Street Sweeping

Have you ever forgotten that it was street sweeping day and been upset to find a ticket against your windshield? Although annoyed, many people do not realize the serious affects to the environment if they fail to follow street sweeping guidelines. Weekly, people forget to move their cars, and all that has been stopped in the gutter will runoff into the sewage system and end up in the Long Beach harbor. It is unfortuante that nearby cities such as Lakewood do not have proper street sweeping and are allowing their runoff to pollute Long Beach. This pollution affects the health of human and marine life and affects tourism. All of the toxins that are built up and washed into the ocean have a huge affect on Long Beach. As I have mentioned in other posts, the Long Beach harbor remains polluted because there is not enough water activity due to the breakwater. So remember, it is not hard to keep your car in the driveway or move it to the other side of the street twice a week. The community needs the support of everyone in order to keep Long Beach clean. If people continue to block the street sweeper, the beach is going to stay like the picture below. Until we can sink the breakwater, we should prevent making Long Beach worse. Protect our ocean.