Port of Long Beach Commissioners to Meet Less Often During Trial Period

The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners is switching to twice-monthly meetings, instead of three times per month, for a 90-day trial period beginning June 4, it said. The board will meet on the first and third Mondays of each month, with one meeting during the day and the other in the evening. The commissioners said the new schedule is designed to give commissioners and the public more time to review agenda items and increase public participation. "We believe in open and transparent meetings," said Harbor Commission Vice President Thomas Fields.