Mayor Robert Garcia focuses on vaccinations, pandemic relief and racial equity in State of the City address
Long Beach’s State of the City took on a new virtual form this year: a speech from Mayor…
Long Beach Convention Center to be converted into vaccine distribution site
Online vaccine portal VaxLB will be launched for the general public Starting next week, the Long Beach Convention…
How is Long Beach adapting to climate change? Their 402-page plan has a few suggestions.
Long Beach is adapting to climate change and they have a 402-page plan to prove it. The Climate…
City may offer amnesty for unpermitted accessory dwelling units in exchange for affordable rent covenant
Residents with unpermitted accessory dwelling units (ADUs) may soon have a pathway for amnesty that would increase Long…
Equity applicants “locked out” of retail cannabis industry, shared-use manufacturing may help
When Long Beach residents get accepted to the City’s Cannabis Social Equity program, they receive a myriad of…
2020: A Year in Review
This year has changed all of us. We’ve covered the effects of the pandemic on communities, families, businesses…
Emily Babette defies the traditional artist-muse relationship in her newest exhibition “Darwin, the Declining Daystar”
In artist Emily Babette’s newest exhibit “Darwin, the Declining Daystar,” she explores the concept of performance and defies…
New mural coming to West Long Beach, honoring faith and student success
By January, West Long Beach will receive its newest mural, courtesy of local artist Jose Loza in collaboration…
“It was just a ricochet, one event after another started to cancel:” Coast Tickets braces as second lockdown dashes hopes for reopening
In February, Coast Tickets owner Felicia Behar got a call from one of her regular customers requesting a…
Rex Richardson elected for second term as Long Beach’s vice mayor
District 9 Councilmember Rex Richardson was elected as Long Beach’s newest vice mayor at the Long Beach City…