{"id":45819,"date":"2013-11-18T14:17:01","date_gmt":"2013-11-18T22:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=45819"},"modified":"2013-11-18T14:17:01","modified_gmt":"2013-11-18T22:17:01","slug":"town-hall-to-discuss-alcohol-related-problems-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2013\/11\/18\/town-hall-to-discuss-alcohol-related-problems-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Town Hall to discuss alcohol-related problems, solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Town-hall-meeting.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-42542\" alt=\"Town hall meeting\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Town-hall-meeting-274x300.jpg\" width=\"274\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Town-hall-meeting-274x300.jpg 274w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Town-hall-meeting.jpg 302w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 274px) 100vw, 274px\" \/><\/a>PALMDALE \u2013 Alcohol outlet saturation in zip code 93550 and the link to violent crime will be discussed at a Town Hall meeting this week intended for the general public and policy makers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Town Hall will take place at 6 p.m., Wednesday, November 20, at the Chimbole Cultural Center, located at 38350 Sierra Highway in Palmdale.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Captain <strong>Don Ford<\/strong> of the Palmdale Sheriff\u2019s Station; <strong>Bradley Beach<\/strong>, Supervising Agent in charge of the Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) Division which oversees the Antelope Valley; <strong>Ricardo Contreras<\/strong> of the Los Angeles County Public Health Department; and a representative of the <strong>Palmdale School District<\/strong> have been invited to present at the forum.<\/p>\n<p>This is the second Town Hall meeting organized during the past year by Pueblo y Salud (PyS), a social human service agency, and the Palmdale Prevention Community Council (PCC) which advocates for policy solutions to address alcohol related problems.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have too many liquor stores in certain sectors of our communities and they are directly linked to violent crime rates 5 to 6 times higher than the City norm,\u201d stated Xavier Flores, Project Director for Pueblo y Salud. \u201cWe wish to inform policy makers, those who have been elected to City Council or appointed to the Planning Commission, about policies that have proven effective in reducing the negative impact of alcohol proliferation in our communities,\u201d Flores added.<\/p>\n<p>Pueblo y Salud and the PCC are proposing a social host ordinance to reduce access of alcohol to minors at parties, a moratorium on new alcohol outlets, a ban on the sale of single-serve containers and training for alcohol vendors on ways to sell more responsibly. They are also advocating for a fee to be attached to the alcohol retailer license to pay for compliance checks by the Sheriff\u2019s Department.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on this effort, call 661-208-4450.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Information via press release from Pueblo y Salud.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PALMDALE \u2013 Alcohol outlet saturation in zip code 93550 and the link to violent crime will be discussed at a Town Hall meeting this week intended for the general public and policy makers. 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