News Archives • Long Beach Post

Rollout of changes to CalFresh puts 600K Californians at risk of losing food benefits

by Makenna Cramer, LAist 3 hours agoMay 21, 2026

More than 1 in 5 Long Beach residents, about 93,000 people, rely on CalFresh food benefits. Some will begin losing them soon.

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Man charged with manslaughter in crash that sent truck careening through wall

by Jacob Sisneros 19 hours agoMay 20, 2026

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Aquarium of the Pacific debuts $2 million ‘Dreamscapes’ exhibit with dozens of sea jelly species

by John Donegan 20 hours agoMay 21, 2026

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1 killed, 2 hurt in construction accident at Rescue Mission’s women’s shelter

by John Donegan May 20, 2026May 21, 2026

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Stretch of old Red Car tracks that became parkland to get long-awaited facelift

by John Donegan May 20, 2026May 21, 2026

School board chair apologizes for not pushing back harder on Islamophobia at recent meeting

by Kate Raphael May 19, 2026May 19, 2026

Billie Jean King, 82, earns a bachelor’s degree 65 years after her first college class

by The Associated Press May 19, 2026May 21, 2026

California community colleges crack down on fake students stealing financial aid

by Adam Echelman, CalMatters May 19, 2026May 19, 2026

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Long Beach school’s new mural honors indigenous heritage; public invited to blessing Friday

by Kate Raphael May 19, 2026May 19, 2026

$6 gas and refinery fears collide with California’s climate ambitions

by Alejandro Lazo, CalMatters May 18, 2026May 18, 2026