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Elect Guma, Nigro and Sofield

This election has been marked by competing themes of "Protect the Progress" and "Stop the Overdevelopment." There have been claims that the city is heading down the right road, and that it's on a detour to … more

10/30/03

A proposal to make the South Shore more resilient includes dikes along the bay in Long Beach as well as a promenade and new marina to make the north shore of the city accessible to the public.

Rebuild by Design project would begin in Long Beach

“I think now is the time for bigger-scope projects to move forward,” City Manager Jack Schnirman said, referring to Rebuild by Design, a competition initiated by President Obama’s Hurricane … more

By Anthony Rifilato and Vanessa Parker | 4/10/14

What happened to the urgency of storm protection?

Last week, at the height of hurricane season, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that forecasters are predicting a higher likelihood of an above-normal season, and increased the predicted number of . . . more

8/17/17

City OKs redesign of $20M bulkhead project

The City Council recently approved the redesign of a $20.6 million plan to protect the city’s critical infrastructure and the North Park community along Reynolds Channel, which were seriously … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 12/2/16

Civic-minded resolutions

Long Beach residents aren’t just making New Year’s resolutions to lose weight or earn more money in 2010. The city is rich with active civic associations, new and old, all of which have goals … more

ARIELLA MONTI | 1/7/10

Boy drowns in Reynolds Channel

A 14-year-old boy was pronounced dead about an hour after he apparently jumped into Reynolds Channel in Long Beach last Friday afternoon and failed to resurface, officials said. more

By Jeff Lipton and Joseph Kellard | 7/3/08

Fences went up last weekend in the city’s North Park section as flood mitigation work began.

FEMA-funded flood mitigation work underway in North Park

A pair of iron gates went up last weekend on the north side of Riverside and Rev. J.J. Evans Boulevards, in Long Beach’s North Park section, signaling that work is finally about to begin to … more

By James Bernstein | 3/30/23

A total of $39 million in FEMA funding will be used to build bulkheads to protect the North Park section of Long Beach from flooding.

Agreement is reached on new bulkheads for North Park

The Long Beach City Council Tuesday night announced an agreement to end a seven-year-long dispute with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority over the construction of bulkheads to prevent serious … more

By James Bernstein | 12/22/22

Sandy’s waves reduced the sand elevation by five feet.

City revisits Army Corps plan

Saying that the city remains vulnerable to future storms like Hurricane Sandy, the City Council unanimously approved a measure at its meeting on Tuesday to revisit a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 12/6/12

City hires new DPW chief

The city announced the hiring of a new public works commissioner this week amid the many recovery projects that continue to address the need for increased resiliency across the barrier island. more

By Ben Strack | 11/2/16