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Torres, far left, with City Manger Jack Schnirman, Adelson and Mandel on the boardwalk last Sunday.

Members of the Long Beach City Council are expected to relaunch a series of community meetings and outreach initiatives next month, dubbed Long Beach Listens, that began earlier this year as part of … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 10/24/12

Moody’s Investors Service is calling the city’s effort to reduce its deficit a “credit positive."

Moody’s: surcharge is a ‘credit positive’ for Long Beach

Moody’s Investors Service, the credit-rating agency that downgraded Long Beach’s rating five levels last year to a step above junk bond status, is calling the city’s effort to reduce its … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 10/3/12

Resident Barbara Bernardino called on city officials to get “creative” and find savings.

Long Beach residents blast ‘deficit surcharge’

The City Council voted 3-2 at last week’s meeting to approve a three-year, 6.6 percent deficit reduction surcharge that will appear on residents’ tax bills, but not before a number of residents … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 9/27/12

Skelos to city: blaming me for a tax increase is absurd

To the Editor: I have read City Manager Jack Schnirman’s recent letter addressed to me regarding the City of Long Beach’s ongoing financial problems and I continue to be troubled by his … more

9/20/12

In June, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos never brought the to a vote a bill that would have allowed Long Beach to issue millions of dollars in serial bonds to finance its deficit over 10 years.

Long Beach to Skelos: Pass our bill!

Four months after state lawmakers killed a measure that would have allowed the city of Long Beach to issue up to $15 million in serial bonds to pay down a $10.25 million deficit over 10 years, city … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 9/19/12

The Ethics Board was inactive? Not quite.

Last month, the Long Beach City Council appointed eight new members to the Board of Ethics, a panel the council claimed was inactive for the past six years. That is simply inaccurate. On April … more

By Ray Ellmer  | 9/19/12

DecoBike said it averaged between 250-300 rides per day over the summer.

DecoBike making Long Beach greener

Two months after it officially began rolling bikes onto Long Beach streets, Miami-based DecoBike’s bicycle-sharing program is being described as a success by the company’s chief operating … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 9/12/12

Councilman Mike Fagen, second from right, opposed a vote on Sept. 4 to issue up to $5.65 million in bonds.

Long Beach approves $5.65 million bond measure

The City Council voted 4-1 on Sept. 4 to issue up to $5.65 million in bonds to cover the cost of 55 employees’ retirement and separation payments over the next five years. The council meeting grew … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 9/12/12

Judge recommends plea deal in Fagen case

A Nassau County Criminal Court judge continues to press both City Councilman Mike Fagen — who pleaded not guilty after he was arrested last year on charges that he illegally collected more than … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 9/7/12

The City Council voted 3-1 to appoint eight members to the city's ethics board.

Long Beach ethics board debate gets heated

The City Council appointed eight members to the city’s Board of Ethics last week, but not before Councilman Mike Fagen and Council Vice President Scott Mandel got into a heated discussion when … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 8/29/12

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