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Police arrest suspect for allegedly using other student’s email to send CSULB violent threats
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Images on social media of chairs and tables barricading doors during lockdown spark questions about classroom locks.
California law to ease ADU restrictions cause local concern for some Page 3 COMMUNITY
Anita W. Harris | Signal Tribune
During the Oct. 8 Signal Hill City Council meeting, Pastor James Kaddis (right, at podium) of the Calvary Chapel Signal Hill spoke to the council and attending audience, most of whom were chapel members, about problems with the City’s flag policy.
SH City Council approves commemorative-flag policy, despite opposing public comment The council also discussed a water-rate increase and commissioner-appointment process.
Library services announce extention of library hours for next year Page 9
Anita W. Harris Staff Writer
Passions flew high during a commemorative-flag policy debate at the Signal Hill City Council meeting Tuesday night. Despite public objection, the council voted 3-2 approving a process to allow commemorative flags on City flagpoles.
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Flag policy Deputy City Manager Hannah Shin-Heydorn said that the coun-
cil agreed at its Sept. 24 meeting on a process allowing the City to display commemorative flags. The process included not allowing third-party input, deciding on displays in January but accepting requests during the year and flying flags below Signal Hill’s flag on poles at city hall, the library and police station. see SH COUNCIL page 14
Council also approves funds for more school resource officers. Cory Bilicko Staff Writer
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The council also approved moving toward increasing water rates by Feb. 1, 2020 and approved a process for making commissioner nominations but not appointments, which it postponed for future discussion.
LB City Council extends funding for Convention & Visitors Bureau
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At its Oct. 8 meeting, the Long Beach City Council extended an agreement with and funding for the Convention & Visitors Bureau, approved appointments to various commissions and agreed to funding for additional school resource officers in the Long Beach Unified School District.
The following are highlights of the meeting. Tourism sector The council voted 7-0 to extend a one-year agreement with the Long Beach Area Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) to provide that agency with funding in the amount of $5,058,676 for Fiscal Year 2020. Steve Goodling, president
and CEO of the CVB, presented an update on tourism in Long Beach, indicating that, since 2002, that sector has grown 146%– by $18 million– and that it is the second-largest job sector in the city, behind the healthcare industry. “So, it’s a significant income for the city,” Goodling said. “For every dollar that the CVB see LB COUNCIL page 11
Sebastian Echeverry Managing Editor
The Cal State Long Beach University Police Department announced Tuesday that a suspect was arrested in the case of a “credible threat” that was made toward the school Monday. Police identified the suspect as CSULB student Prateek Devulpally. “During a post-arrest interview with University Police, Devulpally confessed to illegally accessing another student’s email account to send the threatening email while both students were on campus,” the school announced in a statement Tuesday. “Devulpally was booked at the Long Beach Jail on one felony count of […] criminal threats and one felony count of […] ‘knowingly and without permission uses or causes to be used computer services.’” During a press conference Monday, police revealed that a female student was in custody for the alleged threats. An investigation proved that the female student did not send the threatening emails. She is complying with police as authorities continue to investigate. see CSULB page 10