Tariffs “are already showing real-world consequences, and nowhere is that more visible than right here in the city of Long Beach, at the Port of Long Beach,” Mayor Rex Richardson said.
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15-year-old seriously wounded in afternoon shooting near Cabrillo High School, police say
It happened about a block from Cabrillo High School, at Adriatic Avenue and 20th Street, according to police.
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Long Beach Pride is this weekend; here’s the lineup, including drag queens, DJs and a George Michael tribute band
The main event, the annual Pride Parade, will begin at 10 a.m. on Sunday at Ocean Boulevard and Lindero Avenue.
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After erroneous fire evacuation alert, report recommends more specific wording, funding and oversight
10 million people countywide got the alert rather than residents in the targeted neighborhoods, according to the report.
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As financial uncertainty looms, Long Beach looks for ways to quickly cut $7 million in spending
Municipal departments have been told to start trimming their budgets now as the city expects leaner, more turbulent times ahead.
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Long Beach nurses to strike May 22 in protest of pay, working conditions
As many as 2,000 nurses from MemorialCare’s Long Beach Medical Center and Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital are expected to participate.
Posted inPolitics
Long Beach loses $9.5 million in social welfare programs as Trump Admin dismantles AmeriCorps service agency
The money was funding 79 positions across the city for young workers seeking experience in health care, education, shelters and other social services.
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Big Bang fireworks show escapes cancellation; next year, it must be drones, Coastal Commission says
Staff at the Coastal Commission said Long Beach’s annual July 3 fireworks show should end immediately. Instead, commissioners voted to give organizer John Morris one more year — and only one more year — of pyrotechnics.
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Students are triggering smoke alarms and evacuations with ‘Chromebook challenge’ spreading on TikTok, LBUSD says
The prank involves jamming pins, paperclips or other items into laptop charging ports to spark a fire or send smoke wafting through the classroom.
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Long Beach Medical Center to improve bystander CPR rates in the Long Beach community
Long Beach, Calif. – May 8, 2025 – According to data from the Emergency Medical Services Agency in 2023, only 33-34% of cardiac arrest victims in Los Angeles County received CPR from a bystander. At Long Beach Medical Center, 141 cases of cardiac arrest patients were treated between July 2023 and June 2024 – but […]