Zerby Family Finds Solace
A few days ago, the family of Douglas Zerby won a wrongful death judgment against the Long Beach Police Department. “We had closure today,” said Mark Zerby, Douglas Zerby’s father. “I’ll always miss my...
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A Flea in her Ear Will Keep You Laughing
By John Farrell, Curtain Call Writer If you can only see one play in the next few months, Feydeau’s brilliant turn-of-the century farce A Flea in her Ear, at the Long Beach Playhouse Mainstage Theater,...
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Bankrupting Nature: Denying Our Planetary Boundaries
By Paul Rosenberg, Senior Editor Johan Rockström, briefly referred to in Random Lengths’ 2010 Earth Day feature on the environment and the economy, was the lead author of Nature magazine’s...
View ArticleLooking Will Keep You Laughing
By John Farrell, Curtain Call Writer If you are looking for a great time, looking for a little — very little, actually —dating advice, or you’re just looking to see another very funny play by Norm...
View ArticlePOLA Declares Second Hundred-Year War Against Community
By Paul Rosenberg, Senior Editor “The worst thing would be to stand still and to look at structures of the past to support the democracy of the future,” Harbor Commissioner Robin Kramer said at the...
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LA Approves SCIG, Lawsuits Ahead?
By Paul Rosenberg, Senior Editor It was deja vu all over again, at the Los Angeles City Council on May 8. The council voted 11-2 to approve the controversial Southern California International Gateway...
View ArticleGoverning LA: From Villaraigosa To Garcetti
By Paul Rosenberg, Senior Editor The last thing you might expect from Los Angeles’ first Latino mayor in the modern era is a civil rights lawsuit—and that very well may be the last thing he leaves...
View ArticleWho Really Won? Measure D
By Cory Hooker, Editorial Intern Along with the general elections, medical marijuana reform was also on the ballot this election season. Voters were presented with Measure D, E and F. All representing...
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John Ljubenkov (July 17, 1946- March 25, 2013)
By Gretchen Williams, Contributing Writer Editor’s Note: In correction of the print edition of this story, Peter Ljubenkov is John Lubenkov’s nephew. Hurricane Gulch was gusting 20 knots at Cabrillo...
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Building Better Business Paradigms for All Kinds of Green
By Greggory Moore, Contributing Writer Pine Ave. Pour, which happens in downtown Long Beach this Saturday, was to have been the first event in “Party on Pine” series, monthly events orchestrated by a...
View ArticleFear of a Black (& Brown & Yellow) Electorate
By Paul Rosenberg, Senior Editor “Throwing out pre-clearance when it has worked and is continuing to work to stop discriminatory changes is like throwing away your umbrella in a rainstorm because you...
View ArticleThe Last Stop of Garcetti’s Listening Tour
The mayor-elect attempts to lower expectations while show that he’s listening By James Preston Allen, Publisher On the evening of June 20 Los Angeles Mayor-elect Eric Garcetti held the last of seven...
View ArticleBurning Garcetti’s Ear
Town Hall Meeting Gets Positive Reviews, Many Wonder If He’s Listening By Terelle Jerricks, Managing Editor Despite the brightly lit marquee on the Warner Grand Theatre that read, “Mayor-elect Eric...
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The Overthrow of a Tiny Bastion of Humanity in a World of Bureaucracy
By Greggory Moore It wasn’t a matter of choice: I had to move. I had been living in downtown Long Beach for two years. I loved it, and I was damned if I would move far. I found a great new apartment...
View ArticleResidents Speak Out About Who Should Steer POLA Into Future
By Paul Rosenberg, Senior Editor A key question for the Eric Garcetti administration in the Harbor Area will be the direction of the Port of Los Angeles. On the one hand, the port’s environmental...
View ArticleAn Elusive Utopia By The Sea
By Lionel Rolfe Venice, CA: A City State Of Mind by John O’Kane. Hard cover edition is $26.95. The traditional happening places for the arts in Los Angeles are two–and it’s been this way since the ’20s...
View ArticleAAN Urges Senate to Pass Federal Shield Law
By Kevin M. Goldberg July 29, 2013 12:30 PM Reactions The Association of Alternative Newsmedia was one of more than 70 media companies and organizations who signed a letter asking the Senate Judiciary...
View ArticleAn Object Lesson in Exercising Your Right Not to Talk to Police
By Greggory Moore I could tell by the way the police cruiser was crawling alongside of me that the officers had taken an interest in me. Since I was simply walking down the street and had not been...
View ArticleA Deeply Melancholic State
By Lionel Rolfe A couple of days ago I was in a deeply melancholic state because of various personal struggles, including health and financial issues and an ex-wife I still love, but it all is leavened...
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