Firefighters warn of worse response times, overburdened stations as city debates cuts to LBFD
Long Beach is trying to close a large budget gap with cuts across many departments, but City Council members have pushed back on the idea of firefighter layoffs and eliminating a fire engine.
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Long Beach says the fence around its library is working; a homelessness committee isn’t convinced
The downtown library has become a symbol of Long Beach’s struggle to reduce homelessness. A $790,000 fence only added to that debate.
Long Beach plans to cut library hours, staff even as workers say demand is soaring
A city budget proposal would shutter libraries on Mondays and lay off over a dozen library workers, including ones who staff counters, shelve books, and offer mental health services to teens.
Court blocks CHP from firing officer caught in LA overtime scandal
The California Highway Patrol lost an effort to fire one of the officers it caught billing the state for overtime hours they didn’t work at a Los Angeles station.
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