Storms nudge most of California out of dry category
Long Beach is well above average for this time of year.
Hawaiian Gardens Casino to pay $6 million in fines
California’s second-largest card room is paying state and federal regulators nearly $6 million for misleading gambling regulators and failing to do enough to deter money laundering, the state’s attorney general said Thursday.
Airbnb introduces new rules to rein in parties, nuisances
Airbnb is taking more steps to crack down on parties and nuisance guests in the wake of a Halloween shooting at an Airbnb rental in a San Francisco suburb.
California says Neptune Society bilked cremation customers
California’s attorney general sued the Neptune Society on Monday, claiming the well-known company pocketed $100 million that it should have kept in reserve for those who signed up for its prepaid cremation service plans.
California boosts pot taxes, shocking unsteady industry
The higher taxes that will take effect Jan. 1 will make it even worse for a legal industry struggling under the weight of heavy regulation and fees, local bans on pot sales and growing and a booming underground marketplace, business owners say.
Survey: Californians support more homeless shelters
The poll from the Public Policy Institute of California found that 85 percent of respondents are concerned about the state’s homeless people.
Surgeon sentenced in Pacific Hospital kickback scheme
An orthopedic surgeon who received at least $5 million in kickbacks to perform hundreds of spinal operations at a Long Beach hospital is going to prison.
Well-known Hmong singer who lived in Long Beach killed in Fresno mass shooting
Two of the victims, including Xy Lee, were well-known entertainers in the Hmong community.
California sues e-cigarette maker Juul over ads, youth sales
The lawsuit alleges the company targeted young people through advertising and failed to give warnings about vaping products.