Kate Karp

Pet columnist at https://t.co/IMqssB8rS6, proofreader, spelling-bee pronouncer, harborer of cats. Pronouns: who, whom. Abject people pleaser, easily humbled.

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Jane Close Conoley to step down as CSULB president next year

Nov 25, 2024 | lbwatchdog.com | Fernando Haro |Kate Karp |Maya-Claire Glenn |Brandon Richardson

Become a Watchdog today. Sign up to get the latest from Long Beach's independent, journalist-owned newsroom in your email. — or sign up with — After a decade as president of Cal State Long Beach, Jane Close Conoley announced Monday that the 2024-2025 academic school year would be her last. Conoley stepped into her role as the seventh — and first woman — president of the university in July 2014 after serving as interim chancellor of UC Riverside.
Scratch This: Retired deputy sheriff finds calling in providing free service dog training to veterans and first responders

Oct 24, 2024 | lbwatchdog.com | Kate Karp

Dogs receive their 'degrees' for duty as service animals through a rigorous curriculum.
Critically Speaking: Are we still a compassionate city?

Aug 16, 2024 | lbwatchdog.com | Jackie Rae |Kate Karp |Fernando Haro |Jason Ruiz

I remember sitting through a contentious City Council meeting last summer where the council was considering whether it should discuss policy options for addressing encampments in the city. Councilmember Kristina Duggan was pushing for a public discussion for how Long Beach might be able to borrow ideas from other cities to better ensure that parks, schools and other public spaces were clear of persistent encampments that may have refused help in the past.
Column: The White House says the answer to the housing crisis is a lot more homes

Aug 14, 2024 | lbwatchdog.com | Jackie Rae |Jason Ruiz |Kate Karp |Fernando Haro |Jake Gotta

Housing crisis β 4 min read Iβve written extensively about the housing crisis here in Long Beach and in California at large. I wrote about how Long Beach needs tens of thousands of new homes to address our shortage. I wrote about how San Diego and other cities are already doing exactly that. And then I talked about how the way to get there isnβt with more regulation, itβs by removing the red tape around housing construction.
Critically Speaking: Budget time blues?

Aug 9, 2024 | lbwatchdog.com | Kate Karp |Fernando Haro |Jason Ruiz

I can remember one of the first budget cycles I covered in Long Beach where former Mayor Bob Foster painted a grim picture of the city’s financial situation in 2014. Then, the “freight train” that was poised to hit the city’s coffers that year was the steep increase in employee pension contributions, along with other rising costs. It was supposed to be very bad. As a younger reporter, I assumed the worst. Sign in to continue reading.
Critically Speaking: Pulling the plug on freeway expansion

Jul 26, 2024 | lbwatchdog.com | Kate Karp |Caitlin Antonios |Jake Gotta |Jason Ruiz

A big part of my job is attending public meetings. That's meant long nights in city hall, churches (sometimes in their basements), park community buildings and even tents set up in the parking lots of parks to accommodate the overflow crowds who wanted to keep the city’s zoning closer to 1950 than 2018, when the controversial land use element update was adopted. Sign in to continue reading. Enter your email address to sign in or create your free account. — or sign in with —
Critically Speaking: Pulling the plug on freeway expansion

Jul 26, 2024 | lbwatchdog.com | Kate Karp |Caitlin Antonios |Jake Gotta |Jason Ruiz

A big part of my job is attending public meetings. That's meant long nights in city hall, churches (sometimes in their basements), park community buildings and even tents set up in the parking lots of parks to accommodate the overflow crowds who wanted to keep the city’s zoning closer to 1950 than 2018, when the controversial land use element update was adopted. Sign in to continue reading. Enter your email address to sign in or create your free account. — or sign in with —
Newsom calls on cities to 'move with urgency' to clear encampments

Jul 25, 2024 | lbwatchdog.com | Kate Karp |Caitlin Antonios |Jake Gotta |Jason Ruiz

homelessness — 4 min read Sign in to continue reading. Enter your email address to sign in or create your free account. — or sign in with — Read more Check your email! To finish signing in, click the confirmation link in your inbox. × Subscribe today! Support the Long Beach Watchdog and get cool features like dark mode, the ability to comment and an ad-free reading experience.
Newsom calls on cities to 'move with urgency' to clear encampments

Jul 25, 2024 | lbwatchdog.com | Kate Karp |Caitlin Antonios |Jake Gotta |Jason Ruiz

homelessness — 4 min read Sign in to continue reading. Enter your email address to sign in or create your free account. — or sign in with — Read more Check your email! To finish signing in, click the confirmation link in your inbox. × Subscribe today! Support the Long Beach Watchdog and get cool features like dark mode, the ability to comment and an ad-free reading experience.
Critically Speaking: How is Long Beach doing?

Jul 19, 2024 | lbwatchdog.com | Brandon Richardson |Alicia Robinson |Kate Karp |Jason Ruiz

A recent poll asked residents about the direction of the city and what new taxes they might support. Ending an exemption for two power plants that use city gas lines continues to lead. Photo by Jason Ruiz.