A new semester brings a new and improved Beach Weekly at the Daily Forty-Niner. Host Aubrey Balster discusses the proposed downtown university village and an update on the controversial termination of former vice president of student affairs Carmen Taylor. And sports analysts Manuel Valladares and Ralston Dacanay break down the latest in men’s basketball and volleyball.
Tag: Mayor Robert Garcia
IN PHOTOS: 32nd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Parade
Members of the Long Beach community ‘continue the legacy’ at the 32nd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Parade
Long Beach City Council reveals over $50 million needed for Convention Center
Mayor Garcia asks voters to consider new Transient Occupancy Tax to fund local arts and tourism.
Los Altos Library hosts Mayor Garcia for ‘Meet the Mayor’ event
After facing weeks of scrutiny, Mayor Garcia sits down with District Four residents to talk Long Beach issues.
Mayor Robert Garcia makes promise of ‘affordable housing’ in Long Beach
Plans to build affordable housing in Downtown Long Beach are in the works, according to Garcia. His goal is to help Long Beach teachers and students.
Billie Jean King takes podium at library’s grand opening
Thousands flock to celebrate the return of the Long Beach native in cutting the ribbon to the city’s new main library.
Community members express concerns about the 2020 Long Beach budget at city council meeting
The allocated funds for language interpretation services upset many Long Beach residents who use them. City council voted to not increase the language interpretation budget after a five hour meeting.
Terrorist attack at Bluff Park averted
FBI agents detained the man who planned to set a bomb off during Sunday’s protest
City Council continues efforts to reduce homelessness in Long Beach
The City Council discussed a new initiative to tackle homelessness and housing in Long Beach. During the motion, Kelly Colopy, the Long Beach Director of Health and Human Services, presented the Everyone Home Long Beach Task Force. According to the staff report, EHLB was designed to build on the city’s[Read More…]
Mayor presents plan for new dormitory space in downtown Long Beach
Long Beach is set to undergo a complete makeover in coming years, and Long Beach State students may directly benefit from the change of scenery. Mayor Robert Garcia presented the development plan “Building a Better Long Beach” at the Beverly O’Neill Theatre Tuesday morning. This was the second time they’ve[Read More…]