Parents demand answers after students repeatedly suffer headaches, nosebleeds in class
They suspect an environmental hazard, and they say Long Beach Unified wasn’t transparent about test results.
Extensive damage, unsteady homes and urgent repairs: What’s next for the Peninsula?
Damage from Tropical Storm Rachel could have been worse if peak swell, high tide and wind direction had lined up.
Parents, Lakewood mayor push back on plan to close Gompers and Edison elementary schools
They emphasized that communities are built around schools — not the other way around. Long Beach Unified says it must downsize to save money.
Peninsula residents join scramble to save homes from high surf
As anxiety remains high about the weekend’s extreme weather, some residents said they were focused on taking action.
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Long Beach orders evacuations, fast-tracks plans to rebuild beach as waves pound the Peninsula
Tropical Storm Rachel’s surf and tides have smashed through the boardwalk’s protective bulkhead, with more bad weather on the way.
High swells are hitting Long Beach again, and weekend rain is on the way thanks to another hurricane
Hurricane Rachel and El Niño are making it worse. Strong waves have begun pounding the already battered Peninsula. Officials are worried about coastal flooding and downed trees across the city.
LBCC will move football team to St. Anthony’s stadium for 2026 season
Their normal home, Veterans Stadium, is closed while the college builds a new athletics complex on the site.
Long Beach turns on its automated speed cameras. They’re issuing warnings, with tickets coming soon
Here’s where they are and what happens when you speed past them.
Despite raucous opposition, City Council will limit when the public can speak at meetings
The decision was met with chants of “vote them out” and “shame on you,” but City Council members said the change was needed to make meetings more streamlined and accessible.
Pedestrian killed while crossing Anaheim Street. It’s Long Beach’s 38th traffic death this year
Long Beach is struggling to reduce traffic deaths, which are far outpacing the number of homicides locally.
5 tax measures are on the California ballot. Here’s how to make sense of them all
California voters haven’t had to make so many decisions about tax policy at the ballot since 1994. Our analysis shows voters tend to reject new taxes.