Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas will host a community meeting to hear environmental concerns raised by residents about the adequacy of a County ordinance to regulate oil and gas production in the Baldwin Hills area.
WHEN:
Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009 (6 p.m. to 9 p.m.)
LOCATION:
West L.A. College Fine Arts Theatre, 9000 Overland Ave., Culver City CA 90230
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Thursday, October 1, 2009 (6-8 p.m.)
West Angeles Church “Crystal Room”
3045 Crenshaw Blvd., LA, CA 90016
Saturday, October 3, 2009
( 10 a.m.-12 p.m.)
Inglewood High School “Cafeteria”
231 S. Grevillea Ave., Inglewood, CA 90301
Tuesday, October 6, 2009 (6-8 p.m.)
Transfiguration Church Hall
2515 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., LA, CA 90008
On Tuesday the Board of Supervisors heard supporting testimony from residents of Baldwin Hills and nearby communities to consider modifications and enhancements to the existing Baldwin Hills Community Standards District (”CSD”) ordinance, which oversees oil drilling in Baldwin Hills.
Speakers: Scott Malsin, Gary Silbiger, Rebecca Bernal, Angus Alexander, Martin Schlageter, Zoe Rawson, Grace Elliott, Ken Kutchner
Speakers: Sandra Hamlat, Damon Nagami, Eddie Jones, Dr. Clyde Williams, Sally Hampton, Gwendolyn Flynn, Dr. Khin Khin Gyi, Kaypers Jackson
Speakers: Damien Goodmon and Gary Gless
Finally, Supervisor Ridley-Thomas thanked the stakeholders for their testimony and then asked the Board of Supervisors for their unanimous vote in favor of the motion to consider modifications and enhancements to the existing Baldwin Hills Community Standards District (”CSD”) ordinance. The Board voted 5-0 in favor of the motion.
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Armed with rakes and trowels, Dorsey High School students on Saturday traveled to a new state park in Culver City on a daunting conservation mission: to bring back the cactus wren, a bird not seen there in a decade.
Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook State Park is a panorama of undeveloped hills and wilderness where gray foxes still prowl and red-tailed hawks soar within sight of downtown Los Angeles. Many other natural residents, however, have been vanquished by urban encroachment.
The two dozen students aimed to lay the foundation for a cactus wren stronghold by restoring the coastal sage scrub preferred by the bird, which builds its nests deep within the protective spines of cactus patches.
After weeding a square acre of steep hillside at the Culver City park, they planted cholla and prickly pear cactus, elderberry and black walnut trees.
“Cactus grows slowly, so my goal is long-term,” said Fonda Williams, 17, who plans to enroll at UCLA next year.
“I’m hoping that years from now, I’ll visit Baldwin Hills and discover that a pair of cactus wrens are calling the cactus I planted home.”
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Please join me on Saturday, June 27th at 9:00 a.m. a the Kenneth Hahn Baseball Field, 5401 S. Fairfax, between Stocker and Slauson.
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All visitors to the Second District website are encouraged to regularly check out the Calendar which can be accessed at the right end of the navigational bar above. We regularly post activities, meetings, conferences and events to the Calendar. For example, look at the many Second District Calendar items for tomorrow:
Hawthorne Library Spring Book Sale
Florence-Firestone Get Hip – Go Green Fest ‘09
Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook Grand Opening
4th Annual South L.A. Earth Fest at Leimert Park Village
All Star Talent Auditions Sponsored By St. John’s Well Child
Get out and enjoy your Saturday!
Register now for the California State Parks Foundation Conference “100 Years Since Allensworth – Is California Living Up to the Legacy?” at the University of Southern California, on Monday May 4, 2009. The conference will focus on revealing the important, hidden stories of the state’s African-American heritage, exploring work, parks, play and civic engagement.
The day includes panels, lunch and keynote speaker, the Hon. Willie L. Brown, Jr., along with a post-conference reception in the brand new Visitors Center at the Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook in Culver City. The deadline for registration is April 28.
Space is limited, so register now.
Baldwin Hills Community Standards District Town Hall Meeting Recap
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009On Thursday, October 15th, Supervisor Ridley-Thomas led a Town Hall discussion at West Los Angeles College on the Baldwin Hills Community Standards District which established guidelines for oil and gas production in the area.
Read an excellent recap of the event at The Front Page Online.
Learn more about the issue on the Second District website.
The videos below are from the public comment period:
Sally Hampton (Empowerment Congress), Andy Weissman (Mayor City of Culver City), Dr. Clyde Williams (Sierra Club Water Committee), Mary Ann Greene (Baldwin Hills Conservancy), David McNeill (Baldwin Hills Conservancy), Holly Mitchell (CEO, Crystal Stairs), John Kuechle (GBHA), Irma R. Munoz (Resident), Gwendolyn Flynn (Community Health Councils), Ken Kutcher (CCNA/GBHA), Dr. Suzanne De Benedittis (Citizens Coalition for a Safe Community), Shams (Resident), Dee Seehusen (Concerned Citizen), John F. Harris (Homeowner), Robert Zirgulis (Candidate for Culver City School Board), Clint Simmons (BNHA), Galen Dodd (Student), Gary Gless (CCSC), Ian Cousineau (Raintree Homeowners Association of the CAP), Reginald Jones-Sawyer (California Democratic Party), Diane Sher (Concerned Citizen), Kristofur Williams (Student and Boy Scout), John Dunlap (Homeowner), Beverly Christensen (Homeowner), Carol Standifer (BHVG Baldwin Hills), Bernadette Kirkwood (Resident), Pearl West (Teacher, Windsor Hills School)
Kendall Price (Resident), Myrna Specktor (Resident), Patricia G. Siever (Professor, W LA College), Dr. Gyi (Citizen Coalition for a Safe Community), Willis Hampton (Baldwin Hills Village Garden Homeowner Association), Rev. Fran Taylor (Baldwin Hills Home Owners Association), Tom Camarella (Culver City Democratic Club), Theo Irving (United Homeowners Association), Meghan Sahli-Wells (Neighborhood Action Network), Rich Waters (Gateway Neighborhood Association), Alma Secundino (Student), Joseph Israel (Westside Progressives), Robert L. Jones (President Baldwin Hills Conservancy), Emma Bunten-Johnston (Student, Girl Scout), Marilyn Grobeson (Access Services), Michelle Weiner (Resident)
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