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Community Hospital

March 12, 2019

City Council approves deal to pave way for Community Hospital reopening

by Kelly Puente in Business

With an interim lease agreement, the hospital is one step closer to reopening, hopefully by this summer, said John Molina, a partner for Molina, Wu, Network, Community's new operator.

Trade & Transportation

air pollution

March 12, 2019

Companies fined $530K for importing illegally polluting engines at LB-LA port

by Jeremiah Dobruck in Trade & Transportation

To be brought into the U.S. legally, any engines or vehicles must be certified by the EPA, which checks to make sure the meet federal emissions standards.

Business

scooters

March 11, 2019

Disability lawsuit targets Long Beach over electric scooters

by Kelly Puente in Business

The suit says many disabled people are now discouraged from using pedestrian rights-of-way because of the humiliation and frustration of navigating around abandoned scooters.

Business

March 8, 2019

BREAKING: City proposes paying up to $25 million in deal to reopen Community Hospital

by Kelly Puente in Business

The plan with the new operator Molina, Wu, Network comes after months of negotiations on a lease agreement for the 94-year-old East Long Beach facility, which closed last summer due to seismic compliance issues, shuttering the area's only emergency...

Business

Community Hospital

March 6, 2019

No details yet on proposed Community Hospital deal

by Kelly Puente in Business

The talks to re-open Community Hospital come as the deadline looms for new operator Molina, Wu, Network, to reopen the hospital take over its license before it expires on April 28.

Business

Grand Prix of Long Beach

March 5, 2019

We don’t always drink beer, but when we do, they’re the official beers of the Grand Prix

by Steve Lowery in Business

Modelo and Ballast Point were named the official beer and craft beer, respectively, of the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach

Business

Downtown Long Beach

February 27, 2019

Transit water taxis to add year-round service on weekends

by Kelly Puente in Business

Starting on March 8, AquaLink and AquaBus will have services on Saturdays and Sundays all year. The taxis will still offer their traditional summer service running seven days a week from Memorial Day to Labor Day.

Business

Los Angeles Angels

February 27, 2019

Is Long Beach’s ‘elephant lot’ big enough for a baseball stadium? We compared acreage with other stadiums

by Kelly Puente in Business

A review of waterfront Major League Baseball stadiums shows that the land available in the elephant lot is roughly as large, or in some cases larger, than the land area where other stadiums have been built over the last two decades.

Business