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

September 6, 2026
Hit-and-run driver knocked man onto Metro railway, where he was struck by train, police say

Police are still looking for the driver who started the deadly chain reaction.

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September 6, 2026
The Long Beach library just gave dozens of adults a second chance to earn high school diplomas

Demand has surged recently for the library’s free, online high school program. “It was life-changing,” one graduate said.

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September 5, 2026
Rain is coming for Labor Day weekend. Here’s what to expect

The moisture and surf is being driven to Southern California by Hurricane Marie hundreds of miles away in the Pacific Ocean.

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September 4, 2026
Fact check: Is Sam Altman right that almonds use more water than ChatGPT queries?

Altman claims 38,000 ChatGPT queries equal one almond’s water use. Experts say public data center water data is too sparse to verify his math.

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