No Burn Alert for this Weekend (2/27 and 2/28)

NO-BURN ALERT: MANDATORY WOOD-BURNING BAN IN EFFECT SATURDAY AND SUNDAY FOR RESIDENTS OF THE SOUTH COAST AIR BASIN

All Indoor and Outdoor Residential Wood Burning Prohibited Due to High Air Pollution Predicted for Saturday, February 27th and Sunday, February 28th.

The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) has issued a residential no-burn alert for all those living in the South Coast Air Basin, which includes Orange County and non-desert portions of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. SCAQMD reminds residents in these areas that burning wood in their fireplaces, both indoors and outdoors, is prohibited through midnight this Sunday.

No-burn alerts are mandatory in order to protect public health due to a high concentration of fine particulate air pollution forecast for the area. The no-burn prohibition also applies to manufactured fire logs, such as those made from wax or paper.

Particles in wood smoke - also known as fine particulate matter or PM2.5 - can get deep into the lungs and cause respiratory illnesses, increases in emergency room visits and hospitalizations.

Residents can help reduce the harmful health effects of wood smoke by signing up to receive e-mail alerts at www.AirAlerts.org to learn when a mandatory no-burn alert is issued.

SCAQMD's no-burn alerts do not apply to mountain communities above 3,000 feet in elevation, the Coachella Valley, or the High Desert. Homes that rely on wood as a sole source of heat, low-income households and those without natural gas service also are exempt from the requirement. Gas and other non-wood burning fireplaces are not restricted.

SCAQMD's Check Before You Burn program is in effect from November through the end of February, when particulate levels are highest.

A link to additional information and an interactive no-burn alert map is available at www.AirAlerts.org. For 24-hour recorded Check Before You Burn information, call 866-966-3293.

SCAQMD is the air pollution control agency for Orange County and major portions of Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside counties.

If you want more information on the air quality forecast, or other aspects of the local air quality program, please contact your local air quality agency using the information above. For more information on the U.S. EPA's AIRNow Program, visit http://www.airnow.gov.

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Happy Hour in the Village at 5 p.m.

Jeff's Happy Hour has been such a welcome event on Friday afternoons. Join your neighbors and friends every Friday from 5 - 7 p.m.

Jeff and Karen look forward to seeing you and enjoying the beginning of another wonderful year in Beachwood!

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Beachwood Cafe

Why not wander into into the Cafe and have a meal and conversation with any one of the many neighbors you will run into? This IS family!

In days gone by, most neighbors would meet spontaneously in the local cafe and visit about all manner of neighborhood issues. We can do it again.

2695 N. Beachwood Dr.
(323) 871-1717

Follow them on Twitter @BeachwoodCafe

Check out their Facebook Page

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City Council District 4 Resource List

Councilman Ryu, Councilmember.Ryu@lacity.org