Cal State University skilled trade workers go on strike
More than 1,000 skilled trade workers, including plumbers, electricians, HVAC techs, locksmiths and other building maintenance staff, started their strike today at campuses across the state.
‘It’s time’: California leaders unveil biggest crackdown on drunk drivers in decades
A bipartisan coalition of state lawmakers has introduced 10 bills, an unprecedented package designed to stop deadly drivers.
In latest response to ICE raids, Long Beach lawmaker seeks to limit use of flashbangs, explosives
It’s part of a wave of California bills pushing back on deportation tactics. “We are on offense, and we’re going to continue on offense,” state Sen. Lena Gonzalez said.
Long Beach bus stations display student-designed PSAs to combat opioid overdoses
Looking for harm-reduction resources for youth in Long Beach, city leaders turned to students for help.
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Long Beach man charged with stealing numerous bronze plaques
Authorities said they arrested him at his home in Long Beach on Feb. 5.
Home invaders rob victim at knifepoint in downtown Long Beach, police say
Officers quickly tracked down a suspect vehicle and arrested three people, police said.
Intersection where bicyclist was killed has been a serious hazard for years, neighbors say
“This was preventable,” one of her friends said. They described a persistent pattern of drivers running stop signs and injuring pedestrians.
LA County supervisors place sales-tax hike for health care on June ballot
Los Angeles County voters will decide in June whether to approve a temporary half-cent sales tax in an effort to support health care services amid reductions in state and federal…
Complaints of racism at Lakewood High were unsubstantiated or not serious enough to warrant disclosure, LBUSD says
Counselors and students at Lakewood had raised alarms about disparate treatment of Black students and staff. They say they were retaliated against for speaking up.
Motorcyclist killed in crash on Anaheim Street, Long Beach police say
A driver turned in front of the motorcyclist, according to investigators.
LA County identifies the ZIP codes hit hardest by ICE. Here’s where they are
Many other areas were harder hit than Long Beach, but the city was far from immune.