There is a lot of truth in the cliché: the more things change the more they remain the same.
Current news is filled with stories of some powerful men behaving badly and if we look back in time to early Long Beach we find things weren’t much different.
The Beachcomber has received the following link from the Long Beach Police Department detailing their investigation into the June 3. altercation between Councilwoman Jeannine Pearce and her former Chief of Staff Devin Cotter:
Long Beach Development Services Director Amy Bodek has been offered the top planning job for the County of Los Angeles. Bodek was recruited to apply for the position and has been selected by the County Board of Supervisors as the next director of regional planning.