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Business Spotlight with Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce
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LBUSD to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccinations
As the Delta variant surges throughout the world and local community, the Long Beach Unified School District has announced that they will be requiring proof of vaccination or weekly negative COVID-19 tests for all of their employees.
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California Launches New $116.5 Million Vaccination Incentive Program
The State of California has launched a $116.5 million incentive program for vaccinated residents. The vaccine incentive program is the largest in the country and includes cash prizes of up…
Long Beach Providing Migrant Children with Temporary Emergency Shelter
To ensure the safety and well-being of each child, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement, has requested assistance from local governments throughout the United States to provide temporary facilities for these children, while the federal government quickly reconnects them with family members or sponsors in the United States. Long Beach specifically has been requested to assist with this humanitarian mission to safely house children who are unattended by their parents.
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Citywide Temporary Ban on No-Fault Notices and Evictions Now in Effect Until End of the Year
On November 12, 2019, the Long Beach City Council adopted an ordinance that temporarily prohibits no-fault notices and evictions through December 31, 2019, unless required by a government agency or a…
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Long Beach Marine Veteran Awaits Deportation Fate
A Long Beach resident and US Marine veteran, who was held in an ICE detention facility for almost two years, now awaits a decision from the governor on whether or…
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Governor Newsom Signs Package of Housing Bills That Could Reduce Parking and Increase Neighborhood Density
On Wednesday, Oct. 9 thCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom signed five housing bills into law that could potentially aid the California housing crisis, but some residents worry about creating overly dense…
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City of Long Beach Joins Cities and Counties Across Nation in Support of DACA : Argument to be Heard by Supreme Court
On October 4, 2019, the City of Long Beach joined with a total of 105 cities and counties an amicus brief filed with the Supreme Court of the United States…
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Possible Onslaught of More Taxes – Prop 13 Erosion May Happen
Sacramento, CA Benjamin Franklin once wrote in a 1789 letter that “nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." If you live in California, you may be…
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Gas Prices To Go Up In November Statewide
California Just when you think tax increases were over in California, new legislation recently passed includes a 12 cents per gallon gas hike that will go into effect in November…
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Governor Jerry Brown Proposes Gas Tax Hike to Fix California Roads
Sacramento, California Long Beach residents may be seeing another tax hike, but this time at the gas pumps. The Democratically controlled California Legislature is proposing to raise 52 billion dollars…