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City meetings

Late nights in Belmont Shore may not look the same going forward. Following a fatal shooting last month, the city is expected to compile a safety plan for the popular stretch of bars and restaurants along Second Street.

The plan could include a one-year moratorium on any place that sells alcohol staying open past midnight, increased foot patrols and DUI checkpoints by city police and stricter penalties for public drinking and unpermitted vending. 

In a letter to the council, Councilmember Kristina Duggan said the dynamics of the shoreline neighborhood have changed dramatically since the pandemic. In the years since, she says, the strip has seen an influx of bar-related and late-night concerns that have invited public drinking, littering and fighting. 

According to her office, most of the violent incidents have occurred after midnight, despite only four of the strip’s 250 businesses still being open. 

“Belmont Shore is a special place where people enjoy coffee or breakfast in the morning, take lunch meetings, buy gifts and other retail items, bring their dog for a walk, have dinner or enjoy a drink, or watch a game with friends. It offers something for everyone,” Duggan wrote. “When one part of that experience begins to detract from every other part, the City has a responsibility to protect the overall health of the corridor and the neighborhood it serves.”

If approved by the City Council, the matter will be taken up by the city manager to come back in 45 days with a plan. 

Changes might also come to City Council meetings. Eleven recommendations will be examined, with items largely centered around public comment, meeting start time and whether to limit which items are defined “urgent” so that more discussion can be allowed to the public or dais. 

Council members are also set to approve county funding for the winter shelter, a 65-bed facility that runs from this month to the end of March. They are also expected to approve a five-year agreement with the state health department to share public data for HIV and AIDS monitoring. 

Elsewhere on the week’s agenda, the Long Beach Marine Commission will hear presentations on the Colorado Lagoon Open Channel Project and the Conservation Corps of Long Beach, which handles environmental programs for poor and underprivileged young adults. 

The city is also expected to authorize the sale of a city-owned lot at 1827 Pacific Avenue through its succeeding redevelopment agency for an apartment complex. 

And at the next meeting for the city’s subcommittee on homeless policies, members will float the idea for a pilot hygiene station and talk about vacant parking lots and commercial buildings. 

They will also review their annual policy recommendations to the mayor and city council. 

Business events and information

  • Registration is open for wintertime recreation classes, Long Beach. Starting Monday, more than 700 classes will be available through the city’s Parks, Recreation and Marine Department, catering to all ages and interests. Classes will run December to February. For more information or to register, visit the links provided or call 562-570-3111. You can also visit the city’s Registration Reservations Office (2760 Studebaker Rd.), Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • The city will host an aerospace career fair on Thursday for Long Beach residents as well as those recently laid off from the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The fair will run in two segments between 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Long Beach Workforce Innovation Network (LBWIN) Adult Career Services Center (4811 Airport Plaza Dr.). For a list of participating employers, click here. To RSVP, visit the link. 

ICYMI — California and national news

  • Saying she’s been stonewalled by the school district and police, a Long Beach mother continues to seek answers to whether her daughter was abused. (Long Beach Post)
  • Presents to arrive in time for the holidays, but may be more expensive (Los Angeles Times)
  • Judge stops Long Beach from raising sales tax, saying voters didn’t approve it (Long Beach Post)
  • Supreme Court temporarily blocks full SNAP benefits even as they’d started to go out (NPR/LAist)