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Dr. Rita Boggs the Right Prescription for Carson?

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Dr. Rita Boggs the Right Prescription for Carson?

By Terelle Jerricks, Managing Editor

Rita Boggs is probably one of the smartest people in the room when it comes to policy. Ask her the definition of hydraulic fracturing, otherwise known as “fracking,” not only would she be able to tell you that its an oil excavation technique by which oil hidden in deeper strata of rock is released, she could discuss at length all the various studies on the impacts the process has on the environment. A trained scientist with a doctorate in chemistry, Boggs thrives on solving problems. And that probably big reason why she has stayed as involved in Carson’s civic affairs as she has.

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Harbor Currents: ANNOUNCEMENTS Feb. 8, 2013

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Feb. 9
DUI Checkpoint
The Long Beach Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/driver’s license checkpoint, from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. Feb. 9, in the North Division patrol area.
Officers will be contacting drivers passing through the checkpoint for signs of alcohol and/or drug impairment. Officers will also check drivers for proper licensing.
Drivers caught driving impaired can expect jail, license suspension, and insurance increases, as well as fines, fees, DUI classes, and other expenses that can exceed $10,000.

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Taking Refuge with D.J. Terence Toy

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By Melina Paris, Contributing Music Writer

Los Angeles disc jockey, Terence Toy, loves house music so much that he also goes by the moniker, “Terence House Toy.”

He started spinning house tracks in the early 1980s when this music was progressing rapidly through major east Coast cities. His approach to his craft is unique, artistic, deep and soulful. It is the key to how he has made a prominent name for himself throughout California and across the country and abroad.

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Carson Candidates Differentiate Themselves at Forum

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Carson Candidates Differentiate Themselves at Forum

By Terelle Jerricks, Managing Editor, Photos by Kelvin Brown The NAACP officers made it clear at the outset that the police would be called if audiences members grew too rowdy in either support or opposition of any candidate during a forum the Carson chapter hosted Jan. 31, at the Juanita Millender McDonald Community Center. The group even went so far as to ban the use of video cameras. One of the officers said the candidates didn’t feel comfortable. He didn’t mention which candidate. A little more than 100 people filled the conference room to listen to all 10 candidates running in the March 5 elections. The questions posed to the candidates came from the audience after being screened by three National Association for the Advancement of Colored People officers before they were passed on to the candidates.

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Rig the Vote

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Rig the Vote

Republicans Contemplate Vote-Counting Schemes that would have Elected Romney

By Paul Rosenberg, Senior Editor

Because of the electoral college, only a handful of states really matter in electing a president every four years. For almost 40 years, Virginia was not one of them, as Republicans carried the state in every election from 1968 to 2004, rarely ever breaking a sweat. But that all changed in 2008, when Virginia not only became a battleground state, with candidates fighting tooth and nail for every vote, but actually ended up going for the Democrat, Barack Obama, for the first time since Lyndon B. Johnson’s 44-state landslide win over Barry Goldwater. Then in 2012, Obama won the state again.

Some Virginians weren’t happy to see their state go to the Democrat, which is understandable. The reasoning offered is less so.

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Justice and Democracy

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The Pillaging of the California Superior Courts

By James Preston Allen, Publisher

I am afraid that at this point, most people look upon going to court in somewhat the same way they look at going to church. They only do it when they must, and even then, only under duress.

When you think about it, courts and churches do have some striking similarities. Both have these large symbolic edifices with intimidating rooms of pomp and ritual where attendees sit in rows. One is refrained from approaching the altar, judicial or otherwise, unless invited and the officiators for either God or law all wear ceremonial robes. I could go on, but I think you get the point. Just as we have segregated God from pedestrian access, so too have we separated justice from the common civic experience. It’s about to get worse in our California justice system.

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Police Attack Newspaper Deliverers in Manhunt of Former Cop

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Los Angeles Police Department officers shot two women, who were delivering newspapers in Torrance, on Feb. 7, during a massive manhunt of a former policeman.

The two women, who have not been identified, were shot in the 19500 block of Redbeam Avenue. Witnesses say one woman was shot in one of her hands and the other was shot in the back. The blue pick up truck they drove was full of bullets after the shooting.

A Random Lengths News newspaper deliveryman also was stopped at gunpoint on his way to work later that day. Another shooting took place at about 5:45 a.m., also in Torrance, near Flagger Land at Beryl Street.

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Harbor Currents: ANNOUNCEMENTS Feb. 6, 2013

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Feb. 11
Land Use Planning and Public Works Committee
Stakeholders are invited to participate in the next Land Use Planning and Public Works Committee meeting, at 3:30 p.m. Feb. 11, at Think Café Restaurant in San Pedro.
Items on the agenda include:

  1. Review of development proposal for 311 S. Pacific Avenue, “San Pedro Family Apartment”, with architect Kevin Maffris of John Cotton Architects.
  2. Review special project opportunities for a Marymount Intern.
  3. Review status of the Lilyan Fierman Walkway improvement project.
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Harbor Currents: NEWS Feb. 6, 2013

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PortTechLA Executive Director Accepts New Position
SAN PEDRO – PortTech Los Angeles announced, Feb. 6, that Executive Director Jeffrey Milanette is leaving the organization to launch an innovation center in Africa. Milanette’s resignation is effective Feb. 15.
Under Milanette’s leadership PortTechLA grew from non-profit with one client to an organization capable of supporting more than 20 clean technology companies with a combination of onsite and virtual services. He recently secured a $1 million contract in Community Development Block Grant funds that enables PortTechLA to continue to provide services to local clean technology entrepreneurs for the three years that follows.
PortTechLA’s reach is extensive. Shortly after taking charge Milanette established the PortTechForum, a monthly program specially designed for entrepreneurs and members of the clean technology business community to come together to exchange ideas, business tips, marketing advice and benefit from networking opportunities.

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Harbor Currents: ANNOUNCEMENTS Feb. 4, 2013

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Feb. 4
West County Connectors Project
The Orange County Transportation Authority is halfway through West County Connectors Project construction and has rolled out a new look.
At the midpoint of construction with two more years to go, the West County Connectors team is rolling out a new format for weekly e-mail updates.
A few of this week’s highlights:

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