Long Beach Ethics Commission readying beefed up lobbyist law for City Council approval
The law requires lobbyists to disclose their meetings with city officials, and the proposed changes could broaden requirements to increase transparency.
Jason Ruiz
LA County Board of Supervisors
Voters will be asked to expand LA County Board of Supervisors to nine in November election
The expansion is among a list of proposed changes to the county's charter that would create an ethics commission, make chief executive an elected position.
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New Long Beach Utilities campus could be expensive, department looking at options
Three options were presented to a Long Beach Utilities Commission committee last week and the potential price tag ranges from $195 million to $214 million.
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Critically Speaking: What’s all the fuss about airport noise?
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LA Metro will create its own police force after vote Thursday
The vote will phase in the creation of Metro's own police force and end its agreement with three other law enforcement agencies, including Long Beach.
Audit says Long Beach has $9.2 million to spend on park, environmental projects
Long Beach has more than $9 million it can spend on environmental projects after a city audit found that deposits paid by contractors and homeowners to incentivize recycling old building materials were not properly accounted for. The findings were announced by the City Auditor’s office Tuesday in a report
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Long Beach projects $10.8 million surplus after expecting $8.8 million deficit this year
The City Council will decide later this year how to spend extra funds with staff recommending that $7 million be used for "high-priority" projects.
City Council approves pilot that will allow e-scooters on Long Beach's beach bike path
E-scooters had been banned from the path since 2018 because of safety concerns but a new pilot program will allow them back on the path this year.
These city services will be closed for Juneteenth in Long Beach
Many of Long Beach's services will be interrupted Wednesday as city employees get the day off in observance of the Juneteenth federal holiday.
Land originally part of planned North Long Beach village to be listed as surplus again
The Long Beach City Council could approve the listing of three parcels totaling nearly 30,000 square feet as surplus land Tuesday night.
Long Beach is redesigning its Downtown waterfront and it wants to hear from you
The city and its consultants are hosting a series of meetings this weekend to gather community input on future plans for the Downtown Long Beach shoreline.
Critically Speaking: You can be racist at public meetings
The First Amendment protects a lot of things including hate speech.
Proposal to speed up hiring in Long Beach moves closer to Aug. 6 decision date
The City Council could ask voters to change how the city's hiring process is handled in an attempt to more quickly close a 22% vacancy rate across all city positions.
Ending power plant tax exemption polls highest among potential Long Beach tax increases
Long Beach officials are considering a number of tax increases for the November ballot that could affect home sales, electricity bills and business license costs.