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The Fight for 15 New Organizing Revives an Old Labor Vision By Paul Rosenberg, Senior Editor

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More than a 100 bicycle riders gathered at Riverfront Park in Maywood, an East Los Angeles community bordering the Los Angeles River in July. Riders young and old, from throughout the county, were checking and rechecking their equipment and provisions such as bottled water and snacks. They were preparing for a 17-mile bike journey along the Los Angeles River to Long Beach. Although it was a sunny summer day, this wasn’t a ride to simply take in the beauty of the local environs. This was a bike ride intended to uncover the ugly environmental injustices committed in this part of Los Angeles. Mark Lopez, the director of East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice, along with the organization’s young members, organized this LA River Toxic Tour. A native Angeleno, Lopez noted that he’s driven every stretch of freeway

On the weekend of Aug.13, the Fight for 15 movement hosted its first national convention in Richmond, Va., the capital of the Confederate rebellion. The event drew more than 3,000 low-wage workers from around the country in a demonstration of the movement’s growing strength, vitality and ambition. On Aug. 23, the National Labor Relations Board handed down a decision recognizing graduate students at Columbia University as workers with the right to form a union, reversing a 2004 Bush-era decision, and reinstating rights originally recognized in 2000. These two actions — a national gathering of grassroots activists and a decision by the nation’s “Supreme Court” of labor law — underscore both the scope and the swiftness with which a new round of unconventional labor organizing has begun to alter the landscape of working America. It reverses decades of decline. “Labor is definitely rethinking the way that they organize — from a traditional model, where it’s a high density as in manufacturing jobs, and moving over into exploring new terrain and new areas, and new industries which they can organize,” said Robert Nothoff, director of the Don’t Waste LA campaign, and former director of the Raise the Wage campaign in Los Angeles and San Diego. Here in California, those local successes have been followed by a statewide minimum wage rising to $15 per hour through 2022 for businesses with more than 25 employees and by 2023 for smaller firms. But raising the floor, even dramatically, hardly means there’s nothing left to be done, especially in the logistic sector connected to the local ports. If anything, American labor history teaches us the exact opposite: There’s always more to be done, and complacency invites unpleasant surprises. First, it makes sense to focus on where the fire is hottest right now.

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East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice community organizer Hugo Lujan across the LA River from the Tesoro refinery, where an explosion took place on Aug. 26. East Yard asserts that Tesoro has expanded its operations by purchasing BP’s former Carson site. Photo by Linnea Stephan.

The Fight for 15 movement, backed by the Service Employees International Union, began in 2012 with just a few hundred fast food workers in New York City. They were striking for $15 an hour and union rights. Now, that fight has spread to more than 300 cities on six continents. It’s drawn together underpaid workers ranging from janitors, security officers and airport workers, to home-care and child-care workers and even adjunct professors with

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Community Announcements:

Harbor Area Monthly Beach Cleanup

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium invites the public to participate in its monthly Beach Clean-Up. Volunteers learn about coastal habitat, the growing amount of marine debris within it, and the benefits of protecting this ecosystem. Time: 8 to 10 a.m. Sept. 3 Details: (310) 548-7562; www. cabrillomarineaquarium.org. Venue: Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, 3720 Stephen M. White Drive, San Pedro

Adult and Youth Job Fair in Carson

The City of Carson will be hosting a job fair on Sept. 8 at the Scottsdale Community Room. The job fair is open to Carson residents as well as nonresidents. Eligible individuals will get an in-depth assessment at the Carson Career Center and will be able to participate in workshops to prepare them for employment, vocational schools and/or college. Services are for eligible adults ages 18-65 and youth between the ages of 16-24, and include pre-employment training, internships, career preparation, occupational skills training, academic enrichment and job placement. Time: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Sept. 8 Details: (310) 952-1762. Venue: Scottsdale Community Room, 23400 S. Avalon Blvd. Carson

Rummage Sale, E- Waste Collection

Long Beach Boy Scout Troop 212 is hosting its annual Enormous Parking Lot Rummage Sale and Electronic Waste Collection. Business or residential electronic waste dropoffs may include TVs, computers, printers and loose electrical cords, working or not. Do not bring batteries or light bulbs. Time: 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 10 Details: (562) 799-4009 Venue: Grace First Presbyterian Church, 3955 Studebaker Road, Long Beach

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Famed exploratory vessel will be escorted to Berth 57 by flotilla By James Preston Allen, Publisher

AltaSea’s executive director, Jenny Krusoe, was excited to announce the arrival of the E.V. Nautilus to the Port of Los Angeles—and with good reason. Named after the Jules Verne novel, this exploratory vessel is operated by the Ocean Exploration Trust founded by the famous scientist and hunter of historical artifacts, Robert Ballard, who discovered the watery grave of the RMS Titanic. The Nautilus will arrive Sept. 12 accompanied by a flotilla of ships. AltaSea will become their main operations center at Berth 57. In addition to the RMS Titanic, Ballard became world famous for his discovery of the Bismarck wreckage and the PT-107 boat on which the future President John F. Kennedy served during World War II, as well as the well-known PT-109. “It means a great deal to us that Dr. Ballard, who is considered kind of the ‘Indiana Jones of the oceans,’ has chosen us to partner with,” Krusoe said. Indeed, the Nautilus involvement in the discoveries stimulated the next generation of ocean exploration. In conjunction with AltaSea’s educational program, classes will be directly linked via satellite to the scientific research aboard the ship. That means that students would have direct access to the research being conducted on the Nautilus regardless of where the ship is located in the world. Krusoe noted that it could be somewhere off the coast of the Galapagos Islands and students could see in real time what the scientists are seeing and ask questions. Having the Ocean Exploration Trust call San Pedro its home is no small accomplishment. According to the AltaSea team, AltaSea and the City of Los Angeles faced stiff competition in attracting the Ocean Exploration Trust. The underwater robotics aboard the Nautilus are some of the most advanced in the world. Krusoe said that the addition of the Nautilus to the AltaSea family is a significant step in accomplishing the “blue tech” goal that the nonprofit set out in the beginning. “The data on workforce development shows… this is where the new jobs will come from,” she said. Along with SpaceX, docked just across the channel, just seven miles off the coast of Point Fermin, AltaSea now hosts SeaRanch, the first aquaculture project licensed in California to farm sustainable seafood. Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is considered science fiction, but it is increasingly becoming science-reality here amongst the forgotten docks on the Los Angeles waterfront. “It’s not lost on anyone that the Nautilus is a reference to Jules Verne,” Krusoe said. “He (Ballard) not only used the name on the ship but uses Captain Nemo in his email address. Ballard has a connection to Southern California and graduated from UC Santa Barbara.” A grand reception is planned for the morning

The E.V. Nautilus, a 210foot long research vessel. File photo

Dr. Robert Ballard of the Ocean Exploration Trust. File photo.

of Sept. 12. “We are hoping for this to be a very big event with many of our partners including [Los Angeles Maritime Institute]’s tall ships full of high school kids, the [Los Angeles Fire Department] fireboat, the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium boat, Westrec Marina, the local yacht clubs and many others,”

Robin Aube said. She is the widow of Leonard Aube, who helped guide the nonprofit through the initial stages of funding from the Annenberg Foundation. The Nautilus’ arrival is a huge step forward in bringing the real vision of the AltaSea Campus ot [See Nautilus, page 5]

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E. V. Nautilus Comes to AltaSea

South Bay L.A. 350 is excited to be hosting the only local candidate forum exclusively dedicated to discussing environmental issues and policies. Candidates from two key Los Angeles Harbor/South Bay area races, Nanette Barragan (Congressional District 44) and Warren Furutani (State Senate District 35) will be in attendance. Other candidate invites are pending. This is NOT going to be a forum with softball questions. Candidates will be asked to outline their positions and platforms on a series of important environmental issues such as: • Fracking • Refinery Safety • Tesoro Expansion • Coal and Oil Trains • Environmental Justice • Green Jobs/Just Transition

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The conversation includes speakers Wayne Ratkovich and Deborah Weintraub with moderator Alan Pullman, and panelists Char Miller and Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia. The first of three Conversations in Place for 2016 will consider if the development of well-made places in Southern California can keep our cultural nature in sync with our environmental nature, bridge our urban and suburban divides and resolve at least some of the limitations that restrict what “doing well by doing good” means. Free parking and shuttle service will be available at Cal State Long Beach’s Lot 11A to Rancho Los Alamitos. Time: 1:30 p.m. Sept. 11 Cost: $25 Details: (562) 431-3541 www.rancholosalamitos.org Venue: Rancho Los Alamitos, 6400 E. Bixby Hill Road, Long Beach

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The origins of the ILWU lie in the longshore industry of the Pacific Coast—the work of loading and unloading ships’ cargoes. In the old days of clipper ships, sailings were frequently unscheduled and labor was often recruited at the last minute by shoreside criers calling: “Men along the shore!”—giving rise to the term “longshoremen.” The work was brutal, conditions unsafe, employment irregular and the pay too low to support a family.

These were the days of the shape-up, kickback, blacklist, goon squads, wage cuts, speed-ups and staggering accident rates. Among the lessons the longshoremen learned, to be recalled when they rebuilt their union in 1934, was that any discrimination weakens a union organization. They also came to understand the wisdom of the principles of worker unity, internal democracy and international solidarity advocated by members of the militant Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)—principles summed up in the famous IWW slogan that the new union would adopt, “An injury to one is an injury to all.”

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life. During the early days of AltaSea, skepticism of the nonprofit’s viability and success was as long as that vision. With 180,000 square feet set to be built, 63 percent of that space is already committed to future tenants. “When we get the 180K up and running… people are going to see more than [just] empty warehouses,” Krusoe said. “We have been working on this for a year,” Krusoe said with a slight smile. “These partnerships take a long time to workout.” “We had to reinforce a whole section of the piers to accommodate the Nautilus. There’s a lot more that will be coming out soon. We’ve been given a great gift and opportunity with this project.” The day will start at 9 a.m. a half-mile out from Angels Gate with the Los Angeles Maritime Institute’s tall ships: Harbor Breeze, Mauritania and others to form the welcoming flotilla. There will be a welcoming program on the stern of the EV Nautilus at Berth 57, near the Pasha terminal. The event will double as a birthday party for District 15 City Councilman Joe Buscaino.

The day and the vision

9 a.m.—Meet at the end of Signal Street to watch vessels escort E/V Nautilus to AltaSea 10 a.m. —Entertainment 10:30 a.m. —Program featuring special guest-speakers, including Dr. Robert Ballard 11 a.m.—Councilman Joe Buscaino’s birthday party. Lunch will be available for purchase from gourmet food trucks. Street parking on S. Signal Street and 22nd Street (along berths 57 to 60).

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[Announcements, from page 3] • 100 percent Renewable Energy • Big Oil’s Influence on Politics and Law Making Audience members will be given a chance to ask their own questions at the end of the forum. South Bay L.A. 350 is dedicated to making certain the climate crisis remains a top priority during this most important election season. Parking is free. Time: 6:30 p.m. Sept. 13 Venue: Ports O’ Call Restaurant, 1200 Nagoya Way, San Pedro

NWSPNC Public Safety Committee

The Northwest San Pedro Neighborhood Council is hosting its public safety committee meeting at 6 p.m. Sept. 14. Time: 6 p.m. Sept. 14 Details: http://tinyurl.com/hgn5nrs Venue: 1000 N. Western Ave., San Pedro

Senior Police Partners

The Long Beach Police Department is accepting applications for new volunteer senior police partners. The Senior Police Partners are a group of seniors who serve the needs of both the senior citizen community and the police department, donating over 5,000 hours each year. Details: http://tinyurl.com/LBsenior-policepartners

Killer Sought

Los Angeles is offering a $75,000 reward for the public’s assistance in helping catch a killer. On June 7, a person doused Richard Alarcon and Alberto Villarino—two homeless men—with a flammable liquid and set them on fire. Villarino died and Alarcon remains in critical condition. The crime took place at about 5 a.m. at 220 W. Anaheim St. in Wilmington. Anyone with information is urged to call (213) 486-6890.

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LA River Toxic Tour that crosses this Southern California basin many times over. However, being on a bike offers a different perspective. “Riding through our communities lets us know what they are really like,” Lopez said. “The heat. The smells. The heavy air that’s hard to breathe.” The tourists first met up at the East Los Angeles Civic Center, which is close to the intersection of the 60 and 710 freeways. “Those freeways tore through our communities,” Lopez said. “Families had to move to make room for [them] and some did not find another place around here to live.” “They pushed to divide us from each other,” added Hugo Lujan, community organizer for

East Yard. The two freeways are extensively used by trucks hauling items to and from the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. The trucks, in conjunction with rail yards and warehouses, process 40 percent of all imports to the United States. “If you see a train go by here, you might see it again in Chicago or Oklahoma,” Lopez said. “That plasma TV you buy at Walmart goes by my house.” The resulting pollution has caused increased cancer rates for the surrounding communities, which are mostly comprised of working class and Latino residents. “If our neighborhoods are going to have

Mark Lopez addresses the bike riders before setting off on a ride along the river. Photo courtesy of EYCEJ

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industries and infrastructure here, we shouldn’t have to be impacted this way,” Lujan said. “We should benefit too.” During the ride, East Yard members shared a brief history of the Los Angeles River. It is a history of displacement, of the river itself, and also of ecosystems and communities. The Los Angeles River was once very dynamic, changing its course with the seasons, and flooding periodically. Nevertheless, it supported indigenous villages, until the arrival of the Europeans. The villages were displaced by Spanish and Mexican pueblos and ranches, and eventually by American settlements. Americans didn’t like that the river was prone

to flooding. So, unlike the previous inhabitants, they did something radical about it. “Instead of the community adjusting to the river, the [U.S. Army Corps of Engineers] and the City of LA adjusted the river,” Lujan said. In the 20th century, the course of the Los Angeles River was fixed by paving under most of it with concrete. Extensive flood control measures were also implemented. “The river used to flow out to San Pedro Bay [or Santa Monica Bay],” Lujan said. “But they shifted it here. Why? Well it happened to be an awesome dumping resource for the industrial companies around here.” [See River page 7]

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Long Beach Alliance for Children with Asthma program coordinator Laura Cortez. Photo courtesy of EYCEJ

up by heavy trucks were dispersed throughout the streets and parts of the bike path. Lopez grimly joked that between our first and second stop, we had more flats than miles covered. Tourists also learned that the cities we passed through often had “food deserts.” This means that residents do not have access to nutritious foods within walking, or even short driving distance. “Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s trucks roll through here, but they don’t stop,” said Andrea Luna, a member of La Cosecha Collectiva. “[So] we don’t depend on them.” La Cosecha Collectiva is a response to the “food desert” phenomenon. It’s a community group which collects organic food grown in gardens across the lower Los Angeles River region and distributes it evenly between members. La Cosecha has about 25 food-producing households. Its next project is to develop methods that will allow apartment dwellers to also produce food. At the northern edge of Long Beach, a speaker from the Long Beach Alliance for Children with Asthma told riders about its collaboration with the University of Southern California to raise awareness about air pollution. “Across from us is the 710 Freeway, which is a major source of ultra fine particles,” said Laura Cortez, program coordinator for the Alliance. “We go into the homes around here with P-TRAK meters to measure the [density] of those particles.” Ultra fine particles are the most dangerous particles emitted by vehicles exhaust due to their size. They are too small for human nose hairs and mucus membranes to trap. So as we breathe, the

particles travel into our lungs, diffuse into our cells and can even reach our DNA. This can lead to asthma and possibly an increased risk for heart attack and stroke. Cortez produced a meter and took a quick sample of the air. It read 3,000 particles per cubic centimeter. That’s 3,000 pollutants contained in just the size of a sugar cube. The Air Quality Management District determined the total average density of ultra fine particles along freeways in Long Beach to be between 300,000 and 400,000 particles per cubic centimeter. “Right now there is no regulation on these

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The park in Maywood where the tour stopped for lunch was one of those industrial sites. A company called Pemaco blended chemicals there; hazardous waste products eventually leaked into the groundwater and the soil beneath the facility. In 2005, the land was declared a superfund site by the federal government. This means it was among the most contaminated pieces of land in the United States and had priority for remediation. It has since been cleaned up enough to be incorporated into the park, though it is still monitored. The California Department of Toxic Substances Control keeps data on parcels of land in the state that need environmental remediation. The department’s maps show that adjacent to the river are several more superfund sites, state-managed cleanups and schools under investigation for dangerous levels of pollutants. But of all the Los Angeles River chemical dumpers, Exide Technologies was one of the most prolific. Exide had a battery recycling facility in nearby Vernon until 2015. For more than a decade, the facility severely neglected to contain arsenic, battery acid and lead. Since 1996, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control noted numerous violations at the facility, but it failed to act until recently. “The state agency allowed those violations,” Lopez said. “We fought for years until the feds heard us and stepped in. They found decades of felonies [committed by Exide].” After it acquired the data from the California Department of Toxic Substances Control, the U.S. Department of Justice could have brought a case against Exide. Instead, the department allowed Exide to avoid prosecution by agreeing to shut down the facility and to clean it up. East Yard considers the shutdown of the facility progress, however the organization’s role is often not given credit. “The [California Department of Toxic Substances Control] has tried to claim responsibility for what happened with Exide,” said Lopez. “We have had to make them stop presentations and change them [to recognize us].” The clean up of Exide and the surrounding neighborhoods has yet to be completed. But California Gov. Edmund G. Brown recently proposed $176.6 million to expedite the process. “Everyday we have to keep fighting for victories like this because every day [pollutants] are in our blood, in our river and in our communities,” Lopez said. During the approximately two-and-a-half hour ride from Maywood to Long Beach, participants got a good sense of what the communities along the river have to live with. Incessantly permeating neighborhoods are dingy factories and warehouses, miles of rusty train tracks, and swaths of dirt and dried weeds. Broken glass and pebbles kicked

particles,” Lopez said. “As part of The [Trade Health & Environment] Impact project, we are using the data we collect to demand changes to air [quality] policy. The color of your skin shouldn’t determine the quality of the air you breathe.” The entire ride did not focus on environmental degradation. The southern most stop of the ride was at Hudson Park, less than 100 feet away from BNSF’s proposed site of the Southern California International Gateway Railyard. If it had been approved, an estimated 5,500 semi-trucks and eight trains would have been processed there every day. But as covered in the 2016 Earth Day issue of Random Lengths, the project was halted due to a rejection by the Contra Costa County Superior Court. East Yard considered that a notable victory and its members were excited to give an update. “Judge [Barry Goode] said that BNSF Railway and the City of LA presented inadequate mitigation measures to move forward with SCIG,” said Jan Andasan, East Yard youth coordinator. A round of applause followed the announcement. The Southern California International Gateway project is now on hold. But BNSF and the Port of Los Angeles are still trying to appeal the decision. Another stop in Long Beach at the Dominguez Gap Wetlands, provided tourists with an example of improvements to the land surrounding the river. The 37-acre wetlands were once just a flood control zone, until it was redesigned by the Los

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Tale of Two Americas and One Nation

The National Anthem, slavery and the meaning of liberty James Preston Allen, Publisher

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Francis Scott Key, the author of the National Anthem for these United States of America, came from a prominent legal family in Frederick, Maryland. During the War of 1812, which some have called the Second War of Independence, Key was appointed to act as the prisoner exchange agent and was aboard the HMS Tonnant the night Fort McHenry was bombarded during the Battle of Baltimore. The British confined him to the ship that night. He had become familiar with the strength and position of the British units. The British were intent on attacking Baltimore. Key witnessed the attack, from which came the lines, “the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air.” He was better known for his legal skills than his skills as a poet. After its first publication, more than a century would pass before the song was adopted as the primary national anthem for the United States—first through an executive order from President Woodrow Wilson in 1916, then ratified by Congress and signed by President Herbert Hoover in 1931. The only reason this history is pertinent today is because of the action taken, or lack thereof, by San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who refused to stand during the national anthem, inviting criticism from all corners of the sports world. This followed the seemingly innocent act by Gabrielle Douglas of the Gold Medal-winning US women’s Olympic gymnastic team, who neglected to put her hand over her heart while the anthem played during medal award ceremonies. Both athletes are black. Kaepernick’s protest was not accidental. “I cannot stand and sing the anthem. I cannot salute the flag. I know that I am a black man in a white world,” he said. Kaepernick is not the first black American athlete to use his position as a platform to protest injustice—think Muhammad Ali, Jackie Robinson, Tommie Smith and John Carlos during their medal ceremony at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. What partially explains this perspective are the uncommonly sung lyrics of our National Anthem: And where is that band who so vauntingly swore,

That the havoc of war and the battle’s confusion A home and a Country should leave us no more? Their blood has wash’d out their foul footstep’s pollution. No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave, And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave. The mention of “slave” is not entirely remarkable. Slavery was alive and well in the United States in 1814. Key owned slaves and was an ardent anti-abolitionist who once called black people “a distinct and inferior race of people.” At the time, the British offered freedom to any slave who chose to fight against these rebellious former colonials. This core issue of human bondage versus the expanded interpretation of liberty and justice for all would come to tear apart this nation in our bloody fratricidal Civil War two score-and-a-half years later. It is this fundamental crucible at the very heart of the American experience that shadows us these many generations later. This dichotomy is expressed by yet another American writer, Richard Henry Dana Jr., also a famous lawyer and the author of Two Years Before the Mast. Dana, who came from the blue blood Brahmin society of Boston, Mass., was a bit of a rebellious non-conformist. He left Harvard in his junior year and instead of taking a grand tour of Europe, as was the privilege of his class, signed on as a merchant seaman aboard the Pilgrim and sailed off to the coast of California. This turned out to be a pivotal life-changing experience that would color the rest of his life and career. His experience as a seaman in those years was not much better than that of a slave. After witnessing a flogging on board the ship, he vowed to help improve the lot of the common seaman and develop a lifelong dedication to fight injustice. In a recent biography on Dana, Slavish Shore—The Odyssey of Richard Henry Dana Jr., Jeffrey L. Amestoy wrote: “Dana’s sense of justice made him a lawyer who championed sailors and slaves and put him at the center of some of the most consequential cases in American history: defending the fugitive slave Anthony

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Burns, justifying President Abraham Lincoln’s war powers before the Supreme Court and the prosecution of Confederate president Jefferson Davis for treason.” Dana and Key are two prominent examples of the argument over abolition and racism that shaped the history of this nation—an argument that continues this day. And, oddly enough that argument is held mostly by white people amongst themselves over the rights and actions of blacks— just watch who’s criticizing Kaepernick. In Kaepernick’s defense, the words of Dana himself might be of some use: We have got to choose between two results. With these four millions of Negroes, either you must have four millions of disfranchised, disarmed, untaught, landless, thriftless, non-producing, non-consuming, degraded men [women had not yet been considered for suffrage at this point], or else you must have four millions of landholding, industrious, arms-bearing, and voting population. Choose between the two! Which will you have? Clearly there have been many eloquent black voices over these intervening decades arguing for liberty, equality and justice, including Frederick Douglass, W.E.B Dubois, Martin Luther King Jr., and Malcolm X to list just a few. However, it still remains an argument for white America to resolve with itself over the inherited and inherent injustices in this country—a country that regularly pledges to support liberty and justice for all but falls short of this fundamental creed. What is needed at this point is a far more inclusive discussion about what it means to be a “patriot in the home of the brave and land of the free.” I think that those of us who side with Richard

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Our Revolution is Just Getting Started By Peter Olney, retired organizing director of the ILWU and Rand Wilson, labor organizer with SEIU Local 888

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Just prior to the start of the convention, WikiLeaks revealed emails showing widespread favoritism and manipulation by the Democratic National Committee to assist Clinton in the primaries. This confirmation of what many already suspected enraged many Sanders delegates and at times tensions flared in arguments both about the conduct of the party and debates on the issues. The shared experience among the 1,900 Sanders delegates may be one of the most important lasting outcomes of the convention. The political revolution doesn’t end in Philadelphia. Union members allied with Labor for Bernie now face the dual challenge of decisively defeating Donald Trump and stopping the Trans-Pacific Partnership treaty. Yet, as Bernie argued at the convention, we can’t allow this election to become only about the differences between Trump and Clinton. Wherever possible, we have to continue to inject our issues into this general election campaign. And that’s where “Our Revolution,” a new organization that is emerging from the Sanders’

campaign, comes in. It will continue to bring together a new majority for economic and social change by supporting candidates at the local, state and national level who support the mission, issues and values of the Sanders campaign. The Sanders’ campaign showed how unions might engage in politics in ways that enhances membership involvement and organizational clout, rather than reducing it. When labor organizations decide to endorse candidates, after a democratic process open to the entire rank-andfile, it changes the whole dynamic of union-based political activism. As a labor network strongly in favor of this approach, there will be a continuing need at the local, state and national level to back electoral campaigns inspired by Sanders’ run for president.

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More than 250 Labor for Bernie delegates from 37 states attended the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia (and undoubtedly there were many more). Labor for Bernie leaders played a key role in fighting for a more progressive platform and for changes in the rules that could make the Democratic Party a more open and populist party in the future. These changes were negotiated between the Sanders and Clinton campaigns just prior to the convention. As a result, there was little for the Sanders’ delegates to do at the convention. Yet, despite the compromise agreement on the platform, there was widespread concern among delegates that the platform didn’t have strong enough language opposing the Trans-Pacific Partnership. A Labor for Bernie leader from Illinois printed up 2,000 “No TPP” signs. The printer folded them twice so that our network of delegates could more easily smuggle them onto the convention floor. When the platform came up for a vote, Labor for Bernie helped orchestrate “No T-P-P”

chanting by the delegates that briefly brought the convention to a standstill. It captured the attention of the national news media. Outside the convention there were spirited mass rallies in support of Bernie’s candidacy and the environmental and labor issues brought forward during the campaign. National Nurses United organized a forum on Medicare for All. Union supporters hosted a forum on organizing to stop passage of the TPP during the congressional lame duck session ahead of the Nov. 8 election. The small but feisty Working Families Party hosted a forum with speakers discussing ways to build an autonomous and independent faction inside the Democratic Party. Democratic Socialists of America had a standing room only session on the lessons of the Sanders campaign. Delegates were grouped by their state, both on the convention floor and in their hotels. There were obvious and deep differences in the political perspectives of the Sanders and Clinton delegates. One group apparently was satisfied by the status quo in the Democratic Party, the other determined to change it. Sanders’ delegates often felt they were “crashing” someone else’s party.

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Now that the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia has ended with Hillary Clinton as the party’s nominee, Bernie Sanders’ campaign for “political revolution” moves to its next phase. Everyone who supported Labor for Bernie is very proud of the of the unprecedented grassroots effort to rally rank-and-file members on his behalf. A network of tens of thousands of supporters (largely recruited via the Labor for Bernie website and social media) campaigned in nearly every union to get trade union organizations to endorse Bernie. By the end of the campaign, six national unions and 107 state and local union bodies endorsed Sanders. Just as importantly, Labor for Bernie activists kept many internationals and the AFL-CIO on the sidelines during the primaries, which enabled their members to more actively support Bernie. But it wasn’t just about endorsements. Labor for Bernie was an all-volunteer army, a movement of members and leaders who took on the labor establishment. Labor for Bernie activists formed cross-union groups in dozens of states and many cities. They generated strong working class support for Bernie’s candidacy and carried his message into thousands of workplaces. They worked independently of the Sanders campaign, but in tandem with it. Particularly in the later primaries (Wisconsin, Indiana, Pennsylvania, California) workplace outreach helped to identify new Sanders supporters and get them to turnout on the primary day. In many states, the majority of union households went for Sanders, often accounting for his margin of victory.

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Keep Feeling the Bern Supporters of Bernie Sanders gathered at watch parties across the country on Aug. 24 to hear their leader speak one more time, live via social media and Free Speech TV. The self-described liberal democratic socialist, who shocked everyone in the political world with his strong primary run for the Democratic presidential nomination, closed the last chapter on that campaign, but opened a new and ongoing one: a political organization called Our Revolution. About 50 persons of diverse ages and ethnicities gathered at a community organizing center called Bernie’s at 6101 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles for one such watch party. It was the closest one within comfortable driving distance of the Harbor Area and South Bay. Sanders’ speech allowed him to thank his supporters while sketching out a plan to continue working for the goals and ideals that characterized his presidential campaign. Although he did not receive the Democratic nomination for president, he maintained that his campaign ensured the party platform is one of the most progressive in history. Among the issues Sanders said his campaign could take credit for bringing into the national political mainstream: • Advocating that public colleges and universities all over America become tuitionfree (as was once the case in California higher education). “If somebody had said that two to three years ago, what somebody would have responded is, ‘You’re crazy!’ That’s too radical for the United States of America, making public colleges and universities tuition-free! Will not happen in our lifetime,” he said. “Well, guess what? As of today, there are Democratic candidates all over this country, running for the Senate, running for the House, and you know what they are campaigning on? Making public colleges and universities tuition-free.” • Cutting or ending student loan debt.

• “Five years ago,” he said, raising the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour was considered too radical—but not anymore. • Even 54 percent of Republicans, he claimed, now agree persons making more than $250,000 per year should pay more taxes. • Ending profit-making prisons. • Expanding Social Security. • Medicare for all. • Opposing the Trans Pacific Partnership. Sanders then urged his followers to support Our Revolution, a new non-profit organization, to coordinate fundraising and campaigning for down-ballot candidates and issues that share Sanders’ long-term vision. The chairman is Larry Cohen, former president of the Communication Workers of America, who led anti-TPP protests at the Democratic Convention in late July. “As a United States senator, I will not be directing or controlling Our Revolution, but I have the utmost confidence that this leadership team and the board being assembled share the progressive values we all hold and I expect very big things from them, and from all of you who join with them to carry the political revolution forward,” Sanders said. Other goals of Our Revolution will include overturning Citizens United, controlling the cost of prescription drugs through support of California’s Proposition 61 and increasing voter turnout. Go to ourrevolution.com for more information. There are also several splinter groups forming from the Sanders campaign. One is brandnewcityla.org, which seeks to run candidates who support Sanders’ ideals for Los Angeles City Council. Another, Brand New Congress, which seeks to run progressive candidates for all congressional seats in 2018, has upcoming meetings in Long Beach, Orange County, and Los Angeles.

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an anti-family, anti-labor, anti-worker bill, as well. In the third section, this bill disallows citizens of North Carolina from filing employment discrimination cases in state court. So this is a trick bill, and the transgender community is being used the same way black people were used in the past or Latino people. They are being scapegoated in order to pass all of these anti-poverty, anti-labor and anti-living wage parts of the bill. The Moral Mondays movement was built on a profound awareness of how scapegoating has been used throughout history, and how fusion politics, bringing different dispossessed groups together, can fight back. Barber brought this perspective to the Fight for 15 convention, with his closing speech. “In my home state, preachers white and black demanded moral language be in the new southern constitution [after the Civil War],” Barber said. “In fact, they wrote, ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident that all persons are created equal, endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights, among which are life, liberty, the enjoyment of the fruit of your labor and the pursuit of happiness.’ Because they knew that labor without living wages was nothing but a pseudo form of slavery.” The situation is not entirely dissimilar here in Southern California. As Nothoff pointed out, the coalition of groups involved in raising the minimum wage in Los Angeles included the Restaurant Opportunity Center, the Black Workers Center, the Clean Carwash Campaign and a number different immigrant rights groups. “When it comes to the minimum wage [See Fight page 26]

The History of USS Los Angeles Naval ships outfitted with huge guns have always served as projections of national power— whether they were tall ships outfitted with cannons or aircraft carriers from which military jets were launched. War Bond rallies took place throughout the country with famous celebrities, usually Hollywood film stars, to enhance the bond advertising effectiveness. The Music Publishers Protective Association encouraged its members to include patriotic messages on the front of their sheet music like “Buy U.S. Bonds and Stamps.” Over the course of World War II 85 million Americans purchased bonds totaling about $185 billion. The heavy cruiser CA-135 USS Los Angeles was built with these war bonds. It was named after the residents of Los Angeles County, who purchased $80 million dollars in war bonds. The campaign was so successful that it financed four destroyers in addition to the cruiser. The ship was sponsored by Irene MartinBowron, the wife of Flechter Bowron, the longest serving mayor of Los Angeles before Tom Bradley. Capt. John A. Snackenberg commanded the ship during the waning days of World War II, patrolling the coast of China. It returned to San Francisco in 1947. It was decommissioned at Hunter’s Point in 1948 and entered into the Pacific Reserve Fleet. The cruiser was recommissioned in 1951,

The construction of Los Angeles’ namesake U.S. heavy cruiser was funded with war bonds. File photos.

commanded by Capt. Robert McFarlane at the start of the Korean War. It served as the flagship for Rear Adm. Arleigh A. Burke’s Cruiser Div. V during naval operations off the eastern coast of Korea. In this position, it was the first U.S. Navy vessel to take enemy fire. It ranged the coastal waters of the Korean Peninsula from Hungnam in the east to Haeju in the west while its guns pounded enemy coastal positions. It established a record for the longest-

sustained bombardment ever logged by an American warship. Between November 1953 and June 1963, the USS Los Angeles made eight more deployments in the Pacific where it served as a cruiser division flagship with the 7th Fleet in support of “keeping the peace” operations. Its operations sent it from the coast of Japan to the Sea of Japan, the Yellow Sea, and the East and South China Seas, and with units of the mighty 7th Fleet it steamed to American bases in the Philippines and Okinawa,

as well as to Allied bases in South Korea, Hong Kong, Australia, and Formosa. During the Quemoy-Matsu crisis in 1956, it patrolled the Formosa Strait to help protect Formosa from possible invasion from Communist China. The USS Los Angeles was modernized during the later 1950s, receiving the capability to launch “Regulus” surface-to-surface guided missiles, and in early 1960s to better fit it for flagship service with a heavier foremast and long-range radar. When not deployed in the western Pacific, USS Los Angeles operated out of Long Beach along the west coast and in the Pacific to the Hawaiian Islands. It returned to Long Beach from its final Far East deployment in 1963. It was decommissioned in Long Beach entered the Pacific Reserve Fleet at San Diego, where it remained until 1975, when it was sold for scrap. When the USS Los Angeles was dismantled, the cruiser’s mast, two anchors and one of the anchor chain capstans were given to San Pedro, forming the monument that sits in front of the Los Angeles Maritime Museum along Harbor Boulevard that was dedicated in 1979. With code flags and the Stars and Stripes flying proudly, the mast has become a symbol of the heritage that San Pedro Harbor represents. An extensive collection of memorabilia from the USS Los Angeles is on display at the L.A. Maritime Museum. The Local Actually Read LA Publication Fleet Week You Special Section

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Rockabilly juggernaut Lee Rocker, best known for playing bass with the Stray Cats, will be one of the headliners at the New Blues Festival this Labor Day weekend. For more than 30 years, Rocker has been electrifying audiences the world over. His greatest success as a star and a recording artist came when the Stray Cats burst onto the world stage in 1980 with a series of hit singles and performances that thrilled audiences.Their song Stray Cat Strut made it to No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 a year after rising to No. 11 in England. A native of Long Island, Rocker is the son of two classical clarinetists. His father, Stanley Drucker, served as principal clarinetist for the New York Philharmonic for 61 years, and his mother, Naomi Drucker, taught at Hofstra University for more than

50 years. In a recent interview, Rocker discussed how timing and being a student of music has contributed to his longevity. “I grew up in a house with constant music,” Rocker said. “My earliest memories are of rehearsals in the living room, falling asleep to music, or listening to clarinet lessons being given in the music studio. It was a constant. They were classical players, but there were all different styles of music on the radio, on the stereo.” Rocker said there was just one rule in his home: Everyone had to play an instrument. He tried several but, at age 7 he took up the cello, playing it for 5 years. [See Rocker page 22]

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If eyes are windows into the soul, pickle jars are windows of the pantry. Suspended behind clear glass, the bright contents of a pickle jar are a beautiful promise of nutrition in the bank and colorful wintertime meals. The jars, in their various sizes, lend themselves to monetization, or at least bartering. You can trade two quarts of “Ari-style” pickles for a pack of frozen venison bratwursts in some circles. When a food swapper recently used that label at a nearby swap meet, she was referring to a mix of carrots and red jalapeños that was my calling card at potlucks back in the day. It’s a combination loosely modeled on Mexican-style pickles found in the salsa bars of many southern restaurants. When done right, it’s a winner. But if I were to reflect on my pickling career (a big “were,” to be sure), I would probably say that it’s my brine, more than any combination of items that I may cram into a jar, that defines my style. This is what people text me for late at night, as they contemplate a large cauliflower in the fridge, or a box of baby cucumbers they bought at the farmers market on a whim. Here is what I texted back to my friend VD, who just the other day found herself staring down a large bowl of string beans. “50/50 mix of vinegar and water; vinegar portion is ½ cider and ½ white, w/sugar to taste. Per jar: 1 tsp salt and 1 tbs mustard seed. Dill, if you nasty.” That information, in the hands of a competent pickler, is the blueprint for my

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pickles. The resulting brine can convert any suitable vegetable or fruit into an Ari-style pickle. There will be tweaks, of course. Pickling spices in the beets. Dill heads for the cucumbers and beans, if you wish. The best pickles result from a perfect storm of little things done right that add up to greatness, like a medal-winning Olympic performance. The produce must be picked in the cool of the morning and pickled that day. The jar’s contents must be packed in a way that fills space efficiently and nothing is crushed. The

Pickle Particulars Sterilization: The dishwasher rocks this. Calculating brine volume: Pack a jar, minus the mustard seeds and salt, and fill the jar with water. Pour the water into a measuring cup. Multiply that volume by the number of jars. That is your total brine volume. Add an cup extra if you’re scared to run out. White Vinegar: One can use sherry or white balsamic, which are spectacular, but oldfashioned; white vinegar—whatever it is—works fine too. Sugar “to taste”: As the water and vinegar, aka the “brine,” is heating, add sugar, a tablespoon at a time, until it is just sweet enough to take the edge off the vinegar. Or, add a ton and call them sweet pickles. Salt “to taste”: I like a teaspoon in each jar for a baseline of flavor and a bit of preservative. Some people know how much salt they like and

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PIROZZI’S ITALIAN DELI

Walk into Pirozzi’s Italian Deli at Weymouth Corners and discover an ample selection of fine imported cheeses and salami, as well as a great assortment of imported prosciutto, pastas, sauces, olive oils and vinegars. Best known for making fine homemade Italian sausages in five distinct flavors, Pirozzi’s also carries freshly prepared and frozen entrées and sauces available for take-out. Pirozzi’s Deli offers a full catering menu, made-to-order deli sandwiches, homemade Italian cookies and desserts.

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should add accordingly. Adding zero is an option, as well. Produce: It doesn’t really matter what it is, as long as it’s fresh, specifically, fleshy peppers, carrots, cauliflower, beans, asparagus, watermelon rind (with mad amounts of spices), radishes, kohlrabi, mushrooms, okra, green tomatoes and kale stems, not to mention eggs and pigs’ feet (for which my style of brine does not apply). Size: Large things, like big carrots, peppers or cucumbers, need to be cut into sizes that pack reasonably into jars. Small cucumbers, peppers and carrots that pack nicely can go in whole. The grape leaf: People have been putting alum powder in their pickles to keep them crispy forever. They have been using grape leaves a few millennia longer. Many county extension agents, those noble, apolitical garden angels, are now shunning the use of hydrated potassium aluminum sulfate. Some recommend lime powder or calcium

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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 Italianand 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

seeds and salt must be put in first so they don’t float to the top and inhibit the seal. The vinegar must be brought to a boil but not rolled. VD knows this stuff, more or less. She’s a pickler. But she and others might still benefit from an expanded version of the text I sent her: a deep dive into the secret messages hidden between the lines, with fleshed-out thoughts and annotations on the text like it’s some line from Finnegan’s Wake. This list is more of a skeleton key than a set of directions. It assumes basic canning knowledge, most of which can be obtained by reading the directions on a box of jars or lids. chloride instead, or this hugely important trick for cucumber pickles. Fully remove the blossom ends, the remnants of which contain an enzyme, pectinase, which will speed the softening of pickles in the jar. And add a grape leaf. Mustard Seeds: I like a mix of black and yellow. Do they do anything besides look pretty at the bottom of the jar? Maybe. Can you grind them into mustard when the pickles are gone? Yes. Garlic clove: A lot of people add one or two. If you want to eat some pickled garlic, go for it. And, it might make the pickles taste better. Processing: Most recipes, for liability reasons, call for 10 minutes in a water bath. And, I shall do the same. At home, when nobody is looking, I do a “hot pack,” where I pour the hot brine into the jar of pickles and screw the rings and lids on, because the more you cook your pickles, the soggier they will be. I do cook my pickled beets because I want them a little soft.

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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

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ith films such as Afuera and Free CeCe!, this year’s QFilm Festival at the Art Theatre in Long Beach is both pertinent, thrilling and entertaining, exploring the variety of LGBTQ life on screen. Some of the films tackle topics that hit on the major socio-political headlines of today. Afuera and Free CeCe! focus on the struggles of transgender people in everyday American life. While the United States has come a long way toward equality for the LGBTQ population, issues still arise in a world socialized to remain close-minded and hate-filled for that which they cannot understand. The struggles of trans

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sound and script. It tells the tale of a gay man, Dusty, who is the prime suspect in the murder of his boyfriend. To figure out who killed his boyfriend, Dusty tries to connect dots but also feels the By Liam Cordero, Editorial Intern pressure that it may have been him and this people, in particular, extend beyond the transhaunts him. friendly bathrooms that have stirred so much Kiss Me, Kill Me debate. plays at 9:15 p.m. Sept. Afuera, directed by Steven Liang and written 9. Tickets are $12. by Steven Canals, shows us how combining Unlike Kiss Me, Kill immigration status with the boundaries of Me, Women Who Kill life that trans people face adds to an already provides a very droning complex struggle. tone with hints at dry With an American flag waving in the humor here and there. background, the short tells the story of an A story of two exundocumented trans woman, who, needing to lovers, we find that support herself, resorts to the sex trade. Morgan and Jean have Afuera plays as part of The Queer & Trans personalities that make People of Color Shorts program, at 10 a.m. Sept. them horribly perfect for 10. Tickets are $12. each other. Another film that sheds light on the lives of While Morgan and Free CeCe is a documentary film on Chrishaun Reed “CeCe” McDonald who trans people at this year’s QFilm Festival is the Jean continue their true was brutally attacked. While defending her life, a man was killed. documentary, Free CeCe! crime podcast on female Documentarian Jacqueline Gares focused on murderers, Morgan meets a woman at her food puts this situation into the light of a movement. the story of Chrishaun McDonald, a trans woman co-op and the story takes off. CeCe’s arrest led the fight for rights of who was brutally attacked on a walk home with Morgan, a very private woman, falls in transgender people. friends. The story takes its turn because CeCe, as love with Simone, a woman she meets at work. The nature of the prison industrial system McDonald is called, defended herself from her All seems to go well until Jean uncovers that is revealed by CeCe’s treatment from her arrest aggressor and her attacker was killed. Simone may not be who they think she is. until the day she was out of prison. CeCe This film, executive produced by Laverne With very simple, yet thrilling discoveries, was interrogated intensively, put into solitary Cox, is the story of a woman who persevered this film shows how love can make you blind confinement and sent to a men’s prison. All of with a community behind her. The story and drive you to places you never thought you these are psychologically damaging. The racist brings to light the discriminatory nature of the might go. and sexist tones of the American prison and American justice system, especially against Women Who Kill plays at 7 p.m. Sept. 9. justice systems are shown throughout the film. trans people of color. Free CeCe! is scheduled to play at 5:15 p.m. Tickets are $12. Gares, while focusing on CeCe’s story, Check out the full schedule of films and Sept. 11. Tickets are $12. shorts showing at this year’s QFilm festival at The film festival will also show an edge of drama and thrills this year. Women Who Kill and http://qfilmslongbeach.com. Kiss Me, Kill Me, which are both screen Sept. 9, Venue: The Art Theater of Long Beach, 2025 E. 4th St., Long Beach. are two films that stand out. Kiss Me, Kill Me is reminiscent of noir in its

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‘You Can’t Kill the Song’ By Michelle Siebert, Editorial Intern

The Cambodian Space Project: Not Easy Rock ‘n’ Roll is a love story that shines a light upon modern Cambodia, decades after a genocide that killed about 2 million people. The documentary is playing at the Art Theatre in Long Beach as part of this year’s Cambodia Town Film Festival. Long Beach reportedly has the largest population of Cambodians outside of Southeast Asia. The film tells the story of Australian musician Julien Pouslon and Srey Thy, who he meets at a Phnom

A still from The Cambodian Space Project: Not Easy Rock ‘n’ Roll, a film in the Cambodia Town Film Festival.

Penh karaoke bar. “The theme [of the Cambodia Town Film Festival] is more of awareness this year… of what’s going on in homeland in Cambodia and here abroad in the states,” said praCh Ly, co-founder and co-director of Cambodia Town Film Festival. In 2009, Pouslon and Thy created the a psychedelic rock ’n’ roll band, Cambodian Space Project, which covers songs from the [See The Song page 21]

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1960s and 70s — Cambodia’s golden era — prior to the Khmer Rouge regime led by Pol Pot between 1975 and 1979. During the Khmer Rouge era, people were forced to work in the fields, and families died from execution, disease, exhaustion and starvation. Pol Pot and the Cambodian Communist Party was bent on changing Cambodia into an agrarian utopia, a classless society where people work in fields and depend on farming for the country’s only income. Khmer Rouge wrecked culture, education and arts, tortured and killed intellectuals, educated middleclasses, artists, and religious and ethnic groups. “[The audience will] learn of the cultural genocide and horrors inflicted upon humanity during the Khmer Rouge era but also discover the excitement of Cambodian rock ‘n’ roll and come skipping out of the cinema with this incredible music in their ears and a power message: you can kill the singer but you can’t kill the song!” said Julien Poulson, who produced the documentary. Rock ‘n’ roll and movies were prospering in the 1960s until the Khmer Rouge murdered nine out of 10 artists and one third of the population. “I’ve never had a music teacher,” said Thy, who also writes songs, in the documentary. “Each song comes from my heart. I learned all the old songs from my mother and I loved the

old films made by King Sihanouk.” The story also delves into Thy’s rough past. Thy had to work as a prostitute and housemaid to help support her family. Her grandmother, grandfather, uncles and aunts members were killed during the Khmer Rouge. “Srey’s father was forced to become a solider during Pol Pot,” said Thy’s aunt, whose name was not directly mentioned in the documentary. “They threw him into Prey Sar prison and tortured him until he blacked out several times a day. When he came back he looked so pale and broken.” Other films focus on Cambodian activism. Last of the Elephant Men, for example, brings attention to the Bunong indigenous people who try to save elephants, which help them survive. I am Chut Wutty is about how Cambodian community activists wrestle with protecting their forest home. Chut Wutty, their leader, fights illegal logging. He was stopped and shot dead at an illegal military-controlled area in the Cardamom Mountains. Cambodia Town Film Festival takes place, from Sept. 1 through 4, at the Art Theatre Long Beach. The Cambodian Space Project: Not Easy Rock ‘n’ Roll plays at 6 p.m. Sept. 3 in Khmer with English subtitles. Tickets are available at ctff2016.whindo.com. The Cambodian Space Project band live in Long Beach at Music Tastes Good Festival on Sept. 24.

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Dance Downtown: Disco Dance DTLA ends on a high note with glittery disco moves. Food and beverages are available for purchase. Time: 7 to 11 p.m. Sept. 2 Cost: Free Details: www.musiccenter.org Venue: Music Center Plaza, 135 N. Grand Ave., Los Angeles Lucky Lloyd & Soul Bros. Band The hard-driving, guitar-playing blues man Lucky Lloyd and the revered Soul Bros.Band are performing at Roscoe’s Seabird Lounge. Time: 9 p.m. Sept. 2 Cost: No cover Details: http://seabirdjazzloungelbc.com Venue: Roscoe’s Seabird Lounge, 730 E. Broadway, Long Beach Pussy Bang Bang: Grindhouse Burlesque This burlesque performance is inspired by Grindhouse film and created by Olivia Bellafontaine. It showcases film clips from Grindhouse favorites, and features sexy and badass burlesque performers paying tribute to them. Time: 9 p.m. Sept. 2 Cost: $15 to $25 Details: http://longbeach.harvelles.com/ Venue: Harvelle’s, 201 E. Broadway Long Beach

Sept. 3

Live Jazz Guitar at British Pub Singer, guitarist, songwriter and recording artist Markus Carlton is Mr. Saturday Night at this iconic restaurant and nightclub, where he plays new material as well as jazz and blues standards. Time: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m Sept. 3 Cost: No cover Details: whaleandale.com Venue: The Whale & Ale, 327 W. 7th St, San Pedro

Sept. 4

Prophets of Rage The supergroup includes Public Enemy’s Chuck D, Cypress Hill’s B-Real and rock band Rage Against the Machine — artists known for mixing activism into their music and their lives. Time: 7 p.m. Sept. 15 Cost: $25 to $260 Details: http://tinyurl.com/Prophets-of-Rage Venue: The Forum, 3900 W. Manchester Blvd., Inglewood

Sept. 17

GP Benefit Concert: Lea DeLaria Sings Bowie Known as “Big Boo” on the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black, Lea DeLaria brings her loving tribute to David Bowie to the WaterCourt stage for a benefit concert supporting Grand Performances. The multitalented comedian, singer and two-time SAG Awards-winning actress reworks the David Bowie catalog for the West Coast premiere of the critically-acclaimed showstopper. Time: 8:30 to 10 p.m. Sept. 17 Cost: $30 Details: http://tinyurl.com/Lea-DeLaria Venue: Grand Performances, 350 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles

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Dance Downtown: Disco Dance DTLA ends on a high note with glittery disco moves. Time: 7 to 11 p.m. Sept. 2 Cost: Free Details: www.musiccenter.org Venue: The Music Center Plaza, 135 N. Grand Ave., Los Angeles

Sept. 3

September Sea Salt Workshop Explore Terranea by Land and Sea with an experience highlighting the resort’s farmto-Terranea philosophy. Sea Salt Workshop attendees will enjoy an intimate workshop, salt pairing, and wine, as they learn about the resort’s sea salt harvesting process with Terranea’s award-winning chefs. Time: 10 a.m. Sept. 3 Cost: $65 Details: (310) 265-2885; http://bit.ly/295okty Venue: Terranea Resort, 100 Terranea Way, Rancho Palos Verdes

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Oktoberfest It’s never too early to start planning Oktoberfest. Be a part of the Southern California’s longest running Oktober festival with live band Happy Franconians. For 21 and older people only. Bring your own stein: (Glass or easily shattered material not permitted). Free parking. Time: 6 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. Sept. 9 through Oct. 29 Cost: $12 to $60 Details: www.alpinevillagecenter.com Venue: The Alpine Village, 833 W. Torrance Blvd., Torrance

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Wet Carnival This Labor Day weekend, party at SoCal’s newest beach club event, WET Carnival. Enjoy live performances by B.o.B, Lil Jon, Tyga, Kent Jones and DJ Maruricio. DJs, Multiple bars, water slides, foam dance floor, cabanas and food vendors await you at the Queen Mary. Time: 12 p.m. Sept. 10 Cost: $39 to $85

Sept. 15

William Porter & BJS Band Porter and the BJS Band is a BB King tribute band. Time: 4 to 8 p.m Sept. 4 Cost: No cover Details: http://seabirdjazzloungelbc.com Venue: Roscoe’s Seabird Lounge, 730 E. Broadway, Long Beach

Acknowledgement the Band Reunion The master clock for the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra Ishmael Hunter, brings his quintet, Acknowledgement to the Seabird Lounge. Time: 9 p.m. Sept. 2 Cost: $10 Details: http://seabirdjazzloungelbc.com Venue: Roscoe’s Seabird Lounge, 730 E. Broadway, Long Beach

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New Blues Festival III For the third year, the New Blues Festival is bringing rockin’ blues to Long Beach. Special guest Big Lou Johnson is emcee, Bobby Rush headlines Saturday, and “Stray Cat” Lee Rocker tops Sunday’s bill. Time: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sept. 3 and 4 Cost: $30 to $50 Details: http://tinyurl.com/New-Blues-Fest Venue: El Dorado Park, 7550 E. Spring St., Long Beach Palmer Jazz Project Palmer Jazz Project is a six-piece musical group based in Los Angeles. Their styles include smooth jazz, traditional jazz, rhythm and blues, blues and pop. Time: 9 p.m. Sept. 3 Cost: $10 Details: http://seabirdjazzloungelbc.com Venue: Roscoe’s Seabird Lounge, 730 E. Broadway, Long Beach

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Viva el Tequila at Molaa This is a tequila tasting event where attendees [See Calendar, page 22] 21

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[Calendar, from page 21] can sample a variety of Mexico’s official liquor. The sampling will be complemented with Mexican food. All guests are automatically entered for a chance to win a bottle of tequila. Attendees must be 21 and older to participate. Time: 7 to 10 p.m. Sept. 17 Cost: $50 to $60 Details: Molaa.org Venue: Museum of Latin American Art, 628 Alamitos Ave., Long Beach Long Beach Drive Electric Celebration Plug-In America, Sierra Club, the Electric Auto Association and other electric vehicle advocates host a national weekend of Electric Vehicle events at Houghton Park. Every electrified vehicle from 2 wheels to 18 wheels will be there, as well as information about all the benefits of electric propulsion. Alternative fuel food trucks will also be in attendance. Time: 10 a.m. to 1p.m. Sept. 17 Cost: Free Details: http://tinyurl.com/electric-drive-week Venue: Houghton Park, 6301 Myrtle Ave, Long Beach

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Aquarium of the Pacific Tequila Dinner The Aquarium of the Pacific is putting on a tequila dinner at which attendees will get to enjoy a sustainable farm-to-table dinner paired with Casa Mexico tequilas on the aquarium’s roof-top veranda. Time: 6.m. to 9 p.m. Sept. 22 Cost: $65 to $75 Details: (562) 590-3100; http://tinyurl.com/ Tequila-Dinner Venue: Aquarium of the Pacific, 100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach

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Music Tastes Good Music Tastes Good is a three-day music and food festival custom-made for Long Beach. Time: Sept. 23 through 25 Cost: $25 to $75 Details: http://mtglb.co Venue: Downtown Long Beach

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Cambodia Town Film Festival The Cambodia Town Film Festival introduces new studio and independent feature films, documentaries, short films, animated shorts and re-released classics. The four-day program includes a variety of special events and panel discussions. Time: Sept. 1 through 4 Cost: $7 to $10 Details: http://cambodiatownfilmfestival.com Venue: Art Theatre of Long Beach, 2025 E. 4th St., Long Beach

THEATER Sept. 2

As Straw Before the Wind As Straw Before the Wind aims to moreaccurately capture the Filipino-American presence in American media. In the new play, Filipinos tell their own stories. Time: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, through Sept. 4 Cost: $12 to $20 Details: brownpapertickets.com Venue: The Complex, 6476 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles 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

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The Importance of Being Earnest Long Beach playhouse takes on an all-female cast with The Importance of Being Earnest directed by ‘Phie Mura in the Studio. Time: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays, Sept. 3 through Oct. 1 Cost: $14 to $24 Details: (562) 494-1014; www.lbplayhouse.org Venue: Long Beach Playhouse, 5021 E. Anaheim St., Long Beach

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Doubt – A Parable The play takes place in 1964, a time of movement and change, but Catholic school principal Sister Aloysius values a stern hand over progressive education. Time: through Sept. 11 Cost: $35 to $55 Details: ictlongbeach.org Venue: Beverly O’Neill Theatre, 330 E. Seaside Way, Long Beach

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“As a young teenager, I started playing rock ’n’ roll, and picked up the electric bass,” he said. “Then, a few years later, I circled back to the upright bass. It was a natural progression.” Rocker’s love of the blues inspired him to explore recordings by Willie Dixon and discover Dixon’s collaborations with Chuck Berry. “Those were the days where you’d haunt record shops, and I’d sit there for hours looking at the covers, trying to decide if I was going to spend whatever it was to buy this without hearing it,” he said. “I came across Elvis Presley’s first Sun Sessions record, Carl Perkins, Buddy Holly... It was a process of discovery.” Rocker lived in a Long Island neighborhood called Massapequa, part of Oyster Bay. The allure of New York City, just a train ride away, was irresistible. “I’d cut out of school, take the Long Island Railroad into the city, and hang out in Central Park,” he said. “Later on, as a teenager, the two main spots I’d hang out at were CBGB’s and Max’s Kansas City. I spent my teenage

“I was 17 at the time, and the other guys were 18 and 19,” he said. “In June, we moved to England. We bought four plane tickets: Three for the band and one for the upright bass.” When they arrived, they knew nobody, and had no place to stay. They slept in all-night movie houses and, during the day, in the park. “We started to knock on doors and get some gigs. By August, we had settled in, we had gigs, people were showing up, and the city was really talking about us,” he said. “Early on the Rolling Stones came down to a show we did and that put a lot of light on us.” In addition to the Rolling Stones, artists like Robert Plant and Ronnie Lane of The Faces began to champion the band. “It was amazing,” he said. “There wasn’t any time to analyze it, or digest it. It was like being shot out of a cannon. It just happened. It was fast and furious. We got a record deal in August or September. By October we had our first single out, Runaway Boys, that was a hit, a top 10 single in England. We were going over to the continent to play concerts in France, Germany, Holland, Belgium and Finland. Then came Stray Cat Strut and Rock This Town, and things just took off.”

Lee Rocker rocks the bass. File photo.

Amadeus This play is a reimagining of the lives of Antonio Salieri and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Brought to life with the music of Mozart, it is a tale of jealousy and betrayal—and perhaps even murder. Time: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, Sept. 23 through Oct. 22 Cost: $25 to $45 Details: www.littlefishtheatre.org Venue: Little Fish Theatre, 777 Centre St., San Pedro

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Shipping Out: The Photography of Gil Mares Gil Mares’ large format photographs focus on the ships that travel through the Port of Los Angeles. Out of context, the surfaces of hulls seem to reference the brushwork of abstract painting. The show opens on First Thursday, Sept. 1. An artist’s reception will take place on Sept. 10, from 4 to 7 p.m. Details: www.michaelstearnsstudio.com Venue: Michael Stearns Studio, 347 W. 7th St., San Pedro Post Waste, Sustainable Art Post Waste, curated by Tracey Weiss, is a group exhibition of works made predominantly, if not solely, from post consumer waste. An artists’ reception will be held on Sept. 3, 4 to 7 p.m. The show runs through Oct. 1. Post Waste Workshop, art making with post consumer waste for all ages: Sept. 10, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., free. This exhibition is funded by a grant from the City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department. Details: (310) 429-0973; www. southbaycontemporary.com Venue: The Loft, 401 South Mesa St, 3rd floor, San Pedro.

Sept. 10

Michael Flechtner: This Is Not A Sign Palos Verdes Art Center is pleased to announce This Is Not A Sign, a major West Coast exhibition of works in neon by Los Angeles-based artist Michael Flechtner. His work reflects a fascination with the symbols of language, technology and how they influence popular culture. Time: Sept. 10 to Dec. 31 Cost: Free Details: http://pvartcenter.org Venue: Palos Verdes Art Center, 5504 W. Crestridge Road, Rancho Palos Verdes

years playing there in different bands, and also watching everybody else. “Actually, the jukebox box at CBGB’s had the Sun Sessions’ That’s Alright Mama and Blue Moon of Kentucky right next to Rock & Roll High School by The Ramones. There were a lot of things going on. It was a real melting pot of styles and looks. That was an inspiration in a lot of ways. “There was an underground seed of a rockabilly movement, and there was just so much energy and creativity going on in the city. Me and my high school buddies formed different bands. At about 16 we were the Tom Cats, (me, Brian [Setzer], and Jim [McDonnell, aka Slim Jim Phantom]) and we would play the city clubs, and corner bars on Long Island.” Leading up to the summer of 1980, the band was clicking with ever growing audiences. “We’d play a club for 40 people, and come back the next week and there would be 100 people, then 200 people,” he said. “We were starting to really be a big local thing. We’d never met anyone from a record company, but we knew what we did was connecting with an audience and everyone was having a great time, including us.” As summer approached, the trio decided to go to England, where they’d heard their style of music would be well received.

The band released 10 albums, sold 10 million copies and earned 23 gold and platinum records. Their last record came out in 2004. Since then, Rocker has been steadily working on his own projects and collaborations with Earl Slick, Keith Richards, Nicky Hopkins, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Willie Nelson and Leon Russell. Rocker is planning to draw from the span of his entire career for his performance at the New Blues Festival. “What I’ve been doing these last couple of years is really looking at my whole career, from the very start through Phantom, Rocker & Slick, cherry-picking things from those early days as well as more recent records,” he said. “Once in awhile, I’ll pull something up that I haven’t done in a long time, which keeps it fresh for me and the audience. I’ve also been enjoying telling some stories on stage, digging back and thinking about where these songs came from, and communicating in that way. It brings a whole other dimension to the show.” Rocker will close the festival, playing at 6 p.m. Sept. 4. Details: NewBluesFestival.com and LeeRocker.com.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Long Beach, California, acting by and through the City’s Board of Harbor Commissioners (“City”) will receive, before the Bid Deadline established below, Bids for the following Work: FURNISHING ELEVATOR MAINTENANCE SERVICES at 925 HARBOR PLAZA, 4801 AIRPORT PLAZA DRIVE, 1249 PIER F AVENUE, and 725 HARBOR PLAZA, LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA AS DESCRIBED IN SPECIFICATION NO. HD-S2552

asp. Copies of all Port insurance endorsement forms, SBE/VSBE Program forms, Harbor Development Permit Applications and other Port forms are available at http:// www.polb.com/economics/ contractors/forms_permits/ default.asp. NIB -2 Pre-Bid Questions. All questions, including requests for interpretation or correction, or comments regarding the Contract Documents, must be submitted no later than September 13th, 2016 at 3 p.m. Questions received after the preBid question deadline will not be accepted. Questions

Bid Deadline:

Prior to 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 20, 2016. Bids shall be submitted electronically via the Port of Long Beach PlanetBids (PB) System prior to 10:00 a.m.

Bid Opening:

Electronic Bid (eBid) results shall be viewable online in the PB System immediately after the Bid Deadline.

Contract Documents Available:

Download Contract Documents from the Port of Long Beach PB System Vendor Portal: www.polb. com/sbe Click on the POLB Vendor Portal 1. Register and Log In 2. Click “Bid Opportunities” 3. Double-click on respective bid Project Title 4. Click on Document/Attachments tab 5. Double-Click on Title of Electronic Attachment 6. Click “Download Now” 7. Repeat for each attachment For assistance in downloading these documents please contact Port of Long Beach Plans and Specs Desk at 562283-7353.

Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting:

Date/Time: Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. Location: Port of Long Beach, Maintenance Facility, 725 Harbor Plaza, Long Beach, CA 90802

Project Contact Person:

Sophia Chhom: sophia. chhom@polb.com

Please refer to the Port of Long Beach PB System for the most current information. NIB -1 Contract Documents. Contract Documents may be downloaded, at no cost, from the Port of Long Beach PB System Vendor Portal website. Bidders must first register as a vendor on the Port of Long Beach PB System website in order to view and download the Contract Documents, to be added to the prospective bidders list, and to receive addendum notifications when issued. For the link to the Port of Long Beach PB System and for information on this Project and other upcoming Port projects, you may view the Port website at http:// www.polb.com/economics/contractors/default.

must be submitted electronically through the PB System. Emails, phone calls, and faxes will not be accepted. Questions submitted to City staff will not be addressed and Bidder will be directed to the PB System. NIB -3 Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting. The engineering staff of the City’s Harbor Department will conduct a mandatory pre-bid meeting at 9:00 a.m., on Tuesday, September 6, 2016, POLB Maintenance Facility, 725 Harbor Plaza, Long Beach, CA 90802. Attendance is mandatory for the prime Contractors. It is not mandatory for Subcontractors but highly recommended. EACH BIDDER MUST ATTEND THE MANDATORY PRE-BID

MEETING. FAILURE TO ATTEND THE MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING SHALL DISQUALIFY YOUR BID. Bidders are encouraged to RSVP for the Pre-Bid Meeting through the PB System; located under the “RSVP” tab of the Prospective Bidder Detail. Following the meeting a list of Pre-Bid Meeting signed-in attendees will be available on the PB System. NIB -4 Summary Description of the Work. The Work required by this Contract includes, but is not limited to, the following: Provide an all-inclusive full service and repair program for the complete vertical transportation/ elevator systems located at the Port Building, 925 Harbor Plaza; Interim Administration Offices, 4801 Airport Plaza Drive; the Joint Command and Control Center, 1249 Pier F Avenue; and the Maintenance Facility, 725 Harbor Plaza. NIB -5 Contract Time and Liquidated Damages. The term of this contract is three (3) years from the “Notice to Proceed” issued by POLB. Liquidated Damages are described in SC-6.3. NIB -6 Contractor’s License. The Bidder shall hold a current and valid Class “C11 – Elevator Contractor”, California Contractor’s License to bid this project. NIB -7 Contractor Performed Work. The Contractor shall perform, with its own employees, Contract Work amounting to at least 50% of the Contract Price, except that any designated “Specialty Items” may be performed by subcontract and the amount of any such “Specialty Items” so performed may be deducted from the Contract Price before computing the amount required to be performed by the Contractor with its own employees. “Specialty Items” will be identified by the City in the Schedule of Bid Items. NIB -8 SBE/VSBE Program Participation Goal. The Port has established a Small Business Enterprises (SBE)/Very Small Business Enterprises (VSBE) Program to encourage small business participation on construction contracts. Although an SBE/ VSBE participation goal was not assigned to this contract, the Port strongly encourages all bidders to include such participation whenever possible, by utilizing small and very small business subcontractors, vendors, and suppliers. The Port also strongly encourages SBE/VSBE firms to respond to this solicitation as prime contractors. The Port’s SBE Program staff is available to provide information on the program requirements,

including SBE certification assistance. Please contact the SBE Office at (562) 2837598 or sbeprogram@polb. com. You may also view the Port’s SBE Program requirements at www.polb.com/sbe. NIB -9 Prevailing Wage Requirements per Department of Industrial Relations. This Project is a public work Contract as defined in Labor Code Section 1720. The Contractor receiving award of the Contract and Subcontractors of any tier shall pay not less than the prevailing wage rates to all workers employed in execution of the Contract. The Director of Industrial Relations of the State of California has determined the general prevailing rates of wages in the locality in which the Work is to be performed. The rate schedules are available on the internet at http://www. dir.ca.gov/dlsr/DPreWageDetermination.htm. Bidders are directed to Article 15 of the General Conditions for requirements concerning payment of prevailing wages, payroll records, hours of work and employment of apprentices. This Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. No Contractor or Subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal for a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5 (with limited exceptions from this requirement for bid purposes only under Labor Code Section 1771.1(a)). No Contractor or Subcontractor may be awarded a contract for public work on a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5. All Contractors and Subcontractors for all public works projects must furnish electronic Certified Payroll Records (CPRs) to the Labor Commissioner and hardcopies of CPRs to the Port of Long Beach. NIB -10 NOT USED NIB -11 NOT USED NIB -12 Bid Security, Signed Contract, Insurance and Bonds. Each Bid shall be accompanied by a satisfactory Bidder’s Bond or other acceptable Bid Security in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the Base Bid as a guarantee that the Bidder will, if Conditionally Awarded a Contract by the Board, within thirty (30) calendar days after the Contract is conditionally awarded to the Contractor by the City, execute and deliver such Contract to the Director of Maintenance together with all required documents including insurance forms, a Payment Bond for one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, and a Performance Bond for one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price. All Bonds shall be on forms provided

by the City. NIB -13 Conditional Award of Contract and Reservation of Rights. The Board, acting through the Chief Executive Officer, reserves the right at any time before the execution of the Contract by the City, to reject any or all Bids, and to waive any informality or irregularity. The Conditional Award of the Contract, if any, will be to the responsible Bidder submitting the lowest responsive and responsible Bid. If the lowest responsive responsible Bidder fails to submit the required documents including insurance forms, bonds and signed Contract within thirty (30) calendar days after Conditional Award of Contract, the Board reserves the right to rescind the Conditional Award and Conditionally Award the Contract to the next lowest responsive and responsible Bidder. NIB -14 Period of Bid Irrevocability. Bids shall remain open and valid and Bidder’s Bonds and other acceptable Bid Security shall be guaranteed and valid for ninety (90) calendar days after the Bid Deadline or until the Chief Executive Officer executes a Contract, whichever occurs first. NIB -15 Substitution of Securities. Substitution of Securities for retainage is permitted in accordance with Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code. Issued at Long Beach, California, this 22nd day of August 2016. Jon W. Slangerup Chief Executive Officer of the Harbor Department City of Long Beach, California Note: For project updates after Bid Opening, please contact plans.specs@ polb.com. Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. 2016164897 The following person is doing business as: Trident Vending, 1642 W. 249th St., Harbor City, CA 90710. Los Angeles County. Mailing Address: PO Box 1762, san Pedro, CA 90733. Registered owners: David Angel Alvarado, 11642 W. 249th St., Harbor City, CA 90710. This Business is conducted by an individual. The date registrant started to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) S/. David Angel Alvarado, owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on July 1, 2016. Notice--In Accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920. A fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920. were to expires 40

days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration.The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 1411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions code). 07/21/2016, Original filing: 08/04/2016, 08/18/2016, 09/01/2016

Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. 2016178404 The following person is doing business as: Bright Electric, 23125 Samuel Street, Torrance, Ca 90505.. Los Angeles County.. Registered owners: Juan Abumohor, 23125 Samuel Street, Torrance, Ca 90505.. This Business is conducted by an individual. The date registrant started to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above: July 11, 2016. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) S/. Juan Abumohor, owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on July 18, 2016. Notice--In Accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920. A fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920. were to expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration.The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state

of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 1411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions code). 08/18/2016, Original filing: 09/01/2016, 09/15/2016, 09/29/2016

Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. 2016195481 The following person is doing business as: West Coast Construction Co., 555 W. 9th Street, #701, San Pedro, CA 90731. Los Angeles County. Registered owners: Milenko Zepsa, 555 W. 9th Street, #701, San Pedro, CA 90731. This Business is conducted by an individual. The date registrant started to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) S/. Milenko Zepsa, owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Aug. 5, 2016. Notice--In Accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920. A fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920. were to expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration.The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 1411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions code). 08/18/2016, Original filing:

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Angeles County Department of Public Works. “We took a mud pit with some weeds that only did one thing, and transformed it to do five things,” said Dan Sharp, civil engineer for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works. In addition to flood control, the land provides water treatment, ground-water replenishment, a wildlife habitat for native species, and a public walking space. The project cost about $7.1 million and took two years to complete. “This type of project can be implemented in other areas, without too much trouble, while bigger plans are being developed to improve the

river,” Sharp said. Such bigger plans were also discussed during the tour by Mark Stanley, executive director for the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy. In accordance with Assembly Bill 530, a law first introduced by California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, the conservancy is leading a working group to develop a revitalization plan for the lower Los Angeles River. Members of the working group include East Yard, officials from Los Angeles County and adjacent cities, and nonprofits such as Heal the Bay. The plan they are developing is scheduled to be presented in March of next year. Once it is approved by the state, it will be adopted into the Los Angeles County Master Plan. The California Assembly Budget Committee

proposed to allocate $50 million for the revitalization. AB 530 also permits additional funding from private and public sources. Local and state agencies, and nonprofit organizations will execute forthcoming projects. Members of East Yard are hopeful yet skeptical about the future of the Los Angeles River. While they are in favor of improvements

to their environment, they are aware of the river’s historical trend of displacement. “We need to make sure any vision for the river is community driven,” Lopez said. “When pollution goes down, we don’t want rents to go up. We saw that happen in parts of Long Beach. We don’t want more gentrification. We don’t want art lofts here ... the [river] is for us.”

DBA & LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE INVITING BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Long Beach, California, acting by and through the City’s Board of Harbor Commissioners (“City”) will receive, before the Bid Deadline established below, Bids for the following Work: ON-CALL SERVICES FOR FURNISHING AND OPERATING WATERBORNE CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT at LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA AS DESCRIBED IN SPECIFICATION NO. HDS2544A

Prior to 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 13, 2016. Bids shall be submitted electronically via the Port of Long Beach PlanetBids (PB) System prior to 10 a.m.

Bid Opening:

Electronic Bid (eBid) results shall be viewable online in the PB System immediately after the Bid Deadline.

Contract Documents Available:

Download Contract Documents from the Port of Long Beach PB System Vendor Portal: www.polb.com/sbe Click on the POLBVendor Portal

No Pre-Bid meeting will be held for this project.

Project Contact Person:

Chris Greiner: christopher.greiner@polb.com

Please refer to the Port of Long Beach PB System for the most current information.

NIB -1 Contract Documents. Contract Documents may be downloaded, at no cost, from the Port of Long Beach PB System Vendor Portal website. Bidders must first register as a vendor on the Port of Long

Applications and other Port forms are available at http://www.polb.com/ e c o n o m i c s /c o n t r a c t o r s / forms_permits/default.asp. NIB -2 Pre-Bid Questions.

NIB-4 Contract Time and Liquidated Damages. Duration of the contract is two (2) years from a date specified in a written “Notice to Proceed” issued by the City and subject to adjustment as provided in Section 8.2 of the General Conditions. FAILURE OF THE CONTRACTOR TO COMPLETE THE WORK WITHIN THE CONTRACT TIME AND OTHER MILESTONES SET FORTH IN SPECIAL CONDITIONS SC-6, INCLUDING THE ENGINEER’S APPROVAL OF AFFIDAVIT OF FINAL COMPLETION, WILL RESULT IN ASSESSMENT OF LIQUIDATED DAMAGES IN THE AMOUNTS ESTABLISHED IN THE SPECIAL CONDITIONS. NIB-5 Contractor’s License.

NIB -6 Contractor Performed Work. The Contractor shall perform, with its own employees, Contract Work amounting to at least 50% of the Contract Price, except that any designated “Specialty Items” may be performed by subcontract and the amount of any such “Specialty Items” so performed may be deducted from the Contract Price before computing the amount required to be performed by the Contractor with its own employees. “Specialty Items” will be identified by the City in the Schedule of Bid Items. NIB -8 SBE/VSBE. The Port has established a Small Business Enterprises (SBE)/ Very Small Business Enterprises (VSBE) Program to encourage small business participation on construction contracts. Although an SBE/ VSBE participation goal was not assigned to this contract, the Port strongly encourages all bidders to include such participation whenever possible, by utilizing small and very small business subcontractors, vendors, and suppliers. The Port also strongly encourages SBE/VSBE firms to respond to this solicitation as prime contractors. The Port’s SBE Program staff is available to provide information on the program requirements, including SBE certification assistance. Please contact the SBE Office at (562) 2837598 or sbeprogram@polb. com. You may also view the Port’s SBE Program requirements at www.polb. com/sbe. NIB -9 Prevailing Wage Requirements per Department of Industrial Relations. This Project

is a public work Contract as defined in Labor Code Section 1720. The Contractor receiving award of the Contract and Subcontractors of any tier shall pay not less than the prevailing wage rates to all workers employed in execution of the Contract. The Director of Industrial Relations of the State of California has determined the general prevailing rates of wages in the locality in which the Work is to be performed. The rate schedules are available on the internet at http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlsr/ DPreWageDetermination. htm. Bidders are directed to Article 15 of the General Conditions for requirements concerning payment of prevailing wages, payroll records, hours of work and employment of apprentices. This Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. Effective March 1, 2015, no Contractor or Subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal for a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5 (with limited exceptions from this requirement for bid purposes only under Labor Code Section 1771.1(a)). No Contractor or Subcontractor may be awarded a contract for public work on a public works project on or after April 1, 2015 unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5. For all new public works projects awarded on or after April 1, 2015, Contractors and Subcontractors must furnish electronic Certified Payroll Records (CPRs) to the Labor Commissioner and hardcopies of CPRs to the Port of Long Beach. Beginning January 1,

2016, all Contractors and Subcontractors for all public works projects, whether awarded before or after April 1, 2015, must furnish electronic CPRs to the Labor Commissioner and hardcopies of CPRs to the Port of Long Beach. NIB -10 Trade Names and Substitution of Equals. With the exception of any sole source determination that may be identified in this paragraph, Bidders wishing to obtain City’s authorization for substitution of equivalent material, product, or equipment, are required to submit a written request for an Or Equal Substitution using the form included in Appendix A together with data substantiating Bidder’s representation that the nonspecified item is of equal quality to the item specified, thirty five (35) calendar days after Bid Opening. Authorization of a substitution is solely within the discretion of the City. NIB -11 Bid Security, Signed Contract, Insurance and Bonds. Each Bid shall be accompanied by a satisfactory Bidder’s Bond or other acceptable Bid Security in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the Base Bid as a guarantee that the Bidder will, if Conditionally Awarded a Contract by the Board, within thirty (30) calendar days after the Contract is conditionally awarded to the Contractor by the City, execute and deliver such Contract to the Chief Harbor Engineer together with all required documents including insurance forms, a Payment Bond for one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, and a Performance Bond for one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price. All Bonds shall be on forms provided by the City.

NIB -12 C o n d i t i o n a l Award of Contract and Reservation of Rights. The Board, acting through the Chief Executive Officer, reserves the right at any time before the execution of the Contract by the City, to reject any or all Bids, and to waive any informality or irregularity. The Conditional Award of the Contract, if any, will be to the responsible Bidder submitting the lowest responsive and responsible Bid. If the lowest responsive responsible Bidder fails to submit the required documents including insurance forms, bonds and signed Contract within thirty (30) calendar days after Conditional Award of Contract, the Board reserves the right to rescind the Conditional Award and Conditionally Award the Contract to the next lowest responsive and responsible Bidder. NIB -13 Period of Bid Irrevocability. Bids shall remain open and valid and Bidder’s Bonds and other acceptable Bid Security shall be guaranteed and valid for ninety (90) calendar days after the Bid Deadline or until the Chief Executive Officer executes a Contract, whichever occurs first. NIB -14 Substitution of Securities. Substitution of Securities for retainage is permitted in accordance with Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code. Issued at Long Beach, California, this 22nd day of August, 2016. Jon W. Slangerup Chief Executive Officer of the Harbor Department City of Long Beach, California Note: For project updates after Bid Opening, please contact plans.specs@polb.com.

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NIB-3 Summary Discription of the Work. The Work required by this Contract includes, but is not limited to, the following: provide services for furnishing and operating waterborne equipment including manpower and equipment to perform work including, but not limited to, pile driving, placing rock and dredging within the Port of Long Beach Harbor. Refer to Paragraph SC-5.1 of the Special Conditions for detail of work.

The Bidder shall hold a current and valid Class “A”, California Contractor’s License to bid and construct this project.

1. Register and Log In 2. Click “Bid Opportunities” 3. Double-click on respective bid Project Title 4. Click on Document/Attachments tab 5. Double-Click on Title of Electronic Attachment 6. Click “Download Now” 7. Repeat for each attachment For assistance in downloading these documents please contact Port of Long Beach Plans and Specs Desk at 562-283-7353.

All questions, including requests for interpretation or correction, or comments regarding the Contract Documents, must be submitted no later than September 7th, 2016 at 5 p.m. Questions received after the pre-Bid question deadline will not be accepted. Questions must be submitted electronically through the PB System. Emails, phone calls, and faxes will not be accepted. Questions submitted to City staff will not be addressed and Bidder will be directed to the PB System.

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Beach PB System website in order to view and download the Contract Documents, to be added to the prospective bidders list, and to receive addendum notifications when issued. For the link to the Port of Long Beach PB System and for information on this Project and other upcoming Port projects, you may view the Port website at http:// www.polb.com/economics/ contractors/default.asp. Copies of all Port insurance endorsement forms, SBE/ VSBE Program forms, Harbor Development Permit

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workforce, people of color and immigrants and women are disproportionately represented,” Nothoff said. “[So, when you raise the minimum wage] you are reducing the gender gap, you are reducing the wage gap for immigrants, for people of color, and for women, so it’s a fantastic thing. And again, the next stage moving forward is how you harmonize that energy and make sure that you’re continuing to drive at the bigger social causes.”

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California today have an equally long history behind them, with similarly “absurd” ideas finally coming to be seen as common sense. “The bulk of goods movement in the postwar era was related closely to manufacturing of durable goods [and] things like food,” explained Sheheryar Kaoosji, director of the Warehouse Workers Resource Center. So the organizing of both truckers and warehouse workers occurred in the same framework as the building of industrial unions. “By the ‘60s there was a master freight contract that pretty much every driver in the United States was paid a similar amount, had benefits, was treated like an employee, had decent conditions,” Kaoosji said. “Much of the

warehousing in the United States, both related to manufacturing, but also distribution itself, was similarly organized by Teamsters and other unions.” All this began to change in the 1970s, with the deregulation movement, especially the Motor Carrier Act of 1979. “Deregulation of trucking basically allowed the cost controls that really were the basis of the good jobs in the trucking and warehousing sector to fall apart,” Kaoosji said. “It was basically a free-for-all, and the costs started rapidly declining, which led to a rapid decline in both unionization and in terms of treating truck drivers like employees.” The independent contractor model, without

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any worker rights, took hold in the ports and across the country. In warehousing, staffing agencies arose to similarly deprive workers of their traditional rights. While manufacturing declined nationwide, imports through the ports increased. “We had well over 100,000 warehouse workers and well over 15,000 truck drivers at the ports, which ... kept these industries from hollowing out the way [industries in] a lot of the Rustbelt was,” Kaoosji said. In this, they were like many other Southern California jobs, noted Barbara Maynard, spokeswoman for the Teamsters Justice for Port Drivers Campaign. “Looking specifically at what are bad jobs, whether they’re in the supply chain, whether they’re janitorial, whether they’re over at LAX, they aren’t just bad jobs because they don’t have bargaining power,” Maynard said. “These are industries, and employment schemes that have been created specifically to make sure that they could not unionize.” “If you look at LAX, for example, the passenger service workers who wheel people like my elderly mother through the airport, they don’t work for the airport, they don’t work for the airlines, both of which are unionized, they work for staffing agencies.” Such agencies are contracted by companies who hire them specifically to rid themselves of permanent employees and all the rights they would have. “The same thing is true in hotels,” Maynard pointed out. “You go into a Ritz-Carlton, here you got a room that’s $500 or $700 a night, yet you’ve got people making minimum wage, no benefits, working just obscene workloads that lead to so many injuries — same thing. You go in there, there’s nobody who works for the RitzCarlton, or nobody who works for the owner of that hotel. It’s a myriad of staffing agencies.” Such employment patterns have become increasingly widespread. But the contradictions are particularly sharp in the logistics industry. Kaoosji pointed that the jobs related to the biggest influx of capital—mainly the $500 billion of freight that comes into the port every year are not good jobs. “That’s why the focus of the Teamsters and related groups like the warehouse workers resource center has been to figure out how to change the conditions of those jobs through policy, [and] through organizing.” It’s been a long, slow, hard process, but in the past year, two very significant NLRB rulings have come down. In the Browning-Ferris case handed down in August 2015, the NLRB ruled that employees of a staffing agency, Leadpoint Business Services, who wanted to organize at a Browning-Ferris facility, were entitled to bargain directly with Browning-Ferris. In the Miller & Anderson case, decided on July 11, the NLRB ruled that employer consent was not required for a union to represent a combined bargaining unit of regular and temporary workers. As with the Columbia University decision, the Miller & Anderson decision overturned a 2004 Bush-era NLRB ruling and reinstated a 2000 ruling. These and other NLRB rulings, combined with the California Labor Commissioner support of port truckers rights, signal a dramatic shift away from the neoliberal model, and back toward the original intent of American labor law— an intent to enshrine workers rights and protect their ability to earn a decent living. The struggle to return to this vision takes on many forms, but the vision is simple: a just economy in the service of all.

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