We’re just as eager as you are to put this election behind us, but we’re not so done with democracy that we won’t be glued to our TVs and/or stuck in smoke-filled rooms to get you all the fresh election info we can on everything from the presidential race to the statewide contests all the [...]

(OR WHY RANDY TERRELL JUST MAY BE THE BRAVEST MAN IN LONG BEACH)
Only a few days remain to catch Mayor Bob Foster’s Magical Measure-I Mystery Tour, the tough-medicine show that Long Beach’s chief executive has been rolling around town for more than two months. Step right up to witness an astonishing display of Hizzoner’s remarkable [...]

Yep. Los Angeles Times reporter Mark Medina takes a crack at Mayor Bob Foster’s muchly-talked about parcel tax in this morning’s paper.
“Foster has tried bolstering support this fall for Measure I, a 35-year $120 parcel tax for all residential and business properties. Stacey Ann Fong Toda, Foster’s deputy chief of staff, said the mayor he [...]

New York Times reporter Guy Trebay makes the argument today that whenever the economy tanks–like now–we reach for classic, inexpensive, long-lasting clothing: Sperry Top-Siders, Carhartt workwear, Filson hunting jackets, Pendletons, Red Wing engineer boots and Hanes T-shirts.
(And, in my case, Chippewa engineer boots. I’m just saying.)
It’s a fun read–containing neither Obama nor McCain nor Measure [...]

Mayor Bob Foster declined an invitation from the Long Beach Press Club to debate Measure I—the property tax increase he’s been non-stop-promoting to voters since August—and the managing editor of LBPost.com thinks the mayor’s silence speaks volumes. In fact, that’s the headline on the editorial posted this morning by the online publication’s managing editor, Ryan ZumMallen. [CLICK HERE TO [...]

MEANWHILE, LBREPORT.COM SAYS BELMONT SHORE RESIDENTS ASSN. EXCLUDED JENSEN FROM SPEAKING AT MAYOR’S MEASURE I ADDRESS THURSDAY NIGHT 
Although Mayor Bob Foster has opted out, former Redevelopment Agency board member Terry Jensen will still appear at tonight’s meeting of the Long Beach Press Club to debate his opposition to Measure I—the Nov. 4 ballot issue that proposes [...]

Mayor Bob Foster’s extensive and ongoing tour of the city in search of voter support for Measure I—the $571-million parcel property tax measure he proposed in late July—will not include a public debate offered by the Long Beach Press Club.
Foster has declined an invitation to pro-and-con it with Terry Jensen, a former Redevelopment Agency board [...]

Haven’t decided how you’ll vote on Mayor Bob Foster’s $571 million parcel tax? Better hurry up–you don’t want to be the only person without an opinion.
With the election less than a month away, both sides have their websites up and running–poised to try to convince you either way.
Catch the No on Measure I people here.
Then, [...]

Beer & Politics and Mayor Foster tomorrow night
Tomorrow is the last Tuesday of the month, and you know what that means: no Long Beach City Council meeting; and yes, Beer & Politics at Gallagher’s Pub & Grill.

Anybody know how to take the news from LBreport.com that 90 percent of the money to pass Measure I—the proposed half-billion-dollar property parcel tax to fix Long Beach’s infrastructure—has been contributed by people and organizations from outside Long Beach?
I mean, are these people being helpful, offering Long Beach a generous push toward self-improvement? Or are they [...]