Long Beach tests new rules to allow public drinking in downtown
“It doesn’t mean a 24/7 open-container policy; it’s more than likely going to be tailored to when a special event occurs,” according to one official helping craft the plan.
Long Beach City Council votes to mandate more staffing at self-checkout lanes
The city will soon require grocery and drug stores to staff a minimum number of employees at self-checkout counters. They say the move will deter theft.
Community college adjunct professors optimistic as two lawsuits over pay progress
Roughly 1,200 adjuncts who brought a class-action lawsuit against LBCC in 2022 are preparing for mediation to resolve claims of lost pay.
Long Beach man dragged 84-year-old to alley as he tried to sexually assault her, Santa Monica police say
He was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping and assault with intent to commit rape.
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Homelessness is top of mind for many Californians. Why does the proposed budget eliminate funding for it?
California’s main source of homelessness funding would drop from $1 billion last year to $0 this year in the proposed state budget.
Man arrested on suspicion of murder in fatal West Long Beach shooting, police say
Police are still trying to uncover a motive.
Police establish barricade around PCH motel; 2 arrested
The incident began when officers conducted a traffic stop at about 8:10 p.m. Friday in the area of Redondo Avenue and Pacific Coast Highway, authorities said.
Thousands turn out for No Kings Day to protest Trump after a week of ICE raids spark outrage
Police briefly closed portions of Ocean Boulevard — a smaller crowd walked to Downtown, then returned to Alamitos Beach — but otherwise no incidents were reported.
Fear of ICE is driving local immigrants away from school, work, even the grocery store
Students, nonprofit leaders and medical providers say a wide swath of Long Beach has gone into hiding amid Trump’s crackdown.
Health Department warns about confirmed measles case in Long Beach
A child infected with measles may have been contagious while at MemorialCare’s Long Beach Medical Center on Atlantic Avenue last week.
With neighbors concerned about recent violence, police put focus on 2nd Street
Three recent shootings in Belmont Shore frayed some nerves.
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