Jesus Hernandez

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City Approves Contested Downtown Plan

Jan. 27, 2012 / By

Despite the pleas of many Long Beach residents, with a vote of 7 to 2, the Downtown Plan will go forward as written...

Building Healthy Communities: An Interview

Dec. 30, 2011 / By
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VoiceWaves interviews Rene’ Castro of Building Healthy Communities Long Beach about the important project. You can find more information like this at their website:

Healthy Communities

“Building Healthy Communities Is a 10-year, $1 billion program of The California Endowment...

Re-Imagining Alleys: Reclaiming The Space In Between

Dec. 6, 2011 / By
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We all walk past them, some might walk through them, but most of us will try to avoid them when its dark...

The 50th Anniversary of the Freedom Riders

Dec. 3, 2011 / By
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There are many events that shaped the Civil Rights movement that we know of today. From the marches and speeches of Dr...

Community Remembers The Freedom Riders

Nov. 17, 2011 / By
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There are many events that shaped the Civil Rights movement that we know of today. From the marches and speeches of Dr...

Driving While Mexican

Nov. 16, 2011 / By
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“I got pulled over for no reason,” I said to my father after a night of sightseeing...

Occupying Long Beach

Nov. 2, 2011 / By
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The initial rally to gather support on Long Beach Blvd. and Ocean.  Many voiced their concerns and call-to-action with signs.  ..

A Growing Freeconomy

Oct. 25, 2011 / By
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Graphic by John Oliver Santiago.

A common saying goes, “Nothing in life is free.”  While many people believe this to be true, there have been others who have worked to prove this saying wrong. ..

VoiceWaves Launch Party

Oct. 24, 2011 / By
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As the clock hit 5:28 PM on Monday, October 3, 2011, a silent air of suspense began to rise...

John Livingston: Watching the City Turn

Sep. 20, 2011 / By
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“Hey! Did you hear about what they’re trying to do?” calls out John Livingston to the guy living across the street from him...