Column: I gave up my car a year ago; here’s what it’s been like
Jake Gotta decided to go car-free when he moved to Belmont Heights. Here’s the good and the bad.
My time in Long Beach will soon be coming to a close after accepting a job to become the publisher of the Rogue Valley Times, serving Medford, Oregon and the Jackson County community.
Rich Archbold has never ceased his celebratory chronicling of our community — Long Beach and the people in this city are an endless party, captured across the decades in Rich’s work.
The LBCC Board of Trustees voted this week to censure one of its own members, but the public was left guessing about a litany of serious allegations against board members, including sexual harassment, extortion, threats and political corruption.
The Beach Streets event proved once again how many people are just waiting for the chance to ditch their cars; it also shows how dangerous our streets really are any other day when cars reign supreme.
Obviously, Villanueva sees Luna’s failure as a ripe source of attack in the race, while Luna has a sweeping slate of Villanueva’s weaknesses to exploit, and it’s a list that’s growing by the day.
It’s like people had been having a water balloon fight or a cannonball contest in the room. I’m thinking the entire house has to be rebuilt; nothing is salvageable.
Research shows that more guns result in more shootings, and more shootings result in more gun sales. It is the most vicious of circles.
Grief and fear of school shootings are emotions I’ve grown up with. With my own kids now in school, those feelings have given way to hopelessness.
The current ruling of Roe v Wade is the right one; overturning will be profoundly and disturbingly wrong, columnist Tim Grobaty writes.
There is wisdom that accrues with age, even if it’s wisdom about things that are starting to fall from common usage. For instance: I know how to mail a letter. Not all younger folks do.
The simple matter is paying Alden Global Capital, which owns the Press-Telegram, for the scant information their papers provide about Long Beach, the money will only allow the papers to stay alive for the dwindling days before Alden sucks their last dollar.
Bush’s appearance at Monday night’s Distinguished Speakers series’ inaugural event at the Terrace Theater will likely be met with enthusiastic, but not rabid, applause and quiet attention.
Among the more than 1,000 passengers stepping ashore in Long Beach was Mayor Wade, whose written comments were handed out to the 800 crew members. He assured them that the Queen would be well cared for under the city’s stewardship. “It is expected that the vessel will have a continued life of at least 300 years,” he said.
In addition to providing resources, services, and networks for those coming home from incarceration, we also need to embrace them as part of our community.
Seeing the Jordan players flood the field to celebrate in front of a quality crowd that included a band, a drumline, and cheerleaders was like getting a B12 shot of optimism.
Yes, the city still has its share of red tape when it comes to starting a business, but for every hurdle, there are resources available.
In this final piece of the inaugural board, we reflect on the hopes and visions that we have for the city of Long Beach over the next five years.
The individualistic American ideal that if people work hard enough, they are guaranteed more access is a big, fat, white lie.
None of the 1,616 children who have passed through the Convention Center have been afforded a voice of their own—except one girl, whose account is buried in court documents.