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

December 20, 2025
Gunman killed girlfriend, then fatally shot himself in West Long Beach, police say

Detectives believe a "domestic violence incident" escalated into the murder-suicide.

The post Gunman killed girlfriend, then fatally shot himself in West Long Beach, police say appeared first on Long Beach Post News.

December 20, 2025
Atmospheric river to soak Long Beach this Christmas; up to 5 inches of rain forecast through Friday

“Travel, on Christmas Eve especially, it's gonna be nasty,” an NWS meteorologist said.

The post Atmospheric river to soak Long Beach this Christmas; up to 5 inches of rain forecast through Friday appeared first on Long Beach Post News.

December 19, 2025
Long Beach teachers ratify new contract after extended negotiations
A sign displays the Long Beach Unified School District, where the main office is located in Long Beach.

Union members voted down the last deal, but more recent recognition of the district’s financial reality “has taken some of the anger about not getting a pay raise out of the negotiations,” the union president said. 

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December 19, 2025
Woman killed in rollover crash on International Gateway Bridge

A 911 caller reported seeing a silver SUV on its side with a woman on the ground, a CHP dispatcher said.

The post Woman killed in rollover crash on International Gateway Bridge appeared first on Long Beach Post News.