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City meetings

Like the best coffee roast, government meetings are light this week, starting Monday with the Mayor’s Fund Subcommittee meeting at 2 p.m. and then another by the city’s committee on Climate, Environment and Coastal issues at 3 p.m. on Tuesday. 

Of the six scheduled meetings, the most important session may come from the Commission For Women and Girls at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Carmelitos Conference Room at 411 Ocean Blvd. Commissioners will receive several presentations, including one by the Long Beach Human Trafficking Task Force on their services and advocacy.

More decisions will be made elsewhere in Long Beach and Los Angeles County. 

At their meeting Monday at 1:30 p.m., the city Harbor Commission will receive the results of the 2023 Port of Long Beach Air Emissions Inventory Report and conduct a public hearing on the World Oil Tank Installation Project. 

At Kenneth Hahn Hall on Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will again convene its 9:30 a.m. meeting to address the impact of high temperatures on pedestrian traffic, instruct educators to create safer rules for children’s use of social media and consider ways to shut down illegal dispensaries. Supervisors will also vote to take stances on both Proposition 36 and Proposition 6, both of which would have its own impact on the criminal justice system. 


And while the Long Beach City Council will not meet this week, you can expect the City Council in Signal Hill to convene Tuesday at 7 p.m. and cover several issues, from a presentation on opioid overdoses to approving public works contracts for new playgrounds.

Business events and information

  • Long Beach Airport is celebrating a $680,851 award by the Federal Aviation Administration to help its purchase of six electric vehicles and two free-standing solar tree vehicle chargers. “Long Beach Airport continues to find unique ways to integrate zero-emission technology into its operations, underscoring both LGB’s and the City’s commitment to sustainability and resilience,” said Mayor Rex Richardson. “This generous funding from the FAA is not just an investment for the present — it’s ensuring a greener tomorrow.” In addition to the grant, the project will receive $72,803 in airport revenue. It’s part of the airport’s goal of reducing emissions per passenger by 20% by 2025 and 40% by 2030, with an ultimate goal of becoming carbon neutral. Currently, two-thirds of the airport’s operational equipment is electric.

    Editor’s note: This item previously stated incorrectly that there was a gathering on Friday to celebrate the award. There was not.
  • This week, 29 local small businesses in Long Beach were awarded start-up grants and one-year memberships with the city’s Chamber of Commerce, as part of the Level UP LB: Extreme Small Business Makeover and Grant Program. The program, run by the city of Long Beach’s Economic Development Department, awarded $10,000 grants to 25 businesses and smaller, $4,000 sums to four others. Funds are paired with personalized counseling and workshops, aimed to help small businesses thrive. To read more, follow the link here.
  • The Downtown Long Beach Alliance is set to host its DTLB Food Series on Wednesday, Sept. 25 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The series is intended as an educational workshop for the benefit of current and future food entrepreneurs and businesses looking to start up their own kitchen. The event will take place at Partake Collective at 456 Elm Ave. For more information, visit the link.

ICYMI — California and national news

  • So, Malibu apparently has trailer parks. One just sold for $200 million. (LAT)
  • Drivers licenses; yes, there’s now an ‘app for that.’ Sort of, but not really. It’s actually somewhat complicated. (CalMatters)
  • Decades after suffering one of the worst commercial nuclear failures in U.S. history, Three Mile Island power plant will reopen, to power Microsoft’s data centers. (NPR)