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 10, 2026
A no-cost preschool is opening in West Long Beach. Anyone can apply

It’s run by a local nonprofit that brings preschools to where they’re needed most. It also has a food pantry, special education services and access to medical and dental clinics.

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November 9, 2026
Off-duty sheriff’s deputy killed in motorcycle crash. It’s Long Beach’s 41st fatal wreck this year

He worked at the Norwalk Station as a motorcycle deputy, according to the Sheriff's Department.

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November 9, 2026
LA had its worst mosquito year this decade. El Niño could make it even worse

California is seeing the highest level of West Nile Virus activity in five years. Experts say El Niño and other extreme weather events could fuel an even worse season next year.

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November 8, 2026
‘The Mosquito Bowl’ movie tells a tragic WWII story. For this 102-year-old veteran, it was personal

The film centers on a group of young athletes who volunteered for the Marines before enduring the brutal battle of Okinawa. Long Beach resident John McConnell still remembers the devastation it wrought.

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