Homepage  Send a link Contact Us Sheriff’s Captain Christy Guyovich: Don’t use illegal fireworks Captain Christy Guyovich, commander of the Lakewood Sheriff’s Station, has a message for illegal fireworks users: “Don’t use illegal fireworks. Don’t tolerate those who do. Don’t let anyone say that it’s okay to use illegal fireworks just because it’s the 4th of July.” Tolerance of illegal fireworks by otherwise law abiding residents and the easy availability of illegal fireworks from many sources (including through the Internet) threaten Lakewood’s family-oriented celebration of Independence Day, and Captain Guyovich is fighting back. More... Independence Day weekend service tips Lakewood City Hall will be open until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, July 3. Trash pick-up and DASH Transit service will be available on both Friday, July 3 and Monday, July 6. There will be no street sweeping and no make up for Friday, July 3. City Hall will be closed on Monday, July 6 in recognition of the Independence Day holiday. Monday trash, street sweeping and DASH services will run normally. More... Summer concerts continue! Lakewood's popular summer concert series continues on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. through August 6. Del Valle Park will rock and roll with great music, vocals and entertainment. The weekly concerts feature a changing variety of music including classic rock, country western and pop music. More... This month on CityTV In July... tune in to Watch Your Back, Memorial Day and Lakewood Celebrates. CityTV Channel 31, the Lakewood channel on Time Warner Cable and FiOS TV, produces programming each month ranging from local news and entertainment to sports and special events.  More... Tire recycling event at Lakewood Civic Center Residents are encouraged to bring their used tires to a free tire recycling event in Lakewood on Saturday, July 18 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the intersection of Clark Avenue and Del Amo Boulevarde. Click for event flyer and map This is an opportunity to remove those stubborn tires cluttering garages and yards in an environmentally safe manner. Collected tires can often be recycled and used for the construction of amenities that benefit the community such as street repaving using recycled tire material. More... Friends of Lakewood Libraries book sale The Friends of Lakewood Libaries will host a used book sale featuring a “Make Your Own Ice Cream Sundae Bar" at the Angelo Iacoboni Library on Saturday, July 11 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Proceeds from all sales directly support Lakewood's two local libraries. There will be many mystery novels available along with hardback books at $1.00 and up and paperbacks for .50. More... Golf tournament aids Lakewood Education Foundation Organizers are working now to surpass the nearly $30,000 raised last year for Lakewood teachers at the Lakewood Education Foundation golf tournament. Golfers will tee off Monday, August 24 at the Lakewood Country Club. Community members are urged to “Save the Date” for this charity tourney. Click for flyer/registration More... Lakewood utility billing changes are in the mail Depending on the meter reading cycle for your neighborhood, you are likely to have already received a totally new Lakewood utility bill. (There are also new bills for residents in neighborhoods where the city provides trash collection but not water service.) The new bill is larger – a full letter-size page. The due date and amount due are more prominently printed. And there is a new return envelope. Click for an illustrated explanation | FAQs: Your new Lakewood utility bill More... Bow Wow and Meow Days are here A Bow Wow and Meow Day event is coming Tuesday evening, July 21 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. These are easy one-stop events for pet licensing, vaccinations at a discount, and micro chipping. Flea control products and information regarding low-cost spaying/neutering, and health care for dogs and cats will be available. Click for more on pet information More... Major broadcast television changes are upon us The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) mandated changeover to all-digital television broadcasting happened Friday, June 12. Residents using classic “television and antenna” set ups to watch traditional broadcast television channels can’t see their shows. Over-the-air broadcasts of local channels are still be there for old sets to see if they can be retro-fitted with a digital tuner, or hooked up to a cable or satellite service. The typical low-cost fix is buying a digital tuner. Tuners cost $40 to $70 and are available at major retailers in the Lakewood area. Click here for a Consumer Reports guide to digital turners Channel 7 reports on getting set up and notes there are local retailers and assistance centers available to help. Click for video news report Click for FCC page listing ways to get help locally More... Free emergency response team training In conjunction with the Los Angeles County Fire Department, Lakewood is offering Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training. Both lecture and hands-on exercises cover topics like light search and rescue, triage, fire safety, team organization, and disaster medical operations. The free 20-hour program educates residents about disaster preparedness and basic disaster response skills for dealing with a serious crisis situation. It runs on three consecutive Saturdays: August 8, 15 and 22. Click and use eCatalog to sign up: #20540 Saturdays 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 8/8-8/22, Burns Community Center, free More... Assessor warns of property tax scam The Los Angeles County Tax Assessor is warning residents about deceptive mailings coming from companies that use official-sounding names like "Tax Adjusters," "Tax Readjustment," or "Tax Review." They offer to help the reader get a reduction in their property taxes. The assessor warns residents NOT to pay for a tax review that the county may already be doing for free. More... Saturday collections and permanent drop-off locations for hazardous waste Lakewood residents can safely dispose of household hazardous waste and e-waste items free of charge at the next household hazardous waste collection event. Help the environment and stay safe. Sanitation District technicians at the roundup will take your toxics while you wait. Click for hazardous waste and e-waste roundup dates More... Archives... Thu., July 2, 2009 11:00  AM  -  12:30  PM    Pre-4th of July Party 6:30  PM  -  8:00  PM    Summer Concerts in the Park Fri., July 3, 2009 All Day Event    Registration: Summer Lesson #2 Current Catalog Top  Copyright © 2000 - 2009 City of Lakewood, California Lakewood Privacy Policy