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

September 11, 2024
LA County says it needs a strategy to address homelessness near major sporting venues

Supervisors said there needs to be a regional plan before tourists flood in for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, 2027 Super Bowl and 2028 Olympics.

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September 11, 2024
City prosecutor to host town hall on ballot measure to toughen drug, theft penalties
A Long Beach police officer walks through the crime scene as detectives investigate a shooting in a parking lot on Atlantic Avenue near 56th Street in Long Beach Wednesday, June 5, 2019. Photo by Thomas Cordova.

City Prosecutor Doug Haubert and Councilmember Mary Zendejas will answer questions about how Proposition 36 will affect Long Beach if voters approve it in November.

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September 11, 2024
DUI checkpoint planned for Thursday night in Long Beach

Police warned motorists that being charged with driving while impaired brings an average first-time penalty of $13,500.

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September 11, 2024
Long Beach adopts $3.6 billion budget with an eye toward Olympic infrastructure

It includes nearly $600 million in capital improvements but also significant belt-tightening and fee increases as pandemic-era federal aid dries up.

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