Sixth District May Newsletter

Sixth Council District Newsletter

May 2018

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.

This edition is fairly short, so keep your eyes out for another pretty soon with more Summer details!

Upcoming Events and Community Announcements

Summer Events and Volunteering!

Pacific Avenue Tree Well Clean-Up Thursday, May 24th. 8:00am - 12:00pm.

-Volunteers Needed! Please call 562-570-6816 or email district6@longbeach.gov and get to know your neighbors and community leaders!

Helpline Juneteenth Celebration Friday, June 15th. Martin Luther King Jr. Park

Community Concert Saturday, June 23rd. MacArthur Park 4:00pm - 6:00pm

6th District Night at the Long Beach Museum of Art Thursday July 12th. 6:00pm

Community Concert Saturday, July 21st. Veterans Park

Harbor Tour Wednesday, August 15th.

Community Band and Movie in the Park Monday, August 20th. Veterans Park

6th District Aquarium Tour Thursday, September 6th.

Khmer Girls in Action 12th Annual Yellow Lounge Saturday June 2nd.

VOTING INFORMATION! Election is June 5th.

Find your polling place here .

Long Beach NAACP Juneteenth Celebration Saturday, June 10th.

SCE Scam Alerts

Special Notices

6th District Ambassadors Applications are still open!

If you are interested, please head to our website and fill out the brief application. Please also send a resume to district6@longbeach.gov.

Street Closures in the 6th

Locust Avenue from 21st Street to Hill Street. 3:00pm to 8:00pm. Saturday May 19th.

Alley north of PCH between McDonalds and Tierra Mia Coffee 300 Block of East PCH. North-South Alleys to close as well. 5:00pm to 10:00pm. Saturday May 26th.

SCE Power Outages

Outage Status: Scheduled

Outage Alert Num: 887363

Starting at: May 21, 2018 9:00 a.m.

Ending at: May 21, 2018 4:00 p.m.

# of Residential customers affected: 30

# of Commercial customers affected: 2

# of Traffic Control meters affected: 0

Outage Boundary: PASADENA AVE A/W EAST SIDE 191' NORTH OF 25TH ST

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.

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

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

Midtown Neighborhood Association

Please e-mail the founder Shayne for more information or visit their Facebook page .

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.

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.

Wrigley Area Neighborhood Alliance (WANA)

WANA meets the third Monday of every month at Veteran's Park at 101 E 28th Street at 7:00pm. If their meeting day falls on a holiday, their meeting is rescheduled to the following Monday. Please visit their Facebook page for more information.

Sunny Central Neighborhood Association

Sunny Neighborhood Association is in its early stages, and does not meet on a regular basis quite yet. Please visit their Facebook page for more information and stay tuned for updates!

You may also join Mrs. Alice Robinson for Feeding in the Park on the first Wednesday of every month at King Park at noon. This is a wonderful opportunity to serve and meet other members of the community.

Contact your Council District 6 Office

Dee Andrews - Councilmember

Isabel Arvea - Chief of Staff

Alanah Grant - Economic Development & Policy Analyst

Connor Lock - Political Analyst

*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