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

April 16, 2026
Long Beach Unified removes murals, begins process to rename César Chavez Elementary School

Chavez Elementary is not the only school whose name students, staff and parents are advocating to change. A reconvened naming committee will consider what to do.

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April 16, 2026
Organizer cancels Big Bang Independence Day celebration after Coastal Commission says no fireworks

The July 3 extravaganza had been running since 2011, drawing thousands every year to the shores around Alamitos Bay.

The post Organizer cancels Big Bang Independence Day celebration after Coastal Commission says no fireworks appeared first on Long Beach Post News.

April 16, 2026
LBPD officer shoots at dog that tried to bite him along the L.A. River, department says

Police said the officer was there for an unspecified investigation when he “encountered an aggressive dog that attempted to bite him.”

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April 16, 2026
Long Beach woman killed in crash with DUI driver that sent her car into wetlands, Huntington Beach police say
Police lights.

Police say a 24-year-old man from Long Beach rear-ended her car. He was arrested on suspicion of impaired driving.

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