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ACTI vs. Ex-Harbor Commission President Tonsich Patent Dispute Goes to Trial By Terelle Jerricks, Managing Editor
A work crew attaches a rubber extension of ACTI’s Maritime Emission Control System designed to be attached to the smokestacks of shipping barge so that zero emissions can escape into the air. Photo by Michael Justice.
Cabrillo Beach was not the only place where fireworks erupted on the Fourth of July. The civil trial of long simmering patent dispute between two local environmental technology companies is set to begin this month, although an exact date has yet to be set. In brief, Clean Air Engineering filed a preemptive lawsuit to invalidate an existing patent on a carbon capture device that Advance Cleanup Technology Inc. holds. Clean Air Engineering argues that it has independently developed the same technology, which is different from the existing patent. In 2012, the technology firm had already begun selling products related to emissions before receiving a letter of a patent violation from Advance Cleanup Technology.
which Port Executive Director Larry Keller was forced to resign following investigations into shady contracting practices. Tonsich resigned not long afterward under a similar cloud after it was revealed that his law firm worked for companies with ties to the port. Tonsich represented Garcia as his lawyer between 2003 and 2006. According to court documents, Tonsich said he represented ACTI in collection cases brought by creditors and was involved in Garcia’s emissions control projects as a business partner. ACTI began developing the Advanced Maritime Emission Control System in 2004 and holds several related patents to the technology. Garcia strongly disputes that Tonsich was ever a business partner and that in fact Tonsich had formed Clean Air Engineering in 2006, to compete directly with ACTI, using ACTI derived technology. Tonsich told the court that his company received a grant from TraPac terminal to provide it with emissions control services and that in May 2012, the Port of Los Angeles Harbor Commission board approved an agreement with TraPac to fund a project to demonstrate his company’s own system. It was at this time that ACTI notified Tonsich’s company and TraPac that they were infringing on their patent. Tonsich, in response Harbor Commission President Nicholas Tonsich between then filed a non-infringement suit against Councilwoman Janice Hahn and community activist Noel Park during a press conference regarding China Shipping in 2003. ACTI, claiming that ACTI’s patent The civil suit is noteworthy because of the players it involves: former business associates Advanced Cleanup Technologies Chief Executive Ruben Garcia and former Los Angeles Harbor Commission President Nicholas Tonsich, the current chief executive of Clean Air Engineering. Tonsich served as Garcia’s lawyer in debt collection lawsuits when the No Net Increase of carbon emissions movement was just picking up steam 10 years ago and Tonsich served as commission president. At the time, San Pedro was represented in the mayor’s office, the council office and three members on the Harbor Commission. It was at this time that much of the local environmental justice community’s work was beginning to come to fruition, including the port’s adoption in principle of No Net Increase in carbon emissions. This was also the period in
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was invalid. ACTI filed a counterclaim asserting among other things, patent infringement. In February of 2014, the Port of Long Beach awarded ACTI a $2 million grant to test AMECS for docked cargo ships. Under the pact, the port would rely upon regional air quality authorities to oversee a demonstration project to thoroughly assess both the safety and the pollution-reducing effectiveness of a mobile, barge-mounted emissions control system to capture and treat ships’ smokestack emissions. Currently, container, refrigerated-cargo and cruise ships are required to plug in to shore side electrical power in order to reduce air pollution. However, the shore power regulations only apply to about 100 of the port’s 300 vessel calls a month. Perhaps more importantly, it takes a total of 10 hours for a ship to link up and delink from shore side power. The Advanced Maritime Emissions Control System is an alternative to shore power that would allow ships to run their engines to produce the power they need while diverting a docked ship’s emission into an air-pollution filter and treatment device. The final byproduct is sold as an ingredient in concrete to cement companies, Garcia said recently. The Clean Air Action Plan approved by the Port of Long Beach and the Port of Los Angeles set a goal to find alternative technology to reduce air pollution from ships at berth, for ships not covered by the state’s shore power regulation. The Port of Long Beach has been working Patent Suit Moves Forward/ to p. 4
Man Bitten by Shark in Manhattan Beach, Rescued by Surfers
By Esther Kang, Courtesy of Easy Reader News Lomita resident Steve Robles is recovering all started pushing Steve toward shore,” Koetsierat Harbor UCLA Medical Center, after having Farr said. “When we reached the waves zone, we been attacked by what authorities believe was a were having trouble keeping Steve on the board. But then a lifeguard arrived and put him on a 6- to 8-foot juvenile great white shark. Robles, 50, was swimming from the rescue board.” Los Angeles County lifeguard Chris Malone Hermosa Beach to the Manhattan Beach pier was patrolling the beach in a lifeguard truck when with a dozen fellow members of the Southern he heard people screaming that there had been a California Aquatics swim team when he was shark attack. Malone raced into the water with attacked, at about 9:30 a.m. July 5. The shark had been hooked by a pier his rescue board and brought Robles to shore. The Manhattan Beach Fire Department fisherman about 45 minutes earlier and was still paramedics treated large lacerations on the right on the line, several witnesses said. side of Robles’ chest, under his ribcage and on “We had stopped at the 8th Street buoy to his right hand. regroup and had just started swimming again Lifeguards and the Manhattan Beach police when I heard Steve screaming about 5 feet quickly ordered swimmers to get out of the water. ahead of me,” SCAQ swimmer Mary Ellen The beach was reopened several hours later. Koetsier-Farr said. “When I reached him, Nader Hermosa Beach resident Justin Hoot said [Nejadhashemi] and Susan [Brilliant] were he was working at a surf rental shop in a nearby holding him up. Nader said he’d been bit. parking lot when he and his coworkers “heard “I knew Steve was breathing because he the most bloodcurdling scream” for about 30 was screaming. So, I looked under the water seconds. and saw he was bleeding heavily from his chest “Then we heard the word ‘shark,’” Hoot area. But there were no bubbles coming out, so said. As his coworkers ran to alert the lifeguard, at least I knew his lungs weren’t punctured.” Hoot grabbed a surfboard and ran to the water. Koetsier-Farr is a registered nurse. “We were screaming for help and having He paddled out to the scene and joined the other trouble keeping Steve afloat. That’s when Nader surfers and swimmers assisting Robles. “It’s a testament to the beach community, saw a stand-up paddler and yelled at the paddler to give us his board. If Nader hadn’t had the how everyone is willing to jump in and help presence of mind to do that I don’t know what someone in need,” Hoot said. “I’ve been at the beach my whole life and I’ve never seen anything would have happened.” The unidentified paddler quickly jumped off like this.” Read the rest at http://www.easyreadernews.com. his board and helped slide Robles onto the board. Easy Reader News publisher Kevin Cody contributed “Then a bunch of surfers came over and we to this report.
Community Announcements:
Harbor Area Arts Cultural Entertainment District Board and Public Meeting
The Arts, Cultural and Entertainment District board is holding a public meeting starting at 4 p.m. July 14, at the San Pedro Chamber of Commerce Boardroom. Learn about what is happening on the arts, culture and entertainment front in San Pedro. Venue: San Pedro Chamber Boardroom Location: 390 W.7th St., San Pedro Details: (310) 832-7272
Economic Development and Policy Committee Meeting
The San Pedro Chamber of Commerce‘s Economic Development & Policy Committee meets at 8:30 a.m. July 15 at its Boardroom. Attend the chamber meeting if you’re concerned about improving the economic vitality of San Pedro. Details: (310) 832-7272 Venue: Chamber Boardroom, San Pedro Chamber of Commerce Location: 390 W. 7th St., San Pedro
Waste Haul Franchise RFP and Fuels Under the Cap
Join us for a conversation with Kevin James, president of the city’s Board of Public Works, as he discusses one of the largest requests for proposals, or RFPs, issued in city history and its impact on Los Angeles’ future waste collection system, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. July 15 at the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce. The system will overhaul the way waste is collected from tens of thousands of businesses and apartment complexes in Los Angeles. Members will also hear about the potential impact California’s Cap-and-Trade program could have on Los Angeles’ economy if transportation Community Announcements/ to p. 4
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Hahn Supports Them, ILWU, too, Within Limits Port Truckers Go Out on Indefinite Strike By Paul Rosenberg, Senior Editor
“My name is Alex Paz and I’m on strike.” That’s how truckers at three companies with long histories of labor law violations announced the launch of an indefinite strike at a midday rally on July 7. This follows a series of earlier one- and two-day strikes, which have significantly built worker morale and eroded the atmosphere of fear that they have worked under for decades. “Until May, I was a misclassified ‘independent contractor’ driver for Total Transportation Services Inc., TTSI,” Paz explained. “I am one of the hundreds of drivers who has filed claims for wage theft with the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement and when I testified before the government, my boss was in the room and he fired me hours later. “That’s illegal, but I’m not the only one. The bosses at Green Fleet, at Pac 9 and at dozens of other companies are also retaliating harshly and repeatedly when we as port truck drivers are standing up for our rights.” Rep. Janice Hahn joined Paz and drivers from the two other companies.
Striking port truck driver Alex Paz, a former employee of Total Transportation Services Inc. at July 7 press conference at Wilmington Waterfront Park. Photo by Terelle Jerricks
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The Filipino-American Chamber of Commerce— South Bay Los Angeles Area is hosting a mixer for Filipino/FilAm business owners and professionals, from 6 to 9 p.m. July 17, at The Renaissance at City Center in Carson. Tickets for members are free and $10 for non-members.The Filipino-American Chamber of Commerce—South Bay Los Angeles Area is a not for profit organization chartered as a chapter of the Federation of the Philippine Chambers of Commerce. Venue: The Renaissance at City Center Location: 21800 S. Avalon Blvd., Carson
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of its claims. Judge John Kronstadt found it significant that Garcia’s technical director, Robert Sharp, didn’t inspect Tonsich’s system. “Instead, he inspected the mobile crane and attached ducts at one location and the capture system at another,” Kronstadt found. “During the second inspection, Sharp could not identify any components that constituted the design of the bonnet. He did observe a ‘cone-shaped adapter,’ which he believed served ‘to connect the capture system to the treatment system.’ “Similarly, Defendant’s consultant, Michael
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with ACTI since 2006 on demonstrating the technology. An earlier wharf-mounted version was often called “sock on a stack” due to the large bonnet that was lifted by crane and placed over the smokestacks to capture emissions. The new system is mounted on a barge and uses a direct connection to a vessel’s exhaust outlets. Earlier this year Garcia filed a temporary restraining order to prevent Tonsich’s company from presenting its Maritime Emissions Treatment System, but the judge in the case denied the request, saying that ACTI had not established a likelihood of success on the merits
Community Announcements:
Coastal San Pedro Neighborhood Council Meeting
There will be a Coastal San Pedro Neighborhood Council board and stakeholders meeting at 6:30 p.m. on July 21. All stakeholders are encouraged to attend and participate. Details: (310) 290-0049 or visit www. coastalsanpedro.org Venue: Port of Los Angeles High School Location: 250 W. 5th St., San Pedro
Los Angeles Harbor Commission Meeting Advanced Cleanup Technology, Inc.,CEO Ruben Garcia. Photo by Michael Justice.
Eveloff, who attended both inspections and made additional observations of Plaintiff’s system being prepared and installed on a barge on Feb. 10, 2014, and Feb. 20, 2014, does not state that he saw a bonnet attached to the system, and none is visible in the photographs submitted with his declaration,” Kronstadt said. Kronstadt found that neither Sharp nor Eveloff observed the system in operation, i.e.: securing the bonnet over the stack of an ocean going vessel to capture exhaust, drawing the exhaust captured by the bonnet through a duct to an emissions control unit, and processing the exhaust by the emissions control unit. At the time, Kronstadt said that the evidence did not establish whether Clean Air Engineering or ACTI would be first to finalize its product as a viable commercial one. However, hundreds of millions of dollars in licensing agreements are at stake for both companies.
On July 24, the Los Angeles Harbor Commission will host a public meeting starting at 8:30 a.m. at the Port of Los Angeles Administration Building in San Pedro. Venue: Port of Los Angeles Administration Building Location: 425 S. Palos Verdes St., San Pedro
Got Heart, Give Hope Celebration
Service members, veterans and military families from within the community will be presented with the Hope & Courage Award, from 4:30 to 8 p.m. July 24, at the USS Iowa. Each will be honored for their courage, focusing on the hope they inspire through their remarkable stories of recovery and achievement. Proceeds to benefit Hope For The Warriors, Pacific Battleship Center - Battleship USS Iowa and Puppy Jake Foundation. The evening includes a tour of the Battleship IOWA, cocktail hour, dining, silent auction and the Hope & Courage Awards Ceremony. A single ticket is $150 URL to purchase tickets go to http://bit.ly/GotHeartGiveHope. Text the word WARRIORS to 20222 to donate $10 to Hope For The Warriors. Details: (910) 546-0144 or http://bit.ly/ GotHeartGiveHope. Venue: Battleship USS IOWA Location: 5th and Harbor, San Pedro
Japan Study Predicts Catastrophic Liquefaction in Major Quake:
Rancho LPG a “Poster Child” of What Could Happen By Paul Rosenberg, Senior Editor
In late June, a comprehensive Japanese study of earthquake risks to their petroleum infrastructure was released. The study focused specifically on the threat due to liquefaction in a major quake scenario. “Liquefaction is highly likely to disrupt around 43 percent of the petrochemical complexes on the Pacific Coast if a feared magnitude 9 quake hits the Nankai Trough off central and western Japan, government researchers said Monday,” Japan Times reported on June 23. “It is also likely to affect a quarter of all such facilities near the capital if a magnitude 7 quake hits Tokyo.” The Japanese government has pledged up to one billion dollars to help upgrade the vulnerable structures. Although the risks in Southern California are significantly smaller and more narrowly focused— no one’s predicting a 9.0 quake here—the example of Japan’s systematic preventative approach has local activists and their allies renewing their calls for U.S. policymakers to adopt a similarly proactive approach, which could save countless lives and staggering sums of money. “The seismic vulnerabilities focused on in Japan are clearly an issue everywhere where earthquake activity is recognized. Los Angeles is
certainly a location expecting a major earthquake. So, Rancho LPG becomes the poster child for a looming catastrophe,” said homeowner and activist Janet Gunter, who first brought the report to Random Lengths’ attention. “Sitting in an earthquake rupture zone, with a potential magnitude of 7.3, in tanks built to a seismic substandard of 5.5 to 6.0. Really? Who can know this and not understand the sheer stupidity of it?” The threat involved is nothing new, nationally-known risk assessment expert Bob Bea pointed out, citing a Nov. 25, 1984, letter from the South Coast chapter of the ACLU, calling for action from Mayor Tom Bradley to protect the community in light of an LPG fire and series of explosions in Mexico City the previous week. The incident left 500 dead and the entire PEMEX LPG Terminal at San Juan Ixhuatepec destroyed. “The Petrolane [now Rancho] storage for LPG gas is twice the gallonage that detonated in Mexico City causing hundreds of deaths and thousands of injuries,” the letter read. “The enclosed data gives the pertinent facts on Petrolane. We cannot stress the earthquake factor too strongly.” Bea drew specific attention to the prediction of
Toxic Carousel Grinds to a Solution By Lyn Jensen, Carson Reporter
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According to a timeline posted on the Regional Board’s website, the next step will be to “select an effective remedy and compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act.” It includes a 45-day public review, meetings and a comment period. After that comes implementation of the remedy: the actual cleanup. In an email Paula Rasmussen, a spokeswoman for the Regional Board commented, “[W]e anticipate that the [RAP] review will take 4-6 weeks.” The Regional Board has tentatively scheduled meetings with Carousel residents in August to discuss Shell’s revised Remedial Action Plan and draft Environmental Impact Report. Rasmussen said that impacted Carousel residents will be notified of the exact date, time and place, as part of the 45-day public comment period. In a separate action Carson is joining perhaps as many as 1,000 Carousel residents in a lawsuit against Shell. A trial date has been set for March 2015. Plaintiffs are charging Shell with seven counts of public nuisance and similar offenses. An amended complaint filed July 16, 2013, alleges in part, that “[Toxic chemicals] contaminated the soil in and around the Carousel Housing Tract thereby reducing property values which in turn reduced the property tax revenue.” Tom Girardi of the law firm Girardi & Keese, represents the residents. He has asked Shell to buy out the homeowners. He also charges that dozens of residents have developed severe health problems including cancer. “These people have suffered—just—horrible illnesses and have suffered massive depreciation in the value of their homes,” he told California Law Today in 2013. Details: (310) 857-2335; ci.carson.ca.us, www. waterboards.ca.gov/losangeles
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For almost a decade, about 1,000 residents of a toxic site called Carousel have been riding a veritable bureaucratic merry-go-round. Finally, a workable solution may stop the spinning in circles. On June 30, Shell Oil submitted a revised Remedial Action Plan, or RAP, to the Los Angeles Regional Water Board that could be implemented within months. Concurrently, Carson and some residents are pursuing legal action. Near the intersection of Lomita and Main streets, where Carson borders Wilmington, Carousel looks like many middle-class, suburban neighborhoods. It covers about 44 acres with 285 single-family ranch-style homes. It was built in the 60s on the former site of the Kast Property Tank Farm, where Shell once operated three large oil storage reservoirs. Turns out, those were not completely emptied and cleaned before the houses were built. Shortly after an adjacent site underwent cleanup, from 2007 to 2008, the Regional Board first notified unsuspecting residents that they were likely living on top of hazardous waste. The Regional Board originally issued Shell a cleanup and abatement order in March 2011. Within the following years, hundreds of tests for toxic soil and air were conducted on individual homes. Those test results may be seen on Carson’s and the Regional Board’s websites. When the tests confirmed Carousel has benzene levels 100 times the allowable limit, for example, the Carson City Council made a move, which at the time, Mayor Jim Dear described as unprecedented. They voted unanimously to declare, “the existence of an emergency in the Carousel tract neighborhood due to the persistence of explosive methane gas, carcinogenic benzene, and other chemicals of concern.”
“liquefaction induced Rancho tanks overturning.” “Site geology reports state that the area consists of fine sand to very fine sand, clay and silty clay,” the letter stated. “The water table is stated at or about sea level. Water content of the sand beneath the tank locations is given as moist to very moist….No mention is made in these reports…of the very important factor of liquefaction occurring with these soil conditions during a 7.5 earthquake. Probably the tanks would capsize under these conditions. “The ACLU information indicates the same conclusion I have reached—the risks are not acceptable,” Bea told Random Lengths. “The ACLU information indicates that the owners—operators of the Rancho facilities need to be required by the potentially affected publics, commerce and industry, and local, state, and federal agencies to demonstrate that the Rancho risks are acceptable, and if they are not acceptable, then something must be done to develop acceptable risks. “It’s clear to anyone who lives in San
Pedro that we have a liquefaction threat here,” said retired oil industry consultant Connie Rutter, who’s become the community’s leading technological critic of Rancho. “I’ve got a crack in my front porch, a fairly large break in a retaining wall, and extra rebar in my concrete driveway, because of the soil here in San Pedro. It’s due to the unstable soil, a mixture of sand and clay lenses. “Rancho’s old EIR, from Petrolane’s time, called it ‘good San Pedro sand.’ Not sure if they were speaking ironically, since building on sand is advised against in the Bible.” Rutter switched effortlessly into her professional mode. “The EIR reports that the site had been a
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you saw in the video. We were as troubled by it as everybody else was.” Despite McDonnell’s assurances, the perception many have of police in general is that there is unconditional internal support for officers’ actions. For some, an American Police Beat article penned by Long Beach Police Officers Association President Steve James in response to the Zerby verdict is evidence of just such unconditional support. In the article, James labels the Zerby verdict “a disaster for law enforcement,” one that “impli[es] that police officers are not allowed to protect themselves from a person whom they reasonably believe is pointing a gun at them.” “I truly hope this decision will not cause officers to hesitate [to use deadly force] during future critical incidents but I am fearful that it may,” James continues. “I just hope everyone continues to trust their training and their instincts. […] The officers reasonably believed that Zerby posed a threat at the moment he took a shooting position with what appeared to be a gun, and they responded accordingly.” As James points out, the officers who shot Zerby were cleared of any wrongdoing by both Long Beach Police Chief Jim McDonnell, following RLn interview regarding the LBPD and the Los his race for Los Angeles County sheriff, March 28, 2014. File photo Angeles County District police officer stepped on Brooks’ neck, even Attorney’s Office. though Brooks had fully complied with officers’ Obviously the jury in the civil trial disagreed. orders and was lying facedown on the floor. In 2013—a year that saw a five-year high for In response to the furor surrounding the officer-involved shootings, some of which September 2013 beating of Porfirio Santos- resulted in the killing of unarmed suspects—they Lopez by several officers, video of which were not the only ones to come to a different LBPD Chief Jim McDonnell admitted was conclusion than the city regarding excessive “disturbing,” McDonnell promised that force at the LBPD. “each action of the officers will be evaluated That doesn’t mean they’re right. But, if fully.” there has been just one incident of excessive In an unrelated interview, McDonnell force by LBPD officers during each of the past assured Random Lengths News that each use three years—i.e., three total, one more incident of force by officers “is carefully analyzed” than the LBPD acknowledges—then, despite and that “officers are held accountable based McDonnell’s promises, the department is not on what they knew at the time and what taking a sufficiently critical look at itself. options they used, and what alternative did Findings by the Citizen Police Complaint they have to gain compliance in order to Commission dovetail with the LBPD’s own make the arrest.” findings. In 2011 and 2012 combined (the last McDonnell said that even of those period for which an annual report is available), cases “where the use of force was found out of 251 complaints of excessive force received, appropriate, if there could be lessons found the commission sustained only two, as well as and shared, we’d do exactly that. If we find recommending training in one separate incident. that there is a better way an officer could Commission Executive Director Anitra have done something better, certainly that Dempsey says that although she is confident is something that is brought to that officer’s that the results of Citizen Police Complaint attention through training or otherwise, and Commission investigations are appropriate to it is shared throughout the department, as the cases that come before them, a complaint not well.” being sustained “simply means that there’s not Regarding the Dorian Brooks incident, enough evidence” to do so. McDonnell says that, while he is restricted Dempsey adds that she and her fellow by the Peace Officers Bill of Rights from commissioners believe that the vast majority of discussing the internal investigation into the complaints made against the LBPD are in the incident, “What I can tell you is that good faith, whether or not excessive force was appropriate action was taken. We took it very actually, or can be found to have been, used. seriously and […] certainly, the individuals “We genuinely believe that most people [who 6 were held accountable for the actions that file complaints] believe that something wrong
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to weigh in. Included in that time period is the killing of Doug Zerby, shot to death by LBPD officers despite holding only a water nozzle that he was never ordered to drop. In April 2013, a jury found two officers at fault in the shooting and ordered Long Beach to pay Zerby’s family $6.5 million in damages. Also falling within that time period are various incidents in which the city has paid settlements to alleged victims of excessive force. Among them is $380,000 paid to Perry Grays after a jury found Long Beach police had used excessive force against Grays and arrested him without probable cause; and $50,000 paid to Dorian Brooks to settle a lawsuit filed after a
happened,” she says. “There are a few [cases] where evidence has shown [people have] filed complaints for reasons other than believe that something wrong happened. But that’s such a small number […].” While Dempsey says that all complaints against the LBPD are automatically reviewed by the Citizen Police Complaint Commission, and vice versa, the fact that the commission investigated 251 complaints of excessive force within a two-year period, while the LBPD reports investigating only 167 such complaints during an overlapping three-year period, seems to indicate otherwise. Dempsey declined to comment on whether she believes the LBPD is sufficiently selfscrutinizing when it comes to use of force, saying, “I don’t comment on the police department. I only comment on the CPCC and the work that we do.” Earlier this month, the family of Jason Conoscenti filed a $10 million wrongful-death lawsuit against Long Beach, claiming LBPD officers used excessive force when they shot to
death the unarmed Conoscenti as he fled down the steps to the beach at 14th Place. LBPD officers say they mistook the stunbangs the deputies fired at Conoscenti as he began to flee toward the beach as gunshots fired by Conoscenti. To those who feel the LBPD resorts to force more often or to a greater degree than necessary, the fact that the only weapons Conoscenti had been seen with were a pair of scissors (which he allegedly brandished when deputies confronted him at a Target store in Compton) and a stick that he held while sitting in his car in Long Beach before running toward the beach (by which point he had dropped it), the shooting is more ammunition for the belief that officers are guilty of excessive force more often than the city admits. Perhaps the vast majority of claims of police using excessive force are unjustified. The question is whether there are really fewer than one incident per year where officers employ more force than necessary, and whether 99 complaints out of 100 are unwarranted.
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“I stand in solidarity with you and all of our hardworking truck drivers during this strike,” Hahn said. “You deserve to work in safe conditions and earn a fair and honest wage that will help feed and support your families.... Many of you have often told me that your first 30 to 40 hours of work each week pays for the truck you drive, and then
back for their rights. This ultimately led them to seek union representation and fair, binding work contracts that can allow them to lift their families out of poverty. As the companies have lost more and more labor law cases, they have grown increasingly desperate in trying to maintain their illegal business model. Two recent actions by TTSI were particularly extreme: the shutdown of company parking for off-duty trucks and the announced cancellation and replacement of truck leasing agreements. June 30 was supposedly the last day TTSI was going to provide parking for its misclassified workers. Although the trucks are registered to TTSI and/or its creditors, drivers were told they must find—and pay for— alternative parking. Any trucks parked at the yard at the end of the day would be considered abandoned, Byron Contreras of the striking port truckers flanked by Congresswoman providing grounds for Janice Hahn and Long Beach community leader Bishop W. Todd Ervin of a driver’s dismissal. Church One. Photo by Terelle Jerricks Drivers responded with a the next 30 to 40 hours you work is for your mass convoy from the truck yard to company family. This is simply unconscionable in headquarters. The company subsequently agreed this day and age, where folks are already to temporarily extend parking access. But the company also sent notice on June 20, struggling.” For several hours on July 8, ILWU cancelling its interlocking contracting and truck workers honored picket lines at four leasing agreements as of Aug. 1, threatening to terminals—Evergreen, Hanjin, APL and wipe out their ability to operate. “We won’t back down,” Paz said. “We’re Long Beach Container Terminal—before they were ordered back to work by an arbiter. The done. We have come out of the shadows and ILWU’s coastwide contract, which gives the we’re staying out here until the industry changes. arbiter that authority has expired, but has been Until they stop breaking the law.” Also speaking was Daniel Linares, a driver temporarily extended by both sides through July 11, as coastwide contract negotiations for Pacific 9 Transportation. “Like drivers at other companies, we have continue. Union spokesman Craig Merilees had previously declined comment to indicate filed wage and hour claims with the DLSE, and we have gone on strike twice,” Linares said. “The what the longshore union would do. At the heart of the dispute is the company threatened to shut the company down companies’ use of illegal misclassification of if we formed a union at our company, and we workers as a means to systematically exploit filed claims with the National Labor Relations and impoverish them (including wage theft Board—and we won. The company settled and practices which have resulted in massive there is now a sign posted at our company stating fines) and the truckers’ determination to fight Strike/ to p. 10
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Bucket of Blood Remembering Liberty Hill and the Irony of it all James Preston Allen, Publisher
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Each year, on the morning of July 4th, at an often overlooked stone monument a few hundred feet off Harbor Boulevard on Fifth Street in San Pedro, a handful of citizens gather to commemorate the 1923 incident at Liberty Hill. You see, it was 91 years ago during a waterfront strike that the notorious International Workers of the World, or Wobblies, as they were generally known, called for a maritime strike in San Pedro. It was effective in that 90 ships were backed up at anchor as far as you could see. The shipping bosses called on the Los Angeles Police Department to help break the strike. The department willingly complied, rounding up and jailing union activists for violating “criminal syndicalism” laws or for simply holding an IWW union book. In those times, it was a criminal offense to organize for better working conditions or publicly promote an eight-hour work day, advocate for child labor laws and many more ideals once labeled “radical” in an ardently anti-union city. These basic labor laws are now considered commonplace. The incident that perhaps became better known than the strike that precipitated it involved progressive activist and noted American author of The Jungle, Upton Sinclair, who came to San Pedro in support of the striking dock workers. Los Angeles Mayor George Cryer threatened Sinclair with arrest if he spoke at the well-publicized rally atop a small hill near Beacon Street. It was called Liberty Hill because it was on private property and was supposedly the only place the Wobblies could gather without being arrested. Sinclair came with a posse of wealthy socialists. And what did they have to say to this crowd of surly dockworkers when they got up to speak? It was the U.S. Bill of Rights, starting with the first Amendment—you know the one that states clearly about not abridging the rights of free speech and of the people to peaceably assemble? Sinclair and his followers were promptly arrested and held incommunicado for several days, without bail or appearing in front of a judge to face charges. The complete irony of the arrest and the hypocrisy exposed by the actions of the authorities caused a maelstrom of news coverage that resulted in Sinclair’s eventual release and exoneration. The Wobblies’ strike was eventually put down and their union hall busted up by the Klu Klux Klan with help from the LAPD. This, however, was not the end, but the
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beginning of what would eventually re-emerge as the struggle for workers rights on the entire West Coast and the creation of the International Longshore Workers Union a decade later in another bloody strike. On this July 4th, before the rockets’ red glare started over at Cabrillo Beach, the small Liberty Hill group was treated to a reading by Matt Hart, a labor studies graduate from Cal State University, Dominguez Hills. He pulled out the iconic “little red IWW book” and quoted from its preamble. Here in quite simple language, predating the ILWU were the words “an injury to one, is an injury to all.” Hart continued on to give a quite an informed history of how these words crept into the organizing of Local 13, via one of the mother’s involved during this strike who was an ardent IWW supporter and organizer. Now, I bring this to your attention out of my own sense of irony. A few days after this event as I stood on sidewalk in San Pedro, I found myself in an “engaging” discussion with a man who coincidentally had the same given name and surname as myself. He called me a lefty socialist and argued that Obama’s Affordable Care Act was going to turn us into a European style socialist state and that the whole country was swirling down the toilet bowl. I listened. I argued. And then I asked, “So what do you do for a living?” “I’m a clerk at Local 63,” he muttered. I didn’t say it then, but I should have said this: “What is that you don’t get about the very motto of your union? ‘An injury to one, is an injury to all,’ was not just meant for ILWU members alone. It is a universal declaration of human rights not unlike ‘All men are created equal’ from the Declaration of Independence—a phrase that we sort of celebrate every year but forget to read.” How is it that I am standing on this street corner arguing with a man who owes his complete livelihood to his union forebearers, who sacrificed blood and sweat, and even died for this cause? Why is it that I, one of the few San Pedrans who doesn’t hold a ILWU casual card, or ever worked on the docks (except for a brief stint as a merchant marine), a member of the San Pedro Chamber of Commerce, a business owner that makes his living in the free market economy, have to explain what this means? Probably because I care to see things in historical context. There seems to be a form of collective amnesia amongst those who have “made it in life.” Those who have comfortably made it into Publisher/Executive Editor James Preston Allen james@randomlengthsnews.com Assoc. Publisher/Production Coordinator Suzanne Matsumiya info@graphictouchdesigns.com
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the upper middle class who then turn their backs on either their roots or the less fortunate, saying “I’ve got mine!” Then somewhere along the way they get the idea that their success had to do with some specially endowed talent or gift and that they can just shut the door behind them on anyone else. I see this in the interactions between panhandlers and customers at the San Pedro Post Office or the fear people have of the crazy or homeless sleeping on the streets. The idea that an injury to one is an injury to all simply doesn’t apply to those who are not represented by collective bargaining. Or does it? The concept that a civil society is judged not by how well off
its wealthiest citizens are, but how well we treat our least, comes to mind. In the early days of the union movement here in San Pedro, the Wobblies gathered in a local bar they called the “Bucket of Blood.” I am sure this was a metaphor of their frequent experiences of being beaten, bloodied and abused by the establishment at the time. They fought for their liberties and the right to organize. Yet, that same name could symbolically represent the common experience of all those who have fought and died for the same liberties since the founding of this nation, 238 years ago. From abolitionism to civil rights, from sea to shining sea, it continues to be a not always civil dispute over what liberty means.
LAPD: Surveillance, Spying, and Infiltration By Hamid Khan, Organizer with the Stop LAPD Spying Coalition Since 9/11 there has been a rapid increase in the expansion of the national security state. Although surveillance in the United States is not new, the scale, scope, and development of the surveillance state over the last decade has been unprecedented. Los Angeles has been at the center of the U.S. government’s “anti-terrorism” effort and has served as a staging ground for numerous “national security” programs that threaten human rights and civil liberties. The Los Angeles Police Department employs many tactics, including predictive policing, Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR), and other human and electronic information gathering and spying programs which incorporate data
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mining, behavioral profiling and surveillance technology. Launched by LAPD in March 2008 the SAR program, Special Order 1, requires all police officers to file SARs based on the observation of several non-criminal activities such as taking pictures, videotaping, using binoculars, and drawing diagrams. Such innocent behavior can lead to the opening of secret files, followed by a formal investigation with the file’s entry into the LAPD Major Crimes Division—CounterTerrorism Special Operations Bureau database. Majority of these files are then sent to fusion centers (an information gathering and sharing continued on following page
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RANDOMLetters Gaffey Cut~ 600-1000 North
I live in San Pedro near the area locals call Gaffey Cut. Gaffey Cut is located at 600-1000 North Gaffey Street. It is surrounded by Los Angeles Recreation and Park’s (LARAP) little known gem, Leland Park. This park has had quite a lot of publicity lately. Honestly, it’s probably the most attention this park has seen in its lifetime. It started with some disturbing photos on various media outlets and has turned into a neighborhood coalition. At the onset of this, we
were united out of frustration. Now we are turning that frustration into a collaborative effort to accomplish the impossible. Some of the impossible is happening at Leland Park. New Dodger Dream Field, pedestrian walkways that will be lit with low watt, LED lights and a new pathway from Leland Park’s baseball field down to 900 North Cabrillo Ave. (behind the Animal Shelter), to help alleviate parking problems on Herbert Ave. Very early in this process, at one community meeting,
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LAPD Surveillance spy center) to be accessed by every local, tribal, campus, transit, federal law enforcement agency, and private contractors. Furthermore in October 2009, LAPD launched the iWATCH—“See something, Say Something” program that essentially promotes
Community Alert Central Neighborhood Council Elects Publisher to Board Presidency
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Stop Bashing Teachers— Look in the Mirror
I am married to an amazing person, who I am sure is an amazing teacher. Not only is she passionate and committed to her students, she is also an innovator, continuous learner, as well as “fearless,” Her classroom is a laboratory of new and re-tooled techniques for maximizing the learning experience for her students. Her fifth grade students share posts with other students in foreign countries. They Skype, they blog and they critique the work of students they have
never met. They saw snow falling in Toronto and shared book reviews with peers in Virginia.Her classroom stays open until 6:30 p.m., Monday through Friday; current students, future students and past students know that her room is a safe, caring and serious place to study and to discover. And most important, she is not the only amazing teacher out there. She has over 700 passionate and serious educators following her on Twitter. “Has anyone tried this?” or “I need help doing this” are common beginning points for most of the tweets. Articles are shared, ideas are tossed back and forth, More Letters/ to p. 10
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Committee Chairs Port Relation —Frank Anderson Land Use Planning & Public Works—Sue Castillo Bylaws—Not yet appointed CD15 Issues—Not yet appointed Finance—Chaired by the new Treasurer Homelessness Ad Hoc Committee —Not yet appointed The next board and stakeholder meeting is on Aug. 12. Stakeholders are invited to participate and join a committee. Visit www. sanpedrocity.org.
announced that it was “gifted” two drones by the Seattle Police Department. Reality is that these drones are being dumped on Angelenos since the people in Seattle rose up and rejected the use of drones in their city. Contrary to Chief Charlie Beck’s propaganda of “seeking community input” before deploying these drones, in February 2014, the LAPD was in Israel looking at the “HoverMast” drone made by an Israeli Company called Sky Sapience. HoverMast attaches to a small vehicle like a car or truck by a combination power and data cable, then flies above it while collecting data. HoverMast also has the capability for crowd control. SAR, Predictive Policing, Drones, Trapwire, Stingray, Hi Definition Cameras, Automatic License Plate Readers, Intelligence Gathering Guidelines, Joint Terrorism Task Force, Fusion Centers—are all a part of the department’s massive architecture of surveillance. These programs give the LAPD unprecedented power to deem and criminalize the people of Los Angeles as the dangerous “other.” We the “other” have to join hands in fighting this monster that thrives on policies of social control. Since the summer of 2011 the Stop LAPD Spying Coalition has been organizing communities around Los Angeles through community outreach and education, town hall meetings, research, and social media raising awareness on LAPD’s massive architecture of surveillance. The coalition’s goal is to build a grassroot movement that creates people power to dismantle these policies that invade our privacy, promote profiling, create suspicion and fear, are not evidence based, and waste resources. Join the fight!
of Leland Park at the same time. Hearing some frustration from the area residents, he continued to tell the neighborhood not to give up and that we would have to remain focused on what we could do with the money at hand. And later we would only be able to completely redevelop Leland Park with alternate sources. I leaned over and naively asked what other sources would be available and if I could be of any help. He looked down and grinned, and softly spoke to the neighbors about grant money. Debbie Rouser San Pedro
The Local Publication You Actually Read
On July 9, the Central San Pedro Neighborhood Council installed a new board and elected publisher of Random Lengths News James Preston Allen, as its president. The new board was elected following a June 6 vote. Allen, in a released statement said, “I am honored by their vote of confidence and vow to lead with integrity and vision representing the diverse residents of our district. I invite all of those who either live or work or own property and businesses in this area to come to our second Tuesday night meeting of each month to bring your community concerns.” The following Officers and Committee Chairs were appointed: Executive Board— President—James Preston Allen Vice President—Debbie Rouser Secretary—Khixaan ObiomaSakhu Treasurer—Danielle Sandoval Outreach and Communications Officer—Donald Galaz
and encourages neighbors to arbitrarily report suspicious behavior. Special Order 1 and iWATCH assume that if you are photographing or videotaping in public then you may be engaging in what is termed “pre-operational planning.” The suspicion cast on such benign, daily behaviors opens the door for racial profiling and privacy violations. It is important to realize the fundamental premise of these programs’ is that each and every person is a potential suspect. This concept completely contradicts the long held legal principle of innocent until proven guilty and turns it into guilty until proven innocent. Another major concern is that the SAR program operates without applying constitutional standards of suspicion. SAR uses the standard of “reasonable indication” established under the National SAR Initiative (NSI) rather than the constitutional standards of “probable cause.” The initiative defines suspicious activity as “observed behavior reasonably indicative of pre-operational planning of terrorism or other criminal activity.” This highly vague and overly broad standard of “reasonable indication” enables police officers to base their investigations on hunches and stereotypes. An October 2012, U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee issued a scathing report stating intelligence gathering at fusion centers, that originates from local law enforcement like LAPD, “flawed, useless, irrelevant, duplicative.” The Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting initiative— is now active in 46 states with the participation of more than 14,200 local law enforcement agencies, every federal agency, and various corporate partnerships. This past month LAPD
Michael Shull, Los Angeles Recreation and Parks (LARAP) General Manager, was explaining to the community that there was not enough money to rehabilitate Leland Park in it’s entirety and it would have to be completed in phases. As he explained, the phases, he noted that ‘Leland Main’ would be first (which is the part of Leland Park that has the baseball field, recreation building, basketball court and the like, another phase would be the terraces (hillsides), and east Leland and south Leland. Being that the park is 21 acres there was not nearly enough money to redevelop all
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and encouragement to try new stuff goes on 24 hours a day. It is true, I hear the alerts all night long from teachers in Russia, Australia, as well as points east, north and south of our community. When mentoring at other schools or in professional development programs, she meets other passionate, committed colleagues. She has helped her school maintain a relationship with Columbia’s Teachers College and is initiating a relationship with Harvard, two thought leaders in education. While both LAUSD and the union have challenges ahead of them, there are thousands of teachers out there doing great things. If you are not convinced, visit Park Western Elementary School, South Shores, Harry Bridges, or other local schools, where great things happen every day. Social Learning Theorists tell us there are six components needed to sustain change in a person. If any one of the six is missing, change cannot be sustained. Mitchell Harmatz San Pedro
Helping Illegal Aliens but not Americans
Serving the Seven Cities of the Harbor Area
The news shows case after case of people pushing for the United States to pay for various things for illegal aliens. Children are being sent here by their families, with the assumption we will care for them. And we are. Our own military Veterans cannot get help so quickly (or at all). Our unemployed persons that really want to work cannot get a job. They are out of money. They will not be able to pay rent, pay for their car insurance, pay to register
their car. Their families also need help. They will have to go to food banks, and sell their belongings off as they pay bills (if they can sell). Then all they own will be gone. And they have already had to use the 401ks. They have used up their employment benefits. What will our country do for the long term unemployed? Where is the guaranteed place they can go, that our Federal Government mandates? So if they cross the border, walk back over and say they need help, will the government bus them to resources? Feed them? Shelter them? Put them in the news? The President can talk about the reason we have to help others. I guess they all need to be reclassified as “Others.” Or are they the “New Homeless.” Jan Olsen San Pedro
About Kongshaug, McDonnell and Iraq
I applaud Random Lengths News for printing the undelivered culmination speech of Arlo Kongshaug. Of the many endemic problems in public education today, we can no longer ignore the unjust, arbitrary discrimination against students with learning differences (or who do not feel safe learning). With the recent ruling Vergara v. California striking down teacher tenure, students will enjoy more equitable access to a quality education. I further applaud RLn printing George McCalip’s letter dismissing “outsider” Jim McDonnell for LA County Sheriff. I have met Gardena Mayor Paul Tanaka and I have investigated the allegations regarding his connections with the jail abuse (including the numerous, unfounded media smears).
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Truckers Strike
that we are employees—not ‘independent contractors’—and have a right to form our union. But the illegal deductions from our paychecks continue. “On top of this, Pac 9 has retaliated against us by interrogating us and giving less work to those of us who are standing up for our rights. This is illegal and it must stop! That is why we are going out on strike today,” Linares said. Byron Contreras, a driver for Green Fleet Systems, also spoke about drivers’ efforts to unionize and the company’s response. “The owner of Green Fleet and his highpriced union buster has broken nearly every labor law on the books to try to stop us,” Contreras said. “They fired my coworker Francisco Hernandez in retaliation for him standing up for his rights. They have also retaliated against us by giving us unsafe trucks to work with. When they break down they send us home leaving us with less work, making it hard to survive. That’s not right! “Because the company keeps breaking the law, we’ve been forced to show 10 companies how serious we are, we’re in this
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Currently, I do not find them credible. I believe that Tanaka is the better choice for LA County Sheriff: pro-second Amendment, fiscally conservative, putting safety first. And speaking of media smears…Matt Wuerker’s political cartoons are so slanted sometimes; one wonders how they stay on the page. Regarding the war in Iraq, “what George W. Bush broke, Obama owned” is false. For the record, President Bush never lied about the weapons of mass destruction. Beyond the affirmation from five separate intelligences agencies regarding WMD (including the passive German and French governments, plus British intelligence’s staunch stance to this day), the Washington Post reported in 2005 a large cache of weapons and chemical agents discovered in Iraq. Following the release of the Wikileaks cables, reports detail ongoing military efforts to locate WMD, with surprising results, including caches of chemical agents and war materiel. Now that ISIS is taking over Iraq, media reports are documenting all the WMD they are discovering. Well. While Bush II’s compassionate conservatism was neither, at least general prosperity defined his two terms, plus advances in civil rights, such as appointments of minorities to federal offices. Regarding Iraq, however, there is no basis for claiming: “Bush Lied. People Died.” Instead of blaming Bush, progressives should demand why their President has delivered no hope with all the change, for the worse. From economic contractions to skyrocketing health care and food costs, plus reckless executive orders which have encouraged an illegal immigration crisis along our borders, (and all those scandals: Operation Fast and Furious plus the numerous abuses from alphabet soup agencies: IRS, NSA, CIA, EPA, etc.), the American People
to win. This is my fourth time going out on strike and I am going to be out on the picket line as long as it takes for Green Fleet to get the message that they can’t keep trampling our rights.” At a press conference on July 8, Teamsters announced the formation of a Justice for Port Drivers Hardship Fund, which raised $50,000 within hours. In addition, a wide range of elected officials, community, faith and labor leaders spoke out in support of the truckers at a noon rally at Wilmington Waterfront Park, building on the leading themes that Rep. Janice Hahn struck the prior day. “We must change this outdated and harmful way of doing business and support you and all our truckers because we all have a stake in your success,” Hahn said. “The good news is that the courts have been ruling in your favor. There have been recent rulings that conclude drivers have been unfairly misclassified as contractors. We are on the right path forward. Your success in creating a fairer and more just economy will benefit the future of all our communities. As you improve, we all improve,” Hahn said.
are dealing with another WMD: Barack Hussein Obama. Bush is vindicated, Obama is humiliated, and progressive policies have been repudiated. Arthur Christopher Schaffer Torrance Dear Arthur, “Talk about being so slanted as to fall off the page? It is an undeniable fact that the Bush administration lied us into invading Iraq with the phony intelligence on weapons of mass destruction. I don’t know which FoxNews hole you have been buried in for the past 10 years, but I do suppose you’ve been drinking Dick Cheney’s lemonade! If you call this recent ISIS advance into Iraq as proof that Bush is vindicated, then you clearly know nothing about the historic divisions, sectarian hostilities and classically stupid colonial nation building that has taken place in the Middle East within the past century. I suggest you read up on
T.E. Lawrence before you write back. James Preston Allen, Publisher
Time Warner Cable Increases
What governmental office has the authority to regulate the cable TV industry and their exorbitant rates? I’m an “older American” on a limited/fixed income, and again Time Warner has increased my monthly basic cable bill 9 percent. The Feb., 2014 bill was $100.25— now my monthly bill is $109.03? Previously in Dec., 2011 my monthly bill was $86.69, and, of course, in Jan., 2012 Time Warner billed me for $95.58 (a 10% monthly increase)? Then, just to irritate me even more, Time Warner (Feb., 2012) added $1.85 more to the monthly fee to $97.43? My Social Security cost of living increase this year of 3 percent hardly keeps up with
the annual rate increase by Time Warner? I want a logical explanation for these annual “willy-nilly” price increases ASAP. Allan Ray Duray Harbor City Dear Mr. Duray, The logic, if not illogic, of this circumstance is “unregulated” free enterprise. Some will argue that the law of supply and demand will address these imbalances, yet all the cable companies operate on a limited monopoly in city designated franchise territories. Your city government actually has the tools to regulate these near monopolies, but they don’t. Even more to the point, why aren’t the cable companies required, as part of their franchise with the city, to offer a basic service to everyone in their service area at a designated affordable price? James Preston Allen, Publisher
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Liquefaction
dump, and that to make it fit for building, they had dug up the trash under the site and filled in with ‘good San Pedro sand,’” Rutter explained. “So, liquefaction (of course, a danger associated with sandy soils - think of your sand-castle building days) is definitely a problem for the Rancho site. “In my case, it didn’t even take an earthquake to cause breaks on my property. And, certainly in other earthquakes, the difference between areas that suffered large amounts of damage and those that suffered little depended chiefly on the liquefaction potential of the soil.” In contrast to the continued neglect here in America, the Japanese study seems remarkably thorough, according to Japan Times: The liquefaction research data covered petrochemical complexes in 6,154 locations run by 25 business entities. According to the data, 1,441 of the 3,327 petrochemical locations in the central Tokai region and further west are highly likely to be hit by liquefaction during a Nankai Trough quake. In the Tokyo scenario, 707 of 2,827 petrochemical locations in Tokyo Bay and other part of the Tokyo metropolitan area will be at high risk of liquefaction if a magnitude 7 quake strikes, the research stated. “The Japanese continue to work on their assessments of earthquake characteristics, including tsunamis,” Bea told Random Lengths. “The TEPCO [Tokyo Electric Power Company] work I have reviewed indicates that they are trying very hard to ‘get it right’ this time.” Japanese news network, NHK, reported that Japan’s government “expressed its readiness to grant subsidies totaling about $1 billion to reinforce embankments and make key facilities more quake-resistant over the next 5 to 7 years,” a clear indication that this report is going to be acted on. But the U.S. situation looks far different. Bea has nothing but praise for the U.S. Geological Survey, in terms of gathering the basic risk-relevant data. They “do excellent work on earthquakes,” he said, specifically praising the “USGS focus on the ground motion characteristics and effects on the ground and other structures.” But the proper policy response hasn’t even begun. “The first thing that the state and federal
agencies that have potential responsibilities for public safety hazard exposures due to commercial—industrial facilities (e.g. Rancho)— should do is to decide who is responsible and accountable,” Bea said. “Then these agencies need to specify what is an ‘acceptable’ or ‘tolerable’ risk associated with such facilities, the likelihoods of major accidents due to the different types of hazards and the potential consequences given a major accident (short term, long term, on site, off site, human deaths and severe injuries, negative environmental impacts, and monetary measures of the consequences). “The next step is to require that the ownersoperators who have responsibilities for the facilities demonstrate to the satisfaction of the regulatory agencies that their facilities meet the specified tolerable risks—currently, and in the future. If the facilities do not meet the specified tolerable risks, then the facilities must be modified to be acceptable, or decommissioned, or moved.” “The attitudes of the U.S. government, local, state and federal, about the threat of hazardous facilities like Rancho is similar to its attitude in other areas which have come to light recently,” Rutter said. “Think of the veterans’ health issues, the ACA health insurance computer problems, the mess about immigrant deportations and children immigrants, etc.” In all these cases, government action has been woefully inadequate to the scale and scope of the problem. “In matters of this type, complacency is deadly,” Bea said. “The Japanese public authorities and TEPCO understood that the earthquake—tsunami risks were very high—not acceptable. But, all accepted the risks because they had not recently experienced such an event. They felt they were ‘safe’, even though there was ample information to indicate otherwise.” “We don’t ‘have’ to experience the Fukushima disaster here if we use our God-given sense. But, I fear we may have to,” Gunter said. “Unless the devastation is closer to our own neighborhood, we fail miserably at really understanding our own peril. Sadly, it’s clear that our government is not spending proper resources to protect us either.” “When our little group of activists have met with politicians or regulators, they often ask, ‘What do you want us to do?’” Rutter recalled. “My answer would be, ‘Think of what you’ll wish you had done, after there’s a serious explosion at Rancho.’” Or they could also look to Japan.
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who sent him down that path to meet Robert Johnson at the crossroads and set a spell. Griffith likes to feel the root emotion behind each piece and tries like hell to convey that to everyone within earshot. “Our main thing is that we want our music to be a fun party” Sample says. “We don’t turn our noses up at fun. We are just out there to have fun and have a really good time. We are not really blues purists. We are more of a good-time soul band. That’s our style.” The roots of soul music traces back to artists such as Little Richard, who was the inspiration for Otis Redding. Fats Domino and James Brown were equally influential. Fats Domino originally called himself a rock ’n’ roll performer, while James Brown was known as the “Godfather of Soul.” Otis Redding and Wilson Pickett echo throughout the music of this group. You don’t have to listen too hard to hear all these voices in the music of Boxcar 7. Samples said they like to stay close to Long Beach because their fans are so supportive here. After the Blues Festival you may want to find yourself searching for their next gig. The band says they built much of their following at the El Dorado in Long Beach they are also regulars at Harvelle’s on the Promenade downtown, the Gaslamp on Pacific Coast Highway and Kobe’s Steakhouse in Los Alamitos. You can keep up with the band on Facebook, or visit their website at Boxcar7.com. Details: newbluesfestival.com Venue: LBPOA Park Location: 2865 Temple Ave., Long Beach
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lues is a strong tradition in Long Beach. On Labor Day weekend the blues returns to Long Beach with the New Blues Festival at POA Park. Long Beach band, Boxcar 7 is on the lineup. Lay out your path towards the dance floor cuz it’s going to be hard to sit still when Boxcar 7 is on the stage. They are a good-time band and they are not afraid to let the world know. The big-band sound of the seven-piece group has caught on in Long Beach. They are a familiar presence in the local music scene. They first started to catch the attention of blues junkies about five years ago. Now, they have developed a hard core following in town. The band combines the classic sound of 60s soul music with the 40s style of jump blues. Popular in the 1940s, the movement was a precursor to the arrival of rhythm and blues and rock ’n’ roll. Prominent figures included Louis Jordan, Lionel Hampton, Big Joe Turner, Helen Humes and T-Bone Walker. More recently, there was renewed interest in jump blues in the 1990s, as part of the swing revival. The band professes an admiration for the big-band blues style. Their band performs with characteristic classic style old-school bandstands. Singer Scott Griffith performs with a vintage chrome plated microphone that fits his immense physical presence.
“We don’t treat our music like most of the other bands in Long Beach do,” saxophone player Mark Sample said. “Most bands [performing locally] are four-piece or five-piece. Most of the venues in town have stages that are too small for our band. We just decided we aren’t going to do it like that. We are going to do it like how it was in the old days, when the bands were really big.” Another major influence on the band was the 1991 movie, The Commitments. The film tells the story of the travails of an Irish music promoter to form the “World’s Hardest Working Band,” The Commitments, bringing soul music to the people of Dublin. Sample says the band patterned their own style based on the film. Boxcar 7 has not performed in Dublin, but they have worked hard to bring soul music to Long Beach and beyond. Recently, the band played at the prestigious NAMM show in Anaheim, the biggest music industry convention in the country. The band had the hard core rock fans swing dancing in the lobby of the Hilton Hotel. The members of the band all have deep credentials in the music biz. Gerry Tschetter plays piano and organ, and Johnny V plays trumpet and flugelhorn. Johnny V has worked with Slash, Eric Clapton and Percy Sledge. Sample completes their horn section. Robert Lopez plays lead guitar and the rhythm section consists of bassist Jim Keena and drummer Andrew Shreve. Recently, they added another member, John Earvin, on trombone. Earvin toured for twenty years with Rick James when he was younger. Griffith has been around the Long Beach music scene for many years. He got his start in the punk scene. Burned out on the blusterings of Jello Biafra, Lee Viney, and Henry Rollins, he found solace with Otis Redding, Ray Charles and Al Green. Along the way back to humanity, Scott encountered Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf,
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Jimmy Branly, Otmaro Ruiz Jimmy Branly and Otmaro Ruiz will perform at 8 p.m. July 11 at Alvas Showroom in San Pedro. Special Guest Alex Acuna will join them. Details: www.alvasshowroom.com Venue: Alvas Showroom Location: 1417 W. 8th St., San Pedro
July 12
Eric Rigler, Dirk Freymuth Eric Rigler (uilleann pipes and whistles) and Dirk Freymuth (guitar) will team up to create a soundscape of Celtic spirit and energy, starting at 8 p.m. July 12 at Alvas Showroom in San Pedro. The duo combines with Irish fiddle and percussion to produce a moving sonic experience. Suggested donation is $20. Details: www.alvasshowroom.com Venue: Alvas Showroom Location: 1417 W. 8th St., San Pedro
Horton’s Hayride Enjoy Horton’s Hayride, 12 to 10 p.m. July 12, on Pine Avenue in downtown Long Beach. Horton’s Hayride is moonshine, dusty windshields, leather jackets, cheap beer and rootsy rock and roll which is positively redolent with cool. Tickets start at $10. Details: http://tinyurl.com/HortonsHayride Venue: Downtown Pine Avenue Location: Between Broadway and 3rd St., Long Beach
July 13
Tom McDermott Alvas presents Tom McDermott, starting at 2:30 pm. July 13, in San Pedro. Tom McDermott is one of New Orleans’ premiere piano players and composers. He grew up in St. Louis, where he earned a masters’ degree in music, wrote music journalism for the morning paper, and soaked up the sounds of ragtime and traditional jazz that flourished there in the 1960s and 70s. Suggested donation is $20. Details: www.alvasshowroom.com Venue: Alvas Showroom Location: 1417 W. 8th St., San Pedro Calendar continued on page 13.
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Mini Fruit Tacos Showcase Fresh Berries
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By Lori Lynn Hirsch Stokoe, Food Writer & Photographer
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erhaps we are spoiled here in Southern California, with a bounty of fresh fruit all year around, but savvy cooks don’t simply create dishes with fresh ingredients, the key is serving those fresh ingredients at their peak. Summer is the peak season for raspberries, blueberries and blackberries. To delight your family, serve these seasonal gems in a mini taco shell. This taco shell is inspired by sopapillas, a dessert popular in the Southwestern United States and in Latino cultures. The crispy fried pillows of dough are originally thought to have originated in Albuquerque, N.M. around a couple of centuries ago. Sometimes served as a savory dish with meat, cheese and chiles, it is most often served as a sweet treat, adorned with honey or cinnamon sugar. These fruit tacos are filled with lemon-orange ricotta cheese, orange marmalade, fresh berries, garnished with pistachio nuts, vanilla yogurt and mint. And while they make a charming summer dessert – the citrusy cheese filling and orange marmalade make them quite suitable for breakfast on a brilliant July morning as well. Nature’s beautiful colors and the petite presentation are positively enchanting. The textures range from crispy to creamy – with nutty and fruity flavors, made even brighter by the use
of citrus and salt. Something magical happens when a conventionally savory recipe is turned into something little and sweet.
Lemon-Orange Ricotta Recipe: • 1 cup ricotta cheese • 1 teaspoon orange zest • 1 teaspoon lemon zest • 1/2 teaspoon sugar • 1/8 teaspoon salt
Mix ingredients in a small bowl and refrigerate until needed.
Sopapilla Taco Shell Recipe: • 8 flour tortillas • high-heat canola oil for frying • cinnamon sugar for dusting
Using a cookie cutter or scissors, cut tortillas into circles four inches in diameter. In a frying pan, heat a quarter-inch deep of oil. When oil is hot but not smoking, fry tortillas in batches in a single layer, taking care that they do not overlap. When the bottom of the tortilla Continued on page 13.
Calendar continued from page 12. Grand Park Sunday Sessions Gather together with family and friends to experience beautiful soaring beats from Los Angeles’ best DJs, starting at 8 p.m., in the heart of downtown. Admission is free. Venue: Grand Park Location: 200 N. Grand Ave, Los Angeles
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Sweet Sundays Comedy Show Come enjoy up-and-close in-your-face stand up comedy featuring comedians, live music and entertainment, starting at 8 p.m. July 13, at Harvelle’s in Long Beach. The host of this show is Robert “Lil-Rob” Robledo followed by a dance performance by Harlow Gold. This is a 21 and older event. There is a two-drink minimum requirement. There are two hours of free parking on 3rd Street between Long Beach Boulevard and Pine Avenue. General admission is $13. Details: (562) 391-3346; http://longbeach.harvelles. com Venue: Harvelle’s Location: 201 E. Broadway, Long Beach Music by the Sea The third weekend of Music by the Sea will feature bands Bad Apples, Hindsight and Bad Jack. This annual musical event is free and benefits the nonprofit organization, the Harry Bridges Institute. Make your check out to “Harry Bridges Institute” and put Music by the Sea in the memo spot. Mail it to: Michael Caccavalla, P.O. Box 736, San Pedro, CA. 90731. Details: http://www.musicbythesea.org Venue: Point Fermin Location: The end of South Gaffey, San Pedro
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is a rich golden color, use tongs to flip and cook the other side. Drain tortillas on paper towels. Immediately dust with cinnamon sugar. Form tortillas into a Vshape while hot, and let cool for 5 minutes.
Fruit Taco Recipe:
(makes 8) • sopapilla taco shells • ricotta mixture • 1/4 cup orange marmalade • 24 raspberries • 24 blueberries • 24 blackberries • 4 teaspoons pistachio nutmeat, finely chopped • 8 teaspoons vanilla yogurt • 8 mint sprigs
Be sure to serve the fruit tacos right away, so that the shells remain crispy.
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Fill taco shells with ricotta mixture. Spoon marmalade over the ricotta. Divide the berries among the tacos. Sprinkle pistachio nuts over the berries. Top with a dollop of vanilla yogurt and garnish with a sprig of mint.
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Calendar continued from page 13. Matthew Morreale Ten-year-old Matthew Morreale has been writing, arranging, performing and composing music since he was a wee tot. He will be performing at 11:30 a.m. July 13 at Alvas Showroom. This is his second performance at Alvas Showroom. He was 5 years old when he first performed there. He wowed the audience then and is back to wow audiences again. Matt will be performing on a piano and guitar, as well as vocals. He will be playing steel string acoustic and nylon string classical. His father will join him on vocals and light drum. Join Matthew and his family to help with finding cures for children with cancer and other life-threatening diseases through research and treatment, as he raises funds for St. Jude’s Medical. Any and all donations welcome. Details: www.alvasshowroom.com Venue: Alvas Showroom Location: 1417 W. 8th St., San Pedro
July 16
Peter Himmelman Peter Himmelman will perform at 7 p.m. July 16, at Fingerprints in Long Beach. Many will remember Peter Himmelman’s early and mid-90s radio songs, including “Woman With the Strength of 10,000 Men,” “Only Innocent,” and “Easy to be Broken.” The guest list is open with purchase of his new record The Boat That Carries Us. Details: (562) 433-4996 Venue: Fingerprints Location: 420 E. 4th St., Long Beach
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Music by the Sea 19 Years Strong By Melina Paris Music Columnist
Mike Caccavalla, a decades-long San
Pedro local, has treated this seaside community to the Music by the Sea concerts for almost a generation. Originally, he helped promote the concerts when the Los Angeles Department Recreation and Parks presented them. When budget cuts threatened the event, “Cacc,” as he answers to, decided to carry it on. Dane Heathcock, lead singer of classic rock band, Bad Jack (playing July 13), has been helping Caccavalla. “Anytime there are 2,000 well-behaved San Pedrans together, it’s a good deal,” Heathcock said. “There is not a better stage, not a better crowd and not a better place to play. It’s free, focuses on local bands and I’m more comfortable at that event than in any club. This year I get to see behind the curtain and Mike is a giver with a lot of balls. It’s a beautiful event.” Fifteen bands on the roster for five Sundays that began June 29. Caccavalla said the groups play throughout South Bay and Los Angeles but they all have ties to San Pedro. As far as his criteria for finding entertainment, he said bands ask him all year long, on the website or they send him YouTube links. He chuckles as he notes, “But my best way of choosing bands is going to the local bars and doing research.” “Last year, out of our 18 years, In Contempt was the only band that ever asked me to come up and sing with them,” Caccavalla said. “The joke was, if you liked it, put money in the hat. If you didn’t like it, put more
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money in the hat. We actually made more money after I sang.” Caccavalla says there are increasingly more bands coming up from San Pedro. This year they have a lot more new groups, like Benny Roots, WareHouse One and Bad Apple. The Hellhounds are performing on July 27 playing a combination of blues, rock and roots music. Their sound has been described as “blues on steroids.” “It’s about a 50-50 ratio, new bands to old,” Caccavalla said. “The goal is to give everyone a shot. There are a lot of bands in town that have not had the experience of playing at Point Fermin and on the stage at Warner Grand, where we do some events. I used to do Battle of the Bands for Taste of San Pedro and the last four years on New Year’s Day we do an All-Star Jam.” There is also a connection with cooking beyond Taste of San Pedro for Caccavalla. He is the chef for the local chapter of Meals on Wheels. “I’m Italian,” he said, in response to his passion for cooking. “I came out of the womb with a spatula and a knife.” Caccavalla owned a restaurant called, Downtown Subs and More and a T-shirt Shop called, Boca Active Wear, both were in downtown San Pedro. Cooking his whole life, Caccavalla says he felt Meals on Wheels was a perfect fit for him. “People start marinating like two days before and literally bring their kitchen sink with them,” he said, talking food. “The food is unbelievable. People schedule their summer vacations around Music by the Sea. It’s a day in the park with family and friends, just like a family reunion.” It’s not a lot of money but Caccavalla does pay the musicians. He notes that this year more of them will be giving the money back. A few bands have done that throughout the years but this year, more will contribute because Music by the Sea is strapped with some unexpected extra costs. Caccavalla told bands throughout the years that he wished he had more money to pay them but they say they do it for the love of getting up in front of 3,000 people at Point Fermin Park. There they experience the view of Catalina and the Pacific Ocean as a backdrop on a beautiful Sunday afternoon. “You know, the only reason they take the money is because they give it to their kids, who help them load up their equipment, set it up and take it all back down again,” Caccavalla said. Music by the Sea is heavily supported by people in San Pedro and all over the South Bay. Caccavalla would like for people to come out, have a great time and be happy. “I’ve been accepted into this very tight knit community,” said Caccavalla, who was born and reared in New York. “I’m not from here but I was always greeted with open arms from the beginning, that’s why I want to continue to
The Hellhounds, file photo
do this, to give back to the community that has accepted me.” Next year will be the 20th anniversary of Music by the Sea, which is a milestone he always wanted to make. “People are actually pretty well-behaved but when you have 2,500 people, things can occur,” Caccavalla said. “It normally costs me about $16,000 to put on, but it’s now costing me about $25,000, so if people want to send donations, please do. I will also be walking around the park with the infamous hat.” He realizes that has the support of the whole community. “Knowing that I [have] worked so hard — with the help of a lot of people — it is humbling to stand on stage and see how many people come out,” he said. http://musicbythesea.org/ Venue: Point Fermin Park Location: 807 W. Paseo Del Mar, San Pedro TJ Rox, file photo
LINE UP: July 13 July 20 Bad Apples Hindsight Bad Jack
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groove and, as he observes, “aural liner notes for a digital generation.” “Brukstep” is about bringing what MdCL describes as “that UK two-step groove” into the jazz vibe. It has great Latin beat. He makes the most of the entire keyboard, followed with a soaring trumpet solo by Duane Eubanks. MdcL says the electronic elements on this track are an important ingredient, as spontaneous and organic as the acoustic ones. On his YouTube video of “Brukstep” you will see the artist create; playing the song on piano, recording it and then remixing it, all in one cut. It is remarkable to witness his skills. He layers chords and electronics until they come together as a whole piece MdCL went through a sabbatical from playing the piano and came back with zeal. He explained that the piano was not viscerally as fun. He remembers playing in a band where the DJ coming on before them would rock the sound system, while incorporating drum machines into live shows back in 2000. Then his band would come on and they could never compete. “We could play better music in theory, but it didn’t matter because we couldn’t compete. The first time I pulled out a drum machine out of the bag was like, ‘Holy shit! This is a whole new game now.’” The sonic weight, effects and textures were exciting, he said. “I went from having 88 keys of ebony
July 20
Generations Blues Experience Generations Blues Experience will perform at 8 p.m. July 20 at Alvas Showroom in San Pedro. The blues band features Ray Goren on lead guitar, Jamie Powell on guitar, Sammy Lee on harmonica, Tadg Galleran on keyboard, Lester Landson on bass and Albert Trepagnier, Jr. on Suggested donation is $20. Details: www.alvasshowroom.com Venue: Alvas Showroom Location: 1417 W. 8th St., San Pedro Music by the Sea See page 13. Details: http://www.musicbythesea.org Venue: Point Fermin Location: The end of South Gaffey, San Pedro
July 26
Village People Harbor Cruise Dress as your favorite Village People group member at the Village People Harbor Cruise, from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. July 26, aboard The Christopher. Village People Harbor Cruise benefits The Center Long Beach’s MYTE Program. Tickets are $45. Details: http://longbeachimperialcourt.org Venue: The Christopher Location: 27 Aquarium Way, Dock 2, Long Beach
Community/Family July 11
Twisted at the Pike Summer And Music is getting inside your head with a twisted carnival, starting at 6 p.m. July 11 at The Pike in Long Beach. The event will feature midway acts, fire dancers, and music from De Lux, Fart Barf, Free Moral Agents and Wild Pack of Canaries. The event is free. Venue: The Pike Location: Shoreline Village and Pine, Long Beach San Pedro Farmers Market Buy fresh organically grown fruits and vegetables, flowers, honey, eggs, crafts and assorted cooked taste treats, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 11 in downtown San Pedro. Venue: Downtown San Pedro Location: 6th Street between Pacific and Mesa streets, San Pedro.
July 13
Meet the Grunion Meet the grunion, starting at 8 p.m. July 13 at the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium. A film on grunions begins at 9 p.m. in the John M. Olguin Auditorium. Prior to the predicted run, everyone will gather on the beach to await the grunions. The program cost is $5 for adults and $1 for seniors, students, and children. Details: (310) 548-7562; www.cabrillomarineaquarium. org. Venue: Cabrillo Marine Aquarium Location: 3720 Stephen M. White Dr., San Pedro World Cup at the Waterfront Experience the World Cup at the Waterfront, starting at 12 p.m. July 13 at the Wilmington Waterfront Park. The free event includes activities, food and beverages for sale, entertainment and the World Cup final game. Venue: Wilmington Waterfront Park
July 18
67th Annual Mary Star of the Sea Parish Fiesta Mary Star of the Sea Parish will be hosting its annual fiesta starting at 5 p.m. July 18 through 20. There will be carnival rides, games and food. Admission is free. Details: (310) 833-3541 ext. 203; fiesta@marystar. org Venue: Mary Star of the Sea Campus Location: 870 W. 8th St., San Pedro
July 19
LAMI Family Sunset Sail Sail the Los Angeles Harbor and watch the sunset from the deck of a tall ship, from 5 to 8 p.m. July 19. You can sit back and relax or get hands-on with the amazing crew. Tickets $50 for adults and $25 for children. Details: (310) 833-6055; www.lamitopsail.org
July 26
Lane Victory-Victory at Sea Cruise Sail back to the 1940s aboard the last fully restored and operational Victory ship in the world, from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. July 26. Imagine shipboard life during wartime as we steam out to the open ocean. Join in Calendar continued on page 16.
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ianist, producer and DJ, Mark de Clive-Lowe, or MdCL, has produced a beautiful album titled Church, merging the genres of jazz, hip-hop, soul and electronic. The album is named after the music event he has presented in both the East Village in New York and Los Angeles since 2000. Each month he brings in special guests, from his favorite musicians, MCs and singers and DJs to collaborate and improvise together. Featured vocalist Nia Andrews was the one to christen it Church. “Every time we throw the event, people ‘get’ why it’s called Church,” McDL says about the experience. “It’s not about a religious angle - it’s about uplifting the spirit and the human condition through the power of music.” The album was produced through a Kickstarter campaign. MdCL says so much has changed in the music industry that now is the right time to do something completely different. Kickstarter, he says, has allowed him to create and release the very best album he can. Church features some of the best artists in the vanguard of jazz and hip-hop including, Miguel Atwood Ferguson, Nia Andrews, Jamire Williams, Tivon Pennicott, Tim Lefebvre, Josiel Perez and MC John Robinson. The first track, “The Mission,” features MC John Robinson telling the story of MdCL’s passion and his purpose; saying, “Spread love. Music is life y’all.” MdCL starts with an elegant chord progression on piano, then trumpets come in softly building a harmonious groove. MdCL then samples the music live, building the beats behind horns, creating a deep
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and ivory, strings, wood, and metal to having textures and electronics. It was just a whole new world for me. There was an excitement in that.” On “The Processional,” MdCL pays tribute to some jazz greats he admires, specifically Alice Coltrane, Joe Henderson, McCoy Tyner and J. Dilla. The horns below the syncopated steps of a march are supported by ethereal synthesizer and bass beats. It’s an innovation capturing sound with Atwood-Ferguson on viola, Low Leaf on harp and Josiel Perez on trumpet culminating into one huge groove. “Now or Never,” inspired by a Max Roach record features, Nia Andrews, a resident vocalist alongside MdCL at Church since the club night opened. It’s a soulful and funky track with a mesmerizing piano and an array of horns, flute and strings building in step with Andrews’ jazzy vocalizing. Even though clearly electronic, the synthesizer elements sound like you are immersed in a rainforest with chirps and buzzes coming from all around in a straight-ahead yet slow-grinding groove. “Ghaziya” has a Mediterranean feel and a dance floor sensibility blended with a progressive 1970s jazz sound. Starting with some cool cyclical chords on the Fender Rhodes to warm you up, horns follow, adding the jazz element with their bright sound. Culminating in a synthesized mix of exotic grooves, big brass and edgy electronic textures, this song embeds itself in your mind. “Sketch for Miguel” features Miguel Atwood-Ferguson on viola, Ben Shepherd on bass and Jamire Williams on drums. Opening with elegant piano, then leading into dramatic chords and a soothing viola, this song takes on a lush mood. MdCL’s electronics open “Sketch for Miguel” up even further. The song is a fun play around the musical ideas he wanted to explore. On the last cut, “Distractions,” jazz quintet meets dubstep. Tim Stewart’s futuristic sounding guitar, over a heavy bass beat and MdCL’s electronics all merge into a hard bop jazz sound. To follow, it switches as Andrews comes in on vocals along with Pennicott on flute, flipping it into an acoustic soul groove. MdCL’s musical experiences started while growing up learning classical piano and aspiring to play acoustic jazz. During his teen years he dipped into hip hop and later, while travelling the world, his imagination was ignited. His formative years in electronic music and studio production began when he relocated and his album was signed. He was immersed in a creative community and culture. Moving to California a few years ago, he reconnected with his jazz roots after a decade of drum machines and synthesizers. Church is the result of a lifelong journey and love of music, he said. “Making this album through Kickstarter offered a great chance to connect directly with the fan base,” he said. “It made me realize there are people who want me to make the music that I want to make.” Starting July 3 MdCL is holding a residency Thursdays at Downstairs at Fifty Seven in downtown Los Angeles. Details: http://www.MdCL.tv
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Calendar from page 15. a heartfelt memorial for sailors lost at sea during WWII. A swing band playing 1940s era music will keep your feet tapping throughout the day. Details: www.sanpedrochamber.com Venue: LANE Victory Location: Berth 49 - Port of Los Angeles
Oberon (BJ Allman) and Titania (Kathryn Farren) in Shakespeare by the Sea’s production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” directed by Patrick Vest. Photo: Mickey Elliot
Theater/Film July 11
Ace Ventura Come watch the family friendly film, Ace Ventura, with free popcorn and punch while supplies last, starting at 8 p.m. at the Harbor City Recreation Center. Admission is free. Details: (310) 549-7729; www.recreationandparks. com Venue: Harbor City Recreation Center Location: 24901 Frampton Ave., Harbor City
July 13
Mama Won’t Fly Enjoy Mama Won’t Fly, at 2 p.m. July 13, and at 8 p.m. July 17 through 20. Savannah Sprunt Fairchild Honeycutt has to get her mother from Alabama to California for her brother’s wedding. But there’s one problem: Mama won’t fly. Savannah, Mama, and the bride-to-be have only four days to make it to the ceremony in Mama’s old Buick. The trip is full of chaos, including car theft, an incident at an underwear museum, and a fight with an ordained minister-showgirl in Vegas. Details: (310) 512-6030; www.littlefishtheatre.org Venue: Little Fish Theatre Location: 777 S. Centre St., San Pedro
July 18
Richie Rich Come watch Richie Rich with free popcorn and punch while supplies last, starting 8 p.m. Admission is free. Details: (310) 549-7729; www.recreationandparks. com Venue: Harbor City Recreation Center Location: 24901 Frampton Ave, Harbor City
July 25
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Young Einstein Come watch Young Einstein with free popcorn and punch while supplies last, starting at 8 p.m. Admission is free. Details: (310) 549-7729; www.recreationandparks. com Venue: Harbor City Recreation Center Location: 24901 Frampton Ave, Harbor City 2014 Sunnyside Cemetery Film Line-up LB Cinemateque is presenting old school horror films, featuring Psycho on July 25, at Sunnyside Cemetery in Long Beach. Advance tickets are available at Lola’s Restaurant in Long Beach. Bring a picnic. Venue: Sunnyside Cemetery Location: 1095 E. Willow in Long Beach
Art July 12
Rodge D’Art Check out Rodge D’Art’s show, starting at 7 p.m. July 12, at the Croatian Cultural Center of Greater Los Angeles in San Pedro. Venue: Croatian Cultural Center of Greater L. A. Location: 510 W 7th St., San Pedro
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Fabelo’s Anatomy Fabelo’s Anatomy offers a glimpse into the complex world of imagery emerging from the mind of one of Cuba’s most compelling artists. This is the first solo museum exhibition of the artist’s work in the United States. Details: molaa.org Venue: Museum of Latin American Art Location: 628 Alamitos Ave., Long Beach
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Shakespeare Celebrates 17 Seasons By John Farrell, Curtain Call Columnist
It’s time for Shakespeare.
For the 17th season Shakespeare by the Sea is presenting plays by the bard of Avon at Point Fermin Park for the next few weeks before going on tour to more than 20 sites around Southern California and then returning for their final performances in San Pedro. The season opened with A Midsummer Night’s Dream and continues with Hamlet. All performances are free. On Aug. 15 the tour returns to San Pedro for the final performance of Hamlet. The final performance of Midsummer is Aug.16. Performances from South Pasadena to Newport Beach, are scheduled. Midsummer opened the Shakespeare by the Sea festival June 12 in a production that took a slightly different tack, with Bottom, sitting in the audience and members of the cast watching as the play proceeded. Bottom is played by the play’s director Patrick Vest, who has crafted a more-thanworkmanlike version, with lots of role doubling. Kathryn Farren plays Hippolyta and Titania, B.J. Allman plays Oberon and Theseus. G. Anthony Joseph is both Puck, the mischievous sprite and Philostrate, Theseus’ servant. Company veteran Andy Kallok is Egeus and in a brief but hilarious turn also plays Mustardseed as a gruff and unwilling participant. Actor Garret Replogle plays Demetrius, actor Robert McHalffey plays Lysander, actress Olivia Schlueter-Corey plays Hermia and actress Bridget Garwood plays Helena.
Demetrius (Garret Replogle) and Lysander (Robert McHalffey) long for Helena (Bridget Garwood) in Shakespeare by the Sea’s production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” directed by Patrick Vest. Photo: Mickey Elliot
There is no play that ranks higher in the Shakespearean canon than Hamlet. But Hamlet is a huge play, more than four hours when every line and scene is included. This is a much briefer version, including all the well-known soliloquies and action, but bigger on sword-fights than poetry. Cylan Brown is a seemingly very young Hamlet, caught in the web of his father’s death, and the remarriage of his uncle Claudius (Jay Castle) to his mother Gertrude (Kristina Teves). There is a lot of sexual attraction between the two and that makes Hamlet even more miserable. Horatio, Hamlet’s best friend (B.J. Allman) and Ophelia (the very attractive Olivia Delgado)
try to make Hamlet happy, but he cannot get over what may have happened. Polonius (Charles M. Howell) doesn’t make things any better. The play ends with Hamlet, Gertrude, Ophelia and Claudius all dead, but it seems a bit too fast for all that. Shakespeare by the Sea has a few more weeks in San Pedro, then goes on tour and returns to Point Fermin Park on Aug. 15 and 16 for the end of their run. Details: (310) 217-7596, www.shakespearebythesea. org Venue: Point Fermin Park Location: 807 Paseo del Mar, San Pedro
Ray Goren & The Generation Blues Experience Perform at Alvas Showroom By: B. Noel Barr, Music Writer Dude
In today’s world of music, teenagers are usually not associated with the blues. That is not the case with 14year-old Ray Goren. I first heard this boy play at a blues jam at Ashley’s in Long Beach. He was 12. He lit the room up with his brilliant technique and style. Goren has built on a solid foundation only improving and impressing his adult peers. Goren’s style is more reminiscent of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Walter Trout or Buddy Guy. He has a tone that digs deep and makes you want to cry out for more. Goren has chops that are rarely found in someone so young. He has only gotten better every time I have heard him. At an early age, Goren heard the call of music and the sounds of jazz. He worked through the songs of jazz giants like Thelonious Monk, Lee
Morgan and Milt Jackson on his keyboard at the age of five. Later he would pick up the guitar and start to play with the passion of someone who has been schooled and lived a lifetime in the blues. Ray Goren L.A. Sessions is an EP produced by Jimi Hendrix’s engineer, Eddie Kramer. It is filled with some great upbeat tunes. This CD is classic rock-sounding music that reminds one of Jimi Hendrix but then takes a turn to Kenny Wayne Sheppard. On his live CD, Ray Goren & the Blues Generation Blues Experience brings the blues to a fever pitch playing with a crew of accomplished players, that Bobby “Hurricane” Spencer, Retha Petruzates and Executive Producer David Goren produced. You want to hear an exciting CD? This is one to have, blending the classic rock and blues to perfection. You can see Goren at 4 p.m. July 20 at Alvas Showroom in San Pedro. Details: www.alvasshowroom.com, www. raygorenexperince.com
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Pablo Neruda Under the Stars Gregorio Luke is bringing back one of his favorite lectures: Pablo Neruda, from 7 to 10 p.m. July 12, at KPFK in Studio City. You probably remember him from the beautiful movie IL POSTINO. His life reads like a fascinating adventure book. As young man he was a diplomat in the Far East, fell in love with a beautiful “untouchable” woman (member of the lowest cast), tried opium and lived with a domesticated mongoose. In Spain, he was instrumental in finding refuge for exiles after the fascist take over. In Chile, he defended the workers and miners and was persecuted by the right-wing government. He fled Chile in the most spectacular fashion: crossing the Andes Mountains by foot. He was awarded the Nobel Prize of Literature in 1971 and spent his final years supporting Salvador Allende and democracy in Chile. He died a few days after Pinochet installed a brutal military dictatorship. Luke will share Neruda’s biography and some of his most beautiful poems. This presentation is a benefit for KPFK. Suggested donation is $25. Details: www.KPFK.org; (818) 985-2711 Venue: KPFK Location: 3729 Cahuenga Blvd., Studio City
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Venice, CA 90291, Los Angeles County. Registered owners: Lynda Hammersmith, 547 10th 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: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) S/. Leslie Chew, Managing partner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on May 20, 2014. 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). Original filing: 05/29/14,
06/12/14,
06/26/14, 07/10/14
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. 2014154058 The following person is doing business as: Auntie Ida’s Cookies, 1360 W. Capitol Drive, Suite 143, San Pedro, CA 90732, Los Angeles County. Registered owners: IDA B Sutton, 360 W. Capitol Drive, Suite 143, 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: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) S/. Ida B. Sutton, owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on June 6, 2014. 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).
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guilty of a crime.) S/. Tommy Spencer, owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on June 6, 2014. 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).
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Original filing:
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07/24/14
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. 2014153888 The following person is doing business as: Wav Properties, 3320 S. Denison Ave., San Pedro, CA 90731, Los Angeles County. Registered owners: Virginia Kohl, 3320 S. Denison Ave., San Pedro, CA 90731. This Business is conducted by an individual. The date registrant started to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) S/. Virginia Kohl, owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on June 6, 2014. 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). Original filing: 06/12/14, 06/26/14, 07/10/14,
07/24/14
07/24/14
06/12/14, 06/26/14, 07/10/14,
07/24/14
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. 2014178401 The following person is doing business as: Hi Performance Auto Service, 23210 Mariposa,Torrance, CA, Los Angeles County. Registered owners: Eric Hamlet, 5619 A Chestnut Ave,. Long Beach, CA 90805. This Business is conducted by an individual. The date registrant started to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) S/. Eric Hamlet, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on July
2, 2014. 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). Original filing: 07/10/14, 07/24/14, 08/07/14,
08/21/14
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. 2014144475 The following person is doing business as: Cycle San Pedro, 848 Crestwood,, San Pedro, CA 90731, Los Angeles County. Registered owners: Tommy G Spencer, 848 Crestwood,, San Pedro, CA 90731. Rachel L Spencer, 848 Crestwood,, San Pedro, CA 90731.. This Business is conducted by a married couple. The date registrant started to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is
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Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. 2014149646 The following person is doing business as: Screen Shop, 1135 Pacific Ave., San Pedro, CA 90731, Los Angeles County. Registered owners: John Prevatt, 940 W. 8th Street, San Pedro, CA 90731. This Business is conducted by an individual. The date registrant started to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) S/. John Prevatt, owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles on June 6, 2014. 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). Original filing: 06/12/14, 06/26/14, 07/10/14,
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