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.

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