"It was quite a bit of a shock," a friend from the tightknit Long Beach swimming community said. "He had been working very hard to train for this event."
Oil is still a big part of the city’s budget, and it's expected to stay that way until at least 2035. Even then, the job of abandoning city-owned wells won't be entirely finished.
The city is looking to replace the aging Belmont Veterans Memorial Pier, and a design that is reminiscent of the old Rainbow Pier in Downtown is currently in early design stages.
Developing a more equitable plan for all residents to be able to use the new $85 million pool complex was a stipulation placed on the project in February when the Coastal Commission gave the project preliminary approval.