Rigoberto Ramirez Sr. owned the Ramirez Strawberry Ranch in West Long Beach on Santa Fe Avenue and Arlington Street, a place where people from Long Beach and beyond would buy his sweet strawberries for the past 53 years.
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What Westsiders Want From Their New Councilmember
Long Beach’s 1st District city council seat has been vacant for months following former Councilmember Lena Gonzalez’s election to the state senate in June. A new face will represent the 1st District’s residents and business owners once a councilmember is elected during a special municipal election on November 5. Ahead of the election, the Business […]
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Homelessness And Infrastructure Top Westside Business Concerns
The Westside has long been plagued with issues related to homelessness and deteriorating infrastructure, according to area business owners. Homeless issues are creating health and safety concerns among business owners, while other chronic problems include infrastructure issues related to degrading streets, storm drainage and a lack of fiber optics. Daryl Phillips, owner and president of […]
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Despite Positive Business Climate, Westsiders Remain Dogged By Infrastructure, Homeless Issues
The business owners of Long Beach’s Westside Industrial Area are tired. They are tired of sounding negative. They are tired of repeating their same concerns year after year, only to see them remain unaddressed or compounded. They emphasize that they’d prefer to be positive. But, if they’re being honest . . . to do that […]
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Westsiders Weigh In On The Area’s Business Climate
For the Business Journal’s annual focus on the Westside industrial area, we reached out to more than a dozen business owners for input on the following question: “How would you describe the current state of the Westside business community?” Five business owners responded with their take on the current state of business in the Westside, […]
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‘No Magic Bullet’ To Solve Westside Issues
With about 300 businesses located within the Magnolia Industrial Group area just east of the Los Angeles River (bounded by Magnolia Avenue, Anaheim Street and Pacific Coast Highway) and another 400-plus businesses west of the river in the Westside industrial area (to the city’s western boundary, from the port to just past Pacific Coast Highway), […]
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Businesses Thrive Amidst Concerns Over The Westside’s Future
Hundreds of businesses make up Westside Long Beach – between the Magnolia Industrial Group area to the east of the Los Angeles River to the countless industrial and commercial buildings to the west. And while businesses continue to thrive, some owners have concerns about the future of the area. “There’s kind of a dark […]
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Marijuana Is Changing The Westside Real Estate Market
Westside Long Beach is known as a hub for industrial businesses, some of which have operated in the area for decades – or in the case of Phillips Steel Company, more than a century. Due to numerous long-term tenants, who are happy with their facilities and locations, the industrial real estate market has retained an […]
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Small Business Showcase: Westside Long Beach
CH Topping & Co. Now located in a 1925 brick building at 520 W. Esther St., CH Topping & Co. has operated in Long Beach since 1931. Vince Bunting, a self-described “gearhead for life,” took over the business in 1980 and continues to run the business solely focused on brakes. When asked what the most […]
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Rail Project Jeopardizes Westside Businesses; Port Exec Emphasizes Commercial, Environmental Benefits
In Westside Long Beach, the tune of a dance that has been danced many times before is starting to crescendo. It’s a ditty both sides know by heart – a delicate dialogue between the needs of the longtime businesses in the area and those of the port. Since at least 2006, the Port of […]