WATCHDOG TODAY: LB Post faces federal investigation, Mayor proposes media 'incubator,' 1st openly lesbian councilmember releases book on LGBTQ+ history in LB
Plus, the city is offering up to $5,000 in grants for neighborhood improvement projects. Here are today's headlines.
Good evening, Long Beach,
We hope you’ll join us this Friday (April 19) at Hamburger Mary’s (330 Pine Avenue) for the Media Guild Dance Club — a fundraiser for the Long Beach Media Guild. All donations will go to our relief fund to help our laid-off and striking workers with rent and bills while they continue the fight for local journalism in Long Beach.
In the meantime, we’re hard at work under the newly formed Long Beach Watchdog to bring you the stories that you can’t get anywhere else.
Here are today’s headlines.
Long Beach Post faces federal investigation into retaliation amid union vote
Long Beach Watchdog • Apr 15, 2024
The National Labor Relations Board is investigating the Long Beach Post and Long Beach Business Journal over allegations of retaliation following a worker-led union campaign…
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Long Beach’s 1st openly lesbian councilmember releases book on city’s LGBTQ+ history
Brandon Richardson • Apr 15, 2024
Gerrie Schipske, a Long Beach native and the city’s first openly lesbian city councilmember, released her latest book Monday, which provides a high-level historical overview of Long Beach’s LGBTQ+ co…
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Mayor proposes 'incubator' funding initiative to support local journalism
Jason Ruiz • Apr 15, 2024
In the wake of mass layoffs and an ongoing labor battle at the Long Beach Post, Mayor Rex Richardson is asking the City Council to consider a local media incubator that could help fund local news outlets in the city. Richardson sent a letter to council members Monday
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PODCAST: Fighting the preschool-to-prison pipeline
Jackie Rae • Apr 15, 2024
Ishmael Pruitt co-founded Project Optimism "to stimulate the ambition of our next generation of leaders" and to help students see the value of education.
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Long Beach offering grants up to $5,000 for neighborhood improvement projects
Jason Ruiz • Apr 15, 2024
Neighborhood associations planning to host a community gathering this year could receive up to $5,000 from the city through its Neighborhood…
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