Californians vote on nation’s first wealth tax on billionaires
Some of the state’s wealthiest residents have spent hundreds of millions to defeat Prop. 40, the “billionaire tax.” Supporters say billionaires should pay their “fair share” and help fund social services.
DOJ subpoenas California election officials, despite judge’s order to stop threatening them
At least four elections workers in California have received federal criminal grand jury subpoenas over the past week.
Long Beach plans to borrow $246 million to pay for infrastructure projects across the city
Huge projects like the Belmont Pool and $50 million in convention center upgrades are waiting for funding. City officials say they want to borrow now to get them — and many smaller projects — done.
Long Beach will pay $400,000 to man who fell on cracked roadway outside cruise terminal
Data shows the city has had to pay out larger settlements and verdicts for pothole-related lawsuits in recent years.
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Long Beach fire chief announces his retirement
It’s the latest in a string of leadership changes among public safety institutions. The police chief and director of disaster preparedness also recently announced their retirements.
Strike vote by security workers threatens to halt most cargo at Port of Long Beach
Cargo has flowed through the Long Beach and LA ports at a record-breaking pace this year. This could derail that.
This $73 million plan will move speeding cars out of a downtown park, add acres of green space
The city says it’s finally secured funding to move a stretch of Shoreline Drive out of César Chávez Park and connect a miles-long network of open space.
The dizzying speed of Trump’s deportation machine: Fresno man lands in Mexico 16 days after arrest
Luis Arreguin, a father of four, lived for 49 years in the United States. It took just 16 days for ICE to send him to Mexico after detaining him in…
Record-breaking tides and coastal flooding are ‘a preview’ of what’s coming, scientists say
Horney Corner, Naples and the Peninsula all saw flooding from exceptionally high tides this week, and more are expected.
California is about to overhaul the way it runs K-12 schools. Will it fix a fragmented system?
For more than a century the state’s K-12 system has been fragmented between the state superintendent of public instruction, State Board of Education, governor’s office, the Legislature, local school boards…
LBUSD is evaluating AI use in the classroom. They want parents’ and students’ opinions
Grassroots groups have been pushing for a moratorium on AI use.
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