With 100 percent of the votes still not cast–and more to the point, not going to be–the results are official: Michael Shane Ellis, the so-called “worst school board member in Long Beach history,” has defeated Randy Gordon, the so-called “self-appointed mayor of Long Beach.”
The troubled Ellis will not face the recall election sought by the [...]

Haven’t heard from Long Beach Chamber of Commerce CEO Randy Gordon in a bit, but he was the featured speaker at today’s meeting of the East Anaheim Street Business Alliance, held at the tasty Frenchy’s Bistro.
And for a man who literally said he didn’t want to talk about still-embattled Long Beach Unified school board trustee [...]

Sixth District Councilman Dee Andrews had a fundraiser for his reelection tonight at the law offices of Keesal, Young & Logan, high above Ocean Boulevard–and the news was that less than two hours earlier, Andrews had secured a campaign endorsement from the Long Beach Chamber of Commerce.

Tues | Dec 4 The Long Beach School Board votes 3-2 to ask board member Michael Ellis to resign immediately. Now, Ellis has his faults: He missed two of the last four meetings, got popped in August for a DUI and I’m not crazy about his goatee, but this is one of those deals when [...]

Let’s remember who wants school board trustee Michael Ellis to resign
Depending upon your perspective, there’s either a Who’s Who or a rogues’ gallery of local media this morning covering last night’s Long Beach school board meeting–and the fact that embattled trustee Michael Shane Ellis is refusing to resign.
(We’d call it a Rogues’ Who–only because, as [...]