Sunday Safety Update: 07/19/2015 to 08/08/2015

Please note these maps are meant to show which direction crime is trending, areas to keep an extra eye on and places to remain vigilant in order for Central Long Beach residents to remain safe. That said, previous trends don't guarantee future trends in the same direction. This is a combination of three maps for the week of 07-19-2015 all the way until 08-08-2015. They will all show pretty much the same thing. Be very cautious around the U-Hail Station on PCH, Rotary Centennial Park and the southern end of MacArthur Park. There is a recurring trend of assaults around MacArthur Park and there is a recurring trend of thefts, especially car thefts around Rotary Centennial Park and Rosa Park's Park by the Dollar Tree.

Earlier maps, which span 07/19/2015 to 07/25/2015, showed most activity of this week on the outskirts of the neighborhood. Notice there is still a trend of car thefts just south of Rotary Centennial Park leading from Sherman both North West and North East. Also notice a similar trend of car thefts starting around MacArthur Park and Raynond that trend south and converge around Gaviota and 11th. Keep this in mind because something major will happen on Gaviota and 10th in only four weeks.

There is also a trend of thefts that move south from 18th Street and move south towards Rosa Parks Park. Also, the loitering on 17th Street has continued despite the violence that happened on both sides of Orange on 17th Street, someone in city government is encouraging and defending it..

In the following week, 07/26/2015 to 08/01/2015, the car thefts around Rotary Centennial Park die down, however they don't stop as there is still on one Sherman north of 17th Street. There is minor trend of robberies around MacArthur Park that move south west into the AOC7 neighborhood. Also notice all the incidents on PCH trend the same direction as they did the previous week. That is absolutely normal whenever something happens on PCH.

Just last week, 08/02/2015 to 08/08/2015, you see property crime that starts on Peterson and trends south. Peterson is usually tagged on the west side of the street and it usually happens to an un-monitored part or Fire Station 10. You will also notice there is a similar pattern of assaults along the south end of MacArthur Park trending east along Anaheim. You wiill also notice there was a theft from a car just south of Rosa Parks Park an then some similar thefts around it, but a little later in the week. All three maps suggest caution around Rosa Park's Park, MacArthur Park and Rotary Centennial Park. Additionally keep your eyes open on Sherman Street since a lot of car thefts start there. At least two maps suggest caution on PCH anywhere near the U-Haul Station.

Concilman Dee Andrews To Host Budget Summit Tonight.

Long Beach City Councilmembers Dee Andrews and Roberto Uranga will host budget summits for the Sixth and Seventh Districts on Monday, August 10 at 6:00PM at Veterans Park in Long Beach, their offices announced yesterday.

According to a release, Andrews and Uranga are using the meeting as a means of reaching as much of the community as possible before the commencement of the City Council Budget Sessions regarding the 2016 Budget. All residents of the 6th and 7th District are welcome to attend. And attending in our often overlooked neighborhoods would probably be a very good idea.

Spaulding Clean Up: Junipero to St Louis Done

Special thanks to Azul and the Orange County Credit Union for sending help on today's clean up. It covered Spaulding Street from Junipero to St Louis and the Spaulding Court Alley just south of it.

There will be no clean up next Saturday as I will be enrolled on the city's Certified Emergency Response Training program. Based on all the black out, it looks like we may need it.

There is another small section of the alley we'll get in an unannounced clean up, just for the sake of being thorough.

64 gallons of trash removed from Spaulding St.

 

Night Market Delayed Due To Construction

From the Night Market at MacArthur Park's Facebook Page

Ladies and gentlemen, 

We have horrible news!!! It saddens us that the Night Market has been postponed due to construction work Councilman Dee Andrews have been working on for quite some time and is excited to see the new renovations. The construction work will take place in August which affects our market. 

We are truly deeply sorry to all of our vendors and all of Long Beach who've been eager to see and enjoy a Sunday evening with friends and families at the market with live arts, entertainment, food, and many more. Thank you to our organizers and the rest of our volunteers who've put in so much effort to make a difference. 

If you have any questions or concerns, please do contact the Office of Councilman Dee Andrews Dee.Andrews@longbeach.gov, Tonya Martin (562) 570-6816, Tonya.Martin@longbeach.gov

Thank you everyone. Have a blessed day and stay tuned! We're currently working on the dates!

To Sandy Nou, all the neighbors, neighborhood groups and residents would like to say thank you for the continued attempt to bring this wonderful project to Central Long Beach. We will be supporting you in any way needed when the final days are announced.

Clean Up: Saturday 08/01/2015: 10am: Spaulding and Junipero

Sunday Safety Report: 07/20/2015 to 07/26/2015

This map shows a cluster of activity. I have added a new category vehicular loitering because a large number of trailers have begun parking on Orange and around MacArthur Park. In many cases, they are simply dumping their trash onto the street I would suggest that Long Beach City Council place the "No Parking: Vehicles Over Six Feet," around the park and on Orange.

There is also pedestrian loitering still at Anaheim and Walnut as well as to a slightly lesser degree on 17th street. I have followed through with a request to trim the trees around the street lights.  In case you're wondering why, I am including a pic of what is common place on 17th Street. The light you see here is at Gundry and 17th. Clearly it's not serving its purpose if it's so badly surrounded by tree branches.

Now, all the street lights between Gundry and Alamitos that have been obscured have been photographed and reported. Also, notice on the map above a trend of thefts from vehicles that had multiple incidents over multiple days. If you live by Stanley and 15th, please read about keeping your car safe.

The orange triangle just above 14th is a residence being operated as a casino. Like the loitering on 17th, this is common knowledge in the area, so just be aware of the extra traffic and safety issues that it creates.

Also notice that all activity clusters to the east and then trends in that direction. So most of the loitering is near the park, And then the thefts, thefts from cars, breaking and entering and assaults all seem to move east over the next few days. 

The above map is the worst the MacArthur Park Neighborhood has seen. And I think with the money, community organizations coming together and great people cleaning up central Long Beach it's a very good time to meet your neighbor, connect and start looking out for each other. 

We'll do an midweek update on Wednesday.

Brief Experiment: 

I wanted to try creating an animated Gif that might show a little better how crime is trending in the area. The one you see below shows it trending from Monday 07-12 to Sunday 07-18.

 

Announced Clean Up Orange Anaheim to 15th Finished

There was an announced clean up of Orange Street from Anaheim to 15th. just shy of Rosa Park's Park yesterday. The street was significantly cleaner than the first time it was hit, especially around the vacant lot at Werner and Orange. The one place that is still in need of some TLC, is next to the Dollar Tree at 15th Street.

It was good to meet four neighbors on Orange, all of whom expressed an interest in helping build a nicer community. Though to be fair, one resident called that Saturday a little hot and humid to be picking up trash. Our next clean up will be on Saturday August 1st. This is a special clean up in that it will be focused on MacArthur Park to prepare it for the Night Market the next day.