Long Beach City College could be city’s first educational institution to require COVID-19 vaccine
Those who can’t get a medical exemption or other accommodations will be barred from campus, according to the resolution.
Dirty Heads, Wu-Tang Clan, Marley Brothers among dozens playing ‘Cali Vibes’ fest in Downtown Long Beach
The “Cali-Vibes 2022” festival is scheduled to run Feb. 4-6 at Marina Green Park located just east of Shoreline Village.
Southwest Airlines flight delays hit Long Beach Airport
Southwest Airlines, Long Beach’s largest tenant, said over the weekend that the delays were due to a mixture of weather and staffing limitations brought on by the pandemic. The airline holds 35 of the 53 daily flight slots at Long Beach airport. Southwest reportedly cancelled over 2,000 flights between Friday and Sunday.
Long Beach prepares to allow more cannabis dispensaries—but with higher taxes
The City Council on Tuesday will consider an ordinance allowing eight additional licenses, but also increasing the cannabis tax rate by .25%.
UPDATE: Carson mayor now says foul odor due to leaking pipeline, calls for investigation
Residents in neighborhoods spanning from North Long Beach to the Peninsula smelled the nauseating odor they compared to sulfur.
How you can help LBCC spend some of its $30 million gift from MacKenzie Scott
Mike Munoz, the colleges interim superintendent-president, sent a memo out last week notifying the campus community that the school would be accepting suggestions for how to spend the money until the end of month.
Goodbye whale tail? Redistricting Commission suggests major shifts in new City Council maps
The 13-member commission is charged with redrawing the city’s council district lines that will dictate who can run for which City Council office, and who can vote for them, for the next 10 years.
City Council expected to approve resolution that could allow a return to virtual meetings
The resolution was put on the Oct. 12 agenda just over a week after Davis recommended that all public meetings return to a virtual format, to the extent possible, to prevent further community transmission of COVID-19.
Man shot, wounded while sitting in his car in North Long Beach, police say
Long Beach police said that officers were dispatched to the area of South Street and Linden Avenue around 8:45 p.m. for a report of gunshots.
Pedestrian killed in early morning crash on Pacific Coast Highway, police say
The fatal crash happened on a busy stretch of PCH near Lemon Avenue.