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Mostly Cloudy and Windy Long Beach Police Commissioner responds to call of no confidence
Long Beach’s new police commissioner, Ron Walsh, defended himself and his plans for the department Thursday after the president of the PBA earlier this week issued a blistering attack against him …
Long Beach PBA calls for vote of “no confidence’ in city’s new police commissioner
The president of the Long Beach PBA, in a stunning announcement at a city council meeting Tuesday night, said he will ask his members on Thursday to take a vote of “no confidence” in the new …
Long Beach launches strategic fiscal improvement dashboard
The City of Long Beach has launched an online dashboard that aims to give credit agencies and residents an in-depth look into the City's finances. In a statement on the website, City Manager Donna …
Local officials urge schools to consider no tax hikes in budget
Long Beach School District adopts budget with no tax hike
Following the Long Beach School District’s adoption of a budget with a zero percent tax levy, local officials on Thursday urged other school districts to follow suit. At a news conference at …
Long Beach Lions raise funds for local child with rare cancer
The Long Beach Lions will hold a virtual Bingo game May 1 to raise funds for 5-year-old Tyler Lipsky, who in July 2016 developed a fever that persisted, and persisted. Then the situation turned …
Long Beach School Board adopts budget with no tax hike
The Long Beach Board of Education on Tuesday adopted a $144 million budget, about half a million lower than the current spending plan - with no tax increase. Michael DeVito, the district’s …
After a chase, Long Beach police arrest suspected car thief from Island Park
A 30-year-old Island Park man, who was suspected of stealing a car and tried to flee on a bicycle as police and a county helicopter pursued him, was arrested near the Long Beach Bridge on April 14, …
Long Beach to hire two firms to help it resolve nearly $500M in debt and other obligations
Saying it is almost $500 million in debt, the Long Beach City Council voted unanimously at a special meeting Tuesday night to hire two firms with deep experience in financial restructuring to figure …
Long Beach Police Department plan calls for more community engagement
Long Beach’s new police commissioner made clear when he took office in February that changes would be coming to the city Police Department, and this week he released a pilot plan that calls for …
Long Beach to spend $33 million on flood relief
Hazel Webb, a 65-year-old City of Long Beach maintenance worker, describes herself as a calm person. When it comes to water — flooding in particular — she becomes quite animated, …
Editorial
High-speed rail for L.I. deserves public support
With the Biden administration pushing a $2 trillion national infrastructure plan, what once seemed like a fantasy — high-speed rail for the Northeast — is slowly, steadily becoming a distinct possibility . . .
Editorial
Should municipalities opt out on marijuana?
Gov. Andrew Cuomo, once an ardent detractor of any measure to legalize recreational marijuana, last week signed the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act . . .
Randi Kreiss
Oldies but goodies have the right stuff
I married an older man, and this week he’s turning 75. When we met, I was 14 and he was 15.