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EL SEGUNDO HERALD January 11, 2018 Page 3
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F R EE
Shred Event / Identity Theft
Prevention Campaign
To help prevent identity theft, The City of
El Segundo in conjunction with Republic
Service will be holding a Community Shred
Day. The event will take place on Saturday,
January 13, 2018 from 10am until 1pm in the
City Hall parking lot on Standard Street and is
open to all El Segundo residents.
So bring your confidential documents for safe,
secure, on-site destruction. You can watch
as your sensitive material is professionally
shredded right in front of you!
For questions please call (310) 524-2709
Calendar of Events
Deadline for Calendar items is the prior
Thursday by noon. Calendar items are $1 per
word. Email listings to marketing@heraldpublications.
com. We take Visa and MasterCard.
THURSDAY, JAN. 11
• El Segundo Farmer’s Market, 3:00 PM.
– 7:00 PM., located on Main Street, Downtown
El Segundo.
FRIDAY, JAN. 12
• Bingo, 1:00 PM. - 3:00 PM., 50 Plus, $3.00
minimum, Senior Club of El Segundo, 339
Sheldon St., Call Diane: 310-640-9577.
• City Hall – OPEN.
SATURDAY, JAN. 13
• FREE Community SHRED Event, 10:00
AM. – 1:00 PM., City Hall Parking
Lot, on Standard St., OPEN to all El Segundo
Residents, Call Rebecca Stack at:
310-524-2709.
• Saturday Night Dance, 7:00 PM. – 9:45
PM., Cost: $3.00 Per Person, Adults of all
Ages Welcome, Senior Club of El Segundo,
339 Sheldon St., Call: 310-524-2705.
SUNDAY, JAN. 14
• Bridge & Pinochle Groups, 11:30 AM. –
3:45 PM, Senior Club of El Segundo, 339
Sheldon St., Call Pam at: 310-318-2856.
MONDAY, JAN. 15
• Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day – NO
SCHOOL for ESUSD Students!
• El Segundo Public Library Closed - for
Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
• Canasta Group, 12:00 PM. – 3:00 PM., 50
Plus, Free, Senior Club of El Segundo, 339
Sheldon St., Call Pam at: 310-318-2856.
TUESDAY, JAN. 16
• ESMS PTA Meeting, 7:00 PM., ESMS
Library, 332 Center Street, Call: 310-
615-2690.
• City Council Meeting, 7:00 PM., City Hall,
350 Main Street, Call: 310-524-2306.
• El Segundo Kiwanis Club Meeting, 12:10
PM., The Lakes at El Segundo, 400 S. Sepulveda
Blvd., Contact: elsegundokiwanis.org.
• Pinochle, 11:30 AM. – 3:30 PM., Senior
Club of El Segundo, 339 Sheldon St., Call
Pam at: 310-318-2856.
• Library Drop-In Program: Holiday De-Stress,
Adult Coloring, Tea and Chat, 12:00 PM. –
1:00 PM., El Segundo Public Library, 111
W. Mariposa Ave., Call: 310-524-2728.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 17
• CSS PTA Meeting, 9:15 AM., CSS
Cafeteria, 700 Center Street, Call: 310-
615-2676.
• Bowling, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM, 50 Plus,
Senior Club of El Segundo, Gable House
Bowl, 22501 Hawthorne Blvd., Torrance,
Cost: $8.25 for 3 games, Call Joyce at:
310-322-7621.
THURSDAY, JAN. 18
• El Segundo Farmer’s Market, 3:00 PM. –
7:00 PM., located on Main Street, Downtown
El Segundo.
FRIDAY, JAN. 19
• Bingo, 1:00 PM. - 3:00 PM., 50 Plus, $3.00
minimum, Senior Club of El Segundo, 339
Sheldon St., Call Diane: 310-640-9577.
SATURDAY, JAN. 20
• Concerts In The Library: Symphomaniax—
Classical Music, 2:00 PM., free, El Segundo
Public Library, 111. W. Mariposa Ave., Call:
310-524-2728.
• Saturday Night Dance, 7:00 PM. – 9:45 PM.,
Cost: $3.00 Per Person, Adults of all Ages
Welcome, Senior Club of El Segundo, 339
Sheldon St., Call: 310-524-2705.
SUNDAY, JAN. 21
• Bridge & Pinochle Groups, 11:30 AM. – 3:45
PM, Senior Club of El Segundo, 339 Sheldon
St., Call Pam at: 310-318-2856.
MONDAY, JAN. 22
• Canasta Group, 12:00 PM. – 3:00 PM., 50
Plus, Free, Senior Club of El Segundo, 339
Sheldon St., Call Pam at: 310-318-2856.
TUESDAY, JAN. 23
• Pinochle, 11:30 AM. – 3:30 PM., Senior
Club of El Segundo, 339 Sheldon St., Call
Pam at: 310-318-2856.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 24
• Bowling, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM, 50 Plus, Senior
Club of El Segundo, Gable House Bowl,
22501 Hawthorne Blvd., Torrance, Cost: $8.25
for 3 games, Call Joyce at: 310-322-7621.
THURSDAY, JAN. 25
• El Segundo Farmer’s Market, 3:00 PM. –
7:00 PM., located on Main Street, Downtown
El Segundo. •
Airport Noise
What is going on with the airport lately?
The noise generated from LAX landings and
takeoffs plus engine run ups is the worst that
I can remember. It is now constant round the
clock loud noise.
It is time for our city council to get involved
and take action to insure that their town
receives relief from this onerous problem.
– Art Lavalle
Citizens Should be Heard on
Residential East of Sepulveda
Thanks to Councilmember Pirsztuk for attempting
to put a measure on the upcoming
ballot giving the citizens of El Segundo a
voice in whether to put high density housing
east of Sepulveda. She and Councilmember
Dugan believe we should have a say in whether
the basic structure of our city will change.
Mayor Fuentes, Councilmembers Boyles
and Brann made it clear they don’t believe
the people of El Segundo can be trusted to
make decisions on the character of our city.
Regardless of the merits of housing east of
Sepulveda, there is no arguing that this would
be a fundamental and permanent change to
our city. If they desire, the Council should
put together their best plan and put it before
the voters. People are smart, if it is a good
idea, they will vote for it. The arrogance to
state that the people who make their homes
in El Segundo should not have input in such
a critical decision is breathtaking. I wonder
if Fuentes, Boyles and Brann had such
disdain for the voters when they asked for
their support at the ballot box.
We have an election coming up. I won’t
demand that candidates vote against housing
east of Sepulveda, but I will demand they
give us a choice. We’re not stupid. We might
even be as smart as you. Don’t make citychanging
decisions without us.
– Jim Boulgarides •
Driver’s Licenses
By Rob McCarthy
A new driver’s license is coming to California,
starting on Jan. 22 when the Department of
Motor Vehicles begins offering a federally accepted
identification card that meets Homeland
Security requirements at airports. But there’s
no need to rush to the nearest DMV office
to apply for one. Current driving licenses
and identification cards will be accepted at
TSA airport checkpoints until Oct. 1, 2020,
according to the DMV.
Even after that date, TSA agents will allow
passengers to board domestic flights if
they produce photo identification other than
a driver’s license, the DMV explained ahead
of the Jan. 22 implementation of REAL ID.
“If a customer has another federally approved
identification, does not fly, or does not plan to
visit a military base or certain federal facilities,
they do not need a REAL ID and will have
the option to apply for a federal non-compliant
driver license or ID card,” according to a DMV
announcement issued in mid-November.
California for several years postponed
implementing the federal REAL ID. Congress
in 2005 passed a law requiring all states to
comply with post-9/11 security requirements
for driver’s licenses and ID cards for airline
passengers and visitors to a federal building
or military base. California was one of the
states that received two-year extensions from
the federal government.
The consequence for not meeting the federal
deadline of Jan. 1, 2018, was that passengers
from California would have been required
immediately to show an alternative form of
acceptable identification at TSA checkpoints,
according to the Department of Homeland
Security’s website.
Other acceptable forms of federal identification
for anyone without a REAL ID includes
a valid U.S. or foreign government-issued
passport or U.S. passport card, or a military
ID, according to authorities. A permanentresident
or border-crossing card, and a
Department of Homeland Security Trusted
Traveler card also are valid.
Children under 18 aren’t required to get
the new identification cards. TSA does not
require minors to provide identification
when traveling with a companion within
the United States.
Drivers can wait for their renewal notices
to arrive before applying for the federally
compliant licenses, department spokesman
Jaime Garza noted. Applications for REAL
ID must be made in person and cannot be
processed by mail. Applicants are advised
to save time by scheduling an appointment.
Renewals of REAL ID licenses or identification
cards can be done by mail or online,
See DMV, page 13
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you’re extremely busy.”
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