Heal The Bay’s new “Beach Bummer” report card pushes Long Beach—historically a champ when it comes to poisoning itself—all the way down to #7 and grants top polluting honors to Avalon Harbor Beach on beautiful Catalina Island. I was a little surprised—considering that I’ve personally seen a seagull with a cigar right in front of [...]

LONG BEACH LOSES ITS DAILY NEWSPAPER AS TORRANCE PUBLISHER TAKES OVER PRESS-TELEGRAM
Dave Wielenga reports on the drastic staff cuts that one veteran reporter called “a fatal shot.”
AVALON BAR’S MIKE CONLEY ROBBED, NOT MURDERED, SAY POLICE
Chicago police have arrested a suspect in the robbery of Avalon Bar owner Mike Conley, Heather Reger reports, but say his [...]