Six of Long Beach’s nine City Council members got out of bed early this morning to attend the Breakwater Forum, a public update and discussion of the city’s $100,000 investigation into a possible breakwater configuration. The recurring theme was a growing realization of how massive a task Long Beach is undertaking. The word “unprecedented” was used a lot.
Perhaps just [...]

THIS JUST IN (the Press-Telegram, that is): “Critics of Councilman Gary DeLong have launched a Web site that implies a recall vote could be in the making.”
Another one?
No, the same one (www.solongdelong.com) that The District revealed in its Writing Shotgun column last Saturday and that LBreport.com followed with quotes from DeLong (and journalistically responsible props to The [...]

To music and lyrics played in a dead-on impersonation of the Beach Boys, a brand new website — www.solongdelong.com — is advocating the recall of Long Beach Third District City Councilmember Gary DeLong.
“Gary, Gary What Went Wrong?” asks the song in its high harmonic opening vocals, backed by the twang and rumble of classic 1960s [...]

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 [...]

AND $1.5 MILLION FOR FRANK COLONNA!
Even as they downplayed the importance of their 7-0 vote Tuesday evening, the members of the Long Beach City Council nonetheless set in motion a process that could ultimately result in a $5.8-million bond issue to renovate the alleys behind the Belmont Shore business district–and pay that district’s former councilman, [...]

Tues | May 15 Ten concerned citizens brave rush-hour traffic to reach Long Beach City Hall and oppose the proposed redevelopment of the SeaPort Marina Hotel. They point out that the redevelopment would—wait for it—increase traffic. But before the hearing begins, 3rd District Councilman Gary DeLong motions for a 60-day continuance, robbing the appellants of [...]