A two hour study session held to analyze the current noise ordinance in effect at the Long Beach Airport (LGB) served as little more than a history lesson, as city council and residents discussed the merits of the noise ordinance and an overwhelming reluctance to modify it in the future.

Today, the City Council will hold a special study session that will serve as a history lesson of sorts, in an effort to bring new council members and the community up to speed on how the Airpot Noise Compatibility Ordinance works.

The new park will be placed on a vacant parcel of land that had been a source of blight and concern for the neighborhood for several years, according to Eighth District Councilmember Al Austin.

The Long Beach Continuum of Care announced Tuesday it has been given its largest award—$8.17 million—from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to combat homelessness in Long Beach.

After a nearly five and a half hour long study session held Tuesday night, City Council voted to again postpone any concrete decision on the future of medical marijuana in Long Beach, opting instead to form a task force to help discuss possible issues with the proposed ordinance, and pushing any potential vote to April at the earliest.

City officials celebrated the grand re-opening of Dock 10 at Rainbow Harbor in Downtown Long Beach over the weekend.

Mayor Robert Garcia has appointed 11 commissioners to serve on the Economic Development Commission, which has been inactive for several years until now, the city announced in a statement on Tuesday.