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Taking an in-depth look at city parking September and early October. “The West End, where the businesses are, is very different Long Beach officials are from, say, the center of town, embarking on an ambitious where the central business disproject to revamp the city’s trict is,” City Manager Daniel parking, based on input they Creighton said. “Then there’s plan to gather from residents another business district down on the East End. and visitors at They’re very, very three public meetdif ferent, so our ings in the coming real focus on this weeks. was to make sure “It’s a $150,000 that we didn’t have project — $70,000 is one solution, but coming from a we had the right grant, the other is solution for the city money,” City right area.” Manager Daniel The West End Creighton said of stretches from the parking manBrookline Avenue agement plan Long Beach aims to cre- DANIEl CREIgHToN to New York Avenue. The Central ate. City manager Park Avenue area Finding parking starts at Lafayette in the beach town has been a topic of discussion, Boulevard and ends at Monroe and a source of frustration, for Boulevard, and the East End years among residents and visi- corridor begins at Neptune Boulevard and ends at Roostors alike. “I’ve been here for 10 years,” evelt Boulevard. “They all have unique parkAndrea Beller said. “It took me seven years to get a spot. I used i n g i s s u e s w i t h i n t h e m , ” to come from work and walk all Creighton said. “As far as what the way from Park Avenue we’re going to do to resolve the issues, we’re still in the process down to the beach.” The meetings — one in each of investigating it and doing commercial area of the city — the research. We want to get are scheduled for the end of Continued on page 10
By EESHA BUTT
Correspondent
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Drawing attention to a ‘silent crisis’ Dozens of people gathered for the third annual Veterans Suicide Awareness and Prevention Walk on the boardwalk on Sept. 13. The focus was on what has been called a “silent crisis,” and on supporting those who have contemplated suicide. Members of Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Post 1384 led the wall. At right, bagpiper John McManus. Story, additional photo, Page 10.
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