Schipske District 5 Journal.com

Great news! The City Council has approved an authorization to pay for street rehabilitation work in the following areas of the 5th Council District:

 Los Coyotes Diagonal from Studebaker Road to Carson Street
Bellflower Blvd between Spring Street and Wardlow Road

Repair will include the pavement, replacing damaged curbs, gutters and sidewalk, removing and replacing bituminous surfaces, cold […]

Fire Station 24 opened this week near the Port of Long Beach. It is the first fire station built in Long Beach in over 20 years.
It is modern and most importantly has the needed sleeping quarters that provide privacy for male and female firefighters.
I wish it had been built to LEED specifications so that it […]

As you might recall, a few months ago I hosted a workshop on “Foreclosure Prevention” because I was (and am) very concerned about the impact the current mortgage industry is having on the economic stability of our City — particularly the 5th Council District which has the largest number of single family residences in the […]

Sidewalks on our residential streets can be damaged by tree roots uplifting them. Certain species of trees have caused more severe offsets than others and often require heavy root pruning in order to properly repair the sidewalks. Current practice is for these trees to be first evaluated by a certified arborist prior to sidewalk removal […]

The Press Telegram did a multi-part series on the problems of broken sidewalks in the City — most particularly in the suburbs. It was a good series because it highlighted the on-going problem created by former City Councils — infrastructure was not attended to and now the costs to repair not only sidewalks but streets […]

Ooooo. The cold breezes were a blowing off the port tonite.
A chilly wind hit me right in the face as I dared suggest that this Council discuss the support of  legislation to remove the partial exemption of the sales use tax on the dirtiest fuel available — bunker fuel.
Not only is there no political will […]

I am confused. But I guess that can be an occupational hazard in politics.
The City Council voted to use funds set aside for lighting adjacent to CSULB and instead reinstate several recreational programs. I voted yes.
A couple of nights later, I was at the CCEJ dinner in Seal Beach and had the opportunity to talk […]

The following streets have been repaired or are in the process being repaired in the 5th Council District this year. The cost of these projects in parentheses:
Grand Ave from Willow to the north end ($244,000)
Tibana Street from Armourdale to west end ($16,000)
Timor Street from Armourdale to west end ($16,000)
Topia Street from Armourdale to west end […]

The local press recently made an inquiry of the City Manager’s office as to why a resident of my district had not received a response to his “year long complaint” that a tree at his address was creating extensive damage to the property owner’s driveway.
  

The inquiry was a surprise to me and my staff because […]

 
Don’t like flyers and other junk on your doorstep? If you haven’t asked my office for a doorhanger, please do. These doorhangers tell advertisers who drop flyers and other handbills on residential property that they are not welcome and to stop placing this litter on the property.  Residents who have used them like them and […]