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News and Events |
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Below
is a select listing of News and Community Events taking place in
and about the City of Whittier. For a more extensive list of Community
Events, please see the Cultural Arts Calendar
or visit the Whittier
Area Chamber of Commerce web site. Some of the documents listed
below require Adobe Acrobat Reader .
Meeting schedules and agenda for City Council and Board and Commission
meetings are available on the calendar page. Click
here to see the current meeting calendar.
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Current Programs and Events
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Peter
Pan Auditions |
| Join Peter Pan,
Tinkerbell, Wendy and Captain Hook in a Junior Theatre
production filled with magic and pixie dust! For audition
information, please click
here. |
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Abilities
Expo |
| Come to the
6th annual “Abilities Expo” to learn how
Whittier is working to make our City accessible for
all of our residents, and find out about services for
those with special needs. For more information on this
FREE public event, please click
here. |
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Earthquake
Preparedness |
| Click
here for tips on earthquake preparedness in English.
Click
here for Spanish. |
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Digital
TV Awareness |
| February
17, 2009 at 11:59 p.m. is the official switchover date
from analog programming to DTV format. Click here
for more information. |
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Tips
Living with Coyotes |
| Puente
Hills Landfill Native Habitat Preservation Authority
Ecologist, Dan Cooper, has provided some tips on Living
with Coyotes. Click here
for more information. |
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Emergency
Preparedness Classes |
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The City of Whittier and Whittier Police Department,
assisted by the Los Angeles County Fire Department,
offers a free program to assist Whittier residents and
neighborhoods in preparing for emergencies. The A.L.E.R.T.
(Area Leaders Emergency Response Training) Program’s
emphasis is on neighborhood preparedness and teamwork.
The topics covered include:
- Home
and Neighborhood Preparedness
- Neighborhood
Self-reliance and Security
- Fire
Prevention and Safety (includes a hands-on fire
extinguisher exercise)
- Utilities
Management
- Damage
Assessment
- Building
Permits and Terms Used
The
program is FREE and all residents are welcome. Whittier
residents are urged to come with their neighbors.
Participants receive information booklets, checklists,
and other helpful handouts. Graduates are eligible
for a free First Aid Class to be offered by the American
Red Cross. For more information, or to find out when
the next classes will be held, call (562) 464-3390.
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Help
the City honor your family member serving in the military
- Blue Star Program |
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City Council recently implemented a Blue Star Program
to honor City of Whittier residents currently serving
in the military. The Blue Star Program originated during
World War I with families displaying a flag in the front
window of their homes to indicating that a child was
serving in the military. The program continues today
to honor those serving in the armed forces. City residents
with members of their immediate family serving may complete
an application to receive a Blue Star Service kit including
Blue Star Service Flag, lapel pin and window decal from
the City for each immediate family member currently
serving in the military. Information on those family
members serving would appear on the City's website for
public viewing and will be put on display in the City
Hall lobby for one week leading up to the 4th of July
holiday. Please click
here to download the application. For more information,
please contact the Community Services Department at
(562) 464-3360. Click here
to view recipients list. |
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Trash
and Water Service
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Reminder!
Please call Consolidated Disposal Service at (562) 347-2100
to have damaged or broken blue and green recycling containers
replaced. Please call your refuse hauler to have damaged
or broken black trash containers replaced. |
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Fall
2008 Recreation Class Schedule is now Available!
Fall Registration begins
September 02, 2008 |
Click
here to view or download the Summer 2008 Class
Brochure. Classes include programs in Theraputic Recreation,
Sports, Social Services, Youth Services and Senior
Services. Acrobat
Reader is required to view/print the Brochure
and Cultural Arts Event Schedule. |
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More Information and Links
Disaster Communications
Service (DCS Amateur Radio Operators)
The City is always looking for amateur radio operators
that are interested in participating with the Disaster
Communications Service (DCS). DCS volunteers use their
amateur radio skills to assist the City of Whittier,
the Whittier school districts, both Whittier hospitals,
and nearby cities in the event of a disaster.
Interested in volunteering? Please contact the City's
Emergency Preparedness Program for information:
(562) 464-3390. |
Tips for Living
with Coyotes
Puente
Hills Landfill Native Habitat Preservation Authority
Ecologist, Dan Cooper, has provided some tips on Living
with Coyotes. Click here
for more information. |
Whittier
Accessibility Committee Seeks Membership Applications.
Applications are being sought for membership on the
City of Whittier Accessibility Committee. This nine-member
Committee is an advisory body under the Social Services
Commission which studies access issues and recommends
access improvements to assist those with disabilities
in the community.
Applicants must be registered voters residing in
the City of Whittier, and should have experience with
one or more types of disabilities. Meetings are held
from 1 to 3 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of each month
at the Senior Citizens Center. In addition, there
are various subcommittees and task forces targeting
specific accessibility issues.
Those interested in helping to make Whittier a barrier-free
community may call Martin Browne, Management Analyst,
at (562) 698-2131 for an application or further information. |
You
can help make a difference
Make energy-efficiency a priority at home and
work. By participating in The Gas Company’s rebate,
incentive and training programs you can save energy,
save money and help the environment. Visit The Gas Company
online today at: www.socalgas.com/energyefficiency
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What
cable company serves Whittier and what are the service
parameters? Cable services are provided by
Charter Communications. Charter Communications must
provide customers with:
- Response
to service outages within 24 hours
- 2-hour
or 4-hour service
windows
- 90%
of all customer calls connected to a live operator
within 30 seconds.
Please call the City at (562) 698-2131 if Charter
does not meet these standards. |
Property Tax
Internet Portal Opens
Los Angeles County Assessor Rick Auerbach
today announced the establishment of a multi-jurisdictional
Los Angeles Property Tax Website to provide one-stop
internet answers to basic questions about assessment,
taxation and appeals matters. The
new website can be accessed at http://www.lacountypropertytax.com |
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| Abandoned
Shopping Cart
To Report abandoned shopping carts in the City of
Whittier, call 800-252-4613, California
Shopping Cart Retrieval Group, and give location of
the cart and the name of the store that the cart is
from. |
Attention
Landlords and Property Managers Information
on crime statistics at or around your property is
available at the Whittier Police Department. For more
information, please call the Problem-Oriented Policing
Sargeant at 945-8200 extension 299. |
| Do You Know Who
to Call?
Our City staff and volunteers are available
to provide information on a variety of services and
resources in the Whittier Community. If you have questions
on:
- City Services
- Legal Assistance
- State & Federal Services
- Health Services
- Housing
- Transportation
- Local Organizations
- Social Services
Call the City of Whittier Information
& Referral Office Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m. at
(562)464-3368 |
Graffiti Abatement
Program
To report graffiti in the City of Whittier please
call the Public Works Department at the City Yard,
464-3540 or City Hall, 464-3340. You
can also e-mail your request by clicking here. 
Be prepared give the specific location of the graffiti,
whether it is on public or private property and as
much as possible, describe the graffiti.
Click here for more information.
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Get your new or renewed
passport at the Whittier Public Library! The Whittier
Public Library is an official Passport Acceptance
Facility of the U.S. Department of State.
Located at in the Main Library at 7344 S. Washington
Avenue, the office is open Weekdays between 10:00
a.m. and 2:00 p.m., Evenings Monday through Wednesday
5:00 p.m., and 8:00 p.m. and Saturdays (by appointment
only) between 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Expert assistance
and free informational brochures in a comfortable
private office all in a great Whittier location. Click
here for more information or call (562)464-4450.
The passport fee for age 16 and over
is $67 plus an execution fee of $30 and a security
surcharge of $12. |
| The City of Whittier
provides its residents with street sweeping service
as an effort to beautify and enhance the aesthetics
of our 200-mile City street system. To deliver effective
street sweeping services on your street, the City
has developed a procedure for you to establish a “NO
PARKING ” zone on street sweeping days. The
goal of the Citizen Initiative Street Sweeping
Program is to service you by maintaining
a healthy, safe and clean environment for our community.
For more information on the
Street Sweeping Initiative program, please click here.
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The City of Whittier is seeking
donations of memorabilia for the proposed Surface
Transportation Museum at the newly restored
Whittier Historic Depot, 7333 Greenleaf Ave. Call
698-2131 for more information. |
See the latest Census 2000 profile
data for the City of Whittier, click
here. |
Residential
Walls and Fences The City has amended the
residential walls and fences provisions of the Municipal
Code to establish a streamlined review process for
front yard and street yard fences and walls, that
includes over the counter approvals, when proposals
are consistent with the pre-approved fence palette
for front yards and street side yards. Please
click here to read more about the new guidelines.
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