As the Aquarium of the Pacific celebrates 10 years of operations, former Harbor Commissioner Joel Friedland still smells something fishy

PHOTO by RUSS ROCA
The better part of 10 years has passed, and I’m not sure I’ve got the right number anymore, but I know it’s Joel Friedland the instant he answers the telephone. That flat, clipped, [...]

Everyone agrees the Port of Long Beach is key to the city’s budget problems. Now it’s just a question of who will get the credit

PHOTO by RUSS ROCA
It’s only a matter of time until the Long Beach City Council embraces an idea just presented by Fifth District representative Gerrie Schipske—a plan that would relieve Long [...]

Two of the five dynamic budget-related items that Fifth District Council member Gerrie Schipske has agendized for tonight’s City Council meeting — come on out; the fun starts at 5 p.m. — boil down to a question that few local politicians have the courage to ask: Why can’t the Port of Long Beach help solve some of the [...]

Bill Pearl of LBReport.com breaks the news of a ballot proposal by Council member Gerrie Schipske – agendized for the Jan 22 council meeting — that would revolutionize the financial relationship between the City of Long Beach and the Port of Long Beach.
Citizens have had to bear ever-worsening health and quality-of-life consequences of the Port — which spews deadly air and [...]