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Councilmember Gary DeLong To Host Community Meeting Regarding FY 2012 Budget

3rd District Councilmember Gary DeLong is hosting a community meeting to discuss the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2012. Join Councilmember Gary DeLong, City Manager Pat West, and the City’s new Director of Financial Management John Gross as they discuss the proposed budget and listen to community feedback.

Councilmember Remembers the Victims of Tragic Plane Crash

On Wednesday several members of the Long Beach community were tragically involved in a plane crash at Long Beach Airport. Mark Bixby and Tom Dean did not survive the crash, and Mike Jensen was critically injured. (An update on Friday, March 18 has Jensen’s condition improving. Doctors have said that his heart and lungs are [...]

Saving Taxpayer Money~Councilmember Gary DeLong

Councilwoman Schipske doesn’t understand the facts…again. In her blog yesterday she claims that the purpose of outsourcing street sweeping is so private contractors can contribute to political campaigns.  Actually, I think it is just the opposite.  Councilwoman Schipske has taken so much from the unions that she puts their interests before her constituents.  After all, [...]

The Los Cerritos Wetlands Restoration Effort Takes A Significant Step Forward

The efforts to restore the Los Cerritos Wetlands took a significant step forward with the approval of a $450,000 grant to fund a Habitat Restoration and Public Access Conceptual Plan. “This is a significant milestone for the restoration of the Los Cerritos Wetlands,” said Los Cerritos Wetlands Authority Chair and Long Beach Councilmember Gary DeLong. [...]

Seismic Survey Demonstration & Broadway Visioning Community Meeting – September 29

Vice Mayor Suja Lowenthal SEISMIC SURVEY DEMONSTRATION Please join Vice Mayor Lowenthal for a demonstration activity for residents interested in the seismic survey trucks that will be coming to our part of the city in the coming months. As you may know, Signal Hill Petroleum has been conducting survey tests with four seismic testing trucks [...]

A Fourth Cat Burglary Prompts Police to Issue a Second Warning

A fourth incident of a male suspect entering a residence while a woman was home alone has occurred. On Wednesday, September 22, 2010, at approx. 12:30 p.m., a lone woman in her residence in the area of Broadway and Bayshore Avenue discovered a male suspect had entered her residence and fled when she began yelling. [...]

Three Similar Cat Burglaries LBPD Advises Residents To Secure Doors & Windows

After three similar incidents over the past two months where suspects gained easy access to residences through open doors or windows of women who were alone at the time, the Long Beach Police Department is reminding residents to always keep their doors and windows secured, at all times. During each of the incidents, the victims [...]

Broadway Visioning 2030 Community Meeting

How would you like to see Broadway change in the short term and over the next 20 to 30 years? Would you like to see more pedestrian friendly amenities? Should there be traffic calming measures introduced? Is there a look that you would like to see supported through street signs, lights, bicycle racks, trees and [...]

Long Beach’s Second Solar Trash Bin Debuts on Second Street

On Wednesday, July 28, the City of Long Beach debuted the City’s second solar trash can. This solar trash can was installed in Belmont Shore as part of a six-month-long pilot project in various parts of the city. “I have been looking forward to the installation of the solar trash bins here in Belmont Shore,” [...]

Kids Fishing Rodeo to Offer Fun and Prizes

The 57th Annual Kids Fishing Rodeo will be held Friday, July 30 at Belmont Veterans Memorial Pier. The Rodeo, a 2010 Long Beach Sea Festival event, is open to kids 16 and under. Kids 12 and under must be supervised by an adult, and each participant must bring their own rod and reel. The event, [...]