Amid high demand, City Council approves new community garden on Redondo Avenue
A vacant lot, which has been empty since 2015, will be transformed into a 6,200-square-foot community garden.
Long Beach named as a top city for LGBTQ equality
Long Beach for the eighth year in a row has been named as a top city for its LGBTQ-friendly local laws and policies, according to the 2019 Municipal Equality Index from the nonprofit Human Rights Campaign.
Long Beach’s 1st District candidates speak out in live debate
Candidates were asked questions on top issues including climate change, housing affordability, a living wage, the city’s homeless crisis and whether they would support a permanent extensions to the city’s Measure A sales tax.
UPDATE: State watchdog launches formal investigation into councilwoman’s conflict of interest
The man at the center of the conflict of interest investigation into Councilwoman Jeannine Pearce also speaks out, saying he implored Pearce to check to ensure there were no conflicts associated with her consulting work for him.
Public comment will be shorter to speed city meetings along faster
Some critics, however, say the new rules will come at the expense of the public’s ability to participate in city discussions.
City Council set to approve 2020 budget on Tuesday
The city must adopt its budget by Sept. 15 for the new fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1. Tuesday’s decision comes following several weeks of budget hearings that were open to the public.
City designates funding to restore Fire Engine 17 in East Long Beach
The fire department has estimated that restoring Engine 17 could improve response times by up to a minute and a half in its service area, and by up to 30 seconds throughout the city.
City to study potential impact of automation at the Port of Long Beach
Plans for automation have been met with pushback from local unions concerned about the impact to jobs in the region.
New Council chambers, new rules regarding public comment
The idea to streamline council came last year after the City Council had seven meetings last over seven hours.
Long Beach hopes to get more accurate picture of its residents in 2020 census count
Long Beach’s total population for the 2010 census was 462,257. Mayor Robert Garcia say that number should have been much higher.