Bring the entire family and enjoy a free movie every Friday in August at the South Gate Park Golf Course-9615 Pinehurst Ave.

Bring a picnic, lawn chairs, blankets and enjoy! Sorry, no pets or alcohol allowed.

Movie begins at 8 p.m.

August 2 Kung Fu Panda 4

August 9 Haunted Mansion

August 16 Trolls Band Together

August 23 Wonka

August 30 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mutant Mayhem

For more information call the Girls Club House at (323) 563-5447.

National Night Out

Join the South Gate Police Department on Tuesday, August 6 from 6pm-8pm in front of City Hall for National Night Out.

National Night Out is a community-building campaign that promotes police community partnerships.

Bring your family, friends and neighbors for an evening of fun and community building with the South Gate Police Department. Food trucks, prizes, games and more!

Back to School Sustainability Tips

It's almost back-to-school season, South Gate! The start of the school year is the perfect time to begin new recycling habits. With a few mindful actions, you can leave a positive impact and help make our city more sustainable. Here are some tips to get you started:

• Take inventory of your school supplies before heading out to buy new items. Once you make your shopping list, prioritize purchasing notebooks, binders, folders and backpacks made from recycled materials. By reusing and recycling supplies, you can significantly cut down on waste and save resources.

• Pack waste-free lunches with reusable containers, water bottles and utensils, and bring home any leftover food you may have. If you’re buying lunch in the cafeteria, take only what you can eat to avoid food waste. These small changes can reduce the amount of trash that ends up in our landfills.

• Get involved in your school's green programs and initiatives. Volunteering to help with recycling or composting programs, if they are available, is a great way to make an impact and inspire others to join in. 



Let’s come together and make this school year the greenest one yet! Learn more about organics recycling and other ways you can make an impact at www.SortWasteSG.org.

Construction of the Tweedy Mile

Complete Streets Project 

The City Council has awarded a $8.1 Million contract for the construction on the Tweedy Mile Complete Streets Project. 

The project will renovate Tweedy Boulevard between Dearborn Avenue and Dorothy Avenue with an enhanced design that includes improvements for safety, traffic circulation, landscaping, and beautification. Improvements include road and sidewalk repairs, widened street corners, widened sidewalk at designated locations, landscaping, street furniture with a new design, enhancing pedestrian crosswalks of which four will be equipped with flashing lights, and bike amenities. 

The City Council approved a 7-month construction schedule instead of 8½-months, to reduce the potential for safety issues and reduce potential impacts to businesses. Construction is planned to begin next month. 

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Hawkins Reservoir Project

The Hawkins Reservoir is a water production facility equipped with water wells, a booster pump station and two water reservoirs. The project improved the water system by recoating interior and exterior surface, upgrade of the cathodic protection, and seismic retrofit of the tanks. 

Other improvements that were part of the project included replacement of the perimeter fence to increase the security to the site and replaced a ladder with stairs for easy access to the top of the tank for future maintenance. These improvements will keep the 40 year old Hawkins Reservoirs in service for many more years to come.  

Free Bulky Item Pickup

South Gate residents can call the City's waste hauler, UWS, at (562) 334-3660, to schedule the removal of up to 10 large items per month at no cost. Items are picked-up on regular trash service day between 6 am and 7pm and customers can call before 5 pm the day before regular trash service to schedule pick-up.

When scheduling a bulky item pick-up, be prepared to provide an itemized description of items and ask about weight restrictions.

Examples of large items that can be picked-up include:

• Bulky items such as furniture

• Large appliances such as refrigerators and ovens

• Electronics such as computers, monitors and printers

• Please note that auto parts and hazardous waste are not eligible for bulky item pick-up

Farmers Market

Harbor Area Farmers Market hosts a market at South Gate Park every Monday, 8:30am-1:30pm, rain or shine! They are located in the parking lot on the corner of Pinehurst Ave and Tweedy Blvd.

For more information or to become a vendor, visit www.goodveg.org or visit their Facebook and Instagram

LA River Cleanup

The SELA Collaborative as part of the Together in Service initiative hosted a river cleanup event last month. South Gate had 51 volunteers show up to help clean the River and the park. Community residents, young individuals, and nonprofit organizations participated in the clean-up.

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August 2

Northgate Back to School Event

Northgate Gonzalez Markets and the South Gate Chamber of Commerce are hosting a Back to School event on Friday, August 2nd from 3-6pm at Northgate Market on 4155 Tweedy Blvd.

Free Backpacks (while supplies last), Face Painting, Balloon Artists, Music, Health Screenings, Haircuts, Community Resources and more.