City and county crews are preparing a sweep of homeless encampments near the Los Angeles River south of Anaheim Street in Long Beach, even as the city’s homeless shelters are near capacity and the temporary winter shelter is slated to close in a little more than a week.
A rare tornado swept through the Montebello area today, heavily damaging nearly a dozen buildings and an unknown number of vehicles, while leaving one person with minor injuries.
One resident said he was kept from going to work even though he wasn’t sick, something the Long Beach Health Department says it didn’t recommend.
The city is taking advantage of the pause on the new oil well setback law, as the City Council approved a drilling plan Tuesday that will continue oil production in areas that would have been off limits under Senate Bill 1137.
Some of the best young talent in television and movies were at the Long Beach Convention Center last week for the five-day Student Television Network Convention and competition.
Jose Ortega, 22, was arrested earlier this month in Orange County and was booked on suspicion of attempted murder and other crimes, the LAPD reported.
What should have been a fun guys’ trip to Mexico has left one family searching for answers after the death of their son.
There was 1.53 inches of rain yesterday at Long Beach Airport. The previous record was set in 1983, when 0.82 inches of rain was reported.
The changes voted on Tuesday night also make it easier for commissioners to be kicked out of their positions.
Council members had worried about protest stunts that targeted their homes with coffins and U-Haul trucks, but opponents of the law said it would chill vital free speech.
