Longtime CEO of Long Beach Grand Prix will step down in July
Jim Michaelian, 82, first started working at the Grand Prix Association in 1975 and has run the race since 2001.
In optimistic State of the City, mayor promises growth as city confronts economic turmoil
With a flurry of announcements, Mayor Rex Richardson cast Long Beach as a city on the cusp of reinvention despite budgetary headwinds, stubbornly high homelessness and dwindling oil revenues.
Long Beach’s new baseball team finally has a name — actually, two different names
There’s an official name and an “alter ego” for the minor league team, set to start playing in May.
LA County supervisors move to designate county property as ‘ICE Free Zones’
Supervisor Lindsey Horvath said the county will not allow its property to be used as “a staging ground for violence caused by the Trump administration.”
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Long Beach will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. on Saturday with its annual parade
The theme for this year’s parade and festival is “Rise Up, Stand Up for His Dream.”
How Californians can use a new state website to block hundreds of data brokers
A tool called DROP lets California residents fill out a few forms to keep their personal data from being tracked or sold by data brokers.
As it looks to refill police ranks, Long Beach opens expanded training academy
City officials said the new facility about doubles the number of recruits they can train at one time, something they hope will ameliorate a high officer-vacancy rate.
Police say they led multi-agency crackdown on 2nd Street bars after shooting but found no violations
Residents have been pushing police to rein in rowdy nightlife in Belmont Shore after a recent murder.
War Secretary Pete Hegseth visits Long Beach-based Rocket Lab as part of his ‘Arsenal of Freedom Tour’
Hegseth addressed Rocket Lab employees as part of his campaign to build enthusiasm for the nation’s manufacturing and defense sectors.
Newsom casts California as a foil to the Trump agenda in his final State of the State
Newsom touted a 9% reduction in unsheltered homelessness, but lawmakers were restrained in their responses to him claiming success on the issue.
Mask ban on federal agents not yet being enforced
The new law was positioned as an antidote to unidentified men in fatigues grabbing people off the street, but legal proceedings have stalled it.