Long Beach renters get new protections under City Council’s emergency housing law
Councilmembers unanimously passed an emergency ordinance to fix what they considered a flaw in the state’s new housing law, which went into effect in January and allowed tenant evictions from units that landlords said were going to be demolished or substantially remodeled.
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Poison’s Bret Michaels to rock this year’s Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach.
The April 18 concert is free to Saturday ticket holders at the Grand Prix and will begin after the day’s race activities.
‘The Lighthouse’ signals start of expanded arts season at Aquarium of Pacific
The Aquarium announced a series of performing arts productions to take place this spring and summer inside their new Honda Pacific Visions Theater.
PODCAST: Our favorite Long Beach playoff road trips
This week on the show we’re talking CIF playoffs, defining cheating in sports, running down our favorite postseason road trips and much more.
City announces tentative deal with Association of Long Beach Employees
The deal would draw down the total number of city employees working on expired contracts by 600 as the city seeks deals with the nine remaining groups representing city workers.
Office Hours: Come talk to us at a library near you
This weekend, talk to breaking news reporter Valerie Osier or diversity and immigration reporter Stephanie Rivera at a Long Beach library in Downtown or North Long Beach.
PODCAST: Tips on overcoming the perils of cooking at home and grocery shopping w/ Brian and Sarah (PART II)
An all-new episode of Suppertime in the LBC with hosts Brian Addison and Sarah Bennett talking all things food in Long Beach.
Newsom wants lower bar for forced mental health care
Newsom took the unusual step of devoting most of his State of the State speech to just two related issues: affordable housing shortfalls and homelessness.
Fire, police and homeless shelter will get more money thanks to budget surplus
A staff report given to the council Tuesday night revealed that “general economic growth,” departmental savings, a rise in the price of oil and sales tax largely contributed to the roughly $8 million in surplus that the council distributed Tuesday night.
Man reportedly thrown from car in deadly crash near 605 off-ramp in Norwalk
The California Highway Patrol said witnesses reported to them that a Cadillac Escalade ran a red light and crashed into a Honda Accord.
Elinor’s ‘Riveted’ joins Long Beach storytelling wave waiting for you to drop in
If you haven’t caught it yet, there’s a storytelling wave barreling through our city.
Man in parked car shot to death in North Long Beach, police say
Two men were in the parked car when another driver pulled up from the side and at least one person inside his or her vehicle opened fire, the LBPD said in a news release.
Long Beach man gets prison for masterminding 13 Verizon store robberies
The ringleader in a Verizon store robbery spree was sentenced to more than 22 years in federal prison for his role in the heists.