![]() Wen-ru Yen, Yuan-yu Chang, Hualien Forest District Office, Forestry Bureau, COA (Taiwan), Reclaimed by the Forest: Lanshan Station, Documentary ShortĪlbert Choi (USA), The Idea of North, AsianĪli Dwas (USA), Dani 101, Documentary Short (Student)Īmanda Sayeg (USA), Blind Dreams, Documentary Short (Student)Īnnie Villalobos (USA), Unmute, Disability Issues (Student)Īriel Tilson (USA), Muslim Sheroes of Minnesota: Valerie Shirley, Documentary ShortĬ.A. Thebia Marie-Karine (French Guiana), ALL MY LIGHTS, Film Short Tahyna MacManus (Australia), The Prelude, Film Short Sathwik Rai (Canada), Invictus, Disability Issues Santiago Sanchez (USA), Yours Truly, Latin / Hispanic (Student) Ruth Marantz (USA), Rainbow Ruthie, Television – Pilot Program Rebecca Shapiro (USA), I’m Here, Ensemble Cast Naida Joanides (USA), Katia, Film Short, Women Filmmakers, Makeup Layne Coleman (Canada), Hooked, Actress: Leading ( Nicky Guadagni as Zelda Fitzgerald, Unity Mitford, Dora Carrington, Elizabeth Smart, Myra Hindley, Carson McCullers, and Jane Bowles) ![]() Kirk Wallace (USA), Introducing Skully, Animation (Student) Kerstin Ebert (USA), The Last Waltz, Women Filmmakers Keiko Umenoki (Japan), Lemon & Letter, Women Filmmakers Jose Luis Acosta (USA), Guarra, Film Short Jazeel Gayle (USA), Beyond The Rainbow, LGBT James Rogers III (USA), FELIX, Animation, Children / Family Programming ![]() Gene Gabriel (USA), Sane People, Actor: Leading ( Gene Gabriel as Charlie Vasquez), Film Short, Latin / Hispanic "That's why we continue to take efforts to minimize the illegal use of fireworks.Abhishek Jhaveri (India), Television Rishtey aur Paisa (TRP), Film ShortĪndrew Olson (USA), The Cape, Children / Family Programmingĭarryl Marshak and Antonia Tong (USA), Accidental Diplomats, Film Short "Due to this abundance of public outreach, we have seen some decrease in some areas," he said. So far, said Scott, it seems to be working. They've established an anti-fireworks group and set up a hotline for resident reports, and the departments post lists of legal fireworks shows so residents can still enjoy the display without risking injury or property damage. Meanwhile, LAFD and the Los Angeles Police Department have done some work to curtail the use of illegal fireworks. "If the 4th falls on Thursday, Friday or Saturday, there is a lot more noise than if it's Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday." " activity tends to relate to the day of the week on which the Fourth of July falls," said Barrett. The intensity of that increase depends on when the actual holiday falls. "People utilize fireworks all year round, but obviously there is a steep spike around the Fourth of July," said Erik Scott, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Fire Department.Īt that time, adds Barrett, the use of illegal fireworks tends to increase from the third week in June through the end of July. , a private organization that works with the Los Angeles Fire Department to educate the public on fire safety.Īnd while readers like Jimmy may indeed hear them regardless of the season, there's one time of year that they become much more ubiquitous. "People either go to neighboring states where they are able to purchase them and then drive them back, or they buy them online," said David Barrett, the executive director of County, though, 39 citiesįireworks to be bought and sold - although many of those cities have restrictions on them - including Monterey Park, La Puente and Rosemead.Īnd illegal fireworks are still used in the area. , all fireworks are illegal, including those deemed safe and sane. The designation means that the item in question doesn't fly or explode, and that it bears the safe and sane " by the state of California (although still illegal in L.A.) or they may not.īut the phenomenon is widespread enough that LAist reader Jimmy wrote in and asked, "What's up with fireworks in L.A.? I hear them all the time." (question has been edited for length and clarity).Ĭalifornia allows cities to determine whether they can sell "safe and sane" fireworks. ![]() They may be in relation to a holiday or they may not they may be the type of firework deemed " It is a truth universally acknowledged that in and around Los Angeles, one might hear fireworks at any time of the day or night.
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