The City Council voted 4-1 last week to approve a $7.7 million bond measure for capital improvement projects throughout the city, ranging from the rebuilding of the lifeguard headquarters that was …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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9/27/18
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As readers of the Herald are surely aware, it’s budget season in Long Beach. The unfortunate but inevitable struggle municipalities are faced with is to provide the essential services residents …
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By Anthony Eramo
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5/14/18
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The City of Long Beach is thrilled that the Army Corps of Engineers’ beach protection project is proceeding ahead of schedule.
This long-overdue project — decades in the making — was …
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By Anthony Eramo
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9/8/17
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Long Beach businesses began charging at least 5 cents last week for each carryout bag that shoppers use, after the city’s new ordinance to limit single-use bags took effect on April 22. While many …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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5/4/17
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After a two-year impasse, the Long Beach Board of Education and the Classroom Teachers Association announced last week that they had agreed on a new contract.
At the March 9 school board meeting …
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By Bridget Downes
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3/16/17
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Hundreds of people came to the Long Beach boardwalk on Feb. 4 to run in the city’s annual Snowflake Race. Hosted by the Parks and Recreation Department, the race is held in memory of Joseph …
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2/16/17
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The City Council’s vote to appoint a new member to a vacant seat led to a charged meeting at City Hall on Friday, and some residents accused some council members of making a backroom deal and …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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2/3/17
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Donald Trump proved everyone wrong — the pundits, the pollsters, and even many of us. He defied all odds, and now the complete outsider who has never held elected office will be . . .
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11/17/16
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What was expected to be a showdown between Democrats and Republicans seeking election to the State Senate and Assembly instead turned into an opportunity for two Green Party candidates to take center stage at last week’s candidates’ forum at the Long Beach Public Library.
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By Anthony Rifilato
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11/3/16
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In his bid to win the open 20th Assembly District seat on Tuesday, Long Beach City Council Vice President Anthony Eramo addressed residents in his hometown at the Oct. 26 candidates’ forum at the Long Beach Public Library, pledging to fight corruption in Albany, reduce taxes and secure more school funding.
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By Anthony Rifilato
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11/3/16
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