Signal Tribune Newspaper

Your Weekly Community Newspaper in Long Beach and Signal Hill

Signal Tribune Newspaper header image 4

Entries from March 30th, 2012

Vol. 33 No. 43- March 30, 2012

March 30th, 2012 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Read/download the full issue, including advertisements, here.

Previous issues of the Signal Tribune can be found here.

[Read more →]

Tags:

As precautionary measure, county health officials inform local residents about how typhus is spread

March 30th, 2012 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Diagrams from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health brochure entitled “Answers to Your Questions About Endemic Typhus Fever

Nick Diamantides
Staff Writer
Not many people in Los Angeles County get endemic typhus fever, but those who do contract it experience a sickness that makes them wish they would have followed some simple precautions. According [...]

[Read more →]

Tags:

LB Cares provides behind-the-scenes support for local groups helping people

March 30th, 2012 · No Comments · News

Nick Diamantides
Staff Writer
Some of the private organizations that provide vital services and programs to the people of Long Beach rely on an invisible means of support. That assistance comes from a group of volunteers calling themselves Long Beach Cares. “We exist primarily to support and promote the Long Beach Department of Health and Human [...]

[Read more →]

Tags:

Budget balancing, business growth and community infrastructure among city problems debated during fourth district council candidate forum

March 30th, 2012 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Stephanie Raygoza
Staff Writer
Balancing Long Beach’s ever shrinking budget, promoting business growth and enhancing local community infrastructure were some of the hot-topic issues discussed during the March 22 fourth district candidate forum hosted by the Stearns Park Neighborhood Association.
The forum, which was conducted at Tucker Elementary School, allowed incumbent Patrick O’Donnell, who is running for [...]

[Read more →]

Tags:

LBUSD Board of Education appoints local PTA leader to fill District Five seat vacancy

March 30th, 2012 · No Comments · News

The Long Beach Unified School District Board of Education voted 4-0 on March 23 to appoint longtime school volunteer and PTA leader Diana Craighead to fill the District 5 seat on the five-member board.
Craighead has lived in District 5 for 19 years and has served on several school district committees, including the Budget Advisory Committee, [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: