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

February 2, 2026
Virgin Mary statues defaced, religious articles vandalized at Catholic school ransacked overnight

The extent of the damage, some of it targeted at the school’s most precious items, left staff and parents disturbed.

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February 2, 2026
Long Beach man found guilty of selling fentanyl-laced cocaine in deadly overdoses

Authorities said an engaged couple bought the drugs and overdosed at their home.

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February 1, 2026
California chief justice steps up monitoring of immigration arrests at courthouses

California’s top judge wants to deter immigration agents from making arrests in courthouses, a practice that she says instills fear in witnesses and litigants.

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January 31, 2026
Cops have to treat marijuana in your car differently after new California Supreme Court ruling

If you can’t easily consume it, having marijuana in your car does not give California police the right to search the vehicle.

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