Following a cash-flow shortfall that prompted the city to borrow $4.5 million to pay its workers, outgoing police officials and retirees, several city departments have exceeded their overtime …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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12/13/11
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In May, City Manager Charles Theofan said that the $83.9 million 2011-12 budget would utilize roughly $1 million of the city’s reserve fund to avert a tax levy increase, reducing the fund’s …
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Anthony Rifilato
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12/7/11
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The City Council passed two resolutions during a contentious emergency meeting on Wednesday night that will allow the city to borrow $4.5 million in the face of a cash-flow problem that would have …
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Anthony Rifilato
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11/30/11
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City officials will attempt to borrow $4.5 million during an emergency City Council meeting at 5 p.m. on Wednesday amid a cash flow shortage that could prevent the city from meeting its Dec. 23 …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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11/29/11
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“It’s an observance of Veterans Day to reflect on the veterans from World War I, all the way up until the present,” said Dan MacPhee, commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Long Beach …
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By Chris Engelhardt
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11/16/11
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A City Council official alleged last week during a candidates’ forum that two sitting councilmen — one of whom is running for re-election this year — have not filed financial disclosure forms …
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Chris Engelhardt
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11/2/11
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The Long Beach City Council reappointed the city’s Civil Service commissioner last week, although two city councilmen voted against the resolution, with one questioning the appointment amid an …
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Anthony Rifilato
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8/25/10
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Three swimmers were pulled out of the waters off Long Beach last Friday by off-duty lifeguards and one was rushed to the hospital, bringing a dramatic end to a week in which a girl drowned, …
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Anthony Rifilato
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7/1/10
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Five months into their term, City Councilmen Len Torres and Mike Fagen are challenging how the city does business.
Elected in November, the councilmen said they have serious issues with the …
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ARIELLA MONTI
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5/5/10
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If early signs are any indication, contract negotiations between the City of Long Beach and the local police union may be headed down a rocky road.
Last week, the City Council voted 3-2 to give …
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JOSEPH KELLARD
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2/25/10
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