EVENT-NEWS ENTERPRISE: Epson brings international programmers to Los Al for conference
Offering an attractive ecosystem of over tens of millions of printers and scanners sold across more than 150 countries, Epson today announced it will be hosting its second U.S.-based “Epson Innovation Challenge,” offering developers a unique opportunity to partner with a trusted brand with global reach. Held in San Francisco, San Jose and remotely from July 12-20, the event challenges innovators to develop a working MVP (minimum viable product) concept using Epson Connect™ and an Epson printer or scanner. Applications are open now through July 5. Epson is hosting its second U.S.-based “Epson Innovation Challenge;” applications now open for developers and startups… This Innovation Challenge gives developers a unique opportunity to integrate the Epson Connect API with their existing products or to build new solutions utilizing the power of the secure cloud service for scanning and printing, with access to millions of users. … Epson is working with San Francisco-based Foundry 415 Innovation Group, an experienced operator for startup accelerator and corporate innovation programs, to host the event.
Also in this week’s News-Enterprise
- Los Al police charge man with crimes against child
- Los Al Summer Parks program now in full swing
- New mosquito strain could pose risk to SoCal residents
- Educators, law enforcement, staff to discuss school safety
ALAMITOS BAY: New 600-unit mixed used complex may replace old Whole Foods, 5 Guys center at PCH by Seal Beach border
The Long Beach Planning Commission will be deciding to continue its march to mixed on the Seal Beach boundary when it considers a proposal to approve Onni Marina Shores, a proposed 600-unit mixed use project on the site of the Marine Shores retail complex, 6500 Pacific Coast Highway, during its Thursday, July 6, meeting. The proposed development would be next door to the increasingly popular 2nd & PCH shopping center and across from Alamitos Bay.
The center is currently home to several tenants, including Five Guys Burger & Fries, Chronic Tacos, Petco, Phenix Salon and Ameritrade. But the Onni Group wants to replace the underperforming center and build two five-story buildings with 600 total apartments of varying size, with 4,000 square feet of ground-level restaurant space, a pedestrian paseo between the two buildings, and four distinct outdoor courtyards on the third floor of each building, which would be connected by a footbridge.
While Long Beach is required by the state to build 26,502 new housing units over the next eight years, none of the apartments in the project will be reserved for affordable housing. Complete story in the Press-Telegram.
Rossmoor actress, former ‘Smallville star, released from federal prison
Allison Mack, the former Los Alamitos High/OCHSA grad who went on to star in “Smallville” before getting involved in the the cult-like group NXIVM was released from a Northern California prison on Monday, according to a government website.
Mack, best known for her role as a young Superman’s close friend Chloe on “Smallville,” was sentenced to three years behind bars in 2021 after pleading guilty to racketeering for her role in a sex-trafficking case against NXIVM leader Keith Raniere, who was ultimately sentenced to 120 years in prison. Mack cooperated with federal authorities in the highly publicized case, then spent two years living with her parents in Rossmoor while awaiting her prison sentence.
Mack was born in Germany, where her father was an opera singer. The family moved to America when she was two, and Mack attended the Orange County High School of the Arts, then a part of Los Alamitos High. Soon after she began her role on Smallville, the family bought their Rossmoor home. [AP story in Press-Telegram]
