The decision comes after some businesses in the area lamented the negative impact the closure has had on their sales, as the breakfast and lunch crowds struggled to find parking when picking up their orders.
While the full closure of the main thoroughfare in Downtown has largely pleased restaurant and bar owners, other businesses say the closure has hurt their bottom line.
While early construction began on the Verizon Building adpative reuse, a lack of funding and litigation has put the project into a state of emergency.
Starting on March 8, AquaLink and AquaBus will have services on Saturdays and Sundays all year. The taxis will still offer their traditional summer service running seven days a week from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
The temporary road closures, from 10 p.m. today (Friday) to 10 p.m. Sunday, will cause detours for motorists heading west on Ocean Boulevard as they leave downtown Long Beach, as well as southbound travel along Harbor Scenic Drive heading toward the Queen Mary.
While the Planning Commission had already approved the project, the plan came back to the City Council for review on Tuesday following appeals from a resident and labor unions.
Supervisors, she said, are already making good on their “bold promise” to house 45,000 people in five years with Measure H funding.
An explosion in an underground electrical vault in Downtown Long Beach injured four people this morning, police said.
The 36,360-square-foot gym will have amenities including a lap pool, cycle studios and a sauna.
Four local medical marijuana dispensaries opened their doors for recreational sales on Friday, making Long Beach the latest city in California to offer legal cannabis for anyone over 21.
