Harbor Area
Ports Hold CAAP Meeting
The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles will update the public on progress toward the goals of the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan during a June 24 meeting.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the meeting will be held via WebEx, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. To participate in the meeting, click here to register https://tinyurl.com/CAAP-registration.
This is the second meeting of 2020 and the ninth under the CAAP 2017 Update.
LB Councilwoman Calls for Meeting About Policing
Councilwoman Suzie Price, as Chair of the Public Safety Committee, has called for a meeting of the Long Beach City Council’s Public Safety Committee on June 23, via teleconference. The agenda will include a report on the events of May 31, related to protests and unrest. The agenda will also include a report on the Long Beach Police Department’s use of force policies and reporting processes as well as opportunities for additional training on topics of implicit bias, use of force and community policing practices.
Time: 2:30 p.m. June 23
Details: https://longbeach.legistar.com
Venue: Long Beach City Hall, 411 Ocean Blvd., Long Beach
Damaged Businesses Can Register Online for Disaster Aid
The Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management is asking all business owners who suffered physical property damage or economic injury due to recent civil unrest to register online to be connected to future disaster aid, as it becomes available from state and federal sources.
Kevin McGowan, Director of the Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management said they have developed an online survey tool that gathers that information and will create a registry of business owners to facilitate direct communication with them as future disaster aid resources become available.
The online survey is available at bit.ly/ SBApdpda. Business owners who do not have access to the internet, have limited computer proficiency or speak languages other than English may instead contact the County’s Disaster Help Center at 833-238-4450 Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Details: lacountyhelpcenter.org/for-businessowners.
Pandemic [P-EBT] Program
Los Angeles County families have a new resource for food and groceries. Families who are normally able to receive free or reducedcost meals at school may now qualify for additional cash benefits (up to $365 per eligible child) through the Pandemic-EBT program.
Families with children who are eligible for free and reduced-price meals, and who did not receive their P-EBT card in the mail by May 22, must apply online before June 30.
Details: ca.p-ebt.org
LA County Libraries Start Sidewalk Service at Select Locations
In accordance with revised Public Health orders, Los Angeles County Libraries, beginning June 8, are offering sidewalk service pickup at select library locations. All bookdrops will also reopen for item returns that day. This is the first step of a phased reopening, with additional locations and hours to be added at a later date.
Sidewalk service begins at 24 libraries, including Carson, and at LACountyLibrary.org/ express-service. Libraries remain closed to the public, but staff are answering phone lines during the hours of 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. LBCC Board Seeks Candidates for November Election
The Long Beach City College Faculty Association announced June 2, that they are welcoming candidates interested in the faculty
association’s endorsement for this November’s Long Beach Community College District Board of Trustees election. Interested individuals may contact the organization and obtain information about the group’s formal endorsement process.
The Long Beach Community College District Board of Trustees seats that will be on the ballot this November are Area 2 and Area 4. Candidate filling with the Los Angeles County Registrar of Voters for College Board opens July 13 and closes Aug. 7.
Details: paclbccfa@gmail.com
LADWP, BREATHE LA Host Free At-Home Energy Efficiency Webinars
This summer, BREATHE LA is joining LADWP to educate Los Angeles communities on energy efficiency tips, making homes in SoCal more sustainable. BREATHE LA Health Educators will be partnering with community center sites across the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s service areas.
Local community members are invited to join the webinars, connecting LADWP incentivized programs, services and resources straight to your home.
Times: 11 a.m. June 12 webinar link: energyefficiency-webinar-1 and 11 a.m. June 17 webinar link: energyefficiency-webinar-2
Stabbing Death Investigation in Carson CARSON — Los Angeles County Sheriff’s homicide detectives are welcoming information about the stabbing death of a male adult on May 28, about 7:56 a.m. on the 880 block of E. Dominguez St. in Carson.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to call (323) 890-5500.