Beach Cleanup: Care for the coast. 8am.
CABRILLO AQUARIUM 3720 Stephen M White Dr, San Pedro 90731. 310.548.7562; cabrilloaq.org.

Farmers Market: For the week ahead. 9am-1pm.
ALAMITOS BAY MARINA 6470 E Marina Dr, Long Beach 90803. goodveg.org.

The Taint: With Dead Ponies, Cattle Town and more. Free. 21+.
ALEX’S BAR 2913 E Anaheim St, Long Beach 90804. 562.434.8292; alexsbar.com.

Shark Week: Discovery Channel screenings. 8:45pm.
AQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC 100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach 90802. 562.590.3100; aquariumofpacific.org.

Navy Days: View and tour a US Coast Guard cutter. 9am-3pm.
PORT OF LA San Pedro, 90731. portoflosangeles.org.

Out of the Wilds: Learn about native and water-wise gardening. 2pm.
EL DORADO NATURE CENTER 7550 E Spring St, Long Beach 90815. 562.570.1745.

Fourth of July: Stay late and get a fish-eye view of the city’s fireworks.
AQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC 100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach 90802. 562.590.3100; aquariumofpacific.org.

Mr. Mister Miyagi: They play, you sing. $5. 21+.
ALEX’S BAR 2913 E Anaheim St, Long Beach 90804. 562.434.8292; alexsbar.com.

The letter I received in late June from “A Long Beach City Employee” wasn’t signed, and it didn’t come with a return address.

But it did carry with it a June 4 letter from city Economic Development and Cultural Affairs Bureau Manager Robert M. Swayze to Georgia Pon Maeshima, president of the Long Beach Management Association (LBMA), an employee union of management personnel–and this:

“The IAM Union members and Fire Department are all making concession (Friday furloughs, pay freezes, etc.),” City Employee wrote. “Some City employees feel that LBMA and the Police Department should both participate.”

The anonymous employee was not alone, and as Mayor Bob Foster prepares his response to the city’s proposed budget–due Aug. 1–it’s becoming very clear that city employees and residents alike will feel the pinch when City Hall tries to balance the $43 million structural deficit looming in the 2009-2010 Fiscal Year.

The new Fiscal Year doesn’t begin until Oct. 1, but lines in the sand have been being drawn for months. In his June 4 letter to Maeshima, Swayze suggested the following, in a paragraph set in bold Helvetica type:

“… we respectfully request all of our fellow management colleagues (officers, managers and directors) support taking a voluntary 5% salary reduction for FY 2010,” Swayze wrote.

“Our hope is that the achieved savings will be used to offset or limit layoffs so that the entire City team–at every level and in every department–can continue to efficiently and effectively serve the residents of Long Beach.”

Swayze was on vacation Thursday, and could not be reached for comment.

Maeshima said Thursday that she received the letter–but she declined to comment because LBMA’s board of directors has not yet considered Swayze’s request.

“I am in receipt of the letter. However, I have not had a chance to discuss with the board the ramifications of Mr. Swayze’s request,” said Maeshima, whose union represents more than 175 city employees in 100 different classifications ranging from administrative officers to business managers to financial officers.

“I hope to get together with the board after the holiday.”

Assistant City Manager Suzanne Frick said in a telephone interview Thursday that the proposed FY 2009-2010 budget continues to evolve–but that cuts may be severe as the city tries to overcome that $43 million deficit.

“There’s employee costs and then there’s our services,” Frick said, explaining that the city has divided the structural budget deficit into two chunks: $23 million, which it hopes to do away with by reducing employee costs; and $20 million, which could be eliminated–or reduced–by cutting back on services.

“The $23 million represents a salary cut for all employees, and the $20 million comes from department reductions,” Frick said. “The $20 million is a reduction in services and programs. And that translates into approximately a six percent reduction for each department.”

The $23 million half of the equation isn’t any more palatable. Achieving a $23 million savings in employee costs could be done by implementing a 26-day furlough for each city employee, Frick said–or a little more than two unpaid days per month for every employee at every level.

“The 26-day furlough could represent up to a 10 percent salary reduction,” Frick said.

“That is the easy solution,” the assistant city manager said, and she meant “easy” only in the sense that it’s an uncomplicated–though draconian–solution. “But we are working with the hope that our employee bargaining units come to the table and offer some solutions.”

If previous budgets are any indication, in all likelihood, the final 2009-2010 FY budget will incorporate a variety of solutions, and not just the ones enumerated here.

No matter how it happens, though, we seem to be in for some tough times.

UA Galaxy Theatre at Los Cerritos Center
435 Los Cerritos Center, 326-3264 499
The Hangover Fri to Thu (12:25, 2:50, 5:20, 7:40, 10.)
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Fri to Thu (10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:05, 2:05, 3:45, 4:40, 6:15, 7:15, 8:50, 9:50.)
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl Tue and Wed (10 AM.)
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The Proposal Fri to Thu (11:15 AM, 2, 4:35, 7:05, 10:10.)
Public Enemies Fri to Thu (10:05 AM, 10:45 AM, 1:10, 1:50, 4:15, 4:55, 7:20, 8, 10:25, 11:05.)
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Up Fri to Thu (12, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10:05.)

Costa Mesa
Edwards Triangle Square 8
1870 Harbor Blvd., 574-7764
The Hangover Fri to Thu (11:20 AM, 2, 4:35, 7:40, 10:15.)
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Fri to Thu (11:30 AM, 2:05, 4:40, 7:15, 9:50.)
My Sister’s Keeper Fri to Thu (11 AM, 1:40, 4:20, 7, 9:40.)
The Proposal Fri to Thu (11:10 AM, 1:50, 4:30, 7:30, 10:05.)
Public Enemies Fri to Thu (1:10, 4:15, 7:20, 10:25.)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Fri to Thu (12:10, 12:30, 3:30, 3:50, 6:50, 7:10, 10:10, 10:30.)
Up Fri to Thu (11:40 AM, 2:10, 4:50, 7:50, 10:20.)

Downey
Krikorian Downey Cinema 10
8200 Third Street, 622-3999
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Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 3D Fri to Thu (9:40 AM, 11 AM, 12, 1:25, 2:25, 4, 4:50, 6:30, 7:15, 9, 9:45.)
My Sister’s Keeper Fri to Thu (10:55 AM, 1:45, 4:30, 7:20, 10:05.)
The Proposal Fri to Thu (10:50 AM, 1:35, 4:15, 7:05, 9:50.)
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Huntington Beach
Century 20 Huntington Beach at Bella Terra
7777 Edinger Ave. off the 405 at Beach Blvd., FAN-DANG 987#
Bruno Thu (12:01 AM.)
Forever Plaid Anniversary Tribute Thu (8.)
The Hangover Fri to Sun (10:10 AM, 11:25 AM, 12:40, 3:10, 4:25, 5:40, 8:10, 9:25, 10:35.) Mon and Tue (11:25, 12:40, 3:10, 4:25, 5:40, 8:10, 9:25, 10:35.) Thu (11:25, 12:40, 3:10, 4:25, 5:40, 8:10, 9:25, 10:35, 11:55.)
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Fri to Sun (10 AM, 10:35 AM, 11:10 AM, 12:25, 1, 1:35, 2:50, 3:25, 4, 5:15, 5:50, 6:25, 7:40, 8:15, 8:50, 10:05, 10:35.) Mon and Tue (11:10, 12:25, 1, 1:35, 2:50, 3:25, 4, 5:15, 5:50, 6:25, 7:40, 8:15, 8:50, 10:05, 10:35.) Thu (11:10, 12:25, 1, 1:35, 2:50, 3:25, 4, 5:15, 5:50, 6:25, 7:40, 8:15, 8:50, 10:05, 10:35.)
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 3D Fri to Tue (11:45 AM, 2:15, 4:35, 7, 9:25.) Thu (11:45, 2:15, 4:35, 7, 9:25.)
My Sister’s Keeper Fri to Tue (11:20 AM, 1:55, 4:40, 7:20, 10.) Thu (11:20, 1:55, 4:40, 7:20, 10.)
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Fri to Tue (11:45 AM, 4:55, 10.) Thu (11:45, 4:55, 10.)
The Proposal Fri to Tue (12:10, 1:50, 2:50, 5:25, 6:50, 8, 10:40.) Thu (12:10, 1:50, 2:50, 5:25, 6:50, 8, 10:40.)
Public Enemies Fri to Sun (10 AM, 11 AM, 12:05, 1:10, 2:15, 3:15, 4:20, 5:25, 6:25, 7:30, 8:35, 9:35, 10:40.) Mon and Tue (11, 12:05, 1:10, 2:15, 3:15, 4:20, 5:25, 6:25, 7:30, 8:35, 9:35, 10:40.) Thu (11, 12:05, 1:10, 2:15, 3:15, 4:20, 5:25, 6:25, 7:30, 8:35, 9:35, 10:40, 11:25.)
Star Trek Fri to Sun (10:35 AM, 1:40, 4:35.) Mon and Tue (1:40, 4:35.) Thu (1:40, 4:35.)
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 Fri to Tue (2:20, 7:25.) Thu (2:20, 7:25.)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Fri to Sun (10:20 AM, 11:05 AM, 11:40 AM, 12:20, 1:05, 1:45, 2:25, 3:05, 3:45, 4:30, 5:10, 5:45, 6:30, 7:10, 7:35, 7:55, 8:30, 9:15, 9:55, 10:30.) Mon and Tue (11:05, 11:40, 12:20, 1:05, 1:45, 2:25, 3:05, 3:45, 4:30, 5:10, 5:45, 6:30, 7:10, 7:35, 7:55, 8:30, 9:15, 9:55, 10:30.) Thu (11:05, 11:40, 12:20, 1:05, 1:45, 2:25, 3:05, 3:45, 4:30, 5:10, 5:45, 6:30, 7:10, 7:35, 7:55, 8:30, 9:15, 9:55, 10:30, 10:55, 11:50.)
Up in Disney Digital 3D Fri to Tue (11:30 AM, 2, 4:30, 7:05, 9:35.) Thu (11:30, 2, 4:30, 7:05, 9:35.)
Year One Fri to Tue (12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45, 10:15.) Thu (12:15, 2:45.)

Irvine
Edwards University Town Center 6
4245 Campus Drive, 854-8818
Away We Go Fri to Thu (11 AM, 11:40 AM, 1:30, 2:10, 4, 4:40, 7, 7:40, 9:25, 10:05.)
Earth Fri to Thu (11:20 AM, 1:50, 4:20.)
Food, Inc. Fri to Thu (11:30 AM, 2:05, 4:50, 7:20, 9:40.)
Moon Fri to Thu (11:10 AM, 1:40, 4:10, 7:30, 9:55.)
Sin nombre Fri to Thu (6:50, 9:30.)

Lakewood
Pacific Lakewood Center Stadium 16
5200 Faculty Avenue, 531-9580
The Hangover Fri (12:10, 2:50, 5:30, 8:10, 10:50.) Sat (8:10, 10:50.) Sun and Mon (12:10, 2:50, 5:30, 8:10, 10:50.)
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My Sister’s Keeper Fri (11:40 AM, 2:30, 5:10, 7:55, 10:45.) Sat (7:55, 10:45.) Sun and Mon (11:40, 2:30, 5:10, 7:55, 10:45.)
The Proposal Fri (11 AM, 1:50, 4:35, 7:25, 10:15.) Sat (7:25, 10:15.) Sun and Mon (11, 1:50, 4:35, 7:25, 10:15.)
Public Enemies Fri (10:25 AM, 12:15, 12:55, 1:45, 3:35, 4:20, 5:05, 7:05, 7:50, 8:35, 10:35, 11:10.) Sat (12:55, 4:20, 7:05, 7:50, 8:35, 10:35, 11:10.) Sun (10:25, 12:15, 12:55, 1:45, 3:35, 4:20, 5:05, 7:05, 7:50, 8:35, 10:35.) Mon (12:15, 12:55, 1:45, 3:35, 4:20, 5:05, 7:05, 7:50, 8:35, 10:35.)
Star Trek Fri (4:15.) Sun and Mon (4:15.)
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 Fri (11:20 AM, 2, 4:55, 7:35, 10:20.) Sat (7:35, 10:20.) Sun and Mon (11:20, 2, 4:55, 7:35, 10:20.)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Fri (10 AM, 11:15 AM, 12, 12:50, 1:30, 2:45, 3:30, 5, 6:15, 7, 7:45, 8:30, 9:45, 10:30, 11:15.) Sat (6:15, 7, 7:45, 8:30, 9:45, 10:30, 11:15.) Sun (10, 11:15, noon, 12:50, 1:30, 2:45, 3:30, 5, 6:15, 7, 7:45, 8:30, 9:45, 10:30.) Mon (11:15, noon, 12:50, 1:30, 2:45, 3:30, 5, 6:15, 7, 7:45, 8:30, 9:45, 10:30.)
Up Fri (11:45 AM, 2:15, 4:45, 7:20, 9:50.) Sat (7:20, 9:50.) Sun and Mon (11:45, 2:15, 4:45, 7:20, 9:50.)
Year One Fri (11:50 AM, 2:20, 4:55, 7:30, 9:55.) Sat (7:30, 9:55.) Sun and Mon (11:50, 2:20, 4:55, 7:30, 9:55.)

Long Beach
AMC Marina Pacifica 12
E. Pacific Coast Hwy. One blk. N. of 2nd St., AMC-4FUN
Bruno Thu (12:01 AM.) Special 12:01AM
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Fri to Wed (11:45 AM, 12:20, 2, 2:40, 4:10, 5, 6:30, 7:20, 8:50, 9:40, 11:05.) Fri to Thu (10:50, 1, 3:30, 5:50, 8:10, 10:30.) Thu (11:45, 12:20, 2, 2:40, 4:10, 5, 6:30, 7:20, 8:50, 9:40.)
My Sister’s Keeper Fri to Sun (11:50 AM, 2:40, 5:20, 8, 10:35.) Mon to Thu (11:50, 2:40, 5:20, 8, 10:35.)
Star Trek Fri to Thu (11:40 AM, 2:30, 5:30, 8:20, 11:10.)
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 Fri to Sun (10:20 AM, 12:45, 3:35, 6, 8:30, 10:55.) Mon to Thu (10:30, 1:10, 3:35, 6, 8:30, 10:55.)
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Up Fri to Thu (10:40 AM, 1:30, 4, 6:20, 9.) Fri to Thu (11:35, 1:55, 4:25, 7, 9:20.)
Year One Fri to Thu (11:30 AM, 1:50, 4:20, 7:10, 9:30.)

AMC Pine Square 16
Pine Ave. Between Broadway and 3rd St., AMC-4FUN
The Hangover Fri to Thu (11:50 AM, 2:30, 5:05, 7:45, 10:15.)
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Fri to Thu (10:35 AM, 11:35 AM, 1, 2, 3:25, 4:25, 5:50, 6:50, 8:15, 9:15, 10:40.)
My Sister’s Keeper Fri to Sun (11:05 AM, 1:40, 4:15, 7, 9:35.) Mon to Thu (11:05, 1:40, 4:15, 7, 9:35.)
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Fri to Thu (11:15 AM, 1:50, 4:20, 6:45, 9:15.)
The Proposal Fri to Thu (10:30 AM, 1:15, 3:50, 6:30, 9:10.)
Public Enemies Fri to Thu (10:25 AM, 12, 1:30, 3:05, 4:35, 6:10, 7:35, 9:20, 10:40.)
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 Fri to Thu (11:10 AM, 1:55, 4:30, 7:15, 9:50.)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Fri to Sun (10 AM, 11:15 AM, 1:10, 2:40, 4:20, 6:05, 7:30, 9:30, 10:45.) Mon to Thu (10, 11:15, 1:10, 2:40, 4:20, 6:05, 7:30, 9:30, 10:45.)
Up Fri to Thu (10:20 AM, 12:45, 3:15, 5:35, 8, 10:35.)
Year One Fri to Thu (10:15 AM, 12:40, 3:10, 5:40, 8:10, 10:30.)

Art Theater
2025 East 4th Street, 438-5435
Away We Go Fri and Sat (2:55, 4:55, 7, 9.) Sun (2:55, 4:55, 7, 9.) Please Visit us for $5 matinee shows before

Cinemark at The Pike
99 S. Pine Ave, FAN-DANG 1181#
The Hangover Fri to Thu (9:45 AM, 12:30, 3, 5:30, 8, 10:35.)
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Fri to Thu (10:55 AM, 12:35, 1:20, 3:05, 3:50, 5:35, 6:20, 8:05, 8:50, 10:30.)
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 3D Fri to Thu (9:10 AM, 11:40 AM, 2:10, 4:40, 7:10, 9:40.)
My Sister’s Keeper Fri to Thu (9:25 AM, 12, 2:40, 5:15, 7:45, 10:20.)
The Proposal Fri to Thu (9:15 AM, 12:05, 2:40, 5:15, 7:55, 10:25.)
Public Enemies Fri to Thu (10 AM, 11:35 AM, 1:10, 2:45, 4:20, 5:55, 7:30, 9:05, 10:40.)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Fri to Thu (9:20 AM, 10:10 AM, 11 AM, 11:50 AM, 12:40, 1:30, 2:20, 3:10, 4, 4:50, 5:40, 6:30, 7:20, 8:10, 9, 9:50, 10:40.)
Up Fri to Thu (10:50 AM, 1:25, 4:05, 7:05, 9:35.)
Year One Fri to Thu (9:30 AM, 12:10, 2:35, 5, 7:35, 10.)

Edwards Long Beach Stadium 26
7501 East Carson, 429-3321
The Hangover Fri and Sat (10:40 AM, 11:55 AM, 1:10, 2:25, 3:50, 5, 6:20, 7:35, 8:25, 8:45, 10:10, 10:50, 11:30, 12:45 AM.) Sun (10:40, 11:55, 1:10, 2:25, 3:50, 5, 6:20, 7:35, 8:25, 8:45, 10:10, 10:50, 11:30.) Mon to Thu (11:55, 1:10, 2:25, 3:50, 5, 6:20, 7:35, 8:25, 8:45, 10:10, 10:50, 11:30.)
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Fri and Sat (9:30 AM, 9:55 AM, 10:30 AM, 11 AM, 12, 12:30, 1:05, 1:35, 2:35, 3:05, 3:40, 4:10, 5:10, 5:40, 6:15, 6:45, 7:45, 8:15, 8:50, 9:20, 10:20, 10:50, 11:25, 11:55.) Sun (9:30, 9:55, 10:30, 11, noon, 12:30, 1:05, 1:35, 2:35, 3:05, 3:40, 4:10, 5:10, 5:40, 6:15, 6:45, 7:45, 8:15, 8:50, 9:20, 10:20, 10:50, 11:25.) Mon to Thu (10:30, 11, noon, 12:30, 1:05, 1:35, 2:35, 3:05, 3:40, 4:10, 5:10, 5:40, 6:15, 6:45, 7:45, 8:15, 8:50, 9:20, 10:20, 10:50, 11:25.)
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 3D Fri and Sat (9 AM, 11:30 AM, 2:05, 4:40, 7:15, 9:50, 12:25 AM.) Sun (9, 11:30, 2:05, 4:40, 7:15, 9:50.) Mon to Thu (11:30, 2:05, 4:40, 7:15, 9:50.)
My Sister’s Keeper Fri (11:05 AM.) Fri (1:45, 4:20, 7:05, 10.) Sat (1:45.) Sat (11:05, 4:20, 7:05, 10.) Sun (11:05, 10.) Sun (1:45, 4:20, 7:05.) Mon (11:05, 7:05.) Mon (1:45, 4:20, 10.) Tue to Thu (11:05, 1:45, 4:20, 7:05, 10.)
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Fri to Thu (11:15 AM, 1:40, 4:05, 6:25, 9:15.)
The Proposal Fri and Sat (9:10 AM, 11:10 AM, 11:45 AM, 1:55, 2:30, 4:35, 5:15, 7:10, 7:50, 9:45, 10:30, 12:20 AM.) Sun (9:10, 11:10, 11:45, 1:55, 2:30, 4:35, 5:15, 7:10, 7:50, 9:45, 10:30.) Mon to Thu (11:10, 11:45, 1:55, 2:30, 4:35, 5:15, 7:10, 7:50, 9:45, 10:30.)
Public Enemies Fri (9:55 AM, 10:35 AM, 11:15 AM, 12:50, 1:30, 2:10, 3:45, 4:25, 5:05, 6:40, 7:20, 8, 9:35, 10:15, 10:55, 12:30 AM, 1:10 AM.) Sat (9:55, 10:35, 11:15, 12:50, 1:30, 2:10, 3:45, 4:25, 5:05, 6:40, 7:20, 8, 9:35, 10:15, 10:55, 12:30.) Sun (9:55, 10:35, 11:15, 12:50, 1:30, 2:10, 3:45, 4:25, 5:05, 6:40, 7:20, 8, 9:35, 10:15, 10:55.) Mon to Thu (10:35, 11:15, 12:50, 1:30, 2:10, 3:45, 4:25, 5:05, 6:40, 7:20, 8, 9:35, 10:15, 10:55.)
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 Fri (11:35 AM, 2:10, 4:50, 7:25, 10:05.) Sat and Sun (7:25, 10:05, 11:35, 4:50, 2:10.) Mon to Thu (11:35, 2:10, 4:50, 7:25, 10:05.)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Fri and Sat (9:30 AM, 10 AM, 10:25 AM, 11:20 AM, 11:50 AM, 12:55, 1:20, 1:50, 2:40, 3:10, 4:15, 4:45, 5:10, 6, 6:30, 7:30, 8:05, 8:30, 9:25, 9:55, 10:45, 11:20, 11:50, 12:40 AM.) Sun (4:15, 4:45, 5:10, 6, 6:30, 7:30, 8:05, 8:30, 9:25, 9:30, 9:55, 10, 10:25, 10:45, 11:20, 11:50, 12:55, 1:20, 1:50, 3:10, 2:40.) Mon (10, 10:25, 11:20, 11:50, 12:55, 1:20, 1:50, 2:40, 3:10, 4:15, 4:45, 5:10, 6, 6:30, 7:30, 8:05, 8:30, 9:25, 9:55, 10:45, 11:20.) Tue (3:10, 9:55.) Tue (10, 10:25, 11:20, 11:50, 12:55, 1:20, 1:50, 2:40, 4:15, 4:45, 5:10, 6, 6:30, 7:30, 8:05, 8:30, 9:25, 10:45, 11:20.) Wed (11:50, 6:30.) Wed (10, 10:25, 11:20, 12:55, 1:20, 1:50, 2:40, 3:10, 4:15, 4:45, 5:10, 6, 7:30, 8:05, 8:30, 9:25, 9:55, 10:45, 11:20.) Thu (3:10, 9:55.) Thu (10, 10:25, 11:20, 11:50, 12:55, 1:20, 1:50, 2:40, 4:15, 4:45, 5:10, 6, 6:30, 7:30, 8:05, 8:30, 9:25, 10:45, 11:20.)
Up Fri to Thu (11 AM, 12:25, 1:25, 3, 4, 5:30, 6:35, 9:05.)
Up in Disney Digital 3D Fri and Sat (9:05 AM, 11:30 AM, 2, 4:30, 7, 9:30, 12 AM.) Sun (9:05, 11:30, 2, 4:30, 7, 9:30.) Mon to Thu (11:30, 2, 4:30, 7, 9:30.)
Whatever Works Fri to Thu (11:40 AM, 2:20, 4:55, 7:40, 10:25.)
Year One Fri to Wed (12:15, 2:55, 5:45, 8:20, 11.) Thu (12:15, 2:55, 11.)

UA Marketplace – Long Beach 6
Pacific Coast Highway at Westminister, 326-3264 509
Away We Go Fri to Thu (12:20, 2:50, 5:20, 8, 10:30.)
The Hangover Fri to Thu (12:10, 2:35, 5, 7:50, 10:25.)
The Proposal Fri to Thu (1:30, 4:30, 7:40, 10:20.)
Public Enemies Fri to Thu (12, 12:40, 3:20, 4, 6:45, 7:25, 10, 10:40.)
Whatever Works Fri to Thu (11:50 AM, 2:15, 4:40, 7, 9:30.)

Norwalk
AMC Norwalk 20
S. of Imperial on Civic Center Dr. at Norwalk Blvd., AMC-4FUN
Away We Go Fri to Sun (11:20 AM, 1:55, 7.) Mon to Thu (11:20, 1:55, 7.)
Bruno Thu (12:01 AM.) Special 12:01AM
The Hangover Fri to Sun (10:15 AM, 12:50, 3:20, 4:30, 5:50, 8:25, 9:30, 11, 12:05 AM.) Mon to Wed (10:30, 12:50, 3:20, 4:30, 5:50, 8:25, 9:30, 11.) Thu (10:30, 12:50, 3:20, 4:30, 5:50, 8:25, 9:30.)
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Fri to Sun (9:45 AM, 10:45 AM, 11:45 AM, 12:30, 1:30, 2:15, 3, 3:55, 4:45, 5:30, 6:30, 7:15, 8, 9, 9:55, 10:40, 11:30, 12:25 AM.) Mon to Thu (10:45, 11:45, 12:30, 1:30, 2:15, 3, 3:55, 4:45, 5:30, 6:30, 7:15, 8, 9, 9:55, 10:40, 11:30.)
Kambakkht Ishq Fri to Thu (11:30 AM, 2:50, 6:20, 9:30.)
My Sister’s Keeper Fri to Thu (11:05 AM, 1:45, 4:25, 7:10, 9:50.)
The Proposal Fri to Thu (11:40 AM, 2:20, 4:55, 7:35, 10:10.)
Public Enemies Fri to Sun (10 AM, 11:55 AM, 1, 3:15, 4:15, 6:45, 7:30, 10, 10:45, 12:45 AM.) Fri to Sun (11, 2:05, 5:05, 8:20, 11:35.) Mon to Thu (11, 2:05, 5:05, 8:20, 11:35.) Mon to Thu (11:55, 1, 3:15, 4:15, 6:45, 7:30, 10, 10:45.)
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 Fri to Wed (12:15, 3:05, 5:35, 8:15, 10:55.) Thu (12:15, 3:05, 5:35, 8:15.)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Fri to Sun (9:50 AM, 10:30 AM, 11:15 AM, 12, 12:45, 1:15, 2, 2:45, 3:30, 4:10, 5, 5:45, 6:15, 7, 7:45, 8:30, 9:15, 9:45, 10:30, 11:15, 12 AM, 12:30 AM.) Mon to Thu (10:35, 11:15, noon, 12:45, 1:15, 2, 2:45, 3:30, 4:10, 5, 5:45, 6:15, 7, 7:45, 8:30, 9:15, 9:45, 10:30, 11:15.)
Up Fri to Sun (9:55 AM, 10:55 AM, 12:25, 1:25, 2:55, 4, 7:20, 10:05.) Mon to Thu (10:55, 12:25, 1:25, 2:55, 4, 7:20, 10:05.)
Year One Fri to Thu (11:20 AM, 1:50, 4:15, 6:50, 9:20, 11:45.)

Rancho Palos Verdes
Regal Terrace Cinema 6
28901 South Western Avenue, 831-1936
The Hangover Fri to Thu (12:10, 2:40, 5:10, 7:50, 10:30.)
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Fri to Thu (11:30 AM, 2:05, 4:40, 7:15, 9:50.)
The Proposal Fri to Thu (12, 2:30, 5, 7:40, 10:10.)
Public Enemies Fri to Thu (1:10, 4:15, 7:20, 10:25.)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Fri to Thu (12:20, 3:40, 7, 10:20.)
Up Fri to Thu (11:40 AM, 2:10, 4:50, 7:10, 9:40.)

Rolling Hills Estates
Regal The Avenue 13
550 Deep Valley Drive, 544-3042
The Hangover Fri to Thu (10:50 AM, 1:30, 5, 7:50, 10:40.)
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Fri to Thu (12, 2:35, 5:10, 7:45, 10:20.)
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 3D Fri to Thu (11:30 AM, 2:05, 4:40, 7:15, 9:50.)
My Sister’s Keeper Fri to Thu (10:35 AM, 1:40, 4:25, 7:40, 10:35.)
The Proposal Fri to Mon (11 AM, 1:35, 4:45, 7:35, 10:15.) Tue and Wed (1:35, 4:45, 7:35, 10:15.) Thu (11, 1:35, 4:45, 7:35, 10:15.)
Public Enemies Fri to Thu (10:05 AM, 10:45 AM, 1:10, 1:50, 4:15, 4:55, 7:20, 8, 10:25, 11:05.)
Star Trek Fri to Thu (1:15, 7:55.)
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 Fri to Thu (10:20 AM, 4:20, 10:50.)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Fri to Thu (11:50 AM, 12:20, 12:50, 3:10, 3:40, 4:10, 6:30, 7, 7:30, 10, 10:30, 10:55.)
Up Fri to Thu (10:30 AM, 1:25, 4:30, 7:25, 10:10.)
Whatever Works Fri to Thu (10:10 AM, 12:45, 3:15, 7:05, 9:55.)

San Pedro
Warner Grand Theatre
478 West 6th Street, 548-7672
As You Like It Wed (8.)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show Sat (11:59.)

Torrance
AMC Del Amo 18
3525 Carson St. Suite 73, AMC-4FUN
The Hangover Fri to Sun (11:20 AM, 1:50, 4:25, 7:05, 9:40, 12:15 AM.) Mon to Thu (11:20, 1:50, 4:25, 7:05, 9:40.)
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Fri to Sun (8:30 AM, 9 AM, 9:45 AM, 10:55 AM, 11:40 AM, 12:15, 1:30, 2:15, 2:50, 4:05, 4:50, 5:25, 6:45, 7:30, 8:05, 9:25, 10:10, 10:45.) Mon and Tue (9:45, 10:55, 11:40, 12:15, 1:30, 2:15, 2:50, 4:05, 4:50, 5:25, 6:45, 7:30, 8:05, 9:25, 10:10, 10:45.) Wed (10:55, 11:40, 12:15, 1:30, 2:15, 2:50, 4:05, 4:50, 5:25, 6:45, 7:30, 8:05, 9:25, 10:10, 10:45.) Thu (9:45, 10:55, 11:40, 12:15, 1:30, 2:15, 2:50, 4:05, 4:50, 5:25, 6:45, 7:30, 8:05, 9:25, 10:10, 10:45.)
My Sister’s Keeper Fri to Sun (10:40 AM, 1:15, 4:20, 7:10, 10.) Mon to Thu (10:40, 1:15, 4:20, 7:10, 10.)
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Fri to Thu (9:35 AM, 12:05, 2:35.)
The Proposal Fri to Thu (10:35 AM, 1:05, 3:40, 5:05, 6:40, 7:35, 9:30, 10:20.)
Public Enemies Fri to Sun (8:40 AM, 9:15 AM, 10:10 AM, 11:45 AM, 12:30, 1:20, 3:05, 3:45, 4:30, 6:30, 7, 7:50, 9:45, 10:10, 11:15, 12:20 AM.) Mon to Thu (10:10, 11:45, 12:30, 1:20, 3:05, 3:45, 4:30, 6:30, 7, 7:50, 9:45, 10:10, 11:15.)
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 Fri to Thu (11:30 AM, 2:10, 4:50, 7:30, 10:05.)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Fri to Sun (8:45 AM, 10 AM, 11:15 AM, 11:50 AM, 12:20, 1:30, 2:45, 3:20, 3:50, 5, 6:20, 6:50, 7:20, 8:30, 9:55, 10:25, 10:50, 12:05 AM.) Mon to Thu (10, 11:15, 11:50, 12:20, 1:30, 2:45, 3:20, 3:50, 5, 6:20, 6:50, 7:20, 8:30, 9:55, 10:25, 10:50.)
Up Fri to Thu (10:35 AM, 1, 3:35, 6:15, 8:50.)
Year One Fri to Thu (9:50 AM, 12:15, 2:40, 5:15, 7:55, 10:25.)

AMC Rolling Hills 20
Rolling Hills Plaza Crenshaw and P.C.H., AMC-4FUN
Away We Go Fri and Sat (10:20 AM, 1, 3:35, 6, 8:30, 10:55.) Sun (10:20, 1, 3:35, 6, 8:30, 10:45.) Mon to Thu (11:20, 1:45, 4:35, 7:25, 10:15.)
Bruno Thu (12:01 AM.) Special 12:01AM
The Hangover Fri to Sun (11 AM, 11:50 AM, 1:45, 2:35, 4:25, 5:15, 7:05, 7:50, 9:50, 10:40.) Mon to Thu (11, 12:25, 1:50, 3:15, 4:30, 6, 7:05, 8:45, 9:55.)
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Fri and Sat (9:45 AM, 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 12:15, 1:15, 2:15, 3, 4, 5, 5:45, 6:35, 7:40, 8:25, 9:15, 10:15, 11.) Sun (9:45, 10:30, 11:30, 12:15, 1:15, 2:15, 3, 4, 5, 5:45, 6:35, 7:40, 8:25, 9:15, 10:15.) Mon to Thu (10:40, 11:30, 12:30, 1:20, 2:05, 3:05, 4:05, 4:50, 5:45, 6:45, 7:35, 8:30, 9:30, 10:20.)
My Sister’s Keeper Fri and Sat (9:50 AM, 10:25 AM, 12:20, 3:10, 5:55, 7, 8:45, 10, 11:15.) Sun (9:50, 12:20, 3:10, 5:55, 7, 8:45, 10.) Mon to Thu (11:40, 2:45, 4:20, 5:30, 7, 8:25, 10.)
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Fri to Sun (11:20 AM, 2.) Mon to Thu (11:10, 1:55.)
The Proposal Fri and Sat (9:40 AM, 12:10, 3, 5:50, 8:35, 11:20.) Sun (9:40, 12:10, 3, 5:50, 8:35, 10:45.) Mon to Thu (11:05, 2, 4:55, 7:50, 10:25.)
Public Enemies Fri and Sat (10 AM, 11 AM, 12:05, 1:25, 2:25, 3:20, 4:45, 5:45, 6:40, 8:05, 9:10, 10:05, 11:30.) Sun (10, 11, 12:05, 1:25, 2:25, 3:20, 4:45, 5:45, 6:40, 8:05, 9:10, 10:05.) Mon to Thu (10:45, 11:45, 12:45, 2:10, 3:10, 4:10, 5:35, 6:40, 7:30, 9, 10:05.)
Star Trek Fri to Sun (9:40 AM.) Mon to Thu (10:35, 1:30.)
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 Fri to Sun (10:45 AM, 1:40, 4:35, 7:30, 10:20.) Mon to Thu (11:55, 2:40, 5:25, 8, 10:30.)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Fri and Sat (10:15 AM, 11:15 AM, 12:45, 1:30, 2:45, 4:15, 5, 6:15, 7:45, 8:30, 9:45, 11:25.) Fri and Sat (12:05, 3:30, 7, 10:30.) Sun (10:15, 11:15, 12:05, 12:45, 1:30, 2:45, 3:30, 4:15, 5, 6:15, 7, 7:45, 8:30, 9:45, 10:30.) Mon to Thu (10:30, 11:15, 12:05, 2, 2:50, 3:45, 4:40, 5:40, 6:25, 7:20, 8:20, 9:15, 10:10.)
Up Fri to Sun (11:05 AM, 1:50, 4:40, 7:25, 10:15.) Mon to Thu (10:50, 1:35, 4:25, 7:15, 9:50.)
Year One Fri to Sun (10:35 AM, 1:15, 4:05, 6:45, 9:30.) Mon to Thu (11:50, 2:30, 5:05, 7:45, 10:25.)

Westminster
Edwards Westminster 10
6721 Westminster Avenue, 326-3264 172
The Hangover Fri to Thu (12:25, 2:55, 5:20, 7:50, 10:40.)
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Fri to Thu (11:30 AM, 1:35, 2:05, 4:10, 4:40, 6:45, 7:15, 9:20, 9:50.)
My Sister’s Keeper Fri to Thu (11:45 AM, 2:25, 5, 7:45, 10:35.)
The Proposal Fri to Thu (11:40 AM, 2:15, 4:50, 7:25, 10:05.)
Public Enemies Fri to Thu (1:10, 4:15, 7:20, 10:25.)
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 Fri to Thu (7:55, 10:30.)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Fri to Thu (12:20, 12:50, 3:40, 4:05, 7, 7:30, 10:20, 10:50.)
Up Fri to Thu (11:55 AM, 2:20, 4:45, 7:10, 9:35.)
Year One Fri to Thu (12:15, 2:50, 5:15.)

Schedules subject to change without notice. For further information or to confirm times, please call the theater.

Alvin Harrison at the Bayou and Mardi Gras Festival.

And remember how relocating city services somewhere else was projected to cost $500,000–in a time when we’re facing a $43 million structural budget deficit in the 2009-2010 Fiscal Year?

Well, city officials may have found the money to relocate the public service yard.

As the Press-Telegram’s Paul Eakins reports, Long Beach City Council will consider Tuesday whether to approve restructuring Long Beach Gas & Oil bonds, in order to “put savings from future gas expenses in the hands of city officials now.”

Writes Eakins: “Officials expect the bond restructuring to produce $25 million in one-time money, which would mostly be used for unplanned costs such as relocating gas pipelines and helping pay for Long Beach’s new utility billing system. The money would also pay for moving the public service yard operations from San Francisco Avenue on the east side of the Los Angeles River to Gas & Oil’s site at 2400 E. Spring St.”

And here comes the denial–which may be perfectly on-the-beam:

“City Treasurer David Nakamoto said that the public service yard, and even some of the Gas & Oil projects, weren’t the original reason that the bond restructuring was considered,” Eakins writes.
” ‘The wetlands deal wasn’t a motivation for doing the bond tender offer,’ Nakamoto said. ‘The original intent of the gas pre-payment deal was to fund LBGO’s infrastructure.’ “

Now here’s a question for all of us to ponder: this is money that “which would mostly be used for unplanned costs,” according to the P-T–but $25 million is a lot of money, even a lot of money to be spent on so complex and costly a deal as the wetlands swap.

Might some of what’s left over be used to retire the Long Beach Museum of Art’s $3 million bond debt? I’m sure you could argue that that’s an unplanned cost–in the sense that the city would say that it didn’t plan to have to deal with this debt; it didn’t plan to go into hock for an art gallery, etc.

Just a thought.

Farmers Market: Fresh for the weekend. 9am-2pm.
DOWNTOWN SAN PEDRO Sixth St, San Pedro 90731.

Junior Biologist Day Camp: For the kids. 8am-5pm.
AQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC 100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach 90802. 562.590.3100; aquariumofpacific.org.

Craic Haus: Pub rock.
AULD DUBLINER 71 S Pine Ave, Long Beach 90802. 562.437.8300; aulddubliner.com.

Step Up or Shut Up: With the New Flesh.
DIPIAZZA’S 5205 E Pacific Coast Hwy, Long Beach 90804. 562.498.2461; dipiazzas.com.

Renegades car club member Ron Guidry talked to us last week about how it was being the announcer for the club’s second Rod & Custom Motorama, in the summer of ’59 at the good old Municipal Auditorium.

Custom cars cost a lot of money even then, and Guidry had sunk a lot of dough into his, a 1936 Ford five-window coupe he named “Renegade.” Fortunately, he says, mom and dad Marion and George Guidry had raised him right, in a little house on Spaulding Avenue near Junipero Avenue.

“We pronounced it ‘Hoon-ip-ero,’ ” Guidry said in a conversation from his longtime home in Anaheim–and I pointed out that I’ve always said it ‘Wan-ipero.’ (Neither is actually correct.) Then, Guidry explained how he could afford to buy that first car.

As a teen-ager, Guidry said he made a fair amount of car money delivering the good old Press-Telegram–and he just happened to be in the right place at the right time.

”During that time, Lakewood was blowing up,” Guidry said–meaning that not too long after the war, settlers were buying brand-new houses in the new city of Lakewood (longtime motto: “Tomorrow’s City Today”) just as fast as they could.

“My mom would drive me up there and let me out and I would get as many as 20 subscriptions in one night.” After that, it was all gravy.

Guidry indoctrinated so many Lakewood-ites in the way of the Press-Telegram that the P-T circulation folks assigned him the mysterious rank of “Fifth Diamond Master.” It came with neither a fez, a big see-gar, nor a secret handshake–but there were definitely perks.

Namely–a big ole ring with a dimanond chip in it. He doesn’t remember how many subscriptions he had to ink to become a Fifth Diamond Master–but Guidry says that after winning it a few times, and getting the ring, his bosses were at a loss.

“Finally they came to me, and they said ‘We don’t know what to give you now,’ and I said ‘A bigger diamond,’ ” Guidry remembered. “They just made the diamond bigger. Plus all the trips we went on.”

That’s right: in those boomtown days, when the P-T helped run the city, its top-selling paperboys got to go on weekend trips–with a fifth wheel, of course.

“I went to Yosemite for a weekend–this was when they would just drop you off for the weekend. We stayed at Camp Curry and more or less had the run of the place,” he said. Another time, it was Frisco.

“Amazingly–here we are, we’re 14- 15-year-old kids and they sent us to San Francisco for the weekend,” said Guidry, who was born in ’35.

“We’d all get up in the morning and [the chaperone] would say ‘Here’s some things you might want to go to–here’s the pool, the zoo, the roller coaster. I just want your’–and this was the word he used–’I just want your butts back here by 10 o’clock.’

“And everybody was,” Guidry marveled. “Those were different times.”

Yes, they were. I wonder how many Fifth Diamond Masters the P-T bosses minted over the years.

He has been in communication with us via text and Twitter, and here’s what he has to say:

11:09:07 AM — T-minus 50:53 — “Waiting for orientation. There’s an astrophysicist here!”

12:47:43 PM — “Look to the beach and you can see me in the air.”

12:49 PM — “In a zep over the skies of Long Beach. So great.”

We will continue to update you on Gooch’s observations. In the meantime, anyone got a number for Richard Branson?

BREAKING!

1:13:13 PM — “Just landed. Should’ve Tweeted more.”

UPDATE!

1:14 PM — “Having champagne toast after zep ride. Well played airship ventures.”

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