Political Perspectives

March Madness

Written by Nancy Ahlswede | 11 April 2011

March Madness took on a new meaning with the election of new councilmembers on March 1 and March 8 throughout our 54 city service area. Returning to the Signal Hill City Council will be incumbents Larry Forester and Tina Hansen. At the Council’s reorganization meeting, Larry was elected Mayor.

The Property You Save May Be Your Own!

Written by Nancy Ahlswede | 31 December 2010

While state elected officials are worrying about balancing California’s budget, a bigger brouhaha is brewing on the local scene that should capture our focused interest.

The elected officials in the city of Bell have misapplied the public trust with stories of inflated salaries, retirement and other compensation. At press time, community members are seeking some type of recall.

Lobbyist Ron Kingston Works a Barrage of Landlord/Tenant Bills

Written by Nancy Ahlswede | 30 April 2010

2010 heralded the largest number of landlord/ tenant bills ever in Sacramento. More than 50 bills were introduced and another 13 dealing just with water were presented.

Our lobbyist Ron Kingston and your Board of Directors have been hard at work developing strategies to defeat the overregulation promised by these bills. Ron has met with senators, assemblymembers, chiefs of staff, housing officials and staffers in the Governor’s horseshoe.

An Advance Look at Certified Measures

Written by Nancy Ahlswede | 30 September 2008

Campaign trails are leading to November 4th and Californians will once again be overwhelmed by the initiative process. The normal deadline for putting propositions on the ballot has passed and Secretary of State Debra Bowen has released the ballot assignment numbers.

Many Rental Issues Are On the Table

Written by Nancy Ahlswede | 30 June 2008

At press time, Long Beach is gearing up for City Elections on April 8th. Although all even numbered districts are up this year, Councilmembers from Districts 2 (Suja Lowenthal), 4 (Patrick O’Donnell) and 8 (Rae Gabelich) are running unopposed.

The only contest is between sitting Councilmember Dee Andrews (who won a special election to fill an unexpired term) and Ahmed Saafir who challenged Dee in the special election. Stay tuned for the results and the next round of elections in June.

Political Perspectives

March Madness

The Property You Save May Be Your Own!

Lobbyist Ron Kingston Works a Barrage of Landlord/Tenant Bills

An Advance Look at Certified Measures

Many Rental Issues Are On the Table

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