LBCC will soon offer its first bachelor’s degree, starting with library sciences
California cleared the way for community colleges to award four-year degrees, but the programs are still scarce. LBCC hopes to eventually offer more.
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Long Beach will not ask voters to raise taxes following dismal polling
Officials considered asking voters for a property tax hike but found they were in a “highly pessimistic mood” with rising distrust in the city’s ability to spend efficiently.
Newsom’s last budget as governor would give schools and community colleges an unexpected $22 billion
The increase comes from robust tax receipts and AI-driven revenue.
Long Beach will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. on Saturday with its annual parade
The theme for this year’s parade and festival is “Rise Up, Stand Up for His Dream.”
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Serving snapper, jerk chicken, oxtail, Panama International Restaurant is open downtown
A husband-and-wife duo originally launched their popular restaurant in LA but decided Long Beach was the perfect place to relocate as they grew.
Mask ban on federal agents not yet being enforced
The new law was positioned as an antidote to unidentified men in fatigues grabbing people off the street, but legal proceedings have stalled it.
While living in his car, LBCC student launches campus club to support his homeless classmates
There are hundreds of students with unstable housing at Long Beach City College, but there was no club specifically aimed at helping them and destigmatizing their struggle. Edgar Rosales changed that and earned national recognition in the process.