Good morning and welcome to Monday Morning Coffee! Grab your cup and let’s get to your weekly briefing of what’s on the agenda for local government and business leaders. Get this in your inbox every Monday by signing up at lbpost.com/newsletters.
City meetings
There is no City Council for the next few weeks, but the Homelessness Policy Subcommittee will meet at 4 p.m. today (July 7) to discuss a draft recommendation to urge the city to expand shelter capacity, among other requests. The subcommittee noted that in 2024, the average number of individuals on the waitlist for shelter in Long Beach was 1,100, and they waited four to six months to be placed into shelter. The meeting is at 4 p.m. today at the Worsham Conference Room, 3861 Worsham Ave., Long Beach.
New laws
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed off on more than 1,000 new laws passed by California legislators last year, most of which took effect Jan. 1. Others had a July 1, 2025, start date.
Here’s a few that may impact your business:
- In an effort to curb the sale of stolen goods, Senate Bill 1144 requires sellers on sites like Amazon, eBay and Facebook Marketplace to collect information on third-party sellers with high-volume goods. It will also require the online markets to offer a function where app users can report the sale of stolen goods.
- Public and private California schools this fall will be required by S.B. 1063 to provide students in grades 7 to 12 a printed copy for the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. The copy will include a phone number and QR code that links to local mental health organizations.
- Starting this month, S.B. 1350 will require that full- and part-time household workers — cleaners, caregivers and babysitters — will fall under Cal-OSHA’s health and safety standards for workplace protections.
- A.B. 2202 requires short-term rental sites like Airbnb to disclose any additional charges, like cleaning fees, or penalties upon booking. Renters must now also be provided a description of those tasks needed to avoid fees before making their reservation. Rental hosts who fail to follow the law can face up to $10,000 in fines.
Business events and information
- The city launched a hotline to help people sign up for low-cost internet, part of a statewide initiative. Residents interested can call the toll-free number at 844-321-4472 on Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. or Saturday-Sunday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. to get connected. For more information, click here.
- City leaders on Wednesday celebrated the groundbreaking of The 101, a five-story, 52-unit supportive housing complex for low-income residents and those at risk of becoming homeless. The building has numerous lifestyle amenities, including a community room, courtyard, proximity to the Metro Blue Line and on-site counseling and social services. The project, anchored by a $2 million loan from the Long Beach Community Investment Company last year, is expected to cost nearly $40 million.
- Paging all therapists: take your own advice and put yourself “out there.” Altar Society Brewing is hosting a networking event on Friday (July 11) for those in the interconnected fields of psychology, psychiatry and other behavioral sciences. For more information or to register, visit here.
ICYMI — California and national news
- Microsoft lays off thousands in latest cuts to state’s tech industry (Los Angeles Times)
- Audit: Long Beach spends millions fixing its streets; they’re still among the worst (Long Beach Post)
- California lawmakers side with landlords to kill renter eviction relief (CalMatters)