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Councilman Anthony Eramo, pictured at a press conference on the boardwalk in 2014, announced his candidacy for State Assembly on Tuesday.

City Council Vice President Anthony Eramo formally announced his candidacy on Tuesday for the open 20th Assembly District seat recently vacated by newly minted State Sen. Todd Kaminsky. Eramo, a … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 5/26/16

The city’s new “Clean Team,” made up of city crew members, pictured, will now work year-round to keep Long Beach’s business district looking its best.

City to collect fees for ‘Clean Team’ services

The city unveiled plans to launch a “Clean Team” at last week’s City Council meeting in order to make the downtown areas more welcoming to tourists and residents. more

By Ben Strack | 5/26/16

The budget includes a 1.94 percent property tax levy increase, and a 4.3 percent surcharge to cover the remainder of the Superblock judgment.

City Council approves budget by 3-2 vote

After three public hearings and a backlash from residents over tax increases totaling more than 8 percent in the proposed budget for the 2016-17 fiscal year, the City Council voted 3-2 on Tuesday to approve a revised $90.1 million spending plan that reduces the property tax levy increase and eliminates raises for council members and City Manager Jack Schnirman. more

By Anthony Rifilato | 5/26/16

The city's proposed budget for the 2016-17 fiscal year includes a tax levy increase of nearly 4 percent.

City floats $90.4 million budget

The city unveiled its proposed $90.4 million budget for the 2016-17 fiscal year at the May 3 City Council meeting. The plan includes a tax levy increase of nearly 4 percent, as well as a separate 4.3 percent tax surcharge, which would mean a combined tax increase of over 8 percent. more

By Anthony Rifilato | 5/12/16

The City Council approved fee increases, though not for daily passes for residents.

Long Beach ups cost of beach passes

At a special meeting on Monday, the City Council voted 4-1 to increase the price of beach passes — which went on sale on Tuesday — saying that the hike would generate $1 million more in revenue. more

By Anthony Rifilato | 5/12/16

The City Council will discuss a proposal to ban smoking at Long Beach’s parks — including the beach and boardwalk — at a public hearing on May 3 at City Hall.

City mulls smoking ban at beaches, parks

The City Council will hold a public hearing at next week’s meeting as it considers a measure that would ban smoking at the city’s beaches, parks and recreational areas. more

By Ben Strack | 4/28/16

The city has selected local vendors for the new comfort stations along the boardwalk, like this one at Riverside Boulevard.

Vendors selected for new comfort stations

Visitors to Long Beach’s iconic boardwalk will now have more food options along the 2.2-mile span beginning Memorial Day weekend, after the City Council approved the vendors to occupy new comfort stations for the upcoming beach season at Tuesday’s meeting. more

By Ben Strack | 4/21/16

The Channel park homes are without bulkhead protection and are one of the most susceptible areas to flooding.

Sandy repairs lacking at Channel Park

Long Beach’s Channel Park Homes were neglected after Hurricane Sandy, according to a report released last week by ERASE Racism, a Syosset-based civil rights organization. It concluded that there had been a lack of remediation at the public housing development, and that mold-infested homes there continued to pose a health hazard. more

By Ben Strack | 4/6/16

The city sent a letter to various federal agencies this week asking them to address the findings of a report that found a lack of remediation in Channel Park Homes after Hurricane Sandy.

City calls on feds to address concerns at Channel Park

In the wake of a study released by ERASE Racism last week that raised concerns about health and safety issues at the Channel Park Homes after Hurricane Sandy, the city sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FEMA and the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery this week calling on those agencies to address the report’s findings. more

By Anthony Rifilato | 4/6/16

Former City Manager Ed Eaton, the longest-serving city manager in Long Beach’s history, recalled how a coalition of Democrats and Republicans came together in the ’80s to turn the city around. Photo by Susan Grieco/Herald

The rebirth of Long Beach

Editor's note: this story originally appeared in the July 23, 2015 special 25th anniversary edition of the Long Beach Herald “The vast majority of relative newcomers in town really don’t know … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 3/17/16

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