District reader John B offers this response to the August 17 Press-Telegram story “Districts Tackle Enrollment Drop”:
I’m reading that almost every local school district, including LBUSD, has been experiencing ‘early grade’ enrollment decreases and anticipates more such drops. But I didn’t see anything in the story about *why* this is happening.
No explanation was offered in [...]

It’s been a busy year here at The District and it’s about time to give some thanks to you, our readers.

A bunch of us are discussing the merits of anonymity in postings. District Weekly senior writer Dave Wielenga says:
“The SoLongDeLong website, like any political position, is only as strong as the willingness of people to stand behind it. There are many people concerned about, among other things, the way Mr. DeLong undertook his most-forceful effort [...]

A day after Dicstroke magazine made its debut on the newsstands of Long Beach, hardly anybody has heard of it.
Having ourselves debuted only seven months ago, you’d think we at the District might be able to identify with the empty feeling of inconsequentiality that usually accompanies all the work that goes into a first issue–and then, to lend a few [...]