Should Long Beach scale back its ‘Vibe City’ marketing to soften library cuts? Pressure is building
“Is the vibe of Vibe City illiteracy?” one resident asked the City Council. Spending on the advertising campaign has drawn backlash amid planned cuts to core city services.
More than 26,000 homes and businesses lost power after electrical vault fire
SoCal Edison said the blackout initially affected more than 25,000 customers.
DUI suspected in high-speed crash that killed a woman, injured a man, LBPD says
Police said the driver was speeding up Atlantic Avenue before the deadly crash on Saturday afternoon.
Lawmakers gut major DUI reform through ‘hostile amendments’
The bill had widespread support, but Sen. Sabrina Cervantes’ committee suddenly gutted it with little explanation.
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Xavier Becerra gets to play it safe in the race for governor, and he isn’t making promises
What would Xavier Becerra, a 35-year veteran of Democratic politics, do as California governor? He’s still not saying.
Long Beach police look for shooter who killed 56-year-old woman, wounded 2 others
Police said they could not provide details on a suspect or motive and asked anyone with information to call investigators.
With a strong El Niño expected in SoCal, should you consider flood insurance?
“ We are now explicitly expecting the strongest El Niño event ever observed,” said University of California climate scientist Daniel Swain.
A broken mental health system has kept a Long Beach father locked up without a trial, his family says
Kaizann Guerrero’s mother says he was doing well, with his schizophrenia under control, until he was sent to a state mental hospital following his arrest.
Man stabbed outside beachside restaurant in Long Beach; suspect arrested
Police said the violence stemmed from an argument between two homeless men near the Gaucho Beach restaurant on Alamitos Beach.
LA County will add people to its public housing waitlist for the first time in years
The rent in these county-owned and managed units — like the Carmelitos complex in Long Beach — is generally capped at 30% of a household’s gross income.
Man fatally shot while driving in Cambodia Town, Long Beach police say
Police are still trying to determine a motive.