Hawthorne Press Tribune Herald Publications - Inglewood, Hawthorne, Lawndale, El Segundo, Torrance & Manhattan Beach Community Newspapers Since 1911 - Circulation 30,000 - Readership 60,000 (310) 322-1830 - June 29, 2017 Charter School Grads First on Trail to Yale L to R. Tahj Lakey, Mr. Greg Lakey and Jennifer Banuelos. Mr. Greg Lakey (center) Math instructor and Head of the Math Department at Environmental Charter High School (ECHS) at commencement last week with students Tahj Lakey and Jennifer Banuelos, the only two students in the school’s history to be accepted to Yale University. This year, ECHS had the highest number of Ivy League acceptances in the school’s history. Photo by David Montejano Council Honors Longtime Resident; Addresses LAX Improvements, Fireworks By Derrick Deane there are folks that arrive and don’t have an Continuing construction around Los idea of where to start.” Angeles International Airport (LAX) and its With Fourth of July right around the impact on Hawthorne in the near future led corner, many residents who are opposed off the final City Council meeting of June to the use of fireworks in the city may not this past Tuesday night. know where to turn. Mayor Alex Vargas laid Community Relations Manager for the out the Council’s response very clearly to Metro Transit Authority (MTA) Mark the familiar group of residents who broach Dierking laid out an ambitious plan that the topic each year. “We’ve had these in would involve connecting the Metro Green years before and these referendums have not Line rail system out to LAX and include a passed,” he said about previous efforts to ban number of Automated People Movers (APM) fireworks in the city. “Overwhelmingly the that would shuttle travelers into the various community has opposed banning fireworks terminals at the airport. in the city. If there is anybody that wants “The idea on this project is to consolidate into one facility and keep parking off-site to keep it out of the central maintenance facility,” Dierking said. “We’re also going Free Digital to be consolidating two separate bus bays at LAX so that all of the municipal bus Delivery operators can come in to one point.” The project is not scheduled to be completed Herald Publications is now until 2023, but Councilwoman Angie Reyes English noted that the finish date will be offering to send you a link here sooner than expected. “It’s a long time to your favorite community coming. I know 2023 sounds like it’s far newspaper every Friday! The away, but it’s really not,” she said while emails will also include a list also voicing her hopes that the facility will of upcoming local events. feature changing stations for families traveling with babies. “It’s very important how we’re Just email us at: getting together in making efforts not only dd@heraldpublications.com and for safer travel but also making it easier to tell us which local community get to and from.” newspaper you’d like. The APMs would also bring travelers to a centralized car rental area along with Simple as that and free!!! numerous long-term parking structures scattered around the airport. “I think that’s very convenient,” Reyes English said. “Today, to try that, put together a committee and put it on the ballot.” Vargas added that the City is doing the best it can to enforce the current fireworks laws with the resources available. “There’s not a magic device that will help us find where these things are at,” Vargas said of the illegal fireworks that are set off in the community. “You might find where it’s at, but the thing is by the time you pinpoint where the firework was launched, the people are already gone, there is not a trace and the See City Council page 8 Inside This Issue Certified & Licensed Professionals.......................7 Classifieds............................3 Community Briefs...............2 Food.......................................5 Finance..................................3 Legals................................ 6-8 Pets........................................4 Sports....................................5 Weekend Forecast Friday Sunny 71˚/62˚ Saturday Sunny 73˚/63˚ Sunday Sunny 73˚/61˚ The Weekly Newspaper of Hawthorne
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