Page 2 December 27, 2018 EL SEGUNDO HERALD
Two Bad Ideas
1. El Segundo streets are too narrow to
accommodate an automated trash removal
system. The trucks cannot reach over the
tops of parked cars and pluck the trashcans
from the sidewalks. The trashcans will have
to be placed in the streets for the trucks to
access them. Cars parked at the curb will
mean the trashcans will have to be placed
on the other side of the cars, narrowing the
streets for traffic even further. Automated
trash pick-up works well in newer communities
due to wider streets, but it can be
a nightmare for older communities like El
Segundo, which has many narrow residential
streets. Automated trash removal is a bad
idea for El Segundo and the service should
remain manual.
2. Consideration for high-density housing
west of PCH in El Segundo near Washington
Park as suggested by Council Member and
Realtor, Scot Nicol begs the questions, “When
will enough businesses located in El Segundo
be enough? When will enough people living in
El Segundo be enough? When will the smalltown
atmosphere that many of us love about
El Segundo take precedence over business
interests? Why the rush to turn El Segundo
into a congested community dominated by
commercial buildings, large high-density
apartment/condominium complexes and traffic
congestion everywhere you look? When will
enough be enough?”
Current El Segundo residents deserve
better from their City Council and Planning
Commission Members. Priorities should be
to maintain a quality lifestyle for El Segundo
Residents rather than constantly chasing
after revenue.
– Ron Parsons •
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** A Notice this Holiday Season: Please
be EXTRA careful around crosswalks and
watch out for children crossing, please slow
down & enjoy this holiday time of year!! **
THURSDAY, DEC. 27
• WINTER BREAK - NO SCHOOL FOR
ALL ESUSD STUDENTS!!
• NO El Segundo Certified Farmer’s Market
TODAY.... due to Holiday
FRIDAY, DEC. 28
• 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.
• WINTER BREAK - NO SCHOOL FOR
ALL ESUSD STUDENTS!!
SATURDAY, DEC. 29
• 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, DEC. 30
• Bridge & Pinochle Groups, 11:30 AM. –
3:45 PM, Senior Club of El Segundo, 339
Sheldon St., Call Pam at: 310-318-2856.
MONDAY, DEC. 31
• HAPPY NEW YEAR’S EVE!!
• WINTER BREAK - NO SCHOOL FOR
ALL ESUSD STUDENTS!!
• El Segundo Public Library – CLOSED
for the Holiday
• 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. 1
• HAPPY NEW YEAR’S DAY!!
• WINTER BREAK - NO SCHOOL FOR
ALL ESUSD STUDENTS!!
• El Segundo Public Library – CLOSED
for the Holiday
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• Pinochle, 11:30 AM. – 3:30 PM., Senior
Club of El Segundo, 339 Sheldon St., Call
Pam at: 310-318-2856.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 2
• WINTER BREAK - NO SCHOOL FOR
ALL ESUSD STUDENTS!!
• 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. 3
• El Segundo Certified Farmer’s Market, 3:00
PM. – 7:00 PM., located on Main Street,
Downtown El Segundo.
• WINTER BREAK - NO SCHOOL FOR
ALL ESUSD STUDENTS!!
• El Segundo Historical Committee Meeting,
7:00 PM. – 8:00 PM., El Segundo Public
Library, 111 W. Mariposa Ave., Call: Sari:
310-364-0117.
FRIDAY, JAN. 4
• WINTER BREAK - NO SCHOOL FOR
ALL ESUSD STUDENTS!!
• 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. 5
• GRAND OPENING: The El Segundo
Wiseburn Aquatics Center, 10:30 AM. –
3:00 PM., Live Music, Giveaways, Food
Vendors, Swim Membership Sale, 2240 E.
Grand Ave., El Segundo, CA 90245, Call:
310-524-2738.
• Saturday Night Dance, 7:00 PM. – 9:45
PM., Cost: $3.00 Per Person, Adults of all
Ages Welcome, Senior Club of El Segundo,
• Heritage Room Open to the Public, 1:00
PM., El Segundo Public Library, 111 W.
Mariposa Avenue, Call Sari: 310-364-0117.
SUNDAY, JAN. 6
• Bridge & Pinochle Groups, 11:30 AM. –
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The Bucknell brothers Issac (12), Eamon (10 and Emory (8) wanted to have some El Segundo reading material with them while
hanging out at the Great Barrier Reef – specifically Michaelmas Cay, Cairns, Queensland. Photo: April Bucknell.
See Calendar of Events, page 6