Short Entertainment Permits Studied
Businesses wanting to offer live entertainment in Long Beach may have to prove themselves good neighbors under a proposal scheduled for final consideration tonight by the City Council.
Councilwoman Jenny Oropeza said granting permanent entertainment permits has often led to unresolved complaints from neighbors about noise and other disturbances at local businesses.
She is proposing that these businesses be granted only a one-year provisional license that would require businesses to work together with neighbors in order to win a permanent permit.
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