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P-T: Troy Edgar Drops Out of Congressional Race, Will Run for State Assembly by Long Beach Post | Staff Reports | 02.08.12 The Press-Telegram is reporting that Los Alamitos Mayor Troy Edgar has dropped out of the race for Long Beach's congressional seat in favor of running for State Assembly. ...more CSU Launches Program To Alleviate Remedial Student Issues by Brian Addison | Long Beach News | 02.08.12 The California State University (CSU) enacts its "Early Start" program that was initiated by the CSU Board of Trustees in 2010 to help alleviate the stress of students entering college unprepared....more L.A. County Clerk: No Same-Sex Marriage Licenses to be Issued by Brian Addison | Long Beach News | 02.07.12 Despite the 2-1 ruling by the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals stating that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional, marriage licenses will not be immediately granted. ...more Proposition 8 Ruled Unconstitutional, Local Leaders React by Long Beach Post | Staff Reports | 02.07.12 A federal appeals court today struck down California's ban on same-sex marriage, clearing the way for the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on gay marriage as early as next year. ...more LBSU Student Receives Award for Second-Hand Smoke Research by Brian Addison | Long Beach News | 02.07.12 For his proposal to study how secondhand smoke exposure may predispose women to heart disease, Cal State Long Beach (CSULB) chemistry/biochemistry senior Tuyen Ngoc Tran has received a $3,000 scholarship as one of this year’s recipients of the Howell-CSUPERB Research Scholar Award....more Councilmembers Advocate Health Legislation by Brian Addison | Long Beach News | 02.06.12 Obesity is not just a problem in the south or midwest -- a common misconception and ill-grounded belief that is rooted in the equally mythic perception that Southern California is riddled with nothing short of amazingly toned, healthy people....more Congress Race UPDATE: P-T: Kuykendall Endorsed by Senator John McCain by Long Beach Post | Staff Reports | 02.06.12 Long Beach native and 47th Congressional District candidate Steve Kuykendall was recently endorsed by former California Governor Pete Wilson....more Long Beach Motor Officer Injured in Collision with Unlicensed Driver by Brian Addison | Long Beach News | 02.05.12 Yesterday, at approximately 6:10pm, a Long Beach Police Department Motor Officer was enroute to assist with a checkpoint to screen for unlicensed and impaired drivers, when he was involved in a collision involving an unlicensed driver who made an unsafe turn....more  by Brian Addison | Long Beach News | 02.04.12 The Long Beach Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a robbery suspect wanted in connection with three armed robberies to businesses occurring in the southeast area of Long Beach since last night....more Crowdsourcing Democracy in L.A. County by Brian Addison | Long Beach News | 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 Long Beach Physicians Recognized as the Best by Brian Addison | Long Beach News | 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 Suja Lowenthal Kicks Off Reelection Campaign by Brian Addison | Long Beach News | 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 Senate Race UPDATE: Lara Files Contribution Report by Long Beach Post | Staff Reports | 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 P-T: Man Dodges Bullet Fired by Gun-Wielding Burglar, Suspect at Large by Long Beach Post | Staff Reports | 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 Long Beach State Biology Student Earns 2012 Don Eden Graduate Student Research Award by Long Beach Post | Staff Reports | 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 Police Promise West Division Residents "Significant" Change Within Three Months by Greggory Moore | Staff Reports | 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 UPDATE: Health Department Awarded $1M Grant to Improve Health in North Long Beach by Long Beach Post | Staff Reports | 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 Long Beach Community Foundation to Host Panel for Latin American Politicians and Community Organizers by Long Beach Post | Staff Reports | 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 Long Beach City College Joins National Entrepreneurship Forum by Long Beach Post | Staff Reports | 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 Long Beach Airport has Lowest Airfares in California, Second Lowest in Country by Long Beach Post | Staff Reports | 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 Task Force Releases Reports Urging LA County to Change Approaches to Student Truancy by Brian Addison | Long Beach News | 02.08.12 Presiding Juvenile Court Judge Michael Nash's School Attendance Task Force (SATF; formerly called the Truancy Task Force), which sought out to study the problem within the county, releases report....more Community Leaders Issue Statements on Proposition 8 Ruling by Brian Addison | Long Beach News | 02.08.12 Various community leaders have released statements regarding the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals's decision declaring the unconstitutionality of Proposition 8....more  by Greggory Moore | Staff Reports | 02.07.12 Stating that she has met most of the goals she had when she took office eight years ago and that it is now time for a change in leadership, 8th District Councilmember Rae Gabelich has announced that she will not seek a third term as a write-in candidate, and that she gives her full backing to Al Austin. ...more Congress Race UPDATE: DeLong Plans to Visit 100 Businesses in 100 Days by Brian Addison | Long Beach News | 02.07.12 State Senator Alan Lowenthal of Long Beach narrowly surpassed other fellow Long Beacher and congressional candidate Gary DeLong in fundraising....more Rae Gabelich to Announce Decision Regarding 8th District Council Race Tomorrow by Long Beach Post | Staff Reports | 02.06.12 According to a press release issued this afternoon, Councilwoman Rae Gabelich will announce her decision regarding the future of the Eighth Council District tomorrow. ...more UPDATE: Schipske to Hold Inaugural "Open Up Long Beach" Community Meeting by Brian Addison | Long Beach News | 02.06.12 Today will mark the inaugural Open Up Long Beach Community Meeting, an initiative started by Fifth District Councilmember Gerrie Schipske in an attempt to make government more "open, transparent[,] and collaborative with its residents."...more Police Investigator Case to Take Place Tomorrow by Brian Addison | Long Beach News | 02.05.12 On February 6, in Long Beach Superior Court, the case of Thomas R. Gonzales versus the Long Beach Citizens Police Complaint Commission (the CPCC) is scheduled to be heard. ...more LBPD to Conduct Driver Checkpoint Tonight by Brian Addison | Long Beach News | 02.04.12 The Long Beach Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting a checkpoint to screen for impaired and unlicensed drivers this Saturday, February 4, 2012, from 6:00 p.m. until 2:00 a.m., in the area of the west Long Beach....more CCEJ Bows to Concerns Over Labor Dispute, Moves Breakfast from Hyatt to Convention Center by Greggory Moore | Staff Reports | 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 Council Race UPDATE: Kawasaki Opens Campaign Office by Brian Addison | Long Beach News | 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 Man Murdered in Northwest Long Beach by Brian Addison | Long Beach News | 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  by Long Beach Post | Staff Reports | 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 Secondhand Retail Stores to Help Boost Accessibility for Unincorporated Los Angeles by Brian Addison | Long Beach News | 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 2011 Crime Stats Show Murder at a Record Low by Long Beach Post | Staff Reports | 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 It’s A Grind to Host Guest Barista Event With Justin Rudd by Long Beach Post | Staff Reports | 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 Doug Otto Endorsed by Two LBCC Faculty Unions by Long Beach Post | Staff Reports | 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 Former Long Beach Mayor Beverly O’Neill Endorses
Lillian Kawasaki for Long Beach City Council by Long Beach Post | Staff Reports | 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 Occupy Long Beach to Hold Donation Drive to Benefit Homeless Students by Long Beach Post | Staff Reports | 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 Community Hospital Long Beach Installs Electric Car Charging Station
by Long Beach Post | Staff Reports | 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 Interval House to Receive President's Award from The Center Long Beach by Long Beach Post | Staff Reports | 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 |
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