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Long Beach Joins “It Gets Better” Project; Features Councilmember Garcia, Mayor Foster and LGBT Community Leaders

Long Beach City Councilmember Robert Garcia has released the Long Beach contribution to the national “It Gets Better” Project, a series of videos aimed at supporting LGBT youth who may be experiencing bullying or harassment because of their sexual orientation. The campaign, which was started by syndicated columnist Dan Savage, features supporters as well as [...]

Verizon’s Mike Murray is Guest Speaker for Youth Empowerment Workshop

Sixth District Councilman Dee Andrews, along with Speak Out! Toastmasters, and others is pleased to announce the Sixth District Youth Empowerment Workshops; Featuring Speak Out! Toastmasters Communication and Leadership Program, Wednesday, May 18th, 2011 at Martin Luther King, Jr. Park, Social Hall. This is the third class of the free workshops that focus on empowering [...]

View the Mayor’s State of The City Address Live

Don’t have tickets for the 2011 State of the City? Don’t worry, it will be webstreamed live tonight at 7:00 pm, at www.longbeach.gov. LBTV, (Charter channel 3, Verizon FiOs channel 21) will be re-broadcasting the State of the City on the following dates and times:

‘Brave Kids’ Partners With Verizon to Help Los Angeles Families of Children With Special Needs

$50,000 Verizon Grant Expands Online Directory of Essential Resources and Medical Information Brave Kids, a nonprofit organization that created the first online support community for families of children with special needs, has expanded a comprehensive directory of essential resources to better serve families in Los Angeles, thanks to a $50,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation. [...]

Local Execs, Community Leaders Become Principal for a Day

Nearly 200 guest principals shadowed principals in the Long Beach Unified School District during the annual Principal for a Day event. Held in November, this is the largest single-day involvement of business and community leaders in local schools. As Superintendent for a Day, Verizon President Tim McCallion shadowed LBUSD Superintendent Christopher J. Steinhauser.  Also shadowing [...]

Nonprofits benefit from Verizon’s Velocity

Members and supporters of parent-teacher associations, community athletic organizations like Little Leagues, and churches and other registered nonprofits have found an easy way to raise thousands of dollars for their organizations with the help of Verizon. Verizon offers California nonprofits an opportunity to participate in the Verizon Velocity Program, which provides eligible groups with contributions [...]

Using Technology to Go Green

According to Verizon, advances in technology are making it easier than ever for folks that want to go green. Since tomorrow, April 22, is Earth Day, here are 10 tips for using technology to go green and reduce your carbon footprint: Recycle cell phones that are no longer used. Donating these phones to the Verizon Wireless HopeLine® program will keep [...]

Changing Channels: City’s cable station, LBTV, moves to channel 3

Beginning Tuesday, January 26, the City’s cable television channel, LBTV, will be moved from channel 8 to channel 3 on the Charter Communications cable programming lineup. This move is part of Charter’s plan to standardize the channel lineups serving all of its Southern California communities.  The Long Beach library channel will move as well from [...]

LBCC receives $30,000 Grant from Verizon to support Young Entrepreneur Project

Long Beach City College (LBCC) has been awarded a $30,000 grant from Verizon to support its Young Entrepreneur Project.  The Young Entrepreneur Project (YEP) is an accelerated 7-week training program designed to teach participants the fundamentals of starting and running a small business, and to assist potential entrepreneurs in identifying if entrepreneurship is an option [...]

H’ARTbeats in Harmony Music Festival

Grammy winner The Tony Rich Project and children’s music star Suzi Sarzynski of Applesauce Music were announced today as lead performers at the 1st annual H’ARTbeats in Harmony Music Festival on October 3, 2009. As part of the inaugural weekend of GLOBAL –  the Greater Long Beach Arts Lab, the program has two major parts. [...]

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