• Become a member
  • Download Our Summer Fun Guide
  • Long Beach Post
  • News
  • Eat. See. Do.
  • Long Beach Business Journal
  • Brand Stories
  • Events & Tickets
  • Newsletters
  • Advertise
  • About us
  • Facebook Page
  • Twitter Username
  • Instagram
  • Linkedin
  • YouTube

Latest Headlines:

  • Long Beach unveils early designs for new Pride Plaza, LGBTQ+ district
  • Long Beach City Council approves $19.8 million plan for new police crime lab
  • Thieves steal parrot from front of Long Beach home
  • Things to do in Long Beach this Juneteenth weekend — including free celebrations and a movie on the beach
  • With police writing far fewer tickets, drivers are running red lights with impunity, residents say
Skip to content
Long Beach Post

Long Beach Post

Long Beach's nonprofit, independent, member-supported local news source.

  • Become a member
  • Download Our Summer Fun Guide
  • Long Beach Post
  • News
  • Eat. See. Do.
  • Long Beach Business Journal
  • Brand Stories
  • Events & Tickets
  • Newsletters
  • Advertise
  • About us

Ana B. Ibarra, CalMatters

[email protected]
Posted inHealth

Split verdict on California health taxes as cost-of-living anxiety takes its toll

by Ana B. Ibarra, CalMatters June 10, 2026

As of Tuesday night, L.A. County voters were poised to approve Measure ER, a half-cent sales tax. A similar measure in Contra Costa was far behind.

Posted inHealth

California sues as Trump cuts $600M in public health grants to four states

by Ana B. Ibarra, CalMatters February 12, 2026February 12, 2026
Posted inNews

‘I don’t know what we’re going to do.’ Californians fear loss of food aid as shutdown drags on

by Ana B. Ibarra, CalMatters, Deborah Brennan, CalMatters, Phoebe Huss, CalMatters and Chrissa Olson, CalMatters November 1, 2025November 2, 2025
Posted inHealth

California releases its own vaccine recommendations as RFK shifts federal policy

by Ana B. Ibarra, CalMatters and Kristen Hwang, CalMatters September 18, 2025September 18, 2025
Posted inHealth

Medicaid work rules could leave a million Californians with no health insurance

by Ana B. Ibarra, CalMatters May 30, 2025May 30, 2025
Posted inHealth

Medi-Cal coverage of weight loss drugs on chopping block under governor’s proposal

by Ana B. Ibarra, CalMatters May 15, 2025May 15, 2025
Posted inHealth

California’s Medi-Cal shortfall hits $6.2 billion with ‘unprecedented’ cost increases

by Ana B. Ibarra, CalMatters March 18, 2025March 18, 2025
Posted inHealth

California is borrowing billions to pay for Medi-Cal. Is immigrant coverage at risk?

by Ana B. Ibarra, CalMatters and Kristen Hwang, CalMatters March 14, 2025March 14, 2025
Posted inPolitics

Is the U.S. in a constitutional crisis? California’s attorney general says not yet

by Ana B. Ibarra, CalMatters February 12, 2025February 12, 2025
Posted inNews

Trump wants to break California’s sanctuary state law: 5 things to know

by Ana B. Ibarra, CalMatters January 28, 2025

Posts pagination

1 2 3 Older posts

  • Facebook Page
  • Twitter Username
  • Instagram
  • Linkedin
  • YouTube

Company

  • About
  • Our mission
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact us
  • Become a member

Sections

  • News
  • Eat. See. Do.
  • Business Journal

Long Beach Post Investigations

  • Locked Out
    Homelessness in Long Beach
  • Broken
    Rosa Hernandez/Amad Rashad Redding
  • Halloween Tragedy
    A crash, 3 deaths and questions of blame

More

  • Shop
  • Advertise
© 2026 Long Beach Journalism Initiative Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. EIN #93-4121848. Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic