In an attempt to reduce costs amid the city’s financial woes, the City Council has approved an early-retirement incentive that could save the city more than $1 million per year if enough eligible …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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2/29/12
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A month after City Manager Jack Schnirman implemented strict controls to rein in skyrocketing overtime costs, city officials said that the new policy has led to a dramatic reduction in overtime …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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2/29/12
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The City Council took its first step toward reviving a number of inactive commissions at its meeting last week, after it passed a resolution establishing a Public Safety Commission that would be …
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Anthony Rifilato
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2/24/12
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In keeping with its campaign pledge to be more accessible to residents, the City Council kicked off its first monthly community meeting, Long Beach Listens, on Monday, with members fielding questions …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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2/22/12
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The Long Beach City Council is working to create a local economic development corporation that could bolster revenue as the city contends with a fiscal crisis, attract new businesses to the area …
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Anthony Rifilato
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2/22/12
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A week after the City Council declared a fiscal crisis, Moody’s Investors Service, the credit agency that knocked Long Beach’s bond rating down five levels to near-junk-bond status, praised city …
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Anthony Rifilato
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2/15/12
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Following the 13th annual Long Beach Polar Bears Super Bowl Splash, the Herald caught up with City Manager Jack Schnirman, who was one of thousands who took to the beach at Riverside Boulevard on …
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By Chris Engelhardt
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2/15/12
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Sandra Clarson, the city’s former comptroller, whose internal memos to former City Manager Charles Theofan and other officials, warning of the city’s dire financial condition, were made public in …
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Anthony Rifilato
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2/9/12
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The Long Beach City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to formally declare a fiscal crisis, after an independent auditor presented a bleak picture of the city’s finances and a number of residents …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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2/8/12
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“It’s a fantastic Long Beach tradition, and one of the things that defines the community is traditions and having really wonderful things that make us unique,” said City Manager Jack …
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By Chris Engelhardt
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1/30/12
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