Gov. Gavin Newsom says he’ll ask voters to decide on new districts in November as California seeks to challenge GOP-controlled states redrawing maps to favor Republicans in the midterms.
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Celebrating World Breastfeeding Week: A lifelong gift for mother and baby
Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital supports families every step of the way By: Mary Chinchilla, RN, lactation consultant, Lactation Support Program, Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Every year during the first week of August, families and health care providers around the globe come together to recognize World Breastfeeding Week to highlight the powerful health benefits […]
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Nonprofit to launch fundraising campaign for restoration projects on the Queen Mary
The Queen Mary Heritage Foundation is compiling a comprehensive list of restoration projects they plan to fund aboard the historic ocean liner, with a goal of completing three in the next year.
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Trailblazers: Women innovators pitch competition returns August 1 to uplift visionary women entrepreneurs nationwide
The California Asian Pacific Chamber of Commerce (CalAsian Chamber), in partnership with the CalAsian Foundation and National Asian/Pacific Islander American Chamber of Commerce and Entrepreneurship (National ACE), is proud to announce the return of Trailblazers: Women Innovators Pitch Competition on Friday, August 1, 2025, at UCI Beall Applied Innovation @ the Cove in Irvine, CA from 5:00 – 8:00 PM—RSVP Today! Now in its eighth year, […]
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Man gets 358 years in prison for murdering 17-year-old Poly student as she walked home from work
The motive remains a mystery.
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More than 1,000 National Guard troops to withdraw from LA as Trump scales back presence
Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a statement that roughly 250 California National Guard troops will remain in Los Angeles to protect federal personnel and property.
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This family’s Mexican restaurant is a neighborhood refuge; 29 years on, they’re struggling to stay open
After immigrating from Guanajuato, Mexico, Nolberto Figueroa opened a restaurant to support his family. Now, Linda’s Mexican Delights at 10th and Redondo is hanging by a thread.
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Long Beach will open up its e-book library so teens from other states can read banned books
It’s part of a nationwide push to let young people access reading material that may have been thrown out of their local libraries and schools.
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Staging their own original play, 2 Poly High grads want to spark a ‘theater revolution’
Through pure gumption, two local students secured a Santa Monica venue to perform their uproarious comedy “The Legend of Mt. Hurr.” They say it’s “something that’s classic, that everyone from a 5-year-old to grandparents would want to come see.”
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After Vagabond Inn shelter closes, Long Beach moves 15 homeless tenants into new motel
The city is improving how long it takes to get people from temporary shelter into permanent housing, but, with long timelines and limited options, it still relies on moving people in need from motel to motel.