EL SEGUNDO HERALD February 3, 2022 Page 3
City Council Tackles
SB9, Housing Element
By Liz Spear
The El Segundo City Council covered
much terrain at its regularly scheduled meeting
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Letters
Thank You to Good Samaritan
A big thank you to ‘Paul’ for being an
outstanding, honest person who went out of
your way to return the $220 cash that I lost.
It’s great to know people like you are here.
– Carol Bray
Eagles Playing for Their
Playoff Invite Lives
By Gregg McMullin
It’s been another unusual winter high school
sports calendar, thanks to the dreaded Covid
pandemic. Athletes were in quarantine, games
canceled or rescheduled, and schools even
shut down. But through it all, the Eagles have
persevered, and they’ll wind up their respective
regular season schedules this week in hopes of
advancing to the CIF Southern Section playoffs
starting next week. The girls’ water polo and
soccer teams have already punched their postseason
ticket to the playoffs. That leaves the
boys soccer and basketball teams needing wins
in their season finale to get their invitation.
Lady Eagles Look
Impressive in Tournament
The Pioneer League has been an easy road to
the playoffs for the Eagles. They’re averaging
over twenty goals in league play while giving
up a paltry seven goals total. So the Eagles
are tuning up for their CIF Southern Section
Division IV run by playing in the competitive
Claremont Tournament.
The Eagles hosted West Torrance and remained
undefeated in league play with their 22-5
win over the Warriors. It wasn’t close from the
start as El Segundo sped to a 7-1 first-quarter
lead. Emmie Ramirez, who led all scorers with
seven goals, made three in the first period. El
Segundo showed different offensive looks, and
the defense was impenetrable, especially with
freshman goalie Kendall Donahue in the cage.
In the second period, four other players got
into the scoring column led by Alyssa Mullane
with three goals as the Eagles stretched their
lead to 14-2. El Segundo dominated the second
half with a more controlled offense. Early in
the fourth period, Stephanie Rodriquez stripped
and made a steal. She took it the other way
unchallenged and fired in a goal from close
range that Warriors’ goalie Allison Tsai had
no chance of saving. Evelyn Hale scored twice
in the final period, and the Eagles defeated
West Torrance.
In a nonleague matchup against Millikan, the
Eagles challenged the tenth-ranked nationallyranked
Rams but fell in a close one 11-9. A
highly contested game for both squads gave
the Eagles the confidence needed to face good
competition.
In the Claremont Tournament, the Eagles
faced considerable opposition facing four teams
that should go deep in the playoffs. In their
opener against Culver City, six different players
scored for the Eagles in their 18-6 win over
the Centaurs. Emmie Ramirez led the team
with five goals, followed by Avary Torrez with
four goals, and Nicole Alpert chipped in three
goals. In the second game, the Eagles showed
no signs of fatigue playing their fourth game
in three days and easily defeated the host
Claremont Wolfpack 12-4. The Eagles showed
good rhythm on offense, and Donahue’s eight
block/saves buoyed the defense.
The two wins set up games against topranked
San Juan Hills Stallions (18-5) and
second-ranked Glendora Tartans (16-3). The
Eagles (16-4) held a 5-3 advantage in the first
period against the Stallions and a narrow 7-5
The Lady Eagles pose after playing in the rugged Claremont Tournament.
See Eagles, page 8
Police Reports
Monday, January 24th
A traffic accident (no injuries) report was
taken at 0819 hours from Grand Avenue and
Main Street, vehicle versus vehicle.
A burglary report was taken at 1550 hours
from the 2200 block of East Maple Avenue.
Unknown suspect(s) broke into the business
and stole $200.
A disorderly conduct report was taken
at 1809 hours from the 1800 block of East
Grand Avenue.
A traffic accident (with injuries) occurred at
1854 hours at Main Street and Maple Avenue,
vehicle versus vehicle.
A burglary report was taken at 1934 hours
from the 300 block of Bungalow Drive. Unknown
suspect(s) broke into the victim’s vehicle
and stole the victim’s property.
Tuesday, January 25th
An incident report was taken at 0827 hours
from the 500 block of California Street. Unknown
person was looking into vehicles with
a flashlight.
A grand theft report was taken at 1117 hours
from the 2000 block of East Imperial Highway.
Unknown suspect(s) took a mobility scooter.
A stolen vehicle report was taken at 1301
hours from the 400 block of West Walnut
Avenue. Taken was a 2018 Toyota 4Runner.
A burglary (residential) report was taken at
1358 from the 400 block of Indiana Street.
Unknown suspect(s) stole a tire/rim from the
victim’s vehicle parked in a carport.
A stolen plates report was taken at 1301 hours
from the 400 block of West Walnut Avenue.
See Police Reports, page 10
Tuesday night, with perhaps its most
poignant moments arising at the beginning
and the end of the nearly four hours long
public meeting. At its conclusion, City Clerk
Tracy Weaver read an emotional tribute to
resident Kelly Burner, who passed away on
January 8. And Mayor Drew Boyles honored
longtime resident Dorothy Doukakis, who
died on Thanksgiving in 2020. As the meeting
began, the city council was introduced to
the city’s new female fire marshall, the final
update on COVID-19 in the city was given,
and a proclamation honoring Black History
Month was read.
In other news, the city council tackled
legislative business, approving the adoption
of the 2021-2029 Housing Element - 6th
Cycle in a 5-0 vote; heard the city’s Diversity,
Equity, and Inclusion Committee
Public Safety Report, and listened to a city
staff report and held a public hearing on an
ordinance dealing with State Law SB9 that
amends two of the city’s municipal codes
(14 and 15) to comply with SB9 by allowing
increased residential density in R-1 Single
Family Residential zones. Council held a
lengthy discussion about the ordinance that
would amend the city’s existing codes to
comply with SB9 and scheduled a second
reading of the proposed ordinance for its
regularly scheduled February 15 meeting.
Of note, resident Eric Bahor, who provided
public comment on turning the city’s beloved
“Plunge” into a “wave” facility at the
council’s previous meeting in late January,
was allowed to make a formal presentation
before the council. In a 5-0 vote, the council
voted not to direct staff to take any action
on Bahor’s proposal. Without financial data
(Bahor did not present any) and imprecise
language as to how the city and Bahor’s
development company would partner on the
project, City Attorney Mark Hensley said the
merging of public land and facilities with
private enterprise could be problematic and
take a lengthy amount of time to go from
See City Council, page 10