Compton To Catalina Program Trip1
The Center for Environment, Commerce and Energy (Center) established a partnership with the Greater Union Baptist Church (GUBC) to operate an environmental tour called the “Compton To Catalina Program,” which takes students and other young people from Compton, California to Catalina Island. The Center and the California Center for Economic Initiatives (CCFEI) are also partnering under the Compton To Catalina Program to expose Compton youth to boat repair and to provide technical training services. The Center initiated its Compton-To-Catalina Program on Saturday, April 21, 2012, which is the day before Earth Day. The program began with a press conference at the Greater Union Baptist Church in Compton, California. Participants then traveled to Long Beach, California to board the Catalina Express to make the one hour trip to the island. Once on Santa Catalina Island, the participants boarded the Emerald to observe underwater life around the island. Finally, participants toured Southern California Edison’s electricity generating station at Pebbly Beach, the island’s primary electricity generation source. The Compton To Catalina Program is being operated thanks to a grant from Southern California Edison. The purpose of the program is to expose young people from Compton to the Pacific Ocean and an incredibly beautiful island. People take it for granted that the vast majority of these kids never get on the water and many people live their entire lives without directly …
$7 Gallon Regular Gas On Catalina Island
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Mystery missile over California
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2011 Santa Catalina Film Festival
The Ronald Reagan Foundation awarded “Atlas Shrugged Part 1″ with its inaugural Ronald Reagan Great Communicator Award. Atlas Shrugged Producer Harmon Kaslow accepted the award from Stewart McLaurin, Executive Director of the foundation’s Ronald Reagan Centennial Celebration, at the opening night gala of the 2011 Santa Catalina Film Festival on Catalina Island, Calif., May 6. For more information on the ongoing works of President Reagan’s Foundation, please visit www.reaganfoundation.com
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Snow, sailboats and sea lions. Just another December day in Los Angeles, featuring Venice Beach, Marina del Rey, Marina Peninsula, Ballona Lagoon, Santa Monica Bay and Santa Catalina Island.