Some national research shows that lobbying pays off — cities that do it receive between 7% and 9% more per person in state funding than those that don’t. But the lobbying process isn’t fully transparent.
Posted inBusiness
3 new dining, retail spots at LGB expected to open next year
The three concession areas are pre-security, which currently is not offered at the airport.
Posted inNews
California voters may face dueling measures on 2024 ballot about oil wells near homes and schools
California voters may be asked twice on the same November 2024 ballot whether to keep or to ditch a law mandating new oil wells be a certain distance away from homes, schools and parks.
Posted inarts-culture
6 tips for attending Long Beach Pride this year, according to Jewels herself
The only drag queen to hold a key to the city, who has been deeply enmeshed in Long Beach’s LGBTQ+ community since 1998, would like to offer you some very necessary tips on how to survive the 40th annual Long Beach Pride.
Posted inThe Hi-lo
‘Haunting of the Queen Mary’: Historic vessel to star in horror film Aug. 18
The film explores the historic ocean liner’s dark past, pulling from long-told ghost stories, entangling the past and present in this “Gothic love letter” to one of the world’s most haunted locations.
Posted inThings To Do
Things to do in Long Beach this weekend including… Pride parade, festival and new mural
Plus, Elvis, poetry and a pop-up arcade.
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Contract for Long Beach police to patrol Metro trains could be extended through June 2024
The Long Beach Police Department’s contract to patrol Los Angeles County Metro trains in the city could be extended by another year as the transit agency continues to weigh whether it will pivot to its own in-house police force in the future.
Posted inFood, The Hi-lo
Gaucho Beach concession stand at Alamitos Beach opens Friday
In addition to a food menu that includes salads and sandwiches as well as lobster omelets and steak, an extensive bar menu with flights, wine, bottled and draft beer, sangrias and craft cocktails will be available.
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Long Beach could formally oppose ballot measure that would make it harder to impose new taxes
Meanwhile, the City Council will wait to chime in on another proposed law that would raise wages for health care workers statewide.
Posted inSponsored
Belmont Shore Car Show returns for it’s 32nd year with a Bang!
Live Music, 14 blocks of a variety of vendors, a raffle and free fun for all spectators. All proceeds will go to the Ronald McDonald House of Long Beach, which helps local families with adolescent cancer. Let’s help support local families in need.