November 2010 Archives

PHOTOS: Undercover Cops in Traffic Collision on Ocean Blvd.

| |

PN30-TC05-JG.jpgLONG BEACH, CALIF. USA -- A beige car driven and pickup truck sit at the corner of Long Beach Blvd. and Ocean Blvd. after colliding during rush hour traffic Monday evening November 29, 2010, in Long Beach, Calif. Four undercover Long Beach police officers that were in the car were taken to Long Beach Memorial Medical Center and are in stable condition. The driver of the truck was being interviewed at the scene. The car was traveling westbound on Ocean Blvd. and the truck was making a left turn from eastbound Ocean Blvd. to northbound Long Beach Blvd.
See more pictures>>

PHOTOS: Getting Ready for the Holidays

| |

20101128-PN29-WEATHER02-JG.jpgIt's so cold outside that even the snowman need scarves! At least Sheila Caron's snowman need one as she puts the finishing touches on her Christmas lawn decorations before starting work on the house lights at her east Long Beach, Calif. home are pointing the same direction on November 28, 2010. Sheila Caron spent the afternoon putting up holiday decorations with her partner, Kristin Harlocker, their daughter, Ryan Harlocker-Caron, 3, and Kristin's niece, Magda VanKanegan.
See more pictures/buy reprints>>

PHOTO: Snow-capped Mountains

| |

20101128-PN29-WEATHER-JG.jpgSnow-capped mountains seen from Signal Hill, Calif. on November 28, 2010. Buy a print>>

PHOTOS: Sixth District Thanksgiving Lunch

| |

20101122-PN23-THANKSGIVING02-JG.jpgMarissa Celeste is all smiles as she gets a meal during sixth district Councilman Dee Andrews annual Thanksgiving lunch and dinner at McBride Park in Long Beach, Calif. on November 22, 2010.. Andrews said he expects to feed 1,200 in two separate feedings which are being prepared by the Hilton and Hyatt hotels
and served by volunteers. See more pictures>>

PHOTOS: Bicyclist told to STOP, then GO, then STOP

| |

20101122-PN23-BIKESIGNAL06-JG.jpgBike-specific traffic signals are installed along Broadway at Linden, Atlantic and Lime avenues on November 22, 2010, in Long Beach, Calif. See more pictures>>

PHOTO: New VO opening in Long Beach

| |

20101122-PN23-VONS01-JG.jpgInstaller Juan Villeda positions LED letters that will spell VONS on a new market at the corner on Broadway Between Lime Ave. and Atlantic Ave. in Long Beach, Calif. on November 22, 2010.

PHOTOS: Boeing Delivers C-17 to U.K.

| |

20101116-PN17-C17_02-JG.jpgLONG BEACH, CALIF. USA -- Moises Medina secures a red carpet before a ceremony marking delivery of the seventh Boeing C-17 Globemaster III to the U.K.'s Royal Air Force on November 16, 2010, in Long Beach, Calif. See more pictures>>

PHOTOS: Long Beach State Men's Basketball vs. San Francisco State

| |

20101115-PS16-LBSUBASKET01-JG.jpgLong Beach State's Eugene Phelps (4) goes up for a shot against San Francisco State's Matt Fochtman (44) during their game at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, Calif. on November 15, 2010. See more pictures>>

PHOTO: The Sun Sets on an 80 Degree Day in November

| |

20101114-PN15-SUNSET01-JG.jpgJohn Trevino tosses a ball to his dog, Ultra, as his wife, Connie Trevino takes a picture, at Rosie's Dog Beach in Long Beach, Calif. on November 14, 2010. Temperatures in the Long Beach area were in the low 80s today.

PHOTOS: The "Wall of Tolerance" or "Bricks about Bullying"

| |

20101109-PN10-MIXITUP01-JG.jpgStudents at Mary Butler School tear down a "Wall of Intolerance," in Long Beach, Calif., which has bricks created by more than 100 students revealing when they have been bullied or bullied someone else.

More than 2 million other students across the country will participate in Mix It Up Day on Tuesday, Nov. 9, as part of the ninth anti-bullying event designed to foster respect and understanding in schools. See more pictures/read the bricks>>

PHOTOS: Poly Boys Water Polo earn CIF berth

| |

20101109-PN10-PHSH20_11-JG.jpgThe Chaparral High boys water polo team stretches before loosing to Poly High during their CIF-SS Division II wild-card game in Long Beach, Calif. on November 9, 2010. See more pictures>>

PHOTOS: LBSU Women await their fate

| |

20111108-PS09-LBSUSOCCER01-JG.jpgLong Beach State's Lindsay Bullock joins some of her teammates as they watch the NCAA woman's soccer pairing announcement on ESPN at The Beach restaurant in Long Beach, Calif. on November 8, 2010. The 49ers will play Santa Clara at Stanford next Friday. See more pictures>>

PHOTOS: Miss Long Beach, Mrs Long Beach, Miss Southern California, Mrs Southern California, Miss Teen Long Beach, Miss Teen Southern California, Little Miss Long Beach, Little Mrs Southern California,

| |

20101107-PN09-MISSLONGBEACH01-JG.jpgSydney Neumann, center, reacts (and so do her competitors) as she is named Little Miss Long Beach 2011 at The Grand in Long Beach, Calif. on November 7, 2010. What used to be the Miss Long Beach Pageant is now Miss Long Beach, Mrs Long Beach, Miss Southern California, Mrs Southern California, Miss Teen Long Beach, Miss Teen Southern California, Little Miss Long Beach, Little Mrs Southern California (Phew, that's a mouthful). See more pictures>>

PHOTOS: Long Beach State Women's Soccer win Big West Championship

| |

20101107-PS08-LBSUSOCCER06-JG.jpgLong Beach State, including Bo Rael (18), center, celebrate their victor over U.C. Irvine in the Big West championship game in Irvine, Calif. on November 7, 2010. Rael scored the only goal during the 49ers win over the Anteaters 1 to 0. See more pictures>>

PHOTOS: Parker's Lighthouse Renovation

| |

20101104-PN05-PARKERSLIGHTHOUSE03-JG.jpgLONG BEACH, CALIF. USA -- A worker paints the roof Parker's Lighthouse in Long Beach, Calif. on November 4, 2010. The ceiling of the second floor, which used to be white, now has a kaleidoscope theme. The restaurant is undergoing a $2.5 million renovation. See more pictures>>

PHOTOS: Hot November

| |

20101103-PN04-WEATHER05-JG.jpgA surfer exits the water in Seal Beach, Calif. on November 3, 2010. The temperature was in the upper 80s along the coast today.

PHOTO: Taking Candy from a...

| |

20101101PN02-CANDY02-JG.jpgIt wasn't all smiles the day after Halloween as Ronnie Squier and his sister, Leeta Squier, turn in their trick-or-treat candy for a dollar a pound at Dr. Stella's dental office in Long Beach, Calif. on November 1, 2010. They earned $16. Dr. Stella collected 353 pounds of candy.

About

This blog is a journal of Southern California, through the lens of Jeff Gritchen. It's updated frequently with pictures, photo tips and musings from the various assignments he covers as a staff photographer for the Press-Telegram and Torrance Daily Breeze.

Gritchen has been documenting the diverse city of Long Beach since 1998. He covers everything from the Cambodian community to prep sports to gang ridden neighborhoods to the annual running of the Long Beach Grand Prix. He covered destruction Hurricane Katrina brought to Long Beach, Mississippi and traveled to Southeast Asia to document a rural Cambodian girl's as she traveled to the U.S. for life-altering heart surgery. He has won numerous state and national awards, including an international NPPA Best of Photojournalism award in 2003 and Best News Photo from the Los Angeles Press Club in 2010. In 2011, the photo staffs of the Long Beach Press-Telegram and Torrance Daily Breeze merged. Now he covers all of Southern Los Angeles County. He can be contacted at
jeff.gritchen@presstelegram.com

About this Archive

This page is an archive of entries from November 2010 listed from newest to oldest.

October 2010 is the previous archive.

December 2010 is the next archive.

Find recent content on the main index or look in the archives to find all content.

Powered by Movable Type 4.25