Long Beach City Council unanimously approved to add a state-of-the-art battery storage facility in the Los Cerritos area. Battery storage facility Warren Blesofsky, a representative of Long Beach Citizens for Fair Development, filed an appeal which contends that council should not allow Applied Energy Services Corp — a global power[Read More…]
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A hazy shade of CSULB
This story has been updated. Clusters of ash rained down from a burnt-auburn sky and gathered into scattered piles around Cal State Long Beach Monday afternoon. As students walked hastily along the halls, some brushed the debris off of their shoulders while others attempted to shield their lungs from the[Read More…]
33rd annual JetBlue Long Beach Marathon & Half Marathon hits Cal State Long Beach
Cal State Long Beach, normally stagnant with little activity on a Sunday morning, was vigilant with approximately 150 volunteers and supporters eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Long Beach Marathon. The 33rd annual JetBlue Long Beach Marathon & Half Marathon kicked off at at 6 a.m. on Sunday, bringing over[Read More…]
Long Beach replaces Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day
The decision to adopt Indigenous Peoples’ day in lieu of Columbus day was met with cheer and applause from the crowd at the Long Beach City Council meeting Tuesday night. The newly dubbed holiday will be celebrated Oct. 9 of this year, but won’t be officially observed until 2018 in[Read More…]
Ordinance proposed to protect hospitality industry workers rejected by city council
Personal stories given by hotel workers and supporters of the suggested ordinance to protect Long Beach hospitality workers failed to convince the Long Beach city council to approve the proposal Tuesday night. The hospitality work and safety ordinance, proposed by councilmember Lena Gonzalez, includes regulations for physical labor by limiting[Read More…]
City Council hopes to provide shelter and services for the homeless through city-wide funding
The Long Beach City Council voted to approve and accept funding in order to address the homeless population Tuesday night. Although the homeless population in Long Beach has decreased according to a count earlier this year conducted by the Department of Health and Human Services, homelessness remains an issue[Read More…]
Long Beach city council discuss city workers, 2018 budget
City workers demanding fair wages filled the Long Beach city council chambers at Tuesday’s city council meeting. At the start of the meeting, the chambers were at max capacity as people stood along the sides of the room waiting to fill in. The majority of the people there were members[Read More…]
CSULB President upholds campus’ commitment to curbing climate change
President Jane Close Conoley announced Tuesday via mass email that Cal State Long Beach will continue to fight climate change despite President Donald Trump’s withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord last week. “The trajectory we are currently on has us improving climate outcomes by reducing our own global footprint,” Conoley[Read More…]
CSULB to build downtown student housing center
Mayor Robert Garcia announced this week that Cal State Long Beach will expand its classrooms and housing to Downtown Long Beach for a development project being called “student village.” “[The project] will bridge the downtown and the university community,” Garcia said. A new building will be home to 800 dorms[Read More…]
Long Beach searches for parking solutions
Parking in Downtown Long Beach is dwindling and residents there are willing to pay more and more for a good spot. 40-year-old downtown resident Terrance Amoroso gave up long ago on circling the blocks looking for a space and decided to buy a parking pass. A $152 per month fee[Read More…]