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11/24/2025

Budget and Finance Town Hall
The city has started its budget process. Get involved and join controller Kenneth Mejia for a virtual town hall on the city's budget and finances. You will receive a Zoom link shortly before the meeting begins.
Time: 8 to 10 p.m., Nov. 25
Details: https://tinyurl.com/Controller-budget-town-hall
Venue: Zoom

11/24/2025

Together We Rise: 65th Assembly District Residents Join Asm. Mike Gipson in Pro-Immigrant Vigil to Heal the South L.A. Community

WILMINGTON – Assemblymember Mike A. Gipson (D-Carson) will join assembled community members and leaders uniting to create a healing space for Angelenos who are impacted by months of activity during the federal government’s immigration enforcement push.
On Nov. 24 in Watts, participants plan to meet up in public and convene in a prayer for South Los Angeles families. After remarks that uplift local voices and organizational partners, participants will march less than a mile on 103rd Street, peacefully relocating from the county park at Ted Watkins Memorial Park to St. Lawrence Catholic Church on Compton Avenue. Mass will be held in the Church.
This multiracial and multiethnic event is planned in partnership with residents of the Watts neighborhood. A food giveaway will take place for needy families affected by recent detainments.

The opening prayer of “Together We Rise: A Vigil for Strength & Unity” will begin at 5:30 p.m. sharp.

11/22/2025

The Los Angeles fire department has declared a " Major Emergency" after a fire started aboard a container ship inside the Port of Los Angeles.

The ship " 1 Henry Hudson" reported a fire onboard shortly before 7pm this evening. Over a hundred firefighters are currently obscene fighting the blaze burning somewhere underneath the deck of the ship possibly on the 3rd level.

Hazardous materials including lithium batteries are believed to be onboard the ship.

11/21/2025

Hahn Issues Statement on Increased ICE Activity in Long Beach

Long Beach, CA -- Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn issued the following statement after at least nine people were detained by masked ICE agents at workplaces across Long Beach today.

“ICE is continuing to terrorize our communities and they hit Long Beach hard today. They are not communicating with local law enforcement, and we know they are not targeting violent criminals. They are targeting people based on the color of their skin, or their accent, or the place that they work. They are violating our residents’ rights every day they remain on our streets. They are creating chaos and spreading fear in our immigrant community, and they need to leave.

Tomorrow, I will unveil an ordinance barring all law enforcement, including ICE from concealing their identities. This is how an authoritarian’s secret police operate – not legitimate law enforcement in a democracy.”

Read more here: https://wp.me/p3AltZ-j2t

Supervisors' County Ordinance to Bar Law Enforcement from Concealing Identities, Public Comment Urged - The Los Angeles Harbor Area's Only Independently owned news magazine serving San Pedro, Wilmington, Carson, Lomita, Torrance, Long Beach, Rancho Palos Verdes and Harbor Gateway.

11/13/2025

~ Rescheduled Date:
Hahn Announces Food Distribution Events

Supervisor Janice Hahn is announcing large scale food distribution events across her district. Supervisor Hahn's Fourth District alone is home to 280,000 people who depend on CalFresh benefits.
The free food distribution events, organized in partnership with the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, will take place at the following locations:

Rescheduled from Nov. 14, due to storm:
NEW DATE: Nov. 21, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. – Long Beach City College Pacific Coast Campus

Nov. 26, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. – Hawaiian Gardens Fedde Sports Complex

There is no eligibility required for residents at these events and food will be distributed as supplies last.

11/13/2025

Latin America Solidarity in Los Angeles in November

U.S. Wars, US Refugees and border crises, ICE and military in our streets
These reasons are why it is so important to unite for the Latin America solidarity events in November in Los Angeles.

See below for November Latin America solidarity events

1 to 3 p.m., Nov. 15, Cold War Truth Commission on US/CIA Latin America interventions at LA Workers' Center
4 p.m., Nov. 15, Forum on Venezuela Harriet Tubman Center for Social Justice - LA

All Out for day-long pre-Thanksgiving SOA watch - (School of the Americas, renamed the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation or WHINSEC) L.A. style vigil in front of the downtown LA Federal Building and Detention Center, 12 to 7 p.m. Nov. 25
This is a day-long solidarity vigil, song, food,testimony and prayer, with a
candlelight vigil for victims of ICE and for victims of US terror and imperialism throughout Latin America.

Los Angeles has a strong and historic movement for Latin America solidarity. Now is the time to unite again with it.

"You can swallow Latin America, but you cannot digest her" -Che Guevara

11/12/2025

https://www.randomlengthsnews.com/archives/2025/11/12/closures-of-vincent-thomas-bridge/73068

"Motorists should expect delays when utilizing the Vincent Thomas Bridge and use Caltrans QuickMap to review current traffic conditions before traveling."

Daytime and Overnight Closures of Vincent Thomas Bridge - The Los Angeles Harbor Area's Only Independently owned news magazine serving San Pedro, Wilmington, Carson, Lomita, Torrance, Long Beach, Rancho Palos Verdes and Harbor Gateway.

10/17/2025

No Kings, No Fear
Indivisible Calls America to Peaceful Action on October 18

By Ezra Levin, Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director, Indivisible and

Peter Warren, Indivisible San Pedro

This is an answer to the Trump administration's lies about Indivisible, and it is a call to action. We are a peaceful, people-powered movement challenging the administration’s authoritarian actions against the people of the United States.

We are courageous activists organizing in every state and nearly every congressional district — red, blue, and purple. We’re in the cities Trump is invading and the rural areas he promised to fight for, but now attacks.

There is nothing an authoritarian fears more than peaceful, organized people power. That’s why the White House is now turning its sights on us.https://wp.me/p3AltZ-iV

No Kings, No Fear -Indivisible rejects Trump’s false claims, reaffirming peaceful resistance and urging nationwide unity at the Oct. 18 “No Kings” protests.

10/08/2025

ICE all over SP today

they took someone from in front of Louie's on Pacific this morning, the tamele vendor outside 7-11 on Gaffey, violently detained someone at Home Depot

06/13/2025

https://www.facebook.com/Code3NewsSanPedro/videos/3638652666442041/

Update, the 110 freeway and Gaffey now open in all directions as of twenty minutes ago.
Per Code3newsSP

06/01/2025

Police are searching for a suspect in the area of 17th and 18th from Gaffey to Cabrillo.

Please avoid the area until further notice.

K9 units will be conducting a search momentarily.

The suspect has been arrested as of 7:30 pm.

05/09/2025

A police pursuit that began around 12:30 pm on Friday came to a quick end after the suspect crashed into multiple vehicles at the intersection of 19th and Pacific Ave.

The pursuit was initiated near 19th Street and Mesa and only lasted about a minute before the crash occurred injuring at least six people.

One person had to be extricated from one of the vehicles. At least two of the people were reported to be in serious condition and transported to nearby hospitals. The suspect was also transported for his injuries.

Police could not confirm any additional information at the time of this report.