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New: Fourth Shooting (Incl. A Homicide) In 1st Dist. Since Councilwoman Zendejas Elected: Someone Shoots At Woman's Unoccupied Parked Vehicle Overnight, 1700 block Pine Ave.

New: Oakland Councilwoman Floats Concept Of Housing Homeless On A Cruise Ship Docked In That City's Port; Oakland Port Brass Moves To Sink Idea...But What About LB?

New: These Sac'to Lawmakers (We Name Them) Passed This Bill (Read Full Text) That Will Prevent Your Child's School From Suspending A Disruptive Willfully Defiant Student (Grades 4 through 8)

New: Dem Party Activists Snub Garcia-Backed Council Incumbents Austin And Andrews, Endorse Challengers Thrash-Ntuk And Saro; 2nd Dist Dem Party Endorsement (candidates incl. Fox, Allen, Barerra, Lara and others) Comes Saturday; Requires 60% Support Among Dem Party Activists Or No Party Endorsement

New / AUDIO / Perspective: These Seven LB Council Incumbents Just Collected $50 Each For 130 Second Meeting As City's "Housing Authority"; Hear It
See taxpayer sums LB Councilmembers collected in 2019 for their mainly 3-4 minute "Housing Authority" meetings

New: 2nd/PCH Developer/Operator Drops Its Appeal, Residents/Boat Owners/Enviros Prevail After Planning Comm'n Reduces Site's Electronic Billboards From Four To Two Facing Inward

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Shootings: LB Has Had 93 Shooting Crime Scenes (Fatal + Non-Fatal + No-Person-Hit) Since May 7. Click maps below for details on most recent four. Special Report / In Depth / Amnesia File: Long Beach Had But No Longer Has An LBPD Field Anti-Gang Unit. How'd That Happen?

Jan 1, 2018 to date: Red Xs=homicides; Blue Xs= shootings, person wounded; Brown Xs=shots fired at victim(s), not hit; Purple Xs=shots at occupied residence/vehicle; Green Xs= shots at unoccupied vehicle/residence; Grey Xs=shots fired (no hit, no target identified); Orange X's=non-fatal stabbings; Blue * asterisk=victim hit, police unable to locate crime scene. Map is unofficial.

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Another 1st Council District Shooting: LBPD Arrests Suspect In Midafternoon Gunfire (1500 block Chestnut/Washington Middle School Neighborhood)

No Council Election In Dist. 4 As No Candidate Challenges Incumbent Supernaw; 6th Dist. Incumbent Andrews Faces Five Challengers; 8th Dist. Austin Faces Two; 2nd Dist. Race Has Roughly Half A Dozen Candidates Now With Possibly More By Weds Deadline

Two Women Say A Man Known To One Of Them Shot At Them As They Walked In The Area of Magnolia/8th St....And LBPD Believes Both Women Were Also The Victims Of An Earlier No-Person-Hit Shooting In An Alley Near Daisy Ave./3rd St.

UPDATE: Includes Reaction From City Mgm't; Bounced: Coastal Comm'n Staff Says City's Revised Belmont Aquatic Center Application "Incomplete" As Submitted, Seeks Add'l Info; Effect On City-Desired Timeline Unclear

Amnesia File / VIDEO / Perspective: City Hall-Enabled "Broadway Block" Development (At LB Blvd.) Breaks Ground; Amnesia File/VIDEO: City Officials Shrugged This Plea By Famed Writer Ray Bradbury To Preserve/Cherish LB's Acres of Books, Include It In New Development
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Nu Pool? City Mgm't Previews Redesigned Belmont Beach Aquatic Center: Moved Further From Shore (re Sea Level Rise), Height Reduced (High Roof Enclosed Bldg Removed From Design) And Cost Reduced (Now Est. $85 Mil, But Still $25 Mil Short Of Funding In Hand)

Perspective: Inequity By The Numbers: From Nov. 1-Dec. 1, 2019, Council Dists 1 + 6 Combined Had Nearly As Many Shootings Per Capita As Chicago

Dawn Dec. 1: Two 6th Dist Shootings Within Two Hours: 1800 block Cedar, 25th/Pasadena

City Hall Quietly Convened A "Ports Advisory Working Group" (Mainly Maritime/Corporate Interests) That Gave Corps Of Engineers Reasons Not To Pursue Wave-Restoring Breakwater Changes

V|IDEO and Photos: Defying Rain, LB Runners/Walkers Participate In Justin Rudd's Thanksgiving Day Charitable "Turkey Trot"

Future File?: Hermosa Beach Council Gives City Mgr. Suja Lowenthal Six Figure Deputy City Mgr.; Sole Dissenting Councilmember Says He Lacks Confidence In Her Leadership But City's Mayor Voices Full Confidence Of Four Other Councilmembers...And They Vote NOT To Name Dissenting Councilman Their City's Latest Mayor Pro Tem

Follow-Up coverage above Corps Of Engrs Nixes Breakwater Changes, Cites Objections to Increased Wave Activity By Maritime, Naval, THUMS, Port Interests

Special Report w/ Detailed Coverage: Video / Audio / Perspective: State Senator John Moorlach Says He'd Welcome Long Beach Support For SB 640 That Would Add Language To Current CA Law Allowing Intervention To Help Severely Mentally Hill Homeless Persons Too Ill To Help Themselves

Council/Mayor/City Mgm't Will Discuss -- Outside Of Public View -- Amendment To Lease Terms With Urban Commons (Queen Mary/Adjacent Property Lessee)

City Docs Show Proposed Hotel Room Tax Is Gen'l Fund Revenue Measure; Council Will Vote Tuesday On Whether To Approve This Ballot Text Implying Arts/Convention Ctr Support

Parks/Rec Staff Asks Parks/Rec Comm'n To Recommend Artificial Turf Field At El Dorado Park West

Image source: City management agendizing memo

Gunfire Strikes NW NLB (Coolidge Triangle) Residence, Casings Found Nearby
It's fifth incident of reported gunfire within roughly five months in NW NLB neighborhood

Final Vote Tally Shows Councilwoman-Elect Zendejas Received Less Than A Third Of 1st Dist. Votes Cast Among Eight Ballot Candidates; $126,000+ Spent To Elect Her Produced 858 Votes; 1st Dist. Voter Turnout Was 13.42%

Councilmembers Richardson & Pearce Vote To Require So Cal Coastal Areas (Instead of Inland Areas) To Absorb Increased Share Of New Housing, SCAG Vote Calls For Finding/Zoning/Enabling LB Locations For 26,440 New Housing Units b/w 2021-29; New LB LUE Includes "Opportunities" For 28.5k

Seven LB's Councilmembers Just Met For Under Six Minutes As Members Of City Hall's "Housing Authority" And Can Now Collect $50 Each. For Months, Several Have Collected These Sums For Even Shorter Meetings
Thus far in 2019, four Councilmembers have collected or been eligible to collect $500 or more for attending the City Hall body's mainly 3-4 minute long meetings

In Detail: City Mgm't Acknowledges Increasing Or Starting To Pay All City Hall-Chosen Commission Appointees For Attending Their Meetings Could Cost LB Taxpayers These Six Figure Sums; Council Has These Options, Including Saying "No"
Still undecided by Council: Should city mgm't (that answers to Mayor/Council) decide what advisory comm'ns can/can't discuss?

Follow-Up: Council Votes 7-0 -- Without Any 1st Council Dist. Elected Rep -- Denying Appeal And Effectively Rejecting Concerns By North Pine Neighborhood Alliance (Residents Usually Supportive Of High Rise Density) -- To Approve 3rd/Pacific Residential/Comm'l Development (23-Story Tower + 8 Story Adjoining Bldg.)

Image source: Ensemble website

D.A. Charges Los Cerritos Triple-Fatality Driver With Three Counts of Murder And Gross Vehicular Manslaughter While Intoxicated

Responding To Council Request, City Staff Prepares To Implement "Homeless Employment Pilot Program" That Will Recruit/Hire/Pay 15 Homeless Persons To Perform Short Term Tasks on City/Public Property And Train About 15 Others To Adapt Their Current Skills To New Jobs
Costs not clear in city management memo but will tap Sac'to distributed CA taxpayer funds

Two Central LB Shootings w/in 24 Hrs: Anaheim/MLK and Orange/16th (6th dist./Vice Mayor Andrews)

Subsequent development above: Some Downtown LB Residents (Accustomed To/Usually Supportive Of High Rise Density) Say Proposed 3rd/Pacific 23-Story Tower Is Too Tall, Impacts Go Beyond "Downtown Plan" Pgm EIR; City Council Will Decide Appeal Nov. 12

Attic Fire In El Dorado Park Estates Home Briefly Escalates To Second Alarm, Knocked Down With No Persons Injured

Planning Comm'n Approves Proposed Studebaker/Loynes Business Park; Grassroots CARP/Eastside Voice/Sierra Club Wetlands Task Force + Some Nearby Neighbors May Appeal To City Council And/Or Coastal Comm'n

Source: Architect rendering attached to city agendized hearing materials

Public Pushback on 4th St. Parking Meters Prompts City Staff Delay/Possible Tweaks But These Council Votes -- Twice At Same Meeting -- Approved Them; Hear AUDIO
2nd dist. election fallout: Fox blasts meters; Allen contributed to several Council incumbents who later voted for meters; Lara is endorsed by Pearce who made motion to approve them; and Barrera's FB page mum on meters

LBPD Seeks Your Help In ID'ing/Locating These "Persons Of Interest" In Connection With Multiple Alleged Peeking-While-Loitering Incidents In (Mainly) ELB Neighborhoods

Updated 1st District Vote Tally Shows Roughly 13%+ Voter Turnout But Little Overall Change: Mary Zendejas Is Elected To LB City Council With Less Than A Third of Ballots Cast

Newly Restored Fire Engine 17 (Argonne Ave.) Swiftly Knocks Down 11 p.m.-hour Kitchen (Grease) Fire At ELB Hof's Hut (Bellflower/Stearns)

Perspective / Viewpoints

Editorial: Long Beach Mayor/Council May Let City Block Your Ability To Hear LBPD Radio Channels; Here's How To Say "No!"

Editorial: Sorry, But Councilman Supernaw's Community Hospital Deal Will Eat Millions That Won't Be Available To Continue Providing Fire Engine 17 Beyond Sept. 2021 AND Could Still Leave LB Without Continuing Eastside Acute Care Hospital AND Could Cause City To Lose Its Community Hospital Property Entirely

Follow-up: Gov. VETOES this bill, see subsequent coverage here. Here's How To Tell Gov. Newsom To Veto Election-Tilting Anti-Taxpayer Anti-Transparency SB 268

Editorial: It's Not Streamlining. It Doesn't Promote Public Participation. It Will Affect Your Ability To Speak And Be Heard When City Council Actions Affect Your Neighborhood And Our City. Here's How To Stop It And Send A Message That The Public's Voices Matter

Perspective: By The Numbers: Here Are LB Taxpayer/Neighborhood-Impacting Public Safety Facts That LB's Mayor/Council Haven't Told You

Editorial: This Happened When A Mentally Ill Vagrant Said He Wanted To Kill A Belmont Shore Business' Manager.

Opinion: LB Dem Partisans Try To Link 1st Dist Council Candidate Morquecho To Trump, While He And Multiple Dems Fail To Link Mayor-Backed Zendejas To Multiple Unpopular Council Actions

Editorial: Our Hearts Are With Candlelight Vigils, But LBREPORT.com Is Done Covering Them. We Urge Action

Editorial: Civics Refresher, Rights And Remedies When LB Council Incumbents Try To Reduce (Not Restore) Your Right To Speak And Be Heard At Council Meetings

Their New City Hall

Editorial: �Que barbaridad!

UPDATE: Council votes without dissent to approve Opinion: Your Councilmember Will Vote On Whether To Tilt/Rig The Outcome Of March 2020 Election On City Hall-Sought Permanent "Blank Check" Sales Tax

UPDATE: Council votes without dissent to approve consent calendar without discussion. No member(s) of the public or organizations speak to the Mayor's Honolulu travel. Editorial: Mayor Seeks "Consent Calendar" -- No Council Discussion -- Of Taxpayer Costs For His Honolulu Junket...That He Could Pay For Using His Contributor-Funded Officeholder Account Instead

Editorial: Jan. 2019: Mayor Garcia Tells "State of the City" LB Has "Fiscally Responsible Gov't"; July 2019: Mayor Seeks Council-Declared "Fiscal Emergency," Returns From Honolulu Junket, Agendizes "Consent Calendar" (No Discussion Sought) Council Item Claiming No Fiscal Impact From Trips He Could Pay For -- But Doesn't -- Using His Now Contributor-Funded Officeholder Account

Perspecive: He's Paid $100k+ Salary By Union Whose PAC Gave These Contribs to Mayor/Several Council Incumbents; He Moved Into LB In 2017 And Within Weeks Mayor/Council Put Him On Planning Comm'n; Now They Just Reapponted Him For Four More Yrs

Perspective/Opinion: Priorities: Neither Long Beach Mayor Garcia Nor Any LB Councilmember(s) Agendize 21 Shooting Crime Scenes (Fatal + Wounding + No Persons Hit) Since May 5 For June 11 or (Thus Far) June 18 Council Discussion/Action; Mayor Adds Agendized Farewell Ceremony for Councilwoman now state-Senator-Elect Gonzalez

Perspective / Opinion / AUDIO: On April 30, Long Beach City Council's Public Safety Committee Met; Price and Austin Mum Re Restoring LBPD Field Anti-Gang Unit And Supernaw Offered This Reasoning To Rationalize NOT Restoring It; Since Then, LB Has Had 21 Shooting Crime Scenes (None In His District)

Opinion: Listen, Speak, Communicate Openly To Protect Students Facing Rising Tide Of Violence Around Some LB Schools
by Tonia Reyes Uranga
Ms. Reyes Uranga was the 7th dist. Councilwoman 2002-2010. She is the spouse of current 7th dist. Councilman Roberto Uranga

Editorial: Tuesday May 14 Will Show If Your Councilmember Will Defend, Preserve And Protect Your Rights To Speak/Be Heard At Council Meetings...Or Move To Reduce/Erase Them

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Candles in the Wind: One Week To The Day At Site Where Awaida Father/Mother/Son Lives Taken, Their Surviving Parents/Relatives See Massive Outpouring Of Community Support (1) LBPD Has Presented Its Evidence/Materials To D.A. For Criminal Case-Filing Consideration In Los Cerritos (Awaida Family) Triple-Fatality; (2) At Court Hearing In Comm'l Burg Case, Court Maintains Its Approval For LB City Prosecutor Haubert-Sought $500k Bail, Schedules Next Hearing Dec. 4 Subsequent coverage above: For Years, Studebaker/Loynes Industrial Property Has Stood Quiet/Undeveloped But That May Now Change. Property Owner Proposes "Studebaker Rd. Business Park"; Planning Comm'n Will Hold Hearing/Vote Subject To Possible Appeal(s) Follow the Money: On Day Before & On Election Day, These Sources Gave These Sums To Elect Zendejas To LB's City Council Man Is Shot/Wounded South St. @ UPRR Tracks (b/w Cherry/Paramount) Continuing Coverage: Re Los Cerritos Triple-Fatality (Awaida Family) Suspected DUI: LBPD Accident Investigator Continue Preparing Information/Materials For Presentation To District Attorney For Possible Filing Consideration; DA's Decision Will Likely Involve Consideation Of Both Factual And Legal Matters Continuing Coverage: LBPD Arrested Los Cerritos DUI Suspect Navarro On NON-DUI Charges A Little Over Four Months Ago; Here's What Happened Then And Is Happening Now; He's Back In Jail. On City Prosecutor Motion In Comm'l Burglary Case Court Increased His Bail to $500k City's Queen Mary Lessee (Ship Operator/Adjacent Land Developer) Urban Commons Provides City Mgm't This Plan For Ship Repairs; Read Details In Attachments And City Mgm't's Upbeat Response Politics For Grownups / Perspective: Mary Zendejas Is Elected To LB City Council; How She Won And The Others Lost Weeks Ago, L.A. County Election Bureaucrats Quietly Decided To Change A 1st Council Dist. Polling Place Location But Didn't Tell LB's City Clerk Or LB Voters Until A Few Days Before Election; Yes, LB's City Council CAN Choose To Have LB's City Clerk Run LB's Elections Again, But... They're All Gone: Mother Dies, Joining Toddler Son And Her Husband, Killed While Walking In Los Cerritos Neighborhood, Struck By Suspected/Arrested DUI Driver; Funerals For Father And Son Scheduled Monday 1 p.m.@ Garden Grove Islamic Center GoFundMe Page Has Raised $179,000+ Eduardo Lara, A Contributor To Electing Jeannine Pearce To LB's City Council In 2016, Enters 2nd Dist. Race To Replace Her...And She Swiftly Endorses Him; CSULB Prof Is Also A Boardmember Of LGBTQ Center Man Stabbed In Vons (Traffic Circle Area) Parking Lot At Midafternoon Sunday Man Is Shot At Midafternoon Sunday, Area Hill St./Pasadena Ave. (6th Dist.) In Depth Coverage / Perspective: New Shoemaker Bridge -- Proposed As Iconic New Entrance To Downtown LB -- Might End Up Considerably Less; City Council (Including Its "I-710 Oversight Committee") Hasn't Paid Attention And Some LB Media Outlets Haven't Told You These Details Outpouring Of Grief And Prayers, GoFundMe Page Raises $134,000+ After Father And (Update) His Infant Son Perish, Mother In Critical Condition, After Vehicle Strikes Them While Walking On Halloween Night In Los Cerritos Neighborhood; LBPD Arrests Driver On Suspicion Of DUI More ELB Gunfire: Man Is Shot/Wounded 2400 block Granada (4th Dist Near 5th Dist. Border); It's THIRD Shooting Crime Scene Within A Week "East of Redondo" In Councilman Supernaw's District Signal Hill PD investigating reported Hilltop Park gunfire about a half hour later (no victims or casings found) Jan 1, 2018 to date: Red Xs=homicides; Blue Xs= shootings, person wounded; Brown Xs=shots fired at victim(s), not hit; Purple Xs=shots at occupied residence/vehicle; Green Xs= shots at unoccupied vehicle/residence; Grey Xs=shots fired (no hit, no target identified); Orange X's=non-fatal stabbings; Blue * asterisk=victim hit, police unable to locate crime scene. Map is unofficial. Councilmembers Richardson/Pearce/Uranga Echo October L.A. Council Action, Agendize Nov. 5 Item To Ban Landlords From Issuing "No Fault" Notices And Pursuing "No Fault" Evictions Prior to Jan. 1 Effective Date Of AB 1482 (Sac'to Law Requiring Just Cause For Evictions/Imposing Statewide Rent Cap)	Detailed Coverage / Politics For Grownups: After Raising $40,000 (Mainly In June 2019) To Seek Re-Election In May 2020, 2nd Dist. Councilwoman Pearce Now Says She Won't...So Who Gets The Money And Whom Will Her Supporters Support? Choices Now Shaping Up: Reform-Ticket Robert Fox vs. Newcomer Jeanette Barrera vs. Mayor/Council Contributor Cindy Allen On-Demand VIDEO of News Briefing: 12 Shot/3 Perish At Party At Residence On 7th St. @ Temple VIDEO: LBPD Chief Luna (in prelim info w/ multiple caveats) says it doesn't appear random, appears to be targeted attack but no indication of gang involvement Shooter dressed to conceal his face allegedly walked up from alley behind residence, opened fire, fled in a vehicle On-Demand AUDIO: Cindy Allen's 2nd Council Dist. Campaign Kick-Off Draws Multiple Current And Former LB Officials; Ms. Allen Delivers These Remarks (Quick-Launch On-Demand Audio) 1st Dist. Council Candidates Elliot Gonzales, Joe Ganem and Shelbyrae Black Join In Signing "Reform Pledge" Follow the Money Coverage: LB Firefighters Union PAC Just Spent Another Nearly $12k (Cumulated Total Now $17k) In Its "Independent Expenditure Campaign" To Elect Zendejas In 1st Dist. Election It's Tapping Recent $10k Contribs ($30k Total) Received From Mayor Garcia's "2026 Lt. Gov. Committee" + State Senator Gonzalez's 2019 Election Committee + LB Police Officers PAC ELB Gunfire, Vehicle Struck/No Persons Hit, Anaheim/Bennett (Just West of Ximeno, 4th Dist.) Jan 1, 2018 to date: Red Xs=homicides; Blue Xs= shootings, person wounded; Brown Xs=shots fired at victim(s), not hit; Purple Xs=shots at occupied residence/vehicle; Green Xs= shots at unoccupied vehicle/residence; Grey Xs=shots fired (no hit, no target identified); Orange X's=non-fatal stabbings; Blue * asterisk=victim hit, police unable to locate crime scene. Map is unofficial. Mayor Garcia Cancels Long Beach "Meet the Mayor" Event To Campaign In Iowa For Dem Pres Candidate Kamala Harris LB's City Auditor Says Queen Mary Repair/Maintenance Issues Not Her Job Follow the Money Coverage: LBREPORT.com Shows Updated 1st Council District Campaign Contribs And Their Sources Zendejas receives $30k in less than 30 days, total nearly $100k to date Morquecho receives just under $10k, total $35k to date Salgado receives nearly $5k Tagaloa makes an add'l $10k contrib to his campaign In Depth Coverage: Mayor Garcia Schedules "Officeholder Account" Contribution Event For Himself Hosted By 2nd/PCH Developer...While Its Developer Pursues Council Appeal To Install Four Large Electronic Message Signs (After Planning Comm'n Allowed Only Two Facing Inward) Multiple Updates: Savvy Citizens Flag Down Alert LBPD Patrol Officer And Their Swift Response Likely Prevented Add'l Casualties In Chaotic NLB Bar Shooting: One Man Is Dead, One Man Is Wounded, Shooter Is Killed, Four Persons Hide In Bathroom Until Rescued By PD/SWAT Detailed Coverage / Politics For Grownups: Follow the Money In 1st Dist. City Council Election: Bypassing LB's Campaign Reform Act Contribution Limits, Mayor Garcia's "2026 Lt. Gov. Committee," State Senator Gonzalez's 2019 Election Committee And LB Police Officers PAC Give $10,000 Each -- $30,000 Combined -- To LB Firefighters Ass'n PAC Which Swiftly Spent Over $5,700 (Thus Far) On "Independent Campaign" To Elect Candidate Zendejas Councilman Rex Richardson Used His Contributor-Funded "Officeholder Account" To Give $1,000 To Zendejas Campaign And Two Add'l Organized Labor Entities Give $4,000 To Zendejas Campaign LB Area Chamber of Commerce Gives $1,000 To Morquecho Campaign VIDEO: Reform Ticket City Council Candidates Robert Fox (2nd Dist.) And Juan Ovalle (8th Dist.) Sign This "Reform Pledge," Vow That If Elected, They'll Seek Changes In How LB City Hall Currently Operates And Treats The Public Earthquake: Fri. Oct 18: 12:20 a.m. Initial magnitude, 3.7, initial epicener WSW of Compton, depth about 24 km, sharp jolt felt all the way into ELB (Bellflower/Wardlow area) USGS shake/contour map Better Housing for Long Beach / Joani Weir File Fed'l Court Lawsuit Challenging Long Beach "Tenant Relocation Ordinance" And Statewide "Rent Cap/Just Cause Eviction" Law (AB 1482), Alleges They Violate Provisions Of Fed'l & CA Constitutions	Council Votes 7-0 (Supernaw Motion) For Community Hospital Lease That Lets LLC Terminate For Any Reason, Requires LB Taxpayers To Pay $1-2 Mil Annually (Up To $25 Mil Over 15 Yrs) Likely Taken From Measure A Sales Tax AND -- In Outcome City Mgm't Calls "Likely" -- Lets LLC End Lease Early Requiring LB Taxpayers To Reimburse LLC For LLC's Costs Incurred And Enabling LLC Or Other Buyer To Buy Community Hospital For Health Care Purposes Other Than Acute Care Hospital LB Homeless/Vagrant Council Policy Showdown Coming In Re-Vote Tonight (Oct. 15) On Whether To Support L.A. County's "Friend of Court" Brief Urging US Supreme Court To Reverse Lower Court Opinion That Blocks Local Laws Against Vagrants/Homeless Sleeping Outdoors Unless Sufficient Shelter Beds Available Governor VETOES SB 268 Citing Lack Of Transparency, Would Have Let Cities Avoid 75 Word Ballot Summary, Instead Tell Voters To "See Voter Guide" For Taxpayer-Impacting Details Of Ballot Measures Seeking Multi-Level Taxes Or Property-Tax Raising Debt-Bonds Some LBREPORT.com readers responded to our editorial and emailed Governor urging veto after LB Council quietly let Mayor Garcia support the bill; all of LB's Sac'to lawmakers voted for it Cindy Allen, Contributor To Mayor Garcia/Multiple Council Incumbents And Previous LBPost Publisher/Owner, Enters 2nd Dist. Council Race Follow the Money: See Who Gave Recent Large Contribs To Put These Candidates On LB City Council (1st Dist.) To Mary Zendejas: BizFed ("Voice of L.A. County Employers Since 2008") + Ass'yman O'Donnell 2020 Re-Election Campaign To Ray Morquecho: Two Apt. Ass'n Advocacy Groups To Misi Tagaloa: Oakwood Academy Bombshells: Proposed Community Hospital Lease Details -- Disclosed Days Before Council Vote -- Would Give For-Profit LLC These Incentives And Could Leave LB Taxpayers With This "Likely" Outcome City Management Memo Acknowledges Sun Nite: Homicide, 6000 block Linden (Roughly Two Blocks From Michelle Obama Neighborhood Library, 9th Dist.) Sat Nite: Man Is Shot/Wounded 2900 block E. Artesia With Perspective: Governor Newsom Appoints Uduak-Joe Ntuk (LBCC Trustee/Dem Party Partisan) As Supervisor In State Oil/Gas/Geothermal Agency In Depth Coverage: Gov Newsom Signs Multiple Sac'to Bills Enabling Greater Housing Density, Reducing Local Control; LB's Mayor/Council Remained Mum As Measures Advanced Despite Council Recited Policy To Oppose Bills Reducing Local Control THREE Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) bills require cities to permit one -- and possibly TWO -- ADU's on single family lots in most areas; bills also require cities to permit ADUs inside existing multi-unit (apt.) bldgs. up to 25% of bldg's existing units State Senators Umberg & Gonzalez voted "yes" but not Ass'yman O'Donnell As seen live: Council voted 8-0 to approve (1st dist. vacant) Follow the Money / Perspective: LB Firefighters Ass'n PAC Gave These Sums To These Councilmembers' Campaigns/Officeholder Accounts Who'll Vote On Its New $10+ Million/3 Yr Contract Follow-Up / Perspective: Bizarre Council Actions On Homeless/Vagrancy Policy: Some Councilmembers Flip Positions, Some Vanish On Vote, Mayor Avoids Linking Himself To Any Position -- As Slim Council Majority Votes To Send "Letter" Instead Of Higher Visibility Council Resolution To Support Overturning Court Opinion That Blocks Local Laws Against Sleeping/Camping On Public Property Unless Sufficient Shelter Beds Available 19 Yr Old (18 At Time Of Crime) Pleads "No Contest" To May 2019 Gang-Related Assault/Hate Crime On African-American Teen Just West Of Poly High (1st Dist.): Judge Lowenthal Sentences Him To Eight Yrs In State Prison LB's New "Billie Jean King Main Library" Will Be Locked/Closed Sundays Despite Measure A Millions And Despite 88k In FY20 Recently Allocated By Council; Four Sunday-Open Branches Will Shrink To Two From Nov.-June, Then None Open Sunday Unless Council Budgets More, Library Mgm't Tells Mayor/Council LBREPORT.com Learns That On Oct 1, City Mgm't Agreed As Queen Mary Landlord/Lessor To "Major Change" In City's Lease With Urban Commons Acknowledging Lessee Doesn't Intend To Finalize Entitlements For Its "Queen Mary Island" Project Within Next 24 Months Urban Commons requested the change on Sept. 10 Coverage In Detail: Who Approved Donation Meters Inviting Money For Mayor's Fund To End Homelessness? Who Governs The Privately-Run Non-Profit That Now Will Get The Money To Distribute? Who Voted To Give Them The Money To Distribute? LBREPORT.com Provides Details...And Names Names These Councilmembers Met (Again) For Approx Three Minutes As Members Of Their "Housing Authority"...For Which They Can Now Collect $50 Each; Records Show Their Housing Authority "Meetings" In 2019 Have Run Mainly 1 to 4 Minutes Despite Andrews Support, Council Falls One Vote Short (With Mungo Exited/Austin Absent) Oct. 8) Of Approving Resolution To Support L.A. County "Friend of Court" Brief Urging US Supreme Court To Reverse Lower Court Opinion That Blocks Local Laws Against Vagrants/Homeless Sleeping Outdoors Unless Sufficient Shelter Beds Available; Lead-Agendizer Price Signals She'll Re-Agendize Item For Re-Vote Developing / Perspective: Homeless Data Bombshell: L.A. Times And CA Policy Lab/UCLA Find L.A. And Nat'l Homeless Data Understate Persons With Mental Illness/Substance Abuse; LBDHHS Reviewing Newly Published Data, Response Pending Some public perceptions proven correct? New data arguably invite rethinking some current responses to homeless/vagrant issues Man Is Shot/Killed NW NLB (69th Way); It's NW NLB's FIFTH Shooting Crime Scene Since June; LBPD Deploys Add'l Resources In Response FOURTH Shooting Crime Scene Since June Near NW NLB's Coolidge Park (Coolidge Triangle) Leaves Woman In Critical Condition

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