"The City's Neighborhoods Past & Present"

The Historical Society of Long Beach and

 Long Beach City College Foundation seeks submissions on neighborhoods

The Long Beach City College Community Studies Program and the Historical Society of Long Beach have announced in an email to the community that they are welcome submissions for the Third Long Beach Community Studies Conference with the 2014 theme of  "The City's Neighborhoods Past & Present" .

The Conference will be held at LBCC's Liberal Arts  Campus on Saturday, April 26, 2014.  

The emailed information includes:

From Alamitos Beach to Zaferia and every neighborhood in between, we welcome your stories!

The intent of the third conference on Long Beach Studies is to showcase the wide ranging and interesting work being done today about our diverse communities. We welcome proposals that explore a deeper understanding of our communities. 

Among the topics that presentations might address are:  

How did neighborhoods originate and change over time?  

How have people in commercial and residential areas cooperated or competed?

The selection of the theme of neighborhood associations and civics groups arises from a desire to explore the diverse and complex communities making up the city and to consider the possibilities of a common civic culture. We see the theme as all inclusive. Please do not hesitate to submit presentations that don't specifically focus on neighborhoods. The committee hopes to learn about local projects and will make presentation selections that inform the study of greater Long Beach.

For more information and to download the submission form CLICK ON: HSLB

The deadline to submit is  February 15, 2014.

   

Email submissions to: craigh@hslb.org   Subject line:  LBCS Conference

Mail submissions to: 

Historical Society of Long Beach  

4260 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach CA 90807

City Attorney Meet and Greet at Ecco's

City Attorney Charles Parkin meets Los Altos residents at Ecco's Pizza

 Long Beach City Attorney Charles Parkin  met with Los Altos residents on Wednesday January 8, 2013 in a "Meet and Greet" sponsored by Los Altos Realtor Michele "K" Kreinheder at Ecco's Pizza. Parkin was introduced to the crowd of 30 people by Councilman Gary De Long.

A lifelong resident, Parkin outlined his experience working for the City of Long Beach since 1984. Parkin has worked in the City Attorney's office since 1995, being promoted throughout the years reaching the position of Assistant City Attorney.  Parkin has spent his entire 18 year law career working for the City of Long Beach City Attorney's Office.

  

When City Attorney Robert Shannon retired, Parkin was appointed Acting City Attorney by the Long Beach City Council in June of 2013, then after a recruitment process, the City Council appointed him as Long Beach City Attorney in August 2013.

Since his appointment,  Parkin has managed and supervised the Long Beach City Attorney's Office and its 64 employees and 20 attorneys.

 Parkin's opponent in the April election is one-term Long Beach City Councilman James Johnson.

 After a short presentation outlining his qualifications, Parkin took questions from the 40 plus people at the "Meet and Greet".

One question asked of Parkin was what was the advantage of having an experienced attorney vs. a politician in the position of City Attorney.  Parkin clarified that to be elected as a City Attorney you must be licensed attorney.  Parkin noted his 18 years in practice and litigation at the Long Beach City Attorney Office. Parkin also noted that Councilman Johnson is an attorney but there are no records of any cases that Councilman Johnson has ever litigated as an attorney. 

For More information on Long Beach Attorney Charles Parkin

CLICK ON:  PARKIN

LB City Attorney coming to Los Altos

Long Beach City Attorney Charlie Parkin coming to Los Altos

Interim Long Beach City Attorney Charlie Parkin  will be at Ecco's Pizza from 6 pm to 8 pm on Wednesday January 8 for a "Meet and Greet".

Sponsored by Los Altos Realtor Michelle "K", Parkin  (who is running for election to the post he was appointed to after Robert Shannon resigned), will outline his 18 years experience in the City Attorney's office and take questions.

In a community email, Michelle "K" wrote:
" I firmly believe Charlie is the right person for the job and once you meet him I think you will agree. Join us on Wednesday, January 8 at Ecco's Pizza from 6 pm to 8 pm. Pizza is on me!" 

Michelle asks that you RSVP so she can plan for the event. You can reach her at 562-243-2171 or Michele@longbeachhomeshere.com .

Michele "K" blogs at Better Living Long Beach: http://michelekblogshere.com/

Going, Going, GONE!!

SCE crews trim landmark tree

Hundred foot Abbyfield Pine Tree Landmark removed

Over the last two days the 100 foot landmark pine tree that towered over the Bellflower entrance to Abbeyfield was removed by two tree crews.

The process started when SCE hired crews trimmed the rear branches that extended over its utility lines at the back of the property at 5482 Abbeyfield Street on Thursday December 19th.

The landmark tree which for years appeared to lean precariously over the rear parking lot of the Taco Beach property  at the corner of Abbeyfield and Bellflower, now was lopsided in two directions. The property management company that maintains the Abbeyfield property hired a tree crew to finish the job that SCE started.

 

Neighborhood Skyline BEFORE tree remoced

 The rest of the  towering tree was removed on Friday October 20th.

Neighborhood Skyline AFTER

Teen arrested for assault at Los Altos Center

Compton juvenile arrested for battery at

North Los Altos Center

The Monday December 16th police activity at the corner of Abbeyfield and Bellflower outside of Taco Beach was related to an arrest for an assault in the North Los Altos Center (Target -Trader Joes center).

Just before 7 pm on Monday night a male teen was asked to leave one of the center's retail stores numerous times by an employee after the teen was seen soliciting customers inside the store.

When the teen entered the store again and when the employee again asked him to leave, the teen allegedly assaulted the employee and fled. 

Witnesses stated that the suspected teen fled with two other teens southward on Bellflower.

Long Beach Police responded and detained three teens at the corner of Abbeyfield and Bellflower (outside of Taco Beach) that matched the witnesses descriptions.  

One of the teens, a 16 year old male from Compton, was arrested and booked for battery.

Holiday sweep schedule

Holiday street sweeping, parking and trash schedules

The schedule for Long Beach trash, street sweeping, and parking enforcement is as follows:

No street sweeping on Thursday November 28 and Friday November 29th. 

Trash and recyclables pick-up:  collected as normal on Thursday and Friday.

No parking enforcement on parking meters or parking time zones for the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday Nov.28 where holidays are exempted.  NOTE: Some meters are enforced 365 days per year. Check the inside of the meter for that meter's enforcement policy.

Parking enforcement -including parking time zones, will be enforced as usual on Friday November 29th.

Days and hours of meter enforcement are posted inside the meters.

One store closes as two stores open

One Los Altos Center business closes, two open

 The Los Altos Center Quizinos sandwich store has closed in what appears to be another causality of on going problems with the Denver based franchise operator.  

The Quiznos corporation avoided bankruptcy in January when the sandwich chain shifted corporate ownership to private equity Avenue Capital.

Financial and restaurant industry experts have blamed the  recession and poor management with ongoing problems with the chain.

Quizinos once had 5,000 restaurants, but reports estimate that 40 percent of them have closed. 

For more information on Quizinos' problems CLICK ON:  QUIZINOS

Meanwhile, two new business have opened. 

The e-cigarette Vape Depot at 2139 Bellflower Blvd. is now open.

Also opening across the street at the Los Altos Center North near Chronic Taco is a new Optometry office.