City Council could amend its committees, add new body focused on arts, culture and tourism
Committee appointments won’t be finalized until next week, after the council approves the proposed memberships from Mayor Rex Richardson’s office.
Councilmember Roberto Uranga returns to dais 4 months after stroke
Councilmember Roberto Uranga had been excused by the City Council for his absence since mid-September, when he had a stroke before his son died from a rare form of cancer.
Ethics Commission recommends censure for mayor, councilman over unauthorized PSAs
The public service announcements funded by the firefighters union looked and sounded “like a campaign advertisement,” according to an outside law firm hired by the city.
At swearing-in, Mayor Rex Richardson says he will push to declare state of emergency on homelessness
Richardson devoted much of his first mayoral speech to the impending issue of homelessness, as well as inequality and mental health issues.
Long Beach organizers see opportunity with new progressive City Council majority
This new power on the left could translate into renewed efforts by community organizers to phase out the city’s oil production faster, increase protections for the city’s most vulnerable renters and protect or expand guaranteed basic income programs.
City Council asks for updated language for removing disruptive persons from meetings
Senate Bill 1100 lays out the process by which disruptive people can be removed from public meetings. It was signed into law earlier this year and could soon be added to Long Beach’s municipal code.
City Council signals it will excuse Uranga’s absences as he recovers from stroke
West Long Beach Councilmember Roberto Uranga suffered a stroke last month and will be on leave for an indeterminate amount of time. His absence must be excused by the council or his seat could be vacated.
Long Beach moves forward with the sale of historic Community Hospital
Under terms of the lease agreement, the city will “sell” the 8.7-acre property for $0 to operator MWN Community Hospital LLC to cover the company’s losses.
Long Beach says City Council meetings will be in person again starting Sept. 6
The move away from hybrid meetings means that people who want to address the City Council directly will have to show up in person to give their public comments.
Long Beach to consider raising minimum wage for health care workers
The initiative, which would impact Long Beach’s largest hospitals and smaller clinics, would cover a broad range of workers in a health care setting, including technicians, maintenance workers, janitors, housekeeping staff, groundskeepers and food service workers.