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I attended two interesting meetings today — The League of Women Voters, Long Beach Area panel discussion: “Women’s Equality in Diverse Cultures” featuring Sara Pol-Lim, Executive Director, UCC; Councilwoman Gerrie Schipske; Harbor Commissioner Doris Topsy-Elvord and Jessica Quintana, Executive Director of Central Cha.
The panel was held at the new Mark Twain Library — and the […]

It’s that time of year when I finally have time to clean up my home office and try and get re-organized for the New Year.
It is also the time I can sit down and go on the internet and research issues I haven’t time to to check out.
So in the spirit of “cleaning out” and […]

At the outset of this blog let me clearly state some “guiding principles”: I do not believe in censorship of any form. I strongly support encouraging the arts. I strongly support small business development.
However, I cannot understand the logic behind the current marketing going on in a Long Beach bookstore on the book “Graffiti LA — Street […]

Over the past few weeks, my staff has been receiving complaints from residents about being contacted by the City Code Enforcement Department regarding the fact that they may be out of compliance with City Code because they have a canopy in their backyard.
City Code, which is based upon Fire Code, prohibits unattached tents or canopies. […]