City of South Gate: South Gate News Updates

California Friendly Landscape Class

City of South Gate — Wed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 PST

Join us at the South Gate Health Fair!

Friday, May 18th
(Class is from 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm)

South Gate Park Senior Center
4855 Tweedy Blvd, South Gate

Click here for Flyer

Slogan Contest

City of South Gate — Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 PST

Commission for South Gate Youth
Community Pride Committee
Slogan Contest

Win $100!!!
(Four prizes will be awarded)

The Commission for South Gate Youth would like to invite residents to submit their ideas for a Slogan for the "We Love South Gate" campaign. This is your opportunity to describe in a short phrase or slogan why South Gate is an amazing and loveable city. Tell us in a few words what makes South Gate great! If your slogan is chosen, it will go on t-shirts, billboards, print media and special places throughout the city.

Click here for Contest Rules

Entries must be received by Tuesday, May 22, 2012, 5:00 pm

South Gate Community Scholarship

City of South Gate — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PST

The South Gate Community Scholarship Fund is an extension of the non-profit Commission for South Gate Youth established in 1989. The Fund was established for the purpose of providing scholarships to high school seniors, who are residents of the City of South Gate, in pursuit of post-secondary education and training. The scholarships may also be awarded to adult residents of the community.

Click here for more information and application

INVASIVE TIGER MOSQUITOES - ARE THEY BACK?

City of South Gate — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PST

Both the San Gabriel Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District (SGVMVCD) and the Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District (GLACVCD) are asking the public to report ANY daytime mosquito activity and take immediate measures now to remove miscellaneous containers, trash, and old tires from their properties before they fill up with rainwater this weekend. Each water-filled container can allow hundreds of mosquitoes to hatch and emerge into biting adults in just 7 days.

Invasive Asian tiger mosquitoes were found last fall in the cities of El Monte, South El Monte, and in an unincorporated area of L.A. County just south of the city of Duarte. Both Districts partnered with the California Department of Public Health, Vector-Borne Disease Section and other Southern California Vector Control Districts to identify the extent of this infestation and worked aggressively to control the population. With the onset of winter, mosquito activity subsided.

However, warming weather appears to have triggered egg hatching and adult biting activity. Vector Ecologists from the GLACVCD report seeing flying adults March 7 in the city of South El Monte, and residents from El Monte are reporting to SGVMVCD field personnel that 'those little black and white mosquitoes are back!' Although neither agency has collected any Asian tiger mosquitoes this spring, these reports are not surprising.

Eradicating Asian tiger mosquitoes is a serious goal for both agencies this year. On the east coast where Asian tiger mosquitoes are established, it is a persistent day-biting menace and extremely costly to manage. This mosquito significantly alters how people enjoy the outdoors and increases the risk of disease wherever it is present.

CALL AND REPORT IMMEDIATELY if you see any small, black and white mosquitoes or if you are being bitten by mosquitoes during the day! Follow these steps to keep the Asian tiger mosquito from breeding around your home:

• Search for and discard any containers, cans, buckets, old tires, and trash around the home. Store items in a covered area or indoors to prevent water from accumulating.

• Drill drain-holes in tubs, containers, trash cans, and tire swings that must be kept outdoors.

• Look closely under all bushes and behind walls for trash, plastic bags, tarps or children's toys that may collect water. Discard or store them indoors.

• Store recyclables inside covered trashcans or sealed plastic bags

• Remove any water saucers from beneath potted plants and drill drain holes in all decorative flower pots.

• Do not store water in uncovered buckets or rain barrels. Ensure rain barrels are completely sealed to prevent mosquitoes from entering.

• Empty bird baths and small fountains completely or clean them thoroughly every 3 days.

Request FREE mosquito fish for ponds or larger fountains.

• Clean out rain gutters and lawn drains to ensure water does not collect.

• Water plants at the soil level. Water that collects in the leaves and axils of plants will breed mosquitoes.

• Spread the word! Talk to your neighbors about preventing mosquitoes from breeding.

Both agencies are available for presentations and community events. Service groups, scouts,

Homeowners Associations, and Neighborhood Watch groups are encouraged to get involved.

For more information or to request service, contact:

San Gabriel Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District at 626-814-9466or www.sgvmosquito.org

Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District562-944-9656or www.glacvcd.org

NEWS & ALERTS SOUTH GATE MEDIA CENTER

City of South Gate — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PST

The City of South Gate has implemented the South Gate Media Information Center, a Multi-lingual Alert Notification System designed for cities and police departments to quickly notify residents, businesses and the media with important information about police activity, road closures, emergency evacuations, missing persons, wanted suspects, and more.

Click here to access Media Information Center

The website also allows residents to view information about crimes and activities in their police patrol area. The Media Information Center provides the ability to instantly send mass notification alerts via email, RSS feeds, text messages and web postings on the Emergency Alert Notification web page, and is able to be translated into 36 different languages.

To receive e-mail alerts, please register with skoomen@sogate.org

CERT Training (en Espanol) Starts in May

City of South Gate — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PST

The City of South Gate and the Los Angeles County Fire Department are holding the Community Emergency Response Training (CERT) course beginning May 12th. This course will be taught in Spanish and instruction materials will be provided in Spanish. Students must be able to attend all three Saturday sessions, May 12, 19th, and 26th, from 9am to 4pm. CERT training is free of charge, but registration is required . To enroll, contact Sheri Koomen at 323-563-5483 or email at skoomen@sogate.org

Community meetings - Pacific Electric Right-of-Way (PE ROW) transit study

City of South Gate — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PST

Thursday, May 24, 2012
5:30 -- 7:30 pm
South Gate Park Senior Center
4855 Tweedy Blvd.
South Gate, CA 90280

The Southern California Association of Governments, in coordination with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) and the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), is completing a study for reuse of the Pacific Electric Right-of-Way and West Santa Branch Corridor with connections north to downtown Los Angeles and south to downtown Santa Ana.

Community members are invited to join us at these meetings to learn about the evaluation results for the project alternatives. Participants can view displays and a presentation, ask questions, and let us know what they think. The content provided at each meeting will be identical, so participants are invited to attend the meeting that is most convenient. More information on the study, and the open house meetings, is available at www.pacificelectriccorridor.com

4th Annual Friends of South Gate Parks Charity Poker Event

City of South Gate — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PST

On Saturday, May 19^th 2012 the Friends of South Gate Park will host their 4^th annual Texas Hold'em Charity Poker Event. This special happening is scheduled to start at 12:00 p.m. at the Girls Club House Auditorium located at 4940 Southern Avenue in South Gate.

This year's Friends of South Gate Park Charity Event plans to top $3,000 worth of raffles and prizes!

Prizes include:
- A Complete Car Detailing
- Over $400 of Restaurants Gift Cards
- Universal Studio Tickets
- Harrah's Casino & Resort, Laughlin
& MUCH MORE!

A $27 tax deductible donation gets you an exhilarating afternoon of all you can eat food and soft drinks, raffles, prizes, and much more. A $5 early registration BONUS starts you off with $1,000 worth of chips. There are Re-buys for those players in need of a second chance.

Everybody 21 and over are welcome.

Friends of South Gate Park is a non-profit organization created to assist and enhance community special events. For more information or to register please call (323) 563-5445.

Registration Begins Monday April 23^rd 2012. Space is limited!

*PRIZES SUBJECT TO CHANGE

PROUD SPONSORS:
* AVGRAPHICS
* Firestone Hand Wash
*MENASHA Packaging Co.
* Logos Two Inc.
* S.G. Gate Optimists Club
* S.G. Women's Club
* S.G. Rotary Club
* Goals Soccer Center

FREE Tire Recycling Event

City of South Gate — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PST

Help the environment and recycle your tires! Bring your used tires to our FREE Tire Recycling Event!

Saturday, May 19, 2012

9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Corner of Tweedy Boulevard and Hildreth Avenue

Restrictions:
Open to L.A. County residents. No tires from businesses, no oversized or tractor tires. Rims accepted. If you transport more than 9 tires per trip, please obtain a tire transport form a week ahead at (626) 430-5540, Department of Public Health.

Recycling tires is easy. It's free. It's good for L.A. County!

1(888)CLEAN LA
www.CleanLA.com

Brought to you by the Board of Supervisors.

Funded by a grant from California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery.

Overnight Full I-5 Freeway Closure

City of South Gate — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PST

on Northbound & Southbound I-5 from Valley View to Carmenita

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will FULLY CLOSE the northbound and southbound Santa Ana Freeway (Interstate 5) between Valley View Avenue and Carmenita Road for one night:

Overnight, Tuesday, April 17
Full Freeway Closure: 11:45 pm - 4 am

Closed On-ramps:
Valley View Ave, Alondra Blvd, and Carmenita Rd 7 pm - 6 am

From northbound I-5, motorists will be detoured off at Valley View Avenue and from southbound I-5, motorists will be detoured off at Carmenita Road. Crews and equipment will work in the center median between Valley View Avenue and the Alondra Boulevard Bridge. Detours will be posted. The detour shown below will be in effect during the Full Freeway Closure.

Nightly Lane Closures, Wed, Thurs, Fri, April 18-20
10 pm - 5 am
Up to two lanes on northbound and southbound I-5 will be closed between Carmenita Rd and Valley View Ave. Ramps will be open.

The work involves placing concrete median barriers (K-rail) and re-striping the lanes as part of the $110 million I-5 Widening and Alondra Boulevard Bridge Project. Caltrans is constructing one carpool lane and one general purpose lane in each direction from North Fork Coyote Creek Bridge to Marquardt Avenue, reconstructing overcrossings at Alondra Boulevard and North Fork Coyote Creek, and realigning and upgrading adjacent frontage roads. The contractor is C.C. Myers, Inc. of Anaheim, Ca.

More information about the I-5 South Corridor Improvement Projects from the Los Angeles/Orange County line to I-605 is available from the toll-free I-5 Hotline (855) 454-6335 or www.I-5info.com