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Losing lawsuit over sewer, water fees could cost Long Beach $9 million a year, officials say

Jason Ruiz

Councilman Al Austin, who chairs the committee, said the city’s projected budget issues were alarming.

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Apr 19 5:20 pm shared from News

With guidelines in place, Long Beach Convention Center to start hosting events in August

Jason Ruiz

The planned conventions, which include at least three already planned in August, leave little room for error with a federal holding facility for unaccompanied migrant children expected to open at the Convention Center this week.

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Apr 15 4:25 pm shared from News

Freeway brush fire near Signal Hill damages school buses

Jason Ruiz

The Thursday afternoon fire started around 2:30 p.m. and took about 20 minutes for the fire crews to put down.

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Apr 15 3:37 pm shared from News

The City Council’s 20-person speaking limit is silencing some members of the public

Jason Ruiz

The 20-person limit on public speakers put in place in June has mostly flown under the radar, but for the second week in a row it resulted in the most controversial item on the council agenda receiving no pushback.

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Apr 15 2:02 pm shared from News

Court ruling on local elections leaves City Council with a decision to make

Jason Ruiz

A November ruling in a case filed by the city of Redondo Beach sought to bring back the autonomy that charter cities have regarding their election dates, even if they had sagging election day turnout.

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Apr 14 12:38 pm shared from News

Creating new park space in Long Beach ‘not impossible, but challenging’

Jason Ruiz

Residents in East Long Beach have access to nearly 16 times the park space than those living in West Long Beach. But as the City Council tries to address this inequity, it will likely run into two big obstacles: time and money.

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Apr 13 8:06 pm shared from News

City leaders approve storage facility where advocates wanted a park

Jason Ruiz

The council’s vote certifies a decision made by the Planning Commission in December that approved lot mergers, zoning changes and permits for the construction of the three-story, 152,000 square-foot self storage and recreational vehicle storage facility that will be built at 3701 Pacific Place.

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Apr 13 8:56 am shared from News

Indoor events will soon be allowed in LA County, but Long Beach’s civic chamber is still empty—for now

Jason Ruiz

City Hall has been closed to the public for over a year due to COVID-19 restrictions on indoor gatherings, but an effort to bring City Council meetings back to an in-person setting was initiated last month.

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Apr 12 5:08 pm shared from News

Long Beach receives another round of grant funding for cannabis equity program

Jason Ruiz

Future Long Beach cannabis operators received a boost this month after the city received over $1.2 million in grants to help people open up businesses through the city’s social equity program.

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Apr 9 4:08 pm shared from News

El Dorado Park duck pond could close for up to a year for renovations

Jason Ruiz

Using the pond as a reservoir is expected to free up about 10% of the city’s capacity to store more water and help eliminate periods where water can’t be captured by city facilities because storage tanks are full.

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