(Dec. 16 2020, 6:50 p.m.) -- The least surprising development of this fear-inducing, tragedy-causing, lockdown-infringing, politics-polarizing 2020 Year of the Pandemic was the announcement earlier in the week by the Long Beach Unified School District's $345,000-a-year superintendent, Jill Baker, that she would extend her stay-at-home edict to the 70,000 students under her domain at least until March 1.
This was about as predictable as, well, the LB mayor, Robert Garcia, marching in lockstep with the decrees of the California governor Gavin Newsom and the LA mayor, Gil Garcetti, the past nine months as well as the infamous LB Health Department czar, Kelly Colopy, doing the same. Good grief, aren't we blessed to have such independent thinking office-holders in LB! Ms. Baker, of course, points to the recent Coronavirus upsurge in this area, even though there's no overwhelming data that shows the disease is rampant among the young -- two people under 18 have died from it in California -- and there's overwhelming data that shows the disastrously harmful effects that are ensuing from the virtual on-line education being forced on these high school, middle school and elementary school kids. The most surprising development for me this week is the discovery that the new district attorney of Los Angeles County, Mr. George Gascon, soon will be a neighbor of mine in Naples. His home is now undergoing renovation, and he and his wife are expected to move in sometime after the first of the year. Mr. Gascon is a controversial figure who has been an assistant police chief of the LAPD, has been a police chief in Mesa, Ariz., and San Francisco, and was a DA for seven years at the latter city before relocating to Southern California last year and unseating Jackie Lacey in the recent election. I don't know for sure how aligned the political leanings of George Gascon and Jill Baker are -- I doubt they'd disagree on most issues -- but I do know for sure in one area they do have a common thread. Both are graduates of Long Beach State. [Scroll down for further.] |
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She's not only stunted the academic and social development of thousands of kids, but also caused widespread familial distress with her stay-at-home orders that has caused an untold amount -- many, many thousands -- to not even participate in this on-line setup. Good job, Jill. What a glowing legacy you will have one day upon retirement and upon close inspection of your body of work for the LBUSD. . .
"Hopefully, the government will come to our rescue again with some PPP (Paycheck Protection Program) money for our business. What am I doing these days? Well, I go down daily to establishment and work to keep the place clean including our upstairs bar, Murphy's. We've also been doing some merchandising of our apparel products." Mr. Cozart will be in front of his establishment at 4918 2nd Street Thursday between 1 and 4 pm and Friday and Saturday between 11 and 2 pm, peddling his goodies, including the more than 200 St. Patrick's Day tee-shirts that went unsold because Murphy's was closed down on March 16, a mere day before the annual Irish celebration...
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Previously by Mr. Krikorian: When Is LBUSD Superintendent Jill Baker Going To End Her Calamitous Lockdown That Has Caused So Much Chaos And Heartache And Disruption Among 70,000 Students? Krikorian Notes: From Councilman Rex Richardson Displaying Courage To Show Up At A Long Beach Restaurant Association Meeting To The Countless Millions Lost On Unoccupied LB Buses To LB Health Czar Kelly Colopy’s Latest Mean-Spirited Edict To the Irritating Silence Of LB City Manager Tom Modica To LB Mayor Robert Garcia Ignoring His Constituents For Political Reasons To Bob The Black Labrador Parading Down The Peninsula Boardwalk Holding A Large Palm Limb In His Mouth How Many Long Beach Restaurants Will Be Forced to Close After Latest Lockdown Lunacy? Where's Krikorian? Temporarily On "Injured Reserve List" Recovering From Shoulder Replacement Surgery Krikorian Notes: From Nico's George Mlouk Praising LB Mayor Robert Garcia For Working To Help LB Restaurateurs To A Plea To LB Health Czar Kelly Colopy To Restrain Her Overzealous Sleuths To Lakers Deserving NBA Title To LeBron James Turning Anthony Davis Into Passionate Competitor To Vital Contributions Of Lakers Coach Frank Vogel And GM Rob Pelinka To Sadness Of Passing Of The Great Joe Morgan And Its Impact On Maury Wills' Hall Of Fame Chances Famous Long Beach Restaurateur Phil Trani Days Of Joyful Memories And Pandemic Miseries Krikorian Notes: From The Irritating Silence Of The Long Beach Politicians In Not Supporting Their Citizens To The Whereabouts Of LB Mayor Robert Garcia To The Whistles Favoring The Lakers Against The Nuggets To The Greatness of Patrick Mahomes To The End Of A European Vacation Streak That Started In 1989 LBUSD Superintendent Jill Baker’s 70,000 Student Online Virtual Teaching Miscalculation A Disaster! Krikorian Notes: From The 9 Unworthies Of The LB City Council To The LB Upstick In Shootings And Speeding To Restauranteur John Morris Horseback Riding On A Wyoming Mountaintop To The Walking Adventures Of Earth Man Jeff Cozart's Time Of Torment: Will His Belmont Athletic Club Survive Gavin Newsom’s Latest Lockdown? Krikorian Notes: A Labor Day Elegy For Those In The Long Beach Business Community Who Were Violated In The Memorial Day Looting Frenzy To The Palm Tree Limbs Littering 2nd Street To The Scooters Littering The Belmont Shore Bridge To The Virtual On-Line Spectacle At Big Mike O'Toole's Household Krikorian Notes: From Long Beach Mayor's Ascent To Dem Stardom Because Of Lockstep Embrace Of The Party's Policies To The Enchanting Parklet Dining On 2nd Street To Tearing Down The Hoops in Belmont Shore To Greg Silver's LB Departure To Huntington Beach To Bob Rice Protecting Me From Isiah Robertson Don Kramer Was A Character Like No Other With His Zaniness, Goofiness, Joyfulness, Kindliness Who Left All Who Knew Him With Lasting Memories Of Slapstick Antics And Mirthful Anecdotes Krikorian Notes: From Majority Of LB Teachers Skipping Classrooms For The Comforts Of Home To Dr. Jill Baker Becoming Another Maria Montessori To Terry Antonelli Discussing Resurrection of L'Opera To Mayor Robert Garcia Touted By MSNBC's Brian Williams As A Future U.S. Senator To Kershaw's Magical Transformation Long Beach's Renaissance Man, Chuckie Miller, Reflects On His Entrepreneurial Life And On Racial Inequity Krikorian Notes: From LB's Elected Leadership's Reimagining Delusions To the Gaslamp's Outdoor Wall Video Band Show To The Ghastly USC Coach, Clay Helton FDR's Grandson, Delano Roosevelt, Talks Democratic Party, JetBlue, Long Beach And His Life LBPD Chief Robert Luna: Stand Up For Your Fifty Ousted Cops! What Next From Long Beach Health Boss Kelly Colopy, Hazmat Suits For Our Restaurant Servers? Sadly, Our National Pastime No Longer A Pastime For Me Parklets! Three Cheers For Long Beach Politicians! Memo To LBUSD Sup Jill Baker: Return The Kids To the Classroom! A Long Beach Politicians Once Again Fail Long Beach Is Long Beach Destined to Become the City That Never Sleeps? I Never Thought I'd Live To See These... Ben Goldberg Exits Long Beach, Now Nearby Refugee In OC Long Time Long Beach Resident Dave Lopez Climaxes Storied 48-Year TV Career From Krikorian's Notebook: When Will LB Police Chief Luna Come Clean About May 31 Downtown Long Beach Looting Frenzy? From Krikorian's Notebook: (1) LBUSD Mgm't Mulls Keeping K-5 Kids Indoors Without Normal Access To Playground, Cafeteria, Auditorium Activities; (2) And More... Will LB's New School Sup't Allocate Untimely Pay Raise To Serve Students? 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