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My Own Rocky Road to a Healthier Wilmington
n September 2010, I was having dinner with my family when I received a text from my friend, Kat Madrigal, who told me that my name was on the Wilmington Neighborhood Council agenda. She was at the meeting and saw that the council was going to vote on my application to be a Member at Large. I was puzzled, because while I had applied, I did not know I was being considered that night.
Then I wondered, “If I am voted in as a member of the WNC how will I be able to make a difference in my community?”
Kat instantly texted me, “I think you should come.”
I was voted in that night– one of three members-at-large on a council of up to 23 people. Now almost two years later I am honored to still sit on the board along with others who represent Wilmington residents, businesses, non-profits, senior citizens, education institutions, parks, churches and our youth.
Spike in Killings in Wilmington Has Residents Feeling Unsafe
Only two months since the New Year and it’s already been a rough one for Wilmington. There have been eight murders in the Harbor Area since the beginning of the year and seven of them occurred in Wilmington.
This is extremely high considering that other parts of Los Angeles haven’t had any homicides. After the first killing January 2, when 28-year-old Cristian Zugey Alvarez was found slain in bushes near train tracks, residents have been living in paranoia.
Harbor-UCLA Getting a Multi-Million Dollar Overhaul
Los Angeles County is investing more than $300 million to renovate Harbor-UCLA Medical Center to improve services at the 72-acre campus.
In 2009 County supervisors approved the expansion of the emergency room and renovation of the surgical ward. That work is nearly complete.
Locals Concerned about Pollution from New Port of LA Rail Yard
Many Wilmington residents along with other Harbor Area communities are enraged about a 153-acre rail yard proposed by the Port of Los Angeles. The $500 million project would be built a few feet away from schools and homes at the intersection of the cities of Wilmington, Carson and Long Beach. Residents claim the project can seriously harm the health of thousands of residents, workers and school children in areas adjacent to the yard.
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