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Long Beach buys nuisance motel for $16.6 million, converting to temporary housing facility
By Jason Ruiz, Long Beach Post | Published Sept. 14, 2022 10:43 a.m. A property in North Long Beach that had been labeled as one of the largest nuisance motels in Long Beach is being purchased by the city and converted into temporary housing for those experiencing...
9th Annual Uptown Jazz Festival and State of the District
I invite you to join us on Sunday, October 18th, 2020, from 3:00-5:30 PM to watch the 9th Annual Uptown Jazz Festival and State of the District, themed “The Best of Uptown!” This year’s show includes performances from Uptown Jazz Fest favorites, community updates, and...
Long Beach moves forward with economic inclusion plan
By HAYLEY MUNGUIA | hmunguia@scng.com | Long Beach Press-Telegram The way City Councilman Rex Richardson likes to tell it, the tale of Long Beach can be described as a tale of two cities: the haves and the have-nots. He’s hoping to chip away at the inequities...
Con Funk Shun & DW3 to Headline 8th Annual Uptown Jazz Festival!
The 8th Annual Uptown Jazz Festival will be returning to Houghton Park on Saturday, July 6th, from 12:00-7:00 PM! Headlining the show for 2019 is Con Funk Shun and DW3. The full line-up will be announced in early June. This year, I am proud to partner with Council...
An Equitable Growth Profile of Long Beach
By: JAMILA HENDERSON Like other cities in Southern California, Long Beach became a majority people-of-color city decades ago, ahead of the national trend, and the pace of change is now slowing. Today, seven in 10 Long Beach residents are people of color, yet...
Rex Richardson Celebrates Jordan High Grads Enrolling in Higher Education
by Stephanie Rivera | The 2016 graduating class of Jordan High School. Photos by Stephanie Rivera. Continuing a tradition that began last year, Long Beach Councilman Rex Richardson helped unveil a portion of dozens of street banners Monday morning showcasing the names...
Talking Business With The City Council: Councilmember Rex Richardson, 9th District
By Samantha Mehlinger, Editor- December 3, 2018 Note: This is the last in our series, Talking Business With The City Council, which launched with the July 31 edition. Previous interviews are available at lbbusinessjournal.com. Click on Past Editions. LBBJ: Do you feel...
Long Beach’s pioneering marijuana social-equity program aims to tackle racial, economic injustice
By CHRIS HAIRE | chaire@scng.com | Long Beach Press-Telegram PUBLISHED: June 22, 2018 at 7:14 pm | UPDATED: June 22, 2018 at 10:43 pm The city wants to help level the economic playing field – with marijuana. Last week, the City Council voted to open up Long Beach to...
Shattering Stereotypes: Transforming North Long Beach
May 21, 2018 | Brandon Richardson, Senior Writer | Long Beach Business Journal The past several years have seen Long Beach’s renaissance begin to touch the city’s northernmost neighborhoods. From the openings of the $10 million Fire Station 12 in 2013 and the...
North Long Beach leaders hope to bring a higher education presence to the area
By EMILY RASMUSSEN | erasmussen@scng.com | Long Beach Press-Telegram PUBLISHED: November 12, 2018 at 5:27 pm | UPDATED: November 12, 2018 at 5:29 pm With Long Beach City College a two-hour bus ride away for some North Long Beach students, the area’s representatives in...
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