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

June 27, 2026
Long Beach confirms first human case of West Nile in California this year

The person was hospitalized with neuroinvasive illness and is currently recovering at home, Long Beach said in a statement.

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June 27, 2026
Want to speak your mind? You’ll soon be able to call into Long Beach City Council meetings.

Instead of sitting through the meeting in person — sometimes for hours on end — a new state law is forcing cities to give people remote access to speak. 

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June 26, 2026
A street vendor worked hard for his family; after an attack, they’re asking for help aiding him

“My father has spent years working tirelessly, treating people with kindness and earning an honest living,” his daughter wrote. “Seeing him hurt in this way has been heartbreaking.”

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June 26, 2026
Billionaire tax, affordable housing: See the measures on California’s November ballot

California voters will decide on 14 statewide policy proposals come November, including the high-stakes billionaire tax, an $11 billion affordable housing bond and voter ID requirements.

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