Ia m an ER doctor. On the morning of March 14, I got the unfortunate news that I tested positive for COVID-19. My leadership team contacted me to offer support. I talked to my family and several close friends to let them know.
Note: After years of writing on the history of my native city, I am glad to switch over to providing the answers to questions about how Long Beach operates … and sometimes does not.
Zachary “Zach” Adler is an 18-year-old newspaper carrier for the Beachcomber that has an interest in multiple things, such as engineering and learning Spanish.
David Bingham, LA Galaxy goalkeeper, comes from a family of first responders and frontline heroes, his dad is a police officer and his sister is a nurse.
THE MASK LADY in the middle photo is Karen Vejar of Belmont Shore. She has made more than 100 masks for those in need, including 20 of her neighbors as shown in the surrounding photos.
OFFICERS AND STAFF at the Long Beach Police Department were the recipients of 1,186 meals donated by Don Temple Storage and The Grand Event Center throughout this week.
In my many books about Long Beach, I’ve tried to keep history alive by telling true stories about interesting people and events. Some historic tidbits I just haven’t been able to segue into the narrative, let me change that now.
Americans didn’t know how long WWII would last or how many lives it would take but they knew exactly what victory meant: the unconditional surrender of its enemies.
