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City to give out 40 food carts to street vendors; here’s how to apply
The city is setting aside more than $400,000 to provide the free carts, all of which meet local rules for health and safety.
This new Long Beach ice cream shop has a special ingredient: Custard
The new shop near CSULB offers unique flavors like “fluffernutter” (peanut butter, marshmallow and Nutter Butter crumbles) and carnival crunch (with Circus Animal Cookies crumbled inside).
Long Beach will ban cars for 2 weeks on this Downtown block for Summer on Pine celebration
The closures are a test run for even bigger events like the Olympics where city officials could shut down streets for pedestrians and crowds, according to the area’s councilperson.
Long Beach plans to cut 70 public health jobs including epidemiologists, outbreak response
Amid a tuberculosis emergency and summer COVID surge, mass layoffs of health workers are expected in September. Workers say they’ll be left “critically understaffed.”
CSULB Shark Lab’s early warning system is in danger; they’re asking for help
The lab has buoys that warn lifeguards when juvenile white sharks are near. Shark Lab director Chris Lowe says he may have to start pulling them out of the water and laying off staff next month.
LA County unemployment rate increases to 5.5% in July
The 5.5% rate was above the rate of 4.9% from July 2023.
Gavin Newsom signs new retail theft laws as voters weigh even tougher penalties
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed bills that aim to make it easier to prosecute retail theft. He’s asking voters to reject a ballot measure that would impose even tougher penalties.
Understaffed and working overtime, Public Works wants help with a backlog of potholes
Crews have been working six days a week trying to fill 63,000 potholes left by the wet winter. With just 2 months until the next rainy season, about 35,000 remain.
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