Now Uncle Sam Approved!

Now Uncle Sam Approved!

I'm pleased to announce our official recognition by the IRS as a bona fide tax exempt organization, as of December 7, 2021. As a 501(c)(3), donors can deduct contributions made under IRC Section 170. We're also qualified to receive "tax deductible bequests, devises, transfers or gifts under Section 2055, 2106 or 2522".

Our Mission: to promote here

What does all this mean for Long Beach and the general South Bay area? For area landmarks, groups and small businesses, it means free publicity. We want to tell everyone how cool this area is, for travel, tourism and daily life; and have fun doing it.

More Interviews!

Up until the management change at KLBP-FM, I was providing audio tours and walking interviews towards this goal, and the station broadcast a few every Sunday.

Now that the pandemic seems to be waning, we're ready to resume recording & interviewing, perhaps with some video this time around. We want them to be interesting and fun too, just like before.

More help!

But Interview recording, production and editing takes money or volunteers. We have a little bit of both, but we sure could use more. With this official letter 1076 from the IRS, we're hoping for the kindness of friends.

If there's something or some place you'd like me to cover in a segment, let me know.

If you have related experience and would like to volunteer technically, we'd love to hear from you.

Thanks.

 

Alan Holden

From the Long Beach Post

March 28, 2026
Thousands of No Kings protesters rally against Trump in Long Beach. Millions expected across the U.S.

"We're going to send a message to Trump that we don't like what he's doing. We hate what he's doing. He's ruining the country," one attendee said.

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March 28, 2026
Millikan High School is mourning Canelo, a Long Beach cat whose secret life endeared him to thousands of students

It wasn't until his owner bought a GPS collar that she discovered what Canelo meant to so many people.

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March 27, 2026
Long Beach police disrupt street takeovers, promise more enforcement 

"The blatant disregard of vehicle code laws and road safety is unacceptable and can lead to catastrophic traffic collisions," Police Chief Wally Hebeish said in a statement.

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March 27, 2026
California renames César Chavez Day; Long Beach City Council votes to begin doing the same

Newsom signed a bill to rename the state holiday, and local leaders voted to revise their recognition of it as well.

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