Archive for July, 2008
« Previous EntriesBudget Due Tomorrow
Thursday, July 31st, 2008The Mayor is due to give the City Council the budget tomorrow. Finally, we will see what is being proposed for FY 2009 and get to work refining it and passing it.
Once I have the budget I will release it to the public and have a meeting or two with anyone interested and willing to […]
Jet Blue Grounds Planes — Doesn’t Even Say “Sorry”
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008I was scheduled to return to Long Beach yesterday from Sacramento when I arrived at the airport only to find out my 7pm flight was cancelled — actually all flights were cancelled.
Without even a “so sorry” — the clerk said I could fly out the next day. No accommodations. No — geez we know we […]
Close call on vacation
Saturday, July 26th, 2008Just finished a two day meeting on the Medical Board of California in San Francisco. Left the conference to spend some time in Santa Rosa and Petaluma seeing friends and just getting away.
Driving to the hotel in Santa Rosa the car in front of me was hit by a car that had run the light […]
On going responses on Tuesday’s vote
Thursday, July 24th, 2008The emails keep pouring in and everyone has been supportive of my vote against the proposed parcel tax because I did not and still do not, think enough public discussion took place. Quite honestly, I do think a lot of private discussion took place, but hey folks, I thought I was elected to deliberate in […]
Fiscal Accountability Measures Need to Be Put In Place First — or With Parcel Tax
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008My meeting last night on the proposed parcel tax drew in excess of 100 residents. Based upon the questions raised last night (and I will post them later) and the emails I am receiving, it is very clear that the City needs to put into place fiscal accountability measures in order for the citizens to […]
Repairs — The Right Way
Monday, July 21st, 2008Repairs –The Right Way
The current fervor calling for my head because I dare raise questions about the proposed parcel tax (that has been inaccurately called a “bond measure”) eerily resembles a famous fairy tale.
You know. The one about the emperor who hires two men to make him a new set of clothes because they claim […]
Dollars and Sense Workshop
Monday, July 21st, 2008A Financial Literarcy Workshop will be presented by the California Society of Certified Public Accountants on Monday, July 28, 6 pm - 7:30 pm, at 425 Atlantic Avenue.
A panel of 4 CALCPAs will talk about Money Management, Achieving Your Financial Goals, Creating a Budget, Credit, Debt and Your Consumer Rights.
The workshop is free and open […]
Foreclosures in the 5th
Saturday, July 19th, 2008The City’s Community Development Department has issued an updated map of home foreclosures in the Long Beach from April 2007 through May of 2008. There were a total of 1,007 foreclosures during this time period: 716 single-family, 227 condominiums and 64 multi-families.
The number of Foreclosures by Council District are:
District 1: 82
District 2: 90
District 3: 45
District […]
Meeting with Neighborhoods First — Next Step
Friday, July 18th, 2008I met with representatives from Neighborhoods First and the following others — Mental Health of America, the City Manager, the Police Chief, the Deputy Police Chief, the Assistant City Attorney, the Director of Community Development and several city council staff to hear the concerns of the group and to provide an update on the City’s […]
Meeting with Neighborhoods First
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008I have scheduled a meeting with representatives of Neighborhoods First, Mental Health America, the City Manager, Community Development, the City Attorney and the Police Department on July 17th at 10am in the City Manager’s Conference Room on the 13th Floor Conference Room.
The meeting (which is the second one to be held) is on the proposed […]