Random Lengths News

Guided by the principles of free speech and a free press, Random Lengths delivers a diverse range of words, ideas, thoughts, and reflections in various lengths and widths. Our name is inspired by the history of San Pedro Bay, where lumber schooners from the Pacific Northwest used to arrive regularly to unload their shipments. The timber they transported was often cut to what was known as “random lengths and widths,” a phrase that remains in use within the lumber industry today. Random Lengths reflects this rich heritage of the harbor and the communities that have been built around it.

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E Pluribus Unum - Random Lengths News

1 day ago | randomlengthsnews.com | James Allen

As the mad Orange King divides, he succeeds in uniting us“E pluribus unum” is the Latin phrase meaning “Out of many, one.” It was the original motto of the United States. It was created by the Founding Fathers to reflect the idea of a unified nation formed from the original 13 colonies, because in the beginning, they were not very united, except in one common purpose, opposition to mad King George.
“Ada and the Engine” fails to capitalize on compelling subject, good casting

1 week ago | randomlengthsnews.com | Greggory Moore

Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace was a visionary, a maths prodigy to the nth degree who, in the first half of the 19th century, glimpsed the future of computers and coding. She would be an attractive character even if she weren’t the daughter of Lord Byron, the celebrated Romantic poet. It’s no wonder Lauren Gunderson is not the first to write a play about her.
Random Happenings: Three Creative Quarters in San Pedro Will Make Art Happen on Summer Solstice Weekend

1 week ago | randomlengthsnews.com | Melina Paris

On the Summer Solstice, San Pedro will shine brightly. Taking place in three creative quarters in town, three events will happpen between June 20 to 22, showcasing the town’s distinctive artistry — two of them brand new to the scene. The Solstice celebrations kick off June 20 with Wunderkammer’s opening gala, presenting its World of Wonder Exposition. Then, on June 21, Collage, A Place for Art and Culture, will kick off Make Music Day, 2025, filling the streets with rhythm and energy.
“No Kings Day” Was Historic. Now We Need a Powerful – and Independent – Movement Against Trump - Random Lengths News

1 week ago | randomlengthsnews.com | Norman Solomon

The huge decentralized turnout for No Kings Day has shown that grassroots power can be a major force against the momentum of the Trump regime. The protests were auspicious, with 5 million people participating in 2,100 gatherings nationwide. Activists are doing what the national Democratic Party leadership has failed to do – organize effectively and inspire mass action. What we don’t need now is for newly activated people to catch a ride on plodding Democratic donkeys.
Mexican Hollywood―Half a Century Gone, Bonds Remain Strong

2 weeks ago | randomlengthsnews.com | Terelle Jerricks

By Jaime Ruiz, Staff WriterEditor’s Note: On June 7, the City of Los Angeles commemorated the memory of Mexican Hollywood at the Cruise Ship Terminal, the historic site of the beloved neighborhood that thrived from the 1920s to the 1950s. The event honored the rich cultural legacy of the Mexican-American community in the Los Angeles Harbor Area. Random Lengths News is reprinting an updated version of reporter Jaime Ruiz’s 2005 story.
Unburying the Truth

2 weeks ago | randomlengthsnews.com | Terelle Jerricks

David Calloway’s “If Someday Comes” Traces America’s Unfinished Reckoning With Its PastRetired film and television producer David Calloway, a San Pedro resident for more than 20 years, is a modern-day griot — a term of French derivation that describes a class of West African storytellers who preserved the true stories and lineages of their people.
The Murder of Andrea Hines

2 weeks ago | randomlengthsnews.com | Terelle Jerricks

What Holtville, CA Hid While America Watched O.J.Thirty-one years ago today, Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were brutally murdered — a crime that shocked the nation and launched a media frenzy. Race, class, celebrity, and spectacle collided on live television as the white Bronco chase unfolded. With it, the American public was swept into a drama that revealed our deepest social fissures of racism and classism.
Sunken City Coffee

2 weeks ago | randomlengthsnews.com | Terelle Jerricks

Not Just Coffee: A Third Space for San Pedro LocalsElisa Palacios said the idea for Sunken City Coffee began while working remotely and struggling to find a quiet space to focus. “I get distracted very easily,” she said. “I loved Sacred Grounds, but I wanted to move around sometimes so it didn’t feel like the same day over and over again.”Incidentally, Sunken City Coffee opened the same week Sacred Grounds closed.
Creating More Chaos

2 weeks ago | randomlengthsnews.com | James Allen

Trans athletes, immigration protests and ICE provocationsA mother of a San Pedro High School track star sat in the bleachers at the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) State Track & Field Championships, which took place on May 30 and 31, at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Clovis, California. In 104 degree weather, sweat was dripping down her forehead and back while she watched her son and his friend, Jack, race that day.
A Red Cantaloupe Experience Honors ‘Griot’ Legacy, Father Amde Hamilton

2 weeks ago | randomlengthsnews.com | Melina Paris

Father Amde Hamilton recently told me he comes from a generation of artists like Nina Simone, who asked, “If an artist doesn’t relate to his environment, what else does he have?”Father Amde Hamilton is a member of the Watts Prophets. Hamilton continued his thought, explaining, an artist has to relate to what’s going on and the truth. “Artists think differently,” Hamilton said. “I was told by Ornette Coleman, Don Cherry and Billy Higgins that style was the death of creativity.