The Port will hold a workshop on the San Pedro Waterfront plan this week. Learn more about the elements planned for the San Pedro Downtown Harbor Project and share your thoughts on specific design elements. Share your ideas and comments.
WHEN: Thursday, March 18, 2010, 6:00–8:00 pm
WHERE: Port of Los Angeles High School, 250 West 5th Street, San Pedro
LINKS: Waterfront Implementation Guidelines (pdf), Waterfront Schedule (pdf)
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Discover an eclectic mix of San Pedro’s most fascinating homes at the Spring for White Point Home Tour & Reception on Sunday, June 13, 2010 from 1- 5 PM. A contemporary remodel with beautiful water gardens inside and out, a 1920’s cottage with an award-winning New Zealand artist’s modern studio,are two of six homes to be featured on this year’s self-guided tour,. The tour is an annual community event hosted by the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy and the Spring for White Point Committee. All proceeds from the event benefit the White Point Nature Preserve and new Nature Education Center in San Pedro.
This year Random Lengths News is supporting the event by offering exclusive advertising opportunities to the Home Tour Sponsors in HarboRLiving magazine. The issue to be published on May 27, 2010 is a Special Home Tour Edition featuring the history, architecture and other interesting details about the featured homes. Sponsor advertising will have prominent media visibility at a special discounted rate in this popular edition of HarboRLiving, which has a circulation of 30,000.
Following the tour, ticket holders are invited to enjoy a celebration reception from 4:30 to 7:00 PM at the new White Point Nature Education Center with wine, appetizers, live music, and a silent auction. They will have a special opportunity to tour the Nature Education Center which features multi-media exhibits of White Point’s cultural and natural history and a native plant demonstration garden and which will serve as a community resource for students, families and community groups from all over Los Angeles. The Center is set amidst the beautifully restored 102-acre Preserve with impressive ocean views, and 3.7 miles of groomed and handicapped accessible hiking trails that wind through the restored native coastal sage scrub habitat.
Tickets will go on sale in April and may be purchased in advance for $50 per person. More information on tickets and sponsorship opportunities are available on the Land Conservancy’s website at www.pvplc.org or call (310) 541-7613.
The Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated
to preserving land and restoring habitat for the enjoyment and education of all.
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LAPD Senior Lead Officer Joe Buscaino has sent us some tips regarding the 2010 Census. The timeline for the census is as follows:
MARCH 2010: Census forms are mailed or delivered to households
APRIL 2010: National Census Day—use this day as a point of reference for sending your completed forms back in the mail
APRIL - JULY 2010: Census takers visit households that did not return a form by mail
Here’s what Officer Buscaino has to say:
If a U.S. Census worker knocks on your door, they will have a badge, a handheld device, a Census Bureau canvas bag, and a confidentiality notice. Ask to see their identification and their badge before answering their questions. However, you should never invite anyone you don’t know into your home.**
Census workers are currently only knocking on doors to verify address information. Do not give your Social Security number, credit card or banking information to anyone, even if they claim they need it for the U.S. Census. REMEMBER, NO MATTER WHAT THEY ASK, YOU REALLY ONLY NEED TO TELL THEM HOW MANY PEOPLE LIVE AT YOUR ADDRESS.
While the Census Bureau might ask for basic financial information, such as a salary range, YOU DON’T HAVE TO ANSWER ANYTHING AT ALL ABOUT YOUR FINANCIAL SITUATION. The Census Bureau will not ask for Social Security, bank account, or credit card numbers, nor will employees solicit donations. Any one asking for that information is NOT with the Census Bureau.
AND REMEMBER, THE CENSUS BUREAU HAS DECIDED NOT TO WORK WITH ACORN ON GATHERING THIS INFORMATION. No Acorn worker should approach you saying he/she is with the Census Bureau.
Eventually, Census workers may contact you by telephone, mail, or in person at home. However, the Census Bureau will not contact you by Email, so be on the lookout for Email scams impersonating the Census. Never click on a link or open any attachments in an Email that are supposedly from the U.S. Census Bureau.
How to Identify a Census Field Representative
If you are visited by someone from the United States Census Bureau, here are some RECOGNITION TIPS to assure the validity of the field representative;
* Must present an ID Badge which contains: photograph of field representative, Department of Commerce watermark, and expiration date.
* Will provide you with supervisor contact information and/or the regional office phone number for verification, if asked.
* Will provide you with a letter from the director of the Census Bureau on U.S. Census Bureau letterhead.
* May be carrying a laptop and/or bag with a Census Bureau logo. When in doubt, please call the Los Angeles Regional Office for verification at 1-800-992-3530. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m., Pacific Standard Time.
