South Bay Echo for Jan 14
Student walkout, BeachLife lineup, blood drive needs donors and counting homeless
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Redondo students walkout over Covid
Damned if you do and damned if you don’t. If there’s one thing the walkout of Redondo Union High School students showed this week it’s that two years into the coronavirus pandemic there is really is no winning for anyone in a position to set policy.
After an unprecedented year that saw teachers and students struggling with at-home learning on computers, isolated from friends and family, a group of students in Redondo walked out on Wednesday over Covid safety concerns.
What’s that? Students don’t want to go to school? What a shocker.
The event attracted widespread media attention, even drawing news choppers circling the skies over the high school.
Everyone seems to agree that keeping students in the classroom is the best for learning. I side with the leading doctors that wrote recently in the Journal of the American Medical Association that Covid is here to stay. We must learn to live with it like any other respiratory illness. That means, kids, it’s time to go back to school.
BeachLife lineup revealed
The next BeachLife lineup is out. Revealed this week was the mix of acts for the May 13-15 dates, marking the first biannual BeachLife Festival. Top acts include headliners Steve Miller Band and Sheryl Crow on Sunday May 15. Capping Friday May 13 is Weezer and Saturday features Smashing Pumpkins.
Staying true to its beach vibe and throwback 90s theme, other notable acts include the Long Beach Dub Allstars (remaining members of Sublime) and Donavon Frankenreiter. Local bands Tomorrow’s Bad Seeds and Feed The Kitty will also make appearances.
There is no doubt this will once again be an epic weekend. It’s so great we’ll now get it twice per year. Tickets at BeachLifeFestival.com
Red Cross needs blood
The American Red Cross said this week it’s experiencing a nationwide blood shortage that hasn’t been this bad in more than a decade.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, blood donations have dropped 10% since March 2020. The Red Cross, which supplies 40% of the nation’s blood supply badly needs blood and platelet donors for many different types of patients such as trauma victims and cancer patients.
Type O-positive, Type O-negative and platelets are the most in need. At the Torrance blood center at 2814 Sepulveda Blvd. there are appointments open throughout the week. To find a drive and sign up visit RedCrossBlood.org.
There is also a blood donor center at Torrance Memorial. Click here to contact them and make an appointment.
Greater homeless count starts Jan 25
The homelessness crisis in the Los Angeles area has reached untenable proportions. The increase in the number of people living on the street is undeniable to anyone with proper eyesight.
Now the time has come where volunteers fan out across the region in what’s known as the Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count. The goal is to actually get a count of how many people are unhoused. The numbers can be crucial in determining how much resources individual cities get from the county.
Now is the time to sign up and participate. The experience may give you a better perspective on the problem and you can get to know some police officers in the process.
The count takes place Jan 25, 26 and 27. To sign up visit TheyWillCountWillYou.org.
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