On The Ballot: A $15M decision on power plant taxes
Measure LB is one of a few ballot measures Long Beach voters will decide in November and city officials say its passage could generate $15 million annually.
Jason Ruiz
jellyfishbot
Long Beach looking for youth artwork and a name for its new 'Jellyfish' trash removal bot
The Jellyfishbot is a remote-controlled device that city workers will use to remove debris from city waterways. It just needs a name and some flair.
Critically Speaking
Critically Speaking: A striking state of affairs
Local news is hurting and now journalists at 11 Southern California newspapers could walk off the job.
cannabis
Long Beach could update regulations to allow delivery-only cannabis businesses
The city's existing cannabis laws require an owner to have an active retail dispensary license in order to deliver products across Long Beach.
public art
Nine new public art murals to be installed across Long Beach
The mural program was funded with COVID-19 relief funds and will bring the art to parks and public buildings across Long Beach.
Critically Speaking
Critically Speaking: Show some initiative
A minimum wage increase, the right to marry and rent control are among the statewide ballot measures you’ll decide this year.
Recycling
Long Beach organic recycling program starts in October. Are you among the first homes?
The state mandated organic recycling program has led to multiple rate increases and will officially begin for about 8,000 Long Beach homes in October.
transit
Long Beach extends free micro-transit program between Downtown and Alamitos Bay
The micro-shuttle program will now offer free rides between the Queen Mary and Alamitos Bay.
City Council
Long Beach City Council approves $3.6 billion core services-focused budget
The City Council voted unanimously to approve the proposed budget Tuesday night bringing a close to the process that began in August.
Town hall to discuss homelessness, effects of Prop. 36 on Long Beach set for Friday
Proposition 36 could increase punishment for certain theft and drug crimes that were reduced to a misdemeanor under Proposition 47.
Long Beach filmmaker seeks support to continue telling stories in 'The Queer Room'
Gio Ferraro launched ‘The Queer Room’ earlier this year as a place to highlight the LGBTQ+ community and is now looking to the community to support future episodes of the show.
Planning Commission
Planning Commission approves plans to convert Union Bank building into housing
The adaptive reuse of the former Union Bank building in Downtown Long Beach is part of a proposed 275-unit development at the site.
Critically Speaking
Critically Speaking: Put a lid on it?
Looking over an 'engineered cap' and concerns over toxins at a proposed Long Beach storage facility.
Union Pacific Railroad
'Quiet Zone' along Union Pacific Tracks in Long Beach could be slow moving, cost millions
The City Council will have to approve funding for an assessment of the two crossings before the true cost of implementing a "quiet zone" are known.
transit
Long Beach City Council could expand micro-transit program, connect service areas
The program currently has two service areas but a new contract could connect them and more than double the number of shuttles in operation to 14.
downtown development
Downtown Long Beach Union Bank building could become part of 275-unit development
The 15-story Union Bank building could be adaptively reused in a proposed housing project that could bring 275 new units to Downtown.