Council Action
City Council to Discuss Notice Requirements June 16
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009Tonight, June 16 the Long Beach City Council will debate and vote on proposed changes to the minimum distance radius requirements for developers/city agencies to distribute notice of public hearings. This is the result of a year’s worth of studies and hearings at the planning commission.
Please plan on attending tonight’s meeting to voice your concerns. [...]
Press-Telegram Coverage of Schroeder Hall Homeless Center
Friday, August 22nd, 2008Paul Eakins with the Press-Telegram wrote a story about our efforts to get the Long Beach City Council to change direction on the proposed Mentally Ill Homeless Center related to the Schroeder Hall Army Reserve property.
Read the Eakins/Press Telegram Story Here:
http://www.presstelegram.com/search/ci_10260404
Now the Press-Telegram Editorial Board has taken a position in favor of the Mentally Ill Homeless [...]
Long Beach Council Meeting July 1 - Add Your Voice!
Sunday, June 29th, 2008Please plan on attending the Long Beach City Council Session this Tuesday, July 1 beginning at 5PM.
New develoments in the Schroeder Hall Army Reserve base at Willow and Grand are listed below:
http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_9713988
Homeless center still on the table
LONG beach: A project that many believed had been scrapped hasn’t found another location.
Article Launched: 06/26/2008 10:25:49 PM PDT
LONG BEACH [...]
City Council - LB Airport Issues Discussed April 29 - 3:30pm
Friday, April 25th, 2008The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee meets this Tuesday, April 29th at 3:30 pm in City Council Chambers. Long Beach Airport issues to be discussed are very important. There is concern in neighborhoods close to the airport that the primary air carrier at LGB, Jet Blue will want to re-classify its smaller jets as commuter aircraft. Add your voice to [...]
Neighborhood Victory in South Wrigley
Friday, April 25th, 2008The April 22 City Council meeting produced another victory for Neighborhoods First.
I only hope that I can get some support to convince the City/LB Housing
Development Company to buy the property, rehab it and turn it into senior housing.
This property is the perfect solution for seniors who cannot climb stairs to live and is a solution [...]
Schroeder Re-Use Meeting at Buffum Elementary February 27
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008Neighborhoods first in conjunction with the neighborhoods effected hosted a community meeting Wednesday, February 27 beginning 7PM at Buffum Elementary School, 2350 Ximeno Avenue, to discuss the proposed re-use of the Schroeder Army Reserve Base as a police station and a homeless services center.
All Neighborhoods First members were encouraged to attend, as well as residents who live in [...]
City Hosts Housing Meeting February 27
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008The City of Long Beach is hosting a 2008-2014 Housing Element Community Meeting from 6:30PM to 8:30PM, February 27 at Jackie Robinson Academy, 2750 Pine Ave. Topics will include state requirements for housing plans, the city’s housing element and regional and local housing needs. Attendees are also encouraged to provide input on programs and potential locations for [...]
Council Meeting Dec. 4 - And Another Change
Monday, December 3rd, 2007For Council Meeting Agenda CLICK HERE.
This week’s City Council Meeting will take up one controversial item – Item 16 proposed by the Mayor that would change the notification period for Council items to 12 days.
Under the Brown Act Public Meeting Law, the City must post items for Council action in advance of its meetings. Presently, the Council [...]
City Council Meeting Tonight
Tuesday, November 20th, 2007Public comments from Long Beach residents, however inconvenient it might be to Council members, should not be restricted.
Tonight at the Long Beach City Council, Agenda Item 22 seeks to limit the way residents can request or challenge Council decisions by limiting who can pull items from something called the Consent Calendar.
Normally, non-controversial items that enjoy unanimous support are [...]