Long Beach to allow outdoor dining beginning Tuesday, ahead of LA County
Other services, including hair and nail salons, can open Monday in Los Angeles County, and on Tuesday in Long Beach, with 25% capacity.
With its pending legal battle over ‘Hero Pay’ for grocery workers, Long Beach becomes litmus test for other cities
Long Beach could be on the hook to pay grocers for damages if they raise worker pay but the law is later found to be unconstitutional.
Still refusing to close patio dining, Restauration could now face eviction
Restauration, the Fourth Street restaurant that has openly defied Long Beach’s health orders by reopening its patio, could now be facing eviction after an escalating series of crackdowns by the city failed to shut them down.
Long Beach teachers were first in LA County to be vaccinated; then the process stalled
The Long Beach Unified School District this week is coping with a much smaller allocation of COVID-19 vaccine doses than it expected.
LA County will allow outdoor dining to resume by the end of this week; no word from Long Beach
Long Beach officials have not responded to questions about whether they’ll follow suit. The city has its own health department, but it has aligned with the county on most decisions.
Governor: ICU capacity expected to significantly improve in Southern California by late February
Early Monday, the state lifted a strict health order for the majority of the state that banned all dine-in service, closed personal care businesses and restricted other activities.
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Country Club Drive is Long Beach’s Hollywood boulevard
“People come by and say they’re ‘Donnie Darko’ fans and ask if they can take a picture of themselves in front of the house,” says listing Realtor Jason Patterson.
UPDATE: State lifts stay-at-home orders; local officials could keep restrictions
The decision does not necessarily mean activities like outdoor dining and haircuts in salons would be automatically allowed in Long Beach.
Customers flock to Thirsty Isle memorabilia sale, raise $10K to help bar cover its tab, owner says
Owner James “Jimmy” DeBois said hundreds of customers showed up Sunday morning, and with their support, the sale likely helped him cover two month’s worth of his business’ rent.