Like Long Beach itself, the story of gentrification and housing is a complex one. It’s an issue that affects both those who have been here awhile as well as those who have just discovered Long Beach.
The Long Beach Planning Commission faced zero public opposition to a project that will essentially transform the southeast corner of 7th and Pacific in DTLB by way of an eight-story, mixed-income residential complex with 271 units and 341 parking stalls.
LGBTQ organizations and events have historically excluded “gay” or “lesbian” in their titles. Good reasons once, but they’ve now overrun their usefulness — the names no longer reflect the stature and progress made in the LGBTQ community.
I strongly believe that all employees in either the public or private sectors should be able to bargain collectively for the best wages and working conditions they can receive from their employers. That assumes, however, employees are joining unions and paying union dues on a truly voluntary basis and have the ready ability to avoid paying that percentage of dues that supports the union’s political activities should they choose to do so.
Much has been written and spoken about the idea that we should require those who are authorized to vote to present a valid form of government identification in order to do so. I tend to see both the up- and downsides of the issue and I think we should be able to address the valid concerns of Voter I.D. opponents and still accomplish the requirement of a valid government I.D. in order to vote.
Apparently the $15M of your tax dollars will only cover design of the new touch-screen system, not purchase or install any of the new machines themselves. A great government contract if you can get it. Particularly when, as the article also mentions, your company doesn’t have to compete for the contract.
This Election Day, Long Beach voters will be asked to consider two statewide ballot measures, Proposition 1 (“Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014”) and Proposition 2 (“State Reserve Policy”).
Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia has announced thirteen people he proposes to appoint to various commissions and boards throughout the City, including four new members for the Planning Commission (PC) and four for the Long Beach Transit (LBT) Board of Directors.
As reported here, the Long Beach City Council has agreed, unanimously, to continue the police department’s participation in the California Public Safety Procurement Program (CPSPP) a program through which LBPD applies for and receives surplus federal, and typically military, equipment.
