Long Beach resident Brian McNamee, Roger Clemens’s former trainer and the chief accuser in the 2007 Mitchell Report on the use of steroids and human growth hormone in Major League Baseball, …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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5/9/12
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A longtime Long Beach School District employee has jumped into this year’s school board race against two incumbents.
On May 15, residents will vote on the proposed $122.1 million 2012-13 …
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Anthony Rifilato
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5/2/12
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In an effort to continue environmental studies of the polluted Western Bays, Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg (D-Long Beach) recently secured $300,000 in funding under the Environmental Protection …
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Anthony Rifilato
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4/25/12
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A plan to build a liquefied natural gas terminal off the coast of Long Beach has been scrapped, amid an outcry by numerous environmental groups and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who criticized the …
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Anthony Rifilato
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4/24/12
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A plan to build a liquefied natural gas terminal off the coast of Long Beach has been submitted to the U.S. Maritime Administration and the U.S. Coast Guard for review, and local environmentalists …
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Anthony Rifilato
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4/18/12
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The Board of Education voted unanimously on Tuesday to adopt the district’s $122.1 million 2012-13 budget, which maintains all existing programs, though board members and parents raised concerns …
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Anthony Rifilato
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4/18/12
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The city released a summary of its proposed 2012-13 budget on Tuesday, an $87.9 million spending plan that includes “significant” spending cuts and no layoffs, but comes with a 4.1 percent …
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Anthony Rifilato
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4/11/12
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School officials said that Long Beach High School will reopen on April 16 when students return for classes following spring recess, saying that as workers continue to remove a ceiling that …
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Anthony Rifilato
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4/9/12
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City Manager Jack Schnirman attempted to dispel rumors surrounding the administration’s hiring practices last week, after several residents and a councilman prodded city officials at two council …
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Anthony Rifilato
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4/4/12
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Former Long Beach City Manager Charles Theofan — who left office in December shortly after Moody’s Investors Service downgraded the city’s credit rating five levels to a step above junk …
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Anthony Rifilato
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4/3/12
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