(April 26, 2005, updated April 27) -- The "Long Beach Alliance" has launched a website, saying the group is a "coalition of Long Beach residents, community leaders and businesses who are united in our belief that it is time to improve our airport, while maintaining the current strict limits on the number of daily flights"...but (as of today) not identifying its members and remaining vague about future plans.

"We have joined together to engage in a dialogue with our community so that the people of Long Beach have a clear understanding of the issue," says www.longbeachalliance.org [also .com], adding in pertinent part:

As of April 26, the website's "In The News" link posts three Long Beach Press-Telegram articles, a PT editorial and a Beachcomber opinion column by Les Robbins.

The site also includes a "Pledge to the Community."

The website invites LB residents to "Make Your Voice Heard: Call Your City Council Member at 800-[and a number]."

But LB City Councilmembers don't have an 800 number.

The web site also invites visitors to "Make your voice heard on this issue: Write your City Councilmember by entering your zip code here."

But the website doesn't say exactly what message is being sent before the visitor clicks "submit."

[update] On April 27, a reader emailed us to say that if one hits the "submit" button "it takes you to a page that has the full text, where you (supposedly) can change it to whatever you want and/or add anything you want."

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