Utility Shutoffs
Late in paying your city gas bill? Long Beach will resume shutoffs Sept. 29
Residential gas accounts that owe at least $800 could lose service, but the city offers payment plans and discounts for those who qualify.
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cannabis
City Council is next stop for rule changes to allow delivery-only cannabis businesses
The Planning Commission voted to recommend new regulations that include specific operating hours, standards for delivery drivers and limits on how much product vehicles could carry at one time.
Parks
Get to know Long Beach’s Willow Springs Park with free weekend activities
A six-week series of events that starts this Sunday will include photography and drawing outings, a talk on the park’s history and an interactive music program.
Senior center
Poetry readings? Pickleball courts? Tai chi? Long Beach asks what new senior center should offer
The city plans to relocate the Fourth Street facility to a newer building less than a mile away, with a projected opening in 2027.
Long Beach will relocate Alamitos Beach senior center; neighbors wonder what will happen when it’s gone
Those who live near the facility worry that existing crime and safety problems will get significantly worse once the old center is vacant.
Port of Los Angeles
Residents, port users worry Vincent Thomas Bridge work could cause ‘Harborgeddon’
Replacing the bridge’s deteriorating deck could take up to four years, depending on which schedule is chosen; Caltrans is expected to decide this fall.
DTLB Alliance
More funding offered to put on Downtown events
The Downtown Long Beach Alliance is taking applications for its microgrant program through Sept. 22.
Commission for Women and Girls
Long Beach's newest commission will tackle issues affecting girls and women
The group started meeting this summer and will take part in the city's second annual women's fair Monday, Aug. 26.
Homeless housing
Long Beach now enforcing its longstanding ban on public camping — starting with parks
With most emergency and temporary shelters in the city close to capacity, it's unclear where unhoused people will go.
mpox
Mpox: No new local cases, but Long Beach health officials say they’re keeping an eye on global spread
The city’s department of Health and Human Services has given about 8,700 doses of mpox vaccine to residents.
LBCC
Long Beach wants to hand tiny homes project over to Long Beach City College
After the city struck out with two potential sites to build homes for unhoused people, officials are hoping to collaborate with the college to put the housing on campus for students in need.
Planning Commission
Long Beach Planning Commission approves rezoning in city core; Council vote is next
The first comprehensive rezoning of Central Long Beach in decades would allow more homes to be built and ban new auto shops, motels, liquor stores and other such uses.
City Budget
Sidewalk repair, a trash barge and more parking tickets: An overview of Long Beach’s proposed 2025 budget
The city is facing a potential deficit of up to $61.5 million over the next five years.
Planning Commission
Major rezoning of Long Beach city core heads to Planning Commission
The first broad overhaul since 1989 would bar new auto shops, drive-throughs, liquor stores and more; it's intended to encourage new housing and businesses.
Port of Long Beach
Upcoming visit from ‘green methanol’ vessel highlights San Pedro ports’ pollution reduction efforts
The public will be able to tour one of Maersk’s new cargo ships, which will be at the Port of Los Angeles in late August.
Homeless housing
Case workers who complained about client deaths at Long Beach homeless housing file whistleblower claims
Public records show that at least 14 people living at the former Best Western on Long Beach Boulevard have died in last two years.