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LB seeks suggestions to improve Animal Care Service
There are more than 11,000 lost, abandoned or unwanted animals impounded at the City of Long Beach Shelter each year. Unfortunately, thousands of these pets go unclaimed.
New approaches are needed to make Long Beach safer for people and animals. Councilmembers Suja Lowenthal and Patrick O’Donnell are hosting two important Town Hall Meetings next week to [...]
Post holiday E-Waste Drive provides electronics recycling, document shredding
Did Santa bring you a roomful of new electronics? If so, you might be wondering what to do with your old stuff? Here’s a tip … don’t throw it away!
Residents will have a chance to properly dispose of their old, broken, or unused electronics this weekend. On Saturday, Goodwill is offering free electronics recycling and [...]
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 [...]
Dog Park opens in Downtown Long Beach
Long Beach Pets and their people can go “bark wild” at the Lincoln Dog Park. The downtown dog park, which opened in September 2009, is located in Lincoln Park, Civic Center (333 West Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, 90802).
The Lincoln Dog Park is intended to meet the increasing need of downtown residents who need places where [...]
Learn more about the East Village ArtExchange
Tuesday, June 30 Councilmember Suja Lowenthal, the ArtExchange Board of Directors and the Redevelopment Agency will lead a community meeting to learn more about the ArtExchange project in the East Village.
The ArtExchange is a collaborative art facility proposed for the southeast corner of 3rd Street and Long Beach Boulevard on the former Acres of Books [...]
LB Council considers legislation to prohibit smoking at bus stops, farmers’ markets
Long Beach City Council Member Robert Garcia, representing the First District, has introduced his first two pieces of legislation, with colleague Suja Lowenthal of the Second District, to ban smoking at city bus stops as well as public farmers’ markets. The proposed ordinances, scheduled to be on the Council agenda June 9, would also prohibit [...]
Launch of Car-Free Fridays Christens New Bicycle Lane on 2nd Street
On June 5, a new bicycle lane on 2nd Street will welcome Councilmember Suja Lowenthal and other two-wheeled commuters celebrating the launch of Car-Free Fridays in Long Beach, to promote safe and easy alternatives to car use throughout the city.
The public is invited to bring their bicycles and join in the festivities, which begin at [...]
East Village Farmer’s Market
Experience what nature has to offer in the East Village Farmer’s Market. Located on 1st Street, between Elm and Linden, this certified farmer’s market is open every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The concept of the East Village farmers market is a cooperative effort between Councilmember Suja Lowenthal, city agencies, community based organizations, [...]
