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Healthcare Open Enrollment
If you need quality health care coverage, now is the time to enroll. American Rescue Plan subsidies are available to hundreds of thousands of middle-income Californians who are either uninsured or who pay for health coverage directly from a health insurance carrier off-exchange. This year’s open enrollment period for the Health Insurance Marketplace runs until Jan. 15, 2022. Details: 800-318-2596; https://localhelp/ healthcare.gov
California Redistricting — Still Time to Provide Input
The California Citizens Redistricting Commissioners reports that the map iterations have morphed daily and will continue to do so. They urge you to continue to check their website and join meetings to follow the process.
The commission intends to finish all maps on Dec. 20, then letting the maps sit for three days for public review as is required by law. They hope to formally approve the maps on Dec. 26, and deliver the maps to the Secretary of State on Dec. 27. The maps are enacted at the time the commission certifies them to the SoS, but they would not become effective until after the 90-day referendum period. The Constitution also takes into consideration a 45-day period in which the maps could be legally challenged.
Assembly iterations for Dec. 8 are now posted on the We Draw The Lines website under handouts in shapefile and equivalency file formats. They have also been uploaded to a map viewer as a layer.
Handouts: https://www.wedrawthelinesca. org/11_30_12_1-4_12_6_handouts
Map Viewer: https://www.wedrawthelinesca.org/ map_viewer
Provide feedback: The commission will take public comment at the end of each meeting day.
Details: Call in number for this week: 877-8535247, Code: 884 6542 9407, *9 to get in queue or use the commission’s feedback form to provide feedback directly to the commission: https:// www.wedrawthelinesca.org/contact
Details: www.wedrawthelinesca.org
Long Beach Redistricting Changes Take Effect Dec. 18
The newly drawn council districts will go into effect Dec. 18. If you’d like to contact your new council district, please use the email addresses listed below. The changes to the 4th council district borders are substantial, and all neighborhoods leaving CD4 are south of PCH:
Clark to Redondo will be in CD3 — District3@longbeach.gov
Redondo to Junipero will be in CD2 — District2@longbeach.gov
Junipero to Gardenia will be in CD6— District6@longbeach.gov
For CD3 and CD5 residents coming to the 4th, contact District4@longbeach.gov
Details: Check the zoomable map here: www./mapit.longbeach.gov/longbeach/pubmaps/final-maps
Long Beach Booster Clinics Expanded for December
With the success of the Friday booster clinics at Main Health in November, the Long Beach Health Department extended COVID-19 vaccine booster clinics to December. The clinics will take place at Main Health, to provide booster shots to those who are eligible. The drive-through clinics will take place Dec. 17. LBCC/Vets Stadium will also be hosting booster clinics on Wednesdays from 2 to 6 p.m. A complete listing of vaccine and booster clinics for December can be found below.
Time: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 2 to 5 p.m. Dec. 17
Details: https://tinyurl.com/LB-booster
Venue: Main Health, 2525 Grand Ave., Long Beach
The Bamboo Club Annual Toy Drive
Donate to The Bamboo Club’s annual toy drive. When you make a donation, you’ll be entered into a raffle to win a holiday basket of Bamboo Club swag and merchandise plus a $100 gift card. Bring your unwrapped gifts to Bamboo Club, and all donations will be provided to the Friends
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