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Aug 24 7:52 am
  • business

City Council blocks JP23’s business license to operate bar in Downtown Long Beach

Jason Ruiz

A nearly yearlong fight may have come to a close Tuesday night after the City Council voted 6-0 to deny JP23 a license to operate in the city.

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Aug 23 11:23 am
  • business

City Council to decide whether Downtown venue JP23 should be closed

Jason Ruiz

The owner of JP23 claims the city’s Department of Financial Management, which issues business licenses, improperly took into account negative media coverage over sexual assault allegations connected to its Fullerton location when the permit was denied in March.

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Jun 13 1:57 pm
  • business

Lime picks Long Beach to launch new e-scooter designed for longer distances

Kelly Puente

The new Citra from Lime is designed to replace short urban car trips and will be exclusively on the streets of Long Beach this summer.

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Apr 13 8:37 am
  • business

Fate of JP23 nightclub in Downtown Long Beach goes to hearing officer

Jason Ruiz

The Downtown Long Beach restaurant and club opened in October, but city officials say it never acquired a business license or entertainment permit and now a hearing officer could decide if it can continue to operate.

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Mar 29 4:51 pm
  • business

New Downtown nightclub JP23 could be forced to close just months after opening

Jason Ruiz

JP23, a restaurant and lounge that has had issues with its Fullerton location, is fighting with the city over its business license and entertainment permits, which the city says it never acquired.

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Oct 26 2021 9:00 am shared from Long Beach Business Journal

Business in Downtown Long Beach is slowly rebounding

Alena Maschke

Despite some residual hesitation to gather in large crowds—and businesses’ troubles finding workers to serve drinks, bus tables or ring up sales—business in Downtown Long Beach is slowly rebounding after the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Downtown Long Beach Alliance’s newly released annual retail snapshot.

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Oct 6 2021 12:49 pm shared from Long Beach Business Journal

SnugTop to leave Long Beach after more than 50 years

Brandon Richardson

For 56 years, SnugTop has manufactured aftermarket fiberglass truck caps, also known as camper shells, at its five-acre facility in West Long Beach but operations will cease for good Oct. 15, according to the company.

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Oct 6 2021 8:00 am shared from Long Beach Business Journal

‘Disappearing one by one’: Longtime Cambodia Town businesses shutter amid pandemic

Crystal Niebla

Leaders in the Cambodian community worry that the closure of cultural restaurant La Lune Thmey in December 2019 may have been the beginning of the loss of one of the city’s most well-known and identifiable corridors, particularly as developers see potential in the area.

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Oct 5 2021 8:00 am shared from Long Beach Business Journal

Long Beach Midtown BID wasn’t renewed this year, but executive director is hopeful for 2022 return

Brandon Richardson
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Aug 18 2021 9:19 am
  • coronavirus

While other cities look at indoor vaccine requirements, Long Beach says it will look to the state for direction

Jason Ruiz

While the city has not addressed how it might enforce a potential vaccination requirement in Long Beach, looking back at how it handled previous health orders sheds light on some of the city’s limitations to ensure that businesses are following the law.

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