Sixth Council District Newsletter
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October 2017- Volume I, Issue I
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Dear Neighbors,
Thank you for subscribing to my electronic newsletter. As an office, we strive to keep you informed of Sixth District and City-wide policy changes, special events, and highlights of our City. If there is an area of interest to you, please write to us at
district6@longbeach.gov, and we will work to publish commentary related to the subject.
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LBCC- Pacific Coast Campus
Wednesday, October 4, 2017, Long Beach City College, Pacific Coast Campus celebrated the grand opening of their QQ and RR buildings. The buildings will house the Electrical Technology Program and the Lifetime Learning Center.
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Community Clean-Up in Wrigley
Saturday, October 7, 2017, our office hosted a community clean-up on the 1800 block of Daisy Avenue. A dumpster, brooms, rakes, trash bags, and gloves were available for community use. The neighbors brought out their muscles and dollies and helped collect illegally dumped items in the area. WAY TO GO WRIGLEY. If you are interested in hosting a community clean-up in your neighborhood, please call my office at 562-570-6816. We are more than happy to coordinate clean-ups on a first-come-first-serve basis.
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Crucial Catch Day
The NFL, American Cancer Society, and the Center for Family Health & Education are partnering to host a special event to celebrate health and cancer prevention. Please join them on Tuesday, October 17, 2017 from 10:00am-1:00pm at Priority Care Medical Group (500 W Willow Street) for free breast and colorectal cancer screening appointments. Family friendly activities, refreshments, light breakfast, and lunch will be provided.
Please call 818-660-1877 for more information.
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Landlord Workshop
Join the Fair Housing Foundation at the Neighborhood Resource Center (100 W Broadway, Ste. 550) on Wednesday, October, 18, 2017 from 2:00pm -4:00pm to obtain information on fair housing laws, rental application processes, managing rental properties, housing discrimination, rent increases, eviction processes, occupancy standards, and foreclosure information. This event is free and aimed to inform landlords of their rights and responsibilities.
Please call 1800-446-FAIR to RSVP.
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Midtown Business Improvement District Mixer
Please join the Midtown BID on Thursday, October 19, 2017 at Pinches Pizzas (1711 E Anaheim Street) for their quarterly business mixer from 5:30pm-7:00pm. Eric Romero, from the Long Beach Department of Economic & Property Development will be discussing business assistance programs and services, and there will be free no loitering/no trespassing signs available for business owners of the Mitown BID.
Please call 562-485-7333 for more information.
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Planning Commission Meeting is Coming to Veteran's Park
The regularly scheduled City of Long Beach Planning Commission meeting will be held on Thursday, October 19. The meeting has been moved from its location in the City Hall Council Chambers due to scheduling conflicts, and will now be held at 5:00 pm at the Veterans Park Community Center, 101 E. 28th St. Parking is free for attendees.
Please click
here
to view Planning Commission meeting details and agendas.
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Sixth District Monthly Food Distribution
Please join us for our monthly food distribution on Friday, October 20, 2017 at McBride Park (1550 Martin Luther King Jr Ave) from 9:00am-12:00pm. This event is free and open to the public, please bring your own bag. Canned goods, fruit juice, rice, beans, and other items will be available. First come first served.
For more information or volunteering opportunities, please call 562-570-6816
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Community Clean-Up
Please join us for a community clean-up in the Wrigley area on Saturday, October 21, 2017 at 3029 Daisy avenue from 8:00am-12:00pm. A dumpster, brooms, rakes, trash bags, and gloves will be available for community use.
For more information or to host a community clean-up in your neighborhood, please call 562-570-6816
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Nature on 10th Street
Please join AOC7 Saturday, October 21, 2017 from 8:30am-12:00pm at Craftsman Village Park (851 Orange Avenue) as they implement the second phase of their Neighborhood Partners grant along 10th Street. Tree planting, tree care, and arts activities will be taking place.
For more information please call 562-758-5751.
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Disability Employment Awareness Month
The City of Long Beach along with the Citizen's Advisory Commission on Disabilities will be hosting a resource fair at Veteran's Park Community Center (101 E 28th Street) on Thursday, October 26, 2017 from 1:00pm-3:00pm. Keynote speaker will be Councilmember Dee Andrews. Please join us for this public celebration.
For more information please call 562-570-6257
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Protect Yourself Against the Flu!
The City of Long Beach Department of Health & Human Services and Red Cross Volunteer Services will be hosting free flu shots clinics throughout the City. Please click
here
to find a clinic near you!
Fore more information please call 562-570-SHOT
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Please click
here for a press release regarding the tragic incident at Anaheim Street and Walnut Avenue on Tuesday, October 10, 2017.
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Join a Community Group
These groups meet once a month and provide community updates, and a chance for you to meet your neighbors. They are listed by date of meeting.
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Wrigley Association
The Wrigley Association meets the first Monday of every month at Veteran's Park at 101 E 28th Street at 7:00pm. Please visit their website for more information.
Wrigley Association Link
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Anaheim, Orange, Cherry, 7th Street (AOC7)
AOC7 meets the first Wednesday of every month at 6:30pm at Gamboa Theater located at MacArthur Park 1323 Gundry Avenue. Please visit their Facebook page for more information.
AOC7 Facebook Link
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Midtown Neighborhood Association
Please e-mail the founder
Shayne
for more information.
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Central Neighborhood Advisory Committee (CNAC)
CNAC meets the second Wednesday of every month at 4:00pm at Burnett Library at 560 E Hill Street. Please e-mail their President
Jose Flores
for more information.
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Midtown Business Improvement District
The Midtown Business Improvement District (BID) is not a neighborhood association, but a district created to promote and market the Anaheim Street commercial corridor. Its members are all business or property owners along Anaheim, who work together to promote commerce and community partnerships. Please visit their
Facebook page
for more information.
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Wrigley Area Neighborhood Alliance (WANA)
WANA meets the first Monday of every month at Veteran's Park at 101 E 28th Street at 7:00pm. Please visit their
Facebook page
for more information.
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Sunny Central Neighborhood Association
Sunny Neighborhood Association is in its early stages, and does not meet on a regular basis quite yet. They kicked off their association with a wonderful community clean-up in the King Park area on Saturday, October 7, 2017. Stay tuned for updates!
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Contact your Council District 6 Office
*If you are unsure who to address your e-mail to, please send it to our general inbox at district6@longbeach.gov*
562-570-6816
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