About Councilwoman Gerrie Schipske

Councilwoman Gerrie Schipske was elected to the Long Beach City Council in 2006 to a four-year term of office. The 5th Council District is the largest council district in the City comprising more than 11.5 square miles. It is the largest because it has the least density of homes, apartments and/or condominiums. Councilwoman Gerrie Schipske is the only member of the Long Beach City Council to utilize a blog. She hopes that you will keep reading it as she writes about her experiences in local government.

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Testing for Depleted Uranium Started at Boeing

Friday, June 29th, 2007

Bright and early this morning, a room full of officials from the State Department of Health Services, the California Environmental Protection Agency (California Regional Water Quality Control Board), Boeing Corporation, Douglas Realty, a representative from the City of Lakewood, a representative from the City of Long Beach Health Department, my chief of staff and I, met […]

Good Neighbor Network Launched

Thursday, June 28th, 2007

Last night, we held our first 5th District Good Neighbor Network. This group is comprised of the leaders of 5th District neighborhood organizations, neighborhood watches, principals of schools, PTA, and community groups such as Camp Fire.
The purpose of the Good Neighbor Network is to encourage neighborhoods to organize for a number of reasons: good neighbors […]

Eight Principles of Incompetence

Thursday, June 28th, 2007

Having taught “Organizational Theory and Behavior” at CSULB for several years, I still receive articles on the topic of organizational behavior and was just sent a posting from www.dailykos.com which is a eclectic blog and which featured a most interesting posting: “The Eight Principlies of Incompetence.”
Basically the poster “Mentarch” summaries several principles or laws which […]

My Week: June 18 - 24

Monday, June 25th, 2007

Tuesday was beyond a full day. The Council met until 1:20 am — and I finally got home at 2:20 am. During the day, I met with the following people:

Ray Bizall, National Fire Protection Association — the need for automatic fire sprinklers
Mark Sandoval, Parks, Recreation and Marine Department — update on the proposed boat mooring […]

Council Interferes With Private Enterprise on Taxes But Not Public Safety

Sunday, June 24th, 2007

Once again the City Council, led by the only Republican on the Council, went ahead and interfered with private enterprise by approving a deal that would rebate a portion of sales tax revenue if Best Buy came to town at Marina Pacifica.
Seems like the owners of Marina Pacifica have another tenant in mind who would pay […]

City Health Department Urges Precautions Against West Nile Virus

Saturday, June 23rd, 2007

No cases of West Nile Virus have been reported in the City of Long Beach in 2007 but the virsu has been detected in 15 of California’s 58 counties, including Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino and San Diego. These detections have been found in 58 dead birds, 33 mosquito samples, two sentinel chickens and two […]

Lakes, Ponds and Wetlands Task Force To Do Field Trip on Saturday

Friday, June 22nd, 2007

More than 25 members of the public have signed up to go on a “field trip” tomorrow, Saturday, June 23 beginning at 10 am, to view first hand the City’s lakes, ponds and wetlands and to review the status of their condition as this task force puts together recommendations on how we can improve conditions […]

Smithsonian Exhibit Opening a Success

Friday, June 22nd, 2007

Thanks to my hard working staff, the Port of Long Beach, Verizon, BP America, the City Library Services, Public Works and Parks, Recreation and Marine Department for making yesterday’s opening of the Smithsonian and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s exhibit: “From Sea to Shining Sea: 200 Years of Charting America’s Coasts” such a wonderful success. […]

Ben Franklin Comes to Long Beach

Thursday, June 21st, 2007

Tonight, I am expecting a special guest at the opening of the “Sea to Shining Sea” exhibit at the El Dorado Library Community Room. Rumor has it that a certain historical figure will be attending this kick-off of the Smithsonian Institution and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s 20 poster display of the 200th Anniversary of […]

What Price Public Safety?

Wednesday, June 20th, 2007

Despite the Council’s Public Safety Committee undertaking many months of hearings and deliberation over the Fire Marshal’s recommendations to require the installation of automatic fire sprinklers the Council rejected the findings of the Committee to: 1) approve a recommendation that the Fire Department work with the City Attorney’s Office to draft an ordinance that would […]

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