Moody’s Investor Services, which gave the city a solid bond rating last year, downgraded the city’s financial status in a scathing report released on Tuesday, following a recent cash-flow …
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Anthony Rifilato
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12/19/11
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Former Democratic City Councilman Dennis Kelly has been tapped by City Manager Charles Theofan to fill a vacant spot on the three-member Civil Service commission, six months after a hearing officer …
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Anthony Rifilato
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12/18/11
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A special City Council meeting has been scheduled for Saturday at 10 a.m. in order to earmark money the city recently borrowed through a tax anticipation note and a budget note to cover a recent …
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Anthony Rifilato
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12/16/11
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Members of the Historic West End Business Association, the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the Long Beach Chamber of Commerce gathered together with residents to celebrate the holidays with a tree …
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12/15/11
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Following a cash-flow shortfall that prompted the city to borrow $4.5 million to pay its workers, outgoing police officials and retirees, several city departments have exceeded their overtime …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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12/13/11
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In May, City Manager Charles Theofan said that the $83.9 million 2011-12 budget would utilize roughly $1 million of the city’s reserve fund to avert a tax levy increase, reducing the fund’s …
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Anthony Rifilato
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12/7/11
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City workers may not receive their paychecks on Dec. 23, just two days before Christmas, due to “unforeseen” cash-flow problems at City Hall, unless the City Council passes a resolution that …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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11/23/11
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Although the newly elected Democratic members of the City Council won’t be sworn in until Jan. 1, the new team is already taking steps to begin the transition, which includes initiating a …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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11/16/11
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In what proved to be a stunning upset and a close race, the Democratic candidates vying for three City Council seats wrested control of the city away from the Republican-led coalition candidates on …
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By Anthony Rifilato and Chris Engelhardt
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11/9/11
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Ten-time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater, who wowed spectators in Long Beach during the Quiksilver Pro N.Y. in September, went on to clinch his 11th ASP world title on Wednesday in San Francisco, in …
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BY ANTHONY RIFILATO
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11/3/11
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