Councilmember Gary DeLong

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.

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Long Beach Councilmember Gary DeLong responds to tragic plane crash with memories of Mark Bixby, Tom Dean and prayers for Mike Jensen.

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 doing “extremely well. Thanks to twitter user @robertamberg for the information. For further details visit: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/mjensen/journal.)

I have had the good fortune to know each of these individuals and their families. Their children were always their #1 priority and every conversation always included a story about one of their kid’s accomplishments.

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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, all I am asking for is an analysis to determine possible financial benefits. Gerrie is adamantly opposed to this and to having an open mind.

Nevertheless, this week I have an item on the Budget Oversight Committee meeting agenda to request an analysis to determine if it is possible to reduce our City’s street sweeping costs.

Click here to review the item.

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“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. “We have put the pieces in place to start the planning for restoring this priceless natural resource.”

On Thursday, December 9, the Los Cerritos Wetlands Authority (LCWA), voted to accept the final installment of a $450,000 grant to fund the plan, which will allow the LCWA to develop a feasibility study with a comprehensive restoration plan and allow for the design of public trails connecting the communities of Southeast Long Beach and Seal Beach. The study will include the Bryant, Hellman and City of Long Beach properties, which are components of the larger Los Cerritos Wetlands complex These properties offer an extremely rare opportunity to restore coastal wetlands and create public access improvements. The LCWA will solicit competitive proposals shortly for this study, and work on the study may begin as early as Spring of 2010.

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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 and police escorts traversing areas of Long Beach in an effort to provide a detailed three-dimensional map of the region, including its complex pattern of earthquake faults and deep geology. It could also locate deposits of a possible 2 billion barrels of oil. The mapping, similar to medical ultrasonic imaging, uses acoustic waves to penetrate the earth. Data will be shared with the cities and academia. To create those waves, specially designed vehicles, called vibro-seis trucks, pound the street with devices resembling oversized pneumatic hammers that send out tremors that shake the earth. The trucks typically move in increments of 80 feet and conduct 12 25-second shakes per site.

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During each of the incidents, the victims were home alone when they discovered a male suspect inside their residence. The suspects fled the location without taking anything or attempting to sexually assault the victims.

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Vice Mayor Suja Lowenthal

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 other public infrastructure?

Join Vice Mayor Suja Lowenthal, Councilmember Gary DeLong, City staff, residents and businesses for an evening focused on developing a vision for Broadway, from Alamitos Avenue to points beyond Redondo Avenue.

The Broadway Visioning 2030 community meeting is Wednesday, September 29, 2010 from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm at Bixby Park, Community Room, 130 Cherry Avenue, Long Beach, 90802.

For more information about Broadway Visioning 2030, please contact the Second Council District office at (562) 570-6684.

“I have been looking forward to the installation of the solar trash bins here in Belmont Shore,” said 3rd District Councilmember Gary DeLong.  ”I am pleased our City, the Belmont Shore Business Association, the Belmont Shore Parking and Business Improvement Area Advisory Commission and the distributor WAXIE have partnered to bring this technology to our City.”

These solar trash bins harness the power of the sun in an effort aimed at slashing waste, costs and greenhouse gases.  The containers have the same blueprint as regular trash cans but can compact about 150 gallons of trash and compact the material into a 32-gallon bin, squeezing the trash into just 20 percent of its normal volume and operating entirely on solar energy.  In addition, these bins come side by side with bottle, can and paper recycling units to increase recycling rates and boost conservation.

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The event, free to the public, includes bait, snacks, fishing instruction and prizes in many various fishing categories, as well as a raffle. Pre-registration forms can be found on the Alfredo’s Beach Club website.

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Councilman Gary DeLong

On Tuesday August 3, 2010 Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce will host Good Afternoon Long Beach Business Networking Lunch with Guest Speaker, 3rd District City Councilman Gary DeLong at Buster’s Beach House.

Gary DeLong represents Long Beach’s famous 3rd District. The district includes beautiful Belmont Shore, Marina Pacifica, California State University Long Beach, Recreation Park Golf Course, Bluff Park, Alamitos Bay, Colorado Lagoon, the Los Cerritos Wetlands, VA Hospital, and the Broadway Business District. Councilman DeLong is also the President & CEO of The RTP Group, Inc., a successful telecommunications management and software development company.

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Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster was the first to give an acceptance speech last night when it became clear that opponent Steve Merino would not get enough votes pose a challenge. The 21-year-old mayoral candidate was definitely a long shot, but managed to capture 16.2% of the ballots garnering  5,057 votes to Bob Foster’s 26,175.

The only election heading towards a run-off is the 7th District Council seat. With votes cast for 5 candidates—Jill Hill, Jack C. Smith, James Johnson and write-in candidates Fernando Bernabe and Tonia Reyes-Uranga—only two will move on the next round. Since no candidate was able to earn more than 50% of the votes, incumbent Tonia Reyes-Uranga will face off with James Johnson at a run-off election in June.

(The election results for Council Districts 1, 3, 5 and 9 are expressed as percentages. For actual number of ballots cast, see the table at the end of this article.)

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The chemicals found in everyday electronics like computer monitors, televisions and cell phones are extremely dangerous and can only be disposed of at specific recycling centers that are trained to handle e-waste.

However, Long Beach residents can get rid of their e-waste for free this weekend. Councilmember Gary DeLong and the Atherton South Neighborhood Association (ASNA) will host a free “Drive Thru” electronics recycling event Saturday, March 27.

The electronic waste collection drive will take place in the parking lot at Cornerstone Church. And, in true drive-thru spirit, help will be available to unload items from your car, while you just sit and relax.

A variety of e-waste items will be accepted for recycling or proper disposal including: televisions, computer monitors, computer systems, ink cartridges, printers, fax machines, and cell phones.

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“These alleys are heavily used by both residents and businesses and provide critical access to Belmont Shore businesses and associated parking facilities,” Councilmember DeLong said. “This project has been planned for many years and I am pleased to see it getting under way.”

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Live music from local artists:

• Deep Sea Diver (www.myspace.com/ deepseadivermusic) 
• Tijuana Panthers (www.myspace.com/ tijuanapanthers)
• Two Guns (www.myspace.com/twogunsmusic)
• Sam Outlaw (www.myspace.com/samoutlaw)

 All the good times set the stage for the day’s other goal — building awareness of local needs and non-profit organizations.

The event will also play host to various Long Beach based non-profit organizations that will be on hand to build awareness and provide opportunities to make a difference for the needs of the city.

Highlighting local non-profit organizations:

• Rebuilding Together (www. rebuildingtogetherlongbeach. org)
• Food Finders (www.foodfinders.org)
• Children Today (www.childrentoday.org)
• The State of Art Project (www.tsoap.org)
• And more

About We Love LB
 
Founded by sibling pair Scott and Robin Jones in 2008, We Love Long Beach is a growing partnership of residents dedicated to fostering a community where knowing and serving the people, the neighborhoods and the city of Long Beach brings help, hope and restoration wherever it is needed. For more information please visit www.welovelb.org or contact info@welove.org.

The meeting will be Wednesday, May 6, 2009, at 6:00 p.m., at the at the Alamitos Bay Yacht Club, 7201 E. Ocean Blvd. Please send questions to heather_martin@longbeach.gov, or call at (562) 570-3155.

Drive up & drop off! The first 5 file boxes of documents per vehicle will be shredded for FREE. Each additional box will be $5. Shredding services provided by Future Shredding On-Site Document Destruction.

The Naples Island Shred Fest takes place Saturday, May 9th from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Long Beach Sea Scout Base Parking Lot in Naples, 5875 Appian Way.

There will be a community meeting Thursday April 23, 2009, from 6-8 p.m. at Wilson High School Auditorium, 4400 E. 10th Street.

There will be a project overview presentation from 6:30pm t 7pm. Presentation topics will include construction schedule, temporary 7th Street Bridge closure and detour plans.

For more information, contact Christina Byrne, OCTA Community Relations Officer at 714-560-5717, email cbyrne@octa.net, or visit www.octa.net/westcounty.