play out cleanly in practice when identifying a consolidated amount of underutilized district space. The other issue, is that a charter school fun-

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newly operating, over-project their in-district enrollment numbers in an attempt to be granted more space. These over-projections cause district-run schools to lose auxiliary space that has become integral to the culture and academics of a school (i.e. counseling rooms, after school program rooms, STEAM labs/makers spaces etc

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The Battle of Automation

Many believe in the inevitability of automation even as its benefits are challenged, POLA spent its public trust currency on the battle By James Preston Allen, Publisher

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I’m not sure if any, except Harry Bridges, was ready for the battle over automation to arrive this soon. But it is here now, and Harry isn’t. A bronze statue of the labor icon will be dedicated at the new longshore Dispatch Hall in Wilmington on July 28. This bronze rendering has him pointing his finger to the future but Bridges won’t be there to urge on the rank and file dockworkers or to argue the next contract with the employers. Surely there were some who had an inkling. Harbor Commissioner Dave Arian, who passed away in January, and Port of Los Angeles executive director Gene Seroka probably did. But Arian is now with Bridges, and Seroka has just spent the last 20 years of goodwill currency on a single level-one permit for his corporate clients at Maersk. This decision has divided the port from this community — a situation reminiscent of the 100 Years War. Wounds like these don’t heal for years, some for decades, as locals in the San Pedro Bay have long memories and short tempers. Hopefully, some of that will come out in the next city election with a change of leadership at City Hall and then the port. One thing is certain: the $100 million public access waterfront spending plan promised by Seroka and the reinvention of Ports O’ Call Village will carry new urgency and scrutiny — public trust is a currency spent wisely, but that bank account has been somewhat foolishly depleted with this act. Nearly every day on my trip down to the historic San Pedro Post Office I am reminded of the disparity between the multi-billion dollar industrial complex of the twin harbors and the despair of the homeless camped out on the sidewalk. I wonder if this new permit is a harbinger of things to come or just the legacy of the past decades of economic injustice that has piled up like the belongings of our unsheltered neighbors on the economic sidewalk of this town. My fear is that it could be both, as the city and the port seem helpless to coherently address the housing needs and the job losses — this while we are told the economy is booming and unemployment is at historic lows. But people here in sunny Southern California don’t like to listen to such fatalistic forecasts. There are two versions of the future that

Harbor Commissioner Diane Middleton pointed out at the July 11 hearing, one that resembles Detroit after General Motors left; the other draws upon Seroka’s vision of doubling of imports and containers. Each of these divergent predictions for the future of jobs on the waterfront could change everything, but they both can’t be true. And it will not just affect good paying longshore jobs but the entire supply chain of work from Los Angeles to Montreal, Canada. On the down side, this would mean a steep decline in the unionized blue-collar workforce that has been the bedrock of the harbor communities for decades. On the upside, could this create more high-tech and even better paying jobs? Can this be done without increased pollution of the air and water at our ports? The APM Maersk Pier 400 pitted jobs against clean air technology and won this round. Maersk did a clever job of using this as a lever against the port, the city and the ILWU. This is a trick that we should never let happen again — good paying jobs and a clean environment must be co-equal to a sustainable economy and a healthy community. It doesn’t have to be an either-or decision, and yet there it was. Now we are faced with the uncertainty that automation brings. This moment is beginning to feel like the 1980s when the shipyards and tuna canneries started closing. This moment is starting to feel familiar, like the immediate years after the Vincent Thomas Bridge was built, before old Beacon Street was torn down. Not all progress brings prosperity. It’s just that some in the San Pedro Chamber of Commerce or at Los Angeles City Hall didn’t consider these scenarios before taking the leap of faith into the new future. What we are faced with here is being the doormat for the global economy while being the smallest voice in the city of Los Angeles. A voice that only occasionally rises up in protest, that often is not heard 25 miles down the 110 Freeway at the temple of power. And only once in a great while do we realize that solidarity within the community is the only way our voices and our visions of the people in the San Pedro Bay gets heard. In San Pedro, we spend far too much time arguing over too little while the future overtakes us with brute force and technological momentum.

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Mission Creep with LAPD Drones By Hamid Khan and Jamie Garcia, Stop LAPD Spying Coalition Since May 2014, when the Los Angeles Police Department first acquired drones from the Seattle Police Department, communities across the city have vehemently rejected the use of drones by LAPD. In the summer of 2017, when LAPD wanted to start a drone pilot program, there was again widespread rejection. At the time, LAPD’s own surveys showed that out of over 1,600 people surveyed on the use of drones only 97 said yes. That’s less than 6 percent of people even approving the use of drones. Then LAPD asked for feedback on drone use policy and as per their own admission, out of over 1,100 people responding, only six approved. Throughout this period, communities rejected the continuing militarization of LAPD and people expressed deep distrust of LAPD and Angelenos are very concerned about mission creep over time. Yet, against such intense community opposition in October 2017, the Police Commission voted 3-1 to launch LAPD’s drone pilot program. Now LAPD wants to make drones a permanent part of their arsenal, against the wishes of much of the community and mission creep is full on. Mission creep is deeply inherent in the LAPD drone program. LAPD has already and will keep expanding the capacity of these harmful tools inflicting great harm on our communities. LAPD has proposed expanding the scope of drone use for high-risk warrants. LAPD is upgrading the drones for longer flight times over longer distances, installing spotlights, speaker

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systems, expanding flying capabilities in lowand no-light conditions, adding high resolution sensors and infra-red and thermal sensors. LAPD is expanding drones’ capacity to fly indoors which means they will be flying into homes and other private spaces. LAPD is also upgrading software to automate and streamline intelligence gathered from drones. Additionally, LAPD is giving access to other units beside SWAT to deploy drones. Angelenos have experienced how the mission of SWAT units expanded greatly over time. We see other examples around the country like the state of North Dakota approving the use of nonlethal weapons like tasers, rubber bullets, tear gas on their police drones. In Hartford, Conn. the drone program will be networked with 700 cameras, automatic license plate readers, and shot spotters into the Real-Time Crime and Data Intelligence Center. Drones will be sent to follow cars or all-terrain-vehicles during high speed pursuits. The drones will also monitor festivals, concerts, marathons and other public events. LAPD continues to refer to drones as a tool of de-escalation, though people from communities most policed and surveilled speak of anxiety, stress and panic regarding LAPD presence and encounters in their neighborhoods. With the use of drones, LAPD continues to treat communities as occupied zones negatively impacting their health and wellbeing.

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RANDOMLetters Tents Are Better

Almost everywhere in Los Angeles except San Pedro I can see the tents of the homeless during the day. The typical tent is a six-sided igloo. The tent villages are often neat and tidy in appearance compared to what I see near the Beacon St. Post Office. The possessions that are scattered up and down the sidewalks can easily be hidden inside a tent. We apparently believe that by restricting the use of tents to the nighttime the homeless encampments will be less permanent. It is true that the homeless in San Pedro are less secure, lack privacy, and tend to be sleep-deprived without tents, but that has not made them leave. They often have legitimate reasons to call San Pedro their home. One may wish to argue that point. But what is not debatable is that the Post Office encampment has not diminished in size because we prohibit the use of tents during the day. When I temporarily left San Pedro in November of 2017 there were only one-third as many people there. Back then I thought to myself, why couldn’t we allow neat rows of tents to be set up on vacant lots owned by the city, with portable toilet facilities (and soap and water) in one corner of the lot? It might look more like a boyscout camp ground than a disaster zone. The new homeless shelter will house only one fifth of the homeless population of San Pedro, so it will not solve the problem. Lorin Jenis San Pedro

Crisis at the Border

Archbishop José H. Gomez addressed the crisis on the U.S. and Mexico border in his homily at the Sunday Spanish Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. Archbishop Gomez said: Right now, as we know, there is a crisis on the U.S. southern border. And there are many voices and perspectives about what our government should be doing. When we hear these readings today, we are reminded that these are not just issues of politics. We are talking about human beings — the image of God, our brothers and sisters. Beyond law, beyond politics, we have a duty to welcome the stranger, to open our hearts and our hands to attend to their human needs — their fears and their hunger. We need to treat them with the dignity that they have as children of God, regardless of their status. Jesus said that he would come to us in the person of the hungry and homeless, the migrant. And what we do for those who are in need, we do for him. This is not always easy. And there are big questions and issues that we face at the border. But our Scriptures today suggest that our first responsibility and priority is to serve these people who are in need, to treat them with great dignity and love. The full homily can be seen at https://www. facebook.com/lacatholics/ videos/337371333878086/ Archbishop José H. Gomez Los Angeles

This was a racist attack against Reps. Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. It is unacceptable, and we must stand in solidarity with these young legislators. That is why today I am asking you to respond to Trump’s racist attack by splitting a contribution between their campaigns and ours. I have said all along that this president is a racist and a xenophobe. And now he is proving that point, yet again, by turning his hate against these four members of Congress. We must stand together for justice and dignity toward all. Bernie Sanders U.S. Senator, Vermont

Even Texas is Changing

Medicare for All is under attack. The healthcare industry is pushing hard to change people’s minds that it’s the best way to guarantee health care as a human right. Despite Joe Biden’s misguided (to be kind) comment that Medicare for All is “irrational,” the truth back here in the real world is that we are making tangible progress right here in Texas. The Medicare for All movement recently received its biggest endorsement yet in the Lone Star State! The South Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association — a highly influential coalition of Democratic and Republican county judges and commissioners — voted unanimously to endorse Medicare for All. County commissioners and judges carry a lot of weight. They are the ones who pave our roads, build our bridges, and are the gatekeepers to county finances

and services. The problem is that most county budgets are eaten up by out of control health care costs, depriving them of the funds they need to fix our roads, help fund our schools, and other projects that support the common good of our communities. In other words, Medicare for All is a signature part of how we rebuild our crumbling infrastructure and adequately fund other services to benefit our communities. Pitch in $10 today and help us continue to organize elected officials across the state to support Medicare for Y’all! Our counties are being forced to pay for health care (that Medicare for All could

easily resolve) preventing our local communities from properly investing in the common good. Our communities can’t make critical investments if rising health care costs deprive them of funds. Is it any wonder so many of our communities, especially in rural America, are struggling to get by? We will need local leaders on our side to achieve Medicare for All. Never underestimate the pressure a local leader can apply to their Congresscritter. Jim Hightower Austin, TX

Community Alerts

Another Quake Reminds People to Be Prepared

LOS ANGELES — Recent earthquakes in Southern California were important reminders that everyone needs to be ready for an earthquake. To receive emergency notifications from authorities, register for Alert LA County at lacounty.gov/emergency/ alert-la. Make sure to research other systems that are available in your community and sign up. Details: lacounty.gov/ emergency

Join us on for our monthly meeting on

Monday, July 29 • 7 to 9 p.m.

Changes are coming to how, when, and where LA County voters cast ballots in the 2020 Presidential Primary elections. Jeff Klein from the LA County Registrar to speak on placement of the new Vote Centers and other election changes starting next March.

Location: Think Café, 302 W. 5th St., San Pedro

Democratic Debate Watch Party

Tues., July 30 and Wed. • July 31 6 to 8 p.m.

Don’t watch the debates alone – come join the San Pedro Democratic Club for a Democratic Presidential Debate Watch Party. Come see your favorite candidates with your favorite neighbors.

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comes to them; ICE only has permission to enter a individual’s home if they have a judicial arrest warrant signed by a judge. They are coming for that information, and we are equipping them with that. So, we are seeing the community on high alert, but we’re seeing the community be galvanized as well.

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starting July 14. But, so far, the number of people detained appears to be small. Government officials are said to be pursuing about 2,000 undocumented immigrants and migrants who are no longer eligible to remain in the country after a court ordered them to be removed and deported. As we reported earlier, the president claimed that there were more arrests over the weekend [of July 13] than people realize, and more could come later this week in at least 10 cities. Shannon Camacho, what is your sense of how much — how many raids there were over the weekend? Do you know of immigrants who were rounded up and arrested?

Shannon Camacho: Over the weekend [of July 13], we had not heard of these types of large-scale mass operations that Trump had been threatening. We have not heard of those large-scale operations, thankfully. Ever since June, we have been doing the knowyour-rights information. We have been giving that information to community members, so that they understand their fundamental constitutional rights, regardless of whether the operations happen in June, they happen tomorrow, or they happen into the next month. We’re preparing our community. As of right now, we have not heard of those massive operations, but we’re still keeping our community informed and we’re still keeping our ears to the ground. JW: What effect is — are the president’s comments having on the people in these communities?

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More than 4,000 protesters rallied in front of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Detention Center on July 12. This rally was at one of 600 sites nationwide. Photo by Robin Doyno

administration and this government is attacking them, rather than protecting them. But I think what we have seen, especially here in Los Angeles, through the organizing that we have been doing for years, and even since June, when these threats first came into places, we have seen people come to us with a thirst for knowledge, for information on how to protect themselves and how to protect their families, and trying to understand that this is something that is an attack against them. And so we have seen community members come to our office to learn more about their fundamental constitutional rights, like the fact they have the right to remain silent. They have the right not to open their door if ICE

SC: So, in the city of Los Angeles and in the surrounding areas, I can imagine that there are probably many, many families who are afraid. And that’s something very normal. But in terms of what we have seen, especially through our community members, through the rapid response networks, we have seen people really step up to the challenge, with fear, but reminding themselves that they do have these constitutional rights. So we do see people prepared. We have had know-your-rights workshops all throughout Los Angeles. And others are having them throughout the state. And so people are coming to these. We’re seeing a lot of people come and ask really good questions. So that’s something that’s very encouraging, that people are taking this know-your-rights information, and they’re using it.

JW: I think it’s important that you’re saying this, Shannon Camacho, because I think many people have the impression that, if people overstay their legal right to stay, if they have exceeded an order or they are disobeying a deportation order, many people would look at that and say, well, they’re violating the law. But you’re saying, despite these orders, they have rights. SC: Yes. And even one of the populations that Trump said he was going to target was people with final deportation orders. And that sounds like it’s the end-all/be-all of those people’s cases. But, in actuality, that is not the case. Even people with final deportation orders still have to go through the appeal process in immigration court. And, also, it is very important that they speak to an immigration attorney before anything happens, so that they can get a legal consultation to see if there’s any immigration relief for them. So that’s something that can be done at any stage. And us at CHIRLA, we do have removal defense attorneys that provide that service to the community members. And ever since June, we have been telling folks, come speak with us. JW: So, when you are asked to give advice to individuals who are subject to a deportation order, what is your basic advice to them? Are you saying to them, don’t open the door? What do you say to them?

SC: Yes, we say, remain silent. When ICE asks you questions, whether it be outside your door or on the street, don’t give any additional information to them. Close your door. Don’t open the door if they come to your house. Again, ICE needs to have a judicial arrest warrant signed by a judge with accurate information on the document. And very, very rarely do they actually have those documents. It’s very rare. So, most of the time, they don’t have permission to enter an individual’s home. So we tell people, close the door. And then the last thing we really stress is, create family plans. Make sure that you have designated people in your family or your friends that are ready to activate to either get you an attorney or to meet with your children if they need to be picked up from day care. Those sorts of things are something that all our community members can do beforehand, so that they’re prepared in the case of an arrest.

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voters. Measure C changed the composition of the Los Angeles Police Department Board of Rights process to provide the accused officer the option of a hearing panel composed of three civilian hearing examiners or two sworn command officers the rank of captain or higher and one civilian hearing examiner. On June 13, the city ordinance implementing the provisions of Measure C became effective. Details: www.lapdonline.org/police_ commission

LA Waterfront Community Meetings

WILMINGTON — The Port of Los Angeles will host a two-part series of community meetings in Wilmington to provide an overview and status update on the Wilmington Waterfront Development Project. Discussion topics include the environmental document for the Avalon and Fries Street Segment Closure, entry plaza sundial for the Avalon Promenade and Gateway Project, public involvement for naming development projects along the Wilmington Waterfront, and highlighting Wilmington’s history. Time: 6 to 7:30 p.m., July 25 and September 12 Details: 310-847-7704 Venue: Banning’s Landing Community Center Wilmington.

Ports Host Clean Truck Program Rate Workshop

SAN PEDRO — A workshop presented by the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles will solicit feedback and input on a rate structure to incentivize modernization of the San Pedro Bay truck fleet to further reduce air pollution emissions. As of Oct. 1, 2018, any new truck registering to work in the ports must be model year 2014 or newer. As stated in the 2017 CAAP Update, a future proposed action includes implementation of a rate in 2020 on all trucks to enter the marine terminals, with exemptions for trucks that meet near-zero or zero-emissions standards. The Clean Truck Program Rate Workshop will include a brief staff presentation to provide background information on the ports’ goals and progress, and a forum for stakeholders to share input on development of the rate. A second workshop will be held in the near future to focus on a proposed approach. Time: 9 a.m. Aug. 1 Details: www.cleanairactionplan.org Venue: Banning’s Landing Community Center, 100 E. Water St., Wilmington.

Port Releases Draft Master Plan Update

LONG BEACH — The Port of Long Beach has released a draft update for its Port Master Plan, a document that defines long-range goals and policies for land use and development at the nation’s second-busiest seaport. The Master Plan was last comprehensively updated in 1990. The Master Plan Update is needed to incorporate previous amendments to the document and to reflect changes in the shipping industry, strategically manage resources and proactively prepare for future challenges to remain competitive in the rapidly-changing global economy. Comments on the draft Port Master Plan Draft Update will be accepted through Monday, Sept. 30. Submit them in writing to Matt Plezia, Director of Master Planning, Port of Long Beach, 415 W. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90802, or to pmp@polb.com. Time: 6 p.m. Aug. 26 Details: www.polb.com/masterplanupdate Venue: Bob Foster Civic Chambers, Long Beach City Hall, 411 W. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach


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oad House, the kind of dramatic vehicle that Patrick Swayze would take for a spin through 1980s Hollywood production values — heavy on ludicrous hand-to-hand combat, groanworthy melodrama and emerging MTV stars The cast of the Garage Theatre’s production of Love, Thunder and Dynamite: A Road House Parody. appearing as onscreen bar bands (remember Jeff Healey?) — is a study in how to make a bad film without meaning to. So when the Garage Theatre put Love, Thunder and Dynamite: A Roadhouse Parody on their 2019 season schedule, I was not intrigued. The Garage went down a similar road a few years ago by adapting Wet Hot American Summer, and the nicest thing I can say is the cast didn’t lack for energy. To my taste buds, layering silly upon silly is rarely a recipe for success. But underlying the unquestionable triumph of Love, Thunder and Dynamite is director Cat Elrod and company’s unexpected approach. Rather than satirize the film in the traditional sense, they play it fairly straight, rarely straying from the original dialog and staying earnest even when shining a

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A wise person once said, “If you can’t buy it at 25th and Western, you don’t need it,” and that is true, at least close to dinnertime. The restaurants at South Shores make summertime dining easy and delicious. The wind picks up there in the afternoon, brisk and refreshing. Keep your cool and pick up specialties from different corners of the world to build an easy meal around.

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Thailand is the original source of a fantastic and unusual green papaya salad. Ripe papaya is a delightful juicy fruit, sweet and tropical. The Thai green papaya salad is made from the same fruit, but in its green or unripe stage, it is crunchy and not sweet, somewhere between cucumber and jicama in texture. Sirinat Thai makes a splendid salad with shredded green papaya, shrimp, haricot vert (green beans), tomatoes, lettuce and bean sprouts, dressed with a fascinating sauce with a bit of heat, a bit of tart, a bit of salt — altogether wonderful — and sprinkled with finely chopped peanuts. This salad is a natural with grilled meats or fish. Sirinat Thai, 1627 W. 25th St., San Pedro 310-832-5678

Sorrento’s Pizza

Sorrento’s Pizza is legendary in our port city, turning out the best pizza and pasta for over 50 years. The enticing aroma of garlic, basil and tomatoes wafts gently over 25th and Western each afternoon, blessing the intersection as well as Little Sisters of the Poor home up the hill. Put some water on to boil and grate a little parmesan, for Sorrento’s marinara sauce is about to make your kitchen feel like Sophia Loren has come to visit and stayed to cook dinner. Order marinara sauce without meat, or try the rich and flavorful Bolognese — meaty and hearty. Sorrento’s Pizza. 2428 S. Western Ave. San Pedro, 310-832-2820.

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South Shores Meat Market is well known for the finest quality cuts of meats, fish and ethnic specialties. Darko and his gang of good looking butchers provide great service and their attention to detail is obvious in the prize winning Croatian sausage cevapcici. Thought to be handed down from the ancient Turks, the ground beef and pork recipe yields lovely skinless sausage links, meant for grilling. The original cevapcici is served with tangy red bell pepper sauce, though Darko does not mind if children like them with ketchup. Check out terrific ethnic groceries and the deli counter while you are there. South Shores Meat Market, 2308 S. Western Ave., San Pedro, 310-831-0044

Pronto’s

Pronto’s knows that Taco Tuesday is the best day of the week, and Tuesday can be any day if tacos are involved. Have a taco party at home with the piquant help of Pronto’s rico salsas. Everyone has a favorite salsa and Pronto’s has a salsa for everybody, from the mild fresh pico de gallo, crunchy with onions and tomatoes, accented with cilantro, to the “mucho macho,” cooked salsa made for the fire-breathing dragon at your house. Don’t miss the escabeche carrots for a zingy addition! Salsas, black or pinto beans or rice can all be ordered by the pint to take home Tuesday or any day. Pronto’s, 2420 S. Western Ave., San Pedro 310-832-4471


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Michael Stearns Studio@The Loft INTERTWINED: SCULPTURES BY NANCY VOEGELI-CURRAN

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Nancy Voegeli-Curran, Unruly Findings.

Nancy Voegeli-Curran’s artistic practice focuses on the duality between chance and intention. Her sculptures, drawings and paintings explore process and materiality through the lens of the natural world. Through interweaving multi-layered structures, she creates micro and macrocosms that resemble earthbound or celestial forces.

Artist Heather Meglasson working on her impact art.

The exhibition runs through Aug. 24. Michael Stearns Studio@ The Loft, 401 S. Mesa St., San Pedro. Enter the Loft at the loading dock on 4th St. Details: 562-400-0544

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EXPERIMENTAL ARTISTS OF THE SOUTH BAY 2019

Studio 345 presents painting by Pat Woolley and acrylic and collage paintings by Gloria D. Lee. Open 5 to 9 p.m. on First Thursday and by appointment. Studio 345, 345 W. 7th St., San Pedro. Details: 310-545-0832 or 310-374-8055; artsail@roadrunner.com or www.patwoolleyart.com.

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EASB embraces the values of the arts community: encouraging the creative process, making social statement and personal expression, and contributing to the evolution of the imagination. Enjoy lovely, feminine paintings and sculptures by 17 participating artists. Exhibit ends Aug. 31. Cannery Row Studios @ The Loft, 401 S. Mesa St., San Pedro.

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San Diego-based artist Heather Meglasson specifically engineers her experimental impact art to exemplify the relationship between the concepts of command and surrender. The dynamic polarization of dominance and submission can be used to cultivate the reclaiming of personal power, which inspires the work. This theme weaves throughout her artistic process. Not a Still Life opens Aug. 1, 6 to 9 p.m. with an interactive performance on Aug. 3, 1 to 5 p.m. The exhibition runs through Sept. 30. PacArts Gallery 303 S. Pacific Ave., San Pedro. Presented by EngAGE Inc.

Details: 310-291-5316; canneryrowstudios.com Lois Olsen

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MUSIC July 27

Forever Rod Forever Rod recreates the energy and excitement of a Rod Stewart concert at the peak of Rod’s popularity, including the distinctive raspy voice and clothing style that made Rod Stewart a true rock ‘n’ roll legend. Time: 8 p.m. July 27 Cost: $25 Details: alvasshowroom. com Venue: Alvas Showroom, 1417 W. 8th St., San Pedro The Blasters The Blasters exemplify the best traditions of American music, performing with passion and honesty for over three decades and has won the hearts and souls of fans worldwide. Time: 8 p.m. July 27 Cost: $25 Details: www.ticketweb.com Venue: Brouwerij West, 110 E. 22nd St., Warehouse No. 9, San Pedro Phil Crosby Phil Crosby Jr., Bing Crosby’s grandson, will play live at Janny’s Showroom. Time: 8 p.m. July 27 Cost: $20 Details: 310-547-2348; www.peoplesplacesp.com Venue: People’s Place, 365 W. 6th St., San Pedro

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July 28 Bernie Pearl and Barbara Morrison Rancho Los Cerritos summer concert is back, with music on the fourth Sunday of the month during July and August. The July 28 concert features The Bernie Pearl Blues Band with Barbara Morrison. The site opens at 5 p.m. for pre-concert picnicking. Time: 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m July 28 Cost: Free Details: www.ranchoslos cerritos.org Venue: Rancho Los Cerritos, 4600 Virginia Road, Long Beach

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Central Avenue Jazz Festival

Once just known as the “Avenue” from the 1920s to 1940s, this festival is where the best jazz performers come together to showcase their talents as a tribute to the rich culture and heritage of LA’s Central Avenue. Time: 11 a.m. July 30 to 7 p.m. July 31 Cost: Free Details: www.centralavejazz. org Venue: Constituent Center, 4301 S. Central Ave., Los Angeles

Aug. 1

Dixieland Jazz The night features The New Whalers, a five-piece dixieland jazz band Time: 7 to 9 p.m. Aug. 1 Cost: Free Details: www.whaleandale.com Venue: The Whale & Ale, 327 W. 7th St., San Pedro

Aug. 3

Spirit of Zeppelin Many things set Spirit Of Zeppelin apart from the myriad of Zeppelin cover bands, but there’s one thing they do that others simply can’t — improvisation. Spirit Of Zeppelin is about the music and pure energy of Led Zeppelin. Time: 9 p.m. Aug. 3 Cost: $10 Details: 562-596-4718 Venue: Gaslamp, 6251 E. Pacific Coast Highway, Long Beach One More Night with Cubensis Cubensis — Keepers of the flame since 1987. The long, strange trip continues with an amazing, evolving re-creation of the Grateful Dead experience, live on stage Time: 8 p.m. Aug. 3 Cost: Free Details: 310-833-9330; www.brouwerijwest.com Venue: Brouwerij West, 110 E. 22nd St., Warehouse No. 9, San Pedro 6-String Showdown 21 & Under Not dissimilar to when Mick and Keith first performed at Wentworth Primary School or the historic occasion when John met Paul, the next generation of the blues comes to the PCH Club in Long Beach, starring the best young blues guitarists in Southern California. Time: 6 p.m. Aug. 3 Cost: $15 to $25 Details: https://wwwstellarshows-net.seatengine.com Venue: PCH Club Long Beach, 6285 Pacific Coast Highway, Long Beach

Aug. 4

Déjà Vu Enjoy an evening of the timeless classics of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Time: 4 p.m. Aug. 4 Cost: $20 Details: alvasshowroom.com Venue: Alvas Showroom, 1417 W. 8th St., San Pedro

Aug. 10

A Tribute to the Voices of Outlaw Country The 10-piece group with gifted vocalist, Tony Suraci, captures the essence of Outlaw Country as defined by Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Kris Kristofferson. Time: 8 p.m. Aug. 10 Cost: $20 Details: www.ticketweb.com Venue: Gaslamp, 6251 E. Pacific Coast Highway, Long Beach

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Summer Reggae Party Featuring Common Sense with special guests: Errol Bonnick and

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THEATER July 26

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat This irresistible family musical, follows Jacob’s favorite son, Joseph. After he is sold into slavery by his brothers and imprisoned in Egypt, Joseph discovers his ability to interpret dreams and soon finds himself in front of the hilariously Elvis-like Pharaoh. Time: 8 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. July 26 and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. July 27 Cost: $22 to $24 Details: 310-781-7171; www.tinyurl.com/joseph dreamcoat Venue: James R. Armstrong Theatre, 3330 Civic Center Drive, Torrance Henry V Henry V, Shakespeare’s most patriotic and inspiring play. tells of a young King Henry V who seeks to unite his beloved England. Time: 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. July 26, 27 Cost: Free Details: 310-972-7760; www.torranceca.gov Venue: Wilson Park, 2200 Crenshaw Blvd., Torrance The Sound of Music One of the world’s most beloved musicals comes to Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro. After more than 50 years, the film version continues to be the most successful movie musical in history, and now you can see the show in a whole new way on stage. Time: 7:30 p.m. July 26, 2 p.m. July 27, 28 Cost: $46 to $60 Details: www.grandvision.org Venue: Warner Grand Theatre, 478 W. 6th St., San Pedro

Aug. 9

Shrek the Musical In a kingdom far away, things get turned upside down when an unseemly ogre – not a handsome prince – shows up to rescue a feisty princess Fiona. Time: 8 p.m. Aug. 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24 and 2 p.m. Aug. 17, 18, 24 and 7:30 p.m. Aug. 22 Cost: $45 to 85 Details: 562-916-8500; www.cerritoscenter.com Venue: Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, 18000 Park Plaza Drive, Cerritos

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La Cage Aux Folles In this much loved musical that inspired The Birdcage, peer into the living quarters of a famed drag nightclub where two men partnered in love as well as show-biz.

Time: 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday and 2 p.m., Sunday, through Aug. 3 Cost: $10 Details: www.lbplayhouse.org Venue: Long Beach Playhouse, 5021 E. Anaheim St., Long Beach Disney’s The Little Mermaid The journey of Disney’s The Little Mermaid begins in a palace in a kingdom beneath the sea, where a beautiful young mermaid named Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. Time: 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m. Sunday through 28 Cost: $20 Details: 562-856-1999; www.musical.org Venue: The Carpenter Center for the Performing Arts, 6200 E. Atherton St., Long Beach Water By The Spoonful Elliot, a veteran of the Iraq war struggles to find his place in the world. We are also introduced to the members of an addiction chat room just trying to get through the day. Time: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sunday through Aug. 17 Cost: $14 to $24 Details: www.lbplayhouse.org Venue: Long Beach Playhouse, 5021 E. Anaheim St., Long Beach

ART

July 27 Activism and the Arts: A Life Journey Dan Guerrero speaks of the history and intersection of the Chicano and LGBTQ communities while addressing the importance of solidarity across contemporary cultural currents. A Q&A and panel discussion moderated by Dr. Eduardo Lara follows the storytelling presentation. Time: 3 to 5 p.m. July 27 Cost: $15 Details: www.molaa.org/events Venue: Museum of Latin American Art, 628 Alamitos Ave., Long Beach

Aug. 1

First Thursday at Crafted The first Thursday of each month is open studio night in San Pedro – when the Downtown galleries, studios, and shops open their doors into the evening complemented by live music, food trucks and our fantastic array of restaurants. Leave your car here and ride the free red trolley, running every 15 minutes. Time: 4 to 8 p.m. Aug. 1 Cost: Free Details: 310-732-1270 Venue: CRAFTED at the Port of LA, 112 E. 22nd St., Warehouse 10, San Pedro First Thursday with the Artists of SPAA The San Pedro Art Association is back in a much larger space showing handcrafted items and fine art. Time: 6 p.m.

Cost: Free Details: sanpedroart.wix.com/ san-pedro-art Venue: San Pedro Art Association, 421 W. 6th St., San Pedro

Aug. 3

Not A Still Life — Interactive Gallery Exhibition Indulge your ability to receive in this interactive gallery exhibition where you are the muse. Participants will be given tokens to spend at any booth where they will be catered to in delightful ways with people ready to see you, hear you, invoke your dreams, draw you, paint on you, compose sonnets and sing songs about you. The exhibit, featuring works by Heather Meglasson, runs through Sept. 30. Time: 1 to 5 p.m. Aug. 3 Cost: Free Details: www.pacificavenuearts colony.com Venue: Pac Arts Gallery, 303 S. Pacific Ave., San Pedro Intertwined: Sculptures by Nancy Voegeli-Curran Curran’s mixed media abstract forms map visual, psychological and emotional space and refer to our complex and tenuous relationship with the natural world at present and its overall fragility. The exhibit runs through Aug. 24. Time: 5 to 9 p.m. Aug. 3 Cost: Free Details: www.michaelstearns studio.com Venue: Michael Stearns Studio @ The Loft, 401 S. Mesa Ave., San Pedro

FILM

Aug. 2 Summer Movie Nights on the LA Waterfront Join the Port of Los Angeles for free outdoor showings of the animated movies Sing (Wilmington) and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (San Pedro). Activities include a petting zoo and crafts for the entire family. Time: 6:30 p.m. Activity, 8 p.m. Movie, Aug. 2 Cost: Free Details: www.craftedportla.com; www.lawaterfront.org Venue: Two locations: Crafted, 112 E. 22nd St., Warehouse No 10 and San Pedro Courtyard and Wilmington Waterfront Park, 1004 W. C St., Wilmington

Aug. 9

Movies Under the Guns! Join a movie night on fantail base of the Battleship Iowa. Bring your own chairs and blankets. Time: 6 p.m. Aug 9 Cost: Free Details: 310-971-4462; www.pacificbattleship.com Venue: Pacific Battleship Center, 250 S. Harbor Blvd. San Pedro

DANCE Aug. 3

Jubilee O Na Lani Halau Hula o ‘Imi’ Ike takes us back to the era of the last Hawaiian Chiefs. Join them in recalling these royal figures through traditional hula and chants. Time: 3 to 5 p.m. Aug. 3 Cost: $10 Details: 310-781-7171 Venue: James Armstrong Theatre, 3330 Civic Center Drive, Torrance Kenneth Walker Dance Project 2019 Kenneth Walker Dance Project or KWDP, a contemporary ballet company, premieres new works along with repertory favorites. KWDP, known for its eclectic repertoire, wit, and charm, is an audience favorite in the burgeoning Los Angeles dance scene. Time: 7:30 p.m. Aug. 3 Cost: $25 Details: www.tinyurl.com/ kennethwalkerdance Venue: Martha B. Knoebel Dance Theatre, 6200 E. Atherton St., Long Beach

FOOD July 26

Long Beach Crawfish Festival The Long Beach Crawfish Festival returns, serving up succulent scores of seasoned Cajun crustaceans prepared to mouth-watering perfection in the world’s largest crawfish pots. The authentic, Louisiana-style crawfish is prepared by master crawfish chefs. Time: 5 p.m. July 26, 27 Cost: $5 to $13 Details: www.longbeachcraw fishfestival.com Venue: Rainbow Lagoon Park, 400 Shoreline Village Drive, Long Beach

July 27 Native Spirit of Japan, Discovering Shochu Japanese libations go well beyond sake and beer. Shochu, in fact, is the native spirit of Japan, and iichiko Shochu—, the traditional secret behind umami-rich Japanese foods such as miso and soy sauce— is Japan’s best-selling shochu. Discover the spirit with shochu expert Tetsuro Miyazaki, plus taste how well it works in cocktails and pairs with food. RSVP. Time: 2 to 3:30 p.m. July 27 Cost: Free Details: www.pacificfood.org Venue Pacific Food & Beverage Museum, 731 S. Pacific Ave., San Pedro

Aug. 3

Dine LBC — Restaurant Week Held annually, Dine LBC features value-oriented three course menus from nearly 40 of Long Beach’s best restaurants


in 12 neighborhoods throughout the city. Participating restaurants offer a three course menu, Chef’s Special Menu or dinner for two. For news and info or text DINELBC to 66866. Time: 5 p.m. Aug 3 to 11 Cost: $15 to $65 Details: www.dinelbc.com Location: Various Long Beach restaurants Three Courses: Culinary Trip through the Americas Experience a three-course dinner with ingredients found in the Americas inspired by MoLAA’s current exhibition Grafica America. Plus an exclusive docent tour of Grafica America. 6 p.m., docent tour, 7 p.m., presentation, 7:30 p.m. seating for dinner begins. Time: 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 3 Cost: $65 to $70 Details: www.molaa.org/events Venue: Museum of Latin American Art, 628 Alamitos Ave., Long Beach Under Pressure, Mastering the Instant Pot Join culinary author Sara De Leeuw for a pressure cooking demo, tasting, and book signing. Sara will teach guests how to make fast-to-fix and nourishing recipes for all kinds of electric pressure cookers and sign copies of the newly revised edition of The GlutenFree Instant Pot Cookbook, co-authored with Jane Bonacci. RSVP. Time: 2 to 3:30 p.m. Aug. 3 Cost: Free Details: www.pacificfood.org Venue: Pacific Food & Beverage Museum, 731 S. Pacific Ave., San Pedro 4th Annual Long Beach Vegan Festival Long Beach Vegan Festival is back. For the love of music, and food and animals, join a celebration of vegan food. Time: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Aug. 3 Cost: $35 and up Details: www.tinyurl.com/ lbveganfest Venue: The Pike Outlets, 95 S. Pine Ave., Long Beach

WELLNESS

Meditation and Book Study Join every other Sunday for an open meditation and book study. We will do either guided shamatha, dakini or for Immeasurables practice each week, always guided so you do not need to know the practice already. Time: 9 to 10:30 a.m. Aug. 11 Cost: Free Venue: Angel’s Gate Cultural Center, 3601 S. Gaffey St., San Pedro

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July 27

POW! WOW! Long Beach Closing Party KCRW is bringing Summer Nights for the first time to Downtown Long Beach. Dance the night away at the POW! WOW! Long Beach Closing party. This outdoors dance party will feature KCRW DJs Anthony Valadez and Mathieu Schreyer. Hop on the mural tours prior to the event, ending at Summer Nights just in time for the show Time: 7 to 11 p.m. Cost: Free Details: www.powwowlong beach.com Venue: 235 The Promenade N., Long Beach

July 27 Love Long Beach Festival 2019 Love Long Beach 2019 is the sixth annual edition of the festival, celebrating the magic of all that is Long Beach. Experience DJs and live bands across multiple stages, yoga and sound healing, community, arts and crafts, food court, vendors, fire performances, talks, face painting, chill out areas and massages. Time: 11 a.m. July 27, 28 Cost: $15 to $30 Details: LoveLongBeachFestival. com Venue: Shoreline Aquatic Park, 200 Aquarium Way, Long Beach 12th Annual Cambodia Town Anniversary Join the 12th annual Cambodia Town dinner gala to celebrate the anniversary of the official designation of Cambodia Town Business and Cultural District. Time: 6:30 p.m. July 27 Cost: Free Details: 562- 591-3688 Venue: La Lune Thmeay Restaurant, 1458 Atlantic Ave., Long Beach Long Beach Dragon Boat Race The 2019 Dragon Boat Races are coming back to Long Beach. In addition to hosting one of the largest dragon boat competitions in California, there will be Chinese traditional dancing, acrobats, martial arts performances, and more. Time: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 27, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. July 28 Cost: Free Details: www.lbdragonboat.com Venue: Marine Stadium, 5255 E. Paoli Way, Long Beach

Family Sandcastle Building Day Relive your favorite memories and

Torrance Antique Street Faire Join the hunt for vintage treasure when over 200 sellers transform the streets of downtown Torrance into an eclectic open-air antiques flea market. Time: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 28 Cost: Free Details: www.eventbrite.com Location: Downtown Torrance, 1225 El Prado Ave., Torrance Walking Tour of Historic Old Torrance The Torrance Historical Society will kick-off its annual walking tours of historic Old Torrance. This free docent-led tour begins at the Torrance Historical Museum and will point-out many historic sites and landmarks of Old Torrance. Time: 1:30 to 3 p.m. July 28, Aug. 25 Cost: Free Details: www.torranceca.gov Venue: 1345 Post Ave., Torrance

June 29 Outdoor Volunteer Days at Alta Vicente Reserve Have fun and help restore this unique canyon habitat home to many threatened and endangered wildlife species. Time: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. June 29 Cost: Free Details: pvplc.volunteerhub.com Venue: Alta Vicente Reserve, 30940 Hawthorne Blvd., Rancho Palos Verdes

Aug. 5

Long Beach Suffrage 100 Meet the organizers and learn about local and national plans. Each planning committee will have a table: art, history, communication, fundraising, theater and business. Discover what they are doing and where you can get involved. Suffragists are looking for volunteers to help with a year of celebrating the vote. Time: 5:30 to 6:45 Aug. 5 Cost: Free Details: 562-437-1689 Venue: Museum of Latin American Art, 628 Alamitos Ave., Long Beach

Aug. 7

Oral History with Bonnie Lowenthal Join the Historical Society of Long Beach for a public oral history given by Bonnie Lowenthal. Enjoy a cocktail reception, hosted bar and appetizers courtesy of Keesal, Young & Logan The program is from 6 to 8 p.m. Time: 5:30 p.m. Aug. 7 Cost: $1 to $20 Details: www./hslb.org Venue: Keesal, Young & Logan, 400 Oceangate Ave., Suite 1400, Long Beach

Aug. 9 32nd Annual Long Beach Jazz Festival Come celebrate the Long Beach Jazz Festival. Featuring a great line-up from classic R&B to hot summer night jazz. The only Southern California jazz festival staged on a gorgeous grassy knoll in a beautiful Lagoon setting. Time: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Aug. 9, 10, 11 Cost: $60 to $185 Details: eventbrite.com Venue: Rainbow Lagoon Park. 400 Shoreline Village Drive, Long Beach Queen Mary Ghost Hunt The most haunted ship in America and according to TIME Magazine one of the Top 10 Haunted Places, the Queen Mary is an elegantly terrifying destination with restless spirits still roaming her elaborate decks. Time: 4:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Aug. 9, 10 Cost: $199 Details: brownpapertickets.com Venue: Queen Mary, 1126 Queens Highway, Long Beach

Aug. 10 Mixx Yoga at Liberation Brewing An hour of beginner level Vinyasa Flow plus delicious beer, classes take place on the second Saturday of the month inside of Liberation’s taproom in beautiful Bixby Knolls, Long Beach. Time: 10:45 to 11:50 a.m. Aug. 10 Cost: $18 Details: eventbrite.com Venue: Liberation Brewing, 3630 Atlantic Ave., Long Beach

Point Vicente Tour Join a tour of the Point Vicente Interpretive Center museum, its native plant garden and a walk along the spectacular bluff top at the Vicente Bluff Reserve followed by a tour of the Point Vicente Lighthouse. Time: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Aug. 10 Cost: Free Details: 310-544-5260; www.losserenos.org Venue: Point Vicente Interpretive Center, 31501 Palos Verdes Drive West, Rancho Palos Verdes

Aug. 11 20 Years in the Atacama, Land of the Copiapoas” Join Wendell S. (Woody) Minnich as he shares exhilarating memories of travelling 20-plus years in Chile; the overall magic of this arid region, the Atacama; and why his latest trip became an epic adventure he will never forget. Time: 1 p.m. Aug. 11 Cost: $10 park entrance fee Details: www.southcoastcss. org Venue: South Coast Botanic Garden, 26300 Crenshaw Blvd., Palos Verdes Peninsula

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Aug. 2 Bell Brew’s Cruise, Barbecue Relax on a small cruise and partake in a community barbecue. Time: 6:30 to 10 p.m. Aug. 2 Cost: $49 Details: ryan@rockstarbeer.com Venue: Catalina Classic Cruise, 1046 Queens Highway, Long Beach Long Beach Bacolod Masskara Festival Gala Commemorate the lost sailors of Bacolod in the Philippines. The festivities include masks, a banquet, and a raffle. Time: 6 p.m. Aug. 2 Cost: $65 Details: maloucmariano@gmail. com Venue: Long Beach Marriott, 4700 Airport Plaza Drive, Long Beach

Aug. 3 Family Science and Story Time Bring your family to experience a hands on science exploration of one of the peninsula’s wildlife species, the cactus wren. Time: 11 a.m. Aug. 3 Cost: Free Details: www.pvplc.org Venue: White Point Nature Center, 1600 W. Paseo Del Mar, San Pedro, Midsummer Scream The world’s largest Halloween and horror convention, brings all the chills and thrills of October to one weekend. Explore over 13 haunted attractions in the Hall of Shadows; shop from more than 300 vendors enjoy panels and presentations from the leading names in horror entertainment and theme park attractions and live dark entertainment.

July 25 - August 7, 2019

San Pedro Pirate Boosters Car Show Join a day of fun and support Pirate Athletics. Watch the 100 cars of the community on display and learn about the upcoming San Pedro High School sports events for the fall semester and enjoy live music from Last Call and Down The Hatch. Time: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 27 Cost: Free Details: 310-701-9357 Location: 14th St., and Alma parking lot

July 28

Time: 11 a.m. Aug. 3, 4 Cost: $33 to $55 Details: www.tinyurl.com/ midsummerscream Venue: Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center, 300 E Ocean Blvd., Long Beach

Telenovelas in the Park Join Mujeres de la Tierra for a special evening of community theater and conversations about water conservation, plastic pollution, public health, and civic engagement while laughing with the clueless and overdramatic Familia Cabezón on their efforts to become active healers of la Madre Tierra. Time: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. July 25 Cost: Free Details: 562-437-1689; www.molaa.org Venue: MoLAA, 628 Alamitos Ave., Long Beach

Repair Café Have broken things? Bring them by and learn how to repair them with the help of handy volunteers Bring any parts needed. First come, first served Time: 6 to 8:15 p.m. July 26 Cost: Free Details: 562-786-6081; www.lbtimeexchange.com Venue: The Center Long Beach, 2017 E. 4th St., Long Beach

create new ones during CMA’s Family Sandcastle Building Day. Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 27 Cost: Free Details: 310-548-7562 Venue: Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, 3720 Stephen M. White Drive, San Pedro

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t finally felt like summer in Los Angeles, which made it the perfect time to showcase local breweries in the outdoor Robert Gumbiner Sculpture Garden at the Museum of Latin American Art’s Beer Festival, July 13. It was all things beer under the warm July sun, from the actual beverage to food, art, even skin-care products. Walking through the garden and into the rear parking lot, beer lovers could experience all varieties of brews provided by the SoCal Cerveceros, a Latino homebrew club. The thirst-quenching menu was curated by Brewjeria Company, a tight knit group of brewers from South LA and the San Gabriel Valley. They came from humble beginnings in 2010 —first a home brewing with a beer kit, then a one-barrel system. Sharing their craft, ideas and challenging their inhibitions with close friends was the root of their motivation to move forward with a brewery and taproom. Other offerings included a 5-ounce complimentary MoLAA glass for sipping and Latin foods from Dos Tierras Tacos [serving great vegan and meat tacos], One Bite and Chicano Soul Food. Rounding out the event were DJ Bien Buena and later, live music by South Central based Earth Arrow, an Afro Indigenous hip hop and dance band — I’d even posit rock, too, with their well-rounded sounds. It seemed wise to put something in my stomach before sampling the featured beverage. I chose a pumpkin, corn and lentil vegan taco topped with a dab of a hot, mildly sweet sauce from Dos Tierras — big flavor and excellent. I was ready for beer. Not being a beer expert, or even a fan, I had hesitated to even attend MoLAA’s beer festival. But in

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MoLAA’s Beer Fest Brings Out Locals and Artisans By Melina Paris, Arts and Culture Reporter

talking to some of the brewers, I discovered what aficionados may already know — the brewmeisters are a great lot of people. Each home brewer I spoke to was down to earth and shared pride in their product. It seems only logical that they would testify to the quality of their labor at a beer fest. But I detected a sincerity and warm friendliness from all of them, a desire to talk beer — and anything else. Among the beverages I sampled was an horchata-flavored beer from Border X Brewing, an outfit based in San Diego that just opened a brewery in Bell. Their booth boasted ‘Real Mexican Beer.” I had to ask, “What’s real Mexican beer?” Roberto Ramirez, the head manager, explained that from the top down-including himself, the owner, the head brewer, are all Mexican American. The horchata blend offered an enticing first sip, infused with cinnamon and vanilla. It was soft and refreshing. Next, I visited Indie Brewing Company’s stand where I chatted with John Miramontes. The brewery is located in Boyle Heights and specializes in double-dry hops or double IPA’s. Indie Brewing Company is about community, said Miramontes, who volunteers at the brewery. The brewery often invites local artists to its events, providing them with exposure and a place to sell their work. Pacing myself, I moved on to Warcloud

Proprietor of Feral Earth Brewing of San Pedro, Javier Martinez. Photo by Steven Guzman

Brewing which says, “We keep brewing for the Drunks, Poets and Philosophers.” Speaking to Justin “Alero” Collins, I asked about the origin of their name, which comes from the Buffalo Soldiers, who made moonshine and all of their weapons were “single action.” [Curtain Call from p. 9]

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spotlight on the absurd. The result is a first-rate genre parody for those who don’t know Road House, and something better still for those who do. Welcome to the Double Deuce, a big bar in a Missouri small town dominated by nefarious Brad Wesley (Allen Sewell), who gets a piece of all the action ‘round these parts. Things are tough at the Deuce, which leads the owner (Bill Vetro) to bring on Dalton (Luke Elder), something of a legend for his ability to bounce bars from ill repute to respectability. While cleaning house, he fires the thieving bartender that is Wesley’s nephew (Will Ardelean), which ignites a power struggle between Dalton and Wesley that will change the lives of all involved. Before a single line is spoken, you’re already impressed. The Garage Theatre, a black-box space known for reinventing itself, has never undergone a better transformation. Outfitted with everything from working beer taps and professional, fully fabricated signage to a full-size, red-cushioned bar top, on a shoestring budget set designer Robert Young has managed to bring the Road House roadhouse to life. Forget suspension of disbelief. I’ll say it again: welcome to the Double Deuce. As soon as the action is underway, you know Young’s work is not wasted. Elrod’s only real deviation from the film script is to add a narrator. Gary Douglas is perfect for the job, never hamming up his down home charm. In between freeze frames of the first bar fight, he effectively gets us up to speed on who’s who and what’s happening and throughout the play he helps keep the plot on the fast track. Naturally, you can’t do any sort of Road House without a great Patrick Swayze. Luckily, Elrod has Luke Elder. Like most of his cohort, Elder bears enough resemblance to his cinematic counterpart to tickle the familiarity nerve for anyone who knows the film—a phenomenon aided by Raquel Shull’s simple but thoughtful costumes. Far more important, though, is how

Soon, someone realized they had to become modern and from there, they started making beer. Alero added that he had the opportunity to hang out with military types, Green Berets who gave him information on how to get a job done, or apply a “tactical mindset,” and he brings that mindset to his business acumen. I tried a sampling of el Negro Presidente, so named for the second president of Mexico,Vincente Guerrero who was Afro-Mestizo. The dark brew was smooth and easy to go down with a mellow, slightly savory flavor. The last home brewer I visited was Feral Brewing Company out of San Pedro. Their name is inspired by a description owner, Javier Martinez read of another beer describing an “oak aged wildflower beer where everything came from the earth.” “[The name] was a nod back to that,” Martinez said, who is all about organic and local. He hopes to gain a following based on his focus specializing in “sour, earthy funky and complex” brews and then, on to start his own brewery. MoLAA went to specific effort to reach out to local breweries so the community could become aware of them and also to support local ale artisans. This second beer fest for the museum turned out to be a great respite from the daily grind. If they have a third, even this non beer lover would highly recommend it. well Elder portrays Dalton’s hodgepodge of machismo, sensitivity, Zen pretense, and sulky sex appeal. By never giving the audience so much as a knowing wink in even the most comedic moments (his shirtless, impassive posture while his sexy doctor love interest (Emily Formentini) stitches him up sans anesthesia is priceless), he’s as funny as can be. This holds for the entire cast. From the biggest to the smallest role, everyone is faithful to their part, letting themselves be ideal vehicles for fleshing out Elrod’s pitch-perfect parodic universe. Such restraint leaves room for the occasional well-timed improv (on opening night Young broke the laugh-o-meter with an observation about a pool cue), but mostly the actors are funny because their characters are completely in earnest. Although you don’t need to know Road House to get in on the fun, initiates will be delighted and impressed. Elrod manages to distill the entire film — from major plot points to idiosyncratic details — down to about an hour. The character introductions. The facial expressions. The memorably unlikely fight scenes. Really, everything but the monster truck—including, of course, the ever-present, blindman-fronted Double Deuce house band, which does double duty scoring several dramatic scenes. And the polar bear. Oh my god, the polar bear. Maybe you don’t know me, but if you do, you know that the odds of my liking a play fitting the general description of Love, Thunder, and Dynamite: A Roadhouse Parody were near zero. But aside from its terrible title, this play works on every level. Fun, funny, and a treasure hunt for lovers of bad ‘80s cinema. So maybe I don’t know you, but I’m still going to give you a piece of advice: see this. Times: 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday through Aug.10 Cost: $10 to $25 Details: thegaragetheatre.org Venue: The Garage Theatre, 251 E. 7th St., Long Beach


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Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. 2019154269 The following person is doing business as:(1) Integrity Hoops Academy, 2629 S. Dolphin, San Pedro, CA 90731, Los Angeles County. Registered owners: Heather Quella, 2629 S. Dolphin, San Pedro, CA 90731. This Business is conducted by an individual. The date registrant

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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/. HEATHER QUELLA, owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on June 5, 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

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56 Otherwise 57 Like a certain Freudian complex 59 Apiary dwellers 61 Colorado resort 62 Seat near the yard 67 Fumbles 68 Cornell of Cornell University 69 Swiftness 70 JFK flier, once 71 Recognizes 72 Walla Walla vegetable

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22 Blood bank supporter 23 Pig in ___ 24 Strikes it rich 26 Involve, as in conflict 29 Hiking trail display 31 Chihuahua drink? 33 Apply crudely 36 Mila of “Black Swan” 37 Fireplace, in England 40 Flaming 41 Nintendo DS competitor, for short 44 Racers in 2013’s “Turbo” 47 Captain Kangaroo player Bob 49 1/6 of a fl. oz. 50 “Arrested Development” character Fⁿnke 52 Peace symbols 53 Brings up 55 John Legere for T-Mobile, e.g. 58 Inhabitants of a certain sci-fi planet 60 Alexa’s device 63 “Boyz N the Hood” protagonist Styles 64 “Unaccustomed ___ am ...” 65 Lance of the O.J. trial 66 Stimpy’s companion

For answers go to: www.randomlengthsnews.com after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of the 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: 06/13/19, 06/27/19, 07/11/19, 07/25/19

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case No. 19LBCP00255 Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles Petition of: Joey Nathan Garcia-Villela By Priscilla Garcia (Parent) for Change of Name TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner Joey Nathan Garcia-Villela By Priscilla Garcia (Parent) filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

Joey Nathan Garcia-Villela to Joey Nathan Garcia The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing: Date: 8-27-19 Time: 8:30 am Dept.: S26 Room: 5500 The address of the court is 275 Magnolia Ave,, Long Beach, CA 90802 A copy of this Order to Show

Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Daily Journal and RLn. Date July 16, 2019 Michael P. Vicencia Judge of the Superior Court 7/22, 7/29, 8/5, 8/12/2019

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Neon Signs Wanted, Any condition, we would like to restore them and re-hang in downtown San Pedro, please help with this project. We will pay for removal. Eric 310308-3122.

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The City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation & Parks and Central, Coastal and Northwest San Pedro Neighborhood Councils present

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