Can’t we all get along like we used to in middle school?
Text messages among councilmembers were flying like fists in the hallway at North Shore High School over the weekend.
A bit of old-school reporting, budget bickering—and a mea culpa
We got our eager hands on a survey of 2nd District voters—and it doesn’t look good for the incumbent, Jeannine Pearce.
The Backroom: ‘What is wrong with this board?’
The spat underway at LBCC has everything: religion, politics, accusations of conflict of interest, bullying, name-calling and even a reference to “public flogging.”
The Backroom: Don’t #$%& this up!
Sources tell us Long Beach’s ambitious mayor, Robert Garcia has made clear that the California Democratic Convention in November is go off without any problems—especially with local unions.
The Backroom: Welcome to hell, Suzie Price
The Backroom has a few additional rules to suggest that might actually help shorten the length of council meetings.
The Backroom: So you want to be lieutenant governor?
In this issue we also chat with the city’s most boring politician, and reveal another name that has cropped up in the crowded pool of District 2 candidates.
The Backroom: Can you hear me Los An … uh … Long Beach?
The grand opening of the new Civic Center included the inevitable series of showtunes, with one singer doing a little speechifying between verses. What could possibly go wrong? Let’s find out!
The Backroom: A Brutalized cake and a story of unrequited love
Mayor Robert Garcia grabbed a knife, held on to the hands of past mayors Beverly O’Neill and Tom Clark, swatted the hands away, and then, well, murdered a cake.
The Backroom: We’re chasing poison apples with magic mushrooms
Things went haywire on social media this week. We also have some fact-checking, updates on the Council District 2 and 1 races, and the ONE thing we’d like to take from the old City Hall.
The Backroom: Rampant rumors and a cavalcade of candidates
Our phone has been buzzing with anonymous sources this week, most of them well-connected, wanting to dish tidbits about the topic du jour: the District 2 council race in March.