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2 / SEPTEMBER 2008 / THE ORANGE COAST VOICE THE ORANGE COAST S O C I E T Y VOICE 419 Main St., #209 H.B.’s Health Center Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Offers a safety net for low-income & uninsured patients (714) 656-3607 [email protected] By LISA WELLS munity medicine corporation. OC Voice Staff The main clinic in Huntington Beach is due for an expansion, but ver 40 million Americans are even if it increased its current ca- Publisher uninsured and the nation’s pacity by 240 percent it would still Duane J. Roberts O1,300 public hospitals cannot reach only half of the county’s medi- handle the resulting burden. cally underserved population, says So many patients are flooding Ritacco. Editor hospital emergency rooms that one Ritacco says that the merger will John Earl in five E.R. doctors knows of a pa- bring better health care for patients, tient who died due to waiting too but adds that, “At the end of the day, long for care, according to a survey merger or no merger it’s the same Staff Writers conducted last year by the American work... We’re trying to build a busi- College of Emergency Physicians. ness on people who can’t pay us. Sara Ellis The privatization of public health Anyway you look at it, it’s just plain Lisa Wells care by the Orange County Board of hard work.” David L. M. Preston Supervisors in the 1980s means that The Center keeps fees as low as Orange County is now one of three possible and seeks every possible Scot Sink counties in California without a pub- funding source in order to complete lic hospital. And because 500,000 its mission. “We try to eligibilize (sic) O.C. residents lack health insurance, patients for whatever [outside fund- Columnists emergency rooms often serve as their ing] source they may be qualified for Serge Dedina only option. and we have sliding-scales fees based Doug Korthof One small but vital exception on income and family size,” says Rit- to the county’s lack of affordable acco. healthcare is the non-profit Hun- PHOTO BY LISA WELLS But 20 percent of its patients can- Contributor tington Beach Community Care not pay anything. Out of a $10 mil- Health Center. SAFETY NET: Over 24,000 people are served each year lion dollar budget, only $200,000 Sarah Mosko “We’re the safety net,” says Shirley was collected from patients last year Detloff, chair of the Center’s health by the H.B. Community Care Health Center. for services rendered. Funding comes council. “The health care system is mostly from Medi-Cal and grants. Sales Consultants failing throughout the United States down for a store front and placed an a pediatric clinic with a comprehen- Corporate, government and private John Perkins and people are literally dying due to ad in the newspaper. Within a week sive prenatal program, two women’s funds are also essential, but funds are Debi Laird a lack of access to health care.” they had a doctor. health clinics, a general practice clinic always short in the face of growing Detloff, a former H.B. mayor, is The Center still exists and has as well as a dental care center. Mental need and a failing healthcare system. Mike Tasker dedicated to the Center’s mission: grown into a complete health care health services are also offered. One popular fundraising event “To lead in providing high quality, facility due to the overwhelming ef- “If we were to go away tomor- is the annual Duck-A-Thon. Hun- affordable, accessible health care to forts of volunteers and great com- row the system would flood,” says tington Beach resident Donna Cross Interns people in need.” munity support, says Detloff. Jacqueline Ritacco, vice president of founded the event 17-years-ago Gema Salas The federally accredited clinic was Over 14,000 people receive care Orange County Operations for Alta- and this year 4,000 rubber duckies, opened 38-years-ago in response to at the H.B. facility alone and a total Med Health Services Corporation, which went for $20 apiece, were set community need by ten mental of 24,000 patients are served under the Center’s newly-merged partner afloat around the H.B. pier during The Orange Coast Voice is health interns who each put $200 its six-clinic umbrella, which includes and the state’s largest nonprofit com- See HEALTH CENTER, Page 6 an independently owned monthly newspaper serving Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley, and Seal Beach and currently Getting Hooked delivering 15,000 copies to single family residences, local businesses, churches, schools, Surfers & fishermen compete for H.B. pier space libraries, community centers, mobile home parks and other corbina and croaker, for example.” By LISA WELLS locations. But others who fish on the pier OC Voice Staff say that more precautions can be tak- en. Ron Bascos from Anaheim Hills The goal of the Orange Coast untington Beach has one of says he hasn’t caught anyone because Voice is to give its readers the longest piers along the he’s aware of his line and is always information that can be used Hwest coast of the United actively reeling it in to avoid a lack of to improve the quality of life in States, but it may not be big enough tension that makes a line difficult for for both surfers and fishermen. their communities and beyond. a surfer to spot. But, he points out, As one of the few places in Cali- The Orange Coast Voice is your getting to the heart of the conflict, fornia to fish for free without a li- local newspaper. “We have the same right to fish as cense, the H.B. pier attracts fishing they do to surf.” enthusiasts from all over the South- H.B. Lifeguard’s marine safety of- land. And the world class waves roll- Advertising: ing to shore along its sides attract ficer Todd Bartlett agrees that fisher- thousands of surfers, swimmers and men aren’t always aware of their lines (714) 656-3607 body boarders as well. and the potential danger they pose. But fishing lines sometimes hook He says that for the most part fisher- Press Releases: and entangle surfers, forcing them to man drop their lines directly under [email protected] face potential injury, even death. The the pier where surfers don’t gener- presence of surfers near the pier, on ally go, but that sometimes they will News Tips: leave their lines in the water and then the other hand, conflicts with one of [email protected]. the pier’s main purposes, fishing. the current grabs the line and pulls The conflict is nothing new for PHOTO BY LISA WELLS it away from the pier. That’s usually the city, but it appeared once again when surfers tend to get tangled, he Letters to the Editor: at the Aug. 4 H.B. City Council ANGEL JASSO: Says that surfers should stay 100 feet away said. [email protected] meeting when local resident Stephen from the pier to avoid getting caught in fishing lines. Bartlett believes that the en- Stemmen (cover photo), a 22-year- tanglements happen every now and old surfer who works in construc- getting tangled up in lines and just fingers and was bleeding,” he re- then, but that a ban on fishing would All rights reserved. Any use of the tion, told council members that he this summer getting caught up twice called. be difficult to enforce. “Our first job contents of this publication without was recently tangled up in fishing I got fed up with it, so we started Angel Jasso, a 50-year-old River- is to watch the water and make sure the written permission of the publisher lines twice in one evening while surf- talking and started shooting some side resident fishes everyday off the there are no drownings,” he said. “I is strictly prohibited. The works of ing near the pier. He requested that ideas seeing what we could do to H.B. pier and says that he has gotten guess I wouldn’t be opposed to it [a authorship contained in this publication fishing be restricted near the break prevent death or injuries,” he com- surfers tangled up in his line a couple fishing ban], [but] if anyone does including but not limited to all design, waters and moved to the second “T,” plained. of times. “It would be safer for them get entangled they should let the text, and images, are owned, except as otherwise stated, by the Orange just past the lifeguard tower located The evening when Stemmen’s and for us if they moved out 100 feet lifeguards know so we can research it Coast Voice. Opinions expressed by and address the issue.” on the pier. surf board and legs were tangled in away from the edge of the pier. That contributors do not necessarily reflect Stemmen says he’s been fish- fishing line he was dragged peril- would accommodate for them and Stemmer says he’s collecting pe- the views of the owners of the Orange hooked on other occasions as well, ously close to where the ocean waves for us,” he says. tition signatures to present to the Coast Voice. The newspaper does not but being caught twice in one day pound against the pier’s muscle and When asked what he thought city council. He vows to fight until endorse or guarantee any products motivated him to act. There were barnacle covered pilings. “I had to of Stemmer’s plan to move fish- there’s a solution. “I just want to or services advertised. The publisher two other surfers who had close en- take the line and snap it just to get ing down the pier, Jasso responded, prevent injury or death. They’re not cannot accept responsibility or liability counters with fish hooks earlier that away from the pier because I was pointing to the breakwater, “It’s not going to hear the last of me until I for the products or services offered same evening, he told the Voice. getting sucked in. In the process of where you fish at, it’s where the fish can get some kind of resolution or through advertisements. “Me and my buddies are always snapping the line I got sliced on my are. Right here you fish for perch, we can make a deal.” THE ORANGE COAST VOICE / SEPTEMBER 2008 / 3 L O O K I N G O F F S H O R E Our Oil Addiction Should we feed it or change our ways?
By CHRISTINE NEILSON erally listed endangered species—was severely Special to the OC Voice affected. An estimated 195 of these birds died. Threats to ecological sensitive areas, accord- ing to the Environmental Protection Agency re Californians desperate enough for oil reports, are the expelling of arsenic, lead, mer- to overcome their deep-seated aversion cury, cadmium, barite, chrome lignosulfate, pe- to offshore drilling? A troleum hydrocarbons, vanadium, copper, alu- Will a new Democratic or Republican minum, chromium, zinc, polynuclear aromatic president and Congress lift the national mora- hydrocarbons, radionuclides, and other heavy torium on offshore drilling for oil instituted metals into the atmosphere. by former president George R. Bush, Sr., as An oil spill can also harm organisms that requested by his son and current president, live on the bottom of the ocean and lead to George W. Bush? negative impacts on other marine life through- California’s offshore oil industry stretches out the region, including changes in its richness back more than a century. The world’s first and diversity. offshore well was drilled in 1897 at the end The moratorium froze California’s offshore of a wharf in Summerland, just east of Santa oil industry. Oil companies holding undevel- Barbara. oped leases have spent years haggling with The waters between Santa Barbara and the environmental groups and the federal govern- Channel Islands still hold most of California’s ment—in and out of court—to extend their operating oil platforms. leases or sell them back to the government. The U.S. Minerals Management Service Federal agencies estimate that California’s controls oil leases in federal waters, which start coastal ocean bottoms could be covering 10.13 3 miles off the California coast. Most of the billion barrels of oil. That’s almost the same state’s known oil fields lie not far from shore, amount believed to lie beneath the Arctic Na- in an arc stretching from Santa Maria to Long tional Wildlife Refuge. It’s also enough to sup- Beach. ply all the oil Americans consume for about 17 A 1969 blowout at a rig near Santa Bar- months. It would feed California’s total oil ap- bara spewed crude oil into the sea, coating or petite for 15 years. contaminating 30 miles of shoreline. The spill Political Debate helped forge the modern environmental move- Area politicians are drawing a line in the ment and led to state and federal moratoriums WIKIPEDIA.ORG sand over America’s insatiable hunger for oil. on new offshore drilling. A debate that has changed from oil spills to oil On Feb. 7, 1990, the steam tanker Ameri- OIL SPILL VICTIM: Even in tough economic times, Californians care supply. can Trader spilled an estimated 416,598 gal- U.S. Congressman Dana Rohrabacher of lons of crude oil into the Pacific Ocean off of about the environment, according to a survey. the 46th District of California including Hun- Huntington Beach. tington Beach supports the “American Energy At the time, the vessel was carrying a cargo The vessel’s anchor punctured two holes in the and washed ashore along approximately 14 Act” H.R. 6566 proposed July 23 by members of Alaska North Slope crude oil from the Key- starboard cargo tank due to a combination of miles of beaches, affecting seabirds and recre- of the House Republican Conference. This Act stone Canyon, a very large crude carrier an- ocean swells and inadequate water depth during ational use of beaches for five weeks. Approxi- is a compilation of all the major Republican chored in Long Beach to several locations along an attempted mooring at the sea berth. mately 3,400 birds died, and as many as 9,500 initiatives to allegedly bring down the price the southern California coast, including the Effects on Environment chicks were not born as a result of the spill. The Golden West terminal at Huntington Beach. The spill affected 60 square miles of ocean brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)—a fed- See DRILLING, Page 10
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By JOHN EARL the missing wheel. “We can ride almost any OC Voice Editor trail that mountain bikers can,” he says. Mossengren started out his professional ca- lot of press attention has been given reer in engineering after graduating from the lately to after-hours drunk and disor- University of North Dakota. But after three Aderly conduct in downtown Hunting- years, he couldn’t take it anymore, he recalls. ton Beach, especially on the first few blocks of “The 9 – 5 job and sitting in front of the com- Main Street, east of Pacific Coast Highway, and puter felt like jail and I just wasn’t happy.” across from the entrance to the pier. So one-year-ago Mossengren quit his job But an entirely different scene also exists and started his own company called “Uni- downtown from 5 – 9 every Tuesday night, when the first three blocks of Main Street proshop,” located in Westminster, which sells are closed to auto traffic and entertainers like unicycles and accessories. He also began street Fountain Valley resident Jamey Mossengren performing. find new and better ways to attract and enter- To help make ends meet during the tran- tain thousands of spectators—without getting sition period, he also works twice a week as high. a movie theater manager. It’s hard work on a Well, not exactly. shoe-string budget, but Mossengren is branch- In fact, Mossengren probably gets higher ing out. “I’m starting to do birthday parties than anybody else visiting downtown H.B., and corporate events, half-time shows and fully but that’s not because he’s sloshed with beer or trying to get my name out there,” he says. has been smoking joints. It’s because he’s rid- With the grand finale coming up, Mos- ing atop his homemade 12-foot-high unicycle, much to the thrill of hundreds of onlookers. sengren’s 12-foot long unicycle rests on the Mossengren has only been “street perform- ground waiting to be mounted, a star-spangled ing” for six months, but he has already become white and blue, thin poll version of the Ameri- a signature feature in an already strong lineup can flag with a long chain running up from its of professional Tuesday night performers, in- patriotic red tire to its peddles. cluding rap artists, tap dancers, magicians, ac- Mossengren calls for two adult volunteers robats, jazz artists, folk and pop rock singers from the audience to hold the contraption up and their bands. next to a street lamp pole. Then he ascends, Mossengren warms up the crowd up by do- somehow, and gets on the seat. Still holding ing incredibly difficult tricks on his standard on to the street lamp pole with one hand, he size unicycle, like balancing with two feet on catches three juggling pins in his other hand. one peddle while dancing to music, peddling the unicycle with his hands, and jumping over Then he launches out into the street. the body of a 10-year-old boy. At 6 feet and 4 inches tall, Mossengren tow- Mossengren hands the smiling boy $2.00 ers like a human skyscraper over the surround- from his tip hat and tells the crowd, “I gave ing crowd from a combined height of over 18 him $2 because that’s what you should do when feet. He feigns a fall to thrill the audience, and somebody entertains you.” The crowd laughs, then he starts twirling to operatic music and, but gets the point. If he gets enough tips for true to his word, juggling at the same time. himself, Mossengran promises, he will ride the PHOTO BY JOHN EARL He usually sets the juggling pins on fire long unicycle while juggling. first, but H.B. city officials won’t allow that. Whatever he gets, Mossengren will have UNICYCLEMAN: Jamey Mossengran stuns downtown audiences with The crowd is very pleased anyway. earned it. He has been riding unicycles since he was a boy growing up in Blaine, Minnesota, sky-high acrobatics on a recent Tuesday evening. Mossengran is Now, he says, “I’m more happy than I ever where he practiced 10 hours each day and lived ranked #1 in the USA and has his own unicycle store. could have been. “It’s about doing what you until a year ago. love and the fun of entertaining people, mak- He has competed around the world (in- style and is currently ranked 1st in the USA over) in mountain unicycling, a new sport that ing them smile and making them laugh. It cre- cluding Bejing in 2000) in races and for artistic and 2nd in the world in his age group (25 and is just like regular mountain bike racing but for ates a great feeling.” Just One Taste is All it Takes Health Discover One of Orange County’s Best Kept Secrets! Center Continued from Page 4
the three-day event. As the Huntington Beach Community Care Health Center grows, Ritacco joins Detloff to acknowledge its roots and its life support Live Music Friday Nights system. “This truly does not exist without its community—it’s owned by its community, it’s loved by its community, it’s supported by its community and it’s only by those people that it will continue to be strong.”
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Call 714-966-6660 for announcements/surfcity_nights_ Warner Avenue and Bolsa Chica program; www.sobeca.net information.cfm Senior Saturday. Sat Sept. 13 – 9 a.m. to Avenue, Huntington Beach. 2 p.m.. Celebrate senior living with food, 15 Minutes of Fame: Artists, poets, bands and information to help seniors musicians, dancers and the like will GREEN STUFF get the best out of life in Huntington RELIGION/PHILOSOPHY have 15 minutes on stage to do their Beach. Cost: $2/person. Location: Pier thing in the living room every first Green Expo. Sat Sept. 20 – 10 a.m. Plaza, Pacifi c Coast Highway at Main St. Fairview Community Church: Reverend Wednesday of the month. To sign – 4 p.m. A joint effort of City of For more info call: (714) 536-9387 Sarah Halverson. Sun. service 10 up, email [email protected]. www. Huntington Beach and Huntington a.m. Wed. Bible study 7 p.m. 2825 sobeca.net Beach Chamber of Commerce. Surfin’ Sundays - Sun Sept. 14 – 1 Fairview Rd., Costa Mesa, CA 92626 Location: Parking lot at Huntington p.m. – 4 p.m. Chum and the Black (corner of Fair and Fairview). 714 Fine Arts Gallery. Golden West College, Beach Central Library, 7111 Talbert Widow will be performing at the 545-4610 Ave. Public invited, free admission. 15744 Golden West St., Huntington International Surfing Museum located Beach. Call for current program. 714- Vendor opportunities, call Joyce or Perry: (714) 536 -8888. www. at 411 Olive in Huntington Beach, Humanist Association of Orange 895-8358 or 714-892-7711, ext. two blocks up Main St from PCH and County. HAOC normally meets 51032; www.gwcfineartsgallery.com HuntingtonBeachGoesGreen.com between Main and 5th St on Olive. the third Sunday of every month at 1:30 p.m. Irvine Ranch Water The Huntington Beach Art Center. Surfin’ Sundays - Sun Sept. 21 – 1 District 15600 Sand Canyon Gallery hours Wed. – Sat. 12 p.m. MISCELLANEOUS p.m. to 4 p.m. Goofyfoots will be Ave., Irvine. 714-446-9283 – 6 p.m. Sun. 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. performing at the International www.ochumanists.org Closed Mon. and Tues. 538 Main St., Harbor Hunt. Sat. Sept. 13 - 10 a.m. registration. The Alamitos Sail and Surfing Museum located at 411 Olive Huntington Beach. Call for current in Huntington Beach, two blocks up program. 714-374-1650. http:// Power Squadron will hold its fifth Orange Coast Unitarian Universalist annual Harbor Hunt fundraiser at Main St from PCH and between Main Church in Costa Mesa. Regular hbarts.tripod.com/calendar/mar_cal. and 5th St on Olive. htm Sunset Aquatic Park at the end of services and events. 1259 Victoria Edinger Ave. Participants will be given Street, Costa Mesa, 92627. Call 949- Windows Gallery. A broad spectrum clues and must search the harbor by NATURE 646-4652 or go online www.ocuuc. of artistic vision is represented in boat to find the items. Includes a org for program information. BBQ lunch, dancing, live music, silent the works of both amateur and Amigos de Bolsa Chica Tours. Walking auction and raffle. Proceeds support Orange County Atheists. www. professional artists at this gallery tours cover history, birds, endangered the United States Power Squadron ocatheists.com on the Huntington Beach Central species, ecology, and restoration. Safe Boating and public educational Library’s first floor. Open during Cost: free. Meet at the south lot of programs. Registration is from 10 Unitarian Universalist Church in library hours. 7111 Talbert Ave., the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in a.m. to noon. $15, $5 for children Anaheim. Call or check web site for Huntington Beach. 714-842-4481; Huntington Beach, across the street under 12. For more info 323-229- March program. 511 So. Harbor www.hbpl.org from the main entrance to Bolsa Chica 1768 State Beach. Also available: The Mesa Blvd., Anaheim, 92805. 714 758- Hiking Tour and the Footbridge/Loop 1050. www.uuchurchoc.org Chefs for Scholarships. Sun Sept. DANCE Trail Tour; contact Amigos de Bolsa 17 – 4 p.m. 7 .p.m. Twenty local Chica for schedule info. 714-840- Americans United for Separation restaurants will join the Golden West Monthly Ballroom Dance. Adults of all 1575; www.amigosdebolsachica.org of Church and State: For more ages are invited to cut a rug the 2nd Patrons to present the 3rd annual information call 714-957-0748 or Chefs for Scholarships to support Fri. of each month at a dance thrown Bolsa Chica Conservancy. This non- 714-299-4551 or e-mail the chapter local educaiton. Location: Golden by the Huntington Beach Council profit organization promotes the at [email protected]. West College Student Center. $45 on Aging. The event welcomes both restoration and preservation of the Website at www.au-oc.org. adults, $20 students. For tickets singles and couples and features live Bolsa Chica Wetlands. Open to the & more info: 895-8316 or www. BRANDON TYRA’S COMEDY music, snacks, and beverages. From public from sunrise to sunset daily. chefs4scholarships.com 7:30-10:30 p.m. Cost: $5. Rodgers Brandon Tyra’s comedy is high energy and fast paced. No bikes or pets are permitted on THEATER Seniors’ Center, 1706 Orange Ave., the trails. Cost: free. The Interpretive Save-A-Life CERT Instruction. Sat Huntington Beach. 714-536-9387. Onstage he is nearly always moving, either to strut back Center is open Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4 Bat Boy: The Musical. Sept. 26 – Nov. Sept. 20 - 7:45 a.m. to 12 p.m. p.m.; Sat., 9 a.m.-noon; and Sun., 2. Fridays & Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Community Emergency Response and forth, or to aid in the delivery of his material. His act 12:30-3:30 p.m. 3842 Warner Ave. Sundays at 2 p.m. Ripped from the Teams (CERT) teaches CPR, disaster is unique in that it combines a mixture of storytelling and FARMER’S MARKET/SWAP MEET (SE corner of Warner Ave. and Pacific headlines of The Weekly World News, preparation and more. Location: impressions with a very physical, expressive performance Coast Hwy.), Huntington Beach. 714- BAT BOY THE MUSICAL is a classic Farmer’s Market. Weekly market 18301 Gothard St., Huntington 846-1114; www.bolsachica.org love story with a serious bite. Call 949- sponsored by the Orange County Beach, CA. Call for more info: (714) style. One of the best parts of Brandon’s act is the way 650-5269 www.costamesaplayhouse. Farm Bureau. Every Thurs., 9 a.m.-1 536-5974. org he sets up his impressions. For one bit, he talks about The Bolsa Chica Land Trust Wetlands p.m., at Lot A at the Orange County and Mesas Tour. On the third Sun. Fair & Exposition Center, 88 Fair Taste of New Zealand. Sat. Sept. 20. which actors he’d cast if he could make a zombie movie An Italian Straw Hat: A Vaudeville. of each month at 10 a.m. enjoy a 2 Dr., Costa Mesa. 714-573-0374; 2nd Annual event in downtown South Coast Repertory Theater. with anyone in it. This quirky concept allows him to move hr. guided walking tour presented orange.cfbf.com or www.ocfair.com H.B. Features themed foods and WORLD PREMIERE. Sept. 5 – Oct. seamlessly through a series of imitations of celebrities by the Bolsa Chica Land Trust. Tour entertainment. Free. For more info: 5. Segerstrom StageEmmy Award- departs from the south parking lot (off Farmer’s Market and Art-A-Faire. 714-536-5542 including a great impression of Will Ferrell if he played a winning composer Dennis McCarthy Pacific Coast Hwy.) of the Bolsa Chica Every Fri., noon-7 p.m. (except during (“Star Trek”) teams up with Charles zombie in Tyra’s film. In another series of impressions, Tyra Ecological Reserve in Huntington special events such as the U.S. Open Weiner National Dachshund Races. MacArthur prize winner John Strand Beach. 714-964-8170 or 714-846- and director Stefan Novinski, who of Surfing and Beach Games), at Pier Sun Sept. 21, 2 p.m. The public can acts out a scene between actors such as Robert DeNiro 1001; www.bolsachicalandtrust.org. delighted SCR audiences with A Little Plaza next to the Huntington Beach register their dachshunds to race. The and Sean Connery if they were appearing in Brokeback Night Music, for the spirited American track is fairly short so the run is not Pier. 714-573-0374; orange.cfbf.com adaptation of a classic European farce strenuous for most pets. Location: Mountain. In between doing impressions, Tyra tells stories Shipley Nature Center. Situated within or www.hbartafaire.com by Eugene Labiche. 655 Town Center Old World Village, 7561 Center Huntington Central Park, this 18- about himself. He talks about being a college student, acre natural area is a sanctuary for Drive, Costa Mesa. (714) 708-5555. Golden West College Swap Meet. Every Ave., Huntington Beach. Cost: $1 visiting the gym, and other elements of his daily life. In local wildlife and a haven for nature- Sat. and Sun., 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Cost: admission to watch. Call (714) 898- friendly humans. Open to the public. free admission. Golden West College 5111, www.wienerdogstore.com nearly every bit, if he’s not doing an impression Tyra is For more info call: 714 842-4772. VOLUNTEERING parking lot, 15744 Golden West St., Races will be held every Sunday acting out whatever he’s telling the audience about. Location: 17829 Golden West Street. Huntington Beach. 714-898-7927; through the month of October. The center is open Mon.-Sat., 9 Bolsa Chica Service Day. Help www.goldenwestswapmeet.com The movement often adds to the humor as he is likely raise public awareness about the Weekly Meditation. Every Monday night a.m.-1 p.m. 17829 Golden West St., to include funny facial expressions or gestures with his Huntington Beach. 714-842-4772 or importance of the Bolsa Chica Old World Village Antique Faire. at 7 p.m. Transform your life. Cost: Wetlands to our community by rolling 714-960-8895; www.shipleynature. Shop for vintage treasures along free, but donations accepted. Tree of routine. A highlight of Tyra’s physical style is how balanced up your sleeves and helping the staff org the cobblestone streets of Old World Life Wellness Center, 714 E. Adams it is with his written content. He rarely ends up mugging at remove trash and non-native plant Village the third Sat. of each month. Ave., #205, Huntington Beach. For the audience or relying solely on movement for laughs. species. Meet on the last Sat. of each 7561 Center Avenue, Huntington more info, call 714-374-1988 or see month 9 a.m.-noon, at 3842 Warner Beach. 714-893-1518. www.TheTreeOfLifeCenter.com. PARTY Ave., North Parking Lot, Huntington — Erikka Innes Beach. 714-846-1114; www. Oktoberfest at Old World. Sept. 24 bolsachica.org Orange County Marketplace. Full of – Oct. 26 - Doors open 6:00 p.m. unique items and great bargains, this MUSEUMS If you’d like to find out more about Brandon Tyra and Wed – Sun nights. German bands, swap meet is held every Sat. and Sun., Huntington Beach Public Library. his comedic work, visit his myspace page at www. dancing and tasty German foods, 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: $2 admission; Diego Sepulveda Adobe Estancia. A Plentiful opportunities exist for plus a variety of German and assorted volunteers at the central library and its kids under 12 free. Orange County tiny portion remains of the original myspace.com/brandontyra. The page offers contact beers on tap are sold. Free on Wed & 4 branches. These include Friends of Fair & Exposition Center, 88 Fair Dr., adobe that missionaries built circa information, clips of his comedy, and his blog. In 2006, Thurs for family nights. Sat/Sun $10, the Children’s Library, Friends of the Costa Mesa. 949-723-6616; www. 1820 as a way-station for herd- Tyra won Orange County’s Funniest Person Contest. adult nights. Sundays are family Library and Gift Shop, the Genealogy ocmarketplace.com tending vaqueros. Later the home of Don Diego Sepulveda. Open on the You can see his winning set here: http://vids.myspace. days (opens at 2:30, $5) including Society, the HB Art League, the HB first and third Sat. of each month, kids bounce houses, games and Playhouse, and Literacy Volunteers. Phil’s Flea Market. Monthly outdoor com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid= noon-4 p.m., or by appointment, entertainment on the outdoor patio For more info, visit the central library antiques market held the third Sat. 1900 Adams Ave., Costa Mesa. 949- 1307963336. . Location: Old World Village, 7561 at 7111 Talbert Ave., Huntington of each month 7 a.m.-3 p.m., in the 631-5918; www.costamesahistory. Center Avenue. For more info Beach, or one of its neighborhood Gothard St. parking lot at Ocean View org and hours: 714-647-7107. www. branches. 714-842-4481; www.hbpl. High School. Cost: free admission. oldworld.ws org 17071 Gothard St. (at Warner Ave.), International Surfing Museum. Sat. and Sun. (except on holidays and 9 p.m. Concert in the Park. All star Huntington Beach. 714-893-1518. Immerse yourself in the music, rainy days), noon-4 p.m. Cost: $2 line up of smooth jazz in a beautiful Orange County Public Library/Costa movies, boards, and memorabilia of for adults, $1 for kids. 19820 Beach setting to raise funds for a nonprofit Mesa. Volunteers are needed to help Surf City Nights Downtown Street Fair. an endless summer. Open Thurs.- Blvd., Huntington Beach. 714-962- organization for youth with autism. POETRY with daily branch operations and with Mon., 12-5 p.m. 411 Olive Ave., Location: Central Park behind Friends of the Library and Bookstore. Main Street is blocked off from cars 5777; www.hbnews.us/nwhouse. Breaking the Silence: A Spoken Word for this weekly event that features Huntington Beach. 714-960-3483; html Central Library, 7771 Talbert Ave., All 3 Costa Mesa branches seek www.surfingmuseum.org Series. Don’t just write poetry – read volunteers. 949-646-8845; www. a farmer’s market, food booths, Huntington Beach, CA. Cost: $45 it. Share poems, essays, short fiction, sidewalk sales, kids’ activities, and (lawn seat) to $205 (VIP with meal ocpl.org Newland House Museum. This etc., the third Thurs. of each month, live entertainment. The nearby Main and table seating close to stage.) charming landmark, built in 1898, MUSIC 6-8 p.m. Also: 15 Minutes of Fame, Restoration Days. Join community Promenade parking garage offers 2 is the oldest surviving residence in Tickets: www.bbjazz.com where poets, dancers, musicians and hours of free parking for this event. volunteers to help maintain the the city of Huntington Beach. Open BB Jazz Festival. Sat Sept. 6 - noon to artists have a quarter of an hour unspoiled beauty of the Shipley Ballet Repertory Theatre. Sat Sept. 6 on stage to unleash their creative Nature Center. Meet on the first Sat. (7:30 p.m) & Sun Sept. 7 (2:30 pm). A genius. Starts at 7 p.m. the first Wed. of each month at 17829 Golden selection of exhilarating pieces, featuring of each month. The Living Room, the West St., Huntington Beach. 714- Artists of Utah’s Ballet West, Christopher LAB, 2930 Bristol St., Costa Mesa. 842-4772 or 714-960-8895; www. Sellars and Katie Critchlow: The Seasons, 714-966-6660; www.sobeca.net shipleynature.org Spring Waters Pas de Deux, Dance of the Wilis from Giselle, Ballet Studio, Orange County Public Library/Costa Won’t That Be Fine, and Rhapsody in POLITICS Mesa. Volunteers are needed to Blue. Location: Golden West College help with daily branch operations Mainstage Theater, 15744 Golden West Standing Up for Justice and Peace. and with Friends of the Library and Street. Tickets: $15 adults, $12 seniors/ Nonviolent protesters gather weekly Bookstore. All 3 Costa Mesa branches children under 12. For more info: www. to ask the community to give peace seek volunteers. 949-646-8845; www.ocpl.org gwctheater.com or 714-895-8150 or a chance. Bring signs and help stop [email protected] George Bush’s corporate jihad. Held every Fri. at 5 p.m. outside South Restoration Days. Join community Coast Plaza at the intersection of volunteers to help maintain the Lang Lang, piano. Elizabeth & Henry Bristol St. and Anton Blvd., Costa unspoiled beauty of the Shipley Segerstrom Select Series. Wed. Oct. Mesa. Nature Center. Meet on the first 1, 7 p.m. Piano superstar Lang Lang Sat. of each month at 17829 in an evening of piano mastery Native Americans Vs. 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but his plans were to come back. He was aware off-duty fireman in front of a restaurant on El tive Director of CHIRLA, a group that repre- By NORB GARRETT that he was in America illegally and that immi- Camino Real, and then sprayed by the Border sents the human and civil rights of immigrants Courtesy of San Clemente Times gration could get him at any time.” Patrol agents. Rosario says her brother was not and refugees, “and for her to know that she’s Last month, a U.S. Border Patrol agent said a violent man and was in good physical condi- not alone. It’s a very tragic and traumatic expe- lmost two months after an illegal immi- that Sanchez-Orzuna tion. rience. She lost her brother and she just can’t grant died in U.S. Border Patrol custody started running when “He was a person understand how this could have occurred.” Ain San Clemente, questions surrounding approached by agents who took care of his According to Andrea Black, coordinator of his death remain. Meanwhile, the man’s sister who told him in Span- health,” said Rosa- the Washington, D.C.-based Detention Watch is working tirelessly to find out why her broth- ish to stop running away, rio. “No drinking. No Network, there have been 83 known deaths of er died less than an hour after being detained. was tackled and was pep- smoking. No drugs. He detainees in the United States in the past five Tomas Sanchez-Orzuna, 36, died July 8 per sprayed before be- was a patient person years. Black says that number likely is larger. while in custody after being pepper sprayed ing taken to the station who liked to have lots “ICE (Immigration Customs Enforcement) to and detained near a busy San Clemente street in San Clemente to be of friends.” date has not been required to report deaths in and Mexican restaurant. processed. It was during To assist her in find- detention,” said Black, whose group is pushing The U.S. Border Patrol contends Sanchez- the “decontamination” ing out exactly what for reform on the nation’s detention system. Orzuna died suddenly while being “decontam- process that Sanchez-Or- happened to her broth- For Rosario, some answers will soon come inated” at their facility off Interstate 5 south of zuna took a sudden turn er, friends and fam- from the autopsy report, due within the next San Clemente during a process in which water for the worse, stopped ily have helped Rosario two months. On Monday, Aug. 5, Tomas’ is used to flush off the spray. breathing, and died. reach out to a number body was flown back to Mexico for burial on That story doesn’t sit well with Sanchez- Agent Jason Rodgers of agencies, including Wednesday. But while her family in Mexico Orzuna’s sister, Rosario, who along with her said last week that the the Orange County Hu- grieves, Rosario is still fighting for answers. family in Mexico was notified of her brother’s incident was very much man Relations Com- “I’ve applied for a deep investigation into death by officials at the Mexican consulate in out of the ordinary and mission, the Coalition what really happened to him,” she said. “I just San Diego on July 10, and five days later ar- was under investigation. for Humane Immigrant don’t want him to be one more statistic.” rived in the United States to identify his body. With the help of her Rights of Los Angeles Since arriving in the U.S. from their home- cousin and others in the (CHIRLA) and Her- town of Cuautla Morelos, Rosario has stayed Latino community, Ro- mandad Mexicana in with her cousin in Mission Viejo and has been sario says she has been PHOTO BY NORB GARRETT Santa Ana. She also working to find out what exactly caused her able to piece together has been in contact brother’s death. a very different set of Rosario Sanchez-Orzuna with attorneys with the Advertise in the “I understand he broke the law by being circumstances leading American Civil Liber- here illegally, but he didn’t deserve to die the up to her brother being taken to the Border ties Union (ACLU) and representatives from way he did,” said Rosario, 33, through an in- Patrol station. According to witnesses she will Senator Ted Kennedy’s office in Washington, Orange Coast Voice terpreter. She said her brother had been denied not identify because they, too, are illegal im- D.C. have reached out to offer their assistance a visa but still came to the U.S. three years ago migrants, her brother did not run from Border in keeping her updated on the situation. and had been working and living in San Clem- Patrol, but two men with him did. They say “Part of what we’re helping her with is get- ente. “He was making his dreams come true, that Tomas then was jumped and beaten by an ting to the truth,” said Angelica Salas, Execu-
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I offer these merely as examples of share in dividends, which works out to a cur- about 6.9% This distribution, however, is not good news, the U.S. dollar is a bit stronger companies that earn enough money to regu- rent yield of about 4.5%. The dividends are considered a dividend, and as such is not eli- and the stock market has recently enjoyed a larly pay out cash in the form of dividends or eligible for preferential tax treatment. And like gible for any preferential tax treatment. rally, things are still bad. And they look to get distributions. other high dividend paying stocks its share As with other high payers, Kinder Morgan worse. UST Inc. price does not experience quite the same wild stock tends to be bought by investors who UST sells moist smokeless tobacco prod- gyrations that some stocks do. In the past year The credit crisis that has hit the housing want regular income. The price of this stock ucts (chewing tobacco) and wine. Its most its share price has fluctuated from $38/share market looks to be spreading to other forms over the last year has fluctuated from about well known products are probably its Skoal to about $29/share with most of its fluctua- of debt, such as auto loans and credit cards. and Copenhagen chewing tobacco. It is a ma- tion being in the mid $30/share range. $48/share to about $61/share with most of There is rising unemployment, it is generally jor player in this market and has consistently As a regulated utility Southern Company the movement being in the $50 range. harder to qualify for a home loan, and the strong and predictable cash flow. Over the can experience problems if the price of oil, its These stocks are merely examples of in- stock market is heading downward again. In years it has been a fairly consistent perform- main raw material, rises too far too fast. The come producing investments that should help our office we expect things to continue to get er. It currently pays company needs to be investors in just the kind of economic climate worse until sometime next year. a dividend of about granted authority to that we are facing. They generate wealth on In this environment money is getting $2.25/share, which I continue to offer the same advice raise prices to keep their own and share the surplus with investors tight, debt is growing and opportunities to works out of a cur- to investors: look for companies or up with cost. So far, on a regular basis. And, of course, they hold make money are getting smaller. Under these rent yield of about unless the price of oil out the possibility of also producing nice capi- circumstances I continue to offer the same 4.7% per year. institutions that are strong enough and really spikes again, it tal gains when their prices rise. These gains, advice to investors: look for companies or Stock of a compa- stable enough to generate wealth by looks as if the com- too, receive a preferential tax rate: maximum institutions that are strong enough and stable ny such as UST is of- pany is okay. of 15%. enough to generate wealth by their own op- ten bought by inves- their own operations, without need of Kinder Morgan Do not invest in these or any of these kinds erations, without need of borrowed money or tors who are eager to Energy Partners LP of stocks or MLPs, individually or in funds, a rising economy. borrowed money or a rising economy. receive the quarterly This company is a unless you have investigated them and know Investing in companies that fund their own dividends for income. Master Limited Part- that they are right for you. Consult a profes- operations by internal cash flow and are even As a result, these investors tend to hold on to nership. A Master Limited Partnership has the sional advisor. If you still have money left able to produce a surplus (and paid in divi- their shares to keep receiving the money and same basic ownership arrangement as a typi- dends or distributions) are least likely to be af- back in your old company 401(k) or 403(b) are not quick to sell. This helps dampen the cal limited partnership, with a general partner plan study the investment options that are of- fected by a credit crunch. Moreover, as a rule, swings in the price movement of the shares. who runs the operations and limited partners fered to discover which ones pay dividends or the stock market, which is a forward looking Over the last two years the share price of UST who are passive investors. The limited partners distributions. As long as money is tight and institution, begins to advance even before the has fluctuated from a high of about $61/share have no operational control over the company economy recovers. On average, stocks begin to a low of about $48/share. Not nearly as but receive periodic distributions (think divi- wealth is being destroyed look for companies their recovery four to six months before an much fluctuation as some other stocks, es- dends) and are entitled to tax benefits. that are making money and willing to share it upturn in the overall economy. Buying the pecially when you consider that for most of The big difference with a Master Limited with you. stock of companies that throw off money that time it traded narrowly in the low $50 Partnership is that MLPs are traded on the gives you wealth now and the possibility of range. And of course, the dividend is eligible stock market, just like shares or ordinary pub- Sam F. Wida, a local financial and tax capital gains when things get better. And very for preferential tax treatment; that’s a yield of licly traded companies. They are completely advisor, specializes in retirement roll- importantly, when the stock market recovers it 4.7% with a maximum tax hit of only 15%. liquid and their prices move in the same way over, financial planning and personal tends to make its biggest gains, with further Southern Company that shares of stock in comparable companies and small business income taxes. Initial gains coming more slowly as everything else Southern Company is a regulated util- will move. consultations are free. Phone: 714-375- recovers. ity that provides electricity and gas to a large Kinder Morgan Energy Partners stores and 0028. Office: 16152 Beach Blvd #271 Here is a very short list of companies that number of people across the southeastern part distributes energy products, mostly natural gas Huntington Beach.
THE ORANGE COAST VOICE / SEPTEMBER 2008 / 9 THE ENERGY CZAR C O M M U N I T Y V O I C E S Proposition 7 Why everybody hates clean energy Save Our
By DOUG KORTHOF The big utilities were granted a mo- nopoly to control the electric supply, and OC Voice Columnist they want to maintain it. Opposition to rooftop solar rooftop power by the utilities Ancient History eldom has a solar proposal drawn is trenchant and determined. When people such uniform enmity as Proposition put solar panels on their rooftop, it’s really S7 that appears on the November “power to the people” because they drop election ballot. Big utilities, both major off the billing system. Stop Brightwater development political parties, labor unions, solar install- It isn’t only utilities that suffer. Those ers, environmental, business and taxpayer companies that supply fuel to the power groups all deplore it. plants, such as coal, natural gas and urani- By FLOSSIE HORGAN a concentration of the 8,000 year old cogged Those responsible for the electric grid um vendors, and the unions that are needed stones are two sites in Chile, Huentelauquen must plan for the periods of peak power, to run the plants, all are afraid of a loss of OC Voice Guest Columnist site and Quebrada Las Conchas. That alone which are weekday afternoons, especially control, power, jobs and/or business. speaks to the amazing significance of this site. in summer. Even one minute of shortage Prop 7 forces utilities to buy more re- ssues concerning the archaeological What is being missed in the recent discourse is a brownout, although during off-peak newable power and creates a mechanism excavations at Brightwater continue to is the tragic loss of our collective history. The hours demand falls and there’s a surplus for solar concentrator plants in the desert Igrow. In a letter dated April 8, 2008, first people of our region lived and raised of electricity. Providing economic power run by the utilities. It is silent about distrib- to the California Coastal Commission, the their families here 8,000 years ago, fished in within the daily rise and fall of the elec- uted rooftop power; so it doesn’t do much, Native American Heritage Commission Larry the water off Bolsa Chica, fashioned tools and tricity usage curve is their but it’s still too much for the Myers states, “The NAHC remains concerned jewelry, manufactured these mysterious cogged problem. power brokers. about the Brightwater- Bolsa Chica Project. stones, traveled across to Catalina and laid There are two types of Certainly the utilities The NAHC has not received a report clearly their loved ones to rest here. All of this was electrical power generators: could have reached out to lo- showing the dates, locations and details of happening 4,000 years before Stonehenge was those that run best at con- cal homeowners, paying for burial discoveries. At this point based on built, and over 3,000 years before the pyramids stant output (nuclear, natu- solar PV systems on other- information available and the large number of Egypt were constructed. ral gas, coal), but require a wise unused roofs. Instead, of burials recovered and associated items, it The fact that it is the last early Holocene long time to stop and start, SCE is fighting against cities appears that the whole coastal village site and those that can be eas- like Oxnard, trying to put in area may be a burial with an associated ily started when demand dirty “peaker” plants that are ground.” cemetery in Orange rises (hydro). Peak power only needed in the daytime. We have learned: County should give is so valuable that water is SCE never considered using • The reburials of the us all pause. If this pumped up to reservoirs Solar House the same amount of money human remains were had been a Christian such as Lake Castaic every ($45 million) to find 4,500 far more than “bone burial site, the site night; the next day, the pumps turn into solar homes in Oxnard willing to solarize fragments” as conveyed would be treated with generators to meet daytime peak. their rooftops. by the coroner reports. reverence it deserves. Solar power performs best during the Utilities have fought the implementation Burials of “the ORA 85 What can be done to times the grid needs power the most. Thus, of solar power instead of promoting it even people” are not a few recover and remember solar is a natural “peaker” unit, which “comes though it solves their peak usage problem. bone fragments. our collective history? on” only when needed, and turns itself off They prefer fiery out-of-state coal plants. • The archaeologist We recognize that when big generators are brought down, an Environmental groups stood by while for the developer has Hearthside Homes expensive and dirty process. Solar homes live Schwarzenegger put substantial obstacles in confirmed that “the 22 has the permits to under shade (there’s a 6-inch air gap under the path of anyone daring to put solar on cogged stones found build on the 65 acres. the panels) which cools the roof at the same their own private property. Under the guise at the ‘house pit’ of Would it be so difficult time the panels make electricity to run air of stopping citizens from ripping off the so- an apparent Shaman for Hearthside to conditioners, which have less work to do. lar tax rebate, he required a complex system or tribal leader are stop and reconsider Electricity from solar generators thus of “predicted performance” that makes the clearly associated grave this development has an intrinsically higher value than other cost uncertain and requires dozens of pages goods.” Monthly Brightwater Protest footprint? kinds of electricity. Furthermore, solar roof- of new red tape. • Over 100,000 Bolsa Chica is such top “plants” need no fuel, no maintenance If solar power were promoted, we’d artifacts a place of natural beauty and archaeological workers, and lower the burden on pole- have clean electric power. But the utilities • 4,217 artifacts found during the grading significance that a memorial would be a mounted transformers and long-distance would have less political power, unions less monitoring on ORA 83 wonderful way to save our precious history and transmission lines. work, pols fewer bribes, and the enviros • 83 prehistoric features uncovered with help us all remember the ancient history of this So what’s not to like about solar? Why would not have an issue on which to raise the burials region. Our children and their children would isn’t every rooftop solar? money. • 1,622 artifacts found during the grading have a way to connect with their first people of An easy calculation shows that if all the So in a sense, the united opposition to monitoring on ORA 85 Bolsa Chica by visiting this significant site. roofs of America were solarized, it would this measure shows what a farce our “en- • 87 human “bone concentrations” need to Footnote: There will be a revocation make more power than needed, even if all ergy policy” has been. be reburied hearing on this issue at the October Coastal of our cars were plug-in electric cars. The measure is flawed, of course. In- These recent disclosures raise much larger Commission meeting in Ventura. The petition Why aren’t insightful, prudent politi- stead of installing solar in the desert, it questions than who is to blame for the current for revocation was signed by Native Americans cians and utility companies reaching out to should order utilities to help citizens put situation. There has never been any doubt from various tribes, the California Cultural the public, encouraging it to solarize their it on their own rooftops. But it does force that the Cogged Stone site at Bolsa Chica Resources Alliance and the Bolsa Chica Land roofs? languid, bribed officeholders to do some- was of international significance. The State Trust. The first thing to understand is that it’s thing, instead of nothing. Historic Preservation Commission voted all about power, but not the kind that heats And nothing is what will happen if in 2001 overwhelmingly to approve listing homes. Prop 7 fails. the Cogged Stone site as a historic site. The Flossie Horgan is Executive Director of Bolsa Chica only other locations on earth that have such Landtrust.
House leader Nancy Pelosi and Democratic commercial building. A major fact that your candidate Barack Obama, is resonating with article did not reveal was that since the 1969 the public. incident, millions of barrels of oil, as much as Drilling “Tough economic times have not dimin- Letters the Exxon Valdez disaster, has naturally oozed ished the importance of environmental issues from the ocean floor and many residents of Continued from Page 4 for Californians,” said Mark Baldassare, presi- Continued from Page 5 Santa Barbra are now in favor of using new dent of the institute. “The environment is seen technology drilling to relive the pressure of of energy for the American people in order as a matter of health and well-being, and resi- August 2008). My first answer to that would the oil, and lessen the natural seepage. A side to reduce the price at the pump, according to dents don’t want to cut corners there.” be that how come an incident like a guy hurt- benefit of this would be to bring more income Rohrabacher’s press secretary Tara Setmayer. Mayor of Huntington Beach and one of ing his foot in Nigeria, a storm in the gulf or to the state of California so Arnold would not “Bipartisan passage of the American En- Rohrabacher’s Congressional election oppo- our friend in Iran launching a few missiles have to put the muscle on the Indian casinos, ergy Act would demonstrate to the world that nents, Debbie Cook (D), agrees. “It is obvious could raise the price? The week following which are laying people off, as high gas prices America will no longer keep its rich energy to any observer that oil production, for what- Bush’s announcement that he would lift the are keeping people away. resources under lock-and-key. Not only will it ever reason, whether geologic or geopolitical in presidential moratorium oil dropped. It is the While we should be developing alternate help bring down the price of gasoline now, but nature, is not going to keep up with demand. OIL FUTURES market and it is as volatile energy, we cannot have this country revert to it will make needed investments in the alter- The U.S. Energy Information Administra- and reactionary to news as that stock market. the Stone Age while we do it. Countries like native fuels that will power our lives and our tion, according to the Public Policy Institute News of drilling in the US and new sources of Russia, and China, who is now drilling off the economy in the future” Setmayer concludes. staff, report that any new offshore drilling a few million barrels per day coming on line in coast between Florida and Cuba and are mov- Drilling advocates claim the lack of in- would take a decade or more to get underway the future would lower prices today. ing forward on energy. If we don’t we will be creased offshore drilling has contributed to and even then would have negligible effect on The area in Alaska where there are billions able to proudly claim we are turning over pris- California’s growing dependence on imported gas prices. of barrels is about 50-60 miles from the ex- tine property to its new owners, the Russians, crude. The state used to produce more oil than “The truth is that our economy was built on isting pipeline, which is currently running at Chinese, or the Saudi’s, who will be using our it could use. But overall production peaked in abundant cheap fossil fuels whose subsidized about 50% capacity. This means that additional money to buy us out. 1983 and has been dropping ever since. prices encouraged waste and rapid consump- million bbls pre day of oil could be brought on Kipp E. Kington The good news for opponents of new off- tion,” Cook says, adding that declining quality line relatively fast. Huntington Beach, CA shore drilling is that the Public Policy Institute and quantity of available oil will devastate the Yes the incident in Santa Barbara was hor- of California, a nonpartisan research organiza- economy. rible, but not as horrible as 9-11. The level tion, finds that spiraling gasoline prices might “We can continue to waste precious time of technology today is far superior to that of not be the deciding factor for Californians even hanging on to the 19th century fuels or we can 1969. Today most desktop computers have the as the offshore oil push by President Bush and move rapidly and consistently toward the 21st power of an IBM 7000 series computer (circa www.ocvoice.wordpress.com Republican candidate John McCain, as well as century responses,” Cook warned. late 1960’s) that would fill a medium sized 10 / SEPTEMBER 2008 / THE ORANGE COAST VOICE E N V I R O N M E N T Saving Wildlife Habitat Get your own backyard Certified by the National Wildlife Federation By SARAH S. MOSKO sented here to dust off a long-forgotten wood- en nesting box my daughter made at camp and Special to the OC Voice tuck it among the patio rafters, awaiting any comers. hether you lament dwindling rainfor- Sustainable Gardening Practices ests or the disappearance of neighbor- Whood cats to hungry coyotes, most of This category covers strategies to conserve us recognize loss of wildlife habitats as a grow- soil and water, minimize applied chemicals and ing environmental concern. encourage native plant species. Having aban- As an alternative to hand-wringing, the Na- doned chemical pesticides and fertilizers years tional Wildlife Federation offers ordinary citi- ago in favor of composting and mulching was zens the means to take action by establishing a alone more than enough to qualify my yard. Certified Wildlife Habitat in their own back- Moreover, a largely neglected compost pile yard. It’s not only enjoyable but easy. I know serves to recycle leaves and small cuttings on because I did it in a matter of weeks despite site. starting out as an illiterate on the subject of My yard is now Wildlife Habitat #107457, gardening, who was unable to name one in ten but the certificate is anything but an endpoint plants in my own yard. for me. How I perceive landscapes is forever Here’s how the program works. A yard has to qualify in all five areas outlined below, but changed. Where I once saw just eye-pleasing each offers a wide range of options, only one colors and textures, I now try to imagine from to three of which is required per category. Then SANCTUARY: Your yard can be certifi ed by the National Wildlife Federation. the perspective of a bird, squirrel, butterfly, liz- there’s a two-page checklist to fill out – works ard or honeybee. I want my yard to be more on the honor system – and a $15 processing yard, I installed, at ground level, easy-to-open manicured direction, places where critters about ‘them’ than it is about me. fee. That’s it. hinged & peanut-filled boxes to both support can find shelter from weather and predators I will admit to some pride that I can name Food Sources the local squirrel community and entertain my abounded from the get-go. Monstrous peren- most of my plants now. But, the flip side is A diversity of food sources is a must, family. nial shrubs of pittosporum and Indian haw- disconcerting awareness that most are non-na- whether via vegetation bearing fruits, pollen, A word of caution to the squeamish: The thorn and flourishing xylosma trees all provide tive species, some even considered invasive or food chain can rear its head in unanticipated excellent off-ground cover for birds year round. berries or seeds or just manmade feeders. To water-thirsty and ill-suited to this dry climate ways - red-tailed hawks come around now in A shady grove of Boston ferns, in turn, pro- get acquainted with my yard, I consulted a lo- where annual rainfall is short of 15 inches. search of morning doves or other avians for vides ground level refuge for lizards and hordes cal nursery and came away smiling after learn- Although I’ve no mindset yet to evict such ing the red and white trumpet flowers of lush whom my yard has become a routine foraging of insects. Even a long-neglected woodpile has interlopers, rest assured that any future plant- honeysuckle vines and pale purple floral clus- stop. earned new status as a safe haven for ground- ters on Abelia shrubs are providing nectar for Water Sources dwellers. ings will be native and drought resistant. For hummingbirds. Water sources for drinking and bathing is For larger properties, grander scale options starters, one sunny garden spot is already des- As a lover of butterflies, hearing that dainty the category I low-balled because several of are available, like a meadow or pond. However, ignated for broadcasting native wildflower Teatree flowers supply seasonal nourishment the options – like a lake or stream – just aren’t a humble rock pile, already visited by lizards, seeds this fall in hopes of establishing a feeding for butterflies as well as bees was welcome in the cards in my seriously suburban neigh- and a simple plywood butterfly house were the and breeding ground for local butterflies, come news. It seemed a fitting move then to hang a borhood. An existing birdbath was enough to only wildlife refuge add-ons I made. summertime. saucer holding rotting fruit - a butterfly favor- qualify, but it seemed prudent to add a second, Places to Raise Young Certify by mail or online at www.nwf.org/ ite – as a supplement for scarcer times. placed more strategically to avoid predators. Venues designed for wildlife to mate and certify. Showing off your accomplishment with That birds and ground squirrels enjoy the A ‘butterfly puddling area’ is another easy raise young in range from commonplace dense a small yard sign from the National Wildlife option and can be done without spending a shrubs and tall trees to more exotic wetlands fruits of my treasured white peach and Japa- Foundation is optional. nese persimmon trees was already obvious, but dime. Male butterflies apparently congregate and caves. Living in an older neighborhood I was pleased to discover that other resident on wet gravel surfaces to sip mineral-laden wa- where multi-story trees are the norm, my as- Sarah S. Mosko is a member of the Earth trees or shrubs are abundant producers of tiny ter. Scientists think it enhances their sex appeal. sortment of mature California sycamore, Alep- Resource Foundation, which is based in fruits or berries also favored by birds – coto- A pie pan filled with gravel and water, buried po pine, American pepper, and crepemyrtle neaster, American pepper, and Indian haw- to ground level, and voila - a butterfly puddle! trees, together with copious evergreen shrub- Costa Mesa. For more information, please thorn to name a few. Places for Cover bery, more than sufficed. visit www.earthresource.org or call (949) As four birdseed feeders already dotted the As my taste in landscaping runs in the less However, an irresistible opportunity pre- 645-5163. BUSINESS & SERVICE DIRECTORY (714) 656-3607
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