Pre-primary endorsement conference reveals extensive framework of alliances tied to powerful LB political family

In a not-quite-overwhelming-enough display of support, Long Beach Vice Mayor Bonnie Lowenthal received 67.3 percent of the vote at the Democratic Party’s Pre-Primary Endorsement Conference on Saturday—two votes shy of the 70 percent she needed for the party’s official backing in her [...]

“Clear and concise account” buried under a pile of feel-good features and out-of-town news.
Dave Wielenga continues his (I’m just going to go ahead and say it) top-notch reporting on the disintegration of the P-T by observing that the paper’s coverage of last night’s City Council meeting was surprisingly balanced.
Hats off to the reporters at the [...]

Tues | Feb 19 Found out today there is an apartment building in Alamitos Beach that is home to 12 sex offenders. That’s right, 12 sex offenders all living under the same roof—which, coincidentally, was the original concept for Two and a Half Men. We didn’t find out about this until KFI’s John and Ken [...]

Hopefully not to my neighborhood. Alamitos Beach residents feel the same way.
Took a trip to Illinois to visit the in-laws recently. My father-in-law, noodling around on his computer, decided that it would be interesting to see how many residents of his upscale retirement community were on the Megan’s Law watch list. A [...]

City officials say they’re ready to change the course of the dirty, dirty LA River

PHOTO by DANIEL DE BOOM
In a transformation that feels a little like something from the Old Testament—or maybe an episode of Mindfreak—Long Beach officials seem suddenly possessed by the idea that they can change the course of the Los Angeles River.
Public [...]

Sick people can go to hell, but they should stop by the welfare office first
In 1996 Californians voted to enact the Compassionate Use Act, permitting the cultivation and use of marijuana for medical reasons. Not wanting to look too flaky, seven years later the state followed up with SB 420, which implemented an ID [...]

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Those of you who’ve been waiting eagerly to see what would become of Assistant City Manager Christine Shippey’s job–now that she’s on her way to San Jose–can stop waiting.
Assuming the City Council approves, Shippey will be replaced by current Director of Planning and Building Suzanne Frick. Frick, in turn, will be replaced by current Redevelopment [...]

Free Speech: Filibuster over the City Council as it debates limiting public speech to three minutes. 5pm.
CITY HALL 333 W Ocean Blvd, Long Beach 90802. longbeach.gov.
Van Halen: A patched-together tour from a patched-together band. 7:30pm. $49.50-149.50.
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LBReport has the story on the passing of Thomas Murphy, a lifetime Long Beach resident and an outspoken critic of the city’s status quo. LBReport cites this telling quote from Murphy:
“In my [80+, fill in the annual figure] years in Long Beach, the city hasn’t been able to complete a single project that hasn’t turned [...]