Long Beach City College will name its new performing arts center after famed singer Jenni Rivera, who attended the college more than three decades ago and was recently inducted into its hall of fame.
The college’s Board of Trustees unanimously approved the move at a meeting held last week, nearly 13 years to the date of the plane crash in Monterrey, Mexico, that claimed Rivera’s life.
In exchange for naming the new facility, which is expected to open in spring, Jenni Rivera Enterprises agreed to donate $2 million to the Long Beach City College Foundation over 10 years…