Long Beach Development Services now on Facebook, Twitter

By Karen Robes Meeks on May 4, 2009 2:16 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) |

Do you Tweet? Long Beach Development Services does.

LBDS, which includes the Redevelopment Agency, is now on popular social networking Web sites Twitter and Facebook.

The department's Facebook page, which has more than 400 FB friends, began about two months ago and includes information about blight demolishing, community events and the latest RDA news.

"It's about the community and how we're encouraging them to be part of the RDA and be engaged in the RDA process," said Development Services Director Craig Beck.

Paul Eakins reports on Long Beach City Hall, and local and regional politics. A newcomer to the Press-
Telegram, he previously has covered local and state government and politics in San Diego County, Mexico and his home state of Kansas.

E-mail Paul at paul.eakins@presstelegram.com.

Kris Hanson reports on the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, covering environmental issues, economic triumphs and pitfalls and trade trends of America’s largest port. He also writes a weekly column “On The Waterfront”, appearing Tuesdays, and also produces an occassional video and column titled “On The Job,” which follows the hard-working men and women who keep Southern California’s economy humming.

E-mail Kris at kristopher.hanson@
presstelegram.com.

Karen Robes Meeks came to work for the Press-
Telegram in April 2002 as a beat reporter, covering the cities of Lakewood, Bellflower and Paramount. She now covers business, specifically redevelopment, tourism and small businesses. She also writes Eye on Redevelopment, a monthly column that appears in the Business Monday section.