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Re: DELONG, DANA (AND THEIR CONSTITUENTS) UNREPRESENTED AT BREAKWATER FORUM | The District Weekly

bigfoot — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 18:36:14 -0000

Thank you District Weekly for keeping an eye on Dana Rohrabacher. Of all the areas he represents, I believe Long Beach is on the bottom of his list. He is our Congressman, so I would like him to explain how mitigation credits were given to the ports of LA & LB in exchange for funding for the Bolsa Chica Wetlands restoration (in Rohrabacher's home city of HB) while worthy environmental needs exist in LB (Los Cerritos and the LA River for example).

Re: FUMBLEROOSKI

bigfoot — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 23:03:43 -0000

Dude, I'm all for an NFL stadium, as long as they promise to host a MONSTER TRUCK rally at least twice a year.

Re: THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD? | The District Weekly

bigfoot — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 20:23:25 -0000

If you build it, they will come. We already assist a huge transient population in this city and I am proud of out compassion. However, in terms of transient services, public and private, we bear a greater share than surrounding cities, especially those on the on the other side of the Orange Curtain. They need to recognize they are also responsible for this social issue.

Re: ‘ABSOLUTELY MENTAL’ | The District Weekly

bigfoot — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 21:38:54 -0000

Dude, I'm serious, I only support an NFL stadium in Long Beach if they promise to host a Monster Truck rally.

Re: WHAT TO DO WITH ALL THOSE CONTAINERS AT THE PORT | The District Weekly

bigfoot — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 19:11:23 -0000

This could be the answer for many of Long Beach's housing problems!!! Are they bullet proof? How about fire proof? How many bums fit in them?

Re: I, FINK | The District Weekly

bigfoot — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 19:24:24 -0000

Along the same lines...Just because you can bring kids into Joe Josts doesn't mean you should. It is not called "Jost-E-Cheese" for a reason.

Re: SCHIPSKE’S COURAGEOUS PROPOSALS TAKE ON THE PORT’S POWERFUL STATUS QUO | The District Weekly

bigfoot — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:32:23 -0000

Thanks for the info Dave. I am stoked to have an "LA / OC Weekly- like" alternative voice in Long Beach.

I know the port paid to restore Bolsa Chica for mitigation credits (used to offset pollution that Long Beach deals with). However, The Los Cerritos Wetlands, The LA River, and San Gabriel River have been ignored. Bolsa Chica is set for another huge restoration. Maybe this would make a good story? I am not a reporter, but we trust you guys to expose the truth.

Re: SICK, SAD WORLD | The District Weekly

bigfoot — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:36:47 -0000

I love monster trucks

Re: MLK MOMENTS: “THOSE STALLIONS ARE AS BIG AS HORSES” | The District Weekly

bigfoot — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:42:40 -0000

Ironic that several area black youths opted to shoot, stab, rob and otherwise piss on MLK's grave this weekend.

Re: CLEARING THE AIR WITHOUT MUDDYING THE WATER | The District Weekly

bigfoot — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 19:46:43 -0000

Bunker fuel needs to go the way of leaded gas. It is not just burned in ships, but tractors, and other heavy equipment.

Re: FREE LOBSTERS INSIDE

bigfoot — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 18:20:51 -0000

Maybe they were Al Qaeda Lobsters - lets not be so quick to judge the officers involved.

Re: FOUL-MOUTHED | The District Weekly

bigfoot — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 16:29:21 -0000

....Or how about damning the river and pumping it all back where it came from.

Re: BREAKWATER BREAKDOWN | The District Weekly

bigfoot — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 16:40:22 -0000

Dave in Alamitos Beach you hit the nail on the head, it seems Dana Rohrbacher could care less about the LBC's beaches and wetlands. Look into the restoration of Bolsa Chica for example, it wasn't the "Port of Huntington Beach" that paid for it, it was our port. With this in mind, compare Bolsa Chica with Los Cerritos, the LA river, the San Gabriel river.

It would be so bad if our city got some of the port money... but we don't. We are getting the shaft.

Re: DANA KILLER | The District Weekly

bigfoot — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:44:12 -0000

Long Beach is positioned in the 46th district as the dumping ground for everything not wanted in Orange County. Long Beach citizens in the 46th district don't have a voice in Congress.

Re: WHEN IT COMES | The District Weekly

bigfoot — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:11:23 -0000

Most of the LBC needs a face-lift anyway.

Re: MIGHT UNHAPPY JETBLUE BAIL ON LB AIRPORT?

bigfoot — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 23:40:46 -0000

Jet Blue is pulling an NFL-like stunt, "Build me new stadium or you can't have a team."

Hey Jet Blue, the city doesn't have the 130 some-odd million bucks to start building a new terminal; get over it.

... and don't let the door hit you on the way out!!

Re: SAVE IT, DON’T PAVE IT

bigfoot — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 18:49:21 -0000

Who needs wetlands anyway? What we really need to do is spend all the city's money to build a giant airport so Jet Blue will stick around. Maybe we can let Jet Blue dump there old Airbus planes in the wetlands when they are done with them. Better yet, have Jet Blue promise not to buy any American made planes so more aerospace business in Long Beach can go under like the Boeing 717 plant.

Don't get me started on that waste of time and money breakwater study. Who needs waves that make a city appealing to turists?

Re: WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE

bigfoot — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:33:51 -0000

Just another prime example of the greedy using a abusing Long Beach at the expense of its residents.

Great job reporting, thank you.

Re: RACE RELATIONS

bigfoot — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:22:11 -0000

Lets apply pro-airport expansion logic to the situation, shall we?
"Screw the homeless, they new there was a race track nearby when they decided to camp there."

And on a serious note, although off the subject, LBresident makes a good point in his/her rant, I would like to know how many city employees live elsewhere and "export" their incomes. Of course, I am a hypocrite because I import a government income.

See you all at the race (unless you are homeless and in jail)

Re: “COYOTE INVASION FEARED IN LONG BEACH”

bigfoot — Tue, 26 May 2009 20:08:41 -0000

I thought this was going to be a story about the "Coyote" that smuggles illegals into the USA, oh well.

Re: JETBLUE “100 PERCENT COMMITTED” TO LONG BEACH

bigfoot — Tue, 26 May 2009 20:11:06 -0000

City did a good job calling jetBlues bluff.

Re: NEW YORK TIMES DISCOVERS COCK SAUCE

bigfoot — Tue, 26 May 2009 20:17:38 -0000

cockSauce is one thing, but have they dicovered babyBatter?

Re: NEW YORK TIMES DISCOVERS COCK SAUCE

bigfoot — Tue, 26 May 2009 20:18:41 -0000

diScover

Re: SAY CHEESE!

bigfoot — Fri, 29 May 2009 12:56:15 -0000

I moments like this, I like to apply jetBlue airPort logic.

"You people knew there were bars on 2nd Street when you bought your houses, so deal with the noise and other associated problems. You have no right to complain. You have no right to try and maintain the quality of your neighborhood."

Re: “SHAME ON YOU, CALIFORNIA”

bigfoot — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:06:00 -0000

Maybe I am missing something, but do you really want to get married? Ask anyone that has been married -- Don't do it!!!!!

Re: BELMONT SHORE BAR SCENE FINALLY DRAWS A CROWD OF COPS

bigfoot — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:57:19 -0000

let us apply pro-airport expansion logic to this situation, shall we?

"You people knew there were bars on 2nd Street when you bought your homes nearby. So shut up and enjoy the drunkards! You have no right to restrict the number of bars on 2nd Street, they create jobs in the city! How dare you protect your quality of life."

Asinine, isn't it. Try hearing every time you suggest the airport stay small.

Re: ROHRABACHER’S CONSERVATIVE PRINCIPLES DON’T INCLUDE REAGAN’S 100TH BIRTHDAY PARTY

bigfoot — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:11:37 -0000

Lets see, Long Beach in the same constituency as parts of the OC. I wonder which area is going to get the money and attention?

I might be wrong, but I'm sure I read that LB port mitigation credits were used to fund the restoration of the Bolsa Chica wet lands. Huntington got new wetlands and Long Beach got more port pollution. Please explain this situation, Dana.

Re: WE’RE NOW PART OF ORANGE COUNTY?

bigfoot — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:03:24 -0000

To each his own, but working in the OC is enough for me. Maybe it is just the OC folks I encounter, but I don't fit in with the screw the homeless, immigrant bashing, not-in-my backyard, mortgaged up the the eyeballs crowd.

As far as I am concerned, the vast expanse of suburbs without a downtown, known as the OC is where I have to work and what I have to drive through to get to San Diego.

I love the LBC.

Re: KUSTOMS ON THE ROAD BACK TO DOWNTOWN

bigfoot — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:50:02 -0000

http://www.roddersjournal.com/index.php?main_pa...

This quarter's issue of the RoddersJournal has a good article about Dean Jeffries.

The Journal references Long Beach on a regular basis as well.

Re: QUIET ON THE SET

bigfoot — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:34:45 -0000

"Quiet On The Set" ya right - next to a C-17 plant.

Re: CITY HITCHCOCK IS OFF THE HOOK FOR WETLANDS-AREA DESECRATION,

bigfoot — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:37:53 -0000

I rate soccer-on-ice, AKA Hockey, as my second least favorite sport.