This just in from LBPost.com: apparently, the two men in the one real Long Beach City Council race–challenger Ahmed Saafir and incumbent Dee Andrews, in the Sixth District–will face off in a candidates’ forum at 7 tonight.
They’ll be joined by two candidates in a different race–challenger Karen Thomas Hilburn and incumbent Jon Meyer, who are running [...]

Peace Week–the week of activities leading up to the 20th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration Jan. 19–begins at 11 a.m. Saturday, with the re-dedication of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. statue in King Park, at 1950 Lemon Ave.
But your first Peace Week deadline is just 24 hours away:

City letter, somewhat a formality, could help fire survivors find a new home
Today, while you’re shopping at Trader Joe’s, or figuring out what to do on New Year’s Eve, take a moment to remember the Aviles family, which lost three of its youngest members earlier this month–sisters Stephanie Aviles, 6; Jocelin Aviles, 7; and Jasmine [...]

The 20th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, which kicks off early Jan. 19, is just more than three weeks away. And while this year’s entertainment line-up is still coming together–it will feature new Warner Bros. Records singer-songwriter-producer Jahfree and local groove-ists the Crush Band–the volunteer situation is somewhat lacking.

As a result of the deaths of Long Beach sisters Stephanie Aviles, 6, Jocelin Aviles, 7, and Jasmine Aviles, 10, following a fire early Friday in their illegally-converted garage home, free smoke detectors–now available at six city fire stations–will soon be available to all.

This morning we told you of the plight of the Aviles family: how three of their daughters died following a house fire Friday in their illegally-converted garage–and how, after a car wash Sunday to raise money for their funerals, the aunt of the late Aviles sisters was wounded in a 7 p.m. shooting near their [...]

Aviles sisters’ aunt is shot and wounded near their burned-out garage
If you drove through the intersection of Tenth Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue yesterday, you might have seen a car wash in progress. It was a fundraiser for the funeral of Stephanie Aviles, 6, Jocelin Aviles, 7, and Jasmine Aviles, 10–all of whom [...]