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No Drastic Midyear Cuts For Schools, Brown Says

Mid-year state budget cuts mean over $4 million lost to Long Beach Unified School District.
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Long Beach Mayor's Budget Would Cut 40 Cops, Libraries,…

At a Wednesday morning press conference, Mayor Bob Foster releases his proposed budget. Read…
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Long Beach School Board May Cut 300 Positions

Although specific jobs may not be named tonight, California's 3rd largest district may be…
Schools  

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Council Approves Budget; Some Services Restored

While several Long Beach city departments faced big cuts in the face of an ongoing fiscal…
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Long Beach Approves Prop. 30 By Greater Percent

Long Beach Unified was spared what they called an immediate $35 million cut and millions more…
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A Plan for Our Public Safety and Quality of Life

Councilmember has a proposal agendized to spend the $18 million in unbudgeted 'extra' revenue…
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Two Long Beach Colleges Stand to Lose Federal Funding

Automatic federal spending cuts kick in Friday and take millions from college financial aid…
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LB Mayor Unveils Budget Recommendations for 2012

Mayor Bob Foster and City Manager Pat West revealed their budget blue print at a press…
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What is the Fiscal Cliff?

The Fiscal Cliff and what it means to hardworking Americans.
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Supervisor Knabe Slams Legislators Over State Budget

Knabe expressed displeasure with the Legislature and what he termed a “rush job.”
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Spend $18 Million Budget 'Extra' on One-Time Costs

Councilman says infrastructure or increasing city reserves are better options than proposal…
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Long Beach Unified Schools Improve on API Scores

Wilson High and Rogers Middle schools are among those with the highest increases in the state…
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CSU Board Prepares for Cuts, Approves Pay Raises

Several options are on the table, including a rise in tuition costs, reduced pay and benefits…
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Dropping Your Alarm Monitoring

There's a growing trend, in today's economy, to drop alarm monitoring from the family budget.…
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The Rally to Save Sports in LBUSD Middle Schools

The district and a group of parents aim to raise $190,000 to keep teams in the game at Belmont…
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Long Beach Public Safety to be a Hot Topic Tonight

Police Officers Assn. contract and other budget items part of the 5 p.m. City Hall meeting.
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CSU Faculty Statewide Authorize Strike if Needed

Should contract negotiations remain unchanged, then fall classes may start two days late for…
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Governor: Deficit Gone, More Money for Poor Schools

Gov. Jerry Brown unveiled his proposed 2013-14 budget Thursday and as forecast, it offers more…
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School Boards, Parents, Teachers Fight For Kids

Concerned parents are keeping a watchful eye on school boards in the hopes of keeping the best…
Schools  

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LB School Board and City Council Meeting Now

The Long Beach Board of Education will continue millions in cuts for staff and central office…
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Local Schools: $72 Million Blow If Prop 30 Fails

As the largest employment base in a city of a half million, Long Beach's K-12 and college…
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The State of California's Education

The state of California's educational system.
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Projected $18.6M Fiscal Deficit Forces Long Beach to Cancel…

City Council will need to vote on how to spend the academy budgets: $977,000 for firehouse…
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Free Back-to-School Haircuts in Long Beach Sunday

Councilman Dee Andrews is teaming up with Mr. Baker's Style Center to provide no-cost cuts to…
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10% Water Rate Hike Lurks Upstream

Metropolitan Water District will raise prices over next two years. San Diego water officials…
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CSU Board May Freeze New College Presidents' Pay

Student and faculty protests are expected at today's meeting at CSU's Long Beach headquarters…
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Long Beach Looks to Other Cities for Firefighters

The City Manager's Office announces as cost-cutting it will seek new hires trained by other…
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California's Budget: Balanced or a Punt?

Last week the State Legislature approved a $91 Billion FY2013 (7/1/2012 - 6/30/2013) General…
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Long Beach Mayor Offers State of the City Talk

Read his speech about the city's promising though challenging future sans redevelopment tools…
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Why I think Prop. 30 is a Bad Idea

Prop. 30 is a bad idea because it enables State legislators to continue to squander public…
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