Planning Commission OKs self-storage site despite environmental objections
Activists have long sought parkland on the parcel. The city contends this isn’t feasible.
Long Beach hasn’t enforced beach bike path speed limit in years, records show
The city is testing whether to allow more motorized vehicles on the beach path, but records confirm residents’ concerns that even current traffic rules aren’t enforced.
These gas appliances — one of the largest sources of LA’s smog — could be phased out
Air quality board will vote Friday on targets and fees that aim to phase out water heaters and furnaces powered by natural gas. These appliances emit more smog-causing gases than the region’s largest industrial polluters.
Washington man allegedly motivated by ‘anti-life’ ideology charged with helping Palm Springs bomber
An affidavit unsealed today also describes the bomber using an AI chat application to research the process of making powerful explosives
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2nd person dies from crash where speeding driver slammed into Metro train, Long Beach police say
The driver died at the scene. Now, more than a week after the crash, police say a passenger in the car has also succumbed to his injuries.
Students from Hughes Middle School vocal program to perform at Carnegie Hall
Eighteen Hughes students, ranging in age from 11 to 14, will join students from three other schools to sing Fauré’s “Requiem” in D minor on June 7.
Homelessness in Long Beach rose 6.5% over the last year, new data shows
It’s a reversal from 2024 when city officials celebrated a small decline in homelessness.
Massive military training exercise with simulated attacks arrives at Port of Long Beach
As part of Operation Mojave Falcon, Army Reserve soldiers will practice loading and unloading cargo from a ship that’s under fire.
Man fires gun into the air during altercation on popular stretch of 2nd Street, LBPD says
It happened around 12:30 a.m. Sunday in the 5200 block of E Second Street, in the middle of Belmont Shore’s popular nightlife district.
Wayfarers Chapel finds potential new home in Rancho Palos Verdes
Accelerated land movements forced the dismantling of the Lloyd Wright building last year, with the intention of reconstructing the chapel in a new location.
Man shot during argument in Belmont Shore, police say
He was able to take himself to the hospital, and the woman who is believed to have shot him fled the scene, police said.