“We believe food and art, nutrition and community go hand-in-hand,” Sura’s owners said.
Posted inEducation
CSULB wants to add 1,600 student beds, grow enrollment by 5,000 through 2035, campus report says
Cal State Long Beach is currently urging the public to weigh in on its plan to expand enrollment and add more student, faculty and staff housing.
Posted inNews
City Council appoints Francine Kerridge as Long Beach’s first police oversight director
She’ll be tasked with auditing trends within the Long Beach Police Department and potentially investigating high-profile use-of-force incidents if authorized by the city manager.
Posted inNews
Amid uproar over small plane noise, City Council requests report on Long Beach Airport
Residents living under takeoff paths have said for months that low-flying, small planes circling over their homes have created quality-of-life issues.
Posted inPolitics
Former sheriff Villanueva says he’ll run for county supervisor against Janice Hahn
Villanueva attacked the board of supervisors as “so far to the left of center that no one can even recognize them.” A Hahn spokesman called Villanueva “the Donald Trump of Los Angeles County.”
Posted inNews
‘Shut it down’: Students, faculty rally against CSU tuition hike
The board will meet to vote on the proposal at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13, at the CSU Chancellor’s Office in Long Beach. If approved, undergraduates would pay $324 more at the start of next year.
Posted inBusiness
Long Beach could put hotel wage increase on March ballot without conducting economic study
Unite Here Local 11 and its members are pushing for a $25 minimum wage next year with an escalator to $30 by the 2028 Olympics, mirroring other efforts across other cities in the region.
Posted inFood, The Hi-lo
Sweetfin on Second Street in Belmont Shore sets grand opening for Sept. 15
The chain, which has taken over the former Z-Pizza location, offers various poke bowl options with different raw fish items like gochujang salmon, truffled yuzu albacore, and more.
Posted inNews
State’s top oil regulator says in a lawsuit he was fired for refusing to block new oil well permits
Uduak-Joe Ntuk, who is also a Long Beach City College trustee, alleges he was pressured by the Newsom administration to illegally stop issuing new well drilling permits.
Posted inFood
Dirt Dog closes Long Beach location
Long Beach’s location opened in November 2021 and announced its closure with a sign posted on the front door.