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termed the explosion the By Lionel Rolfe Building Bread And Hyacinths: The Rise And Hyacinths: Bread Times Rolfe, along with Nigey Lennon along with Nigey Rolfe, “crime of the century,” and exploited “crime of the century,” the to ratchet up the tragedy pressure on unions. In this piece, Rolfe explores the real villains and the real heroes in that hot bed of amidst an ongoing labor organizing for social progressives fight by justice. penned the Greenstein, and Paul book Angeles of Utopian Los and Fall That book is document this story. on Kindle and can be available now Kindle Amazon’s purchased from bookstore. Oscar-winning director Haggis and screenwriter Paul optioned the book. EDITOR’S NOTE: Through the month NOTE: EDITOR’S along with Lionel Rolfe, of October, of Public Vollmer Lee Boek and Eric Theater has Improvisational Works been presenting a series of salons and theatrical productions relating to of the the dynamiting Times explosion started a fire, which killed which explosion started a fire, and injured 100 more. 21 employees The Building. Villains and Heroes/to p. 6 secession from those who believed in the Los Angeles Times try was being torn asunder by the threat of ral address, which came at a time when the coun- born in the year of Abraham Lincoln’s first inaugu- Abraham Lincoln’s born in the year of Blum makes Burns the hero of his piece because name only comes up on book, Harriman’s In Blum’s On the other hand, Blum manages to weave Burns They dreams were not empty symbolism. Harriman’s came out of the struggles of his times. Harriman was along with Pinkerton he specialized in fighting for side in the great struggles accompanying management’s Angeles with sky- the rise of modern cities such as Los piercing buildings of steel early in the 20th century. three pages. Blum speaks well of Harriman, but in his version you would hardly realize he was co-counsel for the McNamara brothers who were accused. and Darrow throughout his manuscript with that of D.W. a cute way of mak- It’s the pioneer filmmaker. Griffith, ing his story more “Hollywood,” but Harriman was a truer and better character by which to tell the times than Burns ever was. based on Howard Blum’s “American Lightning,” an his- “American based on Howard Blum’s torical pastiche and costume drama of figures such as Clarence Gen. Harrison Gray Otis, Harry Chandler, J. Burns and the bomb- William private detective Darrow, ing of the history, Los Angeles Building in this period in Hollywood is pre- paring a film about all. greatest seed-bearer of them again. Job Harriman was the Los Angeles Times reform that would flower once

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Once put usclosertoPortsO’Call,that’s going tohave impact othersurroundingareas,”hesaid.“Ifthey putting theIowainport,includinghowitwill the HarborCommissiontolookatallaspectsof his teamalreadyexploringpossiblelogistics. said theshortturnoverbetweenthenand cation atitsNov. 4meeting. ther intotheprojectandmayvoteonaspotallo- by theendofmonth,butdecidedtolookfur- nomic analysisoftheproposaltobecompleted $8.5 milliontoplaceaminimumbid. private fundingfortheproject,includingsome effort topreservethevesselthatsaysitcansecure cific BattleshipCenter, thenonprofitleading ers heardaformalproposalOct.7fromthePa- for theproject,BoardofHarborCommission- from theNavy’s official deadlineforbids. Angeles Harborareunderway, justweeksaway decommissioned historicbattleship,totheLos hoping tobringtheU.S.S.Iowa,navy’s last talks betweenthePortofLos Angeles andagroup study severalmonthsagoatacostof$10,000in council commissionedCornerstonetoconductthe Northwest acting-presidentBobBryant. The it’s privateinformationwithinacompany,” said we couldn’t getafootprint; understand somewhatwhy footprint ofthesiteandI ous timesforahazardous strophic earthquakes. system shutdowns,tocata- minor leaks,toemergency of scenariosrangingfrom assessed thepublichazard gineering consultingfirm, gies, anenvironmentalen- Gaffey Street. gas storagefacilityonNorth Rancho liquidpetroleum ardous riskanalysisofthe Council, includeditinahaz- San PedroNeighborhood Oct. 11 bytheNorthwest unlikely, thestudy, released according toarecentstudy. to mostoftheHarbor Area blast spanningfrom500feet San Pedrocouldtriggera sitting onseismicgroundin By MeganBarnes, USS Iowa Plans ExploringPossiblePort By MeganBarnes, Study Assesses thePotentialDamage ofSPGas Tanks Striking aMatchUnder Vapor Cloud “It seemed tometherewascleardirectionfrom “It The Navy’s Nov. 24deadlinehastheportand Pacific BattleshipCenterDirectorRobertKent The portalreadybeganconductinganeco- After monthsofgrowingcommunitysupport While anofficial go-aheadhasnotbeengiven, “We have asked numer- Cornerstone Technolo- While thelatterishighly Two massivegastanks CommunityNewsReporter Community NewsReporter practicality. occur, andthatthisprojectioncontainssomeconsiderations thatmay notoccurin radiation.Thestudy’sthermal notedthatthisscenarioishighlyunlikely authors to of flamescapablesubjectingthevicinitywithin6.8milestohazardousamounts pool source,ignitingthedenseconcentrationofvaporwithinandproduceacolumn vapor. Thestudy’s saiditislikely thattheflashfirewouldtravel authors backtothe an event andtravel woulddisperse downwinduntilacombustionsourceignitedthe failure ofthelargestbutanestoragetankssimultaneously. Vapor releasedfromsuch wouldcausecatastrophic casescenario:a7.3-magnitudeearthquake The worse anyone, it’s toprovideinformationthepublic,” ing budget. taxpayer dollars,almostone-fourthofitsoperat- her outandsetup.” are passingawayeachyear, soweneedtoget military facility,” hesaid.“Lotsof WWII vets no onecanvisittheIowaaslongitsina ing asaneducationalculturalresource. tourism, revenueandjobstoSanPedrowhileserv- cilwoman JaniceHahn. Antonio Villaraigosa ontheproposalwithCoun- sons,” saidKent,whorecentlybriefedMayor thing todoattherighttimeforallrea- tion programmers. floating museumandworkwithtoureduca- in storage,tobeginpreppingtheshipbecomea San FranciscoBay, wheretheIowacurrentlysits cruise terminals. locations includingtheeastchannelandnearouter vessel, butKentsaiditisnowconsideringseveral ruary onthebasistherewasnoviablespotfor in SanPedroandonthewaterfront.” as somethingthatwillsignificantlyhelpbusiness very positiveindicationthatthey’relookingatthis people comingdowntoSanPedro,sothatwasa the Iowacomeshere,there’s goingtobealotof “This isn’t ademonstrationortoembarrass “Let thepoorvetsgetbackontheirship; He believestheprojectwillbringsignificant “Bringing theIowatoLos Angeles istheright This week,heandateamareheadingtothe The PortinitiallyrejectedtheproposalinFeb- scenarios isverylow, thesmallincidentsthatmay tedly “veryconservative.” the Palos Verdes faultzone,estimatesareadmit- hold upinearthquakesandlittleisknownabout Long Beach. Los Angeles andLongBeachports,partsof blast zonecouldspanmostoftheSouthBay, the tanks violentlyboilsbeforeexploding,the6.8-mile during acatastrophicearthquake,theliquidinboth 7.3 quakeevery400to900years. conflagration reachingthe Torrance Airport. causing oneorbothtankstofailcouldresultina on thePalos Verdes faultzoneorterroristattack schools andbusinesses. heavily populatedneighborhoodscontaining force ofexplosioncouldlaunchshrapnelinto caused bysystemshutdownsorhumanerror. The surization malfunctionorinternalcombustion depending onthekindoftankfailure,suchaspres- hazards. The spreadandintensityoffiresincrease maintenance canleadtogeneralreleases. mercial centers.”Materialfatigueorpoortank to a“devastatingimpactresidentialandcom- radius. Hazardsrangefromsecond-degreeburns, ignited, formapoolfireaffecting a.4-to1.7-mile “general release”gasleak,itwillspreadandonce and WestmontDrive. explosion wouldreachtheedgesofGaffey Street por cloudimmediatelyignitestheescapedgas,an a 9-square-inchleakinoneofthetanksandva- “While thepossibilityoflarger-scale release Because fewstudiesexistonhowsimilartanks In themostextremeandunlikelyscenario,if The faultzoneshouldproduceamagnitude In aworst-casescenario,majorearthquake The studysaysthesearethe“largest credible” If avaporclouddoesnotimmediatelyignite According tothestudy, ifaforkliftpunctures SP GasTanks Studied/top.20 five minutes. leaks occuruncontrolledforatleast diately preventexplosionsandthat fire controlsystemsdonotimme- conditions thatassumeemergency are estimatedunderconservative tion wasnotfactoredin. edging thaton-sitegastransporta- on thepremises,”hesaid,acknowl- (Plains) facilityforthebutanetanks quantitative riskanalysisforthe tial hazards. each scenario,butratherthepoten- did notdeterminethelikelihoodof gineer, toldthecouncilthatstudy and creatingavolatilesurfacearea. odorless vaporhuggingtheground tanks, itcouldspreadasacolorless, port. Shouldliquidgasleakfromthe ported bytruckandrailcarforex- nearby refineriesthatislatertrans- erated LPGandbutaneprocessedby about 25milliongallonsofrefrig- Bryant said. All ofthescenariosinstudy “We wereaskedtoconducta Patrick Luu,aCornerstoneen- Combined, thetankscontain The local publication you actually read October 15 - 28, 2010 3 Rancho San Pedro/ to p. 20 to Rancho San Pedro/ In a point-by-point fashion, King addressed fashion, King In a point-by-point nearly everything affirmed King Essentially, only public housing development that will undergo that will development housing only public time. at this the change about believes to be misinformation what the agency to the Resi- disposition. In reference tenant-in-place 8 said though Section Advisory Council, he dent of or funding for the require the creation doesn’t to will continue Authority Housing councils, the King also explained fund and support the RAC’s. would not go up and that that under Section 8, rents the management office, as long as families notify for the housing. they will still be eligible advocates and the public housing that affordable when they marched housing residents demanded Montiel, the Housing to the home of Rudolf officer, president and chief executive Authority’s ahead of the vote on the in Rancho Cucomonga King explained from the outset that those pub- King explained from the lic housing developments set to undergo tenant in set to undergo lic housing developments keep the same public hous- place disposition will the funding mechanisms ing rules while changing He also made it a point that finance public housing. taken Rancho San Pedro to note that the board has list of public housing properties slated for the off San Fernando Gardens, tenant in-place disposition. Estrada Courts will be the Pueblo del Rio, and increasing rents, and the elimination of Resident increasing rents, and the Section 8 ran rampant. Advisory Councils under for residents is that Perhaps the biggest nightmare members would be families with undocumented stringent re- Section 8’s made homeless due to of the household have quirements that all members risk being ineligible for the valid identification or vouchers. On Sept. 26, demonstrators traveled to Housing Authority President and to Housing Authority demonstrators traveled On Sept. 26, home in Rancho Cucamonga ahead of the Housing Rudolf Montiel’s CEO, sign reads board vote on the Final Agency Plan. The protester’s Authority’s over come to him. He makes so we to come to us, want “Rudy doesn’t Jerricks. Photo: Terelle us homeless.” to make $450,000 a year and he wants Managing Editor

An Oct.7 meeting hosted by the Housing Au- by the Housing An Oct.7 meeting hosted Director of Planning and Intergov- HACLA’s Aside from attempting Fears of developers

Final Agency Plan Includes Resident Recommendations Without Resident Input Resident Without Recommendations Resident Plan Includes Agency Final Jerricks, By Terelle San Pedro Residents Pedro San Housing Authority Meets with Rancho with Meets Authority Housing thority of the City of Los Angeles was intended to Angeles was intended thority of the City of Los residents worried by a reassure public housing initiated behind closed flurry of changes being active in working to protect doors, but those most are yet to be con- residents’ rights and interests vinced. ernmental Affairs John King was there to provide reassurance to Rancho San Pedro Public Housing resi- dents, and if his presenta- tion had a title, it probably would have been “Same Same Rent, Same Family, Rules.” to make it clear that the Authority is lis- Housing tening to them, King trav- eled all the way from the Housing Authority’s to clear up offices Wilshire “confusion and misinfor- mation” about tenant-in- place-disposition, a pro- cess by which public hous- ing and its tenants are con- verted to Section 8. residents, along Rancho’s Ange- with the rest of Los les’ public housing resi- dents learned of this when Authority re- the Housing Agency Plan leased their for 2011. taking over public housing, 4 val Corp.’s lease. additional improvements totheCarni- outstanding 2002bondsandfinance bonds, nottoexceed$35millionfor Long Beachtoissue2010refunding Year BureauInc.forFiscal tors 2011. Long BeachAreaConvention andVisi- provide $3.4millioninfundingtothe Patrick West, throughan8-0vote, to mento. stance torepresentativesinSacra- and tocommunicatethatasanofficial granting retroactivepensionbenefits stating thattheLongBeachopposes Shannondraftaresolution ney Robert Neil absent,torequestthatCityAttor- Schipskecilwoman Gerrie opposedand Proposition 8incourt. Brown’sJerry decisionnottodefend Schwarzenegger andAttorney General equality, andGov. Arnold ofmarriage clares thecityasupporter Garciathatde- Councilman Robert resolution sponsoredby District1 Steve Neilabsent, Oct.5, a tosupport 7-0 withCouncilmanJeffDeLongand port EqualitySup- LB DeclaresMarriage Announcements: Community

October 15 - 28, 2010 Serving the Seven Cities of the Harbor Area Long Beach Council members votedtoallow Council members The councilauthorizedCityManager The citycouncilalsovoted7-1,Coun- The LongBeachCityCouncilvoted posited inthecity’s generalfundifCalifornia’s every $1,000ingrossreceiptsfromsalestobede- vation sitesandaminimumannualtaxof$150 tives) aswella$25per-square-foot taxonculti- proved BallotMeasureB,theGeneralUse Tax Mea- million budgetdeficit. answer—with acatch—tohelpsolveits$18.5 citizens withvitalservices.LongBeachhasan wondering howthey’llcontinuetoprovidetheir passes. medical marijuanaifprop.19 to taxtheproductionandsaleof Councilwoman RaeGabelichpushing By LeonardoPoareo, Measure B—GanjatotheRescue In August, theLongBeachCityCouncilap- With budgetsbeingslashed,manycitiesare Committed to independent journalism intheGreaterCommitted toindependentjournalism LA/LBHarbor Area formore than30years. Editorial Intern nabis collec- medical can- (but not business” “marijuana business, egory of on anewcat- percent tax impose a15 sure would tion. Nov. 2elec- proval inthe voter ap- will beupfor sure, which The mea- By ZamnáÁvila, Hiring Powers Measure GG—Cityto Vote on vice Commissiontheresponsibilityofexamining,cer- Nov. 2ballotthatwouldtransferfromtheCivilSer- that City Attorney RobertShannondraftaresolution that mayimpactthewayitdoesbusiness. voters willbefocusingtheirattentiononmeasures next governorwillbethiselectioncycle,LongBeach bers inCongressandCaliforniaisvotingonwhotheir in public,smokingitwhileminorsarepresent,orpro- from possessingmarijuanaonschoolgrounds,usingit marijuana. Ifmadelaw, peoplewouldbeprohibited regulate andtaxcommercialproductionsaleof for personaluse,aswellallowlocalgovernmentsto oroldertopossess,cultivate,transportmarijuana old be affected. marijuana facilitieswithvalidpermitswouldnot improvements, notgrossreceipts,andmedical Proposition 19passes. In August, theLongBeachCityCouncilrequested As theDemocratsstruggletomaintaintheirnum- If passed,Prop.19wouldallowpeople21years Nonprofits wouldpay$10persquarefooton Assistant Editor residents, would—subjecttocouncilapproval—main- merit system.” Analysis ofMeasure GG, Manager’s office. aging employeesandprofessionalstaff totheCity tifying, classifying,maintaining,appointingandman- programs forchildrenandseniors,othercritical police andfireprotection,parks,libraries,recreation sential servicessuchas9-1-1emergency response, enues fromlocaltaxes. is hopingtoreapsome,yetunknown,benefitsinrev- cerating marijuanaoffenders. The LongBeachcouncil save millionsofdollarsannuallyonthecostsincar- while impaired. Advocates saythestateproposalwould tion alsomaintainscurrentprohibitionsagainstdriving viding ittoanyoneyounger21yearsold. The proposi- The CivilServiceCommission,comprisedoffive Shannon wroteinadocumenttitled, “Vote YES onMeasureBtocontinuefundinges- continued onfollowing page continued onfollowing page “It wouldnoteliminatethe Impartial The local publication you actually read October 15 - 28, 2010 5 Partnerships Wills • Probate Wills Conservatorships On the latter point, lawyer Adrian Martinez, point, lawyer On the latter disappointed in the back- exceptionally are We Given that the CAAP was passed in 2006, the It remains to be seen if the ports will respond. Furthermore, there are some who don’t fully Furthermore, there are some who don’t Judy Ferris, a medical marijuana advocate, received almost “It seems to me that the city’s Estate Planning • Landlord/Tenant Disputes • Domestic impacts, and toward promoting faster development toward promoting faster impacts, and technologies. of advanced Defense Coun- the Natural Resources representing firm com- at the meeting that without sel testified be “20 ports would always mitments the years new clean terminologies. away” from the needed NRDC joined by six other In written testimony, groups stated: between the 2006 CAAP sliding that has occurred Boards Update.... [T]he Port and the 2010 CAAP …The ultimate goal is a 21st cen- that: declared that will move cargo system tury electric powered to the destinations within 200 miles our docks from take 20 moved by truck. It [may] that today are a system but it will always years to complete such in the next five years we be 20 years away unless and per- build and test a demonstration prototype construction. fect a detailed plan for widespread type Ports committed to a demonstration of this 2011. of technology within the next five years, or by does not uphold version of the CAAP The recent this commitment. businesses to the city. support Measure B or Proposition 19. thinks it would better if marijuana were regulated Prop. by the state instead of by individual cities as 19 would permit and that Long Beach already makes enough money from pot. $800,000 from collectives,” Ferris said. to reopen com- not Councilwoman Rae Gabelich wants the city Others in the community also tout the propo- “The landlords and the empty space and store- Gabelich believes that the time has come for even with her support of Prop. 19 and Mea- Yet services,” Lori Ann Farrell, the chief financial of- Ann Farrell, the chief services,” Lori in fa- ficer of Long Beach wrote in an argument vor of the proposition. the “to be at the forefront of capturing some of ser- tax revenue to help pay for the additional vices…” if Prop 19 passes. sition as being a boon for the city. fronts will be filled and business will be increased so tax revenues will go up,” said Bill Britt, execu- Advo- Association of Patient tive director of the cates. “Law enforcement can focus on other is- a number of police sues-they just had to lay off going to make it easier anything that’s officers-so on the cops is going to be beneficial right now.” a pot measure like this to be legalized. “I think a long time coming. I certainly am a product it’s When people say it leads to…a life of of the ‘60s. other drugs and disrupts your life, if you will, I believe that,” Gabelich said. “I believe that don’t the time has come to recognize it on equal footing as alcohol—for adult use.” want Long sure B, Gabelich said that she doesn’t Beach to be the “pot capitol of California” and try to lure marijuana she said that she wouldn’t from previous page from previous Measure B But the industry objections seemed to come objections seemed But the industry Kim asked if the policy Board member Kaylin A discussion ensued, after which both boards may be forthcoming. let- recall any comment “I don’t air. out of thin newly-name the issue, said POLA’s ter” raising Chris Patton, management, head of environmental meeting on over the first public who presided under former “no net increase” pledge POLA’s in 2002. “As far as we’re Mayor James Hahn back explaining a non-issue,” he added, concerned, it’s policy changes” that “There were no substantive the final version, only clari- between the draft and and tweaks to how policies fications in language might be achieved. from the Board, and was “taking away discretion” Knatz replied, “I Executive Director Geraldine discretion,” think we take away the Board’s don’t settled by Port law- a point that was conclusively Russell. yer Tom the voted to extend the comment period, but with clear instructions that it was plete reconsideration of the plan. Nonetheless, clean air advocates are certain to renew comments to- calling for a more aggressive approach both ward more fully and accurately measuring health in the existing CAAP, “The Commission does not allow the City to “The unproven savings from Measure GG is While the commission still would review ap- for Councilman Rex Richardson, chief of staff “Strong Civil Services processes help to main- jobs in utilities, recreation, health, public safety and the Port of Long Beach. fall victim to a SPOILS SYSTEM where hiring is rather than “what you based on “who you know,” reads a declaration authored by former know,” retired Civil Topsy-Elvord, Mayor Doris Vice Service Commissioners Dale E. Clinton and Police Commander Charles retired Ahmed Saafir, H. Parks, retired city employee Sherri Nixon- “The Commission and the Civil Service Joiner. “watch Department have proven to be an effective dog” for Long Beach.” only a fraction of the cost of unlawful hiring deci- sions by management,” reads the rebuttal against the measure. “Measure GG abolishes the independent hiring oversight and its Commission’s hiring practices are authority to ensure the City’s fair and reflect the diversity of our community.” peals, its power to fire an employee would essen- tially be eliminated and be dependent on the city manager. Steven Neil, the only councilman to oppose the ballot measure said, “Although this may make the it weakens the role of the Civil city more efficient, Service Commission to act as an independent check and balance to the power of the City Man- ager as it relates to hiring and termination of work- ers.” tain quality services here in our great city over the long term, and they should be preserved in our city charter.” already present already In contrast, the basic objectives of the update In contrast, the basic objectives • By 2014, reduce port-related emissions by • By 2023, reduce port-related emissions by The second component calls for reducing risk The demand for health impact assessments— (2) to which no objection had previously been (2) to which no objection would have no regulatory raised, and (3) which also a pollution health standard It’s force of law. law. long recognized in federal consisting plan are relatively non-controversial, component and a health- of a pollution-reduction For the first component, risk reduction component. dates for three main pol- the plan has two target lutants: sul- 22 percent for nitrogen oxide, 93 percent for fur oxide and 72 percent for diesel particulate matter (DPM). sul- 59 percent for nitrogen oxide, 93 percent for fur oxide and 77 percent for DPM. due to diesel particulate pollution by 85 percent zone in the port region and in a 2-kilometer-wide pol- of communities adjacent to the ports, where lution impact levels are historically highest. for a pushed most persistently by Communities years Safe Environment over a period of several which has secured support from the Envi- now, as well as local de- Agency, ronmental Protection how partments of health—concerns the details of and the risk reduction component is measured conceived, but the core concept of the component is not in dispute. Nor are the pollution-reduction although further efforts to bring them down targets, than a 10-in-one-million level of cancer risk—a than a 10-in-one-million guideline (1)

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The commission also appoints an executive “A ‘yes’ vote on Measure GG will streamline Sponsors of the bill say the measure would “That money can be better spent on public But not everyone is in favor of these changes.

Measure GG tain its duties to adopt and amend Civil Service rules and regulations, make independent investi- gations regarding those rules, adjudicate appeals, subpoena and enforce and remedy violations and make final decisions in the absence of contrary council actions. If voters approve Measure GG, the posi- director. tion would be eliminated and the city manager would not need the consent of two-thirds of the city council to dismiss appointed employees. antiquated hiring system and ensure that the City’s City employees will continue to be served and pro- tected by an independent Civil Service Commis- Auditor Laura Doud said. sion,” City ability to serve as an maintain the commission’s independent review and appeals board, while cut- ting bureaucracy by eliminating the duplicative process of hiring employees and save taxpayers up to $400,000 each year. and recreation programs, and fixing parks safety, our streets and sidewalk,” reads a statement signed Fire Chief West, by Doud, City Manager Patrick Alan Patalano and Human Resources Director Debbie Mills. Some are concerned that the cost-cutting effort will eliminate the role of the commission to en- sure that the city manager is accountable for se- lecting individuals without political influence, which may prevent preferential hiring for critical from previous page from previous

By Paul Rosenberg, By Paul Rosenberg, Delay Ports’ CAAP Update CAAP Ports’ Delay Slips Commitment Zero Emissions Baseless IndustryBaseless Objections While clean air advocates were concerned

“I think we’ve seen success,” said POLA “I think we’ve seen Both But the pace was too quick for many. On Oct. 6, the ports of Los Angeles (POLA) Los On Oct. 6, the ports of

sions, business and industry representatives repeat- more edly raised objections to the guideline of no technologies—particularly ones with zero-emis-

levels of community health and disease, and set- levels of community health and disease, and and providing funding for advanced ting targets impact assessments to ascertain actual baseline

vanished without a trace. about issues such as using state-of-the-art health zero-emissions system appears to have simply

ing. Meanwhile a commitment from the original 2006 CAAP to prototype an advanced technology to questions asked by board members in the meet- to questions asked by board members in the

the “issue” was a non-issue on at least three counts, comments in response staff according to POLA action until sometime in November. What’s more, What’s action until sometime in November.

only the industry complaints that were taken seri- only the industry complaints that were taken delay ously by board members, as they decided to released on Sept. 22, just 15 days later. But it was released on Sept. 22, just 15 days later.

their business allies, wanted more time to analyze been the final version of the update, which had just clean air advocates and industry groups, along with clean air advocates and industry groups, along

meeting. “Not wanting to rest on our laurels, it’s meeting. “Not wanting appropriate that we move forward.” Board President Cindy Miscicowski, opening the Board President Cindy

did, however, follow a familiar pattern for those follow a familiar pattern for did, however, long involved in this struggle. but things did not go exactly as planned. They exactly as planned. but things did not go

ing at Bannings Landing in Wilmington to approve Wilmington in ing at Bannings Landing Plan, Action Air Clean the 2010 Update to their and Long Beach (POLB) held a joint board meet- and Long Beach (POLB) 6 rights toaqualityeducationwere beingviolatedby the and PublicCounsel,claimedthatplaintiffs’constitutional California, etal teacher layoffs. The classactionsuit, halt usingseniorityasasinglefactorindetermining Board ofEducationapproved asettlement, Oct. 5, to LOS ANGELES— Teacher Layoffs Seniority NoLonger SingleFactor for applications. andnutriceutical also canbeusedforpharmaceutical andvineyards. forfarms as afertilizer The algae biomass digesters and canbeusedasfuelfordairy algae slurry andkilns,can alsobeusedasfuelforburners while the diesel andeven jetfuel. Raw, unprocessedalgae oil production offuelsincludingagricultural diesel, road unitoilforthe reactor produceshighBritishthermal Photosynthetic Algae Reactorgravity-fed technology. The Conference, signedasresidentclientwithPortTechLA. Technology Award atthe2010PortTechExpo and Venture Advanced Algae Inc., thewinnerofMostInnovative SAN PEDRO— Becomes PortTechLA Resident Innovative Technology Award Winner inspection ofitsfacilities. staff. EPA foundmultipleviolationsduringa2009 containers, andfacilitiesmustalsohave trained properly store,properly labelandclosehazardouswaste launch vehicles aswell asallassociatedavionics. manufactures theliquidfuelrockets thatpower the spacestation.the international The company also used toplacesatellitesintoorbitanddeliver cargo to andRecovery Conservation Act. hazardous wasterequirementsoftheResource Inc. (akaSpaceX)$45,600,Oct.1,forviolating fined Hawthorne-based SpaceExploration Technologies, LOS ANGELES— forHazardous SpaceX Fined Waste October 15 - 28, 2010 Serving the Seven Cities of the Harbor Area The company won theaward basedonits Automated EPA’s hazardouswasterulesrequirefacilitiesto SpaceX designsandmanufactureslaunchvehicles, perfrormance. incentivesincentives andfurther basedonschool teacher vacancies asquicklypossible, retention effectiveness provisions, tofill acollaborative effort retaining teachersinschools,includingteacher protection. Italsoincludesprovisions aimedat defined by acombinationoffactors—forlayoff communities, where new teachersusuallyarehired. impactsstudentsinunderserved disproportionately seniority policygoverning layoffs, which schools becauseofthe “last-hired, firsthired” impactofteacherlayoffsdisproportionate attheir advocate. who asaratepayer would serve andcustomer ballot toestablishanindependentDWP watchdog, amendmentproposedfortheMarch2011 a charter consumer advocates toweighed-in andexperts on at theagency. Residents, businessowners, proposals toincreasetransparency, accountability theDWPshape hisplantoreform andother meeting wastoobtaininputfromresidentshelp Room inSanPedro. The goal ofthepoorly-attended attheLos reform Angeles Harbor CommissionBoard of hearings ontheDepartment Water andPower President EricGarcettiledthefifthincitywide SAN PEDRO— Garcetti UnveilsLACollectionsReport income 100-unit complexthatwillopenin2011 forlow- WILMINGTON— Wilmington Public HousingBreaksGroundin income. willinclude82 structure The threestory percent oftheLos Angeles County Area median to residentswithannualincomesranging from30 The DanaStrandSenior will beavailableApartments The approved settlementtargets suchschools— seniors tookplace, Oct. 1, in Wilmington. , ledby the Union American CivilLiberties PortTechLA announced, Oct. 5, that The Los Angeles UnifiedSchoolDistrict The Environmental Protection Agency On Oct. 4, Los Angeles CityCouncil News Briefs/tofollowing page Groundbreaking onarenovated Reed v. Stateof made hishero,ratherthanBurns, whowasvil- able intheeyesofjuries. the logicofhisargument, hewasalmostunbeat- and opponentssaidthatonceHarrimanlaidout of theLawandJustice.Hewasafirstratedebater dicted hisown.Harrimanbelievedintheconcepts crushed otherpeople’s aspirationsiftheycontra- the repressionofpast,Otiswasamanwho car. was missed,mountedacannononthesideofhis ring tomilitaryencampments)andincasethepoint house andcalledit“TheBivouac”(atermrefer- ing likeamedievalfortress.Otisalsobuilthis to dobattlewithOtis,whobuiltthe become mayorofLos Angeles. Eugene Debs.By1911, hewasmakinghisbidto for vicepresidentonthesocialistpartyticketwith later ranforgovernoronthesocialistticket. office, livedinthe Altruria cooperativecolonyand to SanFranciscointhe1890s.Heopenedalaw dream, whichdrovethemanwhenhefirstwent that droveHarriman. They formedthevision, ture.” referred to“thebetterangelsofourna- Speech toheart.Inthatspeech,Lincoln Lincoln’s wordsfromtheInaugural was notjustsymbolism.Hetook character wasforged byadversityandit candidate andlaterautopianleader. His cessful lawyer, aformidablepolitical with socialismandthelaw. Hewasasuc- and preacher, hethenthrewinhislot culosis. Harriman’s lifewerereligionandtuber- argued thattheothergreatinfluencesin as tall.Lincolnwashismentor. Itcanbe physical characteristics,althoughhewasn’t nearly right todoso,andIhavenoinclinationso.” States whereitexists.Ibelievehavenolawful terfere withtheinstitutionofslaveryinUnited ers hehad“nopurpose,directlyorindirectly, toin- justifiable slaveryofblackpeople. Villains andHeroes from p.1 Harriman wasthemanBlumshouldhave Whereas Harrimanrepresentedliberationfrom Those betterangelsofournaturecausedhim Then, asthenewcenturyrolledaround,heran You mightsaythoseangelswerethedemons Trained inaseminary, asaminister Harriman somewhatresembledLincoln’s But hiswordsdidnotpreventtheCivil War. In thatfirstaddress,LincolnassuredSouthern- Times chances at becoming the next governor ofCalifornia.chances atbecomingthenextgovernor believed thattheMcNamaracasedevastated Harriman’s electoral by1911. Heranagainin1913, 800votes.Itis ofvictory butfell short Los AngelesontheSocialistticket duringthe1910s, timein thefirst McNamara brothers, twiceranfor picturedabove. Harriman Mayor of above right, indefense satsecondchairtoClarenceDarrow ofthe Above left, Gray Gen.Harrison Otis, build- biggest best-sellerofitstime. whose novel ist, inspiredingreatpartbyEdwardBellamy, geles’ grandestboulevard,wasaUtopiansocial- Gaylord Wilshire, themanwhofoundedLos An- was partofthewarpandwooftimes. cialism, sometimesknownasChristiansocialism, utopian socialism.Hewasnotalone.Utopianso- cisco wherehebecameincreasinglyattractedto came anordainedminister, butmovedtoSanFran- and socialism.Harrimanwenttoseminary, be- tian, thenmovedintothecampofsocialjustice utopianism—a utopianismthatinitiallywasChris- The traditionwasanidealonefordeveloping became abookishladill-suitedtodohardlabor. fering fromweaklungsthebeginning,he uct ofafierceMidwesternfrontiertradition.Suf- of The Word oftheBible,Harrimanwasaprod- mentalist sectconcernedwithgettingoutthetruth drama, withvirtuallynobasisfordoingso. maker D.W. Griffith asamajorcharacterofthe conspicuously unmentioned. on thebuildingjustdaysbeforeexplosionare sion occurred,orthathehadraisedhisinsurance spicuously outofthebuildingwhenexplo- he talkedagreatdealaboutClarenceDarrow, per- nobility intheman’s story. helping Otistriumphoverlabor. Therewasno heavily invested,emotionallyandfinancially, in nal. Helustedformoneyandpower. Hewas lainy, buthismotivationsweresimple—andve- lainous. Hemighthavebeenpersistentinhisvil- the workersthere. The factthatOtiswascon- if itcostOtishisbuildingandmorethan20of signed tobringthelabormovementdown,even and Burn’s roleasanagentprovocateurde- to thebombingofhisownbuilding,orOtis tain anyofthepowerfulevidencelinkingOtis McNamaras wereguilty. Hedoesnotenter- ter-day SherlockHolmes. To Blum,the Darrow andsoforth,makesBurnsalat- socialism orHarriman’s candidacy. to Darrow, whoneverhadgreatsympathywith Harriman turnedovermostofthelegalduties ever saw. When Darrowwasbroughtin, haps thegreatestdefenselawyerthiscountry After throwingoff thecloakofreligion, Born intoaheavilyreligiousChristianfunda- But Blumdoesmanagetodraginthefilm- Blum mayhavehardlyknownHarriman,but Yet, thatisthestoryBlumpushing. Blum goeswiththebignames—Burns, Looking Backwards L.A. Times publisher. JobHarriman, wasthethird then suffered fromsuchlungtroubles.Los Ange- stant struggleforhisnextbreath.Manypeople us free.” daily conducttowardeachother. Butdoubtsets tellectual cowards;itchangesbutlittleifanyour ideals forthepresent.Itmakesofusaracein- hopes forthebeyonditpreventsgrowthof with heroworshipitdestroysindividuality; damnation religioncrushesintellectualactivity; It intimidatestheintellect. With fearofeternal Faith isadelusionandsnare:pitfall,prison. faith thatthesalvationofworldistobefound. Harriman proclaimed:“Itisindoubtandnot offers afertileareaof investigation. in utopianlivingcanonlybesurmised,but mayoral candidatetoleaderofanexperiment lived thelifeofaJob. it washisname,forhenotonlycalledJob, dition, hewashisownkindofarchetype.Inpart, Harriman wasnotjustmoldedintheLincolntra- is sometimesunrivaledliterature.Morethanthat, although thecontentofLincoln’s greatestspeech ably wasamoreeloquentspeakerthanLincoln, colony hefoundontheMojaveDesert.Heprob- eventually followedhimtoLlano,theutopian Angeles forhours. of 10,000peopleassembledindowntownLos common sense.Hecouldholdtheraptattention he hadawayofmakingeverythingtheybelieved concerns andbeliefsoftheworkingman.Forthem, haps notinappropriateforamanwhovoicedthe vealed hisbackwoodsrearing.Butthatwasper- those colloquialismsandevenvulgaritiesthatre- credibly eloquentandalsosometimesslippinginto choices anddecisions. doubt deeplyinfluencedhispersonality, his air sohecouldbreathemoreeasily. All ofthis no Another factorinHarriman’s lifewashiscon- The lastgermainquestionto resolveis The exactmomentwhenhemovedfrom Hundreds ofpeoplefromthoseaudiences As alawyer, Harrimanhadawayofbeingin- that hadtherightcombinationofsunand horse-drawn wagon,lookingforthatplace months, theywanderedthedesertina wife pusheddeeperintothedesert.For when thingsdidn’t gosowell,heandhis a while,thedryairseemedtohelp.But his coughhadsuddenlyturnedworse.For south andeastofLos Angeles, because reasonable breath. partly duetohisproblemswithdrawinga cluded. NodoubtheleftSanFrancisco les wasameccaforthem,Harrimanin- At onepoint,hewentinlandtoIndio, The local publication you actually read October 15 - 28, 2010 7 Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a vetoed Arnold Schwarzenegger Gov. The Los Angeles Unified School District Angeles The Los The largest cuts—a 50 percent operation budget cut— cuts—a 50 percent operation budget The largest stated in a release that Angeles Los Teachers United A 1985 statue prohibits a retailer from charging a A 1985 statue prohibits LOS ANGELES— for the 2010-11 school budget published its revised plan The major points of the budget 1. Oct. on year in include cuts to 20 percent of personnel, reduction the Special after school program, Bell” the “Beyond the division, Technology Information and Education division, station. KLCS public television and at the district-owned which and Operations division, the Maintenance targets plumbers, carpenters, gardeners, includes custodians, increase in A substantial electricians and school police. furloughs is planned. plan memo is premature and misleading the budget The been finalized. hasn’t yet since the state budget the district to use the on to urge union goes teacher’s rather than from the education jobs bill this year money memo. budget in the LAUSD’s as proposed in 2011-12, and consider the district’s UTLA is willing to negotiate numbers are in. proposals after all the state budget Gov. Vetoes Consumer Protection Bill Consumer Protection Vetoes Gov. SACRAMENTO— Budget UTLA Responds to New LAUSD on-grade parking spaces, with easy access to highways with easy access parking spaces, on-grade 4 percent complex is financed with The 110 and 710. tax-exempt bond housing tax credits and low-income courtesyCredit of the Freddie Mac financing, Program. Enhancement bipartisan supported plan to ban retailers from imposing Senate Bill use debit cards. on those who surcharges by closed a loophole in current law have 933 would on imposing a surcharge prohibiting a retailer from elect to use their debit card or prepaid consumers who making a purchase. cards when elects to use their credit on a consumer who surcharge but debit and prepaid making a purchase card when passed. the law cards didn’t exist when from previous page from previous In his personal and political life, Harriman had and political life, Harriman In his personal the masses that “whenever Harriman argued a surprising amount The commune itself lasted At the end of the life, perhaps Harriman had can be an- only in retrospect that question It’s The crusade Harriman began should no longer Rolfe’s books are available from the website available from books are Rolfe’s consistently stood against those who advocated stood against those consistently socialist move- The or violence. “direct action” advocated di- between those who ment was split who advocated peaceful rect action and those most definitely in the lat- change. Harriman was ter camp. hope of peaceful resolu- of mankind abandon all we will have been tion of our social problems, elements that cause civil presented with all the will then commence.” wars and open warfare where it survived of time. It moved to Louisiana, Great Depression—a pe- until the bottom of the riod of nearly two decades. vain? some doubts. Had his been a life spent in com- He is known at the end of his life to have in part mented that building socialism was difficult up as because of the greed of those who joined well as opposition from outside. have known that the swered. Harriman couldn’t movement he began with his campaign for mayor and his utopian colony led to Upton Sinclair’s de- nearly successful candidacy for governor two cades later in the middle of the Great Depression. for The campaigns for unemployment insurance, these were for the eight-hour day, social security, very much the product of Harriman. remain unsung, especially in light of the tributes that some want to pay the likes of Otis and Burns. what was Harriman’s character really? Did really? character was Harriman’s what that the McNamara for instance, he know, “guilty?” brothers were from previous page from previous www.boryanabooks.com. 8 over thepastcenturyandahalfkindofreflects the intercedingrecessions. And ourgovernment for itsfuturegrowthordonewellindealingwith boom, Californiahasneveradequatelyplanned the GoldRushtopost-World War IIbaby the realityofitsgrowth.Frominitialboom its inceptionasastate,alwaysplayedcatch-upto est intheworld. The truthisCaliforniahas,from such awayastocompeteforbeingtheeighthlarg- the wayithasorforoureconomytoincreasein ary everexpectedthisstate’s populationtoexplode population fromwhatitwasin1955.Novision- ably proportionaltothepercapitaincreaseinour the sizeofourstate’s $129billionbudgetisprob- government is“toobig”anddysfunctional. Yet, and Harrietdaysexpressedinthecomplaintthat longing forthemuchsimplerOzzie with asenseofpoliticalnostalgia, 50 years. of civilizationhasgrowninthelast geles, thinkinghowmuchthissprawl center ofpowerindowntownLos An- from theSantaMonicaBaytoepi- expanse oftheLos Angeles basin tender,” Ilookedoutoverthegreat the refraintohishitsong,“ThePre- son Brown. With Jacksonbeltingout ton, andaperformancebysinger/songwriterJack- and formerSenatePresidentPro Tempore, JohnBur- Democratic Partyeventfeaturingpartychairman this office. Onthetailendofthiswasadded spect andconfidenceinperformingthedutiesof candidate forwhomIhavetheutmostre- State––a paign ofDebraBowenforCaliforniaSecretary hilltop fundraisertosupportthere-electioncam- By JamesPreston Allen, Exception The California October 15 - 28, 2010 Serving the Seven Cities of the Harbor Area There aresomewholookback The otherdayIwasinvitedtoaratherswank of personalincome(andthatwasin2008-2009, of 46thineducationspendingasapercentage pete withstateslikeMississippifortherank envy ofthenation.Notsotodayaswecom- versities, wereinascendancyandthe lic education,particularlyourcollegesanduni- political stalemate,theyclaim. state intoaperpetualdeficitspendingcycleand term limitsinthelegislaturehavehobbled passed withoutfundingsourcescombinedwith of voter-approved propositionsthatwere cent solutionforeveryone. 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Will reduceprisoncostsandendfailedwar while maintainingdrug-freeschoolsandwork- Enables legislaturetoprovidefurtherregulations, whether tolicenseandtaxthesaleofcannabis. of cannabis.Permitslocalgovernmentstodecide age 21tolegallypossessandgrowsmallamounts Prop. 21:Save StateParks:YES Prop. 20:Congressional Redistricting: NO Prop. 19: Tax andRegulate Cannabis:YES BALLOT RECOMMENDATIONS More information: Keeps allstateparksopen,addressesmainte- More information:www.noprop20.org Placed ontheballotbyawealthyright-wing More information:www.taxcannabis.org Ends prohibition,allowingCaliforniansover mentioned tooknoposition. posed) inthemosteconomicalmanner. Those not continued onfollowing page st Amendment rightto The local publication you actually read October 15 - 28, 2010 9 More Letters/ to p. 19 The FCC requires that news sta- The FCC requires your Fake news is invading how corporate propaganda is invad- propaganda how corporate Our letter to the ing local news? a lot of attention in FCC is getting hope you’ll add your the press—I voice. these PR flacks when tions identify But more they appear on the news. do often than not, news stations from real nothing to distinguish fake The FCC has hardly lifted a news. invasion finger and the fake news the FCC keeps spreading. Please tell and to put to enforce its own rules, as an end to advertising disguised this car salesman do- What’s news. ing in a newscast? Terelle Jerricks, Terelle Managing Editor As for who is responsible for the responsible As for who is University of San Diego Trans-Bor- of San Diego University the PDF can find You der Institute. online. of the document tearing Mexico apart, crisis that is is but one actor in the United States to say that a play of many––that’s number of deep great a are there has contributed issues that rooted Mexico’s to the weakened state of the cor- democratic institutions and institu- ruption of its civil service tions. Invasion Fake News Fake and the

Did you see my e-mail about Did you see my e-mail United States to Mexico wasn’t sig- wasn’t States to Mexico United would have ATF I doubt the nificant, Gunrunner” and “Project created additional 100 person- an relocated Field Division nel to the Houston to support the new the past year effort to stem the intelligence-driven of so many thou- sale and transport the border across sands of weapons information For further every year. you read on this topic, I recommend to Trafficking “U.S. Firearms Insights Il- Mexico: New Data and and Chal- luminate Key Trends and lenges” by Colby Goodman the Mexico Michel Marizco from American Pro- Institute of the Latin Inter- Wilson gram at the Woodrow national Center for Scholars Random Long Beach Darryl Harnish and that we appreci- Dear Darryl Harnish, be- First, let me thank you for ing an avid reader of ing an avid reader Lengths News The ref- ate your letter to the editor. into Mexico to arms flowing erence arming drug the United States, from govern- cartels against the Mexican not an ment, is an undisputed fact, At this point, the debate is opinion. about whether U.S. efforts to stem the flow of weapons to Mexico are OK if you actually effective. It’s it. for to take my word want don’t of the websites of the Bureau Visit or and Firearms Alcohol, Tobacco the U.S. Department of Justice and all the press for do a quick search to arms trafficking related releases plenty to choose to Mexico; there’s the If gun trafficking from from. population anywhere, but particu- anywhere, population the supplier the US, beckons larly in (Country Joe and the of those drugs of money to be made Fish, “plenty … with the tool of the supplyin’ the am an armed citizen. I trade…”). I firearms and have legally posses (and never will) to never used them commit a crime. Funded largely by right- Funded largely information: More created a commission Voters Supported by all except CC information: More Provides badly needed re- information: More Prop. 26: Polluter Prop. Protection: NO 27: Redistricting PROP Commission: YES Prop. 25: Majority Vote 25: Majority Prop. YES Budget: wing corporations, this would require a two thirds vote of the legislature to impose a fee, mak- ing it impossible to force pollut- ers to pay their cleanup costs. Prop. 26 also undermines the implementation of the global Opposed by all. warming law. www.stoppolluterprotection.com to redraw the state legislative district boundaries by passing in 2008. Prop. 27 Prop. 11 would eliminate that commis- sion. Courage Campaign mem- bers were evenly split on this proposition. and CA, opposed by LWV. www.sos.ca.gov forms by eliminating the two thirds rule to pass a budget in the state legislature, depriving right-wingers of their power to help Would delay the budget. prevent the most cruel budget cuts and enable the passage of more progressive budget solu- tions. Supported by all. www.endbudgetgridlock.com To wit, last sentence, last para- To In 2008 and 2009, Republi- information: More Funded by two Texas oil Texas Funded by two information: More Well-intentioned but flawed Well-intentioned information: More from American gun shops into American gun shops from sentence, second to Mexico” [last and please respond last paragraph, precise, to-the- with a clear-cut, source(s)]. In point, and verifiable one addition why would you include opinion of such inflamma- person’s if not tory proportion in your story infer- to support the aforementioned ence? weapons graph: “it looks to me that Did do share par of the container.” verify that you make any attempt to contact? opinion? If so, who did you to sup- If not, then that also seems Do you port your anti-gun position. are re- really think we (the U.S.) escalated of sponsible for Mexico’s The last sen- (drug-cartel) violence? tence, fourth form last paragraph, “it is disingenuous to think that United The ALL…” States is external to next paragraph is placed as if it is a (logical?) continuance and the most important one of the “ALL” IS GUNS (my emphasis) since it is the only one of “ALL” mentioned here—manipulative move on your portion of drug-using A part I think. Prop. 24: Close Corporate 24: Close Prop. Loopholes: YES Tax Prop. 23: Dirty Energy Prop. Proposition: NO Prop. 22: Local Government Funds: NO from previous page from previous Ballot Recommendations cans leveraged the two thirds rule to force the creation of cor- porate tax loopholes that add $2 bud- billion a year to the state’s get deficit. Closing these loop- holes will help put teachers back in the classroom and restore health care services to Califor- nians in need. Supported by all except CLCV. www.yesprop24.org companies—Valero and companies—Valero 23 would effec- Tesoro—Prop. global tively repeal California’s gutting our clean warming law, costing hun- economy, energy dreds of thousands of jobs, and stopping us from addressing cli- mate change. Opposed by all. www.stoptexasoil.org proposal to address financial problems of local governments. Gives cities and counties an im- mediate payment of more than $1 billion, forcing further cuts to public schools and other vital public services. Opposed by CC, CNA CDP, www.votenoprop22.com Sept. RL 801 E. 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Original filing: Professions Code). 14411et seq.,Businessand common law (SeeSection other underFederal, State, or in violationoftherightan- Businessname of aFictitious authorize theuseinthisstate statement doesnotofitself expiration. Thefilingofthis ment mustbefiledbeforethe tious BusinessNamestate- registered owner. ANew Ficti- the residenceaddressofa 17913 otherthanachangein tosection statement pursuant Hidden Hairpin (are) doingbusinessas:(1) is The followingperson(s) 10/28/10, 11/11/10 Fictitious BusinessName Fictitious Statement File No. Statement File 20101313473 CHILDREN AND THEIR ELDERLYTHEIR CHILDREN AND Las FloresHomes,mostnotably, THE Safety ofthoseexpectedtolivein in theinterestofPublicHealthand scale Homes. mere 25feetbehindmostofthoseUp- owned BNSFRailLinethatwasto…a WAS PUT ON THE USEofthePrivately WRITTEN RESTRICITON AT ALL again, PublicRecordsnowreveal,NO CITY COUNCIL itself. The Problem,as, THE THROUGH then PLANING AND, THROUGH CITY DEPT. 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Very profitable UNDER GREAT PRESSUREINLONG Conoco PhillipsRefinery THAT ARE including dangerousStuff fromneary HEAVY INDUSTRIAL freightCargos, Diesel FueledLocomotivespulling ant company, PacificHarborLine,PHL, CAREGIVERS, BNSFand,now, its Ten- S/. Ms. Hahn’s Office hasbeenrepeat- A fewyearsafterthis APPARENT Original filing: Professions Code). 14411et seq.,Businessand common law (SeeSection other underFederal, State, or in violationoftherightan- Businessname of aFictitious authorize theuseinthisstate statement doesnotofitself expiration. Thefilingofthis ment mustbefiledbeforethe tious BusinessNamestate- registered owner. ANew Ficti- the residenceaddressofa 17913 otherthanachangein tosection statement pursuant inthe in thefactssetforth pires 40days afterany change Section 17920,whereitex- provided in Subdivision (b)of of theCountyClerk, except, as which itwas filedintheoffice fromthedateon of fiveyears generally expiresattheend 11/11/10, 11/23/10 10/14/10, 10/28/10, Donald Compton Wilmington The local publication you actually read October 15 - 28, 2010 13 “There’s a whole lot of questions this raises; “There’s is a chairman, would determine the next steps. of metal fatigue, of questions of probability, safety…What we did was we came up with some- what thing never put forward before: a study of the impact could be of a catastrophic problem,” he said. Residents plan to rally outside the facility on Northwest Councilman John Greenwood said The concentric circles in the graphic considers in the circles The concentric storage tank if a butane happen what will nine puncture of assumes a circle inner concentric sizes. The of various punctures sustains negli- by that could be caused an incident of the tank, near the ground level square inches other transportation or of a forklift gent operation a vapor cloud explo- vehicles. Assuming be distance would the impact materials, of the released ignition most likely sion to be the a mile in diameter. less than a tenth of approximately of liquid that results in the release a a larger puncture circle assumes The outer concentric to 360 minutes. According for per minute or less at a rate of 7,790 pounds butane spewing impact the surrounding it could area within fire, liquid butane caught if the pool of the study, a 1.7-mile diameter. to any member of the public who wished to see it. to any member of the public who wished to and put pres- to raise awareness Oct. 30 in an effort Plains could not immediately be sure on Plains. reached for comment on the study. he the Planning and Land Use Committee, where Environmental lawyer Anthony Patchett lawyer Environmental over 23 million “The magnitude of storage, into question the trans- Many residents called wanted to release the Bryant said the council have tried to remain as neutral as pos- “We Hahn issued a statement regarding the stressed Teuber, Her representative, Gordon as citizens to demand that at some point in time to demand that at some as citizens out and that they not expand.” they phase shared past LPG disasters with the council and LPG disasters with shared past the Rancho op- safety concerns at noted specific eration. There is not another fa- gallons, is like no other. area in the state of cility like this in a residential of the sheer vol- California,” he said. “Because it is a disas- at this facility, ume of storage of LPG ter waiting to happen.” One in disclosing the study. parency of the council upset that Councilwoman speaker was especially an advance copy. Janice Hahn received pre- study to the public at once to avoid a biased copy sentation, and that Hahn received an early so she could speak on the matter. know if this is pos- sible on this and while I don’t a sible, we are going to try to address this through say,” committee process where everyone gets a this tank farm ac- are going to hold he said. “We countable and this is just the start.” al- study: “This report confirms what we’ve and ways known: these tanks are dangerous close they have no business being located so and to homes…Again, I call on this company onto the refineries to locate these operations deal refinery land where they are equipped to homes.” and away from with emergencies would produce a copy of the study office Hahn’s

The tanks’ original owner, Petrolane, did Petrolane, owner, original The tanks’ well attended by resi- The presentation was was president of the San who West, Robert “One of the things nobody seems to mention Wilmington-based Executive Director of the “The reason it is stored there and not at the re-

occur from ruptures or leaks still pose a threat to ruptures or leaks still occur from the facility,” surrounding the local communities butane contains noting that the study concluded, human health risk. an inherent potential of the site before evaluate the seismic previously The facility was construction in 1973. which piped the gas under- Amerigas, owned by until Angeles Port of Los ground to a berth in the facility to current operator 2004 and later sold the Plains Canada. have fought to relocate the dents, many of whom tanks for years. Homeowners Coalition in Pedro and Peninsula warnings made de- 1973, suggested revisiting cades ago. pyrogenic That’s lately is that those tanks are old. weak material and steel. Pyrogenic metal gets cold for a long, long time,” he said. “As when it’s were supposed to have a those tanks I remember, lifespan of only 30 years, so it seems to me they’re overdue.” Coalition for a Safe Environment, Jesse Marquez, gas said his group has extensively researched why is stored near populated areas. fineries is because it presents an extreme danger and hazard to the refineries. If it were to explode, oil the chain reaction would be irreversible at the their fa- so they’ve chosen to contract off refinery, he said. “There is no concern cilities intentionally,” right for the community whatsoever and we have a SP Gas Tanks Studied Tanks Gas SP from p. 2 from p. 14 October 15 - 28, 2010 Serving the Seven Cities of the Harbor Area ing forhousingprogramsnationwide. Congress andHUDtoimprove fund- well coordinatedwiththeefforts of any conversionstoSection8will be sufficiency andhomeownership); ing familiestransitiontoastateofself- (These aregrantsthathelppublichous- ernment grantssuchasROSSGrants residents willloseeligibilityforgov- in thefuture; fordable tomixedhouseholdsnowand sion ofpublichousing); tively participatingintheoverallmis- positive livingenvironmentandinac- of residentinvolvementincreatinga opment thatrecognizestheimportance tions underHousingandUrbandevel- refers tothefederalcodeandregula- lose thebenefitsof24CFR964,(This tions inperpetuityamongotheritems; dependent recognizedtenantorganiza- tinue tooperateaspublicly-fundedin- Management Corporationswillcon- public housing; of low-incomehousingprovidedby tract; the lossorexpirationofaSection8con- able tolow-incomepeoplebecauseof lic Housingunitswillbemadeunavail- lic Housingwillbelosttoforeclosure; cluded that: wanted Montieltopledgesupportin- Final Draftofthe Agency Plan. Rancho SanPedro from p.3 By DannySimon Kermit Welch, EducatorandMusician played thefuglephoneinaband; he showedanaptitudeformusicand his familymovedtoFortSmithwhere table,” says Welch. Inthefourthgrade, there wasalwaysplentytoeatonthe dirt poor, butIdidn’t realize,because William Kermit Welch. the singlechildoffarmers,Nomaand Springdale, Arkansas onJan.14,1935, will. honest warmthbracedbyadisciplined ity ofcharacterhasremainedtrue,an rior matchesexterior, thathissingular- utes ofreminiscing,Isensethatinte- worth ofstudents,butafterafewmin- stared intotheeyesofahalf-century veteran teacherwho,like Welch, had cent. Imightcallbullshitonanother ish grinandanuntamablesouthernac- same,” saysKermit Welch withapuck- top ofhisdrivewaytogreetme. grade class22yearsagoappearsatthe unchanged manthatmystifiedmythird of usunevenly, orsoIsensewhenthe HACLA’s 2011 Agency Planand • • NoLos Angeles PublicHousing Public Housingwillremainaf- • Nocurrentorfuturetenantswill • Resident Advisory Councilsand • Los Angeles willnotloseoneunit • • NoneofLos Angeles’ currentPub- • NoneofLos Angeles’ currentPub- Among theitemsdemonstrators “WhenIwasrealyoung,wewere Welch wasbornoutsideof “I rememberyou. Your eyesarethe The gravityofagewearsoneach gated,” Welch notes,“butthemusicians clarinet. ter hisfatherboughthimaHarwood Welch’s passionformusictook off af- “Fort Smithwasstrictlysegre- haven’t addressed?” think? Are thereanyproblemswe we’re thinkingabout,whatdo you and saidtotheresidents,“Thisis what said totheresidentleaderslike Veronica Authority ofLos Angeles.” ban developmentorfromtheHousing gally, whether fromHousingandUr- to helpenforcethosecommitmentsle- we haveyettoseearethemechanisms ments comeup,”Billexplained.“What HACLA. We getnewverbalcommit- the moreweseemtobegainingfrom the harderwefightasanorganization, a longroadahead. dance atthemeeting,seespromisebut Housing Coalitionthatwasinatten- volved intheLos Angeles Affordable member ofPower, anorganization in- with theresidents.BillPercyluski that wereappliedinacollaboratively from thetopdownratherthansolutions these weresolutionsthatimposed residents didnothaveadequateinput. was oneofdisappointmentgiventhat Mendoza’s reactionafterthemeeting visory CouncilPresident Veronica public housingdevelopments. to theexclusionofresidentsother with eachpublichousingdevelopment hearing, andthenresortedtomeeting lic commentduringtheinitialpublic how theHousing Authority limitedpub- Agency Planwasformedstartingwith process bywhichthefinaldraftof tent istheperceivedanti-democratic Bill notedthat,“Noonehasever “There’s apatternemerging where From theresidents’perspective, Rancho SanPedro’s Resident Ad- At therootofresidentdiscon- sciousness uncommonforthetimes. of musicledhimtodeveloparacecon- black sideoftowntojam. The bridge Stevens, whobrought Welch overtothe black musicians,likedrummerCyclone societal normsandbefriendedafew sional performances.”Hedefiedthe weren’t segregatedexceptforprofes- At Arkansas Tech,At Arkansas Welch studied enough tostealintoourmindsandplant keep hisstudentsoff balancejustlong crowd, Welch usedabagoftricksto who riflesthepocketsofstupefied School in1987. teacher atMiraCatalinaElementary schools inPalos Verdes. Hewasmy Pedro, Carson,andthenatvarious to CaliforniawherehetaughtinSan taught firstin Arkansas thenmoved at PepperdineUniversity. Welch and completedanM.A.ineducation he studiedatCalStateLongBeach Tech onabigbandscholarship.Later education andmusicat Arkansas Like asnakecharmer’s assistant nimbly perchedontheedgeofastool rescent roomlightsswitchedoff, Welch and somanyotherstoriesweretold: will trytopaintthesceneinwhichit wouldn’t daretoparaphrasehere,butI ries, like“TheBrassEyeball,”whichI rewarded withoneof Welch’s scarysto- worth ofwork(nearlyalways),wewere and successfullycompletedaweek’s tion. Forexample,ifourclassbehaved left anindeliblemarkonmyimagina- attention starvedyouthoftoday, butit see hisstyleimpressingthejadedand a fewseedsofknowledge.It’s hardto Random Profile/top.22 In theafternooncoolwithflo- The local publication you actually read October 15 - 28, 2010 15 “Well, we fight a lot,” he says, then chuckles. lot,” he says, we fight a “Well, of consistent stresses the importance Welch you’re always a “When you’re a teacher, from childhood. from love since they been passionately in The two have a I ask Francis, also school. Later, met in high for married to her husband about being teacher, and giggles. feels like 58,” she says 57 years. “It the wheels greased. what keeps It’s Laughter. in teaching, in per- evolution via diligent practice: Even in retirement, he has forming music, in life. to find ways to help his dreams in which he tries students learn. teacher.” Creative solutions from concept Creative solutions people who to completion, with know and care. Logos • Publications • Brochures Business Cards • Banners • Custom Printing Union Label Printing 1300 S. Pacific Ave. San Pedro 1300 S. Pacific Ave. (310) 519-1442 [email protected] When Welch can’t perform enough to satiate perform can’t Welch When the avant-garde, as the freedom of pure improvi- of pure as the freedom the avant-garde, a man who to is unappealing or free jazz, sation, and lifetime carefully memorizing has spent a won melodies. analyzing hard a predictable sweet tooth, he suffers his musical dryly Welch an addiction, blues. It’s course of the totally doesn’t his wife Francis still observes, that 57 years of a dynamic comprehend even after children and eight grand- union that produced four makes love stay around When I ask what children. face that quickly morphs this long, he makes a an emoting curveball from sheepish to smartass, head, a look I remember sliding right around my Now retired, Welch might miss the students, might miss Welch Now retired, room and he plays music Welch’s chat in We us that with practice and patience, creativity could creativity and patience, with practice us that truly wondrous results. produce some the class- required outside efforts but not the taxing administrators. with other teachers and room, both if a parent is can only do so much And a teacher for their child’s take responsibility unwilling to clear but it’s not one to complain, He’s education. him with a few emotional that his career has left and lost. scars from battles won Like a lot of per- few melodies on his saxophone. his journey through jazz formers of his generation, and ended with the rise of began with Dixieland In retrospect, this reward reinforced many of In retrospect, this reward with his hands resting just above his Santa-esque resting just above with his hands twiddling fingers crossed, his thumbs paunch, his boom- tail. His normally like a cat’s hypnotically He seemed to low and raspy. ing voice sounded pit, his imag- of a smoldering fire sit in the center smoke and flicker- ery appearing in the billowing face shifted from ing shadows. His contortionist and back again, and we stoic gaze to goblin rage our parents sought to felt the danger from which protect us. taught us how to organize his writing lessons that narratives, and showed our thoughts into logical fromp. 21 16 October 15 - 28, 2010 Serving the Seven Cities of the Harbor Area The local publication you actually read October 15 - 28, 2010 17