Orange County Homelessness Oversight

01/01/2025

Happiest of New Starts and continued unity 2025!

01/01/2025

Have hope and believe you will have a happy New Year 2025. It is going to be better. I do believe and for you all too!
Kathy

05/09/2024

And now we know!

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Frederick McKinley Jones was one of the most prolific African-American inventors ever. Jones patented more than 60 inventions, however, he is best known for inventing an automatic refrigeration system for long-haul trucks in 1935 (a roof-mounted cooling device).
Jones was born in Covington, Kentucky, near Cincinnati, Ohio, on May 17, 1893. Both of his parents had died by the time Jones was 9 years old, at which point he went to live with a priest in Kentucky.
Jones was the first person to invent a practical, mechanical refrigeration system for trucks and railroad cars, which eliminated the risk of food spoilage during long-distance shipping trips. The system was, in turn, adapted to a variety of other common carriers, including ships. Jones was issued the patent on July 12, 1940 ( #2,303,857).
Forming a partnership with Numero, Jones founded the U.S. Thermo Control Company. The company grew exponentially during World War II, helping to preserve blood, medicine and food. By 1949, U.S. Thermo Control was worth millions of dollars.
Jones was granted more than 40 patents in the field of refrigeration.
His inspiration for the refrigeration unit was a conversation with a truck driver who had lost a shipment of chickens because the trip took too long and the truck's storage compartment overheated.
Jones also invented a self-starting gas engine and a series of devices for movie projectors: adapting silent movie projectors for talking films, and developing box office equipment that delivered tickets and gave change.
Jones also developed an air-conditioning unit for military field hospitals and a refrigerator for military field kitchens.
Jones was recognized for his achievements both during his lifetime and after his death. In 1944, he became the first African-American elected to the American Society of Refrigeration Engineers. Jones died of lung cancer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on February 21, 1961.

05/09/2024

Aztec Sun Stone, 1886. The Aztec sun stone is a late post-classic Mexica sculpture housed in the National Anthropology Museum in Mexico City, and is perhaps the most famous work of Mexica sculpture. It measures 3.6 metres (12 ft) in diameter and 98 centimetres (39 in) thick, and weighs 24,590 kg (54,210 lb).

Shortly after the Spanish conquest, the monolithic sculpture was buried in the Zócalo, the main square of Mexico City. It was rediscovered on 17 December 1790 during repairs on the Mexico City Cathedral. Following its rediscovery, the sun stone was mounted on an exterior wall of the cathedral, where it remained until 1885. Early scholars initially thought that the stone was carved in the 1470s, though modern research suggests that it was carved some time between 1502 and 1521.

Photo Credit: New York State Archives

03/28/2024

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03/25/2024

My husband was in denial, so I showed him this……

03/23/2024

Have you watched ‘the dark side of kids television’, specifically Nickelodeon and Disney?
All those media people that tried to defend the admitted child rapist…. Wow, what’s in their closet?
And that Dan Schneider …. They all belong in prison for a long long time….. and they celebrated these pigs…… disgusting!

03/21/2024

Long Beach has turned into a sewer again! It was like that before Robert Garcia and now it’s right back because the same garbage that ran it before are back in the seats of leadership! That goes for LA. Like Texas, visitors and tourists should stay away……

03/21/2024

You know who did this. Turn the cowards in! Benche gobrones!

The motive for the deadly shooting of a street vendor in Long Beach remains under investigation and the suspect is still outstanding.

03/21/2024

https://neighbors.ring.com/n/OaGpx5dHDV

LBPD Homicide detectives are investigating a murder that occurred on March 20, 2024 near East Eagle Street and Locust Avenue. Detectives are looking for any security camera footage near this area during the time period listed below: March 20, 2024 3:30 PM to 4:15 PM If you have any footage related t...