A Long Beach business owner is hoping the city will implement new safety measures after multiple vehicles have crashed into her store.
Emily Yep owns Magnolia & Willow, an antique store in Long Beach, where three vehicles have crashed into her store over the past eight months.
“It made a catastrophe inside,” Yep said to KTLA 5’s Jennifer McGgraw. “It’s almost all glass and pottery that was broken this time.”
Yep says the City of Long Beach needs to do more to help protect her business. She fears for the safety of her employees and feels like it’s only a matter of time before someone gets hurt at her store.
“The stress and anxiety that this has given me and my family is just unexplainable,” Yep said.
The city has put temporary barriers outside her store, but that didn’t prevent the latest vehicle from damaging her business.
“From her standpoint, the improvements need to happen now, and I agree,” said City of Long Beach employee Eric Lopez. “We’ve applied for a $20 million grant from the federal government, we just haven’t gotten the money yet.”