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Helicopter crash update
The National Transportation Safety Board recently released a preliminary report on the helicopter crash that claimed three lives on Sept. 30. Two other people aboard were injured, one seriously. The REACH Air Medical Services helicopter crashed around 7:30 p.m. that September night. “The pilot, flight nurse, and patient were fatally injured; the flight paramedic was seriously injured, and the passenger sustained minor injuries.
Friday Night Paramount
Courtesy photo Families and friends gathered for Fiestas Patrias at the city’s Friday Night Paramount night market on Sept. 4, celebrating Latin American cultures and traditions with live mariachi music and folklorico dancers.
Council members sworn
The Avalon City Council voted unanimously to formally recite the facts of the June 2026 election. Departing Councilmember Mary Schickling, who did not run for re-election, performed her final official act by casting one of the five votes to recite the results of the municipal election. City Clerk Gabrielle Morones swore in returning Mayor Anni Marshall and returning Councilmember Michael Ponce. Morones also swore in first-time Councilmember Donna Lopez. Marshall will serve for two years.
Obit Jesse Jackson
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Jesse Jackson, veteran US civil rights activist, dies at 84
Jesse Jackson, American civil rights activist and two-time Democratic presidential candidate, died Tuesday at the age of 84, according to NBC and Reuters. Jackson was an eloquent Baptist minister raised in South Carolina, one of the states where racial segregation was prevalent at the time. He became a close associate of Martin Luther King, who was assassinated in April 1968.
Aktivist und Präsidentschaftsanwärter Jesse Jackson ist tot
Über Jahrzehnte hinweg war Jesse Jackson einer der prominentesten Bürgerrechtler in den USA. Der schwarze Aktivist kämpfte in den 1960er Jahren an der Seite von Martin Luther King für Gleichberechtigung in Amerika. Nun ist der Bürgerrechtler friedlich im Kreise seiner Familie in Chicago gestorben. Jackson wurde 84 Jahre alt.
Aktivist und Präsidentschaftsanwärter Jesse Jackson ist tot
Jesse Jackson ist im Alter von 84 Jahren gestorben. (Archivbild) Der US-Bürgerrechtler starb im Kreise seiner Familie. (Archivbild) Jesse Jackson 1968 mit Martin Luther King. (Archivbild) Um Jacksons Gesundheit stand es zuletzt nicht gut. (Archivbild) Jesse Jackson ist im Alter von 84 Jahren gestorben. (Archivbild) Der US-Bürgerrechtler starb im Kreise seiner Familie. (Archivbild) Jesse Jackson 1968 mit Martin Luther King. (Archivbild) Um Jacksons Gesundheit stand es zuletzt nicht gut.
February is Black History Month
Courtesy photo The city of Paramount proclaimed February as Black History Month, celebrating its 100th year anniversary. Students from Paramount High School’s Black Student Union accepted the proclamation in honor of the recognition.
Seal Beach to apply for water recycling project grant
The council on Feb. 8, unanimously authorized the mayor to send a letter of support for Senate Bill 758, which would ban the sale of nitrous oxide. Grocery stores would be exempt. This was a Consent Calendar item. Consent items are voted on collectively, without discussion, unless a council member pulls one or more items for further discussion. This item was not pulled. Background “Nitrous oxide (NOX) is an odorless, colorless chemical with legitimate uses in food preparation and dentistry.
Thanksgiving Dinner Served
The 44th Community Thanksgiving Dinner served 156 plates, according to businesswoman Kori DeLeon. The event, held annually (except for three years during the COVID pandemic), was held at St. Anne’s Catholic Church. The event began with Bingo at 11 a.m. District Three Councilwoman/Mayor Lisa Landau read the numbers for Bingo. Volunteers served the dinners. The meal was served at noon. Photo by Charles M. Kelly
City Council approves Housing Element
The council voted unanimously to override the Orange County Airport Land Use Commission’s recent finding that the Housing Element is inconsistent with the Los Alamitos JFTB Airport Land Use Plan. This cleared the way for the council to update the Housing Element of the General Plan. The state requires updates to the Housing Element on a regular basis. The Housing Element still has to go to the state government for approval.
October is breast cancer awareness month
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, among many other awareness months. September was Child Cancer Awareness Month. Seal Beach Police officers will wear the pink police patch to promote awareness of breast cancer. I don’t need an awareness month for any cancer—it’s an old enemy. Stomach cancer killed my maternal grandfather, leaving my mother with a lifelong terror that it would kill her as well.
Nine empty commercial spaces on Main Street Seal Beach
Main Street still has nine empty spaces as of Sunday, Aug. 17. Asked for a comment, District One Council Member Joe Kalmick wrote: “The rents are too high and the spaces too small (generally speaking).” However, he saw the recent openings of new businesses on Main as a sign of improvement. “On my recent visits to Main Street during the week, I’ve noticed a lot of foot traffic and most of the restaurants are quite busy,” Kalmick wrote.
Avalon to pay landfill project fees
The City Council this week voted unanimously to approve a fee agreement with LA County for the Pebbly Beach Landfill Site Life Optimization Project. The council also authorized the city manager to reimburse the county up to $72,000. According to Assistant City Manager Jocelyn Francis, the county is currently estimating the fees to review Avalon’s application to handle the entire land use process be roughly $60,000. “I’m asking for a 20% contingency,” Francis said.
Public on vacation proposed rental rules
Part two of two. Last week the Avalon City Council approved the introduction of an ordinance updating the rules or short-term rentals. The adoption of the ordinance will return to the council at a future date. There were a lot of questions from members of the public who spoke at Aug. 5 meeting. Due to space limits, the Islander couldn’t include those comments last week, so we’re taking a look at what people had to say this week.
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En pleine tourmente Epstein, Donald Trump déclassifie des milliers de documents sur l’assassinat de Martin Luther King
Archives Article réservé aux abonnés Plus de 230 000 pages et plusieurs milliers de documents. Donald Trump a décidé de déclassifier une somme colossale de dossiers relatifs à l’assassinat de Martin Luther King (MLK) en 1968. Ces derniers ont été publiés, lundi 21 juillet, sur le site des archives nationales. Dans un communiqué, la directrice du renseignement national américain, Tulsi Gabbard, se félicite «d’une victoire de la transparence».
Housing, housing, housing
Housing was the number one issue with participants in a recent Islander informal social media survey. The Islander asked: “What are the opportunities and challenges facing Catalina in 2025?” In all, the question received 72 comments, as of 1:33 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 8. Multiple comments were made the same individuals. Comments that were unrelated to the question have been left out of this article. Only text has been quoted. An additional comment was submitted by private message.
A look at the year ahead
Some residents are concerned about parking and infrastructure as Seal Beach begins 2025, according to a recent informal Sun survey. (The 2024 survey got similar results.) The Sun posted the following question on multiple Facebook pages and Nextdoor, as well as emailing local figures: “On the record, for possible publication in the print edition of the Sun, what do you see as the opportunities and challenges facing Seal Beach in 2025?” Nextdoor and one Facebook group generated the most requests.
Council looking at budget cuts
Part one of two. Last week, staff told the City Council that Seal Beach had a structural deficit. (See “City budget strained” at sunnews.org.) That’s basically when revenues aren’t enough to cover costs. On Monday, May 20, the City Council looked at further cuts beyond those staff reported taking to address the problem of costs rising faster than revenue. Due to limits of time and space, this first installment on summarize the roughly three hour meeting.In part two, some details.
Obit OJ Simpson Football
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Davy Jones is Back!
The spirit of dead Davy Jones after his head's explosion in The Universal Equalizer has arrived Reality-on-the-Norm to attempt the resurrection. Walking around the town, talking to inhabitants, and collecting the items, the player should help Davy Jones to find some way to bring himself back to life in this classic point-n-click icon-based adventure game.
Maynard Jackson 1973
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
MLK’s connection to Pennsylvania
Philly seminary key to King’s philosophy The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is most associated with Southern states, from his home state of Georgia to Alabama, where he helped lead a 1955 bus boycott, to Tennessee, where he was assassinated in 1968. But Northern states, including Pennsylvania, also played a pivotal role in King's life, both before and during his career as a minister and civil rights activist.
MLK’s connection to Pennsylvania
Philly seminary key to King’s philosophy The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is most associated with Southern states, from his home state of Georgia to Alabama, where he helped lead a 1955 bus boycott, to Tennessee, where he was assassinated in 1968. But Northern states, including Pennsylvania, also played a pivotal role in King's life, both before and during his career as a minister and civil rights activist.
A Year of the Traffic Commission
By Editorial Team | on June 29, 2023 By Charles P. Kelly and Lawrence Marciano, Village Trustees and Members of the Traffic Commission Location, location, location. A blessing for realtors. But, the bane of the Traffic Commission’s existence. Garden City’s central location in a county of one million people with the headquarters for the County Police and both the Supreme Court and, soon, the Family Court, and with Roosevelt Field, the village is a target for traffic.
Crook v. MEZA-MUROS et al
May 12, 2023 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL WITH JURY DEMAND filed by N and N TRANSPORT EXPRESS, INC.. (Filing fee $402; receipt number ATXNDC-13736906) In each Notice of Electronic Filing, the judge assignment is indicated, and a link to the # Judges Copy Requirements and # Judge Specific Requirements is provided. The court reminds the filer that any required copy of this and future documents must be delivered to the judge, in the manner prescribed, within three business days of filing.
Letters: published April 14, 2023
Response to Dialysis Clinic for Town Hall and the people of Avalon The meeting Wednesday was to understand the feasibility for Avalon to have a dialysis clinic. Not only to take care of its existing residents who have chronic kidney failure but to also increase a visitor’s selection to vacation here because of the ability to dialyze here with a hem dialysis facility.
Bison drowns in fight with other bison in Little Harbor
Photo courtesy of the Catalina Island Conservancy An adult bison bull can weigh up to a ton and can run up to 35 miles an hour. No human beings were hurt during the incident By Charles M. Kelly Last week, campers at Little Harbor witnessed a fight among multiple bison. Apparently, on Friday, August 19, a male bison got into a fight with a female bison and another bull. Yet another bison bull eventually participated.
Ponce wins tie breaker
The commander of the Avalon Sheriff’s Station held the hat while the deputy city clerk drew the name from the hat. The name was that of Michael Ponce. The drawing broke the tie between Ponce and Oley Olsen for one of two seats on the Avalon City Council. Mary Schickling won the most votes in the citywide race. The tie was broken at a special Thursday, July 14, Avalon City Council meeting (held after the Islander’s print deadline).
That 70s Show: Loss by loss, a unique era of baseball fades
FILE - Cincinnati Reds' Pete Rose, right, who will attempt a hit in his 44th straight game, is interviewed by Atlanta Braves pitcher Phil Niekro for a television sportscast prior to a game in Atlanta, in this July 31, 1978, file photo. Pete Rose says “You wanna know the truth? I faced 19 Hall of Fame pitchers in the 1970s and 1980s. I don’t know if guys today are facing 19 Hall of Fame pitchers.”
Icons of 1960s civil rights movement voice cautious optimism
This April 3, 1968 file photo shows Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., second from right, standing with other civil rights leaders on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn., a day before he was assassinated at approximately the same place. From left are Hosea Williams, Jesse Jackson, King, and Ralph Abernathy.
Icons of 1960s civil rights movement voice cautious optimism
This Sunday, June 26, 1966 file photo shows thousands of civil rights marchers fall in behind their leaders on the last leg of the Mississippi March in Tougaloo, Mississippi. In the front row left to right are: the Rev. Ralph Abernathy, Juanita Abernathy, Mrs.Coretta Scott King, Dr. King, James Meredith, Stokely Carmichael of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (looking back) and Floyd B. McKissick, National Director of the Congress Racial Equality.
May God help us ...
When lawbreakers resist being arrested, they usually have a previous police record or something illegal to hide. Innocent people should have nothing to fear when they are stopped by the police. Too many people have lost their lives and suffered injuries because when a police officer said stop, they didn’t. What are police to do if a Taser doesn’t stop him from running away?
A Critical Threat to Sex Discrimination Protections
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Three Supreme Court cases could redefine workplace rights for gay and trans people—and for everyone else. Not long after the one-year anniversary of Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation as a Supreme Court justice, he and his eight associates will devote one entire day to three cases which will determine the future of LGBTQ and women’s rights under the law.
Supreme Court Could Roll Back Sex Discrimination Protections
Not long after the one-year anniversary of Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation as a Supreme Court justice, he and his eight associates will devote one entire day to three cases which will determine the future of LGBTQ and women’s rights under the law. On October 8th, the Court will hear oral arguments in three cases concerning protection from discrimination based on sex under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
SCOTUS to Review Gay, Trans Job Bias Cases
April 22, 2019 / News / Legal Does 1964 Civil Rights Act cover sexual orientation, gender identity? Enlarge this image CHARLES WILLIAM KELLY/ ACLU The US Supreme Court will consider whether Aimee Stephen’s dismissal as a funeral director by Harris Funeral Homes in Michigan because of her gender transition was sex discrimination outlawed by Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. BY ARTHUR S.
Letter to the Editor: July 6, 2018
Congratulations Congratulations to Jani Eisenhut who was recently the Grand Marshal of the Avalon 4th of July Parade! Jani has been playing the chimes in the Chimes Tower for fifty years and has entertained us with the beautiful tones of an assortment of everyday and holiday songs. Thank you, Jani! The Chimes Tower and its Westminster chimes were a gift to Avalon from our great- grandparents, Ada and William Wrigley, Jr., in 1925.
Jesse Jackson: “Trump promueve un supremacismo blanco contra un mundo globalizado”
En la segregada Carolina del Sur donde nació en 1941, cuenta Jesse Jackson, los negros tenían tres formas de sobrevivir: “Adaptarse, resentir o resistir”. La última vía, la que él adoptó como cabecilla del movimiento por los derechos civiles, requería una “lucha sostenida” contra la hegemonía blanca que concebía a los afroamericanos como ciudadanos de segunda. Medio siglo después del fin legal de la segregación, el mismo espíritu combativo guía al reverendo y activista.
Jesse Jackson's decades in public eye shaped by many roles
FILE - In this April 3, 1968 file photo, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. stands with other civil rights leaders on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn., a day before he was assassinated at approximately the same place. From left are Hosea Williams, Jesse Jackson, King, and Ralph Abernathy. (AP Photo/Charles Kelly, File)
Island Company and Avalon are discussing workforce housing
Water and housing are the two top priorities of the Avalon City Council. City officials and the Santa Catalina Island Company are currently in talks to develop a non-binding agreement to develop workforce housing in Avalon. According to City Manager David Jinkens, the “memorandum of understanding” would build the framework for creating a formal agreement that would take another six months to complete. Water and housing are the two top priorities of the Avalon City Council.
Staff to bring draft marijuana law to council
At the end of a nearly two-hour discussion, the Avalon City Council directed staff to bring back a draft ordinance to regulate marijuana at the end of Monday’s study session on the issue. Now that voters have legalized adult recreational marijuana use California cities have until January to decide whether to allow marijuana and, if so, how to regulate it locally. Monday was the council’s second study session on the subject.
City seeks proposals for dock restaurant
The Avalon City Council looked at a proposed lease for a restaurant at the end of the new Casino fuel dock, but instead directed staff to request proposals for the project. The proposed lease’s provision for a 50-year lease appeared to be too long for some council members. In other news, the commander of the Avalon Station said Internal Affairs Bureau investigators would come to the Island next week to investigate the recent fatal shooting of a bison by a Los Angeles Sheriff’s Deputy.
Council reappoints 2 directors
The Avalon City Council, acting as the Board of Trustees for the local hospital, unanimously reappointed Michael Ponce and Catrina Awalt to the Catalina Island Medical Center’s Board of Directors. Ponce is a former council member. Awalt is a local businesswoman and former member of the Chamber of Commerce board. Ponce and Awalt recently completed their first three-year terms on the CIMC Board of Directors and reapplied for the positions.
Avalon Bay water gets an ‘A’ grade
Heal the Bay recently gave Avalon’s beach an “A” for summer dry weather water quality in the environmental group’s annual “Beach Report Card.” This was the fourth year in a row that Avalon received high marks for water quality. According to the Beach Report Card, Avalon was ranked No. 1 or No. 2 on the annual list of “Beach Bummers” from 2009 to 2013.
Catalina Island Medical Center listened to residents
Thanks so much to our customers and patients who have completed one of our patient satisfaction surveys. We have had several requests for evening hours, WE LISTENED, and beginning Wednesday, June 7th, we will be open until 7p.m. If you find it difficult to come to the clinic 8-5p.m. weekdays, now you will have the option of making an appointment on a Wednesday evening. Thanks so much to our customers and patients who have completed one of our patient satisfaction surveys.
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