Author: Gretchen

City regulation on Accessory Dwelling Units will begin February 1st
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City regulation on Accessory Dwelling Units will begin February 1st

Rose Park Neighborhood has already seen the approval by the Cultural Heritage Commission of Accessory Dwelling Units (under the State regulation), the first in a historic district in the city (Rose Park South has two approved COA’s). That state regulation has now been revised for Long Beach specific. Here is that ordinance.  You can track…

January 1st
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January 1st

For many New Year’s Day is one of hope. And for all our collective efforts Rose Park Neighborhood’s hope was put to the challenge this year. We experienced two serious events just as the year started. Some of you may not be aware of these incidents – here is the Police Department press release. Eastside…

All the best!
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All the best!

Time passes. Best done with good relations and relationships! The Rose Park Neighborhood Association works to connect neighbors to each other, residents to services and programs, adjacent neighborhoods to us and vice versa, the city to our area and needs and connections to broader but important issues such as the environment, preservation and housing. Safety…

The magic
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The magic

It is not so easy to get those strings of lights to work on demand ! But it is all worth it when a young resident gets to hang an ornament on one of the sweetest trees in the city. Our go-to team of Scanlan and Connelly prevail so photographer Damien Parker Barranco can capture…

Cleaning closets/cupboards or giving – well … both
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Cleaning closets/cupboards or giving – well … both

Here are two hyper local opportunities. The Food Pantry at LB State operated by the Associated Student Union can really use food donations! Canned and non-perishables. Have food you’d like to donate? Please contact info@rpna.org and we’ll see that it gets there. We delivered our very first container of food yesterday and it was very…