Politics • Long Beach Post

At the town hall, Lowenthal offered his stance and proposed solutions to a myriad of issues but acknowledged that without the support of Republican colleagues, who currently control congress, it will be up to voters in this year's midterm...

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Tim Grobaty

July 25, 2018

A look at the new (old; they’re all the same) people running Long Beach

by Tim Grobaty in Commentary, Politics

Throwing a ceremony for the occasion of the civic inauguration was like hosting a viewing party for the airing of a re-run episode of “The Big Bang Theory.”

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Vice Mayor Dee Andrews

July 18, 2018

Central Long Beach councilman selected as city’s newest vice mayor

by Jason Ruiz in Politics

Sixth District Councilman Dee Andrews will be the city’s next vice mayor after a majority of the council voted him into the position Tuesday night.

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July 8, 2018

Tim Patton talks about a quarter-century in Long Beach politics

by Tim Grobaty in Politics

Patton holds the distinction of being the first openly-gay person to work on the 14th floor of City Hall, where the council offices are located.

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Jeannine Pearce Recall

June 13, 2018

Second District Recall Effort May Be Doomed By Invalid Signatures

by Jason Ruiz in Politics

According to unreleased figures that the clerk’s office is currently double-checking there are just 4,688 valid signatures in favor of the recall effort leaving a gap of 1,675 signatures that needs to be closed if the recall were to...

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2018 Statewide Primary

June 7, 2018

About Half A Million Ballots Remain Uncounted As County Works Toward Certifying Election Results

by Jason Ruiz in Politics

The office estimates that just over 500,000 ballots are left to be counted, which includes provisional ballots (141,000), vote-by-mail ballots (358,700) and miscellaneous ballots (3,970) including damaged, ballots with write-ins and others that may “require further review”.

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Statewide Primary 2018

June 6, 2018

Runoffs Come Into View After Tuesday’s Statewide Primary Vote

by Jason Ruiz in Politics

Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom led the pack of 27 candidates vying to replace Governor Jerry Brown by garnering over 33 percent of the votes tallied through Wednesday. He will face off with Republican businessman John Cox who placed second...

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Long Beach 2018 Election

June 6, 2018

Long Beach Elections Appear Over After Long Wait For Updates From Los Angeles County Clerk

by Jason Ruiz in Politics

A clear picture of who would emerge victorious in the city’s races did not emerge until the early hours of Wednesday when the county put out a conclusive update with all precincts reporting just after 2:00AM.