EL SEGUNDO HERALD October 27, 2016 Page 3 Letters Why the Do-Not-Call List See Do-Not-Call List, page 7 17-0834ps_sby-ie-17-004 ©2016 lacmta Metro Proposes Measure M On November 8, 2016, LA County voters will be asked to authorize a Los Angeles County Tra;c Improvement Plan called Measure M. Angelenos spend an average of 81 hours a year stuck in tra;c. Currently, there are 10.2 million people living in LA County, and we are projected to grow by 2.3 million people in the next 40 years. Tra;c congestion and air pollution are expected to get worse with more growth, and the measure is intended to raise money to meet those needs. Get educated before you vote at metro.net/theplan. Go Metro to LA Football The Bruins take over the Rose Bowl, and the Rams and Trojans share the Coliseum this fall – and Metro wants to get you there. Metro provides frequent bus and rail service to both stadiums, so you won’t get caught in tra;c or miss a minute of the action. To plan your trip and >nd the route that’s best for you, visit metro.net/gameday. Airport Metro Connector Final EIR Nearing Completion Metro is planning a new station that will connect the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to the regional transit system. The Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for this project is almost complete. Please visit metro.net/laxconnector for more information. Metro Launches O= Peak Podcast O= Peak celebrates the true tales and secret stories that happen between Point A and Point B in Southern California and beyond. Challenging the traditional car-centric narrative of Los Angeles, O= Peak explores the rich history and future of rail, bus, cycling, walking and all modes of getting around in LA. Listen to episodes of the podcast at metro.net/o=peak. metro.net @metrolosangeles losangelesmetro Community Briefs Halloween Fun in El Segundo The Pumpkin Pool-ooza El Segundo’s Park and Recreation Department is having The Pumpkin Pool-ooza, Friday, October 28th! Hunt for pumpkins in the pool when they turn the Plunge into a floating pumpkin patch! Then decorate it while enjoying a dive-in movie! Only $5 with a valid Rec ID, you must RSVP to this event by October 24th to guarantee a pumpkin. Please call 310-524-2738 for more information. Halloween Frolic The Park and Recreation Department is also holding their popular Halloween Frolic on October 31st on Main Street! Featuring costume contests, games, bouncers, live entertainment, pumpkin contests and much more! Costs are $8 wristbands for unlimited bouncers and games will be on sale after October 17th at all Rec Park facilities. Call 310-524-2700 for more information. Herald’s Halloween Coloring Contest Come see us and join in the fun at the Halloween Frolic! Get some candy and drop off your Halloween Coloring Contest creation! On page 19 you’ll find a cute Halloween Kitty. Color it inside or outside the lines, just use your creativity, and bring it to the El Segundo Herald booth at the Halloween Frolic. Our booth is located on the corner of Holly and Main (in front of Industrial Lock and Key). Our 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes will be for the top three winners in the following age groups: ages 5-year-old and under; 6-8-year olds; and 9-11-year olds. Winners will be announced in the following edition of the El Segundo Herald. Please remember to put your full name and phone number on your submissions. Happy Halloween from the Herald! • Monday, October 17, 2016 Two male juveniles were arrested at 0343 hours from the 1100 block of East Imperial Avenue for false identification to a police officer and each had a no bail warrant from LAPD. A grand theft report was taken at 0722 hours from the 700 block of South Sepulveda Boulevard. Unknown suspect(s) took approximately $40,000 worth of kitchen equipment. A burglary report was taken at 1036 hours from the 300 block of North Continental Boulevard. Unknown suspect(s) took a Mac laptop. A burglary report was taken at 1158 hours from the 1400 block of East Imperial Avenue. A burglary report was taken at 1339 hours from the 1900 block of Hughes Way. A burglary report was taken at 1340 hours from the 1100 block of East Acacia Avenue. A petty theft report was taken at 1417 hours from the 400 block of South Sepulveda Boulevard. A Grand theft auto report was taken at 1530 hours from the 300 block of Loma Vista Street. Taken was a 1997 Honda CRV. A forgery report was taken at 2045 hours from the 700 block of South Sepulveda Boulevard. Tuesday, October 18, 2016 One male adult was arrested at 0615 hours from the 1600 block of East Maple Avenue for possession of a control substance. El Segundo Cares El Segundo Cares has had a very successful year, thanks to the community and businesses. Our trip on September 23, was over the top because Chevron’s employees were there with their tremendous collection of donations. Their generosity was unbelievable. We will make our last trip for this year, November 10. The holidays are quickly approaching, if you have items that will help pass the time for the V.A. patients, such as pocket books, cards, games, puzzles, even coloring books, please drop them off before November 7. Also, it would be nice if you have any extra 2017 calendars or Christmas cards to spare. The donated pens and pencils were well received and we could use more. On behalf of the veteran’s, El Segundo Cares thanks this community for helping make life a bit easier for our deserving troops. – Janice Cruikshank Police Reports Needs a Superhero By Rob McCarthy What happened to the National Do Not Call list that was supposed to stop unwanted telemarketing calls? The national registry of households that don’t want to be bothered with unsolicited sales pitches worked for several years after the block took effect in 2003. The telemarketers backed off for awhile, however, more than a decade later the robocalls are back. Companies behind them are using phone technology that makes a caller look legitimate, and so more of us are picking up. What people in Washington, D.C., would really like is for the phone service providers to function as Robocops. “Robocalls have become epidemic but the phone companies have been slow to provide their frustrated customers with relief,” said Tim Marvin, who heads up the End Robocalls campaign for Consumers Union, the policy and advocacy division of Consumer Reports. Blocking phone numbers or the location of the caller is called spoofing, and it’s no laughing matter to the keepers of the Do Not Call Registry. They say that technology that blocked unwanted callers after the registry was created has been re-engineered for bad purposes. The head of the Federal Communications Commission has enlisted the nation’s telephone providers to build more consumer-protections into phone services. The Robocall Strike Force met once over the summer, and is brainstorming to create counter technology and other fixes to spoofing. There are obstacles, however, because of changes in how phone service is provided. Consumers are opting for phone service via Internet, called VOIP, because of higherquality sound and robocall blocking services. Scammers have discovered technology to defeat the blocks when they send a call into the phone network. Authorities say the cloaking technology hides the callers’ real identity and their location, appearing to be a relative or a government office. One California congresswoman is determined to slap the telemarketing blitz with a federal ban that takes its name from a futuristic movie franchise. The Repeated Objectionable Bothering of Consumers on Phones (ROBOCOP) Act would require telecom companies to offer consumers free optional robocall-blocking technology, according to its sponsor. This movie character inspired a robocall-stop bill in Washington. See Police Reports, page 13
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