The Backroom: We’re chasing poison apples with magic mushrooms
Things went haywire on social media this week. We also have some fact-checking, updates on the Council District 2 and 1 races, and the ONE thing we’d like to take from the old City Hall.
Office Hours: Like Facebook comments, but in real life
We want to have a conversation with you. Yes you, reading this right now, you. We want to talk to you and see your face and hear your thoughts and answer your questions and hear your ideas. Like back before the internet.
Ex-cheerleading coach gets prison for sex-assault on cruise from Long Beach to Mexico
He was sentenced to more than 6 years in prison for locking himself into a room with a woman and sexually assaulting her, authorities said.
UPDATE: Closures to begin Thursday night on Ocean to repair water line
Eastbound lanes of Ocean Boulevard near State Route 47 and the Gerald Desmond Bridge will close for about 55 hours beginning Friday, July 12, so crews can repair a water line behind the roadway.
The Backroom: Rampant rumors and a cavalcade of candidates
Our phone has been buzzing with anonymous sources this week, most of them well-connected, wanting to dish tidbits about the topic du jour: the District 2 council race in March.
Smell familiar? Another rare corpse flower is blooming at CSULB
If you missed getting a whiff of Phil when he was finally coaxed open at the beginning of June, you can hurry over to CSULB’s math and science department today to smell Laura.
Magnitude 7.1 earthquake near Ridgecrest felt in Long Beach
If the preliminary magnitude is correct, it would be the largest Southern California quake in 20 years.
Long Beach Post wins three top honors at L.A. Press Club awards
The Long Beach Post family walked away with three Southern California Journalism awards last night after being presented by the Los Angeles Press Club last night, part of their overall 17 finalist recognitions.
From strip clubs to strip malls, how 2 million workers could be swept up in a bill aimed at the gig economy
The legislation would rewrite the rules for when a worker is deemed an official employee, upending longstanding employment practices by newspapers, winemakers, private investigators, music schools and other enterprises.