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Transitional kindergarten student Emily Chung paints as part of the many activities incorporated into the early-childhood education program at George Washington Carver School.

Fighting to save the transitional kindergarten program that has already served hundreds of Long Beach children for the last five years, Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) leaders, educators, parents and advocates rallied on Feb. 7 to voice their opposition to Governor Jerry Brown’s proposal to eliminate transitional kindergarten. [Read more →]

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At the Long Beach Clothing Company store on Tuesday, 8th District Long Beach City Councilmember Rae Gabelich announced that she will not seek a third term as a write-in candidate.

Eighth District Long Beach City Councilmember Rae Gabelich will not be seeking a third term. The Long Beach term limits law does not allow council members to have their names on the ballot after they have served two terms, but many residents in Gabelich’s district encouraged her to run as a write-in candidate. [Read more →]

View of new Signal Hill Library conceptual design

Facing harsh words from several members of a community watchdog group, the Signal Hill City Council at last Tuesday’s meeting accepted a conceptual design for a new library and authorized City staff to move forward with construction plans.
The price for the project has been estimated to total more than $10.5 million. [Read more →]

In a press release issued Monday, the Signal Hill Police Department (SHPD) reported a 20-percent drop in violent crime within Signal Hill in 2011. SHPD Police Chief Michael Langston pointed out, however, that in a city the size of Signal Hill, large percentage changes in annual crime rates often amount to a difference of just a few crimes. [Read more →]