DOCSLIB.ORG

Mayor Eric Garcetti Announces Collaboration with Microsoft And

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Mayor Eric Garcetti Announces Collaboration with Microsoft And A-14 LASENTINEL.NET NEWS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2020 Mayor Eric Garcetti announces Collaboration with Microsoft and Starry, Six Months of Free Internet Looking to Connect the Los Angeles Community BY BETTI HALSELL what was already a clear and communities. The lack of holds do not have a broad- President of Microsoft efficiently. The CEO and Co- Contributing Writer unmistakable fact: internet broadband networks can lead band subscription according Brad Smith stated, “This founder of Starry Chet Kano- connectivity is not a luxury in to less education, narrow to the mayor’s office. partnership with the City of jia stated, “We built our com- Working hard to close our time — it’s an absolute awareness, and disconnection This initiative is one of Los Angeles and Starry is an pany on the basic belief that racial gaps in opportunity, necessity for parents trying to to the rest of the world. many seeds planted and that important step towards ensur- everyone deserves access to Los Angeles City Mayor Eric work, students looking to Mayor Garcetti recognized took root from the Mayor’s ing that everyone, every- affordable, high-quality Garcetti announced a new learn, and families and the misstep among the city monthly Telecommunica- where can access today’s broadband no matter where directive to provide six friends seeking to communi- and now he has the footing to tions and Digital Equity essential online services.” you live...” months of free internet access cate.” Garcetti Continued, invest in a solution. The Forum. The city has seen the Smith continued. “…If we This is a coalition to residents in four public “With Starry and Microsoft effects of COVID-19 worked generosity from Starry Inter- fail to bring it to more people, between the Los Angeles housing communities across lending their resources and as high definition projector, net before back in June of this we risk widening, not closing City Mayor Administration, the city. The connection will expertise, our city’s public showcasing scenes of a tragic year Starry provided free the digital divide.” HACLA, Starry Internet, and be coming from Starry Inter- housing residents will no future if equitable standards internet to those living in Mar After six months of com- Microsoft. The objective is to net and Microsoft Corp. longer find themselves on the are not met. Vista public housing, joining plimentary internet, the serv- grow from the tragedies pre- According the mayor’s wrong side of the digital The need for internet sky- the conquest for equality is ice will be available at low sented from COVID-19. office, “this effort will accel- divide, but fully connected to rocketed after school and edu- Microsoft. cost, providing an opportuni- Mayor Garcetti recognized erate the availability of low- their classrooms and to the cational facilities were shut The measurements for ty for everyone to feel like the reach to success can be cost, high-quality broadband opportunities of the 21st cen- down due to the contagious equality were aligned, they can afford the delight of amplified when there is unity options in local public hous- tury.” properties COVID-19 carries. Microsoft has the “Airband information at their finger- between private sectors and ing developments for nearly Cyber activists like Larry The need for connection was Initiative,” which is looking tips. The goal to use the inter- public leadership. There is a 3,600 units of housing and Irving consistently warned preexisting in certain commu- to patch up the holes in digi- net as a tether that lassos the lot of work to be done, but 9,000 residents.” the public about the severity nities, particularly in lower tal accessibility within under- community together. this benchmark in digital The mayor followed the of the digital divide and what income Black and Latin-X served communities, health The partnership Starry unity is looking to create a announcement by saying, it means for the progression households. One key statistic care, and agriculture, and provides the entire housing ripple affect across the com- “COVID-19 has reinforced in mental growth for certain reflected 30% of Watts house- transform their businesses. communities connect more munity and beyond. UCLA Reports Disparities in School Suspensions Among Racial Groups CITY NEWS SERVICE students with disabilities. encesofmiddleandhighschool than White students,” concerning condition in U.S. meet their obligation to col- In secondary schools, the students reveals profound dis- according to the report. education: The inequitable lect and publicly report these A national analysis of overall rate of lost instruction parities in terms of lost instruc- At the school district use of harsh and exclusion- data annually.” school suspension data by was more than five times tional time due to suspensions – level, the data revealed some ary discipline that deprives The researchers said their the UCLA Civil Rights Proj- higher than in elementary stark losses that most policy- rates and disparities that were many students of color and findings should compel edu- ect found “disturbing dispar- school. The report found that makers and many educators “far higher and wider than students with disabilities of cation policymakers to act, ities” among racial groups 37 days were lost per 100 were unaware of,” said Dan most would imagine based critical learning time, track- with specific recommenda- with inconsistencies that middle and high school stu- Losen,directoroftheCenterfor on the state and national ing them into the school-to- tions for policymakers that vary state-by-state and dis- dents compared to seven Civil Rights Remedies and the averages, especially for prison pipeline.” include better tracking of dis- trict-by-district, according to days per 100 elementary lead researcher on the Black students and students Researchers also stated ciplinary actions, decriminal- a report released today. school students. report. with disabilities,” according that there is a need for school izing certain behaviors, The report, “Lost Oppor- “The rates for Blacks and Researchers found that to the report. districts to do a better job of adding intervention pro- tunities,” produced by the other students of color are state-level racial disparities “These stark disparities in tracking not only suspen- grams and more. Center for Civil Rights Reme- starkly higher than those of were often larger than the lost instruction explain why sions but also other discipli- Thereportispartofaseries dies at the UCLACivil Rights White students,” according national disparities sug- we cannot close the achieve- nary actions, including of studies developed to exam- Project in collaboration with to the report. “Black students gest, with multiple states ment gap if we do not close the school-based arrests. ine the findings of the U.S. the Learning Policy Institute, lost 103 days per 100 stu- having higher rates of lost discipline gap,” Losen said. “Our report suggests that Department of Education's bi- examined at the impact of out- dents enrolled, 82 more days instruction for students of “With all the instruction- much of the school-policing annual Civil Rights Data Col- of-school suspensions on than the 21 days their White color when compared to al loss students have had due data from 2015-16 required lectioninthreecontexts:school instructional time. peers lost due to out-of- their White peers. to COVID-19, educators by the federal Office for Civil discipline, student access to About 11 million instruc- school suspensions.” “For example ... Black should have to provide very Rights were either incom- experienced and certified tional days were lost to out- When comparing boys students in Missouri lost 162 sound justification for each plete or never collected,” said teachers, and student access to of-school suspensions in and girls, Black boys lost 132 more days of instructional additional day they prohibit Paul Martinez, the report's advanced courses. For the full 2015-16, according to the days per 100 students time than White students. In access to instruction.” co-author. “The findings raise report, visit www.civilright- report, and researchers exam- enrolled; while Black girls New Hampshire, Latinx stu- Jessica Cardichon, direc- concerns about how students sproject.ucla.edu/research/k- ined what racial groups were had the second highest rate, dents lost 75 more days than tor of federal policy at the of color cannot be protected 12-education/school- most frequently suspended as at 77 days per 100 students White students.And in North Learning Policy Institute, against systemic racism in discipline/lost-opportunities-how- well as suspensions for stu- enrolled. Carolina, Native American stated: “This new report doc- school policing if districts disparate-school-discipline- dents of different genders and “The focus on the experi- students lost 102 more days uments a chronic and deeply and police departments don't continues-to-drive-differences- We’ve fought hard for housing justice. Prop 21 will hurt homeowners of color who worked hard to purchase a family home while facing discrimination and unequal policies that still disenfranchise communities. ” Diane R., South Los Angeles Resident & Landlord Californians are experiencing a severe housing THAT’S WHY affordability crisis in the most devastating economic and PROP IS OPPOSED BY public health emergency of our lifetimes. The last thing A BIPARTISAN we should do is pass an initiative like Prop 21 that will COALITION INCLUDING: stop new housing from being built, cost jobs, and hurt the California State Conference of the NAACP economic recovery. CALIFIA NOW Chapter of Greater Los Angeles Not only will Prop 21 hurt homeowners, it allows landlords California Council for Affordable Housing to raise rents by up to 15% even among the Coalition of Small Rental Property Owners lowest-income renters, which could lead to mass evictions. Crenshaw Chamber of Commerce Disabled American Veterans, Department of California Visit NoOnProp21.vote to learn more.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Meeting Minutes Thursday, March 5, 2020, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM University of Southern California (USC) Village 3015 S
    Thryeris Mason, President EMPOWERMENT CONGRESS Area Representatives: Julianne Burg, Vice President NORTH AREA NEIGHBORHOOD Marco Flores, Area 1 Julie Burg, Treasurer DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL Joel Vaca, Area 1 Samantha Burg, Secretary Steve Pepdjonovic, Area 2 Jon Tieuel, Parliamentarian B. Yohaun Walker, Area 2 Jean Frost, Area 3 Committees: Rogelio Zambrano, Area 3 Community – 2nd Thursday every month – Julianne Burg, Chair, Julie At Large Representatives: Burg, Marco Flores, Thryeris Mason PO BOX 18769 Jon Tieuel & Joel Vaca LA, CA 90018 Nina Womack rd Marketing & Outreach – 3 Tuesday www.nandc.org Cindy Gaete every month – Steve Pepdjonovic, Chair, Julianne Burg, Julie Burg, & Community Interest Positions: Samantha Burg Amy Carnes, USC Policy – 4th Tuesday every month – Jim Childs, Business Jean Frost, Chair, Amy Carnes, Jim Childs, Marco Flores, Cindy Gaete & Jon Tieuel Homelessness – 1st Tuesday, bi- monthly - Nina Womack, Chair General Board Meeting Minutes Thursday, March 5, 2020, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM University of Southern California (USC) Village 3015 S. Hoover Street, Building 1-189 Los Angeles, CA 90007 I. CALL TO ORDER- Meeting was called to order at 6:33 p.m. by Thryeris Mason, President. Members present Thryeris Mason, Julianne Burg, Samantha Burg, Julie Burg, Marco Flores, Joel Vaca, Steve Pepdjonovic, Jean Frost, Rogelio Zambrano Jr., Jon Tieuel, Nina Womack, Cindy Gaete and Jim Childs. Yohaun Walker joined the meeting at 6:55 p.m. Quorum was established, 14 members present initially at the start of the meeting. II. APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING MINUTES • Motion to approve February’s minutes • Motioned by Jean, second by Jim • (12,0,2) III.
    [Show full text]
  • California Mobility Investment Opportunities
    CALIFORNIA MOBILITY INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES Report Contributors This report was prepared for the Commission in partnership with the organizations listed below. Without their contributions this report would not have been possible. Alpine County Local Transportation Commission Amador County Transportation Commission Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments Calaveras Council of Governments California Association of Councils of Government California Department of Transportation California State Association of Counties California Transit Association County of San Benito Council of Governments Del Norte Local Transportation Commission Fresno Council of Governments Humboldt County Association of Governments Imperial County Transportation Commission Inyo County Local Transportation Commission Kern Council of Governments Kings County Association of Governments Lake County/City Area Planning Council League of California Cities Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Madera County Transportation Commission Mendocino Council of Governments Merced County Association of Governments Metropolitan Transportation Commission Modoc County Transportation Commission Mono County Local Transportation Commission Nevada County Transportation Commission North State Super-Region Orange County Transportation Authority Riverside County Transportation Commission Sacramento Area Council of Governments San Bernardino County Transportation Authority San Diego Association of Governments San Joaquin Council of Governments San Luis Obispo Council of
    [Show full text]
  • City of Los Angeles City Council
    LAND USE MATTERS A publication of Alston & Bird’s Land Use Group January 2014 Each month, Land Use Matters will provide information and insights into legal and regulatory developments, primarily at the Los Angeles City and County levels affecting land use matters, as well as new CEQA appellate decisions. Please visit the firm’s website for additional information about our Land Use Group. City of Los Angeles City Council Planning Commission and Area Planning Commission Appointments New Planning Commissioners and Area Planning Commissioners were appointed by Mayor Garcetti and confirmed by the City Council. Renee Dake will lead the Planning Commission as president and Dana Perlman, who was appointed by former Mayor Villaraigosa, is the new vice president. Planning Commissioners Council Name Term Ends District Richard Katz, Owner 2 June 30, 2017 Richard Katz Consulting, Inc. Robert Ahn, Sr. Vice President and General Counsel 4 June 30, 2014 Western Investments & Properties Co. David Ambroz, Director of Corporate Citizenship & Social Responsibility 4 June 30, 2016 Disney | ABC Television Group John Mack, Retired 10 June 30, 2015 Los Angeles Urban League Maria Guadalupe Cabildo, Co-Founder and President 14 June 30, 2014 East LA Community Corporation Caroline Choe, CEO 14 June 30, 2016 NewBridge Investments Marta Segura, Founding Partner 8 June 30, 2018 Grassroots Organizational & Leadership Development Renee Dake Wilson, Partner/Architect 4 June 30, 2018 Dake Wilson Architects Dana Perlman, Attorney 5 June 30, 2017 Perlman & Associates Land
    [Show full text]
  • Finding Aid to the Historymakers ® Video Oral History with Michael A
    Finding Aid to The HistoryMakers ® Video Oral History with Michael A. Schultz Overview of the Collection Repository: The HistoryMakers®1900 S. Michigan Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60616 [email protected] www.thehistorymakers.com Creator: Schultz, Michael, 1938- Title: The HistoryMakers® Video Oral History Interview with Michael A. Schultz, Dates: October 5, 2004 Bulk Dates: 2004 Physical 7 Betacame SP videocasettes (3:15:08). Description: Abstract: Film director Michael A. Schultz (1938 - ) directed the feature films Cooley High, Car Wash, and Krush Groove, as well as the television shows Chicago Hope and Ally McBeal. Schultz was interviewed by The HistoryMakers® on October 5, 2004, in Santa Monica, California. This collection is comprised of the original video footage of the interview. Identification: A2004_193 Language: The interview and records are in English. Biographical Note by The HistoryMakers® Film director Michael Schultz was born on November 10, 1938, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. After graduating from high school in 1957, Schultz attended the University of Wisconsin, where he spent a great deal of time watching foreign films. After dropping out of school, Schultz returned to Milwaukee where he worked in a steel mill from 1960 to 1961, eventually returning to school, studying at Marquette, and graduating in 1964. After graduation, Schultz attended Princeton University, where he was given the opportunity to direct his first play, Waiting for Godot, in 1966. Schultz's work brought him to the attention of the Negro Ensemble Company; he joined the group in 1968. The following year, Schultz staged a production of To Be Young, Gifted and Black, which launched his success; he re-staged the play for television two years later.
    [Show full text]
  • MTA Agenda Item #4.1 Long Range Transportation Plan/Draft Potential
    Attachment A Proposed One-Half Cent Sales Tax for Transportation ATTACHMENT A Outline of Expenditure Categories DRAFT 40-Years: Fiscal Year (FY ) 2018 - 2057, Escalated Dollars (millions) % of First First 15 Second 15 Final 10 Sales Tax 40-Year Subfund Program Year Year Year Year (net of Amount* Amount Period Period Period Admin) Local Return Local Return (Local Projects and Transit 16%$ 136 2,610$ 7,480$ 9,090$ $ 19,180 Services) Highway Construction (includes 2% System Asset Highway, Projects - Ports Highway 17%$ 144 3,420$ 8,100$ 8,810$ $ 20,400 Active Congestion Programs, Goods Transportation, Movement) Complete Streets Metro Active Transportation Program (Capital) 2%$ 17 $ 470 940$ 980$ 2,400$ (Bicycle, Pedestrian, Complete Streets) Transit Construction (Includes Transit, 2% System Asset Projects - 35%$ 296 12,140$ 10,096$ 19,665$ $ 41,900 Airports and Transit Stations) First/Last Mile (Capital) Metro State of Good Repair 2%$ 17 $ 350 910$ $ 1,140 $ 2,400 Metro Rail Operations 5%$ 42 820$ 2,300$ 2,860$ $ 5,980 Transit Operations 20%$ 169 3,270$ 9,340$ 11,380$ $ 23,990 Transit (Metro & Municipal Providers) Operating & Maintenance ADA Paratransit for the disabled; Metro discounts for 2%$ 17 $ 350 960$ $ 1,090 $ 2,400 seniors and students Regional Rail 1%$ 8 180$ 460$ 560$ 1,200$ TOTAL PROGRAMS $ 847 23,610$ 40,586$ 55,575$ 119,850$ 1.5% for Administration 1.50%$ 13 354$ 609$ 834$ $ 1,800 GRAND TOTAL $ 860 23,964$ 41,195$ 56,409$ 121,650$ * All totals are rounded; numbers presented in this document may not always add up to the totals provided.
    [Show full text]
  • AUGUST 23, 2019 Shows a Map of the Corridor and Study Area, Which Includes One-Half Mile to Either Side of Verm�:Mt Avenue
    AUGUST 23, 2019 shows a map of the corridor and study area, which includes one-half mile to either side of Verm�:mt Avenue. The three potential.rail concepts include: 1) Light Rail Transit (LRT), 2) Heavy Rail Transit (HRT) with a direct connection to the Red Line; and 3) HRT with stand-alone operation (beginning/ending at Vermont/Wilshire). Because the cost of each rail alternative far exceeds the Measure M funding, staffinitially recommended advancing three BRT alternatives into environmental review. However, the April Board motion directed staffto also advance the three rail concepts into environmental review to preserve the ability to deliver rail transit should additional funding materialize. The motion also directed staff to include a feasibility study of extending the Vermont Transit Corridor to the South Bay Silver Line Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) transitway station to ensure regional connectivity. Environmental Review and South Bay Feasibility Study In order to address the April 25, 2019 Board motion, staffis developing separate procurement documents to conduct two parallel studies. Given the importance of the Vermont Transit Corridor and desire to meet the Measure M opening date, staff will proceed with advancing the three BRT and three rail alternatives between Hollywood Boulevard and 120th Street into environmental review. This effortis anticipated to take approximately 24 months from contract award through completion of the Environmental Impact Report (EIR). The six alternatives being studied in the EIR include: 1) End-to-end side-running BRT 2) Combination side- and center-running BRT 3) End-to-end center-running BRT (including possible grade separation) 4) LRT 5) HRT with direct connection to Red Line 6) HRT stand-alone service (beginning/ending at Vermont/Wilshire) The second study assesses the feasibility of extending the BRT and rail alternatives 10 miles from 120th Street to the South Bay Silver Line PCH transitwaystation.
    [Show full text]
  • Metro Program Management Master Schedule June 2019
    j Metro Program Management Master Schedule June 2019 FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY Type Project Name 20182018 20192019 20202020 20212021 20222022 20232023 20242024 20252025 20262026 20272027 20282028 20292029 20302030 20312031 20322032 20332033 20342034 20352035 20362036 20372037 20382038 20392039 20402040 20412041 20422042 20432043 20442044 20452045 20462046 20472047 20482048 20492049 20502050 20512051 20522052 20532053 20542054 20552055 20562056 20572057 20582058 20592059 20602060 20612061 20622062 20632063 20642064 20652065 20662066 20672067 20682068 20692069 20702070 Transit Rail Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor Regional Connector Transit Corridor Westside Purple Line Extension Section 1 Westside Purple Line Extension Section 2 Westside Purple Line Extension Section 3 Gold Line Foothill Extension Phase 2B (Phase 1 & 2) West Santa Ana Transit Corridor LRT (Phase 1 & 2) East SF Valley Transit Corridor Project Green Line Extension to Crenshaw Blvd in Torrance Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2 (Align 1 & 2) Sepulveda Phases 2 & 3 Crenshaw Northern Extension Green Line Eastern Extension (Norwalk) Orange Line Conversion to Light Rail Transit BRT Orange Line Grade Separations North Hollywood to Pasadena BRT North San Fernando Valley BRT Improvements Vermont Transit Corridor Lincoln BRT Corridor Transit Airport Metro Connector Facilities Link Union Station Highway I-5 Carmenita Road Interchange Congestion Relief I-5 North Capacity Enhancements SR-134-SR-118 I-5 South Capacity Enhancements I-605 to Orange County I-5 N Cap.
    [Show full text]
  • Project Milestone Schedule As of May 4, 2017
    Project Milestone Schedule as of May 4, 2017 TRANSIT Current Status Future Milestone Area Subregion Staff Lead Pre-Construction. 2017-5-16: BH City Council action on Edison AUR Work •Utility relocation underway in Century City. 2017-6-2: Release of SEIS (anticipated) 1 Westside PLE Section 2 Westside Eric Geier/Kasey Shuda •Permits to begin utility relocation in Beverly Hills 2017-June (late): SEIS public hearing anticipated for May 16. Tunneling RFP released to public. •Summer: Potholing at VA anticipated to begin in June. •Utility relocation anticipated to begin at 2 Westside PLE Section 3 Westside Eric Geier Westwood/Wilshire Final Design Date: 2019 - Completion of Final Design, Start of 3 Airport Metro Connector Station Construction 2020 South Bay Mark Dierking •October 2017: Groundbreaking for Phase 2B from Azusa to Claremont. 4 Foothill Gold Line Extension San Gabriel Valley Lilian de Loza •2019: Completion of Final Design. 2020: Start of Construction •Currently drafting technical and outreach scopes for •Summer 2017: Technical Study will be completed: Orange Line BRT Improvements (Grade 5 next phase of environmental work. •August 2017: Report to Board. San Fernando Valley Karen Swift Separations) •No Board action or procurement needed currently. Initiating environmental review process in late April 2017: NoHo-Pasadena and Vermont BRT Technical BRT Connector Orange/Red Line to summer/early Fall Studies Complete San Fernando Valley/ Lilian DeLoza-Gutierrez 6 Gold Line BRT San Gabriel Valley (lead) and Karen Swift Waiting for FTA authorization to release Draft EIS/EIR June/July 2017: Release of Draft EIS/EIR with Board to East San Fernando Valley Transit 7 select LPA in Sept.
    [Show full text]
  • Biographical Description for the Historymakers® Video Oral History with Michael A
    Biographical Description for The HistoryMakers® Video Oral History with Michael A. Schultz PERSON Schultz, Michael, 1938- Alternative Names: Michael A. Schultz; Life Dates: November 10, 1938- Place of Birth: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Residence: Santa Monica, CA Occupations: Film Director Biographical Note Film director Michael Schultz was born on November 10, 1938, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. After graduating from high school in 1957, Schultz attended the University of Wisconsin, where he spent a great deal of time watching foreign films. After dropping out of school, Schultz returned to Milwaukee where he worked in a steel mill from 1960 to 1961, eventually returning to school, studying at Marquette, and graduating in 1964. After graduation, Schultz attended Princeton University, where he was given the opportunity to direct his first play, Waiting for Godot, in 1966. Schultz's work brought him to the attention of the Negro Ensemble Company; he joined the group in 1968. The following year, Schultz staged a production of To Be Young, Gifted and Black, which launched his success; he re-staged the play for television two years later. In the early 1970s, Schultz directed a number of television programs, including Baretta and Starsky and Hutch, and then began to focus his time on films. In 1975, Schultz directed Cooley High, and the following year, Car Wash; his success continued, directing more than a dozen movies for the television and the big screen throughout the 70s and 80s, including Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hears Club Band, Krush Groove, about the rise of hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons, and the comedy Disorderlies.
    [Show full text]
  • 2007 Board of Directors Press Photographers Association of Greater Los Ang­­­Eles
    We congratulate the Press Photographers Association of Greater Los Angeles on another fine year. 2007 BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESS PhoToGRAPhERS ASSoCiATion oF GREATER loS AnG­­­ElES JUST ONE MORE Robert Gauthier Ken Lubas Edna T. Simpson Dan Watson 55th Editon Vice President Secretary Treasurer Chairman of the Board images of 2007 by members of the Press Photo-graphers Association of Greater los Angeles Publisher: Press Photographers Association of Greater los Angeles Book Chairman: Peter levshin Sean Browning Bonnie Burrow Robin Doyno Jeff Lewis Co-Video Chair Associate Editor Associate Editor Designer: Dinner Committe Mike McCullen Editor: Joel P. lugavere Associate Editors: Bonnie Burrow, Robin Doyno Copyright © 2008 Joel P. Lugavere Nancy Newman Greg Vojtko All rights reserved. no part of this book may be JoM Editor Entertainment Co-Chair reproduced or used in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including the photo copying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system without permission in writing from the publisher. number 55 in a series of “Just one More” annuals published by the Press Photographers Association of Greater los Angeles. Press Photographers Association of Greater los Angeles 3607 W. Magnolia Blvd. Suite 5 Burbank Ca 91505 SPECiAl ThAnkS To: www.ppagla.org Cover Photos: Greg Vojtko (The Press--Enterprise) Robert Gauthier (los Angeles Times) keith Birmingham (Pasadena Star-news) Dana Rene Bowler (Ventura County Star) Michael Jim Ober Franklin Smith Rick Meyer David Fernandez Owen Baker Sponsorship Chair E-news Editor Membership and Co-Video Chair WebMaster Scholarship Chair President’s Message never before in the history of photojournalism has so much changed in such a short time.
    [Show full text]
  • LAPD Officer Represents Department and Country in Sumo Wrestling
    OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE VOLUME LI NO. 8 WWW.LAPDONLINE.ORG ® AUGUST 2005 LAPD Officer Represents Department and Country in Sumo Wrestling n a department as large and culturally satisfy his competitive needs through sumo diverse as the LAPD, it is easy to find wrestling. The Association teaches, trains, I people who break the mold of educates, and promotes this ancient art to its perception and transcend cultural members and the public. It is through the boundaries; people who possess talents that Association that he is able to compete at the far exceed that of common expectations; national and international level. WILLIAM J. BRATTON people as hard working off-duty as they are In 2004, Officer Collins represented the CHIEF OF POLICE on-duty. Officer Troy Collins of Planning Department in the U.S. Sumo Open where CHIEF’S MESSAGE and Research Division is one of those he won a bronze medal in both the or a law enforcement people. middleweight and openweight classes, agency to be successful, Officer Collins, a seven-year veteran of becoming only the second competitor to Frespected and well the Department, exemplifies the meaning of medal in two weight classes in the event’s thought of by the communities athlete. Through years of competing in history. It is this feat which helped him earn it serves, it must be one that is sports such as football, track and field, the 2004 LAPD Athlete of the Year Award. disciplined, measured, and Greco-Roman wrestling, and swimming, Later this year, Officer Collins will represent controlled.
    [Show full text]
  • Social Uprisings Continue in Kenosha As Jacob Blake Champions Through Surgery; Blake Diagnosed Pasadena Mayor Terry Tornek and Committee Chair Councilman John J
    Legendary Artistic Director Rest in Peace: Former California Sheldon Epps takes post at Assemblymember Gwen Moore Historic Ford Theatre in Passes Away (See page A-4) Washington, D.C. (See page A-4) VOL. LXXXVI NO. 35, $1.00 +CA. Sales Tax “For Over Eighty Years, The Voice of Our Community Speaking for Itself.” THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2020 VOL. LXXVV, NO. 49 • $1.00 + CA. Sales Tax “For Over Eighty Years The Voice of Our Community Speaking for Itself THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12 - 18, 2013 Foot Locker opens a new community store and with commitment towards community inclusion BY E. MESIYAH MCGINNIS Staff Writer Foot Locker and com- munity activist and real estate developer, Danny J. Bakewell, Sr., have come together to open Footlocker’s latest store in Compton, but this is no ordinary store. This is designed to be a com- munity driven store, a store reflective of the very community they are in and are committed to making a difference. This store is located at 205 E. Compton Bou- levard in Bakewell’s Compton Renaissance Plaza Shopping Cen- ter. On Tuesday, August 25, Footlocker hosted a community-based ribbon cutting event to celebrate its opening, while using the platform to intro- duce their brand and new cutting-edge features AP PHOTO that make this location stand out from the rest in a 12,800 square foot space on the Bakewell commercial property. PHOTO E. MESIYAH MCGINNIS The store offers the lat- Compton Mayor Aja Brown (center) cuts the ribbon at the grand opening for the new Community Foot Locker store, along with Compton Council- est styles in athletic gear, member, Tana McCoy, Danny J.
    [Show full text]