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could provoke so much vitriol. But since the arrival of European colonists, the coyote’s image has gone from being respected by Native Americans to straight-up vilified.
By Paul Rosenberg, Senior Editor
Hillary Clinton became the first woman ever nominated for president by a major party at the Democratic National Convention. The convention brimmed with speeches by political powerhouses that contrasted starkly with the Republican convention the week before. But the speech that stole the show came from a grieving Gold Star father, Khizr Khan. His son, Capt. Humayun Khan, was killed by a car bomb in Iraq in June 2004, while heroically saving the lives of the soldiers under his command. The young man died in a war that Clinton, when she was the junior senator from New York state, voted to wage. That vote cost her the Democratic presidential nomination eight years ago. But in the wake of Republican nominee Donald Trump’s call for a ban on all Muslims entering the U.S., Khan spoke powerfully on Clinton’s behalf, as both parties struggled with their historical identities. “Hillary Clinton was right when she called my son ‘the best of America;’ If it was up to Donald Trump, he never would have been in America,” said Khan, who was born in Pakistan and came to the U.S. with his wife and children in 1980. He came to this country to pursue a Master’s degree at Harvard Law School. “Donald Trump, you are asking Americans to trust you with their future. Let me ask you: Have you even read the United States Constitution?” Khan asked, pulling his dog-eared copy of the foundational document from inside his suit jacket and waving it above his head. “ I will gladly lend you my copy.” The delegates roared but Khan was not finished. “Have you ever been to Arlington Cemetery?” he continued. “Go look at the graves of brave patriots who died defending United States of America — you will see all faiths, genders, and ethnicities. You have sacrificed nothing and no one! “We can’t solve our problems by building walls and sowing division. We are ‘Stronger Together,’” he echoed Clinton’s campaign slogan. “And we will keep getting stronger when Hillary Clinton becomes our next president,” he said. Khan’s short, powerful speech seemed to epitomize a fundamental shift in party politics. Even disaffected conservatives praised the Democratic convention for its patriotism and positivity. The word-count of Trump’s acceptance speech was dramatically more negative than any other acceptance speech since 1972.
Dogged Pursuit
In Long Beach, the war against coyotes is being waged specifically in the neighborhoods surrounding the El Dorado Park Nature Center. A recent spike in coyote sightings and pet attacks have riled up residents. In 2015, there were about 223 coyote reports, according to Lon Beach Animal care Services. These include sightings and pet attacks. That [See Coyotes page 10]
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ost people wouldn’t think that an urban landscape would be rife with wildlife, especially in Los Angeles County, the land of freeways and terrible drivers. However, there is one animal that’s steadily challenging the perception of the typical urban setting. From San Pedro to Long Beach, the canis latrans, the song dog, or coyote, has become a source of discord in the Harbor Area. Regarded as canine pests, killers of vermin, livestock and pets, coyotes have been the targets of governmentsanctioned killing for more than a century. It’s hard to believe an animal the size of a small German shepherd
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Harbor Area LA Homeless Services Authority Expands Shelter Hours LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority announced that nine crisis housing facilities are now open 24 hours per day. The shelters were previously open for 14 hours per day. Los Angeles provided $1.5 million to convert the facilities from 14 hours to 24 hours. 2015-16 Supreme Court: What Did They Do to us This Time? Recent judicial appointee and former Rancho Palos Verdes Mayor Tom Long will elaborate on UC Irvine Law School Dean, Erwin Chemerinsky’s 2015-16 Supreme Court Review video at the next Palos Verdes Democrats meeting. The following cases are discussed in the video: • Evenwal v. Abbott (Texas voting rights) • Fisher v. Univ. of Texas (affirmative action) • Friedrichs v. Calif. Teachers Association (labor union protections) • United States v. Texas (immigration) • Whole Women’s Health v. Hellerstadt (abortion restrictions) • Zubik v. Burwell (health insurance provider and contraceptives) Time: 2:30 to 4:30p.m., Aug. 21 Venue: Palos Verdes Peninsula Center Library, Community Room, 701 Silver Spur Rd., Rolling Hills Estates 90274.
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Activists Petition EPA to Consider Rancho LPG Explosion Risk By Paul Rosenberg, Senior Editor
On July 29, six Michigan state employees were criminally charged in connection with the lead poisoning water crisis in Flint. Although state officials were actively involved, and hence criminally liable, the Environmental Protection Agency also fell down on the job. Although EPA scientist Miguel Del Toral wrote an early draft memo warning of dangerous high lead levels, he was effectively silenced by Region 5 Director Susan Hedman, who resigned earlier this year, after the case drew national attention. Local activists are concerned that the EPA has failed similarly when it comes to protecting San Pedro from the possibility of a catastrophic explosion at the Rancho LPG facility — both by ignoring significant risk factors, and by significantly understating how much damage could be done by a factor of at least 36. After years of trying various approaches through different official channels, a group of petitioners, lead by San Pedro Peninsula Homeowners United and the Tongva Tribal Nation, have filed a petition with the EPA. They are calling for it to “re-examine the risks associated with the Plains/Rancho LPG facility” and to require resubmission of the facility’s “worst case” blast radius reporting “using the proper ‘TNT’ equivalency calculation for all flammables” in the facility’s risk management plan. “The issue of the petition has to do with asking the EPA to look again at Rancho’s claim of a blast radius of half mile, when the earliest guidance from EPA would have resulted in a
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette announced six more state employees were charged in connection to the Flint water crisis on July 29. File photo
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in the past few weeks, the fine print of the law governing facilities like Rancho was changed at the last minute, without public input. That fine print is what allows Rancho’s risk management plan to claim the half-mile blast radius as a “worst-case scenario,” even though the laws of physics say that a 3-mile blast is possible — even more, if one considers that other explosions would be triggered in a genuine worst-case. “A true worst-case is that, if one tank explodes, so will the other tanks, creating a blast zone which would destroy much of both ports and reach as far as LAX,” Rutter said. “Some facilities complied by creating risk management plans with ‘worst cases,’ and sent them to EPA ahead of time. For LPG sources the guidance specified that they were to assume that the single largest tank would release its entire contents,” of which 10 percent would be consumed in a fiery explosion, followed by a vapor explosion as the rest of the liquid butane or propane vaporized. “The fiery explosion was to have been calculated by comparing its heat of combustion to that of TNT - the method is called TNTequivalency,” Rutter explained. “For Rancho, this puts the blast radius for the ‘worst case’ at a little over three miles [or six miles in diameter] affecting some 28,000 people.” But between 1996 and 1999, the effective date, “American Petroleum Institute lobbyists had been meeting with [the] EPA in Washington to try to weaken the LPG regulations,” Rutter said. “Their ‘argument’ was that the EPA had allowed toxic sources to limit their release calculation to the first ten minutes of the release. [American Petroleum Institute] said, they thought the 10 minutes was ‘arbitrary’ but they wanted it too, if the LPG was refrigerated and had an impound basin.” This would supposedly make their situations similar. In fact, they are not. “The EPA used 10 minutes, presumably, as a standard, judging that all liquids evaporate within the first 10 minutes,” Rutter said. “In the
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Carson Housing Rights Walk-In Clinic On every first Thursday and third Wednesday of every month, the Housing Rights Center is hosting a clinic. Get free assistance with landlordtenant questions on security deposit refunds, repairs, evictions, notices and more. Time: 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Aug. 4 and Aug. 17 Details: (800) 477-5977; www.HousingRightsCenter.org Venue: Carson Senior Center, 801 E. Carson St., Carson
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Business Roundtable with Isadore Hall California state Sen. Isadore Hall will be the featured speaker at an upcoming Business roundtable at California State University Dominguez Hills. Time: 7:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Details: (310) 832-7272 Venue: 1000 E Victoria Street, Carson, 90747 Annual Back to School Backpack & School Supplies Giveaway! Join Toberman Neighborhood Center for a fun event to help children of all ages prepare for back to school. Backpacks available to those who register by, Aug. 9. Non-registered participants will receive backpacks while supplies last. There will be free food, free health screenings, and free information and resources and children’s activities. Time: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 13 Details: (310) 832-1145 ext. 106 Venue: 131 N. Grand Ave., San Pedro Central SPNC Monthly Board and Stakeholder Meeting Aug. 9 is Central San Pedro Neighborhood Council’s monthly stakeholder meeting. Time: 6:30 p.m. Aug. 9 Venue: Port of Los Angeles High School, 250 W. 5th Street, San Pedro
3-mile radius,” retired oil industry consultant Connie Rutter told Random Lengths. Rutter is one of several individual petitioners. Her research provides a foundation for the action. The petition is based on the Administrative Procedures Act, which provides that “Each agency shall give an interested person the right to petition for the issuance, amendment, or repeal of a rule.” The law behind the EPA’s regulation of Rancho is the Emergency Procedures and Community Right-to-Know Act, passed in 1986 in response to the Bhopal disaster. But it took 10 years for the EPA regulations based on the law to be finalized. It was finalized in 1996, but they wouldn’t take effect until June 1999. Then,
EmpowerLA Steps in to Right Wilmington Council Selections
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By Zamná Ávila, Assistant Editor
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For the past several weeks, rumors have been swirling throughout the Los Angeles Harbor Area that EmpowerLA was set to dismantle the Wilmington Neighborhood Council. The rumors follow the council not being able to conduct meetings for much of 2016. EmpowerLA Director of Outreach and Communications, Stephen Box, put the rumors to rest. He said that EmpowerLA was, in fact, working to get the Wilmington council working again. For several months, the Wilmington Neighborhood Council has been failing to achieve quorum at their meetings. A quorum is the minimum number of members of an organization that must be present to conduct a valid meeting. Without a quorum there can’t be a meeting. “In a nutshell, [the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment] is not dismantling or decertifying,” Box said. “The department is going to facilitate the existing board in the process of filling vacant seats … so that the board can achieve quorum and conduct business.” According to the Wilmington Neighborhood Council’s bylaws the advisory board should be comprised of 24 people. Thirteen people must be present at a board meeting in order for there to be quorum.
Governing Structure
The governing structure of the board may be the core reason for the neighborhood council’s
issues. Of its 24 board seats, only three are elected on an at-large basis. The remaining 21 board seats are either filled by appointments or by selections through a complicated and ambiguous caucus system. Six seats are reserved for residential organizations selected by a stakeholder caucus to represent quadrants of the community. These are not defined. People, by definition, are not considered organizations. The stakeholder selection takes place every two years. Other board membership is structured to include: • Three business or industry representatives selected by stakeholder caucus • Two churches representatives selected by stakeholder caucus • Two education representatives selected by stakeholder caucus • One labor representative selected by stakeholder caucus • One nonprofit community or fraternal representative selected by stakeholder caucus • One recreational representative selected by stakeholder caucus • One parks advisory board representative selected by stakeholder caucus • One senior community (although a nominee need only be 16 years old to serve in this capacity) representative selected by stakeholder caucus
The Shortest Run to Catalina
Three seats are appointed: • The youth seat, which is nominated by stakeholder caucus and appointed by the board • The parliamentary seat, which is appointed by the board • And the seat representing the Port of Los Angeles and appointed by the Port of Los Angeles But too much is left to be desired due to the complicated selection and appointment process. For a long time, the board seemed homogenous, older people who have ties with the business community and the Port of Los Angeles. “You are not going to be outspoken because your hands are tied,” said Sylvia Arredondo, a former selected board member. “The neighborhood council is there sometimes to protect their own interests.” Former board member Anabelle Romero [See Wilmington NC, page 5]
Neighborhood council’s monthly stakeholder meeting. This is an opportunity to learn about what’s going in your community and get involved. Time: 6:30 p.m. Aug. 8 Venue: Peck Park Community Building, 560 N. Western Ave., San Pedro Coastal SPNC Monthly Board and Stakeholder Meeting Aug. 15 is Coastal San Pedro Neighborhood council’s monthly stakeholder meeting. Time: 6:30 p.m. Aug. 15 Venue: Cabrillo Marina Community Building, Via Cabrillo Marina - Berth 28, San Pedro Environmental and Social Justice March Youth for Environmental Justice in South East L.A. and Wilmington are celebrating 19 years of youth resilience and organizing in California. March in solidarity along Avalon between Wilmington Town Square Park (at Avalon Place) and “I” Street. Time: 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Venue: Wilmington Town Square Park
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case of LPG, after 10 minutes, it will keep on vaporizing, expanding, travelling off-site, and eventually igniting and exploding.” It was the sort of rule change that would never have happened in an open public process. But the EPA made the change in May 1999, less than a month before the rule became final. What’s more, it wasn’t even a clear-cut rule change. Instead it a created a muddle with three different standards. “The EPA said that LPG sources could use the 10-minute exemption (half-mile for Rancho’s worst case) or the Guidance TNTequivalency (3 miles), or modeling,” Rutter said. “That concession obviously muddies the water for how the rule was to function. Two identical sources could have worst cases six times that of
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another (0.5 compared to 3.0). So, the EPA said they would not ‘approve’ the ‘worst’ cases that sources submitted.” Thus, it effectively negated the very purpose of the law in the first place, thwarting the “Community Right-to-Know.” “We should be suing the [American Petroleum Institute] and the EPA, but that’s expensive, and there’s no assurance a judge will understand the technical issues, although they’re straight-forward enough,” Rutter said. “And then the delay would work against us. So, we’re filing a legal petition.” The petition is backed up with about a twoinch stack of documentation. One key piece of evidence is American Petroleum Institute’s letter to Craig Matthiessen, chief of the EPA’s Office of Emergency Services, spelling out their request. “Ironically, it took me several years to actually get the [American Petroleum Institute]
note, in response to a Freedom of Information Act request,” Rutter said. “The reason it took me so long was that I didn’t accept the idea that an agency like the EPA would get the science wrong, and the morality. “My respect for the EPA held me back. I presumed there was some data that made the 10 minutes believable. Maybe they had some data that showed that the largest percentage of LPG fires were found within 10 minutes.... I kept thinking that there must be some rationale the EPA knew that I didn’t. So, finally, in the spring of last year, I emailed Mary Wesling, in the EPA’s San Francisco office, and asked her what was the basis of the 10 minutes.” Eventually this led to the release of the American Petroleum Institute’s letter, but not without resistance from Matthiessen. “He called me at home, and tried to talk me out of asking for it, and mocked me when I said
the vapor itself would be explosive, even before it generated the fiery explosion,” Rutter recalled. “Even then, it took me awhile to figure out that the [American Petroleum Institute] had no real justification for their request, other than that’s what they thought refrigerated toxics had received.” But even that reasoning falls apart, Rutter points out, because the 10-minute rule for toxics was dropped from the final rule. “And, of course, the [American Petroleum Institute] says that the 10 minutes is ‘arbitrary,’” she added. “The environmental agencies are expected to evaluate the rights of business and industry to do business versus the rights of the public to be safe. It’s clear in the case of LPG facilities like Rancho versus the safety of South Bay residents, that residents’ rights are unimportant…. What will change that? The first accident? Maybe.”
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Blvd., Carson, and they don’t require reservations. Metropolitan Water District briefings and caucuses happen every second Wednesday of the month. The next one is on Aug. 10 at 11:30 a.m., and includes a buffet lunch. • The next West Basin board meeting is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Aug. 22. • For restaurants and commercial kitchens in the West Basin service area, a water efficiency program called “Cash for Kitchens” offers free water-use assessments and conservation training. • New weather-based irrigation controllers for sprinkler systems and rain barrels for water conservation are being given away at various upcoming events. No reservations needed. • Periodically the public is invited to participate on inspection tours of the Colorado River Aqueduct.
Drought Education:
West Basin Water Activities By Lyn Jensen, Carson Reporter
Amid California’s ongoing drought, the way water is delivered to our local cities—and what our urban population does with it—becomes more critical. That gives added significance to the goings-on inside the Donald L. Dear building, located on Avalon Boulevard, beyond the 91 freeway in the northern end of Carson. It’s the home of the West Basin Municipal Water District, which is responsible for getting water to nearly one million people in 17 cities—including Carson. The West Basin district is offering free water education for the community in the form of tours, classes, events, and a speakers’ bureau. Anyone looking for summertime education has a chance to learn more about the challenges of maintaining a reliable water supply, and what West Basin is doing to meet future needs. The following activities are free, but reservations are required unless otherwise noted. • California Friendly Landscape Training, which covers use of native plants and waterefficient irrigation devices. Usually hosted Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., at various locations within West Basin’s service area. • Grey Water Workshops, learn about the benefits of recycling laundry-room grey water by diverting it into your yard or garden. The
Learn how to plan a water-wise residential sprinkler system and particpate in other water conservation activities through the West Basin Municipal Water District’s free water education programs.
next one is on Aug. 20, 9 a.m. to12 p.m., in Inglewood. • Learn about the water recycling and purification process and tour the Edward C. Little Water Recycling Facility, 1935 S. Hughes Way, El Segundo. It’s the only facility in the world that produces five “designer” waters for special uses. The next one is Sept. 10, 9 to 10:30 a.m. and includes breakfast. Wear flat shoes. Ages 7 and older only. • Ocean Water Desalination tour and
briefing, also at the Edward C. Little Recycling Facility, next date is Aug. 13 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Wear flat shoes. Ages 7 and older only. It includes breakfast. • Water 101, providing a global, national and local look at future water issues. Recommended for ages 18 and up, includes a tour of the Edward C. Little Water Recycling Facility in El Segundo. Next class is Aug. 20. • Public meetings happen often at the Donald L. Dear building, 17140 S. Avalon
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Wilmington Neighborhood Council
The Problem
board members and even offered assistance at the most recent meeting. In 2010, the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners established a policy to deal with such cases. It states that if vacant seats are greater than three-fourths of the board, the board and the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment must create and execute a selection process.
A Solution
The three at-large board members and Department of Neighborhood Empowerment, EmpowerLA, is expected to conduct a town hall meeting to select board members to fill the vacant caucus seats. The department will work with the newly seated board to ensure quorum is maintained. Any stakeholder who is at least 16 years old is eligible to vote for candidates at the town hall meeting. Calls and emails to Moreno were not answered as of press time Aug. 3. The town hall meeting is anticipated to take place in late August. The time, date and venue is yet be determined.
The most recent board election, which took place on June 11, yielded the three elected, atlarge, board members. But none of the 18 caucus seats were filled, resulting in a loss of quorum. Sylvia Arredondo said she was only informed through an email from Wilmington Neighborhood Council Chairwoman Cecilia Moreno that due to the decision by EmpowerLA, she no longer was on the board. She said that
part of the reason the selection process failed and resulted in a loss of quorum is a lack of outreach to the community. Volunteering is minimal in the board, communication is minimal and even the materials are limited to Englishonly in a largely Latino community. The result is low voter turnout in a community known for its involvement because community member do not see the neighborhood council as significant or serving to the community. “There is no true outreach and if there is, when you want to step up, it depends on who you are,” said Arredondo, explaining that often when a younger member wants to do outreach, another board member is sent along to make sure the message is delivered in accordance to the status quo. Arredondo said that Moreno’s letter stated that Moreno neither agreed or supported EmpowerLA’s decision. “I honestly feel lost and confused,” Arredondo said. “It’s great that there is a shake up. There could be more transparency and outreach from DONE to let us know what is going on.” Box said EmpowerLA did send an email to
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agrees. “Some of the members are really old,” Romero said. “People are invested in it for different reasons.” But since 2012, there has been a gradual shift in the makeup of the board with younger, more active community members joining. Interestingly, Wilmington Neighborhood Council’s bylaws states that “no single Stakeholder group shall hold a majority of Board seats unless extenuating circumstances exist and are approved by EmpowerLA.” There are 96 neighborhood council. Each one has its own strategies and bylaws. They either work or they don’t.
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Court Places BNSF’s SCIG on Hold, Indefinitely
WILMINGTON — BNSF’s environmental analysis was put aside as inadequate, July 26, when a $500 million railyard in Wilmington was placed on indefinite hold in a final judgment. The judgment affirmed that because the development was close to low-income areas on public land, the state had jurisdiction on that specific railroad operation. The Southern California International Gateway development on 185 acres, would have brought about 2 million trucks per year and eight trains per day to the area. The company had stated that the facility would take big rigs off the road. A preliminary judgment was issued in March demanding that BNSF and Los Angeles start anew. The company appealed that judgment on the grounds that a state court did not have jurisdiction in interstate commerce. The company failed when a Contra Costa judge rejected that argument. The company’s options now are to appeal, forgo plans for the railyard or start anew with an environmental analysis. “This ruling affirms that the proposed project cannot proceed without additional measures to protect Long Beach neighborhoods, which is a win for Long Beach and Westside residents,” stated Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia, whose city would abut the facility.
Guzmán Re-elected LB Harbor Commission President
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LONG BEACH—On July 25, Lori Ann Guzmán was re-elected as the president of the Long Beach Harbor Commission. Guzman will serve a second term of one year on the board, which oversees the Port of Long Beach. The commission president chairs board meetings and represents the port to the public. Under the city charter, the mayor of Long Beach appoints city residents to the Harbor Commission to six-year terms. Commissioners oversee the port and direct the Port CEO, who in turn manages the more than 500-person staff of Long Beach Harbor Department in the development and promotion of the Port of Long Beach. Guzmán, who also is the director of finance for Huntington Beach, was appointed the Harbor Commission in 2013. She was appointed as the president in 2015. The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissions also selected Lou Anne Bynum as vice president and Tracy Egoscue as secretary.
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Voluntary Port Mitigation Fund Approved LONG BEACH — On July 25, the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners authorized a $46.4 million program to lessen the impacts of port-related pollution on the community. The investment is expected to be disbursed within 12 to 15 years. The previous funding from the Community Mitigation Grants Program helped pay for projects, which included air-filtration systems at schools, renewable energy projects, energy efficiency upgrades and asthma outreach health programs. Before the port could consider establishing a new mitigation-related program, state law required the completion of a study identifying the port’s cumulative impacts to air, traffic, noise and water. The study, released in April, valued the impacts at $46.4 million. In early fall, the port will host a public workshop to help develop grant guidelines for allocating funds to the variety of community health, facility improvement and community infrastructure projects identified in the study.
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Tale of Two Conventions
The momentary contrast was striking. The GOP was fractured and backwards-looking, while Democrats were more unified in a forwardlooking, optimistic orientation, which seems to set the stage for a relatively simple story. But the long-term question of precisely what such a shift might mean—if it takes hold—remains more difficult to answer. It was Bernie Sanders who won a multi-racial majority of voters younger than 30. That contingent pushed the Democrats in a dramatically more progressive direction. When Sanders addressed the convention he spoke directly about keeping that long-term focus alive, even as some of his strongest supporters were preparing to walk out. “This election is not about, and has never been about, Hillary Clinton, or Donald Trump, or Bernie Sanders or any of the other candidates who sought the presidency,” Sanders said in his July 25 speech. “This election is about—and must be about—the needs of the American people and the kind of future we create for our children and grandchildren. This election is about ending the 40-year decline of our middle class, the reality that 47 million men, women and children live in poverty. It is about understanding that if we do not transform our economy, our younger generation will likely have a lower standard of living than their parents.” Clinton openly acknowledged the dramatically more progressive direction of the party in her acceptance speech three days later. “Bernie, your campaign inspired millions of Americans, particularly the young people who threw their hearts and souls into our primary,” Clinton said. “You’ve put economic and social justice issues front and center, where they belong. “And to all of your supporters here and around the country: I want you to know, I’ve heard you. Your cause is our cause. Our country needs your ideas, energy, and passion. That’s the only way we can turn our progressive platform into real change for America. We wrote it together—now let’s go out there and make it happen together.” Not all of Sanders’ supporters will follow his lead. Striking a balance between principles and pragmatism on Democracy Now!, author and activist Norman Solomon explained, “I live in California. There’s no reason for me, as a progressive, to vote for Hillary Clinton,” but he added, “If I lived in Virginia, if I lived in Florida, if I lived in New Hampshire or Ohio, I definitely would vote for Hillary Clinton, absolutely.” Others will surely see things differently. But major parties have been primary engines of political change throughout our history, which is why the longer-term question of what’s happening with them matters so much. Conventional political analysis treats the two parties similarly in many respects, but as mirror-images on certain issues. However, it’s long been known that Americans are significantly more liberal on practical questions. For example, strengthening Social Security or raising the minimum wage. This, even as they’re more conservative in more abstract terms. They favor less government and more reliance on the private sector. The two parties reflect this, as described in a forthcoming book, Asymmetric Politics: Ideological Republicans and Group Interest Democrats by political scientists Matt Grossman and David Hopkins. They argue that the GOP is primarily the vehicle of an ideological movement, while the Democratic Party functions primarily as a coalition of social groups, pursuing specific
Democratic presidential nominee and her vice presidential pick, Sen. Tim Kaine make history at the DNC. File photo.
Khizr Khan, father of slain Muslim American soldier, Humayun Khan, tells Donald Trump “You have sacrificed nothing,” at the Democratic National Convention. File photo
policies. These differences are reflected in how parties speak to voters, how they self-organize and how they govern. For example, on Twitter, Grossman noted that the Democratic convention had 11 interest groups represented in its program, while Republicans had none. “The Democratic Party is a coalition of social groups with particular policy concerns,” Grossman told Random Lengths. “The Democratic convention put each group on display, usually with representative constituents, an associated interest organization who speaks on their behalf, and politicians known for representing them. The party’s social groups were well represented among delegates and their concerns were reflected in platform language. The Republican convention was instead largely given over to Trump’s family, associated spokespersons and constituents with particular attacks on Hillary Clinton.” There were signs that the Democrats’ group interest orientation might be moving into a new national narrative. This was visible in Khizr Khan’s speech, reaffirming and expanding the immigrants’ claim that their conscious commitment and sacrifice are central to defining America, along with the founding motto, “e pluribus unum” as translated into Clinton’s campaign slogan, “Stronger Together.”
First Lady Michelle Obama echoed this toward the end of her speech Tuesday, reframing the unique experience of African-American slavery and segregation in terms of shared universalistic striving: You see, Hillary understands that the president is about one thing and one thing only. It’s about leaving something better for our kids. That’s how we’ve always moved this country forward, by all of us coming together on behalf of our children. Folks who volunteer to coach that team, to teach that Sunday school class, because they know it takes a village.... That is the story of this country. The story that has brought me to the stage tonight. The story of those generations of people who felt the lash of bondage, the shame of servitude, the sting of segregation, but who kept on striving and hoping and doing what needed to be done so that today, I wake up every morning in a house that was built by slaves, and I watch my daughters, two beautiful and intelligent black young women, playing with their dogs on the White House lawn. “Democrats were more concerned than usual this year with projecting patriotism,” Grossman [See Convention page 7]
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{Outside} the DNC, Philadelphia Photos by Sandra Gray, RLn DNC Correspondent
March for Our Lives—Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign—July 25, 2016 RLn’s DNC correspondent, Sandra Gray, reported on a demonstration that was nearly rained out until Green party presidential candidate, Jill Stein, Wisconsin Green party activist George Martin and progressive public intellectual Cornel West treated demonstrators to an intimate rally. “A large thunderstorm interrupted the rally in FDR park,” Gray said. “And people scattered to take cover from the rain and lightning. A small group of about 20 protesters went for
First Lady Michelle Obama gave an impassioned speech aimed at unifying the party. File photo
Cornel West leads a rally in downtown Philadelphia outside the Democratic National Convention.
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cover under the Highway 95 underpass. Suddenly a black car pulls up and out comes Jill Stein, Cornel West, and Green party activist from Wisconsin George Martin. Cornel West, Chris Hedges, Green party presidential nominee Jill Stein and her running mate for vice president, Cheri Honkala marched down Broad Street from City Hall to Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park in Philadelphia. The demonstrators protested while delegates entered the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center. Protesters continued to protest Hillary Clinton’s candidacy and the DNC as they banged on the fence keeping them out of the Wells Fargo Center.
The Sanders message has already come a long way from a year ago, when he was seen as a fringe candidate. Today his progressive economic agenda is the Democrats’ strongest counterargument against Trump. More than that, it’s a renewal of the vision that made the Democratic Party the dominant party of 20th-century America. Sanders’ brother, Larry, reminded the convention during the roll call vote, representing Americans abroad: I want to read before this convention the names of our parents, Eli Sanders and Dorothy Glassberg Sanders. They did not have easy lives and they died young. They’d be immensely proud of their son and his accomplishments. They loved him. They loved the New Deal of Franklin Roosevelt and would be especially proud that Bernard is renewing that vision. It’s with enormous pride that I cast my vote for Bernie Sanders.
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said. “They closely identified that American identity with unity through diversity, which enables them to reconcile the group coalition with thematic American symbolism.” However, “That message is not new to them; Democrats have actually referred to common American values more than Republicans in prior years,” he said. Still, the collective power of the Democrats’ speeches was underscored by its striking contrast with the Republicans’ pessimism. “I’m a janitor’s daughter who became a public school teacher, a professor, and a United States Senator. America is truly a country of opportunity!” Elizabeth Warren said on July 25. “I’m deeply grateful to that America. I believe in that America. But I’m worried. Worried that my story is locked in the past. Worried that opportunity is slipping away for people who work hard and play by the rules.” The Tea Party takeover of the GOP isn’t likely to be replicated among Democrats because of how differently the two parties work. But Grossman did identify a few signs to look for if the Sanders movement were to succeed in a similar way: 1. Bernie-like candidates for Congress (and in states) challenging incumbents in primaries and winning contested open seats. 2. Continued demands for all candidates to self-define as progressive and attack opponents for moderation. 3. A broader infrastructure of liberal hardline groups, media outlets and research enterprises that stays engaged in campaigns and governing.
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A Most Exquisite Irony Just what does it mean to be a patriot? James Preston Allen, Publisher
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I get extremely nervous when true believers start wrapping themselves in the American flag and then call others “unpatriotic” when they don’t stand and say the Pledge of Allegiance. A “patriot,” by definition, is one who loves and strongly supports or fights for his or her country. Patriotism does not exclusively belong to those who serve in the military or those who recite the pledge, created 116 years after the founding of our republic. There are many more who have served this country bravely that never once donned a uniform or carried a weapon (read President John F. Kennedy’s Profiles in Courage). What most of our super patriot neighbors don’t know about this common civic ceremony is that it was written in 1892 by the socialist Christian minister Francis Bellamy (1855-1931) with the hope that it would bind the open wounds of the American Civil War and unite the nation in a common creed of “liberty and justice for all”— healing a still divided nation. These same ideals were enunciated in the Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson in 1776. The essential words of that founding document give both light and interpretation to the U.S. Constitution’s meaning, which reads, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Note that Jefferson and the rest of the founding fathers avoided the use of the word “God” in this document. The original Pledge of Allegiance written by a Christian minister, avoided making the same mistake, but we now find it inserted into this oft-recited 1952 version, a legacy inherited from the McCarthy Era witch hunts against communists, who by definition were atheists. It seems that once every decade I have to remind readers of this paper and others that the Pledge of Allegiance is not an expression of patriotism demanded by the state, or even legally required for entry into the discourse at our local neighborhood councils, several of which in San Pedro, are now turning the Pledge into a mandatory exercise. It has even been the ceremonial protocol for the opening of every chamber of commerce meeting—as if patriotism was a necessary requirement for engaging in free enterprise in the ever-globalized marketplace.
The list accompanying a new report from the Partnership for a New American Economy found some surprising information, Steve Jobs, the famous co-founder of Apple, is a child of an immigrant parent from Syria. Walt Disney was a child of a Canadian immigrant; the founders of Oracle are from Russia and Iran; IBM (Germany); Clorox (Ireland); Boeing (Germany); 3M (Canada); and Home Depot (Russia). Not only do we not demand military service from the founders of this elite group of Fortune 500 corporations, we don’t even require their loyalty in business to this nation. The Pledge is not a requirement of law but has been adopted by custom. Saying the Pledge is reinforced by regimentation in schools and by protocols at some public ceremonies. But when the words are examined they are at best “aspirational” towards liberty and justice and they avoid pledging any loyalty to an underlying creed of this nation as expressed in both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Bill of Rights. It would be better, as I suggested back in the 1980s, for the Pledge to be updated as follows: A Patriot’s Pledge of Allegiance I pledge allegiance to the Constitution and the Bill of Rights Of the United States of America and to the ideals for which they stand; Among these are the rights of the people to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, with freedom and justice for all. There is no need to mention God or the flag, which is merely a symbol, or that we are indivisible. It goes without saying that we as a nation of people are often divided and take great liberty to express those divisions whenever and wherever we choose. The creed behind the symbol is what we as a nation should be pledging allegiance too, not a piece of cloth. However, it was an exquisite form of irony to see Muslim immigrant, Khizr Khan, father of a U.S. Army captain killed in Iraq in 2004, ask Donald Trump if he had ever read the U.S. Constitution. One might ask the same question to those who are now demanding that every meeting of a neighborhood council start with the politically outdated pledge. How many of you have a copy in your coat pocket that you could pull out the next time you are stopped by the authorities? Perhaps reading the Constitution should be a mandatory step for anyone wearing a uniform and elected to office.
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Industry Urged to Take Notice NLRB issues two historic complaints expanding wage theft to misclassified port drivers’ truck lease payments By Barbara Maynard, Justice for Port Drivers
Two major port trucking operations serving the Ports of LA and Long Beach—XPO Cartage and Laca Express—have been hit with historic complaints by the National Labor Relations Board Region 21 for violations of U.S. labor law, including misclassifying drivers as “independent contractors.” What’s new? In a series of groundbreaking charges, NLRB investigators have concluded that these two major port trucking companies must reimburse the drivers for truck payments during the time they were misclassified by these companies. The port trucking industry and their customers should take notice of this new and growing trend by the NLRB to aggressively pursue labor law violations involving misclassified employees. In March, the NLRB’s Office of General Counsel issued a memorandum on mandatory submissions to the Division of Advice, which includes “cases involving the question of whether the misclassification of employees as independent contractors violate Section 8(a) (1)” among issues that are “General Counsel initiatives and/or priority areas of the law and labor policy.” The results are becoming clear: these are the 4th and 5th port trucking companies to be charged by NLRB Region 21 following extensive investigations that their port drivers are illegally misclassified as independent contractors
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in violation of their federally protected right to unite with coworkers and have a voice at work. The NLRB Complaint is on the heels of a financial settlement between misclassified port truck drivers and the Yoo family of companies, reimbursing nearly 400 drivers a total of $5 million for illegal deductions for company business expenses. That settlement stopped short of resolving the issue of misclassification at the Yoo companies, leaving regulatory agencies— including the NLRB and the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE)—to continue the fight. Meanwhile, global giant XPO Logistics (NYSE: XPO) is on track to earn $15 Billion in 2016, profiting off of a sketchy business model that illegally classifies drivers as “independent contractors” at U.S. ports and rail yards. In Southern California alone, XPO faces a potential liability due to driver misclassification of more than $200 million. And, at the Port of Savannah, XPO drivers are rising up against abusive employment practices and the company is aggressively opposing their efforts to end misclassification. Recent police bodycam footage was publicly released showing a confrontation between Teamster organizers and local law enforcement, who were called by the company [See Wages page 9]
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RLn, July 21 - Aug. 3, 2016 Judging by his quotes on this article, Mayor Garcetti would seem to be a champion of clean air and public health. Why then did he allow the Port to spend what must have been millions of dollars in legal fees to try to defend its indefensible “Environmental Impact Report” for the so-called “Southern California International Gateway” (SCIG) railyard in Wilmington? That project would have added substantially to the pollution which he so eloquently decried in your article. Sounds like talking out of both sides of his mouth to me. Noel Park San Pedro Dear Noel, It’s good to hear from you after such a long absence. You couldn’t have known when you wrote this letter that BNSF Railway was going to appeal the SCIG superior court decision that challenged the EIR for the railyard project in east Wilmington, but we just received news that they have. This is such a huge waste of time and money that could have be negotiated between the parties, but no, the only way the Port of LA seems to get turned around these days is by legal actions. Sadly, this comes just at the time when there should be wide consensus on near zero emission and pollution controls at both ports as they move towards greater efficiencies in the global goods movement industry. It’s beyond me how things could go so sideways especially between the city of Long Beach, the AQMD and the POLA with the SCIG project. James Preston Allen, Publisher
that is good for the community and not just for the benefit of the mayor, the councilman and an ex Commissioner with friends at the port. Cheyenne Bryant President of the San Pedro NAACP Send Letters to the Editor to: letters @randomlengthsnews.com. To be considered for publication, all Letters to the Editor must include your name with address and phone number included (these will not be published, but are for verification only) and be kept to about 250 words.
Community Alert Painting Stolen on First Thursday from Warschaw Gallery Recovered
On Aug. 2, a painting stolen on July 7 from TransVagrant@ Warschaw Gallery was recovered after the theft was reported on late night local television news. A reward was offered for the painting. Gallery curator Ron Linden praised Los Angeles Police Department Harbor Division detective, Don Hrycyk, whose email handle is “artcop.” Linden explained that Hrycyk had been working on the case from the very beginning but had not received details about the theft until three weeks later. But once he got it, Hrycyk sent the information his local television news sources. “Det. Hrycyk was on it from the beginning. He was so respectful and so attentive. I just wanted to make sure he got recognition for his help,” Linden said. Not long after the broadcast, Linden, received a call that led to the recovery of the painting. The resident received a $500 reward for recovering the work of art. The painting is a 3-ft. by 6-ft. mixed media on canvas by Neil Nagy called Escondido. It is valued at $10,000. The painting was stolen during the First Thursday Artwalk in July just after the gallery had opened. Five suspects entered the gallery and removed the painting from the wall and fled the location. The suspects who stole the painting, are four males and a female, between the ages of 18 to 24 years old, have not been found. Two of the male suspects were carrying skateboards. One male suspect with sunglasses was seen carrying the painting. The female suspect was wearing a pink shirt.
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them are still allowed to do business at our nation’s ports. The port trucking industry that continues to cling to the outdated and illegal practice of misclassifying their drivers, and their retail customers, should take notice and stop breaking the law or continue to face the consequences.” It is imperative that the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach enforce their concession agreements with these drayage companies and ban companies that are found guilty of violating local, state, and/or federal labor laws.
offense to Mr. Tonsich referring to the NAACP, myself or other concerned community members as gadflies, uncredentialed or dishonest. From the [Clean Air Engineering Maritime] website I see no persons of color on his management team. Furthermore, under the “partners” tab listed on the CAEM website there is one partner listed “the Port of Los Angeles”.... maybe that is the problem. I ask you Commissioners to do the right thing and order a third party review of the environmental process of the Omni Green Terminal and act in the Harbor Area’s best interest so we can all believe this is a project
to block lawful leafleting on the public street outside XPO facilities in Port Wentworth, Ga. Fred Potter, a vice president with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and Director of the Teamsters’ Port Division, said: “Five trucking companies have now been charged by NLRB Region 21 with violating drivers’ union organizing rights by misclassifying them as independent contractors, yet these companies and others like
Realizing the Dream of a Green Port
In order for citizens to benefit from public agencies, there needs to be a fair playing field for all, and enforcement of rules, regulations and ethics must apply to all. This is the only way to gain the public trust. No special treatment should be given to a company or person based on political donations or personal favors. In fact, this is the very definition of corruption. We should be here today praising the Omni Green Terminal, instead of considering filing a lawsuit. Upon review of the Omni Green Terminal grant and the process by which the emission control funds were awarded to Mr. Tonsich, it appears to be unfair, lacks transparency and is not in the best interest of the Harbor Area community. Given that Mr. Tonsich would have been ineligible based on opinions issued by the former City
Attorney, City Ethics Department and the manner in which the Port staff went out of its way to ignore a more effective technology, the [National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, San Pedro chapter] will petition the California Air Resources Board to review this matter and disqualify Mr. Tonsich from for the Omni Green Terminal project. Had the port been abiding by the City Ethic rules currently in place and based on opinions and decisions that had previously been made, Mr. Tonsich and his company would have NOT been testing at TraPac, China Shipping and Pasha, and likely would not exist. On a personal note, I take great
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I voted for Hillary Clinton at Rancho San Pedro in the June 7th primary and according to a map created by the Los Angeles Times data desk, the majority of voters in that particular precinct made the same choice (http://www.latimes. com/projects/la-pol-ca-primary2016-la-precincts/). Throughout the Democratic primary process, I was not particularly thrilled with any of the candidates running—certainly not as I was in 2008 with Barack Obama. An entire class of young Democrats refrained from jumping into the race because no one wanted to look like they were standing in the way of breaking the biggest glass ceiling. It took an independent who merely caucused with Democrats to provide any sense of choice, and for that I respect Mr. Sanders and his personal integrity. However, Sanders’ policy proposals have always trafficked in the realm of speculative fiction (utopian or dystopian? debatable.) with no discernible connection to the reality of American governance. Once you begin to ask the HOW questions, his proposals crumble fairly easily. But that’s the subject of another letter entirely. My support for Clinton was sealed on May 4, 2016, when Donald CHUMP became the presumptive GOP nominee. We are facing a threat of bringing fascism into American government. I don’t use the word “fascist” glibly. The guy in the SUV who almost hit me on my bike is not necessarily a fascist, but Donald CHUMP absolutely is. Anyone who remembers the election of 2000 knows that we are placed in an uncomfortable binary as American voters, but in this case it is all-too-apparent to me what the right choice will be. I can’t respect anyone who will enable fascism, and unfortunately anyone sitting out this upcoming election is doing just that. I appreciate Mr. De La Rocha emphasizing that “this movement is bigger than Bernie Sanders” and that “whoever wins, we will have to hold them accountable.” I have a lot of sympathy for those Sanders supporters who feel alienated by the process. That’s politics, folks. I sincerely hope they direct that
energy to local elections and become the future leaders who change the system from within in the coming years. But ultimately I would still beseech those Sanders supporters to vote for Clinton in November, so we can take the racist fascist back to his Palos Verdes golf course and push him off the goddamn cliff. Connor Thompson San Pedro
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we don’t really know. But we’ve always had education as the main focus and we’re going to continue that effort. Hopefully, we can have a peaceful coexistence, but you know, we’re prepared to do what we need to do.” Again, it’s tough to believe that coyotes are denounced when there’s a gaggle of geese roaming around El Dorado Park free to attack women with baby strollers with impunity. That’s not a joke, that actually happened. In San Pedro, city officials are still deciding how to respond to citizen complaints. Councilman Joe Buscaino requested revising Los Angeles city’s coyote plan. The plan was
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same year, Councilwoman Stacy Mungo faced pressure after residents complained about coyotes acting aggressively toward children. As a result, Long Beach Animal Care Services drafted a new coyote management plan. The plan features a four-tiered response system. Relocating coyotes is against the law in California, so the last resort for officials is lethal trapping. Animal Care Services record coyote sightings and pet attacks and largely teaches residents how to properly scare coyotes away. Ted Stevens, the manager of Long Beach Animal Care Services, said the biggest difference in the new management plan is a lower threshold for employing lethal removal. Trapping and killing used to be authorized only for attacks on a human. That has never happened in Long Beach. Now, officials can authorize to trap and kill if there are at least three pet attacks in the same area. Councilman Joe Buscaino spotted this coyote in May on the roof of his neighbor’s “It’s still kind of house in San Pedro. early in the season to tell [if it’s working],” Stevens said. “Last year released in mid-June of this year, and like Long we did have some increase in aggression levels Beach, it calls for more community education that haven’t been seen in the past. Maybe it was and outreach. In 1994, lethal trapping and killing an aberration; maybe it could happen again, was banned in Los Angeles. So far, officials
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seem reluctant to go back to this policy, earning criticism from residents in favor of harsher control. The Facebook group San Pedro Coyote Watch, is full of frustration and anger with the city for what they perceive as a lack of action. “I just want [the coyotes] to go away. Our animals are prisoners in their own home,” wrote Cheryl Valenzuela. “We pay taxes. This is BULL.” But scientists have repeatedly said: That lethal targeting does not control coyotes and may even exacerbate the problem.
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Since 1931, the U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s Wildlife Services has killed as many as 80,000 coyotes a year. According to the Humane Society, controlled killings are only a temporary solution. Coyotes are highly territorial animals. Like wolves, territories are held by a dominant female and male, with lone coyotes or floaters scavenging in between areas. Take out the dominant pair, and these transient coyotes will just replace them. By actively removing a portion of coyotes from an area, humans inadvertently decrease the competition for food and habitat. The Humane Society reported that even if 75 percent of coyotes were killed every year for [See Coyotes page 17]
Four-tiered Coyote Response System Blue: • A coyote is seen or heard in the area. Education and hazing techniques are recommended. Yellow: • A coyote is seen multiple times in an area with humans or human-related food sources and is not wary of humans. • Domestic animal loss Education and aggressive hazing is necessitated, and increased response and patrols by Animal Control officers may be implemented. Orange: • A coyote kills a domestic animal, enters a dwelling or yard when people are present or acts aggressively towards people. • Multiple incidents of this level in the same general area may indicate presence of one or
more habituated coyotes. • Education and aggressive hazing is necessitated, and increased response and patrols by Animal Control officers may be implemented and circumstances are discussed by department management. • If three investigated and confirmed level orange incidents have occurred in the same general area within two weeks, targeted lethal removal will be used. Red: • Coyote involved in an investigated and documented attack, either provoked or unprovoked, on a human. • City staff will notify California Department of Fish and Wildlife, which assumes the role of lead agency, and will work with local authorities to eliminate responsible coyotes.
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By Melina Paris, Music Columnist
Music Tastes Good is a music and foodie festival custom-made for its three-day stay in Long Beach--so carefully curated that promoters say it will actually taste and sound like the diversity for which the city is known, and thereby make Long Beach a destination for live music. “We know what we want and we think we can get it done,” said Joshua Fischel, a local musician and promoter who conceived Music Tastes Good. He proceeded to form a team that has partnered with public radio powerhouse KCRW-FM to present more than 50 musical acts from Sept. 23 to 25. “We’re trying to represent every Long Beach community from Cambodian to Latino to African American to LGBTQ. That’s what Long Beach looks like and that’s what our fest looks like. We knew we had the people to make that happen. Long Beach gets passed over a lot, because of LA and Orange County, of course,
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Warpaint formed in 2004. The current lineup comprises founders Emily Kokal, Theresa Wayman and Jenny Lee Lindberg, and Stella Mozgawa, who joined the band in 2009. They will perform at Music Tastes Good. File photo
but it’s a viable market for live music.” Fischel and his assistant, Meagan Blome, sat down with me to talk about the vision for Music Tastes Good. They’ve been working on the festival for a while -- Fischel since December 2014 and Blome since February 2015. They’re still wrapping up details with city officials and departments, but sound optimistic that everything is coming together. “It’s just time,” Fischel said, “because downtown is improving so much; the whole city is improving. We’ve got this great city council, and
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For Those With a Sweet Tooth By Gina Ruccione, Cuisine and Restaurant Writer
By the age of three, I knew where to get cookies and cake in the Harbor Area. Half the time I begged to go to the First Presbyterian Church of San Pedro, just so I could go to Polly Ann’s bakery after service. My family was Catholic, but I wasn’t going to let a little thing like that stop me. I was a chubby kid and a hell of a negotiator. There are a lot of small businesses, familyowned bakeries and the like that have been around for decades, providing homemade deliciousness to the Harbor Area. We all love those. But here are some of the new kids on the block slangin’ sugary goodness to people itching for a fix. And they ain’t just cookies neither.
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I’m not a huge fan of taking flavored shots at bars or shoving huge pieces of cake in my mouth. But I suppose there should be a place where the two meet in the middle. Cake pops infused with liquor is that happy medium. And I do appreciate both cake and hard liquor
in small doses, so Drunken Cake Pops inside the Crafted warehouse off 22nd Street in San Pedro works for me. Yes, you can taste alcohol. Of course, they have a gluten-free option. But my favorites include the lemon drop martini, a lemon cake pop with vodka and a sugar coating, and the Southern Gentleman, which is slightly more potent than the others. Think Hennessy, whiskey, brandy and Southern Comfort in caramel and sea salt, then joined in a glorious dark chocolate cake pop. I’d take several Southern Gentleman — the cake pops and the literal translation. Hours: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday through Sunday Drunken Cake Pops is at Crafted, 112 E. 22nd St., San Pedro
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cream lovers. I’ve been eyeing Snow Monster for a while. When I saw the adorable little bear face logo go up on an unassuming sign in Belmont Shore, I knew my prayers had been answered. The day the store opened (more than several months ago) there was a line around the block and the line is still there. They’re known for shaved ice cream that essentially looks like a mound of colored snow with varying flavors and adorning sundries to sprinkle over the top. One serving is enough to feed an entire family. They also do made-to-order ice cream sandwiches with fresh macaroon cookies, all baked in-house and ready to be devoured. But the true show stoppers are their Jar Drinks— huge glass jars that are filled with milky tea and boba balls, and wrapped in a cotton candy cloud. I know. “What the hell does that even mean or look like?” Jesus! It’s something magical and I have to say the first time I saw it, I giggled. My inner fat kid came out to play with diabetes that day. Hours: 12 p.m. to 12 a.m. daily Snow Monster is at 5211 E. 2nd St. in Long Beach.
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Let the culinary adventure begin anew— Beach City Grill has reopened featuring your favorites along with soon-to-be favorite new additions. Now serving breakfast, lunch, dinner and Sunday Brunch. Famous for Caribbean, Cajun specials, fresh seafood, salads, vegetarian and world cuisine. Be sure to try the award-winning desserts by Chef Larry Hodgson. Beach City Grill, 376 W. 6th St., San Pedro • (310) 833-6345 www. beachcitygrill.net
Buono’s Authentic Pizzeria
A San Pedro landmark for over 40 years, famous for exceptional award-winning pizza baked in brick ovens. Buono’s also offers classic Italian dishes and sauces based on tried-and-true family recipes and handselected ingredients that are prepared fresh. Dinein, take-out and catering. There are two locations in Long Beach. Hours: Sun.-Thurs. 11 a.m.-10 p.m., Fri. and Sat. 11 a.m.-11 p.m. • Buono’s Pizzeria, 1432 S. Gaffey St., San Pedro • (310) 547-0655 • www.buonospizza.com
PHILIE B’S ON SIXTH
Owner Phil Buscemi welcomes you to Philie B’s on Sixth, where New York– style pizza, Sicilian rice balls and pizza by-the-slice are the specialties. Fresh hot or cold sandwiches, gourmet pizzas and fresh salads are also served. Try the “white pizza” made with smooth ricotta, mozzarella and sharp Pecorino-Romano cheeses topped with torn fresh basil. Extended hours accommodate San Pedran’s unique work schedules. Catering and fast, local delivery ($15 min.). Philie B’s On Sixth, 347 W. 6th St., San Pedro • (310) 514-2500 www.philiebsonsixth.com
PIROZZI’S ITALIAN DELI
Walk into Pirozzi’s Italian Deli at Weymouth Corners and discover an ample selection of fine imported cheeses and salami, as well as a great assortment of imported prosciutto, pastas, sauces, olive oils and vinegars—all carefully selected by proprietor Vince Pirozzi. Best known for making
fine homemade Italian sausages in five distinct flavors, Pirozzi’s also carries freshly prepared and frozen entrées and sauces available for takeout. Pirozzi’s Deli offers a full catering menu, made-toorder deli sandwiches, homemade Italian cookies and desserts. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 10am-6pm; Sat. 10 am-5 pm; Sun. 10 am-2 pm. Pirozzi’s Italian Deli, 1453 W. 8th St., San Pedro • (310) 548-0000 www. pirozzisdeli.com
San Pedro Brewing Company
A microbrewery and American grill, SPBC features handcrafted award-winning ales and lagers served with creative pastas, bbq, sandwiches, salads and burgers. A full bar with made-fromscratch margaritas and a martini menu all add fun to the warm and friendly atmosphere. Live music. Open from 11:30 a.m., daily. San Pedro Brewing Company, 331 W. 6th St., San Pedro • (310) 831-5663 • www.sanpedrobrewing. com
Happy DineR AND HAPPY DELI
The Happy Diner isn’t your average diner. It’s the idea of fresh creative dishes in tow San Pedro locations, and now a third—the Happy Deli. The selections range from Italian- and Mexicaninfluenced entrées to American Continental. Happy Diner chefs are always creating something new—take your pick of grilled salmon over pasta or tilapia and vegetables prepared any way you like. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner: Happy Diner #1 • (310) 241-0917 • 617 S. Centre St., San Pedro • Happy Diner #2 • (310) 935-2933 • 1931 N. Gaffey St., San Pedro • Open for breakfast and lunch: Happy Deli • (424) 364-0319 • 530 S. Gaffey St., San Pedro.
The Whale & Ale
San Pedro’s British gastro pub offers dining in an oak–paneled setting, featuring English fish & chips, roast prime rib, sea bass, rack of lamb, beef Wellington, meat pies, salmon, swordfish & vegetarian dishes. Open for lunch & dinner, 7days/
wk; great selection of wines; 14 British tap ales, & full bar. First Thursdays live band & special fixed price menu. Hours: Mon.-Thu. 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Fri. 11:30 a.m.-midnight Sat. & Sun. 1-10 p.m. The Whale & Ale, 327 W. 7th St., San Pedro • (310) 832-0363 www. whaleandale.com
Waterfront Dining
Boardwalk Grill
C a s u a l waterfront dining at its finest! Famous for slabs of Chicago-style baby back ribs, fish-nchips, rich clam chowder, cold beer on tap and wine. Full lunch menu also includes salads, sandwiches and burgers. Indoor and outdoor patio dining available. Proudly pouring Starbucks coffee. Open 7 days a week. Free parking. Boardwalk Grill, 1199 Nagoya Way, LA Harbor - Berth 77, San Pedro • (310) 519-7551
PORTS O’ CALL RESTAURANT
S i n c e 1961 this landmark restaurant h a s extended a hearty welcome to visitors from around the globe. Delight in an awe-inspiring view of the dynamic LA Harbor while enjoying fresh California cuisine and varietals. Relax in the bar or patio for the best happy hour on the waterfront. With each purchase of the award-winning Sunday Champagne Brunch, receive the first Spirit Cruises harbor cruise of the day free. Open 7 days, lunch and dinner. Free parking. Ports O’Call Waterfront Dining, 1199 Nagoya Way, LA Harbor, Berth 76, San Pedro • (310) 8333553 www.portsocalldining.com
SPIRIT CRUISES
An instant p a r t y — complete with all you need to relax and enjoy while the majesty of the harbor slips by. Dinner cruise features a 3-course meal, full bar, unlimited cocktails and starlight dancing—the ultimate excursion for any occasion. Free parking. Spirit Cruises, 1199 Nagoya Way, LA Harbor - Berth 77, San
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Well, if this place isn’t just the cutest. Known for breakfast and brunch, the Yellow Vase also has tarts, cakes, pastries and plenty more to choose from. The staff is friendly, the food is good and it’s a nice place to sit and hang with a cup of coffee. One of several locations, the petite French-inspired eatery definitely brings a little bit of culture and class to the area. Although speaking of class, I did hear one lovely gentleman bitching about how he had to order at the counter. Sir, you just ordered several different pastries, so you could stand to burn a few extra calories by ordering at the counter and then walking to a table. Don’t be a petite dick. Hours: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily Yellow Vase is at 28902 S. Western Ave., Rancho Palos Verdes
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an amazing mayor; it’s just time for something like this.” Fischel said it used to be difficult to do events like this. He moved to Long Beach 20 years ago, on what happens to fall on the same weekend the MTG fest occurs. But to make a living as a musician, he had to tour outside of Long Beach and travel the world. “No musician can make a living in just one town but we can at least give our musicians more of an opportunity,” Fischel said. Blome noted live music has become an economic driver in Long Beach. Fischel said that part of the musical concept in curating this festival, is to say “Here’s Long Beach,” “We’re trying to represent every Long Beach community, from Cambodian to Latino to African American to LGBTQ,” said Fischel. “That’s what Long Beach looks like and that’s what our fest looks like.” Blome said that the diversity in the lineup was definitely intentional. “We wanted that melting pot. In festival culture, you’re seeing a lot of these niche fests that cater to a specific demographic. We knew that that wouldn’t make sense for Long Beach. It’s really about community and about Long Beach. “To give you an example how much we’ve planned all this — with much respect to all the music fests out there—but a lot of fests are notorious for not having a lot of women artists,” Fischel said. “Especially headliners, it’s usually something like 10 percent. About 40 percent of our bands have at least a woman in it. In no way did we say, ‘We’re going to book this band because there’s a woman or because there’s a minority or a gay man,’ but we we’re very conscious of it.” With everything from rock to punk to jazz and hip hop in the lineup, Music Tastes Good may well be a music fest vanguard. M.P. Was the consciousness of the event also about showcasing a diversity of genres? J.F. The diversity of genres on the MTG lineup reflect the taste of our team. Everyone has been able to put a real stamp on it. We wanted everything to be amazing and entertaining and draw, of course. But when we announced it we had this ‘oh shit’ factor. When you look at the lineup, it’s like, really? Oh shit, De La Soul and Warpaint and Christian Scott and Living Color. M.P. How did food idea get involved and what was the criteria for your food vendors? J.F. My three passions are music, food and film. I hope to bring film on board at some point but it might be too ambitious for us this year. I grew up with a mom who was a chef and a cook and a teacher. Our whole family cooks, it’s what binds us together ... Long Beach’s food culture is growing and we wanted to help showcase that… We’ve arranged a unique food experience for each day of the festival, starting with a barbeque and craft beer setup on Friday evening. We’re talking with a company from Texas that has multiple concept restaurants and we thought it would be really cool for them to them showcase 14
Legendary hip hop trio, De la Soul will be at the Music Tastes Good Festival in September along with folk singer songwriter, Sam Beam, known as Iron & Wine (below) and indie rock band, Warpaint.
each of their concepts on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Saturday there will be a pop-up food court with eight to 10 local restaurants, plus other vendors spread around, all local. For our VIP component, we have a farm-to-table dinner. We have six chefs from outside of Long Beach and we’re partnering them with six chefs in Long Beach. There will be six different stations and they will source the food from Long Beach farms. Then on Sunday we’ll have a Bloody Mary brunch. “A lot of festivals are bringing food on board. We wanted to separate ourselves and do something a little different. The whole idea is the way you grow a community is not just within the community, it’s bringing other people in to see what you’re doing.” Cost: $25 to $240 Details: http://tinyurl.com/MusicTastesGood
Curtain Call:
reasons to be pretty Brings the Funny to Long Beach Playhouse By Greggory Moore, Curtain Call Columnist
I don’t know anything Neil LaBute has done since 2000’s Nurse Betty, but reasons to be pretty is exactly what you would expect if all you knew was that the author of In the Company of Men and Your Friends & Neighbors had tried his hand at romantic comedy without edulcorating the ethos of those works. reasons to be pretty (why lowercase, I have no idea) opens on a knock-down, dragout argument between Greg (Johnny Martin) and Steph (Ali Kendall). Steph’s friend Carly (Courtney Chudleigh) overheard Greg tell coworker Kent (Robert Adams), Carly’s husband, something to the effect that Steph’s face is plain in comparison the new girl’s, and Steph has gone ballistic, a situation made worse by Greg’s reluctance to own up. The central conflict of reasons to be pretty is what in more patriarchal days was called “man against himself.” In terms of honesty, Greg is a man without a country, loyal neither to honesty nor dishonesty. He won’t tell Steph that he’s in love with her and madly attracted to her, although that’s probably what she needs to hear for them to salvage their four-year relationship. Yet he’s willing to cover for Kent, a far less ambivalent
character, who loves to brag about the many ways he’s banging the new girl. Despite the usual connotations of the word “pretty,” reasons to be pretty is Greg’s play, his journey. He’s never offstage, and he’s not an especially sympathetic character for most of the play, so if the character isn’t sufficiently humanized by the performance, the play is fucked (A crude way to put it, I know, but considering LaBute’s love of expletives, I’m setting the mood). Fortunately, Martin is equal to the task. He may be a bit stiff at times, but all in all he feels real. This could be said of the whole cast, in fact: stiff in places, but real enough. If the cast can loosen up as the run progresses and let LaBute’s quasi-realistic dialogue become more sloppily conversational—and there’s no reason to think any of the four actors isn’t up to the task—we might get some real magic in places. One curious aspect of the casting is Ali Kendall. It’s pretty clear from the script that Steph should be fairly average-looking—not especially hard on the eyes, but not notably pretty. Yet, by most any measure Kendall is gorgeous, an incongruity so obvious that I felt [See Curtain Call, page 16]
T-Lou & His Super Hot Zydeco Band are making the Long Beach Crawfish Festival their farewell performance before T-Lou retires. File photo
Details: www. longbeachcrawfishfestival.com Venue: Rainbow Lagoon, 400 Shoreline Village Drive, Long Beach
Spain—Live In-Store Performance at Fingerprints
Spain: In-Store Performance at Fingerprints Josh Haden and Spain are back with their sixth album, Carolina, and will be performing at Fingerprints. Time: 7 p.m. Aug. 5 Cost: Free but must RSVP Details: (562) 433-4996 Venue: Fingerprints, 420 E 4th St., Long Beach
DancerPalooza DancerPalooza is a one-of-a-kind dance festival no dancer should miss, featuring a unique dance expo hall with live performances, workshops and ticketed performances. Time: Through Aug. 7 Cost: $25 to $65 Details: www.dancerpalooza.com Venue: Long Beach Convention Center, 300 E. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach
Aug. 5
Rob on The Piano Enjoy beautiful music by resident pianist Rob Klopfenstein. Time: 6:30 p.m. Aug. 5 Cost: Free Details: www.whaleandale.com Venue: The Whale & Ale, 327 W. 7th St., San Pedro
Aug. 6
Markus Carlton Carlton will entertain you with new material, jazz and blues on guitar. Time: 6:30 p.m. Aug. 6 Cost: Free Details: www.whaleandale.com Venue: The Whale & Ale, 327 W. 7th St., San Pedro
Aug. 18
Barry Anthony & The Whalers Barry Anthony will headline the authentic New Orleans jazz band. Time: 6:30 p.m. Aug. 18 Cost: Free Details: www.whaleandale.com Venue: The Whale & Ale, 327 W. 7th St., San Pedro
coming to terms with the death Haden’s father (jazz bassist Charlie Haden) and our shared nostalgia over lost youth. You may be familiar with Spain’s song Spiritual from the version Johnny Cash included on his Unchained album, or the rendition that Mark Lanegan’s Soulsavers’ featured on their album, It’s Not How Far You Fall, It’s the Way You Land. While [See Profiles, page 16]
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Fridays
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Rob on Piano, 7 pm
It’s Goose Island Pint Night
Jazz Guitar, 6:30 pm
Saturdays
Aug. 20
Legends of Soul Barbara Mason, The Intruders and Thee Midniters featuring Little Willie G are back by popular demand. Time: 8 p.m. Aug. 20 Cost: $40 to $150 Details: http://tinyurl.com/Legends-of-soul Venue: Long Beach Terrace Theater, 300 E. Ocean Blvd, Long Beach
Aug. 21
Fuzon & Ayaz Farid and Abu Muhammad Qawwal Pakistani Sufi rock pairs with Qawwali legends of traditional devotional music in a transcendent evening of South Asian vibrations. Time: 7 p.m. Aug. 21 Cost: Free Details: http://grandperformances.org Venue: Grand Performances, 350 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles
COMMUNITY Aug. 5
23rd Annual Long Beach Crawfish Festival This is a festival of crawfish and live Zydeco music. Don’t miss it. Time: 5 p.m.to 10 p.m. Aug. 5; 12 to 10 p.m. Aug. 6; 12 to 10 p.m. Aug. 7. Cost: General Admission $13 and Crawfish Feast $17 Details: longbeachcrawfishfestival.com
Dance Downtown: Salsa Salsa music? Good! Salsa under the stars? What could be better? Salsa music under the stars on a summer night in downtown Los Angeles? The best! Plus, it’s free, all ages are welcome, food and drink are available for purchase and parking is $9 before 8 p.m. and $5 after 8 p.m. in The Music Center parking lot directly under The Music Center Plaza. Enter from Grand Avenue. Time: 7 to 11 p.m. Aug. 5 Cost: Free Details: www.musiccenter.org Venue: The Music Center Plaza, 135 N. Grand Ave., Los Angeles
Aug. 6
Mbongwana Star Worldwide phenom and Rolling Stone’s Coachella 2016 must-see pick is a testament to the human spirit. Dance to psycho-electronic grooves that enhance the roots of Congolese dance music with dubby-synths and powerful vocals. Time: 8 p.m. Aug. 6 Cost: Free Details: http://grandperformances.org Venue: Grand Performances, 350 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles
Aug. 13
The 84th Annual Great Sand Sculpture Competition For 83 years, the Great Sand Sculpture Contest has brought Long Beach together in a celebration of its collective heritage and its greatest natural asset: the beach. That makes it the longest-running in the nation. This year, the event will be complete with sculpture masterpieces of world-class professional sand artists, a semi-professional sculpting category, community competition and more. Time: 10 a.m to 5 p.m. Aug. 13 Cost: Attendance is free, $20 to compete Details: www.lbsandcastle.com Venue: 1 Granada Ave., Long Beach
Aug. 19
12th Annual Art Deco Festival Returns to the Queen Mary There will be a new event schedule including a Winston Churchill Paintings Exhibition, a new documentary film screening and a glamorous ball highlighting the annual Art Deco gathering. Time: Aug. 19 to 21 Cost: Day Passes start at $25; all-access Art Deco Grand Pass is $399 Details: http://www.queenmary.com/events/ art-deco-festival/ Venue: Queen Mary, 1126 Queens Hwy, Long Beach [See Calendar, page 16]
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The Women Who Score: Soundtracks Live This landmark event showcases extraordinary female composers of film, television and video games. The concert will celebrate powerful music, promote greater visibility for women artists and take audiences on a musical adventure. Time: 8 p.m. Aug. 19 Cost: Free Details: http://grandperformances.org Venue: Grand Performances, 350 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles
John Calambokidis Cabrillo Marine Aquarium invites you to meet research biologist John Calambokidis at the Discovery Lecture. Calambokidis has studied blue and humpback whales off the coast of California for 30 years. RSVP. Time: 7 to 9 p.m. Aug. 5 Cost: Free Details: (310) 548-7562; lecture@cmaqua.org. Venue: Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, 3720 Stephen M. White Drive, San Pedro
Josh Haden and Spain are back with their sixth album, Carolina. Loaded with alt-country elements, Carolina is Spain walking us through history,
Venue: Rainbow Lagoon, 400 Shoreline Village Drive, Long Beach
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Cajun chef John Perrete, who is coming all the way from Lafayette, La., will prepare the crawfish at this year’s festival. He’ll be using large kettles to boil more than six tons of crawfish and two pounds of fresh steamed crawfish, red baby potatoes, corn on the cob and dipping sauce. There will also be beignets, if you have any room left after the main course. If that menu isn’t enough to lure you to Rainbow Lagoon -- or conversely, if it’s too much -come for the singing and dancing. There’s a fine lineup of straightoutta-Louisiana performers, as well as thesecond line parade, the Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball, dancing and a karaoke lounge with live band to work off any overeating. Included in the live music lineup are: T-Lou & His Super Hot Zydeco Band, Dwight “Black Cat” Carrier & The Zydeco Ro Doggs, Theo & The Zydeco Patrol, Bonne Musique Zydeco, Mr. 1 Man Show, CZ And The Bon Vivants, Bayou Brothers and more. Time: 5p.m. to 10 p.m. Aug. 5; 12 to 10 p.m. Aug. 6; 12 to 10 p.m. Aug. 7. Cost: $13 to $17
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[Calendar, from page 15] Samba Samba fans unite at this giant celebration of dance. Food and beverages are available for purchase. Parking is $9 before 8 p.m. and $5 after 8 p.m. in The Music Center parking lot directly under The Music Center Plaza. Access it on Grand Avenue. Time: 7 to 11 p.m. Aug. 19 Cost: Free Details: www.musiccenter.org Venue: The Music Center Plaza, 135 N. Grand Ave., Los Angeles
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Shark Week at Cabrillo Marine Aquarium Shark Week returns to Cabrillo Marine Aquarium Sunday, August 7 and August 9 -13, featuring special shark crafts and activities daily! The Exploration Center invites kids of all ages to participate in an exciting shark egg case craft that they can take home. Plus, learn why sharks are so important for our marine ecosystem and how we can help protect them from extinction. Times: Weekends 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Tues. through Fri. 12 to 5 p.m., Aug. 7 to 13 Cost: Suggested donation of $5 Details: (310) 548-7562, www.cabrillomarineaquarium.org Venue: Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, 3720 Stephen M. White Dr., San Pedro
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Explore the Shore Join the “Walk Cabrillo” guided tour of the Cabrillo Beach Coastal Park habitats from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. This free activity will include guided interpretation of inner Cabrillo Beach, saltmarsh, outer wave-swept sandy beach, and the Cabrillo Beach tide pools. Participants will learn about the cultural history as well as the natural history of the area. All will experience an informative and invigorating morning. Times: Weekends 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Tues. through Fri. 12 to 5 p.m. Cost: Free Details: (310) 548-7562, www.cabrillomarineaquarium.org Venue: Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, 3720 Stephen M. White Dr., San Pedro
THEATER Aug. 5
Rapture, Blister Burn Two women covet each other’s life, commencing a game of musical chairs — the prize being someone’s husband. Join the creative team for a 10 to 15 minute post-show discussion on Aug. 28. Time: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Aug. 28, through Sept. 3 Cost: $25 to $45 Details: www.littlefishtheatre.org Venue: Little Fish Theatre, 777 Centre St., San Pedro
Aug. 11
The How and the Why Sarah Treem’s play explores divergent theories and the emotional drive of two brilliant women of science. It is a smart, densely textured work confronting the choices that women of every generation still face, family and survival of the fittest. Time: 8 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays, Aug. 11 through Sept. 1 Cost: $25 to $45 Details: www.littlefishtheatre.org Venue: Little Fish Theatre, 777 Centre St., San Pedro How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying The play tells the story of the meteoric rise of window washer J. Pierrepont Finch as he climbs the corporate ladder and battles office parties, backbiting coworkers and ultimately finds love. It’s a show audiences have loved since its debut in the 1960s. Time: Run extended through Aug. 13
Cost: Fri: Adults are $20, Seniors $18, and Students $14. Sat. and Sun.: Adults are $24; $21; $14 Details: lbplayhouse.org , (562) 494-1014 X1. Venue: Long Beach Playhouse, 5021 E. Anaheim St., Long Beach When What You Say And What You Mean Meet Directed by Gregory Cohen, the ensemble cast features Johnny Martin (Deathtrap), Ali Kendall (New to LBP), Robert Adams (Machinal), and Courtney Chudleigh (Constant Wife). This bristling comedy confronts our collective obsession with physical beauty. Time: Runs through Aug. 20, 8 p.m. Fri. and Sat. and 2 p.m. Cost: Fri: Adults are $20, Seniors $18, and Students $14; Sat and Sun: Adults are $24, Seniors $21, and Students $14 Details: www.lbplayhouse.org, (562) 494-1014, option 1 Venue: Long Beach Playhouse, 5021 E. Anaheim St., Long Beach
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compelled to ask director Gregory Cohen about what he had in mind. Sure enough, he confirmed that he went out of his way to play against the text and make Steph someone the audience would consider beautiful. Thus, pointing out the question of image, self- and otherwise. I’m not sure it works, but it does make you think. That extra level of rumination probably adds to the overall experience, because ultimately there’s not all that much to reasons to be pretty. LaBute is handy with dialog and not just skindeep, but LaBute seems like a poor man’s David Mamet. reasons to be pretty is often funny, but it’s probably less affecting than he hoped, even with a final scene that pays off just right. Nonetheless, there are reasons to see reasons to be pretty. For one, it brings the funny despite not really being a comedy. And, if the cast can fully capitalize on what LaBute has given them to work with, those reasons are pretty good.
reasons to be pretty at Long Beach Playhouse.
Time: Fri.-Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. through Aug. 20 Cost: $14–$24 Details: (562) 494-1014, lbplayhouse.org Venue: 5021 E. Anaheim St., Long Beach
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Aug. 17
Doubt It is 1964, a time of movement and change, but Catholic school Principal Sister Aloysius values a stern hand over progressive education. When evidence points to an inappropriate relationship between Father Flynn and the school’s first black student, she begins a crusade to rid the church of him. John Patrick Shanley’s riveting psychological drama examines the fine line between what seems certain and ambiguity, between conviction and doubt. Time: 8 p.m. Aug. 17 and 18, and 2 p.m. Aug. 21 Cost: $35 to $55 Details: (562) 436.4610; http://ictlongbeach. org Venue: Beverly O’Neil Theatre, 300 E. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach
ARTS Aug. 4
Fotoluz Fotoluz is a lighting design concept with original photographs by Sylvie Cogranne. Created in 1996 for a show at CBGB, Fotoluz has been published in numerous magazines, shown in many galleries and sold in stores in all major cities. The photographs are reproduced on water, fade and heat resistant translucent film. www.fotoluz.com Time: Open First Thursdays and every Saturday through Aug. 31 from 2 to 5 p.m. Venue: Cherry Wood Gallery, 374 W. 7th St., San Pedro Details: (213) 840- 5717. Neil Nagy: An Introspective Neil Nagy’s nearly 50-year career has its roots in the Bay Area figurative movement, known for fusing abstract expressionism and figuration in psychologically charged canvases that explored human isolation and alienation. The two-venue show runs through Aug. 27. Neil Nagy: An Introspective marks the closing exhibition for TransVagrant @Warschaw Gallery. Time: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Mon.-Fri. and by appointment. Venue: Gallery 478, 478 W. 7th St., and TransVagrant@Warschaw Gallery, 600 S. Pacific Ave., San Pedro Details: (310) 732-2150 or (310) 600-4873. www.transvagrant.com Michiel Daniel, Recent Painting Painter Michiel Daniel has exhibited in museums and galleries throughout Southern California for over 30 years. His work is in private and public collections including the Long Beach Museum of Art, Western Michigan University and the Laguna Beach Museum of Art. Venue: Gallery 347, 347 W. 7th St., San Pedro Details: www.michaelstearnstudio.com
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>> calendar profile neither is a bad introduction to the song, if it’s all you know about Spain, it’s time to visit the source. Spain has posted some of their latest work on Soundcloud. They are opening a guest list to pre-order and purchase Carolina now. The band will be performing in Alvas Showroom in September. Time: 7p.m., Aug. 5 Cost: Free but RSVP Details: (562) 433-4996 Venue: Fingerprints, 420 E 4th St., Long Beach
12th Annual Art Deco Festival Returns to the Queen Mary
The Art Deco Festival aboard the Queen Mary from Aug. 19 to 21 is the annual celebration of the artistic movement that influenced the design of the world’s most advanced ocean liner. The festival explores Art Deco’s effect on culture, fashion, food, art, interior design, architecture, music and more. Daily activities will showcase of vintage cars, feature a colorful bazaar of collectibles and vintage goods for sale and present expert lectures on such topics as filmmaking, the evolution of smoking, the influence of Noel Coward on the culture of the times, and Radio in the Art Deco era. A strolling art walk will focus on the Queen Mary’s extensive art inventory, murals and paintings, including the recently opened Passion for Painting: The Art of Winston Churchill Exhibition. Sir Winston Churchill embodied the Art Deco period and the exclusive West Coast presentation of his paintings lends a new element to this year’s festival. A double decker bus tour is a stylish offship excursion through Long Beach’s historic district. A Prohibition Mixology class introduces period libations while
Josh Haden and Spain. File photo
a Soda Fountain Tasting will interpret the creative temptations that sometimes made film stars of counter boys. The dances that helped frame the era will be on display at the Deco Derby Pajama Party; Jim Ziegler and the Swingsations at the controls. Sunday’s Tea Dance features Ian Whitcomb & His Bungalow Boys. The Art Deco Festival’s centerpiece is the Grand Ball. The formal vintage ‘dress-to-impress’ evening presents a lavish fourcourse historic menu with the Dean Mora Orchestra completing the mood. Yet, it is the Art Deco aficionados and returning festivalgoers who will again be the real stars of the weekend celebration. Many will be on hand for a special screening of the new Queen Mary documentary, Mighty Ship at War, Aug. 21 at 8 p.m. Time: Aug. 19 to 21 Cost: Day Passes start at $25; all-access Art Deco Grand Pass is $399 Details: http://www.queenmary. com/events/art-deco-festival/ Venue: Queen Mary, 1126 Queens Hwy, Long Beach
Sarah McQuaid 2016 US Tour
UK-based singer, songwriter and guitarist Sarah McQuaid sets out on a seven-week coastto-coast tour of the United States before she takes a year-long break from the road to record a new album. McQuaid has spent the past seven years touring virtually nonstop on both sides of the
Sarah McQuaid is a singer, songwriter and guitarist. She will be on hiatus after this tour to record her fifth solo album.
Atlantic, earning critical accolades along the way. Her fall 2016 outing will be her final US tour before she takes a 12-month break from the road in 2017 to focus her energies on writing and recording a fifth solo album, as well as penning a sequel to The Irish DADGAD Guitar Book, the popular tutor she authored on the alternative guitar tuning she uses. McQuaid released her fourth solo album, Walking Into White, which was selected album of the month by UK publication FolkWords. The album was eventually nominated for Best Album from a Female Artist and Album of the Year.
Palos Verdes Officer Installation Ceremony Rep. Ted Lieu spoke on July 17 at the Palos Verdes Democrats annual installation of officers picnic held in the gardens of St. Luke’s Presbyterian Church in Rolling Hills Estates. About 90 people attended. Board members Lynn Bommer, Kathy Bradford, Connie Sullivan, Al Shadbourne, Rascha Hall, Arlene Korb, Craig Williams, David Hall, Susie Boone, Teresa Savo and Dee Dee Gonzalez were installed by California State Treasurer and 2018 gubernatorial candidate John Chiang. Other speakers included LA County Assessor Jeffrey Prang, and 66th Assembly District candidate Al Muratsuchi, member of the Water Replenishment District Jim Kennedy and Superior Court Judge Alicia Molina. Photo courtesy Palos Verdes Democrats. [Coyotes, from page 10]
Urban Coyotes 50 years, it still wouldn’t be enough to eliminate them. It also found that when aggressively controlled, coyotes can actually increase their reproductive rate by simply breeding earlier and having larger litters. And, larger litters mean a higher survival rate, which equals more coyotes. That’s right people. No matter what you do, these bitches will always be one step ahead.
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AOC7 has worked with Neighborhood Services Bureau to install public litter containers and install sidewalk cuts along 10th street. It has also completed beautification projects, in which they plant trees in the street, and they adopted the 10th Street Corridor from Cherry to Alamitos. AOC7 has an annual children’s literacy fair at MacArthur Park every May and for the past four years, they have handed out more than 20,000 books. The association partners work with residents and neighborhood groups, such as North Alamitos Beach Association and Craftsman Village Historic District in order to improve the community. “It is important for residents to know that they can work together to improve their neighborhood and our city,” said Margaret Madden, Long Beach’s Neighborhood Improvement officer. The next project they plan to work on is a tree planting Sept. 24.
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LONG BEACH — Long Beach-based lobbyist Carl A. Kemp was charged June 7 with subscribing to a false tax return for the year 2012. Kemp is 43, of Long Beach and is the owner of the public relations firm The Kemp Group. He entered the plea before United States District Judge Philip S. Gutierrez. “For years, Mr. Kemp failed to accurately report his income to the [Internal Revenue Service] going so far as reporting zero taxable income for 2012 when his business brought in more than $200,000,” said U.S. Attorney Eileen M. Decker. “Everyone, no matter what business they are engaged in, has a responsibility to fully report their income on their income tax returns.” He admits failing to report receiving an income of $754,783 from illegal marijuana stores and failed to report on his taxes for the years 2007 to 2012. Kemp admits that he owes the IRS $210,661 to cover the back taxes due for those six years. “As admitted by Kemp in documents filed with the court today, all forms of income are taxable, including cash payments received from illegal marijuana dispensaries and fees paid for lobbying services,” said IRS Criminal Investigation Acting Special Agent in Charge Anthony J. Orlando. The charge of subscribing to a false tax return includes a maximum penalty of three years in federal prison. Kemp will be sentenced on Nov. 7.
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Change is often the result of a catalyst. Tragedy was the catalyst that hurled one Long Beach neighborhood to action against crime and disarray. A September 2011 shooting near Walnut Avenue and 10th Street motivated a group of neighbors to start an association. They decided to take back their community. They formed the AOC7, which stands for Anaheim Street, Orange Avenue, Cherry Avenue and 7th Street. The central Long Beach neighborhood borders the city’s second, fourth and sixth districts where crime is high. At first, Mary Simmons, Andre Beasley, Jesus Lopez and Rocio Torres—the core group of AOC7— met every week. “We want to … knit our community and neighbors together and bring us in closer,” Simmons said. “We’re breaking all those myths as far as not being able to trust your neighbors.” They brought in the Long Beach Police Department, code enforcement and other resources to their meetings and got information from City Council members. In turn, the group has provided the community with information about public services, encouraged beatification of the area, neighborhood participation and vigilance. “Getting to know your neighbors is the key thing that makes the neighborhood safe,” Simmons said. AOC7 is a work in progress, said Simmons. Long Beach has drastically improved since she moved there in 2009. “It’s a more personal connection. We feel safer when we know what’s going on in our neighborhood,” Simmons said. “If there’s something going on, we handle that by staying positive and remaining proactive.” In the past five years, major crimes have significantly decreased. While central Long Beach continues to be one of the most impacted by crime. It also is one of the most improved areas, said Long Beach Police Department Lt. John Kanaley. According to the LBPD, the number of murders was reduced by 25 percent from 2009. Long Beach had 33 murders in 2010, 44 in 2009 and 47 in 2008. Violent crime, including murder, rape, aggravated assault and robbery, is down 13.5 percent from 2009. Kanaley said AOC7 is an active area in regards to calls for service, in which officers are sent to resolve issues. Kanaley said the constant communication between AOC7 and Long Beach Police Department reduces crime, builds community trust in the police department and maintains cooperation and improves communication with other community organizations. “We can participate in more positive events that this type of organization sponsors,” said Kanaley. “Not only does it help in the reduction of crime, it makes a more positive environment in the neighborhood and our relations with the community and AOC7,” he said. AOC7 also engages in a monthly neighborhood cleanup in conjunction with the city of Long Beach’s Neighborhood Clean-Up Assistance Program. They meet every first Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Gamboa Manazar Theater. It also has neighborhood cleanups on the third Saturday of every month.
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David Thraen, executive director of All Wildlife Rescue and Education, a nonprofit rehabilitation organization in Long Beach, said coyotes do more for the environment than we give them credit for. In fact, they’re a keystone species, meaning other animals largely depend on coyotes to keep the ecosystem in balance, keeping the rodent and small mammal populations in check. It’s all very Lion King. “They do serve a purpose,” Thraen said. “They’re like Mother Nature’s pest control. If it weren’t for the coyotes, then we would have a big squirrel problem...But they’ve been able to find a food supply, and adapt to the environment as it changes. So the number one thing is to get rid of the food source, and the coyotes will migrate elsewhere.” This food supply is from us. Specifically, from our garbage, the pet food we leave outside, the seeds scattered on the ground from bird feeders, fallen fruit from trees and of course, pets. The coyote management plan implemented by Long Beach has a checklist for residents to make suburban neighborhoods less tempting places for coyotes to grab an easy meal. Suggestions include keeping pet food securely inside, keeping trash cans secure, cleaning up stray seeds and fruit on the ground. Additionally, city officials suggest keeping vegetation trimmed back and restricting access to decks and sheds to reduce neighborhood hiding places and denning sites. The idea is to push coyotes out of residential areas and back into open and natural areas. Thomas Dewey, a retired craftsman in El Dorado Park Estates, has lived in Los Angeles
County his entire life. Dewey said he’s seeing coyotes out and about, although he’s never seen any in Long Beach. “I knew people who lost cats in Griffith Park,” Dewey said. “This was before the mountain lions became a problem. People would see [coyotes] an awful lot. But I never got close enough to be threatened by them. I can see how it would make some people nervous, but it doesn’t make me nervous.” Ted Stevens said that the way to prevent attacks on cats and dogs is to keep cats inside, and small dogs supervised outside. He stressed that coyotes are opportunistic hunters. They’re looking for the easiest meal. If they don’t come across pets or pet food while hunting, they’ll go back to their natural prey, leaving little Tigger in peace. Martin Byhower, an environmental and biological consultant, said that when it comes to biodiversity, outdoor house cats are more of a hindrance than the coyotes. “God, they’re terrible,” Byhower said. “Outdoor cats kill so many [native] birds, I think the number is in the billions. They’re killing machines. And this is not a value judgment on cats themselves, it’s just a fact. There are so many things that can happen when you let your cats run free, and actually indoor cats live longer. People talk about animal cruelty, but if you look at the way animals die because of outdoor cats, it’s just incredible. But it’s out of sight, so you don’t usually see it.” Most of this information has yet to deter the residents hellbent on completely removing coyotes. Several members of the San Pedro Coyote Watch group have frequently complained about the number of actions that humans need to take in order to peacefully coexist with this animal. But Dewey has taken a different tactic. “I see it as a problem we’ve created,” Dewey said. “So I wouldn’t really blame the coyotes.”
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Court Puts SCIG on Hold, POLA & BNSF File Appeals By Paul Rosenberg, Senior Editor
On July 26, Contra Costa judge Barry Goode issued a final judgment Tuesday halting plans for a $500 million 185-acre BNSF railyard in Wilmington, known as the Southern California International Gateway. The following Tuesday, Aug. 2, both BNSF and the Port of Los Angeles announced their intentions to appeal the ruling, offering directly contradictory explanations for their appeals. According to a statement from BNSF, “The appeal will contend that the ruling is incorrect, as the lower court applied an inappropriate evidentiary standard and disregarded a comprehensive eightyear environmental review in making its ruling.” However, in the Port of Los Angeles statement, it made exactly the opposite point, noting that, “On March 30, the Court ruled on challenges to the SCIG EIR, stating in its opinion: ‘The EIR is an impressive piece of work. It is clear that a great deal of careful thought has been given to the environmental impacts of the project.’” BNSF and POLA did agree in claiming that the project was a super-green one, but not only did environmentalists sue to block the project, they were joined by the South Coast Air Quality Management District, which had never joined such a lawsuit before, as well as by the California Attorney General. “We saw justice served for the community with the lower court decision, and we firmly believe the Court of Appeals will agree despite any appeal,” said NRDC attorney Ramya Sivasubramanian. NRDC not only argued the case, they have been engaged with the project planning process for years. “The agencies violated the California Environmental Quality Act in their environmental analysis of the Southern California International Gateway project, and an appeal can’t get around that.” she concluded. “Unless this ruling is promptly and entirely reversed, building SCIG is less likely due to the costs and delay brought on by the CEQA lawsuits,” warned Roger Nober, BNSF’s executive
vice president law and corporate affairs and chief legal officer. “BNSF is very concerned about the decision’s application of what BNSF believes is an incorrect and unprecedented expansion of the scope of California Environmental Quality Act review to encompass existing facilities distant and distinct from the SCIG project itself,” he said. But the failure to consider cumulative impacts has long been recognized as a problem under CEQA, along with the problem of “piecemealing,” approving individual projects without regard to how they fit into the larger picture. The decision may or may not have been “unprecedented,” but the same could be said of the proposed project itself. “It is very disturbing to discover that the BNSF Railroad is just one more puppet master telling the Port of Los Angeles and the Mayor of Los Angeles what to do,” said Jesse N. Marquez, executive director of the Coalition For A Safe Environment, one of the plaintiffs in the case. “Mayor Garcetti has once again failed to take the leadership role to make the Port of Los Angeles the Greenest Port in the U.S. and to protect the health of Harbor and Freight Corridor Communities residents,” Marquez said. “Judge Goode determined that the Port of Los Angeles Environmental Impact Report for the BNSF SCIG Rail Facility Project failed to comply with California Environmental laws. We submitted extensive information on zero emission truck technologies and locomotive and ship exhaust capture technologies and they refused to include these mitigation measures. They significantly underestimated the truck and train air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions,” Marquez summarized.. “When we win the appeal, I will support asking for the resignation of Gene Seroka the Port Executive Officer, the Port Board of Harbor Commissioners and Mayor Garcetti,” he concluded.
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Seven of the Big Legacies of Bernie Sanders’ Historic Campaign
By Robert Reich, RobertReich.org Bernie Sanders’s campaign is now officially over, but the movement he began is still just beginning. His campaign has left behind seven big legacies: First, Bernie has helped open America’s eyes to the power of big money corrupting our democracy and thereby rigging our economy to its advantage and everyone else’s disadvantage. Polls now show huge majorities of Americans
think moneyed interests have too much sway in Washington. And thanks, in large part, to Bernie’s campaign, progressives on Capitol Hill are readying a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United and bills requiring full disclosure of donors, ending the practice of gerrymandering voting districts, and providing automatic voter registration. None of these will get anywhere in a
Republican-controlled Congress, but they will give progressives a powerful theme for the upcoming election. It’s called democracy. Second, Bernie has shown that it’s possible to win elections without depending on big money from corporations, Wall Street, and billionaires. He came close to winning the Democratic nomination on the basis of millions of small donations from average working people.
No longer can a candidate pretend to believe in campaign finance reform but still take big corporate money because an opponent does. Third, Bernie has educated millions of Americans about why we must have a singlepayer health care system and free tuition at public universities, and why we must resurrect the Glass-Steagall Act and bust up the biggest banks. These issues will be front and center in every progressive campaign from here out, at all levels of American politics. Fourth, the Sanders campaign has brought millions of young people into politics, ignited their energy and enthusiasm and idealism. Fifth, the movement Bernie ignited has pushed Hillary Clinton to take more progressive positions on issues ranging from the minimum wage to the Trans Pacific Partnership, the XL Pipeline, Wall Street and Social Security. Sixth, he’s taught Americans how undemocratic the Democratic Party’s system for picking candidates really is. Before Bernie’s candidacy, not many people were paying attention to so-called “super-delegates” or whether independents could vote, or how primary elections and caucuses were run. From now on, people will pay attention. The Democratic National Committee will be under pressure to make fundamental changes. Seventh is the real possibility of Bernie’s movement inspiring another third party
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