Aug. 1
Volunteer at Abalone Cove Reserve
Volunteer, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on August 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29, at the Abalone Cove Reserve in Rancho Palos Verdes.
Details: (310) 541-7613
Venue: Abalone Cove Reserve
Location: 5970 Palos Verdes Dr. South, Rancho Palos Verdes
Aug. 4
Small Business Entrepreneurship: Doing Business in LA
The Los Angeles Mayor’s Office of Economic Development and the Los Angeles Public Library is presenting the Small Business Entrepreneurship workshop, starting at 10 a.m. Aug. 4, at the San Pedro Public Library.
Details: http://tinyurl.com/SPSmallBizWorkshop
Venue: San Pedro Public Library
Location: 931 S. Gaffey St., San Pedro
RLn ANNOUNCEMENTS: July 31, 2014
RLn NEWS updates: July 30, 2014
EPA Penalizes Rancho LPG for Safety Hazards
SAN PEDRO — Rancho LPG faces a $260,000 fine for safety violations on their site from the Environmental Protection Agency.
EPA responded to Rep. Janice Hahn’s requests to investigate safety lapses at the Rancho LPB facility.
EPA officials state that Rancho LPG has implemented new measures to ensure the security of the plant.
“Although these families will not be safe until the tanks are moved,” stated Hahn in her press release, “EPA’s actions today minimizes some of the risk for the community.”
Reyes Uranga Runs for Water Replenishing District Seat
LONG BEACH — Former Long Beach City Councilwoman Tonia Reyes Uranga, announced July 24 that she would be running for the Division 3 seat of the Water Replenishment District.
The seat has been left unoccupied since Lillian Kawasaki died in 2013.
Uranga served on the Long Beach City council since 2002. Since her initial election, Uranga has managed the council’s Environmental Committee and represented all the cities in eastern and western Los Angeles County on the South Coast Air Quality Management District. Reyes Uranga also served as a board member of the Coalition for Clean Air.
The election will take place in November
RLn ARTS: July 30, 2014
Aug. 7
Gallery 741 Grand Opening
Community members are invited to the grand opening reception of Gallery 741, from 5 to 10 p.m. Aug. 7, in San Pedro.
Experience the functional elegance of Lenchner Glass, exhibiting Aug. 7 through 17, and Sept. 4 through Oct. 4. This show features exciting new tableware designs, fused glass art and many one-of-a-kind fused glass pieces to add beauty to your décor.
Details: (818) 609-9406; www.1stthursday.com
Venue: Gallery 741
Location: 741 S. Pacific Ave., San Pedro
Myriam Gurba, Denise Rivas
Community members are invited to check out the art of Myriam Gurba and Denise Rivas through August at The Center Long Beach.
Details: (562) 434-4455
Venue: The Center Long Beach
Location: 2017 E. 4th St., Long Beach
RLn COMMUNITY: July 29, 2014
Aug. 9
Story Time with Rangers
Bring your children to a story time with the White Point Nature Preserve Rangers at 10 a.m., Aug. 9, at the White Point Nature Preserve in San Pedro. The story themes vary.
Details: (310) 541-2479
Venue: White Point Nature Preserve
Location: 1600 Paseo Del Mar, San Pedro
Aug. 20
Bird Walk
Attend a guided bird walk led by Wild Birds Unlimited at 8:30 a.m., Aug. 20, at the White Point Nature Preserve in San Pedro.
Details: (310) 541-2479
Venue: White Point Nature Preserve
Location: 1600 Paseo Del Mar, San Pedro
Aug. 20
Family Nature and Art Workshop
Join the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy at a children’s hike and art workshop at 10 a.m., Aug. 30, at Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes. The activities cost $25 per family. Reservations are required.
Details: (310) 541-2479
Venue: Pelican Cove parking area, Terranea Resort
Location: 31300 Palos Verdes Dr. South
August 23
Ranger Walk
Enjoy a the dramatic views at a themed, guided hike through the White Point Nature Preserve’s restored habitat at 10 a.m., Aug. 23. Themes vary each month. The hike is free.
Details: (310) 541-2479
Venue: White Point Nature Preserve
Location: 1600 Paseo Del Mar, San Pedro
Aug. 23
Native Plant Sale
The White Point Nature Education Center and Preserve is hosting a native plant sale from 12 to 2 p.m., Aug. 23.
Details: (310) 541-2479
Venue: White Point Nature Preserve
Location: 1600 Paseo Del Mar, San Pedro
Aug. 27
Bird Walk
The public is invited to a guided bird walk led by Wild Birds Unlimited at 8:30 a.m., Aug. 27, in George F Canyon Preserve and Nature Center in Rolling Hills Estates.
Details: (310) 541-2479
Venue: George F Canyon Preserve and Nature Center
Location: 27035 Palos Verdes Dr. East, Rolling Hills Estates
RLn ENTERTAINMENT: July 29, 2014
Aug. 1
Carl Verheyen Group Show
The Carl Verheyen Group will be performing at 8 p.m. Aug. 1, at Alvas Showroom in San Pedro.
Details: (310) 833-3281
Venue: Alvas Showroom
Location: 1417 W 8th St., San Pedro
Aug. 7
Michael Bradford
Songwriter and bassist Michael Bradford will be performing at the Grand Annex in San Pedro from 7 to 11 p.m., Aug. 7. Soul pop artists, David and Devine will perform alongside Bradford and The Neighborhood Bullys will open the show. Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the door.
Details: (310) 833-4813
Venue: Grand Annex
Location: 434 W. 6th St., San Pedro
Aug. 14
The Haden Triplets
The Haden Triplets will be performing at 8 p.m., Aug. 14, for a sunset concert at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles.
The Haden Triplets will be performing stripped down, old time country tracks off their debut album. The doors open at 7 p.m. and seating is on a first-come first-served basis. Admission is free. Parking is $10.
Details: (310) 440-4500
Venue: Skirball Cultural Center
Location: 2701 N Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles
RLn THEATER Calendar: July 29, 2014
Aug. 8
Guys and Dolls
The Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro presents a youth musical performance of Guys and Dolls at 8 p.m. Aug. 8, at 2 and 8 p.m. on Aug. 9, and at 4 p.m. Aug. 10. The play revolves around the gamblers and gangsters of the New York underworld. Tickets are $15.
Details: (310) 548-2493
Venue: The Warner Grand
Location: 478 W. 6th St., San Pedro
Aug. 15
Into the Woods
The Troupe will perform a youth production of Into the Woods at the Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro at 7 p.m. Aug. 15, at 2 and 7 p.m. Aug. 16, and at 2 p.m. on Aug. 17. The performance weaves together stories from various childhood tales. Tickets are from $5 to $27.
Details: (310) 548-2493
Venue: The Warner Grand
Location: 478 W. 6th St., San Pedro
Aug. 23
Rivers and Tides Film Series
The Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy welcomes the public for a screening of Rivers and Tides at 7:30 p.m., Aug. 23, at the Palos Verdes Arts Center.
The documentary follows sculptor Andy Goldsworthy as he creates works of art from natural materials. Box dinner reservations required.
Details: (310) 541-2479
Venue: Palos Verdes Arts Center
Location: 5504 Crestridge Road, Rancho Palos Verdes
RL NEWS Update: July 28, 2014
Senior Might Face Charges in Non-Pregnant Robber’s Death
LONG BEACH — The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office is considering whether or not to charge 80-year-old Tom Greer in the shooting of a fleeing, female, robber July 22 in a Los Cerritos neighborhood in Long Beach.
On July 25, the District Attorney’s Office filed charges against Gus Adams, 26, an accomplice to the robbery. Adams was arrested on suspicion of Murder on July 23. He faces four other felony charges including residential burglary and elder abuse. The accomplice is charged with murder under the legal principle in California that an accomplice may be culpable for an illegal death that occurs in the course of the commission of a felony. Officials said that Adams is held at the Los Angeles County Jail with $1.1 million bail. He is scheduled to be arraigned to Aug. 11. Adams had two prior convictions for possession of a controlled substance in 2011 and petty theft with three prior convictions in 2012.
Adams was charged with first-degree residential robbery, first-degree residential burglary, grand theft with a firearm and possession of a firearm by a felon. If convicted, he faces life in prison.
The Long Beach Police Department arrested Adams’ mother, Ruby Adams, 49, on suspicion of robbery. Police filed charges against Ruby Adams on July 28. The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office charged Ruby Adams, with first-degree murder and first-degree residential robbery. Officials said Ruby Adams may have acted as the look out in the robbery.
Greer told investigators and various news sources that when he arrived to his home at about 9 p.m. July 22, in the 3900 block of Country Club Drive, he was attacked by a man and woman who were burglarizing his home.
Police officials said that the couple threw Greer on the floor and allegedly began to beat him. The woman, Andrea Miller, 28, continued beating Greer, while Adams tried to break into Greer’s safe. Eventually, Miller stopped hitting Greer and join Adams. Greer ended up with a broken collar bone, cuts and bruises.
Long Beach Gets New Mayor, City Council
Photos by Diana Lejins
Photos by Diana Lejins
Photos by Diana Lejins
Photos by Diana Lejins
Photos by Diana Lejins
By Zamná Ávila, Assistant Editor
On July 15, Long Beach swore in its youngest, first openly gay and first Latino mayor, during mayoral inauguration ceremony at the Terrace Theatre.
“As mayor I want our lead our city into the future,” said Mayor Robert García, 36, who was sworn in at the ceremony. “I want us to embrace our destiny as a great international city with good goals and with good peoples.”
García committed to passing a responsible budget, strengthening the city’s educational ties with the university, the community college and the school district. The goal is to strengthen public safety services and parks, he said. He wants to create a more sustainable city, which he envisions also would innovative.
“We will move our city into the new century and we’ll do it together,” García said.
He also made a commitment to working with labor organizations and fighting poverty in the city.
“There are one in five of every one of our neighbors that tonight is struggling between finding healthcare for their children, childcare, food, or a roof over their head,” he said. “And, I believe that no matter what you do or where you live, we are all in the business of helping. We all want to help.”
First Amendment in Jeopardy
Censorship of Freedom at Los Angeles Superior Courts Revealed
By James Preston Allen, Publisher
I believe that the Founding Fathers of our republic enshrined the free exercise of religion, protection of free speech and freedom of the press in the Bill of Rights because they were the liberties that were the first to be abused.
History has proven them right and nothing has really changed. Free speech is still the first victim to an overreaching government.
Take for example a letter I received from the Los Angeles Superior Court’s Executive Officer Clerk Sherri R. Carter, just a few days after our past front page story ran, “Stop Or We’ll Shoot” (July 11-24, 2014 Rln). This story challenged the use of force policy at the Long Beach Police Department, whose chief, Jim McDonnell, now is running for Los Angeles County Sheriff.
The letter, titled “Re: Removal of all publications from the courthouse,” was prefaced with the following:
RL NEWS of the Week: July 24, 2014
LBPD Seeks Help with Hate Crime Robbery
LONG BEACH — The Long Beach Police Department is seeking help from community members in identifying a man suspect of a hate crime-related robbery.
On July 2, 2014, at about 4:30 p.m., a woman was attacked in the parking lot of a local shopping center in the 4000 block of Atlantic Avenue.
The woman, a 32-year-old Long Beach resident, was wearing a black hijab. She was parked in the shopping center parking lot adjacent to the alley that runs north and south and just west of the shopping center, loading items into her car. It was then that she was approached from behind by a man, who took hold of her hijab in his hand.
The man cursed at the victim while referring to the cover as a “hijab,” indicating he had some knowledge of the Muslim culture. He forcibly pulled and twisted the hijab as he attempted to remove it, which choked the victim, and caused scratches and abrasions to her neck. The suspect then walked southbound down the alley with the hijab.
The victim was able to provide a description of the suspect, and worked with detectives to create a composite sketch. The suspect is described as follows: