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VOL. XLI NO. 15
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Long Beach City Council votes 6-3 to approve staff recommendations on tenant-assistance programs
In this issue COMMUNITY
Seventy-five individuals line up for comment on the item.
Braided together in friendship
Cory Bilicko Staff Writer
Donato’s Hair Salon owner Leah Farris and her client of 57 years– education activist Barbara Wolfe– share their stories. Page 5
NEWS
Lissette Mendoza | Signal Tribune
A small plane made an emergency landing on Orange Avenue just south of 28th Street after experiencing engine trouble at around 10:30am on Monday, April 1. According to Signal Hill Police Department Police Chief Christopher Nunley, the pilot had just taken off from the Long Beach Airport and was doing a touch-and-go exercise off the runway when the plane began losing power. The lone pilot initially tried to land on the 405 Freeway, but there were too many vehicles. There was no damage to the plane, the pilot or any other vehicles.
CHLB officials say team finalizing licensing applications, awaiting word from OSHPD
Pilot conducts emergency landing with single-engine plane on Orange Avenue Police say there were no injuries in the incident in which the plane was experiencing engine trouble.
OSHPD’s review, approval of plans could take either weeks or months to receive. Page 7
CULTURE Nonprofit to host art reception focusing on ‘artifacts’
The premise will showcase artists’ creative expression while also fundraising for a kids program. Page 9
April 5, 2019
see PLANE page 15
‘The earlier interventions are implemented, the better the outcome’
Patients, family members gather for World Autism Awareness Day at local event to recognize brain developmental disorder affecting 1 in 59 children in US. Lissette Mendoza Editorial Intern
Patients, family members and supporters attended Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital “Light It Up Blue” event, which was hosted on World Autism Awareness Day on Tuesday, April 2. Autism, also known as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), is a brain developmental disorder that affects social communication, and
it ranges from mild to moderate to severe. The Stramski Children’s Developmental Center at Miller Children’s Hospital treats children– from birth to the age of 21– who have behavioral and developmental conditions, including autism, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and Down syndrome. was recognized for his dedi-
cation in caring for autistic children by being presented with certificates from 47th District Congressmember Alan Lowenthal and Los Angeles County 4th District Supervisor Janice Hahn. The honor noted the “critical work the Stramski Center does to help promote a greater understanding of autism in the Long Beach community.” During his acceptance, Feldsee AUTISM page 10
Among the topics discussed during the nearly seven-hour Long Beach City Council meeting on April 2 were tenant-assistance programs for displaced residents, an aquatics program for high-school students and reimbursement of predevelopment costs the City incurred to replace and rebuild structures at the Community Hospital site. The council also heard presentations for Earth Month and National Public Health Week. Tenant assistance The council heard staff’s 2018 report on tenant-assistance policies, listened to lengthy public comment and engaged in a copious discussion of the various aspects of staff’s recommendations. Mayor Robert Garcia took a moment to explain that, because about 75 people had shown up for the public-comment portion on the matter, officials would limit remarks to 90 seconds– as opposed to the usual three minutes– and firefighters, who were assisting with “crowd control,” would select from within lines of residents waiting to speak. Assistant City Manager Tom Modica said staff has been working on the item for a year. “We were asked by the city council to really do a lot of research and to come up with some options for you to consider related to tenant assistance,” Modica said, in addressing the councilmembers. He then clarified that the discussion that evening would not be about rent control, rent caps or just-cause evictions. “What we are talking about,” Modica said, “is tenant-relocation assistance and some other polices to assist displaced individuals.” see COUNCIL page 14
City of Signal Hill Community Services Department
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