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TOP STORY - MARCH 5, 2010
Blue Butterfly Release Planned For Palos Verdes This Weekend |
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Tomorrow morning, Supervisor Don Knabe will join community leaders for the release of endangered Palos Verdes blue butterflies into restored coastal sage scrub habitat at Deane Dana Friendship Community Regional Park and Nature Center (Friendship Park) in San Pedro.
The Palos Verdes blue butterfly is a small, colorful, thumbnail-sized butterfly that was federally listed as endangered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 1980. The release of endangered Palos Verdes blue butterflies at Deane Dana Friendship Park is one component of ongoing multiple partnership efforts to recover this endangered native species in southern California.
Recovery actions include the restoration of the butterfly’s habitat by the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy at Friendship Park, and captive-rearing at Defense Fuel Support Point San Pedro and The Urban Wildlands Group and America’s Teaching Zoo at Moorpark College.
Deane Dana Friendship Community Regional Park and Nature Center is located at 1805 W. 9th Street, San Pedro, CA 90732. The event begins at 8:30 a.m. and admission is free. In the event of rain, the butterflies will not be released but will be available on display inside the Nature Center.
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Supervisor Knabe joins community leaders for the release of endangered Palos Verdes blue butterflies into restored coastal sage scrub habitat at Deane Dana Friendship Community Regional Park and Nature Center in San Pedro. |
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Contact:
Mike Gin
Field
Deputy
505 South Centre
San Pedro, CA 90731
mgin@lacbos.org
Tel:
(310) 519-6021
Fax: (310) 732-7927 |
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Don Knabe. Working for San Pedro. San Pedro
Accomplishments |

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Transforming Lifeguard Towers on County Beaches
This
summer more than 100 of the Los Angeles County beach
lifeguard towers will be visually transformed as
part of a massive public art and civic project
developed by Portraits of Hope, in cooperation with
the Los Angeles County Lifeguard Association. The
project and exhibition has been approved by the Los
Angeles County Board of Supervisors, the Los Angeles
County Fire Chief and the Los Angeles Department of
Beaches and Harbors.
Funding Expansion of Community Clinics
Supervisor
Don Knabe was pleased to announce that the Board of
Supervisors unanimously approved a $15.57 million in
funding to expand community clinic capacity
throughout the County. Seven clinics in the Fourth
District, including The Children’s Clinic and the
Westside Neighborhood Clinic in Long Beach, will
receive almost $5 million for expansion. The total
allocation to Fourth District clinics is $4,795,653,
of which $4,016,808 will go to expanding primary
care services and $778,845 will go to new and
improved infrastructure at the clinics. Included in
the overall expansion are 12 new exam rooms. |
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Funding $7.5 Million in San Pedro Projects
Supervisor
Don Knabe will be funding nearly $7.5 million
towards two projects in San Pedro. Knabe will be
using $2.48 million in Fourth District Capital
Improvement funds to complete an extreme makeover of
the San Pedro Service Center. Meanwhile, Supervisor
Knabe contributed $4.969 million to San Pedro’s
Harbor Interfaith Services to be used for the
construction of a new three story building dedicated
to serving approximately 13,000 homeless and working
poor people.
Renovating the San Pedro Service Center
The
renovation and expansion of the San Pedro Service
Center moved a step closer to beginning construction
as the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
approved putting the project out for contracting
bids. The total budget for the project is
$2,480,000, which will be fully funded by Fourth
Supervisorial District Capital Improvement funds.
Funding Fourth District Paratransit Shuttle Services
The
Board of Supervisors approved $664,000 in funding
for the continuation of paratransit shuttle service
for eligible patrons in the unincorporated areas of
the Fourth District for Fiscal Year 2009-2010. The
program will include the following paratransit
shuttle services: La Rambla, Marina del Rey, Rancho
Los Amigos, Teen Mother, and the Whittier Islands.
Opposing the Elimination of the California
Department of Boating and Waterways
The
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously
agreed to oppose Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s
plan to eliminate the California Department of
Boating and Waterways. The motion, authored by
Supervisor Don Knabe also directs the County’s Chief
Executive Office, in conjunction with the Sheriff’s
and Fire Departments and the Department of Beaches
and Harbors, to prepare a letter of opposition to be
sent to the Governor.
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Improving the San Pedro Service Center
The
Board of Supervisors approved almost $2.5 million in
funding to renovate and expand the San Pedro Service
Center. The San Pedro Community and Senior Services
Center Addition Project will consist of interior and
exterior facility renovations and reconfigurations
to adequately support program operations and
services while making the facility compliant with
the Americans with Disabilities Act. The project
will be fully funded by Fourth Supervisorial
District Capital Improvement funds.
Funding Fourth District Paratransit Shuttle Services
The
Board of Supervisors approved $608,000 in funding
for the continuation of paratransit shuttle service
for eligible patrons in the unincorporated areas of
the Fourth District for Fiscal Year 2008-2009. The
program will include the following paratransit
shuttle services: La Rambla, Marina del Rey, Rancho
Los Amigos, Teen Mother, and the Whittier Islands.
Keeping Social Security Services in San Pedro
With
the future of the San Pedro Social Security
Administration (SSA) Office in jeopardy due to a
scheduled closure, Supervisor Knabe offered a
solution to use County facilities to keep the office
open for business.
Protecting Senior Citizens from Fraud
Supervisor
Knabe and the Department of Consumer Affairs
presented the free "Smarter Seniors Forum" to assist
seniors and their families learn how to protect
themselves against elder financial frauds.
Funding Fourth District Paratransit Shuttle
Services
The
Board of Supervisors approved $660,000 in funding
for the continuation of paratransit shuttle service
for eligible patrons in the unincorporated areas of
the Fourth District for Fiscal Year 2007-2008. The
program will include the following paratransit
shuttle services: La Rambla, Marina del Rey, Rancho
Los Amigos, Teen Mother, and the Whittier Islands.
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Appointed Stephanie Stone of San Pedro to the Los Angeles County Veteran's Commission. Stone is the first woman ever appointed to this commission.
Supervisor Knabe secured $428,250 in the County's 2006-2007 Budget to fund 24-hour staffing for Los Angeles County Lifeguards at Baywatch Cabrillo. Funding will provide 24 hour lifeguard coverage on the coastline from San Pedro all the way up to the Palos Verdes Peninsula.
The Los Angeles / Long Beach Port Complex benefited from nearly $25 million in federal grants for fortifying security throughout the port facilities.
Worked on a revised agreement with the City of Los Angeles for improved maintenance and operational services for Cabrillo Beach.
Assisted in the procurement of a federal grant to the Sheriff’s Department to purchase a new Homeland Security boat that will commence patrolling our ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, as well as the county’s coastline during the 2006 calendar year.
Supports various community-based organizations like: Joint Efforts, Harbor Area Boys & Girls Club, Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, San Pedro YWCA, San Pedro Peninsula Chamber of Commerce, San Pedro Girls Softball Association, Beacon House and Rainbow Services.
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Repaired
and resurfaced the alleyways in the unincorporated
La Rambla area of San Pedro.
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Installed
a number of safety markings and features for the
road leading up to Friendship Park.
Created
an annual parking pass program for White Point/Royal
Palms Beach.
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Friendship
Park Improvement Project – Construction of 4,000
square foot Nature Center, road work, parking
expansion, group shade shelter replacement and play
area replacement
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