Long Beach Chief of Lifeguards Paul Gillespie said he’ll never forget the moment. He was at home watching television last Aug. 28 — NBC’s Al Roker was broadcasting live from the Allegria Hotel …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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8/22/12
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On Sept. 27, 2011, his 23rd birthday, Long Beach resident Christopher Koehle learned that he had been hired as a city firefighter.
“I was like, ‘I just landed the best career ever,’” …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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8/15/12
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The City Council approved a $56,000 contract with an architecture and engineering firm to move forward with repair work at City Hall, after council members questioned the extent of the work and a …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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7/19/12
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The City Council voted 4-1 at its July 5 meeting to borrow more than $4 million for capital improvement projects that will address the city’s aging infrastructure and pockmarked streets, though …
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By Vanessa Canner
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7/18/12
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Long Beach residents will be paying more to ride the bus this month — and will see increases in their water and sewer bills in the fall — as the city contends with its financial woes.
The …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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7/3/12
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State legislation that would have allowed Long Beach to issue millions of dollars in serial bonds to pay down a $10.25 million deficit over 10 years — and avoid hitting residents with a 16 percent …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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6/22/12
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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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