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

November 6, 2026
Defense attorney: Long Beach police can’t be trusted to share evidence that could clear defendants

Defense attorney Scott Sanders says the department hid an arrest and conviction involving one of its officers for seven years.

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November 6, 2026
LBCC will pay $2.7 million to settle former superintendent’s retaliation lawsuit

The protracted dispute began years ago when Romali was publicly named as a whistleblower on March 2, 2020 and fired two days later.

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November 5, 2026
Gavin Newsom clears death row, commutes sentences for hundreds of prisoners

Gov. Gavin Newsom commuted death sentence for 548 state prisoners, saying “state-sanctioned killing is incompatible with California’s values.” Victims rights advocates criticized his decision.

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November 5, 2026
Billionaire Leon Black sues Rep. Robert Garcia for defamation over Epstein comments

Garcia said during a TV interview that “Leon Black is at the center of Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes." The lawsuit says Garcia's statements were false and made maliciously.

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