Eric Burdon and Jerry Goldstein didn’t feel like Long Beach was a battlefield when first meeting Harold Brown and Howard Scott in 1969. “War” certainly was declared, however.
(Long Beach CA, August 21, 2018) – Mark your calendar for "Long Beach's Largest Networking Mixer" on Thursday, Oct. 4, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at The Grand, 4101 E. Willow Street in Long Beach.
The City of Long Beach announced today the retirement of Fire Department Chief Michael A. DuRee. Since 1994, DuRee has served Long Beach in the department, starting as a firefighter, He worked his way through the ranks and has served as fire chief for the last six years.
Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey on August 8 recognized two brave individuals who intervened in violent attacks, one against a peace officer, and a third person whose quick thinking helped capture a serial home invasion robber.
Historically striving to be Tree City U.S.A., Long Beach loves its trees. Except for two ficus varieties, that is. Since 2015, there has been a little-noticed municipal ficus removal program in Long Beach.
Early aviation was exciting and horribly dangerous. The planes were made of wood and cloth and held together with wire. The open cockpit threw many a flyer out and onto the ground below. The earliest aeroplanes were gliders and relied solely on the wind for power.
