Long Beach City Council changes its policy on public comment

After much discussion and comments from a dozen members of the public–the largest number of audience members to comment on any item on last night’s city council agenda–Long Beach City Council voted 5-3 last night to change, and very likely restrict, the public’s ability to open [...]

Only three days after the death of 90-year-old Thomas Murphy, a lifetime Long Beach resident and loyal city government watchdog, the City Council will vote on an item Tuesday that would go a long way toward killing his legacy of citizen participation –and prevent others from following in his footsteps.
The item (No. 22 on the [...]