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In Downey, Young People Call for Systemic Change Thursday, July 30, 2020 Vol. 19 No. 17 POLITICS OBITUARIES EDUCATION OPINION Attorney launches Regis Philbin Guidelines for The private space bid for Congress dies at 88 free lunches race SEE PAGE 3 SEE PAGE 4 SEE PAGE 7 SEE PAGE 5 Virus Downey Avenue closed cases rise as to traffic, but for how long? Friday 90˚ The closure is meant to zone – or even some of the help downtown businesses businesses within the zone – that don’t necessarily benefit from it, Saturday 90˚ backlog but it remains unclear if and then the traffic.” shops and restaurants will take advantage. According to City Manager Gilbert Livas, there is currently clears only one restaurant taking Sunday 87˚ By Alex Dominguez advantage of the closure.. Staff Writer “What we want to see is more DOWNEY — L.A. County businesses participating,” said health officials Wednesday Livas. “Certainly, if the other ON THIS DAY confirmed 4,825 new coronavirus DOWNEY — Hoping to businesses don’t participate then cases, which they attributed to a give local businesses an added you can call that not successful.” JULY 30 advantage during the current backlog of reports received from 1811: over the weekend. crisis, the Downey City Council Livas added that in other voted on Tuesday to shut down cities, similar instances had Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, leader Officials also confirmed 91 one block of Downey Avenue “taken a couple weeks to take of the Mexican War of Independence new deaths, bringing the total within downtown. off.” Still, the street could be that resulted in Mexico’s independence death count in L.A. County to reopened if it became clear from Spain, was executed by the 4,516. Downey Avenue will now be that the closure would not be A one block stretch of Downey Avenue has been closed by the city Spanish. closed between the 2nd and 3rd effective. to give resaurants and retailers opportuniy to expand outside. Of those 91 new deaths, 31 1825: streets for 24 hours a day, seven (Photo by Eric Pierce) were over the age of 80 and 72 had days a week for anywhere up to “We don’t have to wait 180 Malden Island in the central Pacific underlying health conditions. 180 days. days,” said Livas. “If people don’t settle their debt. – mainly by Councilman Sean Ocean was discovered by British naval set up out there and businesses Ashton – as to why there needed officer George Byron. In Downey, COVID-19 has The move comes as don’t want it, we’ll remove it. Initially set to expire at to be a subcommittee for such an infected 2,932 people and killed restaurants continually have to 1865: midnight Tuesday evening, the installation in the first place. 67. Many of the victims have adapt to a new way of business, “We will be in communication moratoriums will now last until The steamboat Brother Jonathon sank been senior citizens and nursing with COVID-19 protocols with the Downtown Business September 30. “Normally, whenever we do off the coast of Crescent City, Calif., home residents. effectively shutting down all District and make sure that it is a project, we just have the city killing 225 passengers and crew. indoor dining options and forcing something beneficial to them as Death rates by race and plaque that says, ‘These are the them outside. well.” 1930: ethnicity show stark inequities Plaque subcommittee council members, this is the city manager, this is the day we did Uruguay won the first FIFA World Cup, between Black and Latino With the downtown area now The vote passed 4-0 with With Measure S spending the ribbon cutting,’” said Ashton. hosted by Montevideo. residents and white residents. closed off to vehicular traffic, the Mayor Blanca Pacheco abstaining nearing its conclusion, the City “Is this going to be something in city hopes that the businesses in because she has an office in the Latino residents have the Council on Tuesday voted to addition to that? I just don’t see 1932: the area will be able to utilize the area. the use of it right now…I just Walt Disney’s “Flowers and Trees” highest rates of death, with a space for day-to-day operations. create an ad hoc sub-committee rate of 58 residents per 100,000 to determine where to install think the way we’ve done it in premiered, the first cartoon to use population. This is almost two However, the Council’s plaques around renovated parks the past is the way we should be Technicolor and the first Academy and a half times the rate of death decision does come with a Evictions and buildings. doing it; whatever we’ve done Award winning cartoon short. for every other plaque in the city compared to white residents. healthy amount of caution. 1945: Downey’s moratoriums on Measure S – the half-cent should be the same thing.” Similarly, the rate for African Councilman Alex Saab – who COVID-19 related residential and sales tax increase approved by A Japanese submarine sank the USS American residents is 49 deaths pulled the item from the consent commercial rental evictions were 63% of Downey voters in 2016 – It was Councilman Rick Indianapolis, killing 883 seamen. per 100,000 population, equal to calendar – said that he believed extended on Tuesday, with a new has funded upgrades to Downey Rodriguez who explained his twice the rate for white residents. it was a “good idea,” but wanted expiration date set for the end of parks, fire stations, library, and desire for a subcommittee to be to make sure that the negative September. theater. formed. The differences by poverty impacts did not outweigh the Originally passed in June, “The reason I brought it up rate are also startling. Those who good. It is not uncommon for a major live in areas with the highest both moratoriums provide a bit city project to be dedicated with is because of [former mayor] rates of poverty are more than “I know that we’re all trying of relief for renters who may some sort of marker – usually a Dave Gafin,” said Rodriguez. four times more likely to die of to do what we can to help our be struggling to pay their rent plaque – which commemorates “Anybody who gives their time or COVID-19 compared to those businesses,” said Saab. “I just due to the financial impacts of the date of the opening ceremony service, I think that they deserve who live in low-poverty areas. wanted to make sure that we COVID-19. as well as council members and some kind of recognition.” have a plan in place to assess staff members who presided over In addition to the halt in Rodriguez will serve on the USS Indianapolis “These differences are unjust whether it’s beneficial or not.” it. and unacceptable, and we must evictions, renters also have a subcommittee alongside Mayor continue to address the deep- “My concern is that the two month repayment period for However, on Tuesday there Pro Tem Claudia Frometa. 1956: rooted issues that are at the heart businesses outside of that little every month they are behind to seemed to be some confusion of this burden on our Black and “In God We Trust” became the U.S. national motto. Brown and low-income residents continue to face,” health officials 1965: said in a statement Wednesday. President Lyndon Johnson signed the Childcare vouchers Social Security Act of 1965, establishing Medicare and Medicaid. Meanwhile, the Board of In Downey, young people Supervisors this week allocated 1975: $15 million in funding for Labor union leader Jimmy Hoffa childcare vouchers to serve disappeared from a Michigan restaurant essential workers and low- parking lot. He was never seen or heard income families. call for systemic change from again. The Office for the Notable Birthdays Advancement of Early Care and “If you do not fight for one Retired Majore League Baseball Education will contract with the of the most marginalized Child Care Alliance, a network of commissioner Bud Selig turns 86. LA County resource and referral / communities within the Blues guitarist Buddy Guy turns 84. alternative payment agencies, to Black community, then you Singer-songwriter Paul Anka turns 79. distribute vouchers. are not an ally.” Former California governor Arnold To expedite the process, the Schwarzenegger turns 73. funding will be infused into the By John Jacho Actor Laurence Fishburne turns 59. existing voucher system. “Friends” actress Lisa Kudrow turns 57. Families seeking early care DOWNEY — It’s impossible Basketball hall of famer Chris Mullin turns 57. and education services may to discuss the history of America access vouchers by calling without taking into account the Actress Vivica A. Fox turns 56. 888-92-CHILD (888-922-4453). treatment of minorities. From Actor and “America’s Got Talent” host Eligibility for these vouchers is the wiping out of established Terry Crews turns 52. set by the state. indigenous populations to the Actress Hillary Swank turns 46. “To those grieving the loss 400-year institution of slavery and segregation which we U.S. Olympic soccer goalkeeper Hope of a loved one to COVID-19, I Solo turns 39. send my heartfelt condolences. continue to feel the repercussions My heart and blessings also go of today, it’s clear that America, out to the many people who are a country most often praised suffering with COVID-19 in Los for being the “land of the free”, Angeles County,” said Barbara was founded and built upon Ferrer, Director of Public Health. narrowminded principles that keep its inhabitants from being “I know that we’re all eager anything but “free” depending and anxious to see our lives on the color of your skin, gender, protect other minorities as well.
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