Measure ER backers celebrate passage of half-cent sales tax for healthcare
In Long Beach, the combined sales tax will reach 11% in October and 11.25% next year when a previously approved local tax increase takes effect.
Update: Measure ER on track to pass as LA County ballot counting continues
If the measure were to fail, it would be the first time in more than a decade that county voters said no to a sales tax measure.
Trash fire along LA River sends large plume of smoke over Long Beach
A fire official said it was burning in an area that became a de facto dumping ground used by people living along the river.
‘Unprecedented’ delays to DACA renewals are leaving these residents financially and emotionally drained
Paperwork that would typically take 2-3 weeks to process is now taking months, costing longtime U.S. residents their work permits and jobs.
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$55 parking, shuttles and water taxis: How will 11,000 people get to Long Beach’s new amphitheater?
The venue next to the Queen Mary opens Saturday. One of its first tests will be getting people to and from it smoothly.
Teachers negotiate raises in new tentative contract even as district braces for more cuts
LBUSD educators will get a 1% permanent wage hike and a one-time 1.5% payment if the agreement is ratified.
Lawsuit claims long-tenured CSULB tennis coach was forced out based on age, gender
Jenny Hilt-Costello alleges that Athletics Department officials questioned her motivation, told her to work on communicating with Gen Z.
Woman killed in crash while crossing PCH, Long Beach police say
Police do not believe distracted driving, impaired driving or excessive speed were factors.
LA County sheriff: ICE will be at the World Cup in LA but agents won’t do enforcement
“There will be federal agents,” Sheriff Robert Luna said. “ Because it’s going to take all of us to make sure that all the venues, the scoped and unscoped events, are…
Early returns show voters opposing sales tax increase to backfill healthcare cuts
Measure ER would have moved Long Beach’s rate to 11.25%. Local politicians said the countywide tax increase was essential to stave off a looming crisis in clinics and hospitals, but…
Conservative challenger who alarmed teachers union trails incumbent school board president
Fearing the newcomer would institute a MAGA agenda, the union spent massively to support veteran LBUSD trustee Diana Craighead.
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