Harbor Area

Daylight Savings Time

The days are getting shorter; the sun is setting earlier every day. The second week of November marks the end of daylight savings, and the clocks will change, as they do every year, twice a year.

Daylight Saving Time (DST) begins on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November in the U.S. and Canada. This year it will fall on Nov. 7, 12 a.m. In March, we “spring” forward and set clocks forward one hour. In November, we “fall” back and set clocks back one hour.

DACA Policy Updates

Centro CHA will conduct a presentation to discuss the recent changes to the DACA program via Zoom. For questions please contact Marlene Ayala at 562-612-1407 or email: Marlene@ centrocha.org.

Time: 4 p.m. Nov. 3

Details: Register at tinyurl.com/ CHADacaPolicyUpdates

Resources for Renters, Landlords and Homeowners

If you are a renter or landlord who needs help paying rent due to the pandemic, there is still time to apply for up to 100% of your costs covered by the state’s rent relief program. Applications will close when funds are used up.

Details: www.housing.ca.gov

Get Your Free COVID-19 Booster

The Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, has authorized certain older adults, health workers and other vulnerable individuals to receive booster shots to better protect against COVID-19.

Contact your doctor or health provider for guidance on when or if you will need your booster.

For more information, visit https://covid19. ca.gov/vaccines

To schedule an appointment for a vaccine, visit https://myturn.ca.gov

If you are fully vaccinated and would like a digital vaccination record, you can request that by visiting myvaccinerecord.cdph.ca.gov

Steps to Prepare for the Next Earthquake

The Great California ShakeOut, held annually on the third Thursday of October, hopefully helps you practice and prepare for earthquakes. However, you can always take these other critical steps recommended by the Los Angeles Emergency Management Department to prepare for the next time an earthquake strikes:

Make a Plan: Create a disaster plan so that you know what to do, and how you will communicate, in an emergency. Pick two places to meet: right outside your home in case of a sudden emergency and outside your neighborhood in case you can’t return home.

Make a Kit: Create a disaster kit for your household with water, food, first aid and other supplies and equipment you might need for family members, children and even your pets. Details: www.emergency.lacity.org/getprepared/family-readiness

FREE Legal Workshops and Online Classes

For the 10th annual Pro Bono Week celebration, LA Law Library will host more than 80 different events through Oct. 30, both remotely and on-site, and as always, free of charge. Take part in classes, workshops and discussions on-site or in the comfort of your home or office, and join in the spirit of pro bono.

Details: To register visit: probonoweek. lalawlibrary.org

San Pedro Neighborhood Cleanup

Join with your masks and gloves and plenty of water. From the Gaffey area of Target and green space across from Target, 7-11 and DMV, in front of Harbor Highlands Park and up Capital to Amelia. If a couple people have weed whackers please bring them along.

Time: 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Nov. 6

Details: www.nwsanpedro.org

Location: meet at the entrance of Harbor Highlands park on Capital Drive