Just days before the city’s beaches officially open for the summer, city lifeguards are on duty Thursday and Friday in anticipation of large crowds flocking to Long Beach amid a heat wave that …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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6/21/12
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As the city contends with a projected $10.25 million deficit, the City Council voted 4-1 on Tuesday to borrow $5 million in tax-anticipation notes in order to make payroll at the beginning of …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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6/20/12
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The City of Long Beach dodged a junk-bond credit rating on Tuesday, after Moody’s Investors Service announced that the city was no longer in jeopardy of a further downgrade.
In December, …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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6/15/12
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The Civil Service Employees Association reached an agreement with the city on Friday after union members agreed to a number of concessions that will avert the layoffs of 38 full-time workers.
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By Anthony Rifilato
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6/8/12
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Legislation that would allow Long Beach to borrow millions in serial bonds in order to reduce a proposed 16 percent tax increase and pay off a staggering $10.25 million deficit is expected to pass …
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Anthony Rifilato
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6/6/12
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“Long Beach is really a microcosm of the United States — the history of our city and the diversity of our population over the years is what this country stands for, and we’re people who give …
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Emily Webb
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6/6/12
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The 36th Annual Long Beach City Manager’s 10-Mile Trophy Run, held in memory of one of its founders, former Recreation Leader Ralph Kaplan, took place on May 27. Despite the rain, 435 entrants …
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6/4/12
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Thousands of people, many wearing red, white and blue, lined the streets of Long Beach on Monday as Grand Marshal Gerald Hunt led the annual Memorial Day Parade, which began at Ohio Ave. and ended at …
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By Vanessa Canner
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5/30/12
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Amid allegations of retribution for their support of the Republican-led coalition’s election bid last year and violations of their civil rights, five Long Beach police officers and one recent …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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5/30/12
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The City Council voted 3-2 at Tuesday’s budget hearing to adopt the $87.9 million budget for 2012-13, but not before Civil Service Employees Association workers who were laid off earlier this …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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5/23/12
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