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Billboards Call for Higher Minimum Wages, Expose Poverty in LA

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County Federation of Labor AFL-CIO unveiled a billboard publicizing poverty wages in Los Angeles,…

12 years ago

City of Long Beach’s “Year in Review” Admits Only the Good

As it does every year, the City of Long Beach has published a "Year in Review." This year the 16…

12 years ago

Local Artist Succumbs to Cancer

By Andrea Serna, Contributing Writer The San Pedro arts community recently lost a strong advocate. Debbie Marr, an award winning…

12 years ago

My Friend Debbie Marr

[gallery] By B. Noel Barr, Music Columnist A  light on 7th Street went dark and for some people the neighborhood…

12 years ago

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Jan. 11 How to Prune Roses the Right Way   Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum is hosting a free workshop on rose…

12 years ago

LB Council Votes on Major Issues at First 2014 Meeting

  LONG BEACH — On Jan. 7, the Long Beach City Council voted 8-1, District 1 Councilwoman Gerrie Schipske opposed,…

12 years ago

POLA to Meet California’s Shore-side Power Requirements

SAN PEDRO — With more berths for ships to plug into shore-side electric power, or Alternative Maritime Power™ (AMP™), than any…

12 years ago

Despite Plans to Turn a Dozen Rural Acres of Long Beach into Housing, City Says Nothing Is Guaranteed

A little over three years ago I discovered one of the Long Beach's natural wonders hiding in plain sight in…

12 years ago

LBPD Releases Preliminary Crime Stats

Long Beach Police Department Chief Jim McDonnell announced preliminary year-end statistics for 2013 during a news conference, Jan. 2, at…

12 years ago

Strangle and Fire Suspects Get Pretrial Hearing

Adrian Berumen and Jose Angel Martinez, both 18, are scheduled for a pretrial hearing, Jan. 31 at the Los Angeles…

12 years ago