Southern California Edison is blaming metallic balloons for an incident that could have been disastrous.
No one was injured during the June 7 event in which a live, overhead power line snapped and swung into a resident’s backyard in the 200 block of Obispo Avenue.
In 1906, Long Beach was experiencing tremendous population growth. The Pacific Electric train replaced the GOPR (Get Out and Push Railroad) and brought thousands of passengers to the pleasure pier and bathhouse; some of whom decided to stay.
In 2011, Long Beach selected financial firm FIS Global of Jacksonville, Florida to handle on-line payments of utility billings. To pay for this service, between 2011 to 2014, the city charged a so-called “convenience fee” of $3.99, which was the cost of doing business with FIS Global.
Pediatric rehabilitation patients from Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach took a break from wheelchairs and therapies for a special scuba diving event.
On Sunday, June 11, at approximately 11:25 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 4100 block of Norse Way regarding a screaming female being attacked by a Pit Bull dog. Long Beach Animal Control was also requested to respond.
On June 7 the Beachcomber broke an online story that exposed the Long Beach Police Department’s (LBPD) questionable handling, release and special treatment of Councilperson Jeannine Pe
A RED-TAIL HAWK was in attendance at the Festival of Flight event at Long Beach Airport last November. It was part of an exhibit provided by the USDA Wildlife Biologist.
In contrast to newsworthy congressional town halls that are at best confrontational, all the way to disruptive, with occasional unwanted touching and shoving, a recent town hall styled meeting conducted by Fifth District Councilwoman Stacy Mungo on May 20 with Democratic 47th District Congressman
Part One of this column introduced 72-year-old medical marijuana (MMJ) activist David Zink, a 49 year Long Beach resident/homeowner who has fought for safe access for medical marijuana (MMJ) patients and wa
