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

August 19, 2026
With a strong El Niño expected in SoCal, should you consider flood insurance?

“ We are now explicitly expecting the strongest El Niño event ever observed,” said University of California climate scientist Daniel Swain.

The post With a strong El Niño expected in SoCal, should you consider flood insurance? appeared first on Long Beach Post News.

August 19, 2026
A broken mental health system has kept a Long Beach father locked up without a trial, his family says

Kaizann Guerrero's mother says he was doing well, with his schizophrenia under control, until he was sent to a state mental hospital following his arrest.

The post A broken mental health system has kept a Long Beach father locked up without a trial, his family says appeared first on Long Beach Post News.

August 18, 2026
Man stabbed outside beachside restaurant in Long Beach; suspect arrested

Police said the violence stemmed from an argument between two homeless men near the Gaucho Beach restaurant on Alamitos Beach.

The post Man stabbed outside beachside restaurant in Long Beach; suspect arrested appeared first on Long Beach Post News.

August 18, 2026
LA County will add people to its public housing waitlist for the first time in years

The rent in these county-owned and managed units — like the Carmelitos complex in Long Beach — is generally capped at 30% of a household’s gross income.

The post LA County will add people to its public housing waitlist for the first time in years appeared first on Long Beach Post News.