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Doug Otto Endorsed by Two LBCC Faculty Unions by Long Beach Post | 01.27.12 Doug Otto, current President of the Long Beach Community College Board of Trustees, has received the endorsements of two Long Beach Community College faculty unions in his campaign for re-election as a Trustee of the LBCC in the April 10, 2012 election. ...more Police Promise West Division Residents "Significant" Change Within Three Months by Greggory Moore | 01.27.12 Speaking Thursday night to residents at a "town hall" held in response to five shootings this month within the West Division, Commander Josef Levy said police have upped their patrols, and promised that noticeable change -- in particular, reduced gang activity -- is coming in the near future. ...more Health Department Awarded $1M Grant to Improve Health in North Long Beach by Long Beach Post | 01.27.12 Healthy choices will be easier in North Long Beach due to a Kaiser Permanente's $1 million 3-year investment in Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL)....more Former Long Beach Mayor Beverly O’Neill Endorses
Lillian Kawasaki for Long Beach City Council by Long Beach Post | 01.27.12 Former Long Beach Mayor Beverly O’Neill announced today her endorsement of Lillian Kawasaki to represent Long Beach City Council‘s 8th District. ...more Long Beach Community Foundation to Host Panel for Latin American Politicians and Community Organizers by Long Beach Post | 01.27.12 The International Visitor’s Council of Los Angeles (IVCLA) has announced the launch of “Grassroots Democracy and Citizen Participation in the Political Process: A Regional Project for the Western Hemisphere,” which is a project of the U.S. Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program. ...more Occupy Long Beach to Hold Donation Drive to Benefit Homeless Students by Long Beach Post | 01.27.12 In response to the rise in homelessness among students in Long Beach, which as of the 2010-11 school year has reached approximately 5,300 students, Occupy Long Beach will be holding a donation drive between January 29th and February 12th....more Long Beach City College Joins National Entrepreneurship Forum by Long Beach Post | 01.27.12 Long Beach City College President Eloy Ortiz Oakley has joined the Presidents for Entrepreneurship Forum, a group of Community College Presidents committed to increasing the focus of entrepreneurship at community colleges....more Community Hospital Long Beach Installs Electric Car Charging Station
by Long Beach Post | 01.27.12 After months of research and hard work, a physician’s “green” dream has become a reality. Community Hospital Long Beach (CHLB) has opened two new GE WattStation Wall Mounts - to charge electric cars - for physicians, employees and visitors to use. ...more Long Beach Airport has Lowest Airfares in California, Second Lowest in Country by Long Beach Post | 01.26.12 Long Beach Airport (LGB) has the lowest airfares in the State of California and the second lowest airfares in the entire country, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics, which tracks the data nationally. ...more Interval House to Receive President's Award from The Center Long Beach by Long Beach Post | 01.26.12 Interval House Crisis Shelters and Centers for Victims of Domestic Violence will receive The Center Long Beach's "President's Award" during the annual State of The Center on Saturday, January 28....more Furutani and Hall Endorse Ricardo Linarez for Long Beach School Board by Long Beach Post | 01.26.12 Assemblymember Warren T. Furutani and Assemblymember Isadore Hall have announced their endorsement of Ricardo Linarez’s for LBUSD Board of Education, District 2....more LBPD South Division to Host Leadership Forum by Long Beach Post | 01.26.12 On Thursday, January 26, from 6:30 to 8:00p.m., the Long Beach Police Department’s South Patrol Division will be hosting a leadership forum, which will be held in the Long Beach Police Department’s Community Room, located at 400 West Broadway, Long Beach. ...more UPDATE: Charges Filed Against 18-Year-Old Andre Bisserup for Murder of Jeff Pouncil, 19 by Long Beach Post | 01.25.12 On January 18, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office filed charges against a suspect believed to be responsible for the January 5 murder of 19-year-old Jeff Pouncil of Long Beach, and the attempted murder of a 19-year-old male from Long Beach, who was with Pouncil at the time of the shooting....more David Barton Resigns from School Board by Long Beach Post | 01.25.12 Long Beach Unified School District Board of Education member David Barton has announced his resignation from the school board....more Terrence J. Roberts, Member of the Little Rock Nine, To Speak in Long Beach Feb 1 by Long Beach Post | 01.25.12 Long Beach Rotary will host its fourth meeting this year on Wednesday, February 1st, and will feature Dr. Terrence J. Roberts, member of the Little Rock Nine Foundation that was established in the wake of fierce opposition to the desegregation of schools by nine young African American students....more LAT: Long Beach Police Responded as Women Loaded Dogs into U-Haul by Long Beach Post | 01.25.12 The Lost Angeles Times is reporting that Long Beach police responded to a call at a dog-boarding facility on January 15 as Bonnie Sheehan, 55, and Pamela A. King-McCracken, 59, were loading dogs into a U-Haul truck....more CSU Board Adopts Policy Limiting Presidential Compensation by Long Beach Post | 01.25.12 The California State University Board of Trustees today adopted a new policy limiting the amount of compensation paid by state general funds for newly-hired CSU presidents to no more than 10 percent above the previous incumbent's base pay....more City Prosecutor to Present IMPACT Awards by Long Beach Post | 01.25.12 The Long Beach City Prosecutor’s Office has announced that it will present 5 awards to individuals and groups who, working with the City Prosecutor’s Office, have made “a significant, positive impact in the City of Long Beach in the past year.” ...more Police and Fire Unions Endorse Patrick O’Donnell, Al Austin for City Council by Long Beach Post | 01.24.12 Today, the Long Beach Firefighters Association and the Long Beach Police Officers Association announced their endorsements of Patrick O'Donnell for the 4th District, and Al Austin for the 8th District City Council seats. ...more Jury in Melody Ross Wrongful Death Case Finds in Favor of LBUSD by Long Beach Post | 01.24.12 A jury in the Melody Ross civil case returned a verdict in favor of the Long Beach Unified School District today....more Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens Endorses Gary DeLong for Congress by Long Beach Post | 01.24.12 The Gary DeLong for Congress campaign has announced the endorsement of Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens....more Patti Larson Named Executive Director of Food Finders by Long Beach Post | 01.24.12 The Board of Directors of Food Finders, Inc. has announced that Patti Larson has been selected as the new Executive Director of the organization....more Energy Upgrade CA Kick-Off Event Jan 26 by Long Beach Post | 01.24.12 The City of Long Beach and LA County are inviting all residents to attend the Energy Upgrade CA Kick-Off Event on Thursday, January 26, from 6:00pm - 8:00pm at the Expo Art Gallery, 4321 Atlantic Ave. ...more CSULB Global Logistics Students Garner Over
$25,000 in Scholarships by Long Beach Post | 01.24.12 Five global logistics students from California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) have collected more than $25,000 in scholarships from industry-related groups throughout Southern California, including one who has received four different awards totaling more than $10,000. ...more DLBA Announces Inaugural Spirit of Downtown Award Presenters and Recipients by Long Beach Post | 01.24.12 On Thursday, January 26, the Downtown Long Beach Associates (DLBA) will host Celebrate Downtown. In keeping with the event’s them, "Recognizing the Spirit of Our Community", this event will highlight contributions members of the community have made to Downtown, and introduce the inaugural Spirit of Downtown Award....more Long Beach Public Library eBooks to be Showcased at Art Walk on Feb 11 by Long Beach Post | 01.23.12 Free eBooks and downloadable audiobooks from the Long Beach Public Library will be showcased next month when the Digital Bookmobile National Tour comes to town....more Beach Advisory Issued Following Rainstorm by Long Beach Post | 01.23.12 The Interim City Health Officer, Dr. Mauro Torno, has issued an advisory for the beaches in the City of Long Beach following today's rain....more The Center Announces New Staff and Board Members
by Long Beach Post | 01.20.12 The Center Long Beach has announced the addition of several new staff and Board members. Porter Gilberg has been promoted to Administrative Director, Kyle Bullock joins as Youth Program Manager, Shawna Cozens as HIV Testing Counselor, and Natalie Tjandra as Operations Assistant. In addition, Jamie Hunt and JaySun Howell have been elected to The Center’s Board of Directors....more 
Opening Reception At UAM Tonight by Sander Roscoe Wolff | 01.27.12 I try not to be bossy, but you really should go to CSULB's University Art Museum tonight at 6 PM for the opening reception of three exhibitions. ...more Long Beach Camerata Singers Host Annual Bach Festival by Long Beach Post | 01.27.12 The Long Beach Camerata Singers are kicking off the new year in celebration of Bach, Blues and more with the 38th annual Long Beach Bach Festival. ...more Hotel Maya Announces First Monthly ‘Year To Go Mayan’ Sweepstakes Winner by Long Beach Post | 01.27.12 Earlier this week, Hotel Maya announced Karleen Nicholson as the first monthly winner in its “The Year To Go Mayan” yearlong sweepstakes....more A Day in the Life of a Long Beach Firefighter by Samuel Lippke | 01.26.12 As a documenter of life I've found people would rather document only the easy and glamourous parts of life. So I've set out to document the intricate parts of real people's lives, the struggles, the risks and the things that matter. In this instance I had the pleasure of spending 24 hours with Bryan Wade, a Long Beach Firefighter....more ART THEATRE FILM REVIEW: 'The Artist' by Greggory Moore | 01.26.12 Because we're dumb, we never figured out that we should give some proper love and attention to the Art Theatre, the one independent movie theater we've got here in the 36th most populous city in the United States. ...more "Don't do it, it's Carbicide!" by Jack Mapes | 01.26.12 Last year, the Press-Telegram reported on a study that looked at the obesity rates of over 5,000 Long Beach Unified Students. Among the key findings, 35% of 7th graders are obese. And my friends, adults are not far off. Why?...more Moving Beyond the Unreasonableness of Grief by Greggory Moore | 01.25.12 With criminal sentencing for the murder of Melody Ross complete, Tuesday's rejection of the a wrongful-death claim brought by Melody's parents against the Long Beach Unified School District would seem to be the end of the legal chapter in this terribly sad story....more Ulrich Krieger: Trio Music for Metal Machines by Sander Roscoe Wolff | 01.25.12 Ulrich Krieger, one third of Lou Reed's Metal Machine Trio, is an innovative composer and improvisor. He's also a professor of composition and sax at the California Institute for the Arts. Lou Reed is visiting Long Beach this Friday, with stops at Fingerprints in the afternoon, the University Art Museum, and then the Carpenter Center for an evening of on-stage conversation with famed producer/engineer Bob Ezrin. I interviewed Krieger because, at least to me, he is a bit more interesting, and certainly less interviewed. ...more Sipology Coffee: Beauty from the Ruins? by Greggory Moore | 01.24.12 Remember from Part 1 of this story when coffee-roaster Jeff Duggan and Red: A Sipology Kitchen investor Nathan Israel -- just two of many persons feeling bilked by Sipology owners Isaac Guanajuato and Oscar Orosco -- mentioned having been told Sipology would be receiving money from the City of Long Beach? ...more caryn desai: Developing Future Audiences by Sander Roscoe Wolff | 01.24.12 caryn desai is Artistic Director and producer for the International City Theatre, which is celebrating more than a quarter century of creative excellence in Long Beach. Here, she speaks about the new season, and the benefits, challenges and opportunities of sustaining live theater in Long Beach....more IN PRINT: Blackbird Cafe - The place for breakfast or lunch in Cal Heights by Mark Taylor | 01.24.12 Long treasured for its tidy streets with well-kept homes and its historic district designation, Cal Heights is a wonderful neighborhood that before now did not have a great breakfast and lunch place....more ACS’s Keisler Transfers Leash to Acting Manager by Judy & Kate | 01.24.12 The search and hiring process for the new ACS manager is on its way to completion....more IN PRINT: Long Beach’s 2012 “Bucket List” by Greggory Moore | 01.23.12 Okay, so the world probably won't end in 2012. BUT WHAT IF IT DOES? ...more LBPD Reads the Long Beach Post, Follows Up on Potential Bike Theft by Greggory Moore | 01.23.12 If we ever wondered whether the Long Beach Police Department reads the Long Beach Post, we can now answer that question in the affirmative, as within 48 hours of the appearance of "How Interested Are Long Beach Police in Bicycle Theft?" a South Division lieutenant contacted me to apologize for the matter's having fallen through the cracks -- and more importantly, to determine whether in fact the guy I had in mind was a bicycle thief....more Animal Care Services Open House Tomorrow by Judy & Kate | 01.20.12 All residents, friends and guests are invited to attend the Open House at Animal Care Services, Saturday, January 21, from 10:00am – noon, at 7700 E. Spring St....more Steampunk Art Show Saturday by Sander Roscoe Wolff | 01.20.12 Art inspired by Victorian era technology and Sci-Fi are featured in two galleries inside Warehouse 1333....more Traveling World War I Exhibition Rolls into Long Beach by Long Beach Post | 01.19.12 Waddell & Reed's “Honoring Our History” Traveling World War I Exhibition will roll into Long Beach for its 32nd stop on a national 75-city tour on Saturday, January 28, from 9:00am to 8:00pm....more Garcia, MoLAA to Host Free En La Noche Tomorrow Night by Long Beach Post | 01.18.12 Councilmember Robert Garcia and the Museum of Latin American Art host “En La Noche” tomorrow night, Thursday January 19, from 6:30pm-10:00pm at MoLAA, 628 Alamitos Ave. The event is cosponsored by MOLAA and the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, and is free and open to all Long Beach residents. ...more Girl Scout Cookie Sales Go Hi-Tech by Long Beach Post | 01.18.12 The official Girls Scout Cookie Season starts January 20 and ends March, 25, 2012. During this 100th anniversary year, the Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles' local troops will take their cookie sales hi-tech. ...more Sipology Coffee: A Small Business Gone Ugly
by Greggory Moore | 01.17.12 Sipology was gritty-gorgeous, a split-level piece of open floor-planning with an aesthetically pleasing, lived-in look, its upstairs tables giving out on a lovely view of the East Village from the Broadlind corner the coffeehouse occupied. What was going on beneath the surface was far less pretty....more 
Vikings Open 2012 Season this Weekend at Glendale Tournament by Long Beach Post | 01.25.12 The 2012 Long Beach City College softball season will get underway this weekend, as the Vikings face San Bernardino Valley College in their season-opener on Friday (Jan 27) at the Glendale College tournament. ...more Dust Plus: Our D List Delivers Devin, Dirtbags, Dervisevic and Dollars by Dan Barber | 01.23.12 Athletics is a lot about names and numbers, but sometimes objects in your rear view mirror are closer than you think....more Casper Ware Named Big West Men's Basketball Player of the Week by Long Beach Post | 01.23.12 Senior Casper Ware has been named the Big West Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week after leading Long Beach State to a pair of wins at Cal Poly and UC Santa Barbara last week. ...more This Week in LBSU Athletics by Dan Barber | 01.23.12 Basketball, Volleyball, Track & Field, Tennis...more Men’s Basketball: Vikings Rally in Second Half to Beat LA Harbor, 74-70 by Long Beach Post | 01.19.12 Sophomore guard Raynard Tyler scored a team-high 17 points, including 14 in the second half, to help the Long Beach City College men’s basketball team complete a late-game rally and beat visiting Los Angeles Harbor College 74-70 on Wednesday night at the LBCC Hall of Champions Gym....more LBCC Athletics to Support Coaches vs. Cancer with Event on Friday by Long Beach Post | 01.18.12 Long Beach City College Athletics and the California Community College Men's and Women's Basketball Coaches Association have teamed up to support Coaches vs. Cancer with a great night of fundraising and awareness....more Dust Plus - Home is Where the Wins Are and the Well Scribbled Napkin by Dan Barber | 01.16.12 The Geritol bottles had hardly been swept out of the Big Brown Music Machine section in the Pyramid when the Dust readership demanded that I begin ‘splaining the past and future in 49erville....more This Week in LBSU Athletics by Dan Barber | 01.16.12 Men's and Women's basketball face off against Cal Poly, UCSB; Men's volleyball at Cal State Northridge; Women’s Tennis at the Beach Tennis Winter Invitational...more Dust Plus - Niner Basketeers Looking for the M Word by Dan Barber | 01.09.12 You won’t see the listing on the game program you purchase on the way in to your seat, but the Niner hoops of the hardwood are desperately seeking new roster additions, just call ‘em Mr. of Ms. Momentum....more Men's Basketball: Long Beach pulls out 64-61 overtime win over Cerritos by Long Beach Post | 01.05.12 Sophomore guard Raynard Tyler scored a game-high 19 points to help lead the Long Beach City College men's basketball team to a 64-61 South Coast Conference win in overtime over visiting Cerritos College on Wednesday night at the Hall of Champions Gym....more Women's Basketball: Vikings let second-half lead slip in 52-44 loss to Cerritos by Long Beach Post | 01.05.12 The No. 13 state-ranked Long Beach City College women's basketball team lost its second straight contest, falling 52-44 to No. 12 state-ranked Cerritos College on Wednesday night at the LBCC Hall of Champions Gym....more Dust Plus: The Year of Party Hearty with the Beach Boys and Girls by Dan Barber | 01.04.12 2012 should be a lively year at least until the Mayan melt down occurs in mid December. Dust Plus has been in the party mode since the crystal ball dropped on Dick Clark and this week should be more of the same. After all, you have undefeated (in conference) ladies and men’s basketball, the beginning of men’s volleyball, and fund and friend raisers for baseball....more Spargo Sparks LBSU To Victory, Earns Weekly Honor by Long Beach Post | 12.29.11 For the first time this season, a freshman has received Big West Women's Basketball Player of the Week honors as Lauren Spargo snagged Long Beach State's first award of the year....more LBCC Men's Basketball: Vikings edged 83-82 by West LA by Long Beach Post | 12.29.11 Saion Udeh's layup with three seconds left in the game lifted West Los Angeles College to an 83-82 non-conference win over Long Beach City College on Wednesday night at the LBCC Hall of Champions Gym....more LBSU Senior Larry Anderson Named Big West Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week by Long Beach Post | 12.27.11 Senior Larry Anderson has been named the Big West Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week after leading Long Beach State to a 3-1 record last week and a runner-up finish in the Diamond Head Classic in Hawaii. ...more Dust Plus: Back in the Lower 48 and Niner Hoops are Ready for Big West Beginnings by Dan Barber | 12.26.11 The much anticipated basketball tournament in Hawaii started out as what Coach Dan Monson was selling his troops as a “business trip.”...more Dust Plus: Looking at the Trees; Palm, Christmas, and Really Tall People by Dan Barber | 12.21.11 One of the blessings of youth is often the absence of fear, so it meant very little for the 49er men’s basketball team to share their long jet ride to Hawaii with the college basketball team from mighty Clemson....more San Diego State Named 11th Big West Conference Member by Long Beach Post | 12.13.11 The Big West Conference Board of Directors today announced the addition of San Diego State University as a member of the Conference effective July 1, 2013. ...more No Good Reasons for Our Picks in the Bowl Season by Dan Barber | 12.12.11 Welcome to our Picking Winners edition of Notes on My Napkin -- offered for entertainment only -- no wagering please....more Memories from Recent Events in the Toy Department and Missing Our Leader by Dan Barber | 12.05.11 When November turns to December, is that the end of moments to remember?...more Will the V-Ball Bulls be Allowed on the Beach? Toreros and Niners Hook Up in NCAA First Round by Dan Barber | 12.02.11 As anxious as Long Beach State is about playing a team that has had their number for the last couple of years, the 20th-ranked University of San Diego women's volleyball team (27-4) is not exactly happy about their first round date with the 49ers Friday night. ...more ABC's: Ahead Ain't a Guarantee, Boarding Passes, and Chasing a Fifth Volleyball Championship by Dan Barber | 11.29.11 Dr. Dan explores the world of college basketball, volleyball, soccer, and upcoming baseball in this week's Dust Plus....more LBCC Women's Basketball Wins Over Cypress by Long Beach Post | 11.24.11 The Long Beach City College (LBCC) women’s basketball team improved to 5-0 on the season with a 49-40 non-conference win over visiting Cypress College on Wednesday night at the LBCC Hall of Champions Gym....more Monson's Men Have the Broncos Number as the 49er Faithful Remember TJ Robinson by Dan Barber | 11.23.11 Long Beach State all-time rebounder TJ Robinson remembered by players and fans alike....more The Beautiful Game, the Mind Game, and the Ratings Game by Dan Barber | 11.22.11 This version of Dust Plus covers Long Beach State soccer, basketball, and volleyball -- all in the way only Dr. Dan can....more Casper Ware Continues to Galvanize Basketball Fans by Long Beach Post | 11.22.11 Senior Casper Ware has been named the Big West Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week and the College Sports Madness Mid-Major Player of the Week after leading Long Beach State to an upset of No. 9 Pittsburgh last Wednesday....more
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