California homicide rate falls to historic low as police make more arrests in killings
California police are making arrests after killings more often, a trend that could be contributing to the state’s record-low homicide rate.
Long Beach will celebrate World Cup finale with an open-streets watch party
A swath of downtown streets will be shut down for a street fair, and there will be a big screen at Bixby Park.
Long Beach company Rocket Lab buys satellite comms firm in $8 billion deal to compete with SpaceX
It comes as a sign that the company is looking to compete with SpaceX and its Starlink network, which offers broadband internet service using a fleet of more than 10,000 satellites.
Teachers say they’re being bitten, headbutted and bruised while trying to manage classrooms
More school staff members are suffering more severe injuries, according to data from hundreds of workers’ comp claims reviewed by the Long Beach Post.
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Want to speak your mind? You’ll soon be able to call into Long Beach City Council meetings.
Instead of sitting through the meeting in person — sometimes for hours on end — a new state law is forcing cities to give people remote access to speak.
A street vendor worked hard for his family; after an attack, they’re asking for help aiding him
“My father has spent years working tirelessly, treating people with kindness and earning an honest living,” his daughter wrote. “Seeing him hurt in this way has been heartbreaking.”
Billionaire tax, affordable housing: See the measures on California’s November ballot
California voters will decide on 14 statewide policy proposals come November, including the high-stakes billionaire tax, an $11 billion affordable housing bond and voter ID requirements.
Weapons builder to open missile frame factory in Long Beach
The company, Divergent, is built on 3D printer technology that can churn out parts for Tomahawks and other missiles at previously unheard of speeds.
An LBCC student-journalist asked questions about a voided election; administrators accused her of harassment
First Amendment experts said she had every right to seek answers and LBCC overreacted to basic newsgathering practices.
LBUSD removes César Chavez’s name from elementary school; official renaming process to start soon
The school took down murals and signs with the image and name of the disgraced labor activist.
Trump renews push to shift homelessness funding. What’s at stake
The Trump administration wants to shift more money to homeless shelters that require sobriety, a change that would disrupt California’s “housing-first” policies.
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