| News |
| Green fashions in action, as seen on CityTV |
 |  “Planet Lakewood” logo gear totes and t-shirts are widely seen in the practical “Living green in Lakewood” video tips seen on CityTV and Lakewood Online. Now, they’re available at cost at Cafepress.
Residents can wear their environmental awareness on shirts, mugs and reusable canvas totes. They can help tell the story of easy-to-do tips that have a positive impact on the Lakewood environment.
Click on www.lakewoodcity.org/planetlakewood
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| CERT preparedness training profiled |
 | In conjunction with the Los Angeles County Fire Department, Lakewood has offered Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training for the last several years.
The 24 to 30 hour CERT programs are part of the city's Survive for 7 disaster preparedness offerings which are highlighted in a one-evening seminar 2 to 4 evenings a year that help families get better prepared to deal with a serious emergency.
Call Karen Plantz at 562-866-9771, extension 2404 for additional information or to get in a waiting list.
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| 'Planet Lakewood" videos from CityTV |
 | Practical and easy-to-do environmental tips are spotlighted in a series of CityTV segments. The spots highlight small changes in habits Lakewood residents can make that have a positive impact on the environment. They're perfect examples of ways to support Lakewood's green living theme of 'Think Globally, Act Locally.'
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| Curbside collection tips |
 | There are several ways to learn about refuse and recycling in Lakewood. CityTV producers show how trash and recycling are handled and where to get questions answered.
Lakewood Online features an extensive PDF with illustrations, cart dimensions and links. Click for updated FAQs |
| Lakewood Regional Medical Center's expanded cardiac care |
 | To help improve local access to highly specialized heart care services, Lakewood Regional Medical Center has completed a large expansion of its cardiac catheterization laboratory.
The expansion of technology will offer a state-of-the-art cardiac care unit. Hospital officials say they are eager to be able to offer such a comprehensive cardiac program to those who need this type of specialized service.
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| Firefighters profiled in light of the Station fire |
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CityTV channel 31 gave attendees at this year’s Award of Valor ceremonies a look at the challenges and risks facing Los Angeles County firefighters. The Station fire provides a serious context for profiling the kind of people who become Los Angeles County firefighters. |
| Game of the Week: LYS Baseball/Softball Championships |
 | Garth Wyckoff and Lew Stower break down the championship games of the Lakewood Youth Sports baseball/softball championships. Outstanding players from each of the games are featured along with a recap of the entire series. To obtain a copy of the Game of the Week LYS
championship games on DVD, click here for the order form. |
| Community Gardens |
 | A summer gathering of Lakewood's community gardeners gives insight into this community resource.
The Lakewood Community Gardens (located on Candlewood Street between Woodruff Avenue and Palo Verde Avenue) offers a unique leisure opportunity to residents of all ages. The 3-acre site is divided into 323 individual gardening plots.
For a yearly fee of $10.00, residents can take advantage of Southern California's year-round growing season. Call 562-866-9771, extension 2408 for garden plot availability.
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| 'Sephora inside JCPenney' at Lakewood Center Mall |
 | (Originally published 07/2009) Lakewood Center continues to evolve, and reinvent itself. Recent development has included opening a new Costco Wholesale store and the addition of Forever21. The mall now features Paris-based cosmetics retailer Sephora inside of the JCPenny department store. The upscale cosmetics store has found a new home inside stores of its U.S. partner JC Penny and is expanding nationwide. The Lakewood store is one of the first 100 Sephora expansions in the U.S. The Sephora chain includes more than 750 stores in 21 countries. It carries over 250 brands of items that include makeup, skin care, fragrance, bath, hair products, hair tools, and beauty accessories, including Sephora's own private label.
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| Costco opens at Lakewood Center |
 | (Originally published 02/2009) The new Costco Wholesale store opened at Lakewood Center in the first quarter of 2009. Lakewood Business Forecast luncheon attendees cheered when they heard the news at their annual annual business forecast luncheon hosted by the Greater Lakewood Chamber of Commerce and the Lakewood Redevelopment Agency. Jack Gonsalves, director of the Lakewood Community Development Department, noted that the new 160,000-square-foot Costco brings the convenience of shopping at the nation's most successful membership store to one of the largest shopping centers in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. “Costco’s move to a traditional mall is a first in Southern California,” Click for related information on Costco and photo gallery |
| Commander Guyovich looks at the Lakewood Station |
 | The Lakewood Sheriff’s Station has been expanded and modernized for the law enforcement needs of the 21st century. Thanks to Supervisor Don Knabe and Sheriff Lee Baca, who secured county funding, and Congresswoman Linda Sánchez, who provided federal funding for technology upgrades, Lakewood’s 1950s-era sheriff’s station was remade for the new century.
Commander Christy Guyovich reviews the expansion project which included a state-of-the-art dispatch center, station operations center, a dedicated Emergency Operations Center for disaster and homeland security response, a new vehicle service garage, and remodeled space for the Detective Bureau, Team Lakewood deputies, traffic and narcotics units, and station administration.
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| Lakewood teachers get a helping hand |
 | CityTV looks at the efforts of the Lakewood Education Foundation who gave a record of $28,000 in cash grants to 72 Lakewood teachers for the 2008-09 school year. The awards are intended to provide supplemental funding benefitting Lakewood students.
The grants are used for the purchase of critical classroom supplies and equipment including document cameras, and science tools. The program gives consideration to materials which can be used for multiple years--like books for accelerated reading programs, microscopes, math learning kits and computers.
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 CityTV |
| Community Digest video magazine turns 25! |
 | Community Digest is 25-years-old. The monthly video magazine features Lakewood news, event calendar, and coverage of community activities, organizations and people. |
| Lakewood Beautiful tips webcast by CityTV |
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| This addition to the CityTV lineup features gardening experts and Lakewood Beautiful Home Award nominees. They share tips and tricks to assist homeowners in finding new ways keep their homes beautiful. |
| The Value of Community T.V. |
 | This Lakewood Online CityTV streaming segment gives Web viewers a close look at the broad spectrum of local programming offered only on cable television. Viewers will learn about the Lakewood-focused programs on the city's cable channel 31, four education channels and public access television.
Related story on Lakewood Online
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| Green Lakewood Living |
Solar system can generate 250 kilowatts of power
and run 300-horsepower pumps |
 | Lakewood's largest water reservoir now generates electricity on top of serving the city's water needs--literally. A photovoltaic solar power system covers its 194 foot diameter tank roof in the Arbor Maintenance Yard.
The new solar system will provide over 250 kilowatts of electrical energy during daylight hours to power water system pumps. And the solar panels will eliminate the equivalent of 13 million pounds of carbon dioxide from the environment over the system's 30-year life.
Click for related information
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| History and Milestones |
| Lakewood's history is brought to life in special segment library |
 | Streaming media segments bring Lakewood's past, present, and future to light. Using new Flash media, Lakewood Online highlights a series of special CityTV documentaries on city history.
Video clips blend historical photography, film and video footage with interviews of Lakewood residents and city officials. The original collection was created as part of the city's fiftieth anniversary celebration. The city turned fifty on Friday, April 16, 2004.
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| Lakewood traditions: Pan Am Fiesta |
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The Pan American Fiesta – Lakewood’s oldest community event – runs for three-days of celebration at Mayfair Park each May. The Pan American Association and the city sponsor the annual celebration. The fiesta program also includes a special Mother’s Day breakfast, a Lakewood Artist Guild show and a nostalgic display of Pan American Association history at the John Todd Community Center. Many arts and crafts dealers bring their wares to the fiesta each year, along with community organization food booths. Kids get free, hands-on cultural experiences featuring arts and crafts. Check the Lakewood Online main calendar and event profiles for upcoming Pan Am Fiesta information.
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| Public Safety |
| Snatch-and-grabs of personal electronics a concern |
 | Engrossed text-messengers busily keying their cell phones are easy prey for snatch-and-grab robbers looking for personal electronics. Sheriff's deputies urge residents to be attentive to their surroundings. CityTV's Community Digest news magazine looks at this robbery trend that snaps up cell phones, iPod’s, and Sidekick's. Thieves typically target victims who are distracted while using their equipment and aren’t aware of a thief stealing up behind them.
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| Lakewood heroes are honored though ‘Award of Valor’ event |
 | Lakewood’s tradition of honoring public safety professionals, active volunteers, and community members reflects an enduring Lakewood value: Giving support to those who sacrifice to keep our neighborhoods safe. A special Award of Valor luncheon is held each fall. |
Lakewood's emergency operations center goes
into action as part of the 'Great California Shake Out' |
 | Lakewood officials opened their emergency operations center, mobilized senior staff and middle management as part of the city's participation in California's largest earthquake preparedness drill to date. CityTV's Eileen McIlrath was on on hand to provide a close look at activities. Related information on the "Great Southern California Shakeout."
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| Lakewood Sheriff’s Station opens its doors to the community |
 | At the end of a two-year project to expand and modernize the Lakewood Sheriff’s Station, Captain Dave Fender and his Team Lakewood deputies gave the community a tour of the scope of sheriff’s law enforcement in Lakewood. On Saturday, February 23 they held a celebratory open house at the station. |
| T3 electric vehicles patrol Lakewood Center |
 | There’s a new deputy in town riding a new T3 Motion Series Mobility Unit to patrol Lakewood Center. The three-wheeled transporters have recently begun cruising inside and outside of Lakewood’s largest and busiest shopping destination. |
| Lakewood Sheriff’s Station expansion celebrated |
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| The future of Lakewood law enforcement is now, say Sheriff’s Department officials. It’s bigger. It’s connected to 21st century crime fighting technologies. And it’s better prepared for disasters, too.
This segment is provided by CityTV's award-winning Community Digest news magazine. It lets you see what residents saw at a citywide open house held on February 24, 2007. Related information 02/24/07 Lakewood Sheriff’s Station expansion open house |
| Recreation and sports |
| Game of the Week football postgame show |
 | Lakewood's long-running Game of the Week coverage looks a park football competition. |
| Game of the Week Postgame Show highlights LYS March Madness 2010 |
 | Lew Stowers breaks down the championship games of the Lakewood Youth Sports Basketball Finals. Outstanding players from each of the games are featured along with a recap of the entire series. To obtain a copy of the Game of the Week LYS championship games on DVD, click here for the order form. |
| Student athlete profiles: Lakewood Youth Sports Co-Athletes of the Year 2008 |
 | The Lakewood Youth Hall of Fame honored two athletes for the Athlete of the Year award for 2008.
Click for Nicole Hubbard profile
Click for Trevor Erno profile |
| Bloomfield Park's Teen Resource Center 'TRC' |
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| Bloomfield Park’s update Teen Resource Center was completed in mid-2008. The facility’s makeover turned a circa 1950s craft room into a convenient 500 square foot study and social center for a growing number of teen participants. The supervised center combines a work area of five computer workstations with a comfortable reading area, game tables and room for special events. Click for profile on the Teen Center. Click for Bloomfield Park profile in the Park Finder section of Lakewood Online. Click for Google map.
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| Sports archive |
Game of the Week Postgame Show highlights LYS March Madness 2008
Lindsay Case and Brian Ojima breakdown the championship games of the Lakewood Youth Sports Basketball Finals. Outstanding players from each of the games are featured along with a recap of the entire series. |
Student athlete profiles: Lakewood Youth Sports Co-Athletes of the Year 2007
The Lakewood Youth Hall of Fame honored two athletes for the Athlete of the Year award for 2007. Links below open Flash media segments on honorees James Harden and Travis d’Arnaud.
Click for Co-Athlete of the Year James Harden
Click for Co-Athlete of the Year Travis d’Arnaud
Game of the Week: LYS Baseball/Softball Championships
Skylar Cuarisma and Lew Stowers recap the championship games of the Lakewood Youth Sports Baseball/Softball Finals. Outstanding players from each of the games are featured along with an overview of the entire series.
Game of the Week: LYS Fall Football Championships 2008
Watch CityTV's seasoned sports team. The San Martin Park coverage provides highlights of this fall's LYS football competition. Outstanding plays and players from each of the games are featured. Watch CityTV's seasoned sports team. The San Martin Park coverage provides highlights of this fall's LYS football competition. Outstanding plays and players from each of the games are featured. Watch CityTV's seasoned sports team. The San Martin Park coverage provides highlights of this fall's LYS football competition. Outstanding plays and players from each of the games are featured. Watch CityTV's seasoned sports team. The San Martin Park coverage provides highlights of this fall's LYS football competition. Outstanding plays and players from each of the games are featured. Watch CityTV's seasoned sports team. The San Martin Park coverage provides highlights of this fall's LYS football competition. Outstanding plays and players from each of the games are featured. Watch CityTV's seasoned sports team. The San Martin Park coverage provides highlights of this fall's LYS football competition. Outstanding plays and players from each of the games are featured. Watch CityTV's seasoned sports team. The San Martin Park coverage provides highlights of this fall's LYS football competition. Outstanding plays and players from each of the games are featured. CityTV looks at Artesia basketball's winning ways
This CityTV webcast provides a look at the players and personalities of this accomplished team. The Community Digest news magazine features coverage of a school wide assembly, practice court action along with interviews with players, their coach and local officials. The Artesia High School basketball team won their second consecutive state title at the Arco Arena in Sacramento by beating Bishop O’Dowd High School of Oakland. The 91-64 win earned Artesia the 2007 CIF State Division III title. The CIF tournament was played Friday-Saturday, March 23-24, 2007. This was the Artesia program’s fifth championship overall.
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| Services |
| Customer service information on street sweeping and parking |
 | CityTV Channel 31 takes a look at street sweeping and parking in Lakewood with a segment that discusses the need for sweeps and gives a variety customer service tips.
Over 2,500 tons of litter were kept from Lakewood's storm drains in 2008. Responding to stormwater pollution mandates from the state's Water Control Board, Lakewood adopted citywide "no parking during street sweeping" regulations in 2007 that were fully implemented in 2008.
Reaching out to residents through a comprehensive information campaign eased the transition to the new parking regulations. The result has been a greener Lakewood. CityTV follows that lead with valuable insight into the sweeping process and review of customer service issues. |
| Graffiti removal is a top customer service priority |
 | A combination of reports by vigilant residents and active city crews helps limit graffiti eyesores in the city. This webcast from CityTV Channel 31 gives insight into the teamwork that gets the job done.
Graffiti removal from fences and walls visible from the street is a free city service. Residents can even get it removed from private property if a permission waiver is on file at city hall for the specific property. |
| Burns Community Center features “Baby Boomer” health club |
 | Lakewood residents (age 50+) have a discounted fitness opportunity available to them with the opening of the new “Nifty after Fifty” fitness center at Lakewood’s Burns Community Center. Nifty after Fifty is a full-service, state-of the art fitness center for individuals age 50+. Its focus is on greater wellness and lasting independence for older adults entering the second half of life. |
| DASH Transit provides seniors with mobility |
 | CityTV channel 31 created this profile on Dash Transit -- a program keeping Lakewood seniors on-the-go. DASH offers a convenient and easy alternative for active senior citizens and disabled adults who can't drive themselves to events and functions. The service is designed for seniors and disabled adults to help them get around town. |
| Special feature stories |
| Mayfair High School Band wins top honors |
 | The Mayfair High School Band marched their way to statewide top honors competing in field shows and parades throughout this school year and led the Hollywood Santa Parade. CityTV producer Sallie Gallagher looks at this group of hard working students and their inspirational band director Tom Phillips. |
| Community Digest news magazine profiles the Lakewood Artist Guild |
 | The Lakewood Artist Guild (LAG) traces their roots back to 1957 and continues to be active in the community. Catering to both adult and student artists, LAG has regular workshops, shows and meetings. CityTV’s Community Digest news magazine attended a recent show and provides a look at the group. (Top) |
