The Long Beach Police Department spends over $12 million per year on settlements and payouts on verdicts related to police misconduct, officer-involved shootings, police use of force and in-custody deaths.
I would love to have lunch with the officer who wrote the [6/19/20] article. I have experienced LBPD acting as a gang. I once lived in an area where it was normal to be afraid of the gangs and the police. It’s been almost 15 years and some of those bad police officers are now locked up.
Long Beach Area Peace Network (LBAPN) is a grassroots network of community organizations and individuals who are dedicated to serving the cause of world peace at home and abroad. We also support local and national organizations that fight for social, economic and environmental justice.
Social workers must take care of their collective mental health during extreme times of stress while helping families, children and youth. The COVID-19 pandemic came “out of the blue” and has impacted all of us in different aspects of our lives.
I wonder if anyone has thought about purchases from the Long Beach Antique Market and So-Cal Cycle Swap Meet, which will resume sales at Veterans Memorial Stadium parking lot.
All lives matter, despite what BLM and its followers would have you believe. Their message is that all policemen are racists and that we, as a nation, are stuck in the same mindset prior to the civil rights movement. That is not true.
Thank you so much for a fantastic summary [Beachcombing 6/5/20] of who didn’t do what and what should have been done during the riots of this past week. Love your writing and the letters that were posted as well.
Cops are not cheap. So, let’s do the math. The city gets fivecops for $1 million a year. So, it’s about $200K a cop. That is to fully pay salary, benefits and a loaded SUV. If Long Beach tried to add 50 new cops, the price would be $10 million more in the budget.
The irresponsible lack of decisiveness by Mayor Garcia and LBPD Chief Luna are directly responsible for many of Long Beach businesses being looted and destroyed.
This is an open letter to Ms. Anna Christensen and to all citizens of Long Beach, particularly to seniors. You, Ms. Christensen, in your [May 8] letter to the editor [Words Matter], addressed an issue regarding COVID-19, which is extremely important.
