Redevelopment plans aim to reshape Signal Hill with bonds
Long Beach residents consider an $84 million Signal Hill redevelopment to replace oil production with housing and parks. City Council backs bond financing for street and utility upgrades, underground lines, water and sewer work, and a landmark vista park atop the hill, promising a transformed community outlook.
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Nob Hill
John Jameson
Jameson
No second chance for California death row inmates
Editorial argues California voters sought a death penalty but the state Supreme Court voided it. Seventy-plus murderers on Death Row face parole eligibility, unless new laws restore the penalty. Assemblyman Alister McAlister proposes life without parole for first degree murder with special circumstances, urging swift passage. The piece insists a convicted killer should never get a second chance.
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Carter transition gains pace with cabinet approach
Washington reports Carter’s transition budget cut by about 30 percent and a careful, cabinet maker like selection. Mondale participates in cabinet planning as Carter seeks an executive committee style team. leaders on Capitol Hill coordinate with Wright and ONeill while Nixon Kennedy Eisenhower precedents color the shift.
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Letters on bicycle safety and immigration policy debate
A Lakewood letter argues against equating bicyclists with pedestrians emphasizing safe riding, enforcement, and education for both cyclists and drivers. A Long Beach reader urges citizenship courses and a 1976 cutoff for illegal immigration, proposing green cards and cooperation with Mexico. A third letter, from Sharon Markley, responds to George Robeson’s views with a personal Christian perspective.
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Insurance Cancellations and Socialized Medicine Viewpoint
Grace M Thayer of Long Beach writes about her hospitalization insurance being inadequately covered after a prior policy cancellation by Senaty. She laments riders and the difficulty of obtaining new policies, arguing socialized medicine would ensure coverage for any illness, while noting high premium payments.
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Trene Cooper
Grace M. Thayer
Long Beach
After School Bike Tickets in Long Beach Sparking Concern
A DeMille Junior High student from Long Beach reports police issuing bike tickets for minor infractions while motorists speed and ignore signals a few blocks away. He urges equal enforcement toward all road users, noting dangerous conditions and lack of rulebooks.
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DeMille Junior High School
Long Beach
No mercy for mental hospital push for new governor
A reader criticizes Gov. Brown's shakeup at mental health facilities. He calls for firing medical directors and administrative leaders rather than promotion, labeling the system as negligent and demanding accountability and new leadership at the state level.
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Jerome Lacker
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Ivan M.holy
Long Beach
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