Opinion

Jury Decision Validates City Hall Corruption

Published by admin on Mon, 10/08/2018 - 3:42pm

On Sept. 7, 2018, the jury in the case of Thomas Gonzales v. City of Long Beach delivered a strong, clear message to our community – that police misconduct cannot continue and must be properly addressed.

Beachcombing

Published by admin on Thu, 09/27/2018 - 5:54pm

Last week we broke an online story about the LBPD’s use of TigerText, a communications app used within the top ranks that would delete messages after five days and potentially destroy evidence for use in court cases.

The Dignity of Death

Published by admin on Thu, 09/27/2018 - 5:46pm

An article by the noted award-winning columnist David Whiting recently appeared Online, featuring a sampling of the views of Southern California residents on the matter of prearranged suicide.

Wine and Power – A Palimpsest for Armistice Day

Published by admin on Thu, 09/27/2018 - 5:42pm

Given the dismal quality of history education these days, and the even more dismal state of discourse on this subject beyond pop trivia, it is likely most people will commemorate the end of World War One by going to the mall for a “Veterans’ Day Sale” as if that was all 12 million dead in cheese

Theater Review: 'A Night with Janis Joplin'

Published by admin on Thu, 09/27/2018 - 4:57pm

“My candle burns at both ends,” from Edna St. Vincent Millay’s 1920 Poem, “First Fig,” is an apt metaphor for the short lightingbolt life of Janis Joplin. Born in 1943, she died of a heroin overdose in 1970 at the age of 27.

Movie Review: 'Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot'

Published by admin on Thu, 09/27/2018 - 4:54pm

Wrong turns often teach us the right way – sometimes quickly found and requiring only a few steps. Or, the wrong turn may be a grievous error requiring many months or even years to correct and the taking of many steps – sometimes as many as twelve.

TigerText Review Is Not Independent

Published by admin on Sat, 09/22/2018 - 8:12pm

“The president can’t have a conflict of interest” – Donald Trump.

City Hall Charter Perversion Met with Public Outrage

Published by admin on Thu, 09/13/2018 - 11:12am

“We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution” – Abraham Lincoln

Beachcombing

Published by admin on Thu, 09/13/2018 - 11:01am

We’ve got a rat problem. No, it’s not the one from the Trump Administration who recently posted an anonymous hit piece in the New York Times. Ours are the not-so-cute brown furry things that were featured in the movie “Ratatouille.”

Massaging Proposition 13

Published by admin on Thu, 09/13/2018 - 10:49am

Beachcomber

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