December 2011 Archives

LONG BEACH, CAILF., USA -- Stella Morones comforts her niece, Katrina Romo, after she and fellow Avalon High soccer players were involved in an accident at the corner of Magnolia Ave. and Broadway in Long Beach, Calif. on December 27, 2011.
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LONG BEACH, CAILF., USA -- Poly's Jordan Bell (2) takes a shot against Compton's Roman Priutt (33) during their Moore League game in Long Beach, Calif., on December 23, 2011. See more pictures>>

LONG BEACH, CAILF., USA -- Millikan's Oscar Preciado is held down by Poly's AJ McKee in the 113 pound class during their meet in Long Beach, Calif. on December 22, 2011. See more photos>>

Yesterday the Long Beach city council nixed a plan to build a shopping and community destination at the site of the dilapidated SeaPort Marina Hotel. The $320 million project, called Second+PCH, was to be centered around a 12-story residential building and include a boutique hotel and retail space. Click here to see more aerial pictures of the area.

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LONG BEACH, CALIF. USA -- Jordan's Andre Sppinger (10) tries to get past Wilson's Billy Kazane (24) and Moe Jones (12) during their Moore League game in Long Beach, Calif. on December 21, 2011. See more pictures>>

DOWNEY, CALIF. USA -- Cabrillo's Oscar Ochoa (9) and St. John Bosco's Angel Covarrubias (7) battle for the ball during the North OC Tournament at Warren High School in Downey, Calif. on December 19, 2011.

Sometimes everyday assignments surprise you, sometimes they don't. This one didn't, then it did.

On a July morning reporter Greg Mellen and I hiked through Downtown Long Beach, Calif., with volunteers counting the Homeless population. During an uneventful meeting, Elissa Finch, a volunteer, stopped to talk to Kevin Evans, a homeless man wondering the streets before sunrise. Finch asked Evans questions about being homeless like how often he slept inside and how long he'd been on the streets.

The picture itself is not anything special and it wasn't published in the newspaper. But, as with most stories, I built a photo gallery with pictures I shot that day. It was this gallery that allowed Brian Evans, Kevin's estranged brother of 10 years, to find his older brother.

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See the photo gallery from the July homeless count: click here

LONG BEACH, CALIF. USA -- Georgie Cortese gets a taste of the rain outside the Alpert Jewish Community Center in Long Beach, Calif. on December 12, 2011.

ROLLINGS HILLS ESTATES, CALIF. USA -- Peninsula High's Jack Hensley (4) goes up against Cabrillo's Laron Barns (34) during their non-league game in Rolling Hills Estates, Calif., on December 12, 2011. See more pictures>>

BELLFLOWER, CALIF. USA -- St. John Bosco's Braiten Madrigal (3) goes up for a shot against Millikan's Josh Streeter (4) during their pre-season game in Bellflower, Calif., on December 9, 2011. See more pictures>>

LONG BEACH, CALIF. USA -- Mike Adams snuggles under a new blanket on a cot during the first day of operation for the Winter Emergency Homeless Shelter in Long Beach. The shelter has 150 beds with the capability to hold 200. Shuttles pick up clients beginning at 5 p.m. in Downtown Long Beach. See more pictures>>