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Staff Reports

5 hours ago
  • coronavirus

Long Beach reports 3 new COVID-19 deaths; positive cases hit three-month low

Staff Reports

Total hospitalizations in the county, meanwhile, fell below 2,000 on Wednesday for the first time since late December.   

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6 hours ago
  • Los centros de detención

Los centros de detención de inmigrantes muestran el caos de las vacunas en California

Ana B. Ibarra, CalMatters

¿Quién asume la responsabilidad de vacunar a los detenidos? “No lo sé”, dijo el cirujano general de California. Frente a tal confusión, algunos funcionarios del condado están enviando dosis a los centros de detención de inmigrantes, mientras que otros esperan orientación estatal.

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Feb 22 7:44 pm
  • sewage spill

Long Beach closes swimming areas west of Belmont Pier after sewage spill

Staff Reports

Long Beach health officials closed all swimming areas west of Belmont Pier after 26,241 gallons of sewage from the city of Los Angeles spilled into the Los Angeles River on Monday.

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Feb 22 5:17 pm
  • coronavirus

Long Beach reports lowest case rate of COVID-19 since mid-November

Staff Reports

Long Beach reported 14.8 cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 residents, well below a high of 158 reported on Jan. 15.

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Feb 20 2:05 pm
  • kevin Jackson

Long Beach Deputy City Manager Kevin Jackson is one of two finalists for city manager role in Colorado

Staff Reports

Jackson, who was appointed by then-City Manager Patrick West in 2017, worked on the city’s billion-dollar budget to allocate money toward public safety, affordable housing and homelessness. 

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Feb 18 6:09 am
  • coronavirus

Long Beach reports 10 more deaths due to COVID-19 as cases continue to fall

Staff Reports

Overall, the county’s COVID-19 situation continues to improve, with average daily case numbers down 85% from earlier January, average hospitalizations down 61% and average daily deaths down 91%.   

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Feb 10 9:43 pm
  • coronavirus

Long Beach to allow indoor religious services as cases continue to fall

Staff Reports

The decision to allow religious services also stems from a Supreme Court decision in a case brought by Pasadena-based Harvest Rock Church, which argued the ban was a violation of freedom of the expression of religion.

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Feb 8 6:58 pm
  • coronavirus

Long Beach reports 17 deaths from COVID-19 since Feb. 4; new cases continue to plummet

Staff Reports

The city and county, however, are still a ways from reaching the threshold the state has set to begin lifting more restrictions on activities and businesses.

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Feb 6 12:48 pm
  • Chief Robert Luna

Police chief hit by truck while walking near El Dorado Nature Center, LBPD says

Staff Reports

A message from the department said Chief Robert Luna was able to call for medial aid and was transported to a local hospital for treatment.

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Feb 4 6:32 pm
  • coronavirus

More than 700 Long Beach residents have now died from COVID-19

Staff Reports

Both the number of cases and deaths have more than doubled over just the last six weeks as the city and county emerge from a winter surge that lasted roughly two months.

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