The 10 best photos of Long Beach in 2020
Here’s the best work of the year from the Long Beach Post’s team of photographers.
The 10 best Post video stories of 2020
In these videos, we bring you some joyous and uplifting times along with the heartbreaking and touching moments of the year.
Donors wanted to help this dad and his 5 girls; what does he ask for? Bunk beds
The new bunk bed comes courtesy of Tito Rodriguez, known as “Hood Santa” and founder of Local Hearts Foundation, and anonymous donors who reached out after the Post wrote about the five girls and their Dad, Jesse Alcala, doing virtual school in their two bedroom Central Long Beach apartment.Â
A single dad, 5 girls, a 2-bedroom apartment—and the first day of virtual school
This is school during the coronavirus pandemic: Long Beach parents are watching as their children plop in front of computers to see their classmates and teachers in tiny squares.
VIDEO: Aquarium of the Pacific is reopening, here’s what you need to know for your next visit
We asked and, yes, the fish missed you.
IN PICTURES: Long Beach high school graduations roll on
As unique as the circumstances were, these were also typical graduations in a lot of ways, with lots of cheering, laughter and some tears.
IN PICTURES: A day of peaceful protests in Long Beach
The protests centered on the killing of George Floyd, who was suffocated by a white police officer in Minneapolis on May 25, and the killing of Breonna Taylor, who Louisville police officers fatally shot in her apartment while serving a no-knock warrant on the wrong address.
IN PICTURES: A night of chaos in Long Beach
These images reflect a city in turmoil.
VIDEO: Webster Elementary teachers, students have a blast during reunion parade
“It’s like a part of you is missing.”
VIDEO: Healthcare workers, first responders spread the love during Operation Thank You
Clearly, these two groups clearly recognized the value in each other.