A small rules change means the man who helped create the city’s deficit will remain port boss

PHOTO COURTESY of THE PORT OF LONG BEACH
Jim Hankla has just become president of the Harbor Commission again, which isn’t supposed to be a big deal, and which most certainly would not be, except for the fact that nothing [...]

New City Manager Pat West answers six of our half-dozen questions

PAT WEST by LUKE MCGARRY
Patrick West officially begins his tenure as Long Beach city manager—a position sometimes called “the city’s CEO”—on Monday. He hasn’t signaled any major changes in the way the city does business, but the very act of his appointment last month by [...]

Marine layer
While the Long Beach City Manager’s office was snail-mailing a “notice of funding” letter to the Army Corps of Engineers requesting a reconnaissance study of the Breakwater, another alarming ocean water-quality report seemed to emphasize the need for such a study. Tests by the National Resources Defense Council found that Long Beach has five [...]

The District Weekly study guide for the most powerful job in Long Beach!
By Theo Douglas, Steve Lowery, Brandon Miller, Will Swaim and Dave Wielenga
WHY WE FRIGHT
After four years as city manager, Jerry Miller will officially leave City Hall on July 7, and the City Council has hired a search firm to find his replacement. They’re [...]