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 10, 2026
Car rear-ends Metro train in downtown Long Beach

One person was loaded into an ambulance.

The post Car rear-ends Metro train in downtown Long Beach appeared first on Long Beach Post News.

June 10, 2026
Mother settles long-running lawsuit alleging police caused her son to be crushed by train

The city has agreed to pay $1 million, much less than the $12 million a jury ordered Long Beach to pay in a verdict that was ultimately thrown out.

The post Mother settles long-running lawsuit alleging police caused her son to be crushed by train appeared first on Long Beach Post News.

June 10, 2026
Split verdict on California health taxes as cost-of-living anxiety takes its toll

As of Tuesday night, L.A. County voters were poised to approve Measure ER, a half-cent sales tax. A similar measure in Contra Costa was far behind.

The post Split verdict on California health taxes as cost-of-living anxiety takes its toll appeared first on Long Beach Post News.

June 10, 2026
Bixby Knolls to get revamped bike lanes, sidewalks, bus stops as Orange Avenue overhaul continues

Long Beach has set out to transform the major north-south thoroughfare to make it safer for pedestrians and cyclists.

The post Bixby Knolls to get revamped bike lanes, sidewalks, bus stops as Orange Avenue overhaul continues appeared first on Long Beach Post News.