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Updated Text: LB Firefighters Battle House Fire, Area Pine/14th St.
Photo credit: Sophy Pho
City Attorney Shannon Filing Suit Re Independent (Non-Candidate) Acts In Recent 6th dist. Council Race
Well-Coordinated LBPD Response w/ Citizen Assistance Nabs Two Suspects In ELB/Lakewood-Adjacent Residential Area Arbor/Lorelei
LB Airport Director/Former Public Works Director Christine Andersen Ankles LB, Will Be City of Santa Barbara's New Public Works Director
In Depth With Perspective: As LB Council Majority Approves New City Employee Contracts Without Specifics On Paying For Them, Vallejo City Council, Amid City Employee Costs, Votes To Declare Bankruptcy; Read Vallejo City Mgr's Agendizing Memo
Photo Coverage: LB's Newest Fire Station Opens On Terminal Island
Photo credit: Diana Lejins
JetBlue Suspends Plans For LAX Flights Citing Fuel Costs; Some LB Longhaul Flights Planned For LAX Will Stay In LB Temporarily
Council Approves Five-Yr Contracts For Firefighters & Non-Public-Safety City Employees, Will Cost Gen'l Fund $26.5 Million Over Five Yrs; Mayor & Mgm't Support Deals; Gabelich Dissents Citing Lack Of Specifics On How To Pay For Them, Seeks 30-Day Pause To Seek Specifics From Mgm't; Motion Fails 1-8
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City Auditor Doud Issues Cautionary Statement On Two Major City Employee Contracts
Photo Coverage: 2008 LBPD / LBFD Memorial Ceremony
Photo credit: Diana Lejins
Audio Coverage: Hear Them: Dem & Repub Assembly Candidates In Wrigley Candidate Forum
Subsequent development above Editorial: Indenturing Taxpayers
Subsequent development above: With Video Coverage: Mayor Bob Foster Says LB Can Pay For Proposed City Employee Contracts (Non-Public-Safety + Firefighters) Despite Deficit, Declining Gen'l Fund Revenue From Property & Sales Taxes, Living "Paycheck to Paycheck" & Costly Past Pension Spike
Mayor & City Mgr. Say New Five Year Contracts Are Sustainable And Don't Contemplate Or Advocate Tax Increases
Subsequent development above: Someone Is Stealing LB Water Dept. Manhole Covers...Nearly 50 Of Them So Far
Subsequent development above: By The Numbers: Salient Terms Of Proposed Non-Public-Safety City Employee & LB Firefighter Contracts
Adults Match Wits At National Spelling Bee in LB
Editorial: Long Term Taxpayer Consequences = Long Term Political Consequences 
Subsequent development above For Council Vote Tuesday: City Mgm't Proposes Five Year (Not Three Yr) Contract With Non-Public Safety City Hall Employees (Who Got 2002 "Pension Spike"); Proposed Deal Includes 12% Raises Over Five Years (Plus Add'l Set Aside For Possibly More For Some);
Gen'l Fund Taxpayer Cost Over Five Years: Approx. $15 Million; Mgm't Cites No Add'l Source For Funding This Continuing Expenditure In FY 09 & Beyond
Union Agrees To "Pursue New Retirement Approach, Lowering Retirement Formula For New Employees" With "Incentive To Longer-Term Employees Who Stay With City Through Retirement"
Subsequent development above For Council Vote Tuesday: City Mgm't Proposes Five Year (Not Three Yr) Contract With LB Firefighters' Union
; Gen' Fund Taxpayer Cost: Approx. $11.5 Million Over Five Years; Mgm't Cites No Add'l Source For Funding This Expenditure In FY 09 And Beyond
Guest Opinion By Kathy Ryan: New Salary & Pension Spikes
Shooting, 1600 block Stanton Pl. (SE of PCH/Cherry)
Another Downtown Area Biz Robbed, Physical Force Used On Female Victim...But Not Sharp Instrument; Detectives Investigating Whether Latest Crime Is Linked To Four Other Downtown Biz Robberies
Updated: Councilmembers Gabelich & Lerch Seek Study Session Within 30 Days On FY 09 "Projected Budget Outlook" With City Mgr. Report "On Expected Challenges In Revenue and Expenditure Projections" & "Discussion On Budget Related Items That May Require Vote Of The People"
With Video: LB Welcomes Its Newest Firefighters: Recruit Class 2008A Graduates
Man Fatally Shot, L.A. River Bikepath (Eastbank) South of PCH
Officer Stops Vehicle After Call Of "Men With Gun"; Vehicle Allegedly Accelerates Toward Officer Who Fires As Vehicle With Suspects Flees
ILWU Workers "May Day" Anti-War Job Actions At Ports of LB, L.A. & Other West Coast Ports Disrupt Cargo Operations. Dueling Mgm't/Union Versions Of Events
With Claim Challenging/Seeking Amendments Re LB Sex Offender Residency Ordinance, Enforcement Is Temporarily Suspended; Discussions Involving City Att'y, City Prosecutor and LBPD Will Follow
Guest Opinion by Terry Jensen: A Shameful Display
LBPD Warns Public: Robber Armed With Sharp Instrument Has Struck Downtown Area Four Times In Four Days; Info Indicates East Village Linden Ave. Armed Robbery -- First Reported on LBReport.com -- May Be Related To Three Others Nearby
Mitchell Stewart, Sic Transit: Family Issues Statement
Nurit Petri and her husband, Mitchell Stewart
In Depth / With Audio: Sac'to Bill Advances, Supported by LB City Hall, To Explicitly Let Cities/Counties Prohibit Clustering Up To Six Paroled Sex Offenders In Residential "Six Packs"
Ass'y webcast screen save
Ceremony Marks New LBPD Promotions
Sgt. Jason Evans, Commander David Hendricks, Lt. Paul Arcala
LBPD Photo
On Monday night, LBPD indicated it was investigating the circumstances in which a man in the area of 7th St and Lime Ave. reported being shot. In preliminary information, LBPD Public Information Officer Sgt. David Marander said the male shooting victim was about 33 yrs. old. The call came in at roughly 8:52 p.m. Further as we learn it.
Via Reuters.com: Circulation Falls (Again) At Major U.S. Newspapers
Photo Essay: 2008 Belmont Shore "Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest" 
Photo credit: Martin Arroyo
Subsequent development above New East Village Business Owner More Cautious But Unafraid After Terrorizing Armed Robbery: Box-Cutter Held At Her Neck, Forced Into Closet, Her Store Robbed
LB Rowing Champ Stesha Carle's Boat Sixth @ In NJ Nat'l Rowing Regatta; She's Still A Possibility For 08 U.S. Olympic Team
2007 file photo. Stesha with curly hair at right. Source: Susan Carlé
Man & Woman Shot, Burnett St. west Of Atlantic Ave.
Man Stabbed, Robbed Outside Convenience Store, Atlantic/PCH
Extended Photo Coverage: Over 100 Volunteers Take Part In Mass Tree Planting In Bixby Knolls
Editorial: Chamber Shows Ellis Recall Wasn't About Ellis
Photo Album: John Morris Surprise Birthday Party. (Yikes!)
Photo credit: Daniel DeBoom
ELB Armed Robbery, Area Lakewood Blvd/Stearns St.
WLB Homicide: 1300 block W. Parade Ave.
Chamber Drops Ellis Recall
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Area proposed by Vice Mayor Bonnie Lowenthal & Councilwoman Suja Lowenthal for check cashing/pay day loan biz ban in downtown PD 30: Council vote: Yes: 9-0 | 
Expand proposed check cashing/pay day loan biz ban area to include add'l Redevelopment areas: Council vote: 6-3: No: Bonnie Lowenthal, Suja Lowenthal, Gary DeLong |
City Auditor Doud Urges Sac'to Legislation Explicitly Protecting Confidentiality of "Whistleblowers" Who Report Local Officials' Violations On Telephone Hotlines
 Found Safe: Critical missing person Salvador Flores, 31, was spotted in Hermosa Beach. It appears he was sitting on a sidewalk; and a police officer recognized him from a flier, approached him and took him to a hospital. LBPD released photo
Videos Appear On YouTube.com In Wake Of Over-Capacity Grand Prix Concert Fracas
County Supervisors, Per Don Knabe, Offer $10,000 For Info Related To March Murder of 11-Yr Old Jose Bailey (15th/Cherry)
LBPD released photo, right
LB Jury Convicts 2nd Man Of 1st Degree Murder In May 06 LB Shooting of Sheriff Deputy Maria Rosa; Penalty Phase Begins; D.A. Seeks DeathImage source: LASD
Clear Channel Outdoor (A Second Firm) Urged New RFP On Digital/Electronic Billboards Days Before City Mgm't Ceased Pursuing Media Mgm't Proposal (Six RDA-Area Fwy Adjacent Signs); Clear Channel Says It's Also Spoken To City Hall About Converting 170+ Billboards It Owns In LB To Digital/Electronic Signs
Editorial: The Costs of Cronyism
Greening-Up For Earth Day: Mayor Foster Announces Pilot Program To Clean Selected Floors At City Hall Exclusively With Green Cleaning Products
Photo source: City of LB/Mayor's office
Vice Mayor Bonnie Lowenthal & Councilwoman Suja Lowenthal Propose Temporary Moratorium On Check-Cashing Businesses in PD-30 Downtown Planned Development District
PD30 = all areas in colors. Image source: City of LB
First Lady's Fotos: Nancy Foster's Eye on the Grand Prix
First Lady Nancy Foster, preparing for take-off in the Pace Car.
City Management Denies LBReport.com Request To View/Video/Report Dog & Cat Euthanasia
LB's Harbor Comm'n heard John Morris' presentation on Port; reps from state legislators Alan Lowenthal & Warren Furutani attend; Morris presents detailed Power Point presentation including photos & maps, proposes expanding Tidelands revenue area to benefit City, compensate for assets lost to Port expansion, proposes new Port-City partnership; Harbor Comm'ners thank him, unanimously defend Port's current course...and move on without public testimony; reps from DLBA, Surfrider Foundation, Neighborhoods First & others waiting to speak are stunned. 
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"Pennywise" Delivers Musical Middle-Finger Salute @ Saturday Grand Prix Concert
Screen shot from independently shot/uploaded video on YouTube.com
LBPD Says Four Arrested, 1 Taser'ed (Hospitalized Per Protocol), 16 Others "Released Not Booked" In Saturday Grand Prix Beyond Capacity Rock Concert Fracas; Sunday PD-Prix Related Events Uneventful
Subsequent report above: With Photos Added: Beyond Capacity Crowd, Some Turned Away, Bottles Fly, Police Respond @ Saturday Grand Prix Rock Concert, LB Blvd/Ocean Blvd.
Photo credit: Daniel DeBoom
LB Animal Control Provides LBReport.com With Animal Intake, Euthanasia Data
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