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

January 22, 2026
Long Beach Unified’s districtwide ban on most cellphone use starts Monday

Many schools have already implemented the policy and reported success, according to an LBUSD spokesperson.

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January 21, 2026
405 Freeway shooting leaves driver wounded in Long Beach
Police lights.

The shooting was reported just before 9 p.m. Tuesday near the southbound freeway and Lakewood Boulevard, according to the CHP.

The post 405 Freeway shooting leaves driver wounded in Long Beach appeared first on Long Beach Post News.

January 21, 2026
Long Beach vowed to eliminate deadly crashes; instead, they’re the highest in over a decade

“I think the system right now is designed to respond once something catastrophic happens, not when residents are signaling that something catastrophic is likely to happen,” one neighbor said.

The post Long Beach vowed to eliminate deadly crashes; instead, they’re the highest in over a decade appeared first on Long Beach Post News.

January 21, 2026
Newsom touts gains against EBT theft as Trump presses blue states on benefits fraud

Low-income Californians once lost millions of dollars a month to fraudsters who raided their accounts for food assistance and other public benefits. Gov. Gavin Newsom is highlighting security improvements as the Trump administration accuses Democratic states of tolerating welfare fraud.

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