A march protesting a range of topics such as reform, education, GMOs, wars and constitutional rights, will take place, starting at 10 a.m. Nov. 5, throughout the world’s largest cities.
Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/406861039422618/
Venue: Pershing Square
Location: 532 S. Olive St., Los Angeles
Nov. 13
Students at San Pedro High School will have the opportunity to learn about many different career paths, volunteer opportunities and college prep programs when Project Great Futures visits from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m Nov. 13.
Project Great Futures is a Los Angeles-based project helping youth find positive and non-destructive careers and futures for themselves.
Details: http://projectgreatfutures.nnomy.org/
Venue: SPHS
Location: 1001 W. 15th St., San Pedro
Long Beach counter-culture photographer Jim Coke will be hosting an exhibition on Jim Morrison and The Doors, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 7, at Fingerprints Music in Long Beach.
The exhibition will feature Coke’s photographs from July 15, 1967 prior to The Doors release of “Light My Fire.” Other artists performing will include poet Michael C. Ford, and local bands Slushbox, Natural Hi-Fi and Move.
Details: Sharon Giarratano (562)225-7867
Venue: Fingerprints Music
Location:420 E. 4th St., Long Beach
Carson — California State University Dominguez Hills has been selected to host a U.S. Department of Education open forum on President Barack Obama’s College Affordability Initiative, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 6, in the Loker Student Union Ballroom.
This will be an opportunity for the public to provide feedback on Obama’s higher education plan, which was announced in August.
Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter and other Department of Education officials will facilitate the forum. They will be seeking input on the three components of the initiative: paying for performance; promoting innovation and competition; and ensuring that student debt remains affordable, as well as the development of a college ratings system.
The public is invited to participate in the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners Meeting, from 6 to 9 p.m. Nov. 5, at the HalldaleAvenueSchool auditorium in Torrance.
Meet all of the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners and the general manager.
Venue: Halldale Avenue School
Location:21514 Halldale Ave., Torrance
LOS ANGELES— On Oct. 30, Mayor Eric Garcetti signed an executive directive creating a City of Los Angeles Cyber Intrusion Command Center to lead cybersecurity preparation and response across city departments. The Center will be led by the Office of the Mayor and will include assistance from the FBI and Secret Service.
Garcetti’s directive calls on the center to do the following:
Facilitate the identification and investigation of cyber threats and intrusions against city assets; ensure incidents are quickly, properly and thoroughly investigated by the appropriate law enforcement agency; facilitate dissemination of cyber security alerts and information; provide uniform governance structure accountable to City leadership; coordinate incident response and remediation across the city; serve as an advisory body to City departments; sponsor independent security assessments to reduce security risks; and ensure awareness of best practices.
Every department will:
The medical-marijuana movement is here, and it’s something we have to deal with and accept.
–Long Beach City Council member Robert Garcia, 2009-Aug-04
Despite those seemingly auspicious words, a review of the last four years reveals that Long Beach city government has been anything but accepting of medical marijuana. From extracting a proverbial pound of flesh from dispensaries that wanted to be part of the system to dispatching police with assault rifles against the ones that didn’t, then finally banning dispensaries entirely despite representing a populace that in 2010 voted in favor of the legalization of even recreational marijuana use, medpot patients and providers have been left wondering when Long Beach’s leadership will catch up with its populace.
Los Angeles — Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Oct. 31 that Department of Transportation General Manager Jaime de la Vega will be resigning Dec. 1.
Garcetti also announced that Jon Kirk Mukri, general manager of Recreation and Parks, will serve as interim general manager at DOT until a permanent general manager is appointed.
Michael Shull, assistant general manager of Recreation and Parks, will serve as the interim general manager of that department.
Long Beach — On Oct. 29, a man crossing the street with his wheelchair was stuck while crossing the street near Alamitos and Orange avenues in Long Beach, officials said.
Seventy-two-year old Bong Kim apparently was seated in his wheelchair when suddenly entered the roadway from the east side of Alamitos Avenue. Long Beach Police Department officials believe the pedestrian was attempting to cross westbound on Alamitos Avenue in the northbound lanes when he was struck.
The driver of the vehicle that hit Kim immediately called 9-1-1 and rendered aid until emergency personnel arrived. The Long Beach Fire Department paramedics took him to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
No charges are pending against the motorists at this time.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call (562) 570-7355.
San Pedro — In a report produced Oct. 31, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Panel on 21st Century Freight Transportation found that significant investment is needed in our freight transportation system.
The group of 11 members of Congress signed off on their 100-plus page report, which included a call to dedicate funding for freight infrastructure, designation of a multimodal freight network and the sustained continuation of a freight-focused Projects of National and Regional Significance competitive grant program.
The Panel on 21st Century Freight Transportation convened in April 2013 and members served for a period of six months before issuing the recommendations. The panel’s six Republicans and five Democrats were tasked with examining the current state of freight transportation and how improving the system would affect the U.S. economy. The group traveled to several freight hubs across the nation, including the Port of Los Angeles, speaking at length with system users, carriers, and providers. The Panel’s recommendations can be accessedhere.
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