Frank SimsMar 19, 20213 min read$500 million Stimulus Funding for Urban Parks May Help Long Beach’s Park Equity CrisisNEWS – Last week, Representatives Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-Calif.), introduced a bipartisan bill to provide an historic one-time stimulus...
Frank SimsMar 10, 20215 min readHere's Last Night's City Council Play-by-Play For residents busy with life during dinner time on Tuesday night The Memo brings you what you missed NEWS Yesterday's Long Beach City...
Frank SimsMar 10, 20212 min readLong Beach Mourns the Passing of Beloved Resident Candace Yamagawa Long Beach loses a unifying voice and community member known for her commitment to service and love of people. NEWS Yesterday morning I...
Frank SimsMar 9, 20215 min readCalifornia Coastal Commission says New Belmont Pool is Racially Unjust, Here's a SolutionAn unlikely North Long Beach voice proposes an equity plan to City Officials intent on meeting the Coastal Commission’s “special...
Frank SimsMar 8, 20217 min readLong Beach Aquarium Wants a $5Million Gift on the Backs of Black and Brown KidsTo keep itself afloat, the Aquarium of the Pacific wants money from an account intended keep methane out of the lungs of Black and Brown...
Frank SimsMar 8, 20213 min readThe Rush to Give Fire Engine 17 Three More Years Saving LivesWith a critical $4.8M grant deadline only days away the fight to save Engine 17 would help families in neighboring Districts 4, 5 and 6....
Shemaiah JoyMar 7, 20212 min readA Picture of Hope Is Worth A Lot of ChangeTuesday, City Council invites local Long Beach photographer Duke Givens to show his big ideas on helping homelessness. KIDS CORNER Along...
Frank SimsMar 1, 20215 min readA Plan Without Milestones: Long Beach Port's 2035 Zero Emission GoalSustainability Commissioners go to bat for vulnerable Long Beach residents after a presentation from the Long Beach Port. NEWS Other than...
Frank SimsFeb 28, 20214 min readWhere Could Mayor Beverly O'Neil's Name Do the Most Good?Both Mayor Beverly O'Neil's name and life story would focus and elevate the homeless crisis our City faces. OPINION- Tuesday February...
Frank SimsJan 4, 20214 min readCommunity Hospital Is 'Sorta' OpenReopening a mere one-third of the formerly 150 bed Community Hospital was a bright hope to Black residents in Long Beach facing COVID-19....