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Column | The “Boss” of Signal Hill – Part 2
The following is a continuation of Part 1 of The “Boss” of Signal Hill. EDS NOTE: The following…
Column | The “Boss” of Signal Hill
The following is Part 1 in a new series by historian Claudine Burnett titled ‘Signal Hill’s Checkered Past’.…
Commentary | Taking action to protect America’s nursing home residents against COVID-19
Nursing homes have become ground zero in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, with outbreaks causing high rates…
Column | Murder at the Hollywood Bowl: Remembering Long Beach’s Anthony Wilkins
On August 2, 1974, the life of Anthony (Tony) Wilkins’, a Black man from Long Beach, ended at…
Column | Signal Hill Police: The Ron Settles Story
In September 1981, more than 200 demonstrators protested in front of a boarded up Signal Hill civic center…
Commentary | Time for Cal State System to Stop Violating Sacred Native American Land
Last June, Governor Gavin Newsom took the bold step of owning up to California’s shameful history of “violence,…
Letter to the Editor | Irresponsible LB government
Dear Editor, The irresponsible lack of decisiveness by Mayor Garcia and LBPD Chief Luna is directly responsible for…
Letter to the Editor | I am NOT voiceless in this country.
Dear Editor and to whom else it may concern: I am NOT voiceless in this country. I am…
Letter to the Editor | Property over people
The cities of Long Beach and Los Angeles, as well as the whole county of LA enacted curfews…
Thoughts from the Managing Editor
Allow me to introduce myself, My name is Lissette Mendoza and I am the new Managing Editor at…