City officials say they’re ready to change the course of the dirty, dirty LA River

PHOTO by DANIEL DE BOOM
In a transformation that feels a little like something from the Old Testament—or maybe an episode of Mindfreak—Long Beach officials seem suddenly possessed by the idea that they can change the course of the Los Angeles River.
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Is calling LB America’s ‘Aquatic Capital’ good for Long Beach’s image or just Chris Pook’s wallet?

ILLUSTRATION by LUKE MCGARRY
Chris Pook’s name is buried deep in a committee that’s asking Long Beach to declare itself the Aquatic Capital of America, but circumstances suggest that the city’s hungriest political insider may be scheming for control of [...]