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The Long Beach City Council Tuesday night voted t purchase a new $2.1M fire tuck to replace an aging, damaged vehicle.
L.B. City Council okays $2.1M fire truck purchase
With about 50 firefighters in the audience Tuesday night, the Long Beach City Council approved, 4-1, a plan to spend $2.1 million to purchase a new ladder fire truck to replace an aging vehicle that … more
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After years of struggling to regain its financial footing, Long Beach appears to have reached a turning point, thanks to no-nonsense fiscal management.
Long Beach finally sees financial turnaround
After decades of dealing with financial troubles — a massive lawsuit, mounting debt, a payoff scandal and low ratings from Wall Street — Long Beach officials say they believe the city has … more
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A model of the fire truck Long Beach wants to purchase for about $2 million.
City Council to vote on new fire truck Tuesday
The Long Beach City Council is expected Tuesday to vote on a proposal to spend about $2 million for a new fire truck to replace an aging vehicle that was badly damaged during Super Storm Sandy. But a … more
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Eastholme residents turned out on April 28 at a Long Beach ZBA meeting to oppose a developer’s application.
Eastholme residents win ZBA ruling over developer
Eastholme residents won their case before Long Beach’s Zoning Board of Appeals against Great Neck developer Charles Rafimayeri, who sought to make major changes to a century-old home he owns on … more
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City councilman John Bendo lit a candle in memory of all of the politicians who challenged Hitler.
Temple observes annual Holocaust Memorial Day
Long Beach community members gathered at Temple Emanu-El last Thursday, April 28, to commemorate Yom Hashoah, also known as Holocaust Memorial Day. Cantor Lisa Kantor sung and the keynote speaker, … more
Herald File Photo Long Beach unveiled its proposed budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year with a tax rate just below 5 percent. That could mean a typical homeowner could pay another $219 in taxes this year.
City considers $95 million spending plan
Taxes are expected to go up in Long Beach this coming year, after the City Council proposed a budget with a tax rate slightly higher than before. If adopted, the new budget — at a 4.96 … more
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Long Beach is trying once again to develop a roadmap for its future.
City tries again for a Comprehensive Plan
What should the city of Long Beach like a decade or so from now? City officials and consultants are trying, once again, to institute a comprehensive plan to guide Long Beach’s development as … more
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Long Beach released its proposed 2022-’23 budget calling for a residential tax rate of 4.96 percent.
Long Beach releases proposed 2022-'23 budget
The Long Beach City Council has proposed a 2022-23 budget that carries a tax rate of 4.96 percent, lower than last year’s 6.33 percent rate. The budget proposal was posted on the … more
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The City Council held a two-hour hearing on Tuesday on its proposal to raise beach fees.
Debate on city’s beach fees continues
The most emphatic voice of opposition to the Long Beach City Council’s proposal to raise beach fees on Tuesday night came from one of its own members, Roy Lester. During a two-hour public … more
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The Long Beach City Council voted Tuesday to approve a Letter of Intent aimed at settling the Haberman suit.
Council votes to settle on Haberman suit
The Long Beach City Council voted Tuesday night, 4 to 0 with one abstention, to approve a document aimed at settling a decades-long dispute with the developer Sinclair Haberman, who had filed a $130 … more
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