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THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 2017 - JUNE 28, 2017 - VOLUME 21, NO.25
Summer Camp Fun at the County Museum This summer, your child can meet animals with superpowers, shake it up, dig up clues from the past, and investigate forensics— museum-style. Registration is now open for San Bernardino County Museum Summer Explorers day camps. Week-long sessions will continue through July. Advance registration is required; campers must have completed first grade and be 7 to 10 years old. Each camp session is Tuesday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The cost is $155 per week of camp; children of Museum Association members may enroll for $135 per week. Limited scholarships are available by application. In “Whose Fault Is It Anyway: Shake It Up,” June 27 – 30, learn how earthquakes happen and create and measure your own mini-quakes. What can fossils and rocks teach us about our potential for earthquakes? How can you help your family be prepared? In “Giant Beasts of the Ice Age,” July 11 – 14, join in a mock excavation. Do you have what it takes to be a paleontologist? What Ice Age animals lived in your own backyard? In “Crime Scene Investigation: Forensics Museum Edition,” July 18 – 21, become a detective for a week and learn SEE PAGE 3
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Long Beach Unemployment Rate Declines to Lowest Level Recorded Since 1990 The City of Long Beach saw another decline in unemployment rate in May 2017 to a new all-time low of 4.4%, compared to 4.7% reported in March 2017. Since City-specific data has been collected dating back to 1990, 4.4% is the lowest unemployment number recorded and published by the State Employment Development Department (EDD) for the City of Long Beach. The unemployment rate in Long Beach reached a peak of 14.6% in July 2010, and has now dropped over 10% since before the recession. "Our Long Beach economy is booming and I'm incredibly proud that
our unemployment rate is reaching historic lows," said Mayor Robert Garcia. "We have construction cranes in the air, small businesses opening across the city, and large companies choosing to grow and invest in Long Beach." The decline in unemployment in Long Beach follows significant growth in economic development and private investment in the City overall. New development and construction is underway in Long Beach, with 13 completed projects, 28 projects approved and/ or under construction, and 17 future projects proposed and under review. Conse-
quently, the City of Long Beach has 5,000 residential units in various stages, from conceptual to complete. There is over $2.5 billion in construction and investment happening across the City. The City has embarked on a critical investment of over $500 million in affordable housing over the last decade. Much of the recent growth and resurgence can be attributed to the City’s planning and economic development efforts, including the Downtown Plan (PD-30) and the sale of properties owned by the former Long Beach Redevelopment SEE PAGE 2
Temple City Community Invited to Weigh In on General Plan Update Meetings on June 26 and July 8
Discussing Future Land Uses, Environmental Impacts Locals are encouraged to attend one of two community meetings to discuss proposed land uses to the city's General Plan Update, a document designed to guide Temple City's physical growth over the next 30 years. Allowing for maximum participation, the open-tothe-public workshops will take place Monday, June 26, at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, July 8 at 9 a.m. in the Council Chambers at 5938 Kauffman Ave. The General Plan Update marks the city's
first comprehensive revision of the document since 1987. The update does not propose to add density to existing single-family neighborhoods; instead, according to city planning manager Scott Reimers, "future growth would be oriented to multifamily neighborhoods and to properties near the intersection of Rosemead Boulevard and Las Tunas Drive." Regarding the latter, Reimers said, "Future land uses near Rosemead Boulevard and Las Tunas Drive-more specifically the
K-Mart and Office Depot shopping center-would fall under the Crossroads Specific Plan, a detailed plan that would transform the area into a community destination complete with shops, restaurants, services and entertainment." The site would take shape of a lifestyle center, a mixeduse development that pairs higher-density housing with retail and leisure amenities. The General Plan Update's proposed land uses were the result of a three-
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