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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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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Just a few weeks after City Manager Jack Schnirman appointed Lt. Mike Tangney as the Police Department’s acting police commissioner, a search committee has been formed to find Long Beach’s next …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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1/27/12
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City Manager Jack Schnirman called on the city’s various department heads, union leaders and commissioners on Monday to put a halt to overtime spending as he attempts to implement strict cost …
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By Anthony Rifilato
arifilato@liherald.com
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1/25/12
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For Long Beach resident Crystal Lake, it was about addressing concerns in the North Park community, from flooding and environmental issues to the completion of renovations slated for the Sherman …
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By Anthony Rifilato
arifilato@liherald.com
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1/25/12
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The City of Long Beach deployed its full fleet of snow removal vehicles on Saturday beginning at 6 a.m., sanding and salting streets throughout the city. Most roads were cleared by the afternoon, …
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1/21/12
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In an attempt to avoid a repeat of last year’s heavily criticized snow removal efforts in Long Beach following a blizzard that buried the city with nearly two feet of snow, City Manager Jack …
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Anthony Rifilato
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1/20/12
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