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Apr 15 3:37 pm
  • city council

The City Council’s 20-person speaking limit is silencing some members of the public

Jason Ruiz

The 20-person limit on public speakers put in place in June has mostly flown under the radar, but for the second week in a row it resulted in the most controversial item on the council agenda receiving no pushback.

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Apr 6 7:40 pm
  • city council

‘It’s the right thing to do’: City Council OKs emergency migrant shelter at Convention Center

Kelly Puente

The city will begin negotiating a contract with Federal Emergency Management Agency and Health and Human Services, which will operate the facility.

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Apr 5 2:38 pm
  • city council

Long Beach Convention Center could house up to 1,000 migrant children, city says

Kelly Puente

Up to 1,000 children could be sheltered for a period of 90 to 120 days until they can be transported to safe housing elsewhere in the U.S., city officials said.

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Mar 12 4:27 pm
  • city council

District Attorney reviewing case of Long Beach councilman and wife accused of animal abuse

Kelly Puente

Prosecutors will determine whether there is enough evidence to file felony charges.

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Mar 9 1:27 pm
  • Aquarium of the Pacific

Aquarium asks the city for a $5 million loan as attendance, revenue plummet during pandemic

Brandon Richardson

Over the past 12 months, the Aquarium of the Pacific has been losing anywhere between $600,000 and $1.1 million per month depending on COVID-19 closures and restrictions.

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Feb 27 9:00 am
  • city council

Nearly a year after pandemic restrictions, Long Beach City Council could soon have video for meetings

Jason Ruiz

In August, the City Clerk’s office said a video feature could be coming “soon” but the council completed the year without video meetings despite the city’s school and college boards using video throughout the pandemic. 

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Feb 16 6:20 pm
  • city council

City Council sends performing arts center renaming request to committee vote

Jason Ruiz

The Long Beach Performing Arts Center could soon be renamed after former Mayor Beverly O’Neill if a City Council committee returns the item to the full council later this year.

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Jan 25 5:08 pm
  • city council

With its pending legal battle over ‘Hero Pay’ for grocery workers, Long Beach becomes litmus test for other cities

Kelly Puente

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.

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Jan 19 8:06 pm
  • coronavirus

Long Beach approves $4 per hour ‘hero pay’ for grocery workers

Kelly Puente

The ordinance was tentatively approved on Tuesday and will go before the City Council for a final reading in its next regular meeting on Feb. 2. 

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Dec 10 12:24 pm
  • coronavirus

As a Black woman, city health officer says she’s felt extra burden to justify her expertise

Jason Ruiz and Jeremiah Dobruck

A group of prominent Black women is condemning questions from a city councilwoman who said she intended to highlight Dr. Anissa Davis’s qualifications.

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