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At its virtual monthly meeting on Monday, Jan. 4, the Wrigley Association voted for drafting a letter in solidarity with the Riverpark Coalition who is asking the Long Beach City Council for an Environmental Impact Review of the controversial Pacific Place Project. --- Kimberly Walters, a representative with the coalition, gave a presentation on the decades-long fight to secure the local parcels of land. They say the parcels were originally slated by the City of Long Beach to... be transformed into what Walters called essentially the West side version of El Dorado Park. --- Instead, the land once designated as an open space was changed to industrial and most recently commercial storage as it was sold to a developer who plans to build a three-story 152,745-square foot self-storage building with 1,132 units. The development would also include a 2,153-square foot car wash, 11 truck-loading bays, and an recreational vehicle (RV) parking facility with 578 parking spaces and a 5,000-square foot office space. --- Read more: http://ow.ly/bXU150D3YEF See more

Around Town --- Here are some events going on locally with COVID-19 safety precautions encouraged or virtually! From online baking to self-defense classes, find a variety of events happening here! --- Read more: https://signal-tribune.com/2021/01/08/around-town-275/

Check out our digital Jan. 8 issue! This week's featured stories include: Neighborhood association denounces developer use of Pacific Place Project, encourages creation of green of green space for community... Long Beach theatres plan live shows in 2021- with fingers crossed How is Long Beach adapting to climate change? Their 402-page plan has a few suggestions. --- Read more: http://ow.ly/mKBn50D3LI7

Long Beach police on Friday, Jan. 8 sought public help to find a missing 76-year-old man with undisclosed medical conditions. --- Lester Jackson was last seen about 4 p.m. Thursday walking in the 1500 block of Daisy Avenue, according to the Long Beach Police Department. --- Jackson suffers from medical conditions and may become easily disoriented, according to a police statement. His destination is unknown, and he is new to the Long Beach area.... --- Jackson is described as follows: Age: 76-years-old Gender: Male Race: Black Height: 5’03 Weight: 155 lbs Hair: Black and gray hair Eyes: Brown Clothing: Black LA hat, red windbreaker, blue t-shirt with clear jewels, black thermal undershirt, black jeans Medical Alerts: Has medical conditions and may become easily disoriented --- Anyone knowing his whereabouts was urged to call police at 562-570- 7246, or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS. --- Read more: http://ow.ly/Hyg350D3JWe

Long Beach is adapting to climate change and they have a 402-page plan to prove it. --- The Climate Action and Adaptation Plan was presented to the Long Beach City Council at their Tuesday, Jan. 5 meeting after years of work by city staff. --- The behemoth of a plan addresses a little bit of everything sea level rise, heat vulnerability, air quality, drought, energy usage, transportation and waste management.... --- The plan’s primary objective: dramatically reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030. In an attempt to curtail some of the most dire effects of climate change, the City will enter a multi-phased approach that will, in many ways, transform the way that the City operates. --- Though the council unanimously confirmed the plan, there is still much to be done. Staff must prepare an Environmental Impact Report to be certified by the council. Final adoption of the CAAP is expected in fall of this year. --- Read more: http://ow.ly/M8hz50D2SeH See more

Long Beach Police Department on Thursday, Jan. 7 sought public help to solve the killing of a woman who was found dead in her home more than nine months ago. --- Terry Limas, 44, was discovered in the residence in the 1300 block of Taper Street about 10:40 p.m. last March 30, according to the LBPD. --- Based on suspicious circumstances, homicide detectives responded to the scene to investigate, according to a LBPD statement. In August of 2020, detectives learned the autopsy... conducted by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner [] determined victim Limas’ death was the result of a homicide. --- Read more: http://ow.ly/8e1N50D2Nk6 See more

St. Mary Medical Center hosts virtual celebration to honor Veterans --- Dignity Health-St. Mary Medical Center hosted its first Virtual Veteran’s Day Celebration on Wednesday, Nov. 11, according to a press release from Dignity Health. --- The event recognized members of the military who serve the community. SMMC is proud to have more than 40 Veterans and Reservists on staff at the hospital who shared their personal stories of service, the press release said.... --- Read more: http://ow.ly/4OsZ50CicLm See more

We honor you for your bravery and salute you.

Honduras Kitchen mobilizes to aid Honduras after devastation left by Hurricane Eta --- The images of children and women being evacuated from inundated homes is a reality Honduras and other Central American countries have been grappling with since Hurricane Eta made landfall on Tuesday, Nov. 3 with a Category 4 rating. --- According to La Tribuna, one of Honduras’ major daily newspapers, as of the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 10, the number of reported deaths due to the hurricane ...stood at 58. The same article reported eight persons missing as of Nov. 10. --- In a November 3 bulletin issued at 7 a.m. Eastern time, The National Hurricane Center, listed maximum sustained winds near 145 mph and stated that it expected 15 to 25 inches of rain in many parts of Honduras. --- Seeing all of this unfold from home, Rafael Larios III, who runs Honduras Kitchen in Long Beach, put together a donation drive that began making the rounds on social media late last week. --- [This was] a matter of people kind of seeing an opportunity to help out, people decided to be part of something bigger than themselves, Larios said of putting the donation drive together. --- Read more: http://ow.ly/pVAB50Ci2jA See more

Column --- Why we celebrate November 11th by Claudine Burnett, local historian --- Read more: http://ow.ly/yN8y50ChZYB

LB resident, ex-Torrance police officer agrees to plead guilty in firearms sales case --- A former officer with the Torrance Police Department has been charged with being an unlicensed firearms dealer who sold dozens of guns, as well as certifying he was the actual purchaser of a handgun, when, in fact, he was buying the weapon for another person, the U.S. Department of Justice announced today. --- Lindley Alan Hupp, 32, of Long Beach, was charged Friday in Los Angeles federa...l court with engaging in the business of dealing in firearms without a license, and making a false statement in a federal firearm licensee’s records during purchase of a firearm, according to the DOJ. --- Federal prosecutors also filed a plea agreement Friday in which Hupp agreed to plead guilty to the two felony offenses. --- According to court documents, Hupp sold at least 48 firearms during an 8 1/2-year period while employed by the Torrance PD. He sold another two guns in 2011 while serving as an auxiliary police officer with the Pasadena Police Department. --- Read more: http://ow.ly/7Mx850ChXrn See more

L.B. to weigh `Guaranteed Income’ COVID-19 relief program for artists --- Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia is proposing a new plan that would provide emergency financial support to artists who have been financially hurt by closures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. --- The new program would be similar to an agreement the city approved earlier this year that provides up to $1,000 per month of rental assistance for qualifying Long Beach residents who lost income due to COVID-19.... --- City officials said its aim is to lessen the economic inequality gap caused by the pandemic and to lay the groundwork for a pilot universal basic income program planned for launch in 2021. --- The proposal will be considered at the Nov. 17 Long Beach City Council meeting. --- Read more: http://ow.ly/hs0350Ch8Q7 See more

MemorialCare Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach receives $50,000 from 2020 Valero Benefit for Children --- MemorialCare Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach received an unexpected charitable grant of $50,000 from the Valero Benefit for Children this year, despite the cancellation of the Valero Texas Open golf tournament and associated events due to COVID-19. --- The funds will be used toward the construction of an ambulation track in the outdoor therap...y yard of the future Cherese Mari Laulhere Children’s Village, which will open in early 2021 at Miller Children’s & Women’s. --- The Children's Village will be a four four-story building where a child and their family can see their pediatric specialty doctor in an outpatient setting while accessing a variety of health services including rehabilitation therapies all under one roof. --- Read more: http://ow.ly/guwC50CgZOo See more

City awarded $160,000 grant to launch new Distracted Driving Prevention Program --- The Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services (Health Department) has been awarded a $160,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to launch the City’s first Distracted Driving Prevention Program, which will offer education and awareness activities focused on reducing collisions related to distracted driving. --- The grant will be used to build on the City’s Greenl...ightLB Program, which provides health and safety information related to cannabis, and supports a variety of strategies to help prevent distracted driving. The new program will include the development and implementation of a citywide DriveSafeLB campaign, an effort focused on changing the behavior of drivers through public awareness, education and informed decision-making. --- The Distracted Driving Prevention Program will encourage safe driving behaviors to help avoid the risks that come from multitasking while driving and prevent the incidence of death and injury caused by distracted driving in Long Beach. --- Read more: http://ow.ly/CWPX50CgVhS See more

Long Beach to offer Community Learning Hubs for youth starting Nov. 16 --- Long Beach Parks, Recreation and Marine (PRM) is offering a new Community Learning Hub Program for distance learning and after-school activities for kindergarten to eighth grade Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) students. --- The free hubs will provide a safe space with high-speed internet for students to complete distance learning assignments during the school day.... --- Youth will also have the option to participate in safe and enriching after-school activities, including academic support, sports, fitness and more. The learning hubs will be available weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Nov. 16 through Dec. 18. --- Registration for the program is required and will be available online or in person beginning Thursday, Nov. 12. Online registration will be available on the PRM website starting at 3 p.m. In-person registration will be available at each of the camp locations, listed above, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., Nov. 12 through Nov. 13. --- Read more: https://signaltribunenewspaper.com//long-beach-to-offer-c/ See more

Los activistas advierten a la comunidad que a pesar de la victoria de Biden, todavía hay problemas a nivel local --- Leer mas: http://ow.ly/1nLz50Cg83N

Long Beach receives $275,000 state grant for pedestrian and bicycle safety --- The city of Long Beach was awarded a $275,000 state grant to expand its bicycle and pedestrian education activities, it was announced today. --- The one-year grant from California Office of Traffic Safety will be used for the Health Department’s Walk and Roll Long Beach Program, and will help educate the public on the importance of using safety equipment such as reflective arm bands, bicycle ligh...ts, reflectors, and helmets, city officials said. --- Read more: http://ow.ly/uG9I50CfZ2K See more

33-year-old Long Beach man accused of murdering wife --- Trigger warning: The following story contains graphic details concerning a violent assault. --- A Long Beach man was expected to make his first court appearance Monday, Nov. 9 on murder, rape and sodomy charges stemming from his wife’s death nearly seven months ago.... --- Alexandro Carnes, 33, was arrested at his home last Thursday and is being held on $2 million bail. --- He is set to be arraigned sometime today in a Long Beach courtroom on one count each of murder, rape by use of drugs and sodomy of an unconscious or asleep victim, according to the District Attorney’s Office. --- About 3:15 a.m. on April 18, officers were dispatched to a local hospital on a report of an unresponsive patient with suspicious upper body injuries, according to the Long Beach Police Department. --- Investigators determined that the woman was home with her husband when he allegedly assaulted her, inflicting ultimately fatal injuries, police said. --- Read more: https://signaltribunenewspaper.com//33-year-old-long-beac/ See more

Long Beach announces another three weeks grace on business fees --- The City of Long Beach on Monday, Nov. 9, offered business owners affected by the Coronavirus pandemic another three weeks to pay some city fees that had been due March 16th. --- The statement said the City has extended the waiver of penalties related to the payment of any license taxes and health, fire and business licensing fees from March 16, 2020, to Nov. 30, 2020. Any bills issued during that time shoul...d still be paid, but no penalty will accrue until after Nov. 30. --- The policy follows direction from the City Council, which requested that the City Manager provide options for relief to restaurants and other businesses impacted by the pandemic, it said. --- In August, the City extended relief to restaurants and other businesses for licensing and health fees through Oct. 31. On Tuesday, Nov. 17, the City Council is scheduled to consider whether to further extend the deferral and whether to provide a grant to businesses that have been closed to cover some of the business license tax and business fee costs. --- Read more: http://ow.ly/vmbH50CfNvW See more

Despite rain and finger numbing temperatures, activists gathered outside Long Beach City Hall to remind the community that their work isn't done just because Donald Trump lost his presidential re-election campaign to Joe Biden earlier Saturday morning. --- Speakers from Black Lives Matter Long Beach, Democratic Socialists of America, Anakbayan Long Beach and Queers Obliterating White Supremacy (QOWS) took turns addressing the crowd. --- This is a movement... We cannot go bac...k to sleep. After Barack Obama was elected, people had the audacity to say, ‘Oh, we live in a post-racial America.' I beg to differ, and I think the last twelve years have really proven that point, Audrena Redmond of BLM Long Beach told the crowd. --- While the election of Biden over Trump was seen as the removal of one more obstacle on the path of racial and social justice, the new President Elect's faults were not overlooked. --- We're not here riding for Biden. No. He's the architect of the 1994 crime bill that put so many brown and Black bodies in prison. We're not here for that. We're not here for Kamala Harris- self proclaimed top cop in California. Nah, we know about that, we're not here for that. From the top to the bottom, the Democrats are rotten. It stinks all the way down to Mayor Robert Garcia, Vick Bouzi of DSA said. --- Read more: http://ow.ly/h0JQ50CeSo4 See more