by admin | May 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
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...
by admin | Feb 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
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...
by admin | Dec 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
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...
by admin | Dec 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
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...
by admin | Dec 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
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...
by admin | Nov 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
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...
