Come join the City of South Gate for the 19th annual Earth Day Community Cleanup and Celebration event on Saturday, April 20 from 8am-12pm at South Gate Park.

Friends and families of all ages are welcome!

Baker to Vegas

The South Gate Police Department participated in the Baker to Vegas race of 120 miles on March 23 and 24.

South Gate Police officers along with thousands of other law enforcement officers from agencies nationwide ran the world's most prestigious and unique law enforcement relay foot race.

The SGPD would like to thank everyone who supported them in preparation for this event including sponsors, donors, community members and staff.

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Food Waste Prevention Week

Did you know that April 1-7 is Food Waste Prevention Week?

Food Waste Prevention Week empowers residents to change their habits and sheds light on the importance of reducing food waste in our local community and beyond. Limiting food waste helps create a healthier environment, saves families money on wasted food and fights food insecurity in communities. 

Want to get involved? You can play your part in limited food waste by freezing your uneaten fruits and vegetables, sticking to a shopping list to ensure you only buy what you need, and more. Visit www.FoodWastePreventionWeek.com/Learn for more ideas.

If you do need to dispose of food waste, make sure you follow the proper steps for organics recycling! By sorting your waste properly, you can ensure organics are processed and repurposed. Learn more about organics recycling in South Gate through the City’s new video series:

• Single-family video 
• Multi-family video 
• Commercial businesses video 

For more information on organic waste recycling in South Gate, visit SortWasteSG.org.  

South Gate Park Playground

Renovation has been completed on the South Gate Park playground on Southern Ave. New equipment and turf was installed just in time for the Spring and Summer weather.

Introducing Miss South Gate 2024 and Court

The 2024 Miss South Gate scholarship pageant took place on March 23rd during the annual Azalea Festival. Seven young women competed for the title of Miss South Gate. The competition consisted of an interview with the judges, an influential woman speech where the contestants portrayed an influential woman of their choice, evening gown, and on-stage question.

The 2024 Court is:

Barbara Vasquez- Miss South Gate 2024

Natalie Romero- First Runner-up

Brianna Bercian- Princess

The court will participate in many community events including the Christmas parade, Tree Lighting Ceremony and more. Follow their reign on Instagram.

If you'd like to participate in the 2025 Miss South Gate pageant, please email MissSouthGate@gmail.com.

Miss Azaleita Contest 

The Miss Azaleita contest hosted by the South Gate Multicultural Women's Club is open to girls 4-7 years old residing in the City of South Gate. 

Miss Azaleita will be able to represent the City of South Gate in community events, such as the Azalea Festival Events, community stages, Christmas Lane parade, etc. 

The deadline to sign up for participants will be Thursday, April 11. For more information, call (213) 448-2890. 

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April is Autism Awareness Month

The South Gate Police Department is helping raise awareness by selling Autism Awareness/Acceptance patches and keychains. All proceeds go back to the community and to events that help educate the public on such as important topic.

The patches and keychains are available for purchase at the front counter of the Police Department during business hours Monday-Thursday. They will also be available for purchase at the Autism Awareness event taking place on Sunday, April 14th from 11am-2pm at the Henry C. Gonzalez Auditorium at South Gate Park. For more information, email scamacho@sogate.org

The Commission for South Gate Youth Scholarship

The South Gate Community Scholarship Fund is an extension of the non-profit Commission for South Gate Youth established in 1989. The Fund was established for the purpose of providing scholarships to high school seniors, who are residents of the City of South Gate, in pursuit of post-secondary education and training. The scholarships may also be awarded to adult residents of the community.



Eligibilities:

• A bona fide resident of the City of South Gate.
• Attending an undergraduate course of study in the Fall at an accredited two or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school.

This includes high school graduates and students currently enrolled in an undergraduate course of study and have one or more years of school remaining.



The application deadline is April 12, 2024.

Please submit all application documents together to:

South Gate Community Scholarship Fund

By Mail: 8620 California Avenue

South Gate, CA 90280

Or By Email: aagent@sogate.org 

Scholarship Application

Long Beach Blvd Improvements Project

The Long Beach Boulevard Improvements project is being implemented to enhance safety, traffic circulation, maintenance issues, and beautify the corridor. Construction is in progress and planned for completion June 2024. 

Recent milestones include backfilling medians with top soil and installing pedestrian push buttons on the curb ramps. Currently, the contractor is installing lighting conduits and an irrigation drip system. 

Recently, residents expressed concerns over the inaccessibility of pedestrian push buttons due to the newly installed cobble stones next to curb ramps. Please know this was a temporary condition that has now been eliminated because the new pedestrian push buttons have now been installed away from the cobblestones.  

Further, the cobble stones are not designed to be walked on. They were installed in areas not intended for pedestrians that are not ADA accessible. Cobble stones are an industry practice to designate “non-walkable” surface adopted by both Caltrans and the City of Los Angeles. 

Please contact Kenneth Tang at ktang@sogate.org for more information.

April 6

Vet Care Pet Clinic

Low cost pet vaccine and wellness clinic. Clinics are held on select Saturdays from 9:00am – 11:00am at South Gate Park- 4855 Tweedy Blvd.

Dog and cat vaccinations, fecal exams, de-worming, physical exams, micro chipping, prescription flea control, diagnostic testing and more!