{"id":452477,"date":"2026-09-03T19:46:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T19:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/452477\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T19:46:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T19:46:16","slug":"to-fight-break-ins-long-beach-may-cover-the-cost-to-secure-your-business-or-vacant-storefront-long-beach-post-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/452477\/","title":{"rendered":"To fight break-ins, Long Beach may cover the cost to secure your business or vacant storefront \u2022 Long Beach Post News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Long Beach is offering up to $1,500 for local business owners and landlords to equip their storefronts with safety measures like cameras, floodlights, alarms and point-of-sale systems.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The grant program is accepting online applications now. You can apply <a href=\"https:\/\/www.longbeach.gov\/edo\/small-business-grants\/safe-secure-grant-program\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Businesses with storefronts of 1,500 square feet or less may receive grants of up to $750, while businesses between 1,500 and 5,000 square feet are eligible for up to $1,500.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nonprofit organizations are eligible as well, and landlords can apply on behalf of commercial storefronts that are vacant or occupied. Franchises can also receive the grant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To qualify, a business must:<\/p>\n<p>Have an active business license for a storefront within the city<\/p>\n<p>Be independently owned and operated (franchises are eligible)<\/p>\n<p>Be currently open and active for business<\/p>\n<p>Earn no more than $5 million in annual gross revenue<\/p>\n<p>Hold \u201cactive\u201d status with the California Secretary of State for corporations, limited liability companies and limited partnerships<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The funds will be provided as a reimbursement after eligible security improvements are installed. Grants will be given out until funds are exhausted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s a great idea, according to Edwin Jara, who manages a pet store in Belmont Heights and was on the receiving end of a <a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/news\/crime\/local-pet-store-asks-for-help-finding-burglar-who-stole-cash-dog-treats\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">break-in earlier this year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His store had security measures already in place \u2014\u00a0 two cameras and an alarm system \u2014 but even that wasn\u2019t enough to deter a masked burglar who grabbed $1,000 cash and a handful of dog treats.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite having footage of the burglar, Jara said police haven\u2019t been able to catch the person and that a detective never responded after he filed a police report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The grant program is being paid for with $350,000 from the city\u2019s Redvelopment Agency along with $50,000 from Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur local small businesses are part of the fabric of our neighborhoods, and when business owners feel unsafe, the whole community feels it,\u201d Hahn said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement, Mayor Rex Richardson said the program is a \u201cdirect investment in the hardworking business owners who make our commercial corridors vibrant and welcoming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jara said he would consider applying for a grant if the city could send someone to help him and the store\u2019s owner fill out the application.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was offered a separate grant to replace a glass door the burglar smashed, but the store\u2019s owner opted not to fill out the application.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere was a lot of stuff that we needed to do, and I don\u2019t have a lot of that information,\u201d Jara said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Long Beach is offering up to $1,500 for local business owners and landlords to equip their storefronts with&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":452478,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[131,133,132],"class_list":["post-452477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-long-beach","tag-long-beach","tag-long-beach-headlines","tag-long-beach-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=452477"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452477\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/452478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=452477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=452477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=452477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}