Emergency rent protections enacted during the pandemic will expire soon, leaving tenants with a hike in their rent.
Tag: Rent Control
Los Altos Library hosts Mayor Garcia for ‘Meet the Mayor’ event
After facing weeks of scrutiny, Mayor Garcia sits down with District Four residents to talk Long Beach issues.
ASI addresses men’s volleyball victory and affordable housing
The men’s volleyball NCAA championship win last week and the first-ever Disney Day were among some of items discussed at the last Associated Students Inc. meeting of the school year. The meeting was extended to offer more time to discuss remaining agenda items. Following some regulatory resolutions, ASI vice president[Read More…]
Long Beach Airport to receive improvements
It was yet another light agenda for the Long Beach City Council as Tuesday’s meeting lasted a little over an hour and saw all agenda items approved by present councilmembers. The council, sans district one representative Lena Gonzalez, unanimously voted to grant a contract to Swinerton Builders, a construction company[Read More…]
Locals rally over rent control in Long Beach
Renters, property owners and activists came out in droves Tuesday evening to rally against and for rent control in Long Beach, with signs in hand and opinions ready, over 100 people crowded city hall. The Long Beach City Council met its constituents with the promise to discuss a proposed ballot[Read More…]
Long Beach City Council to be confronted by rent-control rally
Advocates in Long Beach plan to pack city council Tuesday to voice their opinions on whether rent control is needed in the city. Both upholders and opposers of rent control are expected to rally before the council reviews an ordinance on the issue. The rally will take place outside of[Read More…]
Mayoral candidates
Incumbent: Robert Garcia Garcia is the first openly gay mayor to be elected in Long Beach, taking 52 percent of the vote in 2014 against Damon Dunn. The former Republican and graduate of Cal State Long Beach became a member of the Democratic Party in 2004. He is running against[Read More…]
District 5 Candidates
Incumbent: Stacy Mungo Councilwoman Stacy Mungo was elected to District 5 in 2014. She is a strong supporter of retaining the “neighborhood character” of low-density areas by strategically planning the construction and locations of apartment buildings and neighborhoods. Transparency Mungo stated that one of the biggest hurdles when she was[Read More…]
Local activists begin journey to get rent control on ballots
Huddling together under the shade of trees at MacArthur Park, about 80 Long Beach residents gathered Sunday to launch a campaign to bring rent control to the city. The #RentControlNow Coalition, which consists of groups such as Housing Long Beach and the Long Beach Gray Panthers, hosted the event and[Read More…]
“City Rising” draws a local crowd in Long Beach
A new documentary criticizing gentrification brought loud cheering from a full audience at Long Beach’s 4th Street Art Theatre Wednesday night. The theatre hosted a screening of “City Rising,” produced by non-commercial educational and independent television station KCET. The film focused on the issue of displacement in six California communities:[Read More…]