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The city's 13-year-old lobbying law has exempted nonprofits, neighborhood organizations and business improvement districts. But that could soon change.
City officials put Long Beach on the hook for millions of dollars in losses amassed by Community Hospital's new operator. Now the bill is due.
What A Small California Delta Town Can Teach Us About Asian American Communities Past And Present Darwin "Dee" Kan in Locke, Calif., May 17, 2021. Andrew Nixon / CapRadio If it weren’t for Darwin Kan’s family, the town of Locke might not exist. As he walks through the one-road Delta town about a half-hour south of Sacramento, he points out a few family landmarks: the Moon Cafe, where his father was born; his family’s old ranch-style home, with roses planted by his grandmother outside. Kan is a descendent of the unofficial mayor and founder of this former Chinese agricultural town.
Plans for a 3-story self-storage facility on a vacant lot bordering the Los Angeles River in Long Beach will move forward, despite community pushback. The Planning Commission voted this week to approve plans for a 152,745-square-foot building, a 2,153-square-foot car wash and a paved recreational vehicle parking lot on a triangular parcel of land that sits north of the 405 Freeway and west of Long Beachâs Los Cerritos neighborhood. Dozens of local residents dialed into the recent commission meeting, held by teleconference because of the coronavirus pandemic, to express their concerns. Mo...