Encountering individual trolls while trekking through the natural beauty of the South Coast Botanic Garden is simply delightful; learning their names and personalities only adds to their charm.
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Long Beach Post nominated for two Golden State Journalism Awards
Winners will be announced in Sacramento next week.
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Standing for health equity: Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital takes on bias, communication gaps and systemic barriers in maternal care
The Cherese Mari Laulhere BirthCare Center at Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital welcomes more than 5,500 babies each year, caring for families across Los Angeles and Orange counties and reflecting the rich diversity of the greater Long Beach community. That diversity is both a point of pride and responsibility, bringing a wide range of health […]
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Police interrupt, arrest man stealing copper wire from Cal Heights streetlights, LBPD says
A sergeant spotted him tampering with a light and then discovered he already had 39 pounds of stolen wire, police said.
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Long Beach wants supersized July 4 fireworks show with barges up and down its coast
The city wanted to quadruple the size of its normal show. The Coastal Commission said it can only triple it.
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8-year-old killed by car had chased ball into street, family says. They’re demanding safer roads.
Two years ago, a 4-year-old girl was killed at nearly the same spot on Paramount Boulevard.
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California State University renews controversial systemwide contract with OpenAI
News of the renewal has reignited a fervent debate about the cost of the agreement and quality of ChatGPT Edu.
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Theater Review: ‘The Lion in Winter’ — a catty play about dysfunctional royals — roars at Long Beach Playhouse
It’s like “Succession” meets “Game of Thrones” meets “Arrested Development” (because it’s funny, too).
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Rollout of changes to CalFresh puts 600K Californians at risk of losing food benefits
More than 1 in 5 Long Beach residents, about 93,000 people, rely on CalFresh food benefits. Some will begin losing them soon.
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Man charged with manslaughter in crash that sent truck careening through wall
Two drivers were weaving in and out of traffic at unsafe speeds when one of them crashed into the truck, killing the driver, police allege.