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Long Beach News | 05.16.08| news@lbpost.com
LBPD & Local Non-Profit Team Up For Weekend BBQ

Come join the Non-Profit organization "We Love Long Beach" and your community for a BBQ in the park!  This Saturday the 17th, the Long Beach Police Dept. will be BBQ'ing free burgers and hot dogs. The Ice Cream man won't be...more

Long Beach News | 05.16.08| news@lbpost.com
CA Supreme Court Approves Same-Sex Marriage On Eve Of Pride Festival

The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that previous state laws banning same-sex marriage were unconstitutional.  Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger issued a statement respecting the court’s decision, and will honor...more

Friday Five | 05.16.08| alsop@lbpost.com
Friday Five: Hell; Meltdowns; US Hunger; GOP; Bionic Suit

A Vision of Hell  Reaching Beichuan is a long march into hell. When you finally emerge scrabbling through the dirt into the town, what lies before you is a breathtaking vision of horror. Official estimates say China's worst...more

Councilwoman Suja Lowenthal is sworn into the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California by her husband, US Superior Court judge Dan Lowenthal. Photo Courtesy of Lowenthal's office.

Long Beach News | 05.16.08| news@lbpost.com
Lowenthal Youngest Member Ever Appointed To Water Board

In the wake of the departing Helen Z. Hansen, 2nd District City Councilwoman Suja Lowenthal was sworn in yesterday as a representative to the 37-member Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.  The Board serves six...more

City of Long Beach bicyclists Steven Gerhardt, Robert Earl and Paul Heuchert ride their bikes to work. Photo courtesy of City of LB.

Long Beach News | 05.16.08| news@lbpost.com
Bike To Work Day Promotes Green Commuting

Bike pools were provided yesterday as part of Bike To Work Day, celebrated throughout Los Angeles County to promote healthy lifestyles and encourage alternatives to commute driving.  Free Starbucks coffee was offered to riders...more

Report Card | 05.15.08| reportcard@lbpost.com
Budget Crisis Causes Spike In CSU Student Fees

Facing serious fiscal challenges due to the overwhelming state budget crisis, the California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees increased undergraduate student fees Wednesday by $276 for the 2008-09 academic year.The student...more

Subtle and sophisticated

Design In Place | 05.15.08| brian@lbpost.com
Local Dining and Design

Recently two new restaurants opened in Long Beach that might define a fresh approach to dining, all the while contributing new life to two emerging shopping districts. Although their menus are completely distinct, through dining...more

My Front Porch | 05.15.08| dennis@lbpost.com
Jobs? Labor Pact Subverts Gang Prevention Programs

Once again confusion reigned in the brain this morning as I read what our local officials were up to; it seems City Hall cannot determine what is more important: labor support and inflated contracts or gang prevention. ...more

Photo by Diana Lejins

Long Beach News | 05.15.08| news@lbpost.com
Students At Sea

A ten-year-old tradition is rejuvenated as the Long Beach Marinas Boat Owners Association teams up with Jordan High School to give students the ride of their lives.  by BOA Executive Vice President Carl KirnbauerAbout 10...more

Long Beach News | 05.14.08| news@lbpost.com
Long Beach Sports Feel The Heat As Summer Nears

With school years soon coming to a close, many sports seasons are coming down to the wire in tight races for the CSULB baseball and softball teams, as well as LBCC softball.  Each game counts more and more as the end draws near,...more

City Soup | 05.14.08| robert@lbpost.com
Pride & The Pink Party

Long Beach Pride kicks-off this weekend with over 100,000 visitors expected to descend into Long Beach from all over the world.  Pride is in its 25th year and will take over the Downtown Marina and Ocean blvd this weekend...more

Anne Frank

Culture Agent | 05.14.08| sander@lbpost.com
Long Beach Opera Presents The Diary Of Anne Frank

The Long Beach Opera is reprising it's critically acclaimed production of Grigory Frid's "The Diary of Ann Frank." In 85 minutes, through 21 scenes, Anne Frank intimately describes the two years she spent in an Amsterdam attic...more

Culture Agent | 05.13.08| sander@lbpost.com
Arts Council Meetings May Have Violated CA Brown Act

The Ralph M. Brown Act states that “public commissions, boards and councils and the other public agencies in this State exist to aid in the conduct of the people’s business. It is the intent of the law that their actions...more

Long Beach News | 05.13.08| news@lbpost.com
Pride Festival Will Draw Thousands This Weekend

One of the city’s longest running traditions, the Long Beach Pride Festival will kick off for the 25th time this week with film festivals, dozens of musical performers, the parade and more.  Officials expect more than...more

My Front Porch | 05.13.08| dennis@lbpost.com
Hillary, Take The Money And (Don't) Run

There is much chatter on the internet that Barack Obama’s campaign has been making overtures to Hillary Clinton’s campaign that if she backs out of the race they will retire the $11+ million she has loaned her...more

Long Beach News | 05.13.08| news@lbpost.com
Longshoreman Memorial Comes At Critical Time, With Sadness

This Thursday, a symbolic day of remembrance for the International Longshore and Warehouse Union will be marked with sadness after losing colleague Carlos Rivera in a fatal accident on April 4th.  Union leaders, retirees,...more

Long Beach News | 05.13.08| news@lbpost.com
46th District Candidate Cook Opens Huntington Office

Huntington Beach Mayor and current 46th Congressional District candidate Debbie Cook is gearing up for a run at the June 3rd primary, and has expanded her campaign by opening a new headquarters at 17308 Beach Blvd. in Huntington...more

Pat West, Sidney Cramer, Jean Bixby Smith, Phil Hester and Suja Lowenthal officially re-open the city landmark

Long Beach News | 05.12.08| news@lbpost.com
Bandshell Re-Opening Marks Return Of City Landmark

It’s been three long years, but Long Beach’s famed Bixby Park band shell is finally back.  The restoration of the landmark has been a top priority of City Councilwoman Suja Lowenthal and the Long...more

Moving Green | 05.12.08| nancy@lbpost.com
Port Air Quality: Are We Making Progress?

This is a key question, and one that will be addressed by a variety of speakers at an event in Long Beach next Friday, May 16.  It’s a seminar being produced by FuturePorts, a non-profit organization of which I am a member. ...more

Culture Agent | 05.12.08| sander@lbpost.com
Free Workshop For Grant Writing Basics Tonight

All are invited to attend a free Grant Writing Basics Workshop, Monday, May 12, 2008 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at 425 Atlantic Avenue.  The workshop is joint-hosted by the Arts Council for Long Beach and the Neighborhood Resource...more

All Sides | 05.12.08| erroll@lbpost.com
Video: 6th District Councilman Dee Andrews Interview

Erroll Parker caught up with City Councilman Dee Andrews for a few minutes to discuss the current state of Andrews’ 6th District, as well as his ideas for the future.  Click the “PLAY” button below to...more

Long Beach News | 05.09.08| news@lbpost.com
Bixby Park Bandshell Re-Opening Today

Long Beach’s famous Bixby Park Bandshell, once a hotbed for community discussion and activism, will be officially re-opened Saturday with a ceremony and party in the park from 10:30am – 2:00pm.  There will be live...more

Photos by Diana Lejins

Long Beach News | 05.09.08| news@lbpost.com
Dominguez Gap Wetlands Make Debut After Treatment

One of the top five projects in the Los Angeles River Master Plan, Long Beach’s Dominguez Gap Wetlands were opened yesterday with Supervisor Don Knabe and Mayor Bob Foster in attendance.  The 50-acre habitat underwent...more

Friday Five | 05.09.08| alsop@lbpost.com
Friday Five: The End, Myanmar, WiFi, Girlfriends, Obamamania

It’s in the Refrigerator CBS News reports that a top Clinton strategist has told Clinton that she absolutely cannot win the nomination. See the video of this week’s 5 below:Destruction, Death and Authoritarianism in MyanmarCNN's...more

Dr. Craig Smith, 2007 Keynote Speaker, CSU Trustee & Chair of CSULB Film and Electronic Arts Department. Photo by Victoria Sanchez

Penn Points | 05.09.08| denise@lbpost.com
Second Annual Lavender Graduation at CSULB

The second annual Lavender Graduation celebration at CSULB will be held on Saturday, May 10, at 2:00 p.m. at the University Student Union Ballroom on campus. Intended to complement the general graduation ceremony, Lavender Graduation...more

This Saturday

We Can Do It!

Penn Points | 05.09.08| denise@lbpost.com
Rosie The Riveter Park Celebration

Come meet the “Rosies”: the women who worked at the Douglas Aircraft Plant during World War II. The public is invited to celebrate and honor them on Saturday, May l0th from 11 am until 3 pm for music, games and BBQ'd...more

Photo courtesy of hillaryclinton.com

My Front Porch | 05.09.08| dennis@lbpost.com
Why Hillary Won’t Quit

“I’m staying in this race until there is a nominee,” said Senator Hillary Clinton Wednesday morning at a press conference.  In other words, bring on the fight in Denver.  First engage in a battle over...more

The Difference | 05.08.08| josh@lbpost.com
A Pioneer In Our Midst: The Musical Journey Of Brett Bixby

The indie crowd at Silver Lake’s famed Spaceland chatters in between sets.  Tatted women and mop-headed manboys watch the troubadour onstage setting up his own equipment, readying the coming set.  Without fanfare,...more

courtesy of Lodgeworks

Avia Hotel at the Pike (under construction)

Design In Place | 05.08.08| brian@lbpost.com
Seeking a Bigger Picture of Downtown Hotel Development

Most of us have recognized that the slowdown in the residential real estate market has negatively affected development. Half a dozen downtown residential developments in downtown Long Beach have been scrapped: another...more

Mayor Bob Foster takes a spin on a Segway

The Lippke View | 05.08.08| samuel@lbpost.com
Pike's Downtown Guides Get New Rides

If you see the two wheeled podiums riding around downtown Long Beach, don't be scared!  Those awkward looking moving podiums are called Segways and they're here to help!This morning across from the Long Beach Aquarium,...more

Long Beach News | 05.08.08| news@lbpost.com
Putt-Putt On Pine Takes Over Streets Tonight

More than 400 miniature golfers will participate in the 13th annual Putt-Putt On Pine, a tournament fundraiser held by Leadership Long Beach from 5:00pm – 10:00pm tonight.  Registration begins at the Renaissance Hotel...more

Long Beach News | 05.08.08| news@lbpost.com
Airport Director Leaves For Santa Barbara Position

Former Long Beach Director of Public Works and current Long Beach Airport Director Christine Andersen will leave her position to be Director of Public Works for the city of Santa Barbara.  Andersen has been the Airport Director...more

 

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GAZ: Pride Celebration Shows Progress

CR: Ports Seek Financing, Fleet Acquisition Help

CR: Port Revenues Down, Oil Earnings Up

DW: The Obama-ening Of Long Beach

DW: Tire Slashing Vandal Grips San Pedro

PT: LBPD Heroes Honored

PT" Council Considers Anti-Gang Programs

LBPD & Local Non-Profit Team Up For Weekend BBQ

CA Supreme Court Approves Same-Sex Marriage On Eve Of Pride Festival

Lowenthal Youngest Member Ever Appointed To Water Board

Bike To Work Day Promotes Green Commuting

Students At Sea

 

My Front Porch
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Soul Of The City
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