It’s an Endorsement Duel for Holt and Lowenthal
By John Canalis
Long Beach City Councilwoman Bonnie Lowenthal, a Democrat, won one of her party’s most-sought-after local endorsements last week when former Mayor Beverly O’Neill lent her support.
Gabriella Holt, Lowenthal’s opponent in the 54th Assembly District Race, picked up an equally strong Republican Party endorsement this week.
Fourth District County Supervisor Don Knabe endorsed Holt, a former Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School board member, in the Nov. 4 election.
My colleague Paul Eakins reported the endorsement Monday on his Press Corps blog.
On Tuesday, Lowenthal picked up the endorsement of the entire Signal Hill City Council. State Propositions 7, 10
Speaking of campaign endorsements, Long Beach residents concerned about air quality may want to know the Sierra Club’s position on statewide propositions 7 and 10, which suggest new programs for alternative fuels and low-emissions vehicles. After reading the fine print, the environmental group opposed both on grounds that they do not go far enough and lack proper funding strategies. League of cities
No doubt the propositions and the election will be a topic of discussion among the politicians, public employees and the policy wonks who plan to descend on the Long Beach Convention Center next week for the League of California Cities conference.
Meeting Wednesday to Saturday, those who decide how to spend public funds plan to discuss disaster planning, housing, community services, environmental issues, finance, public works, personnel matters and other issues in a series of workshops.
Information is on the organization’s Web site L.B. Measure I
The No on Measure I campaign, which is opposed to Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster’s Nov. 4 ballot measure on infrastructure repairs, announced Wednesday that it has launched a new Web site, www.nomeasurei.com. Measure I would issue a property tax to pay for streets, sidewalks, curbs and public buildings. Children Today
A project management and construction company plans to improve Children Today’s playground at the Play House North, 1900 E. South St., from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 25.
A crew of 15 to 20 employees from Bovis Lend Lease will donate a day of labor to complete the development of the playground, which features play equipment, safety mats, landscaping and fence screens.
The PlayHouse North is one of two Children Today day-care centers for homeless children; the other is on the Westside. L.B. Heritage picks board
Every now and then a news item comes my way, and I set it aside with every intention of writing about it.
Then I forget it. This is one of those items.
The preservationists at Long Beach Heritage selected new officers and a board of directors over the summer.
So here’s a little historic news (and an oxymoron to go with it).
John Thomas, a member of the city’s Redevelopment Agency board, was named Long Beach Heritage’s president for 2008-09.
Outgoing president Stan Poe, a noted Long Beach historian from Naples, agreed to remain on the board as vice president for education.
Maureen Neeley, a Long Beach librarian who also runs a side business that researches house histories, became vice president for membership development.
Bobbi Burket was named secretary; Diana Jordan, vice president for fund development.
Re-elected to their positions were Melinda Rooney, vice president for public awareness; Charlotte Mitchell, vice president for the Bembridge House; and Cheryl Perry, treasurer.
Also selected or re-elected to the board of directors were Kerrie Aley, Craig Arnold, Amy Bentley-Smith, Sandra DeDubovay, Judy Edison, Jonathan Glasgow, Liz Handley, Mary Lou Hauser, Louise Ivers, Layne Johnson, Eve Kilger, Chris Launi, Mary Lou Martin, Ana Maria McGuan, Patty Moore, Mike Norton, Laura O’Conner, Marshall Pumphrey, Gary Roderick, David Waller and Christina Yanis.
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