City letter, somewhat a formality, could help fire survivors find a new home
Today, while you’re shopping at Trader Joe’s, or figuring out what to do on New Year’s Eve, take a moment to remember the Aviles family, which lost three of its youngest members earlier this month–sisters Stephanie Aviles, 6; Jocelin Aviles, 7; and Jasmine [...]

The 20th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, which kicks off early Jan. 19, is just more than three weeks away. And while this year’s entertainment line-up is still coming together–it will feature new Warner Bros. Records singer-songwriter-producer Jahfree and local groove-ists the Crush Band–the volunteer situation is somewhat lacking.

The line-up for next year’s Sixth District City Council race
Some people say next year’s Sixth District race will be the most exciting City Council contest to watch.
And the big question is still officially this: will Al Austin–who lost the Sixth District City Council race to Dee Andrews this spring–take on Andrews again four months from [...]

Paramount residential market goes limp. Also: 2008 elections in Long Beach

Not sure who wrote it, but there’s an interesting piece on the shocking drop in Paramount home sales, in today’s Press-Telegram opinion section.

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 [...]

Pathway to Success: Councilman Dee Andrews hosts a job fair for the Sixth District. There’ll be opportunities for all ages, and as Councilman Andrews writes: “I can’t legislate a job, but I can help bring people together. If we find one person a job it will be a success.” 9am-Noon.
ST. MARY’S MEDICAL CENTER 1050 Linden [...]

Star Harris and her mother, Debro Saad–subjects of The District’s Oct. 24 cover story–were front-and-center Tuesday night at a Sixth District Town Hall meeting, trying to do what they were unable to do one week before at a Long Beach City Council meeting: whip up support for Harris’s ongoing slip-and-fall lawsuit against 7-Eleven.

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 [...]