Last month, the City of Long Beach burned more hydrocarbons than even the most-traveling salesman. But is there a way for the city to get around that–and help save the environment?

Long Beach City Council members Tonia Reyes Uranga and Bonnie Lowenthal want to run for the California State Assembly’s 54th District seat this year. Before they actually go through with it, however, they’ve got to lose an election.
The candidacies of Lowenthal and Reyes Uranga hinge on the defeat of Proposition 93, the Term-Limit-Tweaking initiative on the [...]

Josh Lowenthal, a thus-far-private citizen from Long Beach’s most-prominent political family, has been contacted by top officials of the Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce about running for the Board of Education seat that may soon be vacated by the Chamber’s effort to recall Michael Shane Ellis.
Altogether now: “What th–?!?”
“We sat down with Josh,” confirms Randy Gordon, [...]

FROM LBREPORT.COM:Robert Garcia, who has been positioning himself for a likely run for the Long Beach City Council since he lost his job as an aide to former council member and failed mayoral candidate Frank Colonna in 2006, has been operating a local news website for nearly a year without a Long Beach business license, [...]

Although Long Beach City Councilmember Bonnie Lowenthal has made extensive preparations to run for the California Assembly in 2008, her candidacy ultimately depends upon the result of a February ballot initiative that would loosen term-limit restrictions and allow incumbent Democrat Betty Karnette to run again.
Lowenthal would not challenge Karnette, a fellow Democrat who has represented the 54th Assembly District [...]

Long Beach City Council changes its policy on public comment

After much discussion and comments from a dozen members of the public–the largest number of audience members to comment on any item on last night’s city council agenda–Long Beach City Council voted 5-3 last night to change, and very likely restrict, the public’s ability to open [...]

Debro Saad–whose daughter Star Harris is suing a Long Beach 7-Eleven franchise for an alleged slip-and-fall accident in 2004–is having a rough week herself.
At last night’s Long Beach City Council meeting, Saad tried twice to speak during the public comment portion of the meeting–but was cut off both times by Vice Mayor Bonnie Lowenthal, who [...]

Vice Mayor Bonnie Lowenthal can stop worrying about what’s left of the Press-Telegram. Or is that start worrying?

BONNIE LOWENTHAL by ALICE RUTHERFORD
As she contemplates a run for the 54th Assembly District next year, should Vice Mayor Bonnie Lowenthal be looking over her shoulder for a Press-Telegram reporter? Was calling the P-T out in a recent [...]

A proposal to register lobbyists provokes deep thought, trash talk

BONNIE LOWENTHAL by ALICE RUTHERFORD
Vice Mayor Bonnie Lowenthal is pushing for passage of an ordinance that by early 2008 would require the registration of professional lobbyists who mingle with Long Beach government officials. Some people say her timing is self-serving.
“Bonnie wants to use this as an [...]