Sean Belk
Staff Writer
The Water Replenishment District of Southern California (WRD) Board of Directors voted unanimously (4-0) to increase its assessment for pumping water from underground aquifers by 9.9 percent, effective July 1, during a nearly three-hour public hearing last Friday, May 10. Boardmember Lillian Kawasaki was absent, and Boardmember Willard H. Murray Jr. was absent [...]
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WRD board approves 9.9-percent increase in water-pumping assessment rate amid protests
May 17th, 2013 · No Comments · Uncategorized
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Signal Hill auto dealers gear up for summer sales with new Fiat, Cadillac dealerships
May 17th, 2013 · No Comments · News, Uncategorized
Sean Belk
Staff Writer
Two new car dealerships were added to the Signal Hill Auto Center in the last year, and local auto dealers are pumped for this year’s summer sales season, hoping to continue an upward trend brought on by improving market conditions.
“Typically, this is a pretty good time of year for us,” said Bob Davis, [...]
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LBPD, DUI task force planning weekend saturation patrols
May 17th, 2013 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Officers from the Long Beach Police Department’s DUI Enforcement Team, assisted by police officers from the Avoid the 100 (law-enforcement agencies) DUI Task Force, will deploy this weekend to stop and arrest alcohol- and drug-impaired drivers. DUI saturation patrols will deploy on Saturday, May 18, between 6pm and 2am, in areas with high frequencies of [...]
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Humanitarian Awards Dinner marks CCEJ’s 50th year of ‘creating change’ in Long Beach
May 10th, 2013 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Sean Belk
Staff Writer
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the California Conference for Equality and Justice (CCEJ), which for decades has collaborated behind the scenes with various groups and government agencies to confront “bias, bigotry and racism” in the Long Beach area.
Originally part of the National Conference for Christians and Jews, CCEJ was founded in [...]
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Will J. Reid Scout Park in north LB up for sale again after deal falls out of contract
May 10th, 2013 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Sean Belk
Staff Writer
The Boy Scouts of America Long Beach Area Council (LBAC) has put its 10-acre Will J. Reid Scout Park in north Long Beach back on the market after ending a deal with The Trust for Public Land, which had assured the property would be kept as open space but struggled to find financial [...]
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