Students and faculty crowded the University Art Museum plaza Monday for Cal State Long Beach’s first Indigenous Peoples’ Day celebration. The event took place following Long Beach’s city council meeting in which the city voted to honor the existence of American Indians in society. The celebration included music performances, presentations[Read More…]
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Long Beach replaces Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day
The decision to adopt Indigenous Peoples’ day in lieu of Columbus day was met with cheer and applause from the crowd at the Long Beach City Council meeting Tuesday night. The newly dubbed holiday will be celebrated Oct. 9 of this year, but won’t be officially observed until 2018 in[Read More…]
Ordinance proposed to protect hospitality industry workers rejected by city council
Personal stories given by hotel workers and supporters of the suggested ordinance to protect Long Beach hospitality workers failed to convince the Long Beach city council to approve the proposal Tuesday night. The hospitality work and safety ordinance, proposed by councilmember Lena Gonzalez, includes regulations for physical labor by limiting[Read More…]
Elderly and people with disabilities stand strong at LB city council meeting
Long Beach City Council unanimously approved a motion to encourage the city attorney to draft an ordinance to regulate elevator repairs for equipment failure in commercial and residential buildings. The ordinance would call for repairs to be done within seven days for facilities housing seniors, people with disabilities and people[Read More…]
Long Beach searches for parking solutions
Parking in Downtown Long Beach is dwindling and residents there are willing to pay more and more for a good spot. 40-year-old downtown resident Terrance Amoroso gave up long ago on circling the blocks looking for a space and decided to buy a parking pass. A $152 per month fee[Read More…]
City council votes to improve affordable housing
Long Beach may see more affordable housing units built throughout the city after council passed recommendations brought forward by the Affordable and Workforce Housing Group yesterday. The recommendations approved by council included policies to implement existing legislation and new initiatives for housing development. Among these recommendations were ideas for micro-units,[Read More…]
Long Beach city council addresses affordable housing issue
Long Beach City Council moved to adopt recommendations brought forward by city staff for the production of affordable housing units. The city faces a housing crisis, with a vacancy rate of 2 percent as compared to the national average of 8 percent, according to the council. A study on the[Read More…]
Long Beach City Council to discuss affordable housing recommendations
The Long Beach City Council is set to hear recommendations from the Mayor’s Affordable Housing Study Session at its upcoming meeting May 2. At a February meeting, the council moved to conduct a study regarding the lack of housing available for low-income residents within the city, including the downtown area,[Read More…]
Renters Day declared in Long Beach
Long Beach activists rallied outside of the city council chambers Tuesday night to bring renter’s rights to the council’s attention. Citizens called for the council to create guidelines for protections for tenants in the city, stating that 60 percent of Long Beach residents are renters. They urged the council to[Read More…]
Misty May-Treanor receives the key to Long Beach
Cal State Long Beach alumna Misty May-Treanor was presented a key to the city of Long Beach by Mayor Robert Garcia before the city council meeting Tuesday evening. Former teammates, friends, family and Long Beach State women’s volleyball coach Brian Gimmillaro attended the ceremony. May-Treanor is considered one of the[Read More…]