HOLIDAY EVENTS
Come to the Fountain to get into the Holiday Spirit!
The Gateway Plaza Fanfare Fountain at the Port of Los Angeles is the place to be for a festive mix of local choirs and water shows to holiday songs! Join us Friday, December 4, 2009 from 7-9 p.m. For more information visit www.portoflosangeles.org.
COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS
Don't Let Your Special Event Get Caught in Red Tape!
Come to a workshop to learn how to navigate the City's new special events policy.
Tuesday, November 17th, 6pm, Holiday Inn-- Harbor Gateway, 19800 S Vermont Avenue, Torrance
For more information, click here.
Come meet new LAPD Chief of Police Charlie Beck!
Please join us for a community meeting with the Los Angeles Police Department's new Chief of Police Charlie Beck. Meeting will begin at 4:00 pm on November 19, 2009 at the Peck Park Community Room, 560 North Western Avenue, San Pedro, CA 90731. Please come with your questions and concerns for the new Chief. For more information, please call (310) 732-4515 or click here.
November Job Skills Development Workshops:
There are a number of Job Skills workshops being held this month including in the city of San Pedro. Workshops will include resume development, job search skills and much more. For location and time info, please visit pacificgatewayworkforce.com or click here.
You're Invited to the CRA/LA Harbor Region's Open House
When: Thursday, November 19, 2009, 12 noon, 302 West 5th Street, Suite 200, San Pedro
RVSP to Liz Lee by Monday, 11-16-09
elee@cra.lacity.org (310) 732-5633
Over 60? Got Talent? We want to hear from you!
If you can sing, dance, or act, and you want to share your talent with the community, send an email to: LAcommunitycinema@gmail.com by November 16th, including your name, contact info, and description of your talent.
Click here for more info!
CITY RESOURCES
Get a FREE H1N1 Flu Vaccine!
Free H1N1 Flu Vaccine available! Wilmington Vaccination clinic will be held on November 22nd, from 9-5 pm. For more information and other locations click here.
LAFD Brownout Schedule
Due to budget cuts, the Los Angeles Fire Department will be implementing a modified coverage plan, which will result in "brownouts" at fire stations throughout the city. For more information and for a complete schedule, please click here.
Jobs for Young People through HIRE LA's Youth!
This program targets young adults between the ages of 16-24 and provides access to local, private sector employment for full-time and part-time work. The program is operated in partnership with the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce. To learn about enrollment in HIRE LA’s Youth and the three step employment preparation process, visit www.layouthatwork.org
S.A.F.E. Centers for Television Disposal
Because of the switch over from analog to digital television signals, you may have an old TV that you want to get rid of. A typical tube TV contains multiple pounds of lead, which can pollute soil and groundwater, which is why TVs and other electronics have been banned from landfills. Please help keep these items out of landfills by dropping them off to be recycled — FREE of charge, at:
San Pedro: Gaffey Street
1400 N. Gaffey St.
San Pedro, CA 90021
Hours of Operation:
Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
New Water Restrictions in Effect in the City of Los Angeles
Due to the continuing drought in the city of Los Angeles, and strains on our mostly-imported water supply, the DWP will begin enforcement of Shortage Year Water Rates on June 1st, in order to reduce water usage in the City.
A new phase of sprinkler use restrictions will also go into effect on June 1st. The most important thing to understand about this new phase is that you are only allowed to water landscaping before 9am and after 4pm on Mondays and Thursdays ONLY.
For more information and a complete list of the new regulations, click here or call 1-800-DIAL DWP.
For a list of easy yet important ways that you can improve
energy and water efficiency, click here.
Los Angeles Public Library's new Job-Hunting Guide!
Click here to check it out!
Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD) will offer purchase assistance financing to low and moderate income home buyers seeking to purchase a home in certain areas of Los Angeles.
For more information, click
here
Click here
to learn more about women's heart health
City Worksource Centers: 213-744-7211
LA County Referrals for Food, Shelter, and Financial Assistance:
800-339-6993
Didi Hirsch Mental Health Hotline: 877-727-4747
Center for Foreclosure Solutions: 888-995-HOPE
Councilwoman Hahn addresses Wilmington tragedy on
KTLA Morning News
IN MEMORY
Carolyn Copeland Brownell
I want to adjourn in memory of Carolyn Copeland Brownell, a life-long resident of San Pedro who died Monday, November 16 at the age of 63.
A lifelong resident of San Pedro, Carolyn graduated from San Pedro High School in 1965, and went on to become a devoted employee of the San Pedro Chamber of Commerce for 33 years.
She touched and charmed hundreds of lives during her many years of service to the community. She will be remembered for her sweet disposition and her gentle, understanding nature.
She is survived by her two sons, Brian & Mark, and her five grandchildren, Matthew, Marina, Hannah, Kayla, and Chloe, as well as her sister, Jane Copeland, and lastly, her little dog Ashley-Marie. She will be missed by the entire community.