California voters approve Prop. 50, redrawing congressional maps to favor Democrats
California voters overwhelmingly approved the governor’s ballot measure on Tuesday, endorsing newly drawn maps that favor Democrats.
‘I don’t know what we’re going to do.’ Californians fear loss of food aid as shutdown drags on
More than five million low-income Californians — including 93,000 Long Beach residents — are expected to lose their CalFresh food assistance benefits starting Saturday. States are suing the Trump administration to reinstate aid.
Convicted killer confesses to 3 cold-case gang murders, LBPD says
The unsolved slayings stretched back as far as 2004, according to the department.
Neighbors say they’re tired of brawls, rowdy students outside Wilson High School
Two large fights just outside campus have them pressing the school board and superintendent for answers.
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City opens long-awaited homeless shelter at former motel in North Long Beach
The $23 million project took longer than expected after the city discovered mold, faulty plumbing and other major structural problems at the motel they purchased.
Long Beach man arrested on suspicion of killing his brother
Police allege the suspected killer assaulted his brother during an argument.
It’s quaint and it’s dangerous: the Peninsula’s wooden boardwalk to be replaced
A petition has sprung up to keep the wooden boardwalk instead of replacing it with composite material.
Thousands attended a boozy street party downtown; organizers say it went well and they’re planning more
It was another — significantly larger — test run of Long Beach’s new pilot program allowing limited public drinking.
Long Beach to push for tighter rules on LA River trash, try to catch more garbage floating downstream
The move comes amid growing frustration that the city is unfairly burdened by other people’s litter washing ashore.
SNAP food assistance will partially restart: Where to go as CalFresh benefits face delays
The Trump administration says it will restart some payments, but they’ll be delayed and only half the normal amount. In the meantime, we’ve compiled a list of local resources for…
Long Beach, JetZero reach $50 million deal to extend lease, expand plane design center
The company designing a fuel-efficient fixed-wing plane is putting down deeper roots in Long Beach.