Thank You To My Community.
Thank you to those community members who took the time to nominate my for Hero of The Week with KNX News. It is an honor to represent Harbor Gateway North, our Unincorporated LA County areas of East Gardena, West Rancho Dominguez, Willowbrook and City of Gardena. Every positive step forward is helping to reshape our neighborhoods.
What To Do With All The Illegal Dumping…
Illegal dumping is exploding throughout the Unincorporated LA County areas of East Gardena, West Rancho Dominguez, Willowbrook and the community of Harbor Gateway. We dedicate the very first part of our days simply reporting all the dumping to the various entities. Our efforts have brought attention to many of these areas.
Currently, the City of Los Angeles is prosecuting the illegal dumping. We have been fortunate in catching approximately 61 individuals in the act. Under no circumstances do we attempt to stop the illegal dumping due to the safety issues. We simply video the act, and submit a report using the MYLA311 app.
Leaking Water Mains, Compromised Fire Hydrants…
Leaking water mains, compromised fire hydrants are impacting the safety throughout the Unincorporated LA County areas of East Gardena, West Rancho Dominguez & Willowbrook. Please do your part by reporting these issues to Golden State Water by calling
(800)999-4033. They will respond swiftly.
An Empty Building Is Never A Good Thing.
Buildings along the Union Pacific Railroad areas have become targets for criminal activity. The warehouses located at 400 W Rosecrans are in the process of being demolished. We are trying to work with regional planning so these buildings will not longer pose a threat to our communities.
To report suspicious activity in this area, the South side of Rosecrans along the East side of Figueroa contact Compton Sheriff Station at 310 605 6500.
Non Conforming Vehicle Fire
On Sunday, May 14th, an RV fire or Non Conforming Vehicle was set on fire. There were no injuries or loss of life. This is the first fire we have had since April. We alerted AT&T, Verizon & Spectrum of the fire. The County of Los Angeles, Supervisor Mitchell’s office, LASD HOST Team, HOPICS, & St Joseph’s Center were also notified of the situation. Currently, we have three burned RV’s sitting on our streets longer than 3 months. We are seeing the landlords rebuilding the burned RV’s and renting them out. (Yes, that is factual information).
Please send emails to the following individuals asking for the burned out RV’s to be removed immediately before they are rented again.
Kyle Lee, Constituent Services for East Gardena, West Rancho Dominguez Email klee@bos.lacounty.gov
April Johnson, Assistant Director, Constituent Services Email ap.johnson@bos.lacounty.gov
Isela Gracias, Senior Deputy, Homeless & Housing.
Meet The Community Ambassadors Who Care…
On Saturday, May 13, Community members from throughout the area joined forces to help clean up Historic Gardena Blvd in the community of Harbor Gateway North. Volunteers from Enviromental Charter Middle School, the Boys & Girls Club, Athens Park Concerned Citizens Group, Harbor Gateway North Neighborhood Council Homeless Committee & the Harbor Gateway South Neighborhood Council picked up the waste around the schools & the Boys & Girls Club. We also drove street by street and picked up all the dumped items.
Another Success CARE+ Clean Up In Harbor Gateway North
A chronic area with homeless living in an alley, large amounts of debris and illegal activity taking place near our Boys & Girls Club. Getting our homeless outreach providers & mental health specialists is the very first step. Using www.LA-HOP.org to submit the request, a team is then deployed to the location within 48 hours. The assessment begins and resources are offered.
Homeless Policy Deputies’ Meeting Thursday, May 11th at 2pm!
We just received notification this meeting was taking place today. Feel free to join in on the call using the call in number 323 776 6996 Passcode is 665324311# or via Microsoft Teams (link is on the agenda)
Below is the Agenda or visit the Los Angeles County Chief Executive Office agendas website, under Homeless Policy Deputies Meeting.
Second Annual Bring It On The Blvd
Second Annual Community Event!
SAVE THE DATE. Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 from 11a-3pm
Join us on Historic Gardena Blvd as we come together and have fun!
How We Spend Our Days….
We are not your ordinary Chamber of Commerce. We are having to tackles the issues that most chambers would not touch. We are having to literally create new resources to find quick solutions.
On Monday, we had an overdose in the blue RV. The female that passed away died on our streets in a rented RV. According to Fire Station 95, this is becoming the norm in our area. They are responding to these Medical Emergencies on a daily basis. Once the body was removed from the vehicle, the vehicle was left on the street. This is the third incident involving drugs in the last month. We notified the Sheriff’s HOST team, St Joseph’s Center, and HOPICS so they could contact the caseworker. The caseworker could then assist law enforcement with contacting next of kin.