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

October 19, 2026
Two teenagers killed in separate traffic collisions in Long Beach

The city has been suffering through a surge of fatal crashes. There have been 40 so far this year, more than double the number of homicides.

The post Two teenagers killed in separate traffic collisions in Long Beach appeared first on Long Beach Post News.

October 19, 2026
ICE agents who injured Long Beach man must be pulled off the streets and investigated, mayor says

Mayor Rex Richardson told the Long Beach Post he was sending a written complaint seeking answers from federal authorities about why agents stopped the man.

The post ICE agents who injured Long Beach man must be pulled off the streets and investigated, mayor says appeared first on Long Beach Post News.

October 19, 2026
Students say AI use is rampant in the classroom. They’re using performance art to push back on it

They want Long Beach Unified to ban generative AI use. They’re acting out skits and surveying their classmates to get their point across.

The post Students say AI use is rampant in the classroom. They’re using performance art to push back on it appeared first on Long Beach Post News.

October 18, 2026
Neighbors rush to defend man after ICE agents break his arm, witnesses say

Dramatic video shows a crowd blocked ICE agents from leaving until Long Beach police arrived, uncuffed the injured man and took him for medical treatment.

The post Neighbors rush to defend man after ICE agents break his arm, witnesses say appeared first on Long Beach Post News.