Mayor Rex Richardson told the LB Post that there’s nothing the city – or the Long Beach Police Department – can do to stop federal immigration agents from violently disrupting peaceful demonstrations in our community.
The cargo cranes are stalling. Ships are bypassing the San Pedro Bay. And in homes across America, back-to-school budgets are about to buckle under the weight of Donald Trump’s latest political stunt.
With Long Beach debuting on Prime Video in the eight-episode police series “On Call” on Jan. 9, here come the inevitable suggestions for further shaking things up, without the usual Richter scale reading.
Sometimes, past plans phase into future fads and fashions. Such is the case of 2024 into 2025 when certain expectations might well be met, others falling short. In Long Beach, the carryover events begin on the rails, sky and roads, and we’re not talking about donuts.
As described in the Beachcomber article, “Bridges, Bags and Broken Bonds” (August 22, 2024), advanced by the Long Beach City Council and Mayor Bob Foster, the ban on lighter free grocery bags influenced public opinion into mandating thicker, non-recyclable, single-use plastic bags costin
Jose Cervantes’ article in the May 31 Beachcomber discusses California Assembly Bill 2200 Universal Healthcare For All or CalCare. This bill is currently moving through Sacramento somewhat under the public’s radar.
On November 1st, the Equity and Human Relations Commission (EHRC) discussed the impact of the Israel-Palestine War on human relations in the city of Long Beach.
