The Institute for Justice sent a letter to city officials Monday warning that the direction given by the City Council in August to “strike a balance” between physical restaurants and food trucks in the city could be seen as “protectionism,” which the firm said has been upheld in federal courts as unconstitutional.
What had been labeled as one of the six biggest nuisance motels in Long Beach is now being purchased by the city and will be turned into temporary housing for people experiencing homelessness.
The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control started investigating Bottoms Up after a patron who'd just left the bar crashed into a nearby apartment. Now the bar is closing.