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• online town hall

16 hours ago

Long Beach mayor to take part in online town hall this Friday—but don’t expect him to discuss ballot measures

by Stephanie Rivera    in News

The Burg, an online community platform for local news and political discussions, will be hosting a town hall Friday afternoon with Long Beach’s social media-savvy Mayor Robert Garcia.

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News

• car crash

17 hours ago

3-car crash shears fire hydrant, smashes into building near Cal Heights-Signal Hill border

by Jeremiah Dobruck    in News

Three people were hospitalized after a crash that smashed a fire hydrant and ended with one car at least partially on top of another.

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Staff Blog

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17 hours ago

For the best local in-depth, fact-based journalism, please support the Post

by Staff Reports    in Staff Blog

If you like this kind of journalism—along with our robust coverage of food, arts, city hall and breaking news—please consider supporting the Long Beach Post with either a one-time donation, or an ongoing monthly contribution. Or, consider advertising with...

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Staff Blog

• 2018 municipal election

19 hours ago

Long Beach Post to host live debate on term limits, 3 other charter amendments headed to voters

by Staff Reports    in Staff Blog

The debate, at noon on Tuesday, Oct. 23, will be broadcast live on Facebook and Twitter, with four curated videos of the discussion of each amendment to be posted on all social channels—including Instagram—following the forum.

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News

• Long Beach Post Investigation

20 hours ago

3 key takeaways from the Post’s story about how Long Beach investigates police shootings

by Staff Reports    in News

TLDR? Here's a short primer on our month-long investigation into the Long Beach Police Department's unorthodox policy for investigating officer-involved shootings.

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Food

• restaurant closure

23 hours ago

Spot Cafe in Belmont Shore closes amid rising rents

by Brian Addison    in Food

While two other Spot locations will remain open, the Long Beach location closed after a notice that rent would rise by nearly $4,000.

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Staff Blog

• long beach post

October 16, 2018

Why the Long Beach Post used 2 unnamed sources in its police-shooting investigation

by Melissa Evans    in Staff Blog

Trust and credibility with our readers is critical to what we do, and in all cases, we strive to demonstrate to our readers that we are basing news content on solid information, from either source documents or people who...

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News

• Long Beach Post Investigation
• _instagram

October 16, 2018

‘It can easily be perceived as a cover-up:’ Long Beach’s ‘odd’ way of handling police shootings

by Jeremiah Dobruck    in News

"The question you're asking me is can somebody see the process as coaching? Sure. Can somebody see it as not coaching? Absolutely."

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Health

• sponsored by memorialcare

October 15, 2018

Paddling past cancer, twice

by Long Beach Post Partner    in Health

In 1997, Sharon was diagnosed with cancer for the first time at 44-years-old. Sharon regularly had routine mammograms because both her mother and grandmother had breast cancer.

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Business

• Measure WW

October 15, 2018

Hotel worker panic button measure would cost city millions in lost revenue, report finds

by Kelly Puente    in Business

Measure WW, which goes before voters on Nov. 6, would mandate that all hotels with 50 rooms or more provide panic buttons for housekeepers to protect them against sexual assault.

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