By: Elisa Arquieta Congressman Robert Garcia announced that the Associated Students, Inc. Isabel Patterson Child Development Center at California State University Long Beach may be awarded $3.5 million through Community Project Funding if approved by Congress. According to the Community Project Funding (CPF) proposal for the fiscal year 2024, the[Read More…]
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Women’s march held on 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade
On the 50-year anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision, hundreds of people marched in Long Beach to protest the overturning of the landmark case.
Robert Garcia elected to represent 42nd Congressional district
Long Beach State alumnus Robert Garcia was elected to sit in Congress as a representative for California’s 42nd congressional district.
Newsom praises Long Beach mayor for ‘outperforming’ other cities in vaccination, Fauci encourages double-masking
Gov. Gavin Newsom and Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia discussed vaccination and Long Beach’s lead in the state with regard to distribution during a livestream Wednesday.
CSULB to open downtown campus later this year, Mayor Garcia says at State of the City address
During his State of the City address, Garcia celebrated the city’s past and looks forward to its future.
Mayoral candidates
Incumbent: Robert Garcia Garcia is the first openly gay mayor to be elected in Long Beach, taking 52 percent of the vote in 2014 against Damon Dunn. The former Republican and graduate of Cal State Long Beach became a member of the Democratic Party in 2004. He is running against[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…]