5th District community budget meeting tonight

By Paul Eakins on August 19, 2009 3:00 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) |

In an effort to be more transparent and to get more community input, city officials planned a series of community budget meetings this year. Tonight, 5th District residents can hear about the budget -- including a plan to close one of the fire stations in their district -- and let city officials know what they think.

The budget meeting will take place at 7 p.m. in the El Dorado Park Community Center, 2800 N. Studebaker Road.

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.

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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.

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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.