Long Time No Blog - Catching Up
Well this little cephalopod got so busy that he coudn't squeeze out even the barest entry in what has been a busy few weeks here in Pedro. If you don't have the energy/time to write something worthwhile, then don't pick up the pen.
Anyways... There's commmunity storms a brewing everywhere in town these days. Let's start with the LAUSD vs. Developement vs. Traffic Advocates vs. Community Members vs. Old Folks battle shaping up on Western at ye old navy housing. Finally something's getting done there, but who knows if it's the right something. Frankly, I side on the we need a new high school team on this one, because I'd rather see that need get taken care of than more housing/condo/senior living development.
The biggest news, of course, is the naming of a new Executive Director for the Port of Los Angeles. Perhaps her previous job as Managing Director for the Port of Long Beach indicates that her appointment is based upon a desire to address regional issues, such as traffic and pollution, an area in which her resume seems to be relevant to. At least she's not from within the department. Will her tenure lead to a change in the counterproductive culture that permeates the departement?
Other Coverage: L.A. Times, Daily Breeze, Long Beach Press Telegram, Los Angeles Daily News, Mayor Sam
In case you needed to be told - should a tsunami hit the Port of Los Angeles, we're gonna be screwed big time. That mother nature's still got more muscle than mankind isn't news, and that we aren't really prepared for the whims of nature isn't a suprise either.
The Queen Mary 2 is coming to town and boat-o-philes can get all nautical over it.
Oh Joy! Looks like the satanic developers determined to mine the Peninsula coastline for every available inch of real estate had their dreams come true, with every luxury vacation condo at the planned resort on the former Marineland site selling out in 3 hours at an average price of $2.4 million.
Apparetly the interest in Reggie the Gator still deserves some tiny amount of ink.
The L.A. Times did an interesting article on the struggles of the Harbor Ship Supply group.
Oh, and of course you've gotta love the Life on The Edge Crimebeat. If it's not sneaky scuttling or gun & drug running bar owners, it's gotta be 43 tons of illegal squid sales. I love this town.
Anyways... There's commmunity storms a brewing everywhere in town these days. Let's start with the LAUSD vs. Developement vs. Traffic Advocates vs. Community Members vs. Old Folks battle shaping up on Western at ye old navy housing. Finally something's getting done there, but who knows if it's the right something. Frankly, I side on the we need a new high school team on this one, because I'd rather see that need get taken care of than more housing/condo/senior living development.
The biggest news, of course, is the naming of a new Executive Director for the Port of Los Angeles. Perhaps her previous job as Managing Director for the Port of Long Beach indicates that her appointment is based upon a desire to address regional issues, such as traffic and pollution, an area in which her resume seems to be relevant to. At least she's not from within the department. Will her tenure lead to a change in the counterproductive culture that permeates the departement?
Other Coverage: L.A. Times, Daily Breeze, Long Beach Press Telegram, Los Angeles Daily News, Mayor Sam
In case you needed to be told - should a tsunami hit the Port of Los Angeles, we're gonna be screwed big time. That mother nature's still got more muscle than mankind isn't news, and that we aren't really prepared for the whims of nature isn't a suprise either.
The Queen Mary 2 is coming to town and boat-o-philes can get all nautical over it.
Oh Joy! Looks like the satanic developers determined to mine the Peninsula coastline for every available inch of real estate had their dreams come true, with every luxury vacation condo at the planned resort on the former Marineland site selling out in 3 hours at an average price of $2.4 million.
Apparetly the interest in Reggie the Gator still deserves some tiny amount of ink.
The L.A. Times did an interesting article on the struggles of the Harbor Ship Supply group.
Oh, and of course you've gotta love the Life on The Edge Crimebeat. If it's not sneaky scuttling or gun & drug running bar owners, it's gotta be 43 tons of illegal squid sales. I love this town.
3 Comments:
You would like 4 schools within 1/2 a mile of one another you must be crazy
You think 3 schools on one small piece of land with Dodson up the street is a good idea? I think it is awful. 2 proposed schools are already more than enough. I also think the Bisno property should stay at 500 homes max 600.
Where else are you going to build the school? The only alternative site I can see as reasonably feasable is the former Di Carlo site, which has equally bad traffic problems, IMHO. Admittedly LAUSD didn't really aproach this in the smoothest of ways, but we need an additional high school in the area soon. Call me crazy!
Here's a question - has anyone at the City, LAUSD or community level tried to work out a comprehensive plan to address the traffic issues involved? Are there any creative solutions regarding the traffic on the table at all?
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