DIGNITY HEALTH – St. Mary Medical Center welcomed its first baby of the New Year On Sunday, Jan. 1, at 6:30 a.m. Jayme Monse Rodriguez was born to Long Beach locals Erika Gonzalez (mother) and Jimmy Rodriguez (father) at a healthy 6 pounds, 13 ounces and 18-¾ inches.
Several significant happenings in Long Beach of 2016 centered around grass and trees. Like the trees that toppled on the first day of February when high winds blew through East Long Beach. On 23rd St., near the F&M Bank, a large sycamore tree fell, destroyed two vehicles and trapped a man.
Mollie Beck was recently announced as president-elect nominee of Long Beach Rotary. She will follow Steve Keesal (2017-18 president) and Gail Schwandner (2018-19 president) to become the 103rd club president in 2019-2020.
Mobül: the mobility store, announced a donation of 16 powered mobility scooters by one of its customers, Kenneth Bloom, president of Hawaiian Solar, Inc. the largest solar installation company in Hawaii, which operates under the brand name of “The Solar Dog.”
The City of Long Beach has reached a tentative agreement with the Long Beach Police Officers Association (LBPOA) over a successor labor agreement. The POA represents over 800 Long Beach police officers.
The Los Angeles Times reported its Dec. 24 edition that Japanese investors have purchased the Playa Vista building where Howard Hughes built the famed Spruce Goose in the 1940s.
On Thursday, December 22, 2016, at approximately 9:24 p.m., Long Beach Police responded to Ocean Boulevard at the northbound 710 Freeway regarding a traffic collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian, which resulted in the death of the pedestrian.
