‘I don’t know what we’re going to do.’ Californians fear loss of food aid as shutdown drags on
More than five million low-income Californians — including 93,000 Long Beach residents — are expected to lose their CalFresh food assistance benefits starting Saturday. States are suing the Trump administration to reinstate aid.
It’s quaint and it’s dangerous: the Peninsula’s wooden boardwalk to be replaced
A petition has sprung up to keep the wooden boardwalk instead of replacing it with composite material.
Thousands attended a boozy street party downtown; organizers say it went well and they’re planning more
It was another — significantly larger — test run of Long Beach’s new pilot program allowing limited public drinking.
Long Beach to push for tighter rules on LA River trash, try to catch more garbage floating downstream
The move comes amid growing frustration that the city is unfairly burdened by other people’s litter washing ashore.
The Latest
Long Beach settles lawsuit alleging problem LBPD officer shot man from behind
It’s the latest major settlement tied to a Long Beach police officer who racked up accusations about his credibility and use of force.
Curfew suggested for Second Street bars after fatal shooting in Belmont Shore
Friends on Monday mourned 32-year-old Jeremy Spears, a Long Beach man who, according to police, was gunned down after an incident at a local bar.
California Latinos take pride in casting ballots in person. ICE at polls could deter that
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has repeatedly warned, without evidence, that immigration agents could show up at polling sites the way they did at the launch for Proposition 50. Community members…
Long Beach starts giving preference to local applicants for city jobs
The city of Long Beach will begin awarding extra points for those who work, study or live in the city, as part of a promise to prioritize locals in its…
Update: Police arrest suspects in fatal Belmont Shore shooting
The shooting in the 100 block of La Verne Avenue, between Ocean Boulevard and Second Street, occurred at 1:39 a.m., Long Beach police reported.
Long Beach inks deal to let Sky Harbour build $60 million private jet campus at airport
Once finished, it will have five aircraft hangars meant to hold up to 25 ultra-long range business jets. It will also include an open-air restaurant open to the public.
Trump’s DOJ is sending election monitors to California with voting on Prop. 50 underway
It’s common to see election observers at voting stations, but generally less so for them to come from the federal government. Some from the Trump administration will be on the…
Long Beach Post on Youtube
More from
