Despite all the hullabaloo surrounding the U.S. economy, the state of commerce seems to be slowly making a comeback. Although retail sales barely crept upward by the end of 2015, consumer spending was at its strongest since the Great Recession, according to the Regional Intelligence Report released by Cal State[Read More…]
Long Beach
Any off-campus news. Events that happen off-campus or news that affect/interest the greater Long Beach community fall under this category.
You can still TAP that
Starting today, students who will not be attending the summer semester can go to the cashier’s office located at Brotman Hall and receive a TAP card extension without applying for the reduced Long Beach Transit student rate. The TAP card extension costs $100 and is also eligible for campus employees.[Read More…]
Family demands CSULB help return deported man
The wife and son of José Alvarez, the man who was deported after being held at the Cal State Long Beach University Police substation, demanded that CSULB help to bring Alvarez back to Long Beach at a May Day demonstration Sunday. Infa Ortiz and Victor Alvarez were joined by[Read More…]
CSULB police chief issues first ICE directive
Immigration and Customs Enforcement aren’t likely to come back to Cal State Long Beach after a new directive issued Wednesday by CSULB Chief of Police Fernando Solorzano. The University Police Department will not cooperate with ICE by holding undocumented foreign nationals whether or not that person has an immigration hold.[Read More…]
Crime Blotter: Misdemeanor arrests and mental evaluation
Trio cited after traffic stop After stopping a vehicle for traveling at an unsafe speed last Thursday, a University Police sergeant suspected the vehicle may have been related to a different report of a suspicious individual in Parking Structure 1 the sergeant was investigating. The sergeant contacted back up, and[Read More…]
Congressman condemns deportation
Rep. Alan Lowenthal, D–Long Beach, said the recent incident where José Alvarez was deported after being detained in the Cal State Long Beach University Police substation should have never happened in a roundtable and forum on immigration the congressman hosted Monday. “I’m in a climate in the Congress where a[Read More…]
Man deported for 21-year-old drug offense by CSULB PD
TIJUANA, Mexico — On the outer edge of the city, up a series of pitted dirt roads, José Alvarez waits alone in an unfurnished duplex. The only kitchen appliances are a mini fridge raised off the floor by cinder blocks and a camping stove on the countertop. He sleeps on[Read More…]
Housing Long Beach to host film screening
Have a seat, grab some popcorn and enjoy a free screening of “The Pruitt-Igoe Myth: An Urban History,” courtesy of Housing Long Beach. The movie screening will be held at the Art Theatre of Long Beach on April 20 in an attempt to inform the community about affordable housing. HLB[Read More…]
Salud a la Vida/Cheers to Life! unable to keep up with condom demand
With Cal State Long Beach’s student population at about 40,000, it should come as no surprise that the 2,800 condoms that are being dispensed weekly are not enough to provide for the entire student body. Statistics show that of those who are using the dispensers, 93 percent are left without[Read More…]
Long Beach City enacts President Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper Challenge
The City of Long Beach released the action plan for President Barack Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper Challenge last week, with initiatives to create a community that better serves young men and boys of color. In accordance with Safe Long Beach, a violence prevention plan, the city was granted $1.5 million[Read More…]