The Long Beach Health Department has already allowed dockworkers to book roughly 1,000 appointments for the vaccine, putting them in a rare class of professions like teachers, firefighters and health care workers with access to the shots.
The North Health Facility located at Houghton Park will offer youth violence prevention and development programs alongside medical services to residents in North Long Beach, according to Ana Lopez, community impact division officer for the Long Beach Health and Human Services Department.
He discusses the latest California Department of Public Health guidelines regarding high school sports.
The rate of new COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles County fell far enough today to allow for a resumption of youth competition in sports such as football, soccer and water polo, but with many schools still closed due to the pandemic, it was unclear when student-athletes will return to action.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a $7.6 billion coronavirus relief package on Tuesday that will give at least $600 one-time payments to 5.7 million people while setting aside more than $2 billion in grants for struggling small businesses.
They call it their “golden ticket” and include a photo of getting a shot, or a filled-out CDC card reminding them (and you) of their second shot appointment, which will give them eternal life.
A young man was killed Monday evening in North Long Beach after he was struck on his motorcycle by a truck, police say.
“When I saw that I was like, ‘OK, this is starting to make sense. We are being targeted.’”
There were people inside the home at the time of the crash, but none of them were injured.
Long Beach reported 14.8 cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 residents, well below a high of 158 reported on Jan. 15.
Aviation and aerospace roots run deep in Long Beach—about 80 years to be exact. The sector has ebbed and flowed through the decades but has remained a constant force in the city. In the past, it was military and commercial aircraft. Today, companies have their sights set higher: Earth’s orbit and beyond.
The 30-story American Life hotel project has struggled through a long entitlement process and a pandemic, but now its developers are bring it back for approval from the city.
The Long Beach Fire Department rushed the critically wounded man to the hospital, while the other two victims drove themselves, police said.
