Save The Date 21 February 2024
East Gardena, West Rancho Dominguez, Rosewood, Willowbrook, & Compton, we have scheduled a Business Community Update for Wednesday, February 24 at 2pm. This is a follow-up meeting to discuss all the positive changes and get an updated on some of the problematic locations. Please reserve your space today by clicking this link.
Rancho Dominguez February 29th.
Save the DATE. Thursday, February 29th at 10:30am. We are bringing everyone together to discuss the issues impacting our business corridor & neighboring communities. Everyone is Welcome. Please click the link to reserve your space.
Community.
In October, the Los Angeles City Council honored Green Meadows All-Stars as they secured their FIRST citywide championship title in both Minor & Major divisions in the Spring of 2023 PLAYLA Baseball League. Hearing their stories of overcoming adverse conditions while practicing on the field, learning to lay flat during drive by shootings and other issues, I knew we needed to do more for these kids. The Green Meadows Recreation Center is located in LA City Council District 9 and shares a boundary with Supervisor Mitchell District 2. Many of the children live in the Florence Firestone neighborhood. We were able to raise funds for an In N Out food truck and are working with Nike for some donated uniform pieces. When we reached out to the park asking what we could do for the kids, they were surprised we wanted to help since this is not an area we cover. This could be any of our neighborhoods. These could be our children. We are committed to reshaping our communities into safer, cleaner, healthier areas.
We SEE It All & Report It All.
Every Day, we identify potentially stolen vehicles throughout Harbor Gateway, Unincorporated LA County areas, City of Gardena and now Compton. We happened to be driving by the Crystal Casino and spotted this one in the Compton Creek. Reporting this was complicated since it was in the channel which is under State control. We reported to Compton Sheriff & CHP South Los Angeles.
Rancho Dominguez.
Businesses in the Rancho Dominguez area have asked for our help in their area. Another Unincorporated LA County neighborhood. We were in the area on Friday, Saturday and Sunday driving the streets and requesting services. On Friday, we received a call regarding a generator left on while no one was in the RV. There was no one in the vehicle so we contacted Carson Sheriff for a wellness check.Businesses in the Rancho Dominguez area have asked for our help in their area. Another Unincorporated LA County neighborhood. We were in the area on Friday, Saturday and Sunday driving the streets and requesting services. On Friday, we received a call regarding a generator left on while no one was in the RV. There was no one in the vehicle so we contacted Carson Sheriff for a wellness check.
Chronic Location 133rd & Broadway.
133rd & Broadway is a chronic hotspot for Illegal Dumping. Items like boats, furniture, used construction materials, roofing, pallets, human waste wrapped in blankets, buckets of stuff, Amazon packages, and gardening waste. We were fortunate to have additional resources on Thursday which enabled us to start removing the waste. During the removal, we found 5500 copies of Pasadena Magazine still wrapped in plastic. We have reached out to the magazine & the publisher. In this video, it was such a pungent scent that caught us all by surprise. I couldn’t help but share in the video. Somehow, we still managed to find some humor in this mess.
“I Want To Die Here”
Clean ups are just one part of our efforts to reshape our neighborhoods. Working with those individuals living on our streets is requiring the majority of our time. If you look closely in this photo, you will see an elderly man living in the middle of this situation. His words to me “I do not want any help. I just want to die here”. It was heart wrenching to see someone with no hope. I made several calls to our homeless outreach providers to get someone to the location to no avail. On Saturday, Adult Protective Services visited him. I took an umbrella & a blanket to him as well. As of this writing, he is still in the location. Union Pacific Railroad will be sending someone from CityNet to offer him assistance on Monday.
The Game Changer For All of Us.
Thursday, January 18th, the area of 135th & Broadway in Rosewood were cleaned up with the assistance of several local businesses. The County of Los Angeles provided dumpsters from Universal Waste Services (UWS). Both Century Sheriff & LAPD Southwest provided assistance with the street closure. Los Angeles County Fire & Golden State Water performed checks on the fire hydrants. The area around Phillips66 is now cleaned up. The RV’s have not been relocated. We are working to get the service providers to this location to assist us with resources & housing options.
The individuals living in the RV’s at this location all participated in the clean up. We provided additional trash bags and have requested trash bins be provided on a weekly basis until there is plan to remove the RV’s. Working along side the homeless gave us the opportunity to get to know them, figure out what resources were available and get the providers to them. We will continue to monitor this area and ensure everyone has a plan. Many of these folks are ready & willing to work. We could start to utilize them to maintain our streets if we work together.
Thursday, January 18th.
Today, we will be cleaning up this situation on 135th and Broadway with the assistance of our local business community and Public Works. Clean up begins at 10am. We are hopeful to make a dent with the waste and clear the areas directly next to Phillips66 facility. One Street at a time at this point.
Illegal Dumping Update.
Another Victory For All of Us! We received information from LA County Public Works with an update regarding the Illegal Dumping that was caught in the act on January 2nd on Compton Blvd & Main Street. Deputies from the Sheriff’s Dept issued citations this morning to the two individuals responsible for the dumping. This is our third case involving local illegal dumpers. We are now waiting to see what the DA is planning to do with the case.