Infrastructure Tax Will Be On Ballot
Long Beach residents will be asked to invest in the city’s future with a $571 million bond paid for with a parcel tax......[more]

Group Seeks Feedback On Shore Signs

When it comes to community feedback, the Belmont Shore Parking and Business Improvement Area Advisory Commission is looking to get more of it.............[more]

LBUSD To Ask Voters For Bond
After viewing dozens of pictures of rusting pipes and heaters, peeling paint, rotting wood, cracked pavement and water-damaged portables at various Long Beach Unified School District schools, the LBUSD Board of Education voted Monday to place a $1.2 billion construction bond measure on the Nov. 4 election ballot. The vote was 4-0, with board member Michael Ellis absent..............[more]

Swimmers Set To Swarm Alamitos Bay
Throngs of swimmers will charge the waters of Alamitos Bay this Sunday, July 27, participating in a decades-long community tradition called the Naples Island Swim............[more]

Marine Fence Removal Gets Planning’s Yes
Plans to remove a portion of the fence on the south side of Marine Stadium — as well as improve other sections — got a key approval last week from the Planning Commission...........[more]

Water Rate Vote Set For Today

Increases in residential water rates are expected to be approved today (Thursday) by the Long Beach Water Commission with no immediate change in the way commercial and industrial costumers are charged..............[more]

Ballet Students Prepare For Beijing
Utah native Hannah Wright, 18, has been in Long Beach a little more than three weeks rehearsing with the Long Beach Ballet — six hours a day, six days a week — and she’s definitely feeling the effects........[more]

Company Ranks City Among Top “Walkable” Areas
Long Beach residents can rest assured that their city ranks among the top most foot-friendly places in the country..............[more]

Campaign Supports Guitar Students
For students at Long Beach Renaissance High School for the Arts, creativity plays an integral part of the academic curriculum..............[more]

Former Councilwoman Oropeza Celebrates 20 Years In Office
Monday marked the 20th anniversary since State Sen. Jenny Oropeza first began impacting communities through her work as an elected public official................[more]

Arson Suspects Arrested For 14 Westside Fires

Two suspected arsonists were arrested last week and charged with setting a series of arson fires on the west side of Long Beach..............[more]

Federal Breakwater Money Must Wait
Long Beach may be doing a study on reconfiguring a portion of the Long Beach breakwater, but the federal government isn’t going to read it any time soon...........[more]

Port Starts Registering Cleaner Trucks
Threats of a lawsuit may still be a cloud hanging over it, but the Port of Long Beach continues to move ahead with its Clean Trucks program...........[more]

Budget Hearings Scheduled

A tentative schedule of budget hearings has been released by City Manager Pat West’s office..........[more]

Festivities Return To City For Annual Summer Series
It’s almost summer. In Long Beach, that means it’s almost time for another round of free community events hosted by Alfredo’s Beach Club as part of the annual Charter Communications Sea Festival....................[more]

Regattas Big, Small Fill Waters In Summer
Summer in Long Beach means sailing. Whether it is the biggest name regattas of the summer — the Tahiti Race or the Mayor’s Cup — or the Thursday night “pop top” series out of the Seal Beach Yacht Club, plenty of boats and sailors will take to the waters off Long Beach this summer..........[more]

Library Aims To Inspire City Reading
“Catch the Reading Bug” is the theme for summer programs and events coordinated by the Long Beach Public Library. Organizers say they hope that theme is infectious.................[more]

Youth Camps Provide Summer Fun
For many children, summer is an endless afternoon of bike rides, swimming pools, beach trips, camping and more. Given so many options, however, deciding what to do with so much free time can be difficult.................[more]

Aquarium, Ranchos Plan Numerous Summertime Activities
Summer activities in Long Beach this year will vary in theme, from land to sea and from past to present, during a number of festivities planned by several area venues.............[more]

City Offers Opportunities For Young Golfers To Learn Game
Regardless of putting experience, youth of all ages will get the chance to learn how to play golf from the pros this summer in Long Beach.............[more]