Thursday, July 6, 2017 Vol. 16 No. 13 NEWS NEWS ENTERTAINMENT FEATURES Downey crime Resident Summer John Zander, report turns 100 concerts magician SEE PAGE 7 SEE PAGE 2 SEE PAGE 3 SEE PAGE 9 78 fireworks citations issued July 4 JULY 8 DOWNEY – Nearly 80 citations were issued for firework related FridayWeekend95˚ Community BBQ violations on Independence Day, the Downey Police Department announced. at a DATE: Saturday, July 8 Glance TIME: 11 am During the 4th of July holiday, Downey Police issued 78 citations Saturday 6897˚⁰ LOCATION: Downey United for the possession/lighting of illegal fireworks, according to a statement Friday Masonic Lodge posted on Downey Police Department’s Facebook page. DPD says it received 266 calls for service from the hours of 2 p.m. Sunday 84˚ JULY 10 to 2 a.m. Saturday 70⁰ Kabuki Sushi “Respectfully, we’re aware that we were only able to contact a DATE: Tuesday, July 10 fraction of the individuals that were in possession of illegal fireworks. TIME: 10 am However, all of our personnel that were working last night (Patrol LOCATION: Benihana Officers, Motors, Fireworks Detail, Dispatch, & Forensics), gave THINGS TO DO maximum effort,” DPD’s statement said. Kids Imagine Nation Other noteworthy calls July 4 included the locating of a carjacked DATE: Tuesday, July 10 vehicle (belonging to an Uber driver) in which the suspect was arrested, TIME: 4 pm the location of a stolen car in the area of Woodruff and Foster where LOCATION: Downey Theatre the driver was arrested without incident, a subject believed to be under the influence of narcotics who was taken into custody after threatening JULY 12 staff at the Taco Bell on Lakewood and Gallatin (suspect attempted Concerts in the Park: 3rd Marine to flee upon officer’s arrival), and a serious injury traffic collision on Aircraft Wingband Stewart and Gray Road, between Brookshire and Patton. Vegan Festival DATE: Wednesday, July 12 The Downey Fire Department did not respond to a request seeking Saturday - Shoreline Village in Long Beach, 11 am TIME: 7 pm information on its Independence Day activity. LOCATION: Furman Park An all ages, outdoor food and music festival. Plus a vegan chili cook-off. Tickets $17 JULY 15 Photo by Joan Anderson, DowneyDailyPhotos.com A uthor talk with Janet Tronstad DATE: Saturday, July 15 TIME: 12 pm LOCATION: Downey City Library DOWNEY DAILY JULY 16 PHOTOS Miss West Coast Pageant Salsa Festival Sunday, July 16 DATE: Tonight a small group of us headed to the Stonewood parking lot to watch the All Weekend -Pershing Square, 12 pm TIME: 4 pm firework show at Downey High. We were joined by tons of people doing the same All things salsa, including music, LOCATION: Downey Theatre thing. It was a great show. dancing, and tastings, along with a beer and margarita bar. JULY 19 The thing that seemed so different this 4th of July was the overwhelming sounds Concerts in the Park: The Wiseguys of fireworks exploding all around us that seemed to be everywhere in the city. The rumblings started before it grew dark. It actually sounded as if war were raging all DATE: Wednesday, July 19 around. It is now after 10 p..m. and I am still surrounded by the sounds. TIME: 7 pm LOCATION: Furman Park Curious, I looked at the City of Downey website to see if something had changed this year. What I found was that nothing has changed and the City of Downey has a JULY 24 “zero tolerance” for illegal fireworks, but allows for the sale and use of legal fireworks, identifiable by the California Fire Marshal’s “Safe and Sane” seal. Prismatic Magic Extravaganza Music of Harry Potter DATE: Monday, July 24 Any firework that launches into the air, propels across the ground, or explodes, is Friday - Hollywood Bowl, 8 pm TIME: 4 pm illegal to sell or possess and can result in fines and/or arrest. The L.A. Philharmonic performs the LOCATION: Downey Theatre score as “Harry Potter and the Prisoner I’m not sure too many people read this. From my street, there were tons of of Azkaban” is projected in high fireworks launching into the air. The whole city seemed to be engulfed in explosions definition on the big screen. JULY 26 of fireworks and the inescapable smoke that follows. Hopefully, no one got hurt in Concerts in the Park: Downey the process of the celebration. Symphony Joan Anderson, DowneyDailyPhotos.com DATE: Wednesday, July 26 TIME: 7 pm LOCATION: Furman Park JULY 30 Dance is Life Community BBQ DATE: Sunday, July 30 STILL NO BUDGET: Norwalk works to Saturday - Downey Masonic Lodge, TIME: 6:30 pm 11 am to 3 pm LOCATION: Downey Theatre Hot dogs, hamburgers, chicken and all avoid citywide shutdown the sides - $10 minimum donation. AUGUST 5 Concerts in the Park: A Salute to ■ BUDGET: Norwalk council members for city budget approval having a budget, you want to finalize we were ready to finalize the Santana clash over drawn-out budget talks; past. your budget, you want to know budget,” Shryock said. FROM OUR FACEBOOK DATE: Saturday, Aug. 5 exactly what numbers you’re still no spending plan in place. The negotiations of potential Councilmember Jennifer TIME: 5 pm working with and how you’re salary increases and a future Perez also had a strong voice in Downey fireworks show LOCATION: Golden Park going to allocate those dollars of solid waste contract was the hot the meeting, showing concern By Alex Dominguez that funding before deciding on topic of the afternoon. for the budget talks which have Chris Luna: How come there Hot Havana Nights Staff Writer a negotiation piece. was just a fireworks show? Why drawn on. DATE: Wednesday, Aug. 5 More than anyone else, wasn’t there any food for sale? “Usually with a negotiation Did the city waste their budget TIME: 6:30 pm Vice Mayor Leonard Shryock piece, there’s a request for “[It’s] frustrating, yes, but we on more lamps on Lakewood LOCATION: Elks Lodge NORWALK – Norwalk City and Councilmember Margarita increase in salary as well as an owe it to our residents,” said Blvd. or benches on Firestone? Council unanimously adopted Rios seemed to butt heads, Perez. “We’ve had how many To be honest, it was a good a resolution on Monday increase in health and welfare show, but I thought there was AUGUST 12 with neither seemingly willing meetings to review the budget? authorizing the continuance of benefits,” she said. going to be more than just Smart Gardening workshop to budge on their stances It’s our due diligence to respond fireworks. At least some games the fiscal year 2016/2017 budget concerning the impact that Shryock quickly countered and adopt the budget in a timely for the kids. Saturday, Aug. 12 DATE: while council still struggles to future negotiations would have those statements, however. fashion…we need to do our due TIME: 9:30 am come to an agreement on the on the 2017-18 budget. diligence for our residents, for Diana George: It was beautiful. LOCATION: Wilderness Park fiscal year 2017/2018 budget. “Potential salary our team, for our staff, for our Rios said she felt the Council enhancements are a part of the Reach us on Facebook at: The continuance gives vendors and contractors that we Facebook.com/DowneyPatriot OCTOBER 13 was “putting the cart before the budget as well,” said Shryock. “If work with on a regular basis.” staff the authority to continue horse.” She spoke openly after we approve the budget without Elvis Tribute operations as previously the meeting’s conclusion. knowing what we put to the However, Perez sees the light TWEET OF THE WEEK DATE: Friday, Oct. 13 constituted until Council adopts side for those understanding at the end of the tunnel. TIME: 8 pm the final budget, said City “I don’t know if we can it’s a negotiation, we won’t have @abc7darsha: If u dnt care LOCATION: Downey Theatre Manager Mike Egan. necessarily make any decisions anything for the workers. That’s “I do see that there’s a closing as to our negotiation piece in,” said Perez. “We all just want enough to bring ur dog Monday’s special meeting an additional cost that I don’t inside during fireworks & u OCTOBER 29 because we don’t know which think we were ready [for]. what’s best for the city, for the may have been the briefest in numbers we’re working with at residents.” don’t care to chip him OR Dia de los Muertos terms of Norwalk’s somewhat this point,” said Rios. “Given that we hadn’t done put a collar on him maybe u DATE: Sunday, Oct. 29 long and tedious budget the potential add-ins back to shouldn’t have a dog 11 am meeting process this year, with “My experience has been TIME: the general fund, I don’t think Follow us! 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