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January 6, 2006 | From Times Staff and Wire Reports
The city Harbor Commission on Thursday voted unanimously to proceed with a long-awaited Wilmington waterfront project, prompting applause and a few cheers from residents at the meeting. The port has long ignored the working-class neighborhood that has borne the brunt of harbor air pollution and traffic. But the commission appointed by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa agreed to a $10.8-million contract with Sasaki Associates to plan and design the waterfront revitalization.
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September 14, 2005 | Deborah Schoch, Times Staff Writer
Wilmington has long been the stepchild of the Port of Los Angeles, bearing the brunt of pollution and traffic as port officials have showered neighboring San Pedro with millions of dollars in beautification and development projects. But the first gathering of the newly appointed Board of Harbor Commissioners suggests that could be changing. The board will meet in Wilmington tonight for the first time in many years.
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July 29, 2005 | Deborah Schoch, Times Staff Writer
When Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa visited the Los Angeles seaport this week to introduce the members of his new Harbor Commission, he pointedly noted that port officials have been refurbishing the harbor community of San Pedro. "But I noticed, when I saw that development, that Wilmington didn't have quite its fair share," the mayor said, drawing spirited applause from some in the audience on San Pedro's newly renovated Los Angeles Cruise Ship Promenade.
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July 8, 2004 | Nikki Usher, Times Staff Writer
Alex Anaya, 36, remembers that when he was growing up in Wilmington, children would play outside up until 10 p.m. Those days are no more, he said. Violent crime and drug abuse now mar the small port community, dotted by refineries and composed mostly of immigrant families. But Anaya and others are hoping that the key to halting these problems is prayer. Sts.
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July 2, 2003 | From Times Staff Reports
Los Angeles police seized a large truckload of illegal fireworks found near D Street and Broad Avenue Tuesday morning, authorities said. "It's a pretty big problem this time of year," said Sgt. Jeff Bratcher of the Los Angeles Police Department. The bomb squad was called to the scene and the department's Criminal Conspiracy Section was investigating Tuesday afternoon, said Bratcher. Among the items seized were firecrackers, mortars and sky rockets, Bratcher said.
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June 8, 2003 | From Times Staff Reports
A man who allegedly tried to attack a Los Angeles police officer with a machete was shot and killed early Friday, police said. LAPD Officer Daniel Chilson, 32, and a partner had followed the man to the 1150 block of Gulf Avenue after a report that the suspect, identified as Mark Steven Navarrette, 41, had attacked his estranged wife at another address, police said. Navarrette allegedly walked up to Chilson in the driveway of a home and refused orders to stop or drop the machete, police said.