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Free, drive-up COVID-19 testing site opens Tuesday in Long Beach, mayor says
The site, which is part of a partnership with LA County and LA City, will be open by appointment only.
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Long Beach Post launches virtual marketplace for local makers to sell cloth face masks
The Long Beach Post receives no commission from the sale of products sold through this marketplace.
Quarantine Chronicles Day 22: Daydreaming about life after lockdown
I’m gonna shop like a billionaire’s trophy wife. And I’ve got plenty to spend. My wife gave me my $100/week allowance a month ago. I just checked my wallet and now there’s $126 in it. I’m making money just sitting here.
City Council to hold closed session on search for new city manager
The public will have the chance to weight in once the city council has reached a decision.
Resources for businesses affected by the coronavirus closures
Mandated closures, event cancellations and customers staying home to practice social distancing have been hard on businesses. Here’s a list of the different programs available to Long Beach businesses affected by the coronavirus crisis.
50 years ago, Tarkanian put Long Beach State on the basketball map
In 1970, the school would make the first of four straight appearances in the NCAA tournament.
Opinion: In these times, the conversation isn’t about rent control; it’s about rent survival
In this crisis, we already have landlords giving “Three Day Notices to Pay Rent or Quit” to tenants regardless of the city’s moratorium upon rental payments. Some even have the temerity to demand late fees. I can assure you this method is the absolute worst thing a housing provider could do.
Long Beach police commander named chief in Hermosa Beach
Paul LeBaron, a 27-year veteran of the LBPD, will begin serving asHermosa Beach’s new top cop on April 16.
Golf cart battery sparks fire at Seal Beach country club, OCFA says
A fire inside a maintenance building today at Seal Beach’s Old Ranch Country Club heavily damaged the structure and destroyed several golf carts.
‘There’s no jobs’: A new form of drive-by protest demands city leaders cancel rent
The activists gathered at an empty parking lot in East Long Beach to decorate nearly a dozen vehicles with signs that called for canceling rent, mortgages and debt among other demands.
Hot spots: Pandemic pushes California to bridge a digital divide
The demands of social distancing have revealed the digital divide to be a chasm. California is partnering with Google to close it. Here’s what that means.
Gun background checks smash records amid coronavirus fears
Background checks required to buy firearms have spiked to record numbers in the past month, fueled by a run on guns from Americans worried about their safety during the coronavirus crisis.
Quarantine Chronicles Day 21: In the hunkering era, here are ways some others are handling it
“One thing I have noticed about conspiracy theorists is they are always, always, the smartest people in the room,” writes Tom Brayton. “Of course, one reason for this is they are usually the only person in the room. Little competition.”
St. Mary to replace ER group, a decision doctors call ‘borderline obscene’ in midst of pandemic
In an internal memo sent to staff on Thursday, President and CEO Carolyn Caldwell said the process to open bids for the contract had begun long before the pandemic struck.