EL SEGUNDO HERALD February 24, 2022 Page 3
Letters
Wants Community
Garden Expanded
The last two years have been hard on
everyone, and I have noticed an uptick in
online bullying, profiling, and overall bickering
amongst neighbors. We need to get everyone
off social media and back into the community
by focusing on rebuilding Mayberry by the
Sea. I am recommending that the city expand
our community garden as we grow our
housing community by 492 units through the
Housing Element requirement. This growth
will include yard-less townhouses, condos,
and apartments. The current garden is gated
and only accessible through a once-per-year
lottery. I am proposing a community garden
that isn’t gated and accessible to all (like
Queen’s garden in Inglewood). This would
meet the required housing elements open
space requirements: A land-use element
must provide for the general location and
distribution of land uses for “open space,
including agriculture, natural resources,
recreation, and enjoyment of scenic beauty”
(Gov. Code § 65302(a)). A detailed proposal
that entails planning, funding, maintenance,
and collaboration was assembled and shared
amongst the EN committee, DEI community,
and the Arts and Culture Committee back in
2021. On July 14th, 2021, the DEI Committee
unanimously voted to support an Environmental
Committee push for a community park.
A community garden provides healthy food,
provides a community space for gatherings,
and endless educational opportunities for our
youth. If you support this idea, please write
to your council members.
Police Reports
Monday, February 14th
A grand theft report was taken at 1037
hours from the 2500 block of East El Segundo
Boulevard. A former employee kept a
company laptop.
A stolen license plates report was taken at
1551 hours from the 100 block of Richmond
Street.
A petty theft report was taken at 1747 hours
from the 700 block of South Pacific Coast
Highway. Unknown suspect(s) removed the
victim’s purse from her shopping cart.
An attempt grand theft report was taken at
2221 hours from the 400 block of Richmond
Street. Unknown suspect(s) attempted to remove
a catalytic converter from the victim’s vehicle.
One male juvenile was detained at 2227
hours from the 700 block of Indiana Court
and transported to Kaiser Harbor City for a
psychiatric evaluation.
Tuesday, February 15th
One male adult was arrested at 0954 hours
from the 800 block of South Pacific Coast
Highway. The suspect punched the victim in
the face and stole her purse.
A burglary report was taken at 0456 hours
from the 1400 block of East Palm Avenue, the
victim’s vehicle was broken into by unknown
suspect(s) and miscellaneous property was taken.
A grand theft report was taken at 1316 hours
from the 2200 block of East Park Place. An
E-Bike was stolen.
A burglary report was taken at 1749 hours
from the 1900 block of Mariposa Avenue. An
unknown male suspect attempted to unlatch the
safety lock through the window to gain entry.
One female adult was arrested at 2342 hours
from the 900 block of East Grand Avenue for
misdemeanor DUI. Investigation revealed she
had collided with a parked vehicle.
A traffic accident (with injuries) occurred at
0053 hours from the 1900 block of East Maple
Avenue, vehicle versus vehicle.
See Police Reports, page 4
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Love Thy Neighbor
Dear El Segundoans,
We love the profiles we’ve done, and we’ve learned so
much about El Segundo’s residents. We want to do more,
so please keep the suggestions coming. With over 16,000
residents, we’re sure there are some gems we may have
overlooked or not been aware of them. Do you have a
unique and interesting friend, neighbor, co-worker, colleague
or student? All you have to do is ask their permission and
send us their contact information. Of
course, if you find yourself fascinating,
you are welcome to send us your
information too.
– Best to you all. HM.
Send your suggestions in
to letters@heraldpublications.com
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Entertainment
Film Review
In Twist-Filled Drama ‘Sundown,’
Tim Roth Reveals His Shadow Self
By Ryan Rojas
Where to watch: ‘Sundown’ is now playing
in select theaters and available to rent on
Digital Platforms.
When it first begins, Sundown slows you
down to its wonderfully relaxing, worry-free
vacation time. The sight of Tim Roth endlessly
lounging in a luxurious resort overlooking a
beautiful Mexican coastline had me enjoying
every gorgeously serene and sun-drenched
moment (and made me remember his other
vacation film, 2021’s Bergman Island). Then,
Sundown’s darker story begins to unfold, and
the shadows begin to loom large. Soon enough,
I also remembered the other side of the fantasy
that vacations offer: escaping from your current
circumstances, and yourself.
Unless anybody spoils the story for you
(don’t worry, I’ll spare you any overly- revelatory
Check It Out
See Film Review, page 5
Hangry by Drew Brockington
By Kristina Kora-Beckman, Senior
Librarian, El Segundo Public Library
We’ve all experienced a time in our lives
when we’re hungry, and angry, and they feed
on each other until we’re HANGRY! This
delightful story captures the buildup and big
emotions that a small green dinosaur feels
when he is hungry but foiled time and again
in his search for a hot dog to curb his appetite.
Chaos ensues when the dino grows and grows
as he gets hungrier and angrier, and hungrier,
and angrier until he’s an enormous hangry
rampaging monster destroying buildings and
eating everything in sight.
Colorful spreads and word bubble dialog
lend a comic book feel to the title while interspersed
humor balanced with the voice of
reason, aka a hot dog vendor that has “enough
for everyone” leads to a satisfying resolution
for all. Kids and adults alike can relate to
both feeling hangry, and dealing with hangry
people. Brockington’s story can be a great
conversation starter about what to do with
those feelings and how we can address them
before, and even after, they get out of control.
To check out Hangry or other humorous
social emotional books for kids of all ages,
please visit youth section, located on the
lower level of our library. For more reading
suggestions or help with free reading or
school assignments, please stop by the adult
or youth service desks, we’d love to help you
find your next great read! •
details here), you’ll have absolutely no
idea what to expect in this twist-filled, thrilling
drama. Heading into Sundown as blind as
possible really will make for the best viewing
experience. Although even I knew a tad more
than I would’ve liked to have known before
going in, I was still entirely unprepared for
what Sundown had in store.
Written and directed by Michel Franco
(2020’s New Order), Sundown is a slow-burn
film that follows Neil (Tim Roth) on vacation
in Mexico with his family, Alice (Charlotte
Gainsbourg), Alexa (Albertine Kotting McMillan),
and Colin (Samuel Bottomley). When an
unexpected emergency summons them all back
home to London, the family must cut their
trip short and hurry to the airport. It’s a tense
moment, made even more heart-dropping when
Neil realizes that he’s forgotten his passport
back at the hotel. Unable to join them on the
flight and now separated from his family, he
hops into a taxi. When the driver asks where
he’s headed–and it’s here where the film gets
interesting– Neil simply requests to be taken
to a hotel–any hotel.
Puzzled, we’re left trying to make sense of
Tim Roth as Neil Bennett in ‘Sundown,’ a film by Michel Franco, photo courtesy of Bleecker Street.
Hangry by Drew Brockington Kristina Kora-Beckman