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Competing roller derby teams thank the fans at the bout’s conclusion at the ILWU Memorial Hall in Wilmington. Photo by Linnae Stephan.

The Worst May Be Yet to Come

By Paul Rosenberg, Senior Editor

pre-Christmas shipping cycle, the most economically crucial time of the year.

In a sense, the bankruptcy was long overdue. The shipping industry has been plagued with enormous overcapacity even before the Great Recession. Industry losses this year are expected to top $5 billion, only industry leader Maersk showed a profit in the first quarter of this year. Hanjin lost $221 million, a third behind COSCO and Hyundai Merchant Marine, in just those first three months.

The bankruptcy has caused a sharp spike in prices. This could

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The bankruptcy announcement of South Korean shipping giant Hanjin on Aug. 31 sent shockwaves around the world.

Outside of South Korea itself, America’s West Coast ports and workers associated with them were among the most profoundly impacted.

Hanjin is the eighth largest shipping company, with just under 4 percent of global capacity — roughly 626,000 twentyfoot equivalent units in about 100 ships, at least 61 of which are chartered, not owned — but it accounts for eight percent of Trans-Pacific shipping. The bankruptcy comes in the midst of the

Hanjin Bankruptcy Impacts Thousands of Workers

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Today’s roller derby bouts bear little resemblance to 1970s films like Kansas City Bombers or Unholy Rollers. That’s partly due to rule changes since that time. The other reason for it is the people the sport represents are more diverse than it was back then.

Roller derby is a contact sport played by two five-member teams roller skating in the same direction around a track. It’s one of the few contact team sports in which a ball is not involved.

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Sulfur Tank Ejects Vapor at Wilmington Refinery

By Christian L. Guzman, Contributing Reporter The Tesoro Corp. has yet to determine the cause of the Aug. 26 sulfur tank breach at its Los Angeles Refinery.

The tank was being used to store molten sulfur. After the lid of the tank was breached, a plume of gases escaped from it. The tank’s insulation caught on fire.

Along with Tesoro, the Los Angeles County Fire Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department responded to the incident.

The fire was extinguished before the tank was significantly damaged. No injuries due to the tank breach were reported.

The sheriff’s department ordered businesses and residents within a quarter mile to “shelter in place,” while responders surveyed the damage due to the breach. This means buildings were to be sealed by closing doors and shutting windows, so that harmful gases could not easily enter.

Jesse Marquez, executive director of Coalition for a Safe Environment said that this technique is only effective if buildings are sealed immediately after an incident. If a building were to be sealed after gases already diffused inside, occupants could actually be harmed more than if the building were not sealed at all.

The South Coast Air Quality Monitoring District conducted air monitoring and sampling of

the surrounding area. The district concluded that harmful levels of toxic chemicals were not present.

The refinery continued to operate while the tank was being inspected.

Marquez said that knowing the type of breach will help investigators focus on its cause.

The two main types of tank breaches are cracks or ruptures. Both can be brought on by external

Harbor Area Ready Long Beach Community Preparedness Expo

This is the third annual event presented by the Long Beach Fire Department Community Emergency Response Team and other city departments and disaster response agencies.

It will feature information booths, emergency preparedness demonstrations, emergency supplies for purchase, a children’s fun zone, emergency food for purchase and emergency response vehicles.

Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 17 Cost: Free Details: CERT@longbeach.gov Venue: Heartwell Park, 5801 E. Parkcrest St., Long Beach

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Catherine Leys will describe a program to help teachers present human rights history to students.

Efrain Aceves, candidate for Judicial Seat 42, will discuss his background and qualifications.

Time: 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sept. 18 Cost: Free Venue: Palos Verdes Peninsula Library Community Room 701, Silver Spur Rd., Rolling Hills Estates

Long Beach Waterfront Cleanup

Get fresh air and exercise while beautifying the local shores.

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and internal factors. However, cracks are more likely due to metal fatigue of the tank over time.

Ruptures can be caused by something more immediate, such as a bolt hitting the tank.

Tesoro is coordinating with the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health to determine the cause of the tank breach, as well as the exact type of breach.

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The U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer came through the Port of Los Angeles’ Main Channel to dock with the USS Iowa at the start of LA Fleet Week.

USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG-108) is an Arleigh Burkeclass named after Rear Admiral Wayne E. Meyer, who is known as the Father of Aegis. The ship is part of Destroyer Squadron 21 of Carrier Strike Group Three, which is currently headed by the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. Wayne E. Meyer is the 58th destroyer in its class. It carries the 100th AEGIS Weapon System to be delivered to the United States Navy.

Below left, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti joined Vice Admiral Nora Tyson, commander of the Navy Third Fleet during LA Fleet Week kick off on the Los Angeles Waterfront during Labor Day weekend. Photos by Linnea Stephan.

Below, festivities were held onboard the deck of the USS Iowa for service men and women, as well as the public.

Photo courtesy LA Fleet Week.

POLA estimates that 200,000 visitors came to San Pedro for LA Fleet Week, while the Pacific Battleship Center president Jonathan Williams estimates 17,000 visitors toured the USS Iowa.

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Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia will host a roundtable with housing advocates to discuss building workforce and affordable housing.

Time: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 19 Cost: Free Venue: Mark Twain Library Community Rm, 1401 E. Anaheim St., Long Beach

National Day of Remembrance For Murdered Victims—Los Angeles

In 2007, Congress designated Sept. 25 as the National Day of Remembrance for Murdered Victims. Los Angeles County homicide victim organizations are holding a three-day event to commemorate murder victims.

The event begins on Sept. 23, at 6 p.m. with a 24-hour, 30-mile walk in Watts through South Bureau district starting at Fire Station 65. The walk will involve victims organizations and families, Los Angeles Police Department Operation South Bureau, gang intervention groups and churches.

The walk ends on Sept. 24 at Leimert Park with a memorial ceremony at 6 p.m.

The weekend event concludes on Sept. 25 with a candle lighting ceremony at Cherry Beach in Long Beach from 5 to 8 p.m.

Time: 5 to 8 p.m. Sept. 25 Venue: Cherry Park, 130 Cherry Ave., Long Beach

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The Los Angeles Chapter of Parents of Murdered Children Inc. is hosting memorial and balloon release for all survivors of victims of homicide.

Time: 4 p.m. Sept. 25 Cost: Free Venue: Korean Bell, 3601 S. Gaffey St., San Pedro

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Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia will host a community forum and resource fair to review policy ideas that would support the building of quality housing for working families, seniors, students and veterans.

Time: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 24 Cost: Free Venue: Jenny Oropeza Community Center, 401 Golden Ave., Long Beach

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Hanjin Bankruptcy Threatens Workers boost industry leader Maersk Line’s 2016 net profit by as much as $760 million, according to a note from industry analyst Lars Heindorff, reported in Transport Times. But he noted the spike was unlikely to last, so Maersk’s gain would probably be less than $200 million.

The vast majority of parties involved are facing losses and growing uncertainty, including tens of millions of consumers, but even more immediately tens of thousands of workers, including misclassified port truckers.

At a Sept. 4 press conference, several local Congress members urged U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker to intervene. Rep. Janice Hahn (D-San Pedro) said she would ask Pritzker “to step in and start discussions with Hanjin and South Korea to come to an agreement that guarantees our ports and our workers will be paid.”

Hahn, who founded the Congressional Port Caucus, was the lead signer of a letter sent to Pritzker the day after Labor Day, “Just as federal help was necessary for talks between ILWU and [Pacific Maritime Association], we need strong federal leadership to reach a solution in this situation,” the caucus wrote. “This crisis may be complicated, but U.S. workers and their livelihood are at the middle of it.”

On Sept. 9, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge John Sherwood signed an order granting Hanjin provisional protection from creditors in the United States, thus allowing some vessels to dock and unload at West Coast ports. Before that, Hanjin had received authorization to spend at least $10 million from a South Korean court.

This allowed the Hanjin Greece to dock and

Patrick Kelly, secretary-treasurer of Teamsters Local 952 speaks at a press conference, flanked

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begin unloading at the Port of Long Beach on the morning of Sept. 10.

But serious problems remain both for supply-chain workers and for the entire global economy, as local labor leaders and organizers made clear in a Wilmington press conference as the unloading began.

“There’s been a tremendous impact, with this bankruptcy, on all of the workers in the supply chain,” said Barbara Maynard, a spokeswoman for Justice for Port Drivers. “[From] the crew on those ships to the tug boats and…the port

pilots who guide these ships in and out of the harbor—they haven’t had to work… [to] the longshoremen who should have been working all week, unloading that cargo, to the truck drivers who actually take those cans off of the docks and move them to Inland Empire warehouses and distribution centers as well as to rail yards, to the warehouse workers who would have otherwise have been taking everything out of these goods.

“Looking forward, from what we hear, the problem is only going to get worse. So the time to fix this, the time to focus on the impact on the workers, is now,” Maynard said.

The Teamsters’ particular concern is for the drivers, the vast majority of whom are still misclassified as independent contractors, meaning they’re not eligible for unemployment. They are liable for fixed costs of $150 to $200 per day, even when forced to be idle. For workers like these, the system didn’t break when Hanjin went belly-up.

The system has been broken for decades.

Maynard also read a statement from Janice Hahn, first taking note of the ongoing efforts by Commerce Department.

“This problem was not created by American ports or American workers and they should not bear this burden,” she read. “I continue to believe that Hanjin’s parent company as well as the Korean government should take responsibility and cover the costs.”

But the Hanjin bankruptcy is itself just a symptom of a much larger problem.

“There’s a 30 percent overcapacity in shipping, and it looks like this is not going to be the remedy,” said Patrick Kelly, secretarytreasurer of Teamsters Local 952. “Just knocking out 10 percent, there’s another 20 percent excess

capacity. The rates have skyrocketed. So we don’t know where this is going to go, we don’t really have a real clue. All we know is it’s going and it’s not going anywhere good.

“If the TPP [Trans-Pacific Partnership] goes through, we’re going to be faced with an undermining of U.S. sovereignty and we don’t know exactly what that will do in terms of judicial relief on issues like this. There’s a whole bunch of things that need to be clarified. Because, again, it’s globalization, and it’s not at all clear what rules are going to apply.”

There’s been enough legal and financial confusion already with the Hanjin bankruptcy, with rules that haven’t just been negotiated in secret. But the bigger problem is that elite faith in market rationalism actually helped to create this crisis in the first place — just as it helped to create the Great Recession.

While workers and small business have been caught off guard, the global problem has been growing for years. Shipping industry capacity roughly matched demand as recently as 2005. It began growing faster in 2006, and hasn’t slowed down, even after the recession saw demand plummet. Then, in 2010, industry leader Maersk, which carries one-sixth of the world’s cargo, decided to order a whole new set of massive container ships, able to carry 18,000 containers, expecting the fuel efficiency and other efficiency gains to further strengthen its position. Instead, other companies quickly followed suit, and began forming “alliances” to share cargo space and shipping costs in order to stay up with Maersk.

The increased ship sizes have also forced major expenditures by ports and terminal operators as well — again, just to keep up.

The entire system lacks long-term sustainability, but everyone’s solely concerned with not being the first to go under. With Hanjin’s bankruptcy, the jig may be finally up.

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School Community Garden Combines Food with Education

By Lyn Jensen, Carson Reporter

About a generation ago, when Carson public education was more focused on agriculture, sheep and lambs were housed at the rear of Stephen M. White Middle School. The livestock program is long gone, but the site has been given new life as a two-acre community garden. Some plots are tended by horticulture students, and others by community members from the Monteclaro Cultural & Community Medicine Foundation.

Several public events are scheduled in the garden this month, including a free South Bay Los Angeles School Garden Forum, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Sept. 24, focused on establishing, growing and sustaining school gardens in the South Bay.

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There also are monthly garden market fairs every third Saturday of the month. The next one is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 17.

Jasmine Baker, who teaches horticulture and science at the middle school, answered some questions about the garden via e-mail.

“Visitors are always welcome to tour the garden and/or get involved [with gardening] on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon,” she noted.

Baker described how the garden is separated into several plots tended by community members, along with two plots worked by her horticulture students. Most of the plots grow in-season vegetables. There are also two plots of fruit trees.

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Michelle Obama Neighborhood Library Opens

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Above, Long Beach District 8 Councilman Al Austin, District 9 Councilman Rex Richardson and Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia joined head librarian Glenda Williams, Sept. 10, at the the Michelle Obama Neighborhood Library ribbon cutting ceremony.

The 24,500-square-foot library includes a 50=seat story time theater; a community room that can accommodate 256 people at a time, a 113-seat classroom and a smaller meeting room that can host 23 people.

The library’s makerspace will include 3-D printers, design software, tablets and laptops, some of which will be available for borrowing. The North Long Beach community has waited for more than 10 years for this library. Photos by Diana Lejins

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Speakers Promote Peace During Fleet Week

By Christian L. Guzman, Contributing Reporter Community members gathered Sept. 3 at the Croatian Cultural Center in San Pedro to hear peace advocacy speakers, including veterans, military families and a community organizer.

With its barrage of anti-war posters, peace symbols and concentration of long-haired men, the gathering harkened back to a Vietnam War protest of the 20th century.

The gathering was indeed part of a protest, since it was the cap of Peace Week, a collection of peacecentered activities in response to Fleet Week.

Fleet Week showcased sailors and elected officials following a tradition in which active military ships, recently deployed in overseas operations, dock in a city for one week.

Thereafter, the crews can enter the city and visit tourist attractions.

“They [the organizers of Fleet Week] threw war a party,” said Rachel Bruhnke, the primary organizer for Peace Week. “Meanwhile people are dying and suffering in the U.S. and all over the world. I wasn’t going to appease that.”

Bruhnke, a peace advocate and former member of the Peace Corps, coordinated with the San Pedro Neighbors for Peace and Justice, Military Families Speak Out and Veterans for Peace to present speakers with multiple cases for peace.

Ed Garza, a Vietnam War veteran was told not to share his experience in the war with anyone.

But he did so anyway.

“My squad was on [an unsanctioned] patrol in Cambodia,” Garza said. “We came upon a hut and my superior ordered me to search it for weapons. I was a mortar-man, who usually keep to the back and provide support to rifleman. But I had orders.”

Garza’s face suddenly cringed and he momentarily lost his voice. He admitted he had post-traumatic stress disorder.

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Ed Garza, a Vietnam War veteran, spoke in San Pedro as part of Peace Week, a response to militaryfocused LA Fleet Week. File photo.

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“Inside the house there was a woman with her child and a man,” Garza continued, slowly.

“They looked terrified. The child had his mouth open to scream but there was no sound coming out. I knew I didn’t belong there. But I had a job to do … I kept the rifle pointed at them, finished my search and left.”

Rossana Cambron is also affected by posttraumatic stress disorder. After her son did three tours in Iraq, his disorder significantly altered his family relationships.

“Independence Day and New Year’s Eve are no longer festive holidays for us,” Cambron said. “My son spends them trying to escape the sounds of fireworks because they remind him of bombs…. The first night he came home he had an episode and thought we were Iraqis for hours.”

Cambron remarked that her son did not initially join the military to be a hero.

“When my son joined the military, he didn’t join for patriotic reasons, he did so for economic ones,” Cambron said. “They offered him $25,000 to sign up. And when you’re just coming out of high school, that’s a lot of money. And he’s not alone. We need to understand that many people don’t join for patriotism, but because they don’t have an alternative.”

The San Pedro Neighbors for Peace and Justice and Military Families Speak Out want young people to know there are alternatives to war. The groups encourage local students and teachers to start peace groups. Every year, for example, the San Pedro Neighbors organizes a field trip for San Pedro High School students to Arlington West in Santa Monica. Arlington West is a periodically installed memorial on the beach for casualties of war. It is in protest against war as the U.S.’s international policy.

Another speaker, Arnie Saiki, shared a Pacific Islander’s perspective of the international policy.

Saiki grew up in Hawaii and is the coordinator of the Moana Niu Action Alliance of Los Angeles.

The alliance advocates for self-determination in the Pacific, indigenous rights, demilitarization, protecting environmental resources and fair trade.

“The coup of Queen Liliuokalani [which marked the end of Hawaiian Independence] was at the gunpoint of the U.S. military supporting American businessmen looking to annex Hawaii for the sugar trade ... we cannot separate trade from militarization,” Saiki said.

He and other Pacific Islanders see the Trans Pacific Partnership as a modern example of the United States propagating colonial relationships.

“When you combine the twin ports of LA

Students and community members share the husbandry, often eating what they grow, or sharing it with the school’s health classes.

The garden serves other educational and community purposes as well, she explained.

“This fall I am starting an after-school gardening club which will provide students who aren’t in the elective class the opportunity to work in the garden,” she said. “Parents are invited to participate in caring for the Parent Center garden. Faculty bring their classes on tours, have students use the garden as backdrop for their movies, art classes do still life studies, as well as teachers using it for parts of their lessons.

“Students are amazed to see the huge garden we have. Most want to explore and love watching the plants grow. They like to see what the community members have planted.

“The Community Garden has been running for four years. However, the site has been around since the school was built. It was originally an agriculture elective class. Dr. [Clarence] Monteclaro is an alumnus here and saw the opportunity to restore the area by giving the community a place to engage with the kids and school. When he went to school here, there were a lot of gangs and he wanted to provide programs and activities to keep kids from getting into trouble.”

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beneficial nor harmful to global commerce.

Despite this, the United States response to their actions has been to increase efforts to maintain economic and military dominance in the Pacific, via the Trans Pacific Partnership.

For Bruhnke, Peace Week was a challenge to both government officials and their constituents to no longer support an economy with strong ties to militarism and exploitation.

“Right now almost 50 percent of U.S. discretionary spending is [tied] to war,” Bruhnke said. “I want the young sailors I saw walking around on First Thursday to be in a line of work that reflects the kindness in their eyes and smiles.

[Humanity] needs to move to a peace economy, in which the people’s money is going toward humane and sustainable activities.”

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and Long Beach, you have one of the busiest trade gateways in the world, whose trade value is nearly half a trillion dollars, said Saiki. “[But] when the financial collapse occurred in 2008, it impacted advanced economies more than emerging economies.”

Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa are emerging economies that have a stake in local ports, and have fared relatively well compared to the advanced economies like the United States since 2008. After not getting more representation with the International Monetary Fund, they began to act independently of the West by supporting each other’s economic growth and security through treaties and infrastructure development.

Saiki said that so far, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa have proved neither

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LONG BEACH — On Sept. 8, after only two years at the helm of the Port of Long Beach, Jon Slangerup resigned, effective Oct. 28.

Slangerup accepted a job as chairman and CEO of an aviation technology company, where he will start work on Oct. 31.

In 2015, Slangerup met with workers, tenants and politicians to restore operations after severe congestion. He also was in charge of overseeing construction of the new Gerald Desmond Bridge.

Whitaker Teaches Conflict Resolution at CSUDH

CARSON — On Sept. 6, Academy Award winning actor and social activist Forest Whitaker, who was raised in Carson, launched the Domestic Harmonizer Program with California State University Dominguez Hills.

The Domestic Harmonizer Program is an initiative designed for middle schools, with the aim of nurturing a new generation of youth leaders committed to peaceful conflict resolution.

It integrates Conflict Resolution Education with Common Core State Standards in math, science, social studies, and English. Through this program, students and teachers will have an opportunity to practice conflict resolution skills every day, and thereby better tackle issues such as youth violence and bullying and create a peaceable school climate. The Domestic Harmonizer Program will be implemented at Andrew Carnegie Middle School for the following three years, and will serve as a model for expansion to other schools in Los Angeles and potentially across the country.

The Domestic Harmonizer Program will focus on general conflict resolution skills in the sixth grade, peer mediation in the seventh grade, and restorative justice in the eighth grade. The curriculum for the Domestic Harmonizer Program was co-designed by the Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative, of which Whitaker is the founder and CEO, and CSUDH. It will be implemented in classrooms by teachers from Andrew Carnegie Middle School.

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GARDENA — The former operator of the Normandie Club in Gardena has been ordered to pay a $1 million criminal fine and to forfeit nearly $1.4 million after pleading guilty to violating the Bank Secrecy Act by failing to report large cash transactions to federal authorities.

The casino was sold in July, after state gaming authorities revoked its license to operate.

As a result of a plea agreement between federal prosecutors and the Normandie Club, the casino pleaded guilty in January to violating antimoney laundering provisions of the Bank Secrecy Act. The partnership specifically pleaded guilty to failing to maintain an effective anti-money laundering program and conspiring to avoid reporting to the government the large cash transactions of some of the casino’s “high-roller” gamblers.

The Normandie Club was ordered to pay a $500,000 fine for each of the two counts, for a total fine of $1 million.

The Normandie Club was ordered to forfeit $1,383,530, which represents cash transactions in 2013 that were more than $10,000 and [See News Briefs page 17]

Election Crimes of the Rich and Famous Crosscheck and the Best Democracy that Money Can Buy

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the Koch’s home state base of operations. Palast tracks down hidden financial links connecting them as well.

The other database is a massive commercial file, with a wealth of information about every person in it. It is owned by i360, which the Koch’s own a piece of. It includes “trillions of data points on hundreds of millions of people,” as data analyst Mark Swedlund informs Palast.

Karl Rove also had a hand in its development.

“With all that computer power,” Palast asks Swedlund. “Couldn’t the Kochs and Rove find real double voters?”

“You could do that in a heartbeat.” Swedland responds. “I would argue it would be a piece of cake.”

Compared to that, he called the Crosscheck system “incredibly simplistic” with a “childish Above, reporter Greg Palast, left, confronts Trump ally Kris Kobach, Kansas secretary of state from a video by Zach D. Roberts.

methodology.”

In short, the Kochs already have an ideal system for rooting out actual double-voting, but instead have chosen to create a vastly inferior system, through political henchmen that produces enormous amounts of garbage misinformation.

The bad data it produces is a feature, not a bug, because the whole purpose is to justify purging voters from the lists that the Kochs and their friends don’t want to see getting counted. This leads Palast to also take a look at the myriad other obstacles those unwanted voters have thrown in their way.

“They don’t want to capture double voters,” Palast concludes onscreen. “It’s just a bunch of

common names.”

And why not? As the film later states, “Ninety percent of all Washingtons are black, 94 percent of Kims are Asian, and 91 percent of Garcias are Hispanic.”

How much garbage is in the Crosscheck list?

Palast both overwhelms us with numbers—2 million whose middle names don’t even match— and presents us with individual examples, both pulled from the lists on screen, and hunted down in their homes and churches.

One such suspected double voter showed up 14 times, Palast found.

“He’s even got his own bus to vote in several states at once,” he noted.

Once inside, he presents his evidence: here he is once as Willie May Nelson in Georgia and again as Willie J Nelson in Mississippi.

“The first time you voted as a women, is that why the pigtail thing?” Palast questions the country music legend.

“Yeah,” Nelson sheepishly agrees.

“What are you grinning for, are you smoking something?”

Palast asks.

“Aren’t you?” Nelson shoots back. “It sounds like you got better shit than I got.”

Crosscheck’s ability to generate ghost doublevoters is overwhelming. At the beginning of the film, Palast watches Dick Morris’s 2014 on-air claim that more than 35,000 people had voted in North Carolina and in some other state. He made accusations that “you’re talking about probably more than a million people that voted twice in this election.” He claimed was that “the first concrete evidence we’ve ever had of massive voter fraud.”

“A million double voters? Asks Palast, incredulous. “Really, Dick? You vote twice, you get five years in the slammer.”

That’s followed up by Donald Trump’s claims of people “voting many, many times.”

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Greg Palast has been investigating election theft—particularly the suppression of minority voters—since the 2000 election in Florida. This year he’s back with his biggest story in his new feature length documentary, The Best Democracy Money Can Buy, out on DVD on Sept. 20.

The story is told with flair, like a noir detective tale, even featuring a speedboat approach to a billionaire’s lair, and cameo appearances by Ice-T and Richard Belzer from SVU (“Special Voters Unit”). It also has a Saturday morning cartoon flashback account of how it all started in Florida in 2000.

But there’s a lot more than stylish hooks to grab your attention. The story has grown deeper, broader and more complex over the years, as a new bottom line has come into focus.

“It’s not about the Republicans stealing the vote,” Palast said. “It’s about billionaires stealing the treasury.”

And, as he says in the movie, “There’s no such thing as a victimless billionaire.”

The billionaires involved start with the Koch Brothers, but there are others involved as well, most notably hedge fund manager John Paulson, who along with Goldman Sachs crashed the mortgage markets, precipitating the Great Recession. He was announced as one of the first members of Trump’s team of economic advisers.

“It’s not rednecks who don’t like colored folks, and it’s not just Republicans, so this is how they win elections,” Palast said. “Someone has to be behind it. There’s always a Mr. Big. This stuff is expensive … these programs are pushed by guys with a profit agenda.”

Uncovering that profit agenda and its origins is a significant part of the multi-faceted mystery Palast unfolds.

“I’ve studied the Kochs for 20 years — there’s no evidence that they are prejudiced in any manner, but they’ll profit from prejudice, from bigotry,” he said.

In fact, the funder’s approach is so coldblooded that they’ve actually got two entirely different voter databases. One database of 7.2 million names—known as the Crosscheck System—was compiled by Kansas Secretary of State Chris Kobach from voter registration lists in 29 states. This is without any attempt to clean it up or (ironically) to cross-check it with any other data source. It’s intentionally a messy list that’s used in an even messier manner. Kansas is

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The Buscaino Report—

Hiding the Homeless Ball from the Neighbors

After a year of waiting for solutions councilman uses taskforce to hide his plans

By James Preston Allen, Publisher

Serving the Seven Communities of the Harbor Area

At the Sept. 13 Central San Pedro Neighborhood Council stakeholder meeting, we were reminded once again of Councilman Joe Buscaino’s commitment to transparency—or lack thereof.

It was revealed that the Los Angeles City Council’s Homeless Strategy Committee was acting to authorize $615,000 for the leasing and construction of storage facilities for the homeless in San Pedro, without any prior notice given to the Harbor Area neighborhood council’s. Buscaino’s record on transparency is par for the course, while failing to reach any sort of consensus on thornier issues.

One year ago, the homeless issue exploded in San Pedro at the CeSPNC meeting after that council voted unanimously to support the tiny homes initiative of Elvis Summers. Buscaino stepped in after that to announce his appointment of the Homeless Taskforce. That singular vote was the result of mounting frustration with the lack of action by Buscaino on this critical issue. I should know.

I had a front row seat as president of Central during that time.

Not only did the councilman intentionally appoint a group of political shills who were neophytes to the homeless issue—with the exception of Shari Weaver, the one professional from Harbor Interfaith Shelter—he also excluded anyone from the Central San Pedro Neighborhood Council, some of whom had been working on the issue for more than two years. This political insult was exacerbated by appointing Ray Regalado, president of Northwest San Pedro Neighborhood Council, as his co-chair and George Palaziol the leader of the anti-homeless uprising and founder of the questionable nonprofit organization “Saving San Pedro” to the task force.

Also appointed were Elise Swanson, the political armchair of the San Pedro Chamber of Commerce, Mona Sutton, the owner of the Omelette and Waffle Shop and others, who, as I’ve said before, have little experience in dealing with homeless issues. Since that time they have held multiple closed-to-thepublic meetings, with no published agendas

and reports on their activities. The councilman promises that one will be release soon, but in fact this move is classic JB—no transparency; zero community engagement.

If not for the continued scouring of LA City Council notices by Danielle Sandoval, the Budget Advocate from the Harbor Area and CeSPNC treasurer, the August 2016 Transmittal from the Homeless Strategy Committee, chaired by City Administrative Officer Miguel Santana, would have been buried and Buscaino’s deceit would have been missed until it was presented as a done deal. His office has sought neither advice nor consent.

There has been no waiting for City Controller Ron Galprin’s office to release the list of thousands of publicly owned properties and the only discussions that have taken place have been closed door ones with San Pedro Chamber of Commerce CEO, Elise Swanson.

Instead of Buscaino appearing before the CeSPNC himself, as he was scheduled to do this week, Swanson appeared in standard form as his apologist, making excuses and assuring that the “task force” was going to do its work and present a proposal with illustrations from the “consultants” for public comment (read rubberstamp approval). Who knew that they already had consultants hired to work on the project that nobody knew about?

Further, with Sutton now president of Central, Regalado and Palaziol, all being on different neighborhood councils, they all have conflicts of interests that prevents them from voting or even participating in the discussion on the proposed homeless storage facilities, since they are also on the councilman’s Homeless Task Force.

John Stammreich, the itinerant parliamentarian of CeSPNC, needs to brush up on his understanding of the legal terms “recusal” and conflicts of interest.

Sutton has a double conflict since she was recently appointed by Buscaino to the Harbor Area Planning Commission just before the June neighborhood council election. It’s a position that might allow her to review a change of use issue of any proposed storage facility under that commission’s purview. Could the avoidance of

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controversy get any more complicated?

It certainly can as the CeSPNC homeless committee chairwoman Tunette Powell, resigned from the council after only two months on the job citing personal issues. Yet, it is well known that she was pounced upon by the bullies of the Saving San Pedro’s closed Facebook page for differing from their polemics and constant negativity. Her frustration was evident at the recent meeting.

All of this and more comes into play as Buscaino has his sights set on a second term while having very little to show for his first five years in office, except for the constant barrage of photo opps and social media propaganda.

Yes, there are lots of promises such as the San Pedro Waterfront, the plan for redeveloping the public housing at Rancho San Pedro and three market rate housing projects (with no low-income units included) in central San Pedro. Through it all, there has been next to nothing in terms of transparency in the pre-development stages, and with what little information that has been made public, is information that was vetted behind closed doors between the council office and the Harbor Department.

Don’t expect the actual waterfront plan to come out very soon. It is rumored that Los Angeles Waterfront Alliance hasn’t yet secured an anchor tenant, therefore, there’s no actual capital funding as they continue to negotiate the biggest attraction at Ports O’ Call, the San Pedro Fish Market, down to 25 percent of its current footprint.

Buscaino just wants to be re-elected at any cost and he’ll smile his way past any one who thinks he doesn’t deserve it. But watch out, his deceit is as treacherous as Saving San Pedro’s comments on my hat are libelous. And his continued lack of transparency and his use of neighborhood councils as rubber stamps will trip him up in the end.

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The Denial of Racism in America

By John Gray, San Pedro resident and retired probation officer Black Africans were first brought to North America in 1619 as indentured servants who were able to eventually purchase their freedom. Circa 1690, they were asking where their freedom went. Somehow, someway, they were conscripted to work in the cotton fields of Americans southern colonies.

Black people were in bonded slavery for the next 176 years. Slavery became the peculiar institution. And yes, it was peculiar. No way out, might have become right. After all, black people were subhuman anyway. Justification and dogma of the time became what we now know as racist and racism.

Slavery was simply dismissed as status quo. No one was responsible for the indignity, no blame, just the way it was. It is just routine colony business. At slavery’s end, people, free people would now be subject to congressionally passed laws designed to effectively deny African Americans (now citizens) all means to compete in society and to better themselves.

With no recrimination, no responsibility, just the expectation to stay in their place and not to be seen or heard. Racism was delivered in its finest. No thought of the Christian Bible which stated to, “Love thy neighbor.”

[See Denial page 9]

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Wilmington Neighborhood Council Selection Do-Over

On behalf of the Los Angeles/ Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition I would like to thank you and your Random Lengths staff for your support. The 37th Annual Labor Solidarity Parade and was a great success with the help of your Labor Day edition.

In solidarity, Larry Barragan Los Angeles / Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition

Re: Tale of Two Americas Editorial

One of these days, you may want to write about the “black chip” on the shoulder aka, the “Mass Victim Mindset,” that millions of black people wear daily…and often shove into some folks’ faces, even when there is no reason for it.

I understand, as much as I can as a white male, the injustice “some” black people still hold onto, but, as someone once said, “You can’t get to second, if you keep your foot on first.” In other words, how in the hell are we supposed to ever get over the injustice of 400 years ago, if we never let it go? I personally have never owned a slave and also know that many black people autohate whites just because of their skin color. We must get over it or keep fighting the same old blackwhite battle.

Richard Pawlowski Oregon

Correction

The Sept. 1 edition of Random Lengths News included an article titled, Cambodia Town Film Festival: ‘You Can’t Kill the Song,’ on page 20, which incorrectly described the Julien Poulson’s title.

Poulson is the co-founder of The Cambodian Space Project. The documentary was produced by Marc Eberle and Richard Kuipers.

Richard, the next time you get pulled over for being “white” or perhaps shot at just because you look a certain way, then you might consider that the past racism of America is still present, even if somewhat invisible to most of white America — thus the title of my editorial.

Thank you, James Preston Allen Publisher

Re: Richard Henry Dana and Colin Kaepernick

on the Black Lives Matters movement?

Thank you, most sincerely, James Preston Allen Publisher

Trump is the New McCarthy

Asking Donald Trump to “soften his views” and stop threatening immigrants is like asking Joe McCarthy to stop red-baiting and persecuting progressives. Trump is the new McCarthy, every bit a bully. The question truly is: What is it about millions of Americans who relish

such aggressive politics? Decades of domestic deception and a warbased foreign policy has led to such fear and loathing in the American psyche. I propose a National Truth Commission on the Cold War to set us free.

Rachel Bruhnke San Pedro

My Daughter Should Be Here Today

Friends, my daughter Veronika used to surprise me with lunch at work so we could eat together.

How many high school kids want [See Letters page 17]

As the author of Slavish Shore I was struck by—and very much appreciated—your connection of Richard Henry Dana’s life to Colin Kaepernick’s protest. Indeed “the past is always present” and I thought you might be interested in the two links below that provide a glimpse of how I have recently been thinking about Dana’s life in the context of the profound implications of Black Lives Matter.

The first (an article) is a brief summary of my thoughts and the second (a video) is an amplification utilizing some excerpts from my Dana biography. Thanks again for connecting past and present. http://vtdigger. org/2016/08/01/green-mountainsracial-history-isnt-black-andwhite/ h t t p : / / w w w. n a a g . o r g / meetings-trainings/video-andother-av-archive/2016-naagsummer-meeting.php Jeff Amestoy Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court (ret.)

Jeff, I had no idea that my words would travel so far or would actually reach the author of this book that I admire so much. The cover of your book has been sitting on my desk ever since I devoured it some months ago and Dana has been staring at me daily. You see, there’s a middle school named

[Denial, from page 8]

Denial of Racism

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The 1964 and 1965 Civil Rights Acts were passed which ostensibly seemed to recognize that racism did exist in the United States. But now what does the power structure do? More schools were integrated (reluctantly, more housing areas became available and more jobs were accessible to African Americans) but institutionalized racism never went away. Yet, still no one is responsible. Can it be that African Americans and other racial minorities dumped racism on themselves? From city and townships one hears, “It wasn’t me.” The old, and of course the young whites say, “I wasn’t part of that.” Meaning, I have no responsibility for perpetuation of racism in America. If no one is responsible, why do we blot out, “all men are created equal?” Those who say, “I am not responsible for racism, leave me alone.” Well you’re either part of the problem or part of the solution.

We are now electing a new American president. The Republican Party has selected Donald J. Trump as its nominee. Trump makes it a point of emphasis to denigrate all minorities with racial hate speech. But he says he is not a racist. Well, Mr. Trump its 2016, why is there debate? Denial, denial, denial. Questions must be answered, “Does America want to solve its racism problem? Can American solve it racism problem? Surely something went wrong.

Someone or something is responsible and as the good doctor said, “Denial won’t help to solve the problem.”

Voters may work, live, own property or have a substantial and ongoing participation within the neighborhood council’s boundaries. Theywill vote for all seats in one simple ballot.

Time: 5:30 p.m. Sept. 28.

Venue: Woodson Hall at Phineas Banning High School, 1527 Lakme Ave., Wilmington

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after him here in San Pedro, because of the hide throwing episode from Two Years before the Mast. Then there are two Work Progress Administration murals at the middle school that illustrate this scene, appearing much like ancient mythology.

Your book fascinated me because you brought to life the real man behind this myth of Richard Henry Dana Jr. I would first like to thank you for writing it and then invite you to come speak about this book when your schedule permits, but even beforehand, would you write us an op-ed piece that might more fully explain your perspective

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In August, EmpowerLA used its power of “exhaustive measures” to take over the Wilmington Neighborhood Council’s elections.

The decision was due to the council’s failure to have quorum for several months in 2016 and its failure to expend its budget for two cycles.

A town hall meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Sept.

28, at Banning High School to select candidates. The candidates will be introduced and the public will vote.

Candidate may apply online at http://empowerla.org/2016wilmington-neighborhoodcouncil-town-hall or in person in person on the night of the town hall meeting Candidates who apply need demonstrate that they live, work or owns real property in the neighborhood and declare a stake in the neighborhood as a community interest stakeholder.

A community interest holder is a person who affirms a substantial andongoing participation within the neighborhood council’s boundaries and who may be in a community organization such as, but not limited to educational, non-profit and/or religious organization.

Of its 24 board seats, voters will be selecting only 10 seats.

“The board gets to select the rest,” said Stephen Box, EmpowerLA director of Outreach and Communications.

“We are just helping them with moving forward.”

Candidates can run for any of the 10 open seats which fall into four categories: • Three seats for those who live in Wilmington • Three seats for those who work in Wilmington • Three seats for those who own real property in Wilmington • One seat for a community interest stakeholder List of candidates includes: Ernesto Aguilar Sylvia Arredondo Valerie Contreras Catherine Familathe Sylvia Fontes David Gonzales Joseph Piñon Grant Reed Jose Rodriguez

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Rep. Napolitano Endorses Hahn for Supervisor

Candidate Environmental Forum Highlights Local, Global Concerns

By Paul Rosenberg, Senior Editor

On Sept. 13, a coalition of environmental groups hosted a candidate forum at Ports O’Call Restaurant in San Pedro that was designed to get specific views on a range of issues with local, statewide and global impacts.

Unfortunately, only one candidate each for Congress and State Senate attended: congressional candidate Nanette Barragan and state senate candidate Warren Furutani. Both responded passionately and thoughtfully to a wide range of questions covering local issues like refinery safety, Tesoro expansion, pollution and climate change

district, he went on to note.

“They have been great sources of jobs and the economy for the 20th Century, but they can’t be the economic engine for the 21st Century.” This comment set a tone that both candidates reinforced repeatedly in their remarks: the oil industry’s power needed to be challenged and overcome, but not demonized in a way that ignored past benefits.

“Climate change and increased global warming is a national security issue, and we need to act aggressively and boldly,” Barragan

Rep. Janice Hahn receives endorsement for Los Angeles County Supervisor from 32nd Congressional District’s Rep. Grace Napolitano (D-El Monte), on Sept. 10. “I’m proud to endorse Janice Hahn for L.A. County Supervisor. She’s been an effective public servant both in local and federal office. I know she is deeply devoted to fighting for local neighborhoods and believe she will be a great representative on the County Board of Supervisors,” Napolitano said in a released statement. Photo by Diana Lejins

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Forum moderator Joe Galliani (left) with candidate for the 44th Congressional District Nanette Barragan and candidate Warren Furutani for 35th State Senate District at the candidates forum on the environment at Ports O’Call Restaurant in San Pedro. Photo courtesy of South Bay Los Angeles 350 Climate Action Group

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impacts in the community, fracking, green jobs, 100 percent renewable energy, environmental justice and big oil’s influence on politics. But the absences spoke as well, in their own ways.

Barragan has strong environmental credentials and support, while her no-show opponent, state Sen. Isadore Hall, a top recipient of oil industry funding, who cited a scheduling conflict, passed up an opportunity to try to argue his case. Bradford boasts of a lifetime legislative score of 92 percent from the California League of Conservation Voters on his campaign website, but the League has not endorsed either candidate in the race. Bradford ignored repeated outreach, but then tried to show up at the last minute, forum moderator Joe Galliani of South Bay Los Angeles 350 told the crowd.

So Bradford’s conduct only deepened questions already raised by that non-endorsement.

Other sponsors were CBE Action, Wilmington Improvement Network, and the League. There were also a large number of students in attendance, who got special recognition from Furutani at one point.

“You’re the ones who are going to make this really happen,” he said. “We’re going to get it going, you’re the one that’s going to deliver this and get it over the goal line ... the ones who are going to set policy for the future.”

The first question was the issue of climate change, and how the candidates viewed it. Furutani spoke first of his 2-year-old granddaughter. “It’s about her future and her children’s future that’s why the environmental justice movement is so critically important,” he said.

In addition to the ports, the senate district also has the most oil refineries in the state of any

said. “I talk about it as a public health crisis, because that is when you have families and parents pay attention.”

She also stressed the need for citizen involvement to make political coalitionbuilding possible. “I’m going to work with everybody in this room to make sure we are addressing this issues and building the coalitions, because we can’t do it alone,” she said. “I can’t do it alone. I need each and every one of you to be at the table, to be a participant, to put on the pressure on our officials.”

While addressing the issue of protecting communities against pre-existing toxic contamination, Furutani illustrated the interconnected nature of the forum’s topics.

In the Assembly, he had a bill inspired by the case of Carson’s Carousel tract.

“The legislation was to deal with the statute of limitations,” Furutani said. “That bill we got to the floor, but then it got defeated by, candidly, moderate Democrats. The Republicans, we knew how they were going to vote, but the moderate Democrats are the ones who killed it. In a lot of these areas you’re going to find the biggest donors to the campaign are going to be the oil companies.

They have a vested interest in keeping things the way they are.”

The problem is not limited to historical cases, Barragan noted. “We’re seeing the building of homes and playfields and schools over these yards and sometimes we’ve seen the environmental impact report process not [See Forum page 17]

Rose Personifies Power and Grace

By Melina Paris, Music Columnist

J

imetta Rose had just released her sophomore album, The Light Bearer, when I went to see her on Aug. 19, at The World Stage in Leimert Park.

It was my first time seeing her perform. She brought a full house of fans that spilled to the outside of the venue. This is often the case at the historic cultural center. The venue hosts some of the best artists in Los Angeles.

Rose is among a group of Angelino artists giving rise to a Los Angeles music renaissance. She has performed numerous times with her counterparts at Los Angeles’ Grand Performances. Most recently she appeared at the venue’s 30th anniversary show, Our Nation Awakens, with Maya Jupiter, Cody ChesnuTT, Barbara Morrison, Cary Brothers, Joey Dosik, Rachel Fannan and Mia Doi Todd.

She also performed and/or collaborated with Miguel Atwood Ferguson, Anderson Paak, The Decoders, Meshell N’Dgeocello, Erykah Badu, Joi Gilliam, Shuggie Otis and Zap Mama.

Beyond these pairings, what is significant about Rose is her presence and what she transmits to her audience: It’s real. The vocalist is about love and spiritual guidance.

[See Rose page 16]

the words and the feeling in the room.

Each thing has an energy we will need.”

Jimetta Rose

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Sustainable Seafood Expo Returns

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he Cabrillo Marine Aquarium is bringing back the Sustainable Seafood Expo on Oct. 2 to Crafted at the Port of Los Angeles for its third year and the fish tastes delicious.

This year’s event features celebrity keynote speaker Adrian Grenier, star of Entourage, and San Pedro’s own celebrity chef, Dustin Trani for a special Chef’s Table dinner.

The Sunday expo will showcase seafood samples from a wide range of gourmet seafood providers, fish farming and ranching companies as well as dock-to-table service for sustainable fish caught regionally.

Purveyors of sustainable seafood like Kai Gourmet promote all natural, wild frozen center cut portions of Chilean Sea bass caught off the coast of Heard Island in Australia’s remote commonwealth Antarctic fishery. They also offer New Zealand’s famed Ora King Salmon that rivals fish that is wild caught.

A growing number of local restaurants are serving sustainable seafood on their menus and diners are often not even aware of the difference. Ports O’ Call Restaurant, J. Trani’s and 22nd Street Landing are just a few of the local restaurants that have signed on to the growing awareness of serving seafood that can be responsibly caught or farmed.

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BEACH CITY GRILL

Let the culinary adventure b e g i n a n e w — Beach City Grill has reopened featuring your favorites along with soon-to-be favorite new additions. Now serving breakfast, lunch, dinner and Sunday Brunch. Famous for Caribbean, Cajun specials, fresh seafood, salads, vegetarian and world cuisine. Be sure to try the award-winning desserts.

Beach City Grill, 376 W. 6th St., San Pedro • (310) 833-6345 www.beachcitygrill.net

Buono’s Authentic Pizzeria

A San Pedro landmark for over 40 years, famous for exceptional a w a r d winning pizza baked in brick ovens.

Buono’s also offers classic Italian dishes and sauces based on tried-and-true family recipes and hand-selected ingredients that are prepared fresh. Dine-in, take-out and catering. There are two locations in Long Beach. Hours: Sun.-Thurs. 11 a.m.-10 p.m., Fri. and Sat. 11 a.m.-11 p.m. • Buono’s Pizzeria, 1432 S. Gaffey St., San Pedro • (310) 547-0655 • www. buonospizza.com

This expanding concern has significant relevance in the San Pedro Bay given that this harbor was once homeport to the largest fishing fleet on the West Coast where thousands of workers went to sea or worked in the canneries up until the 1980s.

John Cigliano of Santa Monica Seafood remembers those days, as many of his family and friends worked in fishing’s heyday in San Pedro. Yet, today his company is one of the leaders providing sustainable seafood to the restaurants of Los Angeles.

Carolyn Brady the director of the Friends of CMA and the organizer of the Expo has been a leading proponent for educating the public about how “the fish on your table should be caught and lessening the impact on the marine environment by making savvy seafood choices.”

This sentiment is supported by both Chef Dustin Trani and Noramae Munster, who oversee the menu creations at J. Trani’s Restaurant and Ports O’ Call Restaurant, respectively.

“There’s a lot of variety that is coming on the market and people need to learn more about the choices of sustainable seafood,” said Rex Ito of Prime Time Seafood of the South Bay. After seeing firsthand the overfishing of wild fish stocks over the past 15 years, Ito, a third generation Japanese American, was convinced

PHILIE B’S ON SIXTH

Owner Phil Buscemi welcomes you to Philie B’s on Sixth, where New York–style pizza, Sicilian rice balls and pizza by-the-slice are the specialties. Fresh hot or cold sandwiches, gourmet pizzas and fresh salads are also served. Try the “white pizza” made with smooth ricotta, mozzarella and sharp Pecorino-Romano cheeses topped with torn fresh basil. Extended hours accommodate San Pedran’s unique work schedules. Catering and fast, local delivery ($15 min.). Philie B’s On Sixth, 347 W. 6th St., San Pedro • (310) 514-2500 www. philiebsonsixth.com

PIROZZI’S ITALIAN DELI

Walk into Pirozzi’s Italian Deli at Weymouth Corners and discover an ample selection of fine imported cheeses and salami, as well as a great assortment of imported prosciutto, pastas, sauces, olive oils and vinegars. 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.

Rex Ito of Prime Time Seafood believes the future supply of seafood will have to be farmed or ranched.

Right, Ito’s ranched blue-fin tuna sashimi.

that the future supply of the world’s seafood will come from farming. With his experience in commercial aquaculture in Latin America, plus many years of marketing in the fresh tuna industry, he became involved in a blue-fin tuna ranch in Mexico. His company Prime Time Seafood now imports this tuna. It makes for very tasty sushi.

The Sustainable Seafood Expo is an idea that is like the salmon that instinctively return to the river from which they are born — it’s just up the street from San Pedro’s commercial fish market and just around the corner from where the once mighty fleet of American tuna boats

Hours: Mon.-Fri. 10am-6pm; Sat. 10 am-5 pm; Sun. 10 am-2 pm. Pirozzi’s Italian Deli, 1453 W. 8th St., San Pedro • (310) 548-0000 www.pirozzisdeli.com

San Pedro Brewing Company

A microbrewery and American grill, SPBC features handcrafted award-winning ales and lagers served with creative pastas, bbq, sandwiches, salads and burgers. A full bar with made-fromscratch margaritas and a martini menu all add fun to the warm and friendly atmosphere.

Live music. Open from 11:30 a.m., daily.

San Pedro Brewing Company, 331 W. 6th St., San Pedro • (310) 831-5663 • www. sanpedrobrewing.com

Happy DineR AND HAPPY DELI

The Happy Diner isn’t your average diner. It’s the idea of fresh creative dishes in tow San Pedro locations, and now a third— the Happy Deli.

The selections range from 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

[See Expo page 13]

breakfast, lunch and dinner: Happy Diner #1, (310) 241-0917, 617 S. Centre St., San Pedro • Happy Diner #2, (310) 935-2933, 1931 N. Gaffey St., San Pedro • Open for breakfast and lunch: Happy Deli, (424) 364-0319, 530 S. Gaffey St., San Pedro.

The Whale & Ale

San Pedro’s British gastro pub offers dining in an oak–paneled setting, featuring English fish & chips, roast prime rib, sea bass, rack of lamb, beef Wellington, meat pies, salmon, swordfish & vegetarian dishes. Open for lunch & dinner, 7days/wk; great selection of wines; 14 British tap ales, & full bar. First Thursdays live band & special fixed price menu. Hours: Mon.-Thu. 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Fri. 11:30 a.m.-midnight Sat. & Sun. 1-10 p.m. The Whale & Ale, 327 W. 7th St., San Pedro • (310) 832-0363 www.whaleandale.com

Waterfront Dining

Boardwalk Grill

Casual waterfront dining at its finest!

Famous for slabs of Chicago-style baby back ribs, fish-n-chips, rich clam chowder, cold beer on tap and wine. Full lunch menu also includes salads, sandwiches and burgers. Indoor and outdoor patio dining

available. Proudly pouring Starbucks coffee.

Open 7 days a week. Free parking. Boardwalk Grill, 1199 Nagoya Way, LA Harbor - Berth 77, San Pedro • (310) 519-7551

PORTS O’ CALL RESTAURANT

S i n c e 1961 this landmark restaurant h a s extended a hearty welcome to visitors from around the globe. Delight in an awe-inspiring view of the dynamic LA Harbor while enjoying fresh California cuisine and varietals. Relax in the bar or patio for the best happy hour on the waterfront. With each purchase of the awardwinning Sunday Champagne Brunch, receive the first Spirit Cruises harbor cruise of the day free. Open 7 days, lunch and dinner. Free parking. Ports O’Call Waterfront Dining, 1199 Nagoya Way, LA Harbor, Berth 76, San Pedro • (310) 833-3553 www.portsocalldining.com

SPIRIT CRUISES

An instant party— complete with all you need to relax and enjoy while the majesty of the harbor slips by. Dinner cruise features a 3-course meal, full bar, unlimited cocktails and starlight dancing—the ultimate excursion for any occasion. Free parking. Spirit Cruises, 1199 Nagoya Way, LA Harbor - Berth 77, San Pedro • (310) 548-8080, (562) 495-5884, www. spiritmarine.com

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Seafood Expo

Noramae Munster of Ports O’ Call Restaurant, Dustin Trani, Executive chef at J. Trani’s and Caroline Brady from the Friends of the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium at the Sustainable Seafood Expo preview held at Ports O’Call restaurant.

berthed at the San Pedro Slip and not far from the AltaSea campus where the next generation of fishermen are exploring sustainable aquaculture.

“This industry-insider event gave us a chance to put purveyors in the same room with chefs and restaurant owners. Our goal is to make San Pedro and the surrounding area a 100 percent sustainable seafood town. We think tourists will flock to this area knowing that the fish they’re eating is top quality and environmentally sound,” Brady said.

Details: www.sustainableseafood.org

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Each team has a jammer, a designated player who scores by getting past the opposing team to circle the track by a full lap. The teams, like in rugby or American football, attempt to hinder the opposing jammer while assisting their own jammer. However, they are playing both offense and defense simultaneously.

There are as many as eight referees watching, checking for laps made and fouls committed.

A game is composed of 60 minutes of play divided into two periods of 30 minutes. There’s a break of at least five minutes between periods.

The team with the most points at the end of the game wins.

Only skaters wearing the designated jammer helmet covered with visible stars are eligible to score points.

The jammer does not score points on opposing blockers on their first pass through the pack. This “initial pass” is to determine lead jammer status.

During an overtime jam, an exception is made: The initial pass is considered to be a scoring pass, and there is no lead jammer.

After completing their initial pass, a jammer scores points by passing opponents on their second and subsequent passes. These are considered “scoring passes.”

A jammer can score a maximum of one point per opposing blocker per scoring pass.

Jammer lap points are independent of scoring passes. In order to receive a point for passing an opponent, the jammer must pass the opponent’s hips while in bounds and upright, while wearing the jammer helmet cover with the stars visible, without committing penalties These bouts are incredibly physical, fast paced and high scoring. For spectators seated around the rink, the action is as “in-yourface” as it can get with skaters flying by and getting slammed to the ground. Spectator involvement only adds to the intensity of a bout.

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said, “It gives moms a chance to go out there and feel like motherfucking rock stars. People in my league are scrawny… fat… short… tall… black and white,” said Beach Cities Roller Derby league founder Shayna “Pigeon” Meikel, in a past interview in Random Lengths News.

“Anyone can do it. Any body style, any body type, any sort of career. Unemployed to freakin’ lawyers—we got ‘em all.”

Mothers, grandmothers, professionals and working stiffs are competitors in this contact sport.

RLn photojournalist Linnea Stephan reminds us of this with her images of the Sept. 9 Beach Cities Derby bout between the Hermosa Hitgirls (in red) and Redondo Riot (in blue).

It could very well have been a tailgate cookout in the Wilmington parking lot had people arrived with their barbecue grills. Instead, food trucks filled the parking lot with meat sizzling on their grills. The sound of emcees and referees, raffle ticket sales and screaming fans, who engage wildly when elbow pads hit the floor or a point is scored. The crowd was comprised of friends, spouses, sons, daughters, nieces and nephews and loyal fans. The Redondo Riot walked away with the win—221 -175, yet, both teams, if Linnea’s photos are any indication, had a lot of fun.

This year marks the South Bay league’s fourth year of existence and at this point they are more than halfway through the season, with two more competitions remaining.

The dates for those bouts are Oct. 7 and the championship bout is set for Nov. 11.

Cost: $12 pre-sale; $15 at the door Details: www. beachcitiesrollerderby.com Venue: Longshore Memorial Hall, 231 W. C St., Wilmington

Comic Con Lands in Long Beach:

Where Comic Books and Pop Culture Collide

By Michelle Siebert, Editorial Intern

Phantasy Theater. “We’ll talk a little about how we became the only group in the world authorized to perform the comics by publisher Entertaining Comics and our partnership with Famous Monsters.”

Jimmy Palmiotti, who writes, edits and creates works such as Harley Quinn, Jonah Hex, Zero Denver, Weapon of God, Forager and Painkiller Jane, will also be on hand. “[Jimmy Palmiotti] truly embodies the spirit of what makes comic books special,” Donato said.

For art enthusiasts, there will be artists and books to appreciate, including Joelle Jones.

Jones is an artist for Madame Frankenstein, Helheim, Brides of Helheim, and Ladykiller.

She drew the covers for Madame Frankenstein and manages Lady Killer’s writing and art.

She’ll present a table with books from many projects she’s been working on.

“We put on a show for devoted comic book fans, cosplay enthusiasts, movie fanatics and anyone with even a passing interest in pop culture,” Donato said. “It’s important for me to create an environment that encourages new fans of all ages and backgrounds to join us for a celebration of pop culture.… As the biggest comic con in San Diego becomes increasingly hard for people to attend, many of these same pop culture celebrities appear at another show right here in Long Beach.”

Long Beach Comic Con takes place from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sept. 17 and 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sept. 18, at the Long Beach Convention Center, 300 E. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach.

Tickets are available at www.showclix.com/ event/long-beach-comic-con.

ENTERTAINMENT Sept. 16

Changui Majadero Changüí, the granddaddy of salsa, the music of bucolic Caribbean-steeped Eastern Cuba, has a raw intensity and grace that lovers of folk music, jazz, and blues listeners will appreciate.

Time: 8 p.m. Sept. 16 Cost: $20 to $25 Details: www.grandvision.org Venue: Grand Annex, 434 W. 6th St., San Pedro Greaseland Rockabilly Burlesque Show The Greaseland Rockabilly Burlesque Show is a fun and sexy high energy 50s rockabilly revival show with a wild twist.

Time: 8 p.m.

Cost: $15 to $25 Details: http://longbeach.harvelles.com Venue: Harvelle’s, 201 E. Broadway, Long Beach

Sept. 17

Squanchfest If you’re into metal music Squanchfest is for you.

Bands playing include Beneath Flesh, Loathing, Saprophagus, Sapien and Korbo. Admission is for 21 and older only. Bands get a cut of the door so be sure you tell the door guy who you came to see.

Time: 8 p.m. Sept. 17 Cost: $5 Details: (562) 433-5823 Venue: Black Light District, 2500 E. Anaheim St., Long Beach 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 multi talented 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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3rd Thursday - Sept. 15th 5-piece Dixieland Jazz Band

Fridays - Rob on Piano Starts at 7:00 pm

Saturdays Markus Carlton

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The Spazmatics Friday, Sept. 23

7:30 pm Door • 8 pm Concert

Ultimate 80s party night features classics from Devo and more.

Tickets & Info:

310.833.4813 | GrandVision.org

The Grand Annex | 434 W. 6th St., San Pedro

Joe Kincaid Birthday Bash Legendary Blues man Joe Kincaid will be playing with Soul Bros Band to ring in his birthday.

Time: 9 p.m. Sept. 23 Cost: $7 Details: www.seabirdjazzloungelbc.com Venue: Roscoe’s Seabird Lounge, 730 E. Broadway, Long Beach

Candi Sosa and Cristina Rebull Candi and Cristina return to Alvas Showroom by popular demand after their sold out concert this past March. Their repertoire includes Cuban classics, Brazilian standards, Argentine tangos, French great, jazz ballads as well as some of the big Broadway tunes, which they perform with robust voices and passion.

Time: 8 p.m. Sept. 24 Cost: $30 Details: (310) 519-1314 Venue: Alvas Showroom, 1417 W 8th St., San Pedro Alphonse Mouzon A renowned drummer and percussionist, Alphonse Mouzon will return to the Seabird Lounge to perform his greatest compositions.

Time: 9 p.m. Sept. 24 Cost: $20 to $30 Details: www.seabirdjazzloungelbc.com Venue: Roscoe’s Seabird Lounge, 730 E. Broadway, Long Beach

Oct. 1

Graceband Channeling the best of his Vegas years, you’ll hear the big hits with big arrangements, from California’s only 12-piece Elvis tribute band Time: 8 p.m. Oct. 1 Cost: $20 Details: www.grandvision.org Venue: Grand Annex, 434 W. 6th St., San Pedro

COMMUNITY Sept. 16

Oktober Fest at Alpine Village Be a part of the Southern California’s longest running Oktober festival with live band Happy Franconians. The event is for guests 21 years old and older only. Bring your own stein: glass or easily shattered material not permitted.

Parking is free.

Time: 6 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. and runs through Oct. 29 Cost: $12 to $60 Details: www.alpinevillagecenter.com Venue: The Alpine Village, 833 W. Torrance Blvd., Torrance

Sept. 17

San Pedro Festival of the Arts This annual festival of dance returns for its 10th year with more than 20 dance companies represented and headlining Latin folk music group, Cuñao and rock band Wildwood Highway.

Time: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 17 and 18 Cost: Free Details: https://triartsp.com Venue: Ports O’ Call Village, Special Events Dance Stage, 1199 Nagoya Way, San Pedro, Maral’s Fashion Show Maral Designs Annual Fashion Show & Tasting event with proceeds benefiting the Boys & Girls Clubs of the LA Harbor. Maral’s clothing and accessories will be featured, along with a silent auction, homemade Afghan cuisine, a showcase of local artisans, a Middle-Eastern dance presentation and Indian Fusion Dance.

Time: 5:30 p.m. Sept. 17 Cost: $35 to $45 Details: (310) 418-0109; www.maraldesigns. com Venue: Grand Annex, 434 W. 6th St., San Pedro [See Calendar, page 16]

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The Spazmatics SoCal’s favorite 80s band performs songs like Devo’s Whip It, A-ha’s Take on Me and other period classics including Tainted Love, Blister in the Sun, Rebel Yell and Jesse’s Girl. Complete with way cool dance moves that capture the vibe of the era in perfect style from the decade we love.

Time: 8 p.m., Sept. 23 Cost: $25 to $35 Details: www.grandvision.org Venue: Grand Annex, 434 W. 6th St., San Pedro

Comedy Is Not Just For Kids!

It’s time for Justin Ezzi’s annual Comedy’s Not Just for Kids show where he brings seasoned, family-friendly comedians to the Grand Annex for a night of fabulous fun.

Time: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 24 Cost: $20 Details: www.grandvision.org Venue: Grand Annex, 434 W. 6th St., San Pedro

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Liima Liima is a new band formed by Finnish percussionist Tatu Rönkkö plus Mads Brauer, Casper Clausen and Rasmus Stolberg of Danish act Efterklang. If dreamy, cinematic, hypnotic and beautifully textured are descriptives that make your ears perk up, you’re going to want to be here for this one. RSVP. Time: 7 p.m.

Cost: Free Details: fingerprintsmusic.com Venue: Fingerprints, 420 E. 4th St., Long Beach

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From Sept. 17 to 18, all of American sci-fi and comic book fandom will have a chance to meet their favorite celebrity, cosplay, writer and artist at this year’s Long Beach Comic Con at the Long Beach Convention Center.

The convention boasts 120 guest appearances by actors, writers and producers in the sci-fi film, television and comic book industries and nearly 130 panel discussions through two days of programming. Major comic book publishers such as Marvel, DC, Dark Horse and Image Comics will also be there.

The Long Beach Comic Con executive director was excited about this year’s convention.

“What makes our show truly unique…is that even as [Long Beach Comic Con] grows, we are able to maintain our core mission of promoting comic books and the people behind them,” said Martha Donato, executive director of Long Beach Comic Con. “Fans consistently tell us that our show remains one of their favorites, because even as big as it has gotten, it never feels overwhelming, and they are able to spend time with their favorite writers and artists. We really pride ourselves on that kind of intimacy, even in a large crowd.”

Comic Con will again present Space Expo, which includes realistic robots and science-centric programming. The expo also will allow attendees to learn how to make comics, children’s programming and hands-on educational panels. Fans can meet their heroes, see creative costumes and explore space travel.

The Comic Con this year takes place on Batman Day, which is DC Entertainment’s universal celebration of The Dark Knight.

The voices of Batman and Robin will be attending the show. Kevin Conroy played the caped crusader more than any other actor in the character’s history and will for the very first time join Loren Lester, a voice actor for Batman: The Animated Series!

The comic convention will also be hosting Captured Aural Phantasy Theater. The Los Angeles theater group showcases pop culture joining drama, art and comedy with live entertainment and portrays old comic books in a contemporary way.

Captured Aural Phantasy Theater will host a panel about how to transform comics into a stage play and perform numerous comics, including a sample of a show that combines live radio-show-style performance with sound effects, live music and projected art.

“You can expect fabulousness, awesomeness and unexpectedness,” said Ben Dickow, the director and producer of Captured Aural

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Long Beach Folk Revival Fest Rainbow Lagoon Park DTLB the Long Beach Folk Revival Fest is coming up again, and they’ve put together an amazing lineup that includes: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, White Buffalo, Chuck Ragan, JD McPherson, Leo Bud Welch and more.

Time: 11 a.m. Sept. 17 Cost: $35 Details: folkrevivalfestival.com Venue: Rainbow Lagoon Park, 400 Shoreline Village Drive, Long Beach, Viva el Tequila at Molaa This is a tequila tasting event where attendees can sample a variety of Mexico’s official liquor.

Attendees will also get to sample mezcal and learn the difference between these two popular spirits of the agave fruit. The sampling will be complemented with Mexican food. 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 Every September, 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 two-wheels to 18-wheels will be there, including: bicycles, cars, trucks, buses, lawn equipment and motorcycles as well as information about all the benefits of electric propulsion.

Time: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 17 Cost: Free Details: http://tinyurl.com/electric-drive-week

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Sept. 22

Aquarium of the Pacific Tequila Dinner The Aquarium of the Pacific is hosting a tequila dinner with a sustainable farm-to-table dinner paired with Casa Mexico tequilas on the aquarium’s roof-top veranda. There will even be vegetarian pairing menu due to popular demand. Just request it by Sept. 19.

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

Sept. 23

Music Taste Good Music Tastes Good is a three-day music and food festival custom-made for Long Beach.

Time: Sept. 23 to 25 Cost: $25 to $75 Details: http://mtglb.co Venue: Downtown Long Beach The Still Waters Experience This event is where live art, music and spoken word explodes featuring spoken word artists Thea Monyee, RealTalk, Sharde and Eternal Mind.

Time: 7 to 10 p.m. Sept 23 Cost: $15 Details: (424) 646-3334 Venue: The Event Center, 8946 Sepulveda EastWay St., Los Angeles

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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

Sept. 24

Musical Theatre West Debuts New “Broadway on Concert” Series Musical Theatre West raises the curtain on its inaugural “Broadway in Concert” series for the 2016-17 season with Davis Gaines. Gaines is best known as the longest running Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera, performing the role more than 2,000 times both on Broadway and on tour.

Time: 8 p.m. Sept. 24 Cost: $40 to $275 Details: (562) 856-1999; www.musical.org Venue: Musical Theatre West, 4350 E. 7th St., Long Beach

THEATER Sept. 10

Mark V. Lord: L.A. Noir Since 1999, Mark V. Lord has plied his trade as a professional screenwriter in New York and Los Angeles, while maintaining a mostly private practice as a photographer. Palos Verdes Art Center is proud to present L.A. NOIR, Lord’s first solo exhibition. Lord’s evocative images function as imaginary movie stills documenting an L.A. noir film that never was.

Time: Sept. 10 to Dec. 31 Cost: Free Details: http://pvartcenter.org Venue: Palos Verdes Art Center, 5504 West Crestridge Road, Rancho Palos Verdes

Sept. 16

Artivist Entertainment: Artista + Activista = Artivista!

Artivist Entertainment presents an evening of music and art by women artivistas (artist/ activists), whose work focuses on stories of resistance, empowerment, equality and social justice that have inspired positive social change in their communities.

Time: 8:30 p.m. Sept. 16 Cost: $15 to $80 Details: fordtheatres.org Venue: Ford Theatres, 2580, Cahuenga Blvd.

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Sept. 2

Chromium US 101 New paintings and surfboard sculptures by New York-based artist Ivan Wong. Wong’s works represent his experience of California during postwar America and embody the spirit of the region’s cultural identity as exemplified by the Finish Fetish and Light and Space artists of Southern California in the 1960s and ‘70s.

Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday, through Sept. 25 Cost: Free Details: pvartcenter.org Venue: 5504 Crestridge Rd, Rancho Palos Verdes Landslide Angels Gate Cultural Center is pleased to present Landslide: slips in time, place and identity; a grouping of solo and two-person exhibitions exploring the mysterious ways in which place can function as a porthole to other moments both real and imagined. The artists interweave fantasy and historical narrative to disrupt habitual patterns of moving through landscapes. The title references actual landslides and their impact on Coastal San Pedro, notably the 2011 landslide near White Point Nature preserve, where sitespecific works will be installed the day of the exhibition’s opening.

Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, and 12 to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, through Oct. 23.

Cost: Free Details: (310) 519-0936; www.angelsgateart. org Venue: Angels Gate Cultural Center, 3601 S. Gaffey St., San Pedro

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Rose

Rose’s Scene

A high gloss, black mannequin stood perched on a stage table. White floral vines adorned the figure. Even her head was made of flora, topped with a wide silver ring. Candles and white flowers were placed by her feet.

She came out wearing a crown of white flowers accompanied by her band made up of keys, bass, violin and drums. It became clear that Rose’s intentions were to set the tone for a creative, loving and reciprocal evening.

Her music combines soul and jazz, with a decent dose of hip-hop. She also throws down verses. In fact, she had a chap book of her poetry available, which she shared. She embodies the confidence of a strong woman and the bubbliness of a young girl. Her most powerful message was to encourage those who are struggling.

“No matter the challenge, I keep saying, ‘yeah,’” she affectionately said between her numbers.“This is a village. Feel the authenticity in the room and build culture.”

Using two mics at once, her voice soothed the room as she opened with Welcome to the World. Many of her lyrics are about authenticity, connectivity and love. But her gift, besides her voice, is in imparting her wisdom.

Skyscrapers was among the songs she introduced. Rose said she wrote the funky number while walking down the street.As she sang, Rose passed out pink roses to her audience.

“It might seem like it’s about buildings, but

it’s about equality,” she said. “We all deserve to be here. We’re all reaching for the sky, like the skyscrapers.”

“It’s not a one way thing, this is a mirror and I hope you can see yourself,” she said.

Her last number was one she wrote while Bush was in office. She was in Leimert Park and said there was no train yet, referring to the Crenshaw LAX line that now travels through the area. She was thinking about the condition of things and events and wrote a song to the president titled, America.

In true hip hop fashion, Rose belted out dynamic lyrics with intense delivery on this grooving song with a laid back, neo-soul vibe.

The contrast of it was amazing. She rocked the room, garnering a standing ovation.

America’s final line was: “What are we fighting for if we’re not fighting for love?”

Details: www.jimettarose.com

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Palast

“Really, Donald? A double-voting crime wave?”

Palast’s skepticism rises another octave.

“Is there really a gigantic conspiracy of one million Democrats to vote twice, or is it a massive scheme to take away the votes of a million innocent people?”

You’ll have to see the movie to get the answer in full. But Palast did share a bit of how his own thought processes evolved as he dug into it with Random Lengths. First, he pointed out that in North Carolina—a state with many other races in play beyond the presidency— Crosscheck didn’t even set off any alarm bells with activists who were suing the state for a wide range of other voting law changes.

“They left out Crosscheck, because they got such a slick presentation,” Palast said. “They thought, ‘Oh there’s nothing wrong with that,’ even though there should have been a signal raised when the voting director said we have absolute proof that 35,000 people in North Carolina voted here and in another state in 2012.

“Well, that’s a massive criminal conspiracy and no one was arrested. And, no one says, ‘That’s kind of odd, you really found this massive criminal conspiracy of felons and you didn’t bother to arrest anyone?’”

It does start to seem just a wee bit suspicious, when Palast puts it like that.

“The first statement to me in North Carolina was ‘They’re hard to find,’” Palast continued.

“I said, ‘You’ve got their addresses!’ And then when I got the sheet, I just went to their addresses— you know, ‘Hi! how many times did you vote?’”

The mystery/comedy genre was forced

down his throat by circumstances.

“The funniest one I got in North Carolina was in Durham, this is very poor black neighborhood, when this mother of a guy named Antonio Hayes,” Palast recalled. “His mother was saying screaming at him, ‘He didn’t vote twice! He didn’t vote once! My lazy son! My no good son didn’t vote once!’

“And so I looked at the record, and sure enough he didn’t vote once! That’s the funny thing in some of these records, they actually showed the vote, and they’ll say “didn’t vote.”

So where’s the double voting? And then they say, ‘Well, they’re double registered they could vote.’”

Of course, a massive double-voting scheme where no one votes is even more ridiculous than their original claim, but, I did say it was a mystery/comedy, didn’t I? Stealing elections is no joke, of course. But as Palast shows, it takes all the good humor we can muster to keep fighting. Plus, the fact is that is what reporting is supposed to be about.

But don’t take my word for it. Check it out for yourself.

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to spend more time with their parents?

Since May 23, 2014, the day my 19year-old daughter was shot and killed in the mass shooting in Isla Vista, there hasn’t been a day when I wouldn’t give anything to eat lunch with her again. To hear about her last math test, her next cross-country meet — to hear her laugh.

I know nothing I do now will change the fact that my daughter’s life was taken by a man who should never have had a gun on that day he murdered six innocent people. Nothing will make my daughter show up outside my office door again.

So instead I’ve been focused on passing the Safety for All initiative’s lifesaving gun violence prevention measure, Prop. 63, so no other parent has to wonder what kind of amazing things their child would’ve done or how they would’ve grown up, if given the time.

I’m asking you now — because I cannot do this alone — to help Safety for All hit its most important deadline so far, make sure we pass Prop. 63 and bring common sense gun violence prevention to California. The NRA will never let us get another chance like this, and I refuse to look back knowing we fell short.

We cannot just keep watching the NRA tighten its grip on Congress, and politicians do nothing while families like mine are ripped apart.

We’ve got to educate our fellow Californians about Safety for All and pass Prop. 63 this November and it’s not going to happen without you.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Bob Weiss Yes on Prop. 63

Keeping Commitment on Housing

On Sept. 10, perennial Long Beach City Council candidate John Goya greeted the opening of the campaign offices of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at the Cambodian Cultural Center, 2338 E. Anaheim St. Photo by Diana Lejins.

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Candidate Forum go through entirely,” she said. “As a matter of fact, my opponent has passed legislation that would help shorten this process and make exceptions so companies wouldn’t have to go through the entire environmental impact report review, and that’s wrong,” she said.

“We need to make sure we have people who are standing up to make sure we’re strengthening legislation so that all the reviews are being done, before we even think of building homes and schools and parks on these toxic waste dumps,” Barragan added.

“We also need to close the loopholes that are in place right now for the oil companies. And we need to make sure we’re using the money to incentivize cleaner, greener businesses to come right here to the district.”

Both candidates have refused to take money from oil companies, a subject that came up several times.

“I take pride in the fact that my money comes from local folks, that comes from people who are giving from their own pockets,” Furutani said, “And that they believe in me as an individual, not because I represent a certain interest.”

When discussing fast-tracking zero-emissions vehicles, the issue

of opposing oil company interests surfaced again. “There have been efforts at the port, and it’s started, but there are so many other vehicles at the port that we should move toward cleaner vehicles,” Barragan said. “And if we have to, at the federal level, subsidize that, then we should do that.

That is where some of the money, when we close the loopholes on these oil companies, we can use to invest right here at the port. We can create jobs by investing in cleaner, greener, renewable energy, and those can be clean jobs here and that’s another way we address environmental justice issues.”

As those comments indicate, there’s no way to separate the different issues asked about in the forum, they are interrelated in multiple ways.

Which is why they require a sustained public dialogue if we’re to make sense of how they fit together, and how we can organize to create solutions.

Many other topics took turns as the focal point. You can see the whole forum online on YouTube: https:// youtu.be/Fyvdva1qvZY. Don’t let that be the end of your involvement, though. Let it be the beginning.

Harbor Area Residents Among 33 Charged with Crimes Against the USPS

LOS ANGELES — On Aug. 26, 33 defendants were charged as part of a sweep targeting criminal activity that has victimized the United States Postal Service and its customers. The defendants included residents of Carson, Wilmington and Long Beach.

Most of the defendants charged as part of the sweep are USPS employees who allegedly stole mail, embezzled from the agency or, in one case, failed to deliver almost 50,000 pieces of mail.

Arrest warrants were issued for 6 of the 33 defendants, who were recently charged as a result of investigations by the USPS’s Office of Inspector General.

Most of the defendants were charged in indictments that were returned by federal grand juries on Aug. 24 and 25.

The 33 defendants are charged across 28 cases, about half of which allege mail theft and/or possession of stolen mail by USPS employees and contractors.

Other cases charge USPS employees with conspiracy, embezzlement, bank fraud, and false statements. The cases filed as part of the sweep include: Vince Johnson, 30, of Carson, who worked for a USPS contractor, was charged with possession of stolen mail; Jose Hernandez, 35, of Long Beach, who worked for a USPS contractor, was charged with mail theft; Tamika Deloach, 38, of Wilmington, a mail carrier, was charged with possessing stolen mail related to checks she allegedly stole from the mail and deposited into her credit union account; Defendants charged as part of the sweep will be arraigned in the United States District Court in Los Angeles, Santa Ana, and Riverside.

LA City Council Confirms General Manager LADWP

LOS ANGELES — On Sept. 6, the Los Angeles City Council voted 13-0 to confirm the appointment of David H. Wright as general manager of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.

Wright had recently served as interim general manager since August 16.

Prior to that, he had served as chief operating officer and has been with LADWP since February 2015. Wright was responsible for water and power systems, customer service and information technology services, supply chain services, human resources, fleet services, equal employment opportunity services and communications, marketing and community affairs.

Wright served as general manager of Riverside Public Utilities for almost 10 years and as the chief financial officer for the Las Vegas Valley Water District, the Southern Nevada Water Authority, and the Silver State Energy Association, overseeing a almost $1 billion budget for the three water and electric organizations. He previously spent 15 years with the City of Riverside where he served as deputy general manager and as Riverside’s city controller.

Wright was instrumental in helping correct some of the issues created during the implementation of the new customer information system.

Wright earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a master’s degree in business administration from California State University Fullerton. He succeeds outgoing LADWP General Manager Marcie Edwards who served as LADWP chief since March 2014. Edwards who is staying through the end of the year in an advisory role, recruited Wright.

CBP Seizes More Than $4 Million in Fake Footware

LOS ANGELES — On Aug. 31, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and Center of Excellence and Expertise staff assigned to the Los Angeles/Long Beach seaport complex seized 7,800 pairs of high-fashion shoes bearing counterfeit “Salvatore Ferragamo” listed trademarks.

If genuine, the seized footwear would have had an estimated manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $4,290,000.

The merchandise arrived in two separate shipments from China on July 20.

About $1.35 billion worth of counterfeit goods originating overseas were seized

by CBP in fiscal year 2015. China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Romania, and Turkey were the top five countries of origination for counterfeit goods seized by CBP in fiscal year 2015.

September 15 - 28, 2016

The May 2016 issue of the Advocate included an article titled ‘Senator Hall Hosts Disaster Response and Port Security Meeting.’ Disaster response plans and the potential hazard of Rancho LPG was the focus of the article.

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were not reported properly to federal authorities.

Under federal law—specifically, the Bank Secrecy Act—casinos like the Normandie Club are required to implement and maintain programs designed to prevent criminals from using the casino to launder the large sums of cash that illegal activity can generate. For example, casinos must record and report to the government the details of transactions involving more than $10,000 by any one gambler in a 24-hour period.

In the plea agreement filed earlier this year, the Normandie Club admitted that its casino engaged independent gambling “promoters” to locate high-rollers and then steer those gamblers to the casino. As part of the conspiracy, “high-level personnel” at the casino, including the casino’s president and chief operating officer, agreed to avoid reporting to the government the large sums of cash certain high-rollers would bring to the casino. According to the plea agreement, the casino avoided reporting transactions related to the high-rollers by submitting currency transaction reports that named the promoter instead of the gambler, by “structuring” transactions so that they appeared to be less than $10,000, or simply by failing to record large transactions.

Presentation by Chuck Hart to NWSPNC on September 12, 2016

law suit? We fought for change on other issues such as Ponte Vista without being SILENCED! The issue of transparency is extremely important to all of our citizens. Intimidation and manipulation should not be tolerated by anyone, especially an Organization such as NWSPNC— The Voice of the Community?

My comments tonight are not intended to discredit the commitment and dedication this NC has demonstrated in their service to our community. However, clarification is LONG OVERDUE on why the Neighborhood Council has been restricted on addressing the hazardous issue of Rancho LPG. Chuck Hart San Pedro

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People everywhere in Los Angeles are feeling the pinch of a tight housing market — that’s why I’m committed to getting more housing built across our city as quickly as possible.

When I signed Executive Directive 13, I set a goal of permitting 100,000 units between 2013 and 2021 to help alleviate the housing affordability crisis in our city. This week we released a Housing Scorecard, so that Angelenos can see the progress toward our goal.

From July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2016, the City permitted 40,805 new dwelling units — an average of 13,601 per year.

During the same period, we also added or preserved nearly 6,000 affordable units, putting us on track to meet our goal of 15,000 affordable units by 2021.

We are making strong progress, but the job is far from finished. We have to continue thinking creatively, and using every available tool to ease the pressure on our housing market. I will not rest until every Angeleno has a place to call home.

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San Pedro Neighborhood Council, the Board was cautioned that there was an issue on the part of the City Attorney regarding the article and you all were advised not to publicly discuss it.

In the 4 months since then I have queried several board members trying to learn more about the nature of the City Attorney’s concerns without success. As a stakeholder, supporter of, and active participant in the NWSPNC, I find this very disturbing.

There was no evidence of ‘actual malice’ or ‘intentional distortion of the truth’ in the article that should be cause for concern.

Why is your voice, our voice, on such an important community concern being ‘restricted’? Is there the threat of a

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DBA & LEGAL NOTICES 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

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1 “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” topic, presumably 4 Dance in a pit 8 Chickens, ducks, and such 13 Org. which still has not detected any signals from outer space 14 “My mistake!”

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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:

09/01/2016, 09/15/2016, 09/29/2016

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Prior to 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, OCTOBER 18, 2016 Bids shall be submitted electronically via the Port of Long Beach PlanetBids (PB) System prior to 10 a.m.

Bid Opening:

Contract Documents Available:

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

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

Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting:

Date/Time: SEPTEMBER 27, 2016, 10:00 a.m.

Location: Port of Long Beach Interim Administrative Offices (IAO) - 1st Floor Board Room 4801 Airport Plaza Drive Long Beach, CA 90815

Project Contact Person:

D. Trang Nguyen, P.E. trang.nguyen@polb.com

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

NB-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.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/

submitted to City staff will not be addressed and Bidder will be directed to the PB System.

NIB-3 M a n d a t o r y Pre-Bid Meeting.

The engineering staff of the City’s Harbor Department will conduct a mandatory pre-bid meeting at 10:00 a.m., on September 27, 2016, in the 1st Floor Board Room, of the Port of Long Beach Interim Administrative Offices (IAO), 4801 Airport Plaza Drive, Long Beach, CA 90815.

Attendance is mandatory for the Contractors.

It is not mandatory for Subcontractors but highly recommended.

EACH BIDDER 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: Asphalt concrete grind and overlay with additional areas of removal and replacement on Pier B Street, Pier C Street, and the Queensway Bridge south end on-ramp, including signing and striping and traffic control. Refer to Section 01110, “Summary of Work” in the Technical Specifications for additional items of work.

NIB-5 Contract Time and Liquidated Damages. The Contractor shall achieve Substantial Completion of the Project within 160 calendar days as provided in Paragraph SC - 6.1.1 of the Special Conditions, from a date specified in a written “Notice to Proceed” issued by the City and subject to adjustment as provided in Section 8.2 of the General Conditions. FAILURE OF THE CONTRACTOR TO COMPLETE THE WORK WITHIN THE CONTRACT TIME AND OTHER MILESTONES SET FORTH IN SPECIAL CONDITIONS SC-6.2, WILL RESULT IN ASSESSMENT O F LIQUIDATED DAMAGES IN THE AMOUNTS ESTABLISHED IN THE SPECIAL CONDITIONS. NIB-6 Contractor’s License. The Bidder shall hold a current and valid Class “A” or Class “C12”, California Contractor’s License to bid and construct this project.

NIB-7 Contractor Performed Work.

The Contractor shall perform, with its own employees, Contract Work amounting to at least 50% of the Contract Price, except that any designated “Specialty Items” may be performed by subcontract 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. This project is subject to the Port of Long Beach (POLB) Small Business Enterprises (SBE)/Very Small Business Enterprises (VSBE) Program.

The combined SBE/VSBE participation goal for this project is twenty-seven percent (27%), of which a minimum of five percent (5%) must be allocated to VSBEs. POLB expects all Bidders to achieve the combined SBE/VSBE participation goal. Award of the Contract will be conditioned on the Bidder submitting an SBE-2C Commitment Plan demonstrating the Bidder’s intent to meet the combined SBE/VSBE participation goal.

If the Bidder’s Commitment Plan does not demonstrate intent to meet the combined goal,

the Bidder shall demonstrate that it made an adequate good faith effort to do so, as specified in the Instructions to Bidders. The Port’s SBE Program staff is available to provide information on the program requirements, including SBE certification assistance. Please contact the SBE Office at (562) 283-7598 or sbeprogram@ polb.com. You may also view the Port’s SBE program requirements at www.polb. com/sbe.

NIB -9 Prevailing Wage Requirements per Department of Industrial Relations. This Project is a public work Contract as defined in Labor Code Section 1720. The Contractor receiving award of the Contract and Subcontractors of any tier shall pay not less than the prevailing wage rates to all workers employed in execution of the Contract.

The Director of Industrial Relations of the State of California has determined the general prevailing rates of wages in the locality in which the Work is to be performed.

The rate schedules are available on the internet at http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlsr/ DPreWageDetermination. htm. 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 10/13/16, 10/27/16 in Appendix A together with data substantiating Bidder’s representation that the non-specified 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 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 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 -13 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 -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 12th day of September, 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.

September 15 - 28, 2016

Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. 2016213965 The following person is doing business as: (1) Jim’s Car Service, 1610 S. Pacific Ave., San Pedro, CA 90731, Los Angeles County.

Registered owners: James Brian Wasti, 3525 S. Pacific Ave., San Pedro, CA 90731.

This Business is conducted by an individual. The date registrant started to transact business under the fictitious

Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. 2016215935 The following person is doing business as: (1) Mark’s Fitness Supplements, 1439 W. 2nd St., San Pedro, CA 90731, Los Angeles County.

Registered owners: Mark William Servoss, 1439 W. 2nd St., San Pedro, CA 90731.

This Business is conducted by an individual. The date registrant started to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above: 8/1/2016. 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/. Mark William Servoss, owner.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Aug. 31, 2016. Notice--In accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920. A fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920 where it expire 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner.

A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 1411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions code).

Original filing: 09/15/16, 09/29/16,

Bid Deadline:

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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 October 11, 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

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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: 2014 ROADWAY REHABILITATION PROGRAM at PIER B STREET, PIER C STREET, AND QUEENSWAY BRIDGE ON-RAMP LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA AS DESCRIBED IN SPECIFICATION NO. HD-S2532

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Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. 2016215936 The following person is doing business as: (1) A-1 Imported Groceries, 348 W. 8th St., San Pedro, CA 90731, Los Angeles County. Registered owners: Emiddio Ungaro, 1508 W. Averill Park Dr., San Pedro, CA 90732. This Business is conducted by an individual.

The date registrant started to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above: 1947. 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/.

Emiddio Ungaro, owner.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Aug. 31, 2016. Notice--In accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920. A fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920 where it expire 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner.

A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 1411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions code).

Original filing: 09/15/16, 09/29/16,

business name or names listed above: 2011. 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/. James Brian Wasti, owner.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on Aug. 29, 2016. Notice--In accordance with subdivision (a) of section 17920. A fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except as provided in subdivision (b) of section 17920 where it expire 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner.

A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law (see section 1411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions code).

Original filing: 09/15/16, 09/29/16,

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