EL SEGUNDO HERALD January 14, 2021 Page 3
High School Sports Slated to Start
By Gregg McMullin
The 2020-21 high school sports calendar
has been on hold in California because of
the Covid virus. The pandemic had crippled
the high school sports scene since last
March when all spring sports were shut
down. But good news is on the horizon for
high school athletes. On Monday, December
14, the California Department of Public
Health released guidelines related to Outdoor
and Indoor Youth and Recreational
Adult Sports. The California Interscholastic
Federation, the governing body for high
school sports, developed a plan to restart
high school sports.
The CIF has come up with a solution that
will get the athletes back playing their sport.
The calendar will be split into two seasons.
Season 1 will involve Cross Country, Football,
Girls Volleyball, and Water Polo. Season
1 would start January 25, 2021, and run
through April. Season 2 will involve Baseball,
Basketball, Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball,
Swimming and Diving, Tennis, Track &
Field, Boys Volleyball. This season would
start in March and end in early June. It still
isn’t clear whether a Regional championship
would take place, but post season playoffs
would tentatively be scheduled at a host
school instead of an alternate site.
What is clear is physical conditioning,
practice, skill-building, and training that
can be conducted outdoors, with 6-feet of
physical distancing, and within stable team
cohorts are currently authorized for all sports.
There are general guidelines the CIF has
in place to ensure social distancing for each
sport. Masks shall be worn at all times by
all individuals in attendance other than when
engaged in a competition. Social distancing
measures shall be in place at all times other
than when engaged in a competition.
There will be other guidelines in place that
will change the start of each contest. For
example, there will be no pre-game distribution
of lineup cards at home plate in baseball
or softball. Water polo teams will not trade
sides after each quarter. What is uniform for
each sport is eliminating handshakes following
pre-game meetings and after the contest.
Another unknown is how spectators, if
any at all, will be allowed to watch games
in person. What is anticipated if spectators
are allowed, in person, is a restriction on
how many fans will be allowed at games
and how they would be seated. Additionally,
social distancing and masks are sure to be
mandated. The school is waiting for direction
from Los Angeles County officials before
instituting a protocol for attendees.
The shutdown of sports has allowed the
school to update, repair, and install safer areas
of the school’s baseball field and in both
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Police Reports
Monday January 4, 2021
A vandalism report was taken at 0812 hours
from the 2400 block of East El Segundo
Boulevard. A window was damaged.
A petty theft report was taken at 1201
hours from the 1200 block of East Imperial
Avenue. A spare tire was taken from the
victim’s vehicle.
One male adult was arrested at 1630
hours from Douglas Street and Rosecrans
Avenue for one outstanding LASD felony
warrant.
One male adult was arrested at 2329 hours
from Imperial Highway and Hughes Way for
driving a stolen vehicle, one LBPD felony
warrant, one LASD parole violation warrant
and one LASD misdemeanor warrant.
One female adult was arrested at 2329
hours from Imperial Highway and Hughes
Way for identity theft, possession of a controlled
substance and possession of drug
paraphernalia.
Tuesday, January 5, 2021
One female adult was arrested at 0745
hours from the 800 block of North Pacific
Coast Highway for identity theft, possession
of a controlled substance, possession of drug
paraphernalia and driving without a license.
A grand theft report was taken at 0842
hours from the 800 block of Lomita Street.
Unknown suspect(s) stole the victim’s catalytic
converter from his vehicle.
An annoying phone calls report was taken
at 1322 hours from the 600 block of West
Palm Avenue. The suspect continues to call
and harass the victim.
An attempt grand theft report was taken
at 1339 hours from the 400 block of Sierra
Street. Unknown suspect(s) attempted to
steal the victim’s catalytic converter from
his vehicle.
An online report was taken at 0432 hours
from the 800 block of East Mariposa Avenue.
Unknown suspect(s) attempted to get a loan.
One female adult was arrested at 0455
hours from the 200 block of West Sycamore
Avenue for grand theft auto and one Culver
City P.D. misdemeanor warrant.
One male adult was arrested at 0445 hours
from Oak Avenue and Washington Street for
suspicion of grand theft and burglary tools.
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
A dead body report was taken at 0910
hours from the 400 block of Virginia Street.
A female adult was found deceased.
One female adult was detained at 1728
hours from the 200 block of Concord Street
and transported to Harbor General Hospital
for a 72 hour psychiatric evaluation.
One male adult was arrested at 2358 hours
from LAPD Pacific Division for grand theft.
One female adult was arrested at 0333
hours from Main Street and Maple Avenue
for possession of a controlled substance and
possession of drug paraphernalia.
One male adult was arrested at 0333 hours
from Main Street and Maple Avenue for one
outstanding San Bernadino County Sheriffs
misdemeanor warrant.
Thursday, January 7, 2021
A found property report was taken at 1010
hours from the 600 block of Richmond Street.
A credit card was found.
One male adult was arrested at 1124 hours
from the 400 block of North Nash Street
for identity theft, possession of a controlled
substance, driving without a license and one
LASD misdemeanor warrant.
One male adult was detained at 1257 hours
from the 100 block of Sheldon Street and
transported to Exodus Recovery in Culver
City for a 72-hour psychiatric evaluation.
A petty theft report was taken at 1314
hours from the 700 block of East El Segundo
Boulevard. Unknown suspect(s) stole
the victim’s license plates from his vehicle.
One male adult was detained at 1512 hours
from the 500 block of North Pacific Coast
Highway and transported Harbor General
Hospital for a 72-hour psychiatric evaluation.
A felony evading report was taken at
1814 hours from El Segundo Boulevard and
Whiting Street.
One female adult was arrested at 0209
hours from Holly Avenue and Main Street
for possession of drug paraphernalia.
One male adult was arrested at 0157 hours
from Holly Avenue and Main Street for one
outstanding LASD felony probation warrant.
One male adult was arrested at 0256 hours
from Mariposa Avenue and Sheldon Street
for one outstanding CHP felony warrant.
A found property report was taken at 0228
hours from the 1000 block of East Imperial
Avenue. An IPhone was found.
Friday, January 8, 2021
One male adult was arrested at 0823 hours
from GPD for one outstanding ESPD felony
warrant.
A stolen plate report was taken at 1250
hours from the 800 block of Virginia Street.
One female adult was detained at 2007
hours from the 1500 block of East Oak
Avenue and transported to exodus medical
center for a 72 hour psychiatric evaluator.
One female adult was arrested at 2236 hours
from South Pacific Coast Highway and East
Park Place for identity theft, possession of
tear gas, driving with a suspended license,
and an outstanding misdemeanor warrant out
of the city of Marina Del Rey.
One male adult was cited for possession
of nitrous oxide at 2339 hours from Center
Street and East Grand Avenue.
One male adult was detained in an embezzled
vehicle at 0528 hours from the 900
block of Main Street and transported to Exodus
Medical center for a psychiatric evaluation.
Saturday, January 9, 2021
A burglary (vehicle) report was taken at
1739 hours from the 800 block of North
Pacific Coast Highway.
One male adult was arrested at 2151 hours
from the 1400 block of East Imperial Avenue
for public intoxication.
One male adult was arrested at 2253 hours
from the 2100 block of East Maple Avenue
for public intoxication.
One male adult was detained at 2331 hours
from the 500 block of North Pacific Coast
Highway and transported to Exodus for a
72-hour psychiatric evaluation.
Sunday, January 10, 2021
Two male adults and one female adult were
arrested at 0614 hours from the 900 block of
Main Street for suspicion of burglary. One
male adult was additionally charged with
identity theft.
A grand theft report was taken at 1328
hours from the 300 block of West Imperial
Avenue. Unknown suspect(s) stole the
catalytic converter from the victim’s vehicle.
A grand theft report was taken at 1351
hours from the 600 block of Illinois Court.
Unknown suspect(s) stole the catalytic converter
from the victim’s vehicle.
A burglary (vehicle) report was taken at
1522 hours from the 200 block of Sheldon
Street. Unknown suspect(s) smashed the victim’s
window and stole personal property. •
Dear Neighborhood Therapist,
It has been a hard several months, but
my family and I seem to be ok. My partner
and I have both been healthy, as have our
extended families. We are employed working
from home, and our kids have handled
school on Zoom and the loss of activities
as well as we could possibly hope. We have
seen other families and friends having a very
hard time. Overall, we are very fortunate.
Not much has changed, but lately I’ve been
feeling my mood swinging more than ever. I
feel like my temper is on a hair trigger and
I get angry when the smallest thing goes
wrong, way out of proportion to what the
actual problem is. It feels like it’s getting
worse. What is behind this? Is there anything
I can do to make it stop?
- Afraid I’m Losing Control, El Segundo
Dear Afraid I’m Losing Control,
It is possible to be happy with the direction
of your life, your circumstances, and your
loved ones, but also feel terrible. Any time
when we are limited in what we can do, who
we interact with, and where we can go, life
feels smaller. When life feels smaller, setbacks
and frustrations seem bigger. People in what
might be considered “objectively good” situations
can feel terrible and hopeless.
If life were a movie, our perspective
would be like that of a single camera shot.
Sometimes this shot is tightly focused on
problems. We cannot remove ourselves from
the lived experience of where we are right
here and right now. We don’t automatically
have access to the wide-angle perspective,
where we can see that everything is ok.
It’s impossible to say what exactly is causing
temper to get stronger, but the circumstances
we’re living in are certainly a reasonable
explanation.
So, what to do about it? If things are as you
say they are - mostly ok - then I suspect that
having a magical button to slow time down, or
maybe reverse it just a few seconds, might help
you catch temper before it surprises you and
causes you to behave in ways you’d rather not.
Unfortunately, I don’t have any contacts
with magical button time travel companies,
so I would suggest the next-best thing: taking
note of the immediate situation when it
happens, and then doing your best to notice
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