Letters

Public Accountability

Published by bcr_intern on Thu, 03/16/2017 - 10:55am

The California Supreme Court ruled on March 2, that when a city employee uses a personal account to communicate about the conduct of public business, the writings may be subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act (CPRA).

STEM Gender Gap

Published by bcr_intern on Thu, 03/02/2017 - 11:55am

Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg and Girls Who Code, a nonprofit tech group, recently hosted the first Female Governor’s Summit in Menlo Park. The summit focused on strategies to combat the gender gap in technology by taking the fight locally to the states.

Metro Policing

Published by bcr_intern on Thu, 03/02/2017 - 11:54am

We will work with our law enforcement partners, and our deputies will continue to provide top quality policing that is second to none. First and foremost, the safety of our public and my deputies is my top priority.

More Sales Tax

Published by bcr_intern on Thu, 02/16/2017 - 11:16am

Tuesday, March 7, will be the Los Angeles county wide Consolidated Municipal and Special Elections, This year voters will decide whether or not they wish to chip in another quarter of a cent for sales tax for the next ten years with and including an independent annual audit and citizens oversight

Bollards

Published by bcr_intern on Thu, 02/16/2017 - 11:14am

I drive up and down Studebaker Road several times a week and I drive by the new bollards for the bike lanes. During my drives I have never seen a bicycle in the designated bicycle lane. I would think that on weekends the lanes could be quite busy, but I have not observed that yet.

Schipske Contributions to the Beachcomber

Published by admin on Sun, 02/05/2017 - 10:39am

Thank you for including Gerrie Schipske as a contributor to The Beachcomber. Her column on the Affordable Care Act was the most concise, informative and enlightening essay I’ve ever read on that subject, and I subscribe to the Los Angeles Times, one of the country’s finest newsp

Affordable Care Act

Published by admin on Sat, 02/04/2017 - 1:47pm

How can government have nothing to do with setting limits and who one can see when only Democrats made the law!  It's over 26,000 pages, often conflicting with other parts of the law.

LBPD Compensation Misinformation

Published by admin on Sat, 02/04/2017 - 8:04am

Long Beach’s Tentative POA Contract Cites Low Comparative Pay to Justify Pay Raise, But Sacramento Bee Analysis Differs Sharply

International Flights

Published by admin on Thu, 02/02/2017 - 3:55pm

I have always and will always believe in the power of information driven by data and facts and that which produces an understanding of all options, alternatives and available courses of action.

International Flights

Published by admin on Thu, 02/02/2017 - 3:55pm

Tuesday night, Jan. 24, the city council voted not to move forward with a customs facility and international terminal. The lone supporter to do so was Councilmember Dee Andrews and we thank him for his support on this issue and the many who wanted a customs facility built at our airport.

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