Since Charles Wright wrote “Express Yourself” in 1970, and his 103^rd St. Watts Rhythm Band made it originally famous, the song has been used in more than 30 movies and countless commercials. Starting this month, however, it will become the theme for the Long Beach City Clerk’s Office voter-awareness campaign— its first governmental use yet.

With the opening of the much-anticipated downtown eatery BO-Beau just around the corner, Councilmember and State Assembly hopeful Suja Lowenthal is hoping to allow the restaurant’s proposed “rooftap” to provide live entertainment.

Meet Long Beach’s Code For America team: three diverse tech lovers who have put their respective lives on hold to embark on a year-long fellowship with the so-called “Peace Corps for Geeks,” a nonprofit that since 2009 has helped municipal governments work better through the creation of custom technology projects.

Long Beach City Council will vote Tuesday on whether or not to explore business practices that may make the city more attractive to new microbreweries and brewpubs, an expanding business sector that has proved economically viable for many Southern California cities.

The City of Long Beach is beginning a survey this week that will create a detailed analysis of all its roadways--including pavement distresses and determinations of load-bearing capacities--in an effort to develop long-term maintainence plans.