Gwen and I met as co-workers at the Press-Telegram circa 1980 and remained close friends for several years. We lost touch when I moved out of state in 1989. I contacted her on Facebook a few years ago and she responded. But we never got together, I regret that.
My most sincere condolences are with the Beachcomber team for the sudden and untimely loss of Sean Belk. Our city has lost a tremendous reporter who covered very important news for over a decade in an ever-changing Long Beach.
Climate change is real. [Lowenthal 1-18-19 issue] Our planet’s climate has always changed and it always will whether humans inhabit our planet or not. So called climate warriors like Alan Lowenthal have to realize that the Ice Age was not just an animated movie.
Fake news isn’t just made up news. News taken out of context is also fake news because it twists the truth by not telling the whole the story. It leans toward the bias of the media. The media likes to sensationalize their stories to attract readers and viewers.
Border Patrol agents doing the job daily say walls work and they want them. Statistics prove they work. Trump is president and in charge of national Security. What is the discussion about?
I am protesting and in disagreement with a proposed increase to the Long Beach refuse service charges. My [Nov/Dec] bill shows the day rate as $0.8036.
Long Beach hired a lawyer to tell them what they wanted to hear, and for a fee, the lawyer obliged. Text messages are like phone calls?! No, of course not, and everyone knows it – at least, everyone who has ever used e-mail.
So Long Beach is projecting a $9,300,000 million budget shortfall. I wonder if the $3,000,000 + fund to defend illegal immigrants or the approximately 200 city employees who received between $200,000 to $300,000 in pay last year has anything to do with it.
I respectfully disagree [McDonnell letter, Dec. 21], when you were the LBPD chief you promoted incompetent and corrupt people to higher ranks and worked with the union and dirty PD upper ranks to hide their misconduct.
I’ve had my differences with the Los Cerritos Wetlands Trust people in the past. Specifically it was about the treatment the owner of the dirt lot next to the Belmont Shore Mobile Estates received.