John C. Goya, chief operations officer of West Ocean MD Industrial Clinics, announced during a June 7 Long Beach Republican Women Federated meeting that he will run for 70th District Assembly. Goya has worked within aviation, insurance, manufacturing, food processing and as a longshoreman, as well as having worked with multiple government agencies in the…
Brandy Soto Editorial Intern Cory Bilicko talks about New Orleans with great nostalgia. The Southern artist says although it is a celebratory and upbeat place, there is darkness hiding in the forms of untimely death, natural disaster and other misfortune. Not long after he graduated from the University of New Orleans, in 1995, he decided…
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CJ Dablo Staff Writer There’s an endless variety of people who board the trains at any one of Long Beach’s eight stations along the Blue Line. On a Sunday afternoon, Richard Vargas, 51, sat at the Willow Blue Line Station. He was on his way home to Koreatown after his sister dropped him off at the…
Leonardo Poareo Editorial Intern Providing life advice as well as insight into governing a city, former Long Beach Mayor Beverly O’Neill spoke to Jahneen Nadeau’s third-grade class at Los Cerritos Elementary School last Tuesday morning. O’Neill, whose grandniece is in the class, served as mayor of Long Beach for three terms, from 1994 to 2006.…
Sean Belk Staff Writer The Signal Hill City Council voted 4-1 during its June 4 meeting to have the city attorney draft an amendment to the City’s election code, requiring all political action committees (PACs) and independent expenditure committees (IECs) that attempt to sway public opinion during election cycles file campaign financial statements with the…
On June 2, 2013, at approximately 6:50pm, Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) officers responded to a traffic accident at Del Amo Boulevard and Elm Street. According to the LBPD, arriving officers discovered that a motorcycle had hit a tree and exploded on impact, causing the tree, motorcycle and driver to catch fire. Long Beach Fire…
Sean Belk Staff Writer Signal Hill financial management estimates the City will see a more than $71,000 surplus next fiscal year, but city officials remain cautious as employee costs are expected to rise and revenue projections are uncertain. During a budget workshop on Wednesday, May 29, the City Council received an overview of the preliminary…
By Neena Strichart I am a lucky lady. My sweet husband Steve never forgets my birthday, anniversary or Valentine’s Day. He may not shower me with untold riches on such occasions, but heck, I’m just glad he remembers. We all hear tales of wives, girlfriends, and fiancées who complain about forgotten special occasions. Even though…
Sean Belk Staff Writer At about 3:40pm on Sunday, June 2, Long Beach police officers responded to a two-vehicle collision that occurred at the intersection of Orange Avenue and Wardlow Road in the 7th District, according to Cynthia Arrona, Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) spokesperson.
SUPPORT VETS WITH SOMETHING SWEET What National Donut Day Who The Salvation Army Where Donut Place, 5476 Del Amo Blvd. and Winny’s Donut House, 3505 E. South St. When Friday, June 7 throughout the day More Info A portion of sales from the doughnut shops listed will be donated to The Salvation Army’s Haven Program…
Sean Belk Staff Writer Last year, Willard Elementary School student Joanna Ramos died at the young age of 10 after a street fight with an 11-year-old female classmate. Long Beach police described the incident as a “fight between two children that ended with unintended and tragic results.” Though police contended there was no evidence that…
Cory Bilicko Managing Editor Redevelopment has not only helped Signal Hill grow through residential development and increased the city’s population, it has also substantially boosted sales-tax revenue through construction of major retail centers that are now anchored by Costco, Home Depot and numerous car dealerships. Without redevelopment, the small city on the hill might have…
Brandy Soto Editorial Intern Painter and part-time art teacher Daniel du Plessis began his art career in editing and design, but eventually found himself in fine arts. He was born in South Africa in 1953 and grew up in what he calls an “industrial wasteland,” which shaped his perspective of the world. “[It was] created…
Sean Belk Staff Writer A new monthly event in north Long Beach seeks to draw attention to the historic Virginia Village business corridor, a seven-block commercial district that was once its own city located along a stretch of Long Beach Boulevard between East Market Street and the Los Angeles River overpass. Replicating the concept of…