Federal judge in Los Angeles bars immigration stops without reasonable suspicion
The order bars agents from relying solely on factors such as race/ethnicity, speaking with an accent or being at locations such as bus stops, day laborer sites, car washes or agricultural sites as a basis for detaining people.
LBCC football coach agrees to resign after his message to anti-Trump journalist drew backlash
A settlement agreement with the college includes nearly a year of paid leave and six months severance for longtime coach Brett Peabody.
Trump administration sues California in policy battle over transgender athletes
The lawsuit alleges California’s transgender athlete policies violate Title IX, the landmark federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in education.
CHP to equip all 7,600 officers with body cams
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Three years after CalMatters’ reporting revealed that only 3% of California Highway Patrol officers wore body cameras, one of the state’s largest police forces plans to equip all its officers with the technology by next year. In 2015, now-retired Assemblymember Reginald Jones-Sawyer pitched a $10 million plan to give all CHP officers body cameras. Lawmakers landed on a one-year, $1 million pilot program. Officers recorded nearly 93,000 videos within that year, but the program was never expanded. In 2022, CalMatters’ story noted that the pilot project had only led to 237 body cameras agency-wide, putting the CHP far…
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Worksite immigration raids are supposed to free up jobs for citizens. Here’s what really happens
Research shows worksite immigration raids can depress local economies as people stay home and stop spending money. So far, they aren’t known to free up jobs for citizens.
Long Beach will warm up this week as heat wave hits much of SoCal
As usual, Long Beach will escape the highest temperatures forecast elsewhere in the triple digits. Expect low-to-mid 80s locally.
Long Beach man pleads guilty to defrauding FEMA by claiming his home was destroyed by wildfire
As a result of his fraudulent application, he obtained about $28,300 in FEMA benefits, prosecutors said.
Long Beach plans outage of public Wi-Fi, website as it upgrades routers
The city’s website, including its customer service and payment portals, will also be closed.
Cleaning up smog is suddenly much harder. Reined in by Trump, what will California do next?
With 7 of its most ambitious rules for cars, trucks and trains repealed, California officials now must find new ways to clean up the nation’s worst air pollution. But officials…
Unidentified man has been hospitalized in Long Beach since June 15
Authorities distributed his photo and asked for help identifying him.
Former Millikan football star gets probation in pistol-whipping case
19-year-old Ryan Pellum pleaded no contest to aggravated assault using a semi-automatic firearm, according to court records.