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HAVE-A-GREATER-WEEKEND
Friday, May 18 Think Pink Kick off Long Beach Lesbian and Gay Pride Weekend at the 5th annual Pink Party in the East Village Arts District. This official Pre-Pride event hosted by the one-and-only Jewels Long Beach will feature a Drag Diva contest, DJ Barry Weaver spinning dance music, outdoor bars by Hamburger Mary’s and [...]
THE KILLING OF KELLY THOMAS: VIDEO OF BEATING BY FULLERTON COPS
A previously unreleased survelliance video of Fullerton police beating unarmed Kelly Thomas during an arrest July 5, 2011, was shown in court Monday on the first day of a hearing to determine whether two of the cops---Manuel Ramos and Jay Cicinelli---should stand trial in connection with Thomas's death when removed from hospital life-support systems on July 10.
BELLFLOWER WILL WAIT FOR ITS MASCOT ‘TIL THE COW COMES HOME
Belle the Cow, the massive bronze mascot of the City of Bellflower, finally has a home—a spot near the trailhead of the city’s bike-and-pedestrian path, where Woodruff Ave., Flora Vista St. and Flower St. intersect—and tentative plans are to move her in within the next six months, according to a story by Arnold Adler in [...]
KICK OFF BIKE FEST ON GREATER LB RADIO BY KICKING AROUND WHAT IT IS
Greater Long Beach Radio with Dave Wielenga will kick off Long Beach’s celebration of National Bike Month on Wednesday night by spending an hour with a couple of its organizers kicking around what it is, exactly, that is being celebrated.
LISTEN TO LARRY MANTLE’S SEGMENT ON NEW RULES FOR HIRING PEOPLE WITH CRIMINAL RECORDS
Airtalk, the KPCC-FM (89.3) radio show hosted by Larry Mantle, today considered the new rules approved by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on April 25 that could make the search for employment easier for convicted criminals and others who have gotten into legal trouble. To listen to the program via the KPCC-FM archives or via podcast [CLICK [...]
VIOLENT AND PROPERTY CRIME IN LONG BEACH UP 15 PERCENT IN 2012
Crimes of violence and against property during the first three months of 2012 have risen by double-digit amounts in Long Beach compared to the same period last year, according to statistics compiled and presented by the Long Beach Police Department. Specifically, violent crimes in Long Beach increased 13 percent during January, February and March compared [...]
WHAT TH–?? SUPERNAW RETURNS TO GREATER LONG BEACH RADIO TONIGHT
Daryl Supernaw, lifetime Long Beach resident and well-mannered Sustainability Commissioner, spent under $3,000 on his campaign for City Council---and emerged from last week's primary as the frontrunner. Hear his explanation tonight at 7 on Greater Long Beach Radio (www.kbeach.org).
FORMER CSULB STUDENT BODY PREZ EARNS PURPLE HEART IN AFGHANISTAN
By ALFRED PALLARCA / DAILY 49ER A former student body president at California State University/Long Beach will receive a Purple Heart award after incurring a serious combat wound during a United States Marines mission in Afghanistan. Mark Andrews, who served as CSULB’s president of Associated Students, Inc., during his senior year of 2008-2009, suffered a [...]
TEXTS FROM THE LINE AT THE JOB FAIR … UM, MAKE THAT “HIRING SPREE”
"People in line are very nice, quietly conversational, realistic, resilient. Sharing stories of their fruitless job searches, not self-pityingly, but recognizing that the sum of their stories equals a very messed-up state of affairs."
BEYOND GREATER: BRUTALISM’S BACKSTABBERS … ET TU, LONG BEACH?
A New York government building designed in the Brutalism style of archetecture---just like the Long Beach Civic Center (above)---is being considered for demolition ... a frequent topic for this building in Long Beach. Why? Among other things, people hate it.
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THAT FIRE AT THE COMPTON FIRE DEPT: IS IT GOING FROM WEIRD TO WORSE?
Compton City officials aren't saying anything about the mysterious fire that ignited at the City's fire department and destroyed $1.1 million in police radios---except that it's still under investigation.
KOOPS STRIKES OPTIMISTIC TONE IN FIRST REMARKS AS BELLFLOWER MAYOR
[From Herald American reports] BELLFLOWER—Dan Koops, a longtime business owner who became a first-time city council member in 2009, was installed as the mayor of Bellflower this week after a unanimous vote by his council colleagues. Councilman Ray Dunton was unanimously selected to be mayor Pro tem. Koops, 59 years old and married to his wife, [...]
WAGES & BENEFITS: DO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES HAVE IT BETTER? IF SO, WHY?
A resident scholar at the conservative American Enterprise Institute believes public-sector employees have it better than those in the private sector. In this interview with RollCall.com, Andrew Biggs explores why and what might be done about it
THE STORY OF REAL EASTER BUNNIES DOESN’T USUALLY HAVE A HOPPY ENDING
DOWNEY (Via DowneyBeat.com)—‘Tis the season for impulsive rabbit purchases. Due to the Easter holiday, a big colony of rabbits is up for adoption at the Los Angeles County animal shelter in Downey. Normally, the shelter has three or four rabbits; now it’s got 12. There are so many, the pound had to bring in extra rabbit [...]
DIANA CRAIGHEAD UNANIMOUSLY APPOINTED TO SCHOOL BOARD BY ITS OTHER FOUR MEMBERS
Diana Craighead has been appointed to the District 5 seat on the Long Beach Unified School District Board of Education by a unanimous vote of the Board’s other four members, it was announced this morning via a press release from LBUSD spokesperson Chris Eftychiou. Craighead is scheduled to be sworn into office during the next [...]
