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EL SEGUNDO HERALD November 1, 2018 Page 3
Community Briefs
Davis & DeRosa Physical Therapy, Inc.
Davis & DeRosa Physical Therapy, established in 2003,
provides a quaint boutique practice located in El Segundo,
California. The 4,000 square foot facility is a well known
practice offering its patients private, personal treatment by
a licensed therapist at every visit. Patients are guaranteed
one-on-one attention for their 45-minute treatment.
THE PRACTICE SPECIALIZES IN
DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT FOR:
Chronic Neck and Back Pain
Pre and Post Surgical Rehabilitation
Sports Injuries
Work Injuries
Neurological Disorders
Foot and Ankle Disorders (including orthotics)
Osteoporosis and other Age Related Disorders
Balance and Vestibular Disorders
Injury Prevention
Troy Davis Owner, PT, DPT • Chris DeRosa Owner, PT, OCS
Leo Valenzuela, PT, DPT • Lianne Nakazaki, PT, DPT
Garret Wong, PT, DPT, OCS • Tami Chang, PT • Kim Klein, PT
William Quibell, PT, DPT • Richelle Mae Milina, PT, DPT, OCS
325 Main Street El Segundo, CA 90245 310.648.3167
www.davisandderosa.com
Liked Article
Thank you for last week’s article regarding
the cornhole tournament to benefit the Walker
Family. This event was without a doubt the
epitome of what makes our town so special.
The feeling in the air that day was truly magical.
As a member of the El Segundo Softball
Board, we weren’t sure what to expect, but the
participation exceeded all of our expectations.
As a parent of 7-year old twin boys, who often
play with Drake Walker while their sisters play
softball, his diagnosis hits especially close to
home. It is a parents worst fear. Not only is
the family under stress due to the uncertainty
of Drake’s future, there’s a real economic toll
that accompanies such a diagnosis.
– Melissa McCaverty
The Wise Choice
for El Segundo – Yes on Es
Our local schools need our support. Great
schools are the foundation of a healthy, thriving
community. Our six local schools - Eagles’ Nest
Preschool, Center Street School, Richmond Street
School, El Segundo Middle School, Arena High
School, and El Segundo High School - have
served our community well for generations
of local students. However, our schools have
grown old and are long overdue for repairs
and updates. Measure ES will help by providing
a stable source of local funding to ensure
that students have access to safe, modern
facilities with the equipment and technology
infrastructure needed to support high-quality
instruction. No other funding currently exists
to appropriately address our facilities needs.
I personally have toured our campuses to see
the need – and it’s critical. Whether you have
school-age children or not, protecting the local
quality of education is a wise investment.
Good schools protect property values and keep
our El Segundo community strong. Make the
wise choice for our community. Vote yes on
Measure ES!
– Nancy Cobb, Vice President,
School Board, ESUSD
Support Our
Local Schools – Vote Yes on ES
As a parent, my children’s education is a
huge priority. I appreciate the outstanding
experiences my kids have had in our neighborhood
El Segundo Public schools. But our
schools were built are 50-90 years ago. I’m
voting yes on Measure ES – I urge you to join
me. Measure ES is for much-needed facility
repairs and upgrades to our schools to support
the excellent teaching and learning our children
receive. Our schools support learning in core
subjects that are important for our children’s
futures in science, technology, engineering,
fine arts, and math. If you value the quality of
local education – whether to help kids succeed
in school, to prepare students for college and
successful careers, or simply to protect your
property values – then ES deserves your yes
vote too. all funds stay local for El Segundo
public schools only. Parents, teachers, and
community leaders agree – supporting our local
schools is a wise investment. Join us – vote
yes on Measure ES!
– Sarah Porter
Rant on Shared Garbage
Collection Cost Sharing Rather
than User Fee
A recent letter complained that the city pays
for garbage collection rather than having it paid
individually as a user fee. The answer to the
question why is simply because garbage collection
is for the collective good. We want all the
trash taken every week rather than individuals
choosing lower cost approaches of say one can
per week and then having to store garbage
on site after a big week to send it out one
can at a time or having their garbage service
suspended for nonpayment. That would create
a public health nuisance. If an individual does
not have electric service, for example, that is
not an issue for the community, whereas trash
stored on some ones property is. And let’s be
clear, all the grousing about city funding and
trying to bring back the Top Golf takeover of
The Lakes that no residents want is all about
trying to fund unsustainable public employee
pensions rather than renegotiating to a sustainable
retirement system. Defined benefit systems
tend to fail over time and when they do, the
retirees get 10 cents on the dollar.
– Kip Haggerty
No on ES
and Protest Prop 218!
Both of these deserve a no vote because
they are both underhanded and disingenuous
ways to raise money! Anyone ever notice
that unchecked spending is never addressed?
The council and ESUSD always want more
taxpayer’s money so they can spend more
of your money. One major way to address
the lack of money available is to address
the bottomless pit that is the pensions. For
starters, contracts for police, firefighters and
city employees need to be renegotiated and
these people need to step up and “pay their
fair share” into their own pensions, not just
10-20%. Next, the “special compensations”
and guaranteed overtime should be eliminated!
I have the utmost respect and gratitude for
their service to the community but the pensions
are out of control, in large part due to
the special compensations and overtime, and
are totally unsustainable. Both the council and
the ESUSD need to come up with a budget
that can be balanced and sustained before
asking the taxpayers of this town to pay for
another exorbitant loan. We also need a fully
itemized account of where the money went
from past bonds, which have not yet been paid
off. BTW, anyone who wants to contribute
money to the council or ESUSD to support
these measures or pay for their trash pickup
is free to do so; no one is stopping you from
willingly contributing your own money to the
“general fund”!
– Kathy Benudiz
Letters
Affordable Health Screenings Coming
to El Segundo in Collaboration with
Beverly Hills Health Center
Residents living in and around El Segundo
can learn about their risk for cardiovascular
disease, osteoporosis, diabetes, and other
chronic, serious conditions with affordable
screenings by Life Line Screening. El Segundo
Masonic Lodge 421 will host this community
event on Nov. 7. The site is located at 520
Main St. in El Segundo.
Screenings can check for:
The level of plaque buildup in your arteries,
related to risk for heart disease, stroke
and overall vascular health.
• HDL and LDL Cholesterol levels
• Diabetes risk
• Bone density as a risk for possible
osteoporosis
• Kidney and thyroid function, and
more
Screenings are affordable, convenient and
accessible for wheelchairs and those with
trouble walking. Free parking is also available.
The Jewelry Source
337 Main St. El Segundo. 310-322-7110
www.jewelrysourceUSA.com
©2007
She’s lying
(She does want a bigger diamond!)
“NO” on Measure ES
Risky Bond Tax Hike Scam
Vote “no” on Measure ES, and ask friends
and neighbors to vote “no”. (1) Measure ES is
quarter billion dollar+ tax hike on homeowners,
renters, taxpayers west of PCH (Sepulveda).
(2) $193,428,000 estimated taxpayer cost for
principal and interest is wildly optimistic.
Legal maximum cost is four times amount
borrowed: $368 million. (3) By law, only 25
cents of every dollar is guaranteed to be spent
for schools! $92 million for schools, and up
to $276 million in interest to hand-picked
“investors”, without competitive bid to sell
the bonds. (4) Evidence of pay-for-play:
$81,000 in campaign contributions mostly
from out-of-town special interests that make
money from school bonds. (5) 12% maximum
legal interest rate for up to 40 years!
(that’s what “at legal rates” means in ballot
summary.) We’re paying 13.899%, 9.704%,
and 8.09% for previous ESUSD bonds until
8/1/2033, 8/1/2025, and 8/1/2027. (6) Risky
capital appreciation bonds – no principal or
interest paid for a span of years, add unpaid
interest to principal. (7) Measure ES text states:
“proceeds of the bonds may be used to pay or
reimburse the district for the cost of district
staff” (salaries and benefits). (8) “Citizens’
Oversight Committee” is a farce: hand-picked
by school board using district recommendations,
serves at will and pleasure of school board.
Last one was disbanded before all money was
spent. If you made a mistake, exchange your
marked vote-by-mail ballot for a new ballot
at your poll on Election Day.
– Mike Robbins
Turn in Trash Fee Protest Ballot –
NO on ES and W Tax Hikes – Yes
on Props 5, 6, 11 – No on the Rest
All single-family homeowners must
complete and sign their Proposition 218 Solid
Waste Collection Fee Protest Ballot, and return
it to the City Clerk’s office right away.
Renters are not allowed to vote. Renters must
get their landlord to vote the protest ballot
because renters pay taxes passed on in their
rent. Protest Ballots came in a white envelope
from City of El Segundo with “PROP.
218 Solid Waste Rate Fee Notice & Protest
Ballot Enclosed” on it. Check the “I protest”
box, print your name, sign, and deliver it
to the City Clerk’s office ASAP, before the
close of the public hearing at 7:00 PM on
11/6/2018. Call 888-510-0290 immediately if
you need a replacement protest ballot. This
is double taxation. We already pay for trash
collection in our property taxes. The new fee
will pay for wildly excessive and unsustainable
pay and pension increases for firefighter and
police officer “association” (union) members
in return for their City Council endorsements
and campaign support. Look up the
excessive city and school employee salaries
and pensions at TransparentCalifornia.com
and see where our taxes go. In 2017, total
pay and benefits for a police lieutenant was
$413,206. Twenty-five police and fire employees
got $304,253 to $388,459. Another
62 got $193,820 to $298,999. Retired fire
captain and union member Kevin Rehm’s
CalPERS pension pays $187,944 per year
plus COLA increases.
– Marianne Fong •
See Community Briefs, page 11