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 13, 2026
California’s ‘record-shattering’ marine heat wave means threat of coastal flooding will stick around

King tides are expected during Thanksgiving week and around Christmas. We've got resources to help you prepare at LBPost.com/elnino.

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November 13, 2026
What’s the future of the death penalty in California after Newsom’s clemency?

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s commutations of death sentences marked how far California has changed on criminal justice over three decades. Yet the death penalty remains part of a contradictory status quo.

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November 12, 2026
Residents want a crackdown on trucks cutting through neighborhoods during bridge closure

West Long Beach is already burdened with pollution. Locals say drivers taking illegal detours will make it worse.

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November 12, 2026
White House confronts Long Beach congressman over planned probes, claiming possible ‘criminality’

In response to the warning, Rep. Robert Garcia has doubled down, saying the White House was “thin-skinned” and couldn't “take any sort of heat.”

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