Categories: Announcements

Ports Host Joint Clean Air Plan Workshop

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will host a joint community workshop on Jan. 24 to gather input on strategies released late this past year to update the Clean Air Action Plan, or CAAP. The CAAP was adopted in 2006 and has dramatically reduced pollution from maritime-related sources that operate in and around the ports. The workshop is open to the public.
Time: 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 24
Details: www.polb.com, www.portoflosangeles.org
Venue: Banning’s Landing Community Center, 100 E. Water St., Wilmington

International Terminal FIS Facility

On Jan. 24, the Long Beach City Council is projected to vote on the International Terminal FIS facility, which would make Long Beach Airport an international airport.
Time: 5 p.m. Jan. 24
Details: https://longbeach.legistar.com
Venue: City Hall, 333 W. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach

Homeless Count

Join the San Pedro Homeless Count to get the official count of what homelessness looks like in the community. These statistics are used to bring services and housing to the area.
Time:  8 to 11 p.m. Jan. 25
Details: (302) 588-7952; www.theycountwillyou.org
Venue: Harbor Community Police Station, 2175 John S. Gibson Blvd., San Pedro

Street, Shelter Point-in-Time Count

The 8th biennial Long Beach Homeless Count will be conducted on Jan. 26. The count is offered in two shifts. The first shift begins at 5 a.m. and the second shift begins at 8 a.m.
Volunteers will canvas one of 47 map segments with a trained team to complete surveys. Street count volunteers must be 18 years or older.
Time: 5 and 8 a.m. Jan. 26
Details: (562) 570-4588; http://tinyurl.com/street-shelter-PIT

Community Emergency Response Training

Residents and neighbors may need to rely upon one another following a major disaster. Training is available through the Los Angeles County Fire Department’s Community Emergency Response Training  program, which will take place over 8 sessions.  Call to register or register online.
Time: 6:30  to 9 p.m. Jan. 27, 30, 31, and Feb. 1, 2, 3, 8 and 9
Cost: Free
Details: (310) 952-1786; www.fire.lacounty.gov/cert
Venue: Carson Community Center, 801 E. Carson St., Carson

Shred & E-Waste Event

The Hughes Middle School Environmental Science class is hosting and Andrea Testa Realtor is sponsoring the annual shred and e-waste event and fundraiser. The first five boxes are free.
Time: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 28
Cost: Free
Venue: Hughes Middle School, basketball playground, 3846 California Ave., Long Beach

Public Hearing of the Mobilehome Park Rental Review Board

A public hearing on Colony Cove Mobile Estates’ Capital Improvement rent increase application is scheduled.
Time: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 1
Venue: Helen Kawagoe Council Chambers, 701 E. Carson St., Carson

The CART Team Needs Training Volunteers

For The Child is a new Child Abuse Response Team in February. The Child Abuse Response Team provides emotional support and crisis intervention to children when forensic medical exams and law enforcement interviews are necessary. The program utilizes carefully selected community volunteers who receive 40 hours of specialized training to serve as the child  advocates.
Details: (562) 548-0034; District2@longbeach.gov

Terelle Jerricks

During his two decade tenure, he has investigated, reported on, written and assisted with hundreds of stories related to environmental concerns, affordable housing, development that exacerbates wealth inequality and the housing crisis, labor issues and community policing or the lack thereof.

Recent Posts

Letters to the Editor: Deadly Merger, Disability Rights, War of Choice, and the Call for Peace and Voting

Stop the Deadly Merger Like many Americans, I am opposed to my tax dollars continuing…

9 hours ago

The Myth Behind The J6 Insurrection Is Back — And California Is In Its Crosshairs

Voter fraud is as rare as hen’s teeth. A Brookings Institute study of vote-by-mail ballot…

1 day ago

Trick Versus Trust

  The scariest part of this post-Halloween election will come after the votes are cast…

1 day ago

Champagne, Sparkling Wine, and the Stories in the Glass

By Lynn NIshimura, Columnist   Champagne has a fascinating relationship with popular culture. One of…

1 day ago

Harbor Commission Votes to Replace Pacific Harbor Line With Union Pacific/BNSF Subsidiary

But The Story Is Far From Over Pacific Harbor Line has provided short line rail…

1 day ago

Discover 12,000 Years of Culture at San Pedro’s AKM Cultural Fair

  San Pedro is an established destination for art, and starting on November’s First Thursday…

1 day ago