Why Long Beach Needs A Local Hiring Policy

Jul. 29, 2015 / By Michael Lozano
Tags: Create Jobs, Jobs, jobs. careers, Long Beach Coalition for Good Jobs and a Healthy Community

Imagine if Long Beach jobs were offered to local residents first. That’s the idea behind Long Beach First, an initiative to have a local hire policy in place for Long Beach.

People’s State Of The City Brings Top Issues To Light

May. 28, 2015 / By Michael Lozano
Tags: Housing, Jobs, Long Beach Coalition for Good Jobs and a Healthy Community, Poverty, race

The event tackled the seven top issues affecting Long Beach, including poverty, jobs, housing, education, the environment, community safety, and immigrant rights.



Living Wage Advocates Speak Out Against “Bluff Project”

Mar. 28, 2014 / By Todd Johnson
Tags: Employment, Hotel Workers, Jobs, Living Wage, Long Beach Coalition for Good Jobs and a Healthy Community

Christopher Zatarain arrived at the California Coastal Commission meeting at Long Beach City Hall at 8 a.m...

After Wage Victory, Hotel Workers Hit With Less Hours

Dec. 10, 2013 / By Adalhi Montes and Summer Culbreth
Tags: Hotel Workers, Jobs, Living Wage, Long Beach Coalition for Good Jobs and a Healthy Community

Eleven months after a living wage measure for hotel workers passed in the City of Long Beach, workers at the Hilton Hotel say that the wage increase to $13 an hour has resulted in a reduction of their work hours...

Teens Find a Harsh Job Market in Long Beach

Jul. 3, 2013 / By Suzan Al-Shammari
Tags: Jobs, jobs. careers, Long Beach Coalition for Good Jobs and a Healthy Community, teens, Youth

 

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High Rents, Low Wages Spell Housing Crisis for LB’s Working Poor

Feb. 23, 2013 / By Patrick Moreno
Tags: Creating Jobs, Economy, Housing, Jobs, jobs. careers, Long Beach, Long Beach Coalition for Good Jobs and a Healthy Community

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Thousands of families here are being financially stretched to their breaking point due to rental costs that are out of sync with what the average resident can afford, according to recently released city data — and the job outlook over the next seven years doesn’t suggest that will change anytime soon...