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Cerritos Auto In This Issue On the Job: A Long Beach bus Square bouncing back after car driver’s route through the pandemic sales plummeted during the second quarter

By BRANDON RICHARDSON Senior Reporter

Auto sales account for a third of sales tax revenue gen- Building A Better Long erated in the city of Cerritos, Beach with the Cerritos Auto Square (Page 20) bringing in $10.9 million in 2019. The city’s fiscal year 2020-21 budget—which went into effect July 1—is $124.4 million, which accounts for any anticipated impacts by COVID-19, meaning auto sales account for nearly 9% of the city’s annual budget. “The Cerritos Auto Square Shellee Franks, 41, Long Beach Transit bus driver, makes her way through Downtown Long Beach. Photo by Thomas is the single largest sales tax R. Cordova. generator for the city, and a Alternative transportation pivotal part of our communi- booms amid pandemic On the Job is a standing fea- California’s population that bus program, the agency is ty,” Cerritos Mayor Naresh ture in the Long Beach Business is often forgotten: those who responsible for transporting Solanki said. (Page 13) Journal, where we spend a day don’t drive, be it for financial students to and from schools. Cerritos dealerships began with workers in different profes- or other reasons. Under normal circumstanc- 2020 with sales on par with sions throughout the city. If you But this morning, Line es, those students account for the previous year. According have a suggestion, please email 173 is fairly empty. A few 40% of the agency’s overall to city data, tax revenue gen- [email protected]. passengers who boarded at ridership. erated by car sales in the first the Downtown Transit Center Because of the dramatic quarter of this year totaled By ALENA MASCHKE have all exited by the time the decline in ridership during the $2.5 million, down slightly Senior Reporter bus swings around the Traffic pandemic, Long Beach Transit from $2.55 million during the Circle. It cruises by the Wal- operates on a reduced “Sun- same period last year. Shellee Franks has been ter Pyramid, presiding over an day” schedule, with most bus- But the impacts of the driving buses across Long eerily empty Cal State Long es running on a once-per-hour coronavirus pandemic were Southwest doubles Long Beach and beyond for 15 years. Beach campus, unnoticed. or less frequent tact. not truly felt until late March On this chilly, overcast morn- Normally a busy portion To fill in any gaps, the Beach presence when state and local leaders ing—a moment of relief after of the route, Franks passes by agency sends out “tripper” announced business closures (Page 10) a relentlessly hot Labor Day the campus bus shelters with- buses like the one Franks is that resulted in mass layoffs weekend—Franks is on the out picking up any passengers. driving this Tuesday morning, statewide and historic unem- 173 Line, Studebaker to Down- With school moved online as a meant to pick up any overflow ployment claims. While car town. result of the pandemic, there from the bus that departed 15 dealerships were deemed es- The longest bus line in the are no students to pick up or minutes before her. Franks sential and remained open, Long Beach transit system, it drop off. adds up the number of pas- the widespread impacts on the covers over 30 miles worth of Students, especially those sengers in her head and writes general public naturally were pavement and stops in six cit- attending the city’s public them down on a clipboard. passed on to the auto industry. ies: Long Beach, Lakewood, schools, make up a significant “They’re trying to see how “Sales in March and April Hawaiian Gardens, Artesia, portion of Long Beach Tran- many buses they really need were way down,” said Marc Cerritos and Norwalk. sit’s ridership. out here,” she said. Cannon, chief marketing offi- Bus drivers, or operators Operator applied for Because the Long Beach Long Beach Transit’s driv- cer for AutoNation, the parent as the agency prefers to call Unified School District, the ers have been working three company of AutoNation Toyo- unauthorized loans them, provide an essential ser- third largest in the state, days per week instead of the ta Cerritos. While sales have (Page 10) vice for a section of Southern doesn’t have its own yellow (Please Continue to Page 12) (Please Continue to Page 17)

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an officer with LBPD, I know that not -ev Would you change anything re- ery service needs an armed police officer garding the way the city has handled to respond. Many wellness checks, home- the COVID-19 health pandemic? Candidate Q&As : I believe we opened too soon less services, property disputes and other Allen We asked each of the candidates in the Nov. 3 election a series calls can be better handled by social and because we are so closely aligned with mental health services, often at a lower L.A. County. Long Beach is fortunate of questions. Here are their responses. cost to the city. A key to this will be prop- to have our own health department and er dispatcher training to determine which should make decisions that are more spe- resources are needed. cific to Long Beach. We need to get our In the city’s Framework for Recon- businesses opened back up, but we can’t ciliation, what would you prioritize, if do that without getting our COVID num- anything? bers down. This means clamping down Allen: We must proactively develop more on large group gatherings and en- youth programming to ensure that young forcing social distancing guidelines. residents of Long Beach are able to get Proper enforcement would allow us to an education and climb the economic lad- safely open all of our small businesses der. This includes park, after-school and and bring our economy back. peer support programs to reach as many Fox: There has never been a plan, and people as possible. I would also prioritize there has never been true transparency efforts to change the culture in our police since the beginning of this crisis earlier department and bring in outside agencies this year. This City Hall avoids trans- for additional training. parency like the plague and only gets As the former owner of multiple shamed into releasing information by businesses in Long Beach, I have a long reporters occasionally exposing scandal, track record of building consensus to such as the cover up of COVID-19 cases get things done. I will continue this as a and deaths in nursing homes. Why do we Cindy Allen Robert Fox councilwoman, as I believe I am the best have to force City Hall to tell us the truth? candidate to work with the wide variety We should have had a plan, with need to reign in overtime and restore of stakeholders involved in our issues. I health experts, real creativity, protocols City Council District 2 Community Oriented Policing. have laid out my platform at cindyallen. and proactive assistance to make sure The goal is to get back to the sense com/issues. The only way we can accom- every business can get our people back The District 2 runoff includes can- of LBPD being peace officers, rather than plish these goals is by bringing people to work in whatever way possible that’s didates Robert Fox, 68, a Realtor and a paramilitary force. I want officers as- together. safe, as soon as possible. property manager, and Cindy Allen, 53, a signed for two years or more in the same Fox: We need to: reform the police; How would you advocate for your business owner and retired police officer. area, and mandate they get out of their remove bad cops; provide systematic district while keeping in mind the Both are registered Democrats. cars, walk the commercial corridors, in- support for Black, minority and [People city’s enormous fiscal problems over District 2 includes the Downtown troduce themselves to our shop owners, of Color] communities to benefit from the next few years? waterfront, and most of Alamitos Beach. and get to know our urban residents. small business opportunities; and pro- Allen: COVID has introduced new The incumbent, Jeannine Pearce, is not When people get to know one another, vide education and mentoring support for expenses and cut our city’s tax base, seeking reelection. the likelihood of conflict is reduced. Po- youth and start up businesses. which will lead to budget problems for In the March 3 primary, Fox received lice will soon realize what community is I consider the framework adopted years to come. To tackle those issues, roughly 25% of the vote; and Allen re- about and how better to serve us. Abuse by the Council to be highly insufficient we need to be realistic. Our primary fo- ceived 24%. issues rapidly would begin to lessen. A big as a response to the outrage generated cus should be to ensure we are funding The following answers have been ed- part of that is also unlocking and opening by systemic racism and discrimination. core services. As the economic engine, I ited for space, but the candidates’ full our substations to the public, which used While I agree with some provisions, such am especially concerned with the needs responses can be found at https://cyc.lb- to be the case years ago. I want to open as early intervention when it comes to of the 2nd District. All departments will post.com/. the front desks to citizen volunteers over- troubled police officers, creation of the have to look at ways to become more ef- What changes, if any, would you seen by the watch commanders as we had youth development office, and more- fi ficient in providing services. As a former like to see to the way police are fi- in the past.This saves money and brings nancial literacy classes, these initiatives business owner, I have experience mak- nanced and governed? everyone closer together. do not go nearly far enough. The reality ing those tough budget decisions. Fox: It is my goal to see that LBPD Allen: I believe we must tackle po- is we are one of the most diverse cities Fox: I would first advocate for a new compensation is brought in line with lice reform, governance and oversight. I in the world, and we have always had all Broadway that restores parking. This the majority of comparable Southern don’t want to sacrifice patrol, but I do be- the tools to achieve harmony and mutual “road diet” has proven a complete disas- California policing agencies in terms of lieve that reallocating funds to other city success, but we have been shooting our- ter. A little paint on the road is more cost pensions and pay scales. The reliance departments that are better equipped to selves in the feet. With only $1.6 million effective than the loss of all our business- on overtime is a major financial burden handle certain issues would be beneficial dedicated to this goal, it is clear this was es. I would revisit the meters on Fourth even as exhausted officers have to make to the city. Having previously served as not an important item for City Hall. Street and find the actual preferences of split-second life and death decisions. We NEWSWATCH NEWSWATCH Long Beach Business Journal • September 2020 • 5 Long Beach Business Journal • September 2020 • 5 the people even if it meant walking to sess, reimagine, and redefine what public each door on the street and the adjacent safety is and how that is reflected in the neighborhoods. I would create diagonal budget. I believe this is an opportunity parking, preferential parking districts, to reexamine law enforcement and how stripe the parking spaces throughout the they are responding to social problems district, reduce the street sweeping tick- that they may not be best equipped to ets back to the 2015 level of $40. I would address. Today, police are called on to get an insurance policy so that we might respond to verbal disputes, homelessness use adjacent commercial parking lots at issues, and a wide array of non-violent night without cost to the owners. incidents. Many of these calls can and should be handled by specially trained individuals whose primary role is not City Council District 6 law enforcement. This could give law enforcement the time and capacity to effectively do their job to address and solve violent crimes. Andrews: The murder of George Floyd has reopened the wounds of Black Americans. As a Black man who has lived in this district for over 70 years, I have personally witnessed these types of injustices, and I know that this is a moment we can use to bring positive change. My community’s fight has now become everyone’s fight and we can make change together. I worked with fellow councilmembers to draft a reconciliation framework that will call on the city to listen to our stories of racial injustice, reform our police department and invest in our community. The Long Beach Police Department can always do better. As councilmembers, we need to ensure their job is to protect and Dee Andrews serve the community. Over the years and with budget cuts they have been forced to become case workers, social workers, homeless outreach workers, and we really Andrews: Don’t get me wrong, I am lic health, and their approach is driven need to move away from that. I have been grateful for the process we went through by data and the best available evidence. advocating for a full audit of our police because it gave us a starting point as an District 6 has the highest COVID-19 department to ensure we are investing entire city, not just one council district. infection rates in the city, and it has the appropriately and making improvements We listened to the community by conven- highest percentage of households living and changes where needed. ing stakeholders to craft meaningful pol- in poverty. Our community has a high In the city’s Framework for Recon- icy, budgetary, charter and programmatic concentration of low-income seniors, ciliation, what would you prioritize, if changes, but we are not done. who are particularly at risk of not only anything? This Framework for Reconciliation contracting COVID-19 but of dying from Saro: I want to thank many of the was just the beginning of the conversa- it. We have an obligation to those seniors organizers and advocates that have been tion. I was not supportive of the rushed to do more. relentlessly fighting for racial equity and process it went through. Progress and The 6th District is home to many justice. I am very glad to see the city of improvement need to truly be inclusive. I essential workers who are low income Long Beach taking a step toward ad- spoke to these issues the night we passed and who often live in multi-generational dressing racial injustices by facilitating it at the City Council level; if you talk homes with extended family. When one listening sessions to develop the Frame- to some stakeholders, they felt excluded person in the home contracts COVID-19, work for Reconciliation. I believe we must from this process. many people are suddenly at extremely end systemic racism. I have and continue Ultimately, we will continue to work high risk. In addition to Project Room to prioritize investing in our community. with residents, community organiza- Key, which provides rooms for people ex- Specifically, I think we need to consider tions, activists, the police department and periencing homelessness, we should also Suely Saro investing in community resources and al- experts to effectively implement changes have a program that will enable essen- ternative non-law enforcement programs the community would like to see. It needs tial workers who test positive to quaran- The District 6 runoff includes candi- for violence prevention and rehabilitation to be a process that is inclusive of every- tine themselves, protecting their family, dates Dee Andrews, 80, the incumbent (e.g. social workers, behavioral health body. This is rooted in African American friends and community. councilman and a substitute teacher, and specialists, psychologists, counselors, experiences but needs to be mindful and Andrews: Like most Americans, we Suely Saro, 39, an adjunct professor and therapists, substance abuse rehabilitation inclusive of the many other minorities were caught off guard by the coronavi- project specialist. Both are registered and domestic violence). with similar struggles who have yet to be rus. This has been a difficult year. My Democrats. I believe that we need to redesign our heard in the same way. district has been the hardest hit by the District 6 includes much of Central law enforcement approach to communi- I am prioritizing the need to create a pandemic. In Long Beach and across the Long Beach, including the area just west ty safety. I think it is critical to explore framework that addresses the injustices of United States, communities of color have of Signal Hill and north of Downtown. non-police alternatives to law enforce- all races and minorities across all sectors. been the most at-risk for catching this In the March 3 primary, Saro re- ment emergency response. I would like to We need solutions to economic inclusion, disease. I believe this is the wake-up call ceived 42% of the vote and Andrews re- explore creating alternative phone num- employment opportunities, growth with- Long Beach leaders and all leaders need ceived 26%. bers and dispatch systems for non-violent in our city employees and infrastructure to reinvest in public health, especially in The following answers have been ed- emergency calls for service, with the en- and investment across the board. communities of color. I am proud of the ited for space, but the candidates’ full gagement of mental health professionals Would you change anything re- work my office has been doing, we have responses can be found at https://cyc.lb- in trauma-informed crisis response. Fur- garding the way the city has handled been calling residents, working with post.com/. thermore, it is critical to advance health the COVID-19 health pandemic? community-based organizations to host What changes, if any, would you and economic equity to eliminate social Saro: Mayor Robert Garcia and the food giveaways, deliver meals and pro- like to see to the way police are fi- and economic disparities in the commu- Long Beach Department of Health and viding outreach to small business owners nanced and governed? nity most impacted by racism. Human Services have worked hard with to ensure they are aware of the grants and Saro: I believe that we must reas- county and state leaders to protect pub- (Please Continue to Page 6) NEWSWATCH 6 • Long Beach Business Journal • September 2020

(Continued from Page 5) reinvestment. Without it, there is no dis- assistance the federal and local level are mantling systemic racism. I believe that providing. If there is one thing I would argument is one people are more open to change it’s how fast we were able to tran- than they used to be. Whether it is busi- sition into providing updates in various ness leaders, workers, community activ- languages. I advocated for this since we ists, whoever, they are more likely to re- began having media reports and we even- alize the civil injustices facing Black and tually hosted multilingual virtual town Brown people are tied to the economic hall meetings, but it did take us a moment history of Black and Brown communities. to configure our translation services and I have a proven track record of bringing that was unfortunate. family-sustaining jobs, new businesses, How would you advocate for your and investment to our community. I have district while keeping in mind the initiated programs to improve opportuni- city’s enormous fiscal problems over ty, infrastructure, education, and health the next few years? outcomes here. I am the best candidate to Saro: The 6th district has dispropor- seize this moment and continue to fight tionately high rates of poverty, pollution for my district. and crime. Our communities have gotten the short end of the stick for some time. City Council District 8 Al Austin Tunua Rhrash-Ntuk But this is about much more than simple like to see to the way police are fi- equity in the areas of health, education, fairness: Dollars spent in the 6th District The District 8 runoff includes candi- nanced and governed? housing and economic development. will go further to raising the standard of dates Al Austin, 51, the incumbent coun- Austin: At the strong urging of the This document was developed over a six- living in our neighborhoods than in plac- cilman and a labor representative, and community and City Council, LBPD has week period in response to the murder of es that have already seen significant in- Tunua Thrash-Ntuk, 45, economic de- made significant changes in policy and George Floyd at the knee of a Minneap- vestment. I’m running for City Council velopment director. Both are registered training over the last few years that has olis police officer, and weeks of unrest because our neighborhoods have suffered Democrats. resulted in much less use of force and of- and peaceful protest. The Framework for from a severe lack of attention and lead- District 8 includes parts of North ficer involved shootings. Understanding Reconciliation adopted by the Council ership. COVID-19 has had a major im- Long Beach and Bixby Knolls. that we still have much to improve with is intended to influence future policies, pact on the city’s budget; that’s a reality. In the March 3 primary, Thrash-Ntuk the culture of policing, I will continue to strategies and administration of our city. I’ll work to do better and do more with received 35% of the vote and Austin re- be a force for impactful change. Our city Funds allocated to the newly created Of- the resources we have, and ensure that ceived 30%. has a responsibility to be smarter with fice of Equity should be used to support the money we spend is used efficiently on The following answers have been ed- our strategies in our approaches to home- evidence-based strategies to expand op- behalf of residents. ited for space, but the candidates’ full lessness, mental health, and substance portunities and outcomes for Black res- Andrews: If the last few months responses can be found at https://cyc.lb- abuse challenges. I support reforming idents of Long Beach. In the short term have proven anything, it is that Black post.com/. Long Beach’s existing civilian oversight we must focus our attention on improv- and Brown communities need equitable What changes, if any, would you commission (CPCC) by clarifying and ing health, housing and re-entry support expanding its authority, including the for our residents. I support a big picture commission’s ability to compel state- approach to responding to our needs and ments from officers. LBPD policies, building a better Long Beach. training and tactics should always sup- Thrash-Ntuk: I support the Ra- port safety, preservation of life and less cial Equity and Reconciliation Initiative violent interactions. I expect Long Beach the city is pursuing as a response to the to be the standard as a city when it comes tragic death of George Floyd. I am par- to public safety and community engage- ticularly interested in how we address ment. social and economic disparities through Thrash-Ntuk: We have a duty as a economic opportunity and homeown- city to ensure the safety of all residents, ership programs. As the co-chair of the regardless of race, creed and gender iden- city’s “Everyone-In” Economic Inclusion tity. Our national conversation about the Policy Task Force, we brought together intersection of race and policing calls more than 250 local community partners, us to reimagine what public safety truly business leaders, and policymakers to means. The Long Beach Police Depart- strategize on how Long Beach can bet- ment needs to restore trust, especially ter create an economy that includes and with communities of color. I will be an benefits every resident. I have also spent independent voice committed to closely my career as an economic development examining our police department’s prac- practitioner. I’ve helped finance and build tices, training and culture. I have pledged thousands of affordable housing units, in- not to accept political contributions from crease capital for small businesses and the Police Officers’ Association and will advocate for smarter public policy around push for transparency and accountability neighborhood revitalization. in our department. As we begin pursuing an economic The Long Beach Police Department’s recovery strategy, we will have an op- budget is $265 million, representing 44% portunity to focus on creating an inclu- of our city’s overall budget. Our current sive economy through supporting wom- level of spending is unsustainable for the en and minority-owned businesses with long-term fiscal health of our city. We access to capital and streamlining the need to re-evaluate our police officers’ start-up process for entrepreneurs. We duties and adopt strategies for respons- can also focus on employee ownership of es to issues such as homelessness and long-standing Long Beach businesses by mental health crises that may be better designing ownership succession plans. handled by social workers and medical We also need to provide more oppor- professionals. tunities for homeownership in our city. In the city’s Framework for Recon- When a family owns their home, they ciliation, what would you prioritize, if provide stability for their extended fami- anything? ly and become rooted in our community Austin: Long Beach should contin- for generations. The opportunity to cre- ue to prioritize broad community en- ate generational wealth for communities gagement and increase our emphasis on (Please Continue to Page 8) Single Tenant Triple Net Leased Investment Properties Beautiful Medical Facility Sold—$11,050,000 Aug 2020 An excellent choice in today’s market

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(Continued from Page 6) Our policies and actions need to im- proportionate brunt of the fiscal down- vironment given the huge disparities traditionally excluded from the housing prove dramatically to include all parts of turn. in LBUSD? market should be a key part of our racial our city, and I will make that a priority as I believe in strength in numbers and Reyes Uranga: LBUSD has histor- equity conversation. I want to explore a councilwoman. welcome civic engagement. I will orga- ically had huge disparities in learning ways we can preserve our affordable How would you advocate for your nize block-by-block to identify our needs environments and now that COVID-19 housing through a cooperative ownership district while keeping in mind the and prioritize our mosaic of neighbor- has uncovered these inequities, we can model that empowers tenants to pool re- city’s enormous fiscal problems over hoods’ demands from city hall. I intend no longer pretend they do not exist, and sources and purchase property in their the next few years? to increase the number of neighborhood things need to change. While the district neighborhood. Austin: The city’s fiscal challenges associations in my community and facil- has distributed hundreds of Chrome- Would you change anything re- over the next few years will likely af- itate local leadership development. I will books and hot spots, the reality is that garding the way the city has handled fect every community in Long Beach. listen to residents in a respectful manner the district has run out of hot spots and the COVID-19 health pandemic? As chair of the city’s Budget Oversight and seek a collaborative approach with many students lack connectivity. There Austin: Under these unprecedented Committee I am doing my very best to neighborhood leaders so we can create a is also an affordability issue when con- circumstances, our city has responded mitigate the impacts. My strong knowl- unified vision for our district’s future. sidering broadband accessibility in well, by immediately activating a Joint edge of District 8 and the city’s budget, some areas. The district must target Information Center with interdepartmen- and years of experience in local govern- LBSUD Board of resources to the schools and high-need tal teams that work around the clock to ment and labor relations will allow us to students. The district should: execute our city’s response to the many continue delivering results. Many of the Education District 2 Implement implicit bias training and challenges presented by COVID-19 major projects planned for the 8th District micro aggression identification for all emergency health orders. The Long are already funded and are nearly ready staff and teachers. Beach City Council has wasted no time for construction. I have secured over $10 Reduce suspensions, expulsions and in responding by approving several ur- million for the Market Street Improve- other disciplinary actions in favor of re- gency policies, and well over $25 million ment Plan which will be a 2.5-mile-long storative justice initiatives. in financial support to help renters and “Complete Streets” reconstruction proj- Ensure LCAP & Title1 dollars go small businesses in Long Beach. I led the ect connecting Cherry Avenue to the L.A. directly to high-need students that need effort to create the LB CARES program River; over $8 million secured toward the the resources. that is providing rental assistance to over purchase and construction of a new Fire Focus dollars on low-performing 2,000 Long Beach families. Keeping Station 9 on Long Beach Boulevard; and schools and advance more community Long Beach residents healthy and safe over $5.5 million secured toward final de- schools. will always be the most important con- velopment of Davenport Park. This does Establish regular meetings with the sideration with the understanding that not include our 8th District residential district and the city to focus on crime small businesses must be allowed greater streets and alley improvement plan and and violence in, near and around our flexibility to adapt to the difficult circum- the tens of millions in private investment schools. stances facing us. Our local businesses planned for new housing and retail along Miller: First and foremost, we have been hit hard along with their em- corridors. North Long Beach is coming must ensure that our most vulnerable ployees. COVID-19 has presented us with up! Over the next four years I will con- students have equitable representation a public health and economic dilemma. tinue building stronger communities and on the school board. I’m proud to have Thrash-Ntuk: I commend our city leading on initiatives that improve safe- the support of the board’s only current leaders and the public health department ty and livability for everyone in Long Tonia Reyes Uranga Black member, Felton Williams, who for taking swift action to respond to the Beach. has championed equitable learning en- COVID-19 pandemic. From providing Thrash-Ntuk: Our city needs to vironments for the past 16 years. relief to tenants and small businesses to find more sustainable streams of reve- On the board, I look forward to providing meals to seniors, the mayor nue to ensure our city can weather the continuing Williams’ work on equi- and City Council put politics aside and COVID-19 economic storm hitting us ty by building on my experience as a came together to focus on the immediate now and in the next few years. We rely on non-profit leader and mentor. My prior- needs of the city. boom and bust industries, such as tour- ities include: I believe the city could have focused ism, to fund our budget, making us vul- Ensuring that students of color have on early testing and outreach resourc- nerable when times get tough, we have a equal access to the same opportunities es to areas of the city that have popula- budget crisis. We need to diversify our and resources that their peers have. tions most severely impacted. COVID-19 tax base and ensure we make our city Implementing transparent metrics has disproportionately affected African friendlier to small businesses that create that track the educational progress of Americans, Latinos, and Asian Pacific the newest jobs, who are likely to be more students of color to ensure that our most Islanders who are most likely to have jobs invested in the long-term success of all of vulnerable young people are not falling deemed essential. Only when we had city Long Beach. behind. data analyzed by a third party did the city We will need to make sacrifices, but Championing mentorship programs finally react and provide us with a North we need to ensure that our under-re- that give our most vulnerable students Long Beach testing site. sourced neighborhoods do not bear a dis- the encouragement, guidance and support they need to succeed. Facilitating a safe and positive Erik Miller learning environment for students of The Long Beach Unified School color, which includes ending the pres- Board of Education District 2 runoff ence of LBPD in LBUSD and ensuring includes candidates Tonia Reyes Uran- that our public safety systems protect, ga, 66, an educator and nonprofit board rather than discriminate against, Black member, and Erik Miller, 35, a nonprofit and other students of color leader. Both are registered Democrats. Ensuring that distance learning pro- District 2 includes much of Central grams do not disadvantage more vul- and West Long Beach. The incumbent, nerable students, particularly low-in- Felton Williams, is retiring. come students of color. In the March 3 primary, Reyes Uran- How would you address the rela- ga received 38% of the vote and Miller tionship between teachers and the received 33% of the vote. district, given the acrimony this year The following answers have been over whether they would have to re- edited for space, but the candidates’ full turn to classrooms? responses can be found at https://cyc. Reyes Uranga: The teachers and the lbpost.com/. district have always had a good rela- In the COVID-19 era, how will tionship, as [the Teachers Association of you ensure an equitable learning en- Long Beach, or TALB] and the district NEWSWATCH Long Beach Business Journal • September 2020 • 9 have worked together well in the past. a framework—a beginning—that we member for Supervisor Janice Hahn; ginalized communities. Through the Given these uncertain and unprecedent- must build on and translate into action. Lee Loveridge, 47, a community college creation of a virtual satellite campus, ed times, and the appointment of a new I am pleased that so many communi- professor; and Richard Gaylord, a real we can reach communities like Catali- superintendent, this time has proved ty members shared their thoughts and estate broker (Gaylord did not respond na Island where students are part of the challenging for open and transparent experiences with the city during the to our questions). Long Beach College Promise but must communication for both TALB and the listening process, and that community Area 4 includes much of southeast relocate off the island to attend LBCC or district. TALB represents the teach- members consistently cited improving Long Beach, Signal Hill and Catalina incur huge transportation costs to com- ers at LBUSD and its job is to bargain public education as a key priority. Island. The incumbent, Doug Otto, is mute. The new trustee will also have collectively and meet and confer with On the board, I will help implement not seeking reelection. a role in updating the college district’s the district to ensure a safe and healthy the framework’s recommendations, The following answers have been strategic plan. Through our shared gov- teaching environment for its members. which include: edited for space, but the candidates’ full ernance, I will work with all stakehold- I do believe we should have some flex- • Improving education in underserved responses can be found at https://cyc. ers to ensure that the new plan aligns ibility for ALL teachers and staff in areas and incorporating more Black lbpost.com/. with the current needs of students and the critical decision-making process to history in classrooms. In the COVID-19 era, how will faculty. It is also important to host com- return to the classroom. This includes • Advocating for more funding to spe- you ensure an equitable learning en- munity listening sessions for collabora- Head Start and Adult School personnel cifically serve our most vulnerable vironment given the huge disparities tive input from all stakeholders includ- as well as non-certificated employees. schools and students. in the LBCC district area? ing collegial consultation. Miller: Having led nonprofit orga- • Increasing after-school programs, Chico: It is written in the Long Beach Loveridge: As a professor, I strive nizations, I know how to build consen- sports and arts programs, and teen Community College District’s Mission to make my courses as accessible as sus, listen and tackle difficult problems center programs. to provide equitable student learning, possible. This includes making certain with limited resources. This experience • Increasing social services and coun- but in this health crisis we realized very my course materials can be read both will be critical as we work with teach- seling for students. quickly the disparities among our stu- synchronously and asynchronously so ers and the district to address the many • Supporting and mentoring students of dents. What can we do immediately? that students with less reliable internet challenges ahead. color to reduce barriers to college and Three things: 1) Advocate for and prior- connections can still follow the materi- Both teachers and the district have careers. itize CARES Act funding to be directed al. It also means structuring the course the same goal: to ensure that our stu- • Narrowing the digital divide for our to the classroom and student support. 2) so that students have many opportuni- dents receive a world-class education in students by increasing access to free Request a study to thoroughly evaluate ties to learn the material and demon- LBUSD. During the global pandemic, WiFi services and counseling for stu- LBCC’s technology infrastructure to strate their capability. teachers must be able to stay safe and dents. ensure we are doing everything we can As a board member, I will support healthy—particularly elderly and im- to close this digital divide. 3) Re-eval- multiple training opportunities, so that mune-compromised teachers. While we uate the Long Beach College Promise professors can learn to provide equi- know that keeping our teachers healthy LBCC Board of Trustees through a racial equity lens. table instruction at the times they are is in the interest of everyone, we must Area 4 We must also seize this opportunity preparing classes. I will support pro- also ensure that our district can contin- to plan long-term. This new model of viding professors and students with ad- ue to function and our students can con- distance learning should be expanded equate hardware to offer and access the tinue to learn. to provide access to traditionally mar- (Please Continue to Page 10) Having grown up in LBUSD, I know that teachers, students and parents are strong—and we’ll get through this to- PROPERTIES AVAILABLE NEAR YOU gether. 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(Continued from Page 9) Loveridge: LBCC will be central regional economy healthy. To ensure ses, and we will need to lobby hard to courses, and I will encourage city and in building Long Beach’s workforce in we offer an array of opportunities for the state and the populace to continue to state efforts to provide internet access the coming years. With a contracted students to transition successfully, I support us through a trying time. throughout the city. economy, more people will be seeking will create additional pathways to good As LBCC looks to fill its superinten- Given the economic impact of the education and enhanced job skills and paying jobs, building new partnerships dent-president position, what qualities health pandemic, what role, if any, do we need to be ready to provide it. The between our district and local business- would you seek in a potential leader for you see for LBCC and other commu- economy will rebound in the future, es, community organizations and labor the district? nity colleges in addressing the chal- but workers need to prepare for that re- unions. Not only does LBCC need to Chico: The new superinten- lenges ahead in the workforce? bound by learning and growing as much maintain fiscal responsibility but also dent-president should possess the high- Chico: Community colleges have as possible. plan for financial stability. This will est level of integrity, strong commu- always been an accessible and afford- LBCC, like all community colleges, require effective oversight and careful nication skills and knowledge of the able option for many people looking is stepping up its effort to offer quali- planning that produces a realistic as- institution and the diverse communities for a new career. Sadly, we anticipate ty courses in the safest possible format. sessment of things like grants, financial it serves. Additionally, they should be an increase of people forced to make a Professors and administrators have aid, and contracts to name a few. LB- able to consensus build, and possess career change because of the devastat- shown tremendous agility in pivoting to CC’s main goal is to provide a quality a willingness to work with the board ing effects of COVID-19 on the busi- an online presentation of courses, and education and ensure student success. and all stakeholders for continuous im- ness community. If our economy is to they will continue to do so, if we as a To achieve that, we must protect facul- provement of the institution to restore get back on track, we need a robust and board and a local community give them ty and staff from layoffs. If necessary, public trust. skilled workforce and LBCC will play a the resources they need to serve us. LBCC trustees must consider using Loveridge: We need someone who critical role for many people. Addition- LBCC and other community col- some of the $33 million in reserve. is committed to the success of students ally, many four-year college students leges will likely face tough fiscal chal- Loveridge: That seems like a pa- and supporting faculty and staff in help- are choosing to take their general edu- lenges in the years ahead. Would you tently ridiculous idea. As we come out ing students to reach their goals. They cation classes at local community col- support cutting back vocational pro- of the lock down, there will be an en- will need to be mindful of budgets and leges since universities are continuing grams, or other services offered by hanced need for skilled laborers capa- fiscal responsibility while recognizing distance learning. It is imperative we LBCC? ble of filling the needs of a rebounding the need to take risks to invest in the city monitor enrollment and prepare for ad- Chico: I am committed to protecting economy. It would be terribly short when it most needs training and skills ditional students, this includes working vocational classes and apprenticeship sighted to decrease the capacity of the growth.They should be committed to closely with our legislators to strongly programs because community colleges, city’s largest vocational educator. Long Beach City College and the growth advocate for additional CARES Act particularly LBCC, are a vital piece of We will need to look closely at which and success of the city as a whole. funding. the workforce pipeline that keeps the expenses are not relevant during the cri-

Queen Mary operator improperly applied for a more than $2 million coronavirus relief loan PPP Loan proceeds from the (lender) was working with the SBA to realign the loan to received by the QM Master Lessor,” the the correct entity. The company declined to statement said. say where the loan money currently is. After discovering the issue, Eagle Hos- “An administrative error was made, pitality managers sent a demand letter to whereby a Paycheck Protection Program Woods on July 9 requesting more informa- (PPP) loan application was submitted in the tion. Managers received a response on July incorrect entity name,” the company said. 15 stating that the loan was the “result of er- “However, steps were proactively taken to rors in certain payroll records” and that the address the issue.” issue would be resolved within two weeks. The Queen Mary and its hotel have been However, Eagle Hospitality in its Aug. 14 closed since early May due to the COVID-19 statement to investors said the issue still had pandemic, with no indication of when it will not been resolved. reopen. Urban Commons said some Queen Eagle Hospitality said it also contacted Mary employees have been furloughed the federal Small Business Association’s while others have been laid off. task force for investigating improper PPP The Queen Mary Hotel/Urban Com- loans. An SBA spokesperson, Miryam mons Queensway sent notices to lay off 480 Barajas, on Wednesday said the agency does people on May 7, according to the Califor- not comment on individual loans. nia Development Department. The status Federal records show that at least two of whether those layoffs were temporary The Queen Mary has been shuttered since early May due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo by limited liability corporations connected to or permanent is listed as “unknown at this Brandon Richardson. the Queen Mary through Urban Commons time.” The Queen Mary Hotel alone sent no- applied for federal small business loans. tices for an additional 80 layoffs on the same By KELLY PUENTE In the latest concern, Eagle Hospitality On May 4, a $2 million to $5 million date. Staff Reporter managers issued an Aug. 14 statement to loan was approved for Urban Commons Like many in the hospitality industry, investors noting that Taylor Woods, one of Queensway LLC to retain 410 jobs. Urban Commons, which has a portfolio of A principal for Urban Commons, which the heads of Urban Commons, improperly Another $2 million to $5 million loan more than a dozen hotels across the country, operates the Queen Mary, has been accused applied for and received a loan under a fed- was approved on May 3 for EHT QMLB, has faced major financial problems in the of applying for a more than $2 million federal program meant to help small business- LLC to retain 500 jobs. coronavirus pandemic. However, the com- eral Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) es retain employees during the coronavirus Urban Commons has a web of limited li- pany was showing signs of struggles before loan without first notifying the managers of pandemic. ability corporations for its many properties. the pandemic and is currently being investi- its publicly traded entity on the Singapore Woods applied for the loan even though For the Queen Mary, the company previous- gated by Long Beach’s city auditor. Stock Exchange. he was not authorized to do so and has been ly held the Urban Commons Queensway en- Among the concerns for the audit, the Urban Commons, a Los Angeles-based removed as a Queen Mary lessor, according tity, but it switched to EHT QMLB in May city in 2016 issued $23 million in bonds for real estate and investment firm, has been to the statement. The loan was approved for 2019 as part of a restructuring. emergency repairs for the aging ship, but mired in financial problems since it signed between $2 million and $5 million, but that The company in a statement this week funds ran out and some projects were side- a lease to run the city-owned landmark in money has not been accounted for, the state- said it made a clerical error when it applied lined as many critical repairs ran over bud- 2016. ment said. for a PPP loan under the older Urban Com- get. City Auditor Laura Doud has said she is The company, which created Eagle Hos- Eagle Hospitality said trustee managers mons Queensway entity, which is not eligi- looking into how that money was spent. pitality Trust in 2019 to list on the Singapore were never notified of the loan. ble for a federal loan because it is foreign On March 19, Eagle Hospitality Trust Stock Exchange, has since clashed with trust “...(N)either the Special Committee nor owned. The current EHT QMLB is a U.S.- halted trading on the Singapore Stock ex- managers who have cited the company for (trustee managers) was aware of, nor did based entity. change following a notice of default on a repeated defaults and not fulfilling financial any of them authorize, the QM PPP Appli- Urban Commons in a statement said the $341 million loan to Urban Commons from obligations. cation. Furthermore, no portion of the QM issue is being resolved and that the lender is Bank of America. Trading remains closed. NEWSWATCH Long Beach Business Journal • September 2020 • 11 County installs 16 ballot drop boxes throughout Long Beach for general election in November

By STEPHANIE RIVERA Mayor Robert Garcia encouraged con- Staff Reporter stituents to vote by mail, calling it a safe and secure process. County election officials have in- Garcia also announced a partner- stalled 16 Vote-by-Mail ballot drop boxes ship with Cal State Long Beach in the throughout Long Beach, including at li- works where the campus would serve as braries and public facilities, in prepara- a drive-thru VBM ballot drop off location tion for the Nov. 3 general election. the weekend before the election. Details The Registrar-Recorder/County will be forthcoming. Clerk’s office had been planning on plac- During an earlier press conference ing the drop boxes throughout the city this week, Garcia also dismissed national since last year, said Long Beach City rhetoric calling into question the ability Clerk Monique De La Garza, but with so of the U.S. Postal Service to mail ballots many changes to the election process— to every registered voter as the Trump including shifting oversight from the city administration announced operational to the county, switching from polling changes recently (which it later reversed) places to vote centers and changing the that would potentially slow mail service. primaries from June to March—the city “We want to encourage folks this didn’t have the opportunity to work with upcoming election to cast ballots and to county officials to install them during the vote by mail because everyone will be re- March primary election. ceiving a ballot,” Garcia said. De La Garza called the installation of In response to the coronavirus pan- the drop-off boxes great timing. “I think demic, county officials voted in April to Long Beach is a really strong Vote-By- send Vote-by-Mail ballots to every reg- Mail city and it made sense to have these istered voter for the November election. boxes,” she told the Post earlier in the This also means that there will be fewer A couple walks by an official ballot drop box at Bixby Park in Long Beach. Photo by Thomas R. week. vote centers available this time around. Cordova. The drop boxes are located at: De La Garza said there are at least • Bixby Park Community Center, 130 three confirmed vote centers that are big Cherry Ave. enough to allow for social distancing in • Bret Harte Neighborhood Library, Long Beach for November, though it’s 1595 W. Willow St. unclear at this point if the county will • Burnett Neighborhood Library, 560 open any more. They include the social E. Hill St. halls at Cesar E. Chavez Park in Down- • Dana Neighborhood Library, 3680 town, MacArthur Park in Central Long Atlantic Ave. Beach and Pan American Park in East • El Dorado Park West Community Long Beach. Center, 2800 N. Studebaker Road The vote centers will be open for at • Freeman Community Center, 1205 least 10 days before Election Day, she Freeman Ave. said. • Heartwell Park Community Center, Last year, the city hosted 34 vote cen- 5801 Parkcrest St. ters. • Houghton Park Community Center, Pop-up centers, known as flex cen- 6301 Myrtle Ave. ters, that are open between one to four • Long Beach City Hall, 411 W. Ocean days, will also be open closer to the elec- Blvd. tion, De La Garza noted. These allow ac- • Long Beach Senior Center, 1150 E. cess to those experiencing homelessness, Fourth St. people with a disability and older adults. • Marina Vista Park, 5355 E. Eliot St. De La Garza said her office plans on • Mark Twain Neighborhood Library, doing extensive education and outreach 1401 E. Anaheim St. efforts, including connecting with hard- • Michelle Obama Neighborhood Li- to-reach communities through advertis- brary, 5870 Atlantic Ave. ing in utility bills, billboards, newspa- • Ramona Park, 3301 E. 65th St. pers, social media and with the help of • Scherer Park, 4600 Long Beach community-based organizations. Blvd. “We’re trying to figure out how to be • Veterans Park, 101 E. 28th St. effective in getting the word out,” De La All 16 drop boxes were installed last Garza said. week and will be open 24 hours per day, Notable election dates: seven days a week starting on Oct. 5 • Sample ballots will be mailed out be- when Vote-by-Mail ballots begin to be tween Sept. 24 and Oct. 13 mailed out to registered voters. They will • Vote-by-Mail ballots will be mailed remain open until 8 p.m. on Election Day out starting Oct. 5 on Nov. 3. • The deadline to register to vote is Mon- Similar to mailing ballots, these bal- day, Oct. 19. To check your voter regis- lot boxes do not require postage. Non- tration status, click here. Long Beach residents will be able to drop • Early voting period runs from Oct. 5 off their VBM ballots in any of these lo- to Nov. 2 cations as well. • Election Day is Nov. 3 At a media briefing, Long Beach TRANSPORTATION 12 • Long Beach Business Journal • September 2020

Local transit agencies, lifelines for essential workers, face historic budget shortfalls creased as a result of the pandemic. costs faced by LB Transit during this “While our revenues have plum- unprecedented time. meted, COVID-19 has increased our According to McDonald, the agen- operating costs,” Sotero said. “The cy will have to shell out $1.2 million in agency is estimating an increased cost insurance premiums for the upcoming of over $200 million over the next fis- fiscal year, triple the annual premium cal year to protect our employees and it paid in previous years. This is due our customers.” to the potential costs associated with In total, LA Metro currently ex- coronavirus-related claims by employ- pects a revenue loss of $1.6-$1.9 bil- ees and passengers, he explained. lion related to the coronavirus. Meanwhile, fare revenues have es- For Long Beach Transit, which sentially evaporated. Over the entire provides a majority of the city’s local month of May, LB Transit collected transportation options and serves as a only $684 worth of fares. This is in connector between Long Beach neigh- part due to the decline in ridership, borhoods and Metro’s A Line, the fi- but losses have intensified as passen- nancial outlook is equally grim. gers enter at the back of buses instead On March 22, the agency reduced of the front, where fares are usually its daily bus service to a 6 a.m. to 9 collected, to protect the safety of bus p.m. schedule and completely sus- operators. pended its water taxi service. Similar to LA Metro, Long Beach While fare revenues have tumbled, Transit is expecting a significant de- After missing his bus, a man sits and waits for the next one in Downtown Long Beach. Photo by Brandon Richardson. the agency’s healthcare, workers com- cline in federal, state and local sub- pensation and insurance costs contin- sidies, as these are usually funded by By ALENA MASCKE dropped dramatically, the costs of pro- ue to increase. sales tax revenues. Senior Reporter viding their essential transportation The cost of providing healthcare for But despite these significant fi- services haven’t decreased. its employees and payouts on workers nancial challenges, McDonald said the While many employees across the “The COVID-19 stay-at-home or- compensation claims had been steadi- agency is not planning to lay off any of region continue to work remotely, ders were necessary to stop the spread, ly increasing for years, a trend that is its more than 800 employees. public transportation remains cru- but they have had a devastating effect likely to be exacerbated as a result of Instead, the transit agency will cial to those whose work cannot be on our revenue sources,” said David the pandemic. utilize the $29.2 million in federal performed from home. Food service Sotero, communications manager with “I’m certain that we will see an CARES Act funding and 10% of its workers, store clerks and health care LA Metro. increase in these expenses,” LB Tran- reserves to keep its buses running and professionals are among the essential In addition to fare revenue, the sit CEO Kenneth McDonald told the its staff employed. workers who continue to ride buses agency relies heavily on funds gen- agency’s board of directors during a “Employees have stepped up and and trains to their places of employ- erated by sales taxes, which have budget presentation last week. shown their commitment to the comment. also dropped significantly as all bars, The increased cost of premiums for munity and the customers we serve,” For local transit agencies, this many retail shops and dine-in service personal liability and property dam- McDonald said. “The picture of the presents a significant challenge: While at restaurants remain closed. age insurance are an especially stark budget is tough, but I believe that we overall ridership and revenue have In the meantime, costs have in- example of the increased operating will weather this storm.”.

contact with the public on a day-to- On the job day basis is the most difficult part (Continued from Page 1) of the job, she explained. “You have usual five because of the system’s re- to have patience and understanding,” duced schedule. So far the agency has Franks said. “Because a lot of people been able to avoid pay cuts or layoffs, are going through stuff and they take in part due to financial assistance of- it out on you.” fered through the federal CARES Act. Having grown up in a housing proj- For Franks, the reduced workload ect in Compton, Franks said she’s al- has been an important opportunity to ways had a thick skin, a trait that has recharge. Despite the added protec- helped her deal with the adverse sit- tions—passengers now board buses uations she’s encountered on the job. through the backdoor and the seating “You can not be soft out here,” she area is separated from the driver’s cab- said. in by a yellow metal chain—Franks From racist insults to arguments said driving a bus during a pandemic over fare payment, Franks said han- has been mentally taxing. dling tension is part of the job and “I did get tested, but that doesn’t drivers tend to harden up over time. ensure that you won’t get it as soon as “When I didn’t use to drive buses you walk off,” she said. It’s hard for but ride buses as a teenager, I used to her to stay away from her family to think: Why does the bus driver always Two masked riders wait for their bus to depart in Downtown Long Beach. Photo by Brandon observe social distancing guidelines, have an attitude?” she said. “Becom- Richardson. when her job requires her to interact ing a bus driver, I’ve seen the other with strangers on a daily basis, she side of it. We’re human, just like you have to learn to adjust yourself. Each steering wheel and her foot on the gas noted. are.” bus, each situation,” she said. This pedal is almost therapeutic. “We can’t control it, because we The most important quality for a year, that includes a global health cri- “You know when you overthink have to come to work,” Franks added. bus driver, according to Franks, is an sis. stuff?,” she asked. “When you drive, Pandemic or not, being in close ability to multitask and adapt. “You To Franks, resting her hands on the all you’re thinking about is driving.” TRANSPORTATION Long Beach Business Journal • September 2020 • 13

From bikes to scooters, the pandemic has changed how people get around pooling, rideshare services and public demic pushed those sales even further transportation. Even more, with school and that “wasn’t really a shocker given going digital, kids are still at home, the circumstances.” However, beyond leaving parents to figure out new ways the obvious fact that people are wanting of getting their kids outside—like, for to get outside, Scanlan notes two things example, skating lessons with former that are driving up skateboard sales: pro skateboarder Kurtis Colamonico. nostalgia and family. The 36-year-old father and skate “My biggest takeaway from all this teacher has operated Skate Kids, his is I’m seeing more people stop in be- school for budding boarders, since 2011 cause of nostalgia: ‘I am 30-something and it’s remained a steady business for years old and I used to skate but I don’t his family. But the pandemic has led to skate because of my job but now my job more clients. is working from home and now I can “There has undoubtedly been a big take a half hour to go skating,’” Scanlan increase—my business has been in a said. “Also, it’s also like a dad and son boom,” Colamonico said. “And I think tossing the ball type thing. These dads it’s because most kid activities are shut who may be like me at 37 are bringing A bicyclist rides down the Broadway bike lane in Downtown Long Beach. Photo by Brandon Richardson. down. I refused to shutter my skate les- in the whole family. It’s not just him; sons because being outdoor active and it’s a daughter, son, mom, and dad. You By BRIAN ADDISON less it’s absolutely needed for a lengthy having fun is what a kid’s life is all have to start thinking about volume on Staff Reporter commute—in favor of skateboards, about—and this pandemic has really that level.” scooters and bikes. stopped that for a lot of families across When it comes to bikes, the same The COVID-19 pandemic has With anxiety high over close prox- Long Beach.” “boom” has been going on for a hand- brought an intriguing aspect to the way imity to crowds, people are seeking LB Skate, owned by Tim Scanlan, ful of years, with the U.S. entering its in which people get around: More SoCal alternatives that provide open air and noted that skateboard sales have been largest spike in bike sales since the mid- residents are ditching their cars—un- space—and that means ditching car- on the climb for years—but that the pan- (Please Continue to Page 16)

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A Lime scooter rider speeds down the Third Street bike lane in Downtown Long Beach. Photo by A roller skater cruises down The Promenade North between Broadway and Third Street in Down- Brandon Richardson. town Long Beach. Photo by Brandon Richardson.

(Continued from Page 13) distracted drivers and high speeds often an otherwise economically detrimen- August of 2020 for Lime riders in Long 1970s, according to the nonprofit Peo- deter travel on two wheels, especially tal pandemic. After facing a shutdown Beach, Owunwanne said that the rider- ple For Bikes, which tracks bike sales those new to bicycling. However, with that lasted nearly five months, e-scooter ship has not only increased but is taking day by day across the nation. March, a significant decrease in traffic along companies like Lime and Bird are back place in more parts of the city than ever when the pandemic hit, saw a 1,200% with increased infrastructure and tem- up and running in Long Beach, seeing before. increase in bike units sold over the same porary traffic-calming elements thanks an uptick in return riders, as well as new “Previously, we saw that ridership month last year. to the city’s Open Street Initiative, more riders and longer trips. was pretty much contained to districts “Bike sales, for the most part, ha- are feeling this is the best time to use a “We’re very happy to be back in 1, 2, and 3,” Owunwanne said. “We are ven’t slowed down at all,” said Johnny bicycle. Long Beach since it’s a great mar- now seeing people riding in almost ev- Tully, CEO of Pedal Movement, a lo- “People are being asked to stay lo- ket for micro-mobility,” said Jasmine ery other district regularly. Given that cal organization dedicated to all things cal, and they’re realizing bicycles are Wallsmith of Bird. “We’ve seen a tre- we’re still grappling with COVID-19, bicycling. “There are fewer drivers on one of the best ways to get around local- mendous amount of riders return to us- it’s more important than ever that we the road since more people are working ly,” Tully said. “We’ve seen more fam- ing Bird as a way to move around the work with cities to increase mobility from home, which in turn leaves the ilies than ever out on rides in the eve- city.” options that are open air and naturally roads less congested and safer for alter- ning. People are digging up old bikes Lime is no different: It has doubled socially distanced. As communities be- native transportation.” from their garages, tuning them up, and its fleet size and still cannot keep up gin to reopen, this is one of many mi- Tully notes that one of the major cruising around their neighborhoods.” with demand, according to Karla Ow- cro-mobility options that will allow cit- barriers in getting new bicyclists on The other major player in the triad unwanne, Southwest Director of Gov- izens to move around safely and support the roads is safety. With 2018 being the of micro-mobility—e-scooters—has ernment Relations for Lime. On top of local businesses.” deadliest year for bicyclists since 1990, also experienced the silver linings of that, when comparing August of 2019 to

LA Metro to look into free fares for all bus and train riders

pend on transit as their main form of agencies to look at the impact on operations. By BRIAN ADDISON Staff Reporter transportation. He also said that this is their ridership and the issue of lo- • How fareless transit will mitigate an “essential part” of the county’s re- cal and state fund allocations–which and/or eliminate allegations of tar- Metro Los Angeles has formed a covery from the COVID-19 pandemic. are, in part, based on fare revenues. geting people of color for fare en- task force that will begin exploring LA Metro has “a moral obliga- • Determining how much it costs the forcement. how it can eliminate fares for all riders tion” to look into a fareless system agency to collect fares in terms of “We also need to learn more about on its network of buses and trains. and help the region recover from both equipment purchase and upkeep, how a fareless system would affect the The work for the program, dubbed the COVID pandemic and its effects, staff and enforcement. In fiscal ongoing issue of homelessness in our the Fareless System Initiative, began Washington said in a statement. Fare- year 2019, which ended prior to the region and on the Metro system, an is- Sept. 1, with a final presentation to the free transit, he said, could change the pandemic, Metro collected between sue that we hear about from riders al- Metro Board of Directors planned by life trajectory of millions of people $250 and $300 million in fares ver- most every day,” wrote Steve Hymon the end of the year to outline possible and families in L.A. County. sus $1.9 billion in operating costs — of Metro. “We do think that free fares funding sources along with varying According to Metro, the task for for a fare recovery ratio of approx- would encourage higher ridership scenarios as to how the program could will look at the following areas for imately 13%. That percentage has and having more people on buses and tangibly play out. study: been in decline for the past 20 years trains would likely make riders feel Metro CEO Phil Washington noted • Funding opportunities in terms of and is expected to decline further as safer.” at a recent board meeting that elimi- local, state and federal grants, and/ operating costs rise. Metro emphasized that this study nating fares—while having never been or re-prioritizing Metro funds— • The impact of a fareless LA Metro period does not mean fares have been fully achieved at any large metro sys- such as revenues from advertising or system on ridership, the rider expe- immediately eradicated. Until the tem worldwide—should be used as an sponsorships—that may be available rience, the 16 Munis, Access Ser- study is presented to the board and its “economic development tool” that en- to pay for a free fare program. vices, Metrolink, the safety of Metro proposal approved, all fares remain courages transit use among those who • The impact of fareless transit on oth- employees, the impact on car traffic, active on Metro buses and trains. often dismiss it in favor of a car while er transit agencies in L.A. County. and the impact of a fareless system also saving money for those who de- Metro will work with other transit on bus and train service levels and CERRITOS Long Beach Business Journal • September 2020 • 17

From April through June, U.S. car sales totaled 2.95 million units—1.47 million fewer than the second quarter of 2019. Only South Korea’s Hyundai and Kia Motors anticipate operating prof- its from the second quarter, analysts said. On the flip side, Ford is predict- ing $5 billion in losses. Globally, auto sales are expected to be down 20-25% this year compared to 2019. Cerritos’ second quarter auto sales data will not be available until Octo- ber or November, according to Laurie Kajiwara, marketing supervisor for the city. The total sales tax forecast for fiscal year 2019-20 was $34 million but year-end estimates are showing a $3.3 million shortfall. The Auto Square has been a cor- nerstone of the city’s economy since its development in 1979 when the Cer- ritos Redevelopment Agency worked to improve Studebaker Road followed shortly by the groundbreaking of S&J Chevrolet later that same year. Today, Cerritos Auto Square is one of the largest auto malls in the world, with over 23 brands available and almost 10,000 vehicles in stock along the half-mile A masked sales associate shows vehicles to a prospective client at Norm Reeves Ford Superstore at Cerritos Auto Square. Photo by Brandon Rich- stretch of road. ardson. In the early days of the pandem- Cannon said they have yet to reach a Nationwide, auto sales declined ic, Cannon said sales plummeted be- Auto square normal level. 33.3% during the second quarter com- cause of uncertainty—people did not (Continued from Page 1) Cannon said he could not release pared to 2019, according to an S&P want to spend on vehicles when their been slowly increasing each month, specific sales data per company policy. Global Market Intelligence analysis. (Please Continue to Page 18)

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(Continued from Page 17) competitive, Cannon said trucks and being shut down completely. Addition- nearly new used car section, he added. livelihoods were up in the air. As the SUVs are in high demand, which has ally, many parts manufacturers around While the industry is bouncing months wore on, he said people ad- driven prices up. He noted that this the world had to close factories for pe- back, Cannon said a cloud of uncer- justed and demand for cars began to trend began prior to the pandemic but riods of time for safety, which further tainty remains and that no one can increase. has continued throughout the year. slowed vehicle production. predict when normal auto sales levels “People need transportation but With renewed demand, Cannon A lack of inventory may deter some will return. they don’t want to use public trans- said dealerships are facing a new is- buyers if they have their mind set on a “None of us know how the pan- portation,” Cannon said, citing health sue: low inventory. He explained that certain make, model, color and pack- demic is going to play out,” Cannon concerns. “And people are moving when demand crashed in April due age, Cannon said. However, there is said. “The recovery is going to come away from rideshare.” to the pandemic, manufacturers de- plenty of inventory for shoppers who as the pandemic shifts and we learn While pricing for sedans remains creased production, with some plants are more flexible, particularly in the more about it.”

CITY OF LONG BEACH BID OPPORTUNITIES

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By TIM GROBATY The least expensive is a $1.23 mil- Columnist lion four-bedroom, 2.5-bath home with 2,287 square feet of living space If you’ve got a million dollars or at 12733 Alconbury St., a quiet cul- more rattling around in your real-es- de-sac. It’s an easy walking distance tate mad-money jar and you’re look- to the clubhouse and its surrounding ing at the city of Cerritos as a place to amenities. settle for a while, you’re probably go- The formal living room has cathe- ing to be doing your house-hunting in dral ceilings, the family room features Shadow Park, a secure 394-house lux- a granite fireplace and a wet bar. ury enclave just north of Don Knabe The oversize master suite includes Community Regional Park and south a fireplace and a large walk-in closet. of South Street, between Shoemaker Moving up a notch is a 3,049 and Bloomfield avenues. square-foot five bedroom, three-bath Security is just one of the ameni- home on a large, 8,556 square-foot lot ties in the Shadow Park community. at 12967 Moorshire Drive. There are three entry gates, one with Like other homes in the neigh- a 24-hour manned gate for visitors to borhood, it has a tile roof and formal check in and the others electric for res- living and dining rooms along with a idents. That security is augmented by family room with a fireplace. There’s on-site patrol, plus, says Realtor Jodi- also a fireplace in the master suite and A $1.23 million four-bedroom home at 12733 Alconbury St. on a quiet cul-de-sac in Shadow Park. lyn Ogawa, of Keller Williams Pacific a three-car garage. Listing photo. Estates La Mirada, “the residents here Topping out the current listings is a kind of all know each other and they 2,562 square-foot four-bedroom home know when something’s not right.” at 12750 Alchester St., listed at $1.458 laid crown moulding and an en suite help people to visualize what the next The neighborhood was planned million. bathroom with Jacuzzi. place is going to be for them,” she said. with high-dollar luxury in mind in The home has recently undergone On the rare occasion that a resident “They want to sell, where do they go 1977 and 1978, and that has been kept a $300,000 renovation with some lush of Shadow Park has a hankering to next? It’s all about what kind of life up over the decades, says Ogawa, who trimmings including Italian marble, move on, Ogawa is, of course, obliging you’re looking to live and what you vi- lives in Shadow Park, as do her par- solid wood flooring, wrought iron, and will talk them through the sale and sualize your life to be.” ents, who are original owners in the chandeliers, custom drapes, crystal in- into the future. “It’s part of my job to community. “There are lots of trees here and they take really good care of them, trimming them every year. The streets PREPARING HIGHIMPACT MANAGERS FOR WORLDCLASS PORTS are extra wide and they’re slurry sealed every few years,” says Ogawa. “They’re the most beautiful streets in the city.” The monthly HOA for residents in Shadow Park is $234, which covers a lot besides the security and street and tree maintenance. The community has access to a swimming pool and spa, a clubhouse, lighted courts for tennis, MARINE TERMINAL basketball and volleyball, a 1.4-mile greenbelt walking path and a picnic OPERATIONS area. MTOP There are additional benefits of PROFESSIONAL living in the community, including its A PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATION PROGRAM proximity to the 56-acre Knabe Park and being a part of the ABC School District, most importantly (for those families that include bright kids) the award-winning 7-12 Whitney High School that is constantly ranked near the top of the state’s and nation’s best high schools by Newsweek, U.S. News & World Report and others. From a Realtor’s point of view, there’s a big downside to this bucolic and amenity-laden lifestyle, and that’s the fact that people are loath to move The program covers all aspects of terminal operations and increases career opportunities away from the tree-lined avenues and for individuals who seek entry or advancement into this dynamic industry. You will learn spacious houses of Shadow Park. industry-relevant, up-to-date management processes encompassing cargo and passenger “People don’t like to leave,” said terminal operations. Ogawa. “People really love it here and there are quite a few original owners CLASSES BEGIN IN OCTOBER. REGISTER NOW ! in the neighborhood.” Visit WWW.CPIE.CSULB.EDU/MTOP3. So listings are rare and they don’t linger long in the listings. At the end of August, there were only three Shad- COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION ow Park homes on the market, all over $1 million. BUILDING A BETTER LONG BEACH 20 • Long Beach Business Journal • September 2020

Building A Better Long Beach: From residential to medical buildings, there are more than 60 developments in the pipeline across the city

AMLI Park Broadway taling 390,000 square feet, ranging from Address: 245 W. Broadway 75,000 square feet to 135,000 square feet Developer: AMLI Residential Parking stalls: 665 Height: Seven stories Amenities: Two-story executive of- Units: 222 fice space, 3 percent skylights, secure Commercial space: 6,007 square feet concrete truck courts, dock-high and Parking stalls: 320 grade-level loading, LED lighting on Amenities: A pool and deck areas, a sensors and 30- and 32-foot clear heights. podium-level clubhouse, fitness center Start/Completion: 2018/2019 and multi-purpose rooms. Start/Completion: 2016/2019 Under Construction/Approved

The Beacon 5Nº at The Streets Address: 1201-1235 Long Beach Address: 495 The Promenade North Blvd. Developer: Shooshani Developer: Century Housing Height: Four stories Height: Beacon Place, seven stories; Units: 20 Beacon Pointe, five stories Commercial space: 4,604 square feet Units: 160 affordable housing units Parking stalls: 30 Commercial space: 6,184 square feet Start/Completion: 2018/TBA Status: Under construction Crews work on the new Laserfiche headquarters in Long Beach. Photo by Brandon Richardson. Parking stalls: 200 car, 72 bicycle Amenities: The two buildings will The Alamitos building totaling nearly 103,000 square be connected at their third levels by a By BRANDON RICHARDSON Address: 101 Alamitos Ave. feet. The project and Laserfiche’s recom- 23,735-square-foot courtyard featuring Senior Reporter Developer: SARES-REGIS Group mitment to Long Beach, has repeatedly a 1,311-square-foot community room. Height: Seven stories The COVID-19 pandemic has had a been touted by Mayor Robert Garcia as a Other residential amenities include a Units: 136 significant impact on development proj- testament to the bullishness of businesses 1,100-square-foot library, two media Commercial space: 2,560 square feet ects throughout Long Beach—stalling in the city and abroad. rooms (one per building), supportive ser- Parking stalls: 174 out some in the planning phase, delaying Medical office development in Long vices space and a 1,400-square-foot fit- Amenities: Fitness center, rooftop ongoing construction and, in some cases, Beach was stagnant for years; howev- ness center. deck and club room, and a bike kitchen forcing developers to bow out. But de- er, multiple projects are currently under Start/Completion: 2017/2019 and storage room spite the challenges, there are more than construction in the form of more than Start/Completion: 2017/2020 60 projects at various phases citywide. 220 beds and nearly 100,000 square feet The Linden Status: Under Construction “The city is pleased to see continued of medical space. Address: 434 E. Fourth St. robust investment and development,” Many of the residential projects are Developer: SARES-REGIS Group Aster said Christopher Koontz, deputy director considered mixed-use, which means they Height: Five stories Address: 125 Long Beach Blvd. of Long Beach Development Services. include retail and restaurant space, typ- Units: 49 Developer: Raintree-Evergreen, LLC “While COVID-19 has impacted every ically on the ground floor. Some hotel Commercial space: 2,500 square feet Height: Eight stories aspect of development … our partners projects also include dining and bar areas Parking stalls: 82 Units: 218 have been working hard to keep projects that are open to the public. In all, more Amenities: Fitness center, outdoor Commercial space: 7,292 square feet moving so they can deliver jobs, housing, than 2.17 million square feet of commer- kitchen, multiple outdoor community Parking stalls: 312 car, 44 bicycle goods and services Long Beach residents cial space is in the Long Beach develop- spaces and a bicycle kitchen. Amenities: An 11,600-square-foot need.” ment pipeline. Start/Completion: 2017/2019 courtyard with a swimming pool, spa, Residential development is the most Commercial space includes retail and barbecue area, and lounge seating, and a active in the city, with over 7,000 units at restaurant, office and industrial. The Pacific 749-square-foot rooftop lounge. various stages—newly completed, under “While we expected and are seeing Address: 230 W. Third St. Start/Completion: TBA construction, approved, under review or some slowdown in new permits being is- Developer: SARES-REGIS Group Status: Approved proposed. Project types include apart- sued, we know that approved projects as Height: Seven stories ments, condominiums, townhomes and well as those projects now in the planning Units: 163 Bloom at Magnolia detached single-family homes ranging and entitlement stages will be crucial to Parking stalls: 244 car, 50 bicycle Address: 460 W. Pacific Coast High- from affordable to luxury. More than 920 the overall economic recovery,” Koontz Amenities: Rooftop deck and club- way affordable units are included in the total said. “These projects are putting Long room with a kitchen, fitness center, out- Developer: LINC Housing development figure. Beach residents back to work and build- door kitchen, community living rooms, Height: Four stories Affordable units are subsidized ing a better Long Beach for all.” and a bike workshop and storage room. Units: 40 affordable housing units through local, state and federal funding, The following is a comprehensive list Start/Completion: 2017/2019 Commercial space: 49,543 square feet allowing developers to construct projects of development projects throughout the Parking stalls: 20 spaces at a lower cost and guarantee rents below city compiled by Long Beach Develop- Pacific Edge Amenities: A community room. market value. Many affordable development Services and Business Journal staff. Address: 2300 Redondo Ave. Start/Completion: 2020/TBA ments cater to specific groups such as se- Developer: Pacific Edge Industrial Status: Approved niors, veterans and those experiencing or Completed Height: One story at risk of experiencing homelessness. Commercial space: Three light indus- The Breakers Building Despite the hospitality industry tak- 2nd + PCH trial buildings Address: 210 E. Ocean Blvd. ing a major hit due to the pandemic, plans Address: 6400 E. Pacific Coast Hwy. Parking stalls: 638 Developer: Pacific 6 for multiple hotel projects are still on the Developer: CenterCal Properties Amenities: Buildings will total Height: 14 stories books. Between six projects, more than Height: Two stories 424,050 square feet with office space. Units: 175 hotel rooms 1,200 hotel rooms are under construction Commercial Space: 175,000 square Start/Completion: 2018/2019 Commercial space: 13,300 square feet or proposed. feet of retail, 70,000 square feet of restau- Parking stalls: TBA While office space construction is no- rant space Pacific Pointe Northwest Amenities: Ground-floor dining and where near booming, it isn’t nonexistent Parking stalls: 1,150 stalls Address: 3881 McGowen St. wine bar, penthouse dining, rooftop in Long Beach. Laserfiche is in the midst Amenities: 11-acre dining, shopping Developer: SARES REGIS Group bar, spa and fitness spaces, and meeting of constructing its new headquarters on destination Height: Two Stories rooms. Atlantic Avenue—a four-story office Start/Completion: 2018/2019 Commercial space: Four buildings to- Start/Completion: 2019/TBA BUILDING A BETTER LONG BEACH Long Beach Business Journal • September 2020 • 21

Status: Under construction 2,588 square-foot courtyard. Height: Four stories Start/Completion: 2020/TBA Start/Completion: TBA Units: 36 Status: Under construction Broadway Block Status: Approved Commercial space: 10,000 square feet Address: 200-250 Long Beach Blvd. Parking stalls: 87 Mixed-Use Project Developer: ONNI Development Long Beach at 14th Amenities: Gym, private balconies Address: 1101-1105 Long Beach Blvd. Group Address: 1400 Long Beach Blvd. and a community garden. Developer: Rockefeller Kempel Height: One seven-story mid-rise and Developer: Long Beach Square Part- Start/Completion: 2016/TBA Height: Eight stories one two story ners, LLC Units: 119 Units: 432 Height: three stories Magnolia and Broadway Commercial space: 6,000 square feet Commercial space: 32,807 square feet Units: 65 affordable units Address: 500 W. Broadway Parking stalls: 153 car, 45 bicycle Parking stalls: 582 car, 104 bicycle Commercial space: 2,000 square feet Developer: Ensemble Real Estate Amenities: A pool deck. stalls Parking stalls: 90 Height: Seven stories Start/Completion: TBA Start/Completion: 2019/TBA Start/Completion: TBA Units: 141 Status: Under construction Status: Approved Status: Approved Commercial space: 4,110 square feet Parking stalls: 191 car, 21 EV, 94 bi- Mixed-Use Project Cherese Mari Laulhere Children’s Long Beach Garden Condominiums cycle Address: 201-245 W. Pacific Coast Village Address: 1570-1598 Long Beach Amenities: Ground-floor retail space Highway Address: 2801 Atlantic Ave. Blvd. and a bike kitchen. (Please Continue to Page 22) Developer: MemorialCare Height: Four stories Units: 67 exam rooms Amenities: 80,000 square feet of medical office space Start/Completion: 2019/2021 Status: Under construction RUN CLEANER. Civic Center Mid-Block Address: 321 W. Ocean Blvd. Developer: TBA Height: Two eight-story buildings SPEND LESS. Units: 580, with 58 affordable units Commercial space: 40,000 square feet Parking stalls: 887 DON’T Start/Completion: TBA Status: Approved

The Hotel OVERTHINK Address: 107 Long Beach Blvd. Developer: Yogesh Patel Height: Five stories Units: 34 hotel rooms THIS. Parking stalls: 1,440 Start/Completion: December 2018/ TBA C Achieve zero emissions at zero added cost, with zero sacrifice to torque or reliability. Status: Under construction M Lease or purchase a new natural gas fleet Y Inkwell through Clean Energy® for the same price as CM Address: 127-135 E. Broadway a diesel fleet, and we’ll even guarantee a fuel Developer: Raintree-Evergreen, LLCMY price on Redeem™ renewable natural gas Height: Eight stories CY that is significantly discounted to diesel.

Units: 189 CMY Commercial space: 10,000 square feet K Parking stalls: 268 car, 40 bicycle Amenities: A fitness room, club room, roof decks and a swimming pool. Start/Completion: TBA www.CleanEnergyFuels.com Status: Approved

Laserfiche Address: 3435-3459 Long Beach Blvd., 3464 Locust Ave. Developer: Laserfiche Height: Four-story office and three-story parking garage Commercial space: 102,848 square feet of office space Parking stalls: 428 car, and 42 bicycle Start/Completion: 2019/TBA

Locust Long Beach Apartments Address: 1112-1130 Locust Ave. Developer: South Park Group Height: Seven stories Units: 97 Parking stalls: 122 car, 20 bicycle Amenities: A bicycle kitchen, a fitness center, recreational space and a BUILDING A BETTER LONG BEACH 22 • Long Beach Business Journal • September 2020

(Continued from Page 21) Commercial Space: 6,720 square feet Commercial space: 11,562 square feet Parking stalls: TBA Developer: Kay Mendoza Parking stalls: 83 Parking stalls: 93 Start/Completion: TBA Height: Six stories Amenities: Rooftop terraces and Amenities: Three restaurants in two Status: Approved Units: 138 common spaces. new buildings, outdoor dining, and new Commercial space: 26,647 square feet Start/Completion: 2018/TBA site landscaping. Residential Project Parking stalls: TBA Status: Under construction Start/Completion: 2019/TBA Address: 2221 W. Williams St. – Cen- Start/Completion: TBA tury Villages at Cabrillo Status: Approved Ocean View Tower Residences at Linden Developer: Century Affordable De- Address: 200 W. Ocean Blvd. Address: 135 Linden Ave. velopment, Inc. Mixed-Use Project Developer: MEIAO Investment Developer: Residences at Linden, Height: Four stories Address: 507 N. Pacific Ave. Height: 12 stories LLC Units: 90 affordable units Developer: Anastasi Development Units: 106 Height: Seven stories Parking stalls: 40 Company Parking stalls: 150 Units: 82 Start/Completion: TBA Height: Seven stories Amenities: A pool and Spa, commu- Commercial space: 4,091 square feet Status: Approved Units: 157 condominiums nity room, fire pit and a fitness room. Parking stalls: 135 car, 20 bicycle Commercial space: 9,000 square feet Start/Completion: 2017/TBA Amenities: A gym, a club room, a Residential Project Parking stalls: 209 Status: Under construction courtyard, an enclosed terrace and an Address: 250 E. Broadway Amenities: Two recreation decks and outdoor roof terrace. Developer: Raintree-Evergreen, LLC a rooftop deck. Pacific-Pine Start/Completion: TBA Height: Eight stories Start/Completion: TBA Address: 635 Pine Ave./636 Pacific Status: Approved Units: 218 Status: Approved Ave. Commercial space: 7,292 square feet Developer: Holland Partner Group Residential Project Parking stalls: 312 New Industrial Height: Two eight-story buildings Address: 320 Alamitos Ave. Start/Completion: TBA Address: 2400 E. Artesia Blvd. Units: 271 with 11 affordable units Developer: Urbana Development, Status: Approved Developer: Bridge Development Commercial space: 1,305 square feet LLC Height: Two stories Parking stalls: 341 car, 56 bicycle Height: Seven stories Senior Housing Project Commercial space: 415,592-square- Amenities: Ground-floor retail and an Units: 77 Address: 941 E. Pacific Coast High- foot industrial building amenity room. Parking stalls: 105 way Parking stalls: 433 Start/Completion: 2018/2021 Amenities: A rooftop deck and a Developer: Mercy Housing Start/Completion: TBA Status: Under construction community room. Height: Four stories Start/Completion: TBA Units: 68 affordable units Ocean Center Restaurant Project Status: Approved Parking stalls: 38 Address: 110 W. Ocean Blvd. Address: 2528-2590 N. Lakewood Amenities: Classroom spaces, a Developer: Pacific6 Blvd. Residential Project kitchen and a courtyard. Height: 14 stories Developer: Lakewood Willow, LLC. Address: 825 E. Seventh St. Start/Completion: TBA Units: 80 Height: One story Developer: Firth Howard Status: Approved Height: Five stories Units: 19 Shoreline Gateway Parking stalls: TBA Address: 777 E. Ocean Blvd. Start/Completion: TBA Developer: Anderson Pacific, LLC Status: Approved Height: 35 stories Units: 315 Residential Project Commercial space: 6,700 square feet Address: 101 Pacific Coast Highway Parking stalls: 458 PROP 21 AB-3088 Developer: MKP Plaza, LLC Amenities: A 4,081 square foot roof- EVICTION Building Height: TBA top deck and a 793-square-foot commu- MORATORIUM PROP 15 Units: 26 nity room. Commercial space: 5,000 square feet Start/Completion: 2018/TBA Parking stalls: TBA Status: Under construction CLOSED Start/Completion: TBA CALIFORNIA Status: Approved Sonata Modern Flats Address: 207 Seaside Way Residential Project Developer: Ensemble Real Estate Address: 1500 E. Anaheim St. Height: Five stories Developer: Bridge Housing Group Units: 113 ALL THESE EFFECT Height: Five stories Commercial space: 2,000 square feet Units: 88 affordable units Parking stalls: 176 Commercial space: A children’s med- Amenities: A media room, a roof REAL ESTATE ical clinic, and office and retail space. deck, and a club and fitness room. INVESTOR CASH FLOWS & PROPERTY VALUES

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Start/Completion: 2017/2020 Amenities: Restaurant and retail uses Status: Under construction incorporating private patios and public spaces Start/Completion: TBA/TBA Staybridge Suites Address: 2460 N. Lakewood Blvd. Uptown Commons Developer: YHB Hospitality Address: 6600-6630 Atlantic Ave. Height: Six stories and 609-695 Artesia Blvd. Units: 125 hotel rooms Developer: Frontier Real Estate In- Parking stalls: 385 vestment Amenities: About 16,500 square feet Height: One story of meeting and event space and a fitness Commercial Space: 12,578 square- center. feet Start/Completion: 2018/2020 Parking stalls: 84 Status: Under construction Amenities: A bank, multiple restaurants and one drive-thru Supportive Housing Project Start/Completion: 2019/2020 Address: 3590 E. Pacific Coast High- way Veterans Affairs Projects – VA Long Masked patrons pick up food and enjoy the outdoor dining area at Uptown Commons, North Developer: Excelerate Housing Group Beach Healthcare System Long Beach’s newest retail center, which includes multiple restaurants and the area’s first bank Height: Four stories Community Living Center: branch. Photo by Brandon Richardson. Units: 77 affordable units Address: 5901 E. Seventh St. Developer: Pine Street Long Beach, ment Parking stalls: 18 Developer: U.S. Department of Veter- LLC Height: 10 stories Amenities: On-site supportive ser- ans Affairs Height: 13 stories Units: 78 affordable units vices to be provided by Mental Health Height: Three stories Units: 210 hotel rooms Parking stalls: 70 America of Los Angeles and 12,253 Units: 120 beds Commercial space: 6,000 square feet Amenities: A rooftop garden and a square feet of open space. Amenities: 181,000 square feet of liv- Parking stalls: TBA terrace. Start/Completion: TBA ing and community space. Amenities: A rooftop food and bever- Start/Completion: TBA Status: Approved Parking stalls: New structure planned age space, and 7,659 square-feet of recre- Status: Under review as part of a future construction phase. ation space Third + Pacific Start/Completion: 2019/2021 Start/Completion: TBA The Beat Address: 131 W. Third St. Mental Health Inpatient Building Status: Proposed Address: Atlantic Avenue from 56th Developer: Ensemble Real Estate Height: Two stories to 60th streets Height: A 23-story high rise and an Units: 45 beds Affordable Senior Housing Developer: LAB Holding, LLC eight-story mid-rise Amenities: 82,000 square feet of Address: 2515-2545 Atlantic Ave. Height: One story Units: 345 health care space. Developer: DIDM Development Commercial Space: TBA Commercial space: 16,000 square feet Start/Completion: 2019/2020 Height: Five stories Parking stalls: TBA Parking stalls: 483 Mental Health Outpatient Building Units: 154 Amenities: An interconnected, vil- Amenities: A fitness center and 5,841 Height: Two stories Parking stalls: 98 lage-style mixed-use project. square-feet of club rooms. Amenities: 80,000 square feet of Start/Completion: TBA Start/Completion: TBA Start/Completion: TBA health care space. Status: Proposed Status: Proposed Status: Approved Start/Completion: 2019/2020 American Life Hotel First Street Hotel Townhomes West Gateway Address: 100 E. Ocean Blvd Address: 123 W. First St. Address: Pacific, Pine and 14th Street Address: 600 W. Broadway Developer: American Life, Inc. Developer: Pacific Property Partners Developer: Habitat for Humanity, Developer: Trammel Crow Height: 30 stories Height: 38 stories Greater Los Angeles Height: Six buildings between six and Units: 429 hotel rooms Units: 280 hotel rooms Height: Two stories 40 stories Commercial space: 50,359 Parking stalls: 252 Units: 10 Units: 756 Units Parking stalls: 151 Amenities: A lounge, fitness room, Parking stalls: TBA Commercial space: 3,200 square feet Amenities: 23,512 square feet of terrace and restaurant space. Start/Completion: 2020/TBA Parking stalls: 1,440 restaurant space and 26,847 square feet Start/Completion: TBA Start/Completion: TBA of meeting and ballroom space. Status: Proposed The Uptown Status: Approved Start/Completion: TBA Address: 6141-6191 Atlantic Ave. Status: Under Review Lightwell Developer: Westland Group Proposed/Under Review Address: 401 E. Ocean Blvd. Height: One story Assisted Living Facility Developer: Ford Do Commercial space: 30,422 square feet Adaptive Reuse Hotel Project Address: 810 Pine Ave. Height: 10 stories Parking stall: 115 Address: 110 Pine Ave. Developer: Global Premier Develop- (Please Continue to Page 24) BUILDING A BETTER LONG BEACH 24 • Long Beach Business Journal • September 2020

(Continued from Page 23) New Townhomes Units: 257 Address: 5100 Long Beach Blvd. Commercial space: Ground-floor re- Developer: City Ventures tail Height: Three stories Parking stalls: N/A Units: 33 Start/Completion: TBA Parking stalls: 75 Status: Under Review Start/Completion: TBA Status: Proposed Mixed-Use Project Address: 1401 Long Beach Blvd. Ocean Village Developer: City Fabrick Address: 1-11 Golden Shore Building Height: TBA Developer: Greenlaw Partners Units: 160 Height: Two eight-story buildings and Commercial space: Ground-floor re- one seven story tail Units: 738 Parking: TBA Commercial space: 10,000 square feet Start/Completion: TBA Parking stalls: 1,063 Status: Under Review Amenities: An entertainment terrace, Construction continues on the new Laserfiche corporate headquarters on Long Beach Boulevard, fireside terrace, garden room, game lawn, less than one block from its current home. Photo by Brandon Richardson. New Industrial and a resort pool and spa. homes Address: 929 W. Anaheim St. Residential Project Start/Completion: TBA/TBA Parking stall: 511 Developer: Alere Property Group Address: 636 Locust Ave. Status: Under review Start/Completion: TBA Height: TBA Developer: Starpoint Properties Status: Under Review Commercial space: 63,419 square feet Height: 7 Stories Queen Mary Island Units: 108 Parking stalls: 131 Address: 1126 Queens Highway Silversands Start/Completion: TBA Commercial space: 1,045 square feet Developer: Urban Commons Address: 2010 E. Ocean Blvd. Status: Under Review Parking stalls: 136 Height: TBA Start/Completion: TBA Developer: Silversands Properties Units: TBA Status: Under Review USA New Townhomes Commercial space: 36,349 square feet Height: Four stories Address: 4800 Long Beach Blvd. Parking stalls: 5,772-6,472 Units: 40 hotel rooms and 56 condo- Developer: City Ventures River Park Amenities: A 2,400-foot-long board- minium units Height: Three stories Address: 712 Baker St. walk with retail shops, cafes, and enter- Parking stalls: 168 Units: 16 Developer: Integral Partners Fund- tainment space Amenities: A series of patios, roof Parking stalls: 36 ing, LLC Start/Completion: TBA decks and roof gardens. Start/Completion: TBA Height: TBA Status: Under review Start/Completion: TBA Status: Proposed Units: 226 apartments, 152 attached townhomes, 74 detached single-family Status: Proposed

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