Press-Telegram Long Beach, CA. back issues from June 2008:
U.S. Representative, 37th District
Jun 01, 2008 ... Note: (i) denotes incumbent.Lee Davis Party: Democratic Occupation: Owner of the Wrigley Bulletin and News Residence: Long Beach At a glance: Davis was one of 17 candidates in last year'sspecial election for the 37th District seat. Her son is serving inthe Air ...
County Supervisor, 4th District (Non-Partisan)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Note: (i) denotes incumbent.Marylou Cabral Occupation: Community volunteer and Cal State Long Beach student Residence: Los Angeles At a glance: Cabral has led protests against the Iraq war and isan immigrant-rights advocate. She is against corporate owners,ruling-class ...
U.S. Representative, 34th District
Jun 01, 2008 ... Note: (i) denotes incumbent.Christopher Balding Party: Republican Occupation: Economist Residence: Los Angeles At a glance: An economist with Santa Monica-based MilkenInstitute, Balding has visited Sudan and Uganda to bring medicalsupplies and promote ...
52nd Assembly District
Jun 01, 2008 ... Note: (i) denotes incumbent.Isadore Hall Party: Democratic Occupation: Compton City Councilman; real estate executive Residence: Compton At a glance: Before ascending to the City Council dais, Hall waselected to the Compton Unified School District as a board ...
54th Assembly District
Jun 01, 2008 ... Note: (i) denotes incumbent.Gabriella Holt Party: Republican Occupation: Registered nurse/teacher and former TV stationmanager Residence: Palos Verdes Peninsula At a glance: Holt served eight years on the board of Palos VerdesUnified School District and was ...
U.S. Representative, 46th District
Jun 01, 2008 ... Note: (i) denotes incumbent.Debbie Cook Party: Democratic Occupation: Mayor of Huntington Beach Residence: Huntington Beach At a glance: Her issues include responsible withdrawal from Iraq;reduce nation's energy consumption and dependence on fossil fuel;health ...
State Assembly, 58th District
Jun 01, 2008 ... Note: (i) denotes incumbent.Charles M. Calderon (i) Party: Democratic Occupation: State ...
State Senator, 27th District
Jun 01, 2008 ... Note: (i) denotes incumbent.Alan S. Lowenthal (i) Party: Democratic Occupation: State senator Residence: Long Beach Web site: ...
State Senate, 25th District
Jun 01, 2008 ... Note: (i) denotes incumbent.Kevin Biggers Party: Democratic Occupation: Until 2006, director of the African American VoterRegistration, Education and Participation Project, and now a stay-at-home dad. Residence: Palos Verdes At a glance: Biggers is a former ...
State Assembly, 55th District
Jun 01, 2008 ... Note: (i) denotes incumbent.Warren Furutani (i) Party: Democratic Occupation: State assemblyman Residence: Lakewood Web site: www.warrenfurutani.org Edwin R. Williams Party: Republican Occupation: Consultant Residence: ...
U.S. Representative, 39th District
Jun 01, 2008 ... Note: (i) denotes incumbent.Diane A. Lenning Party: Republican Occupation: Retired teacher Residence: Cerritos Web Site: ...
U.S. Representative, 36th District
Jun 01, 2008 ... Note: (i) denotes incumbent.Brian Gibson Party: Republican Occupation: Physicist Residence: Manhattan Beach Web site: gibson4congress.orgJane Harman (i) Party: Democratic Occupation: U.S. Representative Residence: Torrance Web site: ...
Cerritos City Council (1 seat, non-partisan)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Note: (i) denotes incumbent.Alon Barlevy Occupation: Aerospace engineer; Parks and Recreation commissioner Residence: Cerritos At a glance: Barlevy has pledged to donate his monthly CityCouncil stipend to a local charity if he is elected. Among theissues he said he ...
Ports continue to see reduced volumes
Jun 01, 2008; ... Imports through the Long Beach-Los Angeles seaport continuesliding, and despite a surge in exports, overall trade appearsheaded for a seventh consecutive monthly decline. At the Port of L.A., the nation's largest, trade volumes are downnearly 7.5 percent this year. In Long Beach, ...
Smart Spender
Jun 01, 2008; ... If you're planning a summer vacation but trying to come up withways to pinch pennies, renting a house or condo is a great option -especially if you have a large family or group of friends to chipin. To ensure you have a good time, and to make sure you're stilltalking to your ...
Fueling the Pain: Businesses find new ways to cope
Jun 01, 2008; ... The complaints started more than a year ago when gasoline hit $3a gallon. Employees of the Canoga Park general contracting firm ParkerBrown were tired of shouldering the rising cost of gas as they droveto and from off-site jobs. Co-owner John Parker dipped into his profits ...
Songs of Grief & Forgiveness
Jun 01, 2008; ... LONG BEACH - Roketi Su'e played guitar every Sunday at theWestside Christian Church, the same church that on Saturday was thescene of his funeral. "Roketi played for all of us," said his eldest sister, VaolotuTo'omalatai. "No one played like him." Su'e, 46, was shot and ...
Long Beach officers shoot 2 robbery suspects
Jun 01, 2008; ... LONG BEACH - Police wounded two robbery suspects in aconfrontation outside an Anaheim Street business Saturday morning,authorities said. Officers were called to the 1200 block of Anaheim Street nearObispo Avenue at about 6:15 a.m. after the suspects reportedlytripped a business' ...
Students shine through poetry
Jun 01, 2008; ... You may not be aware of the National Poetry Month, which iscelebrated in April nationwide, but it starts really early in LongBeach, in February, when the LBUSD begins its Long Beach PoetryContest. The district selects the best-written poetry to be read onlocal cable ...
Company goes with the flow
Jun 01, 2008; ... LONG BEACH - The moment Michael Kern came across the 14-wheeledskateboard known as "the flowboard," the Long Beach entrepreneur hadto have it. "A guy came around with this flowboard he bought off the streetand I thought, 'Wow, this thing's really cool,"' Kern said of ...
Monday's Letters to the Editor
Jun 01, 2008 ... Juvenile Justice series I want to commend the Press-Telegram for your excellent series onjuvenile justice (Page 1, May 18-25). As a social worker, I have dealt with gang members. While I am infavor of counseling, parenting classes, anger management, sports andother ...
Monday's Speakout
Jun 01, 2008 ... Flag display What's wrong with a Vietnamese graduate displaying the flag ofhis country (Speakout, May 30)? This country wants to rob immigrantsof their heritage. Why are you threatened? If anyone should be angry about another flag, it's the NativeAmericans. We were here ...
Thomas Elias: High-speed rail can work here
Jun 01, 2008 ... There are few travel pleasures greater than leaning back on theFrench TGV (train a grande vitesse, French for high speed train) asit glides smoothly out of a Paris railroad station, then watching asit whizzes effortlessly past cars traveling nearby at top freewayspeeds. The comfort and ...
In Basket: It's A Grind launches international program
Jun 01, 2008 ... It's A Grind Coffee House is embarking on a new program that putsa human face to its international coffee. The Long Beach-based company has launched One Harvest Coffee,which seeks to create relationships with coffee roasters andindependent coffee estates worldwide by paying fair ...
Watch this bankruptcy
Jun 01, 2008 ... Cities look to other cities to share ideas and best practices.These days, the center of attention is Vallejo and its latestinnovation: Chapter 9 bankruptcy. This could set a precedent, according to Sajan George, who helpedwith the restructuring of Orange County when it declared ...
Even in Bangladesh
Jun 01, 2008 ... If there is a symbol for hopelessness, it might be Bangladesh,where corruption runs as deep as poverty. But there is a model forchange, even there. It is BRAC, which was started in 1970 by a Bangladeshi, FazleHasan Abed, who quit his job as an executive with Shell Oil and ...
MY COOL PET
Jun 01, 2008; ... "Clancy" A small black dog peering out of his cage at the pound. Afraid, but anxious to have a friend. I knew he was the one. We shared 10 years of love and happy experiences. He needed lots of lap time and we felt his warmth. He enjoyed his ...
Happenings at the Convention Center
Jun 01, 2008 ... TODAY PTC/USER World Event, Trade Event/Exhibit Halls B-CTUESDAY PTC/USER World Event. Trade Event/Exhibit Halls B-CWEDNESDAY PTC/USER World Event. Trade Event/Exhibit Halls B-C California Hotel and Lodging Convention. Trade Event/Grand & ...
Veterans struggle to pay for college as costs rise
Jun 01, 2008; ... UCLA student Nick Salcedo has seen the horrors of war firsthand,fighting side-by-side with fellow Marines in a seven-monthdeployment to Iraq. But piecing his life together after his tour of duty severalyears ago has presented a new battle - alone and trying to make GIBill ...
Heritage homes open doors
Jun 01, 2008; ... The 100-year-old Gamble House stands as the marquee Southlandexample of Greene and Greene's Craftsman lines. But there is no need to burn $4 gas (if you can find it) drivingto Pasadena to view the late masters' work. Charles and Henry Greene built three still-standing homes - ...
Community News Briefs
Jun 01, 2008 ... LONG BEACH Apply now for Leadership L.B. Leadership Long Beach is now taking applications for the Class of2009, its 20th class. The group's mission is to "develop and connect principled leadersto strengthen the community." Nearly 700 people have graduated ...
City offers its workers flexible schedules
Jun 01, 2008; ... LONG BEACH - In an effort to improve employee retention, the cityhas started offering flexible hours to much of its work force. So-called 9/80 schedules give workers the option of putting infour, nine-hour days and one eight-hour day the first week and thenworking four nine-hour ...
Neighborhood honors longtime friend
Jun 01, 2008; ... For more than 19 years, Tim Darcy has delivered mail to the BixbyHill community with a warm smile and an informal but well-informedcritical review of the latest movies to hit the box office! Tim Darcy also kept up on the changing community of pets livingon the hill and was a ...
Tim Grobaty: Fair's musical fare
Jun 01, 2008 ... FROM B.B. TO SAMMY: The early schedule for the July 11-Aug. 3Orange County Fair is out and, of course, some of it fits snuglyinto the fair's cheese-based theme this year ("Say Cheese!") and,just as of-course, there are a few surprises, though nothing likethe Beck or Dylan appearances of ...
The funny thing is, this musical feels extremely dated
Jun 02, 2008; ... Some musicals hold up well over time. Others don't. An example of the latter is "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way tothe Forum." Written by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart, with music andlyrics by Stephen Sondheim, the 1962 musical about a Roman slave whouses ...
Long Beach Opera revisits Anne Frank story
Jun 02, 2008; ... Last month Long Beach Opera tried something new in its 30-yearhistory: It hosted a vocal recital. That recital, which featured opera superstar Frederica von Stade,was an artistic success even if it failed to fill the cavernousexpanse of the Terrace Theater in downtown Long Beach ....
Tuesday Letters to the Editor
Jun 02, 2008 ... European socialism Re "Shouting back" (Letters, June 2): I find it disturbing that anyone would wish the failures ofEuropean socialism upon the American people. Letter writer CharlesW. Halper needs a history lesson of those economic and socialfailures wherever it has been ...
Those unfunded liabilities
Jun 02, 2008 ... If there's anything a finance director hates almost as much asred ink, it's an unfunded liability. Local governments have them bythe billions. The reason is promises made to provide employees with health-care benefits after they retire. For the state of California, ascolumnist ...
Two wounded by police are identified
Jun 02, 2008; ... LONG BEACH - Authorities Monday released the names of two men whowere wounded and arrested in connection with an officer-involvedshooting Saturday. Tavaron Mitchell, 30, of Gardena and Marcus Toles, 29, of LosAngeles were both shot by officers after the men and a third ...
Fictitious name is a click away
Jun 02, 2008 ... Question: I want to do business under a fictitious name. What doI do?- J.A. Gardena Answer: Go to the Web site of the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder (www.lavote.net).In the search box at the top type "FBN" (short for "fictitiousbusiness name"). ...
Ballot recommendations
Jun 02, 2008 ... Following are our editorial board members' recommendations fortoday's primary election: 54th Assembly District: (Incorrectly identified in an editorialSunday) For the Republican nomination, Gabriella Holt; for theDemocratic nomination, Long Beach Vice Mayor Bonnie Lowenthal ....
Resuming festivities
Jun 02, 2008; ... THE EXCEPTION THAT PROVES THE RULE: Why do we just sit down atthe typewriter and make stuff up? Last week, in a column about LaborDay weekend's Long Beach Blues Festival, we unabashedly proclaimedthat this year's event would be held "for the first time (ever!)" ata site away from home ...
A remedy for traumatic world events
Jun 02, 2008; ... By Rabbi Eli Hecht World events are unfolding with tremendous speed. China is rockeddaily with awful tragedies. The death toll rises and millions ofpeople are displaced. Myanmar has its unfolding misery. In our greatnation we are busy with the presidential election, high gas ...
I'm sick of this campaign
Jun 02, 2008; ... Wherever I go - from glittering dinner party to glittering dinnerparty - the famous and powerful people I meet (for such is my life)tell me how lucky I am to be a journalist in this the greatest ofall presidential contests. I tell them, for I am wont to please,that this campaign is ...
SPEAK OUT
Jun 02, 2008 ... Forget high-speed rail High-speed rail can't work in California, because most peoplewould rather drive or fly. It would just be a white elephant(Comment, June 2). L.B. construction Why is Long Beach allowing more and more apartments and condos tobe built in the ...
BABYSTROKES
Jun 02, 2008; ... LOS ALAMITOS - Fourteen-month-old Owen Weichel Jr. can barelywalk and talk, but claims a feat that few his age can: He can swimthe width of a 25-yard swimming pool unassisted. "You are supposed to inhale and exhale through your nose and yourmouth," said Greta Andersen, Owen's ...
Business Briefs
Jun 02, 2008 ... AIRLINES Industry forecast to lose $2.3B The airline industry will lose $2.3 billion this year because ofhikes in oil prices, the world airlines group said Monday. The loss forecast by the International Air Transport Association,which represents more than 240 ...
A $48 billion liability
Jun 02, 2008; ... Were state budgeting a straightforward financial process ratherthan a political exercise, the whopping deficit that befuddles Gov.Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislators would be increased by anothercouple of billion dollars. That's what they should be setting aside to begin ...
Why some immigrants assimilate
Jun 02, 2008; ... Immigrants in Bakersfield have barely begun to assimilate. Thesame is true in Modesto, Fresno, Stockton and Merced. But in San Diego, hard up against the Mexican border, immigrants -at least the ones who have not returned to their native lands - aredoing better. These ...
Community News Briefs
Jun 02, 2008 ... LONG BEACH Mental illness group will meet Prevention and early intervention in children and adolescents isthe topic of discussion at the Wednesday general meeting of the LongBeach Alliance for Mental Illness. Lisa Powell of the Los Angeles County Department of Mental ...
$3.2 billion budget approved for airport
Jun 02, 2008; ... The Board of Airport Commissioners on Monday approved a $3.2billion budget for Los Angeles World Airports for the fiscal yearthat begins July 1, a 23 percent increase from last year. A large portion of the airport agency's budget is set aside inreserve funds or dedicated to ...
Polar cruise aids L.B. Family Service
Jun 02, 2008; ... A Cruise to the Arctic - from Penguins to Polar Bears! Honoringits 74th year, the Family Service 2008 fundraiser cruise was heldMay 2 at the Renaissance Long Beach Hotel. All luxury cruises offer many activities. The Arctic Cruise wasno different. What is a cruise without a spa ...
Woman helps system work
Jun 02, 2008; ... LONG BEACH - The League of Women Voters has chosen a former LongBeach Department of Health and Human Services board director for itsfirst "Making Democracy Work Award." Lorain Brault, 64, of Long Beach will receive the nonpartisanorganization's laurel for her board work and ...
Blues Fest is moved to raise profile
Jun 02, 2008 ... LONG BEACH - The producers of the 29th Annual Long Beach BluesFestival moved the event to Rainbow Lagoon Park because Cal StateLong Beach officials wanted a stronger presence in downtown,producers said. The event, featuring acts such as Chuck Berry and Sly & theFamily Stone, is ...
LBFD station architect chosen
Jun 02, 2008; ... LONG BEACH - Redevelopment leaders on Monday voted unanimously tocontract with Beverly Prior Architects to design the future home ofLong Beach Fire Station 12. The Long Beach Redevelopment Agency Board hired the firmspecifically for architect Mary McGrath, who has worked with ...
Woman's body found in bath tub
Jun 02, 2008 ... PARAMOUNT - A woman was found dead in a bathtub in a Paramountresidence Monday, and her death was being regarded as a possiblehomicide, authorities said. Investigators were sent to the 7100 block of Vanna Drive shortlybefore noon, said Deputy Oscar Butao of the Sheriff's ...
Mom of 8 arrested in Long Beach drug bust
Jun 03, 2008; ... LONG BEACH - A mother of eight who was the focus of an undercoverinvestigation that allegedly saw her dealing heroin with heryoungest children in tow was arrested on suspicion of felony drugdealing and child endangerment on Monday. It took police nearly two hours of negotiating ...
ROTC, dance kids won't get PE credit
Jun 03, 2008; ... LONG BEACH - Marching band, dance and Junior ROTC high schoolclasses will no longer count for physical education credits as aresult of a new state law, according to officials with the LongBeach Unified School District. As part of an anti-obesity effort, the state has mandated ...
Find out the winners
Jun 03, 2008 ... Three Press-Telegram telephone hotlines for key Long Beach-arearaces will be operating tonight with the first numbers posted assoon as they are available following the close of polls at 8 p.m. The hotlines are: 562-499-1327 for the Congressional races in the34th, ...
Bellflower to celebrate upcoming cancer relay
Jun 02, 2008; ... BELLFLOWER - The city will kick off its first American CancerSociety Relay for Life with a celebration today in downtown. The actual relay is scheduled July 12-13, but this free eventwill give the public opportunities to sign up with a team, meetlocal cancer survivors, and sign up ...
Few truckers can afford insurance
Jun 02, 2008; ... A port-funded study on health care options for independent truckdrivers in San Pedro Bay paints a mostly bleak picture for driversand their families, who face high costs, limited coverage and thelikelihood of rejection by insurance companies. The study, presented Monday to Port of ...
Recipe request: Mystery Cake
Jun 03, 2008 ... We are happy to report that quite a few kind readers had "MysteryCake" recipes for Eileen in Carson, and most have fond memories ofeither baking it themselves, or watching their mothers bake it forthe family. Many thanks to everyone who took the time to contribute! As for Eileen's ...
Wednesday Letters to the Editor
Jun 03, 2008 ... Vocational education Re "Vocational education war erupts" (Comment, May 30): Many thanks to Sacramento Bee columnist Dan Walters for remindingeveryone of the importance of vocational education. When I recentlyran for school board, I learned just how many voters agree ...
There's plenty to fear in NBC's 'Fear Itself'
Jun 03, 2008; ... FEAR ITSELF What: New horror-anthology series. Where: NBC. When: 10 p.m. Thursday. Keith Addis and Andrew Deane want to scare you. Their new show, "Fear Itself," premieres on NBC on Thursday andshould be, to horror fans, what Steven Spielberg's "Amazing ...
Two wounded by police are ID'd
Jun 02, 2008; ... LONG BEACH: The robbery suspects were shot as officers respondedto alarm at a check-cashing business Saturday. By Kelly Puente Staff Writer LONG BEACH - Authorities Monday released the names of two men whowere wounded and arrested in connection with an ...