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| March 22, 2009 |
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| 3/22/09, a huge pile of waste asphalt rock dumped on the site which was ordered removed by the CCC. |
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| Jacob inspects the perimeter, finding "artifacts", old bottles & newspapers dated 1950's or before. |
| Picture from the 3/27/09 Protest |
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| This sign says it all...click picture to enlarge. |
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| A number of palms such as these were removed from the site along with Egret nests. |
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| Waste asphalt "rock" the land owner says the city gave him to spread over the site. |
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| 3/22/09 |
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This is an old issue resolved.
Currently (Oct/Nov.
2012) the land is undergoing native plant restoration. The area (like a few others around Los Cerritos Wetlands)
is an old landfill and is located directly across the Los Cerritos Channel (river) from Steam Shovel Slough.
Click here to see the original staff report recommending a "substantial issue". This issue was heard at the California
Coastal meeting November 2010
COASTAL PERMIT APPLICATIONS
a. Application No. A-5-LOB-10-15 (2H Properties, Long Beach) Appeal
by Commissioners Shallenberger & Wan, Los Cerritos Wetlands Trust (Elizabeth Lambe, Executive Director), Thomas Marchese,
Heather Altman, Mary Suttie, David Robertson, El Dorado Audubon Society (Mary Parsell), and Our Town – Long Beach (Joan
Hawley McGrath, Sandie Van Horn, Pat Towner, Cindy Crawford, Tarin Olsen, Kerrie Aley, Allan Songer & Brenda McMillan)
from decision of City of Long Beach granting permit with conditions to 2H Properties approved (after-the-fact) for importing
1,000 cu.yds. of soil to re-establish and maintain cap over existing landfill (in response to Coastal Commission Emergency
Permit 5-09-068-G), and allow weed abatement and remediation, at 6400 Loynes Drive, Long Beach, Los Angeles County. (CP-LB)
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Old news articles about the Coastal Commission
appeal (links may no longer work):
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_14665850
http://www.lbreport.com/news/mar10/hitchccc.htm
http://www.insidesocal.com/greennotes/2010/03/coastal-commission-wants-new-hearing-on-los-cerritos-wetlands-grading-case.html
http://articles.latimes.com/2009/mar/24/local/me-wetlands24
http://www.egretsnotregrets.com/2009/12/ponding-on-hitchcock-land.html
http://www.lbreport.com/news/apr09/loycpra.htm
http://www.lbreport.com/news/mar09/aqmdwet2.htm
http://www.egretsnotregrets.com/search/label/Sean%20Hitchcock
On March 19th & 20th, 2009 new land owner graded a 10 acre parcel, which is a protective cap on
a 1950's landfill. The new owner had just purchased the land to make a soccer field, but had no permits. An
emergency permit was issued by the California Coastal Commission to cover the methane gas leaks with 4" to 6"
of soil.
This land is zoned as "wetlands" and subject to environmental protection laws and
has been on the list for acquisition to be included in the Los Cerritos Wetlands restoration.
More pictures and desription of Los Cerritos
Wetlands and surrounding areas: http://caopenspace.org/loscerritoswetlands.html
Click any picture on this page for a larger view.
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| Before Destruction, picture dated 6-1-08 |
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| A little blurry, but shows how much ground was removed...which was a "cap" on the landfill. |
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| After destruction, pictured dated 3/22/09. |
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| Same corner as the "before" picture, the asphalt pile shown was ordered removed by the CCC. |
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| This site was a landfill sometime back in the 1950's, before coastal protection laws. |
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