Page 8 April 18, 2019
Featured Pets of the Week
Provided by Meggie Hogan,
Development Assistant/spcaLA
This cute quartet of two dogs and two cats
will give those looking to adopt their next
pet some awesome options. Each of them is
available at the spcaLA South Bay Pet Adoption
Center at 12910 Yukon Ave., Hawthorne,
CA 90250. To learn more, call 310-676-1149.
Mack: (19-03221): 6 Years Old/Domestic
Short Hair/Male
“Meow, I’m Mack! I’m a cutie who is looking
for my forever home. If you’re looking
for a snuggly cat with a playful side, then
I’m the cat for you. Stop by for a visit and
be sure to save me a cuddle!” https://spcala.
com/adoptable/pet/?ss=19-03221
Piano: (19-02905): 3 Years Old/Domestic
Short Hair/Male
“Meow! I’m Piano and I’d like to serenade
my way into your heart! I am an affectionate
and curious cutie who loves being pet and
perching on windowsills to sunbathe. Come
check meowt so we can become Friends for
Life today!” https://spcala.com/adoptable/
pet/?ss=19-02905
Abbey (19-03458): 9 Years Old/Chihuahua
Mix/Female
“Arf, I’m Abbey! I am the sweetest little
girl who is in need of a Friend for Life. I am
very mellow and love nothing more than getting
belly rubs and sniffing around the grass.
Come check me out and I’ll show you just
how cute I really am!” https://spcala.com/
adoptable/pet/?ss=19-03458
Daisy (19-03651): 3 Years Old/Husky
Mix/Female
“Woof! I’m Daisy and I am as pretty as a
flower. My beautiful coat makes me a stunner,
but it’s my pawsitive attitude that makes
me a real catch. Stop by today and see for
yourself how awesome I am!” https://spcala.
com/adoptable/pet/?ss=19-03651 •
Abbey Mack
Piano
Daisy
City Council from front page
reviewing and facilitating approval of this
brand new 131-room hotel. It was approved
in December 2018 and is to be located near
Imperial Highway and Hawthorne Boulevard.”
Vargas also briefly spoke of The Boring
Company’s underground tunnel running below
120th Street from Crenshaw Boulevard to
Prairie Avenue saying, “This is Elon Musk’s
project, which hopes to create a flawless underground
transportation system to alleviate
any of our traffic problems.”
Vargas also touched on the Marriott hotels
that opened up recently across from City
Hall. “These two hotels contain 354 total
rooms, a gourmet bistro, and two more dining
experiences to come,” he said.
Vargas added that Planning Department
staff has commissioned a site at 14550 Aviation
Boulevard to repurpose and facilitate an
almost 80,000-square foot office campus to
meet the growing needs of the area. The
campus will include a bank, corporate offices
and restaurants.
Vargas also thanked representatives from
Ring, the security camera company owned
by Amazon, for choosing Hawthorne for its
new headquarters. The company was previously
located in Santa Monica.
Urth Caffé has called Hawthorne its corporate
home since 2016 and recently closed out
all the permits for its Hawthorne restaurant,
which Vargas said would be opening very
soon. “There’s a lot of momentum happening.
A lot of people wanting to come in and
open up shop, so I’m really excited about
that and I know the residents, businesses and
the community leaders are [as well],” Vargas
said, adding that the Planning and Building
Department processed 604 plan checks that
represent nearly $43 million of investments
in the city – a 15 percent increase over the
previous year. •