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

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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 [...]

Tues | Sept 25 LaVerne Duncan, the feeling is absolutely mutual.
Wed | Sept 26 From the LA Times: “Lynwood city leaders thought they had a winner when they proposed a 70,000-seat NFL football stadium in their working-class city. This week, voters punted the mayor and three council members out of office . . . ” [...]

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

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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 [...]