Community Voices

Happy New Year to the Police; or, How I Show My Love

"I'm crazy about the president, Josh. […] And I'll keep poking him with a stick. That's how I show my…

12 years ago

Diane Gershuny, In Memoriam: The Loss of a Long Beach Champion

I can't say I really knew Diane Gershuny. I didn't even know that cancer was a part of her life.…

12 years ago

How a Young Christian Musician’s Drug Choices Almost Ruined His Life

It was strange not to hear from Darin about the gig. Musicians can be flaky, and 20-year-olds even more so.…

12 years ago

Giving and Its Discontents; or, Should We Ever Say “No”?

I was slightly lost on Gaffey St. in San Pedro and stopped to get my bearings. It seemed a coincidence…

12 years ago

Excessive Force by the LBPD: An Unfair Perception or a Real Problem?

Back in 1989, when a TV camera crew filmed Long Beach police officers smashing a compliant suspect—allegedly guilty of no…

12 years ago

One Man’s Misadventures with California’s Obamacare Website

By Greggory Moore When the Los Angeles Times recently spoke with Peter Lee, executive director of Covered California, the state's…

12 years ago

The Naked Guy at the Party; or, Naked Aggression; or, Don’t Be a Dick

By Greggory Moore A few years ago there was this great party in one of the communal, hippie-ish houses here…

12 years ago

Education is a Human Right

Our American Declaration of Independence, written mostly by Thomas Jefferson, claims for us "... certain unalienable Rights, that among these…

12 years ago

Immigrant-Rights Advocates Allege Questionable Towing/Impound Practices by Sheriff’s Department

A coalition of groups concerned with social justice are calling for Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca to follow through…

12 years ago

Farm-to-Table Dinner Highlights the Possibilities of Local, Sustainable Food Production

[portfolio_slideshow id=5118] (Photos courtesy of ThePackedLife.com) It was a swanky spread featuring dishes prepared largely from food grown right there…

12 years ago