Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017 Vol. 16 No. 25 NEWS ENTERTAINMENT NEWS NEWS State of California October releases Crime Music address on Netflix Report Documentary SEE PAGE 3 SEE PAGE 9 SEE PAGE 17 SEE PAGE 16 Downey faces lawsuit after blocking apartment residents from street parking OCTOBER 1 PARKING: Responding to complaints, a preferential parking district “We had hoped the City would “What we don’t agree with is renters Free Film Screening: The Jewish City Council restricted overnight on Shellyfield Road, between give some consideration to renters living on other streets coming to FridayWeekend90˚ Cardinal parking on Shellyfield Road to street Cecilia and Muller streets, which in the Cecilia, Shellyfield and park on Shellyfield,” he said. residents only. limited overnight street parking to Clancy neighborhoods,” Ron Kolar, DATE: Sunday, Oct. 1 “Most of the cars that did not at a residents living on Shellyfield. president of L’Abri, wrote in a letter Glance TIME: 4:30 pm live there would come and leave to Downey council members. Saturday 84˚⁰ LOCATION: Epic Lounge By Eric Pierce The district was created trash, beer bottles on the street Friday 68 Editor in response to a petition from “Unfortunately this is not the or your lawn,” he said. “On trash Shellyfield residents, who case. So this is why it is necessary to pickup day they would move your OCTOBER 5 DOWNEY – The battle complained that renters from local file a lawsuit.” trash cans in front of your driveway Let’s Do Lunch networking apartment buildings were taking up so they can park there and you can’t Sunday 80˚ between Downey homeowners L’Abri also promised to file 70⁰ all available street parking. get out of your own driveway in the DATE: Thursday, Oct. 5 and renters over available street a court injunction “to keep the Saturday morning or would park so close to TIME: 12 pm parking intensified this week after L’Abri Management Inc., a City from creating any additional the trash cans that the truck could LOCATION: Lazy Dog Restaurant a property management company property management company preferential parking district not pick them up.” promised to sue the City of Downey that operates the nearby 149-unit benefitting homeowners at the over its use of preferential parking THINGS TO DO OCTOBER 6 Stonewood Village apartment expense of renters.” City Council members discussed districts. complex, said the parking district the potential litigation in closed One resident of Shellyfield, DUSD State of the Schools was “prejudice against renters and session Tuesday. The City Council voted in Oscar Checa, said homeowners DATE: Friday, Oct. 6 for homeowners.” 2015 and again Sept. 12 to create are not prejudiced against renters. TIME: 7 am LOCATION: Los Angeles County of Education West Conference Center OCTOBER 7 Don’t ignore those bug bites -- virus risk Free Film Screening: Score Boyle Heights Museum DATE: Saturday, Oct. 7 Grand Opening TIME: 4 pm is real, health officials say Sunday - Boyle Heights Museum, LOCATION: Downey Theatre 1-4 pm Boyle Heights’ museum will host its PUBLIC HEALTH: 17 new cases of “We can’t take it for granted that to eliminate mosquito breeding said Jeffrey Gunzenhauser, MD, OCTOBER 11 first exhibition: Aqui Estamos Y No Nos West Nile virus were reported in Los a mosquito bite is just an annoying sites, but we can’t do it alone,” MPH, Interim Health Officer for Los Downey Chamber of Commerce Vamos (We Are Here and We Won’t Angeles County last week. itch, because it can make you sick,” Truc Dever, General Manager, Angeles County. Leave): Fighting Mexican Removal of Golf Tournament said Hahn. “It is imperative that we Greater Los Angeles County Vector Last week, 17 new cases of the 1930s Wednesday, Oct. 11 inform our residents about steps Control District. “Mosquito-borne DATE: LOS ANGELES – On Monday, West Nile virus were reported in that we all can take to really make disease prevention is about shared TIME: 10:30 am Supervisor Janice Hahn and the Los Angeles County, including three a difference and prevent mosquito- responsibility, and we all must take LOCATION: Rio Hondo Golf Club Los Angeles County Department deaths among elderly patients borne diseases.” action now to eliminate standing of Public Health held a press who died due to neuro-invasive water where mosquitoes can breed conference to provide an update “Starting today, Public Health West Nile virus infection. The total OCTOBER 13 in our own yards and use approved on increases in cases of West Nile will deploy 100 teams across the number of West Nile virus cases insect repellents when mosquitoes Elvis Tribute virus, and the continued risk of Zika county to deliver packets to over and deaths in Los Angeles County are present. DATE: Friday, Oct. 13 virus in Los Angeles County. 20,000 local businesses, community this year is 98 cases and six deaths. buildings, houses of worship and Together, we can make LA TIME: 8 pm Public Health will conduct To date, no Zika virus infections schools with health education County mosquito-free and free of LOCATION: Downey Theatre a countywide mosquito-borne have been acquired locally in Los Feria De Los Moles materials and easy steps everyone mosquito-borne diseases.” disease public health campaign, Angeles County. However, the Sunday - Grand Park, 10 am to 6 pm can take to prevent bites,” said titled “It’s Not Just A Bite” to inform “You can decrease the risk Aedes mosquito that can carry and OCTOBER 14 Barbara Ferrer, PhD, Director of The largest Mexican food festival in the residents about the continued of mosquito-borne diseases by spread Zika is present in some areas Coffee with Mayor Pro Tem Los Angeles County Department of United States. risk of West Nile virus and Zika regularly using mosquito repellents of the county posing a risk that Sean Ashton Public Health. virus infections and to promote containing EPA-registered infection could occur here. DATE: Saturday, Oct. 14 actions people can take to protect “Vector control districts have ingredients such as DEET and TIME: 9 am themselves and their communities been knocking on doors, educating wearing long-sleeved shirts and LOCATION: Vazza Cafe from mosquito-borne diseases. residents, and working tirelessly long pants when you are outdoors,” OCTOBER 15 Vicki Lawrence live DATE: Sunday, Oct. 15 TIME: 6 pm ‘Raising Zoey’ shines light on transgender Sandcastle Contest LOCATION: Downey Theatre Sunday - Corona del Mar State Beach, 10 am to 4:30 pm Compete to build the best sandcastle or OCTOBER 21 activist from Downey simply enjoy as a spectator. Downey Symphony concert Zoey’s story has been featured in with the Department of Education’s DATE: Saturday, Oct. 21 national articles about transgender Office for Civil Rights (OCR) TIME: 8 pm students and the increasing number outlining steps to eliminate gender LOCATION: Downey Theatre of parents who feel it is healthier to identity discrimination. allow their children to self-identify Dr. John Garcia, DUSD when they are ready, even if this is OCTOBER 29 Superintendent, was quoted in at a young age. Dia de los Muertos a Downey Patriot article at the “All we really wanted,” says time as saying that the agreement DATE: Sunday, Oct. 29 Barba, “was to make changes and with the OCR “was a resolution, Olde Tyme Fall Festival TIME: 11 am help other kids.” Zoey herself has not a settlement.” The resolution LOCATION: Downey Theatre not shied away from the spotlight indicated that the school district Saturday - Buena Park Historical and leadership in LGBTQ issues. As is not admitting any violation Society, 2-5 pm OCTOBER 31 a 13-year-old, she was the Grand of federal law. The agreement Live magic, entertainment, food vendors, and tours of the historic Pumpkin Patch Marshall of the LA Pride Parade in included district-wide staff and 2015 – the youngest up until then faculty training on issues related Whitaker-Jaynes Estate. DATE: Tuesday, Oct. 31 according to Barba. to gender nonconformance, and TIME: 5-9 pm regular “climate assessments.” “She is a community leader, an TWEETS OF THE WEEK LOCATION: Apollo Park Zoey Luna and her mom, Ofelia Barba. Zoey will introduce the screening of “Raising Zoey” Oct. 6 at the Downey Theatre. Photo courtesy Transgender activist,” says Barba, “not because Alencastre says that “Raising Law Center she wanted it, but because she was Zoey” was sponsored by the @WarrenBears: Warren’s NOVEMBER 1 thrown into circumstances.” California Endowment’s 10-year Carnival is this weekend 9/29- strategic plan “Building Healthy 10/1. Don’t forget to buy your Voyage to the Red Planet “The kids at my school are FILM: ‘Raising Zoey,’ a film about Dante Alencastre, director and Communities.” tickets early! DATE: Wednesday, Nov. 1 a teenage transgender girl from producer, says he is getting more definitely more accepting than TIME: 9 am in other places that are more “The film has crossover appeal,” Downey, will be screened Oct. 6 requests this year to show the film @StonewoodCenter: Being Columbia Memorial conservative,” says Zoey, “but it says Alencastre, “because of LOCATION: at the Downey Theatre. in many cities across the country. happy never goes out of style. Space Center “It’s just taken off, internationally, would be great for them to gain beautiful parents.” The film has too,” he adds. awareness of what is going on in a been shown in cities throughout @StayGallery: If you haven’t NOVEMBER 11 By Carol Kearns transgender’s life.” California, and screenings are Contributor What is unique about the planned for other cities throughout heard already, we recently “Zoey has been pretty out, very Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: Downey screening is that the the country, including Washington, put our current Downey retail visible,” says her mother.