| I've got three comments on the Lakers' free-agency pickup of Houston's Ron Artest and the Lakers' decision to let Trevor Ariza depart via the same path: 1. Artest is, without question, a better "player" now than Ariza and Ariza isn't likely to ever reach Artest's stature as a "complete" player (Artest handles and passes better; he's much more 'physical'; and ... Read the complete post at Burlison's World.
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| Belmont Shore community activist Justin Rudd's "Fourth of July Bike Parade & Contest" begins at 10 a.m. today Saturday at 1 Granada Ave. This is the sixth installment of the parade, where riders decorate their bikes -- or tricycles, in my daughter's case -- in patriotic spangle. Registration begins at 9:15 a.m. ... Read the complete post at The Canalis Report.
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| Artist-writer Batton Lash signs the Simpsons crossover poster made up from the cover art of the three-part series. Dozens of Simpsons fans coursed through the aisles of Metropolis Comics (16509 Bellflower Blvd.) Wednesday July 1 to purchase the latest comics and meet the creators behind the pages. Artist-writer Batton Lash (creator of "Supernatural Law"), Bongo Comics honcho Bill Morrison ... Read the complete post at Modern Mythology.
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| Long Beach Public Libraries will be closed Friday and Saturday for Independence Day observations. All libraries are closed on Sunday as usual. Four libraries will reopen to the public on Monday: El Dorado, Harte, Mark Twain and North. Eight libraries will reopen to the public on Tuesday : Alamitos, Bach, Bay Shore, Brewitt, Burnett, Dana, Los Altos and Main. ... Read the complete post at The Canalis Report.
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| Former Navy SEAL Leapfrog parachutist Geoff Reeves comes in for a landing at the Queen Mary Events Park. Reeves jumped from Airship Venture's Zeppelin "Eureka" at about 3,000 feet above Long Beach Harbor. SEE MORE PICTURES>> | SEE THE HELMET CAM VIDEO>> ... Read the complete post at Long Beach Seen.
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| Aerial view of the Downtown Long Beach Marina from Airship Venture's Zeppelin "Eureka". SEE MORE PICTURES>> ... Read the complete post at Long Beach Seen.
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| A week or so ago, I wrote a story about the newly painted Shared Lane Markings, or sharrows, up and down Second Street in Belmont Shore. For the story, I spoke at length with Charlie Gandy, the city's new mobility coordinator, about trying to transform Long Beach into a bike-friendly city. One aspect of our conversation revolved around bicycling's impact ... Read the complete post at In Basket.
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| The Long Beach Board of Water Commissioners on Thursday announced that the city reached a 10-year record low for water consumption in June.This is the 14th consecutive month Long Beach has achieved a 10-year record low, according to the board.For the fiscal year starting Oct. 1, 2008, Long Beach water use is 16.6 percent below the historical 10-year average.June 2009 ... Read the complete post at The Canalis Report.
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| Rep. Laura Richardson plans to pose this question to Long Beach-area constituents today:"If you could tell Congress and President Obama one thing about health care reform, what would it be?"The Long Beach Democrat is heading a panel discussion on health-care reform at 9 a.m. Friday at St. Mary Medical Center.In addition to Richardson, the panelists are Dr. Mark Davis, director ... Read the complete post at The Canalis Report.
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| Rep. Linda Sanchez and a cadre of Latino lawmakers from greater Southern California are working to stop a boycott of the 2010 Census by immigrant rights activists.Sanchez, D-Lakewood, has joined the effort to convince immigrants, documented or undocumented, to allow themselves to be counted.In hopes of accurately tracking population, Census workers are not allowed to report immigration status to other ... Read the complete post at The Canalis Report.
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| Long Beach firefighters were called to an over-turned car on the San Diego (405) Freeway at Lakewood Boulevard shortly after 1:30 p.m. Wednesday.Upon arrival, however, firefighters could see the car had plunged off the north side of the freeway, plowed through a chain link fence below and sheared a large tree from the base of its trunk.The driver, who was ... Read the complete post at Long Beach Crime and Courts.
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| The monthly Chat with Pat, hosted by 4th District Councilman Patrick O'Donnell, will take place from 4:30 to 6 p.m. today at Los Altos Library, 5614 Britton. Mario Rodriguez, the new Long Beach Airport director, will be the guest speaker. The event is free and open to the public. It's a great chance to meet the 4th District council member ... Read the complete post at Press Corps.
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| The office of Fifth District Councilwoman Gerrie Schipske is looking for nominations for its annual good neighbor awards. The purpose is to honor organizations, youth and adults who have a positive effect on the neighborhood. To nominate a person or organization you can click here. Those selectected will be recognized at the distriict's Good Neighbor Festival and Picnic Saturday, September 26 ... Read the complete post at Neighbors.
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| The U.S. Department of the Interior announced today that the Long Beach Water Department will receive more than $3 million in stimulus funding for its desalination project in East Long Beach. The P-T will have a more complete story up soon. ... Read the complete post at The Canalis Report.
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| The Assembly Health Committee has approved a measure by state Sen. Jenny Oropeza that would require operators of mammogram machines to better inform patients of serious inspection violations.Senate Bill 148, authored by the Long Beach Democrat, would require medical providers who operate mammogram machines to post notices of serious violations, such as failing routine inspections, in places where patients can ... Read the complete post at The Canalis Report.
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| Heading a city with just a little over 16,000 residents and a meager budget, Artesia City Manager Maria Dadian is used to doing more with less.Dadian, who's been at the helm for nine years, chats with PublicCEO.com reporter Debbie Sklar about how her city isn't different from larger cities."Large cities operate with the impression that smaller populated cities that may ... Read the complete post at Press Corps.
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| I took Ocean Boulevard to work today. Lamp posts on the south side of the street were lined with flags from Bluff Park to downtown in honor of Fourth of July. ... Read the complete post at The Canalis Report.
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| Congresswoman Laura Richardson, front, with Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, center, Chairwoman of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, and Harbor Commissioner Dr. Mike Walter during a boat tour of the Port of Long Beach. The congressional entourage was almost an hour and a half late to the boat because they were on a helicopter tour ... Read the complete post at Long Beach Seen.
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| According to officials with the Long Beach Unified School District, school board member Michael Shane Ellis told district officials on Tuesday that he expects to attend the next board meeting on Tuesday, July 7. Ellis has missed a string of recent board meetings. He has not returned repeated phone calls and emails from the Press-Telegram in the past week. Prior ... Read the complete post at Long Beach Class Notes.
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| Scott and Jackie Vance of Lakewood, hiked the Queen Charlotte Track in the Marlborough Sounds of New Zealand in May 2009. Long Beach Bethany Lutheran School's 8th grade class in frontof the White House in Washington, D.C. in May. Roy and Bobbie Broce of Long Beach visiting Juneau, Alaska on May 22. Bobbie always wanted to see Alaska, so for her 55th birthday present, ... Read the complete post at Reader Page.
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