Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and union leaders joined port truck drivers in San Pedro Thursday morning as the fourth day of strikes slogged on at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, with port truck drivers demanding equal pay from short-haul trucking companies as well as legislation that would put an end to wage theft and misclassification.

The development will be more than twice the square footage of the Long Beach location, and will feature a second-story eating area.

While affordable housing units may not be springing up at the same rate as market-rate rentals in Long Beach, the city is making progress toward its pledge to close the gap that has engulfed much of the state, leading to rising rents and displacement.

Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti joined forces at the San Pedro Harbor Monday to sign an agreement to work toward achieving zero emissions at the twin ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles.

Plans to house over 1,000 Cal State Long Beach art students and faculty in the city’s downtown area through a proposed "CSULB Village" mixed-use complex, that will also include classrooms, labs and a museum, were announced today.

Today the Aquarium of the Pacific and Clark Construction Group began chipping away at the mural Portuguese street artist Pantónio painted during Pow! Wow! Long Beach 2016.

Developers Sares-Regis Group, City of Long Beach dignitaries, architects Studio One Eleven and those involved with the developing downtown renaissance broke ground on The Pacific this morning, one of three new housing developments soon to be built in downtown Long Beach.