Housing crisis

Column: How to build lots of affordable homes in Long Beach without government subsidies

All the city has to do is change the restrictive land use rules.

Jake Gotta

Sep 24, 2024 — 4 min read

An ADU is under construction in the Artcraft Manor neighborhood of Long Beach Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. Photo by Brandon Richardson.

Long Beach is in the middle of a housing crisis that is pricing people out as costs go up.

While one of the solutions to the problem is new supply, a good question is how to provide affordable homes in the process.

To answer that question, the city is trying something new.

Cars driving past a variety of two-story buildings.

Parking minimums in Long Beach could be changed as proposal heads to City Council

One of the changes would end parking minimums from changing for businesses that are taking over Long Beach storefronts in buildings over 10 years old.

A person stands next to book shelves and a poster that says "Let your librarian be your guide."

The importance of Long Beach’s queer history

During “Discovering Long Beach’s Unknown Queer History” on Saturday, Phillip Zonkel and other panelists hope to shed some light on the city's often overlooked past.

Critically Speaking: We've chipped away at the Digital Divide

But the end of a federal subsidy could make things worse in Long Beach.

A person stands next to a cat tree with multiple cats resting on it and looking very happy.

Scratch This: It's all things cat in the newest cat meetup joint in town!

The Cool Cat Collective is a purrfect (sorry) addition to a cool stretch of street!