Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018 Vol. 16 No. 41 FEATURES NEWS OBITUARIES ENTERTAINMENT Downey’s Downey Elwood Renshaw World’s largest Hawaiian store crime report mourned King Tut exhibit SEE PAGE 2 SEE PAGE 4 SEE PAGE 3 SEE PAGE 7 Downey Downey intersection named restaurant one of state’s most dangerous grades Uncle John BBQ 9952 Lakewood Blvd. STUDY: Downey is home to 11 JANUARY 20 Date Inspected: 1/11/18 of California’s most dangerous FridayWeekend63˚ Keep Downey Beautiful clean-up intersections based on 2015 data. Grade: A The intersection DATE: Saturday, Jan. 20 at a at Firestone Hong Kong Chef Glance TIME: 9 am By Alex Dominguez Boulevard 10311 Lakewood Blvd. and Lakewood Saturday 63˚⁰ LOCATION: 12152 Woodruff Ave. Staff Writer Date Inspected: 1/11/18 68 Boulevard is Friday the 4th most Grade: A Downey Symphony DOWNEY – According to a dangerous Saturday, Jan. 20 recent study, Downey is home to DATE: intersection H. Salt Fish & Chips Sunday 64˚ TIME: 8 pm several of the most dangerous statewide. 10339 Lakewood Blvd. 70⁰ intersections in California. Saturday LOCATION: Downey Theatre Photo by Alex Date Inspected: 1/11/18 Estey and Bomberger LLP, Dominguez Grade: A JANUARY 27 along with data visualization firm 1point21interative released a Sizzler THINGS TO DO Astronaut Commemoration list of the 444 most dangerous 10315 Lakewood Blvd. intersections in the state based Date Inspected: 1/11/18 DATE: Saturday, Jan. 27 “While traffic collisions within safety improvements, primarily on over 435,000 collision records, TIME: 10 am to 5 pm the city of Downey are certainly at intersections, to address safety Grade: A including every motor vehicle LOCATION: Columbia Memorial higher than we would prefer and issues. crash recorded by the Statewide Space Center efforts are continually being made McDonald’s Integrated Traffic Records System “The safety improvements to reduce that number, we believe 7740 Firestone Blvd. (SWITRS) in 2015. completed at the City’s intersections Parks & Recreation job fair that context is needed to properly Date Inspected: 1/10/18 and roadways are intended to The study takes total number of interpret the results. Grade: A DATE: Saturday, Jan. 27 address the types of collisions crashes, injuries and fatalities into TIME: 12-4:30 pm The Downey Police Department observed at the given street or account and gives each intersection Cocina Distrito Downey Symphony LOCATION: Barbara J. Riley has always prided itself on service intersection through the accident a score. The higher the score 12056 Paramount Blvd. Saturday - Downey Theatre, 8 pm Community Center to our residents. As such, our history of the particular location. received, the higher an intersection Date Inspected: 1/10/18 department is one of the few Downey composer Lars Clutterham is placed on the list and therefore “The City is always pursuing makes the world premiere of a new Blood, Sweat & Tears ft. Bo Bice California law enforcement agencies Grade: A deemed more dangerous. grant opportunities to fund such piece of music. DATE: Saturday, Jan. 27 that will take a traffic collision safety improvements and, in fact, TIME: 8 pm The intersection at Firestone report upon request, even if there is Fonda Maria recently completed traffic safety Boulevard and Lakewood Boulevard no injury. This is significant because 7840 Firestone Blvd. LOCATION: Downey Theatre improvements based on observed took the fourth highest rank on the the only way that a traffic collision Date Inspected: 1/10/18 accident history at the Florence list, with 36 crashes, 32 injuries and can be recorded in the Statewide Grade: A JANUARY 28 Ave. and Lakewood Blvd., Florence no fatalities. It’s final “danger score” Integrated Traffic Records System Ave. and Old River School Rd.- The Dance Co: Planet Dance was placed at 132.00, compared to is if there is a formal report. In Mediterranean Delight Tecum Rd. and Bellflower Blvd. and the average 68.24. other words, if the involved parties 127 Stonewood St. DATE: Sunday, Jan. 28 Imperial Hwy. intersections, which exchange names and information, Date Inspected: 1/9/18 TIME: 2 pm This wasn’t the only intersection were cited in the newspaper article. or no report is taken, there is LOCATION: Downey Theatre in Downey to make the list. Grade: A no record of the traffic collision “In addition, the city has Totally Go-Go’s Downey tied with Lancaster in SWITRS and it would not be secured a grant through the Los Louisiana Fried Chicken and Friday - Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet, FEBRUARY 3 for the third most number of included in the numbers used to Angeles County Metropolitan Chinese Food 8:30 pm John Tesh intersections to make the list with create this list. Transportation Authority (Metro) 8843 Rosecrans Ave. 11, closely following Sacramento to improve safety at the Lakewood Date Inspected: 1/9/18 A musical tribute to the Go-Go’s. Plus DATE: Saturday, Feb. 3 “In reviewing the 11 Downey live performance by Cougrzz Rock. which had 13. Los Angeles took the Blvd. at Firestone Blvd. intersection TIME: 8 pm intersections that made the list, Grade: A Admission $2.50 number one spot, far surpassing all and the design work will begin as Downey Theatre all of them would fall at or below LOCATION: others with 221. soon as the funding agreement the average, if the Downey Police Panda Express between the City and Metro Downey’s other intersections Department followed the reporting 8510 Firestone Blvd. is executed. Also, the City has FEBRUARY 24 on the list included Florence procedures of the majority of Date Inspected: 1/9/18 secured a federal grant which will Healthy Downey 5K Avenue and Lakewood Boulevard law enforcement agencies that Grade: include safety improvements at the A (71), Florence Avenue and Old comprised the list.” DATE: Saturday, Feb. 24 Lakewood Blvd. and Stewart & Gray River School Road (77), Lakewood Chipotle TIME: 7:30 am Downey’s Public Works Rd. intersection in the near future. Boulevard and Stewart and Grey 8500 Firestone Blvd. Department also disputed the LOCATION: Apollo Park Road (126), Bellflower Boulevard “The remaining intersections Date Inspected: 1/9/18 study’s data. Smart Gardening workshop and Imperial Highway (152), (i.e., Florence Ave. at Paramount Grade: A Retro Gaming Expo Florence Avenue and Paramount “The accident data on which Blvd.) cited in the article will be All Weekend - Frank & Son Collectibles DATE: Saturday, Feb. 24 Boulevard (183), Florence Avenue the 2015 study is based on is not reviewed in terms of their accident El Pollo Loco in City of Industry TIME: 9:30 am and Little Lake Road (226), Downey reflective of the significant traffic history to determine what corrective 14329 Lakewood Blvd. LOCATION: Wilderness Park Avenue and Firestone Boulevard safety improvements that have measures, if any, are necessary to Free play arcades, tournaments, Date Inspected: 1/9/18 YouTube personalities, vendors, and (338), Downey Avenue and Florence since been made to three of the address the safety issues at these more. $15-$30 MARCH 10 Avenue (360), Brookshire Avenue intersections cited in the article,” locations. Grade: A and Florence Avenue (393), and Public Works officials said in a Era of a King: Elvis Presley tribute “Please note that any Firestone and Ryerson Avenue statement. “Traffic safety is a top Food 4 Less show improvements to the Florence Ave. (434). priority and the City of Downey is 13535 Lakewood Blvd. at Little Lake Rd. intersection cited DATE: Saturday, March 10 continuously monitoring its streets Date Inspected: 1/9/18 The Downey Police Department in the article would be under the TIME: 7 pm and intersections to improve Grade: released a statement in response to Caltrans jurisdiction.” A traffic safety to the maximum LOCATION: Downey Theatre the study, saying in part: extent possible by completing Sweetness Delight MARCH 17 122 Stonewood St. Date Inspected: 1/9/18 Arc Walk 5K, 10K, 15K or Half Marathon Grade: A DATE: Saturday, March 17 Downey resident uses lacrosse to Saturday - Ocean Boulevard in Long TIME: 7:30 am Beach, 7:30 am Sansei Japan LOCATION: Stonewood Center A fun run at a length of your choice. give at-risk youth a chance 125 Stonewood St. $30-$45, or free if you bring a friend to Date Inspected: 1/9/18 volunteer. MARCH 18 Sedano. “Murder, prostitution, Grade: A Treasure Island drugs, you know, ran rampant when I was growing up and still kind of Chinese Gourmet Express DATE: Sunday, March 18 do…the things I experienced when I 104 Stonewood St. 6 pm TIME: was there, for lack of a better word, Date Inspected: 1/9/18 LOCATION: Downey Theatre sucked. I saw my first murder when Grade: A I was three.” MARCH 24 Sedano became desensitized, Grocery Outlet Carnival of Champions describing many of these unfortunate and tragic occurrences 15719 Downey Ave. DATE: Saturday, March 24 as “things you live with,” and Date Inspected: 1/9/18 Jay Leno TIME: 9 am “normal.” Grade: A Saturday - Cerritos Center for the LOCATION: Warren High It wasn’t until he and his family Performing Arts, 8 pm moved to Downey during his 10th Yogurtland The legendary former host of “The Brunch with the Bunny grade year that things began to 8250 Firestone Blvd. Tonight Show” performs live on stage. DATE: Saturday, March 24 change for Sedano. However, Date Inspected: 1/9/18 $80-$125 the change was drastic and the TIME: 9:30 am Grade: A adjustment difficult. LOCATION: Golden Park “It was significantly different Stinkin’ Crawfish TWEETS OF THE WEEK and I wasn’t prepared for that,” 8240 Firestone Blvd. MARCH 30 said Sedano. “That’s why I got really Date Inspected: 1/9/18 @DowneyLibrary: Adult ‘Animaniacs live depressed when I got here.” Volunteer Tutors Needed! Sedano didn’t really fit in, Grade: A Volunteer to teach an adult DATE: Friday, March 30 Steve Sedano started the L.A.