The Press-Telegram’s Kristopher Hanson checks in on Council member Gerrie Schipske’s proposal that Long Beach get a greater portion of Port of Long Beach profits – and does the early foot soldiering for the Port’s strategy for spinning against it – in his On The Waterfront column today.
Hanson calls Schipske’s proposal “just the latest City Hall grab at the Harbor Department.” He points out that [...]

Two of the five dynamic budget-related items that Fifth District Council member Gerrie Schipske has agendized for tonight’s City Council meeting — come on out; the fun starts at 5 p.m. — boil down to a question that few local politicians have the courage to ask: Why can’t the Port of Long Beach help solve some of the [...]

Three P-T round-up stories get 2008 in the boat and hit it with the oar
Round-up stories in newspapers are usually a double negative: horrific to write–lotsa busy work, little pay-off–and life-shortening to read. Like weather stories.
And so without further ado, here are three round-up stories from recent issues of the Press-Telegram. But good ones–chock fulla [...]