Cal State Long Beach alumna Misty May-Treanor was presented a key to the city of Long Beach by Mayor Robert Garcia before the city council meeting Tuesday evening. Former teammates, friends, family and Long Beach State women’s volleyball coach Brian Gimmillaro attended the ceremony. May-Treanor is considered one of the[Read More…]
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LiBRE to rally for affordable housing at city council meeting
Long Beach residents will be gathering at City Hall to demand a credit report reform that would eliminate the need to pay a fee per housing application and ask for a Renter’s Day that would be used as a platform to advance affordable housing policies. The rally, organized by Long[Read More…]
City council vacates alley in downtown Long Beach
Long Beach City Council moved to vacate an alley between Elm avenue and Long Beach boulevard after deciding that there is no public use available for the alley. City staff have been looking into possible uses for the alley since the item was first brought to the floor on March[Read More…]
Fear is fueling students to join progressive political movements
A surge in immigration raids throughout California, especially in cities like Los Angeles, has many Long Beach residents politically involved for the first time. A deep far-left leaning political wave of resistance to immigration sweeps has resulted in large protests in downtown Los Angeles and other major cities, but has[Read More…]
Community comes together for People’s State of the City
People’s State of the City, a Long Beach community meeting under an umbrella of social justice provided an outlet for residents and supporters directly affected by recent policy changes both locally and nationally Wednesday night. First Congregational Church of Long Beach housed the event, a raucous meeting of determined, frustrated[Read More…]
Eco-friendly changes are coming to Long Beach Transit
Be careful to not miss the bus, because it’ll be harder to hear it coming around the corner. At the end of March, Long Beach Transit began to release new electrically powered buses as part of their initiative to use alternative fuels to run their buses. Three of these buses[Read More…]
Parking app released in time for busy Grand Prix weekend
Imagine a mobile app within the realms of Uber or Airbnb, but for parking. It’s a new app called Pied Parker, made to help with parking issues people face in busy downtown areas with limited amounts of spots. Based out of Palo Alto near the heart of the Silicon Valley,[Read More…]
Federal funding for Long Beach Section 8 housing threatened
Long Beach Section 8 housing voucher recipients received a glimmer of hope in finding places available to rent. The Long Beach City Council voted Tuesday to begin creating incentive packages for landlords to increase the number of units open to receiving housing vouchers. The city currently receives $68 million toward[Read More…]
High Risin’: Long Beach residents face housing problems
Neighborhoods that once housed artists, Cambodian refugees and other communities that make Long Beach the second most diverse city in America are undergoing renovation that some say are taking the international out of the “International City.” “You’re turning the entire area into a bastion of the wealthy,” Housing Long Beach[Read More…]
Not out of the drought yet: Long Beach’s water restrictions remain
After a winter of record-breaking rain falls, flash floods and fresh snowpacks, it may appear as if California’s water woes are a thing of the past. But don’t start taking hour-long showers or watering your lawn in the middle of the day – the state’s water suppliers and the City[Read More…]