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Community Meeting: Local Hire Policy for Long Beach Residents
Wednesday, October 22nd, 10am-noon
On July 22, 2014, the Long Beach City Council voted to direct City Manager Pat West to draft a Local Workforce Training and Local Hire Policy for projects built in Long Beach with public money.
When I first found out I was going to D.C, I was shocked and happy. I keep thinking, “Really?..
Our young sons and brothers will help define California’s future. They are tomorrow’s innovators and leaders: a source of strength, creativity, and economic dynamism. ..
by Robyn Gee
Sexual violence and sexual assault often go unreported on college campuses. The Center for Public Integrity reports that perpetrators of sexual assault on college campuses rarely receive serious consequences from the university administration, while the victims can be traumatized...
Syria is a beautiful country and many take pride for calling it home. But after the killings, the hurt and the chemical war could it still be home?..
This summer the Long Beach Coalition for Good Jobs & A Healthy Community held a series of workshops to educate community members about the workings of local government...
Navajo Times, News Report, Colleen Keane
Get free.
That’s the message The Life Link, a Santa Fe based agency, is sending out to human trafficking victims...
I got a call a couple of weeks ago from my friend Kenyon Davis, a staff organizer with the Alliance of Boys & Men of Color, a statewide coalition of change agents committed to improving the lives of California’s boys and young men of color...
According to a report from the community advocate Housing Long Beach, “Nearly half of Long Beach renters spent more than 35% of their income on rent—forcing almost 130,000 residents to choose between rent, food, and medical expenses each month.”..
DEARBORN, Mich. — In Michigan, 1.8 million people will see a cut in their food assistance benefits this fall, when a temporary boost to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — or SNAP, formerly known as food stamps — is set to expire, according to a new report from the Washington, D.C.-based..
The Children’s Clinic has been offering healthcare to many under-served families in Long Beach since 1933...
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