AND lAwNDAle News The Weekly Newspaper of Lawndale Herald Publications - Inglewood, Hawthorne, Lawndale, El Segundo, Torrance & Manhattan Beach Community Newspapers Since 1911 - Circulation 30,000 - Readership 60,000 (310) 322-1830 - September 19, 2013 Inside City Gathers for First-Ever Jazz Festival This Issue Business Briefs..................3 Calendar...............................2 Classifieds ...........................2 Food ......................................5 Hawthorne Happenings ...3 Jazz fans enjoy the warm weather, food and music while keeping cool in the shade during the first ever Lawndale Blues & Jazz Music. Hosted on the Lawndale Civic Center Plaza, the festival featured Legals ............................ 2,6,7 music from J. Boykin, Kastro Band, The Lawndale Blues Boys, Pat Chartrand & Friends and Howlin’ Blues Boogie Band. Organizers hope that the festival will become an annual event. Photo by Cristian Vasquez Pets.......................................8 Concerns on Homeless and Low- Moderate Housing Expressed to Council Police Report......................3 By Nancy Peters excellent service to the citizens of Lawndale. Avenue between Manhattan Beach Boulevard The Lawndale City Council heard the They expressed the appreciation of the open and 162nd Street. Catch basins have been second reading of a new ordinance amending dialogue the Sheriff’s Department has with built and conduit now houses all Southern Sports...................................4 definitions for supportive housing, transitional Coffee-with-a-Cop events be scheduled ribbon-cutting ceremony will be scheduledCalifornia Edison wiring and cabling. Athe citizens and suggested that additionalthe Municipal Code to include State-mandated housing, single-room occupancy housing and around the city so citizens can understand in the next weeks. emergency shelters within Lawndale at its the role of the Sheriffs and how the citizens Assemblyman Steve Bradford will hold a meeting this week. Citizens, who became aware can work together with them to assure safety Town Hall Meeting for his constituents on two weeks ago at the new ordinance’s first in Lawndale. Saturday, October 12 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. reading into the record, attended Monday’s Concerns about illegal activities continuing at Inglewood City Hall Community Room at Weekend adjacent to Hawthorne Boulevard, Manhattan Deputies to regularly patrol the streets insurance marketplace how to participate inOne Manchester Boulevard to advise on theAffordable Care Act and California’s healtharound Hopper Park resulted in a requestby the Council for the Sheriff’s Departmentmeeting to express their concerns that thearea where their businesses are located, Forecast compromised by any housing of this type. daylight, and consider parking a Sheriff’s are invited to attend to become informedCovered California and the Medi-Cal expansionmandated by the Affordable Care Act. Citizensaround the area, be on the lookout for drugdeals that are made out in the open in broadCouncil members and the City AttorneyBeach Boulevard, and 170th Street, would be explained and assured the business owners and Department vehicle at the park on a regular about the requirements of health insurance citizens that the City of Lawndale has no plans basis. Neighbors have been threatened with to avoid fines and taxes for those who don’t to build supportive and transitional housing deadly weapons and bodily harm by those have health insurance by January 1, 2014. Friday designed to assist homeless individuals and who gather in and around the park. The week of September 21-29 is Lawndale Mostly and considered temporary housing to more was read for the first time and approved by done on regular trash days and garage/yardClean-Up Week. Curbside recycling can beAn ordinance amending the Municipal Codefamilies to move beyond emergency shelters Sunny permanent, affordable residential housing. The the Council that prohibits smoking near public sales can be held without permits on Saturdays, ordinance is mandated by California State buildings and parks, in public places within September 21 and/or September 28. Disposal 71˚/59˚ Senate Bill 2 and the low to moderate Housing 20 feet of public buildings and parks, and of all electronics, furniture, lumber and any Element compliance with State definitions is with the disposal of tobacco-related products large-sized items can be done at the Public the main reason for the ordinance. Without the in these same places. Sheriff’s Department Works Yard on Sunday, September 22 and Saturday Municipal Code wording in compliance with Deputies will be writing citations for these Saturday, September 28 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. AM Clouds/ be built anywhere, and designating a specific take matters related to this ordinance into However, no hazardous waste will be accepted.City Clean-Up Day on Saturday, Septembermisdemeanor crimes and citizens may alsoState definitions, this type of housing could PM Sun bounded area protects the neighborhoods. their hands by writing a citizen’s citation. 28 will commence at 9 a.m. at Der 70˚/60˚ found within the city to meet the needs of citizen who attempts to enforce this ordinance. and volunteers will be dispatched to areas toWienerschnitzel, 14900 Hawthorne Boulevard,The ordinance prohibits any action against aSingle Room Occupancy housing must be extremely low, very low, low, and moderate The Planning Commission will be clean up sidewalks and vacant lots. Gloves and Sunday State Assembly Bill 2634. The Lawndale Commission’s responsibilities by virtue of All citizens are encouraged to participate. Freetrash bags will be provided for all volunteers.absorbing Traffic Committee Duties into theincome households to meet the mandates of AM Clouds/ Zoning Code will be amended to allow for the ordinance introduced and approved that hotdogs will be available for all participants this type of housing in the C-1 restricted will be in effect for a one-year trial period. in the City Clean-Up Day after the work is PM Sun business zone. The definitions include housing Following more than 20 years of negotiating completed. The Senior citizens are challenging 68˚/60˚ for persons with disabilities as well. agencies involved with the Firmona Storm bag during the clean up. All volunteers willtheir group to bring at least one filled trashfor federal funds and getting permission fromReverend Chris Beamer and his wife Pamela, representing the 152nd Street Neighborhood Drain Project, the Public Works Department initially meet at Der Wienerschnitzel. Watch, publicly thanked the Sheriff’s announced the completion of the project The Lawndale City Council will meet again Department for its continued dedicated and along the railroad right-of-way and Firmona on Monday, October 7, at 6:30 p.m. •
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