SANTA ANA – Chad Peter Smanjak, who resided in Long Beach before he fled the country, faces up to five years in prison after admitting that he orchestrated a “pump-and-dump” stock scheme to generate demand for a penny stock issued by a sports drink company founded by Notre Dame football legend Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger.
LONG BEACH — Mayor Bob Foster recently released his fiscal year 2013 budget. The Long Beach charter requires the mayor to give his budget by Aug. 1 so that the Long Beach City Council can pass a balanced budget not later than Sept. 15.
Near the end of The Bourne Ultimatum, Jason Bourne outs the clandestine program that created him and jumps from a building top into the East River. His motionless body slowly descends. There’s no undoing what’s been done, though maybe there’s redemption in death? And then his body stirs and the credits role.
It’s not the weather. That helps. But neither is it the heat in the confines of Little Fish Theatre that makes it hell for an hour and a half.
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By Melina Paris, Contributing Writer
Most folks don’t realize that the City of Carson is a hotbed of talent, giving rise to the likes of Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E., Ras Kass, Brandy and Ray J, and even The Game and Dr. Dre for a hot minute when they were kids.
The city may have yet another star in its midst with the rise of singer and songwriter Tenelle Luafalemana, who has been getting a lot of online buzz lately with her single, “Bulletproof,” off of her still untitled album scheduled for release in January 2013.
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On Aug. 9, elected officials, parents, students, and alumni celebrated the expansion of San Pedro High School into two integrated campuses with the opening of the John M. and Muriel Olguin campus. The Olguin campus includes a world-class swimming pool, a new synthetic turf soccer field and a gymnasium that will house the Pirate basketball and volleyball teams. The Olguin campus will also house the marine science and police academy student learning community
By Paul Rosenberg, Senior Editor
“Suppose a major party candidate for president believed we were in a “post-truth” era and actually campaigned that way. Would political reporters in the mainstream press figure it out and tell us?
“I say no. They would not tell us. Not in any clear way.” – Media critic Jay Rosen
A post on Mitt Romney’s Facebook page on Aug. 4 read:
“President (Barack) Obama’s lawsuit claiming it is unconstitutional for Ohio to allow servicemen and women extended early voting privileges during the state’s early voting period is an outrage”
Outrage, yes. But entirely untrue, ThinkProgress quickly pointed out:
“Since 2005, Ohio has had in person early-voting in the three days prior to the election. This year, however, the Republican legislature in Ohio eliminated early voting during this period, except for members of the military. The Obama lawsuit is attempting to restore voting rights for all Ohioans, not restrict them for the military or any other group.”
There’s nothing unusual in this. It was an example chosen almost at random. The Romney campaign disseminates so many lies that it’s impossible to keep track of them all. And, there’s bound to be all sorts of such lies flying through the air at the upcoming Republican National Convention. Indeed, media critic Jay Rosen has described it as a “post-truth campaign,” intentionally designed to be particularly difficult, if not impossible, for “even-handed” mainstream journalism to deal with—what Rosen calls, “a story that’s too big to tell.”
By Sherry Lear
Editor’s note: Sherry Lear is an attorney and resident of San Pedro. She serves on Janice Hahn’s Advisory Council on Women’s Issues and is Los Angeles co-chairwoman of Miss R*EVOLutionaries, a California-based women’s rights group. This grassroots organization was launched with the April 28, 2012 nationwide rallies for “Unite Against the War on Women.”
As I write this piece, the United States Congress has yet to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act. The VAWA was first passed in 1994 through bipartisan efforts to provide a comprehensive scheme of federal legislation designed to address the pervasiveness of sex-based violence in our country. Since its original passage, the VAWA has been reauthorized twice through bipartisan efforts of Congress, on each occasion, with new provisions expanding the protections and effectiveness of the act.
By Mathew Highland, Adjunct Staff Writer
Chick-fil-A is against marriage equality. But you already know that by now. The backlash and tide of support have created a national conversation.
Right now that conversation centers around whether this is or isn’t a First Amendment issue. It is, sort of, at least for now. It may end up being a 28th Amendment issue by the time the conversation ends. A 28th Amendment to overturn Citizens United is not yet ratified, but is gaining momentum.
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