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What Happened to the Firehouse Community Farm in North Long Beach?
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Public commenter at the #LBC Council Meeting, didn't catch her name but she identified herself as part of #LiBRE and the #PeoplesBudgetCoalition:
"A majority of us are renters, you need to listen to us and meet our needs!"
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Happy 4/20! Patreon supporters can get early access to the first episode of the @LongBeachChisme pod, which traces the long and bumpy road to cannabis legalization in the LBC.
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The city council meeting is over and the sun is still out. Summer is upon us.
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In the last eight years, the LBUSD Board of Education has accepted over $600,000 in donations from an oil refinery. Former Cabrillo High students say the threat of this funding being pulled was used to discourage their environmental justice advocacy.
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Retired Black Police Helicopter Pilot Sues Long Beach Over Alleged Race Discrimination and Harassment
Story by @reporterkflores in collaboration with @KnockDotLA.
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City Tacitly Acknowledges Oceanaire Deal Lacked Safeguards, Could Double-Down on ‘Workforce Housing’ Model
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The Downtown Plan: 10 Years of Rent Hikes & Displacements
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Garcia really plays up his immigrant background in this video. But when I exposed the LBPD’s unlawful sharing of license plate data with Trump’s ICE last year, he had a big chance to stand up for Long Beach immigrants. Instead, he said nothing. forthe.org/journalism/aclu-l…
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Air regulators approved new emission standards that will apply to nearly 300 pieces of refinery equipment and replace an ineffectual pollution cap-and-trade program. More on that and other local environmental justice news in this column by Erin Foley.
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The Long Beach Independent Redistricting Commission invites the public to attend the Final Map Adoption meeting on Thursday, November 18, 2021, at 6 PM. #RedistrictLB2021
For more information visit longbeach.gov/redistricting
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The ACLU stepped in after my reporting last year revealed the LBPD was sharing license plate data with ICE based on documents obtained by @checklbpd.
Tomorrow police are set to present “best practices” related to this tech to the Public Safety Committee 👀.
The LBPD dramatically scaled back its sharing of data collected by automatic license plate readers—cutting off access to all federal and out-of-state agencies—after a demand letter from the @ACLU_SoCal alleged that the program was violating state law.
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My most recent piece looks at a controversial deal #LongBeach approved to turn a luxury apartment building into middle-income housing using millions in tax subsidies—a deal that has a whiff of cronyism and which some say is a boondoggle. forthe.org/oceanaire
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Where's the line item in the FY 22 budget where they replace the pre-council music with live guitar solos? The people (i.e. me) have spoken.
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Los Angeles and Santa Monica commissioned independent reviews of police response to last summer’s anti-police brutality protests. Long Beach did not. forthe.org/journalism/no-ind…
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The ACLU is accusing the Long Beach Police Department of violating several state laws and risking the civil rights of residents by continuing to share data collected by automatic license plate readers with dozens of out-of-state law enforcement agencies. forthe.org/journalism/aclu-l…
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Our local television station @LBTV3 is live-streaming our City Council meetings on their YouTube channel!
Tune-in today at 5 p.m. here. ➡️ youtube.com/LongBeachTelevis…
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ALT ]Our local television station @LBTV3 is live-streaming our City Council meetings on their YouTube channel! Tune-in today at 5 p.m. here. ➡️ https://youtube.com/LongBeachTelevision
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This is a huge step forward and I'm breathing a sigh of relief tonight thanks to the plans we outlined and adopted here!
We have a long road ahead of us to recovery, and I'm looking forward to making sure Long Beach continues the work of equity in all these efforts to come!
The city council just adopted our $220 million Long Beach Recovery Act. Small business grants. Direct Income. Pandemic response. Housing support. And so much more. Help is on the way thanks to @POTUS Biden.
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Tomorrow the City Council will be voting on whether to approve a framework for turning Long Beach into a “smart city.” What this boils down to is more cameras, sensors, and data collection in public spaces for things like improving energy efficiency and traffic congestion.
