Man arrested after police standoff in Wrigley area
Initial reports were that he was threatening people with a box cutter. We’ll update this as we learn more.
More than 400 firearms turned in during gun buyback in Long Beach
“It’s clear that people want a safe way to get rid of unwanted guns — and we will keep doing these buybacks as long as people keep showing up,” Supervisor Janice Hahn said in a statement.
Long Beach confirms first human case of West Nile in California this year
The person was hospitalized with neuroinvasive illness and is currently recovering at home, Long Beach said in a statement.
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.
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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.
Police look for hit-and-run driver who seriously hurt pedestrian on 2nd Street
The crash happened on Naples Island last month.
Harbor Commission OKs $1.05B budget for Port with increased capital improvement spending
Port officials noted the increase in spending reflects a 53.7% increase in capital expenditures compared to the prior year, to $571.8 million, as work continues on delivering the Pier B…
Ex-parks superintendent charged with secretly recording naked lifeguards in Orange County
Kevin Pearsall, who lives in Long Beach, is accused of secretly filming 23 people in the men’s locker room at Bolsa Chica State Beach Lifeguard Headquarters.
Long Beach Pride faces debt crisis, potential building sale after festival collapse
The nonprofit running the annual festival was already in debt, according to its outgoing president, and it now must find a way to pay back ticketholders, vendors and sponsors.
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