Signs and city planning mark milestone for Long Beach
Editorial lauds a new Long Beach sign ordinance balancing business identity with neighborhood aesthetics. It notes the Planning Department effort over 12 years, approval by the Planning Commission, and a likely City Council vote in spring with a 10 year phase in for existing signs. A lighter rein on signs is urged to beautify the city.
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Long Beach
Robert Paternoster
Pacific Coast Highway
Second Street
Belmont Shore
Planing Commission
Travis Montgomery
Planning Commission
Ben Zirser
Znser
Foundation For Medical Research
New York City
Philip King
Inser
Zinser
Ruth Robinson
Long Beach Unified
Los Alamitos
Roy Davis
Prime Minister Fukuda Eyes Japanese Investment in California
In San Francisco Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda urged Japanese and American firms to collaborate on ventures in the United States, spotlighting California as a prime site for potential auto assembly plants by Datsun and Toyota. He called for streamlined foreign investment rules while noting California's close trade ties and prior beneficial relations with Japanese business.
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Takeo Fukuda
Japan
San Francisco
U.S
California
Long Beach
Gay. Dymally
Datsun
Toyota
Fukuda
Foreign Invest
United States
Dow Chemical Co
San Francisco Bay Area
Fukudai
Carter's Fiscal Magic And The White House Games
A White House move claiming savings from salary raises prompts critique. The raises cost taxpayers about 498000 annually, while the claimed 166500 savings reflect potential hikes under new law, not real cuts. Columns mock political sleight of hand and note other snatches of social commentary.
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Carter
White House
Letters and responses in a busy Long Beach paper
A collage of reader letters on taxes education and public policy plus local civic feedback. Opinions criticize busing and funding, praise a local judge and jury service, debate school calendars and pay, and discuss Israel and U S recognition with pointed, era‑specific stances.
Long Beach Letter Demands Citywide Homeowners Loans
A reader questions why loan programs and low-cost housing are limited to select districts arguing the need is citywide. The correspondent, Mrs Irene Ribeiro Tang Beach, urges the council to stop experiments and focus on core city needs and services.
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Long Beach
San Francisco
New York
Irene Ribeiro
Tang Beach
Neighborhood dog and cat nuisance prompts action
Reader cites long running problems from a neighbor with three dogs and cats, alleging yard damage and disturbances at 4 30 am. Calls to Humane Society conflicting with enforcement, notes Long Beach leash laws and urges residents to file complaints under city ordinances. Editor signals possible investigation into local scandal.
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Humane Society
the Humane Society
Long Beach
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