Press-Telegram Long Beach, CA. back issues from July 2007:
Speakout for Monday July 2nd
Jul 01, 2007 ... School buses Let's hope that the Supreme Court's ban on using race to assignstudents to schools will cut down on the endless, dangerous parade ofschool buses that criss-cross our city during the school year.Dee tothe rescue Hooray for Dee Andrews \. When he looks out for ...
Monday's Letters to the Editor
Jul 01, 2007 ... Politicians Is there anyone left in Long Beach who gives a damn? With thecollusion of both political parties, the fifth largest city inCalifornia was gerrymandered out of a congressional seat, effectivelydiluting any political clout we have in Washington, and the silencewas ...
A union steps forward
Jul 01, 2007 ... L.A. Unified could pick up a few lessons from Long Beach Unified,as we've said before, but now we'd add New York City schools to thelist of models. Green Dot Public Schools, characterized by the L.A. Times as anupstart charter operation that has aggravated L.A ....
This week at the convention center
Jul 01, 2007 ... Monday Anime Expo (Open Event/Exhibit Halls)Tuesday Anime Expo (Open Event/Exhibit Halls)Thursday International City Theatre Presents "Five Course Love" 8 p.m.(Open Event/Center Theater)Friday ICT's "Five Course Love" 8 p.m. (Open Event/Center ...
In Basket
Jul 01, 2007 ... First Fridays in Bixby Knolls Atlantic Avenue in Bixby Knolls will come alive with art and musiclovers on Friday for First Fridays. The event will feature drumcircles and guitar lessons for kids, dinner and dancing for adultsand art from Long Beach locals. Among the ...
Hot town, it's summer in the city
Jul 01, 2007; ... LONG BEACH - As the summer heat sets in and more people arespending time out in the sun, the Long Beach health departmentadvises residents to protect themselves from heat-related illnesses. Plenty of sunshine is in store for the week with temperatures inthe lower to mid-80s, said ...
Sand swap at the sea shore
Jul 01, 2007; ... Most of the fine, white sand has yet to feel the ocean waves, thewarmth of beach towels and the patter of children's feet. But thevirtually untouched surface won't stay that way for long. Just in time for a July 4 beach bash, the Port of Los Angeles haswrapped up a major component ...
Young cancer patient shows his courage
Jul 01, 2007; ... Jeffrey Martin is my 12-year-old grandson. He is a seventh-graderat Bancroft Middle School in Lakewood. In April, he was diagnosed with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia.Currently, he is at Miller Children's Hospital of Long Beachundergoing 8 to 10 months of chemotherapy. On June 9, ...
Lessons from overseas
Jul 01, 2007; ... To have pride in your country is a wonderful feeling. I neverrealized the meaning of pride until the summer of 1961 when MardhijahHadimartono spent a few weeks with our family. Mardhijah was a foreign exchange student from Indonesia. She, andother Asian exchange students, was on ...
See your story here
Jul 01, 2007 ... Here's your chance to share part of your life with the Press-Telegram's readers each Monday. We're looking for personal stories and photos. They can be of agood kid, a favorite neighbor, good Samaritan or your cool pet. Welove stories, hometown memories and whatever moments you'd ...
Trip helped illustrate WWI history
Jul 01, 2007; ... The Battle of the Somme in France. From this spot on July 1, 1916,168 men of the 8th and 9th British Devonshire Regiment were killed asthey left their forward trench to attack by a single German machinegun after advancing 400 yards. They were buried there and a notice was placed ...
Council to consider skate-park proposal
Jul 01, 2007; ... In a busy agenda Tuesday, the City Council will vote on items suchas new skate park rules, an official Cambodia Town designation and anew $3 million roof for the Main Library. Fifth District Councilwoman Gerrie Schipske will present a list ofrecommendations to improve El Dorado ...
Latinos look beyond race
Jul 01, 2007; ... Almost three decades ago, a politically connected Hollywoodrestaurateur and her husband organized a massive rally to show Latinosupport for several Latino elected officials who had become thetargets of negative news coverage. Then-Gov. Jerry Brown headlined the dinner of about ...
Community news roundup
Jul 01, 2007 ... Free health education forum Learn how to grow a healthy family at an educational forum todayfrom 9 a.m. to noon at the Miller Family Health Education Center,3820 Cherry Ave., Long Beach Refreshments and registration begin at 9 a.m. Presentations focuson ways to motivate ...
Street closures
Jul 01, 2007 ... Here are the projects under way on Long Beach streets thisweek:West of Lakewood Boulevard Where: North of Euclid Avenue and south of Stearns Street Why: Long Beach Gas & Oil, gas main and service replacement Contact: (562) 570-2064 Estimated completion: Early ...
Lotto numbers
Jul 01, 2007 ... Friday's Mega Millions 1-17-40-51-52 Meganumber 7 Tuesday's jackpot: $106 million No tickets matched all six numbers drawn. Other ways to win: 5 numbers, no Meganumber, 0 tickets, $225,578 4 numbers + Meganumber, 5 tickets, $12,304 ...
Who makes the best taco?
Jul 01, 2007; ... Despite the crowd that's implied by our maddening use of a plural-ish pronoun, we are but one person. And, generally, that's a goodthing. We couldn't afford to keep more than one of us around thehouse, to say nothing of the fact that more than a few of us would,sooner or later, start ...
Realty Bites: Association of Realtors opposes regulation of tax
Jul 01, 2007; ... The California Association of Realtors has found itself in a sortof catch-22 situation, but in a sense you could consider itmathematically squared. The group not only stands in opposition to a law that will tightena legal loophole that allows people to place a limitless tax on ...
Is immigration a threat to blacks?
Jul 02, 2007; ... It's a heady experience being a panelist in a debate amongpresidential candidates, and doubly so when the panel happens to bemade up entirely of journalists of color. That's not something you see every day. Not when minorities makeup only 13.6 percent of the journalists working in ...
Speakout for Tuesday, July 3
Jul 02, 2007 ... Mother's Beach Recently I went to Mother's Beach with my daughter to spend theafternoon. Long Beach should be ashamed. The bathrooms are absolutelyfilthy. I am surprised the Health Department has not shut down thatentire beach. 37th District The gerrymandered map ...
Tuesday's Letters
Jul 02, 2007 ... Skate parks Re "Skate park proposals": I was appalled when I read formerCouncilman Mike Donelon's letter regarding El Dorado Skate BoardPark, and amazed that both he and Councilwomen Gerrie Schipskeirresponsibly are asking that that the law requiring protective gearfor skaters ...
Cambodia Town
Jul 02, 2007 ... Ethnic district designation would honor refugees. There are some understandable concerns being voiced about naming asection of Long Beach Cambodia Town. We have spoken with and receivedletters from plenty of people who feel that a special designation forCambodians would be at the ...
Wide eyes
Jul 02, 2007 ... The U.S. asks us all to keep our eyes peeled; good advice. No grass is growing under law enforcement officials on this sideof the pond since the weekend terrorist attacks on London andGlasgow. With media reports circulating that the United States couldbe next, we were assured to ...
A grateful homecoming
Jul 02, 2007; ... LOS ALAMITOS - It was a joyous occasion at Los Alamitos ArmyAirfield Monday morning, when members of the 950th Army Reserve Unitreturned home from Iraq to a crowd of cheering loved ones and a seaof waving U.S. flags. Friends, family and soldiers Monday said it was nothing short of ...
L.B. high schools will soon feel fitter
Jul 02, 2007; ... LONG BEACH - The Long Beach Unified School District over the nextthree academic years will open new fitness centers at its highschools, thanks to a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department ofEducation. The three-year Carol M. White Physical Education for Progressgrant will ...
Port talks broach benefits
Jul 02, 2007; ... CERRITOS - Union leaders and shipping lines continued negotiatingfor a new labor agreement Monday as both sides worked to avoid acrippling waterfront strike. The two sides were near agreement on language covering healthbenefits and welfare during talks in Cerritos on Monday and ...
Crash driver remains critical
Jul 02, 2007; ... LONG BEACH - A driver involved in a traffic accident Sundayremained hospitalized in severely critical condition Monday,authorities said. Police responded to a car accident at 10:23 p.m. Sunday on OrangeAvenue and 61st Street, said Long Beach Police Department Sgt. DinaZapalski ....
Sunday night in L.B. turns deadly
Jul 02, 2007; ... LONG BEACH - Four people were killed in a period of less than 8hours, with the most recent slaying occurring early Monday, policesaid. None of the incidents appear to be related, although ganginvestigators responded to at least one of the killings, said Sgt.Dina Zapalski, a Long ...
Richardson won, but lost in L.B.
Jul 02, 2007; ... Though she lost in her hometown of Long Beach, Assemblywoman LauraRichardson cruised to victory in last week's congressional electionwith an overwhelming margin of support in Compton and Carson,according to data released by the county Registrar-Recorder's Office. Richardson topped ...
Setting the record straight
Jul 02, 2007 ... In a listing on July 1 about local Independence Day activities, anitem about the Long Beach Municipal ...
Dog, donkey are fast friends
Jul 02, 2007 ... Think of the most antagonistic pairings the world has had tooffer: Hatfields and McCoys, for example, Burr and Hamilton, NotreDame and USC. Now add what may be the most antagonistic pairing of all: dogs andminiature Sicilian donkeys. Let me explain by starting with Toby, a ...
It's Taco Tuesday!
Jul 02, 2007 ... TACO LOVE: The voting has begun at a brisk pace in our latestWhat's Hot!'s Best in Long Beach series, in which we are askingreaders to help us in our quest for the best taco in Big Town, and itdawns on us that reading the votes as they spill into our computerand Taco Hotline is a lot ...
Man burned while allegedly burning, blowing up Central L.B. home
Jul 03, 2007; ... LONG BEACH - Residents awoke to an earth-shattering blast from anarson fire, then rubbed their eyes in disbelief as they watched aburning man run from the exploded building early Monday. Long Beach Firefighters and police were called shortly before 5a.m. when the blast rattled ...
Police Chief Batts named Long Beach city manager
Jul 03, 2007 ... From staff reports LONG BEACH - The City Council appointed Police Chief Anthony Battsas city manager Tuesday, saying the job would be temporary while thecity searches for a permanent replacement. The job becomes vacant July 8, the official date of Jerry Miller'sretirement ....
New boss wears a badge
Jul 03, 2007 ... The Long Beach City Council took an unusual, but creative stepTuesday by making the chief of police the interim city manager. Themove wasn't as Mayberry as it may look from a distance. Police Chief Anthony Batts has a reputation for running a tightship in his understaffed and ...
Wednesday's Letters
Jul 03, 2007 ... Moving on While we may not agree with the punishments handed to guiltyoffenders of the Halloween Bixby Knolls beating, it must be pointedout that not all victims' family members are involved in the recallof Judge Gibson Lee. I am a family member of a victim. I am a also a ...
Speakout for Wednesday, July 4
Jul 03, 2007 ... Our own terrorists I am an insurance adjuster. I just inspected a situation, a smalldairy, not with cows, but where people sell food and soft drinks andsuch. Some local gangsters decided to come by and burn the littlebuilding down - and it's not a lot - but it just makes me think ...
Business briefs
Jul 03, 2007 ... Pending home sales hit 6-year low WASHINGTON - Pending sales of existing homes dropped to theirlowest level in almost six years, a real estate trade group saidTuesday, demonstrating the persistence of the housing slump. The 3.5 percent decline in May, compared with the ...
Stocks rise on factory order data
Jul 03, 2007 ... NEW YORK - Wall Street advanced Tuesday ahead of the July 4thholiday as investors drew confidence from a smaller- than-expecteddip in factory orders and new merger-and- acquisition activity. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 41.87, or 0.31 percent, to13,577.30, adding to ...
Zaret was songwriter
Jul 03, 2007 ... WESTPORT, Conn. - Lyricist Hy Zaret, who wrote the haunting wordsto "Unchained Melody," one of the most frequently recorded songs ofthe 20th century, has died at age 99. Zaret died at his home Monday, about a month shy of his 100thbirthday, his son, Robert Zaret, said Tuesday ....
Say what?!?
Jul 03, 2007 ... Bird blindsides airline pilot SAO PAULO, Brazil - A Brazilian pilot managed to land a medicalairlift plane safely after it collided with two vultures, shatteringthe cockpit window and sending glass shards into his eye. William Pereira Fraga, 22, took off Sunday in a ...
Closure dismays Brooks student
Jul 03, 2007; ... Upland resident Aubrey Wilson last week was set to begin studyingfashion merchandising at Brooks College, a for-profit fashion,technology and design school. She had taken placement tests, been approved for loans and waspreparing to move into the Brooks dorms at the Long Beach ...
Fireworks laws, city by city
Jul 02, 2007 ... Dozens of Southland cities allow the sale of so-called "safe andsane" fireworks - products sanctioned by the state fire marshal thatdo not explode or leave the ground - to celebrate Independence Day,while others ban them year-round. Here's a look at what area cities allow: ...
Closing Cutter's Corner
Jul 01, 2007; ... Click to view video interview LONG BEACH - Getting a haircut every few weeks seems simpleenough. But at Cutter's Corner it's more of a family affair. The wood decor, fireplace and eight-track player still mounted onthe wall serve as a reminder of the barber shop's 1974 ...
Bus strikes, kills woman crossing street
Jul 02, 2007; ... LONG BEACH - A 43-year-old woman died today after being struck bya Long Beach Transit bus. Long Beach Police Department Sgt. Dina Zapalski said Long Beachresident Rebecca Olana was crossing Anaheim Street at Gardenia Avenueat 5:45 a.m. when the bus driver, Long Beach resident ...
Separate shootings leave two dead
Jul 02, 2007; ... LONG BEACH - Two shootings left two people dead Sunday night,authorities said. The Long Beach Fire Department responded to a gunshot victim on16th Street and Pine Avenue about 9:30 p.m. and found a 25-year-oldman with a gunshot wound to his head, said LBFD Capt. Mike ...
Stocks rise on falling bond yields
Jul 02, 2007 ... NEW YORK - Wall Street soared Monday in the first day of tradingfor the third quarter, boosted by a decline in Treasury yields, arise in June manufacturing activity and a spate of buyout news. The Dow rose 126.81, ...
Business briefs
Jul 02, 2007 ... Dollar hits 26-year low versus pound NEW YORK - The dollar fell to a 26-year low against the Britishpound Monday ahead of an expected rate hike by the Bank of Englandlater this week. The pound rose to $2.0173 - its highest level versus the dollarsince June 1981 - in New ...
Harbor chief gets busy
Jul 02, 2007 ... Newly appointed Harbor Commission President Mario Cordero has laidout an ambitious agenda for the next year guaranteed to generate somebuzz on the waterfront. Cordero, who took the post Monday from fellow board member JamesHankla, is seeking to step up industry and port authority ...
Mark Twain goes green
Jul 02, 2007 ... LONG BEACH - Don't forget to return your library books!The "old" Mark Twain Library at 1325 E. Anaheim Street will beclosing its doors for the last time today at 5:30 p.m. The library will be making way for a new 16,000-square-foot MarkTwain Library that will open on Aug ....
L.B. Transit bus hits, kills woman in crosswalk
Jul 02, 2007; ... LONG BEACH - A 43-year-old Long Beach woman died Monday afterbeing struck by a Long Beach Transit bus. Long Beach Police Department Sgt. Dina Zapalski said RebeccaOlana was crossing Anaheim Street at Gardenia Avenue at 5:45 a.m.when the bus driver, Long Beach resident Claude ...
Technology: Palm struggles to catch new trends
Jul 01, 2007; ... SAN JOSE - Once upon a time - in a simpler world before cellphones became teenage accessories and workplace necessities - a smallSilicon Valley start-up called Palm launched a mobile revolution. The company's creation of the PalmPilot, an easy-to-use handheldcomputing device, meant ...
Career paths
Jul 01, 2007 ... Colleen Bentley, director of special projects for the CaliforniaState University Chancellor's Office, has been installed as 2007-08president of Leadership Long Beach. Also installed were the new and continuing members of the 2007-08board of directors: Denny Moore, Karen Owens, ...
Testing the water
Jul 01, 2007; ... Since he was 8 years old, Fran Crippen has dreamed of making it tothe Olympics, and on Sunday, he moved one step closer toward makinghis dream come true. Crippen, 23, won the Inaugural Pacific Open Water Challenge at theBelmont Veterans Memorial Pier in Long Beach, just barely ...
Mayor tackles dirty water
Jul 03, 2007; ... LONG BEACH - Mayor Bob Foster announced Tuesday the formation of amulti-agency task force that he hopes will help determine the causeof the dramatic dip in water quality at the beaches and in the bay. Despite efforts by city staff, officials do not know yet what hascaused the ...
Revolution hero big in ideas, stomach
Jul 03, 2007 ... Were a film to be made of his life, Henry Knox would present aproblem for central casting. How do you transform a real hero into acelluloid hero? Knox was large; some say upward of 300 pounds. The man simplyloved to eat. His appearance was acceptable for a bookseller, whichKnox ...
More beachin' sounds
Jul 03, 2007 ... SURF TUNES AND BEACH SONGS: You dialed in just in time for 20-or-so handsomely typeset inches of nonstop music, much of it relating toour recent column about surf music, which, as it turns out, mightnot've been all about surf music at all, because we begin with avoice message from a ...
'Cambodia Town' is now official
Jul 03, 2007; ... LONG BEACH - After lengthy discussion and several public comments,the City Council voted 8-1 to designate the stretch of Anaheim Streetbetween Junipero Avenue and Atlantic Boulevard as Cambodia Town. The area houses many Cambodian businesses, and Long Beach is hometo about 17,000 ...
Mayor Villaraigosa defends relationship
Jul 03, 2007; ... Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Tuesday defended his romanticrelationship with a Telemundo newswoman, saying it was a "friendshipthat evolved over time" and has had no effect on his work as mayor. Amid a media frenzy after swearing-in ceremonies for new LosAngeles Unified school ...
L.B. youth stabbed in robbery bid
Jul 03, 2007 ... LONG BEACH - An 18-year-old Long Beach youth was stabbed during arobbery late Monday but was expected to survive, police said Tuesday. The victim was walking with a 17-year-old Long Beach boy nearEighth Street and Molino Avenue at about 11 p.m. when the attackoccurred, said Officer ...
Arson suspect runs off
Jul 03, 2007; ... Video: Arson suspect escapes LONG BEACH - Residents awoke to an earth-shattering blast from an apparent arson fire, then rubbed their eyesin disbelief as they watched a burning man run from the buildingearly Monday. Long Beach firefighters and police were called shortly ...
Fireworks best left to pros
Jul 03, 2007; ... Slideshow: Fireworks display LONG BEACH - Picnics, parades and patriotism canonly mean one thing: The Fourth of July. But to city officials itmeans a day of concern over fireworks-related accidents. Fireworks have been illegal in Long Beach for more than 50 years,due to ...
Helicopter tips after apparent hard landing
Jul 03, 2007; ... LONG BEACH - A training helicopter turned on its side this morningat the Long Beach airport, reportedly after landing too hard. Airport spokeswoman Sharon Diggs-Jackson said no ...
City Manager search may lead to Batts
Jul 03, 2007; ... LONG BEACH - City Council members expected to meet for an updateon the search for a new city manager may end up voting the city'spolice chief into the high-powered post Tuesday afternoon, sourcessay. City officials confirmed today that the council is scheduled todiscuss the ...
July 4 tradition illuminates cities
Jul 03, 2007; ... The following is a list of fireworks and other Fourth of Julycelebrations throughout the area: Artesia Artesia Park, 18750 Clarkdale Ave., has a full schedule of freeactivities, including a softball tournament, bingo, an air hockeytournament, arts and crafts vendors, chili ...