On January 12, 2021, the City Council approved the development of the Commercial Rental Assistance Grant (CRAG). CRAG is funded by the third round of emergency grant funds from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Community Development Block […]
SIGN THE PETITION HERE! The City of Long Beach is considering making outdoor dining parklets PERMANENT. During the pandemic, we have been forced to adapt and change our business model in order to survive. One of the ways in […]
A message from our team at the National Restaurant Association- After an effort that began 16 months ago, the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) is online and funds are being released by the Small Business Administration. But there are two important […]
The LBRA played a pivotal role in securing $5 million in relief grants for the restaurants and bars. These monies will be distributed shortly. We have had multiple meetings with city officials to discuss the methods for allocating these grants. […]
On March 11, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 created the $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund to provide grants for restaurants sustaining financial losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is administering the program, […]
As of March 12, 2021, it was announced that Long Beach has now moved into the red tier of the State’s Color Coded Tier System for Economic Recovery, which means we can expand restaurant operations. Starting March 15, 12:01am all […]
The LBRA weighed in at the city council meeting on January 19th to cap the amount third party delivery services can charge our restaurants. With a unanimous vote, the council moved to cap the fees at 15%! It is a […]
Please join us for our next General membership meeting on January 14th at 3:00 p.m. on the rooftop of Michael’s on Naples. We have lots to discuss including: -Upcoming Long Beach Restaurant Grant Program -Status of LBRA Go Fund Me […]
The “Long Beach Restaurant Association” – an organization of over 120 restaurants in the Long Beach Area – is raising funds for servers, kitchen staff and other restaurant employees who have been impacted or lost their jobs as a result […]