{"id":1172,"date":"2023-03-20T04:54:42","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T11:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/voices\/?page_id=1172"},"modified":"2025-01-26T19:14:42","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T03:14:42","slug":"long-beach-post-voices-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/voices\/","title":{"rendered":"Long Beach Post Voices (Home)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background-color has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-a30b4cf236e514012cbcea52b64ad0ba is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-36c609bc wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex 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href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/voices\/opinion\/column-long-beach-lets-give-nathan-bonsteel-another-unforgettable-birthday\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/02115955\/nathan-1-938897-o819buau-924426-VgKd3pA3-800x600.png\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Column: Long Beach, let\u2019s give Nathan Bonsteel another unforgettable birthday\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/02115955\/nathan-1-938897-o819buau-924426-VgKd3pA3-800x600.png 800w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/02115955\/nathan-1-938897-o819buau-924426-VgKd3pA3-600x450.png 600w, 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My antidote for when I\u2019m feeling overwhelmed is to try and make a small impact with one person in my city.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/voices\/author\/mike-guardabascio\/\"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/cropped-mike-guardabascio-mug-staff-photo-48x48.png' srcset='https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/cropped-mike-guardabascio-mug-staff-photo-96x96.png 2x' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height='48' width='48' \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/voices\/author\/mike-guardabascio\/\">Mike Guardabascio<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2024-03-03T06:00:20-08:00\">March 3, 2024<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2024-03-03T07:34:28-08:00\">March 3, 2024<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles  wpnbha show-image image-alignbehind ts-2 is-3 is-landscape  has-text-align-left\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"1172\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"article-section-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Opinion<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1781\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-opinion type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"min-height: 25vh; padding-top: 5vh;\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/voices\/opinion\/column-voters-deserve-transparency-in-political-campaign-messaging-right-now-they-dont-have-it\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/02125811\/01mar24-vote-3-795123-6rj3tgdt-397402-7jucm5mc-750046-f1kuseci-548104-RjfhnRhF-800x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Column: Voters deserve transparency in political campaign messaging. Right now, they don&#8217;t have it\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/02125811\/01mar24-vote-3-795123-6rj3tgdt-397402-7jucm5mc-750046-f1kuseci-548104-RjfhnRhF-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/02125811\/01mar24-vote-3-795123-6rj3tgdt-397402-7jucm5mc-750046-f1kuseci-548104-RjfhnRhF-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/02125811\/01mar24-vote-3-795123-6rj3tgdt-397402-7jucm5mc-750046-f1kuseci-548104-RjfhnRhF-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/02125811\/01mar24-vote-3-795123-6rj3tgdt-397402-7jucm5mc-750046-f1kuseci-548104-RjfhnRhF-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/voices\/opinion\/column-voters-deserve-transparency-in-political-campaign-messaging-right-now-they-dont-have-it\" rel=\"bookmark\">Column: Voters deserve transparency in political campaign messaging. Right now, they don&#8217;t have it<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/voices\/author\/jackie-rae\/\">Jackie Rae<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2024-03-02T13:43:22-08:00\">March 2, 2024<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2024-03-03T11:11:29-08:00\">March 3, 2024<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles is-style-borders wpnbha ts-2 is-style-borders has-text-align-left\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"1172\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1738\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-homelessness category-opinion type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/voices\/opinion\/column-city-council-candidates-plans-to-fix-homelessness-miss-the-crucial-piece-a-lot-more-homes\" rel=\"bookmark\">Column: City Council candidates&#8217; plans to fix homelessness miss the crucial piece \u2014 a lot more homes<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/voices\/author\/jake-gotta\/\">Jake Gotta<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2024-02-24T05:00:00-08:00\">February 24, 2024<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2024-02-22T10:20:36-08:00\">February 22, 2024<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1719\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-mike-guardabascio tag-vince-staples category-opinion category-hi-lo type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/voices\/opinion\/vince-staples-show-long-beach-review\" rel=\"bookmark\">Column: Long Beach takes center stage in Vince Staples\u2019 new show<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/voices\/author\/mike-guardabascio\/\">Mike Guardabascio<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2024-02-14T05:00:58-08:00\">February 14, 2024<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2024-02-14T17:45:51-08:00\">February 14, 2024<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1707\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-opinion type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/voices\/opinion\/drinking-public-long-beach-new-law-wiener\" rel=\"bookmark\">Column: California may legalize drinking in public. Long Beach should take full advantage<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/voices\/author\/jake-gotta\/\">Jake Gotta<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2024-01-31T10:46:48-08:00\">January 31, 2024<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1700\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-pch tag-traffic-fatalities category-opinion type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/voices\/opinion\/column-a-new-state-bill-could-bring-much-needed-safety-upgrades-to-a-dangerous-stretch-of-pch-in-long-beach\" rel=\"bookmark\">Column: A new state bill could bring much needed safety upgrades to a dangerous stretch of PCH in Long Beach<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/voices\/author\/jake-gotta\/\">Jake Gotta<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2024-01-26T10:57:59-08:00\">January 26, 2024<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2024-01-26T10:58:51-08:00\">January 26, 2024<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1676\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-mike-guardabascio category-opinion type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/voices\/opinion\/kid-cudi-statue-long-beach-column-mike-guardabascio\" rel=\"bookmark\">Column: Kid Cudi statue was odd, but it\u2019s just the latest strange sight on Long Beach&#8217;s water<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/voices\/author\/mike-guardabascio\/\">Mike Guardabascio<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2024-01-14T07:55:53-08:00\">January 14, 2024<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2024-01-14T07:57:25-08:00\">January 14, 2024<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles  wpnbha show-image image-alignbehind ts-2 is-3 is-landscape  has-text-align-left\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"1172\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1668\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-jake-gotta tag-opinion category-opinion type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"min-height: 25vh; padding-top: 5vh;\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/voices\/opinion\/column-3-people-have-died-on-pch-in-8-days-wheres-the-urgency-to-fix-this-deadly-road\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/01\/08152109\/MLKPCH3-scaled-1-1200x900.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Column: 3 people have died on PCH in 8 days. Where\u2019s the urgency to fix this deadly road?\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/01\/08152109\/MLKPCH3-scaled-1-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/01\/08152109\/MLKPCH3-scaled-1-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/01\/08152109\/MLKPCH3-scaled-1-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/01\/08152109\/MLKPCH3-scaled-1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/01\/08152109\/MLKPCH3-scaled-1-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/voices\/opinion\/column-3-people-have-died-on-pch-in-8-days-wheres-the-urgency-to-fix-this-deadly-road\" rel=\"bookmark\">Column: 3 people have died on PCH in 8 days. Where\u2019s the urgency to fix this deadly road?<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/voices\/author\/jake-gotta\/\">Jake Gotta<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2024-01-08T15:25:19-08:00\">January 8, 2024<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles is-style-borders wpnbha ts-2 is-style-borders has-text-align-left\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"1172\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1661\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-jackie-rae category-opinion type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/voices\/opinion\/long-beach-rescue-mission-arson-fire-holiday-tree\" rel=\"bookmark\">Column: Holiday fire at Rescue Mission was arson, but staff says compassion is still the answer<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/voices\/author\/jackie-rae\/\">Jackie Rae<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2024-01-02T20:37:14-08:00\">January 2, 2024<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1653\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-the-scratching-post category-opinion type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/voices\/opinion\/pet-care-proprietors-take-precautions-to-battled-a-contagious-mystery-illness-in-dogs\" rel=\"bookmark\">Column: Pet care proprietors take precautions to battle a contagious &#8216;mystery&#8217; illness in dogs<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/voices\/author\/kate-karp\/\">Kate Karp<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2024-01-02T11:21:58-08:00\">January 2, 2024<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2024-01-02T19:36:45-08:00\">January 2, 2024<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1647\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-mike-guardabascio category-opinion type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/voices\/opinion\/camp-hi-hill-christmas-mike-guardabascio\" rel=\"bookmark\">Column: Students\u2019 return to Camp Hi-Hill is our family\u2019s Christmas miracle<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/voices\/author\/mike-guardabascio\/\">Mike Guardabascio<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2023-12-26T09:54:48-08:00\">December 26, 2023<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1624\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-opinion category-opinion type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/voices\/opinion\/police-walk-beat-downtown-column-downtown\" rel=\"bookmark\">Column: To make Downtown Long Beach safer, police should look to a new (old) strategy<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/voices\/author\/jake-gotta\/\">Jake Gotta<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2023-12-10T07:00:57-08:00\">December 10, 2023<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2023-12-11T14:20:13-08:00\">December 11, 2023<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"1565\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-opinion category-opinion type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/voices\/opinion\/column-long-beach-is-trying-to-end-traffic-deaths-but-one-of-its-deadliest-roads-poses-a-complex-problem\" rel=\"bookmark\">Column: Long Beach is trying to end traffic deaths, but one of its deadliest roads poses a complex problem<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/voices\/author\/jake-gotta\/\">Jake Gotta<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2023-12-05T06:00:21-08:00\">December 5, 2023<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2023-12-05T06:46:09-08:00\">December 5, 2023<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow 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