Teacher accused of sending image of Black child in ankle monitor resigns from union leadership
He’s also on leave from his teaching job while Long Beach Unified investigates.
Newsom signs controversial bill letting relatives care for kids if parents are deported
Immigrants’ rights groups and child advocates say the new law will help parents prepare for emergencies, such as a deportation. It caused a firestorm of controversy among conservative and religious activists who said it would allow adults to traffic kids.
Police investigate bank robbery at 2nd & PCH
Police did not disclose if the man was armed during the robbery and did not provide a description of the suspect.
Gavin Newsom signs law overhauling local zoning to build more housing
After weeks of waiting, California’s governor signed a bill that will allow mid-rise apartment buildings near major transit stops in California’s biggest metro areas.
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LBUSD opens center focused on Black student success amid push to close gaps in test scores
For years, concerns have been raised about Black students needing more support. The district says this is a major step in that direction.
Newsom signs first-in-nation law to ban ultraprocessed food in school lunches
California health officials will now decide which ingredients, additives, dyes, and other forms of processing don’t belong in school meals and K-12 cafeterias.
World War II-era explosive found at Port of Long Beach, temporarily stalling cargo movement at terminal
An ordnance disposal team removed the explosive.
Long Beach may lift fireworks ban, allow ‘safe and sane’ pyrotechnics
City Council members floated the idea of letting people buy and use state-certified “safe and sane” fireworks during the Fourth of July season.
Newsom signs bill to prevent sex abuse in schools
The law requires a database intended to stop teachers facing credible accusations of abuse from quitting and getting rehired at another school, potentially abusing more children.
Potential names revealed for Long Beach baseball team. Now it’s time to vote
How does the Long Beach Grit sound? Maybe the Regulators? Team owners want your votes on six options.
Long Beach expands city-sanctioned public drinking experiment with Halloween party downtown
It’s an expansion of Long Beach’s experiment to allow alcohol consumption at certain public events.
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