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.
Driver in double-fatal hit-and-run also killed bicyclist months earlier, prosecutor says
She’d been released after being arrested on suspicion of reckless driving. The District Attorney’s office now wants her held without bail, saying she’s “a huge risk to the community.”
This change could deliver billions of more dollars to California schools. Here’s the tradeoff
By basing funding on enrollment, not attendance numbers, schools would lose the incentive to get students to show up every day, a new report finds.
While living in his car, LBCC student launches campus club to support his homeless classmates
There are hundreds of students with unstable housing at Long Beach City College, but there was no club specifically aimed at helping them and destigmatizing their struggle. Edgar Rosales changed that and earned national recognition in the process.
The Latest
As it tries to close a large budget gap, LBUSD urges students to attend class
The rate of chronic absenteeism remains double what it was before the pandemic, pinching the school district’s already tight budget.
Newsom’s final year in office begins with an $18 billion deficit. How will he address it?
As Gov. Gavin Newsom prepares to release his spending plan this Friday, a projected $18 billion deficit awaits. Will he raise taxes or cut spending? Either could spell trouble for…
15-year-old robber arrested after firing gun during struggle, LBPD says
The teenage robber tried to run as officers arrived on Broadway near The Promenade.
Will this be the year California makes kindergarten mandatory?
California is one of 32 states that doesn’t require 5-year-olds to attend school.
2 killed, 3 hurt in high-speed hit-and-run crash, Long Beach police say
The wreck happened a little after 10 p.m. in downtown’s East Village neighborhood.
At CSULB, a retired judge pieces together the language once spoken by her ancestors
With an archive of recordings and a dictionary, Deborah Sanchez and a small group of her students revitalized a part of their heritage on the brink of extinction.
City Council aims to rein in rowdy revelers in Belmont Shore
One idea is requiring bar owners to get a permit that could add new public safety tools.
Long Beach Post on Youtube
More from
