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March 12, 2021

SIGNAL HILL CITY COUNCIL

Signal Hill to start recycling organic waste by Jan. 1, 2022, possibly for higher fee Anita W. Harris Senior Writer

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ignal Hill has to figure out how to collect and recycle all the city’s organic waste – and reduce its edible-food waste – by the end of 2021 to comply with California Senate Bill (SB) 1383.

The bill aims to increase organic-waste disposal by more than 20-million tons per year by 2025 and reduce edible-food disposal by 20%, according to Kristine Guerrero, public-affairs manager and legislative director for the advocacy group League of California Cities (LCC).

Guerrero told the Signal Hill City Council during its meeting Tuesday, March 9 that the measure’s ultimate purpose is to reduce methane-gas emissions from landfills to mitigate climate change.

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“We’ve seen the effects of wildfires, warmer temperatures [and] sea-rise erosion,” she said.

Though SB 1383 was signed into law in September 2016, Guerrero said the California

Department of Resources, Recycling and Recovery – or CalRecycle, the agency responsible for the bill’s implementation – only released regulations on the bill in November 2020.

Signal Hill – along with other California municipalities – now has to scramble to comply by Jan. 1 next year or pay penalties of up to $10,000 per day.

“It’s a whole new waste-collection system that residents and businesses will have to learn to get used to,” Guerrero said.

And cities have to implement that system with no State funding. Instead, most municipalities anticipate having to raise waste-collection rates by up to 20% within three years, or draw from their general-fund budgets, to comply with the bill’s requirements, Guerrero said.

Those requirements include providing organic-waste collection bins to all residents and businesses, creating an edible-food waste recovery program and conducting community outreach

LONG BEACH CITY COUNCIL

CRIME

Long Beach City Council approves $5 million loan for Aquarium of the Pacific

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Steven Manzo was released from jail due to a clerical error and is being sought by LBPD.

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Murder suspect sought after being released from jail

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he Long Beach City Council authorized a loan of up to $5 million for the Aquarium of the Pacific due to a loss in admissions revenue during the pandemic at their Tuesday, March 9 meeting.

The Aquarium of the Pacific is Southern California’s largest aquarium and one of Long Beach’s premier tourist destinations. The space is home to over 11,000 animal exhibits and, during normal years, is visited by millions.

“The Aquarium of the Pacific is a major asset in our city,” Councilmember Cindy Allen said. “Even without visitors, the animals and the ecosystems must be maintained.”

After an initial closure on March 14 of last year, the Aquarium pivoted to outdoor-only operations and beefed up its online offerings. Like other Long Beach institutions, the aquarium has been subject to chang-

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Aquarium of the Pacific social media coordinator Madeline Walden holds a rainbow lorikeet to film a TikTok. ing reopening guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic.

As a result, ticket sales—one of the aquarium’s largest revenue sources— took a substantial hit.

The Aquarium’s primary source of operating revenue comes from admissions. Of unrestricted revenue, nearly 90% comes from admissions and spending associated with admissions.

When the Aquarium is fully closed to the public, the nonprofit hemorrhages $1.2 million a month in lost

revenue, according to the Aquarium’s Chief Financial Officer Anthony Brown. When outdoor-only health orders are in effect, the Aquarium loses around $600,000 a month.

During a typical year, the Aquarium has 1.6 to 1.7 million visitors.

Last year, the Aquarium was only able to fully open for a mere 91 days, Brown said, resulting in a net loss of around $13 million.

On top of rent obligations, the Aquarium is home to 12,000 animals, all of which come with costs.

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“It takes around $750,000 per month just to feed and care for the animals,” Brown wrote in an email to the Signal Tribune. “This figure includes the costs of food, saltwater for exhibits, veterinary care, labor costs, etc.”

Last summer, the Long Beach City Council authorized an initial loan to the Aquarium, but the Aquarium made enough to fulfill their rent obligation without using the funds.

A murder suspect remained at large Wednesday, March 10 one day after his erroneous release from jail prompted the shutdown of the southbound Hollywood (101) Freeway in Los Angeles for more than an hour while authorities searched for the man.

Steven Manzo, 24, of Hawaiian Gardens, was released from jail at 2:12 p.m. Tuesday, with a Long Beach police spokeswoman subsequently saying, “Yesterday, we were

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March 12, 2021

COVID-19

Proposed Long Beach Recovery Act would allocate $207 million to help residents, workers, businesses impacted by pandemic Staff Report

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he City of Long Beach introduced the Proposed Long Beach Recovery Act on Monday, March 8, which would allocate $207 million toward economic, fiscal and public health goals, which help advance inclusive and effective progress for Long Beach residents, business owners and impacted workers in recovering both socially and economically from the coronavirus pandemic.

“The Long Beach Recovery Act is a bold and ambitious plan to jumpstart the local economy, protect the health and safety of our community, and secure the future of our city,” Mayor Robert Garcia said. “The plan would not be possible without the support of the Biden Administration and Congress.”

Since the pandemic arrived in March 2020, Long Beach has faced various issues, such as business closures and restrictions, higher unemployment rates and loss of income, and complications in essential services and systems that meet the basic needs of residents. The City also experienced a sharp increase in the need for assistance from workers and businesses in industries severely impacted by the pandemic and the Safer at Home Health Order restrictions.

Because of this, the Long Beach City Council requested on Dec. 15, 2020, that City staff develop an Economic Recovery Strategy.

According to a City press release, the proposed act includes multiple initiatives organized under three main areas of focus:

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conomic Recovery ($51 million) includes a targeted, data-driven and equitable approach to the City’s economic recovery strategy, including: • COVID-19 protection for businesses and nonprofits, including funding for testing, epidemiology support, contract tracing, and epidemiologic reporting activities to help protect service sector businesses, non-profits, workers, customers and visitors.

• Direct funding relief to local businesses and workers critically impacted by the pandemic, most notably in industry sectors such as restaurants, breweries, bars, fitness and personal services, arts and cultural organizations, and nonprofit organizations.

• Funding to address historic economic inequities that have intensified as a result of the COVID-19 recession, including an expansion of WorkLB and additional CARES Act grants to increase digital literacy and access to technology in low-income neighborhoods, worker support, economic empowerment zones, and other strategies.

• And funding for the City’s Clean City program to keep commercial corridors clean of trash and debris and programs to reduce illegal dumping in an effort to enhance customer retention for impacted businesses and improve neighborhood quality of life.

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ealthy & Safe Community ($72.8 million) aims to address the highest needs of community members most adversely impacted by

the COVID-19 pandemic, including: • Programs to support public health, including free testing at City testing sites and mobile testing in hard-hit communities, personal protective equipment to nonprofits serving communities, mobile testing, and safety and prevention educational materials.

• Ongoing support for basic needs, including food security, housing support staffing and right to counsel, and case management for older adults.

• Ongoing support for people experiencing homelessness, including temporary shelter services, expanded mobile outreach services, and funding toward the development of interim or permanent housing.

• Programs focusing on physical and mental health equity; early childhood education and literacy development; and violence prevention and support services, re-entry, and expansion of the Long Beach Activating Safe Communities interventionist team.

• And continued tenant assistance through the Emergency Rental Assistance program to support lower-income renters who have experienced

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The Long Beach Recovery Act is a bold and ambitious plan to jumpstart the local economy, protect the health and safety of our community.

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-Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia

financial hardship due to COVID-19.

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ecuring Our City’s Future ($83.2 million) addresses ongoing budget shortfalls and revenue losses as a result of COVID-19 to ensure the City’s lasting recovery, including: • Funding to replenish reserves to maintain structural balance in the City’s budget.

• Funding to eliminate City furloughs for the remainder of the 2021 fiscal year to allow the restoration of critical City services.

• And funding to balance the 2022 fiscal year budget to maintain City services for residents and businesses.

“This economic recovery proposal

is not only a reflection of the City’s continued financial, social and economic challenges, but also a clear reminder of our local government’s commitment to our residents, business owners and entire community,” City Manager Tom Modica said.

“This proposed plan will contribute significantly to the short and longterm economic recovery and stability of Long Beach.”

The City conducted community outreach to get public input and recommendations for the proposed act. Over 30 community roundtable listening sessions and public meetings with non-profit organizations, business associations and industry experts were held, with more than 350 community leaders and representatives to collect their feedback on issues, solutions and recommendations concerning the local COVID-19 response and economic recovery.

Some listening sessions provided translation services and participants could submit comments verbally, in writing, or via translators.

The proposed act includes goals and objectives in the City’s Economic Development Blueprint, Everyone In, Digital Inclusion Roadmap, and the Framework for Reconciliation, in order to support a racially equitable economic recovery, that emphasizes high-risk populations and the most impacted industries and workers.

The initiatives in the proposed plan would be funded using the following sources from the federal, state and county government: • $151 million from the federal American Rescue Plan Act to be used for various initiatives outlined under each of the three focus areas.

• Nearly $29 million in Emergency Rental Assistance funding, including $13.75 million in federal funds and $14.74 million from the State, to be used exclusively for the City’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program.

• Nearly $27 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Prevention and Control of Emerging Infectious Diseases Grant, received by Los Angeles County, to be used for various public health initiatives outlined under each of the three focus areas, including but not limited to the City’s ongoing efforts towards COVID-19 testing, contract tracing and epidemiologic surveillance.

There are expected to be opportunities for the City to secure additional funding in the future. The City Manager has given recommendations on how funding should be utilized.

When the council approves a final plan, the City Manager will further develop program details and make changes to programs to make sure funds are being used appropriately.

The proposed plan will be presented to the Long Beach City Council on March 16, and will then be further reviewed with modifications, recommendations or additional input from the council before approval.

The Economic Development and Finance Committee has collected public input over the past two months, and more input will be taken during the Federal Legislative Committee meeting on March 11 prior to the full City Council meeting on Tuesday, March 16.

COMMENTARY

March 12, 2021 HISTORICAL COMMENTARY

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FROM OUR ONLINE READERS: LETTERS, EMAILS, COMMENTS AND STATEMENTS In response to ‘Long Beach Unified School District to receive $23.5 million from state for reopening elementary schools on March 29’:

Courtesy Claudine Burnett

(Left) The Carnegie Library, built in the early 1900’s located in what is know present-day as Lincoln Park on the corner of Broadway Street & Pacific Avenue. (Right) Screenwriter Olga Printzlau, one of the film industry’s leading screenwriters. By 1920 Olga had written 352 produced screen plays since her career began back in Long Beach in 1913.

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Maybe if they [paid] teachers more. Our kids woudn’t be victims of this system.

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WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH:

LUCKY TO HAVE A JOB

In response to ‘March 5 Signal Tribune Issue’:

cess on their own such as Nellie Campbell, known as the “Potato Chip Queen,” and screenwriter Olga Local Historian Printzlau. n Flag Day, June 14, 1909, beneath the Others, though wealthy, were also enterprising, drooping eucalyptus trees of Pacific Park, such as Adelaide Tichenor who besides being the the new Carnegie Library was dedicated. driving force behind the public library, the Ebell Club, Two thousand people listened to music and later donating money for an orthopedic clinic, and speeches and were finally invited inside the city’s was the first person in California to grow bananas! new library. They were greeted by the library staff, all Subservience was the mark of a well-trained womdressed in white gowns, and by the yellow blossoms an and marriage the primary means of livelihood for of Scotch broom which decorated the interior. most. But what if you married a poor provider, or Besides books and magazines, the library included worse were left in dire straits by a deceased husband? an art gallery conceded to be the finest in Southern Few realize that following the December 7, 1942 California with various paintings on special loan, attack on Pearl Harbor many of the 160 widows of from renowned artists.

Navy men killed were left with a family and no fiAlso on exhibit was a display of rare old books, nancial support. The women needed to find a way to showing examples of 400-year-old monastery book- earn money while still grieving for the loss of their binding of oaken boards and pig skins. Included in loved one. another display were magazines and textbooks for the As they had in World War I, women stepped in to blind along with material and equipment which could fill the jobs that men had previously held, but were teach the visually impaired how to write. told to leave when servicemen returned home—the All in attendance agreed—the library was the cul- men needed the jobs. To allow for this the Veterans tural center of the city and a fine example of what Administration in December 1944, granted widows Long Beach had to offer. access to their husband’s miliBut some didn’t like the extra The new library janitor, tary pensions. A woman’s place work needed to keep the new liwas in the home! This mentality Mrs. Lynn, had only brary clean. Janitor Bevins reremained true up to the 1970s. gotten the job because fused to work a twelve-hour day, When I was growing up in six days a week for $50 ($1480 in the 1960s the only jobs open to males refused to work 2021 money) a month. When his women with a college education the long hours for complaints fell on deaf ears he were nurse, teacher or librarian. limited pay. quit and went to work at a local Many women I went to school hotel for more money and fewer with were just looking for a hushours. The library then hired a custodian who was band with “potential.”

Japanese, but city folks were outraged that a minority, Since then the world has changed, marriage is no who was not an American citizen, would be paid from longer a goal for many women, cohabitation has betaxpayers funds. He was released and an African come more and more common and “single moms” a American hired in his place, however the new custo- growing reality. dian soon found a better paying job and a woman was Since 1970 out-of-wedlock birth rates have soared, appointed to the position. according to U.S. Census reports. In 1970, 37.6% of The new library janitor, Mrs. Lynn, had only gotten Black infants and 5.7 % of white infants were born to the job because males refused to work the long hours single mothers (births to Hispanics and Asians were for limited pay. At that time about 20% of American not reported). By 2018 the rates had risen to 69.4% for women had employment outside their home, accord- Black infants (7 out of 10 births), 28.2% for whites (3 ing to Judy Crichton in her book America 1900. Most out of 10 births), Hispanics 51.8% (5 out of 10 births) went to work because they had no choice, working and Asian Americans 11.7% (1 out of 10 births). until they found a husband who could support them.

Though many fathers contribute financially to supFor centuries women were led to believe that mar- port their children and significant others, many do riage was their ultimate goal; they were raised to be not. With the onslaught of COVID-19, both men and dependent. They gave up their previous identity, Miss women have lost their jobs. As these statistics show, Susan Snider becoming Mrs. John Johnson in corre- more needs to be done to achieve equality in pay and spondence and society circles. employment, especially for women, many of whom Some Long Beach women of the time did find suc- are raising children on their own.

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Bravo to @womenshelterlb one of our #LongBeachGives participants. Thank you @lbhomeliving for bringing “A Cause Worth Wearing” to our nonprofit’s fundraising efforts and @artslb for paying the artist for their design! We love your design @msyellowart!

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– @longbeachgives via Instagram

In response to ‘Man sentenced to six years in prison for Long Beach manslaughter’:

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6 years???? That’s it?

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In response to ‘Long Beach Unified School District to receive $23.5 million from state for reopening elementary schools on March 29’:

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This is embarrassing. It has nothing to do with anything more than being a money grab at the expense of our children’s education. Our children should have been back in school already like most of our country, however this was more important.

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–@tikichickee via Instagram

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DIGITAL EDITOR

Karla M. Enriquez

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Long Beach is on its way to becoming a “smart city.” What does that mean?

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he Long Beach City Council unanimously approved a new Smart City Initiative Strategy and a slew of data privacy guidelines at its Tuesday, March 9 meeting.

In short, the initiative sets a timeline for easing the City into a new digital age, one that focuses on technology and data to improve the lives of Long Beach residents.

This could reveal itself in a number of ways—an app to notify residents when street sweepers are nearing their home, artificially intelligent chatbots on the City’s website or installing pedestrian-activated LED street lamps.

The plan could also provide a pathway to closing the digital divide, a gulf between those who can readily access computers and Wi-Fi and those who cannot. Former councilmember and current State Senator Lena Gonzalez proposed a bill last June to address the divide, which more significantly affects communities of color and seniors.

Before they start, the Technology and Innovation Department still has a laundry list of logistical tasks to

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Communities of color lack internet access at twice the rate of white communities. The City’s newly-approved Smart City Initiative Strategy could be used as a framework to address the divide. get through. They have to get baseline data, set performance indicators, establish baseline infrastructure and implement a privacy policy, among other tasks.

Eventually, the initiative will have its own dedicated staff, a committee and funding at some point in fiscal year 2021 or 2022.

After all of this is done, they can get to work on projects, which will be influenced by the needs of residents,

the City and private proposals from industry leaders.

Smart Cities Program Manager Ryan Kurtzman said that they’ll reach out to community members and local stakeholders to codesign technology solutions “with a particular emphasis on including low-income communities and communities of color who stand to benefit the most from gains in digital literacy and participation in the Smart City economy.”

The move aligns with a number of the City’s existing goals, many of which have been outlined in projects like the Racial Reconciliation Initiative, Digital Inclusion Initiative, 2030 Strategic Plan and Long Beach Recovery Act. “It will affect a lot of seniors, people with disabilities. It will affect the Latino community and our neighborhoods here in the west side and central Long Beach, in ways of accessing

technology,” Councilmember Mary Zendejas said. “I know that during COVID, we have realized that there is a huge digital divide.”

Myron Wollin, president of the Long Beach Grey Panthers, voiced support for the initiative. The Grey Panthers are a nonprofit that advocates on behalf of Long Beach elders, who often lack digital literacy.

“It is important that city policy consider the needs of older adults, and ensure they all have access to technology, and the equipment and education to use it effectively,” Wollin said. “As well as keep current or new technology, we need more hardware, learning instruction, access to the internet.”

Councilmember Suzie Price voiced excitement about the possibilities, but said that the city still has a long way to go.

“I feel like we can’t really call ourselves a ‘smart city’ until we are at least using some of the technology that’s already out there being used by others,” Price said. “Then we can build upon that.”

The next Long Beach City Council meeting will take place Tuesday, March 16 at 5 p.m. via teleconference.

Aquarium continued from page 1 The new loan authorized by the

council will allow the Aquarium to borrow up to $5 million in monthly

payments for rent and as-need expenses.

The corporation determined that

the loan may need to range between

$1.2 and $10 million, but that “the range of $1.2 million to $5 million seems more likely.”

The Aquarium reopened on Jan. 30

of this year thanks to the City’s new-

est health order, which allowed the Aquarium to open outdoor exhibits with safety precautions in place.

“This is a good sign, and if good

news on the pandemic continues, the loan could be as low as $1.2 million,” the item states. “However, as the pan-

demic has proven, there are many uncertainties and the situation could change.”

The $5 million loan will be paid

from the City’s Tidelands Oil Revenue Fund Group, a fund that has

faced its own challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“For many years, there was a belief

that the Tidelands Fund was positive and secure and stable, and a reliable source to fund a lot of the infrastructure we have along the ocean,” Councilmember Suzie Price said. “That is no longer the case.”

She supported the item, but point-

ed out that councilmembers should

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decisions that could potentially limit other funding opportunities.

The next Long Beach City Council

meeting will take place on Tuesday,

March 16 at 5 p.m. via teleconference.

March 12, 2021

COMMUNITY

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Kutturan Chamoru Foundation discusses Anti-Asian and anti-Black racism Kristen Farrah Naeem Staff Writer

The Long Beach based Kutturan Chamoru Foundation hosted a faithbased discussion online March 3 to counter the rise in racism and xenophobia experienced by the Asian community during the pandemic.

The event was held in collaboration with the SoCal Pacific Islander COVID-19 Response Team as part of their Talk Story Series, with the public invited to attend the Zoom meeting or watch it live streamed on the Kutturan Chamoru Foundation’s Facebook page.

The discussion was led by Reverend Pausa Kaio Thompson of the Dominguez Samoan Church in Compton and Activist Minister Diane Ujiye.

During the opening prayer given

by Thompson, he asked that God be with the participants as they “partake on this very special and very needed conversation about violence and the impact it has on our brothers and sisters of the Asian American community, and also within the Pacific Islander communities.”

The group Stop Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Hate recorded 2,808 reported incidents of racism experienced by people of Asian descent in the United States between March 19, 2020 and Dec. 31, 2020.

The vast majority of these incidents, 43.8%, occurred in California.

Out of the 2,808 racist incidents Asian Americans reported to Stop AAPI Hate, 70.9% involved verbal harassment, 21.4% involved shunning or avoidance, 8.7% were physical assaults, 8% involved civil rights violations such as being denied service by establishments, public transportation and ride shares, and 6.4% involved coughing or spitting on the victim.

13.6% of victims were teenagers under 20-years-old, and 7.3% were seniors over the age of 60.

People of Chinese descent most often reported being the victims of racist acts during this time, making up 40.7% of victims recorded by Stop AAPI Hate. An additional 15.1% of victims identified as Korean, 8.2% as

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continued from page 1 notified by the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office that suspect Steven Manzo was released from custody after our Department had already filed criminal charges. Upon further review, it was determined he should not have been released.”

In a statement released on the morning of Wednesday, March 10, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said it “did NOT erroneously release a murder suspect yesterday from our custody.”

“LASD received an ‘Order For Release’ from the court, indicating the case was dismissed. As such, the Department complied with the court order and processed the individual for release,” according to the statement. “Should you have any further questions about this incident or the circumstances surrounding it, please contact Long Beach Police Department or the District Attorney’s Office.”

Manzo was arrested and charged a year ago with the July 26, 2018, killing of Salvador Corrales, 24, according to Long Beach police.

Officers found evidence of a shooting but no victim at 9:05 that night when they were dispatched to a call of shots fired in the 6700 block of Cherry Avenue. Corrales’ body was

Vietnamese and 7.2% as Filipino.

Asians, this somehow illegitimized Ujiye, who is of Japanese descent, any and every Black person’s desire pointed out that although racism for racial equality. against Asians recently became more The videos that people pointed to apparent during the coronavirus pan- to make this non sequitur included demic, it has been a problem they’ve the ones depicting the Jan. 2021 killfaced for generations. Her own ing of Vicha Ratanapkadee, the vidparents were among the more than eo allegedly by Dewayne Grayson 100,000 innocent Japanese Ameri- that shows himself participating in cans jailed in camps during World the attack and robbery of a 68-yearWar II. old Asian man, and security footage “This is not the first time I’ve showing a suspect believed to be Yalooked like the enemy: World War hya Muslim pushing a 91-year-old II, Korean War, Vietnam, the covert Asian man to the ground. war in Cambodia. And anti-Asian But it’s not hard to find examples sentiment, ‘yellow peril’ hysteria, is of non-Black people being racist to part of, I think, a symptom of white Asian Americans as well. supremacy, white hegemony, white For example, Long Beach resident ownership, white power, white priv- Lena Hernandez was the subject of ilege and white entitlement.” Ujiye two viral videos that showed her rasaid. cially harassing Ujiye noted Asian American Incidents of anti-Asian people at Wilson that a strateracism are increasing gy commonly Park in Torrance in California. used by power on June 10, structures that 2020. maintain white In the first supremacy is the tactic of ‘divide video, Hernandez can be seen cursing and conquer,’ in which marginalized and making xenophobic statements communities are manipulated into to a young woman exercising in the fighting against each other rather park. than their oppressor.

“Go back to whatever [expletive] This behavior was exemplified Asian country you belong in,” Herwhen a series of videos showing in- nandez yelled. “This is not your stances where young Black people place. This is not your home. We do were the perpetrators of violence not want you here.” against Asian elders sparked a wave The second video shows Hernanof racist comments against Black dez verbally attacking a father and people as a whole throughout social son in the same park. media.

“You need to go home,” HernanDespite the fact that there were al- dez tells the man as she continues ready documented cases showing that to approach him. “I don’t care about racists of various ethnic backgrounds your Facebook or your video. Do you were harassing and attacking Asians, know how many people can’t stand people used the existence of Black you being here? You play games, we perpetrators as an excuse to mock don’t play games.” the Black Lives Matter movement. It Hernandez was later arrested for appeared that people genuinely want- physically assaulting a woman who ed to argue that because a few mem- tried to stop her from harassing a cusbers of the Black race had attacked todian.

later found inside a vehicle in the 5800 block of Florence Avenue in Bell Gardens, and evidence linked the shots fired in Long Beach with his death, police said.

Manzo was charged with one count each of murder, attempted murder, shooting at an occupied motor vehicle, possession for sale of methamphetamine and sale/sell/ transportation of methamphetamine.

Two co-defendants, Gabriel Ivan Martinez and Daniel Alberto Cardona, were charged with robbery and drug counts.

According to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, the case against Manzo was dismissed Monday and the same five charges were immediately refiled under a different case number after Manzo was not transported from jail to court.

A hearing had been set to determine whether there was enough evidence to allow the case against him to proceed to trial, according to Ricardo Santiago of the District Attorney’s Office.

“The remaining two defendants refused to waive time so the preliminary hearing could be postponed until Manzo could be transported to court.

As a result, the prosecutor asked for the case to be dismissed and immedi-

ately refiled it with the same charges against the three defendants to allow for the postponement of the preliminary hearing,” Santiago said. “The new case, NA116527, was called by the court. Manzo was ordered remanded and arraignment was continued until March 23 when the defendant would be able to appear in court. The other defendants pleaded not guilty.

“The next day, the prosecutor became aware that the defendant had been released from custody and alerted law enforcement.”

Long Beach police spokeswoman Arantxa Chavarria said her department “contacted LASD to assist with his apprehension. LASD set up a containment perimeter, but they were not able to take him into custody.

Our department will work with local agencies to make every effort to locate suspect Manzo to take him safely into custody.”

“To further clarify, the Long Beach Police Department had no involvement in the erroneous release of the suspect and further inquiries should be directed to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office,” the LBPD statement said.

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EYE ON CRIME CRIMES REPORTED BY THE SIGNAL HILL POLICE DEPARTMENT Thursday, March 4 4:46 a.m., Auto burglary; obstruct/resist executive officer, 3100 block E. PCH (suspect arrested) 10:15 a.m., Burglary, 2300 block Cerritos Ave. Friday, March 5 3:22 a.m., Possessing unlawful paraphernalia; litter, maliciously defacing with paint, 2300 block Dawson Ave. (issued citation) 12:29 p.m., Identity theft, 2500 block Temple Ave. 6:36 p.m., Indecent exposure, 1600 block E. Willow St. Saturday, March 6 12:18 p.m., Criminal threats, 1000 block E. 32nd St. 6:48 p.m., Armed robbery, 2400 block Cherry Ave. 11:29 p.m., Burglary, 1400 block E. Willow St. Sunday, March 7 9:25 a.m., Burglary, 1900 block Molino Ave. 2:10 p.m., Intoxicated person on drugs, E. 19th St./Stanley Ave. 4:09 p.m., Spousal abuse, 2200 block E. Willow St. 4:20 p.m., Grand theft – motor vehicle, 3300 block Gundry Ave. 9:18 p.m., Grand theft, 900 block E. 33rd St. Monday, March 8 7:11 a.m., Grand theft – motor vehicle, E. 23rd St./Orange Ave. 5:33 p.m., Indecent exposure, E. Spring St./California Ave. Tuesday, March 9 6:09 a.m., Elder abuse, 2200 block Ohio Ave. 6:38 a.m., Grand theft – motor vehicle, 3200 block Orange Ave. Wednesday, March 10 3:03 a.m., Burglary, 2100 block Crescent Dr. 5:47 a.m., Grand theft – motor vehicle, 3300 block Walnut Ave. 6:57 a.m., Auto burglary, 1800 block Gladys Ave. 10:47 a.m., Auto burglary, 1800 block Orizaba Ave. 1:18 p.m., Identity theft, 2300 block Lewis Ave. 3:12 p.m., Burglary, 2300 block Cerritos Ave. 3:33 p.m., Grand theft – motor vehicle, 2600 block Cherry Ave. LBPD reporting area is too extensive to report here.

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March 12, 2021

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Long Beach to expand COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to Signal Hill residents Lissette Mendoza Managing Editor

The City of Long Beach announced on Friday, March 5 that they have expanded eligibility for their COVID-19 vaccination program to Signal Hill residents.

Mayor Robert Garcia made the announcement on Twitter.

“We are grateful to Long Beach Mayor Garcia and the City of Long Beach for this opportunity,” read a statement on Signal Hill’s City website.

To participate in the Long Beach program, Signal Hill residents must utilize the VaxLB portal, even if they have already signed up with the State’s MyTurn system. Once registered with VaxLB, Long Beach’s Department of Health & Human Services will send instructions for booking an appointment as soon as one is available for the individual’s phase and tier. Demand for vaccines is high and supply is limited, but new appointments continue to be added as more vaccine doses become available. Qualification criteria is based on employment, age, and/or other factors.

Recycling continued from page 1 and education, Guerrero said.

Cities also have to purchase recycled products from the State, such as compost, mulch, electricity generated from biomass and natural gas.

But the biggest cost-driving factor facing cities is having to find or build organic-waste recycling facilities.

“This includes compost facilities and anaerobic digesters,” Guerrero said. “Currently, there aren’t enough in the state to handle all the organic-waste diversion from cities and counties.”

CalRecycle estimates it will cost California municipalities an average total of $330 million per year through 2030 to implement SB 1383, the brunt of which will be evenly shared by ratepaying households and businesses, Guerrero said.

Furthermore, Signal Hill and other cities will need to dedicate new or existing staff to implement and then monitor the new system.

Public Works Director Kelli Tunnicliff said that for Signal Hill to comply with SB 1383, it needs to pass an enforceable organics ordinance, a waste-product procurement policy and a food-recovery policy.

The City currently doesn’t have any local partners to assist in salvaging edible food from grocery stores and restaurants before it is disposed, Tunnicliff said. The closest would be the Salvation Army in Long Beach, she added.

The City would also have to give all residents and businesses a third bin for food and green waste, in addition to the trash and recycling bins they currently have, and educate them on using it before the end of this year, Tunnicliff said.

LCC has been pushing for the State to delay SB 1383’s implementation deadline, Guerrero said, especially since cities have only just started

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recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic and because the state lacks enough recycling infrastructure.

She mentioned SB 619 as a bill introduced to the State Legislature in February that, if passed, could extend the deadline for implementation beyond nine months from now.

Steve South, president and CEO of EDCO, Signal Hill’s waste-disposal contractor, said he doesn’t anticipate the State will back down from its mandate despite the hurried timeline.

“We will be prepared to assist and implement to make sure the City is in compliance,” he said.

Tunnicliff said EDCO will need to do most of the work but the City will likely need to increase residential and business refuse-collection rates to pay for those additional services. The City may also need to hire more staff, she added.

Though council members expressed objection to the short timeline and cost, Guerrero said the State expected local governments to start planning to implement the bill soon after it was passed into law in 2016.

Councilmembers Robert Copeland and Tina Hansen volunteered to join a waste subcommittee, which also includes Tunnicliff, City Manager Hannah Shin-Heydorn, Deputy City Manager Scott Charney and the interim city attorney, to study implementing SB 1383 – including a possible rate increase – and report its findings back to the council.

Councilmember Lori Woods said Signal Hill has always complied with State environmental mandates, such as capturing stormwater runoff to keep trash out of waterways, but would like to have had more time to implement SB 1383.

“It’s unfortunate, but we’ll comply,” Woods said. “We’ll do our best, as we’ve historically done.”

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Long Beach will apply for a $4.8 million grant for Engine 17, despite staff advice that City is “very unlikely” to comply with grant terms Emma DiMaggio

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he City of Long Beach will apply to a SAFER grant that, if approved, could provide $4.8 million in funds for Engine 17. But the grant has stipulations and, if the City can’t meet the staffing requirements, they could have to pay back the grant in full.

At their Tuesday, March 9 meeting, the Long Beach City Council directed City Manager Tom Modica to prepare the federal grant application, which is due this Friday.

The move comes against city staff recommendation. In a March 3 memo, staff warned councilmembers that the City is “very unlikely to be able to comply with the terms of the SAFER grant and even if accepted, the City Google Maps would likely have to return the grant money in Fire Station 17, located at 2247 Argonne Ave, Long Beach, CA 90815. the future.”

Even if services are propped up by federal relief funds this coming year, the grant pro- cost-cutting is expected. in Long Beach. Located near Sterns Park to the gram spans three years, giving plenty of time Just last year, the council approved a budget east of Signal Hill, the engine was restored in for budget shortfalls to affect fire services. that includes a requirement for the Fire Depart- 2019 after an eight-year hiatus.

The grant requires that Engine 17 keep base ment to cut $1.9 million from their budget. If After its restoration, response times were staffing levels for the duration of the grant the city accepts the SAFER grant, these reduc- reduced by one minute citywide. Engine 17 period. But, as the pandemic has proven, the tions would have to be absorbed by other City services the 90804 and 90815 zip codes, the City’s future budget is uncertain. Cost-cutting departments. former of which is the most densely populated to Engine 17 could trigger a grant default, and Engine 17, though, serves an important role zip code in the city.

SIGNAL HILL CITY COUNCIL

Signal Hill Diversity Committee seeks budget and community voices Anita W. Harris Senior Writer

During its third meeting of the year on Wednesday, March 10, the nascent Signal Hill Diversity Coalition Committee (DCC) discussed how to procure a budget from the City and also hear residents’ voices, both in person and through a survey, on their experiences living in Signal Hill.

At its previous meeting on Feb. 10, the DCC decided to survey the community on issues such as economic hardship, safety, policing, housing, education, diversity, businesses and quality of life, according to the minutes. Survey results, they noted, would indicate the “pulse” of community perceptions.

“There is racism in Signal Hill, but we need to obtain the information through a survey and educate the community on what is going on today,” the minutes note. “We can’t fix what we can’t measure.”

The DCC continued survey discussion during its meeting Wednesday, but leaned toward a more informal one – such as through a postcard with a QR code sent to residents – rather than a formal survey that would take more time and money.

The DCC also agreed to present a “decision package” to the Signal Hill City Council by early April with expense information for the council to consider in advance of its budget discussion for the next fiscal year.

City-appointed facilitator Fred Abdelnour explained that the council has to approve all the DCC’s actions and expenditures. “We are an extension of the City,” he said. “We are a City-sponsored entity.”

The committee’s Initial ideas for a one-year budget beginning July 1 include funds for things like surveying the community, organizing a citywide cultural festival, facilitating a speaker series, hosting a summer job fair, creating education programs for youth at the library, helping connect residents with tenant assistance, translation

services and many others.

Some committee members expressed concern about having to project budget requests before surveying the community to know what’s needed.

A couple of members suggested that in addition to planning community events, the DCC should also partner and learn from larger organizations engaged in diversity and equity reform.

Member Kia Gaines, suggested that the DCC become a member of the Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE), a national network of municipalities working to evaluate racial equity and advance opportunities.

“Planning for events is great,” Gaines said. “But I want to start thinking about how we can make long-term sustainable changes. […]

Something like [GARE] would be important to infuse that equity culture into city government.”

Another member, Lupe Reyes, said she attended a recent workshop on the California Public Utilities Commission’s Environmental and Social Justice Action Plan and suggested committee members read its guidelines.

In the meantime, the committee discussed inviting residents they know to speak during the public comment portion of DCC meetings about their experiences living in Signal Hill.

“That was one of the things that this group was talking about when it first started, which is systemic racism – what does it look like here in Signal Hill?” member Yvonne Kaegebein said. “Well, now you have people that are ready to talk […], so I think it would be an excellent way for them to voice stories and us to be educated ourselves.”

The next DCC public meeting will take place virtually on April 14 at 6 p.m. More information and an agenda can be found on the City’s website at CityofSignalHill.org.

When Engine 17 isn’t running, Engine 10, one of the busiest in the city, has to pick up the slack.

“It takes a very busy fire engine out of Central Long Beach, out of their area of response,” said Councilmember Daryl Supernaw, who represents District 4 where the engine is located.

He pointed out that the engine is also located adjacent to one of the city’s fire training facilities.

“Every recruit that trains at our training center gets to watch Station 17 on a daily basis,” Supernaw said. “It’s critically important that these recruits, these rookies, see a fully-functioning fire station, one that includes a fire engine.”

Councilmembers joined Supernaw in support. Though the grant comes with risks, the council won’t have to decide to accept the grant until later this year.

“It doesn’t hurt to apply, especially for money from the federal government,” Councilmember Al Austin said. “We do know that there are strings attached. But this is a prudent move, I believe, to help us outline a strategy moving forward for our fire services.”

The next Long Beach City Council meeting will take place Tuesday, March 16 at 5 p.m. via

2020 LA River Master Plan California Environmental Quality Act Draft Program Environmental Impact Report The County of Los Angeles has prepared a Draft Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) to assess the potential environmental impacts of implementing the 2020 LA River Master Plan (Project).

The County is soliciting comments from members of the public, organizations, and government agencies on the PEIR. The Draft PEIR is available for an extended public review and comment period starting on February 1, 2021 and ending on May 13, 2021 The proposed Project builds on the adopted 1996 Master Plan and other regional planning studies since then. The Project proposes six categories of project improvements, or “kit of parts” (KOP): KOP Category 1: Trails and Access Gateways; KOP Category 2: Channel Modifications; KOP Category 3: Crossings and Platforms; KOP Category 4: Diversions; KOP Category 5: Floodplain Reclamation; and KOP Category 6: Off-Channel Land Assets. Each KOP category includes a recommended collection of design components that can be implemented individually or in any combination. In addition, the 2020 LA River Master Plan includes a series of smaller common elements and Design Guidelines.

To access the Draft PEIR and related documents and Notice of Availability, please visit: pw.lacounty.gov/ go/larmpceqa.

The Draft PEIR identifies the potential for significant impacts in the following environmental areas: Aesthetics; Air Quality; Biological Resources; Cultural Resources; Geology, Soils, and Paleontological Resources; Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Hazards and Hazardous Materials; Hydrology and Water Quality; Land Use; Noise; Public Services; Recreation; Transportation; Tribal Cultural Resources; Utilities; and Wildfire. There are known hazardous waste sites located within the project study area (Government Code Section 65962.5).

The public review and comment period has been extended.

Comments on the Draft PEIR are due no later than May 13, 2021, which marks the end of the extended 101-day public review period. Please send comments in writing to the physical address or e-mail address shown below. If sending an email, please include “2020 LA River Master Plan Draft PEIR Comments” in the subject line. Include a return address or e-mail address and a contact name in your agency with your comments: Grace Komjakraphan-Tek Los Angeles County Public Works Stormwater Quality Division 900 South Fremont Avenue, Alhambra, CA 91803 LARiverCEQA@pw.lacounty.gov (833) 993-1739

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