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NEWS
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MAY 10, 2013
LBCC awarded $75,000 to participate in California Two men arrested at Bixby Knolls business for burglary, stolen property Community College Linked Learning Initiative
Long Beach City College (LBCC) has been awarded a $75,000 Career Ladders Project grant to participate in the California Community College Linked Learning Initiative supported by the James Irvine Foundation. The project is a collaborative with the Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) to collectively ease the transition of high-school graduates from healthcare-related Linked Learning Academies into community college healthcare programs. “We are delighted to receive this grant that will support the efforts of the Long Beach College Promise, an educational institutional partnership that pro-
vides a seamless transition for local students to be collegeready, to complete rigorous college-level courses and to achieve fulfilling careers, including in the healthcare field,” said LBCC Superintendent-President Eloy Ortiz Oakley. “We look forward to supporting more students in achieving success in higher education, every step of the way from high school, to college and on to healthcare pathways.” The steps LBCC has taken with LBUSD to promote Long Beach students’ success in college and career pathways align with LBCC’s Promise Pathways initiative by focusing on: K-12 and Community College collaboration; alternative assessment
and placement methods; transitional programming and interventions; career pathway development; and, data-driven decision making. The Career Ladders Project supports a number of large-scale innovative and systematic initiatives that engage with leaders in community colleges to encourage and document practices that lead to increased intentional educational and career transitions from high school, improve college retention and academic achievement, and advance college and career success for graduates of Linked Learning High School programs.
Senate Bill 605, authored by Sen. Ricardo Lara (D-Long Beach), passed out of the Senate Committee on Environmental Quality on May 1. The bill requires the state air board to update and implement its plan to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions to give first priority to reducing pollution within California so that the pollution reduction benefits, as well as the jobs and economic benefits of AB 32, accrue first and foremost to Californians. “I am pleased that my col-
leagues in the Senate Environmental Quality Committee agree that the jobs, investments and economic benefits from AB 32 should stay first and foremost in California,”Lara said. “California has some of the most polluted regions in the country, and it’s time to prioritize those communities that are disproportionately impacted.” In the last few years, it has become common that large corporations like Shell Oil purchase forests in Michigan to meet their AB 32 obligations instead of cleaning up their two oil refineries and hundreds of fueling facilities in California, according to a press release issued by Lara’s office. SB 605 is intended to ensure that AB 32, a California state law, benefits Californians first. SB 605 requires the State Air Resources Board (ARB) to give greater attention to reduction of pollution that produce lower volumes, but higher global warming intensity, than CO2 such as methane and black carbon. These pollutants have greater health impacts and cause the Earth to
warm more quickly. In 2006, the Legislature approved the Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32), which seeks to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to the 1990 levels by 2020. This bill requires the ARB to adopt a contingency plan in case measures like cap and trade or the low-carbon fuel standard are delayed or set aside due to litigation, problems with implementation or other issues. This bill creates a cushion by stating that any pollution reductions that cannot be met should be backfilled with funds from cleanenergy funds already available upon appropriation by the Legislature. Lastly, this bill requires the ARB to demonstrate to the JLBC that pollution reductions have been made in the state prior to approving any out of state pollution credits This bill now moves on to the Senate Committee on Appropriations.
Source: LBCC
Senate Committee approves Lara’s bill to require air board to update greenhouse-gas plan that prioritizes California
Sen. Ricardo Lara
Source: Sen. Lara’s office
Sean Belk Staff Writer
A business in the 4200 block of Atlantic Avenue in Bixby Knolls was served with a search warrant on May 5, and two male suspects were arrested, one for burglary and one for receiving stolen property, according to Long Beach police officials. The known stolen property was an undisclosed amount of cash, according to police officials. Jesus Emmanuel Rojas, 28, of Long Beach, was arrested on charges of burglary, and Luis Alberto Orozco, 22, of Signal Hill, was arrested on charges of receiving known stolen property.
Long Beach police spokesperson Cynthia Arrona said she could not confirm how the suspects are connected to the business and whether they are employees or owners. She said detectives are exploring the possibility of any connection to other commercial burglaries in the Long Beach area. The Long Beach Police Department is requesting that those with information about the incident call Police Burglary Detective Johnny Dodson at (562) 570-7351. Anonymous tips may be submitted by calling (800) 222TIPS, texting TIPLA plus the tip to CRIMES or visiting lacrimestoppers.org .
LBPD seeking public’s help in identifying store burglary suspect in surveillance video Long The Police Beach is Department again releasing surveillance footage of a male suspect burglarizing a local hardware store last year, in the hopes that the community can assist in providing his identity to police. On Saturday, July 21, 2012, at approximately 8pm, the suspect entered the Ace Hardware store Courtesy LBPD located at 2720 This screen shot of surveillance footage shows a male E. Anaheim St., by cutting a hole burglary suspect just before he spraypainted the secuin a back wall. rity cameras’ lenses in a local hardware store last year. Once inside, he The LBPD hopes that the community can assist in prospraypainted the viding his identity. security cameras’ lenses, but was captured on video during the process. The suspect stole several thousand dollars worth of tools, power equipment and other miscellaneous items, prior to fleeing in a white, 1980s Ford pick-up truck. Those with information regarding the suspect’s identity or whereabouts are asked to contact Long Beach Police Burglary Detective Jennifer Valenzuela at (562) 570-5592. Anonymous tips may be submitted by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), texting TIPLA plus the tip to CRIMES (274637), or visiting lacrimestoppers.org. Source: LBPD