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CA Senate Send Job Training Plan to Brown

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CA Senate Send Job Training Plan to Brown

SACRAMENTO – On Aug. 30, the California Senate approved and sent to a bill to Gov. Jerry Brown that seeks to help provide the necessary resources to train and better prepare workers.

The measure would direct the California Workforce Investment Board to target job-training resources.

Existing law requires that the board, in collaboration with specified state and local partners, develop a strategic workforce plan that’s updated at least every five years and addresses the state’s latest economic, demographic and workplace needs.

Senate Bill 118 would help earmark training for our future workforce needs through key requirements that would:

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Announcements

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Announcements

Sept. 3
Long Beach City Council Meeting
A public meeting will take place at Long Beach City Hall, 4:30 p.m. Sept. 3.The Long Beach City Council will discuss a recommendation to adopt a motion approving the estimated transfer of $18,373,000 from the Harbor Revenue Fund to the Tidelands Operating Fund and other budget issues.
The Council will also discuss recommendations to request City Attorney to prepare a resolution condemning the discriminatory laws against the
LGBT Community in Russia.
Also, recommendations to request City Prosecutor or City Attorney todraft a Social Host Ordinance, which holds adults responsible for
knowingly permitting underage persons to consume alcohol.Also discussions about amending the smoking law pertaining to
obtaining permits will be held.
Venue: Long Beach City Hall
Location: 333 W. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach

Sept. 4
Chat with Pat
The Long Beach Unified School District will host Superintendent
Christopher Steinhauser, at the next Chat with Pat, 4:30 p.m. Sep. 4.
Don’t miss this opportunity to gain insight and important city
information on local schools.
Details:(562) 570-1045;district14@longbeach.gov
Venue: Los Altos Library
Location: 5614 Britton Dr., Long Beach

Sept. 7
Garden Restoration Volunteer Opportunity
People are welcome to volunteer their gardening services at the
DominguezRanchoAdobeMuseum, 9 to 11 a.m. Sep. 7.
Volunteers remove overgrowth and invasive species, clear debris and
sweep the walkways of a shaded area inside of the museum.
Details:(310) 603-0088
Venue: Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum
Location: 18127 S. Alameda St., Rancho Dominguez

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Family and Community Events

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Family and Community Events

Sept. 7

First Saturday Bird Walk

Join the PalosVerdesPeninsulaLand Conservancy for the First Saturday Bird Walk, 8:30 a.m. Sept. 7.

Binoculars are provided for a slow, easy walk. Free and open to the public.

Details: (310) 547-0862

Venue:GeorgeF.Canyon Preserve and NatureCenter

Location:27305 Palos Verdes Dr. E., Rancho Palos Verdes

 

Sept. 8

Nature Sing Along

The Palos Verdes Land Peninsula Conservancy hosts the Nature Sing Along, 2 to 3 p.m. Sept. 8.

Everyone is invited to join a free musical celebration of the natural world at the WhitePointNatureEducationCenter.

Details: www.pvplc.org

Venue:WhitePointNatureEducationCenter

Location: 1600 W. Paseo del Mar., San Pedro

 

Sept. 14

Yoga Plus Guided Nature Walk

Equinox and Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy present the Yoga Plus Guided Nature Walk, 2 to 5 p.m. Sept. 14.

De-stress with a free yoga session led by Equinox trainers followed by a journey through restored lands now home to the federally endangered El Segundo blue butterfly. Meet in front of the Pelican statue for the beginning of the walk.

Free public parking is provided in the lot at Pelican Cove. The walk is free and open to the public.

Details: (310) 541-7613 ext. 201; www.pvplc.org

Venue: Pelican Cove

Location:6400 Palos Verdes Drive South, Rancho Palos Verdes

 

Ranger Guided Family Walk

Join the LA City Rangers for a guided family hike through the White Point Nature Preserve, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Sept. 14.

This happening occurs every second Saturday of the month.

Details: www.pvplc.org

Venue: White Point Nature Preserve

Location: 1600 W. Paseo del Mar., San Pedro

 

Sept. 15

White Point Home Tour

The White Point Home Tours are being offered from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Sept. 15.

Enjoy a self-guided tour of five modern, traditional and mid-century homes including two artist homes and studio residences. Guests will be invited to a reception afterwards with food, wine, live music and a silent auction.

Tickets are $55 in advance and $65 at the door.

Details: (310) 541-7613; www.pvplc.org

 

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Lobster Fest

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Lobster Fest

The Lobster Fest is running from Sept. 13 through Sept. 15.
First class tickets are selling for $41. Ticket includes a lobster meal and drink with your own dining area and a weekend of entertainment. $13 of your ticket will be donated to the Harbor Interfaith Services.
The festival is open 5 to 11 p.m. Sept. 13, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sept. 14 and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 15.
Details: (310) 831-0603; www.lobsterfest.com
Venue: Ports O’ Call Village
Location: 6th Street and Harbor Blvd., San Pedro

El Dorado East Dog Park Groundbreaking Ceremony

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El Dorado East Dog Park Groundbreaking Ceremony

Aug. 24
El Dorado East Dog Park Groundbreaking Ceremony
The El Dorado East Dog Park groundbreaking ceremony will take place 10 a.m., Aug. 24 in the southeast corner of El Dorado East Regional Park Area 2.
The park will be one and a half acres in size and will have separate sections for larger and smaller dogs.
Construction is due to be complete at the end of the year.

Aug. 28
6th District Budget Summit
The 6th District Budget Summit will take place 6 p.m., Aug. 28 at the Ernest S. McBride Sr. Park.
Long Beach representatives will discuss the 2014 City of Long Beach Budget. The city is not faced with a budget debt this year and has room to allocate $3.5 million to restoration and construction throughout the city.
Details: (562) 570-6816
Location: 1550 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., Long Beach

Sep. 7
Volunteer Garden Restoration
Help maintain the Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum 9 to 11 a.m., Sep. 7.
Volunteers remove overgrowth and invasive species and clear debris and sweep the walkways of a shaded area behind the museum.
The eventual goal is to restore the beauty of the historic garden and its once-flowing waterfalls.
Details: (310) 603-0088
Location: 18127 S. Alameda St., Rancho Dominguez

POLA Shows Emission Reduction

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POLA Shows Emission Reduction

SAN PEDRO — The Port of Los Angeles’ Inventory of Air Emissions, released Aug. 22, shows the port is at its lowest level in harmful emissions since it implemented a plan to reduce them about seven years ago.

The Inventory of Air Emissions is a report of test results based on harmful emissions through port operations. Reporting is done annually and compared with results from 2005 through the present time of the findings.

The results of the port’s 2012 Inventory of Air Emissions show a 79 percent reduction in diesel particulate matter since 2005. It also showed emissions related to moving 10,000 20-foot containers were 81 percent lower than they were in 2005.

Sulfur oxide emissions have fallen to 6 percent from 25 percent in 2005 and nitrogen oxide emissions have dipped to 3 percent from 5 percent in 2005. The port’s nitrogen oxide emission reduction has already exceeded 2014 expectations.

2012 has seen the largest percentage drop in harmful emissions than any other year since reporting has been done in 2005.

Committee Approves Medi-Cal Program Audit

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Committee Approves Medi-Cal Program Audit

SACRAMENTO —The Legislature’s Joint Legislative Audit Committee approved of a request of an audit of California’s Drug Medi-Cal program due to media reports of widespread fraud.

The media investigations were done by CNN and the Center for Investigative Reporting. The audit will take place over the next several months.
Fraud was widespread in Los Angeles and Long Beach, with cases accounting for more than 50 percent of the total.

One example of the fraudulent actions is one drug rehabilitation program took care of 31 patients, but billed taxpayers for 179 of them. Other accusations include clinics paying patients to attend so they can bill the state more, counselors abandoning sessions, clinics billing people that didn’t have a drug problem and ones which are dead.

The audit plans on: Examining the last five fiscal years and determining how extensive the fraud was. Was correct action taken when facilities were caught committing fraudulent behaviors? Overlook effectiveness of state and county coordinated oversight. Ensuring felons and other prohibited persons don’t run the clinic. Are there enough regulators to prevent fraudulent actions? What laws need to be changed to prevent fraudulent action in the future?

Bill Mandates Full Restitution to Taxpayers for False 911 Calls

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Bill Mandates Full Restitution to Taxpayers for False 911 Calls

SACRAMENTO — On Aug. 19, the California Assembly approved a bill giving taxpayers responsibility of restitution for those convicted of filing false 911 reports.
The bill which is sponsored by the Los Angeles County Police Department comes after numerous false reports of threats and invaders in California homes.
The bill would transfer the onus of a several thousand to $10,000 to the malicious reporter.

Government Secrets: First they come for the files, then they come for the journalists and then they come for you

Terelle Jerricks
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James Preston Allen, Publisher

Pvt. Bradley Manning sentencing to 35 years in prison with possible parole for his releasing of classified documents to WikiLeaks was announced as I was writing this column today. This is a victory of sorts, I suppose. He could have gotten 90 years.

We ran one of the first reports on the documents Manning leaked to WikiLeaks three years ago. The documents released included a video of a U.S. Apache helicopter firing on and killing two journalists and several civilians. It was this one video along with thousands of other classified files that troubled Manning and ultimately got him arrested on espionage charges. It was his act of courage that broke open the gates of secrecy surrounding our war in Iraq.

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Should Businesses Allow Customers to Use E-Cigarettes?

Greggory Moore
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Should Businesses Allow Customers to Use E-Cigarettes?

By Greggory Moore

Not so long ago electronic cigarettes were little more than a rumor, a technology most of us encountered only via late-night commercials, the sort that bring the term “boondoggle” to mind, full of seemingly non-legitimized claims as to their harmlessness and effectiveness as tools to wean smokers off of cigarette.

Whatever the truth about such claims, the e-cigarette has become a genuine fad, popping up in manifold forms, from simulacra of the real thing to elegant little machines of shiny metal and glass. But they all have one thing in common: they—or actually, their users—spew clouds of vapor into the air.

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