The once colorful aisles had been emptied to reveal slate gray shelving in row after row. The now former customers wheeled carts around in search of the best bargains. It wasn’t hard with everything at a 25 to 50 percent discount. The Wal-Mart Discount Store, a popular shopping spot in[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.
CFA urges supporters to tune in
In another attempt to get their point across to the California State University Board of Trustees and Chancellor Timothy P. White, the California Faculty Association statewide officers found a way not to be tuned out: a short and sweet bluesy tune. The BOT held a meeting Tuesday morning at the[Read More…]
Long Beach businesses to pay workers higher minimum wage
The Long Beach City Council agreed on an ordinance Jan. 19 that will gradually increase the minimum wage up to $13 by 2019. The ordinance calls for a study in 2019 to determine the overall economic effects of the increase. If positive, the wage will be raised gradually up to[Read More…]
California Pizza Kitchen sponsors Nohemi Gonzalez Department of Design fundraiser
California Pizza Kitchen is sponsoring a fundraiser Monday and Tuesday this week in honor of Nohemi Gonzalez, the Cal State Long Beach student killed in the Paris terrorist attacks Nov. 13, 2015. The money raised will go toward a CSULB fund supporting students in the Department of Design where Nohemi[Read More…]
California Pizza Kitchen sponsors Nohemi Gonzalez Department of Design fundraiser
California Pizza Kitchen is sponsoring a fundraiser Monday and Tuesday this week in honor of Nohemi Gonzalez, the Cal State Long Beach student killed in the Paris terrorist attacks Nov. 13, 2015. The money raised will go toward a CSULB fund supporting students in the Department of Design where Nohemi[Read More…]
Long Beach votes to raise minimum wage
The Long Beach City Council voted today to raise minimum wage to $10.50 per hour beginning January 2017. Under the ordinance, minimum wage will increase to $12 in 2018 and $13 in 2019, at which point the city will conduct a study on the effects of the wage increase. If[Read More…]
LBPD to wear body cams
In an attempt to ensure more police accountability and enhance community trust, the Long Beach City Council voted to start a year-long pilot program that will require Long Beach police officers to wear body cameras. All eight present council members at the City Council meeting Jan. 5 unanimously passed the[Read More…]
Governor Brown provides ‘modest restoration’ to the CSU budget
The California State University system will have a little more money to spend in the 2016-17 academic year with Governor Jerry Brown’s $151.8 million increase of the general fund allocation on Jan. 7. But CSU faculty, students and administrators said they were hoping for more. “While CSSA appreciates Governor Brown’s[Read More…]
Long Beach mayor delivers reflective State of the City address
Optimism and promise for a prosperous but sustainable future captivated an audience as Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia delivered his State of the City Address on Wednesday at the Terrace Theater. It was the second address in his incumbency. Garcia lauded the accomplishments of 2015 while ushering in goals for[Read More…]
Minimum wage study in Long Beach aids debate over higher wages
The Long Beach City Council held its first public meeting Tuesday since the completion of a minimum wage study that it requested last summer, as it continues to debate potential citywide wage increases. The study that the commissioned Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation released last week offers insight into[Read More…]