Page 2 December 3, 2015 Community Briefs Manhattan Beach Santa Float Website and Tracker The Manhattan Beach Santa Float has gone high-tech this year! The float has a website – www.manhattanbeachsantafloat. com. The neighborhood routes are now published, along with the dates and names of the organizations who will be assisting Santa along the various routes. The best part is a Live Santa Tracker! Now residents will be able to know in real time when Santa will reach their block. Today, there’s an entirely preferable way to say goodbye to our family pets. The nation’s first 100% green and gentle alternative to cremation, Peaceful Pets Aquamation uses alkaline hydrolysis, a widely preferred process used at medical and veterinary facilities from UCLA to the Mayo Clinic. Using water flow and alkalinity, it mimics and accelerates natural decomposition. It is far more natural and gentle than fire based cremation. As with cremation, bones remain, but aquamation The Santa Float is being managed by the Manhattan Beach chapter of Kiwanis International this year. Special thanks to Kiwanis, to Kinecta Federal Credit Union which provides the truck and driver that pulls the sleigh, the Manhattan Beach Coordinating Council, to the Manhattan Beach Volunteer Police Auxiliary which keeps Santa safe and dry, and to the many local organizations who staff the float on its routes. Family Holiday Crafts Night The 29th Annual Family Holiday Crafts Night will be held December 05 from 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM at the Joslyn Community Center (1601 Valley Drive). Come and celebrate family fun times, feed off of the positive energy and exercise your mind as you paint or glue. This is a gathering space for you and your family to play and have some good old fashion fun. There will also be a simple supper, holiday goodies. and hot cocoa! Holiday Fireworks Festival The 27th Annual Manhattan Beach Holiday Fireworks Festival will be held December 13 from 4:00 PM - 7:30 PM at Manhattan Beach Pier. This year’s Fireworks Festival will take place on Sunday, December 13, 2015. Remember to bring blankets, beach chairs, and picnic dinner to pick a spot for the spectacular shows! The Holiday Fireworks are expected to go forward, rain or shine, on Sunday. For more information on the schedule of events, please visit the mbfireworks.com. Please be advised of street closures related to the event between 15th Street and 8th Street along Valley and Ocean. Green Alternative to Pet Cremation creates a fine beach-like sand. Peaceful Pets Aquamation, which has affiliated with vets across Southern California, including Bay Animal Hospital in Manhattan Beach, offers prices comparable to traditional cremation. People can also contact Peaceful Pets directly to arrange for after-care. Peaceful Pets Aquamation is located in Newbury Park, CA. For information, call 805-410-3880 or visit peacefulpetsaquamation.com (http://www. peacefulpetsaquamation.com). • Napolitano from front page freelance graphic design position that he eventually put aside in order to study law. He passed the bar in 2000 and practiced education law until 2005. To top it off, Napolitano was also a substitute teacher for the Lennox School District while attending Loyola Law School. Looking at the issues that face the County moving forward, Napolitano pointed to the need to address rising crime in the wake of the AB109 and Prop 47 legislation that have upped the rates of offenses throughout the South Bay and beyond. “We haven’t been able to recruit enough sheriffs to address the problem,” he said. “I want to work with the Sheriff [Jim McDonnell] to increase hiring, including a veterans hiring initiative.” Another stated priority is for the County to get its fair share of transportation. “The Fourth District is a net donor to the Metro [Metropolitan Transportation Authority] system because LA City has the votes and gets the money for their projects,” Napolitano noted. “It’s time to expand the Metro board for better representation and a fair allocation of resources so we can expand rail to LAX, the east and the south.” Napolitano also spoke of the importance to “protect our most vulnerable”—looking after children, seniors and veterans in need as well as addressing a recognized crisis in homelessness. He called for diversion programs, as well as housing, to help these people—along with a way to track those programs and ensure that the money spent leads to positive results. Calling it the “best anti-crime program” as well as the “best employment program,” Napolitano stressed that it is also critical to support early child education. “We’re facing shrinking resources and need to look at prioritizing prevention through early childhood education in addition to diversion for long-term success,” he said. Napolitano additionally pledged to continue Knabe’s efforts in supporting the Safe Surrender program and keeping up the fight against sex trafficking. Napolitano explained that he applies certain values to all of his decision-making--first and foremost putting people and communities first by solving problems, keeping citizens safe, supporting non-profits and always being accessible. “We need to make LA County more business-friendly and jobs-focused,” he said. “I want to continue to find ways to reduce costs and regulations to get businesses running and keeping them running.” Napolitano emphasized the need to protect the environment by reducing air and water pollution, creating more open space, recycling/reusing, and taking the lead on water conservation. Other focuses include fiscal responsibility by making sure the County does not spend more money than it has; not approving taxes without a vote of the people; and making government smarter, more open and accessible. “Dealing with the County should be as easy as dealing with Amazon,” Napolitano said. “We need to use technology to better engage the public and measure our programs and adjust for improvements.” Next fall’s election will include no less than races for President, State Senate, Congress, and Governor. While Napolitano acknowledges that citizens will have huge choices to make across the board, he believes that the vote for Supervisor will be the most important one for those living in the Fourth District. “They’ll be electing one-fifth of the governing body of the nation’s largest county with over 10 million people, a $27 billion budget, and the 19th largest economy in the world,” he explained. “No other level of government has a bigger impact on people’s daily lives than LA County—from public safety to transportation, from education to the environment, from the local economy to healthcare, to the arts and beyond. LA County does it all, and the politicians and special interests are scrambling to create a supermajority to take over the Board and its budget. That’s why it matters who gets elected next. This isn’t a job you inherit. It’s one you have to earn. I’m not a politician. 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