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

June 13, 2026
New exhibit reveals the life of Beverly O’Neill, one of Long Beach’s pioneering women and most pivotal mayors

From 1994 to 2006 O'Neill helped shape the city into what it is today.

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June 12, 2026
12 times as many residents suddenly made requests for safer streets; Long Beach is hurrying to address them

After pressure from the public and local politicians, city workers have cut through a backlog of requests for traffic-safety measures, but more are flooding in.

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June 12, 2026
Trump administration blocks federal homelessness funds in Los Angeles

Fraud allegations by the Trump administration could cost the Los Angeles area hundreds of millions of dollars in federal homelessness funding.

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June 11, 2026
El Niño is here and strengthening rapidly. It could give Long Beach a preview of life after climate change

Scientists say it could be the biggest in decades, bringing powerful rains and higher ocean temperatures.

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