The states are no longer united. The former United States is now divided into The Authoritarian government in Washington and regional forces. The regional forces are: The West (California and Texas), The Florida Alliance and The New People’s Army.
A Long Beach City College trustee questioned this past week why the college district would reimburse one of her fellow board members more than $2,100 to cover a solo trip she took to attend a celebration in Washington D.C. this summer.
The City of Long Beach unveiled its Proposed Fiscal Year 2025 (FY 25) Budget last week. The $3.6 billion Proposed FY 25 Budget includes the city manager’s proposed budget, the Mayor’s Recommendations to the City Council and the Proposed FY 25 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP).
The Long Beach City Council is considering establishing train horn “quiet zones” in North and West Long Beach to reduce noise pollution from train horns.
It has been 65 years since rock and roll’s earliest tragedy, much later known as the “Day the Music Died” when three influential rockers, Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens perished in a small plane crash.
Jerry Miller, a venerable city official of 30 years who oversaw Long Beach’s response to financial turmoil, Naval exodus and expansion of its port and the 710 Freeway, died July 26 at his home in East Long Beach. He was 74.
I became fascinated with the story behind Michael Reese (1817-1878) one-time owner of the Rancho Los Alamitos, when I found he had made one of his fortunes in gold mining.