[sidebar title=”TIMELINE OF POWER OUTAGES” align=”right” background=”on” border=”left” shadow=”on”] 7/15/15 — First power outage Approximately 4,800 customers went without power. The number was reduced to 2,700 by the next day. 7/18/15 — A majority of power restored Southern California Edison and the City of Long Beach distributed nearly 8,000[Read More…]
Long Beach
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Long Beach continues to surpass water conservation goals
With the ongoing drought straining California for water, cities across the state have been issued specific water conservation goals to reach. Despite the strong restrictions, Long Beach has once again surpassed its 16 percent water reduction goal for the third month in a row, according to the city’s water department.[Read More…]
Long Beach continues to surpass water conservation goals
With the ongoing drought straining California for water, cities across the state have been issued specific water conservation goals to reach. Despite the strong restrictions, Long Beach has once again surpassed its 16 percent water reduction goal for the third month in a row, according to the city’s water department.[Read More…]
LBSU to be broadcast on Fox Sports Prime Ticket
The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team is making their way to prime time. Fox Sports Prime Ticket will broadcast the 49ers’ match against Cal State Northridge on Oct. 17. Fox Sports also added the women’s soccer Big West tournament championship game and a men’s soccer rivalry matchup between UC[Read More…]
Bike thieves roll less on campus as cyclists lock up
Bicycle thieves may be finding it harder to spot “easy pickings” at bicycle racks on campus as University Police are taking extra measures to educate students. Sgt. Keith Caires of the University Police noticed a spike in bike thefts when he began working at CSULB in 2013 and began making[Read More…]
Statue of ‘Honest Abe’ recognized in downtown Long Beach’s Lincoln Park.
People clad in dresses and suits dating back to the Civil War gathered around a towering statue of Abraham Lincoln, while men in military color guard uniforms stood stoically in front, facing the audience with flags raised and rifles at rest. On Saturday, the Sons of Union Veterans led the[Read More…]
El Nino approaches the coast
Despite the above average humidity levels indicating El Niño’s approach, California State University, Long Beach students and faculty have little to worry about as the storm nears, according to Gwen Goodmanlowe, a marine biology advisor at CSULB. Most buildings on campus that flooded during the 1996 and 1997 El Niño[Read More…]
Sigma Pi member cited for disorderly conduct
California State University officials have asked campus fraternity Sigma Pi to stop any events until further notice, following a citizen’s arrest of one of its members. A Sigma Pi fraternity member at CSULB was cited for disturbing the peace early Sunday morning, according to the Long Beach Police Department. “The[Read More…]
War over wages rages on
For small businesses, all the recent talks about increasing the minimum wage would mean drastic changes for how their establishments are run. Steve Kuo, manager at the family-owned restaurant Wok N Roll, emphasized that restaurants and businesses of a smaller size ultimately have smaller profit margins than big franchise corporations.[Read More…]
SCE to tether manholes across Long Beach
Long Beach officials announced plans to secure over 300 manhole covers around the city in an effort to better ensure public safety, according to a city press release on Tuesday. Southern California Edison started attaching steel cables to each manhole cover Wednesday to secure them to the vault walls. The[Read More…]