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You have reached the community web site for Del Aire, California. Please utilize this Yahoo Group message board as a way to communicate your thoughts and ideas with the community. Subscribe to the DNA email list and you will receive special notices to the email address you provide.

Feel free to send your comments and suggestions to webmaster@del-aire.info.

Thank you for visiting!

Special Events

January 22, 2011, Del Aire Park Youth Basketball Season Begins. Click here to view flyer.
March 2011, Aviation Little League Softball and Baseball Sign Ups - multiple dates. Please check www.eteamz.com/aviation for additional information and registration dates or click here to view flyer.
March 31, 2011, 7:00 pm, Conquering Clutter, Wiseburn Library, 5335 W. 135th St
Hawthorne. Jean Furuya, the Office Genie, is a professional organizer, and she will share strategies and tips on how to de-clutter your home, your office, your life.

Sponsored by the County of Los Angeles Public Library, and the Friends of the Hawthorne Libraries. All programs are free and open to everyone. For information please call 310.643.8880. For ADA accommodation, such as sign language interpreter or materials in alternate format, please call 310.830.0231 (voice) or 310.830.4532 (TTY) Tuesday - Thursday or Saturday, at least 6 business days prior to the event.
April 9, 2011, Wiseburn Education Foundation's Walk-Around-The-Bock Fundraiser, Peter Burnett Elementary School, 5402 W. 138th Street, Hawthorne, CA 90250. See www.wiseburnedfoundation.org for more information.

Recurring Events

Hawthorne/Del Aire Farmer's Market every Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., 135th and Aviation. Click this link to view September flyer.
Saturday Storytime, every Saturday at 10:00 am at Wiseburn Library. See webpage at http://www.colapublib.org/libs/wiseburn/ for more information.
Pajama Storytime, every Tuesday at 7:00 pm at Wiseburn Library. See webpage at http://www.colapublib.org/libs/wiseburn/ for more information.
Book of the Month Club, every 2nd Thursday at 7:00 pm at Wiseburn Library. See webpage at http://www.colapublib.org/libs/wiseburn/ for more information.

Contact webmaster@del-aire.info for information you want to see here!

Aviation Little League

Please check www.eteamz.com/aviation for additional information and registration dates.

Thank you.
Click here to view flyer.

Carlos Diaz, President

Aviation Little League
310-643-4243 Cell
310-738-5674 Cell
413-702-2736 Fax
diazemail@netzero.net

www.eteamz.com/aviation

Del Aire Park Youth Basketball

Sign up Now for children ages 5-17! Practice will begin November 9, 2010 and the season starts January 22, 2011. Click here to view flyer.

Del Aire Park

Del Aire park is about to go through a big change. in addition to the baseball field being graded and
rehabilitated, the community center will be completely re constructed with new bathrooms, and 1400 additional sq. feet. The gym will be first with new ADA bathrooms and locker rooms. The grass and picnic areas will be re graded. There will soon be a committee formed of Del Aire residents, to decide on what kind of art enhancements to include in the project. One suggestion has been a community garden. If you would like to be a part of these decisions, please contact Leticia Ivans at (213) 202-5859 or email her at livins@arts.lacounty.gov for more info.

Aviation Station (Wild Goose)

The Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the proposed Aviation Station Development will soon be submitted an thus be public. The Del Aire Neighborhood Assoc (DNA) has been negotiating with the property owner for mitigation measures, so that this development has as small an impact on the existing community as possible. Electronic bill boards on top are no longer being considered. There are a number of concessions such as ; landscaping the RR right of way on Aviation, legal help to obtain a Del Aire zip code and a cul-de-sac on 117th Street and Aviation to prevent Judah from becoming the major thorough-fare of choice. There are many other mitigation items proposed, too much to list here. We will keep Del Aire informed of anything new.

Lennox Sheriff's Department Update

The Lennox Sheriff has moved to W. Imperial Hwy. They will be holding a grand opening complete with displays/food/music and dance. November 6, 2010 at 10 am til 1 pm.

The old lennox station will remain in use and be staffed by the Sheriff's gang unit and also eventually, the sheriff's park's division. The new facility is very high tech and if you have the time to go, it is worth the trip.

Everyone is welcome and of course, it is free.

Medical Marijuana Dispensary Update

A medical marijuana dispensary opened in June at the corner of Aviation and 120th. The DNA contacted the department of regional planning and confirmed that there were no permits of any kind obtained. The county attorney went to court on our behalf and obtained a permanent injunction, and closed their doors. The county board of supervisors will soon be changing their ordinance to prevent this kind of use in the unincorporated communities.

Farmer's Market

The Hawthorne/Del Aire Farmers market is open every Saturday from 9 am til 1 pm at 135th and Aviation.

Come on down and get your produce FRESH!

Wiseburn Update

Dennis Curtis from the Wiseburn school board attended our meeting to let everyone know that the unification movement is alive and well and urged the Del Aire community to vote yes on measure AA. He explained that the measure will provide the funding necessary to buy a site and build a high school for the Wiseburn students. Dennis also clarified that only the "arts" half of the Divinci charter high school will be moving to the former AYSO buildings next to Del Aire park. They are currently looking at sites west of Aviation, for a permanent high school, as the Wiseburn district boundaries go into El Segundo to Sepulveda.

WISEBURN UNIFICATION
-- Update October 2010--

Unification Status

Hi All,

It's been a while, but we are still here!!

Here the latest news on our Wiseburn Unification. No one has been sleeping nor has it been on the back-burner. We were on the State Board of Education (SBE) Agenda for Friday, May 7, 2010. The SBE provided advanced notice on California Department of Education’s (CDE) recommendation for approval of the Wiseburn Unification, with the provision that the entire Centinela Valley (registered voters in Lennox, Hawthorne, Lawndale and Wiseburn) be allowed to vote. Wiseburn’s voting population is only 17% when compared to combined voting numbers of Hawthorne, Lawndale and Lennox. To have proceeded with the May 7th hearing agenda of SBE would have been a death sentence to our cause. In order to prevent this negative decision from being carried through, the Chief Petitioners of the Wiseburn Unification and the Wiseburn School Board members decided to ask that our agenda item be pulled from the SBE May hearing.

Click here to read more.

Wiseburn Library News

Due to the severe budget crisis, Wiseburn Library has had a change in open hours. Although we are now closed on Fridays, we are now open MORE hours per week.

Schedule:

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 10 am - 8 pm.
Saturday 8 am - 6 pm
Sunday, Monday, and Friday closed

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Storytimes continue at 7 pm on Tuesday night, and 10 am on Saturday mornings.

Please share with parents that all children can participate in the Pentel Book Mark contest. Forms are available in the library.

Membership Dues

Hello neighbors:

It's time again to ask for your support. We maintain our website, post office box, printing and other administrative costs solely on your $20 annual donation. We greatly appreciate your past support. Please send your donation to

Del Aire Neighborhood Association
P.O. box 1404
El Segundo, CA 90245

Please include your name and address so we can keep our records current.

Thank You,

John Koppelman, President
Del Aire Neighborhood Association

Del Aire Streetscapes

Hello Del Aire, I have received notice from Mark Ridley Thomas's office, that the median strip project--- [Aviation between 122nd and 124th], [El Segundo between Isis and La Cienega] and [La Cienega between El Segundo and 123rd] will begin shortly. The contract has been awarded and the contractor will be sending brochures to the surrounding homes soon. This will improve the appearance of our community. The project will last approx. 10 weeks. There will be some minor parking inconveniences during construction. The contractor will be notifying the nearby residents shortly. Thank you for your patience, it will be worth it!

John Koppelman

President, Del Aire Neighborhood Assoc.

Hawthorne-Del Aire Farmer's Market

THE FARMERS MARKET IS BACK!

Date: Every Saturday
Time: 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Location: 135th and Aviation (Old Dana School)

There will be veggies, fruit, flowers, food and FUN!

All proceeds from market go to local schools and activities.

Everyone is welcome!

Email: farmersmarket@del-aire.info

Phone: (310) 943-6806

Sponsored by Hollyglen Homeowners Association & Del Aire Neighborhood Association

click here to read Daily Breeze Article

Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas Website

Mark Ridley-Thomas represents the 2nd District on the county Board of Supervisors. You can visit the Second District website at http://ridley-thomas.lacounty.gov/ to see updated information.

Neighborhood Watch - CAC

Del Aire has a Community Advisory Committee whose members attend meetings every month with Captain Mathew A. Dendo, members of nearby communities and representatives from Los Angeles County. If you can contribute to this committee or if you have information you would like relayed to the County Sheriff, please email the Community Advisory Committee at cac@del-aire.info.

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