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RECAP OF LAST NIGHT'S PUBLIC COMMENTS AT LONG BEACH REDISTRICTING COMMISSION MEETING
At 5:40 PM, and with the sun setting over the twin ports, over 50 Long Beach residents stood anxiously in line outside City Hall chambers...

Frank Sims
Oct 28, 20217 min read
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$500 million Stimulus Funding for Urban Parks May Help Long Beach’s Park Equity Crisis
NEWS – Last week, Representatives Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-Calif.), introduced a bipartisan bill to provide an historic one-time stimulus...

Frank Sims
Mar 19, 20213 min read
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Here'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 Sims
Mar 10, 20215 min read
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Long Beach Aquarium Wants a $5Million Gift on the Backs of Black and Brown Kids
To 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 Sims
Mar 9, 20217 min read
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A Picture of Hope Is Worth A Lot of Change
Tuesday, City Council invites local Long Beach photographer Duke Givens to show his big ideas on helping homelessness. KIDS CORNER Along...

Shemaiah Joy
Mar 8, 20212 min read
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Equity is Dead: Does Pay-2-Play Politics Undermine the Father of the Framework for Reconciliation?
Vice Mayor Rex Richardson is asked to recuse himself from an upcoming Agenda Item benefiting a recent campaign donor and previous...

Frank Sims
Mar 7, 20217 min read
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Long Beach Redistricting Commissioner Says Latinos are Not Underrepresented
Redistricting researcher Dr. Romero was accused of being "inaccurate" when she explained that Black and Latinos are an underrepresented...

Frank Sims
Mar 4, 20216 min read
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Months After Reconciliation Framework and Measure US, No Word from Black Councilmen
City Council Directs staff to explore funding for a Latino designated micro-business hub near Downtown and the waterfront. POLITICS With...

Frank Sims
Mar 3, 20215 min read
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Coastal Commission Sends Belmont Pool Back to the Drawing Board
City Manager called to task by California Coastal Commissioners for only looking at racial equity and inclusion "after the fact". City...

Frank Sims
Feb 12, 20215 min read
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Long Beach Development Services Takes Sides on Park Space Dispute
While Councilman Al Austin says he cannot legally support or oppose the project, City Development Services may be "sponsoring" the...

Frank Sims
Jan 18, 20214 min read
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Health Department Turns Away Frontline Workers and Seniors from COVID-19 Vaccines
The Health Department and the Mayor's Office giving mixed signals as Long Beach residents scramble for the COVID-19 vaccination. The ink...

Frank Sims
Jan 16, 20213 min read
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Hospitals Cut Space for Newborns and Moms
While births have picked up during the pandemic, Local Long Beach hospitals are cutting NICU rooms to make room for COVID-19 patients....

Frank Sims
Jan 11, 20213 min read
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