Column: Long Beach, let’s give Nathan Bonsteel another unforgettable birthday
The world can be a dark and frightening place. My antidote for when I’m feeling overwhelmed is to try and make a small impact with one person in my city.
Column: Voters deserve transparency in political campaign messaging. Right now, they don’t have it
I tried to hunt down who paid for a mudslinging mailer, but a broken system makes it nearly impossible for voters to track down information they should have to make an informed decision.
Column: City Council candidates’ plans to fix homelessness miss the crucial piece — a lot more homes
We asked City Council candidates what they would do about the housing, mental health and addiction crises fueling homelessness, but the first — and biggest — item on that list went largely unaddressed.
Column: Long Beach takes center stage in Vince Staples’ new show
The show is one of the few times I’ve truly seen Long Beach get to step to center stage as the star of a TV show or movie.
Column: California may legalize drinking in public. Long Beach should take full advantage
Want to revitalize nightlife? Kick cars out of places like Pine Avenue and Second Street and let people walk around while enjoying a drink.
Column: A new state bill could bring much needed safety upgrades to a dangerous stretch of PCH in Long Beach
In January, three people were killed on a stretch of PCH in the course of eight days. Hopefully, new legislation will prompt Caltrans to make safety upgrades that will save lives in Long Beach.Â
Column: Kid Cudi statue was odd, but it’s just the latest strange sight on Long Beach’s water
There have been much more monumental and strange sights on Long Beach’s coastline. What’s the one that sticks in your brain?
Column: 3 people have died on PCH in 8 days. Where’s the urgency to fix this deadly road?
If these had been murders or gun violence, there would have been an immediate outcry, but the truth is, many of us are just used to people dying in traffic all the time.
Column: Holiday fire at Rescue Mission was arson, but staff says compassion is still the answer
Video shows a woman staying at the Long Beach Rescue Mission’s shelter deliberately setting a Christmas tree ablaze.
Column: Pet care proprietors take precautions to battle a contagious ‘mystery’ illness in dogs
Warnings about the respiratory disease in dogs have some people worried about boarding their pets. Here’s how one business is handling the situation.
Column: Students’ return to Camp Hi-Hill is our family’s Christmas miracle
For a lot of my friends, Hi-Hill was the first (or only) trip into nature that childhood offered, and it was a beloved horizons-expanding experience for generations of Long Beach kids.
Column: To make Downtown Long Beach safer, police should look to a new (old) strategy
Cities around the country have found success in reducing crime by returning to the old ways of walking a beat. Long Beach police should consider doubling down.
Column: Long Beach is trying to end traffic deaths, but one of its deadliest roads poses a complex problem
Making changes to Pacific Coast Highway can be a long, unwieldy project. Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal has formed a task force to try to get the process moving.
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