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Lbusd Runner-Up for Broad Prize

The Long Beach Unified School District won $250,000 in college scholarships for being a runner-up for the 2009 Broad Prize, it was announced Wednesday. The LBUSD, one of five finalists for the award, lost out to the winner, The Aldine Independent School District in Texas.

Bonnie Lowenthal Lobbies for Long Beach Funds in Washington

LONG BEACH - Assemblywoman Bonnie Lowenthal joined a delegation of state lawmakers this week who advocated for California's interests in Washington, D.C. "It's important to keep California in everybody's mind," Lowenthal said by phone from her hotel room after meetings on Capitol Hill. "It would be unwise to stay home and hope for the best."

Champions of Caring Event Sept. 26

Long Beach. The Champions of Caring Connections, Inc. is holding its second annual Champions Award Luncheon on Sept. 26 at the Reef Restaurant, 880 Harbor Scenic Drive. A reception begins at 11 a.m. and lunch is at noon. Ticket donations are $50.

Prostate Cancer Support Group Begins

Long Beach. Community Hospital of Long Beach is starting a Man to Man Prostate Cancer Support Group beginning Oct. 15 and continuing monthly on the third Thursday of each month. Meetings will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. in Conference Room 3 (level "B") at 1720 Termino Ave., Long Beach. Free parking is available in the parking structure.

Alan Lowenthal, Brosnan, Louis-Dreyfus to Be Honored for Environmental Work

Long Beach-area State Sen. Alan Lowenthal, a longtime advocate of environmental protection, will join actors Pierce Brosnan, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and others in receiving a "Coastal Hero" award tonight in San Francisco. Lowenthal, whose 11 years in the state Legislature have been marked by progressive support for laws protecting California's coast, is also featured in the September issue of Sunset magazine, which lauds the Democrat as a "thoughtful, substantive legislator who commands the respe...

Tim Grobaty: Let These Tunes Worm Their Way Into Your Life

STUCK ON OPERA: "Ohrwurm," or "earworm," is the unfortunate German word used to describe a song that gets stuck in your head. Usually, it's an annoying song that worms its way into our head, and invariably an embarrassing one. We have been heard walking down Pine Avenue singing "Viva Viagra" like an idiot.

Lbusd Is $250,000 Runner-Up for Broad Prize

LONG BEACH - The Long Beach Unified School District will receive $250,000 in college scholarship money for being named a runner-up for this year's Broad Prize for Urban Education, it was announced Wednesday. The LBUSD, which was among five districts vying for the award, lost out to Texas' Aldine Independent School District, which will receive $1 million in college scholarships. The other runners-up - like the LBUSD - each will get $250,000 in scholarships.

Batts Could Get Big Raise As Oakland Police Chief

LONG BEACH - Police Chief Anthony Batts could get a $24,198 pay boost when he leaves Long Beach to take the helm of the Oakland Police Department, according to Oakland city documents. The Oakland City Council is scheduled to vote on Batts' contract Tuesday, potentially authorizing a $255,000 annual salary, which would be composed of a base salary of $221,000 plus education bonuses.

L.A. Moves Ahead with Plan for Budget Cuts, Furloughs

LOS ANGELES - Still unable to reach a deal with employee unions, the City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to move ahead with a plan to reduce the city's $405 million deficit by eliminating 926 positions and requiring thousands of employees to take furlough days beginning Sept. 28. But City Council President Eric Garcetti stressed the decision was only an "insurance policy" in case continuing negotiations with the Coalition of Los Angeles City Unions fail to produce a "fiscally responsible...

Csulb Students Can Take Quick Trips in Shared Cars

LONG BEACH - Cal State Long Beach students can check out library books. Why not cars, too? Students, faculty and staff at the campus now have the opportunity to do just that by paying hourly rates to use its new fleet of self-service "Zipcars."

Funeral for Kaylee Alvarez Planned for Saturday

Funeral plans for 1-year-old Kaylee Alvarez were confirmed Monday. The memorial service, to be open to the public, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Long Beach's Hunter-Perez Mortuary, 5443 Long Beach Blvd.

Inside City Hall: Delong's No Vote On Budget Causes Uproar

Last week, the Long Beach City Council marked a rare moment as members put aside their differences and found common ground to hash out a budget plan late into the night. This week, the council seemed on course to do the same, wrapping up the budget and approving it ahead of schedule during an afternoon hearing. After weeks of polemic, hand-wringing and frustration, the excruciating budget process was over in an almost anticlimactic moment, but one that presented a unified council.

Parking Changes Ahead for Downtown Long Beach

LONG BEACH - Visitors who park at the Civic Center, CityPlace and other downtown public garages may soon see changes in how they park and how they pay. Development Services Director Craig Beck spoke to downtown business leaders Wednesday about plans to automate and improve some of the parking garages downtown.

Mother Held in Child Stabbings

WESTMINSTER - A Garden Grove woman stabbed her daughters, ages 3 and 5, with a kitchen knife at a relative's home in Westminster on Wednesday and then stabbed herself, police said. The woman was holding one of her daughters in her arms and both were covered in blood when officers arrived in the 14000 block of Starsia Street just after 6:30 a.m., according to Westminster police. The officers took the girl from her mother and detained the mother without incident, police said.

School's State Test Scores Thrown Out After Alleged Cheating

* Look up local API test results LONG BEACH - A Hawaiian Gardens elementary school had its state accountability results thrown out this year after the ABC Unified School District found that a teacher had inappropriately coached students while they took standardized tests, officials said Wednesday.

Device to Warn of Heart Problems Tested at Memorial

Photo Gallery: Heart trial at Memorial LONG BEACH - Bruce Fisher might have had a heart attack, but he never would have felt it.