Pre-primary endorsement conference reveals extensive framework of alliances tied to powerful LB political family

In a not-quite-overwhelming-enough display of support, Long Beach Vice Mayor Bonnie Lowenthal received 67.3 percent of the vote at the Democratic Party’s Pre-Primary Endorsement Conference on Saturday—two votes shy of the 70 percent she needed for the party’s official backing in her [...]

The City Council approves a bio-diesel study, turns down a bunker fuel tax

It was 12:45 p.m. yesterday, a day which turned out to be all about diesel.
First District Councilwoman Bonnie Lowenthal had 15 minutes before her next meeting and she was hungry, so we went to Smooth’s Bar and Grill–but not to eat.