Long Beach Police Chief Jim McDonnell
Jim McDonnell has been chief of the Long Beach Police Department since 2010; previously, he served with the Los Angeles Police Department for 29 years. Before participating in a panel on breaking the...
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Where Can You Dance to the Washboard in L.A.?
It’s not every day that Angelenos stumble upon a washboard, an accordion, and a pot of gumbo all within the county limits. Maybe that’s because they aren’t looking hard enough. Hidden in plain sight...
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My Version of Hell Is a Park in Long Beach
I detest El Dorado Park. Yes, I understand the appeal of the park, an oasis of greenery nestled between an aqueduct and the 605 freeway on the outskirts of Long Beach. Youth soccer teams practice in...
View ArticleA City that Doesn’t Leave Politics to the Politicians
The president of the United States gives a State of the Union address. Governors offer speeches on the states of the state. Even mayors often deliver a state of the city. This tradition of addresses—of...
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Tattoos Are Proof We Exist
Pressed up against the Pacific Ocean and the county line, my hometown of Long Beach is the last city in Los Angeles. Since its founding in 1897, Long Beach has long been a sanctuary city for dreamers...
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How a Long Beach Doctor Created Social Security
Long Beach, California, is known today for its terrific aquarium, for the Queen Mary, and for being the hometown of Snoop Dogg. But its greatest contribution to the United States may be something else...
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Stress, Pregnancy, and Grief Shouldn’t Limit Success in School
In the next few weeks, a wellness center will open at Long Beach’s Roosevelt Elementary School, right across the street from Polytechnic High School. The center will have special hours that will help...
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Where I Go: Growing up Under the Rim
Like any proper Southern California basketball story, this one starts with Magic Johnson. It’s 1986, and I’m 11 years old, living on the north side of Long Beach. My TV has two dials and two...
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Where I Go: A Big, Slow-Moving Boat
May 2013: CMA CGM Dalila, offshore of Yokohama, Japan The flat sea glimmers like a disco ball and it’s warm enough to sit outside without a puffy coat. All day long there have been whale sightings. …...
View ArticleWhat Environmental Conservation Looks Like at America’s Biggest Port
In spring 2021, unauthorized operators crashed two drones in a patch of protected estuarial wetlands near Southern California’s port complex where elegant terns were nesting on sandy soil. Thousands...
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