Long Beach storm drains

$10 Million L.A. River Regional Stormwater Clean-Up Project Complete

An innovative regional environmental project to prevent hundreds of tons of trash from reaching the Long Beach coastline has been completed. The collaborative project, funded by $10 million in Federal Stimulus funds, involved the City of Long Beach and 15 upriver cities working together as the Los Angeles Gateway Authority. The LA Gateway Region’s first [...]

Long Beach Beaches Earn High Marks From Heal the Bay

On Tuesday, Heal the Bay released its report of beach water quality, with Long Beach receiving excellent marks for its beach water quality. Water quality in Long Beach showed “dramatic improvement,” with all beaches receiving an “A” grade except for one “B” at Mother’s Beach from the Heal the Bay 2011 End of Summer Beach [...]

El Dorado Nature Center to Host California Coastal Cleanup Day on Sept. 17

The community is invited to help clean up our beaches and wetlands, during the 27th Annual California Coastal Cleanup Day on Saturday, September 17, from 9 am to 12 pm.

Start of Los Angeles River Stormwater Clean-Up Project Announced

The Gateway Authority and the City of Long Beach announced today the start of construction on the LA Gateway Cities Catch Basin Insert Project. Lauded as a major environmental project that will help 16 cities prevent more than 840,000 pounds of trash each year from entering the Los Angeles River, the $10 million project is [...]

Completion of Arlington storm drain project capped with ribbon-cutting ceremony Saturday

The City of Long Beach is holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday to celebrate the grand opening of a new storm drain system that will alleviate flooding in the Arlington neighborhood, which has experienced severe flooding at least seven times during the past 20 years. The ribbon cutting ceremony is scheduled for 10 a.m., at [...]

Spring Street repairs begin using federal stimulus funds

(Reposted from an email sent out by Councilmember Gerrie Schipske to 5th District residents) Long Beach was able to secure federal stimulus dollars to fix infrastructure in several parts of the City. The 5th District is seeing the results of these monies with the wholesale repair of Spring Street from the westside of Long Beach [...]

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. [...]

Here comes the rain again — City preps for high winds, tornadoes and even more rain

Following up on Tuesday’s 1.5 inches, yesterday dark clouds dropped almost 2.5 inches of rain onto the city’s streets. However, today’s storm could still be the worst with at least 1-2 inches of rain expected, and up to 4 inches possible. Scattered thunderstorms have already started and could become more severe this afternoon and tonight. [...]

Storm-specific services; Mayor Foster asks residents to help

The severe rainstorms and strong winds predicted in the forecast have already started. Long Beach city staff has taken many preemptive measures to ease the inevitable disturbances this next storm will cause. Public works crews spent most of the day clearing out drains and pumps that had become clogged Tuesday, paying special attention to areas [...]

Yearlong project will help keep trash out of the L.A. River

A major environmental project to help 16 cities capture tons of their trash before it enters the Los Angeles River moved forward on Thursday when a regional authority awarded a $5 million contract funded with federal Stimulus monies. The contract will fund the installation of approximately 12,000 trash-collection devices known as catch basin inserts into [...]

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