Today at 9 am, we kicked off the 5th District Solar Energy Task Force’s Solar Energy Conference and Tour of homes and businesses in the area that are retrofitted with solar energy panels. The room was packed which is great for a Saturday.
Mayor Bob Foster joined me in welcoming those in attendance and discussed the […]

I am placing several items on the January 22nd Council agenda aimed at dealing with some of the serious financial and environmental problems facing the City of Long Beach, including a proposal to increase the transfer of Port of Long Beach funds and allow use of a portion of the transferred funds for non-tidelands area […]

Old? Fat? Bald? No, this isn’t about me. This is about bringing your old tires to the City’s Environmental Services Bureau at 292 East Willow Street, Long Beach on Saturday, November 17 from 8 am to 12 pm.
Tires cannot be disposed of in landfills and pose a threat to public health, safety and the environment. […]

City Council held a study session earlier today to listen to a staff report on the issues impacting the quality of water in our recreational areas. Included in the information was an update on our beaches and the outflow of the Los Angeles River into the Queensway Bay. Also discussed was the status of locating […]

Okay. It sounds “wonky” and probably few readers even know what in the world “marine bunker fuel” is and why it should no longer be exempted from the full “sales and use tax” or SUT, but here goes my explanation.
The south coast region of California is starting to finally wake up about the devastation that […]