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.
Player of the Week: Tyler Spriggs, Women’s Volleyball – Tyler Spriggs reached double-figure digs in each match and posted a double-double with 18 kills and a career-high 16 digs in the Beach’s five-set win over Princeton.
On Saturday, September 8, at approximately 2 a.m., officers were dispatched to the 500 block of Rhea Street to assist the Long Beach Fire Department with a person down call, which resulted in the death of a male adult.
The Long Beach Reform Coalition (LBRC) will officially launch the NO on Measure BBB campaign at a Town Hall forum on Thursday at the Long Beach Petroleum Club.
Former Councilmember Gerrie Schipske announced that she is filing paperwork necessary to launch a new political action committee that will raise and spend money to fight for open, transparent and accessible local government. She issued the following statement:
