Long Beach’s new city manager, Jack Schnirman, was sworn in during a special City Council meeting on Tuesday morning, where he received a standing ovation after he pledged to move the city …
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1/3/12
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“It’s a new year and a new day,” Fran Adelson said during her induction speech, shortly before she was unanimously voted City Council president on Sunday. “I am very grateful … I …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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1/2/12
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A special City Council meeting on Saturday grew heated amid a discussion over the state of the city’s finances, before the council passed a resolution to allocate money recently acquired through a …
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Anthony Rifilato
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12/21/11
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Moody’s Investor Services, which gave the city a solid bond rating last year, downgraded the city’s financial status in a scathing report released on Tuesday, following a recent cash-flow …
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Anthony Rifilato
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12/19/11
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Former Democratic City Councilman Dennis Kelly has been tapped by City Manager Charles Theofan to fill a vacant spot on the three-member Civil Service commission, six months after a hearing officer …
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Anthony Rifilato
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12/18/11
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A special City Council meeting has been scheduled for Saturday at 10 a.m. in order to earmark money the city recently borrowed through a tax anticipation note and a budget note to cover a recent …
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Anthony Rifilato
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12/16/11
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The Quiksilver Pro N.Y., one of the most lucrative and historic surfing competitions ever held on the East Coast in September, will not make a return to Long Beach next year.
Quiksilver and the …
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Anthony Rifilato
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12/16/11
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If you’re wondering why so many people in Long Beach have been sporting mustaches lately, it’s not due to some new hipster trend and they’re not a devoted group of Tom Selleck or Burt Reynolds …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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12/14/11
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A Long Beach man arrested last year for gunning down his neighbor on E. Hudson St. following a heated argument was convicted of manslaughter on Tuesday and faces up to 25 years in prison.
After …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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12/13/11
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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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