These Sacramento bills, approaching final votes in the coming weeks, could override aspects of Long Beach’s Land Use Element (LUE) and preempt local zoning in ways that could impact ELB neighborhoods.
On July 22 a U.S. District Judge ruled that Long Beach Chief of Police Robert Luna could be added as a defendant in a racial profiling lawsuit against the Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) and the L.A. Metro.
On July 7 the Beachcomber broke the news that “city leadership” had changed course in the spirit of full transparency and would end City Hall’s long fought battle to keep secret the deep dive Operations and Management Study of the LBPD conducted by the International Association of Chiefs
On July 7 the Beachcomber reported on the first steps being taken to recall Mayor Robert Garcia by LB Strong, a Long Beach-based activist organization led by Franklin Sims, an activist and social media video commentator who has a JD degree from UC Berkeley Boalt Law School.
