Mayor Says Residential Property Owners Will Pay About $120/Year; Prop 218 Requires Unanimous Council Vote (Declaring "Emergency") To Have Measure On Ballot

Editorial Follow-Up: Ann Cantrell Says She Doesn't Want Parks & Rec Comm'n Appointment

State Bd of Education Votes To Require That All 8th Graders Study & Be Tested On Algebra I Effective in Three Years; Responses Sharply Polarized

Candidate With "Decline to State" Party Affiliation Surfaces As Potential Challenger To Congresswoman Laura Richardson, Is Collecting Signatures (7,700+ Req'd By Early August) To Have His Name Printed On November Ballot

Congresswoman Richardson Issues Release Listing Items She's Included In House Appropriations Bill For 37th Congressional District

ExpressJet Airlines, a commuter brand airline that began operations from LB in October 2007, has announced that it will cease operations at LB Airport at day's end Sept. 1...and everywhere else under the ExpressJet brand on Sept. 8. ExpressJet flew from LB to Reno-Tahoe, Fresno & Monterey. Company release cites high fuel costs. Action frees up six of the airport's commuter flight slots.

LB Hotel Workers/Supporters To Hold Downtown March Today (July 10) In Campaign For Higher Wages/Better Benefits; Hotel Alliance Spokesman Comments

Editorial: Cricket & Cantrell: Kudos On Considering Former, Opportunity To Appoint Latter

LBReport.com Learns LB's West Nile Mosquitoes Were From Areas Near Hamilton Bowl And Part of ELB Not Far From 2004 Human Death...Plus Dead Crows Have Begun Appearing (Again) North/Eastward Of LB

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Coverage coming: The City Council voted 5-0 Tuesday (Absent: DeLong, O'Donnell, Reyes Uranga, Gabelich) to approve amendments to City Hall's salary resolution consistent with recent Council agreed negotiated contracts for LB Firefighters & non-public-safety employees. As part of that action, Councilmembers again approved (as they did in December 2007) authorizizing city management to award raises of up to 7% per year to city management employees (a reduction from up to 12% per year allowed prior to Dec. 07). In January 2008, Councilwoman Gerrie Schipske tried to reduce management's salary increase authority from 7% to the Consumer Price Index (a lesser sum) but was stymied. Further on this to follow...on LBReport.com

[Subsequent development: Item withdrawn by city staff, will now be reviewed by Planning Officer to determine if proposed use calls for some level of CEQA environmental review] Editorial: Parkland & Taxpayer Protector

Perspective: Among Names For Possible Mayoral Nomination To LB's Harbor Comm'n Are...

[Link corrected] West Nile Virus Found In LB Mosquitoes; LB Health Dept. Urges Residents To Take Precuations

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[Subsequent development: July 8 Council action postponed to July 15 due to absence of two proponent Councilmembers] Councilmembers Reyes Uranga & Gabelich Say City Mgm't Allocation of Prop 1B Infrastructure Money Isn't Equal Across City...And Seek "More Equitable Distribution"

Appreciation / Perspective: Neighbors May Have Averted Possible Catastrophe In Latest Galaxy Towers Fire

Fire in Galaxy Towers 11th Floor Apt. Unit; Neighbors Hear Fire Alarm, Help Get Resident Safely Out & Phone 911; Major LBFD Response, Fire Knocked-Down Quickly