Street Takeover Councilman McOsker’s Motion
Street Takeovers: Supporting Councilmember Tim McOsker’s Push for a Coordinated Response Harbor Gateway Chamber is encouraging businesses, residents and community stakeholders to submit public comment in support of Councilmember Tim McOsker’s street takeover motion, Council File 26-1150. Over the past several weeks, I’ve been out on the streets of Harbor Gateway and our neighboring communities, […]
I’ve Been Quiet. The Work Hasn’t.
It’s been several months since I’ve sent out a newsletter. I haven’t disappeared. In fact, the past several months have been some of the busiest I’ve experienced. Much of my time has been spent where I believe it matters most — out in the community. I’ve been walking business corridors, meeting with business and property […]
Compton Blvd Humanitarian Response May 6th
For the first time in years, today felt like progress on Compton Blvd in East Gardena, West Rancho Dominguez, and/or Rosewood. Today we saw a plan.Today we saw enforcement.Today we saw movement toward restoring safety and order. RVs parked in the red, blocking fire hydrants and driveways, were removed. Laws that many believed had stopped […]
Copper Wire Theft Is Costing Every Harbor Gateway Resident – Here’s How to Report It
nfrastructure across Los Angeles and neighboring communities is being destroyed at an alarming rate by copper wire thieves. They are causing substantial damage to steal harvest valuable building materials. What started as a simple stop for coffee turned into another disturbing discovery — communication wiring hanging from sidewalks, exposed and damaged in plain sight. AT&T, […]
Compton Blvd Cleanup Shows What’s Possible – But the Work Isn’t Done
Thank you to Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell for hearing our pleas for help and ensuring cleanup efforts along Compton Blvd & Staff Ct moved swiftly. The piles of illegally dumped garbage and hazardous waste began accumulating Friday and continued growing over the past four days. This morning, crews began at 6am and by 8:30am two […]
02.27.26 Medical Outreach Mission at Harbor Gateway Encampment Highlights Need for Multi-Agency Safety Framework
The medical outreach team deployed to the Harbor Gateway RV encampment area on Friday, February 27th, at the direction of David Matthews, president of the Harbor Gateway Chamber of Commerce. The team operated in a volatile and hazardous environment characterized by recent arsons, a shooting, and pervasive narcotic use. While the mission provided immediate medical assistance to approximately ten individuals for issues including an infected gunshot wound, the operational environment was severely compromised by disruptive individuals under the influence and broader public safety concerns. This initial deployment confirmed the area’s extreme vulnerability and highlighted that sustainable, effective outreach is non-sustainable without a structured, multi-agency public safety framework. We are now committed to establishing this framework to enable a remote mobile clinic street medicine team to conduct a weekly medical, mental health, substance use disorder and critical wound care services on a walk-up basis located within the RV encampment impact zone.
Upcoming Nonconforming Vehicle Ordinance Amendment SUPPORT Letter
Attached is a fillable letter of support for the Transportation Core Service Area Nonconforming Vehicle Ordinance Amendment (File ID 26-1115).