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Port Commissions To Meet Wednesday On Clean Air Action Plan by Don Jergler | Realty Bites | 10.05.10 The Los Angeles and Long Beach boards of harbor commissioners will convene a “special joint meeting” on Wednesday to consider the 2010 San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan Update....more Connie Award Dinner In Long Beach To Honor Widows, Hemingway by Don Jergler | Realty Bites | 09.27.10 The awards, presented by the Containerization and Intermodal Institute at a dinner marking the group’s 50th anniversary, will be accompanied by the awarding of $71,500 in scholarships....more Cash For Conservation: Program Pays Businesses That Save Water by Ryan ZumMallen | Archive | 09.22.10 the Long Beach Water Department (LBWD) announced yesterday that it will offer substantial rewards to local businesses and schools that commit to extensive conservation programs. ...more Long Beach Unemployment Rate Improves; Port Best in Three Years by Don Jergler | Realty Bites | 09.19.10 The city’s unemployment rate fell in August to 14.5% from 14.6% in July; the Port of Long Beach reported monthly container cargo count hit highest levels in nearly three years....more  by Don Jergler | Realty Bites | 09.17.10 Funds support children’s charities across the country, including 13 Harbor area charities....more George’s Greek Cafe Donating Some Sales To Local Arts by Don Jergler | Realty Bites | 09.15.10 Patrons who want a discount must present a coupon, which can be downloaded online at www.artslb.org...more  by Don Jergler | Realty Bites | 09.10.10 Zac Sunderland, who at the age of 17 became the youngest person to successfully sail solo around the world, will be at the show on Saturday and Sunday....more Time Banking Comes to Long Beach by Don Jergler | Realty Bites | 09.07.10 Long Beach follows Echo Park, West LA and Pasadena with a new way to enrich our community....more CRA Appeals $2.05B Redevelopment Take by Don Jergler | Realty Bites | 08.31.10 The California Redevelopment Association has appealed a $2.05 billion take of redevelopment funds by the state....more  by Meat & Potatoes | Meat & Potatoes | 08.26.10 Aaron and Rachel head downtown for a celebratory steak - and more - at 555 East, one of Long Beach's most highly-regarded steakhouses....more  by Ryan ZumMallen | Archive | 08.19.10 Thanks to a $1 million grant from the California Air Resources Board (CARB), the Port will be able to add another hybrid tugboat after the first debuted in 2009....more Downtown Long Beach Welcomes Kress Market Gourmet Grocer by Ryan ZumMallen | Archive | 08.13.10 Residents of downtown Long Beach welcomed a long-awaited arrival to their neighborhood , as the Kress Market organic and gourmet grocer held its official opening party at Pine and 5th Street on Thursday afternoon....more  by Ryan ZumMallen | Archive | 08.10.10 In a move that could have significant impacts to keep production jobs operating in Long Beach, the Indian Air Force announced today that they will order six Boeing C-17 III Globemaster aircraft in addition to ten that have already been purchased....more CNBC Interviews Port Director On Economic Growth by Ryan ZumMallen | Archive | 08.05.10 Port of Long Beach executive director gets the CNBC treatment today in an interview with host Nicole Lapin on the recovery of the shipping industry and the ports as a barometer of economic growth....more UPDATED: 800 Boeing Jobs To Leave Long Beach By 2012 by Ryan ZumMallen | Archive | 08.03.10 Boeing announced today that about 800 jobs will leave Long Beach beginning in 2011, as the aerospace giant will move both the C-130 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) and B-1 Program to Oklahoma City. ...more Another Pike Business Closes As Club V20 Shuts Doors by Ryan ZumMallen | Archive | 07.27.10 One of Long Beach's largest and most popular nightclubs has closed down as V20: The Venue could not reach a new agreement to remain open at The Pike shopping center in downtown Rainbow Harbor....more  by Ryan ZumMallen | Archive | 07.22.10 The Press-Telegram reported last night that Hyatt Hotels Corp. will begin the process of selling its downtown Long Beach Hyatt Regency location, as protests are planned this evening in front of the hotel over the treatment of employees....more Keeping Up With The Jones': Celebrating 100 Years Of Bike Friendliness by WeLoveLB | We Love Long Beach | 07.15.10 The community is filled with devoted Jones Bicycles customers who repeatedly buy their bikes and gear at the Belmont Shore store. In honor of their centennial, Jones Bicycles is throwing an anniversary party on Saturday, July 17th....more Major Traffic Increase At Ports Could Signal Resurgence by Ryan ZumMallen | Archive | 07.14.10 In June, the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles saw huge increases in shipping traffic come through their gates, reopening an employment market for blue-collar workers in the South Bay region that had been dark for more than one year....more Strike Ends At Port, Clerical Workers Return by Ryan ZumMallen | Archive | 07.12.10 Clerical workers have returned to work at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles after an 11-day strike, the Associated Press reports....more  by Don Jergler | Realty Bites | 09.28.10 Any sponsorship deals are noteworthy. In 2009 spending on sports sponsorships fell by $100 million to $11.3 billion, and 2010 is expected to be just as bad, if not worse....more Free Parking in Belmont Shore on Saturday by Don Jergler | Realty Bites | 09.23.10 It’s no joke. Free parking, hosted by the Verizon Wireless store on Second Street, is a rarity in Long Beach....more  by Don Jergler | Realty Bites | 09.21.10 Environmental muralist Wyland will paint a giant canvas with help from Port Fest attendees....more Back to the Basics With E-mail Marketing Tips by Don Jergler | Realty Bites | 09.19.10 Craft compelling subject lines, spend time making e-mails look well-designed with the aid of logos and art, create a newsletter that people will look forward to receiving, are part of advice in top 10 list....more Report: Foreclosures Rise 4% by Don Jergler | Realty Bites | 09.16.10 Bank Repossessions Hit Record High for Third Time in Last Five Months; One in every 194 California housing units received a foreclosure filing in August, the nation’s fourth highest state foreclosure rate....more  by Don Jergler | Realty Bites | 09.13.10 Zac Sunderland, who at the age of 17 became the youngest person to successfully sail solo around the world, talks about sailing around the world again — this time via the Northwest Passage....more Rental Housing Trade Show Welcomes 150-plus Vendors To Long Beach by Don Jergler | Realty Bites | 09.07.10 Annual Rental Housing Expo at Long Beach Convention Center focuses on rental market in Southern California....more Realtors Remember Long Beach “Blogging Queen” by Don Jergler | Realty Bites | 09.02.10 Realtors and friends remembered Long Beach Realtor and well-known blogger Laurie Manny, who died last week. Service arrangements in Long Beach were also announced for Manny....more  by Don Jergler | Realty Bites | 08.28.10 Long Beach Realtor and well-known blogger Laurie Manny died on Wednesday from unexplained causes. Manny, with Main Street Realtors in Long Beach, had complained earlier in the week on her Facebook page that she had been ill, a posting that generated speculation over whether she’d had salmonella poisoning....more  by Ryan ZumMallen | Archive | 08.20.10 Incumbent U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D) held a private fundraiser at the downtown Long Beach restaurant of La Traviata on Friday morning to rally her supporters as she gears up to face Carly Fiorina (R) in the general election this November....more  by Ryan ZumMallen | Archive | 08.16.10 The iconic store will be re-opened one last time on Saturday, August 28 from 2:00-7:00pm....more  by Ryan ZumMallen | Archive | 08.10.10 The House of Representatives today passed a $26 billion aid package that is aimed at saving the jobs of teachers and police. President Obama immediately signed the bill into law. What does this mean for Long Beach?...more  by Ryan ZumMallen | Archive | 08.10.10 The Long Beach Chamber of Commerce will endorse Republican candidate Carly Fiorina in her upcoming bid to unseat 28-year U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer this November, and the two new partners joined each other at a Long Beach press conference yesterday....more Port Funding, Veterans Job Preferences Put To The Voters by Ryan ZumMallen | Archive | 08.04.10 The City Council last night voted to place a measure on the upcoming November ballot that would change the way that the Port of Long Beach transfers money to the City. While the item passed 7-1, the Harbor vote was far from smooth sailing....more Housing Market Still Fragile, Hinges On Job Growth by Don Jergler | Realty Bites | 07.30.10 A total of 93,263 properties in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana metro area received a foreclosure filing in the first half of 2010, the second highest total of any metro area nationwide....more Long Beach Unemployment Still Very High At 13.5% by Ryan ZumMallen | Archive | 07.22.10 The Long Beach unemployment has improved recently along with that of the state of California, although rates for both this city and state remain very high....more Report: Nearly 2M Foreclosures In First Half Of 2010 by Don Jergler | Realty Bites | 07.15.10 Repos hit another record in Q2. On a high note, June marks third straight monthly decrease in overall foreclosure filings....more New Website Connects Job Seekers With Hiring Businesses by Ryan ZumMallen | Archive | 07.14.10 In the midst of a terrible recession and slow employment recovery, the City of Long Beach today launched HireLB.com, a new job-finding resource today to connect employees with hiring businesses in Long Beach and beyond....more LBUSD Lays Off 357 Teachers, Institutes Furloughs by Ryan ZumMallen | Archive | 07.13.10 Reacting to a severe budget shortfall and the uncertainty of future state funding, the Long Beach Board of Education on Monday voted to fire 357 teachers. The district will also institute furlough days next year, which they believe will save 200 jobs....more LBUSD Process For Firing Teachers Stands Up In Court by Ryan ZumMallen | Archive | 07.08.10 After seven days of hearings, a judge ruled today in favor of the Long Beach Unified School District and denied the Teachers Association of Long Beach's assertion that the district did not follow rules while laying off employees....more |
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