LaVerne Duncan proves development doesn’t have to be a bad thing

PHOTO by RUSS ROCA
It took awhile for LaVerne Duncan to get to Long Beach—she was born in the Virgin Islands and did 18 years in New York—but the city hasn’t been the same since she arrived in 1988. The dedication, resourcefulness and ceaseless good humor [...]

Once living in a hellhole run by gangsters, residents of Andy Street can rightly brag that they’ve found the secret to building a better Long Beach

PHOTO by RUSS ROCA
AND RINA PRAYED
Fifteen years ago, Rina Castaneda broke a cardinal rule of apartment-hunting when she rented a unit after seeing it just once on what turned out [...]

A list of important city services
By Rachel Powers
Neighborhood Services, 570.6866
Neighborhood Watch, 570.7229
Apartment Watch, 570.7160
Business Watch, 570.7274
Graffiti Hotline, 570.2773
Shopping Cart Removal, 800.252.4613
Code Enforcement Violations, 570.CODE
Noise Abatement, 570.4126
Urban Forestry Program, 570.5221
Neighborhood Clean-Up, 570.5221
City Light and Power, 983.2000 (for burned out street lights)
Neighborhood Leadership Program, 570.1010
Community Development , 570.6841. http://www.ci.long-beach.ca.us/cd/default.asp
Neighborhood Services, 570.6866. www.ci.long-beach.ca.us/cd/neighborhood_services