Long Beach Taxpayers Association to discuss Fire Department budgets

By Paul Eakins on January 19, 2010 10:34 AM | Permalink | Comments (0) |

For its first meeting of 2010, the Long Beach Taxpayers Association, a grassroots group that focuses on fiscal conservatism at City Hall, will play host to Pasadena Police Chief Bruce Philpott.

In his thirty years of service, Philpott has worked with and managed aspects of fire service and has consulted for cities throughout California on how to reduce the cost of their fire departments, while maintaining public safety. The findings from Philpott's research and input gathered from fire chiefs throughout California resulted in a 22-page document, "To Protect and Save."

The Taxpayers Association meets at 7 p.m. Thursday at Ecco's Pizza, 2123 N. Bellflower Blvd. The public is invited to attend.

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.