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Three LB parks to split $200K; builds basketball court downtown
An all new full-size outdoor basketball court, with new fencing and bleachers, will soon be built just east of the 14th Street skate park, with funding support from Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe. Last week, Knabe announced a commitment of $200,000 for three parks and open space projects in the City of Long Beach.
$140,000 [...]
Garcia and Google: Could ultra high-speed broadband zip into Long Beach
Imagine downloading a high-definition, full-length feature film in less than five minutes. Or collaborating with classmates in Tokyo while watching live 3-D video of a Cal State Long Beach University lecture. This is the world of Google. And if Robert Garcia’s motion succeeds it could be the world of Long Beach, too.
Last week Google announced [...]
14th Street Skatepark opens Saturday; new name on the horizon
Skaters and non-skaters alike are invited to come celebrate the grand opening for the 14th Street Skate Park on Sunday, January 17 at 1:00 p.m. The event will showcase the enlargement and improvement of the skating facility at 14th Street between Pine and Pacific Avenues.
Councilmember Robert Garcia, a key supporter of the improved skatepark, has [...]
Downtown tree-planting plans for 104 new trees
A green, healthy Long Beach is a city full of trees and open space. Long Beach is working hard to expand open space with new parks, green empty lots, create more community gardens and, of course, plant new trees.
“This is an opportunity for the community to come together and play a role in the beautification [...]
Downtown and the Eastside each meet to promote Bicycling in Long Beach
Long Beach continues cycling its way towards becoming a more “bike-friendly” city. This month, residents can take part in two separate meetings to promote biking.
Volunteers will gather Downtown this weekend to find ways to add more bike racks. And, next week residents in the 5th and 4th districts are invited to the East Long Beach [...]
Councilman Robert Garcia appearing on Latino in America
Long Beach City Councilman Robert Garcia will be featured in a clip on CNN’s documentary special “Latino in America,” this Wednesday and Thursday at 6pm our time, 9pm eastern.
The two-day CNN special airs on Wednesday October 21, and Thursday October 22. The Councilman is also featured in previews and videos that have been aired [...]
Councilmembers Garcia and DeLong move to examine local preference in affordable housing developments
Councilmembers Robert Garcia and Gary DeLong are cosponsoring a motion for the October 6 agenda which directs Long Beach city staff to examine the possibility of strengthening the local residential and workforce preference for new affordable housing units built with some share of city money.
The item is a response to concerns in the community that [...]
Letter-writing campaign invites Fresh & Easy market to open Downtown
When now Councilmember Robert Garcia was President of the North Pine Neighborhood Alliance, one of his top priorities was to recruit a quality market to Downtown. This continued during his campaign when he promised to work on recruiting a Trader Joe’s, a Whole Foods or a Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market.
Garcia now says that Downtown [...]
