Councilmember Steven Neal

Councilmember Steven Neal invites North Long Beach families to the third “North Long Beach Community Assembly,” Saturday, January 21, 2012. This assembly is a platform for neighbors to meet each other, receive neighborhood updates, and discuss the progress of the North Long Beach community.

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On Saturday, October 22, Councilmembers Rae Gabelich and Steven Neal are hosting the North Long Beach Community Assembly at Dooley Elementary School from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Discussions topics will include, North Long Beach public safety, gang enforcement, local neighborhood issues, animal care services, redevelopment, and more.

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Councilmembers Steven Neal (9), Rae Gabelich (8), and Gerrie Schipske (5) invite Long Beach residents to participate in a citywide live interactive TeleForum on Thursday, September 1, 2011. Participants will discuss proposed cuts in the fiscal year 2012 budget, and possible alternatives, such as the “Public Safety and Quality of Life Protection Plan” as proposed by Neal, Gabelich and Schipske.

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Councilmember Steven Neal

Councilmember Steven Neal and ASK Long Beach invite you to the first annual Long Beach BMX Skate Park Jam and Contest at Houghton Skate Park Saturday August 20, 2011. The Skate Jam will highlight local Long Beach skateboarders as they compete for prizes.

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Councilmember Steven Neal

Councilmember Steven Neal invites North Long Beach families to the first “North Long Beach Community Assembly,” Saturday July 23, 2011 at Houghton Park. This assembly will provide a platform for neighbors to meet each other, receive neighborhood updates, and discuss the progress of the North Long Beach community.

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Councilmember Steven Neal

Councilmember Steven Neal invites residents to the first “North Long Beach Quarterly Community Assembly,” Saturday, July 23 from 9 a.m. – noon at Houghton Park. This is a gathering of all North Long Beach residents to receive updates from neighborhood associations, city departments, and other community initiatives. It is also a platform to meet new neighbors and build stronger relationships.

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Congresswoman Linda Sanchez

U.S. Congresswoman Linda Sanchez and City Councilmembers Rae Gabelich and Steven Neal led a groundbreaking celebration for the $2 million rehabilitation of a 1.5-mile section of Paramount Boulevard, between Candlewood Street and Artesia Boulevard.

Congresswoman Sanchez secured $400,000 in Federal Highway Administration Demonstration Funds, which were joined with funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and Proposition 42 gasoline sales tax revenue.

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Councilmember Steven Neal

Councilmember Steven Neal invites North Long Beach families to attend the “9th District Redistricting Town Hall” on Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at Ramona Park Community Center. Residents will have the opportunity to discuss the process of reshaping district boundaries and how it affects North Long Beach residents.

According to the 2010 Census data, the 9th District’s population is 55,095 and is currently 2.3% over the maximum population requirement. Join Councilmember Neal as he explains his plan to reduce the district’s population to the margin 48,794 – 53,930.

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The new North Branch Library and Community Center is planned for construction on the 5800 block of Atlantic Avenue, in the heart of the North Village Center. Measuring approximately 24,000 square feet in size, the LEED Gold facility will complement the City of Long Beach’s drive for sustainability and stand as an attractive, state of the art center of community pride.

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The participants will include: child obesity prevention, finger printing, immunization, lead testing, asthma education, low cost insurance, dental screening, HIV screening/AIDS awareness, drug and alcohol prevention, and mentoring programs.

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The new North Library and Community Center is slated for construction in the 5800 Block of Atlantic Avenue in the North Village Center. The LEED Gold facility will demonstrate Long Beach’s commitment to sustainability and stand as an attractive state of the art source of community pride.

The Community Discussion is Saturday, May 7, 2011 from 10:00am-12:00pm at the North Neighborhood Library 5571 Orange Ave, 90805.

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This showcase will present more than 15 exhibits that highlight the diversity, history and future developments in North Long Beach, including the District Captain program, Rancho Adobe Dominguez Museum, Rancho Los Cerritos, the proposed North Branch Library, the Atlantic and Artesia Restaurant Project, the updated Bike Master plan, the North Long Beach Initiative, and many others.

The 9th District Council office will also launch its official community website, www.insidedistrict9.com. The website will be used as a forum for open dialogue between community residents and the council office as well as provide up-to-date news to the residents of the 9th District.

The Community Showcase is April 16, 2011 at 10am, at The Long Beach Logistics Facility (Old Robert Shaw Facility) 100 W. Victoria Street, Long Beach, CA.

Exciting activities are available for the whole family, including a rock climbing wall, museum docents, a bike safety rodeo, and a mobile park.

“Be on hand as we discover the future of North Long Beach, while looking back on its history,” said Councilmember Steven Neal.


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The unprecedented street repair work that has improved the condition of major streets in Long Beach will continue with a project to rehabilitate Paramount Boulevard from Candlewood Street to Artesia Boulevard.

The Long Beach City Council approved the contracts earlier this month, and construction is expected to start in May and be completed by September. This $2 million project is funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), Federal Highway Administration Demonstration Funds secured by Representative Linda Sanchez, and Proposition 42 gasoline sales tax revenue. There is no impact to the General Fund.

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The City has developed a vision for North Long Beach that includes the transformation of the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Artesia Boulevard into an important commercial gateway. To further this vision, The Long Beach Redevelopment Agency assembled a 2.2 acre site located at the northeast corner of Atlantic Avenue and Artesia Boulevard for the development of a full-service, sit-down restaurant, as preferred by the community.

On Saturday, March 5, Councilmember Steven Neal, 9th District and the Long Beach Redevelopment Agency, together with Primestor Development, Inc. will host a community discussion on the site planning and design of a full-service restaurant. The discussion will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Jordan High School Cafeteria, 6500 Atlantic Avenue. Free parking is available in the Jordan High School staff parking lot off of Atlantic Avenue. Light breakfast will be served.

“This is an opportunity for residents to provide input on the selection and design of their new neighborhood restaurant,” said Councilmember Steven Neal. “With improvement projects of all types and sizes being planned and implemented in North Long Beach, we are making sure everyone plays a part in shaping this corridor to help stimulate economic development and build a more vibrant neighborhood for all of us.”

Close to $5.5 million in extensive streetscape and façade improvements have taken place along Atlantic Avenue and just south of site is the North Village Center, a mixed-used development that will include a new state-of-the-art public library and community center.

For more information, please contact Tony Foster, North Redevelopment Project Officer, at (562) 570-6393 or tony.foster@longbeach.gov.

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The Paramount Petroleum project includes a large mosaic featuring petroleum workers titled “Paramount,” new hardscape and landscape, American Disability Act-compliant sidewalks, fencing, stone pilasters, a tubular steel electronic gate, and a ten-foot enhanced block wall with matching concrete caps. Funding for the project was provided by the RDA and Paramount Petroleum.

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Councilmember Steven Neal

Hello neighbors,

I hope you are all enjoying a safe and pleasant Christmas and holiday season. I would like to let you know of some very important developments on next week’s city council agenda.

Almost three months ago, I put forth an item to the council to develop a Foreclosure Registry in the City of Long Beach that will help us maintain and protect our neighborhoods from the crime, violence and blight that vacant buildings attract. On Tuesday, December 14, the final draft of this ordinance will be presented to the city council for consideration. This ordinance will give the city of Long Beach the ability to fine banks and lenders who fail to maintain and secure vacant foreclosed properties. This will be one of the many tools in our city’s arsenal to protect our neighborhoods in this difficult economic environment.

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The victim was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead. This incident is being investigated as possibly gang related, although it is believed the victim had no gang ties.

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On Saturday, November 13, 2010, the Long Beach Police Department’s Traffic Section conducted a Driving Under the Influence/Driver’s License checkpoint at Artesia Boulevard and Indiana Avenue from 6:00 p.m. until 2:00 a.m. “Drunk Driving – Over the Limit, Under Arrest” is the name of the 2010 campaign. During the eight-hour operation, which was aided by Long Beach Police Explorers and Long Beach Search and Rescue, 546 vehicles passed through the checkpoint with 256 being screened, which resulted in the following statistics.

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The Long Beach Police Department will be conducting a DUI/driver’s license checkpoint on Saturday, November 13, from 6 p.m. until 2 a.m. in the North Division.

All too often, members of the community are senselessly injured or killed on local roadways by impaired drivers. This DUI/Driver License Checkpoint is an effort to reduce those tragedies, as well as to ensure drivers have a valid driver license.

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• the 14th Annual Long Beach Veterans Day Parade
• followed by The Freedom Walk
• and the Veterans Day Festival with Craft and Vendors Fair

The Veterans Day Parade will head south down Atlantic Avenue at 10:00 a.m., led by 2010 Grand Marshals Clarence Bramley and “Rosie the Riveter.” Bramly is a World War II Veteran and Survivor of Bataan Death March. Rosies, many of whom lived in Long Beach and worked at local manufacturing plants, are being honored this year as a patriotic symbol and inspiring icon for women during World War II.

The popular parade, featuring military vehicles, ROTC groups, equestrians, drill teams and marching bands continues down Atlantic Avenue from Harding Street to 56th, where it makes a U turn and return again to the step off point at Houghton Park.

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When firefighters arrived, they found the big rig dangling precariously on the edge of the overpass.

At 9:20 Thursday morning, the Long Beach Fire Department was dispatched to accident reports of an overturned big rig on the transition road between the eastbound 91 to the southbound 710 freeways.

When fire personnel arrived on the scene, they found a tractor-trailer perched precariously on top of a guardrail. The trailer portion of the truck had already fallen, sending it crashing to the freeway on ramp nearly 40 feet below. The tractor portion dangled on the mangled railing.

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On Saturday, November 6, the parade and walk gives citizens a chance to show their gratitude to local veterans who’ve served the country. With so many soldiers of the war in Iraq returning home to Southern California, this year’s commemoration is more relevant than ever.

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