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Plans for concessions in El Dorado Park spark public backlash
A “Save El Dorado Park” petition launched last week in response to the city’s plan to utilize three empty buildings for concessions.
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City may soon require developers to contribute to affordable housing stock
The public got its first glimpse this week of a draft inclusionary housing ordinance that has been in the works for nearly three years.
Opinion: Replacing homes and businesses with parking hurts everyone
Parking structures in your neighborhood might make it easier to get home; but you might not want to live there.
Pike Park adds additional green space to Downtown’s growing urbanity
Pocket parks—green spaces in cities that would otherwise be swallowed up by development—Long Beach could very well reign supreme.
City Council approves $21-million increase to airport improvement project
Most of the improvements are expected to be completed by 2022
Long Beach ranked among most walkable cities in nation
Long Beach continues to keep its Top 10 position among cities nationwide as a walkable place for its citizens and visitors.
Long Beach among nation’s 25 most ethnically diverse cities
Long Beach has been named the country’s 25th most ethnically diverse city and the ninth most ethnically diverse “large city” with a population over 250,000.
Opinion: A 71-year-old was killed in a crosswalk; there will likely be no legal consequences for her death
A woman who did absolutely everything she was “supposed to do” was killed and because the driver wasn’t drunk, high, and had a license, he was free to go.
Rent control proposition returns, will appear on November ballot
A new measure that would allow municipalities to enact rent control laws on more residential units is headed for the November ballot.
Developers of historic Ocean Center adaptive re-use project seek to add more units
Pacific6 is hoping to add six more units to make for a total of 80 units in the Ocean Center development in Downtown Long Beach.
Building boom: How full are Downtown Long Beach’s newest apartment buildings?
As for who’s renting these pricier Downtown apartments, trends have shown a rise in single, college-educated workers who live alone.
Long Beach Lost: The three roller coasters of the Pike amusement park
With a massive budget of $140,000, one of the costliest build-outs for an amusement ride in the country, the Cyclone Racer opened on Memorial Day in 1930.
Report: Long Beach residents face 10th-worst commute times in the nation
Long Beach, according to the most recent study released, is the tenth worst city in the nation when it comes to commute times for its citizens.
Yet again: Long Beach Airport named one of the nation’s 10 best
With great design comes great praise as the accolades the Long Beach Airport continues to receive seem endless.
Following permit approval, construction of San Pedro Public Market to move forward
The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners approved a development permit today for the first phase of the planned San Pedro Public Market
Facing Port of L.A. commissioners, San Pedro Public Market construction likely to move forward
Developers of the 42-acre San Pedro Public Market are likely to finally receive their construction permit to break ground.
Inclusionary ordinance, essential for affordability in housing, to face Planning Commission
The first draft of Long Beach’s inclusionary ordinance will face the Planning Commission in February before being handed off to City Council.
Research: Increasing new housing supply decreases rent in nearby neighborhoods
According to their research, new housing construction slowed rent increases in nearby apartments and increased migration from other low-income neighborhoods.
North Long Beach’s Davenport Park may nearly double in size
The Planning Commission on Thursday will consider developing an additional 5.5 acres of unused space west of the park.
Opinion: The spineless dissenting five of Long Beach’s City Council just made affordable housing less of a reality
Councilmember Rex Richardson seems to be the only one who cares about affordable housing in a city with homelessness and a lack of affordability.