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LBUSD Board Votes to Close Hill Classical Middle School Long Beach

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LBUSD Board Votes to Close Hill Classical Middle School Long Beach

Long Beach — On Nov. 5, the Long Beach Unified School District Board of Education unanimously voted to close Hill Classical Middle School in Long Beach.

The school is expected to be converted into a high school modeled after the California Academy of Mathematics and Science on the Cal State Dominguez Hills campus.

The district made the decision based on a facility master plan that calls for the development of several small high schools. The master plan also guides how the Measure K school bonds, which gave the district $1.2 billion from property taxes for school construction and maintenance, will be spent.

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LB Begins Phase II of Bluff Stabilization Project

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LB Begins Phase II of Bluff Stabilization Project

Long Beach — Long Beach announced Nov. 6 that it has begun work on the second phase of a project to stabilize the bluff along Ocean Boulevard.

Phase II of the Ocean Boulevard Erosion and Enhancement Project stretches from 20th Place to Paloma Avenue.

The bluffs will be stabilized with soil-nailing technology, which involves inserting about 2,500 30-foot-long steel anchor rods into the bluff. The sidewalk on top of the bluff will be repaired and new handrails, similar to the existing ones, will be installed.

The project includes native landscaping, including planter pockets and a new drip irrigation system that will mitigate future soil erosion.
A series of temporary protective screens will be utilized on top of the bluff, during times when work is occurring below on the bluff.

Work is expected to be completed in May 2014. The project’s budget of $4.4 million is funded by the Tidelands Operations Fund, with no impact on the general fund.

Phase I stabilized the area between Redondo Avenue and 36th Place and was completed in 2012.

Landslide Crack Discovered

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Landslide Crack Discovered

San Pedro — A 3 feet in diameter crack was found at the White Point landslide near a home, Nov. 4. The discovery led to a work stoppage.

The Coastal San Pedro Neighborhood Council Landslide Committee discussed the issue that evening and decided to contact the Bureau of Engineering to discuss resident safety.

On Nov. 5, Councilman Joe Buscaino issued a statement on hiswebsitesupporting the recommendation from the White Point Landslide Advisory Committee to restore the roadway with a retaining wall to maximize the safety and stability of the area.

On Nov. 13, the committee will be requesting that a motion be added to the Nov. 18 general meeting to recommend the closure of that section of Paseo del Mar to address traffic and public safety concerns.

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The Naked Guy at the Party; or, Naked Aggression; or, Don’t Be a Dick

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The Naked Guy at the Party; or, Naked Aggression; or, Don’t Be a Dick

By Greggory Moore

A few years ago there was this great party in one of the communal, hippie-ish houses here in Long Beach. A rotation of DJs held it down behind a pair of turntables in the dining room, while an appreciative press of bodies churned in time, free and easy, 21st-century-hippie style.

The house was north of 7th Street, a little bit in the ‘hood. (In a matter of seconds Long Beach goes from “definitely not the ‘hood” to “um….”) Sometime around midnight numerous newcomers arrived, young men apparently not acquainted with any of the ten residents. They made their way to the dining room-cum-dance floor and appreciatively took in the vibrant scene. They were in no way obtrusive, so no-one paid them any mind. We just kept dancing.

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Renewable Hope Thanksgiving Food Project 2013

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Renewable Hope Thanksgiving Food Project 2013

The ROCK Christian Fellowship will provide free boxes of food to the public, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Nov. 23, in Long Beach.

This will be the fifth year of free food distribution and everyone is welcome.
It is The ROCK’s hope to provide 500 boxes of food to families in need. Each box has enough food to supplement the needs of a family with four to six people.

Details: (562) 597-7481; therocktoday.com
Venue: The Central Facility Center
Location: 1133 Rhea St., Long Beach

Mayoral Candidate Forum

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Mayoral Candidate Forum

Shift Long Beach and the Sierra Club are co-sponsoring a mayoral candidate forum, at 6 p.m. Nov. 21, at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach.

Details: www.aquariumofpacific.org
Venue: Aquarium of the Pacific
Location: 100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach

Long Beach City Council Meeting

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Long Beach City Council Meeting

The Long Beach City Council will consider, at 5 p.m. Nov. 12, directing Chief of Police Jim McDonnell to present a plan would provide a valid cost to establish a special sex crime unit.

The city council also is scheduled to vote on an agreement for baggage handling systems at the Long BeachAirport. The city would enter into a 2-year agreement for an amount not to exceed $1,1114,911 with John Bean Technologies, to perform maintenance and improvement of the systems with two optional 1-year renewals for not to exceed $300,000 per year at the city manager’s discretion.

In addition, the council will consider a triennial code adoption amending an ordinance related to the Long Beach Building Standards Code.

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Women’s Health Center Rededicated

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Women’s Health Center Rededicated

Long Beach — The newly expanded and modernized Sr. Mary Sabina Sullivan Women’s Health Center and the Vincent Esposito Imaging Center at St. Mary Medical Center will be re-dedicated on Nov. 12 at 5:30 p.m.

One of the first centers to offer the community digital mammography, the Women’s Health Center recently relocated to the first floor of the 1045 Atlantic Ave. Professional Building, Ste. 105.

As the need for mammography screenings and diagnostics has increased, the Women’s Health Center has grown. St. Mary Medical Center Foundation stepped in to support the purchase of a second digital mammography unit and funded the relocation of the center so as to provide more efficient services.

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Obama Appoints Garcetti to Climate Preparedness Task Force

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Obama Appoints Garcetti to Climate Preparedness Task Force

Los Angeles — On Nov. 1, President Barack Obama appointed Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to his Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience, which will advise the White House on how the federal government helps cities and states prepare for the effects of climate change.

Banished from the Magic Kingdom

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Banished from the Magic Kingdom

Fullerton — On Nov. 4, a former Disneyland employee was ordered to perform 100 hours of community service and stay at least 100 yards away from the theme park, after admitting guilt to setting off two dry ice bombs.

Christian Isaiah Barnes, 23, plead guilty to misdemeanor possession of a destructive device as part of a plea bargain. The Orange County Superior Court sentenced Barnes, a Long Beach resident, to the 36 days in jail he has served and three years of informal probation.

Barnes originally was charged with felony possession of a destructive device in a public place, a crime that could have carried up to six years in prison.

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