Random Lengths News

Guided by the principles of free speech and a free press, Random Lengths delivers a diverse range of words, ideas, thoughts, and reflections in various lengths and widths. Our name is inspired by the history of San Pedro Bay, where lumber schooners from the Pacific Northwest used to arrive regularly to unload their shipments. The timber they transported was often cut to what was known as “random lengths and widths,” a phrase that remains in use within the lumber industry today. Random Lengths reflects this rich heritage of the harbor and the communities that have been built around it.

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One-time “reality TV” star shows real talent in one-woman play

6 days ago | randomlengthsnews.com | Greggory Moore

I don’t know who the fuck Bekah Martinez is. Google says “Former TV personality” — The Bachelor, 2018. I can’t tell you how many fucks I couldn’t give. It’s a sign of the apocalypse that this got her 850,000 Instagram followers. It’s a sign of the apocalypse that seven years later there are 850,000 people who want pics of her non-Bachelor hubby and kids popping up on their phones. These are end times. But never mind.
Why the B-52 Failed to Defeat the Vietnamese

1 week ago | randomlengthsnews.com | David F. Bacon

The B-52 is often touted as a game-changer, but it can’t overcome a determined adversary. By David Bacon | May 5On the plane to Hanoi in December of 2015, I opened my morning copy of the New York Times to find an article by Dave Philipps: “After 60 Years, B-52’s Still Dominate the U.S. Fleet.” The piece stuck with me.
China Shipping Ruling May End Decades of Lawlessness

1 week ago | randomlengthsnews.com | Paul Rosenberg

After almost a quarter century of on-again-off-again litigation, a May 2 ruling by a San Diego judge may finally put an end to the Port of LA’s illegal conduct regarding the China Shipping Terminal. Ironically, it comes just at the time when cargo from China is expected to stop, due to Trump’s unprecedented 145% tariff. It all began with the port trying to build the terminal without doing the environmental impact report (EIR) required by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
“The Library of Maps” locates Long Beach Opera at a peak

1 week ago | randomlengthsnews.com | Greggory Moore

We are on a ship at sea. The captain has just died. A new mapmaker has been born unto a library that contains all the maps in the universe. Passengers and crew drift across the sea of time on a voyage without a fixed destination. Or something like that. The wisps of plot were beside the point in the second-ever staging of Pauline Oliveros and Moira Roth’s The Library of Maps: An Opera in Many Parts, performed aboard the Queen Mary on April 12 and 13.
Educators Take a Stand: Teachers Overwhelmingly Vote to Divest from Genocide

1 week ago | randomlengthsnews.com | Melina Paris

Last month, UTLA’s membership urged the California State Teachers’ Retirement System or CalSTRS, in an open letter to divest from companies and bonds linked to Israel’s military actions in Gaza, accusing them of complicity in war crimes and apartheid. Additionally, the union called for reinvestment in socially responsible assets that reflect educators’ commitment to justice and children’s rights globally.
Sky High and Awake in the Clouds — AGCC’s Artists Party Is Calling - Random Lengths News

1 week ago | randomlengthsnews.com | Melina Paris

Angels Gate Cultural Center or AGCC announces the return of its biennial fundraiser Awake — a party by artists, for artists and their friends. The theme for 2025 is Awake in the Clouds. Put on your wings and swing on a star to lift spirits and raise funds for AGCC on May 24. Enjoy high-flying performances, an art auction, prizes for sky-themed costumes and more while supporting the arts and arts education at AGCC.
Ambrosia Coffee Roasters Brings Global Coffee to Wilmington

1 week ago | randomlengthsnews.com | Terelle Jerricks

Ambrosia Coffee Roasters, Wilmington’s only specialty coffeehouse, brews beans from Ethiopia, Colombia, and Honduras, offering a rare global coffee experience in the South Bay. On a recent visit, Ambrosia’s barista, Eric, helped me navigate the menu, featuring a variety of roasts and pastries. I ordered a black Ethiopian coffee, no cream, no sugar — paired with a crumbly slice of coffeecake to balance the brew’s natural richness.
Tariff Tantrum, Tourism and BS

1 week ago | randomlengthsnews.com | James Allen

A special notice for all those MAGA nuts who work on the waterfrontThe Orange Felon announced “liberation day” on April 2, missing All Fools Day by just 24 hours, but not fooling anyone in doing so. In the aftermath, the stock market crashed, our long-term trading partners gasped, and then he imposed a 145% tariff on all products coming from China, our largest trading partner. This immediately rang the alarm at the ports in the San Pedro Bay.
From Geronimo Pratt to the Menendez Brothers

1 week ago | randomlengthsnews.com | Terelle Jerricks

What We Choose to Remember — and Forget — in the Fight for JusticeI was 11 when the Menendez brothers were first charged with their parents’ 1989 murders. We lived across from Queen Anne Park, and my childhood routine was simple: school ended at 2:35 p.m., and I had chores before my parents returned from work. Mid-City, before gentrification, was starkly divided: south of Pico was “the hood,” between Olympic and Wilshire was middle class, and north of Wilshire was the wealthy.
Trump’s Big Lies — - Random Lengths News

1 week ago | randomlengthsnews.com | Paul Rosenberg

Great Replacement Theory Leads To A Great Replacement of FactsKilmar Abrego Garcia fled a criminal gang in El Salvador that terrorized his family for years, threatening to kill him. A conservative Trump-appointed judge said so in a 2019 court ruling that explicitly prohibited his deportation to El Salvador — which the Trump administration didn’t appeal.