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CCEJ Bows to Concerns Over Labor Dispute, Moves Breakfast from Hyatt to Convention Center by Greggory Moore | 02.03.12 Citing "[s]ignificant concerns […] raised by a number of our core supporters" regarding holding its annual Interfaith/Intercultural Breakfast at the Hyatt Long Beach, which has for the last few years been involved in a labor dispute, the California Conference for Equality and Justice (CCEJ) has chosen to move the event to the Long Beach Convention Center....more Crowdsourcing Democracy in L.A. County by Brian Addison | 02.03.12 Attempting to understand the voting experience from myriad perspectives -- both macro and micro -- is becoming essential in our ever-shrinking world, particularly in a culturally diverse climate such as Los Angeles County....more Council Race UPDATE: Kawasaki Opens Campaign Office by Brian Addison | 02.03.12 Lillian Kawasaki, candidate for the 8th District City Council seat to be determined April 10, will open her campaign office next Saturday in a public reception. ...more Long Beach Physicians Recognized as the Best by Brian Addison | 02.03.12 Long Beach's medical community continues to boast of its highly recognized community as Long Beach Memorial, Miller Children’s Hospital Long Beach and Community Hospital Long Beach announced that more than 40 of its physicians have been recognized among the best in their fields by the 2012 Southern California Super Doctors report. ...more Man Murdered in Northwest Long Beach by Brian Addison | 02.02.12 Last night at approximately 6:40 p.m., Long Beach Police responded to a "shots fired" call in the 200 block of East Arbor Street in the northwest sector of the city that resulted in the death of an adult male....more Suja Lowenthal Kicks Off Reelection Campaign by Brian Addison | 02.02.12 Vice Mayor and Second District Councilmember Suja Lowenthal kicked off her City Council reelection campaign on Wednesday night at Paradise Restaurant on Broadway. ...more UPDATE: Ponce, Rafael Arraignment Postponed for 2008 Homeless Encampment Killings by Long Beach Post | 02.02.12 The Press-Telegram is reporting that the arraignment of David Cruz Ponce and Max Eliseo Rafael has been postponed to allow for special defense council to be assigned in the capital murder case, court staff said. The defendants did not enter a plea....more Congress Race UPDATE: Alan Lowenthal Narrowly Beats Gary DeLong in Fundraising for the Quarter by Brian Addison | 02.01.12 State Senator Alan Lowenthal of Long Beach narrowly surpassed other fellow Long Beacher and congressional candidate Gary DeLong in fundraising....more Senate Race UPDATE: Lara Files Contribution Report by Long Beach Post | 02.01.12 Lara Reports a total of $280,329 cash-on-hand that can be used towards his run for the State Senate....more Secondhand Retail Stores to Help Boost Accessibility for Unincorporated Los Angeles by Brian Addison | 02.01.12 Los Angeles County code will be revised to make it easier to establish a secondhand retail store in the unincorporated areas of the county due largely to a motion at yesterday's Board of Supervisors meeting by Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe. ...more P-T: Man Dodges Bullet Fired by Gun-Wielding Burglar, Suspect at Large by Long Beach Post | 01.31.12 The Press-Telegram is reporting that Long Beach police are currently searching for an armed burglar, who broke into a resident's home earlier today and opened fire on the victim before fleeing....more 2011 Crime Stats Show Murder at a Record Low by Long Beach Post | 01.30.12 According to a press release from the Long Beach Police Department, murders in Long Beach continue to drop and are the lowest on record since the LBPD began recording statistics. ...more Long Beach State Biology Student Earns 2012 Don Eden Graduate Student Research Award by Long Beach Post | 01.30.12 For her work in identifying a fruit fly gene that can be useful in diabetes and other biological studies, Melissa Kaye Jones from Cal State Long Beach received the 2012 Don Eden Graduate Student Research Award at the 24th annual California State University Biotechnology Symposium held recently in Santa Clara. ...more It’s A Grind to Host Guest Barista Event With Justin Rudd by Long Beach Post | 01.30.12 Tomorrow from 2:00pm until 5:00pm, It’s A Grind at 5933 E Spring St. will host its first-ever “Guest Barista” event. Community activist Justin Rudd will be the first guest Barista. ...more Police Promise West Division Residents "Significant" Change Within Three Months by Greggory Moore | 01.27.12 Speaking Thursday night to residents at a "town hall" held in response to five shootings this month within the West Division, Commander Josef Levy said police have upped their patrols, and promised that noticeable change -- in particular, reduced gang activity -- is coming in the near future. ...more Doug Otto Endorsed by Two LBCC Faculty Unions by Long Beach Post | 01.27.12 Doug Otto, current President of the Long Beach Community College Board of Trustees, has received the endorsements of two Long Beach Community College faculty unions in his campaign for re-election as a Trustee of the LBCC in the April 10, 2012 election. ...more UPDATE: Health Department Awarded $1M Grant to Improve Health in North Long Beach by Long Beach Post | 01.27.12 Healthy choices will be easier in North Long Beach due to a Kaiser Permanente's $1 million 3-year investment in Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL)....more Former Long Beach Mayor Beverly O’Neill Endorses
Lillian Kawasaki for Long Beach City Council by Long Beach Post | 01.27.12 Former Long Beach Mayor Beverly O’Neill announced today her endorsement of Lillian Kawasaki to represent Long Beach City Council‘s 8th District. ...more Long Beach Community Foundation to Host Panel for Latin American Politicians and Community Organizers by Long Beach Post | 01.27.12 The International Visitor’s Council of Los Angeles (IVCLA) has announced the launch of “Grassroots Democracy and Citizen Participation in the Political Process: A Regional Project for the Western Hemisphere,” which is a project of the U.S. Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program. ...more Occupy Long Beach to Hold Donation Drive to Benefit Homeless Students by Long Beach Post | 01.27.12 In response to the rise in homelessness among students in Long Beach, which as of the 2010-11 school year has reached approximately 5,300 students, Occupy Long Beach will be holding a donation drive between January 29th and February 12th....more Long Beach City College Joins National Entrepreneurship Forum by Long Beach Post | 01.27.12 Long Beach City College President Eloy Ortiz Oakley has joined the Presidents for Entrepreneurship Forum, a group of Community College Presidents committed to increasing the focus of entrepreneurship at community colleges....more Community Hospital Long Beach Installs Electric Car Charging Station
by Long Beach Post | 01.27.12 After months of research and hard work, a physician’s “green” dream has become a reality. Community Hospital Long Beach (CHLB) has opened two new GE WattStation Wall Mounts - to charge electric cars - for physicians, employees and visitors to use. ...more Long Beach Airport has Lowest Airfares in California, Second Lowest in Country by Long Beach Post | 01.26.12 Long Beach Airport (LGB) has the lowest airfares in the State of California and the second lowest airfares in the entire country, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics, which tracks the data nationally. ...more Interval House to Receive President's Award from The Center Long Beach by Long Beach Post | 01.26.12 Interval House Crisis Shelters and Centers for Victims of Domestic Violence will receive The Center Long Beach's "President's Award" during the annual State of The Center on Saturday, January 28....more Furutani and Hall Endorse Ricardo Linarez for Long Beach School Board by Long Beach Post | 01.26.12 Assemblymember Warren T. Furutani and Assemblymember Isadore Hall have announced their endorsement of Ricardo Linarez’s for LBUSD Board of Education, District 2....more LBPD South Division to Host Leadership Forum by Long Beach Post | 01.26.12 On Thursday, January 26, from 6:30 to 8:00p.m., the Long Beach Police Department’s South Patrol Division will be hosting a leadership forum, which will be held in the Long Beach Police Department’s Community Room, located at 400 West Broadway, Long Beach. ...more UPDATE: Charges Filed Against 18-Year-Old Andre Bisserup for Murder of Jeff Pouncil, 19 by Long Beach Post | 01.25.12 On January 18, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office filed charges against a suspect believed to be responsible for the January 5 murder of 19-year-old Jeff Pouncil of Long Beach, and the attempted murder of a 19-year-old male from Long Beach, who was with Pouncil at the time of the shooting....more David Barton Resigns from School Board
by Long Beach Post | 01.25.12 Long Beach Unified School District Board of Education member David Barton has announced his resignation from the school board....more 
Homeless with Dogs: Help Us Help Them by Judy & Kate | 02.03.12 You’ve seen them on the street dividers, on sidewalks in front of businesses, in shopping centers— people who live on the street or in hidden enclaves for a number of reasons. Sometimes, there are dogs with them, or even a cat. You may be torn between thoughts of “I have to give them something, or that animal will starve” or “How dare they play with my emotions?” or “What are they doing with a pet anyway?” ...more Heeding the Call for Honest Conversations about Racism (During Black History Month, and Always) by Greggory Moore | 02.02.12 When speaking to a group of Long Beach Rotarians yesterday, the first day of Black History Month, Terrence Roberts, once upon a time a member of the "Little Rock Nine," urged us to be truly honest when talking about racism. ...more A Boxer Uses History to Give Back by Brian Addison | 02.02.12 Anthony Skalberg opens a third DG location at Pine Avenue and 7th Street in the town he was raised in, all in the hopes that the location will help the citizens of the inner city. Following an injury and unable to pursue his dreams of continuing in professional fighting, this seemed the obvious thing to do for him....more Cashing in on Cash in Long Beach by Greggory Moore | 02.01.12 Greggory Moore discusses the use of credit/debit card transactions and the detriment is causes to local, small businesses....more Negotiating Long Beach: How to Survive an Ailing Economy by Brian Addison | 02.01.12 Exactly one month has passed in 2012 and it is hard to swallow that we are still in dire economic times. If you add up the expenses you spent last month, would you be able to make the following -- and rather audacious -- statement: "I saved over $1400 on everything from auto repairs to groceries by negotiating"?...more Vestar Property Management Shows Compassion, Doesn't Want to Talk About It by Greggory Moore | 01.31.12 Maybe you saw it last fall on Facebook or Care: a petition circulated by Caring Friends Cat Rescue with the aim of stopping Vestar Property Management from destroying a feral cat colony that has been in the Long Beach Towne Center for the last 12 years. ...more Floyd "the Man" Livingston: Steve Neal's Long Beach Communicator by Greggory Moore | 01.30.12 In August 2010, when Long Beach native Floyd Hampton Livingston -- better known to many as 562 City Life's "the Man" -- got a call from Rex Richardson, chief of staff to then-newly-elected 9th District Councilmember Steven Neal, Livingston wondered if he was in some sort of trouble....more PHOTOS: Lou Reed At Fingerprints by Daniel DeBoom | 01.30.12 Fingerprints Music once again brought a legend of the music/art world - Lou Reed this time - to their store on 4th St. for a meet n’ greet with fans that concluded with a brief spoken word performance....more Opening Reception At UAM Tonight by Sander Roscoe Wolff | 01.27.12 I try not to be bossy, but you really should go to CSULB's University Art Museum tonight at 6 PM for the opening reception of three exhibitions. ...more Long Beach Camerata Singers Host Annual Bach Festival by Long Beach Post | 01.27.12 The Long Beach Camerata Singers are kicking off the new year in celebration of Bach, Blues and more with the 38th annual Long Beach Bach Festival. ...more Hotel Maya Announces First Monthly ‘Year To Go Mayan’ Sweepstakes Winner by Long Beach Post | 01.27.12 Earlier this week, Hotel Maya announced Karleen Nicholson as the first monthly winner in its “The Year To Go Mayan” yearlong sweepstakes....more A Day in the Life of a Long Beach Firefighter by Samuel Lippke | 01.26.12 As a documenter of life I've found people would rather document only the easy and glamourous parts of life. So I've set out to document the intricate parts of real people's lives, the struggles, the risks and the things that matter. In this instance I had the pleasure of spending 24 hours with Bryan Wade, a Long Beach Firefighter....more ART THEATRE FILM REVIEW: 'The Artist' by Greggory Moore | 01.26.12 Because we're dumb, we never figured out that we should give some proper love and attention to the Art Theatre, the one independent movie theater we've got here in the 36th most populous city in the United States. ...more "Don't do it, it's Carbicide!" by Jack Mapes | 01.26.12 Last year, the Press-Telegram reported on a study that looked at the obesity rates of over 5,000 Long Beach Unified Students. Among the key findings, 35% of 7th graders are obese. And my friends, adults are not far off. Why?...more Moving Beyond the Unreasonableness of Grief by Greggory Moore | 01.25.12 With criminal sentencing for the murder of Melody Ross complete, Tuesday's rejection of the a wrongful-death claim brought by Melody's parents against the Long Beach Unified School District would seem to be the end of the legal chapter in this terribly sad story....more Ulrich Krieger: Trio Music for Metal Machines by Sander Roscoe Wolff | 01.25.12 Ulrich Krieger, one third of Lou Reed's Metal Machine Trio, is an innovative composer and improvisor. He's also a professor of composition and sax at the California Institute for the Arts. Lou Reed is visiting Long Beach this Friday, with stops at Fingerprints in the afternoon, the University Art Museum, and then the Carpenter Center for an evening of on-stage conversation with famed producer/engineer Bob Ezrin. I interviewed Krieger because, at least to me, he is a bit more interesting, and certainly less interviewed. ...more Sipology Coffee: Beauty from the Ruins? by Greggory Moore | 01.24.12 Remember from Part 1 of this story when coffee-roaster Jeff Duggan and Red: A Sipology Kitchen investor Nathan Israel -- just two of many persons feeling bilked by Sipology owners Isaac Guanajuato and Oscar Orosco -- mentioned having been told Sipology would be receiving money from the City of Long Beach? ...more caryn desai: Developing Future Audiences by Sander Roscoe Wolff | 01.24.12 caryn desai is Artistic Director and producer for the International City Theatre, which is celebrating more than a quarter century of creative excellence in Long Beach. Here, she speaks about the new season, and the benefits, challenges and opportunities of sustaining live theater in Long Beach....more IN PRINT: Blackbird Cafe - The place for breakfast or lunch in Cal Heights by Mark Taylor | 01.24.12 Long treasured for its tidy streets with well-kept homes and its historic district designation, Cal Heights is a wonderful neighborhood that before now did not have a great breakfast and lunch place....more ACS’s Keisler Transfers Leash to Acting Manager
by Judy & Kate | 01.24.12 The search and hiring process for the new ACS manager is on its way to completion....more 
LBCC Football and Volleyball Show Their Muscles by Long Beach Post | 02.02.12 Long Beach City College football head coach Mike Reisbig announced the signings of six Vikings that will continue their academic and athletic careers at four-year institutions, while the Long Beach City College men’s volleyball team needed just 61 minutes to defeat visiting Grossmont College in both teams’ match opener on Wednesday night at LBCC....more LBCC Softball Holds Win over LA Mission by Long Beach Post | 02.01.12 The Long Beach City College softball team put up seven runs in the bottom of the fourth inning on its way to a 9-1, five-inning win over visiting Los Angeles Mission College on Tuesday in the Vikings’ 2012 home opener....more Dust Plus: Monson, Maniacs, Marketing, and Ennis the Menace by Dan Barber | 01.31.12 Today’s word of the weekend is “exhale”. And we can need a full dinner napkin to hold all of our notes from a weekend of mostly Ws. ...more The Road to Omaha has our Guys in Sneaks Not Spikes by Dan Barber | 01.31.12 There was a lot of chatter around town that the 49ers would play undefeated Murray State in their 10th Annual Sears BracketBusters basketball game, an interesting idea since the current LBSU president came here from the presidency of Murray State. Instead the destination is one that the baseball team would love to have, Omaha, Nebraska....more World Dodgeball Society Launches Long Beach Season by Long Beach Post | 01.30.12 The World Dodgeball Society (WDS), the "premier co-ed sports and social organization based on nostalgia and camp of the 80s," kicks off their first 2012 season with an open gym play time Tuesday January 31st at 8:00pm; the official league will start the week after on February 7th. ...more This Week in LBSU Athletics by Dan Barber | 01.30.12 Basketball, Men's Volleyball, Women's Tennis, Women's Water Polo...more Men’s Volleyball: Vikings Finish Third at Season-Opening LBCC Invitational by Long Beach Post | 01.30.12 The Long Beach City College men’s volleyball team compiled a 5-1 tournament record to finish in third place out of nine teams at the LBCC Invitational on Sunday....more Softball: Vikings Advance to Glendale Tournament Semifinals with Wins on Saturday
by Long Beach Post | 01.30.12 The Long Beach City College softball team continued its impressive start of the season on opening weekend as the Vikings picked up another pair of wins on Saturday to advance to Sunday's semifinals of the Glendale College tournament....more Men's Basketball: Vikings Score Season-High 113 Points to Rout Compton by Long Beach Post | 01.30.12 Five Vikings scored in double-figures with freshman guard Kristien Owens leading with 20 points, as the Long Beach City College men's basketball team rolled to a 113-81 rout over visiting El Camino College Compton Center on Friday night at the LBCC Hall of Champions Gym....more Women's Basketball: No. 15 Long Beach Cruises to 82-34 Win Over Compton by Long Beach Post | 01.30.12 The No. 15 state-ranked Long Beach City College women's basketball team won its sixth consecutive game after defeating visiting El Camino College Compton Center 82-34 in a South Coast Conference contest at the LBCC Hall of Champions Gym on Friday....more USYVL: Volleyball Instructor Needed by Long Beach Post | 01.27.12 The United States Youth Volleyball League (USYVL) is in need of a Volleyball Instructor (Clinician) for the upcoming Spring 2012 Season at Long Beach Los Altos Park....more Vikings Open 2012 Season this Weekend at Glendale Tournament by Long Beach Post | 01.25.12 The 2012 Long Beach City College softball season will get underway this weekend, as the Vikings face San Bernardino Valley College in their season-opener on Friday (Jan 27) at the Glendale College tournament. ...more Dust Plus: Our D List Delivers Devin, Dirtbags, Dervisevic and Dollars by Dan Barber | 01.23.12 Athletics is a lot about names and numbers, but sometimes objects in your rear view mirror are closer than you think....more Casper Ware Named Big West Men's Basketball Player of the Week by Long Beach Post | 01.23.12 Senior Casper Ware has been named the Big West Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week after leading Long Beach State to a pair of wins at Cal Poly and UC Santa Barbara last week. ...more This Week in LBSU Athletics by Dan Barber | 01.23.12 Basketball, Volleyball, Track & Field, Tennis...more Men’s Basketball: Vikings Rally in Second Half to Beat LA Harbor, 74-70 by Long Beach Post | 01.19.12 Sophomore guard Raynard Tyler scored a team-high 17 points, including 14 in the second half, to help the Long Beach City College men’s basketball team complete a late-game rally and beat visiting Los Angeles Harbor College 74-70 on Wednesday night at the LBCC Hall of Champions Gym....more LBCC Athletics to Support Coaches vs. Cancer with Event on Friday by Long Beach Post | 01.18.12 Long Beach City College Athletics and the California Community College Men's and Women's Basketball Coaches Association have teamed up to support Coaches vs. Cancer with a great night of fundraising and awareness....more Dust Plus - Home is Where the Wins Are and the Well Scribbled Napkin by Dan Barber | 01.16.12 The Geritol bottles had hardly been swept out of the Big Brown Music Machine section in the Pyramid when the Dust readership demanded that I begin ‘splaining the past and future in 49erville....more This Week in LBSU Athletics by Dan Barber | 01.16.12 Men's and Women's basketball face off against Cal Poly, UCSB; Men's volleyball at Cal State Northridge; Women’s Tennis at the Beach Tennis Winter Invitational...more Dust Plus - Niner Basketeers Looking for the M Word by Dan Barber | 01.09.12 You won’t see the listing on the game program you purchase on the way in to your seat, but the Niner hoops of the hardwood are desperately seeking new roster additions, just call ‘em Mr. of Ms. Momentum....more Men's Basketball: Long Beach pulls out 64-61 overtime win over Cerritos by Long Beach Post | 01.05.12 Sophomore guard Raynard Tyler scored a game-high 19 points to help lead the Long Beach City College men's basketball team to a 64-61 South Coast Conference win in overtime over visiting Cerritos College on Wednesday night at the Hall of Champions Gym....more Women's Basketball: Vikings let second-half lead slip in 52-44 loss to Cerritos by Long Beach Post | 01.05.12 The No. 13 state-ranked Long Beach City College women's basketball team lost its second straight contest, falling 52-44 to No. 12 state-ranked Cerritos College on Wednesday night at the LBCC Hall of Champions Gym....more Dust Plus: The Year of Party Hearty with the Beach Boys and Girls by Dan Barber | 01.04.12 2012 should be a lively year at least until the Mayan melt down occurs in mid December. Dust Plus has been in the party mode since the crystal ball dropped on Dick Clark and this week should be more of the same. After all, you have undefeated (in conference) ladies and men’s basketball, the beginning of men’s volleyball, and fund and friend raisers for baseball....more Spargo Sparks LBSU To Victory, Earns Weekly Honor by Long Beach Post | 12.29.11 For the first time this season, a freshman has received Big West Women's Basketball Player of the Week honors as Lauren Spargo snagged Long Beach State's first award of the year....more LBCC Men's Basketball: Vikings edged 83-82 by West LA by Long Beach Post | 12.29.11 Saion Udeh's layup with three seconds left in the game lifted West Los Angeles College to an 83-82 non-conference win over Long Beach City College on Wednesday night at the LBCC Hall of Champions Gym....more LBSU Senior Larry Anderson Named Big West Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week by Long Beach Post | 12.27.11 Senior Larry Anderson has been named the Big West Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week after leading Long Beach State to a 3-1 record last week and a runner-up finish in the Diamond Head Classic in Hawaii. ...more
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