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Bridgeport 311, the Park City's portal to the municipal complaint clearinghouse SeeClickFix.com.One smashed-up silver Volvo reported on Palmer Street in November got in the way of snowplows last week and delayed plowing, residents said.“It’s been there over a month,” said Denise Mitchell, 39, who lives nearby and confirmed that her husband Owen reported the car on Bridgeport 311, the city’s rebranded phone app version of SeeClickFix.com.As of Wednesday, 17 abandoned car reports were marked as “open,” including the Palmer Street Volvo. It was also unacknowledged. There’s no way to tell how many have not been reported, or were reported in another way such as a phone call to city officials.“Now it’s hard for the plows to go down the street because this car is still there,” Owen wrote in a comment on his complaint on Friday.It can be be downloaded for iOS and Android. Municipal workers can respond directly to acknowledge, respond, or mark an issue as resolved.“It’s fabulous because it allows people to go on online or on an app on their phone and just quickly type in the address, what the issue is and what they need ... especially during a snowstorm,” said City spokeswoman Rowena White.Unlike calling a city department, web-based reports go through even when non-essential staff stays home, as happened last Thursday and Friday.Essential workers like police officers and snowplow drivers can read the reports, let alone resolve the issues.Some side streets remain unplowed after officials said they needed to tow as many as 200 cars parked in the wrong place. Abandoned vehicles, some reported months ago, also got in the way.The post about the Volvo was not acknowledged as of Wednesday—it’s unclear if the car had been towed or the street plowed.“We hear residents concerns, their level, and their frustrations,” White said. “The goal always is to complete the job.”Around the time the post went up, city officials complained that residents were parking on the wrong side of the street, complicating the snow clearing efforts. They threatened to tow some 200 vehicles.White said that city officials will be meeting Friday to review their response to the storm and chart what they might change in a future emergency.Blizzards—a bane of all mayorsGanim isn’t the f...
During the Belmont Pier cleanup on Saturday, the Surfrider Foundation has plannned a paddle out in memory of the late Robert Palmer, a Long Beach man who helped found the organization and dedicated his life to the beach. Palmer died earlier this month due to complications from West Nile virus. AdvertisementThe paddle out is set for 11:30 a.m. Participants can bring surfboards, kayaks, paddleboards, canoes, and boogie boards. People are also encouraged to bring leis or flowers as an offering to the sea in his memory. No plastic pieces or string, please.For questions about the paddle out, please contact Viviana Cruz at vicechair@lbsurfrider.org. Up and down the coastAll over Orange and Los Angeles counties, more than 100 clean-up sites will sprout up Saturday — ranging from underwater scuba clean-ups in Dana Point and Redondo Beach harbors, to big beach bashes expected to draw hundreds of people.The debris problem goes beyond the sand.“A lot of people inland think throwing away their trash, or accidentally littering, isn’t a big deal,” said Lauren Smith, volunteer coordinator for Orange County Coastkeeper. “But it, one way or another, gets to the ocean. It’s a great way for people to come together to not only get rid of the trash, but to educate people on how it impacts our environment.”One of the “mega” sites will be at Magnolia Street at Huntington State Beach, where there will be a “Trash Free Jamboree” party following the clean-up, with 600 to 800 people expected to attend. There will be educational booths, raffles, environmental art and food trucks. A similar party will be held at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point.Wetlands, which often are catch areas for trash making its way downstream, will get a much-needed cleaning as well.Smith said California accounts for 10 percent to 15 percent of the worldwide tally of trash picked up during the one-day event. This year has been especially filthy along the coast after strong winter storms.But during the summer months, especially toward the end, he said, “it’s more about cleaning up the trash left by beachgoers.” According to the California Coastal Commission, residents and tourists make more than 150 million visits to California beaches each year.The effort to keep shorelines clear of marine debris comes at a cost: 90 West Coast communities spend a total of more than $520 million each year to combat litter, according to a 2012 study.And it’s not just economic impacts. One of the biggest problems with litter is the impact on the environment. Birds, fish and mammals can mistake plastic for food, and an estimated 245 species have been found to have ingested marine debris, according to the Coastal Commission.“Debris may cause choking and injuries, and with plastic filling their stomachs, animals may have a false feeling of being full and may die of starvation. Sea turtles mistake plastic bags for jellyfish, one of their favorite foods,” according to the commission’s website.Schwartz, the commission’s marine debris program manager, said he’s interested to see what volunteers find this year with all the water that flushed debris down creeks and riverbeds.“I have a feeling we’re going to encounter a lot more trash than we typically would,” he said.Volunteers document the debris they find as a way to educate.“This is our one chance each year to not... (Long Beach Press Telegram)
During the Belmont Pier cleanup on Saturday, the Surfrider Foundation has plannned a paddle out in memory of the late Robert Palmer, a Long Beach man who helped found the organization and dedicated his life to the beach. Palmer died earlier this month due to complications from West Nile virus. AdvertisementThe paddle out is set for 11:30 a.m. Participants can bring surfboards, kayaks, paddleboards, canoes, and boogie boards. People are also encouraged to bring leis or flowers as an offering to the sea in his memory. No plastic pieces or string, please.For questions about the paddle out, please contact Viviana Cruz at vicechair@lbsurfrider.org. Up and down the coastAll over Orange and Los Angeles counties, more than 100 clean-up sites will sprout up Saturday — ranging from underwater scuba clean-ups in Dana Point and Redondo Beach harbors, to big beach bashes expected to draw hundreds of people.The debris problem goes beyond the sand.“A lot of people inland think throwing away their trash, or accidentally littering, isn’t a big deal,” said Lauren Smith, volunteer coordinator for Orange County Coastkeeper. “But it, one way or another, gets to the ocean. It’s a great way for people to come together to not only get rid of the trash, but to educate people on how it impacts our environment.”One of the “mega” sites will be at Magnolia Street at Huntington State Beach, where there will be a “Trash Free Jamboree” party following the clean-up, with 600 to 800 people expected to attend. There will be educational booths, raffles, environmental art and food trucks. A similar party will be held at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point.Wetlands, which often are catch areas for trash making its way downstream, will get a much-needed cleaning as well.Smith said California accounts for 10 percent to 15 percent of the worldwide tally of trash picked up during the one-day event. This year has been especially filthy along the coast after strong winter storms.But during the summer months, especially toward the end, he said, “it’s more about cleaning up the trash left by beachgoers.” According to the California Coastal Commission, residents and tourists make more than 150 million visits to California beaches each year.The effort to keep shorelines clear of marine debris comes at a cost: 90 West Coast communities spend a total of more than $520 million each year to combat litter, according to a 2012 study.And it’s not just economic impacts. One of the biggest problems with litter is the impact on the environment. Birds, fish and mammals can mistake plastic for food, and an estimated 245 species have been found to have ingested marine debris, according to the Coastal Commission.“Debris may cause choking and injuries, and with plastic filling their stomachs, animals may have a false feeling of being full and may die of starvation. Sea turtles mistake plastic bags for jellyfish, one of their favorite foods,” according to the commission’s website.Schwartz, the commission’s marine debris program manager, said he’s interested to see what volunteers find this year with all the water that flushed debris down creeks and riverbeds.“I have a feeling we’re going to encounter a lot more trash than we typically would,” he said.Volunteers document the debris they find as a way to educate.“This is our one chance each year to not... (and rest of state's beaches, too - this weekend - Long Beach Press Telegram)
