Most of Long Beach’s leaders for the next four years were chosen Tuesday as polling places closed at 8 p.m. The final results for the primary nominating election were posted online by the office of the city clerk at 12:56 a.m. Wednesday, after ballots from all polling places were counted.[Read More…]
Tag: Mayor Robert Garcia
Days of March: Students and faculty ditch class in support of National Walkout day
What started as a small English class marching in solidarity against gun violence snowballed into a campus-wide event that collected hundreds of students on its way to the West Campus Turnaround at Cal State Long Beach. To honor the 17 lives lost in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting[Read More…]
City Council moves ahead with Land Use Element plan
Affordable housing units may be in Long Beach’s future — and not everyone is happy about it. The Land Use Element plan has been controversial and long-debated since the announcement to update it over a decade ago, despite many voices against it, Long Beach City Council voted to move ahead[Read More…]
“City Rising” draws a local crowd in Long Beach
A new documentary criticizing gentrification brought loud cheering from a full audience at Long Beach’s 4th Street Art Theatre Wednesday night. The theatre hosted a screening of “City Rising,” produced by non-commercial educational and independent television station KCET. The film focused on the issue of displacement in six California communities:[Read More…]
Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia focuses on lowering crime rates through new justice lab
Seconds before a symphony of applause filled the auditorium, bright lights shined on Mayor Robert Garcia of Long Beach. The stage was his. He commandeered his audience and, with confidence said: “The state of our city is strong and getting stronger.” Residents from every corner of Long Beach filled the[Read More…]
Long Beach Mayor endorses Gavin Newsom
In back of a small record store in Long Beach called Fingerprints Music, Mayor Robert Garcia met with colleague and Democratic counterpart Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom, in front of members of the Long Beach community to announce his support for the former San Francisco mayor’s upcoming campaign for California Governor.[Read More…]
Alumni awards recipients will be honored next spring
While students may know that Steven Spielberg, Steve Martin and Karen Carpenter are Cal State Long Beach alumni, they may not be aware of who the university chooses to recognize as their most illustrious alums. The university grants awards to alumni who are deemed to have made positive contributions to[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…]
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…]