Council tonight: Furloughs, eminent domain, refuse hauler fees

By Paul Eakins on October 20, 2009 12:31 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) |

SEE! The Long Beach City Council vote tonight on furloughing employees.

HEAR! An angry property owner who doesn't want to sell a sliver of land at PCH and 2nd Street to create a turn lane.

FEEL! The excitement of democracy in action as the council talks about other issues as well, from higher refuse hauler fees to creating more transparency in union contract negotiations to controlling cat populations.

See the full meeting agenda here, plus the supplemental agenda with a few additions here. See my story about the main issues at tonight's meeting here.

If you can't make it down to City Hall for the 5 p.m. meeting, you can always watch it live online at www.longbeach.gov.

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.