The Long Beach Utilities Commission agreed Thursday to let the Utilities Department develop one of its surplus properties near Long Beach Airport into a site where people living in RVs can dispose of their waste appropriately—but it could be weeks before it opens for operation.
The Long Beach Land and Water Co. built the $50,000 hotel on the bluff at the foot of Cedar Avenue. It terraced down from Ocean Boulevard to the beach, rising three stories at the street level and five stories above the beach.
A Long Beach man has been booked on suspicion of murder for allegedly hitting a bicyclist with his car on Pacific Coast Highway in Dana Point and then stabbing the man, who later died at a hospital.
This brand-new business has partnered with Pacific Gateway, Long Beach’s workforce development network, to employ and mentor local students looking for a job.
Police say the victim was walking through the alley near the 700 block of Broadway Court when he was approached by an unknown male suspect, who shot him.
The construction of 33 tiny homes in the parking lot of the Long Beach Multi-Service Center for those experiencing homelessness could be completed by the end of this year, as the city is expected to award a contract next week for their installation.
Founded in around 2001 as a response to a proposal to develop housing and a strip mall in the Los Cerritos Wetlands, the group has continually advocated for restoration and protection ever since.
After months of high natural gas prices, the City Council has asked the Long Beach Utilities Department to create a relief program for low-income households that could be funded with $1.5 million generated by the city’s utility users tax.
Long Beach utility customers can expect some significant relief in February after natural gas prices plunged from a historic high of $3.81 per therm in January to about $1.28 per therm this month—a roughly 66% decrease.
The program will provide approximately 100 eligible families with up to $20,000 in down payment and closing cost assistance.
Long Beach officials broke ground Wednesday on a long-anticipated overhaul of the Artesia Boulevard corridor in North Long Beach, a project that the city says will increase safety for pedestrians and cyclists and also help to present a better first impression of the city.
Gov. Gavin Newsom endorsed legislation Wednesday that would ban people from carrying concealed guns into all privately owned businesses that are open to the public—unless the business owner puts up a sign that says concealed guns are allowed.
Hundreds of people live in their vehicles on Long Beach’s streets. Those in RVs have the challenge of finding a sanitary place to unload their sewage tanks.
Formally known as C/2022 E3 (ZTF), the comet was only discovered in March 2022 by astronomers using the Zwicky Transient Facility near Temecula.
The businesses affected were Speak Cheezy at 3950 E. Fourth St., The Breakfast Bar at 3404 E. Fourth St. and Baja Sonora located at 2940 Clark Ave., police said.
A ruling in this case could change the way fireworks displays in Long Beach are handled when produced over bodies of water, and it could have a ripple effect across neighboring regions.
As the city of Long Beach prepares new regulations for sidewalk vendors that will correspond with new state laws, it has sought community input on what the new guidelines should look like—and a recent survey and community meetings have provided a preview of what the city may consider.
Low-income Californians reported $29.7 million in cash welfare stolen and $4.7 million in food aid stolen in the 14 months from July 2021 through last September, the latest month for which statewide data was available.
Wilson’s Ben Tinsley, Matteos Mandalia, Mia Urena, Ky Stopp and Ernesto Felix worked together to make the short drama film, “Rebirth,” which won first place in its category as part of the nationwide Student Television Network 2022 Fall Nationals competition.
