The general public’s first exposure to TigerText, a cell phone text messaging application, occurred this past July when mainstream media reported the app was at the center of legal wrangling between Shari Redstone’s National Amusement company and CBS CEO Les Moonves.
The Long Beach Reform Coalition (LBRC) will host a NO on Measure BBB campaign grassroots fundraiser for the public on Thursday, Sept. 20, 6-8 p.m. at the Petroleum Club, 3636 Linden Ave.
Countering the claim by City Hall’s yes campaign, that BBB actually “strengthens” term limits, the theme of the fundraiser and the campaign will be: “Don’t BBB Fooled!” With the backing of the public, we will save two-term limits in Long Beach.
On Sept. 4, Michael McHale, president of the National Association of Police Organizations (NAPO) published an open letter to Nike’s chairman, president and CEO to “condemn in the strongest possible terms” his selection of Colin Kaepernick for Nike’s “Just Do It” ad campaign.
Five years after its founding, the New Blues Festival, created by local musician and promoter William Grisolia, held during the Labor Day weekend, is experiencing steady, if not dramatic growth. This past weekend, both days, the lineup attracted “around 8,000 customers,” said Grisiolia.
In the early 1900s, as the use of the automobile increased giving riders independence, passengers of Long Beach trolleys grew bored at the fixed routes and slowness of this mode of transportation.
