The Long Beach Senior Latino Club is hosting weekly beginners “Spanish as a Second Language” classes for senior in the Long Beach and surrounding areas.
The next semester starts from 10:30 to 11:30 Jan. 8, 2014.
Instructor Rosa Ruiz focuses on reading, writing and speaking Spanish. The 12-week session costs $25, with a one-time $10 registration fee.
Details: (562) 570-3514
Venue: Long Beach Senior Center
Location: 1150 E. 4th St., Room 107-H, Long Beach
SSL for Seniors
LACEEN Pilot Project Launching, Open House
Community members are invited to the Los Angeles Environmental Enforcement Network pilot project launching and open house, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Jan. 17, at the Coalition For A Safe Environment office in Wilmington.
LACEEN is a community-based project that will monitor air quality and other environmental conditions in a community.
Details: (310) 567-0748
Venue: Coalition For A Safe Environment
Location: 1601 N. Wilmington Blvd., Suite B, Wilmington
LA Board of Harbor Commissioners Meeting: APM Container Crane and Fuel Tank Installations
The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners will host a public hearing to receive public comments relative to the installation of a container crane and two 12,000-gallon fuel tanks at Berths 405 and 406, at 8:30 p.m. Jan. 9, at the Port of Los Angeles Board Room in San Pedro.
Details: (310) 732-3850; www.portoflosangeles.org
Venue: POLA Board Room
Location: 425 S. Palos Verdes St., San Pedro
ENTERTAINMENT
Dec. 28
Jeff Ellwood Quartet
The Jeff Ellwood Quartet is scheduled to perform at 8 p.m. Dec. 28 at Alvas Showroom in San Pedro.
In 2001 Jeff was awarded the “best college saxophonist award” at the prestigious Reno Jazz festival. In 2002 and 2003 he was accepted to attend the Henry Mancini institute. In 2005 he performed as a featured artist with Alan Pasqua at the International Association of Jazz Educator’s conference in Long Beach.
Details: (800) 403-3447; www.alvasshowroom.com
Venue: Alvas Showroom
Location: 1417 W. 8th St., San Pedro
Jan. 11
Tri-Fecta Blues Band
The Tri-Fecta Blues Band is scheduled to perform, at 8 p.m. Jan. 11, at Alvas Showroom in San Pedro.
Details: (800) 403-3447; www.alvasshowroom.com
Venue: Alvas Showroom
Location: 1417 W. 8th St., San Pedro
Jan. 12
The “Ask Dino” Mattalone Show
The “Ask Dino” Mattalone Show is scheduled to take place, at 4 p.m. Jan. 12, at Alvas Showroom in San Pedro.
Details: (800) 403-3447; www.alvasshowroom.com
Venue: Alvas Showroom
Location: 1417 W. 8th St., San Pedro
Jan. 18
Brad Dutz CD Release Party
The Brad Dutz CD Release party will take place, at 8 p.m. Jan. 18, at Alvas Showroom in San Pedro.
Details: (800) 403-3447; www.alvasshowroom.com
Venue: Alvas Showroom
Location: 1417 W. 8th St., San Pedro
Jan. 19
King Washington
King Washington is scheduled to perform, at 4 p.m. Jan. 19, at Alvas Showroom in San Pedro.
Details: (800) 403-3447; www.alvasshowroom.com
Venue: Alvas Showroom
Location: 1417 W. 8th St., San Pedro
Eight Guilty in Chile Death Caravan
Chile — Eight former military members were found guilty, Dec. 23, in the murder of political opponents during the rule of Gen. Augusto Pinochet in Chile.
The former military members were part of the Caravan of Death, a military operation thought to have killed about 100 opponents of the 1973 military coup. The Caravan of Death was a “delegation” of military men that Pinochet sent to Chile’s provincial towns. The Caravan of Death travelled from town to town in a Puma helicopter, armed with grenades, machine guns and knives, killing opponents of the coup.
On Oct. 19, 1973, the unit arrived in Antofagasta, where 14 political prisoners taken to a ravine and executed by firing squad. The prisoners had been tried and convicted by military tribunals but not yet sentenced.
Between Sept. 30 and Oct. 22, 1973, the Caravan of Death landed in 16 towns and killed 97 people, according NGO Memory and Justice figures.
About 40,018 people were human rights victims under the dictatorship and 3,065 were killed or disappeared, official figures state.
The former military members were sentenced to between three and 15 years in jail for killing 14 people in Antofagasta shortly after the coup.
The ruling can be appealed.
MLK Events
Martin Luther King Jr. Candlelight Peace March
The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Candlelight Peace March will take place at 5 p.m. Jan. 11, starting at the Ernest S. McBride Park in Long Beach.
The march ends at Martin Luther King Jr. Park. Parking will be available at Long Beach City College. Free shuttles are available.
Details: (562) 570-6816; www.longbeach.gov/district6
Venue: Long Beach City College
Location: 1305 East Pacific Coast Highway
Peace Week events include:
Pre-Parade & Neighborhood Clean Up
From 8:30 to10 a.m. Jan.11, at McBride Park, 1550 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave., join community groups and neighbors as they work to clean up the parade route area.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Long Beach Holiday Closures
Long Beach City Hall will be closed Dec. 25 and January 1, 2014. City offices and services will adhere to the following schedule for the 2013 Christmas Holiday and the 2014 New Year’s Day Holiday:
Refuse Collection and Recycle schedules –www.longbeach-recycles.org
There will be no collection on Dec. 25, 2013 and Jan. 1, 2014. Collection will be delayed one day for the remainder of each week, ending on Saturday.
Street Sweeping
Street Sweeping will not occur on Dec. 25, 2013 or January 1, 2014. Street Sweeping will occur on its regular schedule before and after the holidays with no delays or make-ups, including Dec. 24, and Dec. 31.
Parking Control
Meters with holiday exemptions will not be enforced on Dec. 25 and Jan. 1, 2014. All meters and time zones will be enforced Dec. 24 and 31.
Murder Suspect Arrested
On Dec. 18, the Long Beach Police Department arrested 53-year-old Robert Rubio Jr. of Hawaiian ardens in connection with the Dec. 17 murder of 54-year-old Monica Barboza, officials said.
Rubio was arrested without incident at the home of a friend in Hawaiian Gardens. Rubio, a documented gang-member, is being booked for murder and attempted murder, and will be held at the Long Beach City Jail on $1,000,000 bail. He will be arraigned on the afternoon of Dec. 20 at Long Beach Superior Court.
The incident took place at about 10 p.m. Dec. 17 within the 3500 block of Monica Avenue in Long Beach. Police responded to a call reporting a shots in the neighborhood. The LBPD found Barboza inside of a converted garage, where she had apparently been living. She had a gunshot would to the upper torso. Long Beach Fire Department paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene.
Shortly thereafter, LBPD was notified that a male adult gunshot victim had been transported to a local hospital by a friend. Through our investigation, we were able to determine that the 52-year-old resident of HawaiianGardens, who was visiting the location at the time the shooting occurred, was a second victim. He sustained what appeared to be non-life threatening injuries and is listed in stable condition.
Social Workers Win Child Safety Agreement
Los Angeles — On Dec. 13, social workers announced the Children’s Social Worker Agreement with Los Angeles County Management.
After striking for six days in the name of child safety, followed by two additional days of intensive bargaining, Los Angeles County Children’s Social Workers and County management reached an agreement, which adds new protections for children.
What Social Workers Won:
More Social Workers:450 more social workers by Oct. 1.This is the net increase. The County will hire behind all social who leave CountyService. The total number of social workers hired will exceed 600, or 50 per month during the first year of the agreement.
Lower Social Worker-to-Child Ratios:The county agreed to jointly establish lower social workers caseload benchmarks based on the hiring plan.
Training and Education:The county agreed to educate workers for policy violations. This will help end the climate of fear.
Less Paperwork, More Social Work:The county will decrease policies by 25 percent in the 6 months that follow with a streamlined, web-based policy manual.