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The Pike sells for $50 million; new owner plans $20 million in improvements before Olympics
3+ week, 4+ day ago (466+ words) The Pike at Rainbow Harbor, an expansive outdoor shopping center in the heart of the city’s downtown shoreline, has sold for $50 million, with plans advancing for a multi-million-dollar makeover ahead of the 2028 Olympics. The mall, built in 2003 on the former…...
Who gets hired for city jobs
3+ week, 5+ day ago (489+ words) Thank you to the dozens of readers who participated in our survey! We’ve handed out the coffee gift cards to the lucky winners and will start experimenting a little based on your feedback. Remember, you can always hit reply to…...
12 times as many residents suddenly made requests for safer streets; Long Beach is hurrying to address them
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (671+ words) There’s been a huge surge in the number of people asking the city of Long Beach to do something about speeding cars and dangerous drivers slicing through their neighborhoods. In the first three months of 2026, the city’s Public Works Department....
Bixby Knolls to get revamped bike lanes, sidewalks, bus stops as Orange Avenue overhaul continues
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (490+ words) Cyclists in Long Beach scored a victory at the City Council meeting Tuesday. In a unanimous decision, the council approved the next phase of an 8.28-mile bike route along Orange Avenue, a busy north-south thoroughfare that will be overhauled with…...
State law will put more housing near transit stops. This SoCal map finally shows where
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (657+ words) This article was originally published by LAist on June 1, 2026. Starting July 1, a new state law will push cities to increase housing development in neighborhoods located near major transit stops. When the law was signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom last year,…...
Does Long Beach deserve more say over Metro? There’s a push for a dedicated board member
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (550+ words) County leaders this summer may take up a vote to add a seat exclusively for Long Beach on the Los Angeles County Metro’s Board of Directors, the agency that oversees the nation’s second-largest transit system. In a letter to a…...
Long Beach to ban high-powered e-bikes on sidewalks but balks at kicking them off river paths
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (914+ words) The Long Beach City Council on Tuesday agreed to draft a law banning higher-powered electric bikes from all city sidewalks, saying they pose a threat to pedestrians and should be used elsewhere. The ban, proposed by Councilmember Daryl Supernaw, would…...
Long Beach, Wonderful Company want a zero-emission truck route between the port and Central Valley
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (539+ words) The Port of Long Beach signed an agreement Monday committing to a zero-emission trucking route from the Central Valley to the San Pedro Bay, an ambitious move meant to counter shoreline air pollution from the twin seaports and the highways…...
Man charged with murder in deadly stabbing on Metro train
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (324+ words) A 66-year-old homeless man pleaded not guilty today to charges that he fatally stabbed a 72-year-old man on a Metro train in downtown Long Beach earlier this month. Cary Odel Singletary, sitting in a wheelchair and wearing a bright yellow…...
Monday Morning Coffee: No, that bridge over the LA River isn’t closing — just ramps
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (329+ words) Contrary to some erroneous reports out there, the Shoemaker Bridge that connects the 710 Freeway to downtown Long Beach is not closing for good this year. The bridge will be closed for a single weekend as part of a phased demolition…...