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Long Beach: Redeveloping Redeveloped Properties After We Have No Redevelopment
In December of 2011, the state formally dissolved all Redevelopment Agencies (RDAs) in an effort to balance the budget while cutting state costs. This was ultimately a blow to many devastated communities whose RDAs were vastly responsible for a given city's structural and social health, including increasing the walkability of streets, the beautification of sidewalks, the modernization of building facades, and other key components eradicating blight in a given city space.
October 1, 2013
Plugin, Los Angeles—er, Long Beach
The electric vehicle industry is booming—one is even safe to say ahead of the common hybrid thanks to the gas prices and accessibility. And honestly, it makes sense that one of the largest events in the upcoming National Plugin Day (NPID)—advertised as NPID: Los Angeles —is set to actually take place in Long Beach.
September 25, 2013
When It Comes to Transportation: CSU Long Beach Can Take a Cue From… CSU Northridge?
Cal State Long Beach (CSULB) can certainly take a cue from Cal State Northridge (CSUN).
September 19, 2013
Are Public-Private Partnerships Becoming False Advertisements?
Amidst much brouhaha last week, the Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse opened in Long Beach, formally replacing the dilapidated mid-mod 1958 courthouse on Ocean Boulevard.
September 17, 2013
Why Do Sharrows Work Better In Long Beach? And Do We Need to Rethink Them?
After four years, many complaints, many praises, and a final acceptance that they really aren't that bad, the green Sharrows in Belmont Shore have turned 4. And with that, data have been released so that we can figure out precisely what we've learned.
September 5, 2013
Long Beach: Do You Want Disneyland or a Downtown?
Here's the way Cafe Sevilla owner Eric Van den Haute phrased it exactly: "Downtown Long Beach: Do you want a village or do you want a downtown?"
August 27, 2013
The Tech Boom Comes to Everywhere in SoCal–But Long Beach
In a brilliant series examining venture capital (VC) investments--money largely invested in technology-based sectors--urban guru Richard Florida has taken data from Dow Jones and broken it down in maps and context. The macro-point is--in Floridian style--quite simple: though San Francisco/San Jose still account for an enormous chunk of VC investment, said investment is spreading into urban neighborhoods.
August 22, 2013
A Midnight Ride Up to Sac Gives 710 Communities the (Possibility) to Breathe
It should be no shock that Sen. Ricardo Lara--who represents the 33rd Senate District spanning Long Beach to Huntington Park--has a vast interest in protecting neighborhoods that line the 710 as it goes through its proposed expansion. His most recent attempt to empower neighborhoods, SB 811, would help give communities a greater say in whether or not Caltrans goes forward with a massive widening spanning Long Beach to East Los Angeles.
August 14, 2013
Cooler Than the Other Side of the Pillow: The Bicycle Drive-In
The Bicycle Drive-In occurs this Saturday from 6 pm to 10 pm at Park(d) Plaza, located on 4th Street between Linden and Elm Avenues. The event is free.
August 8, 2013